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General and Gaming => General => Topic started by: marvelvscapcom2 on October 17, 2017, 11:37:24 pm
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Here are some of the biggest stereotypes and types of gamers I see a lot of :). Feel free to add some. Which type of gamer do you hate most and which type of gamer would you consider yourself? I think I am most like Fanboy because I ride for Nintendo a lot :D
The "Everyone is a bandwagon and i'm a real fan" retro guy
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Most likely will be found on facebook under the 90s kids only group where everyone talks and shares memes about how bad kids have it because they don't know what a CD skipping is or what blowing in a cartridge is or what Alanis Morrissette CD you had.
Typically talks about how everyone is faking being into retro and how it's just a trend and that he loved retro before all of his friends and before it became popular. Typically goes out of his way to make fun of people who buy the NES Classic edition by posting desperate attention seeking pictures saying "I have all of those games on the original hardware, I don't need that emulator box" just because he's bitter he couldn't get one. When out in public he will point out anyone with a Mario Phone case or Zelda T Shirt or a girl with pokeballs painted on her nails to call them a fake fan who is just liking video games and 80s-90s retro culture because it's popular instead of welcoming them into the hobby and giving them tips and fun conversations.
Was seen during the pokemon go trend calling little children fake because they didn't play the original gameboy pokemon games.
Child - "Hello sir, I happen to like Charizard"
Legit Retro Guy - "Did you ever collect all 151 pokemon in the original for GameBoy?
Child - "No"
Legit Retro Guy- "Your opinion is invalid. You aren't even a real pokemon fan. Sick of all these kids acting like they know about Pokemon. Try sitting next to a lamp because your handheld wasn't back lit. I'm an OG. I remember waiting in line at KB Toys with my walkman and I sold some guy 50 pokemon cards to get a ninja turtles Pog. You don't even know about pogs do you? pssst"
The "PC Master Race" Guy
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Looking at anything under 120 FPS strains the retina in his eye and causes anger. Typically uses phrases like "Console peasant" and "PC Master Race" on forums when arguing with people. Goes out of his way to find conversations between console gamers just so he can argue how better PC is spec wise. Puts graphical capabilities over gameplay and plot. One monitor is never enough. It must be 3 so the black frame of the monitor cuts the image into 3rds and makes games look ridiculous.
The Fanboy/Fangirl
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Weather for team Xbox, Nintendo, Sony or Sega. The Fanboy or fangirl is someone who can't just enjoy their favorite platform and have fun with it. They have to go to opposing console forums or reviews for console exclusive games and slander opposing hardware and software while putting their favorite company on a pedestal. A fanboy might diss a console without even owning or playing it just because they are so dedicated to their favorite console. I think we all have a little fanboy in us :D.
The Scalper Entrepreneur
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The scalper is hated by many of us who really love collecting because they are known for hiking up prices, causing stock issues and depriving actual collectors a chance to buy their favorite items because they buy ridiculous amounts with the intent to make profit. May be seen buying shopping carts full of limited amiibos or consoles just to flip at 100 percent profit margains or stalking thrift stores and good will to find donated items to become semi rich off or to sell to the unexpecting grandma who wants one for their grandson for christmas. No morality in their efforts to make money.
The "How much is it worth" or "Look what I found for ____ " guy
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The "Did I do good" guy will be seen posting pics like the one above of some sort of rare game or expensive lot with the caption "did I do good?" deliberately leaving cheap price tags on so everyone gives props of the deal he got even though he knows he did good because he is an advid collector with access to VGPC and Ebay sold listings.
Which of these stereotypes do you hate most? Do you have any others that are annoying or funny? :)
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Hate the most? Scalpers.
Which one am I? Probably the bandwagon basher, except I'm a self-aware hypocrite who knows that I'm just a band wagoner too. Very few people are original in anything that they do, still I'll complain about those pesky band wagoners and their antics.
The Angry / Critic
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The guy/gal who hates almost everything. Gives terrible reviews to a ton of games, claims every game is "the worst game ever". Possible angry game reviewer wannabe with a Youtube channel mostly just bashing on random games, or just super critical and hard to please gamer who spends a lot of time playing games they apparently can't stand.
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I hate the PC masters and Fanboys. It's just stupid to me to only like one console and thinking that it's the best when every consoles has good exclusives.
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I'd probably consider myself a shelf collector, not that its intentional but i rarely have time to sit down and play everything in my back catalog with work and home life taking up most of my time.
As for which i'd find the most annoying is hard, but probably scalpers. Although "Gamer" people though are a pretty close second, people who typically call themselves "Gamers"are normally pretty annoying. >:(
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Scalpers for sure. As misguided as the others can be, scalping is just being an outright shitty person. It's something they know is wrong, that everyone hates, but who doesn't care because they'll make money.
