Introduce Yourself!

[Master_System]

Hi, i´m Matias Bianco, a vg collector from Argentina, here in my country this collection is not very common. I´m 17 and i have started collecting since December. My first console was a N.E.S. clone, but then a Genesis and then a Game Boy and then a Game Boy color and then and then and then....
Nowadays, i don´t have very much things, but this is for the money (Argentina have very bad economic problems) and not because i don´t want it.
I have some strange games like Out run 3D for Master System and Atari 2600 carts from Brazil and Argentina.
My favourite system is the Master System (obviously) and Atari 2600
My favourite video game character is Peter Pepper (Burger time)
I think that´s all, if you want to e-mail me, ok.
I have started building the first vg southamerican collectors site...soon.

[fcw3]

Fred Wagaman
Denver, Pennsylvania USA

Been checking DP website for quite a while. Was enticed to join the boards by a contest
Favorite Game - Robotron (Arcade)
I have most of systems from RCA Studio 2 to the Gamecube. It is a shorter list of what systems I don't have as compared to what I do. I lost track of how many different games I own when I crossed the 2,500 barrier. I intend to get back on track soon.

I have four arcade machines, a pinball machine and a MAME cabinet in my game room.

I'm a frequent contributor to Retrogaming Times (http://www.tomheroes.com/Video%20Games%20FS/Retrotimes/retrogam.htm).

[OptimusPrimeVCS]

Hi, I've been a fan of DP for a while and just recently decided to check out the boards. I collect for 2600, NES, SNES and Genesis and currently have one coin-op, the mighty Centipede, now if I can just get it to work, I'll be alright. Someday, eventually, I hope to collect the other atari systems that I haven't quite had the chance to nab yet, as well as a few others that intrigue me, such as the master system. That about sums it up so, Happy Gaming!

[mikec_ct]

Hi, it's good to finally post here. I've been reading the Forums for about a month but wasn't able to sign on (I'm assuming because of the site problems mentioned in the email) until now. I live in Connecticut but am currently attending college in the NYC area. Can't wait to get into some great discussions on here!

[8bitweapon]

Who you are: The 8-Bit Weapon :D
- Where you live : Los Angeles, cA
- How you found the forums : Joe Told me I'd win a prize of I posted here...where is it? hmm?
- What your favorite games are : C64 games- Bards tale 1,2, &3, Wasteland, Delta. NES (8-BIt)- Metroid, Kid Ikarus, and castlevania 1, 2, & 3, and any megaman.
- What systems you collect for: NES (8-BIt) and C64, some Vic 20
- What you do in "real life" : I play "Regional Sales Manager" For a medical corporation... www.prestigemed.com
- Any other interesting facts, like how you began collecting, etc.:

Well I started collecting when I found my SIDplay sid tune emulator. I started to long for that warm fuzz sound of a REAL SID chip! So I hunted down all my favorute games for their music!

-8-bit weapon

[Chunky]

Let's See, Chunky is the name. Last time i posted, was on the old system, time to rereg.

anyways i don't really collect much anymore, still looking for a decent nintendo and some other snes games. have alot of trains, atari games, laserdiscs to get rid of.

but i still have and use a N - GC/64/GBadvanced/SNES, Dreamcast, PS2, Atari 2600, various pachinko, game and watch, handheld games.

I out here in Palatine, IL - near that other Atari newsletter.

[Ed Oscuro]

Who r I?

I'm yet another student-type who likes getting ahold of games. I finagled myself into a moderatorship at the "CastleVania Dungeon Forums" though I knew little about the series; now I know a decent amount.

List?

16-bit systems
Neo Geo AES Gold System w/box (Max 330 Mega, Pro Gear Spec) with two junk games (one is Fatal Fury 2) and a baseball game. Gonna get more someday. Also am strongly anti-NGF in terms of collection policies.

Own a few Super Famicom games, one Genesis (Megadrive actually) and a PC-Engine (TG-16 compatible) title. Need more...

Own a Sharp x68000 game, (the system that was better than the Turbo Grafx 16, and nearly on par with the Neo Geo, all while being close to a DOS box) the most expensive in my collection.

8-bit systems
Own a mostly perfect MSX2 system (with bad, new scratches on the keyboard from shippin') and a prototype HP95lx handheld DOS machine (the ones that started handheld computing,) c. 1991

A good number of sealed Famicom cartridges. 12 titles in all.

Feel free to check out mah gametz.com profile (Ed_Oscuro) but know that I don't sell.

[fergojisan]

I don't think I've introduced myself yet. My name is Ferg (Robert Ferguson), from beautiful Uptown Felton, DE (originally from NJ). I got the idea for collecting video games on my honeymoon, actually. Sarah and I went to a junk shop which had 2600 games for sale, which I hadn't seen or thought of for years. I didn't buy any then, but later that summer (this is 1994) Sarah introduced me to flea markets and I went crazy buying 2600 stuff, then 5200 and 7800 stuff when I finally found out that they existed. Like many of you, I assumed I was the lone person in the universe who was crazy enough to be collecting games. Sarah again came through for me, giving me Leonard Herman's address that she saw in a video game mag at her work. I ordered Phoenix from him, and he gave me info on Digital Press and the 2600 Connection, and he also brought me to my first NAVA meeting, I think in January of 1995.

I think that I got into it just at the tail end of the "Golden Age" of collecting. I found a lot of great stuff in the wild back then, especially at garage sales. You didn't have to go to too many to find games. I also had a pretty good amount of doubles, which I traded mainly with Mike Etler for more good stuff. I think I have amassed a pretty sizeable collection for not wanting to pay a lot for games, and I collect for a lot more systems now than just Atari. But my interest has waned in the last few years, probably because it's more work to collect these days. I still enjoy it though, and I have met a lot of great people in this hobby. Hopefully if I ever get my house in order, you all can come over for a weekend and play games!

As for real life, I'm 32 years old, married, no kids, 3 cats and a dog. I am a baker at a Mennonite store in Dover DE. If you have the Digital Press CD-ROM, check out the pic of my Pac-Man cookies. I used to make them to sell in my Dad's bakery back in 1982. I also do some video game related crafts, a lot of which is in the hands of many of the frequent NAVA attendees. I hope to have a web site up sometime in the future with pictures of the things I've made and instructions on how to do them yourself. Sometime.

Sorry for being so long and boring! I hope to post here a little more often. See y'all soon!

Ferg

[BillyKaneIsGod]

Well now....time to give introduction.

I am: Guy Taylor, The Son of Hol Horse, etc,
I hail from: formerly Rockford, IL, I now reside in Fontana, WI.
Currently 17 years of age and a senior in high school, I have been a gamer for as long as I can remember. I was raised on a TG-16, up until the PSX came out. I now own and use: SNES, Genesis, PSone, DC, TG-16, GBA and NGPC. My gaming passions include action games, fighting games (esp. Capcom and SNK/Playmore), and most recently bemani (I have DDR Konamix, 2 soft pads and go to play DDRmax2 in an arcade in Rockford[yashiro can vouch for the Max2 machine]). I can't think of a game genre I dislike, although some sports titles seem...lacking. I someday hope to own a Gamecube and give my life up to Animal Crossing and SSBM. I'm not really a collector by any means, more a gamer in general with a passion for the characters and game music!!! Not many seem to understand the latter.... :cry: . I was introduced to pretty much all of the online gaming community I know by Yashiro, and get most of my knowlege of gaming trivia and imports from him. Thanks for reading all of this!!!

[scmsx]

Hi,

My name's Sergio, from Brazil. I'm a 8-bit computer and videogame collector.

My first console was an Atari 2600 by Polyvox, and my first computer was a MSX (I used MSX computers during several years). I still own all Atari 2600 games I had during my childhood. I never purchased another videogame console until I really started to collect vintage computers and videogames. At this moment my most modern videogame console is a SNES. :)

I have a site about MSX computers since 1997, now is located at http://www.charin.org/
Recently I created a site about videogames in Brazil (specially Atari 2600 clones): http://member.newsguy.com/~charin/vgmuseum/
My trade page: http://member.newsguy.com/~charin/collection/trade.htm
My wants page: http://member.newsguy.com/~charin/collection/wanted.htm

Thanks to the international trades (and sometimes eBay when I have money) I have an interesting collection of vintage computers, including machines from USA, Germany, France, Australia, etc.

