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General and Gaming => General => Topic started by: bikingjahuty on May 08, 2019, 02:49:01 pm
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As we've all seen this forum has been a bit of a ghost town in recently months. Just so we know everyones alive, or at least still gaming lol, I thought it would be cool to check in with everyone to see what you're currently up to in regards to gaming/collecting?
I know we have a "What are you Playing Right Now" thread, and you can certainly comment with what you've been playing, but thought it would also be interesting to see if anyone is in the process of expanding or shrinking their game collections, rearranging their game rooms, looking into collecting for another platform, or pretty much anything you're currently up to in regards to your interest in gaming. Also, if you'd like, feel free to update everyone on anything that's been going on in your life whether or not it's directly or indirectly related to our hobby.
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Great Idea in my opinion because things do happen in life, people can die unexpectedly and can leave their online accounts for good, I have not bought anything yet for this month, I am pretty much just a music collector and my health has not been good in my opinion, I hope more people respond to this thread then just myself, I think it is a good idea. I am not really too sure whats going to happen in the future.
I love video games still but I only like to play the sims anymore these days
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I've been off and on studying for a tech cert for the last couple years, however it wasn't until the new year where I kicked that all into high gear and began studying daily for it. Essentially my life has been either my job or studying since the beginning of the year, and I wasn't going to let up until I took the test and obtained the cert. As of Monday this week I passed the test for the cert, and on top of having the cert I also have my life back again! Having 4-months of your life put on hold for something really gets you wanting to get back into the things you enjoy, and that's what I've been doing over the last couple days.
For one, I am so, so, SOOOOO happy I can finally play games whenever I want to again! I have played a decent amount this year already regardless of studying, but I really want to play some more in depth games such as RPGs and adventures games; most of what I've been playing are arcade friendly games like fighting games and shmups. I've really felt like playing FF8 and will probably be starting that this week.
Also, I'm planning on doing a fairly big update to my game room soon. One of my room goals is to make room for my ever expanding PS4 collection which is getting close to running out of room on the shelf it shares with my PS3 and Vita games, and also to give my budding US Saturn collection an appropriate home. In addition to this I will likely being getting a new TV stand that will fit both my 43" Samsung and also my 27" Sharp CRT. Currently they are on two different TV stands which actually take up more room than if they both just shared a stand. This will free up some room and also give me more room to hook up more consoles. And finally I plan on adding wall shelves in order to resolve the Amiibo/figure sprawl that has overtaken my game room. I currently have hundreds of Amiibos in random places all over my game room and the goal is to have them all on the wall shelves in order to clean up the overall appearance of the room. I'll likely be working on this over the summer and when it's done I will likely do an updated room tour ;)
Going back to playing games, I also need to clean up and do some moderate maintenance on my gaming PC since it's been having some performance issues recently. This will probably involve me backing up a lot and just doing an OS Refresh on the whole damn thing so I can start with a clean slate. After that I plan on playing a lot of classic PC titles. In addition to this I'm also going to start using a Windows 98 gaming rig I bought to start playing games that only run on that era of Windows.
And then finally there is the collecting end of things; during my studying efforts I got bit hard by the US Saturn bug and began collecting for it again. This was initiated by me hitting 2000 games in my collection with my 2000th game being Clockwork Knight 2, and my first US Saturn game in a decade. I plan on buying US Saturn games on a fairly regular basis from here on, and currently there are around 50 or so more US Saturn games I'm after, with a few noteworthy heavy hitters I still need. Other than that I am going to casually collect for my other consoles until I get a wild hair and become very motivated to start collecting heavily for another system. Also, I've been finding a lot more NES stuff in my area and will likely be building that collection up again as well. Unfortunately my NES collection took a big hit these last few years and it's only recently that I've been able to start rebuilding it.
So that's essentially my life as a gamer and collector in a nutshell right now! Probably more than most of you will read, but it's there in case anyone is curious. Look forward to seeing what others have been up to.
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Haven't been going out of my way for gaming collecting in particular. I still regularly buy new games, like I'm playing Days Gone and Mortal Kombat 11 right now. Been actually doing more toy collecting, such as for Godzilla and can't really afford to do a lot of game collecting on top of that.
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Oh, and I'm also going to a pinball convention later this month that I am super stoked about! I won't be buying anything, but there will be tons of machines on freeplay that I'll be getting as much time on as possible :)
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I'm reaching a point where I'm ready to start dumping my collection. I'm prepping for a yard sale to get rid of the cheaper games and I've been listing games on ebay that I know I have no interest in keeping.
