Introduce Yourself!

[mr.soul]

- My name is Neil
- I live in western PA
- I found these forums because one of my teachers told me about them. He's about 100 games short of a full NES collection and when he found out I was into old school games, he told me about this site.
- My favorite games: Metroid, NiGHTs, Kaboom!, Crash Bandicoot PSX series, Grand Theft Auto series
- As of right now I have a 2600, NES, SNES, N64, Wii, PSX, PS2, Saturn, and Genesis. I collect for all except the PSX and PS2 since I had them in their heyday.
- I work at CVS in "real life", other than that I go to school or consume vast portions of junk food.
- I began collecting for the NES. I bought one and thought it would be really fun to play. My parents deprived me of video games until I was about 10 so it was kind of a late start for me. :P

[MF_Luder]

I've been mooching off Digital Press for a couple years now to use the very high-quality Online Rarity Guide. :) I really never paid much attention to the forums at all until I needed pricing advice on an arcade cabinet. I figured it was mostly the young crowd that ran on forums and I was too old for it. However, so far, I've been impressed with the discussion here and the maturity of both the young and "older" posters on the board. And I've enjoyed participating in it as well... so I guess I was wrong about myself.

I collect basically EVERYTHING hand-held or console from any era. I've played games all my life (started on the 2600), but I got heavy into it around the SNES and PS1 era. I was always casual about games, until 2D and then 3D RPGs really drew me in, and since then it has expanded to all genres (plus I just don't have the time to play many RPGs anymore). I really have no "preferred" system to collect for, although I don't collect too much for systems pre-NES. I guess if I had to pick one I would say that I probably tend to put the most focus on my Saturn collection. I tend to find the systems that did poorly when they came out (like 3DO and Saturn) more fun to collect for than the ones that I already played to death when they were current (like SNES and PS1).

In "real life" I work in law enforcement. However, I sell video games on the side as well (mostly through eBay), but usually only duplicate games and systems that I've picked up in large lots I buy from people in my local area.

[Monsieur_Verdoux]

I'm 23, live in the UK, and have an extremely boring job.

I'm counting the days till late September when I can return to university and study a Masters journalism course. After that, I'd probably like to take what is currently occasional freelance writing to a professional level!

I own far too much games stuff. Nothing fancy, just lots of it:

-Megadrive, Mega-CD, 32X with 60-odd games across the three formats, and a whole bundle of others for the Master System convertor. This stuff is probably what I'd consider the jewel in the crown of my collections!

-Game Gear with 20 or so games (and silly peripherals like the dodgy TV card and magnifier thing)

-Saturn with 30ish games

-Playstation with about 20 games

-Dreamcast with A LOT of games (most of which are worthless and crap, like 'Soul Fighter' or that awful fighter jet game).

-N64 with bare minimum of "good" titles (i.e. Mario 64, Goldeneye, Lylat Wars...)

I guess the only modern(ish) console I'm currently running is a Gamecube, with 40+ titles (including Twilight Princess, the GC version of which I'd defend with my life over the lazy, cash-in Wii version!).

I've also got a Tiger 'game.com' and recently had the misfortune to pick up 'Sonic Jam'. What were they thinking?? =)

[Juskin]

I'm somewhat retro.

My favorite game is Super Mario Bros. 3....

I really enjoy playing old games on my GBA player, legal emulators, and virtual console.

I miss 2D games so.

[Shatterstar]

Welcome, Shatterstar.
You last visited: 11-05-2003 at 01:44 AM

I only had 2 posts but it's good to be back.

[ninjabearhug]

Hi everyone.
I joined a while ago but i got sidetracked and never got round to introducing myself. My name is Stewart, i'm 26 and live in the UK. I've been around the scene for a long time but up until recently, i've always taken a back seat due to lack of free time. I'm interested in all aspects of gaming but my main passion is SEGA. Well that's the intro over back to scanning those awesome rooms of doom

[Spinal]

Its taken me ages, but I'm back! Everything has changed so much, I feel I need to re-introduce myself!

So howdy folks!

What happened to all the meseta system and the buying/selling of icons? That was pretty impressive!

[Super Sonic 5]

Hello. Nice forum you guys have here. I go by Super Sonic 5 'round most boards, but play all kinds of games. I found DP a while ago, but just joined the forums once I saw that the people here play so many classic games.

My systems include NES, SNES, N64, GC, Wii, Genesis, Saturn, Dreamcast, PS1, PS2, Xbox, 3D0, TG16, CD-I, Game Boy (Broken), Game Boy Pocket, Game Boy Color, GBA, a dead Game Gear, and a C64 I picked up for 5$ with no games. Oh, and a Super Game Boy, but that's not a real system. Whew... Anyway, during the summer, I'll be posting here some and lurking here more.

[TheDomesticInstitution]

My name is Mark... and I've been reading DP for a few weeks now... I live in and around Orlando, FL... enjoy Horror and Sc-Fi movies, candle lit dinners, and rose petals... I have a game and system collection that pales in comparison to most on here (it appears)- but I've been playing video games since the mid 80s- and although not as harcore as a some of you fellow gamers, still enjoy and play games to this day.

I'm a bit of an electronics and A/V nerd, so I'll be glad to try and answer some questions, provided no "hatin' " is thrown my way. I am also good with poor sentence structure, misspelled words, and commas.

[Frankzilla]

I'm Frank, I'm 21 years old from Magnolia, New Jersey. I was directed to the site from the GameFAQs Classic Gaming board.

My favorite games are, well there are too many to list, but I'm a huge fan of the Castelvania, Final Fantasy, and Zelda series. Old 2D Mario and Sonic games are up there also, as well as loads of RPGs.

I've just recently begun collecting, and I'm working on collecting large amounts of games for: NES, SNES, N64, GCN, Wii, Master System, Genesis, Saturn, Dreamcast, PSX, PS2, PS3, Xbox, Xbox 360, GB, GBC, GBA, DS, PSP, Game Gear. Yeah, I'm not really focusing on few consoles, as you can see I'm going for just a large collection, something I'll be working on for many years to come.

I currently work at Gamestop in Deptford, NJ, and I'm planning on going to school for Journalism.

I started collecting after browsing some forums and seeing some people's large collections, and I decided I wanted to start one of my own, so I'm a relative newb to this, but I think in a few months I'll have a somewhat decent collection.

[Barracuda]

My name is Jason I am 22 years old and I'm from Wausau, WI.

My favorite types of games are RPG's.

I collect mostly for the Sega Genesis, but I will pick something up if it is a good deal.

I work as a location attendent for a vending company, and plan on going back to school as soon as my wife finishes her schooling.

Well that's me.

