   Collecting Games
  Does anyone here conciously collect older games or look for rare games (rare, not Rare :p)?I'm getting into collecting and have started to go to older stores to get older games.  Most of my current game library is PSX, PS2, PS3, Xbox/X360, Gamecube, and a few other odds and ends.  Specifically I'm getting into cartridge systems like Atari/NES/SNES/N64 as well as the earlier disc systems.I stopped at a store yesterday and picked up the following (starred games are my favorites):PSX- Galerians (*)N64- Mission Impossible- Hybrid Heaven (*)NES- Fester's Quest- The Goonies 2- Little Nemo (*)- Total Recall (come on, it's Ah-nald!)- Adventures of Link (grey cart)Obviously I've picked up a lot of games that are extremely common but right now I'm just building a 'stockpile' and a lot of those games I have fond memories of.  That store was awesome, although it had really common games, it had a shelf full of Atari 2600 games all in original boxes in good condition (about $5-10 a piece though...).  I've made a list of games I'm going to go searching for this weekend.How about everyone else, any collectors with recent purchases, finds, or just items to gloat about?   
  I'm actually trying to go the other way and get rid of some of my older games. Over the years I've acquired many games from bargain bins, which in the end turned out to not be worth the CD they were printed on. But if you actually have the physical space available to store all those cartridges, old consoles, etc, why not? Ten years from now you can open a museum of curiosities :D   ;Quote:Original post by lightbringerI'm actually trying to go the other way and get rid of some of my older games. Over the years I've acquired many games from bargain bins, which in the end turned out to not be worth the CD they were printed on. But if you actually have the physical space available to store all those cartridges, old consoles, etc, why not? Ten years from now you can open a museum of curiosities :DI kind of used to be like that to but my problem was that I ALWAYS bought from Best Buy so the games were always new.  Thus, when I'd see something for $20 I'd pick it up even if it were a worthless game (which actually seem to become some of the rarer ones).  Recently I've learned used stores aren't always blatantly selling un-playable games without 'some' interest of the consumer.  Granted the prices could be a bit high but usually they tell you to come back in if it doesn't work to grab a different copy.Right now I'm collecting based on nostalgia.  Everything I've got plans on getting right now I've played and liked or always wanted to try.  They're cheap enough too to walk into a used game store and find NES carts with the highest priced ones at $10 (that's behind the counter, over the counter prices are usually $1-$6)  Same price scheme is usually run for the other carts and then the disc's seem to run a bit more.   ;  I have an anti-hoarder mentality basically so I don't collect things or keep things I don't need. If I play a game and beat it then I could easily throw it away without caring which is why I use Steam for all my gaming. Collecting things just to collect them seems odd to me. (Except when Pokemon was cool).   ;  I'm a bit of a collector too.  I've bought games that I still have yet to play :/.I mostly "seriously collect" Metroid stuff.  I have all the games, most of them bought new.  I was able to buy the "yellow" collectors Metroid when it was new, but I later picked up the "silver" Metroid off ebay with box and manual and stuff.  I bought the special Metroid Prime Gamecube and DS, I even have a Jones Soda that for some reason has Samus on the label :).I do keep my eyes open for cool older games too, though.  Helps that for the last year I've lived across the street from a (good) used game store.   ;  the only collectable I have is a developer signed unopened box of Starseige: Tribes. good times.   ;  I should've probably mentioned that I am also one of those hoarder types. In my case I mostly collect books. I love books, especially hardcovers and antiques, and I have many books that I have not yet gotten around to reading. Maybe that's why I don't have so much space on my shelves for games :S   ;Quote:Original post by RixterI'm a bit of a collector too.  I've bought games that I still have yet to play :/.I mostly "seriously collect" Metroid stuff.  I have all the games, most of them bought new.  I was able to buy the "yellow" collectors Metroid when it was new, but I later picked up the "silver" Metroid off ebay with box and manual and stuff.  I bought the special Metroid Prime Gamecube and DS, I even have a Jones Soda that for some reason has Samus on the label :).I do keep my eyes open for cool older games too, though.  Helps that for the last year I've lived across the street from a (good) used game store.I almost wish I had a character or game (like Metroid) that I would care to collect a bunch of but there isn't a single character I like enough to have a hoard of stuff dedicated to that one thing.  That was actually a part of my problem when I started as I had no idea what I wanted other than to buy old games.  But as soon as I started picking up games that I used to love that's when I realized that was what I wanted to collect.I'll probably continue to buy random old games also though...   ;  I got rid of all my old games, I've decided to collect games off steam instead, it much less messy.   ;  I pretty much finished my collection a few years ago.  The only game I want that I don't have is Snatcher for Sega CD.Notables:1. Original Phantasy Star with box and manual2. Chrono Trigger & Super Mario Bros RPG3. Lunar 1 & 2 with boxes and manuals (2 is in mint as I bought it unopened a few years ago)4. Night Trap (banned in the US)   