I'm largely disillusioned with collecting because of companies like LRG. It sort of terrifies me how much my collection is worth and I don't want to know what I have in it. GCU/Prime/Elite discounts are all dead, so I'm not buying new retail games anymore. I'm 4 games away from the full N64 set, and the games I have left I'll probably never buy.
I'm pretty damned close to just cutting as much as I can and going the emulation route for what I can and either dumping/keeping the rest.
I've also been nearly totally out of room for storing games in general. If I can dump even just a couple hundred games, it'd make things a lot easier.
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Well my gaming has decrease alot im basically only playing magic the gathering on my xbox. Im going to try to get back into playing again soon been getting a desire to play somthing more substantial. As far as my game room is concerned I work on it on sundays adding my weekly score and cleaning and arranging.lm always trying to add to my nes,n64,Dreamcast,gamecube and snes collections first but often I can't find anything I need for these systems. I only buy games when I find them out shopping I never buy off the web.Two reasons for this I'd probably go broke and its more fun to hunt.Anyways im more likely to buy games for other systems because of this.
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It makes me sad that the enthusiasm in this hobby is really on the decline. It doesn't seem to be just here either, but also my local area, including various gaming/collecting groups I belong too. I think that retro gaming and collecting hit its peak a couple years ago and has been steadily on the decline since. I definitely don't fault anyone for wanting to downsize, sell everything off, or just no longer have interest in gaming and/or collecting, but it makes me sad to see some of you who were so prominent on here lose so much interest in something you were so into up until recently. Again, I am not saying anything bad about you or faulting you for anything, just a bummer.
I feel like I knew this time would come eventually, I just thought I'd enjoy it a lot more since it means less competition and cheaper prices in light of less demand, but honestly the more this hobby decreases in popularity, the sadder it makes me...
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I don't plan on selling my collection now at least, but I stopped buying them mostly, but I did purchase a The Sims 1 expansion collection part. and "The Sims Life Stories" recently for the PC.
Maybe music will take over collecting in the masses? anyone who has abandoned music now a days needs to listen to all the older stuff, a lot of music I think has been forgotten since video games and movies/anime became more popular.
Watching movies and anime and/or listening to music is more easier on the mind, most video games are push push push and I just don't have the energy like I used to.
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I don't know. It's one of those things. I own the majority of the retro games I care to own. I've never really cared for anything pre-SNES. I've never had much interest in the systems with predominantly pricey libraries. I've never had much interest in the systems I didn't grow up with. In terms of the platforms I could argue that I care about, I own the majority of the games I care about. Combine that with having a kid and wanting to save more money in general... plus running out of space. It's kind of a no-brainer that I'd stop buying retro games at some point. I do still buy a few retro games on occasion, but I've cut back dramatically, and I've even begun turning down steals just because why buy it. Couple all of that with companies like LRG straight up exploiting collectors and it makes for a wildly dissatisfied consumer/collector. And at this point, if I care to own anything physical and spend as little as possible, I pretty much have to only buy these stupid limited release titles.
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It makes me sad that the enthusiasm in this hobby is really on the decline. It doesn't seem to be just here either, but also my local area, including various gaming/collecting groups I belong too. I think that retro gaming and collecting hit its peak a couple years ago and has been steadily on the decline since. I definitely don't fault anyone for wanting to downsize, sell everything off, or just no longer have interest in gaming and/or collecting, but it makes me sad to see some of you who were so prominent on here lose so much interest in something you were so into up until recently. Again, I am not saying anything bad about you or faulting you for anything, just a bummer.
I feel like I knew this time would come eventually, I just thought I'd enjoy it a lot more since it means less competition and cheaper prices in light of less demand, but honestly the more this hobby decreases in popularity, the sadder it makes me...
I agree :(. It feels like some of the magic is missing and I can't put a finger on it. I always thought i'd love it because less resellers and overblown prices and all the hipsters would get into the next wave. But it seems lifeless. More so then it even was before the big surge. But I think it will slowly recover. And I think the golden part of this waiting period is that once it's over, boy the stores will be flooded and cheap I think. I think were still in the proccess of some collectors selling off that weren't really into it. We just have to stay happy and keep up with the current collectors who keep passion alive. Like Soera, TheFlea and like the guinness guy that recently took the title. And AVGN who still posts amazing content. :)
My main reason for not posting as much lately can be boiled down to writer's block. I know it sounds silly but I am pretty nutty and over critical of myself. And I end up coming on here and typing out a big thread and then thinking it's stupid and deleting it. Or thinking I have posted it before. I should get in the habit of hitting the post button with no regrets :D.