Sergio

[TheSmirk]

Hello all , I go by TheSmirk on here and AtariAge, my names Curt and I recently moved to Delaware, after spending the first 28 years of my life in NJ. I'm a moderate collector, I mostly get the games I like.....by no means am I a complete-ist :grin: all together my colection currently stands at about 500 carts/CDs/etc.

NAVA attendees may have met me, I'm the guy who shows up with Ferg on occasion.....

I've lurked around these boards for a bit and finally decided to register here as well, mostly prompted by the 'I'm here Contest' :D
which as it turns out I posted too late for, heh, but there's alot of good discussion here with alot of good ppl, so my registering here on the boards is long overdue....

[Happy_Dude]

What better way to introduce myself than through this thread.

Hello...

Well I'm Happy_Dude, I also hail from AA and have been
lurking here on DP for a while ;)
I'm not a complete-ist ... yet :grin: but I have collections
for Atari 2600, Master system, NES, Megadrive(genisis), Mega-cd,
Vic-20, C64, Dreamcast and Atari 2600 (Lable variations :) ),
Of which my favorite is 2600

So that's me.

Hi Everybody!

[robot717]

Hi,I'm Robot717.I've recently gotten back into gaming after a three year hiatus.Currently I only own a Game Boy advance but I will be recieving a Playstation 2 for Christmas and will buy a Gamecube shortly after.
Favorite games include Maniac Mansion,Zelda series,any and all fighting games,action RPGs ( such as Legend of Mana ) and believe it or not ET for Atari 2600.
Other things I think kick ass are Robotic Pets such as Furby and Aibo,Keychain Virtual Pets like Tamagotchi,robots in general,computers,AI and pretty much anything involving computers and technology

[Savedman]

Hi, I am Jay. I am 35 from southern Ohio. Please do not be alarmed by my username as I am not here to shove God down anyones throat (unless you ask for it;-). I believe what I believe and believe that you have the right to believe what you believe. But don't be a whiner if I make reference in a post (like the one on Columbine). I really enjoy reading what everyone has to say and respect your opinions.

I think I wondered across this page while stumbling across some sites
attached to www.gamerland.com I have a big chunk of my list saved on that site but l haven't been over there in a while to complete it. My collection is at the 1400 mark now. I collect for over 20 different systems but my personal favorites are NES (about 470) and 2600 (about 250).

In real life I work for a company that owns an ISP, Computer Repair, Web Design, blah blah blah....the job I do here FAR less interesting than any of those mentioned but it's cool and no I'm not the janitor.

I began seriously collecting a few years ago when my son (now 10) started showing some real interest. We just moved into a smaller house so we are in the process of building a game room to house our evergrowing collection. I just bought the lastest DP Collector's Guide(which I think Joe subliminally suggested that I buy in an email he sent to me;-) and it totally jams!! It will see many flea markets and thrift stores in the months to come. Thanks Joe!!!!

[lasasuna]

Hi all, I stumbled over these boards via a link from www.segamastersystem.com a couple of months ago. I have regularily read them with interest and today I decided it was time I worte something.

My main console is the Sega Master System and I aim to collect all the games released for it here in the UK for starters. I also collect for the Genesis, NES, SNES and 2600 and spend too much time on eBay trying to win elusive and expensive items for the above (with varying degrees of success).

In 'real life' I reside in the UK and am a full time college student. I really had no interest in console gaming until about 4 years ago and the extent of my gaming full stop was CBM Amiga. However when I found a SMS marked 'electrical write-off' in a local thrift, I decided to pick it up on a whim. It worked great and playing the built in verison of Alex Kidd was the start of a new passtime.

Thats pretty much it I guess; If anyone wants me to try and find them any UK games, then drop me an email, but i dont 'hunt' every week. Retro stuff doesnt seem too hard to come by around here, but it can be somewhat pricey.

[PriestJPN]

-Hi, I'm Pete. ^_^

-I live in Japan at the moment.

-Found this place via Google.

-Dreamcast is my console of choice.

-Network Engineer (but unemployed ATM) :(

-I collect and trade Dreamcast games and hardware, especially Japanese stuff!! If you need any games / hardware from Japan, give me a shout...

[nitebycandlelite]

OK, it's Newbie time...

- Who you are - I'm Jonny, From Derby.
- Where you live - Oops...
- How you found the forums - I'm a member of "The classic Videogame Syndicate". There's a link on there...
- What your favorite games are - Wouldn't like to say, Because I don't think I have a favourite as such. I just play what I feel like :)
- What systems you collect for - Anything I can get my hands on...
- What you do in "real life" - I'm a college student in the UK.
- Any other interesting facts, like how you began collecting, etc. - It's all on my website. There should be a linky-type thing at the bottom of this post to it somewhere. :)

I'd like to hear from anyone who likes my website, and you can contact me using the plethora of contact options below.

Erm... nice to meet you all :)

[Michael Thomasson]

Hello all,

I've been attending the DP boards for years as a silent viewer and reader. I've finally decided to get past my shyness and start particiapting.

Many of you may already know me form the Classic Gaming Expos and CinciClassics. If so, a friendly hello to you all!

I'm a 3D animator by trade, and just relocated to Buffalo, New York last week. So, if you live nearby please contact me as I do not know any classic gamers in my new home. I REALLY need a Mario Bros. fix and a Luigi to beat up on!

I'm pretty active in the classic gaming arena. Here are a few of the contributions that I have made to our hobby:

Owner, web designer, content director of www.GoodDealGames.com
Artist and Cover Designer for Classic Gamer Magazine
Pixel artist and cover artist for Songbird Productions
Station Manager of WGDG Videogame Radio
Committee member and contributor of the CinciClassic Game Con.
Sponsor of JagFest, Mid-Atlantic Game Festival and PhillyClassic
Beta-Tester and Cover Designer for Classic Game Creations’ Gravitrex
Cover Designer for John Dondzila's (CGC) Vectopia!
Cover artist of Ralph Baer’s upcoming autobiography
Logo designer and artist for Syzygy Videogame Magazine
Founding member of BETA Club (Beta EPROM Testing Association)
Volunteer for Bluegrass Electronics Center (service organization)

GDG PUBLISHED GAMES
Sega CD Citizen X, Sega CD Star Strike, Sega CD Bug Blasters: The Exterminators, Vectrex Vec Sports Boxing, Philips CD-i Jack Sprite Vs. the Crimson Ghost, Philips CD-I Go, Philips CD-i PlunderBall, Philips CD-i Space Ranger, Colecovision Cosmo Fighter 2, Colecovision Cosmo Fighter 3, Colecovision I.C.E. Igloo Construction Emergency, and more in the works!

[Hep038]

Well I have been surfing the DP board for over a year now. I guess its time I introduced my self. I live in Atlanta Ga, I am a Engineering tech for a company called http://www.nfini.com. I never thought of my self as a collector until I noticed I had never thrown out a system since my Intellivision. It really was not until a I found Ebay that I started collecting games from my youth. I just bought my holy grail of my collection a NEO GEO AES system. From here on out I will just be picking up stray dogs like the 3DO and others like it. I am interested in talking to people in my area , since all my friends are only into the latest systems.

[MacGurl]

- Who you are - MacGurl
- Where you live - Tx
- How you found the forums -fiasco at AA...some of you should know what I'm talking about.
- What your favorite games are -Right now I'm addicted to Vice City & Animal Crossing.
- What systems you collect for -All Atari, All Nintendo, DC, PS2
- What you do in "real life" -I work at Apple Computer in the Fraud dept. I catch bad guys.

I have a kitty and he's very cute.

