Introduce Yourself!

[Lord007]

My name is Andrew, I'm 21 and from Norwich, Connecticut. I started out on the Commodore 64 and NES, later moved onto Genesis, PS1, Dreamcast, and now PS2. I still kick myself for selling most of my old games but I'm starting to play and collect the old NES classics again. You can check out my IGN collector's list: http://users.ign.com/collection/Lord007

Rare stuff I have are a couple Sega T-Shirts and a SegaNet Scooter that I won after almost winning Sega's nationwide Quake III Arena tournament on Dreamcast. I also have R.O.B. for NES and Bible Adventures, but that stuff isn't that rare I guess.

I mainly use the name Lord007 for all online games, if you have played Q3A on DC you most likely saw me there. Now I play PS2 online, but not nearly as much as I used to on Dreamcast.

I'm also a Playstation Gamer Advisory Panel member, but so aren't a lot of people so it's not that special.

You can check out my old Quake 3 clan site: http://www.angelfire.com/games3/ros

My other hobby is my 80's RWD Celica: http://www.angelfire.com/ct3/amor/84gts.html

Now that I'm back into NES again, I play that more then PS2 now. All those old memories growing up I can relive again thanks to eBay and a few lucky yard sale finds. I plan on getting all the great NES games, while collecting a few rare finds here and there. I will hopefully get an SNES too, I'm a gamer at heart and there were so many great games I'd rather be playing right now compared to new PS2 releases.

I found this site after searching for an NES rarity/games list. Wow what a great find. There are some really crazy NES enthusiasts on here!

My plans for the future are to move to Phoenix Arizona where the rest of my family lives and buy a house where I can get a great job, and have a room just for games. Right now I work at http://www.daticon.com but I can't say what I do there because it's confidential -_- . I currently live with my girlfriend Amanda who is also a gamer (I lucked out on that one! :D ) in our first apartment. I'm lacking some serious great NES games like Zelda and River City Ransom that I previously sold to buy a Genesis, now I'm on eBay daily trying to get them all back.

Never again will I sell a videogame unless I have doubles of it. I want to grow old and let my children play the true classics on Atari and NES, by the time they are old enough to realize it, a PS2 and Xbox will be considered rare to them LOL .

Something I just noticed last night while making my IGN collection list, I'm only 3 Dreamcast Magazine Demo's short of having the complete collection. I better start finding those now before they become non-existent!

Feel free to email or IM me about anything you like!

[Nintendo1978]

Hi, My name is Timothy and I'm 26 year old. I live in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada. I am Canadian and I am proud to be Canadian. I found this website from search internet. I love to play with classic is NES, SNES, Sega Master System and Sega Genesis. I love play Super Mario Bros. 3 on NES when I was kid. My Story is my first time with video games when I was 6 year old in 1984 is Atari but I can't remember which is 2600 or 5200. I have a Atari for less 2 years but Atari system went broken it and my mom did take Atari to trash it because I was soo addicted play with video games make my mom thinking that video games make me turn bad way. In 1987, my best friend got Sega Master System then my best friend and I been play too much together as addicted with video games till 1990, when I was 12 year old and finally I got NES from XMAS. My mom did respect on me because I been begging her to get video games what I really want it so bad and my mom never forgot about Atari make me addicted it. In 1991, I got SNES from XMAS from my mom again, my mom did make me happy and more happy. After 1992, I got Game Boy, Sega Master System, Sega Genesis and Sega CD. In September 1995, when Virtual Boy was released in store and I knew it they will go to out of business because I can feeling it so I did went go to K-Mart Store and I did bought New Virtual Boy with AC Adapter, Mario's Tennis and Wario Land for about $ 325.00 Canadian Dollars. I did paid it when I was only 17 year old. After 1996, I got Game Boy Pocket, N64, PS, Game Boy Color, PSOne, PS2, Game Boy Advance, GameCube and Game Boy Advance SP. Right now I do love with 3-D games is Medal of Honor: Frontline, Medal of Honor: Rising Sun, Freedom Fighters, Ghost Recon, Splinter Cell, Conflict: Desert Storm, Conflict: Desert Storm II Back to Baghdad, Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes, Metroid Prime, Super Mario Sunshine, Need for Speed: Underground, Red Faction II, True Crime: Streets of L.A., Grand Theift Auto: Vice City, Enter The Matrix, Star Wars: The Clone Wars and Mario Kart: Double Dash. My Collection is ONLY Nintendo, Sega and Sony because I have a many reason. Nintendo was best seller for long years. Sega was best seller in the past then now Sony was best seller on PS and PS2. Sony has over 1,200 games on PS and 700 games on PS2, thats why I am very Interesting on Only Nintendo, Sega and Sony for my collection. :D

[AndyG]

Hello all, I'm Andrew. I think I've lurked here enough, and I've finally decided to show myself. I'm a sophomore, so that's as far as I'll go for age. I found this site via google. I'm a NES Collector with 300+ games, and two top-loaders. I'm also partial to Sega, and I like to collect for the Genesis, but I'm not even close on that(I think I'm at roughly 100.). I've been collecting for ten years now, and it's been a blast. Well, I hope to see you all soon on the boards.

[Spartacus]

Hi, my name is James. I'm 47 yrs old and live in Florida. I don't consider myself a "Collector". Someone might mistake me for a "Gamer" because I have many games for many systems and though I have enjoyed them all, I've actually finished very few. Apparently, because I'm either stupid, uncoordinated or dyslectic - possibly all three. My gaming habits involve cursing anyone near me while I play for "jinxing me". Just ask my family. And, uhhh, ohhh yeah, I feel that throwing controllers is a mature response.

I've ended up not owning two games of each title, as might a "Collector", but owning two consoles for each system. That's because I have children and, dammit, they hog it all the time!

A year or so ago I found myself thinking. I've got these consoles (Atari 5200, NES, SNES, N64, PS2, and Xbox) and each has some titles that were purchased for some reason or another, why don't I do a thorough search, read lots and lots of reviews and find out what people think are the best games ever released for each system. Say a B rating or better. Then I'll try and acquire as many as I possibly can and, hopefully, someday complete each list.

That's how I found this board. About a month ago while trying a get a list for the best games ever on the Sega Genesis, a system I never owned, I came across a thread in which people here were discussing the best Genny games . I liked the list the thread produced and the debate that went on to come up with it and decided to register. One month later I had a very nice Sega Genesis 2 and 63 titles. Only 12 more to go. Whoo Hoo!

So far I haven't completed any of my lists, but I am very close on most. It's resulted in 23 titles for Atari 5200, 130 for NES, 91 for SNES, 52 for N64, 158 for PS1, 107 for PS2, 39 for Xbox and of course, now my new Genny. To anyone who might have participated in that thread, I thank you.

[StartTheBiddingLow]

Hi.

I'm StartTheBiddingLow.

I live in the United Kingdom.

I saw the forum mentioned in a magazine.

I don't have any particular favourite games - I collect *all* games!
Err, except mahjong.

