Remember unlocking characters by just playing the game?

The good ol days 🥲

I used cheats for Darth Maul for sure. I don’t even know how to unlock him, never even tried. I needed him immediately 😂

Nowadays they would have charged extra for Darth Maul.

Micro transactions ruined it. Once they linked games to the internet it’s been a wrap ever since.

I do, micro transactions ruined gaming

Peak era not only characters also unlocking secret games modes to

Ps2 will never be beaten for affordability and experience 🙏

I even remember to buy a physical copy and it was fully FINISHED!!!

Remember making actual fucking good games that isn't just Last of Cash Grab?

Unlike nowadays you have to pay to unlock cool skins😭 and guns Paytowin bs🚮

@ByakuyaZero2

Unlocking was and still is my favourite thing to do in games! its just no where near as common in newer games anymore :(

YES

😂😂😂

Maul looking for Anakin circa 1999.

Instead of buying lootboxes and cosmetic packs with microtransactions? Yes. Didn’t know how bad modern games would be

Couldn't you get Spider-Man too?

Or cheats. Cheats was good.

WWE 2K26 Enters The Chat 🤣🤣🤣🤣

Yes 🫩

Playing this on ps2 in 2026

yea... miss that

Those were the times

you can still do these things lol there's plenty of modern games where you just gotta beat it and do a set of things to unlock certain items or characters take off the nostalgia glasses come on lol

Tony hawk pro skater but dart maul?

I was just telling my son about this today. It's time to end in game currency.

Those were the days

Yeah... I 'member!

This would be a 20 dollar dlc today .. wild

The worst is when the game makes you buy it and then grind to unlock it.

now that shit is locked behind credit cards, it's so sad

Distinguishing unlocks between playing the game and purchasing is one of the worst gaming decisions of all time.