For myself...Not sure how I fit in if we are talking about what amounts to a negative stereotype. I have a PC/PS4/and Switch so I'm not a fanboy. I love kids and people experiencing old classic stuff in any way they want or seeing things come back in a revival. I never like to boast about deals, though I don't mind sharing them if it fits into the discussion. I do sometimes hunt thrift shops and what not for old games, stuff I do sell, but I never price hike anything or push over ebay prices as I like to be reasonable and I always offer deals. And while I do think PC offers more advantages and is generally a better gaming experience, consoles serve as a much more affordable and convenient way to game as PC has a barrier of entry for many people.
One I could say I've been slightly guilty of with my addition, but I never verbally or type it to out directly to anyone, more just me spouting off some frustration, because I hate people that do this over voice or in the chat window.
The "THIS IS BULLCRAP, YOU ARE HACKING!" Gamer.
(https://cutelypoisoned.files.wordpress.com/2012/06/angry_at_computer.png)
This is the person you come across in a multiplayer game who on voice or in chat is raging about every death, that it's never their fault, and at worst, claims the other is a hacker, despite the scoreboard showing nothing abnormal. No matter how long you've played the game, how skilled you are, if you take this person down, they will rage, they will get upset, and they will say you are cheating and nothing can change that. (Fun finding pictures for this lol)
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Of the ones listed so far, I'm not a fan of any of them. e.e
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Am I the only one that finds it weird for the Fanboy one, it's just a picture of a couch?
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Am I the only one that finds it weird for the Fanboy one, it's just a picture of a couch?
I can't see where they were going with that either. 8)
I'm most annoyed by the guy that discredits someone else's collection because it isn't as big as others' or it lacks some heavy-hitting title.
Same goes for all those dicks that say "I think shelf collectors are dumbasses. I'm a gamer".
Every collection is different. Every collector wants something different from their hobby.
Now, I'm probably closer to being a fanboy than anything else. I've said it before, but Nintendo could stamp Mario's face on a turd and I would buy it. I don't think I talk down about other brands. I have all the current gen stuff (XBone, PS4, Switch, PC). I just like Nintendo stuff the best.
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I hate the sexists who say that girls cannot be true gamers, or the ones that are unable to leave them alone when they are playing something online (this includes those who love to mansplain things to them). These guys realy give gamers a bad reputation.
The only stereotype in which I believe I fit in is the "Nintendo hater"... Haha
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As a member of the PC Master race, I am offended. ;D ;)
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I am a Sony fanboi for life. I will not deny it. I also loathe Microshaft and everything they do gaming wise.
As far as which one I hate most, I dont have an opinion on that. Scalpers dont bother me like they do everyone else. Its life, its part of the hobby. Just like every other hobby on the planet. The retro guy is just trying to fit in by acting like he doesnt fit in. PC master race can be annoying sometimes. They are their own version of fanboi dissing on console games that dont make it to their beloved PC but I dont see too many of them cause I dont game on PC. I will say that I tend to avoid posting what I pick up for fear of people thinking Im bragging so the "how did I do" one can be a bit of a struggle. The angry gamer is just a stain. A worthless youtube personality (most youtubers I despise honestly). The hacker is one Ive dealt with both on Everquest and MK PS3.
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Fanboys: Without exception every Fanboy I've met is either mentally immature (either because they are fairly young or because their parents didn't love them when they were younger..idk) or just a total d-bag who refuses to see anything positive about any other platform other than their platform of choice. I remember when I heavily contributed to the Gamespot forums that it was infested with fanboys for every platform. Luckily I have seen almost no fanboys here :)
Trophy Collectors: I am not referring to PSN or XBL achievements, but rather video game collectors who are obsessed with owning the most rare and valuable games for no reason other than they are rare and valuable. When talking about any given game, their first question is "how rare is it?" It doesn't matter if the game is good or important in anyway, it is all a matter of them having something more rare or valuable then the next guy. These are usually the guys that love to get into collecting pissing matches as well.
"Did I do good" Collectors: We all like getting a good deal on the games we buy, but I HATE, HATE, HATE those people on forums or Facebook groups that find a game like Little Sampson or Panzer Dragoon Saga and act oblivious to the insane deal they got. "Oh, I found this weird game (Stadium Events) at an estate sale, didn't know anything about it and neither did the seller. I only paid a buck for it, is that a good deal guys???" I want to smack people every time I see one of these posts.
"I got a better deal than you" Collectors: Again, nothing wrong with getting good deals on games, more power to you, but I've known a lot of collectors that like to gloat about how good a deal they got with every damn game they find. God forbid they pay full retail for a game, ever, or at least if they did they are likely not going to announce it publically. More annoying are people that flat out lie or embellish their good deal claims by doing resell math to say they paid next to nothing for their games despite paying close to retail or retail for everything, or people who just flat out lie about their deals to get people jealous. I can think of a semi popular youtuber that does this a lot (I have inside sources that know he is full of shit).