[Barbarianoutkast85]

DPer's

My name is Christopher Long. I live in the suburbs of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania (The capital of the state). I found the forums in 2003 when a high school buddy of mine found a complete list of Nintendo Entertainment System games. I collect games for every console that I can get my hands on, right now I have roughly 15 consoles. What I do in "real life" is I am a sports writer for the Daily Item newspaper. I began collecting originally for the Sega Genesis becuase a friend and I were talking about old games that we used to play as kids, and we picked some up for a few bucks at a pawn shop and I've never looked back brother.

Chris

[Fuzzball24]

I'm Nick, I'm just a kid, but love games just as much as people young or old! I have a measly collection of 160 games or so, but I plan to reach 200 by the end of the year. My first system was the SNES. I don't have many systems compared to you guys, but compared to my friends I'm the gaming God! Haha, well my friend has a few more...:frustrated:


See you around the forums!

[Dayan X]

Greetings fanboy & girls, I'm Ron, I live in Houston Texas. I'm here because I was drafted into service. I'm kidding. Damaramu gave me a heads up.

I love FPS, mech combat games, RTS, and the ocasional Platformer or RPG. Current favorites are SLAI and Dragon Quest 8. I'm collecting for the GBA and PS2. I'd like to get as many as I can before they become defunct.

IRL I'm an artist and writer though I am a commissioned security officer to pay the bills. Which means that I split my funding between games and guns.

I wouldn't say I'm an avid collector. I don't really care about shutting my stuff away in a dark vault with packets of dessicant. I've lost my possessions too many times to be that anal lol. But once I buy a game chances are I won't get rid of it ever since I never know when I'll get the urge to play it.

I especially will never get rid of any multy player 'party games'. Many good times were to be had on a Friday night at art school playing Rush 2049 or Toy Commander

[Kunk One]

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[8bitgamer]

My name is Brett Weiss, author of Classic Home Video Games, 1972-1984: A Complete Reference Guide. I'm also on the Comics Buyer's Guide Review Crew and have written for Classic Gamer Magazine, Toy Shop, Scary Monsters, and other publications.

My favorite modern system is the PS2 (I love Maximo 1 & 2 and the various retro collections) while the ColecoVision holds the top spot for best classic system.

For more info, check out my blog:

http://brettweisswords.blogspot.com/

Thanks!

Brett

[Nintendo72]

I browsed/posted about my listings this forum with a different nick 3 years ago while selling used NES/Genesis/SNES consoles on ebay. I've been to CGE once and E3 three times where a good amount of stuff was accumulated.

I plan to get rid of my extra stuff via ebay when I'm off work. It'll be easier to find those cooler games and will make moving from place to place a cinch if I ever need to again.

I work crazy hours at a videogame developer but do have some listings on ebay.
When I'm off work I'll be listing stuff a lot more. Feel free hit me up for a loose and boxed nes inventory list, or anything.

[Little Samson]

Hi! I'm Dave, from the Chicago area. I found the forums through an eBay member I completed a transaction with.

I collect for the NES, though I keep around my Sega Genesis and Saturn from when I was a kid. For the NES, most of my favorite games are the classics: the Mega Man and Castlevania games, etc. I also love Little Samson (obviously), which I hadn't heard of as a kid but discovered while collecting -- what a great game! I also really like Stack-Up and Gyromite for some reason. I know they're not supposed to be fun, but I really enjoy them :P

For other systems, I love the Shining Force series (I, II and IIIa), Dragon Force, and Mystaria.

In real life, I'm an applied math grad student. I've had my NES since I was a kid, but I didn't really get into collecting games until recently. I started refurbishing broken NES systems to sell to make some extra cash, and along the way, I ended up with quite a few games and started looking for other games that I found interesting or enjoyable.

Thanks for taking the time to read this!

[Nin10do72]

Hi, I introduced myself earlier but recently made a new account so hello again. Is anyone new to the forums a Golgo 13 or old skool NES fan?

[neogamer]

Okay, here it goes! This is my first time on any type of video game forum! I am an avid collector and gamer of just about anything! I live in PA and have just returned to college to finish another business degree (boring I know)!

Anyway, my name is Shawn, am thirty years old (I still like to consider myself 29)-LOL and just wanted to say hi! I can provide a lot of knowledge and can probably learn some too!

So, I guess the question is now what do I do here!??

:help:

[lintwarp]

I'm Kevan, and I currently live in southern GA. I've been (mostly) out of the collecting loop for some years. However, I amassed a sizeable collection of classic games back in the mid to late 90s while living in Portland, OR. Most of my stuff came from thrift stores out there. Back in the early 90s I used to read RGVC a lot and ended up contributing to the 5200 and Handheld FAQs. I also attended one of the CGEs in Las Vegas around 2000(?) and a NWCGE in Seattle around 2001(?). I've always been more of a lurker than anything else, but I do post to various forums on occasion.

I've been on this site before, but never used the forums. However, I just sold a number of items to another user (Kevin H), and he suggested I check out the Digital Press forums so here I am. Most of my collection consists of 2600, 5200, 7800, Colecovision, Intellivision, Vectrex, handhelds, and some other similar era items/systems. I'm currently slowly selling off the majority of my collection, but I plan to keep the Vectrex items. For the most part I'm not looking to trade, but I am open to possibly trading for Vectrex items...there are a lot of Vectrex items I don't have.

Oh well, I guess that's it for now. Later!

[IntelliDude]

I'm Brian, I'm 34 and I live in lovely Greendale, WI. An avid gamer since 1978 when my folks got a Pong system, I am especially fond of classic consoles. Intellivision was my first system and remains my favorite to this day. Other systems I collect for and enjoy include NES, Apple ][, Vectrex and Dreamcast.

As soon as I got on the Ebay train, I found myself buying far more stuff than I would ever need or play, so I've been "thinning the herd" just a bit. The best advice I can give to someone who wants to start a collection would be to define what you really want to collect and stick to it. Just because you CAN get everything doesn't mean you SHOULD do so. Limiting yourself a bit is wise due to the amount of space that these things can occupy. Not to mention the fact that you're probably prone to a 40-year-old virgin type of moment if you're not careful! A lot of people, especially women (sorry, ladies), will not understand your obsession--perhaps with good reason.

I do play current games, though I'm not very good at newer stuff. My XBOX live gamertag is HeavyNova--friend requests are encouraged. I have a 360 and am currently playing Gears of War and Guitar Hero II.

I also love rock music and have my own band that plays the Milwaukee area regularly. We've just released our first full length album. Check us out at www.heavynovarocks.com and sign the guestbook while you're there.

I'd love to find a few other Intellivision fans in my area who'd like to get together every so often for some gaming. If you're interested, send me a personal message. In fact, I'd love to make some collector friends in the area, so I invite all responses.

I've gotta go--I've got bandits at 12 o'clock!!!

Brian :rocker:

[lozz]

Hey guys,

My name is lozz.
I live in the UK and i was born in the year 1991.

My "main" console which i adore is my Dreamcast.
I bought it quite late in 2005 and am still playing online with it now.
I love PSO and on the "final weekend" earlier this year
before the servers shutdown, i managed to get in over 37 hours gameplay.