[Tonate]

Hello fellow gamers.My name is Tanya and I live in North Florida.Im 28 and Im disabled/and a video pirater :o I started playing with the Atari 2600 and then moved on to Nintendo 8 bit,Sega Genesis,Turbographix,gameboy,Super Nintendo,Playstation,Saturn,Dreamcast and currently the Xbox.My favorite games over the years have to be:Legend of Zelda,Bonk,Toe Jam and Earl,Secret of Mana,Ridge Racer,Tony Hawk (series),Quake 3,and Halo.
I've been playing for over 20 years and have no plans on stoping anytime soon. O.o
Ive found the site on google search,and liking it!

[++Valis++]

Helloooo! Some of the "old timers" might remember me, Pete Rocha, aka ++Valis++ or Valis99999, I used to participate on the RGVC newsgroup and it's IRC channel a lot from about '94-'97 or so. I used to do a high score list for the newsgroup, which was stolen so many times, by so many people... oh well. I was at all the early NAVA meetings but haven't been to one in, jeez, probably 5 years now. Hey, Sunday's were good for me. Saturday night I like to get my drink on (or recover from getting my drink on the previous night). :D

I've been playing since the 70's (born '72) and "collecting" since, I dunno, '92 or '93, I guess. Most of my collections are complete, save for about a dozen top-shelf 2600 items (Music Machine, Cubicolor, Gauntlet, etc.) and various bits and pieces of the 90's systems.

I love the new systems as much as the old ones, which I'm very happy to see is a much more common opinion among "collectors" these days! A lot of people used to have a very narrow minded "old games good/new games bad" stance, which I thought was pretty lame. Some recent faves include GTA:VC, Ratchet & Clank, Sly Cooper, Splinter Cell, Animal Crossing, Hitman 2, Mark of Kri, etc.

For the last 2-3 years one of my biggest collecting kicks has been Playstation games. Cheap, there's an absolute ton of them, and I've never heard of a bad game that costed me less than 10 dollars. ;) Dreamcast games, too - same deal.

Oh, I also live in a giant flying shark and I'm typing this post with my mind. (okay... not true, but this post was kind of dull)

[TheJuggala]

My name is George,20, i live in Maine. I found this board while doing a search. My favorite games are Goldeneye 007, Madden 2003, and Dune battle for Arrakis. I collect games for Gamecube, and ps2 right now. I am a full time college student. I have just recently started collecting older video games and systems.

[jhd7]

- Who you are

Jeff D

- Where you live

Central Pennsylvania, USA

- How you found the forums

I first saw DP mentioned on a newsgroup several years ago.

- What your favorite games are

On the NES: Bionic Commando, Mario 2, Zelda 2, Destiny of an Emperor, Blaster Master, Tetris 1 & 2, Guardian Legend.
On the CV: Frogger, Venture, Gorf, Carnival.

- What systems you collect for

NES, CV, Game Gear.

- What you do in "real life"

Computer programmer.

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

I was a college freshman when games took off in the arcades... Space Invaders, Asteroids, Galaxian, etc. When I should have been in class, I was pumping quarters into machines downtown. Bought a ColecoVision when it first came out (on sale for $180!), but sold it years later when it seemed home gaming was dead. Got the bug in '89 when others raved about the NES. Took a break from gaming from 92-97, but have been obsessed and compulsive ever since.

Jeff D

[Gunstar]

My name is Andy and I live in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. I remember one of the first video games I ever played in the arcade was Lunar Lander at Aladdin's Castle in East Town mall in Madison. I've been hooked ever since.

I collect pretty much everything that procedes the "Great Video Game Crash of 1984". Although I do have stuff from after that, I guess I don't really consider much of it to be classic video games (yet).

My favorite 1984 and earlier game system is the Atari 7800 because it plays almost all of the 2600 games, plus it's own (flicker free!) games. But I still have to dig out the 2600 if I want to play the Starpath Supercharger games.

I also collect old computers as well. Atari, Commodore, Apple, Franklin, TI, Timex/Sinclair, and others make up that collection.

As far as post crash game systems goes, that would be the TG-16. As the first game system with a CD ROM drive, it gets my vote especially for the fact that the carts (cards) are the exact opposite of the NES carts (second only to the Neo-Geo for bulk).

All time favorite game is a toss up between Pitfall II: Lost Caverns (2600 or 8-bit Atari) or Bounty Bob Strikes Back (Atari 8-bit). Two amazing games for their day.

When not playing or collecting games, during the summer months you'll either find me at racing at the drag strip, or at the drive-in theater watching movies.

[anagrama]

Greetings folks.
I've been an on-off lurker for a while, but after recently hitting my first 100-club (Master System) I figure it's a good time to formally introduce myself.
I'm James, and I live in Newcastle in the UK. I've been collecting for about 3 or 4 years, and have around 20 systems and about 500 games. I specialise in PAL Sega stuff, but I'll pick up anything as long as the price is good.
Favorite systems are Dreamcast, SNES, Saturn & MD, and my favorite ga,es include Rainbow Islands, Nights, Centipede, Hunter (Amiga), PSO, Pang, SFII and Yoshi's Island.

erm.. hi

[Ruudos]

Hey I'm Ruudos.
Although I don't post here very long, I've been around since somewhere in 1999 I guess. I was a frequent poster at NESfan's forums, sometimes posted at NESescity (still do sometimes), went to RR's forums, and have been on NESWorld forum for quite some time now.
I have several consoles and games. Favorite systems are the NES and the SNES. I have a website to dedicated to the NES, http://nesfountain.silius.net
I'm also working a Australian/European SNES list. It can be found on my site, any help would be cool.

[Wavelflack]

I'm Wavelflack, the guy with the disgusting avatar and the perverse misogynistic slant to my posts.

[Bralgar]

- Who you are?

I'm a 31 year old that like's to fancy himself as a videogame collector/gamer. Sometimes more collector than gamer, because I suck at a lot of them. LOL

- Where you live?

Indiana USA

- How you found the forums?

Google. Is there any other way?

- What your favorite games are?

ICO for PS2, Syphon Filter for PSX...pretty much I like most 1st and 3rd person Action/Adventure games. I also like racing games such as Gran Turismo series and Need For Speed series.

- What systems you collect for?

Just to make this simple here is a list of my games for some of the systems I own: http://users.ign.com/collection/Bralgar
I also have the 'old stuff', meaning pre Atari 2600

I may reveal more in successive posts in these forums, once I get comfortable. Like anyone cares -_-

[Iron Monkey]

Iron Monkey GREETS "You"!
From China now Okinawa is Home.
I Teaches Japanese to Chinese Learn well.
Games of Video Joy popular very much in Japan.
Much is Learned Here.
HAAAAAAAAAI!

[Sodge]

My name is Oscar Campbell, I'm 13 and my nickname is Sodge (or DryNote)

I live in Canada. More specifically, Ottawa. It's really cold up here but I can take it. ;)

I found these forums through a GameSpy article (the shameful games one ;))

My favorate games are currently:


Half-Life (PC, really great game. Awesome singleplayer and very addictive multiplayer)
TimeSplitters 2 (GameCube, Monkeys!)
Metroid Prime (GameCube, Dispose of the Space Pirates, in 3D!)
Super Metroid (SNES, although I wasn't alive at the time of the SNES I have a ROM if the game and am playing through little by little)
Chrono Trigger (SNES, same deal as above)
Oni (over-hyped, I hadn't heard of it until a year after its initial release, but it's a good game)


The systems I collect for would probably be the PC and my GameCube. I'm not all that wealthy (come on, I'm only 13! ;)) but I have a few games. :)

My "real life" consists of school at the moment. Nothing much else.

I don't really collect games, I just play them and if I like them, I keep 'em. Of course, now that I have a console I guess, technically, I am now collecting, so I'd be very late 2002/early 2003. :) Yay!

[hydr0x]

Hi there

i'm Jan, 19 from Germany :)

I have no idea how i found this forum, i'm into emulation/collecting since 1997 but i didnt know of it until last month :(

My favourite games are rpgs from square i think, but i love every good game :)

I do collect for NES (right now PAL only), SNES, Mega Drive (2) (PAL-Genesis), Dreamcast, Nintendo 64, Atari 2600, Schneider/Amstrad CPC 6128, Gameboy (Color) and PSX

i'm planning to collect neo geo, master system, 3do, cd-i and pc-engine

im a student of computer science (master) right now!

i only had a nes in my youth, though i always wanted a snes :(
i started collecting a few month after getting into emulation, i did not have enough money before that ;)

[Tom61]

- Who you are
Tom61

- Where you live
Missouri, USA

- How you found the forums
By doing a MSN search for gaming collection pictures, which brought up the Ultimate Game Room gallery of this site. Took me quite a while to get through all of them!