Scalpers: These people need no explanation; these are the assholes that make it hard for us to find the games and consoles we want...unless we want to pay a 4x markup on ebay. I distinguish these people from resellers who are okay depending on how they go about reselling.
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I think all of the stereotypes have negative instances with them. The one that I dislike the most is definitely scalping/hoarding.
Scalpers/Hoarders: Individuals who don't care about the hobby and go out of their way to make some kind of profit. Recent showing; the Nintendo Classic scalping, and the individuals who try to artificially inflate a game's price. Hoarders as well, where I see people who have the need to own like 12 copies of a single rare game. What exactly is the point?
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I'm probably more of the first one. Though I do also play modern games and have no problem with modern systems.
I'm just very much into retro, not just video games. I also collect VHS and comic books. And I'm totally a member of a retro group and VHS trading group on Facebook...I love the 80s, what can I say?
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Fanboys/PC Master Race are who I find most annoying. Also I don't really blame the scalpers for scalping I blame the people who would pay the extreme markups and resellers I ownly really dislike of they charge over market value.
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Trophy Collectors: I am not referring to PSN or XBL achievements, but rather video game collectors who are obsessed with owning the most rare and valuable games for no reason other than they are rare and valuable. When talking about any given game, their first question is "how rare is it?" It doesn't matter if the game is good or important in anyway, it is all a matter of them having something more rare or valuable then the next guy. These are usually the guys that love to get into collecting pissing matches as well.
"I got a better deal than you" Collectors: Again, nothing wrong with getting good deals on games, more power to you, but I've known a lot of collectors that like to gloat about how good a deal they got with every damn game they find. God forbid they pay full retail for a game, ever, or at least if they did they are likely not going to announce it publically. More annoying are people that flat out lie or embellish their good deal claims by doing resell math to say they paid next to nothing for their games despite paying close to retail or retail for everything, or people who just flat out lie about their deals to get people jealous. I can think of a semi popular youtuber that does this a lot (I have inside sources that know he is full of shit)
I would agree, but sometimes these just comes up in a forum like VGcollect - "What are the best deals you've ever found?" If I can think of them, I'll mention it, but I'm not trying to brag or anything.
Sometimes they'll be a thread about rare games, and I'll mention what games I have that I think are rare. I have to admit to somewhat being curious about random games that a rare, but I need to have at least a vague interest in the game. Like recently, I've been going through the worst selling games to ever come out on the Wii, and deciding which of those I'd like to add to my collection before I no longer have the option due to price spikes. In a way, that is a form of "rare collecting" but I won't be bragging about it.
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Trophy Collectors: I am not referring to PSN or XBL achievements, but rather video game collectors who are obsessed with owning the most rare and valuable games for no reason other than they are rare and valuable. When talking about any given game, their first question is "how rare is it?" It doesn't matter if the game is good or important in anyway, it is all a matter of them having something more rare or valuable then the next guy. These are usually the guys that love to get into collecting pissing matches as well.
"I got a better deal than you" Collectors: Again, nothing wrong with getting good deals on games, more power to you, but I've known a lot of collectors that like to gloat about how good a deal they got with every damn game they find. God forbid they pay full retail for a game, ever, or at least if they did they are likely not going to announce it publically. More annoying are people that flat out lie or embellish their good deal claims by doing resell math to say they paid next to nothing for their games despite paying close to retail or retail for everything, or people who just flat out lie about their deals to get people jealous. I can think of a semi popular youtuber that does this a lot (I have inside sources that know he is full of shit)
I would agree, but sometimes these just comes up in a forum like VGcollect - "What are the best deals you've ever found?" If I can think of them, I'll mention it, but I'm not trying to brag or anything.
Sometimes they'll be a thread about rare games, and I'll mention what games I have that I think are rare. I have to admit to somewhat being curious about random games that a rare, but I need to have at least a vague interest in the game. Like recently, I've been going through the worst selling games to ever come out on the Wii, and deciding which of those I'd like to add to my collection before I no longer have the option due to price spikes. In a way, that is a form of "rare collecting" but I won't be bragging about it.
Almostly completely off topic...
Myself and another collector I know, we both have historically gone and looked at the list of games for platforms (PS1, PS2, Wii, etc) and looked for unheard of games, and go look on ebay and such at how few copies are out there for sale and how cheap the game is vs how bad it is and bought up a lot of games before some youtuber makes the games spike. Trying to do basically what you're talking about minus the vgchartz stuff.