My first console was my Playstation (chipped obviously)
I still have him, however i preffer to play on my psone with LCD screen.

Recently I have bought an N-gage QD and SNES.

The only current gen console i own is my PSP, which i have had since the
UK release date back in september 2005.

Other than games i love to play my guitar, listen to music and go to gigs.
I'm also obsessive over skateboarding which i have been doing since i can
remember.

anyhoo thats me,
PEace, lozz.

[Nintendork]

Well not so much anymore I suppose. I haven't graduated past the Gamecube and Game Boy Advance!

It's been a long time since I contributed to this forum so I wanted to take this time to introduce myself.

My name is Kevin. I am now happily married and currently reside in Souderton, PA (in the Philadelphia region, Montgomery county). I am currently looking for a new job so hopefully something will turn up sometime soon. In the midst of job searching I have been using some down time to expand on some personal projects, such as scanning old photographs to build a digital archive, I have been maintaining my blog, cleaning up around the apartment, and gradually moving old things from my parents' house to the apartment.

I've been spending today checking out my old stomping grounds and forums online since the weather is kind of down. I plan on checking in here a little more often than I have in the past few years now, as I look for some good casual gaming conversation and a chance to reminisce about the past and find out what to look forward to in the future.

[madroms]

Hi everybody!
It's great to find such a cool forum.
I am one of the webmaster of www.satakore.com , a site focused on the Sega Saturn.
I have more than 90% of the Saturn llibrary (games and demos), so it's easy to know it is my preferred console :p
I also collect japanese 3do and megacd games.

[HYB]

- Who you are

I am Hanna.

- Where you live

I hail from the cold north. Finland,Europe.

- How you found the forums

I was browsing around a Finnish castlevania site evaluating my goods and noticed a link to the search. I found the forums and was quickly hooked (I've been lurking for a couple of days).

- What your favorite games are

Well shoop da whoop. Hell if I know. Serieswise Castlevania,Zelda and Metroid probably but I'll play anything.

- What systems you collect for

I'm collecting mainly anything castlevania. Just got my nes (i've had 20 but i didn't know how to set the tv channels up until last week and tought of them as faulty XD;) and I've started collecting games for that. So mainly NES and SNES and some new games that are good.

- What you do in "real life"

Play videogames. Sometimes i lurk around forums and read. Most probably you'll see me in front of photoshop practising my digital painting or in school.

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

I began collecting seriously last week. I've spent over 200 euros and my heart is aching right now. But you could say I've collected most of the games I want from GC and upwards (but I'm poor and have no job so it's been slow XD;).

[pedrogames.com]

Hey everyone, Doug here. One half of Pedro! Games, an all ebay venture at the moment. Just stopping in to see what's going on outside of our little world.

We sell primarily Nintendo NES games and accessories on ebay, and will soon be expanding to a website, which will for the near future be for informational purposes only, with bigger plans for later.

Check us out when you have a moment, and if you mention that you are a registered member of Digital Press, I'll throw a discount your way on your first purchase with us.

[caveman_games]

Hello my name is chris and i am a newbie to this digitpress forum.
I am interested in PS2 demos
I have alot of atari 2600 games for sale. If you are an atari fan and have any wishes let me know. pm me or email me.

I sell on ebay and will be there quite regularly.

if you like one of my items let me know

thanks,
chris

[Chadmahn]

Hello, I'm Chad and I'm from New Jersey(Morris County). I discovered Digital Press the other day when a friend and I were driving through Clifton to get some Hot Grill. I've been playing video games and computer games since I was 4. The first game I ever played was Kirby's Dreamland on my shared(i have a brother so the systems sorta got shared,until I started playing more games than him) fat original grey gameboy. Over the course of time, I have/had a NES,Gameboy, Gameboy Color, Gameboy SP, PSP SNES, N64, PS2 and Wii. I sold the PS2 for cash to get Wii, I sold PSP because I needed cash and I was sorta getting tired of it(I was annoyed Tekken: Dark Reserection didn't have online play and Metal Gear Solid Portable Ops was a great game, but it sorta just got old after awhile), the NES is at my grandparents' house to give bring back great gaming memories when I'm bored there. My favorite games are, Super Smash Bros., Resident Evil 4, Warcraft III(I used to play WoW since it came out, but I lost interest over the year) and Elder Scrolls IV:Oblivion. Outside of videogames, I like hanging with friends, playing soccer,reading, and watching english premiership football

[colicub]

Yeah, h'lo peoples! Figured I'd best fill this in....

- Who you are

Colin, 25. *waves*

- Where you live

The strangely sunny for this time of year Edinburgh in Scotland.

- How you found the forums

Can't remember, think I got linked by a friend a while ago. Took my sweet time in joining though.

- What your favorite games are

Aaaaah.......Quackshot, Jet Set Radio Future, Space Channel 5 Part 2, Viva Pinata, the Pokemon series, Toejam & Earl: Panic On Funkotron.

- What systems you collect for

God, pretty much anything. The system I have the most games for is my Mega Drive though.

- What you do in "real life"

I work for Blockbuster Games, formerly a branch of Gamestation.

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

I also collect vinyl records. And I seem to be collecting random stuff. And I started collecting seriously when I got to University and found a couple of good shops nearby. A few years later I got a job at the Game On exhibition, and it grew from there. Exponentially.

[Wraith Storm]

Im Derek. I live in Oklahoma and have been into games all my life. Im a HUGE retro gamer. I like new games but I LOVE old games. I pride myself in that I can answer almost any question someone has regarding the NES, Turbo Duo, or any Sega system. But my intrests dont just lie with games. I also love cartoons and Anime. I LOVE hand drawn cel animation and it makes me really, really, REALLY angry that almost all american studios have gone to CG animation!!! CG animation destroies every single thing I hold dear about cel animation!!! I also really like movies. While I enjoy the stuff Hollywood churns out and entertain myself with reading all the cool asian movies, the movies I love most are the Itallian flicks. From the Spaghettie Westerns to the Giallo to the Zombie films, Itally makes the greatest movies ever! With Directors Like Dario Argento, Michele Soavi, Lucio Fulci, Sergio Leone and Sergio Corbucci you cant go wrong.

[Mattdog]

Hello everyone,

My name is Matt and I live in the Birmingham, Al area.

I've been browsing the boards here for several years and I finally decided to sign up.

I've been playing and collecting videogames since the Atari days. Some of my all time favorite games include Phantasy Star 1, 2, and 4, Zelda Link to the Past on SNES, and the entire Metroid series. More recently I just finished Okami, which was a fantastic game. I also enjoy building Gundam model kits.

I hope to meet some new friends here and share common intrests.

[grolt]

Hello, my name is Rhett and I come here from Calgary, Canada. I've got a Bachelor of Communication Studies, so I'm more interested in video gaming as an art form than something to just plug in and play. I'm actually more interested in just reading about games, the evolution of the medium and the impact gaming can have on our perception.

