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General and Gaming => General => Topic started by: bikingjahuty on May 09, 2021, 12:11:41 pm
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I feel like the activity level on this site and on several others I post or lurk on occasionally has significantly decreased and it makes me wonder why? My only guess is that people are way too preoccupied with the daily shit storm of negative current events in the real world, but more directly as it relates to video games, I think a lot of this has to do with game collecting becoming over saturated and insanely expensive. Likewise, it's been a slow year and half in terms of new releases. But it made me think about what everyone is doing right now as a collector, as a gamer, or just in general as it relates to gaming.
For me personally collecting is something I pretty much only do passively now. I still go to places where deals on retro games can be found, but I'm honestly there just as much to find movies I'm after, comics/manga that interest me, or scifi books. Adding anything to my retro game collection is a very rare occurrence these days and can probably count the amount of additions to that on both hands during the past year.
Most of the game purchases I make are new releases now, including stuff released on sites like LRG.
Unfortunately I haven't been playing games nearly as much this year because I've picked up a new hobby within the realm of gaming; modding, repairing, and restoring retro consoles. I feel like I've flirted with doing these things for a while, but the influx of ODEs and HDMI mod kits over the last few years has really made me interested in these things, as well as finding ways to future proof my collection. This all started with just installing plug and play mods like the Terraonion MODE in my Saturn, but has blew up to me completely overhauling the PS1, Saturn, and Gamecube to make them the "Ultimate" versions of what they can be at this time. I've recapped several consoles, brought several rare and highly desirable consoles back from the dead, and have restored several to as close to what they looked like new out of the box as possible. In a lot of ways this has really become my passion as of late and I've spent most of my time as a lover of video games doing this since the new year started.
So what's everyone else been up to as it relates to video games or are you still into video games at all?
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Just like you, I do lots of console mods/repairs as well. Right now I am doing 2 Xbox mods for a customer, and have one guy waiting to bring me his PS3 so I can jailbreak it. But in terms of game collecting I am still as active as I was, just in the last 30 days I have added about 50 games to my backlog, plus a 3DO console coming next month.
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Since both of you posted that you can successfully mod and or repair retro consoles. without totaling them, like I might do on accident.
Makes me want to recommend you both, to try creating your own Facebook page or online website, and set up your own private retro console or PC repair business. Creating a Facebook page or group is free of charge unless you want to pay for advertisements for people to know you exist. but anyway, a lot of people are into retro gaming, including myself, AND these old consoles are not going to fix themselves. if I were you and IF you think you are up for the challenge, I'd set my own business up if I were you. :-\
The modern gaming industry is making things unfair and companies like SONY seem like there giving collectors the retro middle finger. I am giving Microsoft a little more slack because. At least they are supporting a lot of the physical retro games for the Xbox One Series X.
I am mostly a digital collector now, but if I want some more games I'd go for another multi-cart, OR compilations console, that I have lots of them already
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I think the reason for less activity on sites is because most people moved on to discuss stuff on reddit or Discord.
As far as collecting goes. Have been doing that less over the years slowly crossing titles of my list. Slow and steady wins the race.
As far as modern stuff goes if prices are low enough I'm alright with digital I don't really feel the need to have a physical item for modern stuff if the price is actually allot lower. It's not really the same as older generations for my taste. But I'm super picky with modern
Personally as far as modding and console repair goes. I avoid that stuff like the plague. In some occasions replacing some caps but otherwise I'd much rather play games. It's really time consuming and I don't really enjoy doing that kinda stuff. It's good to see people having a passion for it though but it's a really different side of the hobby.
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I'm still collecting and slowly knocking off titles on my wishlist. The hustle never stops. I'd share more of my grabs on here but I'm too lazy. It's so much easier to just snap a picture on my phone and post to instagram or facebook.
I recently did a big purge of some of my extras/dupes and made some cash. Also started dipping my toe into ebay selling for games that had rapid price spikes. Most of my stores were too slow for the ps3/psp/vita crazy price jumps and I made a killing.
The old ways I used to find and collect games does not work as well anymore. I've had one in the wild pickup this year. Part of that is being busy with life as there are still always deals to be found, just a lot more competition and I can't spend as much time looking. The only way I have been able to find an edge is to catch stores slipping on price, and sell/trade at true market value rate for the titles I still need. Am I part of the problem? Yeah probably but with game prices spiking, it's the only way I've been able to still add games without maxing out my credit cards. Also been networking with collectors on facebook- recently worked out a trade for a beautiful copy of Fire Emblem Path of Radiance.