- What systems you collect for
Anything cheap.

- What you do in "real life"
Full time Bum... err... 'Student' ;)

- Any other interesting facts
Since I collect anything cheap, I've accumulated alot of stuff over the years. I have around 100 Atari 2600 carts, 50 NES carts, and around 30 for Intellivision. I have a few other systems, but most have less than 12 games each.

[Gunstarhero]

Who am I?
--Gunstarhero, or just Gun

Where do I live?
--I hail from Elkhart, Indiana USA

What I do for a living:
--I am qualified to operate numerous types of flexographic printing presses. I currently operate a 6-color Webtron, and we specialize in just about anything that requires a label application. If it were 1978, I am positive we would be doing ATARI 2600 cartridge labels.

I found these forums in a post on another BBS that I visit. I'm 27 years old, and I guess I'm a game collector since I rarely sell my games that I buy. So I've collected a decent mass of games over my years. I have 12 different game systems to collect and play games for, and my favorite of these is the Neo Geo AES. Quite frankly, its the pinnacle of 2-d gaming machines IMHO.

I registered here in hopes of adding games to my 5200, TG-16, SNES, Jaguar, and 2600 game systems, whether thru trading or buying. Also I'm always glad to express my opinions on anything classic gaming related, and this looks like a good place to do it.

My favorite games of all time--
a short list:

Metal Slug 3
Castlevania(NES)
Castlevania III
Super Castlevania IV
Warlords

[Darkstorm Zero]

Hello everyone

My name is - Benjamin Harkom.

I live in Melbourne Australia.

I am an avid game player and have been for most of my 21 year life.

I got word of this message board thru a friend's younger brother who is an X member of this board. (to be honest though, I hated the little B@st@rd, especially after what I read. Punkoffgirl was right for banning the brat)

Anyways enough with the history, I have a particular interest in fighting games, 3D shooters, and strategy games.

Keeping it real guys!

[Pressure Cooker]

Well I guess it's time to formally introduce myself.

Name:
Corey Knubley

Location:
Ft. Smith, AR

Hobbies:
Playing and collecting any and all games, playing guitar, reading and collecting comics, studying history and mythology
Currently, I am going to the UOFS for my Psychology degree.

Favorite Games (in order of System):
Atari 2600- Pressure Cooker
Commodore 64- tie between Maniac Mansion and Aliens
Amiga- Adventures of Willy Beamish
Sega Master System- Black Belt
NES- Megaman 3
SNES- tie between Final Fight and Soldiers of Fortune
Genesis-Shadowrun
N64- tie between Goldeneye and Robotron 64
Sega CD- Eternal Champions: Challenge from the Dark Side
Dreamcast- tie between Sega Smash Pack and Marvel vs. Capcom 2
PSX- Final Fantasy Tactics
PS2- tie between Activsion Anthology, Vice City, and Dynasty Warriors 2
GBA- so far Advance Wars, The Two Towers, and Castlevania: HOD
Arcade- tie between X-Men (4-player version), Steel Gunners, and Dig Dug
Pinball- Jurassic Park

And my all-time favorite games are Fallout 1 and 2 for the PC. I'm still waiting for Fallout 3.

[Evil E]

I just joined--nice to meet you all!! I live in Phoenix, AZ and love video games. I own several video game systems including Xbox, Dreamcast, ps1, etc. etc. Can't wait to hear all the discussion about video games, etc. !! E.---- :P

[Mr-E_MaN]

Hello all! My name is Richard Eklund, from Ontario, Canada.

I am 20 years old. I began collecting NES games back in August 2002. I started collecting because I wanted to play excitebike... I had the game when I was little but I sold my system at a garage sale...

Some of my favourite games are Excitebike, MicroMachines, Earthbound, and any Super Mario Game (but not the ones like Mario's Time Machine, Marios Missing, etc.).

I collect for the NES mainly, but I will buy any Nintendo game if the price is right. I also collect SMS... but I only have 2 games right now...

In real life I am a student in college, but I work part time as a Computer Technition...

[old_fogie]

Hey ya'll I'm new here...my name is Ryan Evans-Young and I'm from Houston, TX. (feel free to insert your TX jokes here LOL) I was looking up Atari stuff to get my kid for his birthday when I came on your site. Good to see people doing things to keep this trend alive!

Ryan

[TougherToast]

Hello my name is Chris and I'm 29, soon to be 30 (I feel old). I live in Ogden, Utah (and no I'm not Mormon and I'm not a polygamist).

I haven't been on this forum very long but I have been a Digital Press reader sence fith edition. I have been reading the forum for awhile now, but have never posted untell now. This will be my first post in any forum.

I collect anything that I can afford (which is not nearly enough), but I mainly focus on systems with good RPG's. RPG's are my games of choice.

What do I do in real life? As little as possible! No really I build car airbag inflators while I try to get through school.

When I'm not playing videogames I'm going to movies or watching DVD's. I also have a web site that I am in the process of building that will have reviews of movies, DVD's and videogames (there isn't much there yet but I'm working on it).

I just recently had a very good friend die. I know how Joe feels now, to lose a friend is bad enough but to lose someone you had that much fun with playing videogames is even worse. I couldn't even play any games for a long time. It was hard to get myself back into videogames but I finally did it. I miss playing videogames with my friend but I know his spirit will be with me always.

[RCorcoran]

Name: Ron Corcoran
'Net Names: RCorcoran, MrAtari or MCP
Age: 37
Location: Phoenix, AZ
Job: IT Applications Manager, State of Arizona
Hobbies: Videogame player/collector, Chess

My Collection (always growing):

Atari 2600 - 301 games
Atari 5200 - 35 games
Atari 7800 - 15 games
Atari Jaguar - 4 games
Atari Lynx - 18 games
Atari 800 - 6 games
Colecovision - 62 games
Commodore 64 - 30 games
Dreamcast - 40 games
Gameboy (B/W) - 5 games
GameBoy Advanced - 1 game
IBM PC - 150+ games
Intellivision - 52 games
Playstation - 13 games
Vectrex - 12 games

I am the Site Administrator and Chief Editor for Twin Galaxies. Additionally, I serve as the worldwide referee for; Atari (all platforms), Astrocade, Commodore (all platforms), Intellivision, Odyssey2 & Vectrex.

I am also the founder and primary admin for Snipercade.

No, I don't have a life... :)

[Moose]

After being here for seven years I thought it was time to re-introduce myself. (As if anyone will read it.)

My name is Luke. I have been gaming for twenty years when I got my first NES and have been seriously collecting since 2002. I guess you could call me a Nintendo fanboy since my favorite systems are the NES and SNES.
Here are the systems I collect for:
NES, SNES, N64, GameCube, GameBoy, Sega Master System, Genesis, Dreamcast, Atari 2600, 3DO, PSX

One of my favorite things to collect is strategy/game guides.

I started a group F.R.A.G. - Federation of Retro and Arcade Gamers - to be able to organize local events in southeastern Connecticut.

I have a wife and two kids, amazingly enough, even with this space devouring hobby.

[Mother]

Name - Jay

Location - Georgia (north of Atlanta)

How did I find this place? - Cant remember

Favorite games - Castlevania Bloodlines(genesis), Panzer General(psx), Sinistar(arcade)

Systems- I collect for all but this is what I have so far :

NES - 200 complete + 150 loose carts
Genesis-246
Sega CD-120 My favorite system SEWER SHARK! :P
Saturn-56
SMS-23
SNES-30
32x-14
2600-20

What do I do? I own a small business and go to college as well.

I havent been collecting a long time, Im still learning with the help of sites like this and the digitalpress guide but I have a long ways to go before I consider my self a knowledgable collector. Other than games my main hobbies are computers, science, cars, DnD. But Im not a geek.