Real life? Come off it, I come here to get away from that...

:)

[spaceFarmer]

I’m James. I just turned 23 and live in Texas. I read about Digital Press in an issue of EGM, one day I was bored and starting lurking on the forum. I was hooked, finally a video game board that wasn’t filled with immature kids and assholes.

I like play all types of games but I must say that 2-D fighters and anything SEGA are probably my favorites. I collect for: NES, SNES, Genesis, Saturn, PS1, PS2, DC, and Xbox. My collection started because I’m a pack rat, I never give anything away. Now I have over 250 games and actively search for missing titles. The hunt is just as fun, sometime more fun than playing the game.

I‘ve been a poor college student for four and a half years now so my collection is small. I’m search for a job now and when I get one I expect my collection to explode.

I don’t expect to be posting much; I’m a lurker at heart. I think it’s only right I introduce myself anyway because I am a part of the community.

[Gapporin]

Hello!

My name is J. Michael Bottorff, and I live in a town about two hours away from St. Louis, Mo. I found the forums on a link page at NES World. My taste in games is like my taste in music; I'll try anything once. I like RPGs with its grand plots, and its use of skill and strategy; but I've never turned down a good "twitch" game.

I collect games for NES, SNES, Sega Master System, Nintendo 64, Genesis, Dreamcast, PS2, and whatever other systems I can get my grubby little hands on. Right now, I'm a full time student, but come June I'll be working at a summer job at a summer camp. (Makes sense, huh?)

[Xantan the Foul]

Greetings All,
My name is Kenny and I'm a game-aholic. But seriously, I collect NES games, and RPGs for almost any system. I prefer console games to PC games for some reason, though I do play some PC games (mostly Sim, strategy, and RPGs). I work too much, so I have the money to buy games, but not as much time to play them as I would like. I'm actually trying to get into the business of selling games, but it's slow going at the moment.

Oh and I'm 22, Aries, and Pagan.

[PalmerX2]

Hello everyone,
I'm John from Edmonton Alberta. I'm 37 and I've been collecting games for about 20 years. My collection has really grown in the last few years.
I collect games for SMS, NES, SNES, Genesis/CD/32X, TG16/CD, 3DO, Jaguar/CD, Saturn, PS1, PS2, N64, Dreamcast, GC, XBOX, and Cd-i.
I play a lot of RPGs and sports games but I enjoy other types as well.
I'm hoping this place will be a good resource to help me find some games to get. I just don't know what to buy anymore.
See you all on the forums.

[Escape•From•Jenny•Island]

Who I am - Jenny, 25
Where I live - Rockford, Illinois
How I found you - Link posted on the Neo-Geo.com Master List
Top 5 Games - The King of Fighters 2003 (Neo•Geo), (New) Power Instinct Matrimelee (Neo•Geo), Dragon Quest III (Family Computer), DoDonPachi Dai-Ou-Jou (Arcade / PlayStation 2), Chrono Trigger (Super Nintendo)
What I collect For - SNK, SEGA Saturn, Taito / Taito F3, Cave, CPS, Godzilla Related
What I do - Going to School for Sound Design / Engineering worked in Animation / Comic Strip Cartooning (plan on going back in to that)
First Game / Console - Donkey Kong Jr. on Family Computer

[Xhorder]

Hey there..

I've been posting around a bit already, but never introduced myself.I'm Niels, and live in the Netherlands. Since a few years I've been coming back into gaming. I own not a lot yet, but I've been buying ever since, new and old. At this moment I own a PS2, GC, Panasonic Q, DC, Megadrive, GBA and a Neo Geo Pocket. I'm waiting for my salary so I can buy another old game system soon.. I'm thinking about a Saturn or N64... And I also need to buy my long lost SNES back... How I regret it that I lend it to a friend and he broke it... (long time ago) I'm concentrating mostly at updating my Megadrive and Dreamcast collection at the moment. So, see ya around.. :)

[Pedro Lambrini]

My name's Pedro Lambrini and I'm a musician (bassist) by day and a Geek by night - unless I'm gigging of course, in which case I'm really pretty cool!! 8-) Like most cool people I'm from sunny Edinbrugh in Scotland (just north of England!)

I'm 31 and have been gaming since I can remember - my first gaming memory is playing Pong on an old Grandstand...Boy am I getting old. My first computer was a shiny Vic-20 and I've loved games ever since.

My worst flaw is that I spend a relative fortune on games and memorabilia but I am actually really crap and always get stuck. I really hate End-Of-Level Baddies!!! :angry: :D

I used to collect Amiga games but recently have went console crazy and now spend megabucks on SNES and Dreamcast stuff - although my favourite would have to be my SNES!! This is probably due to the fact that I couldn't afford the games back then and can now purge all my wants from my teenage years!

[Exo]

Hi I am Matt and I am 18 years old. I mainly collect for snes,playstation 1 and 2, gameboy advance, gamecube. I do have some older systems than I got from family members they are atari 2600 and colecovision. I am looking into getting a 3do. I am new to this board but everyone seems nice and helpful. I hope to be a memeber for a long time here.

[adams_ale]

I'm not sure who checks this intro stuff out, but here goes.... :hmm: My name is Adam Hobson and I go by adams_ale on here, at atariage, and ebay. I'm 26 and I'm finally wrapping up college. I'll be looking for a job as a high school history teacher in the coming year. Things I like: reading, collecting/playing atari games, watching/playing sports, Washington Redskins, beer, horror movies, snow skiing, et cetera. :) :) :)

[RockyRaccoon]

Hello all. I'am Danny McMann, aka- Rocky Raccoon.

Now..where do I live? I live in New Engliand, Massachusetts. Near the Lowell area. for sake of priivacy matters, I won't go much past that. but meh.

I'm a Realitive Newbie to the collecting aspect of Retrogaming. I've been around the systems all my life, however...when my dad got me on his C-64 at the age of say..6. .. then came along an Atari of some sort..wow. that was so long ago I don't even know entirely what that system was. I defiantly want to say it was an Atari however.... and don't even get me started on the Action Max... -shiver-. (The Atari died and was canabalized over time. the C-64 we still have actually somewhere..and the Action Max got sold at a yard sale... THANK GOD. )

Now..I said I was a newbie to COLLECTING . of course. I only recently got into collecting of systems and by-gone consoles. at the moment I have a Sega Genesis Model 2/Sega CD combo, Dreamcast ... and I have a Sega Saturn in the mail as we speak comin to me. :D. aswell, I'm supposed to pick up some guys Atari 2500 eventually, with a few games. but most of all...I want a 3DO for some strange un-godly reason... :>

Anyways. thats my story. hope to be able to stick to it here. :).

[GREATNESS]

Hey my name is Anthony, I'm 17 lives in Washington DC, been here for a while just havent signed up til now.

