Are you a collector or a gamer?

Guardians Knight · Post by **Guardians Knight** » Sun Oct 05, 2008 6:06 pm

I previously had an almost complete collection of saturn shooters, which i sold a couple of years back when i was short on cash, so my dilema is this:

ive recently accidently stumbled across a modded saturn on ebay.

do i hunt down all my old favs like RSG and Battle Garegga etc, and spend probably around £600 to get my collection back?

OR

cos im more of a gamer than a collector, do i hunt down the isos on the net and get to play my favourite games for next to nothing?

admittedly i did like having them all in the original boxes and displayed in my cd rack, however it doesnt really make economic sense to spend all that cash when i could spend £6 on 50 blank cds and a day downloading some isos.

my dilema continues, just wondering what peoples' thorts are and whether you only own them cos you like to play them or own them for the sake of collecting too?

jpj · Post by **jpj** » Sun Oct 05, 2008 6:54 pm

i thought this was gonna be a collector vs player thread

not an "i'm an internet pikey" thread

lgb · Post by **lgb** » Sun Oct 05, 2008 7:15 pm

I thought a collector was someone who buys shiny new games and leaves them in the condition they got them forever, because they were afraid of playing wear and tear. ;_;

Skykid · Post by **Skykid** » Sun Oct 05, 2008 7:18 pm

lgb wrote:I thought a collector was someone who buys shiny new games and leaves them in the condition they got them forever, because they were afraid of playing wear and tear. ;_;

Nah, I'm both collector and gamer. I play everything I get as much as possible, and let my friends loose on them when they visit.
But I do like to keep the collection in good condition. I'd play Taromaru whenever I fancied it, but I wouldn't bust the disc up in the process.

subcons · Post by **subcons** » Sun Oct 05, 2008 7:34 pm

I used to be a collector of sorts. Then I realized what a waste of money, time, and space it was. Once I started moving around more and would have to pack my shit up every time, I decided it was time to just stop. The only stuff I've kept are shooters and the occasional odd game or two, but even those I've pruned down to the cream of the crop. Why play crap when you can play good stuff?

jp · Post by jp » Sun Oct 05, 2008 7:38 pm

I used to be a collector.

Then I realized I could finish school without working if I sold off my collection.

So I am no longer a collector. I just buy games and play games. Fuck a collection.

Guardians Knight · Post by **Guardians Knight** » Sun Oct 05, 2008 7:42 pm

@ jpj: well it is really, do you collect games for the sake of it, or do you just like to play them? my extra blurb was just my reason for asking. cant see who im 'pikey-ing' when no publishers have seen money for the aforementioned games for over 10 years now

jpj · Post by **jpj** » Sun Oct 05, 2008 7:58 pm

those scrotey cunts who go nicking alcohol in supermarkets don't go round trying to justify themselves, and neither should you.

Guardians Knight · Post by **Guardians Knight** » Sun Oct 05, 2008 8:12 pm

*yawn* so i guess you dont play mame then? or if you do you own all the original boards?

yep, didnt think so, holier than than thou imbecilles are slightly annoying too.

mods plz lock/delete this thread, i thort ppl could have sensible discussions about stuff, but i guess i was wrong.

for the record i buy all the new shooters that come out just to support the softies who support my favourite genre

Michaelm · Post by **Michaelm** » Sun Oct 05, 2008 9:25 pm

I own the originals cause unlike burned media they will last forever if handled correctly. Or atleast that's what I think considering it's pressed and all.

rolins · Post by **rolins** » Sun Oct 05, 2008 9:25 pm

I used to have tons of games stored neatly in plastic bins and was proud of the collection I amassed, but I hardly took them out to play'em. I wasted too much energy thinking about "what am I in the mood to play". I had tons of games to choose from and when I did pick a game, a moment later I changed my mind and pick another one. This cycle would on and on that I'm so mentally drained from it that turned to TV or check email instead.

Now I buy the originals if my PC can't emulate it or the backups I download are sh*t. While I do have a collection of games, they'll eventually get traded for something else. Of course I do have handful of games I plan to keep until I die.

subcons · Post by **subcons** » Sun Oct 05, 2008 9:27 pm

I see no problem with having ISOs of systems for games that are no longer for sale via retail stores. It's just a decision you make for yourself if you want a physical item or not. If you do want something you can hold, find a happy medium and just own the best stuff (to you). Bootleg the rest because frankly, you probably won't play those much if at all. Owning every shooter on Saturn is just stupid because some of them just plain suck.

I own games like RSG and Garegga because I like them. They're sort of like works of art to me. I'm not hard up for the cash, so why sell them? If you can afford to own the best stuff, go for it.

Ed Oscuro · Post by **Ed Oscuro** » Sun Oct 05, 2008 9:29 pm

I find playing Saturn games via ripped ISO in the SSF emulator less trouble than hooking up a Saturn (especially since I wasn't able to get my Saturn working when I last tried it out). Less wear and tear on everything that way.

ArmoredCore · Post by **ArmoredCore** » Sun Oct 05, 2008 9:31 pm

i gotta play it lol, how do ppl collect and not have the urge to want to play it unless they buy two of everything lol

neorichieb1971 · Post by **neorichieb1971** » Sun Oct 05, 2008 9:54 pm

Do what you have to do

Skykid · Post by **Skykid** » Sun Oct 05, 2008 10:20 pm

Michaelm wrote:I own the originals cause unlike burned media they will last forever if handled correctly. Or atleast that's what I think considering it's pressed and all.