I'm also a collector too, focusing on the neglected Sega systems, mainly the Saturn and the Master System, although recently I've been dabbling into Sega CD and 32X. The reason for this is twofold, since I respect them the most as innovators in the medium, always doing more than offering mere games. They sold experiences, whether it was through 3D glasses and dual slots in the Master System days, or online gameplay, internal hard drives and time-sensitive gameplay alternatives with the Saturn. Nintendo and Sony had more success by taking the middle road (which is probably why the Sega's worst system, the Genesis, did the best), but Sega won admiration for always pushing the limits.

My other reason for collecting Saturn and Master System games before all others is the beautiful uniformity of their packaging. Throughout their runs, Sega stuck with the same big, beautiful packaging all the way (unlike with the Genesis, Dreamcast, and PlayStation). It's a thing of beauty looking at all those bold, crisp Saturn spines lined in a row. The Master System games were even more impressive though, from an artistic standpoint, embracing minimalism with their usual singular object amidst a gridded background.

As for favorite games, here's a short sample of various genres:

NiGHTS
-Bar none the best, the gameplay is still a total original today, and the world's are so beautifully detailed and surreal that it's impossible to not want to get lost in this game during every waking moment.

FINAL FANTASY VII
-The most commercial of the franchise, sure, but man the story is a deep, dark labyrinth of post-modern alienation.

VIRTUA FIGHTER
-Such an iconic game with amazingly deep fighting dynamics and the simplicity of the graphics elevates it into a thing of abstract beauty

MARIO 64:
-Like VF, it redefined how we look at simple genres, opening them up to a huge world of endless possibilities. I'll never forget the awe of playing this game for the first time.

ASTAL
-In terms of platformers, there is no game more beautiful.

SEGA RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP NETLINK EDITION
-My favorite racer with the wonderfully loose control and terrain-sensitive handling got even better with the NetLink option. Even to this day it offers beautiful hi-res multiplayer gameplay without any lag...talk about replay value.

WONDER BOY IN MONSTER WORLD
-The best of the 8-bit platformers, it brought an RPG complexity and amazingly detailed graphics to what's supposed to be just a jump and punch genre.

QUAKE
-the ultimate online game, with gameplay and level design so intricate that strategy could be utilized with amazing precision. Most first person shooters I'd call diversions, but this elevated the genre to art.

SONIC ADVENTURE
-Another title to demonstrate the wonder and innovation capable at Sega during their prime. While the non-Sonic stages were at times spotty, the gameplay was at least always unique. And then there are those Sonic levels, cinematic in their visual splendor and totally intense in their speed. That killer whale set-piece is unforgettable. Add in those VMU chaos, online downloads and time attack, and it's a game that begged to never be put down.

While I always played games as a child, and owned most of the big systems, the Saturn was the first one I saved my own money for to purchase, and as a testament to Sega's hardware quality, it still runs as good today as it did twelve years ago (and three PS2's later).

I've basically out grown gaming in a traditional sense, so the last system I bought was, day and date, a Dreamcast. If Sega jumped into the ring again I'd probably shell out, but I rarely have the time or patience to play modern games. In my eyes, games got as complex as they needed to in the 32-bit era...everything else has been excess.

Still, I admire and collect those vintage systems, taking in the creativity those designers needed to have to make these little abstract pixels and sprites signify a whole other world.

[Tiktaalik]

Hi I'm Tavis and I'm a game developer from Vancouver, BC.

I'm fairly young so I don't have nostalgia for anything earlier than the NES, but I've been an avid collector of just about everything since then and recently the Colecovision, of which one I managed to find a year or so ago.

When I was a kid I actually wasn't allowed to own an NES despite all my other friends having one, and I had to go play outside and with regular toys etc. My first real system was the Gameboy, which my parents gave me, and the SNES, which I bought myself with paper boy route money. Maybe it's because it's my first real console, but SNES is the one I love collecting for the most, and the one that I probably have the best collection for.

I don't collect for collecting's sake, so I don't own multiple sku, sealed copies of games or anything. I basically collect so that I can try out the games that I've never been able to play before. Recently though, probably because I have a real job and some money, I've been more selective in my collecting, and leaning toward wanting complete boxes and everything. When I was a kid I'd settle for cart only copies of just about anything.

As I mentioned before my favourite system to collect for is the SNES, but I've nearly got just about every good game for the system at this point. In the last week I got a Super Scope and Battleclash and Metal Combat though, which was a great experience, so there are still things I haven't tried. After years of not having an NES, I finally got one a short while ago, but it seems almost too daunting to start collecting for. I've made a point to pick up a few of my favourites (Ice Hockey, Mario 3, Ninja Gaiden so far) when I see them though.

To finish my introduction I have a question about the forums: When I logged on I saw a bunch of extra forums such as "Marketplace" and "What is it Worth" but then when I tried to post in them it wouldn't let me. When I logged off and logged back in, they were gone. What's going on? How do I access these? PM me the answer if this introduction forum isn't the proper place to ask. There didn't seem to be an FAQ thread anywhere.

EDIT: Forgot to mention my favourite game: EARTHBOUND for the SNES. That game is totally incredibly awesome.

[Frankie_Says_Relax]

Hey all, I figure this is a good place for a first post ... scratch that, the BEST place for a first post.

So, let's go through this questionnaire line by line, ready? Go!

Who am I? I am Frankie, and I probably don't REALLY hate you. Not yet anyway. Go ahead, just GIVE me a reason. ;)

Where do I live? Lyndhurst, NJ. Fun times and swamp gas stink from the bordering "Meadowlands".

How did I find this forum? Hell, I'm surprised it took me TWO YEARS to find the Digital Press STORE, considering how close I am to it! I'm not exactly sure how I found the forums ... they kind of came to me in a dream.

What are my favorite games? Oh jeez. I've been gaming since the Atari 2600, so that's a long, hard list to pull from, but some the highlights are Burgertime, Super Pac-Man, River City Ransom, Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo, Ghouls N' Ghosts, Rival Schools 1, The WWE Smackdown series, The Timesplitters series, and most recently I named Resident Evil 4 the "action adventure game of the century" in my mind.

What systems do I collect for? I own just about everything since Pong ... so I collect pretty much everything. I do have an almost COMPLETE (US) Sega Master System games collection, which I acquired all in one fail swoop (ask me about how I came across that sometime, it's quite the story), and I love continuing to bring my Atari 2600 collection one step closer to complete (I'm only missing a handful of games there).

What do I do in "real life"? What is this "real life" you speak of? Yes. I do lots of "things", some I even get paid for! I manage a movie theatre, I'm a freelance graphic artist, a part-time stand up comedian, and I'm fully licensed to teach high school ... I just need to find a high school that has an opening in the art department. (If you know of any drop me a line!)

