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kingrat101:
I was just wondering how everyone collects games, in terms of are you the type of collector that will buy anything if its a decent price? or the kind who buys expensive games just to have them?
or the type that collects games that bring back memories?
I guess the real topic should be "why do you collect?"

I know I like to collect games that bring back memories, I also like to find the best prices, rarely will I buy a game if I think it is just too expensive.
I also will try just about any game if the price is right and it catches my eye, Im kind of one of those people that believes ANY game has some redeming factor
What are your guys thoughts and opinions?

madmax:
At first it was because FF brought back memories. Now I'm just plain addicted to collecting games.
I generally go on ebay and shop for deals and such. With a little practice and patience you get to know what to look for. there are also a few game collecting stores in the area but the prices are usually a little more than ebay. One will price match ebay sometimes.

amauriel:
For me, it started out with consoles. I basically said that I wanted to be able to pick up any game and have the appropriate system to play it on. Then it got hard to finish that collection, when I started getting down to things like RCA Studio II and the Bandai Pippin.

On the game front, most of what I collect falls into a few categories: Games that bring back memories, games that always appealed to me for one reason or another (like DuckTales for the NES...never played it as a kid, always wanted to. Picked it up at a flea market recently), and games that are too bizarre NOT to have (I will eventually break down and buy Kolibri, for example). Then I have the husband factor, so we pick up games that fall into those categories for him as well, making twice the games I would have bought on my own.

darko:
Mine started out as a nostalgia trip and kind of took off from there. I TRY to limit the things I buy to items I at least have some interest in, but I'm a sucker for anything boxed. At one time I was wanting a complete NES collection so I have some random titles there. Most of my other items are games I've repurchased from my childhood or have had some type of interest in at one time.

scott:
I collect for nostalgic reasons. My main collections are the Castlevania series, original Game Boy hardware and accessories and Saturn games. Usually my strategy is to go for the rarer stuff first, but I also watch for excellent deals too.

Of course, my game buying isnt restricted to those. I also tend to pick up any game I have fond memories of and never owned. And I have "unofficial" collections of the Final Fantasy, Mega Man and Metal Gear series. Unofficial meaning I don't care if they are GH or compilation sets, though my Metal Gear set is mostly original and only missing a few games.

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