Introduce Yourself!

[Captaintim]

HEELLLLLOOOOO NURSE!

Ok hi everybody!

My name is Tim, I am 26 years old and I love retro gaming.

Right now I own a Genesis and a NES. I also have a 360 (i just got the red ring of death :( ) and a PS2 and a Wii. I plan on getting a Dreamcast and SNES and perhaps a PS.

I am a giant SW nerd and I am active in the fan community, If you like SW I would recommend listening to IHN Radio. You can check them out at www.IHNradio.com .

[gummo]

Hello. My name is s.davis. I'm from Norman, OK USA, and found these forums looking for a list of the best famicom games unreleased in the states. I've been interested in retrogaming since before the games were retro, and were just "games I can't afford, and have to read about in magazines."

Favorite Games:
Chrono Trigger
Super Mario 3/World
Yume Penguin Monogatari
Mortal Kombat 2
Galaga
Monopoly for Nes (This is still my favorite digital version, and a major drain on my productivity at work)
Doom
Wolfenstein 3D
Yo! Noid (stop laughing, that game rules)
Photopia
Simcity
Duck Hunt

Systems I collect for:
I don't collect much. I mainly like to play roms of either games I wanted as a kid and couldn't afford, or obscure/prototypes/hacks. I already own physical copies of most of my mainstream favorites, but I love coming across a Color Dreams/Wisdom Tree cart or some other terrible unlicensed platformer or pornographic puzzle game at a flea market or pawn shop. I also love the Virtual Boy, the world be damned. I just wished I had waited a few months before I bought one when it first came out. It never gave me a headache, and had some damn good games.

What I do in real life?
I work at, and am in line to take over a Marina on an artificial lake in Oklahoma. I mainly work the convenience store. I am a clerk serving drunken lakefaring folk. I'm also a writer, yet this has yet to make me a dime, so I stick to the story of being a clerk.

Interesting Fact (Anetdote):
This has been disputed by everyone in the damn world, including Boon and Tobias, but I know what I saw. I was once playing a game of MK3 (I think it was "Ultimate" MK3) on the SNES, vs. a friend of mine. We played round after round after round. Eventually the game messed up, and characters were able to keep fighting for a short while after the "Finish Him!", before dropping dead. We kept playing, and more glitches kept showing up. The point of this story is that as playing as Shang Tsung, I morphed into Raiden for a short bit, and was even able to do his flying move before turning back into Tsung. Call me a liar, but I swear his code is in there somewhere, if only partially.

-s.davis

[TheRealist50]

Hey everyone. I'm Kristian, I'm 20 years old and I live in Canada.

I don't even know how I stumbled across this website but I'm glad I did haha.

My favorite games would have to be...wow there is just so much to pick from but I would have to go with the Final Fantasy series, only because I could just play those game for the whole day and not realize it. other games would have to be Vectorman 1 and 2...sheesh I know there is more but nothing else is coming to mind!

I mainly collect whatever I like or appeals to me or if its a game I've never heard of and just look strange and odd. I try to look for sega genesis games that are still boxed (its my favorite system)

my Collection started to grow when I was a wee little boy...started out with a NES then a Sega Genesis moves onto a N64, PS1, DC, PS2, Xbox, Gamecube, Xbox 360 and a Wii. I would have loved to have got a Saturn and all those other systems but when I was younger we couldn't afford those things. Now that I'm older I will be looking to buy one.

My collection went from being a fairly large size to nothing but the systems...the games somehow disappeared, I believe somebody within my family (Uncle) took the box I had my games in and I didn't notice for around a year or less...we were in the middle of moving and most of my things and my parents things (that we didnt need) were stored in the basement until we found a place for them and got settled in. my systems were in a different box in a different part of the basement so i still kept those. so for the past 3 years I have not been adding to my collection but rebuilding my collection. I'm sitting at about 124 games, and still have my original systems minus a couple of gameboys. My friend knew I was collecting video games so he gave me his Game Gear, PS2 and Gamecube. None of them worked but I fixed them myself so they are all working now.

[Sabz5150]

Looks like it's my turn at bat :)

I found the forums by looking around to find a rarity guide. I found one :) I decided to register to get some questions answered about a prototype cart I got my hands on.

I collect for just about anything I can get my hands on... little bit of this, little bit of that. Mostly post Atari 2600 and up. I'm always looking for oddities, obscure games, so on and so forth... like most of you. I also display my collection proudly, everything is set up neatly and fully playable whenever I choose. Gotta get my fourth switchbox soon :D

I'll look for a "post yer collection" thread before I jack this one with pics.

[charlie-butters]

Hey all im Charlie from Melbourne, Australia.
I found the site and forums after doing some research for information about Electronic Arts and their early releases on the Mega Drive. But since then I haven't left the site for a couple of days now. So much to read from people who really really know what their talkin about.
Some of my favourite games aye?, I guess you will have to pop on over to our game review show and see for yourself.
My first console was a Colecovision, then a Super Nintendo, Then My Fave Console,, The Sega Saturn.
In real life Im a Computer Techie, slash Bartender. if that can be a slash..
Ok, So my friend nick and I begun watching AVGN on GBS.TV back in late 06 i think, the first episode we saaw was the Ep when he was asking for ideas for a theme song. Anyway a long time ago,, and over a short peroid of time we became great fans to the point where we would find ourselves telling friends more about AVGN than Pure Pwnage....
Until the Sega Cd Ep,, me being a lng time collector of sega cd since 1998 was a bit disgruntled and took more out of that episode than i should of and went to work writing a rebuttle.
Without any video editing/directing skills i made a vid about the lighter points of the sega cd that made the device so ground breaking at the time. And my friends suggested that I should do more of those videos.. So in time its evolved to a weekly toutube show we do called Strictly Sega, my editing/directing skills haven't improved much but we either talk about certian collections of games, EG: am2 for sega driving series. Or like NFS and its overseas release overdrivin etc or go into detail about just single games..
Most collectors know most of whats in the show but i thought hey if i would watch it then thats what i should make.
Anyway. Nuff about me. Hope to see u round...
Charlie. -=Strictly sega=-

[8bitCaged]

- Who you are 8bitcaged
- Where you live Canada
- How you found the forums some blog
- What your favorite games are Metal Storm Mega Man ect
- What systems you collect for nes
- What you do in "real life" school
- Any other interesting facts, like how you began collecting, etc. none

[erik]

Hello,
My name is Erik and I have been gaming since about 1989 when I got my NES for Christmas '88. After that I became a true gamer(I don't really count the Atari days as gaming because it just doesn't hold up all that well today.) I have approximately 205 games from the 8-bit NES to the Xbox 360. I own the following systems with the following video connections:

NES - Wii-VC in Component
Genesis/Sega CD(X'Eye) - Component*
SNES - Component*
Turbo Duo - Component*
Saturn - Component*
PSOne - Component
N64 - Wii-VC in Component
Dreamcast - Component'
PS2 - Component
Gamecube - Component
Xbox - Component
Xbox 360 - Component
Wii - Component
GBA - RGB??
DS - RGB??

*using RGB-YUV transcoder
' using VGA-YUV transcoder

In the last few years, I have jumped up Component. Composite video really does suck ass on any set bigger than 20". No hardcore gamer or videophile should have to put up with it! I have a SCART-YUV transcoder to get component video out of the RGB-ready systems. I now have a vast majority of my NES and N64 running in 480p on the Wii-VC and couldn't be happier!

Friends don't let friends play their games with bad picture quality!!

Now if they would only release Contra, Goldeye, Excitebike 64 and Beetle Adventure Racing on Wii-VC or XBLA I would have 100% Component Video on all my games...

Erik

[aclbandit]

I never got around to this, so now's as good a time as any.

My name is Zack, from WV, USA. I collect classic consoles and games, mostly for the NES. It was the game system I had as a baby and small child; I only had one game (Super Mario Bros./Duck Hunt cartridge), and I played it relentlessly.

Years later, I realized that I needed my old NES console and games back (they had been given away many years earlier so that I could get a SNES for christmas). So I went questing for the console and some games, and the rest is history: I never stopped looking for classics.

