Introduce Yourself!

[TEXASGAMEPLAYER]

Hi I'm TEXASGAMEPLAYER and I collect :
NES
MASTER SYSTEM
GENESIS / 32x / SEGA CD
PLAYSTATION
I like sidescrollers, shooters, classics, and pinball. I LOVE THIS WEBSITE

[TheMaestro]

Hi, I'm Jim... I guess I've been gaming all my life, but I just started collecting in the last few months. I live in sunny AZ (Mesa). I found this site through a martial arts site, of all things (http://www.mma.tv).

[playmessiah]

Hi... I'm Brad....

Wow... where to begin... Well, I have been a gamer ever since my father first brought home a SMS. I don't think my mother ever forgave him because I was plugged into a video game ever since... in fact, she told me on many occasions that I would become nothing if all I did was play games...

My sister, cousins and I sat around a computer screen playing the latest Roberta Williams game (ie Kings Quest) every chance we got even opting to skip trick or treating to get our fix in... WHO NEEDS CANDY WHEN YOU HAVE A GREAT GAME!!!

It became a tradition... even mom started getting involved... she would buy us games for a birthday or Christmas present and then open it @_@ .... get about half way through it... WAIT!!!! it was a present... how could she open it...? Well it all worked out great... because we had a FREE STRATEGY GUIDE when WE finally got to play it.

I guess it runs in the family... and mom blamed dad for starting it all :o ...??? NICE TRY 8-) !!!

Well I went on to work for a major Retail chain buying Video Games, then to a product manager for a Video Game Accessory Company, and well now....

I wanted to get back my roots... to what was truly important... COOL... FUN... products...

So I recently started a Video Game Accessory company called MESSIAH ENTERTAINMENT, Inc. We are manufacturing ***NEW*** Accessories for Classic Systems...

The first ones role off the assembly line just in time for CGE 2004!!! I hope you check it out. We will be offering 2.4 GHz WIRELESS Controllers for both NES and SNES!!!

Our Website just went live about an hour ago.... www.playmessiah.com or www.playmessiah.com/home/

Oh... Remember when I said it runs in the family... I hired my baby sister (who plays game in her bikini... I will save that story for another time...!) to be Messiah's Marketing and PR Manager, and my cousin is the Creative Manager doing most of the artwork and web design.

Well I could shoot the shit for days, so I will call it quits for now.... Stop by CGE 2004 and say HI!!! Don't forget to ask my sis about the bikini story :D

Let me know any feedback you have about the website or products, we would appreciate it!

Thanks,
Brad
VP of Product Development
Messiah Entertainment, Inc.

[izret101]

My name is Anthony live in Springfield MA. My favorite systems are Genesis DC and XBOX. Want to finish my DC collection first but i buy whatever i can at a deal/bargain/free. Have been a collector since about 98 when i was 10 became really into collectiong September of 99 when i got the first issue of Tips & Tricks with Collectors Closet. My collection currently goes from Colecovision(86) to Xbox(today). I have around 170 different titles around 180 total. Chances are youll find me posting at least something in the forums.
Oh ya...
Sega kicks Nintendos pansy little ass!!

[izret101]

disregard this post

[PjWarrior]

Hi , i'm Paulo , i'm 20 years old and i live in Portugal.

Although i've only started collecting very recently i've been playing games since i was 10. My weapons of choice are the Saturn for sheer 2d fighter love and the Ps2....well where else would i play Disgaea, right?

My consoles:snes/gamecube/n64/psone/ps2/sat/dreamcast/megadrive/xbox (no more than 10 games for each one...i know... i suck x_x )

If there are any more portuguese around here be sure to let me know...as for everyone else hope to see you around.

[LaRésistance]

Hey,

My name is Romain, i'm a 18 (well, i will be 19 next wednesday), i live in France and more importantly, i am a gamer. I collect consoles and games. Here is the list of systems that i own:
Atari 2600, CBS Colecovision, Philips Videopac, Hanimex 7771, Nintendo Entertainment System, Nintendo Game Boy, Sega Master System, Sega MegaDrive, Sega Mega CD, Sega 32X, Sega MegaDrive 2, Nintendo Super Nintendo, Panasonic 3DO FZ-1, Atari Jaguar, Philips CDI 450, Atari Lynx, Sega Game Gear, Nintendo Game Boy Color, Tiger Game.com, Tiger Game.com Pocket Pro, Sony Playstation, Sega Saturn, Nintendo 64, Sega Dreamcast, Sony Playstation 2, Sony PSOne, Nintendo GameCube, Microsoft X Box, Game Boy Advance, Neo Geo Pocket Color, Wonderswan Color.

Well i don't really know what to say but you'll get to know me better on the forums.

A bientôt.

[TRO]

- Who you are: I started online as "TheRoyalOne", shortened it to "TRO". Somebody once called me TRA and insisted that meant "TheRoyalApe" so I also go by Ape. You can call me whatever you want, but I also go by Kevin.

- Where you live: Kansas City, KS

- How you found the forums: Started looking for a database program, found this instead. Wish I had discovered it sooner.

- What your favorite games are: Final Fantasy Series, Grand Theft Auto III/VC, Tecmo Super Bowl, Zelda Series, Metroid Series, that's a decent start

- What systems you collect for: I've had about everything and due to lack of funds have sold many things I wish I hadn't. I am slowly building my collection again, I like "timeless classics". Basically I like to collect games like movies, music, books and paintings as Art.

- What you do in "real life": [activating shields] I work in insurance [/shields]

- Any other interesting facts, like how you began collecting, etc.: I love to travel and love to cook/eat.

[Atlas]

Hey. I'm Andy, or Atlas if you prefer. :) Anyway, on with the introduction.

Tell us any or all of the following:
- Where you live: I live in Stratford, CT. It's really very nice.
- How you found the forums: I found the Digital Press when looking at Vidgame.net's system archive-thing. I saw "The Digital Press's Top 20 Games" and clicked the link. Glad I did! LOL
- What your favorite games are: I would have to say that Sonic 2 (or maybe Sonic 3 And Knuckles), Jet Set Radio, Street Fighter II Turbo, Super Mario 64, and Wave Race 64 top my list.
- What systems you collect for: Outside of my recent acquistion of a Saturn, my game collection is here (http://users.ign.com/collection/TemjinZero?objType=1).
- What you do in "real life": I'm a High School student. My sophmore year begins in late August.
- Any other interesting facts, like how you began collecting, etc.: My first real memory of gaming was waking up on a Saturday morning in the winter when I was young, seeing my older sister playing Sonic 2 on Genesis. It's still my favorite system. LOL

[Smiling Jack]

Hi im Smiling Jack AKA Old Roger AKA The Prince of F#@$ing Darkness!!!

Im 18 and I live in oklahoma city, OK (moore to be exact).

