shoe-sama wrote:You need 3 copies, one for display, one for your collection, and one for extra.
I used to keep an extra copy unopened, just in case... But recently I sold all my extra copy and get a Wii.
An extra copy would be nice when you accidently damage a disc. But I figure out that keep a small sum of money aside for repurchase those game you lost/damage. is a better solution.
Since then it rarely happened (loss or damage a disc, as long as you don't lend it to someone else). 99% of the game fall in price, and even for the best game it usually keep at their original price, very rare that a game would be double in price.
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jp wrote:Keeping sealed games is kinda assholish IMO, as there's someone out there who would love to be playing that game right now...
I'm at a stage in life where I have precious little time for gaming. I have more games than I have time to play. So am I an asshole for having these extra games, a few of them sealed? If so, so be it. Anyway, who are all the people who would love to be playing my sealed TG-16 R-Type? If they work as hard as I do, they'll probably be able to afford their own copy of R-Type some day. And if not, that's hardly my fault. Collecting games, JUST LIKE PLAYING GAMES, can go overboard and become unhealthy. Having an extra, sealed copy of DDP DOJ needn't be unhealthy or unreasonable at all. It depends on your circumstances, obviously. Don't let all the emulation-oriented shmup fans here make you feel bad about buying video games.
Since I buy to play, I make it a point only to buy shooters that don't suck and only to buy one version (the best one) of a game - still I have ammassed a huge collection of shoot 'em ups. Sometimes I think it's too much, but on the other hand there are only a few shooters left that I am still hunting for, so I consider my shmup needs to be nearly satisfied.
I think history has taught us time and time again that nothing is uncollectable... (and video games would quite obviously seem more collectable than most things).
I'm lucky enough to have the money to collect whatever I want (which happens to be video games), and anyone who doesn't understand collecting most likely never will :P So don't bitch about it...
I work full time, volunteer part time, and teach myself Japanese as a long-term goal -- and collect video games (which happens to help a lot with the learning Japanese, lol!). I play them when I have time, though more often than not I find it hard to get into that zone where I feel "Yep, I can sit down and play games for a few hours now". I generally like to play for long periods, though shooters are definitely a godsend in that they can be played "on the go" and still be fun and rewarding. And when I do get time to play, it's definitely muchly appreciated. I'd love to be a kid again, living and breathing video games, but it's just not feasible anymore (at least for me -- my stint with EQ really drilled that home, haha... it was fun, but I'd never do anything so stupid again).
Collecting is a great alternative! You can retain the passion, just apply it in a different way. I don't think preserving the memories of beautiful (usually old) games (and the vessels that house them) is a bad thing. Honestly, the only thing I would frown upon is deliberately and significantly gouging the market. Keeping a sealed game does fuck-all, it's not keeping anyone from playing it! There's plenty of copies to go around, and if the value of a game goes up, well boohoo, that's what keeps a market interesting. Those not willing to buy one are usually placated by emulation anyway (personally, I'm not).
Oh, and with older games, I prefer to buy opened, just so I'm not tempted to leave it sealed! (very good condition is a must though, and I'm a completist as well). I have a few doubles, and will often leave LE's sealed, because people seem to go gaga over those (crazy how much the value of some LEs go up, and how quickly!). And I will often buy games I don't ever really intend to play significantly (or sometimes at all) if it fits in with my collection -- Bite me! :P
If you can't find the time to play games you buy, that's perfectly fine, but video games shouldn't be treated as investments (and aren't meant to be, since the charge in ROM chip bits and adhesive layer lifetimes are finite and are difficult if not impossible to keep in working condition for decades, as opposed to a piece of art) so don't make a shit fit if someone purchases a reprint of a game and the value goes down accordingly.
so long and tanks for all the spacefish unban shw <Megalixir> now that i know garegga is faggot central i can disregard it entirely
<Megalixir> i'm stuck in a hobby with gays
As an aside, I couldn't care any less if you were just having a collection with no primary intention to sell. It's not like you're denying others legitimate copies by jacking up the price.
so long and tanks for all the spacefish unban shw <Megalixir> now that i know garegga is faggot central i can disregard it entirely
<Megalixir> i'm stuck in a hobby with gays
I don't mean to offend anyone perfectly happy with collecting here. I just think it is stupid to have two of one game when one will do. I've battled my own collecting impulses so whenever I see someone collecting junk I think of it as moronic since I remember the thought process < -- self-righteous me. The original poster also said he didn't want to fall into that trap.
I plan to buy 3 copies of Bioshock. One for collection, one for display, and one for extra.
so long and tanks for all the spacefish unban shw <Megalixir> now that i know garegga is faggot central i can disregard it entirely
<Megalixir> i'm stuck in a hobby with gays
jp wrote:Keeping sealed games is kinda assholish IMO, as there's someone out there who would love to be playing that game right now...
I'm at a stage in life where I have precious little time for gaming. I have more games than I have time to play. So am I an asshole for having these extra games, a few of them sealed? If so, so be it. Anyway, who are all the people who would love to be playing my sealed TG-16 R-Type? If they work as hard as I do, they'll probably be able to afford their own copy of R-Type some day. And if not, that's hardly my fault. Collecting games, JUST LIKE PLAYING GAMES, can go overboard and become unhealthy. Having an extra, sealed copy of DDP DOJ needn't be unhealthy or unreasonable at all. It depends on your circumstances, obviously. Don't let all the emulation-oriented shmup fans here make you feel bad about buying video games.
I was referring to having two copies of a game, one opened and one sealed. Obviously I'm not referring to people who don't have enough time to open a game and play it.
Mind you, this mainly goes against people who keep mutliple copies of rare games. A sealed copy of R-Type on the TG-16 means absolutely nothing. But someone with a sealed Blast Wind just collecting dust or a sealed Crows is kinda being a jerk IMO.
Twiddle wrote:If you can't find the time to play games you buy, that's perfectly fine, but video games shouldn't be treated as investments (and aren't meant to be, since the charge in ROM chip bits and adhesive layer lifetimes are finite and are difficult if not impossible to keep in working condition for decades, as opposed to a piece of art) so don't make a shit fit if someone purchases a reprint of a game and the value goes down accordingly.
everything I hate about gaming in one easy lesson.
I'm waiting til the collect 'em all generation has money to spend on videogames (assuming they do some day). Then my sealed R-Type will almost be worth what I paid for it.
professor ganson wrote:I'm waiting til the collect 'em all generation has money to spend on videogames (assuming they do some day). Then my sealed R-Type will almost be worth what I paid for it.
I paid $69.99 + 4% sale tax(Michigan) for R-Type on the Turbo Grafx 16. That was the retail price in 1990
The caption for the nintendo sub-forum says "What are the rarest Big N sealed games? What kind of sealed wrappings are existing?". I find this kind of sick O_O!