I have an NES, Famicom/Disk System, SNES, N64, PSOne (though I can't find it-- where IS that thing?), PS2, XBox, and Wii. I also intend to pick up one of the awesome emotion-engine-possessing 60GB PS3s in the next few days. They're ALL hooked in (except the lost PSOne, of course) through various converter boxes and a VCR to my 32" TV. The two surge strips into which it all hooks in are in need of an upgrade. ^_^

My current favorite games are the Dragon Quest/Warrior series, though this tends to rotate to other favorites like Resident Evil, Metal Gear Solid, or Final Fantasy.

[Nightwing]

Let's see...where to start???

My name,I guess - which is Calvin. I'm 39 years old and hail from the biggest little state in the Union,otherwise known as Rhode Island. I am a professional driver by trade,& currently drive a school bus. (therefore,I'm now on vacation :) )

I have a wonderful wife & daughter who are into videogaming as well,with Rock Back being our game of choice at the moment. We own all the current systems & play with them all,though we spend most of our time on the Xbox 360.

My other hobbies include movies,dvd's,sci-fi,&comics. I also co-host & co-produce a local cable access show that discusses said material.I've been doing it for a number of years now & have had many wonderful experiences because of it.

Of course,though - DP is about retrogaming,& I have been playing games since I was a kid.I used to really be into it - collecting,playing and whatnot.I even signed up for the Intellivision webring,and my page is somehow still there (though woefully outdated - I made the site up on a WebTV). It's here if you really want to see it,but believe me,it isn't anything special. (http://members.tripod.com/~Nightwing007/myintvpage.html)

Over the past few years my retrogaming desires have been pretty dormant.But a combination of things have stoked the fires,so to speak - and now I'm back & loving it! I do have some nice gaming rarities that I'll post in their proper area when I'm able - but I have a fair amount of old systems & I hope to someday have a complete set of Intellivision & Sega CD games.

In closing -I will tell you that part of the reason that I'm back into this is because I'm finally putting all of my games,both modern & classic - into a database so that I finally know exactly what I own.I fully expect to be over 1000 games when I'm finished.

The other reason will go into the finds area when I'm allowed to post there.Let's just say it's a very lucky find,something I didn't realize just how lucky until I got home and looked at my old DP guide. :D (I didn't do too bad today either!)

Looking forward to chatting with you all!

[-dustburn-]

My real name is Tony. I play music in the bands HOLY SHIT! and TRUTHDEALER.
I have been a gamer ever since my dad bought the family a 5200. I have worked at Electronics Boutique for 4 years, Been the manager of a TILT arcade, worked at an arcade and amusement machine distributor, and also was the assistant technical manager at a chuck e cheese. Games have been with me most of my life.
I plan to open a used video games store in Riverwest Milwaukee.
This place seems like gamers paradise.
To the future!
-Tony

[Jisho23]

I AM INTRODUCING MYSELF (again... its been a couple years I believe)!!

[3rdman]

Hello. I'm a painter and recovering student. I enjoy collecting gameboy carts, with a particular soft spot for cute imports, classic arcade, and unlicensed pirate trash.

regards,
Jonathan

[blackride]

Hello Everyone. I am 31 and work in IT and specialize in VMware,SMS,Linux/Windows,C#, etc..... I have been collecting games since I can remember. I really enjoy all types but I have been focusing on collecting NES,Super Famicom,PC-ENGINE stuff.

[drunkninja]

Hello everyone, I'm an avid gamer living near Springfield, MO. I currently am working IT support and obviously enjoy gaming as a hobby. I started way back on NES and have been hooked since :D . I started reacquiring older systems a few years ago, and have been collecting since. Hope to return here often for some good discussion and advice!

[PaddyTheChump]

I don't think I've ever done an introduction, but here it goes.

Tell us any or all of the following:
My name is Paddy, or PaddyTheChump

I live in Nova Scotia, up in Canada. It rains a lot here.

I remember being on DP using the price guide, and one day I registered.

Favorite games: 1080 Snowboarding (childhood classic), Double Dragon, Battletoads, Jeez, tons more, but when you have to think of some it never comes to you.

I collect primarily for NES/SNES/N64. That being said, I am not opposed to any other systems. I have a bit of Atari/Colecovision/Intellivision/Odyssey2 stuff as well.

I'm still in High School (last year, woot!). In my spare time I either play video games, workout, paddle, or pursuit my newest hobby, lockpicking.

I grew up with an N64, (I'm 17, so I got it when I was around 8ish). In a sense, I now feel like I missed out on some gaming, so I guess maybe that's what I'm trying to do... play catch up. I sold all my n64 stuff when I was around 13 or so, which I kinda regret. In a sense, it was a bad decision, but thanks to www.cheapassgamer.com , I essentially bought all the games back for less than I sold them for. After that, I started visiting the local pawn shop and yardsales, and less than a year later I have over 500 games.

[ClassicGMR]

Hey all - guess the easiest way to introduce myself is to just show you. :)

http://i35.tinypic.com/351sryt.jpg

As some of you may remember - and most won't - I used to be this guy standing opposite Dave Newman in this PhillyClassic2k1 picture(I'm on the left side... just in case;)). Well ... I'm technically STILL that guy but I'm older(I doubt I'm wiser), lost about 30 pounds and have MUCH better glasses now. :D

Well anyway after working two shows with Dave, Jeff and Chuck I took PC4 off as I was going through a divorce and didn't have the time to devote to it. When PC5 rolled around I sent a few emails about the upcoming show but was never replied to so I let it go. I was exceptionally disappointed to find out the show had been "commercialized" and quite literally sold out to mainstream media. I found this to be a major turn-off and just stopped paying attention to it after that. Is it even still running? :deadhorse:

I lost my collection long ago to the 2-headed hydra problem known as the dreaded "Bills & Space Syndrome" but I have my pc, GP2X and PSP so I have been playing everything anyway via emulation... It's not the same but it has sustained me! I miss my collections. SO....

I just recently got back into collecting after numerous moves and issues(booooring!). I am finally settled, recovered financially from my ex-wife's attempt to bury me in debt and happily in a place I can finally call "home".

I thought I'd look up the site and see what I have missed in my 3 year absence from collecting. I must say I like the look! :)

I'm thinking I should run down to Chuck's show (http://www.toomanygames.com) and check it out as well as find out what/if any shows are going on in my neck of the woods(New England-ish area).

*sniff* I missed you guys('n gals)!

[RampantOctopus]

Hi, I'm Mike Jennings-Offen from Los Angeles, CA; originally from Washington, DC. I don't remember how I first found the forums here, I think I may have been in search of a Wico Y cable and googled my way into insanity-- and no, I still don't have that cable thank you very much, and for that matter, where the hell is my CD-i gamepad; but I digress...

I'm more of a hardware junkie than an actual connoisseur of vintage games, though I do enjoy a good game of Joust or Burger Time, I spend a lot more time with my PS3 than my Vectrex. I guess I enjoy the hunt a lot more than the reward... I'm sure I'm not alone. I've got a link to my 'room of doom' in my signature, please come on bye and check it out.

In "real life" I'm a "Video Production Manager," but it's the editorial work that I get a real kick out of. I'm also an avid homebrewer and general diy freak. If anybody here is interested in home brewing beer, check out my website, I've got a page about Zymurgy, the whole how to thing and a huge tome of recipes well worth the (free) download.

That's it for me-- see you in the forums.

[Therealqtip]

Hey guys, my name is Justin I'm 15 (I may be young but I'm not an idiot, I mean look at my typing :O) I've been collecting ever since my grandma gave me my first SNES when I was 6 or so.

I currently own:

Atari 2600(loose)
NES(complete)
SNES(loose)
N64 (loose)
PS2(complete)
Gamecube(loose)
Wii(complete)
Xbox360(complete)
GBC(loose)
GBA(loose)
GBA SP(loose)
DS(complte)
PSP(complete)

(I had ALOT more then that but I hit a stage in life where money was everything and sold almost all my collection sadly)

My favorite games are Metal Gear Solid, Kirby, Sonic, and Pokemon Yellow Special Pikachu Edition.