My favorite games are: Baloon Fight is awsome, Donkey Kong, SMB 1&3, just to name a few. I love the nintendo. I grew up with my Nintendo, Me and my nintendo are like brothers. We were born the same year coincidence? I think not!!!

I recently rescued my Nintendo & Sega Genesis form a dusty box that was packed away without my permission after my house was hit by the May 3rd tornado. because of this I dont know the whereabouts of must of my games (This means I have a very small amount of games) and so I start a new collection.

So if your in my area and would like to sell,trade, or even talk about and play old Nintendo games email me at Jolly_old_roger@yahoo.com

[Anexanhume]

Tell us any or all of the following:
- Where you live: Marion, Illinois. ( And Carbondale for school )
- How you found the forums: By chance really, I had been creating a database of console reference sites and sites that sold retro games when I came upon it. The funny is that I had been doing this for over a year now and I just now found this. Seems like the site didn't have justice served to it on the search engines.
- What your favorite games are: Genesis sonic games, mega man, jackal, bomberman, halo, morrowind.
- What systems you collect for: Due to my budget, I'm not collecting currently, but when I graduate and get a job, I won't be system discriminatory.
- What you do in "real life": I'm a college student entering my second year in computer engineering ( closer to third credit wise ).
- Any other interesting facts, like how you began collecting, etc.: I guess the thing that most spurs me to collect is nostalgia for the 2d genre. I love the realism and intense experience that today's games offer, but there is something intrinsically magical and simple about a good 2d game. Often times, your path is set, all you have to do is blast your way through.

[DeliverMessiah]

Recently, I came back to the good ol' US of A; Los Angeles, California to be exact. Now, I can finally say that I am in the players' seat! I am in control! I am in charge of doing the Marketing & PR for my brothers company, Messiah Entertainment, Inc.

Messiah is the first peripheral company to manufacture new accessories for classic gaming systems. Our first product line will be released this summer at CGE 2K4. Look for Messiah's 2.4 Ghz RF wireless controllers for your NES and SNES consoles. Come check us out at CGE or our website www.playmessiah.com

I guess I should start at the beginning, Let me explain.

Well, my name is Carrie and you might have heard about me being referred to as baby sister in PlayMessiah's Intro. :embarrassed:

I've been surrounded by games as long as I can remember. I'm not sure exactly when or even how it all began but I was definitely cursed being the youngest child. As a kid, I remember sitting around playing games together with my older brother, cousins, neighbors and sometimes my mom. It wasn't just playing; it was an addiction with sleepless nights filled with Jolt cola trying to beat games, whether it was a PC game or for the SMS. (My favorite being Phantasy Star.) The only catch is that I am the youngest so basically that means I was never allowed to play. x_x I was dictated by my elders who consistently hogged the game. My turn to play was when the game was already solved or when they finally got tired of playing (which was almost never). :grrr: I guess you could say I had a desire and curiosity that wasn't fully explored. It wasn't until I got older when I could play myself. Nowadays RPG games are what get me hooked to gaming. I'll sit down just to check it out and before I know it the day is completely gone and most of the night. You might say I'm a hopeless romantic. I guess all women want to be "saved" in one way or another.

I had the opportunity to live in Japan for the last two years. It was an amazing experience and almost impossible to put into words. Among my favorites were seeing gaming hair on a daily basis and YES on many occasions I saw Tidus and Cloud walking down the street. (And one of them did save me! :lovin: ) Another favorite was listening to the sound effects used at the train stations and feeling like I was in my own video game. ;) I also went to the Tokyo Game Show 2002 which was pretty wild. If you like booth babes, then you'd be in hog heaven. 8-)

Now this brings us up to date. Although I am my brother’s little sister, I am now an equal. I no longer have to beg to get a chance to play a game or whine to get my way. My brother might think otherwise but he doesn’t really know. :angel: (Don’t tell him I said that though.)

Please feel free to contact me if you want to chat or if you have any questions. I would love to hear any feedback too but for now, this is good bye.

[Azathoth]

Hello all!

I'm Azathoth, 32 yr old game addict.
I'm in northern California (Folsom).
My favorite games are the Legacy of Kain series and the Fallout RPGs (PC).
I'm currently collecting for most of the major US systems. I just got started collecting Famicom and Super Famicom as well.
IRL, I'm a systems programmer. I run huge compute farms that run siimulations 24x7x365.
I found this place from gamefaqs.

I've been playing video games since the days of Pong. My first system was a Coleco Telstar Alpha. Actually, it wasn't mine - it was my Dad's - this was back in 1977 and I was only 5.

I started collecting about 2 years ago.

[mfrox]

Hello videogame enthusiasts! My name is Matt Floyd. I'm 19 years of age and live in the state of Arkansas.

I am a newcomer to the video game collecting community. Why am I a newbie?

Well, it boils down to this:

For some, when we are young and are unfamilar with things, we don't think about collecting systems, games, collectibles, or anything really. It's more about playing the games. It's also hard to collect anything of value at a young age when our parents have control of mostly what you get. Take for example, my family couldn't afford the video game systems I wanted. I was also sheltered from these things until about 7 and don't think I knew what a video game system was til about 6. So that defintely slowed things down!

I remember staring for hours at the clear glass display in the local Wal-Mart exploring the world of videogames. I started asking for one for birthday or christmas but never got one. One year for Christmas, I got a Super Nintendo from my Grandma Dorothy. This is how it all began. It was my first system and i loved it.

I've got to remember I'm not writing a biography here. To keep things shorter, I bought a PSX with my own money. Got a Sega Dreamcast for 50 bucks, traded my dreamcast for a PS2 one year. Had to sell the PS2 because I needed money, got a Nintendo GC and also sold it for some moeny. Bought a gameboy advance sp brand new. got a Sega Genesis *MegaDrive II* for free. and just today bought a supernintendo and a whole lot of stuff at an auction for 15 dollars.

My favorite games? This one is tough. I like so many. I don't have a favorite anything actually. I play these alot. Kirby Series, Zelda Series, mario series, sonic series, donkey kong series, I usually have to try out all First Person Shooters, I've recently got into puzzle games, I love RPGs but was never good at strategy games or couldn't keep interested in them. All Platform 2D Side Scrollers are fun. I like Crash Bandicoot series. That's enough.

I have big plans for my future collection I plan to have. I know it's a lifetime process. I will be collecting for the rest of my life. I plan to collect all classic systems as well as modern systems and new systems that come out. I want to collect a variety of games, hopefully warehouse size, and who knows. I don't want to give out all my ideas.

I could say more about me but this is a Video Game forum. I have a website. it is trmf.com (http://www.trmf.com). I plan to make this a video game website with lots of information, lots of great stuff, everything hopefully. If anybody has any video game systems, games, collectibles, magazines, posters, toys, that have to do with games and you want to get rid of please contact me at mfloyd1@mtnhome.com or by cell 870-405-9090. Keep in mind, I don't have alot of money. I am diabetic and go to college. ;)

-mfrox

[jono]

Hi, my name is Jon Owen and i hail from that cold, dark, miserable place people call south wales here in the UK. I'm 21 and having been playing and collecting games on and off for around a decade. Having finished Uni this year i've decided to start collecting anew and am slowing amassing a small but selective collection.