[orrimarrko]

Well, not that anyone will read (or care), but here goes:

My name is Steve, I'm 31 and I live in Austin, TX. I work at the University of Texas at Austin, and moved here from Ohio (but grew up in Syracuse, NY.) My username is Orrimarrko, which for anyone who knows way too much about Star Wars realizes that it's misspelled. That's intentional, because the correct spelling is almost always taken. For those who don't know, Orrimaarko (correct spelling) is the official name of the Star Wars character commonly known as "Prune Face". That's all I have to say about that...

I have been a gamer since the inception of video games, but was never into "video computers" like the Amiga or Commodore 64. Nothing against them, just not my bag. I distinctly remember busting out marathons of Pong, Super Pong and the like, just before heading to Chuck E. Cheese (back when it actually had video games in it!)

First system I owned was the Atari 2600, but since then I have owned at one time or another (the following consoles):

1 Colecovision
3 Atari 5200 systems (all 2 port)
5 NES systems (4 original style, 1 top loader)
3 Sega Genesis systems (1 original style, 2 Gen II)
3 Super Nintendo systems (all original style)
2 Sega CD systems (1 motorized, 1 top loader)
1 32X system
1 Sega CDX system
3 3DO systems (2 motorized, 1 top loader)
1 Neo-Geo AES
2 Neo-Geo CD systems
2 Sega Saturn systems
2 SONY Playstation systems (both original style)
2 Nintendo 64 systems (both original style)
3 Sega Dreamcast systems (2 original style, 1 "Sports" edition)
1 SONY Playstation 2 system
1 Nintendo Gamecube
1 Microsoft X-Box
1 Neo-Geo MVS Dedicated 6 - slot standup
1 Nintendo Gameboy
1 Sega NOMAD (bought new for $29.99 at the time)
1 Nintendo Gameboy Advance

Yes that is a lot, and yes I am an idiot... Over the past 7 years, I have decided to "collect video games" 4 separate times, this most recent being the fourth. The first 3 times were interrupted by the need for cash, and very sad days when the eBay beast took it all away.

Now, however, I am comfortable career-wise, the only thing (other than my wife) that would cause me to stop would be lack of interest. Not bloody likely!

Anyway, my long range goal is to have a complete (complete) set of video games for each US system. A very lofty and sure to be expensive goal, I know. How realistic it is, I have no idea.

Since I am collecting for all major systems, my rule of thumb is to look for cheap (complete) games, and search for bargains on the Hard to Find titles whenever I am able.

I currently have the following systems:

1 NES system ("Sports Set" Brand New in Box - never used)
1 SEGA Genesis system (Version 1)
1 SEGA CD system (front-loading 1st version)
1 SEGA SATURN (Brand New - never used)
1 SONY Playstation system (original style)
1 Nintendo 64 system (original style) - TRU Excl. w/Light Green controller
1 Sega Dreamcast system (original style)
1 SONY Playstation 2 system
1 Nintendo Gamecube
1 Microsoft X-Box
1 Neo-Geo MVS Dedicated 6 - slot standup (my baby!)
1 Nintendo Gameboy Advance

Carts and games and discs too many to list. I appreciate the information that people are willing to share on this board. I have never really paid much attention to message boards, so this is my first. I have to say it's been cool so far. I happened upon this forum from a link on Google, so I guess I just got lucky.

Anyway, I hope to learn from those who know a lot more than I, but look forward to talking more about games in the future.

Take care!
Steve

[toddst]

After many months on this board, it's time to finally do this...

My name is Todd. I live in Boston (Roslindale). I'm 30 and work as a researcher in mental health for a university, but am also in school to get my Masters of Library and Information Science.

I mainly collect for the 2600, 5200, and Vectrex, but also am on the look out for SMS, 7800, Intellivision, and Colecovision carts.

Other interests: Old Vespa and Lambretta motorscooters—working on them, riding them, crashing them...

-Todd

http://www.foodtastesgood.com

[Duncan Macleod 2003]

- Who you are

Joe Olsen

- Where you live

Georgia, USA

- How you found the forums

It was mentioned in Tips and Tricks magazine, so I decided to check it out.

- What your favorite games are

Super NES: Super Mario RPG, Legend of Zelda: A Link To The Past, DKC 2, Super Mario Kart, Final Fantasy III

N64: Mario Kart 64, both Legend of Zelda games

PSX: Twisted Metal 2

PS2: Jak and Daxter The Precursor Legacy

- What systems you collect for

SNES and a little bit of NES

- What you do in "real life"

I work at a hair salon. I plan on starting my own video game business withn the next 2 years.

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

I've been in to video games since 1987.

[diskoboy]

Mike... Just joined.

I live in Dallas, TX.

Playing games since I was 4 (1977). The first game I remember playing was 'Space invaders'.

systems I have... Atari 2600, Odyssey 2, Intellivision, NES, SMS, Sega Genesis, SNES, Atari Jaguar, GBA, Sega DC, Sony PS2, Xbox, Gamecube.

I also own a Pac-Man and a Vs. Super Mario Bros. Arcade games.

[sidgoop]

Hey guys,
I'm Billy from New Orleans. Long time lurker, first time poster. I haven't really been a collector until I found this board. Reading all the posts about the classic systems really brought back some great memories. I'm 33, and remember when the Atari 2600 was the next big thing. Anyway, I hope to start collecting soon as soon as I make some room. I have a tiki mug collection that needs to make way!

[Pop Culture Portal]

Hello All,

My name is Ken and I'm from Kentucky. I've been "in to" video games since my dad brought home a Coleco Pong back in the day before we had a color TV (like it would have mattered with a Pong system). I had no idea what a "Pong" was and am very glad my dad introduced me to video games. Now at 35, I still play and still collect, although I've had to sell my entire collection many times over in order to survive (except the Pong, which I still have in the box with instructions :D ). Now with a steady job, I hope to built my collection back to its former glory. I'm an archaeologist and no, it's not as fun as you would think. Before being an archaeologist, I was in retail management for nearly 12 years (ugh). I stumbled upon DP by accident while being bored at work, ordered the guide, and now I'm hooked. I'm a little shy with new people and hesitant to post more until I know everyone better (just me being shy). Currently on an XBOX kick for some reason. Glad to be here.

[geelw]

name: greg wilcox
occupation: currently occupying negative space with a few million other unemployed cells seeking something to do to kill time for a reasonable wage (although, unlike a good deal of them, i don't blame the president)... the saga continues...

started gaming: well, it's a long story, but i was 7 or 8, my mom gave me my laundry, a shopping cart, some qyarters, and sent me out the door, 6 long blocks away to domesticate myself somewhat. there was a pinball machine in the laundry, and the rest is history...

collecting since: well, sporadically, in the early 80's- sold off/gave away all of it (about 200 or so 2600 games and a load of nintendo game/watches- some pretty rare, although i didn't realize it then!!!). started again late '91 or so with some master system stuff, but i really picked up steam about '95 or so. currently about 26-2700 games, give or take a few (i keep saying i'll count them, but i keep getting distracted when i do, and the counting session turns into a marathon of gaming). i'm posting a partial list on ign, but it's gonna be WAY short, as i don't have the time to correct and add stuff to their database for them, lol...

systems and add-ons i own/collect for: yeesh, here goes:
3DO, nes, snes, n64, game boy (all), game cube, famicom, super famicom, famicom disk, sufami turbo, sms, mark III*, genesis, mega drive, sega cd, mega cd, game gear, saturn, dreamcast, ps one, ps2, xbox, jaguar, jag cd*, turbo grafx-16/turbo express, duo, pc-engine, pc-engine duo, fm towns marty,vectrex, neo-geo pocket, wonderswan, supervision, pc (mostly DOS and windows 95/98 stuff, cd-i, and i have a colecovision (and one game which i haven't played in years, lol). i may be missing a few systems here, but i can always edit later...
(* means i have games, but ha-ha-haaaaa, no system to play them on- it happens...)

found the forums through: another long story- i used to self-publish a fanzine called [b][i]Continue? a few years back, sent a copy to joe, who put me on the back cover of an issue of DP, and i got a few more readers than i expected. so i sort of kept in touch on and off over the years, always wanting to do SOMETHING for DP, but i couldn't put my finger on what...so it's great of joe to actually give me a shot here, and i'm hoping to be around for a while!

hobbies: well, lessee now...gaming, writing about games, studying the 'language" of gaming, playing games. also, baking, art, thinking too much, occasionally attempting to learn the guitar, japanese, french, and a few other languages, and trying to locate some gal who can put up with all this...

if you need any more info, it'll cost ya five bucks... :hmm:

[Oobgarm]

Seeing as how I've been here for nearly 2 months and have not introduced myself, here goes:

- Who you are

Dustin Carter, 24 years old, been playing games since the early 80's weaned on an Atari 2600.

