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Limited Run #382: Scott Pilgrim vs. The World: The Game Retro Edition (PS4)

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Limited Run #382: Scott Pilgrim vs. The World: The Game Retro Edition (PS4)
Limited Run Games

If you didn't pump quarters into a beat-em-up cabinet at some point in your life, we probably can't be friends. Limited Run #382: Scott Pilgrim vs. The World: The Game Retro Edition for PS4 takes one of the most beloved brawlers of the digital era and gives it the physical treatment it always deserved. This region-free disc also works on PS5, so your collection stays future-proof.

The game itself is legendary. Pulled from digital storefronts for years, Scott Pilgrim became the poster child for "why we need physical media." The pixel art by Paul Robertson is immaculate. The soundtrack by Anamanaguchi is the kind of chiptune perfection that makes you want to call in sick and replay the whole thing co-op. Play as Scott, Ramona, Knives, Stephen Stills, and more as you fight through ex after evil ex in what might be the tightest side-scroller of the PS3/PS4 generation.

The Retro Edition packaging leans into the SNES box aesthetic, which is exactly the kind of cross-generational nostalgia hit that makes collectors weak. This was the game that proved digital-only was a trap. Owning it on disc, in your hand, on your shelf, feels like a small victory for everyone who said "I told you so" when it got delisted. It's back. It's physical. It's staying.