Under the skin is a good example. Nearly tripled in value over the past year if I'm not mistaken... which doesn't say much for a $5 game. But the game holds up surprisingly well.
There are a lot of games that just looking at the cover you'd almost expect the game to spike eventually, but the gameplay is so mediocre. Not even bad, just meh. Invasion from beyond would be a good example.
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Trophy Collectors: I am not referring to PSN or XBL achievements, but rather video game collectors who are obsessed with owning the most rare and valuable games for no reason other than they are rare and valuable. When talking about any given game, their first question is "how rare is it?" It doesn't matter if the game is good or important in anyway, it is all a matter of them having something more rare or valuable then the next guy. These are usually the guys that love to get into collecting pissing matches as well.
"I got a better deal than you" Collectors: Again, nothing wrong with getting good deals on games, more power to you, but I've known a lot of collectors that like to gloat about how good a deal they got with every damn game they find. God forbid they pay full retail for a game, ever, or at least if they did they are likely not going to announce it publically. More annoying are people that flat out lie or embellish their good deal claims by doing resell math to say they paid next to nothing for their games despite paying close to retail or retail for everything, or people who just flat out lie about their deals to get people jealous. I can think of a semi popular youtuber that does this a lot (I have inside sources that know he is full of shit)
I would agree, but sometimes these just comes up in a forum like VGcollect - "What are the best deals you've ever found?" If I can think of them, I'll mention it, but I'm not trying to brag or anything.
Sometimes they'll be a thread about rare games, and I'll mention what games I have that I think are rare. I have to admit to somewhat being curious about random games that a rare, but I need to have at least a vague interest in the game. Like recently, I've been going through the worst selling games to ever come out on the Wii, and deciding which of those I'd like to add to my collection before I no longer have the option due to price spikes. In a way, that is a form of "rare collecting" but I won't be bragging about it.
Almostly completely off topic...
Myself and another collector I know, we both have historically gone and looked at the list of games for platforms (PS1, PS2, Wii, etc) and looked for unheard of games, and go look on ebay and such at how few copies are out there for sale and how cheap the game is vs how bad it is and bought up a lot of games before some youtuber makes the games spike. Trying to do basically what you're talking about minus the vgchartz stuff.
Under the skin is a good example. Nearly tripled in value over the past year if I'm not mistaken... which doesn't say much for a $5 game. But the game holds up surprisingly well.
There are a lot of games that just looking at the cover you'd almost expect the game to spike eventually, but the gameplay is so mediocre. Not even bad, just meh. Invasion from beyond would be a good example.
Under the Skin has been on my radar for many years, and I've given it every opportunity to spike to astronomical prices. To my knowledge, it hasn't yet. I need to pick it up before MetalJesus or someone does a video on it. I always keep an eye out for the weird and usual, I like adding that kind of stuff to the collection. I can see the Wii becoming a very collected for console in the coming years, with potentially tons of expensive games. We'll see, I suppose.
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Under the Skin has been on my radar for many years, and I've given it every opportunity to spike to astronomical prices. To my knowledge, it hasn't yet. I need to pick it up before MetalJesus or someone does a video on it. I always keep an eye out for the weird and usual, I like adding that kind of stuff to the collection. I can see the Wii becoming a very collected for console in the coming years, with potentially tons of expensive games. We'll see, I suppose.
Which is surprising with how well the game holds up graphically and gameplay.
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Under the Skin has been on my radar for many years, and I've given it every opportunity to spike to astronomical prices. To my knowledge, it hasn't yet. I need to pick it up before MetalJesus or someone does a video on it. I always keep an eye out for the weird and usual, I like adding that kind of stuff to the collection. I can see the Wii becoming a very collected for console in the coming years, with potentially tons of expensive games. We'll see, I suppose.
Which is surprising with how well the game holds up graphically and gameplay.
why is there any reason for this game to spike when even games like katamari damacy on the ps2 stay in the 10 - 15 dollar range an excellent game wich is popular.
Or otogi 1 and 2 on the xbox has been recommended yet the prices stay pretty low.
Supply is usually allot better with these newer consoles it will not have such great effects as for older systems. Also the packaging damages allot less easily. As far as older systems go It's usually cib wich is the problem cart only is pretty cheap to be fair CIb is where the expensive stuff begins because overall there is less availabler in collectible condition.
It will stay in that 15 20 dollar range for a very long time or maybe forever until the retro gaming prizes drop in value wich in turn would drop the price of this game.
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Under the Skin has been on my radar for many years, and I've given it every opportunity to spike to astronomical prices. To my knowledge, it hasn't yet. I need to pick it up before MetalJesus or someone does a video on it. I always keep an eye out for the weird and usual, I like adding that kind of stuff to the collection. I can see the Wii becoming a very collected for console in the coming years, with potentially tons of expensive games. We'll see, I suppose.