I love videogames what more can I say. I try to know as much info about them as possible and try to collect for now, all the mainstream systems that has come out..at least in the 90s because thats were I pretty much grew up in. I grew up playin NES, Genesis, and Super Nintendo (The NES and Genesis was my older brothers, and the Super Nintendo was mine)

On any account these are my systems:

Gamegear
SNES
N64
PS1
Gameboy Color
Dreamcast
PS2
Xbox

YES I KNOW I HAVE ALOT OF COLLECTING TO DO lol at the moment I'm tryin to collect a few more games for PS2 and Xbox while casually searching for a Saturn and/or Genesis. Soon I'll concentrate full throttle on getting those two systems

Glad to finally join you guys

[nintendo_man]

- Who you are ryan loughman
- Where you live springield mass (right by basketball hall of fame)
- How you found the forums king for a sns rarity list
- What systems you collect for anything nintendo
look forward to being here long time reader first time poster

[Usagi Mylene]

*waves*

I just joined today and thought I'd say something about me!

The name is Usagi (it isn't my real name but so many friends that I met online call me Usagi in real life it kinda stuck) and I'm from San Francisco, Ca. I work in retail and a very poor college student. I'm 24 and LOVE VIDEO GAMES!!

Been playing since the days of the NES. I went through 4 of them due to my brothers temper. The boy had wonderful timing though because everytime he broke one, they released the action set or the power pad set.

I currently own a Atari 2600, NES, SNES, Sega Genesis, N64 Pikachu Edition, Hello Kitty Dreamcast, GameCube, PS2, Game Boy Color and a GBA SP. I have a buttload of games. :D My favorite all time games are of course the Mario series (Yay for Mario Bros 3 and Paper Mario) and Samba de Amigo.

The way I found this group was, I posted in another forum about needing Boxes for my games and I was told about this place and here I am!!!

[AAnimedude]

Hey all,

I'm Brendon, and I have been lurking around here for awhile. So I figure its bout time I introduce myself. I'm 19, and have been gamin since I was 3 (on by brother's atari 2600 no less). I collect for anything and everything (thats playable). Thats bout it,
Later

[8-Bit Dad]

Hello Everybody Hi Dr. Nick
Oh sorry always wanted to do that

Hi Guys and Gals, I'm Chris Barnes, 24 years old from Wilson, North Carolina. Married 2 years to my wonderful and loving wife Jennifer(imagine a cross b/t Nicole Kidman and Heather Graham hubba hubba) we have just had our first child
Nathaniel James on January 30, 2004, (Daddy loves you little guy) hence my username.

I have been playing video games eversince I can remember and at one time or the other I have had all the major game systems
Starting back with playing Frogger and Pac Man with my older brother and cousins, to owning my very own NES first game was ExciteBike(sadly older brother took the NES in 96 i believe). I've had Genesis, N64, PS1 and PS2, Xbox, even have a vintage Turbo Grafx 16 that I still play today. Currently playing Genesis, Turbo Grafx 16, Playstation 2 and NES.

I love playing all the game systems but I truly believe I'm more of a vintage gamer since my NES gets played the most around the house by both Jennifer and myself. I love the rush of getting good deals on classic games at Flea Markets and yardsales. Well enough about me I'll go and read about everyone else now
Hope everyone has a great day!

[Zombiezilla]

Hey folks!

My name is Carl, I'm 34 and I live in Illinois with my wife, two kids, and my cat Roadkill.

I am a computer tech with hobbies in the world of music (been playing guitar for almost 30 years), movies (classic horror, horror, silent film, and old comedies), sculpting and kit building.

I'm a newbie more or less with the game systems, and only am really interested in the old stuff from my childhood, such as my Intellivision that I am trying to hook up, which lead me here.

I might get more into this stuff though, thanks to this site and others of the sort.

[lewellyn]

Hoi. New around here, but a certain thread has caught my eye. I'll do this the lazy way... ;)

- Who you are

My name is Matt.

- Where you live

Just a couple miles south of San Francisco.

- How you found the forums

I was searching Google looking for information on backing up Famicom Disk System games and came across a thread here.

- What your favorite games are

EEP! Um... This is tough. I'd have to say the much-maligned Mario Bros is well up there (probably the Apple ][ version being the most playable, in my book), Snake, Rattle & Roll would be my fave cartridge game, and EA's California Dreams on the C64 has to be my overall favorite. I have plenty more, but that would make a really (REALLY) long post...

- What systems you collect for

At the moment, my interests are Apple ][ and NES/Famicom.

- What you do in "real life"

I'm a "paid geek". My job has a fancy title, but I like mine better... :D

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

I've been playing video games for a goodly number of years on a variety of platforms (including early personal computers), but have learned that the best games tend to be the older ones. This isn't the place for a philosophy flamewar, so I'll not elaborate. :)

I'm at a point now where I can look back and go "DAMN. I should have kept all that crap. It's impossible to find now..." So, I'm hell-bent on finding a few of the things I want, while trying my damnedest to avoid collecting too much crap I don't want nor need...

If there's anything else you want to know, just PM me! 8-)

[Johnny Black]

My name is Mark, I'm 22, and I'm from Warner Robins, Georgia. I found Digital Press while doing a Google Image search for "All Your Base Are Belong To Us." I watched the River City Ransom work it, and thought it was one of the greatest things ever. Later on, I signed up for the forums.

I'm a full time student right now working on getting my degree in Web Design. Me and a couple friends of mine are planning on starting a band very soon. We're gonna be called Chris' Evil Monkey (Family Guy rocks!). I play bass and sing lead.

Some of my favorite games are...

River City Ransom
Donkey Kong
Zone of the Enders
Harvest Moon
Chrono Trigger
Crazy Taxi
Uniracers
Unreal Tournament

I'm a big Retrogamer.

[Atarileaf]

Hello all. My name is Jeremy. I'm from Southern Ontario Canada and I've been an Atari fan since its original release. I've got a modest Atari collection. You can read more about it at my trade page. I also love the colecovision but have yet to get my hands on one. Aside from classic gaming I'm a big fan of the Toronto Maple Leafs (don't laugh) hence the name and avatar.

I stumbled onto DP originally to check the rarity of certain games and eventually gravitated over to the forums. I spend a lot of my online time at atariage so you'll see me post there most often.

I started collecting around the early 90's. My wife got me hooked on yard sales when i picked up a junior and about 30 games for $15 dollars.

Some of my biggest scores were through advertising in the local papers in the 1994. I paid $125 Cdn. for about 400 games, 350 unique. Many which would be considered in the rarity 7/8 category. I made the mistake of selling it all about a year later to upgrade my 486 computer. Yes I feel sick just thinking about it now. It was in around 1999-2000 that I started collecting again through yard sales, thrift stores, and eventually (gag) ebay. My biggest recent scores were a vader with 120 games for $10 at a yard sale and several dozen boxed games at a local Value Village priced at a whopping 69 cents for a pack of two.

