At this point I have way more than I need for my collection and need to start trading away things that are extra, for things I need. So far it's been cheaper than a sports car, but if things continue, that may not be the case. From there it's devolved/evolved into a true obsession collecting loose, CIB and sealed. It started out trying to play some old GBA games on an emulator on my Android phone, and then evolved to a flash cart in a real GBA-SP. Any other interesting facts, like how you began collecting, etc.Ĭollecting is my "mid-life crisis", as a way to reconnect with my youth. (I'm thinking about trading or selling my non-handheld games and systems over time, to make more space to focus on handhelds.) I did buy NES, SNES, N64, and GC systems and games too, when I first started collecting, but realized I need to focus, due to the NYC apartment thing, and limited budget thing. Need TurboExpress still, but it's a real commitment, and want to make more progress on GBA before branching out further. Currently have all the nintendo ones (ignoring special editions and variants), GG, Nomad, Atari Lynx, NGPC and PSP. I also want to own all the major handhelds. Primarily focusing on handhelds, particularly Nintendo. prowling ebay, and other game sale sites. That said, even though I've gamed since childhood in the 1980s, I'm recently spending much more time collecting. I have some old favorites, but don't play them now.: Really liked them, and it's rare I'm able to sit through a whole game, but I did more than one.īefore I had kids, I played a lot of MMOs including Evercrack, AO, SWG, and WoW. Recently beat the new Shadowrunner indie games on Steam. Too many to name, but I'm currently playing (slowly): I'm looking for tips, so I'll be sure to read through the posts. However, I like to unplug, get outdoors, hike, camp, and spend time with friends of course. In real life, I'm a computer programmer, mostly doing C# web development. All nighters with Rampage cause who ever heard of save points. A good week at school meant a Friday night visit to the local video rental place to see what games and movies we'd spend our weekend with. I know you can get a lot of old games through the 'Mini' systems, and Virtual Consoles on the Nintendo line, but there's something about having that physical media, am I right? I remember the days of renting or borrowing games from friends with great fondness. My current line-up of systems is a Retron 3 (NES, SNES (and Super Gameboy), and Genesis), a Wii (Gamecube and Wii), a PS2, and a 2DS. In between, I played a lot of PC games also. I had friends with Genesis, Playstation, and others, but Nintendo is where my heart is. Getting back to my roots means NES! My first system was an NES, and I didn't get another system until a Gameboy Advanced, so Nintendo is my lineage. However, at the time, I didn't recognize how special they were. Pacman) and the Commodore 64 and Apples at school. My first gaming experiences were my Grandmother's 2600 (she loved Mrs. I've played some MMOs, but due to my schedule, tend to go solo. I like casual games, RPGs, games that are fun, not necessarily hard-core. Thanks to Bing (Yes, Bing!) I found this site. I recently started going back to my gaming roots, and wanted to find a forum to learn and discuss. I go by Maruko Tenada online (Games, Twitch, etc.) and I'm from Pennsylvania, USA.
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