Gaming wise- I went on a tear early this year and beat 12 games in 2 months. Had quite a bit of downtime on paternity leave when the baby was sleeping. But after returning to work, I have so little time to play- I'm hoping I can meet my goal of beating 26 games this year but I haven't beat a single game since February- hoping I can add Nier Replicant to the beat list soon and get back on the wagon.
Gameroom is a bit of a mess, but I've made a really cozy spot to play some games. Once my work/school life calms a bit this summer, I'm looking forward to having more time to do that.
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I don't collect much stuff anymore, I shifted towards toys in general, though I want to start grabbing boxed N64 stuff this year if I can. For gaming, nothing has really changed, I still buy a bunch of new games when they come out.
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I'm still buying games, but just not as much as the older stuff just isn't as abundant or at the prices I'd be willing to pay for them right now, and then a lot of the newer releases don't interest me a huge amount. So, instead I find my hobby money is primarily going into my other collections, like my board game, Lego, or manga collections. What's also slowing me down collecting-wise is that I've just dropped a large amount of money on new furniture and want my accounts to recover.
I'm still playing games though, just not as much, but that's primarily due to a lack of energy from being an "essential" employee in the middle of a pandemic. Where I work is hemorrhaging staff and can't replace them because starting wages are hot garbage, leaving me and a few others trying to keep everything above water (Thankfully, I rejected the company's attempts to make me salaried a few months prior, so I'm not working 80+ hours a week like some of the people that took the "promotion" at other stores). Needless to say, it's a bit draining physically and emotionally.
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I'm still going strong with the collecting insanity. Paying out the ass sure, but happy as ever to take from the wish-list and add to the collection. This year, I've added a good bit of SEGA stuff and a fair amount of SNES to my library. Not sure how much longer I can withstand the price hikes, but I'm also coming ever closer to rounding out all of my nostalgic era console collections. I don't collect a whole lot for 6th gen or onward, anymore. I've also been trying to keep up with certain types of Switch physical releases. Not "limited" ones, but small publisher releases. Other current gen, I don't even pay any mind right now. Just no interest.
I've been involved in a very long and drawn out of process of setting up my new computer/game room as well as installing new flooring throughout and building a new setup for my somewhat recent UHDTV that'll be playing my HDMI consoles on. I've been sort-of tossing around the idea of possibly scrapping the CRT in the game room, getting another UHDTV and picking up the upcoming Retrotink-5X for playing all of my classic consoles on a modern TV as well. It's a much more convenient solution to getting a decent picture of my classic systems rather than modding a bunch of stuff. I'm not super picky about that, I just want it to look right, and so far the reviews have been quite favorable.
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I don't collect much stuff anymore, I shifted towards toys in general, though I want to start grabbing boxed N64 stuff this year if I can. For gaming, nothing has really changed, I still buy a bunch of new games when they come out.
Boxed N64 WAS towards the top of my retro game wants, but I can't even imagine paying some the prices certain games are going for. Luckily I did grab a decent amount before prices really took off, but I'm happy waiting until prices come back down to earth...if they ever do. Same things goes for CIB Genesis and SNES too. I'd also like to start collectING Saturn again like I was, but we all know how that'f going right now.
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I had a surge in activity here until I slowly stopped checking every new post regardless of whether I would have something interesting to add to it.
As a gamer I´m gearing up to have an amazing summer. I´m finished with Halo 3 and almost done with Reach, meaning that I can trade my friends 360 back to him for my ps3. I´ve mostly been playing counter strike source as my free time game. My plan is for my purchase of Fallout 1 PC to be the last game I buy in a while, as I've created the largest backlog Ive ever had with all the games being top rated. By the end of the summer I want to have finished at least 5 of the following games that Ive bought in 2021
-Half Life Opposing force
-Half life 2 (and DLC)
-Fallout
-Fallout 3 (And DLC)
-Skyrim (And DLC) (Super stoked for this one)
-Dark Souls
-Batman Arkham city
-Super Mario Advance 4, Super mario world.
On top of that I just got back into Clash of Clans with some friends, If I breeze through the aforementioned games (which I doubt I will) and still need something Ill look into playing left 4 dead or Deus ex. I´m in a weird position where I recently got my first real job and feel like I went kind of overboard with spending money on games that looked good simply because they had a decent price. Like I said, I dont remember a time where Ive ever actually had a game backlog.