Well, thats about enough from me. Thanks for having me aboard! :)

[MrCool]

Howdy Folks... My name is Jerry. I live in SE Kansas and am a gadget freak. I have started collecting electronic games of all types from the early hand-held football, to whatever else i can happen to afford. (nothing more recent than a ps1, though, so far.) I believe i have 1 of each of the USA versions of the 2600s (incl Sears Telegames) and several games, both versions of the Odyssey2 (which was the only video game system i had as a kid). I also have lots of early computers and the like. My collections are weak compared to the pictures of some of your game rooms, but ill try to get some pics so you can get an idea. I have a VERY diverse collection, but nothing real "RARE" than i can tell... anyway hello, all.

Jerryf

[sporkster]

Hi I'm Daniel and I live in the knoxville TN area. I found this site while searching for good SNES sites and finally decided to join. I started gaming on the NES and have never stopped playing :) . Since the NES was my first system I have a passion for all things Nintendo, but I also like lots of stuff from Sega and Atari. I'm not big on sony but then again I just started checking them out.

Oh and one more thing I have an obsession with Natsume games its almost scary :o , but anyway hope to see you all around!

[TheScaryOne]

Hi, I'm Jake and I like games. I have a lot of systems, such as GBA,GBA SP, GBC, Gamecube, PS2, XBOX, NES, Genesis, SNES, and PSONE. I have been playing games for the last 6 years( my dad owned INTV., NES, and Genesis, but sold them or gave them away :angry: ), and have been happy since.

[dezanuebe]

Hi, my name is Pedro Almeida, i´m a 27 years old portuguese gameaholic ftom lisbon, who works in a bank by day -_- and collects games by night :D . I proudly own a game gear, Master System, Megadrive, Saturn, Dreamcast, Super Nes, N64, PSX and PS2.
My favorite system is the Master System, wich i consider the best 8 bits system of all time (i have 240 SMS games!!! 8-) ).

[N-Lightning]

Hi everybody,

I post in forums as N-Lightning, but old-timers from Usenet may remember me as -Kev-. Currently, I'm based in Calgary, Alberta. I've checked out Digital Press intermittently pretty much from the beginning, just never had much of a desire to post.

I collect for most classic systems, but right now primarily focusing on TG-16, Saturn, 3D0, and especially Dreamcast. :D Can't promise to be a very active contributor, but I'll speak up every now and then. ;)

[galm]

hello im riaz aka galm im from britan a small town called nuneaton im 19 ive been colecting video games since i was about ten i collect for saturn psx psx2 snes mega drive (genisis) and gameboy advance i live with my parents and am a college student studying law sociolgy and japenesse when im not at college i have a job dresssing up as a big brown bear and looking after and playing with kids i mainly collect rpgs but have just started collecting beat em ups and shooters i also collect anmie and play in a punk band

[davidleeroth]

I've been posting these boards for some time now so I might as well introduce myself. :)

My name is Turkka, I'm 24 year old gamer/collector from Tampere, Finland

I've been gaming a long time and started collecting about 10 years a go, in the 5 last years somewhat increasing the speed. My collection is slowly but surely heading towards the 1,5k mark and consists mainly of Sega games.
Actually I'm not picky about the platform. Anything, whether it's old or new, console or computer, will do.

I have a special interest in anything by my favorite developer, Treasure. Please see my sig if you think you could help me getting some of their stuff. ;)
My fave games are Alien Soldier, Mischief Makers, Sega Rally, Colin McRae series and Grand Prix Legends. Shmups and Racing are my thing.

In my "real life" I study Machine Design in Tampere University of Technology. Yawn. In my spare time I enjoy watching motorsports (rallies), listen to music (anything from Björk to Guns 'n Roses to Nick Cave Nirvana to Smokie Robinson to Van Halen, just keep your Limps and Links) and I like arts, too.
Now there's a mixed bag. :roll:

I've met some nice people here and the numbers grow every day. Talk to you soon, bye.

[Robin F.]

Hi there!

I'm Robin F., Electrical Engineering student at Delft University, the Netherlands. I came to this website through a link in "the" Atari 2600 FAQ.

My first computer games were a number of single-game LCD handhelds in the early '90s. Things really got going when I won a Game Boy in 1992 or so. A few years later my parents bought a SNES for my brother & I, which I spent countless hours with. But after beating Super Mario Bros. 1, 2 and 3 I got bored with it and shifted my attention to PC simulation games (Civilization, Transport Tycoon etc).

I started collecting old computers at the end of 1999, when I found an badly beaten 286 next to a dumpster. My room is now pretty packed with about two dozen steel beasts housing anything from 8088 to Pentium MMX processors :o , most of which (I hate to admit) I never use.

After a rather short transition period when I collected mid-80s home computers (Commodore, MSX and the like), I'm now mainly focused on classic game consoles. The consoles I have in my collection are:

Mattel Intellivision
Atari 2600
Philips Videopac G7000
Nintendo Game Boy Classic
Atari Lynx II
Nintendo NES
Nintendo SNES

My focus is now mainly on the NES, because I find it such a fascinating system. I'm trying to gather all first generation NES games (Golf, Tennis, Rad Racer, Excitebike etc) and all games that I find "weird" in one way or another(Where's Waldo, Spy vs. Spy, Gumshoe). I'm hoping to get an R.O.B. some day, which is tricky since it was never released in Europe as far as I know.

On a smaller scale, I collect games for the 2600 and Intellivision, mainly because they can be picked up at any flea market for anywhere between 10 cents and one Euro each :)

I'm also aiming at getting a Virtual Boy some day, but like the R.O.B. it was never released in Europe, so I'll have to start saving some money if I'm ever going to buy one :roll:

[Neo Demon]

- Hi, my name is Darius H. and I am a person that usually likes emulation.
- I from the Bronx, Ny.
- My cousin NeoVenom (http://www.digitpress.com/forum/profile.php?mode=viewprofile&u=3963) introuduce me to this actual forum.
- I usually like Sonic the Hedgehog games.
- I have a lot of systems such as Intellivision, Nintendo, Super Nintendo, Nintendo 64, Game Boy Advance, Gamecube, Sega Genesis, Sega Dreamcast, Playstation, Playstation 2, and a few other systems.
- A student in Junior High.
- I started collecting video games cause my dad is a video game collector himself.

[aaron7]

Hi all! I've been lurking for a long time, and finally registered! lol

I'm a collector of NES. I get a lot of other systems too, but I trade them off for more Nintendo stuff!

Up to about 200 games now, about 50 in box. I have many rares, but my favorite has to be my Caltron 6 in 1 that I got for $5 at a flea market 8-)

[Saabmeister]

Hidely Ho, Neighborinos!

My name is Conrad, and Im a high school student in Minnesota. I like all videogames, and I like to collect anything related. I especially love the Commodore 64. I dot know what else to say...

[www.consolegames.org]

Hey all, I'm Brett from Oviedo Florida (about 2 min from orlando). I'm 22 years old and will be graduating from UCF in Computer Science at the end of this summer. I don't remember how I stumbled upon this website. I've been coming here for a year, but have now decided to get involved with the forums. I'm a huge Nintendo fan. I mainly collect original NES stuff. I need less than 100 games to complete my cart collection, currently (WOOHOO :). I plan on trading a lot of my extra stuff soon so I can finish my collection and help others finish theirs. I have too many favorite games to mention. My best find so far was Guardian Heroes for Sega Saturn for $4 at a flea market.