I hope everyone has a happy May. I will be attending the American Heritage Museum in MA. They have a ton of tanks there. And tanks are rad :D
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Collecting is still going good for me, I still make frequent visits to the thrift stores in my area. Seems as if people are off loading their PS3 and X360 collections now, so I'm finding some great titles at a weekly basis for a couple of bucks. No plans of downsizing but definitely plans of re-organizing but I believe it will still take a while until I move into my new place, but I'm doing the research now for what kind of setup I would like to have so that's fun ;D Gonna split my entertainment room into half, for my game collection and for my other hobby, a proper display for my Sideshow collectables and statues.
On a more personal level, I haven't been buying any new games on day 1, unlike before. I find it pointless now to do so, I usually just wait for a sale since new game prices seem to drop pretty fast, plus my priorities in life is shifting with my newborn coming in September, so video gaming can take a back seat for a while, which honestly I don't mind at all, the games aren't going anywhere, especially the newer released ones. The only games I pre-order now are the limited releases that I want, or games like Sekiro which I know I will play right from the get go. Other than that, I look for sales. As for retro games, I pretty much cut down the amount that I have been getting, my buying habits are if I want to play the game or not and I pretty much have a solid retro collection so it's hard for me to find something out in the wild. I believe I reached the point where if I want anything retro related I have to get it online. It's rare for me to do so now, but sometimes I will look for something.
Great thread, nice to share and read what others are up to. I'm also changing my online forum lifestyle.. I use to be a member a few forums, but I had to cut some out because I feel like I'm wasting too much time on them and not playing enough games.. So now I just frequent one other fast pace / latest news gaming forum on my commute to work and VG Collect because it's a lot more laid back. At least now I have more time to play games and spend time with my wife. Before my nose was constantly buried in my phone, so I'm glad I cut that habit, still a work in progress because I plan to cut out more.
As for downsizing, I personally know 2 of my friends that sold off their collections and they still talk a lot about games and play some. They said they missed the thrill of the hunt and so forth.
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Collecting hasn't been overly exciting this month. The only game I will be buying new is Sonic Team Racing... which actually is a big deal as it hopefully will fulfill my need for a Split-screen Racer which I can play through the campaign and online too!
As for personally, It's been rather quiet, but next week I have time off work as I am heading to London to watch the Distant Worlds concert at the Royal Albert Hall - Which is an Orchestra dedicated to Final Fantasy Music! I went about 5 years ago and had a great time so looking forward to this :)
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I'm moving half way across the country in July. So I'm going to need to pack up. Also means I have to watch my preordering and shove over the location on the one I'm sitting on: Catherine Full Body. I'm already packing away some of the lesser used consoles and games so I can kinda just do this at a leisurely pace and not be rushing later. Hopefully one I settle down I'll be able to buys games in person though. That'd be cool.
My odd little focus right now is working on my Japanese to get to play more games I want. I might get a hiragana+katakana only game or two soon for practice. DoraemonxBokumono is on my radar right now. I have a soft spot of Bokumono and farming language doesn't seem like a terrible thing to work on. (If you have any other suggestions though I'm totally open!)
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As the thread says just "Checking In", mainly been playing Civilization IV on my PC. I did find a buy a wallet full of PlayStation and PlayStation 2 about 2 weeks ago at a thrift store. I ripped the PlayStation games so I can put them on my PlayStation Classic. I had a new grandchild born last week. This week just found a N64 power adapter, in a thrift store.
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Collecting for me is still about the same - I just buy the games I intend to play (PlayStation generation and up) and if I like it after finishing it, I'll keep it. Otherwise, I donate it. In fact, I'm accumulating a pile of games that are getting ready to go to the donation bin now. It's been therapeutic downsizing. I've unsubscribed to places like LRG because I already have enough to play, plus all but one of the games from those places (Nurse Love Addiction) have been let downs.
But, really, I've always been 95% gamer, 5% collector. Collecting just came with not getting rid of my favorites. It's still fun to go to a game store, but with how cut throat and sneaky this hobby has gotten, I'm over the "thrill of the hunt" and the what-not.
Also! I'm really having fun replaying games, which also curtails buying new ones. It could be to go for missing trophies, or just to replay something I know like the back of my hand (MMX4, Valkyrie Profile, etc.) to kill some time.
Outside of gaming, I've been playing Dungeons and Dragons (love it) and re-watching favorite anime.