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Most of the stuff I am buying right now are games that I am sure I would like or I do want.
I have never liked the concept of buying stuff you won't like just for collection purposes, but that's just my personal thought.
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I'm trying to add the 3DS Eshop games for Europe, in the meantime, most focus is on writing my thesis and occasionally playing some Fortnite.
I'm still enjoying gaming and I have already beaten around 10 games this year, including RDR2 :)
However, my 17-year-old ps2 has bitten the dust last month.
Collecting-wise, stores have been closed for around half a year, so there is no real way to buy stuff until this month.
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I haven't really been buying much since covid started... mostly a can't be thrifty anymore, deals just aren't there. I also own a lot and there isn't a ton left that I'm really seeking out anymore. And then prices skyrocketed across the board so even less interested in buying... and now I'm boxing everything up because we're planning on selling our home. I don't think I've really played anything but PC games in the past 2 weeks and even then it's pretty infrequent, I maybe play twice a week. I'm having a hard time not pushing myself to sell huge chunks of my collection and just plan to rebuy stuff in a year or two when things cool down.
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Buying really took a downturn once I decided to join the 52 games challenge this year. Also not leaving the house to go to places that sell games like I used to.
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Well.... I think it's my first post here, since I usually stay at vgcollect to have some kind of crontrol of my collection without using the forum.
At my 40s, and with a daughter, I don't have much time to play, but i'm still buying new and old games, retaking my MSX collection (to honor my father, who introduce me to the video games world with that computer) and increasing my PS4 collection with games i'll like to play but I know I'm not gonna have time for them.
Damn, adulthood.
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For me personally collecting is something I pretty much only do passively now. I still go to places where deals on retro games can be found, but I'm honestly there just as much to find movies I'm after, comics/manga that interest me, or scifi books. Adding anything to my retro game collection is a very rare occurrence these days and can probably count the amount of additions to that on both hands during the past year.
This is exactly where I'm at. I don't go out actively looking for games, but if I find myself somewhere with titles at a decent price I'll pick them up. I don't pick up a lot of new games, and if I do it is once they are on a massive discount.
I am still playing a ton of games, though.
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What a great post/question!
I jump in and out of the forum. Mostly just been scrolling reddit, but not really enjoying it. I think, like all things, when I don't feel well I stop doing the things I like. I recognize everyone on here, but I wouldn't be surprised if anyone remembered me as I only comment so sporadically.
I've still been collecting, but taking the time to get things that are usually out of budget or rarely found in the wild. Ebay has been my friend. While I'm able to grab games I've wanted to play for a long time, I frankly don't enjoy it as much as that feeling you get when you see a cart under the glass at the shop you've been hunting for a long time. I loved dropping into the local store near where I work just to see what was new and take home a few goodies, but with working from home that's just not been possible.
Getting back out to the game stores now that I'm vaccinated is a pretty exciting prospect I'm looking forward to.
I'm sticking to a budget of "ebay" games and new releases. I've personally made the decision that after this generation I will no longer be buying new releases physically. With stuff like Xbox series your really just buying a case to go on a shelf. Half the time I don't even use the disc because the game is on Gamepass. So, my plan in the next year or so to transition to only buying vintage games for my physical collection. It's exciting to go to the game store and grab new releases, but ultimately pointless (in my opinion, and for me in my situation).
I'm trying to buy tech that makes the best use of the hardware I have as well, i.e. grabbed a MegaEverdrive Pro instead of a Sega CD and loads of expensive games. I learned that lesson after trying to maintain a Turbo CD and collection for several years.
To the OP I've been really interested in the ODE's as well. My PS1 doesn't read discs well anymore (FMVs are all jittery) and my Gamecube is iffy (the games usually run well on my Wii but might freeze on my Gamecube). I'm waiting for someone to release something that can rip vintage discs like Xbox, PS2, Wii, etc without needing a modded console. That would really push me over the edge so I could start using ODE's with rips of my actual backed-up collection. The Retro-Arch disc project is something I'm paying pretty close attention to!
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What a great post/question!
I jump in and out of the forum. Mostly just been scrolling reddit, but not really enjoying it. I think, like all things, when I don't feel well I stop doing the things I like. I recognize everyone on here, but I wouldn't be surprised if anyone remembered me as I only comment so sporadically.
