Hey collectors... do your games have to work?

[Jed]

I was just curious about that... like, if you found a Stadium Events that didn't work, would you still keep it, and would it still hold the value just because of what it is?

[Austin]

Personally, yes, I'd need a game to work. But I am interested in hearing everyone else's responses... I have no idea where the price of something like a non-working stadium events would fall. I'm curious.

[pragmatic insanester]

unless it was incredibly rare, i wouldn't add it to my collection #. i hope the majority of mine do -eyes those untested NES carts and used ps1 titles-

[SlayerOfFurbies]

yes they have to work... if i wanted to collect coasters(Carts or disks that don't work) i would have started collecting coasters(kind you set drinks on)
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[mb7241]

I have to agree with pragmatic on this one. If it's extremely rare, though, I'd test it before I decided what to do with it. If it worked, it'd probably either end up in the trade box or the collection (according to my uber-large enormous want list of doom). If it didn't work, depending on what it was, I'd probably trade it in to a local video game store (I actually traded in a non-working Yoshi's Island (SNES) cart and got $5 in trade for it :evil: ), either that or part with it for maybe 4-7% of what I'd sell a working one for (in the case of Stadium Events, if I had a non-working one, it'd be right around $20, vs. a working one for $350)...

[DTJAAAAMJSLM]

I want all my games to work, but I haven't verified the state of most of my recent purchases.

[Nesmaster]

unless it's really rare... no...

[robotriot]

I voted no because I'm mainly collecting Amiga games, and 3.5" floppies don't live a long time. I'm just happy as long as I've got a complete copy, I'll play the game as backup copy from HD anyway mostly ^^ When it comes to carts though, I want working ones, because most of the time I'm really interested in playing the games.

[Lothars]

I voted yes, but it depends if it's really rare than maybe otherwise i dunno, but for the most part yes.

[Jumpman Jr.]

Yeah, its got to work... no doubt about it. Its pretty hard to find a game (espessially a cart... discs are different) that won't work for you. So far, I've never came across a cart that doesn't work.

[Kejoriv]

Yes, I try to play every game that I get

[alec006]

They must work,why get them if they wont work and you wont have fun playing them. Yes for me 8-)

[snes_collector]

Ofcourse they do, whats the use of having a game that doesn't wok laying around? I'll my games work(I hope, *thinks about the 10 NES games I've had laying around for months that I haven't tried.)

[Niku-Sama]

yea if you have a cart that doesent work, it doesent really make it a game does it....just a box with a rare sticker, might be good if your a label collector

[Videogamerdaryll]

Yes and no..depends on what it is..I have a few boxes of non working carts/systems that need repair that I don't dump...Sometimes I'll throw a bunch of them up on Ebay to just get rid of them(make room) but they usually don't sell.. :/
When I get the time(if ever) I repair the systems(if I can)...otherwise I may use them for spare parts.
Nice non working carts can be used for banged up carts that do work.(change the cart casing)
..I'll try my heart out trying to get a non working cart to work..before it goes in the non working stuff boxes..



if you found a Stadium Events that didn't work, would you still keep it..

Yes..

[davepesc]

They have to work for me to be interested. Like was said before, I'd sell something super rare that didn't work.
There would be someone interested in it, for the novelty if nothing else.

[Slimedog]

I've got some pretty rough looking CDs in my collection, but I also haven't tested everything to see if it works either. If it won't play, I pull it and start looking for a replacement. Some games, like my slightly scratched Tekken 2, play ok but the FMV is a bit jerky. These games are sort of on probation and I'll replace them if I see them for cheap.

[Muscelli]

yeah they need to, unless it was a really rare game..

[googlefest1]

yes ofcourse

only cases where id keep on is

if i have a cart that is in bad condition and the busted one is in better condition (id swap the guts)

or if its a game like radient silver gun - id keep it to make my ISO more legit.

[MattyXB]

Common carts must be working. But as long as I own only the nonworking game I hold it till I get a working one.

Rare games must not be working. They are still collector items I think. I would be great, when they work, but if not I have not the money to buy working ones.

I own one Prototype, which is not working. This one will stay in may Collection forever I think. :/

[slip81]

Games are ment to be played. So to me if it doesn't work it's useless and has no value, to me a non working game is like a comic with most of the pages ripped out.

[Joker T]

Yes they need to work I like to play my games :eek 2:

[donkeykong1]

I will never throw out a game that does not work. If a game does not work then it's not considered part of my collection. I have to test all of my games before I can say that they are part of my collection. Even if it's a rare game, I won't consider it part of my collection. It has to work to be considered part of the collection.

[GameSlaveGaz]

I would only buy games that worked, because so far I only collect games that I would play. Later on, if I'm rich enough I would buy games for the sake of having complete libraries of games, but for now, it's just the games I would play, so yes it definitely has to work. But if it were a particularly rare game or had interesting label art and it was free or it was a game that worked but stopped working I'd keep it around for decoration, but I would never purchase a broken game

[SegaAges]

I put no for 1 reason and 1 reason alone: I own Street Fighter Alpha 3 for dc and it doesn't work. It just needs to be resurfaced and I am too lazy to go through a bunch of boxes to find it so that I can get that taken care of

[Wavelflack]

I wish my games would work, but all they seem to want to do is sit around on a shelf all day and hang out with the other games.

[mr_nihilism]

Absolutely, because not only do I collect, but I play as well. Of course if the game was ultra-rare and didn't work the packaging and outer shell (if it's a cartridge) would still be worth something.