Other interesting facts about moi? I managed the Funcoland at the Willowbrook mall for about 4 years, from around 1996 to 2001 - from the Sega Saturn all the way through to the launch of the PS2. So, not only do I have a healthy game collection from those years, but I've got a WEALTH of game retail stories that might even be able to rival Joe's. Who knows. Maybe. It was equal parts love and hate (Loved the product, hated the annoying customers). Perhaps you pissed me off and I threw you out of the store once? If so ... don't drop me a line. Please.

[The Snappy Sneezer]

I am Jeremiah from Louisiana I collect games for all systems I have, Atari 2600, Sega Genesis, NES, SNES, PS1,2, Dreamcast, Xbox. Games I love include Ms.Pac-Man, Q-Bert, Beserk, Gunstar Heroes, Pirates of DarkWater (Genesis, my favorite licensced game), Jet Set Radio, Shenmue, King of Fighters, Burger Time (Back when this first came out there was a burger place here called Burger Tyme that had a special spice to it and everytime I play this game I smell that type of burger), Persona 3, Missle Command, Crackpots, Super Mario, Athena... I am a painter in reality and a freelance adventurer. I like old movies, such as the comedies of that famous 1930's duo Wheeler & Woolsey. Their greatest films include Cockeyed Cavailers, Diplomaniacs, Peach-O-Reno, Cracked Nuts and Hips Hips Hooray. I also have special for Buster Keaton, Harold Lloyd, Roscoe Arbuckle, Charley Chase, Betty Boop, Looney Tunes and the Van Beuren studio of animated shorts.

[The Jack Of Hearts]

- Who you are

Gabe

- Where you live

Port Angeles, Washington

- How you found the forums

I found these forums by accident while I was searching for some gaming avatars.

- What your favorite games are

My favorite games are Super Mario Bros 3., Castlevania Symphony Of The Night, Final Fantasy IV, Tetris, Fire Emblem P.O.R., Super Metroid, Pacman, Elite Beat Agents, Chrono Trigger, and plenty more.

- What systems you collect for

NES, Super NES, Genesis, Game Gear, Dreamcast, N64, Gamecube, Game Boy, Game Boy Color, Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS, Playstation Portable, Playstation, Playstation 2, XBOX 360, and Nintendo Wii.

- What you do in "real life"

I'm a full time college student working towards my A. A. degree in music, I'm also trying for a minor in Graphic Design. I work at Good Will part time as a donations attendent to some extra cash for other things such as Clothes, CDs, DVDs, Anime, Manga, etc.

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

I use to go by haxblue17 on the Nintendo boards before they went down and I'm haxsawblue17 on the pojo boards.

I love singing and have been for the last sixteen years.

I started collecting games around 1991 when the Super Nintendo came out so needless to say, I've been at this for a while lol.

[Dreamcast]

Hey guys! im new.

[THeX]

Hi Everyone,

I'm from Melbourne, Australia.

I have some Mattel Intellivision stuff (which I'm selling), plus I'm into Dreamcast, Megadrive, SNES and Xbox.

My favourite games are the X-Wing Tie Fighter series on PC.

[DragonBomber]

My name is rAy, although I use Drache online. Been on the newsgroup since '96 as well as EFNet. I talk total bollocks and make little sense to anyone on there, which is fine by me. Don't take it personal if I made your IRC screen NSFW. I have registered here several times it seems and been deleted since I never posted, I guess. I have corrupted my wife with EFNet so it's all good. She is MUCH better than I will ever be at RPGs so props to her.

I mainly collect bemani games, Bomberman titles, and games for random systems I have held onto. I had about 25 unique systems at one time (boxed Magnavox Odyssey forward) and a room of games/hardware/boxes until I had to sell them off. I miss the gear sometimes but I still find amusing things so it worked out for the best. I tend to buy movies and Bomberman/music games more than anything now. That and watch British comedy and drama.

Been out of college nearly a year now (Sociology major) and work at a library. It's peaceful unlike my former jobs. I think I am getting back into NES but I'm not sure yet. Have that itch sometimes you know? Just something cool about videogame packaging. Shout out to anyone in San Luis Obispo County, CA, Oswego County, NY, and Rowan County, NC. I've been here since '98 and it's been good to me so far though I sometimes miss NY and CA.

Take it easy folks.

Drache

[DragonBomber]

Somehow I forgot the most important thing to mention. I can eat liquid lava quite nearly and love hot foods, peppers, wasabi, etc. If it isn't nearly killing me, making me cry, or whatnot, I'm not smiling.

Drache

[steeniekins]

I guess I'll start off by saying.
My name is Kristina, or Steenie, I use that nickname for pretty much everything.

I live the lovely city of Surrey BC Canada. Which isn't all that lovely.

I was told by a friend of mine about this forum. I was looking to get just the boxes and manuals for a couple games that I have so he suggested I post on here, and perhaps I could get those sent to me or something.

My favourite games are:
Harvest Moon (for any system)
Parasite Eve
Legend of Mana
DDR
God of War (both of them)
I have a ton more that I like but those are the top 5 I guess

I pretty much collect for any system. I want to have a huge game collection. I currently only have just over 80 games right now. I typed up my want list and it's at 352 right now, and there are about another 10games that haven't been released yet that I want. I'm mainly collecting for the older systems right now and then I'll move up. I want to collect all the Castlevania, Harvest moon, Legend of Zelda and Final Fantasy games.

Haha real life? I work in an office type of setting. Setting up appointments for salesmen all over the US and Canada to sell walk-in bathtubs for Premier Bathrooms. BAHA I control 82people. It's a pretty laid-back job. Most of the time I take naps, and before it was banned, I used to play games on the internet.

Hmm I've been playing games since as long as I can remember. I was probably about 3yrs old when I played the classic Super Mario Bros on NES. Most of the time I watched my brother play. I only really starting getting into playing games when I was about 10. The first RPG I ever played was FF8. I only really started collecting about a year ago when I managed a video game store for about 8months until it was sold off. I loved that game cuz that is were I met one of my good friends who collected video games. She had a collection of about 300 games and it grows everyday. So that inspired me to start collecting. So I went from about 30 games to the 83 in about 6months. And it's still going. Haha I am expecting about 2games next week from ebay actually. (Stunt Race for SNES and Croc for PS1)

So yeah..I suppose that's all.

[Vorpal86]

Hello folks. My name is Kevin Hansen. I'm from Florida but moved to Dallas Texas.

I enjoy long walks on the beach, and.. wait, wrong forum. Anyhow. I try to collect as much stuff as possible, especially hard-to-find items. I found this forum a while back, but only had time to stay for a few minutes, I never got back. BUT here I am again. I was looking for some retro NES information and stumbled here.

I try and collect for any system I grew to enjoy over time, which was rather a nice chunk of them. Nintendo is my biggest appreciacian because they have been so innovative in their history. They have been around for at least 100 years and I can respect their work! Of course they only started into the video game scene around 1980. At least the company was kept in the family.