I've still been collecting, but taking the time to get things that are usually out of budget or rarely found in the wild. Ebay has been my friend. While I'm able to grab games I've wanted to play for a long time, I frankly don't enjoy it as much as that feeling you get when you see a cart under the glass at the shop you've been hunting for a long time. I loved dropping into the local store near where I work just to see what was new and take home a few goodies, but with working from home that's just not been possible.
Getting back out to the game stores now that I'm vaccinated is a pretty exciting prospect I'm looking forward to.
I'm sticking to a budget of "ebay" games and new releases. I've personally made the decision that after this generation I will no longer be buying new releases physically. With stuff like Xbox series your really just buying a case to go on a shelf. Half the time I don't even use the disc because the game is on Gamepass. So, my plan in the next year or so to transition to only buying vintage games for my physical collection. It's exciting to go to the game store and grab new releases, but ultimately pointless (in my opinion, and for me in my situation).
I'm trying to buy tech that makes the best use of the hardware I have as well, i.e. grabbed a MegaEverdrive Pro instead of a Sega CD and loads of expensive games. I learned that lesson after trying to maintain a Turbo CD and collection for several years.
To the OP I've been really interested in the ODE's as well. My PS1 doesn't read discs well anymore (FMVs are all jittery) and my Gamecube is iffy (the games usually run well on my Wii but might freeze on my Gamecube). I'm waiting for someone to release something that can rip vintage discs like Xbox, PS2, Wii, etc without needing a modded console. That would really push me over the edge so I could start using ODE's with rips of my actual backed-up collection. The Retro-Arch disc project is something I'm paying pretty close attention to!
I read your post fully and I enjoyed reading it. I'd highly recommend buying a "ANY KIND" refurbished or new PlayStation 3 console before they get really high cost :-\
if you need help finding out how to create internal memory cards please make a post and let some of us know.
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I read your post fully and I enjoyed reading it. I'd highly recommend buying a "ANY KIND" refurbished or new PlayStation 3 console before they get really high cost :-\
if you need help finding out how to create internal memory cards please make a post and let some of us know.
I have a friend that has a phat PS3 in a box in his closet. I've been trying to get him to let it go for years! I know nothing about PS3's so I may have to take you up on that offer!
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For me a big killer is that right now is that import options for Japanese games are abysmal due to restrictions on shipping. They're a huge chunk of my whishlist. I got a SFC and a Japanese 3ds with no games to play. So I'm just working through my minna no nihongo books for now.
I also just moved and everything is in boxes. Had to settle for a bit of a fixer upper cause my city is plagued with Californian refugees buying normal houses over list. Not getting to the games any time soon. All I have out is my switch.
The last issue is finding a way to make my retro consoles look good on my tv. It's hard to justify the price of a framemeister.
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What a great post/question!
I jump in and out of the forum. Mostly just been scrolling reddit, but not really enjoying it. I think, like all things, when I don't feel well I stop doing the things I like. I recognize everyone on here, but I wouldn't be surprised if anyone remembered me as I only comment so sporadically.
I've still been collecting, but taking the time to get things that are usually out of budget or rarely found in the wild. Ebay has been my friend. While I'm able to grab games I've wanted to play for a long time, I frankly don't enjoy it as much as that feeling you get when you see a cart under the glass at the shop you've been hunting for a long time. I loved dropping into the local store near where I work just to see what was new and take home a few goodies, but with working from home that's just not been possible.
Getting back out to the game stores now that I'm vaccinated is a pretty exciting prospect I'm looking forward to.
I'm sticking to a budget of "ebay" games and new releases. I've personally made the decision that after this generation I will no longer be buying new releases physically. With stuff like Xbox series your really just buying a case to go on a shelf. Half the time I don't even use the disc because the game is on Gamepass. So, my plan in the next year or so to transition to only buying vintage games for my physical collection. It's exciting to go to the game store and grab new releases, but ultimately pointless (in my opinion, and for me in my situation).
I'm trying to buy tech that makes the best use of the hardware I have as well, i.e. grabbed a MegaEverdrive Pro instead of a Sega CD and loads of expensive games. I learned that lesson after trying to maintain a Turbo CD and collection for several years.
