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Site Feedback / Re: How can I view the site on mobile in desktop mode?

« on: March 23, 2014, 08:22:30 pm »

I actually would also prefer the standard version of the site on mobile actually...

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Modern Video Games / Re: Class of Heroes 2G physical release

« on: March 22, 2014, 01:33:35 am »

Yes~!  We must resurrect Working Designs~!

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Site Feedback / Re: It's possible to add more of one item to collection

« on: March 22, 2014, 01:27:59 am »

I still catch myself adding a game multiple times on accident, gotta be careful....

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General / Re: Game/Genre You Want To See Return!

« on: March 22, 2014, 01:25:54 am »

This is a question I could spend hours answering....  I'll toss out a few to keep it short and simple:

Suikoden (no reboot crap either)
Destrega (Yeah, I know no one like it other than me, but it was basically the precursor to Power Stone)
Power Stone (Imagine the online)

As for genre, I'd definitely say Metroidvania needs a kick in the rear....  Granted I'd love nothing more than some legit, cannon, classic Metroid and Castelvania 2D sidescrollers specifically, but I'm not so naive....

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General / Re: Speaking of rare & hard to find games...

« on: March 22, 2014, 01:20:52 am »

Xbox:
Metal Wolf Chaos - It's a japanese game for the original Xbox. It was never released in the United States so not may copies were produced. On top of that, it's an extremely over the top satire of the U.S. In the first minute of the game, the U.S. president jumps out of the oval office while piloting a mech as the oval office explodes behind him. It's a really stupid and funny game that's a cult classic. It sells for over $100 used on ebay.

I've got a sealed copy of this at my store....  Part of me wants to keep it and play it....  But....  Sealed.... 

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General / Re: Which game is owned the most?

« on: March 22, 2014, 01:15:49 am »

No PC or Steam games? I'm surprised at that. Then again we PC players are more or less the weird ones here.

I have over 100 games on PC, but those are digital and not really wanting to include them in my collection lol

A few collectors here don't add their digital stuff so you're not alone in that regard. I do though. :p Someone has to.

Yep, I don't....  It'd be chaos, and I don't "collect" my PC stuff....  I have tons and tons of steam stuff, but I considering more like hoarding....

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General / Re: The Collection Achievements Thread gave me an idea....

« on: March 22, 2014, 01:10:05 am »

Help me out here people, This list is depressingly low....

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General / Re: March 2014 - Recently Added to Collection/Recently Purchased

« on: March 22, 2014, 01:08:46 am »

Just grabbed Metal Gear Solid Ground Zeroes because I was dodging spoilers all day, and I'll be damned if I allow someone to ruin it for me....

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Site Feedback / Re: Spam from matt@vgcollect.com

« on: March 19, 2014, 01:24:06 am »

The "Middle East" is comprised of a heck of a lot of countries.

And both Sony and Microsoft have a presence there. Maybe they don't get all the games we do due to cultural differences, but they still get a large chunk.

Really~?  I was under the impression that a lot of Europe and Asia were short changed too....  So I just presumed everything in between was similar....

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Site Feedback / Re: Spam from matt@vgcollect.com

« on: March 19, 2014, 12:21:27 am »

That gets me thinking though... it must be hard collecting if you live in the Middle East.

I would think that it is likely not something that they probably even concern themselves with over there as much....  Just finding any way to enjoy gaming must be a bit of a struggle....  I doubt they get the luxury of considering being a collector....

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General / Re: March 2014 - Recently Added to Collection/Recently Purchased

« on: March 18, 2014, 08:17:08 pm »

Just got a copy of The Guided Fate Paradox (took my sweet time getting that one), and also this thing:



Not usually that much into figurines (a lot of the ones I have were gifts), but I couldn't not get that one at some point.

That's definitely super awesome....  I got the Good Smile Zero Suit Samus one recently myself....  I'll post a photo of it later....

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Site Feedback / Re: Spam from matt@vgcollect.com

« on: March 18, 2014, 05:26:20 pm »

Well this was interesting....  At least it is was so obviously NOT matt that I doubt anyone would have been fooled....

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Modern Video Games / Re: The Witcher 3

« on: March 18, 2014, 05:17:05 pm »

Man I've really been looking forward to this game. Such a bummer!

At least they have plenty of time to work out any issues if they need to.

Yeah....  I trust that CD Project Red will diligently polish the game....  They've yet to disappoint me with their titles....

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General / Re: Complete List of PS3 RPGs - Help!

« on: March 16, 2014, 07:18:29 pm »

Yakuza's a RPG? I've never played it so I don't know anything about it. I may need to check it out, for some reason I thought it was a GTA type of game. ha

An action RPG yeah....  Combat at a glance really resembles a beat'em up but there are meters to manage for performing special attacks and stat gear to equip and lots of story dialogue....  Its basically a spiritual successor to Shenmue....

Yep, and you level up, gain new skills, take on a TON of sidequests.  The fights are even "encounters" that take place in an enclosed area of the street you're on.

All this Yakuza talk is making me weep for Kenzan and 5....  Sega doesn't love America.... 

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Classic Video Games / Re: Retro collecting is dying!

« on: March 16, 2014, 07:15:07 pm »

For a brief period I too thought of opening a game store and did my own research as well and picked the brains of several game store managers and owners I know. They expressed that while they all get a fair amount of traffic coming in and out of the store, much of their business is done online through Ebay or Amazon. The store's main purpose more than anything is to serve as a hub for people to take their games in and sell them to you so you can turn around and sell them for a profit. One game store I frequently go to does about 70% of their overall business on Ebay, while the rest comes from customers actually coming in and buying stuff. And when people do buy stuff in the store, 90% of the time it is very common, but sought after games like Zelda, Mario, Sonic, Final Fantasy, and those sort of games. Almost all the game store employees I know say that they get at least 10 people a day coming in asking for either Mario Kart, Mario Party, Super Smash Bros, or Zelda.

So overall I think it is a cool idea, but there is one major drawback of owning a game store besides having to pay for the space, employees, lights and all that other overhead. Especially with older games, which is a HUGE money maker right now for the local game stores, they are getting brought in less and less. It is getting so bad that many of these stores have to go on Ebay or offer crazy incentives to get people to sell their retro games. One store gets about 80% of their pre 6th gen merchandise online and barely makes money of it. It is more a tool to get people in the store rather than make money, which is pretty smart. Most of the stores I talk to say they are still getting a healthy amount of PS2 to current gen games/consoles brought in and haven't had to go the online route with these consoles yet. Still, you have to make money to keep the store open, and it's hard when you are only making about $5 off a copy of Super Smash Bros.

But it's a very hard business to survive in, especially when competing with other used game stores in the area. I have seen many stores go under since I have been gaming, and the most of the stores that are still around say they just get by most months. I have come to the conclusion that the best business model you can have as a game store is to not have a retail/warehouse location, but to somehow get people to bring the games to you without it. I have yet to find out what method would be just as good or better than having a store for people to bring their games in, but if you could figure it out and be an online only retailer you'd be in a very good spot to make a lot of money. But anyhow, that is what I have found out. Let me know if you have any other questions

Ah, I didn't mention this before, but my store is brick and mortar only....  We do not buy or sell online at all....  Despite this, we are still doing well....