I currently own and collect for

Megadrive (Genesis), 32X, Mega Cd
Snes
Neo Geo Pocket Colour
Game Gear
Virtual Boy
XBOX
NES

To Buy

Dreamcast
NEO GEO AES
Saturn

[Mercerius]

Yo! I'm R4n. 25, soon to be 26 and coming out of the west coast.

I've been playing video games since the original Galaga. Grampa would hold me up to the cab, and I'd tap on the fire button and slide left and right. First system was the Atari 2600, first game was combat! First computer was a Apple IIc, fave game was falcon's crest and space quarks.
And yes, I love shooters!

I've been playing most all my life, and been collecting more seriously in the last 6 years.

I once was a big fan and collector of the Sega Genesis and Megadrive and had a good collection of about 200 or so games. For that system. Then I got a car and insurance... I no longer have that collection. :(

Not long ago I had a great collection of rarer Saturn RPGs and fighters. That had to be sold too.

You can kind of see a pattern here. I get some great stuff, then something happens and I have to get rid of'em. Oh well... at least I had my experience with them, and that's all that really matters in the end, right?

Fave games of all time would probably be in no particular order:

*River City Ransom, and most all Nekketsu Kunio Kun games
*King of Fighters... well I love Neo Geo fighters in general!
Currently I've been playing a lot of KOF2003 in the arcades.
I don't have a jamma or mvs cab, but I hang out at the local golfland at times and get my play there. One day I can afford to and have room enough for a mvs. Hopefully soon.
Current fave shooter is R-type Delta.

My involvement in the industry is that I run the video games division at the music store I work for. Since I started the game section has more than doubled in sales and is now taking on a good percentage of overall income.

Aside from music store clerk/buyer I'm a college student involved in music courses. I one day aspire to be the next Nebuo Umatsu in the gaming industry or Bill Conti etc in the film world.

Stuff or games I'm looking for in the near future:
*ANOTHER Dreamcast, with all the import/domestic SNK Fighters available.
*Always looking for a local place that is selling a working Karate Champ cab.
*An Xbox to grow my complement of console Neo Geo ports.

As you can see, I really admire the Neo Geo systems, and try to get the games that are available on the dominant home consoles. So I'm a pseudo neo geo collector at best :P oh well.

That's it. For now....

[Big Nate]

Tell us any or all of the following:
- Who you are
- Where you live
- How you found the forums
- What your favorite games are
- What systems you collect for
- What you do in "real life"
- Any other interesting facts, like how you began collecting, etc.


Hi! My name is Nathan, I'm 29 years old, and I hail from the backward, redneck state of Arkansas in the ol' US of A. I found the forums whilst digging around for classic gaming sites.

My favorite games are most any rpg on most any system. My mission in life is to collect all rpg's, be they terrible or awesome. I'm not limited to them, though, for I do love most all other game genres.

In "real life" I'm a Database Administrator/Developer, a slave to the cubical if you will.

Interesting facts... hmm, well I began collecting back when the Atari 2600 was released. Granted, I wasn't too old, but that didn't stop me. I love all things gaming.

[NESaholic]

Tell us any or all of the following:
- Who you are My name is Hakan age: 26
- Where you live Live in Holland/Europe
- How you found the forums I was searching for an Aladdin Deck Enhancer and stumbled on the site, looked into it and liked it!
- What your favorite games are Ii like adventures/rpg/shmup most.
- What systems you collect for Only that grey little box...the Nes.
- What you do in "real life" Work for a telecom provider, bussiness sales.
- Any other interesting facts, like how you began collecting, etc. A collegue of mine introduced me to ebay and i was hooked from then, checked my old stuff and found my first nes with 20 games.One year ago i started buying and the collecting is growing and growing, awesome!

Well i guess you know some stuff about me.Have some doubles and i will list 'em pretty soon, maybe trade or sell....

Thanx 4 reading!

Nes-a-holic

[castmem]

Hey everyone! My name is Dustin. I'm 21 years old. I'm from Southern California, Nuevo to be more precise! lol. I currently work for one of the largest, if not the largest Shipping companies in the world as a Shipping and logistics package crew member (glorified title for an Unloader) lol.

Let's see here... been a gamer since I was a wee young lad. Prolly been playing games since I could move my hands.... love games.... Now as for collecting, I've been collecting since mid 95 I guess... My collection is getting large very quickly thanks to e-bay.

The systems i collect for are the SNES, Saturn, Game gear, Game boy (original), Game boy pocket, N64, PS1, R-zone, Virtual Boy, Genesis, and 32x. However, the systems I collect for grow very quickly. I try to buy a new system weekly or monthly if money permits. Next on my buying sights are a 3DO, Jaguar, Dreamcast, Vectrex, old Atari's, NES, and Turbo Grafx 16 for starters.... All in time.

Other than gaming I enjoy Computers alot. Build them all the time. I also am a HUGE Disney nut (Former Disney Cast Member). OOOOOO, and I also do alot of videography and editing at my college along with web site design and graphic arts!

That's pretty much all about me... I look forward to hanging around here for a long time. Hopefully even meet some gamers like me :-D Take care.

-Dustin (Castmem)

[Strex]

My name is Sean, I'm 17 and I live in California. I have been into video games since I was like 2 or 3 years old starting with the NES and so on and so forth. I currently run a message board at http://s3.invisionfree.com/nesboard and we are pretty active for being 2 weeks old but we are pretty popular among the "NES Community" so if you could register, it would be most excellent.

[neoro]

Hey, I'm Lee.

I do alot of gaming. Basically thats all I do. I don't have the classci systems like the atari or comadore or anything. I have the NES though. The NES is basically all I play. I do collect anything retro I can get my hands on, so i guess thats why I came here. I don't talk alot at one givin time. So you might not see me much.

[Young Forever]

My name is Natalie, I'm a 15 1/2 yr old girl from California. I will be 16 in a few weeks (on the 17th of August). I've been playing video games since I was about 2 years old. I grew up on NES and later down the road, SNES.

- How you found the forums
I found the forums through a friend who posts here. Y'all may know him as RetroYoungen.

- What your favorite games are
Super Mario World (SNES)
Super Mario Sunshine (GCN)
1080 Avalanche (GCN)
Galaga (arcade and...other stuff...)
Animal Crossing (GCN)
Final Fantasy 11 (PC)
Dance Dance Revolution
Percussion Freaks
e.t.c...