[BobaFettHotep]

Hello my names Donny Im from Portland Oregon
My good Friend DigitalSpace Told Me about This Site
Some OF my Favorite Games Include The Zelda Series, Final Fantasy,Batman For the Nes, And Im Pretty much Obsessed With RockBand Right now.
I pretty much collect Games For All Systems though i Lean Towrds Nes And Snes and Playstation 2 games If Interested I Document my Collection at www.Freewebs.com/bobafetthotep please Visit and if inclined Drop me a line and let me know if im missing anything good.
When im not gaming im a custodian for the Portland Public School District its not my dream job but it gets the bills payed
long story short i love video games and i love talking with fellow gamers
Thanks
donny

[evilucas]

Hi everyone! My name is Lucas, and I'm from Oregon. As of now the consoles I own are dreamcast, wii, gamegear, xbox 360, genesis 3, Atari 2600, and NES. I am new to collecting classic games, but I have been a "gamer" for most of my years.

It's good to be here, and I hope to have a good stay on these forums.

-Lucas

[eskobar]

Forgot to introduce before :P

I am Josue Escobar from Monterrey Mexico, 28 years old videogame freak.

Love RPGs and love collecting. I am very close to Texas and whenever i can, i love traveling to U.S.A.; Love New York and love the garage sales.

Right now i am dedicated to atari and snes again :D

[Rathiain]

Hi I'm Penny I'm 18 and from Michigan. I found this site while browsing through a discussion on cheapassgamer about rare games and I thought I'd check this site out.. My favorite games would have to be anything in the Zelda series from the n64 and onward. I'm a student at the moment. My first system was the atari 7800 but we couldn't find any games for it other then ms pacman and it eventually got lost in a couple moves. I just got in to gaming, and am buying back some of the stuff I owned as a kid and eventually lost. I'm currently working on buying all the diffrent colors of Us n64 console and I have about 4 so far and I'm working on building up a decent collection of games. I'm also collecting games for the gamecube( my favortie system) and most recently the snes. This will be my first time owning one so it'll be interesting.I also have a 360, a ds which I just got rid of and a psp. Those don't get nearly as much playing time though. I love rpgs and hate fps.

[Dungeon Master]

Hello all, I'm Will; twenty-one year old native Texan from the Dallas area. I'm big into the SNES, specifically SNES RPGs. I guess you could say my first foray into collecting of actual "rarities" would be with my recent purchase of a pre-market prototype of Earthbound. Not much to be seen that's different so far; probably nothing, but it's the culmination of a thirteen year enjoyment of the game - being dumped this weekend, as well, so we'll see what that turns out. I own a couple of arcade cabinets (Street Fighter II CE and Galaga III) and dozens of gaming and antique computer systems. It's my goal to open a museum in the Dallas area one day for computing and gaming history (you can stop laughing now) and I'm always on the lookout for the old stuff. I enjoy going to the Saturday Sale (DFW residents know what I'm talking about!) and my hobbies are pretty dang vast. I'm a senior at Baylor about to go into law school (hopefully) and prefer Shiner Bock. Found the forums by recommendation (PredatorXS) and glad I joined. :)

[Mimi Nakamura]

Hi everyone!

My name is Mimi, I am a half Japanese / half English retro game addict from Tokyo, Japan (born in London though).

I've been reading this forum for a few months now and though it was about time I revealed myself!

Well, I hope I'm welcome here, although I understand if not.

I wanted to register with the username 'Mimi' but it appears there already is a Mimi here! :yipes:

[InsaneDavid]

Nice group of new users as of late, welcome all. :)

[theChad]

Guess I'll just try to run through the basic questions here...

My name is Chad, I'm 20 years old and live in a small town in Ohio.
I found the forums looking for an online video game rarity guide one afternoon.
Favorite games...well I guess I'm a sucker for the traditional favorites - Ocarina of Time and Yoshi's Island are two off the top of my head that I could play over and over any day of the week. A couple other games I think are great are Cosmic Chasm for Vectrex, Ghosts N Goblins on NES, Tomba! on PS, and Fable on Xbox but there are a lot more games out there I enjoy. I collect for any system I own which leaves the door wide open in that regard, but I am more about collecting the systems than the games.

"In real life" I attend OSU (but I wouldn't exactly call myself a "buckeye", having been born in Michigan and making frequent trips back there because I like it much more than Ohio). I started off majoring in Computer Science, but switched to Sociology last year and have maintained a 4.0 since then so something's going right. I also spend a lot of time creating music and drumming with anyone who's down to jam. I've been drumming for about 10 years and while I try to keep myself humble, popular opinion seems to be that my playing is "incredible" so I put myself out there as much as possible.

The start of my collecting: The first system I owned was my Super Nintendo, given to me by my teenage aunt when I was about 4, I'd guess. After that I got a Gameboy when I broke my femur to keep me busy in the hospital. From that point, I got games sporadically up until my brother got the N64 for his seventh birthday and I got the Playstation a few months later for my tenth birthday and those would have to be the systems that really woke me up to gaming. Fast forward to when I began really collecting...well one day I noticed that I had mostly Nintendo systems and I decided I only had a couple more to get in order to complete the collection so that's what I set out to do. I had a SNES, N64, Gamecube, Gameboy, Gameboy Pocket, and Gameboy Color. Not much more to get, right? Well after a little bit of research I found out just how wrong I was, but fortunately most of the remaining systems were donated to me by good friends who wanted to see me fulfill my goal. During the time I was gathering the missing links, I acquired a couple other systems that I wasn't really looking for, but was willing to take off people's hands and then decided I'd have to fill those lines as well.

I'm now up to 52 systems, I believe, and a little over 400 games with the collection growing by the week at this period in time. Links to my collection databases can be found in my signature if you're interested and the following is a video I made barely over a week ago to showcase my collection and it's already out of date: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQalpoWM_uk

Nice to be here

[Narifia]

Well, after viewing Digital Press for some time, I finally decided to register! Great site and great forums, by the way. Searching around here has even helped me with some previously unanswered questions (such as how to fix the speaker in my Game Gear, among other things), and I am especially fond of the Prototype section!

Now after saying all that, I bet you're wondering "who the heck is this person?" So, I'll just take a cue from the first post in this topic and really introduce myself:

- Who you are: I'm Narifia, silly.

- Where you live: STALKER! :help:

- How you found the forums: Actually, I've stumbled upon this place several times over the years, mostly from searching for info on prototypes.

- What your favorite games are: Batman for the NES, though I haven't beaten it yet. Others include the original Final Fantasy (not so much the newer ones), Legendary Wings, Chip n' Dale Rescue Rangers (hey, childhood memories!), SMB3, Chrono Trigger for SNES, The Lion King for Game Gear, Chip's Challenge for Atari Lynx, Desert Falcon for Atari 2600, Pokemon Crystal for Game Boy Color, and--so far--Animal Crossing: Wild World for the DS, *just* to name a few highlights. If I listed them all, it would take pages...

- What systems you collect for: As far as consoles go; Atari 2600, NES, Genesis, SNES, and recently Playstation and a little bit for Playstation 2. As far as handhelds go; Game Boy (all variations up through Advance), Game Gear, Lynx, and DS (although I rarely care about newer systems, the DS is actually a pretty impressive system. That, and I love to collect handhelds. I still have no PSP, though).

- What you do in "real life": Currently, I'm working and attending college to become an English teacher (real exciting, I know ^^; ). I also write and hope to publish my books one day, and I play around with drawing in my spare time. Aside from collecting video games and researching video game history, I also love to read up on old film and music technology and the history behind it.

- Any other interesting facts, like how you began collecting, etc.: I remember my very first system was an Atari 2600 Jr. that my parents had just laying around gathering dust, and after that my brother bought me a NES plus around 50 games from his friend. Sometime after my parents got hooked up to the internet I started digging on what games I could potentially (get my parents to) buy for my NES and (somehow) stumbled upon System Failure, an old site that I don't think is even around anymore (although I know the Wayback Machine has scraps of it) that began my interest in prototype games. Since then, I've been an enthusiastic "researcher" of prototype games for most early systems and the history of video games as a whole.

Well, after that long (and probably boring, lol) introduction, I'm ready to post in the forums, darn it! *Scuttles off to go find a thread to jump into*

[Sergeant Sega]

Hi!

I found this forum sometime ago, but forgot all about it for a while, because of work and moving and such.