I started collecting about 3 years ago. There is a bit of story to it. I had previously been in a relationship for 2 1/2 years, and we were about to get engaged when in tragically ended. So now I had tons of free time, and needed something to keep me busy so I didn't have to think about everything. So, I pulled out the old nintendo, and then visited the flea market. I then decided that collecting old nintendo games would be a great hobby. So then it began. I remember when I was really little. I had a dream one night that I owned like 50 games, and it was the best dream in the world. I was 10, of course it was awesome. Anyway, I've finally got to fulfill that dream, HA (I'm a dork, I know, but I'm at the right place). Anyway, that about sums me up.

[BloodshedPlague]

I'm Bryan from Illinois. I heard about this web site from a friend of mine. Bought the book read a bunch and then decided to join in. My favorite games is one of the most difficult questions you can ask. This is my lame attemt at naming some of my favorites of the moment:
1. Xenogears
2. Castlevania: SOTN
3. Ninja Gaiden (XBOX)
4. Radiant Silvergun
5. Ikaruga
6. Metal Slug 3
7. FF VII

Right now I'm trying to collect for all systems. The systems that I'm looking to pick up currently are a Turbo Duo and a Neo Geo AES (that is modded to play both AES and MVS carts). In real life I currently work at a music Video Game store called slackers. I began Collecting when I was 5 or 6. My dad bought me a NES a subscription to Nintendo Power that came w/ Dragon Warrior, and I was hooked. I've been a RPG freak since that first day. I currently have 20 some systems and a crap load of games, but I am always expanding my collection. Next stop more Import systems.

[dojosky]

Hi ya' all I've been lurking in n' out here for a long time before I decided to become a member here and I haven't been posting anything until recently I was usually at www.neo-geo.com but now this site is my favorite ! so now i will be here more often than any other boards !!!! Keep on Gamin' ! :D

- Who you are
Don

- Where you live
California

- How you found the forums
I've knew about digital press for a very long time ! I have at least one or 2 of the old digital press fanzines and as well as digital press CD-rom ...

- What your favorite games are
mostly RPG's,Adventure,action platformers and many more

- What systems you collect for
Basically everything (all of them) !!!!

- What you do in "real life"
work as a staff for developmental challenged gentleman

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

I've been collecting ever since 1982 I am 31 now so my first hands on experience with video games was back in 1974/1975 whenever the pong by atari first came out i was 2 years old and my uncle used to work at atari for several years so he gave us a pong system unsure if it was original or prototype my parents doesnt remember anything about it just refers it to the PONG system by atari LOL my dad was an idiot for selling it to our neighbor :angry: in 1980 but I have plans to ask the neighbors if they still have it and to buy it back because they still live there at their same house LOL ... anyways in 1982 my dad got me intellivision (tandyvision) to be specific ...I actually wanted a ColecoVision so He bought one for me 6 months after I got my Tandyvision for christmas '82 I still have those systems and have been hooked on collecting ever since 1982 !!! I have almost every single console/systems and old computers that came out in usa and pretty very much of what came out in japan !!! few european systems here as well !!! I have too many systems and games so I don't know my actual count theres too many and it changes alot LOL see ya around here !!!

[SkiDragon]

Hello, I am new here. I have been "collecting" for a while, but I cant say for sure exactly when I began. I go to the University of Michigan. I dont really have much to say, I was just wondering if there was a way to post my collection (which isnt much compared to some I've seen), which I have recorded on two .txt files. Any suggestions?

[beamrider]

Hello, my name is Jake and I just found out about this site via message boards on the CAG site. I'm 26 and a CPA, and I'm starting law school in the fall. I live in Warren, OH and am an avid collector of all things video-game related, and own approx. 19 consoles and 600+ games, with another 2500 or so if you count the C64. I'm not sure if I have any rarities, but I do have a combo video game/board game for the Odyssey called Conquer the World or something similar which seems pretty cool.

[dcescott]

Hello my name is Daniel Scott. I live in Fort Worth, Texas I found this at the digital press website. My favorite games are Timesplitters 2 (GC), solar quest (vectrex), venture (colecovision), berserk (atari2600), Tetis Attack (SNES), Parasol Stars (TurboGrafx), and Mr. Driller (Dreamcast). I do enjoy a good sports game, but they are far inbetween. I'm not a RPG fan, because they take too long and I don't have the patience. Systems I own: Atari2600, Intellivision w/ voice module, colecovision, vectrex, NES, SNES, N64, PSone, dreamcast, genesis, saturn, SMS, Sega Game Gear, Game Boy Pocket, Game Boy Color, R Zone, various handhelds. I own roughly 300 games not including games on my mac. My real job is a graphic designer. I deal with printed material (offset, shirts, promotional products). It's boring but it pays the bills. I'll see you at the Austin Expo this year, whenever it happens.

[Kepone]

Hello, my name is Brad and I'm a classic gaming enthusiast. I currently collect over 600 games for several different systems, my biggest collectiong being Atari 2600 with almost 300 unique games (1 more to go). My 2nd biggest collection is NES with 122 games.

I post at Atariage, PlanetPS2, and NintendoArchive as Kepone. The only reason I have the "x" at the end of my name is because somehow, the name Kepone is already taken here.

I look forward to corrupting this forum with my interests in classic games and my long, heated discussions over nothing. :D

[SupurboGenocide]

My name is Vince Bryant. I'm a 19 year old college student who lives in a small town near Seattle, Washington.

I was referred to these forums by an online friend after expressing desire to chat about classic games.

Favorite games? Well, whatever I'm having fun playing at the time, I guess.

Consoles: Atari VCS, Atari 400, Nintendo Entertainment System, Sega Genesis, Turbografx 16, Super Nintendo, Sony PlayStation, Nintendo 64, Sega Dreamcast, Playstation 2, Xbox

Real Life: I go to college, write for my college newspaper (will be on editing staff next year), perform in theater and musical theater, sing in choir, and occasionally work on-air shifts at a radio station. Oh, and to pay the bills I work at a corporate fastfood restaurant and sell merchandise for concerts at a local amphitheater.

It's not that I'm a collector, it's just that I don't get rid of anything.

[towerofsong]

Heylo. Erm. I'm from Liverpool in England. I'm an English Lit student in Uni and spend most of my time sleeping. Collect Amiga games mostly, but am starting to try get more SNES and Mega Drive games...tis hard to get hold of them in Liverpool. Cash Converters has some but they are now stuck behind the counter, and I don't like to ask. Wish they'd put them back in the basket...gits. Hmm erm, consoles/computers I have are.
Amiga 1200
CD32
CDTV (I have an Amiga magazine where they compare a CDTV to a piece of string, and the piece of string wins...go figure.)
Mega Drive
Mega CD
SNES
N64
Dreamcast
Game Gear
Playsation
Neo Geo Pocket Colour
Game Boy Colour (what a waste of money)
Spectrum ZX...disk version.

