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2ko:
Heyo, names Niko. Have been coming to the realization that I actively hate Reddit and what it has done to fandoms/hobby communities, and trying to branch off from using it so much. I already have a few other sites I've been using since forever, but it never hurts to join more. Especially since most forums are pretty slow moving these days, so just having more people to talk with never hurts.
I've been collecting games (as in actively building a collection, not just getting games as a kid) since 2012 or thereabouts. I mostly collect Japanese GBC and GBA right now, but I'm a modern gamer too and play new games on Switch 2 and PS5 mostly.
Anyways nice to meet you all. Even if its a pretty small community at least I know you're all (likely) human and not some bot lol
kamikazekeeg:
--- Quote from: 2ko on March 10, 2026, 01:44:20 am ---Heyo, names Niko. Have been coming to the realization that I actively hate Reddit and what it has done to fandoms/hobby communities, and trying to branch off from using it so much. I already have a few other sites I've been using since forever, but it never hurts to join more. Especially since most forums are pretty slow moving these days, so just having more people to talk with never hurts.
I've been collecting games (as in actively building a collection, not just getting games as a kid) since 2012 or thereabouts. I mostly collect Japanese GBC and GBA right now, but I'm a modern gamer too and play new games on Switch 2 and PS5 mostly.
Anyways nice to meet you all. Even if its a pretty small community at least I know you're all (likely) human and not some bot lol
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Still use Reddit generally, but I still come back here as I just like forums too much, there's something more direct and enjoyable about them, as long as its one with a decent community, but then again I'm also an "old' at this point and I grew up on participating in forums in the early 2000's, so it just makes more sense to use lol
2ko:
--- Quote from: kamikazekeeg on March 10, 2026, 02:03:18 am ---Still use Reddit generally, but I still come back here as I just like forums too much, there's something more direct and enjoyable about them, as long as its one with a decent community, but then again I'm also an "old' at this point and I grew up on participating in forums in the early 2000's, so it just makes more sense to use lol
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I use Reddit too but I've just been coming to the realization over the past few months that you really aren't interacting with people at all. At least not in the way you do on forums. In a forum you can get to know the person and kinda get to know them. On Reddit you will likely never interact with a person you reply to again outside of that post. Also, you don't even know if the person you are talking to is even human. Like 90% of the accounts I get into a discussion with are new accounts with randomly assigned usernames. It just feels so off when I also grew up on forums lol I much prefer seeing a username someone crafted, with their personal avatar. On some forums people also put a lot of effort into their signature too, and I just like the vibe way more I guess lol.
dhaabi:
--- Quote from: 2ko on March 10, 2026, 01:44:20 am ---Anyways nice to meet you all. Even if its a pretty small community at least I know you're all (likely) human and not some bot lol
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Well, nearly all of us are human. On the infrequent occasion, a bot will reply or even start a new topic (including one you've already engaged in.) It's easy to realize, though. If you stick around, hopefully you enjoy the small community we have. Welcome!
bikingjahuty:
--- Quote from: 2ko on March 10, 2026, 01:44:20 am ---Heyo, names Niko. Have been coming to the realization that I actively hate Reddit and what it has done to fandoms/hobby communities, and trying to branch off from using it so much. I already have a few other sites I've been using since forever, but it never hurts to join more. Especially since most forums are pretty slow moving these days, so just having more people to talk with never hurts.
I've been collecting games (as in actively building a collection, not just getting games as a kid) since 2012 or thereabouts. I mostly collect Japanese GBC and GBA right now, but I'm a modern gamer too and play new games on Switch 2 and PS5 mostly.
Anyways nice to meet you all. Even if its a pretty small community at least I know you're all (likely) human and not some bot lol
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Fellow Reddit hater here lol! I generally don't like using mainstream social media in general to discuss my hobbies. The bigger the platform, the more idiots, bots, tourists, and trolls use it too. While I wish there would be slightly more activity on small forums like this, the sense of community can't be beat and I'd rather see a few posts every few days than dozens or hundreds of low quality posts in some place like Facebook or Reddit.
I feel like many of the regulars here have significantly slowed down when it comes to collecting, but there is still a lot of great discussion around playing games, nw game announcements and releases, and general game discussion. Hopefully you'll enjoy it here. Welcome!
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