Now I'm recently moved in to my new appartment on the top floor, in the middle of Lillestrøm, a medium size city, but with the Norwegian Trade Fair just meters away the tourist are coming in by the busloads (litteraly) :D Lillestrøm is located about 8minutes from Oslo by directtrain or 30minutes by localtrain.

I used to be a hardcore collector but sold off my collection about two, three years ago due to me getting a new job and needing to clean up my place at that time. Now I'm back to collecting once more, and building my collection everyday. Before I used to collect just about everything that I could get my hands on, but now I try to be more focused on my collecting.

The systems I collect is primary Sega systems, but I do have some Nintendo systems as well, and of course all of the three next-generation consoles (I'm a huge Xbox fanboy, and the Forum Captain for Microsoft Norway on Xbox.com). I also collect gaming memoriblia, and that was the only part of my collection I did not sell off, so I have quite a collection of those. I used to be a webjournalist for TV2 Interactive, and was the editior of Norways biggest Dreamcast Magazine online. TV2 is Norways biggest commercial TV-channel, and working for them made it really easy to get cool freebies and such :)

In addition to collecting and playing videogames I now work as a Department Manager at Spaceworld, the biggest Norwegian chain of game, movies and small electronics. I've handled mostly mobilephones for two years now, but we've just rebuilt our store and we're opening one of the biggest gamedepartment in Norway (if not the biggest) next week and I'm going to run it! I'm super excited!

My hobbies are mainly gaming, collecting games, movies, tv-series music, cooking and mixing drinks.

I've been to the USA two times (both times to E3 in LA) but next time I'm going to New Jersey to a certain videogamestore there, hehe... It looks freaking sweet! I really miss the Starbucks coffe and often get stuck on their webpage drooling over what I can't get. I travel sometimes to the UK to get my fix and to watch Manchester United, the best soccer team in the world demolish other soccerteams :D Too bad it's a costly trip for coffe and soccer, so I can't do it as often as I'd like to.

Thanks for taking the time to read this, I can only imagine how bad my grammar is, but please bear with me ;)

[Astrosmash]

Hi everybody, I'm Dan. I've been using Digital Press for awhile now and have stopped by to lurk on the boards once in awhile, so I figured I should just go ahead and start posting.

I'm from the Hudson Valley in New York; somewhere south of Albany and north of NYC. I work at a historic site as an interpreter, which is basically a fancy way of saying tour guide/researcher/whatever else I end up doing on a particular day.

When I was very young - age 3 or so - a pizza place (now long gone) in the local mall had an old Pac-Man cocktail cabinet; this was very likely the first video game I ever played. Several years later my dad gave me his old Intellivision, so despite being part of the "NES generation," I actually got my start on a previous generation system, and although having many other systems now I've always felt a certain degree of loyalty to George Plimpton's favorite console. (And of course the handle I picked here is a tribute to it.) A year or two later I got my NES for Christmas, and the rest is history.

Today, I've amassed a collection covering about the entire span of home gaming history, ranging from a Pong console to the Wii and Xbox 360 (in between I have a lot of the essentials, including but not limited to the 2600 and 5200, NES and SNES, Master System and Genesis, N64, PS2, and yes, I still have that old Intellivision too). And while I don't have nearly a complete set of games on any one system, I enjoy having a variety to collect for.

So anyway, there's my introduction. Looking forward to some good discussions on here, so I'll see everybody on the boards!

[Doles284]

Hey everyone, I'm from Australia. I found this forum just from googling about retro games and what they are worth and such.
It may suprise you, but I am a truck driver and deliver products to building sites.

My favourite sorts of games are long-winded, non-linear ones that take tens of hours to finish i.e. Zelda games (of course), Bully, The Godfather. But sometimes I love to pull out quick games like Mario Kart or Ghost Squad.

Systems I collect for - I have such a small collection as I haven't been collecting for very long. I have the PAL Nintendo console collection (no old handhelds), from the NES to the Wii and am now looking to finish the SEGA series but always looking for anything I can find at garage sales, auctions, antique shops, etc.
I started collecting about May 2008, when I found an N64 and was reminded of the good old days, and in July I was lucky enough to go to the GAME ON expo in Melbourne (opposite side of the country for me) which was very inspiring for me.

I feel I have a bit of an advantage being in a fairly small town and possibly the only video game collector in the area, yet I struggle to find stuff. Perhaps there IS another collector getting to places before me? It would probably be better if there was more of a collector scene rather than nobody but me.

Anyway, great site here and I'll be around the forums.

[Tupin]

Hello all, I'm from Missouri. I found this forum while looking up stuff for Famicom games.

My favorite games run the gambit, I'll play most everything except for RPGs. Even then, there are a few exceptions. (Mario RPGs, EarthBound, Terranigma) I mostly play platformers, shooters, puzzle, and fighting games, though.

I mainly collect NES/Gameboy and Dreamcast, but I am getting into collecting imports and Neo-Geo Pocket Color. I really like collecting obscure systems/games, too.

There are plenty of places around here that sell games, I can name several off that bat that specialize in classic games, so that's sweet. :D

[DeSt-Cyr]

Hi!

My real name is Eric (30 years old) and I live in Montreal. (Everyone : Hi Eric!)

It's Ladyjaye that convince me to registered in this forum for practicing my english and then write some good stories about... video game stores in Montreal :-)

I don't have necessarly a favorite game, but I really enjoyed arcade games like : Klax, Neo Turf Master, Windjammers and I collecting many retro compilations on the PS2 like : Midway Arcade Treasures 1-2-3, Capcom Classics 1-2, SNK Arcade Classics 1, Taito Legends 1-2, Activision etc.

Also, i'm very impressed by Okami (the first Action-RPG I completed ever), God Of War 1 and 2.

What I do in real life? Having fun! The real answer is : Return to school for good!

Now i'm registered and let's get practicing! :-P

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[.Singe]

Hey there, new to the forums. I live in Michigan, USA. I found the forums through my older brother known as G-Boobie. My personal favorite game is Half-Life 2, from the wonderful company of Valve. A close second is Bioshock, perhaps Starcraft.

I'm not much of a collector, but I have a decent amount of PC and PS2 games. Considering I prefer PC gaming, the majority are PC games. Considering console gaming has the worst online community I tend to stay the hell away from it.

"Real Life", eh? I'm a junior in high school, I do school stuff :P. I'm a rower on the crew team, which will more than likely claim my soul in the next year or so. As for a job, school takes up more than enough time.

[Walter_J64bit]

Hi all!
I have mostly Atari Systems The Jag is the biggest part of the collection :band: I do have a 360! I'm Playing H3 at this time! :snipersmile: :onfire:

[delf]

Hi! I'm Delf, I live in Oklahoma City. I'm 32 years of age, and am a Systems administrator. I have been collecting classic video games pretyt much all my life, but I didn't start actively collecting until the late 80s and early 90s. I collect mainly for the Atari 2600, 5200, and 7800 systems, but also pick up games for other systems if I find them at the right price. I currently have over 400+ games for all my systems, and I'm always adding to it. I don't collect Complete in Box (CIB), unless I just happen to stumble across it that or, or if it's something extremely special, where CIB is desireable. I like to PLAY my collection.

Some Gems in my collection include Qbert's Qubes, Demolition herby, and the original Numbered Cubicolor (number 41) (http://2600connection.atari.org/cube.html).

I've been a long time Digital Press Forum Reader, but am now to getting around to filling out my profile so I can post. I am also on Atariage.com, but go by the screen name "phuzzed"...

-Delf

[davegt666]

Sup people im davegt666 or David a am a young retro gamer and bairly got started but hope that my collection gets bigger. I live in CA and love the 16-bit era. happy gaming!

[LittleBread88]

Hey guys! How're you all doing? My name's Steve, I'm a 20 year old bartender living in London, UK. Stumbled across this place a few weeks back when I was trying to solve a problem with a flickering TV. (A problem that sadly has yet to be rectified).

Coming from a family of gamers, it was only natural that I gained such a passion for it myself. Keeping true to my roots, I've got a relatively small but growing collection of retro consoles: SNES, Mega Drive, Saturn & N64 and of course my trusty gamecube & DS. I've got something of a hoarding personality and I'm always on the look out for games and consoles both old and new.