Now i'm boring myself so i'll stop typing. Oh my name is Brian...ain't that interesting.

[rscaramelo]

Hi, my name is Roger and I live just south of Boston, MA. I'm 31 and I'm married with a son and another child on the way.

I've been hooked on video games since getting a Sears Pong game when I was about 4. I've owned a TI, an Apple IIc, Colecovision with the Atari module, C64 (greatest system ever), NES, Sega Genesis, GameGear, Playstation, PS1, Gameboy Advanced, XBox, GameCube, DreamCast and PS2. I think that's all of them ;) . Right now I only have the PS1 and PS2. I'm a sports game junkie but I do like some shooter type games and adventure stuff. In my opinion, the greatest games ever are DonkeyKong (Coleco), Hardball (C64), Blades of Steel (NES) and Tecmo Bowl (NES and Genesis).

I regret not keeping all those systems packed away. I'm now getting tempted to start collecting some (don't tell my wife).

Roger

[showstoppa]

My name is Dustin. I am a student at Northern Michigan University in Marquette, Michigan.

My systems:
Nintendo NES
Super Nintendo
Atari 2600
Nintendo Gameboy
Nintendo 64
Sega Genesis
Sega Dreamcast
Sony Playstation
Sony Playstation 2
Pong System

My most recent find was the Dreamcast with 2 games at a rummage sale for $3. Mainly I'm collecting NES games but i pick up whatever I find. My first system was the Atari 2600, which i still have the original but it doesn't work. I borrowed all of my games away and never got them back though. Ebay and Thrift stores helped me build that collection back up though. I came across Digital Press while looking for a rarity guide and I was hooked.

[Chainsaw_Charlie]

My name is JD Robert I live in Rochester NY

I am almost 23, I work in a grocery store. I began collecting when i was 13 or 14. I own a nes, snes, ps2 and gamecube

My favorite games are Earthbound and Legend of Dragoon
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[phib]

hi. i'm phib. i'm 22 and i'm from berlin, germany.

as i a kid i never had any video consoles and had always been envying those who had. ;_; recently, i've changed from pc gamer to console game, and started to buy me some consoles. up to now i have a snes, a n64, a gc and a gba sp. (yes, i'm kinda fixed on nintendo at the moment ;)). unforunately, i'm a poor student, so i don't have much money to actually buy me some games for those consoles.. ;/ but if i had the money, i wouldn't just focus on nintendo, i'd buy everything connected to video games i could get my hands on, cause i simply love any classic system and games. :)

[birdie3]

Hello. My name is Patrick and I have been collecting for about 2 years. I am into Coleco, Atari, Nintendo, and Sega. I have been a lurker here for a while but now I am a member. See you around. :)

[Lemmy Kilmister]

Hey, hows it going. The name Michael and I injoy playing video games (if you couldn't already guessed). Anyways, i'm 21 years old and have been eyeing the forum for quite some time, so I figured i'd just join up.

[nesgamer]

My name is Kevin and I'm 15 years old. I have over 200 games. But I know that doesn't even compare to some people's collections I've looked at and was amazed by. I drive a pure white 91 RS Camaro, V8. My favorite system is the Nes and have been collecting games for it for a while now. The systems I own are as follows:
Atari 2600
Nes
Snes
N64
Sega Genesis
Sega Game Gear
Game Boy
Game Boy Advance
Game Boy Advance SP
PS
PS2
Game Cube
XBOX

This is my favortie thing to do -_- Right now I can do it anytime I want to, cause I'm on summer vacation. 8-) And thats about it.

[marshalldylan1]

Hello. Well, I guess I am the new guy. I really am into NES games more than any other games, and am starting to get into Sega Genesis more. I am here to gain knowledge about all systems I am intrested in. Well, see ya.

[Malvanus]

Hello, there!

I'm Jared Blankenship and I've been lurking on this board since I found it about 2 months ago. I like what I see and I like how the people are and I decided to finally join!

I'm 26 years old and I've been in the Navy since 1996 (my 18th birthday). I love it so far! I've seen and done alot already for someone my age. Before that, I worked various high school summer jobs.

I've been into games since I was 5 or 6. My first system was the good ol' Intellivision (which I still have to this day, AND it works!). I've been through the 8 and 16-bit era's and the newer systems. Although I'm not crazy about the new generation of game systems (nothing personal against them), I do like what they've done for the community as a whole.

I still collect for the Intellivision when I can, and I also collect for the NES and my (dearly loved) Sega Master System. I go and hunt games whenever the mood strikes me, but I'm not a regular at it.

Hope to be with you guys for awhile. See you on the boards! :D

[Malvanus]

Hello, there!

I'm Jared Blankenship and I've been lurking on this board since I found it about 2 months ago. I like what I see and I like how the people are and I decided to finally join!

I'm 26 years old and I've been in the Navy since 1996 (my 18th birthday). I love it so far! I've seen and done alot already for someone my age. Before that, I worked various high school summer jobs.

I've been into games since I was 5 or 6. My first system was the good ol' Intellivision (which I still have to this day, AND it works!). I've been through the 8 and 16-bit era's and the newer systems. Although I'm not crazy about the new generation of game systems (nothing personal against them), I do like what they've done for the community as a whole.

I still collect for the Intellivision when I can, and I also collect for the NES and my (dearly loved) Sega Master System. I go and hunt games whenever the mood strikes me, but I'm not a regular at it.

Hope to be with you guys for awhile. See you on the boards! :D

[apoc]

Hello.

Name is Joe Accardi. Was shown this site by xenu. I like video games and stuff. Currently playing Pokemon Sapphire religiously. Flame on. :angry:

[rotten03]

Hi everyone. I just found this site though I have been collecting for a while. I lost my collection not to long ago to a divorce. She knew I loved all of them and made sure that they disappeared. But I'm starting over. Half the fun is tracking the stuff down again. I'm living in Kansas right now so if anyone is around here feel free to drop me a line.

[bruhaha69]

Hi everyone, I'm Mike from NH and I am and always have been a huge Sega fan (not huge in size but in my love). I got to this site through a kid i work with....I think his name on here is rbudrick. I don't post a lot, but I love video games and if ever there was a board to post on, tr this would be it.

[Dreamscape]

I'm Dreamscape, and I enjoy collecting video game stuff. I live in Arkansas.

[Neozeed]

Hello, my name is John. I am in the millitary stationed in the California Bay area. I've been collecting for about 15yrs. My wife will be going to Osaka to visit her fam. I wish I could go too. Anyways, happy to be here.

[midgey]

Hi, I'm Andrew from St. Louis/St. Charles, MO. I don't so much see the point of introducing myself, because an introduction requires an audience, and I highly doubt anybody actually reads this thread with any sort of regularity. That being said, I'm bored at work, so what the hell...