Oh, and I got married last month. Take that, Pence. <3
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I FINALLY got a PS4 for my birthday in March. Yes, I’m a little late to the party, but dropping that kind of money is not something I can do very often. GameStop was having a sale on used games so I got Fallout 4, Uncharted 4, the Last Guardian, MGS Ground Zeroes and Phantom Pain. First thing I did when I got that sucker home was get on PSN to buy Mega Man 11 and Bloodstained Curse of the Moon. Also got Dragon Age Inquisition, then got on a DuckTales kick and got DuckTales Remastered on my PS3. It’s been a LOOOOOONG time since I had this many brand new games to try.
Played through Uncharted 4, and now I’m working on FO4. It’s been a while since I last played FO3, so it took me a bit to get the hang of it again, but now I’m off and running. (Holy crap, Diamond City is Fenway Park!! LOL)
Still haven’t tried all the new games out yet. I don’t really like the idea of playing through 3-4 games concurrently :)
But, really, I've always been 95% gamer, 5% collector. Collecting just came with not getting rid of my favorites.
This is exactly me. I don’t really go out and buy up a bunch of games just to add to the collection; most of my older games were bought at original retail over the last 30 years, and I rarely sell anything. Nowadays, games are a luxury, and I usually wait until they are discounted before I buy them. I dislike preordering because you’re paying full price for a game that may not even be any good.
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For collecting I'm planning on getting the remaining 4 Trauma Center games soon (I have second opinion already). I also plan to get the Castlevania Anniversary Collection on switch within the month. Other than that I'm just trying to trickle in games and stuff related without spending too much. Yesterday I got the Smash bros. Ultimate fighter pass so I'll wait to buy some games.
For personal stuff I've just had a full schedule recently so I don't have a ton of free time for games, but it's gonna improve halfway through June.
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I'm largely disillusioned with collecting because of companies like LRG.
Allot of collectors that I know of since LRG started have been focussing more on collecting those retro indi titles than actual retro games. And not just a few many came aswell as other companies newest being super rare games or something?. I think allot of collectors with to many choices are kinda overwhelmed wich makes retro original or newer titles as a whole to allot of people less special and that's never a good thing. Only the very hardcore collectors still try to get those and probably just for the sake of having it
I've seen it happening to allot of collectors who especially collected LRG. Those kinda people don't mind downloading stuff anymore just to many collectors editions out there ::) Also If I would talk with many of those collectors they will only get the titles that they want the most and allot of people don't even mind to just download it instead of getting it physical.
Personally I just keep it at the old stuff except for bloodstained curse of the moon kinda avoided them indi retro titles like the plague.
Personally still collecting but less stuff needed for the collection. Some pretty decent deals in the past few weeks though not complaining. Finally came around to play some of the wii titles atm shadows tale. This game to many ico vibes
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I’m still here. I lurk mostly until one of you yahoos says something that I have to add to.
I haven’t had time to play many games lately. I’m still playing RDR2 and I bought it on release day!
As for collecting, I don’t buy much. Haven’t in a few years. I even kicked around the idea of getting shed of some stuff.
I still dig my collection. I enjoy the piss out of having all these games.
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I’m still here, haven’t really bought any games lately. All my extra money is going to an old Vespa that I’m restoring. Also, congrats on the wedding Kashell! Since I deactivated my Facebook account, I have no idea what’s going on with y’all.
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It makes me sad that the enthusiasm in this hobby is really on the decline. It doesn't seem to be just here either, but also my local area, including various gaming/collecting groups I belong too. I think that retro gaming and collecting hit its peak a couple years ago and has been steadily on the decline since. I definitely don't fault anyone for wanting to downsize, sell everything off, or just no longer have interest in gaming and/or collecting, but it makes me sad to see some of you who were so prominent on here lose so much interest in something you were so into up until recently. Again, I am not saying anything bad about you or faulting you for anything, just a bummer.
I feel like I knew this time would come eventually, I just thought I'd enjoy it a lot more since it means less competition and cheaper prices in light of less demand, but honestly the more this hobby decreases in popularity, the sadder it makes me...