- What systems you collect for
NES (about 7 or 8 games... 700+ if you include the ROMs)
SNES (21 games)
Game Boy and its many offspring (about... 25 or 26 games)
PSX (16 games)
Sega Dreamcast (6 games)
Nintendo Gamecube (21 games)
Nintendo 64 (15-17 games...can't remember)

- What you do in "real life"
Eat, sleep, play video games, go to school, I'm in a Taekwondo class that meets 3 days a week...meh, that's about it. Oh yeah, I've been cosplaying since 2001 (one of my costumes being Aeris from FFVII. My fave one so far ^-^) and I design graphics in my spare time. (I'll have to post them up sometime)

- Any other interesting facts, like how you began collecting, etc.
I didn't really begin collecting 'til I was about 10 or 11. Before that, I had been collecting Nintendo 64 and Gameboy Color games without really knowing I was "collecting." I didn't really start collecting SNES games until I moved to California and discovered a Funcoland (or now it's called GameStop) and starting getting them there for cheap! Nowadays, I collect SNES games (and Gamecube) the most!

[The_EniGma]

My name is ???
i am ??? years old
I live :????
i am in real life :???
I own the consoles:?????
my hobbies are :?????
my fave games are????


I am a real enigma

also one final note is
im not much of a retro collector but i am trying to getinto it, the main reason i have not got many retro consoles is they are way behind my time.

I really only collect psx games and ps2 games but i play em aswell soidont know if u can call that collecting.

[Tatsujin X]

Hello fellow collectors and gamers. I have lurked here for quite some time and decided to join the fun. I mainly collect for older platforms, such as the NES system. I do enjoy the newer systems, but the old school games are where my roots are.

[mediamachine]

Hey hey! im Paul, im from a little town called Horley just outside London, England. Im 24 and ive been a hardcore gamer since i was about 7(ish). I started off with a commodore 64 and have owned pretty much evrything since then. My fave games are old school beat em ups such as Final Fight, Streets of Rage, Double Dragon, Fatal Fury etc. I play guitar in a metal band called (ME)dia, check us out if u have a moment at www.themediamachine.net. Anyway, let the fun commence...........

[NathanG]

Hey all, name's Nathan. Long time lurker, first time poster (well, I did post a few messages a week ago, but whatever). My collection isn't very big at the moment, but I plan to keep how many games I have in my signature for the moment being. In terms of systems, I have an Odyssey2 (just got it, but it's not working too well), NES, SNES, Genesis, Game Boy Pocket, N64, PlayStation 2, Game Boy Advance (standard, not SP), and a GameCube, besides my PC, of course. I'm passionate about gaming, I've been playing for several years, and although I'm kind of young (16, if you must know), I am quite interested in retro gaming.

Brief biography: My family had an NES when I was young (although the only game I remember distinctly was Duck Hunt), and later on they got a SNES packed in with Zelda: ALttP. It was that system that I started to enjoy playing games on (still one of my favorite consoles, even to this day), and I believe ALttP was one of the first games I ever beat. My older brother was the person who these systems were meant for, but eventually his interested waned and mine grew, especially when I got my Game Boy. Eventually, we received a N64 with Zelda: OoT. I have to say, in all honestly, OoT was a turning point for me and got me more and more interested in the world of gaming. Eventually, I started getting interested in more than just what was popular and started to collect games (first getting an old NES, Genesis, and now an Odyssey2). I still enjoy new games, though, as can be told through my several GBA, GameCube, and PS1 and 2 titles. Money and time permitting, I hope to expand my collection more in the future.

I really enjoy this community, as there's a lot of helpful people around and a lot of insightful information as well. But enough about me. Hope I'm actually of some usefulness to some people!

[Vulnus]

- Who you are / - Where you live
My name is Fabian , I'm a 17 year old gamer from germany.
I began to collect retro games ...... 4 weeks ago ^^
So my collection is kinda ....... small.
My only retro consoles are the Sega Dreamcast and my PsOne .... it 'll grow by time ;)

In real life im a pupil ... uihm ....... if you got any questions just ask :)

[Dragonfly]

Hello fellow collectors and gamers, My name is Shane Reel, I am 30 years young and I live in a small town in North Carolina called Lincolnton. I found the forums a couple of years ago actually but mostly just read and never replied. I found them after finding a copy of Digital Press fifth edition on ebay while trying to find some deals on some vcs games. I bought the copy and then sixth and seventh and now a pre-order of advance have followed. My favorite games would have to be the early Final Fantasy series on the NES and Super NES. I collect for all systems starting with the Odyssey and the early pong systems all the way to the current systems. My first video game experience was at a relatives house when they let me play a tele-games Pong system. I was forever hooked on games from that moment on. My first system was the Atari 5200. All my friends had the 2600 systems that I had access to anytime I wanted to play so I decided to be different (and have better graphics) but later found out that I would fall way behind in the games department, then along came 1984. I didnt have much to choose from and decided it was time for a computer. My friends had Apple II's and again I had to be different and bought me a C64. This time however it was they who fell behind in the games department. I dedicated most or nearly all of my free time to the C64 and played it right up till the time the NES hit the stage. I went out and bought one and this is when I started to "collect games". All my friends were giving up the Atari systems at yard sales for near nothing so they could run out and get an NES. I couldnt stand the thought of thses systems going to someone for five bucks so I ended up buying everyones gaming history. One of my friends mother was a school teacher and had sent in the johnson & johnson labels for a Tooth Protectors which I got with 19 other games for a 10 spot :) . In the real world I am a Bowling Center Manager (cool job for a kid at heart). I have a wife and two children with whom I enjoy the rest of my free time. Collecting is just one of my many hobbies, and of all my hobbies my favorite.

[rhetoric]

Tell us any or all of the following:
- Who you are: my name is juan and i am 23
- Where you live: live in miami
- How you found the forums: I was at a circuit city during the five dollar game rush, and a friend and I struck a conversation with a guy looking for five dollar games and told me about the site and decided to visit it.
- What your favorite games are: bionic commado, street fighter, castlevanias
- What systems you collect for: I collect for all, I suppose. I dont really concentrate on any single one.
- What you do in "real life" Currently doing fraud investigation at a credit card company.
- Any other interesting facts, like how you began collecting, etc. It just kind of happend.

[Bri79]

Hello, I'm Brian. I live in Mt.Carmel, IL.
I found the forums while google searching for game gear/ dreamcast items.
I collect games for the Dreamcast and Game Gear right now, but look to start collecting for the SMS also very soon.
At the moment I am disabled(kidney failure)so I don't work. I go to dialysis 3 days a week and spend the rest of my time working through text books and playing/collecting games. I'm hoping to become a game programmer after I have a kidney transplant.
I've always enjoys video games. My first system was an Atari 400/800.

I'm glad I found a group of people that enjoy retro-gaming as I do! :)

[Cryomancer]

Ahoy all. I've been using the DP resources for awhile now, and I figured I may as well break into the forums while I'm at it. I'm currently stationed in Janesville, WI. I've been a collector proper for a year or two now, or I guess whenever Dreamcast games started selling around 20 USD in malls. I have always had an affinity to gaming, though, my earliest memories in life involve pacman jr. on my 2600 jr. and stuff like castlevania and zelda on NES.