Dunno man. Quite scarily, someone told me that isn't the case at all.

Elixir · Post by **Elixir** » Sun Oct 05, 2008 10:21 pm

I'm both.

Ed Oscuro · Post by **Ed Oscuro** » Sun Oct 05, 2008 10:45 pm

Skykid wrote:
Michaelm wrote:I own the originals cause unlike burned media they will last forever if handled correctly. Or atleast that's what I think considering it's pressed and all.
Dunno man. Quite scarily, someone told me that isn't the case at all.

They'll last longer, certainly. Plus writing out a disc image takes care of any possible problem nicely.

neorichieb1971 · Post by **neorichieb1971** » Sun Oct 05, 2008 10:57 pm

I don't trust CD'rs or whatever they are. My friend had a bunch of AVI movies on DVDr's and 6 months later only about 50% of them worked.

Best bet is always to use HDD where ever you can.

themachinist · Post by **themachinist** » Sun Oct 05, 2008 11:02 pm

Be a pikey. Who'd know if you owned the games or not?

yojo! · Post by **yojo!** » Sun Oct 05, 2008 11:22 pm

I'm a collector and a gamer. I keep most of my games factory sealed and I only play regular CDs.

Skykid · Post by **Skykid** » Sun Oct 05, 2008 11:35 pm

yojo! wrote:I'm a collector and a gamer. I keep most of my games factory sealed and I only play regular CDs.

I'm a collector and a gamer too. I bin that shiny shrink wrap day one. I mean, what's it actually worth, that film of thin plastic? About a penny?

Bin it!

PC Engine Fan X! · Post by **PC Engine Fan X!** » Sun Oct 05, 2008 11:44 pm

neorichieb1971 wrote:I don't trust CD'rs or whatever they are. My friend had a bunch of AVI movies on DVDr's and 6 months later only about 50% of them worked.

Best bet is always to use HDD where ever you can.

Even HDDs will eventually "bite the dust" with it's MTBF standards.

ROBOTRON · Post by **ROBOTRON** » Sun Oct 05, 2008 11:45 pm

BOTH.

I game more than I collect, my collection is minimal compared to some of u guys. I mostly collect japan stuff, U.S. releases mostly bore me. I'm not into FPS, mainly 2D fighters, shmups and the earlier adventure games.

jpj · Post by **jpj** » Sun Oct 05, 2008 11:45 pm

Guardians Knight wrote:so i guess you dont play mame then? or if you do you own all the original boards?

yep, didnt think so

only game i have on emu is one i already own (SSFIIX) to play online with.

otherwise, i own all original stuff. ketsui, doj black label, galuda 2, futari, pink sweets, muchi muchi pork, etc etc

if you're really confident, i'd say put your money where your mouth is, but that hardly sounds like a bet worth winning

buying a game doesn't make you a collector

for the record i buy all the new shooters that come out just to support the softies who support my favourite genre

convincing!

...just do whatever you want

Skykid · Post by **Skykid** » Mon Oct 06, 2008 12:13 am

jpj you bastard! When did you go around snapping up all da Cavez goodnezz?!

Caveman · Post by **Caveman** » Mon Oct 06, 2008 12:43 am

Playing games has always been my primary thing, as opposed to collecting them. That said, keeping off the internet long enough to play is something i next need to learn

Skykid wrote:jpj you bastard! When did you go around snapping up all da Cavez goodnezz?!

Haha....Hard not to, the rate they're being sold off lately

PC Engine Fan X! · Post by **PC Engine Fan X!** » Mon Oct 06, 2008 12:54 am

Skykid wrote:jpj you bastard! When did you go around snapping up all da Cavez goodnezz?!

Apparently, he's been snapping 'em up even before you got your Egret II cab. So many arcade PCBs to try out and not enough hours in a day. Once you get bitten by the arcade PCB bug, there's no known cure. Unless you want to try to quit "cold turkey" and suffer the effects of PCB gaming withdrawl. ^_~

PC Engine Fan X! ^_~

Post by **spadgy** » Mon Oct 06, 2008 9:00 am

Skykid wrote:
lgb wrote:I thought a collector was someone who buys shiny new games and leaves them in the condition they got them forever, because they were afraid of playing wear and tear. ;_;
Nah, I'm both collector and gamer. I play everything I get as much as possible, and let my friends loose on them when they visit.
But I do like to keep the collection in good condition.

Exactly this for me too - I collect the like a wild thing and play them feverishly...

benstylus · Post by **benstylus** » Mon Oct 06, 2008 12:14 pm

Guardians Knight wrote:mods plz lock/delete this thread, i thort ppl could have sensible discussions about stuff, but i guess i was wrong.

What did you expect to happen?

You titled the thread "collector or gamer" and then your very first post is essentially making the distinction that a "collector" buys the games and the "gamer" does nothing but pirate them to play.

It looks to me as though you started the topic off on completely the wrong foot, and you still wanted people to take the topic seriously after that?

Fine: Here's an answer to your question: I'm a gamer who buys all his games instead of pirating them. I guess in your mind that would make me a collector