- Where you live

Milford, Ohio, which is about 35 minutes due East of Cincinnati.

- How you found the forums

Joe's Collector's Closet column in Tips & Tricks.

- What your favorite games are

I especially enjoy racing, puzzle, and FPS games; I intend to post a Top 100 "favorites of all time" list on my site soon.

- What systems you collect for

Any Nintendo console, Playstation 1 & 2, Atari 2600 on occasion, and just about any other post-NES system. Link to my collection is in my sig.

- What you do in "real life"

Currently working as a warehouse/inventory manager at a printing facility during the day, and a "3rd Key"(I resigned from my Assistant Manager status in July) at Gamestop at night.

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

I have Funco to thank for my entry in the collecting field. I originally tried to collect all NES games, but the lure of a high-end stereo and DVD player coaxed me to sell most of them. Now that I have more disposable income for games, that's where it's all going.

If you happen to be in the area, stop by the Gamestop in Beechmont. I can talk about games all day.

[josekortez]

Hi,

I go by Josekortez. I'm a college grad student who also writes about video games for the local newspaper. It's a really cool job because I get games for the modern systems to review for free! I also get school credits for it, so I'm living the American dream of playing video games for homework and getting paid for it!
I was weaned on my uncle's Atari 2600 at the tender age of 3. I remember loving Centipede because I got to blast everything! Later I got an NES, and that was all she wrote!
Currently, I collect for ten systems (Dreamcast, Nintendo, Super Nintendo, Nintendo 64, Genesis, Game Boy Advance, GameCube, Xbox, PlayStation, and PlayStation 2), but Dreamcast is my all-time favorite and the system I own the most games for. I'm currently looking for a Turbografx-16 system, but I'm not looking to pay a lot.
In closing, I'd like to say I'm up for trades and it's nice to be among friends!

[Arqueologia_Digital]

- Who you are

My name is Matías Bianco, 18 years old from Argentina, a country where collectors are a rare breed

- Where you live

Buenos Aires

- How you found the forums

I found it in Internet in an investigation about Classic gaming expo

- What your favorite games are

I enjoy racing games, RPG, platform and Arcade in general

- What you do in "real life"

By the moment i´m student and sometimes...DJ

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

I don´t know really how, i think i started collecting when i buy a complete Game boy for US$ 7 (the man was very stupid) so...i started, also, i started playing vg at the age of 4 :)

- What systems you collect for
Every systems, specially 8 bits sytems

Well, i´m also the webmaster of the first and unique argentinian website about classic vg, http://arquedigi.8m.com

Thanks and bye

Matías :morning:

[NEOFREAK9189]

Name: neofreak9189


Location:
new york tarrytown {sleepy hollow}

Hobbies:
Playing and collecting any and all video games
video games magazine {EGM} for 14 years

[jonjandran]

nm duh

[Eternal Tune]

-Who you are
For some reason this reminds me of an AA meeting. *stands up* Hi, my name is Betty and I'm insane. Rather 21 years old. Oh and yes female. wOOt. I'm a l33t biatch.

- Where you live
I'm currently a citizen in the land of.....err Cincinnati, Ohio. We have corn.

- How you found the forums
An asshate, from work, sent me the link. *ahem* Oobgarm.

- What your favorite games are
Lunar Silver Star Story Complete. If I could, I'd worship it as a religion. 'nuff said. I'm extremely obsessed with RPGs, as well as survivor horror. Throw in a few fighters from time to time, perhaps a little adventure.....and thats me.

- What systems you collect for
Mostly I just collect RPGs for the systems I own, heavy on the Playstation and PS2. That is all.

- What you do in "real life"
I work in the pits of hell...err Gamestop.

- Any other interesting facts, like how you began collecting, etc..
I'm a huge anime fan..... Current favorites are: Star Ocean EX, Rizelmine, Love Hina, and Azumanga Diaoh. Plus I'm in love with Dante........

[Tunnel Runner]

My name is Jeff Adkins. Some of you may recall Classic Systems & Games Monthly (one of the original "fanzines" like Digital Press) that I edited with a great deal of help from Scott (I Am The Eggman) Stilphen, and the keeper and guardian of video game lore Russ Perry Jr.. I now reside in Streetsboro Ohio (about 30 miles south of Cleveland. You know the city where we throw beer bottles at football games) still working in construction. I was looking for my old game addicted fiend Joe Santulli around here at the DP site. I've been playing and collecting games for nearly thirty years now. But first and foremost I am a player. Some of my accomplisments include being the first to find the programmers initials in E.T.(2600),getting to Run 130 in Tunnel Runner(2600) and numerous other intense sessions. I live,breath,and die video games. At 41 I may have lost a step or two but I can still compete. The spirit and history of the classic games must NEVER be forgotten! Greetings to all my vidhead friends old and new!

[davidbrit2]

Hi. You may already know me from the Atari Age forum. The photo is a dead giveaway. :-) Anyway, if you're bored enough, just click the WWW button below the message and you can look at my web site. I hope you like DDR photos. Heh.

[z28in82]

- Who you are - Shaun from beautiful Philadelphia, ya know the place that loves your money back but not you

- How you found the forums - Actually found Dp thru AA and the whole jet Saga back in 02

- What your favorite games are - Anything that has to do with Hockey, and driving, and most sidescroller/platformers and mini RPGs

- What systems you collect for - ok now trying to rememebr the list : O2, 2600/7800, C=64, NES, SNES, Genesis (CD & 32X), Saturn, N64, PSX/1, DC, PS2, Xobox, GB(anything), NGPC, Game.com, and my most recent addition JAG and JAG CD

- What you do in "real life" - performing maintance work @ University Of Penn

- Began collecting due to a lonely childhood and it passed the time, been hooked ever since

[Kairi]

- Who you are:
My name is Dana. I'm 20 years old. Married. No kids. :-D

- Where you live:
I live in Florida

- How you found the forums:
Autobotracing showed me the forums when I was looking to find a game.

- What your favorite games are:
Final Fantasy VI (3 in US), Suikoden III, Starcraft (from computer), Final Fantasy X and Animal Crossing.

- What systems you collect for:
SNES, PSX and PSX2, & Gamecube.

- What you do in "real life":
I am a computer sales... erm person. I used to do computer technical support for two and a half years.

- Any other interesting facts, like how you began collecting, etc.:
Not really much of a "collector". I like to play RPG games and certain strategy games. :D

[Sleep Deprivator]

-Who are you
Kyle Guillemette

-Where do you live
Manchester, NH

-How did you find the forums
I was looking for an NES rarity list. I found one that was based off an online store domain, I typed in the domain, click the links section, and lo-and-behold, here I am.

-What are your favorite games
Mortal Kombat II(snes), Unreal Tournament(PC), Tengen Tetris, other games of addictive quality.

-What Systems do you collect for
Any I really feel like getting into.

-What do you do in "real life"
Fry/Broil cook at "The Yard" restaurant, and local High School Student.

-Interesting Facts
Many people here could put me to shame in the collecting department. However, I overrule everyone that I know in my area as far as my NES collection is concerned. Its almost depressing to see people drrol over it. I mean COME ON! its only about 250 games. :roll:

[Mr Mort]

Hi there, since this is my first post here, I figured this would be a great place to start...

-My name's Alex aka "Mr Mort", I'm originally from Quebec, currently living in Maryland.