My life is panned out with gaming milestones: from playing Space Invaders on our family's 2600, through completing Street Fighter II: Turbo on SNES for the first time, to being wowed by Ocarina of Time for the first time, right up to all-night Smash Bros. marathons in the near-present day.

Anyway, that's quite enough rambling for now. See ya on the boards!

[robo2]

hi, hows it going, im a 27 year old masters student from glasgow , scotland, i stated off playing games on the bbc computer and can remember playng chuckie egg, frogger, joust etc, then moved on to an atari st, my fav games for that were pirates, barbarian, bubble bobble and smash tv, i eventually got my first console for my 14th birthday in 1994 when i got my first snes with sf2, my favourite type of games are side scrolling beat em ups although, i like pretty much every type of game out there

my top 20 games ever would go like this

20. escape from the planet of the robot monsters
19.the simpsons arcade game
18. quake 2
17. tekken 3
16. pro evolution soccer
15. actraiser
14. toejam and earl - panic on funkatron
13. super punchout
12. speedball 2
11. streets of rage 2
10. golden axe
9.rocket knight adventures
8. pirates
7. dune 2 - battle for arrakis
6. zelda 2
5. undercover cops
4. chuckie egg
3. bubble bobble
2. GTA Vice city
1. Double Dragon2


im more of a video game player than a collector and have lists of the games i want to play or the systems i own, i plan to purchase about 220 games for the snes , 220 for the megadrive, 30 for the mega cd, 30 for the master syatem, and about 200 for the nes, i may buy other systems in the future once i have completed these games so that could be some time away (i have completed 70 megadrive games and 5 snes games so far)

my collection currently comprises a uk snes with a 50/60 switch so i can play prettey much everygame through it using an adaptor ( i plan to get a US SNES so i can play mario RPG) I currently have about 120 boxed games for it in various states from mint to about 6/10. rare games (for the UK) than i won for it are boxed complete undercover cops, sonic blastman 2, spike mcfang, chron trigger, megaman x- x3

i Also own a megadrive and 70 games and plan to get a nes eventually (i have 12 boxed games for this already

[kps67]

Bonjour my 80's companions!

I'm a 40 year old teenager, currently sitting at a table with the guts of my ColecoVision beside me. Just checked out my Atari, still works, and Intellivision, likewise, in my new home. Now I'm not gonna profess to be as SERIOUSLY warped as some of you with the million-and-a-half carts lying around some storage facility, but I do have a long and storied history with the video gaming industry, begining with the ever loving PONG.

In my Vault:
PONG
ATARI
INTELLIVISION
ColecoVision
Nintendo
Sega Genesis
Sega Dreamcast
XBox
XBox 360
PS 2
PS 1 (Somewhere)
TI-99

And I'm looking for my old favorites
Commodore 64, 128, Amiga
Timex 16K (forget the real name of it, but it was my first programming machine - I made it snow on the screen...)

And I'm waiting for admission to Cyber1.org so I can play on the PLATO system of old! (The internet before the Al Gore invented the internet).

That's about it from me. I'm also a writer (8 screenplays, a collection of horror short stories, and an intermediate reader's time travel book) and a musician (keyboards)

Look forward to hangin' with ya'll! (No, I'm not from the south)

[JohnD]

Hey Everyone -

I've been on here before but I decided to start fresh and sign on again. I'm John D from Retroware TV and I figured I'd jump in on occasion and even try to hock some items now and again. I love the TG16/PC Engine, the SNES and of course the NES. Favorite game is "Snatcher" or "Chrono Trigger" (as you may know if you've ever seen my review videos).

Im a collector always looking for anything. I'm more of an avid console collector as I seem to have a ton of them in various forms. I'm always looking for Atari stuff as well as anything PC Engine related. I really need to set some ground rules for collecting because I have no set goals.

Anyhow, hope all is wel with everyone - Keep gaming!

[SEGA_Queen]

Hello all!

I've browsing this site for the past year or so, and figured it was about time I joined. I'm 26 and I live in western Canada. My "real life" job is kind of hard to explain, so I'm not even going to bother.

Systems I Own: Genesis, Game Gear,Game Boy Color, Nintendo DS, PS1, PS2, Dreamcast, Sega CD, and a GameCube.

Number of Game I Currently Own: 115

Favorite Game Genres: Platformers and RPGs

Favorite Games: Sonic series, Klonoa series, Tales series of RPGs, Final Fantasy series.

Rarest Games I Own: A complete Japanese copy of Klonoa: Door to Phantomile, Tales of Destiny I & II, Both Lunar games for the Sega CD.

How I Started Collecting: I only got into collecting side of my video game hobby since I started my first full-time job 2 years ago. (Before then, I didn't have the money!) It wasn't really until I got my first PS1 that I really starting buying a lot of games.

Anyway, I'm looking forward to joining in all the fun discussions here!

Later!

[T3mpest]

Hello everyone, first of all sorry for any errors in my English, as i'm not a native speaker of the language.

My name is Alexandre and i'm from Portugal (soccer anyone? Figo? Ronaldo?)

I'm 27 years old, and my job is Technical Support for computers (software).

I'm a big Video-game collector (500+ games easly), maybe the biggest in my country (i dont think thats very difficult).

Anyway, my favourite consoles are SNES and N64 (my all time favourites are for this console, like Mario64, Zelda, Banjo..etc), so thats were my collecting is centered. These days i mainly play Xbox360 games, like Bioshock, Oblivion, Gears of War, Mass Effect, etc.. shocking as it may seem, i'm not a big Wii fan..

[Talmanec]

Hello everybody.

I'm Talmanec. I have been a regular NAVA attendee for quite some time now.
I know the staff at Digital Press very well. Some of you may know me for the
clips on Youtube. I am an old-school gamer (aka retro gamer) but I am quite diverse on my game collection (like my CD collection.) My favorite genres of games are 2D shooters (Xevious, Galaga), action platforms (Klonoa, Sonic) and a few old-school driving games (Out Run, Night Stocker)
I like a little of just about anything.

My favorite video game systems are NES, Intellivision and Turbografx but of course there have been many gems in recent years including
"Steambot Chronicles", "Rez", "Rock Band" (Obviously!!!)

Personal stuff:

My favorite kinds of music are...
Metal (Iron Maiden, Rammstein, Nightwish)
Techno (Bass 305, KMFDM, Kraftwerk)
and Smooth Jazz (Mindi Abair, Brian Bromberg, Allan Holdsworth)

My favorite movies are...
"Tron" "Run Lola Run" "Logan's Run" "Flash Gordon(1980)" "The Matrix"

10 Games I would want if I were stranded on a deserted island...
Super Mario Bros-1985 (Arcade version 1986)
Tron (Original Arcade Game)-1981 (released 1982)
Rock Band-2007
Dracula X-Rondo of blood-1993 (PC Engine Super CD Version)
Aero Blasters-1990
Devil's Crush-1990
Steambot Cronicles -2006(Released in Japan as "Bumpy Trot"-2004)
Gate Of Thunder-1992
Rez-2002
Bump N Jump-1982(Intellivision version)

Don't you feel like you know me?

[Arcade_Ness]

Hello everybody in tv land!

I'm Geraldo, 26 from Austin, TX. Well in the last few months I've been on a retro kick. I suppose it all started when I discovered this retro game shop up north called, Gameover Videogames. It wasn't a big store but man did it have a lot great stuff. So since then I've been slowly collecting what I can.

I would say I most like action platformers and RPGs. I'm a sucker for a good story. If I could only pick a handful of my favorite games they would be: Earthbound, Mother 3, Zombies Ate My Neighbors, Bonanza Bros., Shadow Hearts, Vampire Savior, and Rondo of Blood. The main systems I collect for are PS2, Saturn, Dreamcast, NES/Famicom, SNES, and NGPC recently.

Well when I'm not at work I'm usually watching movies with my brother, playing games of course, watching anime, and listening to plenty of music. I'm sure like the rest of you guys I grew up playing games, as it still is a big part of my life. The funny thing is I got into gaming by wanting to be cool like my brother who was into it at the time, but now he hates playing games.

Well anyways that's me in a nutshell.

[Yukio]

My name is Yukio. I am from Brazil.

I like classic gaming and 8-bit machines.
I also like 16/32 bit architectures.