To the OP I've been really interested in the ODE's as well. My PS1 doesn't read discs well anymore (FMVs are all jittery) and my Gamecube is iffy (the games usually run well on my Wii but might freeze on my Gamecube). I'm waiting for someone to release something that can rip vintage discs like Xbox, PS2, Wii, etc without needing a modded console. That would really push me over the edge so I could start using ODE's with rips of my actual backed-up collection. The Retro-Arch disc project is something I'm paying pretty close attention to!
I read your post fully and I enjoyed reading it. I'd highly recommend buying a "ANY KIND" refurbished or new PlayStation 3 console before they get really high cost :-\
if you need help finding out how to create internal memory cards please make a post and let some of us know.
ps3 consoles are way less reliable than ps1 and ps2 consoles especially the ones that also play ps2 games.
Ps3 option especially the ones with ps2 backwards compatibility can get pricy really quick especially since they don't last to long.
The cheaper versions are however decent if you just want to play ps1 games.
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What a great post/question!
I jump in and out of the forum. Mostly just been scrolling reddit, but not really enjoying it. I think, like all things, when I don't feel well I stop doing the things I like. I recognize everyone on here, but I wouldn't be surprised if anyone remembered me as I only comment so sporadically.
I've still been collecting, but taking the time to get things that are usually out of budget or rarely found in the wild. Ebay has been my friend. While I'm able to grab games I've wanted to play for a long time, I frankly don't enjoy it as much as that feeling you get when you see a cart under the glass at the shop you've been hunting for a long time. I loved dropping into the local store near where I work just to see what was new and take home a few goodies, but with working from home that's just not been possible.
Getting back out to the game stores now that I'm vaccinated is a pretty exciting prospect I'm looking forward to.
I'm sticking to a budget of "ebay" games and new releases. I've personally made the decision that after this generation I will no longer be buying new releases physically. With stuff like Xbox series your really just buying a case to go on a shelf. Half the time I don't even use the disc because the game is on Gamepass. So, my plan in the next year or so to transition to only buying vintage games for my physical collection. It's exciting to go to the game store and grab new releases, but ultimately pointless (in my opinion, and for me in my situation).
I'm trying to buy tech that makes the best use of the hardware I have as well, i.e. grabbed a MegaEverdrive Pro instead of a Sega CD and loads of expensive games. I learned that lesson after trying to maintain a Turbo CD and collection for several years.
To the OP I've been really interested in the ODE's as well. My PS1 doesn't read discs well anymore (FMVs are all jittery) and my Gamecube is iffy (the games usually run well on my Wii but might freeze on my Gamecube). I'm waiting for someone to release something that can rip vintage discs like Xbox, PS2, Wii, etc without needing a modded console. That would really push me over the edge so I could start using ODE's with rips of my actual backed-up collection. The Retro-Arch disc project is something I'm paying pretty close attention to!
I read your post fully and I enjoyed reading it. I'd highly recommend buying a "ANY KIND" refurbished or new PlayStation 3 console before they get really high cost :-\
if you need help finding out how to create internal memory cards please make a post and let some of us know.
ps3 consoles are way less reliable than ps1 and ps2 consoles especially the ones that also play ps2 games.
Ps3 option especially the ones with ps2 backwards compatibility can get pricy really quick especially since they don't last to long.
The cheaper versions are however decent if you just want to play ps1 games.
Buy a Slim model PS3
OR
buy Super Slim Model PS3
buy I'd recommend a regular Slim Model more because of the exposed moving parts that the Super Slims have :-\
AND also I'd recommend running all the games in AV-out in which should be the exact same cord you can use with the PS1 and all PS2 models as well as the PlayStation 3
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ps3 consoles are way less reliable than ps1 and ps2 consoles especially the ones that also play ps2 games.
Ps3 option especially the ones with ps2 backwards compatibility can get pricy really quick especially since they don't last to long.
The cheaper versions are however decent if you just want to play ps1 games.
I've heard there are issues with the phat PS3s. The one I'm looking at has been a single user who barely used it. I don't really collect for Playstation, usually only exclusives like SotN, Shadow of the Colossus, FFVII, etc. So even I wouldn't use it much. For multiplats I usually go with the Xbox (OG/360 - mostly because of the back compat on XSX) or GCN from that era. Heck, I even went with the N64 version of Resident Evil 2! Which was a great version all things considered.
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I've definitely cut back on going out and about searching my favorite stores for games. It used to be somewhat of a routine to check out my favorite stores every other weekend or so. Nowadays, prices are so high that I may as well save my gas and look online for a game I'm interested in. Of course, online prices are high.