However I must admit that I am and have been a bit of a...darkside gamer. I'm both proud and not proud of what I have pirated...what I cannot have I try to "have access to" via emulation, piracy, ect. I also liberated a few items from working at a goodwill donation center...although that story has many more factors to it than it seems at first, maybe I'll make it into a thread to discuss. I am stating all this so that DP as a community can decide how it feels about such things before I go off and start making topics on tricks of the darkside. If it's not wanted, I'll keep it quieter. If it is, i could make a collumn out of it probably. But that's up to you guys. I'm a moderator in other communities, so I understand and respect the need for rules and standards in a community. So basically, someone let me know to what extent I should speak of such things. I'm not gonna go off and post roms and whatnot though. Just curious as to how acceptable talk of piracy is.

Sorry for the long-winded speach. Great site guys, and I'd only love to hang out and contribute what I can. Game on dudes, and be excellent to each other.

[fahrvergnugen]

I'm Charles Johnson, out of Alameda, CA. I got turned on here by a friend about six weeks ago when I was looking for a place to sell some factory seal NES carts I stumbled across for $10 each, and wound up staying.

Right now I'm collecting on all current-gen systems (X-Box is my fave, karma be damned) and for the Nintendo NES. I'm big on boxed/complete carts, totally uninterested in cart-only games (unless they're games that were never manufactured with a box in the first place). Also big on the huge number of totally, totally worthless NES accessories, like the glove, headgun, rolling pad, piano, etc.

I figure once my NES lust is sated, I'll move on to the SNES or the Genny. I'm not much interested in systems earlier than this because they don't overcome what I like to call the technology/nostalgia curve.

In real life, I'm a systems/network administrator for a small .com company out of Pleasanton, CA.

[Breakpack]

Hello,I am Jeff. I've been browsing the site for a few years,but now Ive decided to make it official :D Ive been hanging around AA for awhile and came over to check the place out.HEY EVERYBODY! ROFL

[phantomfriar]

I love the good o'l days of arcade mania, and have been frequenting this site for a while -- figured what the hell, the time has come to drop in.

Years ago a letter I wrote to the Game Doctor was printed in VIDEO GAMES & COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT, which began my interest in gaming journalism (I wrote for Planet Gamecube for a while as well).

I love GameCube and (gasp!) even the Xbox, and polay MAME religiously on my PC.

It's great to be OFFICIALLY here !!!!!!!!!!!! :)

[FantasiaWHT]

Hi!

I'm a wisconsinite, and a born-and-bred gamer, especially vintage stuff!!

I'm 24 years old and I'm a manager at an Electronics Boutique, so once in a while I catch some opportunities.

I found this site from the GMR article!! Go Ziff Davis!

Some of my favorites in my collection... I own PS1, 2, 3 and 4 all complete except PS1, which is missing the case. Didn't have to go find them either, I've owned them forever hehe. Also have the entire Genesis "Shining" series- SF1, SF2 and Shining in the Darkness (awesome game). Wonder Boy 1, 2 and 3 for the SMS :) And Golvellius! Golvellius > Zelda :P

So I'll be hanging around and wasting time here now. Nice to meet all ya!

[Cauterize]

......

[FantasiaWHT]

Erm, Phantasy Star not PlayStation lol

Er, why YES! Playstation 3 and 4 *nods frantically* you see, I come from the futur... oh forget it ;P

[AlphaTeam]

- Who you are
Alpha

- Where you live
Michigan

- How you found the forums
A friend

- What your favorite games are
Puzzle Games

- What systems you collect for
None really. Just play them.

- What you do in "real life"
Fix computers

- Any other interesting facts, like how you began collecting, etc.

none just yet.

Alpha

[Dimitri]

Hello all! My name's Joe. I'm 18 and live in California. Been collecting games for about two years now, though my collection is rather small at about 200...I've got a problem where I also collect vinyl records, which ends up reducing my funds available for games. ^^;

I mostly collect for Genesis, and am thinking of working on N64 as well. Though my particular quirk is a combination of of my two collecting habits: Video-game-related vinyl records. Thus the highlights of my collection are things like They Call Me Sonic on vinyl LOL ...also have all but one of the tracks from Rise FM in GTA3. But enough pretending to be cool...

I found this website while looking for rarity lists for SNES and Genesis carts. Plan to pick up the new DP guide at CGE this month as well. Been lurking here for a few months now and when I saw that music post I figured "what the hell" and signed up. Now I just gotta make it past three posts and I'll be doing alright...

Cheers.

-Dim

[stickchick]

Hello!

My buddy naughtyboy and I are going to be performing at the 2004 CGE in San Jose as 8-Bit Weapon. I thought I'd join up on the forum finally to say hi to Joe and the gang and say that I'm really looking forward to the Expo!

I chose CGE2K4 over meeting Sheila E. by the way!

Oh and thanks to the nice guy who gave me the Gameboy Camera pc link cable and program at E3... which without I would not have the spectacular avatar you see on your left...

See you in San Jose!

- stickchick

[evildead2099]

Hey yo.

I hail from southern Ontario (Canada), not too far from the American city of Detroit. I discovered The Retrogaming Roundtable through two individuals that I'm sure many longtime forum contributors are familiar with: Rob (AKA Dire 51) and Mikey (AKA Sotenga). Although I discuss gaming quite a bit at The Third Moon (Dire's domain), I thought I might as well register with this forum since it hosts some very creative topics. A topic concerning games that we enjoy despite the negative reviews attributed to them by the general gaming public is what sold me.

I don't exactly collect games so much as I obsess over them; I'm too poor to maintain a collection for the sake of having my favourite games readily available. I've owned an NES, a Sega Genesis, a Sega Dreamcast, a Sony Playstation 2, and, most recently, an Xbox. I swapped my PS2 for an Xbox since I consider Sony's console a disappointment as far as its hardware, software library, and online experience (or lack thereof) are concerned.

A hardcore oldschool gamer is how I'd best describe myself, although I must admit that I am partial to the First Person Shooter gameplay experience. Despite their simple play mechanics, I miss 2D Beat-'Em Up games like Streets of Rage. A few of my favourite games are Deja Vu, The Uninvited, Super Mario Bros 2 (Nintendo of America's hack of Doki Doki Panic!), Contra, Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse, Life Force, Castlevania Bloodlines, Splatterhouse 2 / 3, Zelda II: The Adventure of Link, Samurai Shodown II and Street Fighter Alpha 3.

[pixelsnpolygons]

- Who you are

Michael

- Where you live

California

- How you found the forums

Don't quite remember as I found this site long before I found the forums.