In real life I am a computer and electronics technician, soon to work for a game console repair facility. I hope anyway. If I could live out of a factory sealed game b0x, I probably would! But how much would I be worth?

I hope I enjoy my stay here, and I hope there are complimentary mints as well.

[Shinichi Chiba]

Hello all my name is George and I am from New York . I mainly collect Sega Saturn and PC-engine items . I am making my rounds on all the forums I deem great . I mainly post on the Shmups boards and look foward to contributing here as well . I also look foward to trading , buying , and selling items here soon . Thanks !

[gamebotonline]

Hi!

I'm Blake Leftwich creator of Gamebot and gamebotonline.com and I live in Mount Airy, NC (a.k.a Mayberry). I love digital press and I own a copy of the collector's guide. My favorite games are classic ones and the stuff I like to play is listed at gamebotonline.com were we keep a video game diary. I collect for every thing with a focus on 32-bit and older. I collect to play and play regularly. In real life I am a student studying game development and I've worked as a manager in retail for nearly 10 years. All my hobbies involve video games. I used to make Gamebot, the classic video game TV show. Now I create Gamebot Live, a podcast about classic games and post on gamebotonline.com. I am also in a band with my brother and fellow gamebot host Scott called Scott Leftwich and the Atarians. You can listen to the band on myspace and get an idea of what games I like by visiting the News section of the gamebotonline website or downloading the podcast form iTunes. That's it, glad to be a member!

Blake

[Cura]

Hi, my name is Cura, and i'm an alcoholic. I live in Norway in a town called Rognan, and i found the forums reading a review on a gameboy game called Volley Fire. I have many favorite games, but if i were to filter out a few. it would be Star Control II, Natural-Selection and Starcraft. I currently own all systems ever created by Nintendo up to the GameCube.

IRL I mostly hang out with my GIRLFRIEND. The rest of the time I hang at random forums and do schoolwork. Sadly there issn't much time for me to play Video Games recently, because of all the time my GIRLFRIEND drains from me, but i play some classics like SMB or Sonic the Hedgehog from time to time.

I'm looking forward to discussing, arguing and ranting with you guys...

[Bear_XI]

Hi, my name is Jason.
I live in Canada, I'm currently in Sec.3 and I just started a Sega Genesis collection which currently doesn't exist.
I hope to make it grow fast.
My favorite Sega Gen. game is Kid Chameleon and one of my favorite game is Jet Set Radio on dreamcast.

[kain76]

- Who you are

Kevin Kain -30 yrs young


- Where you live
Edmonton , Alberta , Canada (Only summer for 2 months)


- How you found the forums
Long time lurker so thought i should join

- What your favorite games are
Id say top 5 in no order are , Garou: Mark of the Wolves , Street fighter 3 3rd Strike , ADVANCED DUNGEONS & DRAGONS TREASURE OF TARMIN , Rez , Final Fantasy 2 (also knowen as 4)


- What systems you collect for
I buy for pretty much every system but mostly after Saturn and Ps2 Imports as well as any good Ps3 or 360 game that comes out


- What you do in "real life"
Work Retail


- Any other interesting facts, like how you began collecting, etc.
First started really collecting when i moved for the first time as then i found my sega genesis/cd set up and hooked it up and got totally lost again playing lunar 1 and 2 and Vay as well as sonic and shininig force. after that I stated trying to find and all the games i had as a kid as well as all the game i couldnt get due to allowance issues.

[5-11under]

Hi there,

I'm 5-11under, and I live in Ontario, Canada. I'm an avid reader and sometimes poster at Atariage and CGCC, and thought I'd add DP to the mix.

I enjoy ColecoVision programming, and also playing games on the ColecoVision, Atari 2600, Vectrex, and Nintendo 64 (the living room console). I especially like racing games such as WaveRace 64.

I'm more of a game player than a game collector. About 10-12 years ago, a friend and I scoured the flea markets and garage sales in and around the Niagara area, amassing large collections of mostly 8-bit consoles. Since then, we've both sold most of our systems, keeping our favourites, and still enjoying gaming a great deal.

In real life, I manage an electronics-related R&D lab.

Thanks,
5-11under

[papasmurph4]

My name is Kieran and at the moment my wife and I hail from Duluth, MN . I was "introduced" to this site by a friend in MA - Randy C -who is very big into Atari 2600 games. I guess I am pretty simple when it comes to the games I like; I still like the games that I played with my children when they were small: pac man, frogger and if I ever come across it again dig dug. (I don't think, however, that this was ever an Atari 2600 game. My children and I played it on an old Commodore 64 system - those were the days) I do like some of the more sophisticated games too, Waterworld, Space Treat ect. In real life I am a preacher.

[NicoleyBoBoliey]

Errmm...well I'm new to the forums and I just wanted ta say hi hi hi hi hi hi hi hi hi hi and all that junk woooosh C:!

Hehee its really quaint because I live like...right...there..near Digital Press. Like...right right right theerree! lol
I wish I found out about this sitey loonnngg ago <33

Name's Nicole if you hadn't guessed it! ^_^
If you did, YAY! Your a mart coookie, yes! =>

Call me whateve you want mann ;]
Nice ta meet chaaaa! ;0
<333333 :kiss:

i lovvee youu >w<

[starzlytes]

I found this site thru a search i was doing for addams family values game.
My son and i have a few systems starting with PS1,nes system,super nintendo,game cube,PS2,XBox. He plays games more than i do.
I live in small town ,Woodland,Wa.

Nice to be here and hope to chat with you all =o)

[SinCityMarv]

Hello all. :) I'm JD and its good to be here. My wife and I collect toys and video games and both enjoy playing. I tend to lean towards the handhelds, while she the "newer stuff". (PS2..she loves this game called Sphinx and the one Kingdom Hearts) I'd love one day to again own a Vectrex, but seems only a dream. I had one once, got it at a GoodWill for $4...the clerk informed me that it was "some kinda weird black and white TV" ;) Im 33 and shes 23 and we live with our two dogs. Shes a student and Im a chef with a catering outfit. Well, not too good with introduction things..lol...guess thats about it...:D

:)

-JD

[jb143]

Hello all. I found the site looking for tips on fixing my Nomad.

My first systems were an Odyssey2 and a Commodore64 to limited degrees although I'm definately part of the nintendo generation all the way. The NES was the first system I had lots of games for. Zelda and Mario3 being my favorites.

I started collecting systems and games a few years ago from yard sales and thrift stores to be able to play all the old stuff I never got growing up; and typically after building up a collection I sell it them on Ebay to buy more.

I also plan on one day building a mame cabinet and have helped several people set up the software for their cabinets.

I live near St. Louis and used to work in the production department of an engineering company, now I work in the engineering department finding sources for electronics parts...so If anyone is looking for any parts let me know and I can probally find you some really good souces(although you might have to buy 10,000 at a time)

[ProfJimbo]

Hi Everyone,

My name is Jim and I am 36 year old vintage video game collector from Lakeland, Florida. I found the forums by doing a Google search on "Retro Gaming Forums."