-I stumbled across the forums when doing a search for "video game collecting", and I've been reading the forums for quite some time, and finally decided to join in on the fun. It's nice to come across a video game forum who seems to have a genuinely mature audience and meaningful threads.

-I've been collecting since the NES, unfortunately mostly the mainstream stuff. I'm currently collecting for the following systems: Nes, Snes, N64, GB/GBA, GC, Genesis, 32X, Sega CD, Saturn, DC, PS, PS2, NGPC, 3DO, and Xbox. My game collection is approaching 300 games, although I don't really have anything terribly rare or valuable. The rarest items I probably have are:
Spider-Man: Web of Fire (32X), Panzer Dragoon Saga, Radiant Silvergun. I consider myself to be a "true gamer" and love all my systems, although I have a soft spot for my Saturn mostly for its Capcom fighting games, and Sega's excellent arcade games. I'm also really enjoying the online gaming the Saturn, DC, and particularly the Xbox have to offer.

-As for "real life", I do office work in the Auto repair industry, and it's not really something I enjoy at all, so I'll leave it at that.

I look forward to chatting with you in the future...

[klimatron8]

Hi. My name is Mike, I'm 33 and live in SE Mass. I've been playing games for quite a long time but have only been collecting for about the past year and a half or so. Favorite games would include Anything Ultima, Final Fantasy3, Secret of Mana, Super Mario series, Sonic etc..... Currently collecting for NES,SNES,N64,Genesis,Saturn, and Intellivision. Don't remember how I found out about the forum but damn glad I did. In real life I'm employed as a saleman in the electrical industry.(yawn).

[EnemyZero]

Hello All! My name is John, I will be 19 on july 25th, and I live in Buffalo, New York. I started my gaming career with NES, i got it when i was 4 years old and ever since i popped in Mario for the first time...well what can I say, some people smoke, some drink, some do drugs....for me its video games, I collect everything, Currently the only systems I dont own , are Neo Geo (metal slug 1 AES in great condition sells for over 2 grand on e-bay lol, this will be fun). I also do not own commadore 64 or intellevision.

My favorite system of all time is without a doubt my sega saturn, my favorite company is definately sega. My favorite games of all time would probably be, nights into dreams, panzer dragoon, FFVII, the entire shinning force series, and then Arcus oddyssey. Currently I'm working on my Genesis\32x\CD collection.

Outside of my life on the internet and outside of video gamesd (what little there is anyways) I work in the electronics dept at target! GO ME!!! :P

Well the only other thing I wanna say is....kids these days *patooey* I get little snobs coming to me and talking to me about how great the xbox is and all the other stuff and I just wanna laugh because there so naive lol. For me no experience in gaming will ever be the same as opening my NES or my Genesis for the first time! Oh what a rush!

[lostsage]

- Who you are: i'm lostsage aka Alan from gallup, nm

- Where you live: uh, gallup, nm but going to school in santa fe, nm (on a shoestring budget)

- How you found the forums: searching for classic video games on google

- What your favorite games are: don't want to choose, but since i must... racing, adventure, the occasional platforming game, puzzles, music/beat based, arcade, pinball, and that crane deal where you can win the fake gold watches.

- What systems you collect for: recently aquired a game gear. have in my collection NES, SNES, N64, Playstation (before model change), Game Boy Advance, Sega Genesis, Sega Dreamcast (my pride and joy)

- What you do in "real life": I'm a student of creative writing

- Any other interesting facts, like how you began collecting, etc: uh, that you'll know with time. (i like having a low profile. that and it's late at night i should be doing homework instead. like that's going to happen)

[dreamcaster]

Hi, on these forums I'll be known as "dreamcaster". Don't let the name fool you though - I support all consoles, except Xbox! You can find my 'game room' in the identically named section of this website. Mine's 'Christopher from Australia'.

I currently reside in Australia, but have had the fortune to visit the United States twice - so far!

My favourite video game of all time is Stunt Race FX on SNES.

Here's my collection of consoles (seeing as I'm in Australia, these consoles are all PAL except one);
Nintendo 64 with 26 games
Atari Lynx with 4 games
Game Boy Color with 9 games (plus one b/w game)
Sega Game Gear with 4 games
Game Boy Advance with 4 games
Atari 2600 with 7 games
Nintendo GameCube with 5 games
Super NES with 7 games
US NTSC Nintendo 64 with 4 games
Nintendo Entertainment System with 4 games
Sony PlayStation 2 with 2 games (plus 2 PSX games)
Sega Dreamcast with 1 game (I need more dammit!)
Sega Saturn with 3 games

I'm currently about to start first year university doing a preparation course. I have to do this course because, while I didn't do well enough in my final exams, it was enough for me to get my foot in the door! Hopefully I'll then be apply for a Computer Science course. It is my aspiration to one day enter the video games industry as a designer, developer - anything!

My first console was a Super Nintendo, which I got shortly after my birthday in 1995. However, I was playing PC games for many years before that. Some of my first and favourite computer games were Captain Comic, SimCity and a grand prix racing game which was surprising titled - Grand Prix!

Oh, well, that's about it for me (well, as much as I'm willing to reveal about myself on the internet!).

Long live video games! Especially Sega! :D

[l_c_r_ant]

Well lemme see here....
I love the old NES. I still play it the most even though I own almost every system post NES. I even own all of the new gen consoles and I still play the NES the most. My favorite games are the Castlevania series, the Zelda series, and the Metroid series. My favorite game of all time I would have to say is Dracula X: Rondo of Blood on the PC-Engine.

In real life I'm a student for the moment, making my way through college for a EE degree. My name is James but I go by Jim normally. I look like I'm 37 but I was born well after pong was out. I live in Podunk, Ohio. And, I'm Catholic... Roman Catholic. (insert your own derogitory joke here) Lastly, I have a kind of "Tim Taylor" personality and life in that the folks at the local ER know me by name, hence the last two quotes of mine in my signature below.

Right now I have five REALLY big interests in my life. Collecting and playing Video Games, collecting old computers, I LOVE pinball, collecting swords, and hopefully building portable NESs and maybe other systems. If your interested in the last one I have a site, www.buyneonlights.com/jim/NESBOX/index.htm.

[TripppsK]

My name is Karl, I am 37 and live in Jackson, NJ with my wife and triplet daughters. I found the forums through browsing the internet for classic gaming sites and from attending NAVA meetings. My favoite System has to be my Atari 2600 and Colecovision, but I have stuff from as early as Pong and the RCA Studio II up to todays standards. I lean towards playing and collecting stuff from my teenage prime 1979-1986. I have recently finished converting a cabinet for MAME and have been occupied for hours reliving my youth. In real life I am an accountant, but who actually cares about real life when there is gaming to be done. Outside of video games and my family my other passion is playing wiffleball competitivley in tournaments about once a month from April thru September. I began collecting when I finally could afford all the games I wanted as a child.

[snorlaxnut]

Hello everyone! I'm snorlaxnut!

Yes, that snorlaxnut from the atariage.com forums.

- Where you live
Well I'm from Hoquiam, WA.

How you found the forums
Straight from the atariage.com forums.

What your favorite games are
Phantasy Star Collection, RPGs, and anything with Zelda or Pokemon in it.

What systems you collect for
Atari 2600, Atari computers, everything Sega except Saturn and Dreamcast, and everything Nintendo except Virtual Boy and Gamecube.

Any other interesting facts, like how you began collecting, etc
I started collecting I guess in 1992. I sold my Atari 7800 for $50 at a garage sale, and regreted it since. I have also been collecting free videotapes, DVDs, CDs and CD-ROMs in the mail. I also collect in the mail free samples of food, drinks, and drugs! I also watch a lot of anime. Too much that I would feel a whole lot better if everybody was talking in Japanese with English subtitles!
I also like going to the 99 cent/$1 stores, garage sales, and thrift stores.

