View Full Version : Local paper has large article on local console collector, me
can_dude
10-21-2003, 12:37 PM
http://www.tribnet.com/entertainment/story/4214038p-4225949c.html
the article looks better in the paper, but you get the general Idea...go ahead and read up, thanks!
kai123
10-21-2003, 12:48 PM
I wonder if he knows about this place.
RetroYoungen
10-21-2003, 12:50 PM
Sweet dude, that's a great article and a kick-ass picture. I wish my family was as supportive...
You had the M2 hardware? Was it any good, or just a hump of metal you couldn't actually use? Sorry, just gotta know. :D
can_dude
10-21-2003, 12:51 PM
pretty much a box that played CDs since I had no software, so I sold it for a pretty penny.
Darth Sensei
10-21-2003, 12:51 PM
Cool article. Sorry about your dad tho.
Dave
Gamereviewgod
10-21-2003, 01:16 PM
How did they find out about your situation? Did you approach them or did they approach you?
Ed Oscuro
10-21-2003, 01:21 PM
"It's not a clique," O'Brien says of his posse. "It's a group of guys who know their stuff." They'll share information with anyone, he said.
:thumbsup:D
For instance, Nintendo becomes "Nitendo," Neo Geo becomes "Neo Goe," and Vectrex becomes "Vootrex."
A recent Google search pulled up 44,100 hits for "Nitendo," and the non-word showed up 13 times on eBay.
"That's a good trick," said O'Brien, who once found a $200 Memorex VIS for $15.
I really should use this more. Wish I knew it back when I was on eBay :P
I see you've got one of those Nintendo 64 cartridge storage bins, just like I do ($9.99 at my local Babbage's a few months ago)--but also storage bins for NES games! W00t! Should try and find some of those.
Gunstarhero
10-21-2003, 01:30 PM
That is just really cool. Congrats on the exposure, and it was nice to see the article wasn't demeaning to the hobbyists in any way. Good luck at the University in the future!
can_dude
10-21-2003, 01:55 PM
How did they find out about your situation? Did you approach them or did they approach you?
I had done the review on the PS2 when I was in high school for the paper and kept in touch with the writer, Bill Hutchins. I didn't see him for a while, then one day, out of the blue, I saw him at my store (gamestop at the time) and he thought my situation would make a good story, sort of show how games aren't a negative thing that secludes people, but can bring people out of seclusion, a year later, we did the article...simple as that.
kai123
10-21-2003, 02:53 PM
God it helps to read the title of the topic *_*
Balloon Fight
10-21-2003, 03:29 PM
Sweet article! Cool collection.
rolenta
10-21-2003, 03:37 PM
Nice article but the Astrocade wasn't the first programmable system: the Channel F was.
WiseSalesman
10-21-2003, 03:48 PM
Well, it's not like he wrote the article. There are always inconsistancies in the newspaper.
Just one question:
The collectors have adopted a point system that O'Brien devised as the way to rate collections - 10 points for the rarest machines, on down to one point for common items.
What's this all about? Who uses this besides you?
omnedon
10-21-2003, 04:33 PM
Sounds like the DP rarity categories. R1 thru R10. That is no doubt what they are referring to.
Things are always slightly screwed up in the newspaper. It's a good thing to always remember actually.
NE146
10-21-2003, 04:49 PM
O'Brien, who lives in University Place, acquired some of the pieces in his collection while he worked for a Tacoma gaming shop.
Which Tacoma gaming shop is this? :)
can_dude
10-21-2003, 05:06 PM
O'Brien, who lives in University Place, acquired some of the pieces in his collection while he worked for a Tacoma gaming shop.
Which Tacoma gaming shop is this? :)
Gamestop, why do you ask? Geez, you're in Seattle too...neat
lendelin
10-22-2003, 02:41 AM
GREAT article, congrats Nolan. :)
It's nice to see videogame players and collectors presented in a positive way with all this violent game bla blah out there. BTW, great collection, I'm sure guys reading this article will be motivated now to collect, too.
Oh, damn, that means you'll have more collector competitors in your area hunting down games. :)
atomicthumbs
10-22-2003, 08:20 AM
Very cool! I want one of those shirts by the way.
What's up with the "point" system listed in the article ?
FRED
Ed Oscuro
10-22-2003, 09:46 AM
Hmm...shouldn't "console" mean only stand-alone machines? The Nintendo 64 DD is just an add-on unit for the base N64 unit.
can_dude
10-22-2003, 12:39 PM
Hmm...shouldn't "console" mean only stand-alone machines? The Nintendo 64 DD is just an add-on unit for the base N64 unit.
oh man, you just opened the flud gates Eddy my boy...I think this is a very interesting discussion that could have a lot of posts...what is, and isn't a console...the definition is on my site and needs refining, and took months to make with the help of other gamers...if you really want to discuss the topic of "console" you should start a new topic...
digitalpress
10-22-2003, 12:56 PM
It's great to see forum members spread the word about video gaming and collecting. Great article, congratulations!