I mostly collect Atari 2600, Atari 7800, and Commodore 64 games and peripherals.

Today, I find myself looking at the differences between ports of Arcade games. I love seeing how the translations of games such as Pac-Man, Ms. Pac-Man, Donkey Kong, etc turned out based on the technology that was available to the system.

I began collecting games in 1980 when I received my first Atari. I still have my original "heavy sixer" 2600, along with a 4-switch Darth Vader 2600, an Atari Jr., Atari 7800, Commodore 64, Commodore 64c, and my Commodore SX64.

In real life, I am the lead systems administrator for the timeshare division of a major hotel company. I manage a group of people that maintain servers in 18 countries.

I also run two websites that you might enjoy.

JimboGames.com (http://www.jimbogames.com) - A collection of online flash, shockwave, and java games. I did not write any of them.

and

2600Online.com (http://www.2600online.com) - A website where you can play Atari 2600 Games via your browser. I put this up so that I can play some Atari during my down time at work.

I am also interested in politics and love discussing the topic over a pint.

Thanks for having me!

[Alex_ntsc]

I'm Alex, 30 years old, from Germany. I work at the stadium of the 1st. FC. Köln. I started gaming when I was 4 years old, thanks to the Atari 2600 and the Intellevision. But it wasn't until I got a NES that video gaming became my drug of choice. Being a kid though, I pretty much lost, gave away, sold, or destroyed anything I ever owned, including my games and systems.

Even though I'm German, I live in Germany since 1998. I lived most of my life in South and North America. I'm sure you people know how illiterate the average European is regarding classic gaming. It's not our fault really, as game companies have treated Europe like a bastard child until today. Final Fantasy VII was the first FF experience this continent ever had! No Chrono Trigger and Lord knows what else. It seems all the great games on the NES or SNES pretty much overflew Europe. On the other hand, lots of Donald Duck & friends or the Smurfs, part 14. :angry: I really started missing American gaming at that point!

I joined eBay in 2001. While exploring the new platform, I saw an auction for Final Fantasy III (US). I found out that the same person was selling Final Fantasy II (US) and Chrono Trigger. All three games in near mint condition. While I knew shipping was going to be a bitch, I couldn't past that opportunity. The rest is history. I have quite a library of games and systems now, although probably not as much as some of you here. I beleive that the NES and SNES are the greatest systems of all time! Accordingly, most of my classic gaming collection is comprised of those two systems. I added a magazine collection to those two as well; Nintendo Power and stuff. Still, I also have some Game Boy goodness as well as Playstation(s) and 3DO collections as well. And then there are the tons of PC games and newer console systems.

But collecting has been frozen on its tracks much like the German army at Stalingrad! Among other things, I became father 5 months ago. I don't want to spew old clichés but it really does change everything. It's mind boggling how fast priorities shift when you hold your first born child in your hands. Anyways, I wish to sell my video game collection and, while searching for retro gamers, I found this website.

I never thought I would sell the things I have so I never made a list. At he moment, I'm making said list plus taking pictures of all I have in order to better sell the stuff. I hope that joining this community will be helpful in the short to medium term. I would be very grateful for hints, pointers, tips, and tricks. My goal is to have sold everything within the next 12 months, as long as I get good prices.

[livingfora1up]

Hi there, I'm Brian, age 23. I've been using digital press as a guide for the last 4-5 years since I first started collecting. Of course, you know once you start it's really hard to stop. Collecting has become a huge part of my life and I'm always scouring the pawn shops and flea markets looking for deals. I've collected almost 2000 games to date with a couple of buddies who share my obsession. if you like, you can view my pics of said collection at www.myspace.com/livingfora1up I love to trade and have an ever-growing amount of doubles to do so with but there's no good outlet for trading locally.

As for real life, I'm a server at my local Applebee's and that's fun. I live in southwest michigan and aside from gaming and collecting, I enjoy karaoke hanging out with my friends, having a good time, and taking road trips and exploring new towns.

Favorite game to date: Chrono Trigger, but the ones I play most (in no specific order) are Tetris Attack, Super Smash Brothers Melee, and Guitar hero. I used to be more in to RPGs than I am now, but I still grab them whenever I see them as they make for good trade fodder.

See you round the forums!

[braincras]

Hi there!

Just to let you know that I am proud to be here and a old skewl gamers like all of you!

I sue you DOOM!!!:evil laugh:

[guitarmas26]

Hi I'm guitarmas26. I've been collecting video games off and on for several years. I'm mostly into the Atari Jaguar Scene. I collect for other systems too, like the Dreamcast, Snes, and Turbo Grafx.


- Who you are

Brad

- Where you live

Ashheville, NC

- How you found the forums

A search engine

- What your favorite games are

Side scrollers

- What systems you collect for

Everything except the genesis

- What you do in "real life"

Attend school for my degree in Information Systems.

[Red Alert]

Hi,
I'm Matthew, age 20 and I am studying IT and I live in Brisbane Australia.
I've been collecting for about 5 years and I have 24 systems and about 500 games. The newest system I have bought is a Atari 1040STE.
My Favorite games by system are:
NES: Super Mario Bros
SNES: F-Zero
N64: Conker's Bad Fur Day
Gamecube: Paper Mario The Thousand-Year Door
Wii: Resident Evil 4 and Metal Slug Anthology
MD: Sonic
MCD: Snatcher
Sat: Daytona USA
DC: Shenmue
Xbox: Deus Ex Invisible War
PS1: Command & Conquer Red Alert
PS2: GTA San Andreas and Deus Ex The Conspiracy
N-Gage: Sega Rally Championship
Atari 2600: Missile Command

[Ando]

What better place for a first post on the forums, eh?

So anyway, I'm Ando (which doubles as a username AND my real name!). I'm living here in the USA.
My top three games are The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask, The Wind Waker, and... I don't know. TESIV: Oblivion, maybe? But believe me, if it's Zelda, I love it and want it ALL.
Right now I'm in the midst of deciding which system to collect for. I want to do a Japanese system, but which? Maybe continue my Japanese N64 stuff? SF? GBA?
But yeah, that's me. I mean, there's more, obviously, but this is it for now. :D

[PoutineJunky74]

Hi everyone,

My name is Aline,i'm 33 and live in La Belle Province De Quebec aux Canada!I am here on this site for my mom,Annette,recently turned 58,who is an NES gamer and avid collector.I also am a fan of the NES but don't own one.I have an Xbox.My mom has been playing NES games since my father first got a job as an apprentice electrition as a young lad at the age of 20 something.She baught,collected,traded and sold many many NES games over and over,built and sold her entire collections,until now (finally quit selling everything and then starting over from scratch,LOL!)She has a somewhat extensive collection of classic and rarer NES games and her goal is to try and finish off her collection buy obtaining the manuals for some of her rarer games,wich is turning into quite a task!I on the other hand,am a stay at home mom of a 2 year old daughter named Jasmine.I like being ourdoors (when I can),the net,playing games on pc and xbox,nes to when i'm at my moms.I like flowers and gardening,even though i'm nowhere near a green thumb.I love music of almost any kind and I like watching animated movies for children with my daughter,over and over again,LOL!

