I'm bored at work...so I figured I would start a new topic. But seriously, have you ever just laid your collection out, or looked over it on the shelves and marveled at it's magnificence?
With my gaming room gone (converted into a bedroom for one of my daughter's when she got too old to stay in the same room with her sister), I sold off many of my classic systems, figures, collectibles, posters, etc. The games and other remaining stuff was boxed up and stored in my bedroom closet to keep them safe. But after a month of so of gathering more games, I drag them all out and reorganize them.
My wife came into the bedroom the last time I was reorganizing my PS2 collection. Upon looking up and down the alphabetical rows, she told me I was sick and I had a problem. LOL. When I was younger, I never dreamed I would have a collection of games like this, especially after I had to sell my original PlayStation collection.
I think it's pretty cool that lined up in one of my cabinets, there is a row of Nintendo handhelds. Even though I don't really play the old one's any longer and do most of my handheld gaming on my New 3DS and Vita, it's an awesome look back through the history of these electronic devices that have brought me so much joy over the years. It's also really cool to see how technology has advanced through the years, from the giant, bulky GameBoy that took 4 AA batteries and had a tiny, green dot matrix screen to the New 3DS with all the functions and technology packed into it (even though I still think the screen is too low res).
I hope the day when download-only gaming never comes. Even though I can look across my shelf and be proud of my PS4 game collection, I sigh when I think how 90% of them don't even have a manual in them anymore. It's also a big part of why I support indie developers who take their download-only titles and make a physical release. I'm more than happy to pay money for a game like Stick it to the Man or Terraria on disc.