I am looking foward to posting messages here, and have everybody tell me that the messages stink! :)

[Alex Kidd]

- Who you are
Brian
- Where you live
Newfoundland, Canada... for now
- How you found the forums
Was looking for a complete list of Sega Genesis games that incliuded year relased and company that produced it.
- What your favorite games are
in random order:
Alex Kidd series
Phantasy Star series
Mecha-robot-space-flight-blasteverythinginsightwithwhateveryouhave games
Mortal Kombat series
Space Harrier series
Fantasy Zone series
Shining Force series
Altered Beast
and more that I can't think of off the top of my head
- What systems you collect for
Sega Master System, Sega Genesis
to a lesser extent, Sega Dreamcast and GameGear
- What you do in "real life"
Well, I studied computer technology ion college, then worked as a cook for a while, now I'm working in a library untill I go back to school and take Culinary Arts
- Any other interesting facts, like how you began collecting, etc.
I actually began playing video games when I was 4. My cousin who's about 5 years older than me had them all. He had Ataris, Colecovision, Intellivision, some computer dealy. after playing the death out of his my parents decided to buy me something.
My first video game system was actually an Atari 2600 which I got when I was 5 in 1986. kinda late, I know... you'd think I'd have gotten an NES, but no, Atari was cheaper and it didn't matter I fell in love. Then when I was 9, in 1990 my uncle gave me his old Sega Master System and a his games. I remember wanting a Nintendo cause everyone else had one, but then when I got the SMS I was glad I had that instead, I coouldn't believe, even at 9, how the SMS blew the NES out of the water in EVERY aspect. Then my SMS RF unit gave out around 1992. And I was waiting and waiting for my parents to buy me a new one, when lo and behold on my birthday they had bought me a Sega Genesis. and THAT dear friends was when I went from Video Game player to Video Game LOVER.
I mean, the Atari, I played when I was a 5-9, didn't really do much, keep track of scores, whatever, just kept me busy, the SMS while fun, was hard to find games for and I sometimes got bored with the few I had. But the Sega Genesis, games were plentyful, AND good, AND I was old enough to be earning money and buying MORE games with my own pocket money rather than waiting for birthdays and christmas. I loved that Sega Genesis, and still do.
Infact after the sega genesis The next system I bought was the Dreamcast!
I never have owned a PSX... one of my ex-girlfriends had one and I played hers a bit, it was alright... I've only ever picked up an N64 controller twice... once to play Shadows of the Empire, which I didn't like. and once again to try Zelda cause I was curious how a 'new' version would be, didn't like that one much either...

Oh, and once I saw a blimp.

Alex Kidd

[shompee1]

Hello I am Jamie from New York. I am 21 and love video games. I heard of this site from my friend and he got banned from here. I have Xbox, Playstation, SNES, NES, and GBA. My favorite game is Mario Kart for SNES. I absolutely love it. I do not have much time to play games anymore but I still love them when I get time. I am sure all of the guys with significant others know what I mean. My girl hates my sitting and playing games when I have time. I do not know what else to say so Happy Gaming

[Starcade]

- Who you are

Wes Whitehair, a 15 year old male

- Where you live

Muncie, Indiana

- How you found the forums

Searching for a collecting forum..

- What your favorite games are

Gunstar Heroes, Ms. Pac Man, River City Raid

- What you do in "real life"

Games, student

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

I just saw that I already had almost 100 games, and I just thought, "hey why not collect"

- What systems you collect for
Every system


Thanks

[Quintracker]

I'm Quintracker from West Virginia (please no redneck jokes....ugh). Currently I'm a college student majoring in accounting. Yes, it is boring. :roll:

I stumbled across these forums while searching for game trading sites. Right now I'm only actively looking for complete nes games and hope to one day (like most every other collector) own every one. I'm more of a collector than a gamer, simply because accounting sucks up free time like a hoover, and my nes system is broke. :/

Anyways I've been lurking around the forums for a couple weeks now and decided it was high time I introduced myself. ;)

[l_lamb]

Here goes...

- Who you are
My name is Lawrence Lamb, I'm 34 and have been playing since I was 7 years old.

- Where you live
Houston, TX for the last 26 years, but looking to move to NM soon.

- How you found the forums
Email I received after purchasing the Digital Press guide.

- What your favorite games are
In no particular order: Galaga, Tempest, Devil Dice, Tetris, Roller Coaster Tycoon, THPS 3, PS2 Rygar, Super Mario Bros, Final Fantasy X...
- What systems you collect for
I've got systems and games for: 2600, 5200, 7800, XE/8-bit, Jaguar, Intellivision, Colecovision, Astrocade, Odyssey 2, NES, SNES, N64, Gamecube, PS, PS2, Sega Master, Genesis, Saturn, Dreamcast, Vectrex, Xbox, Game Boy/Color/Advance, Game Gear, game.com, Neo Geo Pocket Color, 3DO, VIC20, C64, Virtual Boy, Lynx, Turbografx-16, Tandy CoCo, TI 99/4A...probably forgetting something. I have games for Arcadia 2001 but no system yet.

- What you do in "real life"
For the last 18+ months, I've been a store manager for Blockbuster but I was a R-Zone "world leader" for Toys R Us for several years before that.

- Any other interesting facts, like how you began collecting, etc
I started collecting when I was 13, just as the videogame bust began. I bought everything I could when the prices started to fall, at that point just to have more games than anyone else. :) I started actively collecting about 8 years ago and currently have over 3100 games and about 70 systems/variants which swallows up my guest room, attic, garage and some of the living room and bedroom. The best parts of my collection are the POP and store displays I've gotten over the years, including 2 SNES counter displays, 1 Game Boy Pocket (B/W with monitor), 1 Neo Geo PC shelf displayer with 2 units, 1 floor-standing Playstation unit (minus the clear door), 1 full-size World Of Nintendo display (TV and electronics removed). I've also got tons of standees, mobiles, oversized boxes, banners, counter easels, plush, T-shirts, pins, pens, magnets, etc., mainly for the newer systems, as well as the Vidpro plaques that TRU used to display games when they used the tickets for purchase.

[threeoclockhigh]

- Who you are
Buddy Ravelle, recently humbled and former high school bully. Just kidding.

- Where you live
With my parents. I'll probably be stuck here for years.

- How you found the forums
Looking for info on how much my old 2600 games were worth, back in 1999.

- What your favorite games are
By system:
NES: SMB games, Zelda series, Mega Man games, RBI Baseball 2, Dragon Warrior
SNES: Final Fight and SF games, Fatal Fury 2, MK1 and 2, SMB All-Stars, Zelda
3DO: Gex, Madden, Fifa
Jag: AVP, Club Drive, Checkered Flag, Tempest 2000, Cybermorph, Fight for Life
INTV: Burgertime
2600: Missle Command, Pac Jr, Centipede, Venture, Pitfall, Ms. Pac Man
Genesis: World Series Baseball 96, Sonic series, SF2 CE, Deadly Moves, Golden Axe, Beavis & Butthead, Altered Beast, PS4, Street of Rage series
GB: Pokemon Silver, Nemesis, SML series, GTA, Zelda games, Play Action Football
PS1: Evil Zone, Eternal Eyes, any wrestling games, Triple Play 2000, Resident Evil games, KOTF 99, fishing games
DC: Sonic games, RE Code Veronica, fishing games, Shenmue, Soul Calibur, NFL and NBA 2K games, NHL 2K
N64: Zelda games, Resident Evil 2, WCW games, Nascar 99, Indy Racing
Saturn: VF1 and 2, QB Attack, World Championship Soccer

- What systems you collect for
-unlicensed NES games
-Jag, Saturn and 3DO games.
-2600 and INTV games when I can afford them.
-SNES and Genesis games strictly for ones that are fun to play.

- What you do in "real life"
Teach kids

- Any other interesting facts, like how you began collecting, etc.
I started serious collecting in 2001 when I picked up a used Saturn from a video rental store along with some games for roughly $30.
As for other stuff, I recorded a 15 song rock album back in 1999. 2 of the songs were covers but the rest were originals.
It was sort of an audition really, I sung over some tunes that some other musicians had laid down, they were looking for people but never did use any of the tapes. I think they tried out a few other guys, maybe 2 or 3. I checked out the tunes a time or two, wrote my own lyrics to go along with the songs and actually recorded it all over the course of 3 days. I do still own a copy, though. I don't know if Simon Cowell would have let me into the 'later' rounds but it was a lot of fun.