[boatofcar]

I can't believe I forgot to do this six years ago!

- Who you are
My name is John. My username comes from a They Might Be Giants song.

- Where you live
I live in Ulsan, Korea. It's an industrial city of about a million people. They make Hyundai cars here. It's also the biggest shipbuilding facility in the world.

- How you found the forums
Classic Gamer Magazine had a link to it, I think. This was back in spring/summer of 2001 when the forums were still on ezboard.

- What your favorite games are
My favorite games are old games :) The only newer games I really like are odd games like Katamari Damacy and Chulip.

- What systems you collect for
Since I moved to Korea, none. I only keep what I play and have nostalgic attachment to. My biggest collection is for NES. I have about 30 games for it. I do buy any Korean console games I see, though, just because they're so hard to come by.

- What you do in "real life"
I teach English as a Second Language to Middle School students.

- Any other interesting facts, like how you began collecting, etc.
My story is typical. I got into retrogaming in an attempt to recapture my childhood memories.

[Sotenga]

I could SWEAR I introduced myself... more than once, even! However, there's no target symbol next to the topic title to indicate I've done so, so here I go... again, possibly?

First Name: Mike

Last Name: (Classified; it's quite unique)

Username: Sotenga (made from combining the first syllable of Sony, the second of Nintendo, and the third of Sega)

Age: 19

Residence: Central Pennsylvania

Profession: College student, currently double majoring in English - Professional Writing and Psychology (and about to be employed under the payroll of both departments)

Likes: Video games, music (mostly rock), films (mostly action), animated shows (I count Homestar Runner under this class), martial arts, writing (particularly the creative sort), rodents, lots of food and drink

Dislikes: Bigotry, war (except in video game form), pointless arguments, dishonest politics (which is pretty much 95% of politics in general), newsprint, social gatherings (I'm rather awkward in public)

General game preference: Fast-paced action titles, mostly from the 80's and 90's

Favorite games: Castlevania, Contra, Gradius, Gunstar Heroes, Bionic Commando, Splatterhouse, Axelay, Ninja Gaiden, R-Type, Ghosts 'N Goblins, Metal Gear, Shinobi, Metal Slug, Street Fighter, Samurai Shodown, way too much other crap to list

Favorite bands: Rush, Alice In Chains, Megadeth, Fear Factory, Dream Theater, Type O Negative, God Lives Underwater, Metallica, Anthrax, Slayer, Rammstein, KMFDM, bt, Daft Punk, Beastie Boys, Wu-Tang Clan, a lot of other stuff and always willing to broaden my horizons

Favorite films: Star Wars, Indiana Jones, Back to the Future, Ghostbusters, Groundhog Day, Pulp Fiction, The Evil Dead, The Usual Suspects, 12 Angry Men, Batman (Burton and Nolan only), Goodfellas, Die Hard, Rocky, lots of stuff featuring Jackie Chan and/or Jet Li, currently gaining an avid taste for Hitchcock's and the Coen Brothers' films

Miscellaneous: I still don't have a driver's license, I've never been outside of the USA (travel isn't really my thing), I've never been in a fight, I had a few short stories published in my friend Rob's book Memoirs of a Virtual Caveman, I have an hour-long college radio show currently in effect on Tuesday night, and this is all probably more than you need to know about me! :)

[Sonicwolf]

I forgot to do this when I registered 4 years ago, anyways here I go.

Name: Sean

Location - Abbotsford, BC, Canada

Age: 18

Collecting Since: 1994

Oldest System (since bought/aqquired) - Super Nintendo Entertainment System
Latest System Aqquired - PlayStation 3

I have been enthralled with videogaming since I got my first system on December 25th, 1994. It was the Super Nintendo Super set that came with Super Mario World and the rebate for Super Mario All-Stars.

I currently Have over 250 games and over 51 systems (5 of which are vintage computers I use as game systems)

2008 as been the best year in video game collecting for me so far as I have aqquired some great stuff for cheap like these -
- Fully working GBA SP for 4.99
- Working Super Famicom for 6.99
- Working Sears Telegames for 15.99

And about other 15 systems. lol

[I Am Error]

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[jennatar]

I'm Jenn, currently of San Francisco and formerly of Chicago. I am 26. I have long been an ardent, unregistered lurker at the DP forums. And earlier this year, as I distinctly remember, these forums had the greatest RetroDuo thread ever, which is to say, the last time I very nearly registered was in April.

I'm not sure how I first found the forums, but my friend ubersaurus (AKA Kevin) semi-persuaded me to finally sign up. I guess right now my main squeezes include import DS games, titles disseminated via digital distribution, and rail shooters. I also play a lot of DOS adventure games -- my current avatar of dubious morality is actually my Yserbius character over at INN Revival (http://innrevival.googlepages.com/). Maybe I will edit an actual 'favorite game' in later.

As for collecting, I buy mostly for SNES and Virtual Boy (and Wii and PS2 and 360), but my real focus is 2600 games, including homebrew. I am also the proud owner of a Gizmondo with a near-complete library of launch titles -- but that doesn't mean that I am a collector, just that I have a collection, I guess.

I began collecting because I had very dim memories of some videogames from my earliest, earliest childhood. They say you can't remember things that far back, and so I'd become really fixated with finding these old 2600 games just to prove to myself that I could remember my mom and dad clearly. Sometime in high school, my best friend surprised me with a heavy-sixer of my own, and tons of cartridges from thrift stores. We made a game of me describing a vague image, then guessing from among the titles on the floor which it was. We made a game of it. I found what I was looking for.

I used to work and podcast with other game journalists at a company. These days, I am a very happy full-time freelancer who ekes by. As a hobby I keep a games-centric blog over here (http://infinitelives.net). I also collect vinyl art toys and read comics.

[Itachi_the_fallen_god]

Im Scott Pratt, I'm 16 and i just stumbled upon this site recently and decided to create an acount. I'm a fairly easy person to get along with, I love anime and video games. Im trying to collect every final fantasy game for what ever system they come out for, but it's har for me to keep track. and im just looking for a good time where ever i go. Well thats it for now. I hope i get to know you all on a more personal note later so don't be shy.

[newkillergenius]

Newkillergenius, here to save the day.

Oklahoma collector. Looong time collector. Cheers!

Sup FLACK?!

[logical123]

Hey all!

I'm Rob, from Chicago, and I collect for all the systems I own. LOL

Which is a lot.

So yeah... I learned about Digital Press on rfgeneration.com, and I have finally signed up here. I may have a 'small' collection, but my goals are large. I want to own, by the end of summer next year, every Sega console/handheld released in the US. Not a bad goal, considering I am over half there!

My profile: http://www.rfgeneration.com/forum/index.php?action=profile;u=1263

My collection: http://www.rfgeneration.com/cgi-bin/collection.pl?action=profile&name=logical123&folder=Collection

Hope to be an active poster!!!

Tschüss, und guten Abend! (I am studying German in HS)

[missyrelm]

I’ve posted here a couple of times, and even bought a Genesis here, but we’ve never really introduced ourselves, so in a way we are sorta new to this forum.

My wife and I are are in our late 30s.

We both love retro-gaming, and love all of our old systems
(Atari 2600, TI-99/4A, Tomy Tutor, 3DO, Genesis/Sega CD, Duo-R/PC-Engine, N64, NES, Jaguar, SNES, Saturn, Dreamcast, PS2, and a Gamecube with GBA player)

We play all kinds of games, retro and current,
and have a ps3, Xbox 360 and also a Wii

We are just getting into homebrew and collecting obscure and old back-up devices, though we are just starting with that. We are just getting into homebrew, and are going to start with the Jaguar.

We play all kinds of games, retro and current,
Especially obscure stuff and stuff from Japan.
We play lots of Turn-based and rhythm games, though we also play 3rd person shooters and all kinds of stuff.

I love to make lists, and am working on several over the last year (like all point-n-click games on consoles, my co-op game list, all rhythm games list- There’s loads of existing lists, but none are comprehensive, etc. etc.)

(Right now, I'm getting some rhythm games from Japan through a deputy service, a bunch that I've never seen reviews of - we'll see if we can get past the Japanese!!!
I’ll have to list the names when I get time)

Anyway, if anyone here is in Humboldt (its on the coast and at the very top of the state, about an hour south of Oregon), drop us a line.....