Which is surprising with how well the game holds up graphically and gameplay.
why is there any reason for this game to spike when even games like katamari damacy on the ps2 stay in the 10 - 15 dollar range an excellent game wich is popular.
Or otogi 1 and 2 on the xbox has been recommended yet the prices stay pretty low.
Supply is usually allot better with these newer consoles it will not have such great effects as for older systems. Also the packaging damages allot less easily. As far as older systems go It's usually cib wich is the problem cart only is pretty cheap to be fair CIb is where the expensive stuff begins because overall there is less availabler in collectible condition.
It will stay in that 15 20 dollar range for a very long time or maybe forever until the retro gaming prizes drop in value wich in turn would drop the price of this game.
One reason is Katamari probably way, way outsold Under the Skin. Most people know it's a fairly common PS2 game, so there's no incentive to buy it right away, if you aren't dying to play it. When scarcity is known, is where the rush to buy comes in and creates a seller's market for the title.
Otogi certainly has gone up since MetalJesus promoted it. Both used to go for about $5 to $10, but both are pretty common so wouldn't expect a huge price spike.
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My least favorite stereotype is the judge mental type i feel there is no wrong way to collect. Big or small collections whatever makes you happy from games to comics or rocks for that matter it's all personal opinion.
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Under the Skin has been on my radar for many years, and I've given it every opportunity to spike to astronomical prices. To my knowledge, it hasn't yet. I need to pick it up before MetalJesus or someone does a video on it. I always keep an eye out for the weird and usual, I like adding that kind of stuff to the collection. I can see the Wii becoming a very collected for console in the coming years, with potentially tons of expensive games. We'll see, I suppose.
Which is surprising with how well the game holds up graphically and gameplay.
why is there any reason for this game to spike when even games like katamari damacy on the ps2 stay in the 10 - 15 dollar range an excellent game wich is popular.
Or otogi 1 and 2 on the xbox has been recommended yet the prices stay pretty low.
Supply is usually allot better with these newer consoles it will not have such great effects as for older systems. Also the packaging damages allot less easily. As far as older systems go It's usually cib wich is the problem cart only is pretty cheap to be fair CIb is where the expensive stuff begins because overall there is less availabler in collectible condition.
It will stay in that 15 20 dollar range for a very long time or maybe forever until the retro gaming prizes drop in value wich in turn would drop the price of this game.
One reason is Katamari probably way, way outsold Under the Skin. Most people know it's a fairly common PS2 game, so there's no incentive to buy it right away, if you aren't dying to play it. When scarcity is known, is where the rush to buy comes in and creates a seller's market for the title.
Otogi certainly has gone up since MetalJesus promoted it. Both used to go for about $5 to $10, but both are pretty common so wouldn't expect a huge price spike.
that's fair if a game is to common obviously the supply will be great and prices will remain allot lower.
I will say though if you would look in the wild you will not find those games pretty easily, also in lots these games are not common at all, I would rate them as uncommon. Obviously plenty of collectors and resellers have one so yes on the black market the game is common since it is worth it to list them online.
Than again uncommon in my opinion can have some nice supply but if the game is any good many people will put it up for sale.
If you would hype certain games wich are less known to be rare or good and it achieves some value more copies will pop up online since more people will put in effort to dig one up or maybe remove and sell it from the collection.
I would also like to mention that both otogi games did not sell well in the past pretty horrible to be fair, however there are enough copies to supply the demand It's not super rare, not many people collect xbox and overall It's just for the retro collecting scene not to mention that these games were for a more limited market back in the day even if they were succesful.
katamari damacy did okay but allot less than far more common titles pales in comparison.
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I will say though both otogi games did not sell well in the past pretty horrible to be fair, however there are enough copies to supply the demand It's not super rare, not many people collect xbox and overall It's just for the retro collecting scene not to mention that these games were for a more limited market back in the day even if they were succesful.
katamari damacy did okay but allot less than far more common titles.
Yeah the fact Otogi is on Xbox is partly the reason why it's not as popular, I think. A lot of people still hold a bias against OGXB, and there is little nostalgia for it. The Otogi games are more uncommon that I suspected on the side of numbers, about 80,000 and 40,000 copies respectively in North America. But given the console's popularity as of now, that's plenty. If it ever picks up, they could become hard to find. All I know is I found mine in the wild, without much searching.
Katamari sold hundreds of thousands, 470 roughly. However, my source says that it did sell terribly in Europe. It varies from region to region.
