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General / Re: Do any of you folks use gameplay trackers

« on: June 04, 2023, 09:46:23 pm »

I'm personally not much of a trophy guy. if it's something outside the game I just ignore it.

Plus for my taste hunting achievements can make a game less fun especially if it's completionists geared not my cup of tea But I get the appeal for it.

Oh I'm so far from a completionist, lol. I just play my games, but it is a lot of fun to keep track of. I rarely let it dictate the way I play (I'll do some online stuff I normally woul;dn't if it's not a pain or a time sink)

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General / Re: Do any of you folks use gameplay trackers

« on: June 04, 2023, 01:34:46 pm »

Trueachievements
truetrophies
truesteachievements
psnprofiles

I used to use xboxachievements.com and playstationtrophies.org but their community was incredibly toxic to newbies  (2011-2012) and once I found the alternatives I never really went back. I will check their guides once and awhile but those sites have become a shell of what they once were.

I know those are more achievement/trophy tracking, and say, PS3 games without trophies aren't even listed on psnp or truetreophies (Though truesteam does have games without achievements there....weird) I really find them useful.

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Video Game Deals, Sales and Promotions / Re: Free Steam/GOG/Humble Bundle Game listings (limited timing)

« on: June 01, 2023, 04:10:35 pm »

Tell Me Why is free on Steam and Xbox, through the month of June.

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Off Topic / Re: What Was The Last Movie/Anime You Watched?

« on: May 28, 2023, 10:49:07 am »

Smokey and the Bandit - Odd movie moods lately, going from space/scifi to war films to late 70's/early 80's car films lol Smokey and the Bandit was one of the many old flicks I'd watch with my Dad on a weekend afternoon if it was on a rerun, just goofy car chase nonsense.  I funnily thought it had Dom DeLuise in it, of which I know he's in Cannonball Run with Burt, a movie I like more, but apparently I was remembering Smokey and the Bandit 2 lol  Silly old movie, definitely a product of its time for better or worse, but overall it's just a goofy light watch.  No real story to it, just a long car chase that I forgot that  the plot hinges on Burt and his buddy smuggling some crappy cheap beer across state lines lol  Stuff like this has abit of a soft spot for me.  Gonna watch the sequel next.

The theme song pretty much tells you the story, lol. I loved that movie back in the day.

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Video Game Deals, Sales and Promotions / Re: Free Steam/GOG/Humble Bundle Game listings (limited timing)

« on: May 28, 2023, 10:39:19 am »

The following games are free on Steam for a limited time


Hue

TGV Voyages Train Simulator

Warhammer 40,000: Gladius - Relics of War

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General / Re: Your Largest Purchase Pause?

« on: April 24, 2023, 07:21:43 am »

I quit gaming from around 1992-2010.

I was given 2 free consoles over that time, a 3D0 which I sold a couple months later (regret) and a Dreamcast I still have. Avid gamer before and after that time period, but yeah...I only bought a handful of used games for my dreamcast over an 18 year period. I've more than made up for it since. I'm def slowing down this gen though, i'm going to seriously limit what I buy on the PS5 and likely won't get much of anything XBX/S related unless it's dirt cheap on clearance.

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Site Feedback / Re: Keep session for longer

« on: April 12, 2023, 05:55:58 am »

So, starting about 5-6 days ago, i now have to log in again every time I visit the site. Not a huge inconvenience but annoying nonetheless. Nothing changed on my end computer wise, i'm not logged in anywhere else, etc.

I'm sorry about that. Please let me know if that is resolved now.

I got on just now and was logged in, I'll let you know if anything changes....thanks

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Site Feedback / Re: Keep session for longer

« on: April 11, 2023, 06:44:08 pm »

So, starting about 5-6 days ago, i now have to log in again every time I visit the site. Not a huge inconvenience but annoying nonetheless. Nothing changed on my end computer wise, i'm not logged in anywhere else, etc.

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General / Re: DK Oldies? A scandal, or just another smear campaign?

« on: April 09, 2023, 05:46:36 pm »

Victim blaming? I doubt anything more can be added to this discussion.

Help, DK Oldies took my card and swiped it. I visited their website and had no choice. They promised me a console I could eat off of, and now I’m a victim. Victim with a console that’s dirty inside. They said they’d replace it, but that ain’t right, it just ain’t right.  I’m a gamer dammit…

How could you Joey, I hate you’re blonde hair! Some one save me from this man!!

Again, you seem to think it's more than just OK for unsuspecting people to be taken advantage of. It's kinda sick. I was wrong, you have added your true colors to the discussion.

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General / Re: VGC's Anonymous/"General" Topic:

« on: April 09, 2023, 01:02:21 pm »

In the Govt vs You, your guns won't do you any good. It's a radical righty fantasy.

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General / Re: DK Oldies? A scandal, or just another smear campaign?

« on: April 09, 2023, 12:48:14 pm »

Victim blaming? I doubt anything more can be added to this discussion.

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General / Re: DK Oldies? A scandal, or just another smear campaign?

« on: April 08, 2023, 04:28:31 pm »

You may be OK with false advertising and not getting what you pay for, but not everyone is as laissez faire about what they spend their hard earned money on...especially if they are paying top dollar.

Also, who cares if someone on youtube buys a few consoles to test them out...you make it sound like "regular/average" customer doesn't deserve a decent product, that it's OK for them to be taken advantage of because they don't know any better. DK started posting videos on youtube about how great they were, and the platform is calling them on it.

You may be all upset about online criticism, but DKoldies deserves it. Hopefully they take it to heart and improve their business practices.

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General / Re: The gamer you were when you joined VGcollect vs. the gamer you are now in 2023

« on: March 24, 2023, 01:01:38 pm »

I've only been here 6 years, and I was drawn here because I was going for a complete NTSC base set for Xbox 360. I wouldn't say much has changed for me, I still collect games and play games. Luckily I finished my 360 set before the covid boom, but dreams of doing any kind of PS3 set have been crushed by the price increases. Overall I'm at a very happy place when it comes to my collection. Mostly just picking up physical copies of games I own digitally on PS4/XB1 and adding the occasional new PS3 game I find in the wild.

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General / Re: How Many Stopped Playing Your Consoles Due To Crashes

« on: March 24, 2023, 12:56:41 pm »

This is some next level stuff here. I can't even imagine what it would be like living like this. I'm sorry.

That said, i'm suprised a certain member hasn't come into this thread calling you guys bullies yet. Maybe I only got that because I'm an unknown.

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General / Re: March 2023 - Recently Added to Collection/Recently Purchased New

« on: March 01, 2023, 05:31:45 pm »

Picked up 5 PS3 games at a thriftstore for euro 3 each

- Alice: Madness Returns
- The Saboteur
- Portal 2
- X-Men Origins: Wolverine - Uncaged Edition
- Sniper Elite V2

All fun games. Wolverine has snuck up there in price, and sells for quite a bit more than you paid for all of them (About 3x the total where I'm at).