The good news is that I feel like I'm playing even more games nowadays. There have been times I felt like I was in a slump but the right game takes me right out of it.
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drop your PSN tags so I can friend you on ps3
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Collecting is slim these days. High prices and not finding anything has slowed my collecting to a crawl. It used to be fun to go out and find some games, but now days I end up just wasting time.
I’m playing a ton more new stuff these days. I don’t get very many hours in, but I’m still having a good time.
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I have never liked the concept of buying stuff you won't like just for collection purposes, but that's just my personal thought.
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My habits haven’t changed due to external factors like the endless pandemic.... I’m fortunate enough to be in a career that is unaffected and am also self employed, so my spending habits don’t need to change. As it is, the thing is not to get caught up in FOMO and start buying for a platform that has suddenly caught fire. Luckily, most of my PS3 and DS titles were purchased before the recent surges. PS1 and GameCube, though.... yeah.... that’s going to hurt. But once a game gets expensive, there’s little point in “buying high”, so I just look elsewhere on my want list to find games that are still on the cheap. The costly ones will be unlikely to rise much further, in relative terms, so it just make sense to get cheap games whose potential for surges haven’t been tapped yet, and then get the costlier ones at a later date when I’m ready to make that financial commitment.
Of course, I only ever buy games I want to play, so I don’t worry myself about collecting for collecting’s sake, and never have.
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My collecting habits haven't really changed all that much still mostly buying japanese region games, however i shifted more towards ps2/xbox and xbox 360 these days.
Now that i finally got my hands on a complete list of japanese 360 releases, i'm even more motivated to collect for the system as i'm not overly far off towards the full set. I don't know off anyone who has done it before yet so i may be the first one lol. (yeah i'm sure somebody in japan most likely done it ).
As for more older stuff i'm still chasing the same certain few games for the last 10 years. Only they have doubled in prices and i'm not sure wheter i want to pay 1000$+ for one game anymore.
I try to put 20-25 hours into gaming but with weather turning better i'll mostlikely end up going hiking whenever i can.
Only thing i noticed over the past couple of years is that i'm getting less and less interested in current gen gaming, the old me would freak out that i coulden't get a ps5 or xbox series x at launch, now i'm like eh i just don't care. I'll just pick one up whenever i feel like it and when they are avaible in stores.
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My habits continue to slow down compared to last year. While I still like to shop at my local game store, it isnt to the magnitude of what it once was which im okay with. I have for the most part what I want with a few here and there that I still would like to have. That said I have made great efforts to play what I currently have because at the end of the day what's the point of having all of these games if I dont even get to play them.
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I would say that right now as a collector, I'm only out for what I know I enjoy or have enjoyed. I'm not out to buy full collections of anything. I spent quite a bit of last gen (PS4) buying remakes or remasters of games from systems I no longer have anymore. As an example, I rebought every numbered Resident Evil game for PS4 (except 7 and now 8) that became available as the last purchase I make for the series. Then the Shenmue games. Then Burnout Paradise. It started with Tomb Raider DE.
As for gaming in general, I have little time. I'm actually on here more than I have time to game which is kinda sad. Between family and work, gaming comes in dead last to spend time on. At least gaming on the games I enjoy more. I spend time in Disney Infinity or the Lego games with the kids. Sometimes something on the Switch with them. But when it comes to gaming just for me, it took me more than a month to replay Uncharted 4 as an example.
I feel old.
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I dont think I ever knew anyone when I was younger who actually played disney infinity for more than a week
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As a collector im really not very interested in buying for modern consoles except Nintendo Switch I like carts over disc based consoles.Im still looking for the reto stuff though.
As a gamer I still play every day but I get tied to one or two games and play little else. I've been playing the Disgaea games and Call of Duty for years and it needs to stop im going to pick somthing new and stick with it.
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I tend to go in and out of forums- plus lately general life stress has been ridiculous- since March I have lost my main source of income, moved, and dealt with a slew of medical issues (still working on that end, actually).
Game collecting has not been a priority, not surprisingly! Things are starting to settle though, so I'm getting back into the swing of things. I have a lot less space now though, so I'm gonna really have to fight my love of weird peripherals since I've nowhere to put most of them! Also ready to start more actively seeking a PS5... there's enough games out/coming out in the next 2 months to warrant the purchase, & I kept space for it. I imagine by the time I can actually get one I'll have lots of options to play!
