Intro thread

[oreobear]

Another new guy here!

Brian is my name. I've recently started hunting and really trying to get go out of my way to make my collection really take off. Looking forward to being an active member in this community!

[jcalder8]

Welcome to the site! I find that I have had the best luck by hitting the same spots regularly and only when I can going out of my way. I find getting to know the staff is a great way of getting deals/first pickings

[scott]

Welcome @oreobear! Always happy to see new folks hopping on the forums, welcome to the community.

[matt]

Welcome oreobear!

[atariboy]

welcome oreobear!!

[lostruin]

Hello there everyone!

I'm Gaz, 37 year old gamer and collector from England!
I came across this site when vgcollect started to follow me on Twitter.  As I reside in England I use
http://www.retrocollect.com/ to document my collection as they have an extensive PAL database, but I do collect retro games from both Japan and North America

It will be interesting to get to know a few people on here and see if there are any differences in the way we go about collecting etc.  For a little insight to my collection and collecting habits you can check out the link which features myself in a collector interview on the retro collect website! http://www.retrocollect.com/Articles/collector-interview-rpg-enthusiast-gaz-backhouse-lostruin.html

I'm on Twitter as @lostruin and I have a YouTube channel (although my video camera is broken, so no videos have gone on for a while), plus I also co-host the "Tune in Game In" podcast, where we talk about gaming and gaming news etc.  I joined from episode 3 and it is a work in progress!  It is on podmatic and itunes!
http://tuneingamein.podomatic.com/playpod/play/2012-01-09T14_12_49-08_00

That's about it for now!

Peace and happy gaming
Gaz!

[blipcs76]

Hello everyone.  I recently joined and just finished entering my collection.  My main focus is NES games, preferably boxed or CIB, however I collection more or less everything.

This is a fantastic site and I love the tools available to keep track of our collections!

[scott]

Welcome lostruin and blipcs76! Thanks!

Lostruin, If there is anything we need to do for the PAL region, just let us know. Since most of our users are from the Americas we have a heavy slant of North American games, but would love to fill out the PAL list as well. So if you notice any consoles missing just give us a shout in the More Missing Consoles thread. we'll try our best to add them as fast as possible.

[matt]

Welcome lostruin and blipcs76! Sounds like you guys will both fit right in around here.

[atariboy]

Welcome to lostruin and blipcs76.

[jcalder8]

lostruin and blipcs76, welcome to the site.

blipcs76, are you going for a complete NES collection?

lostruin, that's a pretty impressive collection.

[blipcs76]

blipcs76, are you going for a complete NES collection?

Unless I get a huge raise or win the lottery, I'll never get a complete NES collection, especially since I focus on boxed or CIB games.  The prices have just gotten too high lately, so I focus on what I can find rather than buying stuff online.  I try to find what I can at pawn shops, thrift stores and garage sales to fill out my collection, but I'll likely never add a Stadium Events, Little Samson or Bubble Bath Babes to my collection unless I find one out in the wild.

[matt]

I'm right there with you. I only work on CIB games too but will never spend the money people are asking for online. I'm all about good deals and random finds.

[lostruin]

Thanks for the warm welcome from everyone!

Scott, once I get quiet time to myself and the kids are in bed, I'll have a look and see if there are any consoles missing and let you know!

[soera]

I have a few cib nes games (DK, Legendary wings, maniac mansion, tmnt, super C and my sealed DW1) but otherwise its cart only. I hate Nintendo cardboard boxes. I cant believe they used them all the way up to the Gamecube. I really like the boxes that have the sleeve encased in plastic (the Genesis style) that someone on ebay sells. Id love to have my entire NES collection in them but that would be way too much money on a bit of flash.

As far as the rest of my collection, my PS1 and my Dragon warrior/quest stuff I want 100% complete otherwise its just game.