[brucebidder]

Hello some of you may know me from AA or CTCW or even the dreaded evilbay I use the same user name everywhere brucebidder. I have been collecting since I was a teenager and got heavily into collecting in my early 20's. I am 29 right now. I collect classic gaming stuff for jsut about everything. I fade back and forth between systems over time and when I get tired of one go to another and then back again. I am a completist type of collector like to get stuff with box and manuals. Right now I am focusing on SMS and Lynx stuff mainly. I have a few complete collections:

Odyssey 1
Odyssey 2
Fairchild
RCA Studio 2


I am currently working on completing my lynx and SMS collections I am about 25 games away on my SMS, and well the lynx is debatable I have 81 different games but there are alot of aftermarket stuff I'm working on now so I guess I have about 40 more to go there....

My biggest and most proud collection are of Intellivision and Atari 2600 stuff. I also have a pretty nice Jaguar collection. I am missing Battlesphere, but I do have a voice modem:-P..

I have a few questions about this site. I first signed up a long time ago but did not ativate until recently. But I had a few messages from someone telling me about buddha and that we should be friends, whats that about?:confused:


Also I have been told that the longer I am on here that more stuff opens up is that true and I thought there was a buying and selling section am I blind or can't I find it....

Anyway nice to see you all, my name is Bruce and look forward to psoting around here....

[thekeepr]

Finally decided to get back into this forum,has been a long time since I checked in last time,a few years back,but I have been lurking about for sometime.I now have a 36x20 ft room solely dedicated to my hobby interest that I had constucted last December.It now houses almost all my videogames,over 5000 games for more than 40 different systems,a small area for my Lionel trains,and a 1970 re-creation of an audio salon/store/shop,complete with audio gear of that time period and current day,hooked up and sounding great.I have many,many videogaming magazines/books/shag...you name it.I have currently set-up all the gaming systems that start in the time period of the Sega SMS all the way to the X-Box.Almost all are functional and ready for play.The earlier systems will be setup by this winter.....I hope.Finding time to play games is always a challenge,and I value my time in the "Manuary"!! I have made almost all of the past CGE events helt in Las Vega,and hope there will be one in 2009.I guess that about explains why I'm here,from a videogaming standpoint...hope to contribute some to this site,and hope to communicate with other of/with similiar interest. Rob

[theknod]

hello
my name is joey
and i have been obsessed with video games for most of my life.
it started with the atari 2600
and was continued with the commodore 64.
then it was nes and snes.
eventually i was taken from the nintendo world
with the psx.
by the time i got a ps2 i realized i usually had more fun with older systems
so thats when my collecting really started.
i currently own 15 unique consoles
with multiple versions of most.

and my most current project
is collecting a full ntsc set of n64 games

[kupomogli]

Hey. I'm kupomogli and I live in Florida. I've been lurking here quite awhile and have been told by Ed Oscuro and Bloodreign I should join(about three years ago but I never did.)

Anyways. I own the NES, SNES, GB, GBA, DS, Gamecube, PSX, PS2, PSP, and PS3. Systems I've used to own and sold are the Atari2600, Dreamcast(blasphemy I know, though this one I really ended up giving to my bestfriend,) and XBOX 360. I never have owned an N64 but have owned and still do own Castlevania 64, Nightmare Creatures, Ogre Battle 64, and F Zero . I'd say I have a much larger collection than your average gamer and although I do have quite a bit, I'll end up selling games that aren't really good in my opinion(rare or not.) I'd say I have about 250-350.

Favorite system is the PSX. The reason why I favor this system more than others is because I was a huge RPG fan when it was out. I was already coming off from the SNES with Chrono Trigger, Earthbound, FF4, FF6, Secret of Evermore, Secret of Mana, 7th Saga, etc, etc, etc(also, not on the SNES, but I have to give a nod to my two first RPG games, Final Fantasy and Dragon Warrior. Even though I'm no longer a fan of the original Dragon Warrior aside from the music and design, I'm still a big fan of the series overall and I love all the fanservice towards the original the later games do put in) The PSX was a haven for RPGs and a few of those are actually my favorite games.

When it comes to my favorite games, many of them being on the PSX, the one that goes above and beyond all others is Tactics Ogre Let Us Cling Together. It was originally on the SNES but I won't play a non translated game if it's text heavy. After playing this game it instantly became my favorite and I've yet to play another RPG that I've enjoyed as much. Other favorites(not limited to the PSX) would be Arc the Lad 2, Brigandine, Wild ARMs 3, Super Castlevania 4, Final Fantasy 6, Xenogears, Castlevania, Castlevania Belmont's Revenge, Mega Man 2, Mega Man 3, Breath of Fire 3, Shadow of the Colossus, Mobile Suit Gundam Encounters in Space, and God Hand just to name a few.

I don't have a favorite type of game, but I'm mainly into either RPGs, Action, Action/Sidescrolling, or Action/Adventure. I'm somewhat into fighting games, though not really hardcore into it(however I am better than the average player in them as well.) I suck at FPS games so I'm not much of a fan of them.

Sometimes I might end up importing games. Usually it's something that consists of Gundam in the title or has something to do with Gundam, but I sometimes import other games. Like I posted earlier, I don't play any non translated text heavy games but I'm all for some action games as long as they don't suck(the majority of Gundam titles don't suck either as they're usually pretty solid action games and give quite a bit of replay value.)

So yeah. That's about it. Last thing is I think gaming is dying because pretty much every next gen title I've played other than Stranglehold, GTA4, and Dead Rising sucks. Atleast the PS2 and earlier systems have released a ton of amazing games.

-andrew- -kupomogli-

[Letiumtide]

I don't usually write introductions but I figured as far as a collecting forum goes it might give you an idea of what I have and what I do.

I've been gaming as far as I can remember, a story I'm sure has been told by many, I started with the Atari2600 and moved up from there. Throughout the years I've slowly been building a collection, and about 5-6 years ago I started to take that collecting a little more seriously. I make weekly rounds to all of the Pawnshops in town, as well as working at one myself (a cleaner, nicer buy/sell used goods place though, try not to picture the grimy pawnshop atmosphere). I enjoy the thrill of the hunt so I very rarely purchase from online sources unless it is something I simply must have right now or I happen to come by it at a fair price.

After just completing a recount of all my games (sans my Atari2600 because I haven't taken the time to move them out of where they are to count them) I'm sitting at 454 games. I pride myself on my collection attempting to own only the most interesting of games and the rarest of titles. Although truth be told it's only within the last year that I began looking at rarity as a serious aspect of my collection.

I enjoy gaming and collecting equally and don't plan on stopping any time soon. Although my collection is currently stuffed into a single shelf and a few cases where they are not really showcased, but organized nonetheless, I hope to expand someday into a room/library of books and games. It will indeed be glorious.

[burdger]

Hey everyone. My name is Ross, and I'm from Ohio. I'd heard about this place for years through different collecting sites, but I never really checked it out. Finally the other weekend at CCAG, a few of your members convinced me that I should stop in.

Anyway, I mainly collect for the NES (CIBs only, games and accessories), but I branched off a bit at CCAG and picked up a SNES and a Genesis with a few games for each. I can tell I'm in trouble with how much fun I'm having with SMW.

[Uncletusk]

Hi everyone, I'm a member of a couple different forums and I was told that this was a pretty good forum to be a part of, so i figured i'd check it out. So, here I am. I'm Uncle Tusk.

I'm strictly and NES collector. I collect CIB games, i'm nearly complete. I have about 90 things left to get, either a box, manual, or cart. Im probably about 5 carts off from complete. SE is one of them. So, it might be a while before I get that one. haha.

[Joe West]

Im old, White, and grey headed......im a game collector.....

[Kid Dracula]

Hey everyone,
My name is Andrew and I was born and live in Halifax, Nova Scotia, on the East Coast of Canada. I'm 25 years old and have been playing games since I got my first system, the NES, 20 years ago. I didn't start seriously collecting until about 2 years ago when I found Kid Icarus (a game I had always wanted) for 99 cents at Value Village. That was all the motivation I needed there to know that cheap great games are out there if you look.

