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Do Collect For Most Consoles Or Just From One Company
« on: July 05, 2017, 09:01:07 am »
I pretty much collect anything that is affordable and I collect what I like. I own a bunch of consoles but not any of the Atari or Colecovision or Intellivision or so called dead 1980's companies and definitely not an Atari Jaguar. although I only own 1 Sega console. that is a Sega Genesis / Sega Mega Drive 2. I used to own a perfectly good Sega Saturn I got for free from trading in some unused things at a thrift shop in the middle of nowhere. I sold it when my vary old PS2 broke. :'(
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soera

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« Reply #1 on: July 05, 2017, 10:39:43 am »
I used to be all over the place. But money is only so limited so buying for multiple consoles is more difficult. I have 3 collections. Sega master (complete), PS1 RPGs (Thought I was complete til last night and going over my stuff), PS4 (definitely not complete ... yet).

turf

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« Reply #2 on: July 05, 2017, 11:06:46 am »
I used to buy everything I saw.  Then, several things happened.  I ran out of room, stuff got really expensive, and The Great Divorce of 2015 relieved me of lots of stuff.  Now, I'm way more selective about what I buy. 


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« Reply #3 on: July 05, 2017, 11:13:33 am »
I buy whatever suits my fancy.  Back when games were easier to acquire I was buying everything and anything that could be acquired for dirt cheap.  Now there is too much competition and too many resellers, so I pretty much just buy what I know I want to play and what few things I can find for cheap.

I'm also at that place where I'm out of room and I need to cut back on expenses. I currently have about 4 3' shelves of free space, after that I just don't know what to do.  But luckily I don't foresee any retro purchases needing to be made after I acquire the rest of my wishlist... which I have room for.


tripredacus

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« Reply #4 on: July 05, 2017, 12:14:32 pm »
I was everything, but recently I've decided to mainly go after PC and Sega Genesis.

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« Reply #5 on: July 05, 2017, 12:36:33 pm »
For me, it's the Nintendo and Microsoft consoles, with a core focus on the Xbox 360.

With stuff from the other companies like Sony, Sega, Atari, and so on, I never really grew up with the systems, so there's little drive to get them as well.

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« Reply #6 on: July 05, 2017, 12:45:34 pm »
I grew up with an Atari 2600 and right now I'm mainly focused on collecting for the Atari 2600 and 7800.  That said, I will pick up interesting games other systems I own when I come across them.  I'm just not actively in the hunt at the moment for games on other systems.

thewelshman

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« Reply #7 on: July 05, 2017, 12:59:33 pm »
My collection is mostly Sony, with the Vita being the largest of the platforms. I play mostly JRPGs, so my picks tend to lean more towards that genre. I doubt I'll ever own a complete collection, but I'd like to have at least 100 select games per platform (PSP/VITA/PS1/PS2/PS3/PS4).

soera

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« Reply #8 on: July 05, 2017, 01:30:36 pm »
For me, it's the Nintendo and Microsoft consoles, with a core focus on the Xbox 360.

I knew there was someone with the exact collecting focus as myself.  :o 8)

azure

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« Reply #9 on: July 05, 2017, 01:34:35 pm »
Anything that interests me I will seek out. Though there are many consoles that I never plan to own or have any interest in, thus will not collect for them. I am mostly Nintendo/Sony though, having a good PC as well really gives me no reason to even own an Xbone at this point. I did like the 360 and OG Xbox though, some great games in those libraries.

burningdoom

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« Reply #10 on: July 05, 2017, 01:59:56 pm »
Multiple companies.

If a console has a decent library of games I want to play, then I'm interested.

But I'm not one that's looking to collect all consoles. If it only has 5 games, or only crappy games, I'll pass. And generally, I can't seem to get into any pre-NES consoles besides the Commodore 64 (which had more in-depth games than your average pre-NES arcade-centric consoles.)

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« Reply #11 on: July 05, 2017, 02:02:23 pm »
For me, it's the Nintendo and Microsoft consoles, with a core focus on the Xbox 360.

I knew there was someone with the exact collecting focus as myself.  :o 8)
I like that you quoted the wrong person.

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« Reply #12 on: July 05, 2017, 03:11:40 pm »
I collect everything I can get a good deal on

stealthrush

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« Reply #13 on: July 05, 2017, 03:29:01 pm »
In the past I collected games I enjoyed, that were primarily exclusive to the systems I owned.

These days, I'm focused on 1-2 specific consoles targeting games I've missed out playing that interest me.
NEC PC Engine and Sega Mega Drive (including accessories, and peripherals)

NickAwesome

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« Reply #14 on: July 05, 2017, 04:32:16 pm »
For me, I mainly collect for Playstation.  PS1 was my first system growing up and PS2 was the first system I ever collected for so those are my two priorities.  All other systems are secondary but I do have an extensive PS3, Vita, PSP and even PS4 collection as well. Recently, I have started delving into Nintendo, specifically the NES, SNES, N64 and Gamecube.  With these systems, I'm more focused on just getting the heavy hitters I want to play instead of going after everything.  With an exception of a few titles, it hasn't been that expensive either, I've been able to find a lot of below market deals in my area.  I also recently started a Dreamcast collection, a gift from my brother who decided to downsize his collection and focus on PC gaming. 

I am also running out of room in my house and there are only so many ways I can reorganize to fit everything I own. So expanding into other systems I am interested in like GBC and GBA, Genesis, Saturn, Sega CD, TG 16, and maybe others will have to wait until I can upgrade my living situation.