I'm 19 and a student at UM-Rolla majoring in Computer Engineering and Math. I found this site in the middle of a Thermodynamics class (god bless WiFi) while googling info on Punch the Monkey and found a column from this site.

I've been playing video games as long as I can remember, but only collecting for a short while. In fact, I'd say I've officially been collecting for a couple weeks. Basically how I got started was I was at a pawn shop looking for a console that could house a micro-ATX board, and realized how much more I enjoyed "classic" games, so I bought a few NES games and thought I'd give a shot at fixing my NES. I got it working and quickly lurked the FS/FT forum here, and now I own 50 or so NES games. NES is the only stuff I "collect" but I still play most everything.

I'm obviously a big tech geek, so my interests are heavily skewed towards that end of the spectrum. I enjoy building computers from everyday objects. Some of my recent projects include a gas can and a briefcase. I also play alot of soccer and volleyball in an effort to negate my geekiness. My number two hobby, second only to video games, is music. I listen to pretty much everything but with a focus on Punk/Hardcore. The CD I'm listening to right now is Dillinger Escape Plan's "Calculating Infinity."

I don't play favorites with games because it hurts the other game's feelings. But I will say that I REALLY like this weeks NES Club game, River City Ransom.

I think I hit most of the bases, so I'll call it a wrap.

Oh and as a shot in the dark that somebody might actually read this thread, anyone here from the St. Louis area?

[donkeykong1]

Hi I am new to the forums. I have been browsing the site for about a year though. I mostly post on AtariAge with the same name. I've been into video games since the early 80's when I was very young. I look forward to posting here on these forums.
My favorite system to collect for is the NES then the Atari 2600.
I have may systems of all kinds and over 1000 different games for different systems. One of my best finds in the wild was a boxed Oddyssy complete with everything included and 6 boxed games complete inside the original shipping box, all for $25.00

I look forward to sharing my knowledge and learning from others.

Rodrigo

[underexposed+]

Hello everyone,
I have been lurking for the past year and finally decided to post. I live in Winnipeg and am a 3rd year University student. I collect games for the NES to the present. My favorite system is the Dreamcast and am working on getting a complete NA collection which I am a little over 1/3 there as of this time. I focus mostly on Sega systems but also love playing games on the current big 3.
I currently own:
NES
SMS
Genesis
SNES
Saturn
N64
Dreamcast
Playstation 2
Gamecube
Xbox

[videogameking26]

Welcome to the forums!

This is a big place and it's sometimes easy to get lost in the crowd, but we really do want to know about you. This thread will serve as a "who's who" reference for the future so make your presence known!

Tell us any or all of the following:
- Who you are: I'm videogameking26 aka john
- Where you live: I'm from west virginia
- How you found the forums: from just searching the net
- What your favorite games are: All three Drivers,SMB 3 & Super Mario Sunshine,Jak & Daxter,Klonoa 2,Silent Hill Series and NFS & Burnout series are some of my favorite games
- What systems you collect for: NES,Sega Genesis,Turbo Duo,DC,PSX,PS2,GCN and Xbox
- What you do in "real life": I work in the food business
- Any other interesting facts, like how you began collecting, etc.: I just started collecting in 2001 and really enjoy to also collect coins,baseball cards and any buffalo ny sports wise.

NOTE: posts here that are NOT introductions will be removed, so if you want to say hello to someone, start a new topic to do so.

Let us begin.

[ExTREME M@TT]

Hello!! Uh... My name is Matt and I'm an alcoholic...er....wait!! I'm 19 and I live in a small midwestern town named Coffeen in IL!!! It was by complete accindent when I found this site. So thats EXTREME!!!
I've been collecting since I was about 5 or 6. I have quite a selection now.
here goes!
-4 NES systems(350+ games)
-2 SNES systems(34 games)
-Master System and also a Power Base Converter (30 games)
-2 Atari 2600 (LOTS of games)
-2 game boys (chubbies) and 2 Gameboy colors (25games)
-9 sega genesis and an X'eye (60 games)
-2 sega CDs (30 games)
-2 32xs (9 games)
-4 Saturns!!! (150+ games)
-2 Playstations (100-120 games)
-Playstaion 2 (26 games)
-XboX (44 games)
-Gamecube (12 games)
-3D0 (15 games)
-Turbo Graphics 16(3 games)
-Virtua Boy(4 games)
-Dreamcast (rules by the way) (50 games)
-N64 (37 games)

So thats about it!! I love games and I'm looking forward to hearing about other people's collections!!!!!

[deathofthedead]

Hello, how is everyone? My name is Dylan and I am new here. As the gentleman said a few posts before me, I doubt if anyone ever reads these introductions, but just in case anyone ever does, here goes.

I am a third year college student at the University of Kentucky and I work at a local EB. I have a strong interest in horror fiction, regardless of the medium, and create some myself, in the form of short stories and a flick set to be filmed later this year entitled "Death of the Dead" (hence the screenname, obviously).

Gamewise, I'm fairly broad in my tastes. For years I thought I was an RPG junkie, then I realized I am just a good-storyline junkie. I enjoy games from more or less every genre, except sports, as long as the games are good, of course. That said, I have been accused of being an obscurist, but hey-if that is acceptable anywhere it would be here, I would think.

If everything goes according to plan (right now my internet access is not what anyone would call reliable), then expect to see me posting here quite a bit. Hopefully posting this will work this time--this is the second time I've had to write this.

[Sinteres]

Name's Joe, live in the Toledo, Ohio area. Found this site thru a link on 8 bit theatre quite a few months back from a thread about the game rooms section.

I've been playing games since I was 5, with my first NES system that I got on Christmas, and have amassed quite a collection since then, a lot of it simply from youth.

I'm a big RPG fan, but the older I've gotten (22) the more my tastes have expanded, and anymore I'll try anything, classic or recent, regardless of genre.

I started seriously collecting in 2002, and have since spent an obscene amount of money filling in all the holes in my collection, be it spare systems, new models of systems, or great/rare games I missed out on when I was younger and at the mercy of my parents for getting games. Much like my gaming tastes, my collecting tastes have been evolving as my hobby continues. I'm starting to desire "CIB/MIB" items, and unfortunately for me, the majority of my cartridge collection is without boxes, and usually, manuals. I'm collecting most systems, although I'm lacking in some of the more obscure departments, although I'm working on fixing that!

I've started to get to the point where I want to go to conventions, swap meets, and other such gaming occurances, as I used to do when I collected sports cards. So registering here instead of lurking is a good start for getting more into the internet side of the hobby, not Ebay, but to talk to fellow collectors.

So I look forward to becoming a member of this community, as the forums here are quite active, and very much interesting, at least to a collector like myself.

[The Great Dane]

Hey there everyone. I just found this site about 2 weeks ago. It's a great place. I have recently started getting really into collecting NES games. I have always been a big NES fan, but just recently I actually started to get into actually doing this as a hobby. Anyway, that is I guess my introduction.