I agree :(. It feels like some of the magic is missing and I can't put a finger on it. I always thought i'd love it because less resellers and overblown prices and all the hipsters would get into the next wave. But it seems lifeless. More so then it even was before the big surge. But I think it will slowly recover. And I think the golden part of this waiting period is that once it's over, boy the stores will be flooded and cheap I think. I think were still in the proccess of some collectors selling off that weren't really into it. We just have to stay happy and keep up with the current collectors who keep passion alive. Like Soera, TheFlea and like the guinness guy that recently took the title. And AVGN who still posts amazing content. :)
My main reason for not posting as much lately can be boiled down to writer's block. I know it sounds silly but I am pretty nutty and over critical of myself. And I end up coming on here and typing out a big thread and then thinking it's stupid and deleting it. Or thinking I have posted it before. I should get in the habit of hitting the post button with no regrets :D.
I hope everyone has a happy May. I will be attending the American Heritage Museum in MA. They have a ton of tanks there. And tanks are rad :D
Hey marv don't sell yourself short most of your posts I've really enjoyed. Their usually well thought out and entertaining and imaginative.
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Still here. My job just had a huge rush order that took over a month to complete. My hands have been hurting from 10+hours of wiring so I haven't done much gaming outside of building MTG Commander decks. But hey OT+bonus+steak dinner makes all of that worth it. Been watching more Anime (Rising of the Shield Hero is my current favorite) and catching up on some movies. Also yard work.
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I still really enjoy the collecting aspect of the hobby and even though I have been super busy these past few months, I have still fit in some time to collect, sort and occasionally even play my games. I just officially finished law school last week and now will take the next few months off work to study for the Bar. While studying will take up most of the time, not having to work and being at home will honestly increase the amount of time I spend gaming which will be a welcome change.
We just moved last month and our new place finally has a dedicated game room. It has been so exciting to have space to display everything and also have it functional for playing a variety of different systems. I got an awesome Sony Triniton with a ton of inputs so with a couple of switches and large power strips, I can have everything hooked up and ready to play.
I've largely dropped out of following new releases other than Sekiro. I need to go back and play that some more. I've been playing a lot of GBA, mostly Castlevania- Aria of Sorrow was amazing, Harmony of Dissonance- eh I'm not feeling it. Might have to go straight to the DS titles. I just also finally finished Tony Hawk Pro Skater 2 for the first time tonight. I always got to the NY level and got frustrated and gave up several times as a kid. I'm glad I gave it another shot, and it's pretty great on Dreamcast.
In terms of collecting goals, I'm down to 59 for the complete NA set for PS1 and a complete retail longbox set. For a true full set, I'll eventually need all the crazy expensive and rare black label variants but I'll be satisfied for a while just having a complete set of every game released in NA on PS1. It's been a fun collecting goal and gave me something to do not law or school related. It looks great set up on my wall too. I still have a rather large want list for a wide variety of consoles but I've cut my list down in half in the last year or so. For many consoles, there are only 15-20 games still on my radar. Eventually I'll probably slow down to a point where I don't need much more. I would like to get a Turbo Duo/CD and maybe NeoGeo someday but I am in no hurry.
Our largest reseller in the PDX area just opened his own retail store so the dream of retro is apparently still alive in Portland. He seems to be able to make a good living off it for now, but I'm curious what the next 5-10 years hold in store for the scene here. Even the shittiest stores around here still seem to stay open for some reason so I don't know if our area is an anomaly or what. It also helps that I am part of a lot of Collecting FB groups. I wish the conversations were better sometimes, like they are here. Many of the people on there just like to brag/argue/whine about everything which gets grating at times. But I snag a lot of great deals on there so it's worth wading through all the bullshit most of the time.
Anyways, I still enjoy this hobby, I really enjoy being a part of this community and I hope all is well with each of you!
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I'm still around as well!
I've tapered off on purchasing quite as much, primarily so I can spend time getting through my backlog. I'll still pick up stuff from wishlists, etc if I run across a good deal (or even if they aren't on my wishlists). I don't spend as much time actively game hunting, though I do enjoy buying and flipping other stuff from yard sales, etc. I actually just moved a sofa out of my game room / office so I have a lot more room that I need to figure out what to do with.
I've been pretty stable with work and the like lately, even though there's been a lot of shifting upper management. It's made things a tad more stressful, but nothing outlandish.
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Oh, and I got married last month. Take that, Pence. <3
Congrats, Kash.
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My collection is pretty much at the point where I have everything I want that I can afford with the exception of a few common games here and there that I just haven't found the right price on yet; so I haven't really been adding much to it. But that doesn't mean my passion for gaming is gone! I kinda made it my goal this year to play more games and I've been doing an OK job of it, Finished 24 games so far this year. Just started up FF12 Zodiac Age on the switch and thats where a lot of my time will be going for now.