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It's nice to see you around; I hope everything sorts out for you as soon as possible.
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I tend to go in and out of forums- plus lately general life stress has been ridiculous- since March I have lost my main source of income, moved, and dealt with a slew of medical issues (still working on that end, actually).
Game collecting has not been a priority, not surprisingly! Things are starting to settle though, so I'm getting back into the swing of things. I have a lot less space now though, so I'm gonna really have to fight my love of weird peripherals since I've nowhere to put most of them! Also ready to start more actively seeking a PS5... there's enough games out/coming out in the next 2 months to warrant the purchase, & I kept space for it. I imagine by the time I can actually get one I'll have lots of options to play!
Hope things are going okay! Glad to see you around :)
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Sorry to hear that hoshichiri, but it's good to see you nonetheless, stay safe.
Since Covid hit things have changed for me massively. I've been unable to go out and bargain hunt (which in turn gives me swappies to actually get games with), money has been extremely tight, my health has been poor and I'm primary carer for my 2 year old. So stuff coming in has been pretty lightweight beyond some Switch games obtained by swapping my existing stuff.
I've embraced Steam through necessity, got tired of trying to get my PC CD-ROMs to work on a Windows 8 machine, I won't be paying 'proper' money for games, on sale or GTFO, since not owning a physical copy goes against the grain, but the horror games and titles under genres like tower defence and metroidvania are a sight for sore eyes.
Collecting-wise this year I've designated PS1 and before as being an actual collection - stuff I like the look of etc. but nonetheless it's stuff I don't have set up to actually play. PS2 onwards are a different matter - I either like them or I don't, slowly been picking through a few games from this era and will continue to try them and see if they're to keep or to trade. I've sold most of the valuable PS2 games in my collection now anyhow, so no point in holding onto anything except what I really want to keep.
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I tend to go in and out of forums- plus lately general life stress has been ridiculous- since March I have lost my main source of income, moved, and dealt with a slew of medical issues (still working on that end, actually).
Game collecting has not been a priority, not surprisingly! Things are starting to settle though, so I'm getting back into the swing of things. I have a lot less space now though, so I'm gonna really have to fight my love of weird peripherals since I've nowhere to put most of them! Also ready to start more actively seeking a PS5... there's enough games out/coming out in the next 2 months to warrant the purchase, & I kept space for it. I imagine by the time I can actually get one I'll have lots of options to play!
Glad to hear things are getting better.
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I think the reason for less activity on sites is because most people moved on to discuss stuff on reddit or Discord.
As far as collecting goes. Have been doing that less over the years slowly crossing titles of my list. Slow and steady wins the race.
As far as modern stuff goes if prices are low enough I'm alright with digital I don't really feel the need to have a physical item for modern stuff if the price is actually allot lower. It's not really the same as older generations for my taste. But I'm super picky with modern
Personally as far as modding and console repair goes. I avoid that stuff like the plague. In some occasions replacing some caps but otherwise I'd much rather play games. It's really time consuming and I don't really enjoy doing that kinda stuff. It's good to see people having a passion for it though but it's a really different side of the hobby.
I said to take it slow in 2021 as far as collecting retro stuff goes but retro deals have actually been quite Amazing over the past few weeks I'm losing my shit atm over some amazing steals that just came in today
I'm not to sure if this is short term but 2021 is definitely a collecting succes for me definitely enjoying the ride atm. can't believe I'm still finding bargains wich includes stuff that I still didn't have in the collection at a decent pace ;D
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I don't really collect at all; everything is so scalped to hell that you have to lowball/haggle people to get anything at a decent price.
As for gaming, that hasn't dropped off at all thanks to emulation 8) 8) 8) 8) 8) 8). Playing shmups & doing game challenges, especially for community events, eats up most of my time but it is extremely fun & satisifying imo.
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Well.... I think it's my first post here, since I usually stay at vgcollect to have some kind of crontrol of my collection without using the forum.
At my 40s, and with a daughter, I don't have much time to play, but i'm still buying new and old games, retaking my MSX collection (to honor my father, who introduce me to the video games world with that computer) and increasing my PS4 collection with games i'll like to play but I know I'm not gonna have time for them.
Damn, adulthood.
I wanted to say a belated welcome to the forums! Hope you visit again soon :)