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ffxik:
Depends, my outlook on "collecting" is really skewed.  I mainly buy for the nostalgia being able to play the games I played with my friends when we were young is great.   Also kinda for bragging rights.  I really enjoy introducing new friends from the 360/PS3 generation to the games of yester-year. I have one of, if not the biggest collection in my town, so thats not hard to do.  

Basically I will collect pretty much anything that catches my eye, as long as it's in a genre I enjoy.  I try to go for deals wherever I can get them but usually it doesn't matter to much.  I really don't mind if my cartridges are complete or not.  My jewel case games on the other hand must have all artwork and be complete.  I never buy sealed games either, unless brand new.  If I can't play it then I don't want it.  Games were meant to be played not sit on a shelf.
 

kingrat101:
Thats how I feel too "ffxik" with catridge and jewel case games.
Haha I also love that you mentioned that games were meant to be played, I think some people are way too "hardcore" when collecting and how so many sealed games and to me it never really made too much sense in doing that, it kinda seems as though they are missing the point.

ffxik:
For me the boxes that  cartridges come in are to easily destroyed, minus most early Sega Master System/Gensis cases.  After a while they become an eye sore especially if the game in question is removed quite a lot.  My Lunar: Silver Star Story Complete and Shining Force 2 are proof of this.  That's why I never keep any game in it's original box if it's a cart, or in LE packaging.  The said can be said for incomplete jewel cases as well.  They are ugly.  I have the pack in version of Sewer Shark and it's plain-ness bugs me terribly.

It's fickle I know but I prefer neat and presentable.  Since I uses Universal Game Cases for my carts now days thats not a problem.  I print covers for them as needed.  Oh, for those of you that buy UGCs with custom covers off Ebay.  85% of the time it's stolen covers from these guys.  www.thecoverproject.net

As for playing them.  To me if a game just sit's on the shelf not being enjoyed, then you're doing a great injustice to the dev team that made it.  I don't know how many times I have had this kind of conversation wilth people in this area.  Especially the kids I work with.

Hey, I just bought (insert must have collector game title here)
Really? You don't even own a (insert system here)
So. I'm not going to play it, I just want to own it.  I'm cool for owning it.
But you can't play it.
Are you going to eventually buy the system so you can play it?
No.
Then, why?
So, you're already envious that I have it.
*facepalm*(sigh)

Yes, these types annoy me to no end.  :/

scott:
@ffxik I'm also a "it should be played" collector. I don't understand the real need for folks to buy sealed games, though I have a couple which are dupes. One being in with my Castlevania stuff.  But, I am big on the whole "it needs to be complete" thing, if the game is disc based it needs to have the case and artwork, or I'll pass on it. Most cartridge games, I'll get cart only, except Genesis ones.

Also the only game I lack a system for is Rondo of Blood for PC Engine SuperCD. But eventually I plan on getting a PC engine duo or a Turbo Duo so i can play it. Of course, I guess I could look into console emulation for the time being.

ffxik:
@scott The PC engine Duo is a lot cheaper than the Turbo Duo that much I can tell you.  They were at last the last time I looked when I bought my system.  Which was the US version.  Turbo Grafx 16 with CD add on.  Still need to track down the 3.0 HuCard.  I got some wires crossd and somehow thought the 2.0 would play Super CD's.  Boy, was I in for a surprise.

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