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THE BUY SEARCH AND DESTROYER
A person who buys retro games just to destroy them so he or shes company can make more profit on newer games. It is possible for some stereotype to do this, imagine a person who is so desperate to fuck all retro gamer, and a rich person too. being a scalper also buying hundreds of retro consoles and games only to break them, if we are (taking hate) in which is a vary harsh word this is one sterotype that we can all hate together
I consider myself a gamer wannabe, I get lots and lots of games, and I need to play them, I was hoping to share my collection but at the moment I got noone to trust lending all my games out to people for free
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I will say though both otogi games did not sell well in the past pretty horrible to be fair, however there are enough copies to supply the demand It's not super rare, not many people collect xbox and overall It's just for the retro collecting scene not to mention that these games were for a more limited market back in the day even if they were succesful.
katamari damacy did okay but allot less than far more common titles.
Yeah the fact Otogi is on Xbox is partly the reason why it's not as popular, I think. A lot of people still hold a bias against OGXB, and there is little nostalgia for it. The Otogi games are more uncommon that I suspected on the side of numbers, about 80,000 and 40,000 copies respectively in North America. But given the console's popularity as of now, that's plenty. If it ever picks up, they could become hard to find. All I know is I found mine in the wild, without much searching.
Katamari sold hundreds of thousands, 470 roughly. However, my source says that it did sell terribly in Europe. It varies from region to region.
Katamari damacy was never released in europe however specialised gamestores imported it in small amounts. These days the value is just slightly higher in europe since it is not hard to find on ebay thanks to the US.
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My statement regarding Under the Skin is the fact that it isn't widely available and it isn't widely sought after. If it ever becomes sought after, the price will likely spike.
My opinion is that Under the Skin is a great game that aged incredibly well, and that I think that it will become sought after.
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While it is being discussed, I think future video game speculation is kind of silly as well. There are so many factors, some not entirely intuitive that either keep the value of a game down and some that make them shoot up that it's not a great investment to bank on X game being worth "so much more money" someday. If you want to invest in something that will give you better returns in the short and long term there are far better, non-gaming alternatives. If you're just looking to acquire a game before it shoots up in price then more power to you and good luck. I just can't help but laugh at people that buy a specific game with the hope it will shoot up through the roof in value someday.
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I just can't help but laugh at people that buy a specific game with the hope it will shoot up through the roof in value someday.
I laugh at the ones who go out and buy tens of copies of a game hoping to bank down the line.
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I just can't help but laugh at people that buy a specific game with the hope it will shoot up through the roof in value someday.
I laugh at the ones who go out and buy tens of copies of a game hoping to bank down the line.
lol yep. I've know a couple of local collectors that did this with various titles and with one exception I can't think of any of them that have panned out (yet).
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I remember 10 years ago, on the Playstation forums collectors were speculating, and buying up every copy of East Bunny's Big Day on PS1 assuming that it would one day become by far the most valuable PS1 game. About 10 years later, no such luck. It may have increased a little, but so has everything else the past 10 years.
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I remember 10 years ago, on the Playstation forums collectors were speculating, and buying up every copy of East Bunny's Big Day on PS1 assuming that it would one day become by far the most valuable PS1 game. About 10 years later, no such luck. It may have increased a little, but so has everything else the past 10 years.
A game store pretty far up from where I live has had this game complete for about 2-years now at $25. I thought about buying it last year when I was up there, but decided against it since I genuinely have no interest in it despite it being on of the last official PS1 games released. Last I checked it is still worth about that much. But yeah, I remember that mass speculation that was going on for that title.
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I remember 10 years ago, on the Playstation forums collectors were speculating, and buying up every copy of East Bunny's Big Day on PS1 assuming that it would one day become by far the most valuable PS1 game. About 10 years later, no such luck. It may have increased a little, but so has everything else the past 10 years.
A game store pretty far up from where I live has had this game complete for about 2-years now at $25. I thought about buying it last year when I was up there, but decided against it since I genuinely have no interest in it despite it being on of the last official PS1 games released. Last I checked it is still worth about that much. But yeah, I remember that mass speculation that was going on for that title.
There's one on eBay right now for about $12 I think.
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Here’s one that hasn’t been mentioned:
The Hater - Thinks it makes them look cool or edgy to criticize a popular game/franchise without having actually played it (or having judged it after playing for 5 minutes, just so they could claim they tried it)
Not sure if I fall into that category or not, as there are a few popular series I don’t care for, like Halo, but I’ve actually played them first...well, the first and part of the second. I had to really push myself to finish Combat Evolved because I found it INCREDIBLY boring. And I never played online (I have no interest in online functionality) so that’s not a factor. I gave Halo 2 a chance to sway my opinion, but after a little while I concluded it was just as boring.
I used to be a Nintendo Fanboy. I’ve always been impressed by the quality of their products and even during the 16-bit wars, I read the SNES was technically superior, so I made sure people knew it :p
Then I bought a Genesis from a classmate...still wasn’t impressed until I got Revenge of Shinobi, which blew me away. I actually haven’t bought a Nintendo console since the Wii because they’ve just been too “gimmicky” for my taste.