- What your favorite games are

Blast Corps, Atlantis (2600), Shenmue II just to name a few from about 10,000 favorites.

- What systems you collect for

I'm all over the place - I collect for all but a few, and only because I just haven't found one yet. (those specific systems that is)

- What you do in "real life"

Retail drone.

- Any other interesting facts, like how you began collecting, etc.

I have no interesting facts. I have no idea how I began collecting... I think it was just that I got so many games, took a look at my collection one day and said, "Hey, keep going kid. Reach for the stars."

[fennec fox]

Hello,

- Who you are
Kevin Gifford, age 26. Used to run a well-known NES page (http://atarihq.com/tsr/index.html). Also used to write for Digital Press. Sorry we got out of touch, Joe...

- Where you live
San Francisco

- How you found the forums
Knew about em for a while; just felt like posting tonight. They're larger than I expected.

- What your favorite games are
Too innumerable to list. Super Mario Bros., The Legend of Zelda, Kid Icarus, Mega Man III... You know, the good NES games. A lot of PlayStation and PC Engine RPGs. More recently, RalliSport Challenge 2.

- What systems you collect for
NES, Genesis, Sega CD/Mega CD, TG16/PC Engine

- What you do in "real life"
Former staff writer for GamePro and its website. Currently write about video games for all sorts of magazines, incl. EGM, GMR, Xbox Nation, the USA edition of Newtype,... Also do Japanese <-> English localization on the side.

- Any other interesting facts, like how you began collecting, etc.
My weblog is at http://www.video-fenky.com

I remember exactly how I got into collecting: it was 1993, I was in Chautauqua, NY, and there was this video store called Zappers that was blowing out its NES stock. Simple.

[evildead2099]

fennec fox: How were you able to land a job with Gamepro? I'd also like to know of the year(s) in which you contributed to that magazine.

[fennec fox]

Hello,

I worked at GamePro for all of 2002 and most of 2003; I started on their online site and gradually began devoting more and more time to the magazine.

No big secret on landing the job; I answered an ad on craigslist :evil:

[evildead2099]

fennec fox: I find it hard to believe that a gaming magazine would put itself in the position to advertise an opening. The reality of the 'hidden' job market is not to be underestimated, and it seems ridiculous that a gaming mag would actually be in need of employees. Nevertheless, I congratulate you on your success.

I asked when you wrote for GamePro because I have old issues of GamePro stored away in my basement and thought that I might as well check to see if you may have made any outstanding contributions that I could see for myself.

[studvicious]

- Who you are
Joey (23 years old)

- Where you live
Virginia, USA

- How you found the forums
Can't quite remember, you never know where you end up on the net

- What your favorite games are
Zeldas, Faxanadu, Earthbound

- What systems you collect for
From NES to present day

- What you do in "real life"
Graphic/Web Design

- Any other interesting facts, like how you began collecting, etc
I started collecting about a month ago. I have about 6 systems now

[Laharl]

My name is Ryan I am 22 years old I am from Cornwall Ontairo Canada. I have been browsing this page for a couple years now. I am mostly into rpg's and fighting games but I like all genres. I own a nes, master system, genesis, gba sp, dreamcast, ps2, gc, xbox, neo geo pocket and neo geo cd. My other hobbies include baseball my fav teams are the Red Sox and Blue Jays. I also read comic books too. I am also play a lot of ff11 my characters name is Olbent and I am on the Diabolos server.

[AFGiant]

My name is Alex. I'm a high school student in upstate New York. My friend told me about this site when I was asking for some gaming advice. I own a gaming quality PC, playstation, PS2, DC, original Gameboy, GBC, GBA, GameGear, Game.com, Genesis, NES, SuperNES, N64, and GC. I started out on the NES as a youngin, dying repeatedly on the first goomba in Super Mario Bros. 3. (I've gotten better :P) Since then I've been moving right along with the more current gaming systems but I still have all my old systems out and play them frequently. My dad owns a video store and I can get first dibs on any of the new or used stuff that comes in. I might be picking up some old gaming stuff that's lying around in a box in the back room. :D
I haven't really been interested in serious collecting for that long, but using the games I already have as a base I feel that I could accomplish something.
It pains me to see kids raised on next-gen systems only, and I feel that all gamers need a taste of the original stuff. (Just because I don't own an atari doesn't mean that I haven't played it)
Well, that's about all. This site looks great!

[Life in May]

Another new user here, thanks to richter belmount's invitation (know him from anotehr message board). I'm notoriously inactive, so I don't expect to post much and I'll try not to be an annoyance.

Favorite Game: Minesweeper.

[nathanray]

Hello My names Nathan Ray i reside in Oshkosh WI im 19yrs of age

I found these forums when i was looking for a complete list of every nes game made i came here and found it rather interesting so i joined and purchased the book my favorite games are all games there is not one video game i dislike i like everything i dont really collect any games YET but im working on it but i do own these systems nes,genesis 16-bit,playstation,playstation 2,n64,dreamcast <-- i recently lost that in a house fire so im hoping ebay can help me out with that situation im hoping to add famicom to the list of systems but i dont know much about it yet in real life i do work at water filtration plants installing new media all over the country so im only home one day a month so i dont have much time to do much but work but im hoping i can start collecting soon i collect many other things such as ww2 items and antiques im hoping to start with the nes system because its seems the easiest and the most fun well thats all for now thanks

[The_EniGma]

ERR thought i'd do a proper intro since ppl wanna know who i am?

My name is I'd prefer not to disclose for a few reasons i live in teh UK and i am 12 yerars old *cough*

I am currently exploring the retro scene playing the games on my friends xb on mame most of the time :)

I found the forums on Google when searching for the megadrive overlcoking project it showed the thread with the snes overclocking

My fave game.... Hm.......... ill tell u when videogaming stops

Er i don't really collect but im trying to get into it

In real life my occupation is being me :)

err i got my ps2 may2003 for my birthday after my dad decuded i may be the only kid in the world without a console and i got my GBA near setember 2001 :( trip got canncled thanks to bin craphead whoops i mean binladen

and my pc i got march 2001 :)
Thats pretty much it

[Nick]

I have been a frequent DP visitor for probably more than a year! It is at this time that I decided there was no way I could miss out on anymore of your discussions. (Mainly because I don't agree with a lot of remarks) LOL

I am really not the HARDCORE gamer that some of you guys are but I have nothing against people that are. I LOVE video games..although, I probably spend less that 10 hours a week playing them.

What I really am getting in to now is collecting. I'm at the point where I buying the greatest titles available for each system and spend less than a few hours playing them. I don't know why..weird...

Anyways, I am currently 20 years old and a TRUE Sega fan. I don't own a very big collection..

Systems:
GBA
Nintendo
Genesis
Gamecube
Xbox
Dreamcast----\
Saturn -------/ My Two Favorite sytems..