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Still getting things, but other expenses and collections are chipping away at that budget. For instance, my minifridge in my game room burned out and I decided that instead of just replacing it, I decided to upgrade it as well. So, I've got a 120-can capacity cooler on the way now.
My biggest growth game-wise has been more digital though, as I'm still growing my Team Fortress 2 Inventory. I just picked up my 150th Unusual and am right now the 903rd richest person in the game. I'm also plugging away at my quest to make a $4-5,000 gun in the game (3.1% complete).
As for gaming, I've been replaying Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon lately, as since it's the current free game for Xbox, the online community is active again, which makes that final grind for the last achievement much more bearable (provided I can find people that can handle Inferno difficulty).
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Well... collecting has changed a little bit to me in the last year or so. After passing the mark of a thousand games, it became harder and harder to find things that I want for a reasonable price so, I finally entered that state of buying much less games than I used to do, but purchasing some more expensive ones like The King of Fighters '98 for the AES and Elevator Action Returns for the Saturn. Well, I believe that is understandable after a collection reaches a certain amount of games... What has being annoying me is huge amount of guys I see going through the "Junk" section (in Japan, "junk" doesn't mean something that doesn't work, it just mean that you can buy it for cheap, but withouit warranty) of stores such as Hard-Off and scanning every corner of it while holding their cellphones in order to check how much something is worth online. These sections used to be the best place to find some rare or unusual stuff, but in the last couple of months, or so, I've even seen people waiting in lines just to look inside of a box of PC-Engine or Saturn CDs... For me this is really starting to take away all the fun of going to this kind of shops...
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I'm still around and updating my collection in the database. Still collection wrestling games.
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Still active but circumstances have changed - now have a 10 week old son, so most of my time is spoken for and the remainder is more likely to be spent gaming rather than getting more, despite which I've built up plenty of store credit at my local indy game shop and CEX to splurge on games and blu rays over the year. CEX Have a lot of casual PC games and noughties PC games for 50p + £1.50 postage, so for a couple of quid I can pick up something different.
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Summer 2019:
Not really into game collecting that much anymore. I don't game hunt, and I don't shop for new releases much either. 2019 has been a record for smallest amount added to my collection in probably 10 years (I started about 10 years ago). In some ways I consider myself done collecting, but there are still some loose ends I want to tie up eventually. Mostly concerning Sega Saturn, PS1, and Nintendo Wii. However, I've lacked the motivation or will to spend money on these collections any further.
I've become more interested in finding ways to enhance my current collection, as I want to work towards making my cart-only games boxed, in particular with the N64. I've also become for the first time interested in old CRT style televisions for classic gaming. I really like the way that old games look better on CRT televisions compared to a modern LCD. I found a relatively good cheaper made set that I took home a while back, but I'm still on the hunt for a mint condition CRT with component in, like a late model Sony Trinitron WEGA or Panasonic TAU to play all of my 5th-gen and earlier consoles on. I am looking to buy one of the upcoming universal competent cables that will work with non-moded consoles on a CRT, but I may also mod some of them if needed to output better video since NTSC's standard composite was always trash compared to Europe.
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I dont know how I missed this thread.
Im still collecting PS4. But as far as my job and my gym time, Im pretty much not doing anything else Mon-Thurs so I dont post like I used to.
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Im still here! I haven't checked the forums for quite a bit because my work and researching stuff is taking up the lions share of my time.
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I still buy stuff from time to time ( although my collection here isn't up to date). But I haven't bothered to check the forums due to 1) people I knew moving into other hobbies and losing contact, 2) becoming invested into additional new hobbies, & 3) a number of head-scratching topics that don't provide a good gateway to further discussion, people clearly trolling for months on end, or stuff that makes absolutely no sense. To me, conversations elsewhere are more productive.
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I'll likely be working on this over the summer and when it's done I will likely do an updated room tour ;)
I'd love to see a room tour. :D
Anyway, I won't be downsizing my collection. I once did that when I was a teenager to help purchase the latest and greatest (at the time) and I winded up re-buying all those games again at a significant markup.
If anything, I've been buying like crazy this year and I need to tone it down.
I don't nearly play games as often as I once did. I'm more like a collector than a gamer at this point. My main motivator for playing video games now is so I can write reviews for my website.
Other than a little Call of Duty or Overcooked 2, I don't get much video game playing time in.
Must be getting old. :P
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I "downsized". by that I mean I sold about 1k worth of games on ebay, traded in about $800 worth of stuff to GS, and traded a hundred or so to other folks. Proceeded to spend all of that money on more games, so what can ya do.
I'm still downsizing though.