I started collecting NES games exclusively for a few months but quickly branched out to SNES, N64, Sega Genesis, PS2 and original Game Boy. I have a few games for Game Cube, Game Boy Advance, Atari, and PS1. When I found out that Contra 4 existed and was on some system called the DS, I immediately looked into it and bought both. Since then I am much more aware of the current seventh generation systems but am unquestionably a retro gamer at heart. My collection is around 700 games across 14 platforms with about half going to the NES, which just went up to 341 yesterday with the addition of puzznic.

I have been a student forever it seems. I graduated with my biology degree from Dalhousie a couple years ago but wasn't doing much. Now I'm back in school trying to get into pharmacy. Hopefully that way I will be able to make enough money to support one of my costly obsessions including collecting games. I also collect old rock and jazz LP's. I like poker and basketball and work at the museum of natural history. Ok I've gone on far too long. Hey all, glad to be on DP.

Andrew

[daywalker2k2]

I am a bit of a collector..i just collect what i played when i was a little younger..and for some reason i got the urge to start collecting some snes, nes and sega genisis games as well..and i happen to find this site by accident and i really liked it so..i hope i stay here and have some fun..i am a gamer..i play nes..all the way to the newest stuff..ps3 xbox 360 nintendo wii..got them :) a tad off topic here..but i joined and i had to get my account validated..but before i was able to sign in..but not post anything..but i was able to get into the section were people were selling there stuff...but ever since my account got validated..i cant even see that section?? I have looked for that i and it looks like the thing is hidden..this a bug..or what..i am newb around here..so help me out guys!!!

[lazyhoboguy]

Hi, this looks like a great site.I am 19 and my name is scott. My nick on most forums is lazyhoboguy. It is also my psn. I am currently living and going to college in San Francisco. I was asking someone a good place to find nes games and was referenced here. Some of my favorite games are worms armageddon on pc (awesome online still), civilization 3, and timesplitters future perfect. Im not really sure if I am a collector. I just love video games and buy games and consoles to play them and to enjoy the experience. I currently own a game boy, game boy advance (and gbasp), nes, nintendo 64, gamecube, playstation 2, playstation 3, and had an xbox but it was stolen. In "real life" I am basically just trying to keep up with my classes and find time for video games. I was just a casual gamer to about last year. I have become very into video games and it is my main hobby now. In this last year alone I have bought a gamecube, gbasp, and nes.Most of game collection was also purchased this year. I plan to buy many older consoles in the future as well. If any of you have gamespot accounts here is mine http://www.gamespot.com/users/lazyhoboguy/?tag=userpanel;profile, you can check out my game collection on there as well
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[Chainclaw]

Hey, just made an account here because I frequent a handful of other retro sites. Most people here frequent some of the other sites, so I've sure I've "met" you.

[Timstuff]

Hi, I just signed up for this website recently because my love for classic games was recently reignited. Over the summer I converted a dead arcade cabinet into a Mame machine, but when I had to go back to school I couldn't take it with me (I also built a PS3-compatible custom arcade stick for new fighting games and portability). About a month ago I discovered the Angry Video Game Nerd, and his videos really overwhelmed me with nostalgia to the point where I had to get out my old systems and pick up some new games. Now, I am obsessed with the oldies again.

My favorite classic system is the SNES, followed by NES and Sega Genesis (which are more or less tied). I'm also an arcade gaming enthusiast, and my favorite genres are action, adventure, and fighting (although my butt gets kicked on a regular basis). My favorite game series is Metroid, followed by Resident Evil, Metal Gear, and the Legend of Zelda. I've also taken an interest recently in the concept of reproduction cartridges, since there are a lot of great games that I never got to play because they are either A) extremely rare, B) were never released in the US, or C) never saw commercial release. I'm not technically proficient (or well funded) enough to make my own, but I can certainly appreciate the people who can and are willing to offer their services to other fans.

These are the systems I own:

NES
Super Nintendo
Sega Genesis
Game Gear
Nintendo 64
Gameboy Color
Sega Dreamcast
Gameboy Advance
Gamecube
Playstation 2
Playstation 3

I am currently a bit curious about picking up the Sega Master System, Sega CD, and Sega Saturn at some point if I can get them at a good price (it might be a while though, since I have no job and am living on ramen noodles and student loans). They didn't have a lot of good games, but like the Dreamcast there were some solid Gems to be found. Basically, I love a good game, whether it just came out or is 20 years old.

[joystickjunki3]

I'm Tommy. I'm from Ann Arbor, MI but my family is in Jersey right now and I currently go to school in Kentucky. I found this place on accident when I did a search through Google awhile back, but I just signed up a couple days ago.

My favorite games are Gunstar, Pokemon: Blue, Bangai-O, Metroid Fusion, Super Smash Bros., Lightening Force, and the list pretty much continues w/ a whole bunch of Treasure games, shooters, and sidescrollers (run 'n' guns, platformers, etc.).

I collect for almost every system but I keep an eye out for Saturn and Dreamcast games especially. My real interest is in the hardware though because I never really got into collecting games that I didn't want to play. Even the super rare ones, unless I was gonna sell it for more than I'd pay. I love stuff like the Powerglove and the Virtual Boy, but I'm a bit of a connoisseur of arcade sticks.

Other than gaming I like to go offroading, watching dragraces, playing guitar, and a bunch of other cliches.

Feel free to message me or whatever, I look forward to posting and writing reviews here.

[dustylights]

Hi Hows It Going? Am New Here.
My Name Is Shawn And Am From Eastern Wash.i Collect Games For About 20+systems.i Have About 2000+games Sofar.
Not Much Else To Say Except O B S E S I V E!!! Just The Way I Like It.
So Again Dustylights Say Good Day To All!!

[NES_Dude]

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[RASK1904]

Hell O. I collect Nes Games. I currently have about 300. Lately Ive been importing the Pal exclusives to play on my modifide Nes (toaster). I have a couple othere systems. Couple 100's of other games. I sell extra crap on Ebay under the same name. rask1904. My name is Roger and I live in sunny(not lately) San Diego. Im looking to get rid of 60 some genesis games. Late:)

[Beat Roc]

Hello, my name is Cameron and I work for a regional used and new video game and Disc Golf retailer called Rock 30 Games in Bismarck, ND. Right now I am doing online sales for them.

I've always been interested in gaming since I got a SNES console when I was 4 (1994). Right now I own an NES, SNES, N64, GCN, Wii, Game Boy Pocket, GBC, GBA, DS Lite, PS1, PS2, and Xbox. I enjoy collecting NES, SNES, and PS1 games especially, but will pick up collectible games for other systems if I find them for cheap! As for what games I play, I'm mostly into SNES games and PS1 RPGs, but I do play a wide variety of games for any of the systems I own.

Outside of collecting games, I also enjoy disc golf. It's nice when the company you work for sells both types of items that you like!

[matchou]

Hello, my name is Yannick, I'm a 25 y.o. french retrogamer from Paris.
My first videogames were game&watch in 1985, my first console was a nes with R.O.B and grey zapper for christmas ... in 1988 or 1989 ? (omg it's the 20 years of my nes) Few years later "Papa Noël" bring me a Megadrive. Then I've bought Super Nintendo, gx-4000, game-gear, mega-cd, 32X, psx, gameboy pocket, dreamcast, twin famicom, master-system, gamecube, gba, gba sp, ds, psp, and that all for the moment. (but a wii should come soon).

Now I have near 250 nes games, 150 megadrive (32X, cd) games and 50 nintendo game & watch. Between 20-50 games for each other systems (but I don't collect them)
I've sold my master-system, super nintendo and twin famicom.

I need more nintendo nes games

[FamicomFreak]

I'm Luis and I'm 24 years old. I'm a business major that has been collecting classic gaming for 3 years. I collect pretty much anything from any brand especially Famicom! I think the Famicom is a unique console. I especialize in pirate famicom carts which I find some to be unique. I have a decent collection from just collecting for three years which include over 400 Famicom games and 100 pirate games, Gameboy games, SNES around 300, and much much more. The reason I do this is because I want to accomplish something great with my life and leaving such a collecting to my kids although I don't have any but in the future I will is something great. Anyways, message me if you want to talk Famicom!! HAHAHAHHA AWAAAAAAAAAAAAAA I hope to hang around here for a while!