[Lady Jaye]

Salut! Bienvenue à bord! Tu vas voir, c'est bien ici. :)

[MrSparkle]

Hi guys ive been posting on your forums for about a month or so now but i just ran into this thread so i figured i would introduce myself. My name is dan and i live in warwick new york but i work as an insurance agent in fair lawn nj which is about 15 minutes from the digital press store (which rocks). i stumbled onto the forums whilst researching nintendo clones i believe though i dont really remember. as for a favorite game thats a pretty tough question and im sure many of you would agree lol. right now ive been hooked on old school text adventures namely zork, and ive gotten back into playing nethack and adom. i collect for a few systems the biggest part of my collection being made up of nes games i have about 150 different carts probably around 175 total if you include all the doubles (probably have 10 copies of mario 3 lol). other than that sega genesis and its awesome add-ons, gameboy in all its iterations, nindo ds, playstation 1 & 2, n64, intellivision, gamecube, snes, computer (dont really collect computer games i just play them). possibly a few others that are escaping my memory right now (sitting here at work trying to picture all my consoles laid out on the floor). though nes was my first real console id say my gaming days started out with the ibm xt, as i didnt actually have any games for it i spent untold hours making terrible text adventures in basic that i would then play through. yea i guess thats about enough for a decent introduction anyway looking forward to getting to know the members of this community better. -Dan

[Natty Bumppo]

Greetings earthlings!

I am an old geezer at 55 - been collecting video games since 1991 (when I bought an SNES along with Tetris and FFII).

I favor RPGS, puzzle and strategy games.

I collect all sorts of stuff besides vintage games - laserdiscs, board games, books, bookends.

[Pantechnicon]

Greetings earthlings!

I collect all sorts of stuff besides vintage games - laserdiscs, board games, books, bookends.

You, sir, get bonus points for having a literary-inspired screen name. Welcome aboard.

[Natty Bumppo]

You, sir, get bonus points for having a literary-inspired screen name. Welcome aboard.
Yeah - I had to wade through those books in the educational system's vain attempt to make me literate in my errant youth.

[Randomized]

My name is Kevin, I'm 25 and I live in St. Louis, MO. I found this place from a site that linked to the rarity guide. I've been playing video games since I was 4. I'm not much of a collector, but I've never gotten rid of any video games.LOL

I work for an online store that sells XM radios and accessories and I'm also a manager for a fun park in a boring tourist town. I only average 1 day off per month but I manage to find small amounts of time to play video games.

[alice_curiouser]

An introduction, eh? Alright, I can do that...

I am Renee; I'm in my 30's and I live with my husband and daughter in the eastern United States. My husband plays the occasional RPG, and my daughter (now 7) has been a Pokemon junkie since she was about 3. I found these forums by the almighty power of Google; the reason I was looking was because the forums I'd been been hanging out on were either too slow, or full of illiterate wankers and their third-grade spelling. Now, onto the GOOD stuff...

I started playing video games on my cousin's Atari, and eventually ended up with my very own NES. My first game was Dragon Warrior I... I loved (and still love) that game - they say you never forget your first. For me, DW1 became the game by which all other RPGs are judged. Later, I got a Sega Genesis (omfg, 16 whole bits - revolutionary!), and my new favourite game became Shining Force I and II. I still play those a lot, too. But then! A miracle happened. Gameboy Color (and later, Gameboy Advance) came along, and suddenly I could play some of my old favourites in a new miniature format. I have Dragon Warrior I & II, Dragon Warrior III, Lunar Legend, and Shining Force: Resurrection of the Dark Dragon, and I am anxiously waiting for more!

My favourite games are Dragon Warrior 1-3, Dragon Quest 4-5, Shining Force 1-2, the Lunar series (minus the sucky DS version), Vay (Sega CD), and Phantasy Star 4. When I'm not playing classic RPGs, I like Mario and Sonic, and some of the newer RPGs for DS. You can see a list of all my portable games here (http://club.ign.com/b/list/custom?lid=100018&owner=alice_curiouser).

When I'm not playing video games, I like like taking long walks on the beach (no, seriously), photography, saltwater aquariums, web design, messing with my Mac, and hanging out with my family and my four cats.

...And that's about it! I look forward to getting to know you guys. :)

[rodarkone]

Hello all,

My name is Ionut, I'm from Romania and I'm 29 yers old (30 in a few days :) ) I collect games and consoles from 2 and a half years now

Anyway - i'm glad that I found this site :)

[smii]

Well, I've been lurking around here for a few weeks now, so I feel as though I should produce some type of introduction! I live in the South of England, and have been collecting games for about 15 years now I guess - my first ever console was a SNES with Streetfighter 2 and the ill-used Nintendo-scope - I still own the SNES, and bits of the scope :roll:

A year later I came into possession of a Mega Drive (or Genesis, I believe some prefer to call it ;) ) with Mega CD, which my dad won and didn't want, and have been collecting games for it ever since. I think I must have around 700 MD games now!

Anyway - hello. Nice to be here :evil:

[FrakAttack]

Hey, I'm Kevin, AKA FrakAttack, and I've been gaming since the '70s. My first arcade love was Gun Fight and my first console was the RCA Studio II.

[Dukert27]

Hello my name is Chris Falkner from Fayetteville AR. I have been collecting off and on for 5 years im 20 now. my main interest is NES console. but i own almost ever common system.

Nes - 170 games 20 complete
Snes 75 games 3 complete
Sega Genesis/CD 7 games (all but two sonic)
Playstation 2 slim - 7 games all complete
X-Box - 15 games
X-Box 360 - 3 games
Nintendo Gamecube - 10 games
Nintendo DS - 6 games
Nintendo Wii. - 21 games
Gameboy Advance - 5 games
I sold most of my stuff about a year ago a this is a list of what i have regathered.

[Dukert27]

Edit --
FC Twin
Nintendo 64 x3 (one is green) -16 (4 complete)

[BakaTanuki]

Hello, I'm Baka. I'm more of a gamer than a collecter, but I love classic and modern games. I'm only 16, but my brother had the NES and SNES, and I played those as a child, along with the N64/GBC that I got later on. These days I have NES, SNES, N64 (DK64 edition), GBC (special Pikachu edition), GBA, Gamecube, Wii, and DS. I'm looking into getting a PS2 or a Dreamcast sometime, since I've only ever had Nintendo consoles.

While, I don't really collect games, I have started getting into collecting gaming (and also anime) merchandise. I decorate my room with gaming memorabilia. I also run a small gaming website.