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Edge Lord
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The edge lord is someone typically found on forums or xbox live chat that deliberately says the most vile and obscene things with the intent to offend people and than make fun of them for getting offended by it. Will often use the N word or homophobic slang combined with anti religion, fascist rhetoric with the pure intent to make people mad. Often times starts at the age of 5 squeaking in your ear drums over a cheap mic and carries the unpleasant trait until they are a adult. COD, Halo and GTA franchises bear the most of these. :)
And they are often like Dr.Jekyll and Mr. Hyde when you see them in their every day life as they can be the shyest or nicest friends you know when confronted with actual people who may beat them up.
Ex. Leafy
I love all the new additions everyone has been adding :). I forgot about a lot of these cringey stereotypes. The one that offends me the most is the one that buys games and destroys them so prices go up. I never heard of that near where I live and it sounds like what hell will be like. Just satan scooping flintstones suprise at dinosaur peak copies and tossing them into a ball of fire. :(
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My least favorite stereotype is the judge mental type i feel there is no wrong way to collect. Big or small collections whatever makes you happy from games to comics or rocks for that matter it's all personal opinion.
You make a good point. I just recently got back into collecting after selling off my last collection to help with a down payment on a home. I feel judged at my age (31) for collecting retro video games. Everyone has their own hobby. Mine just happens to be pixels on a screen! ;D
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I certainly don't like the "PC Master Race" douche-bags. Yeah, the current top of the line gaming PC is more powerful than the current consoles and it's fine if that's what you prefer, but you don't have to be an elitist dick about it.
Console/company fanboys. Just blindly following a certain console from a certain company without at least giving the other ones a chance is so irritating. I can understand that not everyone can afford to have every console and they have to choose one and stick with it.
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I call them " Super Critics ", the people who nit pick and dissect everything, then insult you for enjoying the game.
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I don't really like the perception some people have of video games being bad for the brain and responsible for lack of attention.
I relate though because sometimes I get highly engrossed in them and don't pay as much attention to what other people are saying or the time. (I am also on the autistic spectrum)
However I feel video games are actually good for the brain, they may help our ability to focus, are often pleasurable, develop our hand-eye coordination and often have compelling stories which can help our reading skills and also develop empathy for the characters.
Despite this I identify now as a casual gamer, if I don't feel like playing a game I may simply not play it. Other times I may challenge myself however, as I like to do with the main series Pokémon games to complete the Pokédexes.
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I pretty well have a dislike for everything mentioned in the OP. For pretty much the reasons already mentioned. I think though outside of the scalper being probably my most hated, with the second going to the PC master race types. I full well understand the horsepower a PC is capable of, I will not argue that. It burns my ass though when they belittle others for their preference.
I unfortunately have fallen prey to "the hater" though. There are games that I have not played that I do not care for, major releases at that. For example. During the modern warfare boom I refused to play them, any of them. For me setting is a big piece of my game. I don't like FPS set in a modern frame. I prefer them set in a historical context or outlandish (Bulletstorm, Doom) As far as historical is concerned I usually stop around the Vietnam era. I have lived through the rest, no thanks.
The only other game series that I do this with is GTA. I played GTA3 on PS2 when it was the greatest thing since sliced bread. I didn't care for it, at all. No particular reason it just didn't click. I have avoided the series ever since.
If I had to add, it would be ratings scrubs.
That one guy who will mock anybody for purchasing anything Nintendo because they only create childish games. That they themselves are by and far the more "mature" gamer simply because they purchase games mainly with an M rating. Everytime I deal with one of these individuals this is all that runs through my mind.
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I don't really like the perception some people have of video games being bad for the brain and responsible for lack of attention.
This? I can relate to. and I have to say religious organizations who have the mindset that video games are bad for the youth, just plain annoy me. >:( I teach Godly word on my Facebook page and I can tell you that people who cause riots over, lets say, (video games brainwash the youth) it just makes my blood angry,
I mean if parents don't want their kids into violent video game than they can buy sports games for their kids, but SOME PEOPLE, say ALL video games are bad. in fact their is a Facebook Fan page all about a protest against all video games. and it don't have vary many likes, I mean compared to mine
I often wounder how many fake likes that other page has
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I don't really like the perception some people have of video games being bad for the brain and responsible for lack of attention.