Unfortunately I don't have the time to post very often but I'm gonna try to get my two cents in where I can.
:D

[fennec fox]

fennec fox: I find it hard to believe that a gaming magazine would put itself in the position to advertise an opening. Well, I made the long story a short one for effect, but the short version is still true -- I did answer an ad on craigslist for the job, but if it weren't for people I knew in my previous game-related job (the original gamers.com) that recommended me, there's no way I would've gotten the job. That, and they needed someone who knew Japanese, which not everyone can claim.

I wrote for GP in 2002-2003.

[Hakkenden]

Im Chad and I lve in Moore,OK.
User Smilingjack told me about Digipress.
Resident Evil, Silent Hill, almost any game by Capcom ( especialy not Ledgendary Wings) , Illusion of Gaia,Paper Mario,Chrono Trigger, and Super Mario RPG are the main ones.
I mostly try to collect Snes for now.
Besides playing games I draw and read manga.
I dont have much of a collection yet because I dont have a job and it was always hard to get family members to buy me video games because they toght it would rot my brain or somthing.

[GameNinja]

HI!

- Who you are
Matt

- Where you live
Southeast USA

- How you found the forums
I was looking for a good video game collecting site so here I am.

- What your favorite games are
Kingdom Hearts, Zelda series

- What systems you collect for
Not decided, but i like buying current games that could become rare.

- What you do in "real life"
Study.

- Any other interesting facts, like how you began collecting, etc.
I just started collecting, but I have been playing games for years.

[nosferatu]

Hi!

My name is Gary and I am 28 years old. I live in Illinois. I found the forums through an item I was looking at on Ebay one time, so I did a search on it and found the website. My favorite games are RPGs, but I like most anything except sports. The systems I currently own and collect for are:

NES
SNES
SMS
N64
PSX
PS2
GBC
Genesis
Dreamcast
XBOX

My "real" job is an electrician. I started collecting in 1994 when I got my Genesis, but I was into games long before that. :D I am now at a combined total of over 1460 games :eek 2: and I would not even like to take a guess at what I have in them :-P

[xaer0knight]

Hey I'm Jason, from VA (of course its the USA). I'm 22 and work at a Dollar General with computer repair jobs on the side. Currently, i'm collecting N64 games.

I own a N64, SNES, NES, Gameboy, and GameCube. Collecting for the 64 until i fell like it time to move on. Probrobly start with the SNES next. The Rarest games i own are Ogre Battle 64 complete and Final Fantasy 3 cart only. I try to get all the 64 games complete, I just started buying them in 3s. A local rental place is selling them for less than 10 bucks a piece and buy 2 and get the 3rd half off. I dont own any other console, but own a few games for others like Dracula X for TG-16 CD.

I collect mostly anything genre but lately its been SHUMPs. R-Types, Gradius, and other space shooters. I should be collecting a Tubrografx-16 for them.
The other genre i collect from in Survial Horror Games like Resident Evil, Parasite Eve, and Sanitarium.

So far my favorite games are: Star Soilder Series (TG-16), Quake 2 (N64), Actraiser 1 & 2 (SNES), and Eternal Darkness (GC)

Play emulators like there is no tommarrow also even made an XBOX USB controller just to play emus.

[Ian Price]

Hi, I'm Ian Price

I'm an 33 year old avid retrogamer from Milton Keynes, Bucks. UK and own -

MasterSystem
3 SNESs
2 N64s
Megadrive
Saturn
Dreamcast
Playstation
PS2
GB Color
GBA
GBASP
Intellivision
XBox
GameCube
PC
Amiga 600
and loads of emulators...

In my limited spare time I remake old games - improving their gfx, sfx and gameplay.

I work in psychiatry (Rehab) and it really does help to be mad! :P

[MK_Man]

Hi, I'm Jordan Cissell. I'm thirteen years old and a game collector while also always playing basketball. The systems i got are
Nes
Snes
N64
Nintendo Gamecube
Nintendo Gameboy
Nintendo Gameboy Advance
Sega Game Gear
Sega Genesis
Sega Dreamcast
Atari 2600 vcs
Sony Playstation 2

With an average of about ten games for each system, Except for nes ive got like 40. Dont have many games but I'm just starting out and its hard when youre 13 :roll: Anyway I also collect Game memoirabilia and Mortal Kombat Memoirabilia. peaces

[Ninja4820]

Hello all, I just recently joined as you may have geussed.

I own many consoles ranging from NES to current, but for the most part I just collect the AAA games. The only console I really buy others for is my NES, I'll take any game I can find for that.

The games I'm currently in to are in my signature. Besides games I often read. Not much else to say, really. Oh right, my favorite games...

(In no particular order)
Final Fantasy(NES mind you)
Kirby's Dreamland(NES)
Super Mario Bros. 3(NES)
Chrono Trigger(SNES)
Super Mario World(SNES)
Shinobi III(GEN)
Mario 64(N64)
Zelda: OOT(N64)
Goldeneye(N64)
Perfect Dark(N64)
Ogre Battle 64(N64)
Super Smash Bros.(N64)
Ikaruga(GCN)
The Elder Scrolls 3: Morrowind(Xbox, although I need the PC version some day)

I would say my favorite console is probably the N64, folowed by the NES. I need more PSX and SNES experience though, I rather missed out on those consoles during their prime, skipping them for the Genesis and the N64.

I found this site a long time ago, when I was referred here from GameFaqs for this sites price guide on games. But I just now looked at the site more closely and decided to join the forums.

[RetroRewindarcade]

Hi all my name is David Bruner I live in Lenoir NC i have just open up a my own arcade here its name is RETRO REWIND ARCADE all the games of the 80`s as of right now i have these games Ms Pacman Phoenix
Centipede Galaga and high inpack foot ball and 2 viedo poker i have more comeing any day will reply when they aravie if anyone has a game they think that whould fit in fell free to suggest

[abadox1943]

my name is kyle . my friend refered me to these forums because i had a bunch of junk i wanted to get rid of . i collect mainly for psx and saturn . i like alot of shooters one of my favorites being abadox for nes . im from portland oregon .i work at a record store in portland. my other favorite games other then abadox would have to be ikaruga, anything thing treasures released. as far as how i got into collecting i just bought games to play and accumlated alot of em.

[link009em]

Hello all. My name is .... link.... >-> <-<

And I live in CA. I have an old N64, a Gamecube and a PS2 along with a GBA and GBC.

My favorite games are RPGs and mindless shooters when playing with others. (Though SSB kicks ass too)

I'm also into Anime and Fantasy/Fiction books. Historical Fiction is also fun.

[Nuadha]

Hello all,

My name is James and I live near Detroit, MI.

I own several systems and games, but I mainly collect for the NES and Sega Genesis. I also own a Atari Lynx, SNES, 32X, Sega CD, Dreamcast, N64, PS, PS1 with screen, PS2, GB Pocket, GBA, Game Gear, Gamecube and Gameboy Player.

