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Last edited by AlphaGamer; 04-02-2017 at 11:45 AM.
I've done a couple of purges over the years of systems and games I don't play. For the most part I haven't regretted getting rid of any of it but I have reacquired a few select games but they're very specific titles that I've regretted parting with. I'd say 98% of what I've sold or given away hasn't been missed at all.
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Tell it to the "F*** Nintendo" guy who's been crapping ok this board lately. Of course he's got pirate copies of everything anyway, which is another way around this issue.
Sold my N64 and my collection of 15 games to Gamestop back in 2004. My reasoning being that I had a bit of a grudge against the system because many games I actually enjoyed had graphics so blurry they gave me headaches and eyestrain. This was frustrating and as a result, I didn't use the N64 that much. It was still a mistake to dump everything, though. Ended up re-buying several 1st party titles on Wii Virtual Console, but if I had kept the system I could have also bought 3rd party games that I only got to rent back in the day, such as Banjo Kazooie.
I'm still debating whether or not to get an N64 again, but if I do, it has to be Jungle Green or the Pikachu model.
As little as a few months ago I would have been all over this saying yes, but as of now no. Sure I still kind of wish I had my old turbo duo and selection of disc and card games but Id want more, and with how bad the prices are Id never get anything for it so Id just end up seliing it feeling stuck. Ive had in the past more than most people probably should have as far as the size of a pile of games and players(console, handhelds) go but I am over it. If I want something for real now I will get it, and if I will no longer use it it's toast.
I've never sold a game or console. I sold some action figures once that I didn't care for to buy my Centipede cabaret, and I agonized over that, even though I wasn't super attached to them. Still, I don't regret it. The cabinet gets a load of play, while the action figures were in storage in my laundry room.
I don't mind that some of the games are getting so stupid in price, as I tend to go back to the old stuff pretty frequently. As much as I'd like a copy of Beyond Shadowgate, I'm comfortable romping through Keith Courage or Super Star Soldier again, and who knows... I may get lucky and stumble across one of the few remaining games I want at a good price. I lucked into a mint Gate of Thunder last year for $20, so there's always hope.
My whole thing is, when the games start to get too rich for my blood, I just go off in a different direction, which I think is a good way to go. I tend to dig into obscure import stuff. Tanooki goes for Game Boy. It's all about finding what you'll enjoy that the crazies aren't obsessing over.
Fortunately, I've never had to sell any of my console game collection but I did sell off quite a bit of my Commodore Vic-20 collection. At that time I was very short on funds and overtime was practically nonexistent. Luckily, I was able to talk the buyer into selling it back to me after I squared away my finances for an extremely generous price and got a good friendship out of the deal as well. If I hadn't been able to buy my Vic collection back that would have been very regrettable to say the least.
Last edited by wizardofwor1975; 05-30-2015 at 08:23 PM.
I did a big clearance about a year ago. Still have so many I will never play them all, so do not regret it in the slightest.