[DStriemer]

My name is Dan, and I live in Saskatchewan. Over the last two years I have started a collection of Intellivision consoles and games. I loved my Intellivision as a kid, but in Saskatchewan in the late 80's when the only place close to me that fixed them went out of business, it found a box in the attic. To my chagrin, I found out a few years later my parents had actually thrown out the whole lot, as they thought it was forever dead. I on the other hand, knew a day would come when I could and would revive it. Obviously, that day would never come.

Inspired by a family member buying NES cartridges on ebay a few years ago, I got the great idea to relive my childhood by looking up the intellivision. When I found pages of hits I thought I had gone to heaven. Today I have a collection of 62 unique games plus numerous duplicates. Two Inty 2609's (1 working), 2 Inty 2's(both work), and one Sears Super Video Arcade(not working) . Over the last couple of months I have been reading, hunting, and practicing electrical testing and repair operations, and am coming closer and closer to being able to actually fix the defunct systems myself and a few friends have. This site and forum have already been a good help.

Anyway, this intro has already reached a length worth publishing so I'll end with saying Hello to all classic gamers!

Also, thanks to omnedon for his emails of advice, and for directing me to this site.

[steveo70]

Hello All!

My name is Steve and I am from California . I've been at this for along time. I started collecting since the early 80's. At the time Ive already had my Atari's INTVs and my Coleco.Then in High School ,mid 80s, started to collect because I loved it. There wasn't really any value. The Crash happened and everything was cheap and plentyful. Im one of those proud owners Of Joe's first edition of the collector's guide. Was a sub to DP at one time. Still have um and my old EG's. I left around 1999 and sold most of my collection. Including games and systems that are now rare, like Intellivision's First Drop in Computer Module and one of the First test INTVs sold in Fresno, CA.I live in the area and the Actual Dept store that sold the early test INTVs still had one Brand NEW and had an INTV kiosk.In ten years Why it wasnt thrown out or sold. I don't know. The manager didn't even know. They even still had Mattel handhelds. I had a friend that started work there and let me know what they had. Boy I jumped on it. I had AdventureVision w/box and all the carts bought at a yard sale in 1988 for $10.00 People were happy to get rid of this stuff. there was no value at the time. At A Toys r'us they had loads of Vectrex carts in the back including the 3D glasses. I got them for nothing. they couldn't find a price so I made an offer. I look back at that time with fondness and realized how lucky I was. It was treasure hunting for me. but like everyone else, things and priorities changed. It was hard but I had to do it.

Im back in it now but can't believe how much the games have increased in value or price. You go to Thrift store 10 years ago and old Atari games were 50 cents to 2 bucks at the most and plentyful. Now I got some yahoo telling me that is" rare" and wants me to pay 40 to 50 bucks for it. I just saw a ebay auction for a Atari" heavy sixer" $300.00? Just like buying them new in 77' Hell I had three of them and paid no more then 10 bucks apiece for them.

I made up my mind to collect newer systems. Ive Got My PSX and PS 2. Gamecube, Saturn and Dreamcast. Last but not least My Xbox. I'm just going to enjoy playing games. No spending a fortune on " rare" one of a kind limited editions. Nope ...just collectiing games to play.

Hope I can be of help and share my views and insights.

[MegaDrive20XX]

I'm Super_Ghouls 'N'_Ghosts, a classic gamer who's name is Tim, I'm 23 years old, born Oct. 10th, 1980. Who's favorite Capcom series of all time is Ghosts N' Goblins (even the PS2 Maximo)

I live in Waco Texas

I found the forums from a recommendation of a friend of mine

My favorite games are Action, Adventure, Fighters, Survival Horror, and FPS

I collect for NES, Genesis, and Xbox

I work for myself, I buy, sell, and trade games

I began collecting about the time the SNES hit, I started keeping things mint in the box and been that way since

[Luke]

Hi all,

I'm Luke, I live in Sydney which is the capital of NSW the lastest (by population) state in Australia. It seems there are a couple of aussies here which is good. :) I am 25 and work as an economist ;)

I have been a "guest" on the boards for a few months and enjoy reading people's posts. I found this site via the "Room of Doom" section which I think is very impressive to see.

I mostly collect NTSC version systems (Australia is PAL) and focus on the following:

SNES
PSone
Saturn
DC
PS2
GC
GBA

I am finalising a deal for a Genesis 2 and a few games so that will be another console to collect for. I am also planning to get an XBOX and the X-Select D4 so I can connect the XBOX to a 21" VGA monitor to view games in progressive scan mode( I already have the HD A/V pack and Panzer Dragoon Orta). :)

I like 2d side scollers and shooters primarily but like modern games such as the Ratch and Clank series and Maximo series etc.

I have most of the above systems connected via RGB SCART for optimal viewing pleasure:)

Cheers
Luke

[Yamdasrd]

Hi, my name is Jimmy and I live in Clarksville Tennessee. I don't exactly remember how long ago I found this site and knew about these forums but I know its been a few years, I just never got around to joining. My favorite games are probably action rpgs, rpgs and action sports. My favorite game series are Castlevania and Metroid. I collect NES, SNES, N64, Game Cube, Gameboy, Genesis, Sega CD, Sega Saturn, Dreamcast, PS1, PS2, and Xbox. In "real life" I currently update and maintain a real estate magazine and property management site.

I've been collecting games since about 1987 when my mom got a NES for my brother and I. Before that we had an Intellivision, an Atari 2600, and an Atari 5200, but I didn't start to collect games till the NES. Currently I'm in an Xbox binge and buying every game that interests me on that console. The games are very appealing to me ever since I installed a mod chip and replaced its hard drive with a 180GB one last November. I like the idea of having all my games accessable in one place without having to take the games out of the case and potentially damaging them.

[Cauterize]

Hi, Im Adam, im 18 from Leeds, in England (UK)
ive been collecting Games for a long time now, as my parents never bought me consoles as a child. I had a Commodore Amiga as the software was much cheaper and we didnt really have much money back then.
So later on in life i started collecting the "lost parts of my childhood" ;) the sega's, Nintendo's and anythink my friends used to have when we were young!
I mainly collect:

NES
SNES
Gameboy
Master System
Genesis/Megadrive
Game Gear

but also collect the odd thing here and there...
my best find so far i would say is my Crystal Screen Super Mario Game and watch, and my favourite game i own is the Japanese Version of Sonic 1 for the Game Gear :)

Adam

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Hi, I'm Chris, currently living in Cornwall (the dangly bit hanging off the south west of the UK). I was pointed here by vroomfunkel, and after spending an age last night laughing at the posts in the eBay forum, I thought I should register and contribute a little.

I've been collecting for a couple of years, starting like most people with the things I wanted as a kid and going from there. My collection is small but perfectly formed:

- Game Gear
- MD1, MCD1 and 32X (my main focus is the MCD)
- Dreamcast
- Snes
- 5 N64 variations

I'm currently trying to put a PAL release library together at http://freespace.virgin.net/chris.burgin/ despite knowing no HTML and having no design skills - pop along if you're really bored!

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