This? I can relate to. and I have to say religious organizations who have the mindset that video games are bad for the youth, just plain annoy me. >:( I teach Godly word on my Facebook page and I can tell you that people who cause riots over, lets say, (video games brainwash the youth) it just makes my blood angry,
I mean if parents don't want their kids into violent video game than they can buy sports games for their kids, but SOME PEOPLE, say ALL video games are bad. in fact their is a Facebook Fan page all about a protest against all video games. and it don't have vary many likes, I mean compared to mine
I often wounder how many fake likes that other page has
Yes. I feel people can be quite closed-minded at times and it makes me feel sad. :( I believe in God too but am personally agnostic-theist, although I relate to Christianity also Buddhism, and I like to look for the spiritual meaning in what the Bible says. I think people can take word out of context or not accept the other side of things (I do believe everything has two sides to it), and that can lead to conflict.
But yeah, its good not all people view video games as bad. :)
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Scalpers are greedy jerks, I'd say their easily the most despicable. Fanboys and pc master race are pretty bad too..I don't really get the idea that if you play games a certain way EVERYONE ELSE should too
One type I've noticed is The Elitist. They'll throw around the term "True Gamer" even though such a thing doesn't really exist, will go on about how people who have a preference for casual games or anything else they don't like aren't "real gamers", and will take offense at people who they think don't qualify as gamers labelling themselves as such. Overall they seem to be convinced video games are a very serious lifestyle rather than just a hobby, and treat it like it's some sort of super secret club you have to earn entry to.
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One type I've noticed is The Elitist. They'll throw around the term "True Gamer" even though such a thing doesn't really exist, will go on about how people who have a preference for casual games or anything else they don't like aren't "real gamers", and will take offense at people who they think don't qualify as gamers labelling themselves as such. Overall they seem to be convinced video games are a very serious lifestyle rather than just a hobby, and treat it like it's some sort of super secret club you have to earn entry to.
This. A gamer is literally just someone who enjoys playing video games.
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I can't stand Nostalgists (Genesis-era Sonic fans, who disregard anything after Sonic 3K. are a good example) or Company-Fanboys
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One type I've noticed is The Elitist. They'll throw around the term "True Gamer" even though such a thing doesn't really exist, will go on about how people who have a preference for casual games or anything else they don't like aren't "real gamers", and will take offense at people who they think don't qualify as gamers labelling themselves as such. Overall they seem to be convinced video games are a very serious lifestyle rather than just a hobby, and treat it like it's some sort of super secret club you have to earn entry to.
Ugh. I dislike that attitude too.
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It’s amusing how many of these stereotypes fit other hobbies as well.
I’m mainly a Transformers collector, and TF collecting boards have some of these same kinds of people, like the Elitists who say if you’re only a fan of the recent Michael Bay movies you’re not a “true fan” lol
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I can't stand Nostalgists (Genesis-era Sonic fans, who disregard anything after Sonic 3K. are a good example) or Company-Fanboys
That's a fact. Genesis era Sonic is the best Sonic.
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I can't stand Nostalgists (Genesis-era Sonic fans, who disregard anything after Sonic 3K. are a good example) or Company-Fanboys
That's a fact. Genesis era Sonic is the best Sonic.
That's more of an opinion I'd say
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I can't stand Nostalgists (Genesis-era Sonic fans, who disregard anything after Sonic 3K. are a good example) or Company-Fanboys
That's a fact. Genesis era Sonic is the best Sonic.
That's more of an opinion I'd say
Genesis era Mario is the best Sonic
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I can't stand Nostalgists (Genesis-era Sonic fans, who disregard anything after Sonic 3K. are a good example) or Company-Fanboys
That's a fact. Genesis era Sonic is the best Sonic.
That's more of an opinion I'd say
:P
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If we're handing out unpopular opinions, Sonic 2 & 3 >>>>>>> Super Mario World. Just the way it is.
I agree about the nostalgists though, modern Sonic games are mostly good. Sonic bashing has just become some kind of Internet shtick among the moaner types.
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I did like most of the handheld Sonics, but then those are done more in the Genesis style. And I did like Generations and Mania, which again, have that Genesis style.
But I can honestly say that I'm not a fan of the 3D Sonics. Not even Sonic Adventure.
But that's not to say I'm against modern gaming. I do own a XBox One, 3DS, and Wii U.
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Eh, I personally don't think the genesis Sonic games are all that great because the concept of a super fast platformer is pretty nonsensical. More often than not you'll be punished for trying to exploit the game's main selling point
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Guys, i don't want to drag this out into a Sonic fanbase internet argument, all i said i dislike hyper-defensive Classic Sonic fans. and i want to leave it at that. i wasn't trying to say anything negative towards the Classic games themselves. (their my favorite games besides the Adventure games btw)
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I only liked Sonic back when I had never played a Mario game. I haven't enjoyed a single Sonic game after playing Super Mario World.
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I believe stereotypes haven't helped gamers in any way and the best way to counter that is not to fling them around or rush to be part of any particular 'club'. Games good. Cliques knob.