[Satac]

Hello!
My name is Michael and I'm from germany. I'm 21 years old and I study biology at Mainz university.
I collect handhelds and PC games.
Here is a picture of my handheld collection :)
http://www.picupload.net/files/20041908/1092939955.jpg

[soniko_karuto]

hello.

my name is fabian(crowd: hello fabian), i'm from tijuana mexico, and i have a problem.

i like to collect videogames and video game consoles. my current set of systems consist of:

nes
snes
gb & gba
gamecube
game gear
genesis
sega cd
32x
broken saturn
dreamcast
something called 3do
a telstar pong
colecovision
atari 2600

i am currently studiyng computer systems engineering and i'm about 1 year of finishing college.

[nesmaster102]

hi my name is jeffrey black and i live in sherwood park alberta canada.
i am friends with nesmaster.
i own these systems:
nes (5) one complete
snes (2) one complete
n64
atari
ps2 complete + empty box
genesis (3)
sega cd (2)
gameboy
gameboy colour
empty x-box box
playstation (3)
commodore 64
sega nomad
dreamcast complete
colecovision

i have been in many forums and they all close but i know this one will not so that is why i joined.

[Fungus]

Name: Allen
Eyes: Brown
Height: 5' 9"
Weight: 156 (after first bowel movement)
Location: San Jose, CA
Strength of 10 men.

I am 39 years old. Yes, I lived throught the golden age of gaming. The first videogame I played was Pong. I believe I was 7 at the time. I never saw a Computer Space.

I remember when the Fairchild was new, and a house with a home version of Pong was the place to be.

The first console I ever owned was an Atari Video Pinball, but I kept returning them because they kept breaking down. Bad quality control. I finally got an Atari VCS in 1978. It was that year that I started really getting bad grades. Coincidence? I think not.

Since then, the sickness began. I've owned the following afterwards:

Vectrex
7800
NES
SMS
Gameboy
SNES
Gen
Lynx
Jag
Gameboy Pocket
Saturn
PS
N64
Gameboy Color
DC
PS2
GBA
GC
GBA SP
XB

Whew!

Oh, and I also own a coin-op Tempest. Cocktail style. It's currently my dining table. Of course...I never eat on it.

I repair copiers for a living. And I once killed a guy in Vegas, just 'cuz he wuz a snorin'.

[AnAngel]

Hey All! I am fairly new to DP, I found out about it from a customer of mine a long time ago. I reside in Washington, D.C. and so does my business. Basically, we (for the time being, anyway) sell [video game] collectible items to raise capital for our business. I have a GameCube and an SNES - the only reason I purchased a GC was to play Tales of Symphonia and it was a great game indeed. I'd probably have to say that one of my FAVORITE games would be "Teen Agent" which is a DOS game, released many years ago (if anyone has heard of it and wants it, let me know!).

My first computer was a Tandy Color Computer 3 System with 128K RAM which I programmed games and stuff on for hours..ahh..the days of "Rad Warrior" and "Springster..".....

[Vrolokus]

Hello everyone - just signed up, but I've been lurking here for a while now. I came across this site when I was planning my trip to the CGE2003 last year, and I've visited ever since.

I'm 29 years old and live in Scottsdale, AZ with my girlfriend. I'm a college grad who majored in physical anthropology, minored in religiosu studies, and I work as a finance administrator - try and figure that one out.

I've been gaming for close to 25 years now, starting with a 2600 way back around kindergarten. My "gaming experience" is pretty varied, from the conventional (NES, SNES, Genesis, etc.) to the modern (Xbox, GC, PS2) to the weird (Turbo-16 w/ CD, Sega CD, Saturn, etc.). Back in the day (when they were common and worth going to), I was a huge fan of visits to the arcade, but it wasn't until high school and Street Fighter 2 that I became really involved in that scene. I played in local tournaments and usually did well, typically in the top 10 (but never in the top 3).

As far as home gaming goes, I'm all over the place... but to name a few of my favs from the past off the top of my head: Phantasy Star (SMS), Bionic Commando (NES), Ys Book I & II (T16-CD), Gunstar Heroes (GEN), Ultima Exodus (NES), Ultima 6-7 (PC), Pool of Radience (PC - the old "gold box" edition, NOT the newer one), Lunar (any), Final Fight (Sega CD), Guerilla War (NES), Street Fighter Alpha 3 (DC), Castlevania: SOTN (PS1)... you get the picture.

I am a bit of a collector, but I collect more for personal interest than strict value. For example, I like anything mint from Working Designs - so while some of it is worth something (e.g., sealed PS1 Lunar titles), others aren't (e.g. Vanguard Bandits strategy guides). Street Fighter hit my videogaming hobby like an atomic bomb, so anything related to it I find hard to resist. I'm also a huge fan of videogame-related import art books (and as a result, Animebooks.com has been "collecting" my money for some time now).

Anyway, that's the broad strokes. I'm happy to be here, and hope to meet more of you at the CGE2005 (missed it this year)!

[DTJAAAAMJSLM]

My name is David, and I'm 20. I'm from Seattle, WA. Video games and comic books are my primary interests. I'm in college studying computer networking and working at Wal-Mart as a part-time electronics sales associate. I guess that's kind of like working in a game store... :embarrassed:
I've visited the site before, but did not sign up until after I visited the Classic Gaming Expo. I've been gaming since 1985. I'm mainly into stuff from the NES era and onward. Fighting and RPGs are my favorites. Lately, I've become more of a collector than a player. I haven't even played many of the games in my collection.

[Luna Azul]

My name is diana and i was at the last CGE! I had a blast and met a world of wonderful people, killed papa stu's baby (long story LOL), pissed my pants in the ocean (along with punk off girl and eternal tune), dropped a few monkey balls, escaped the death of the RV on a really windy road, caught a free college movie and a whole lot more! So, in general, i enjoy talking to strangers and experiencing the world with open eyes! I do have to say that i wont ever forget the great adventure i had---all you other people should try going to the CGEs in the future! I live with queen of the felines (but i only like men) and i like super nintendo.-------thats about it

[Link's_Bitch]

Hi everyone, my name is Sara...i am an 18 year old student in SC...so far i only have a gamecube and a gameboy advance...i love playing the zelda games though i have few...i hope to get more though ;) i have also recently been playing the game Eternal Darkness which is a pretty cool game it you like getting the shit scared outta ya...lol...other than those and Mario, i dont have many games for the simple fact that i dont have a lot of dough...but that's life...

well, i guess i'll see everyone around the forums...ttyl :P

[b6]

hey yall, Sean here from NC.
i used to be much bigger on the gaming boards than i currently am, especially over at GameFAQs, but.. eh.
thats what comes of being in college, i guess.
less time posting, more time playing :P
(no really, its more classes and HW than anything)

got plenty of the old systems, but mostly just the main ones.
oh, and im an absolute RPG freak. it just cant be helped.