I have no rare valuable games in my collection im just a kid

[segarocks30]

I get real upset sometimes because You guys have all this awesome stuff,when the rarest game in my collection is Rolo To The Rescue which is worth 20$ and is a r6 What should i do!I get my classic games from Gamecrazy in Waterbury Connecticut.i got a few good games there.You should look at all the dreamcast and sega genesis games they have! I do know alot about video games though.MUST HAVE NWC 1990 CARTRIDGE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Cmosfm]

Are you drunk today or something? Stop posting stupid ass topics.

[kainemaxwell]

I get real upset sometimes because You guys have all this awesome stuff,when the rarest game in my collection is Rolo To The Rescue which is worth 20$ and is a r6 What should i do!I get my classic games from Gamecrazy in Waterbury Connecticut.i got a few good games there.You should look at all the dreamcast and sega genesis games they have! I do know alot about video games though.MUST HAVE NWC 1990 CARTRIDGE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Well, we all gotta start somewhere with collecting.

[jezt]

Dont feel bad. Out of the 300 or so games I have between the ten or so systems I own, none of them are too rare or too valuable. I just love games. Thats waht its all about. I just collect because of the nostalgia. Although in your case it would seem as though these are the days that will later be classified as nostalgic to you.

And dont let other members of this forum prevent you from voicing an opinion or just stating how you feel at the moment. i have seen stupider posts. I think that when we do this to other forum members who may not have been on as long it really demeans the site on a whole. I myself have not been on that long. I dont post much. So what does that make me? A lurker? Is my opinion anymore or less important than someone who has been a member of the site five minutes longer than I have. i think not.

Keep gaming man, and who knows by the end you may have more rare and valuable games than all of us put together.

[CrimsonNugget]

Don't fret, my rarest game is probably Knuckles Chaotix.

[s1lence]

Rare shmare, get them cause you like them not cause you got to have them. An R6 isnt a common game so what if its not worth a bunch. The NWC cart is a cool grail sure, but really the contents are nothing special.

[Kid Fenris]

You are my favorite new poster.

Also, Vice: Project Doom is totally rare.

[ubersaurus]

If sitting around playing Street Fighter 2 for SMS is wrong, I DON'T WANT TO BE RIGHT.

[Jumpman Jr.]

How young are you?
I'm only 19 and I have a pretty freaking big collection with a few grails in it also. I even have completed the libraries of a few consoles.
Its not about how old you are... its about how much you care about your collection.

[njiska]

Meh who cares about rare? This isn't a cock measuring contest. I have very few rare games. In fact the rarest game i have is probably Tengen Tetris.

Collect what you can. In time you'll find something rare, but there's no sense worring about it. Enjoy the games you have.

[DJ_DEEM]

im jelous rolo friggin rocks so hard!

[hex65000]

Agreed,
This is not a contest to see how big your willy is. If your'e constantly braggin' about something -- well . . . it becomes more difficult to believe.
If your big limitation is funds, be smart about it. Pick up the games that will give you the most enjoyment milage v/s its rarity. If you get lucky and score something pretty cool on the cheap -- that's a bonus.

As for good and cheap, look at the Atari 2600. Go on -- it doesn't bite hard. Most of the better games for the platform are _REALLY_ common. Titles such as River Raid and Kaboom -- which I cannot play on anything but the original hardware because I can't be as precise with the controller nub v/s the paddles. Frogger, Demon Attack, etc.

Here's the best part, even if your'e not that excited by a common game, you really aren't out that much money. For example, I bought a pretty rare 2600 title for $40 or so. I played it once. It's not that terrifically fun. I definately didn't get my money's worth out of it.

Now, shift gears to Katamari Damancy $20 new. I played the _blazes_ out of it. It's an awesome game. I got my money's worth from a quirky bargain price-point game. go figure.

Hope that helps.

Hex.
[ What if Monty Python went to Japan and invaded Namco. It all becomes so clear doesn't it? ]

[TheRedEye]

I'm afraid suicide is your only option.

[njiska]

Now, shift gears to Katamari Damancy $20 new. I played the _blazes_ out of it. It's an awesome game. I got my money's worth from a quirky bargain price-point game. go figure.

Hope that helps.

Hex.
[ What if Monty Python went to Japan and invaded Namco. It all becomes so clear doesn't it? ]

Hey don't forget about We love Katamari. It's out on the 20th for $29.99 USD or $32.99 CAD from amazon.ca

[Vectorman0]

How big of a selection of DC and Genesis games does that gamecrazy have? And do they have stuff for any other older systems pre-dreamcast?

Don't feel bad about not having a good collection. You may see a lot of posts regarding a nice collection, but you don't see a lot of posts by people who feel like they are in your position. I assure you that you aren't alone.

[Muscelli]

just make money and buy shit

[Haoie]

I don't have many rarities either, but that doesn't stop me from enjoying what I do have.

[Slimedog]

How long have you been collecting? All the rares I have (and its not many) have been acquired dirt cheap in the wild. I'm pretty proud of my collection, but I've sure it pales compared to most here. You don't need much money to get a good horde going, just patience. One piece of advice, sell nothing. Once it goes into your collection, it should stay there.

[boatofcar]

Aside from my 90% complete collection of black box NES games, I have nothing valuable at all. I have too many bills to worry about to buy something expensive that will sit on the shelf. Just like another s1lence said, most of the grails out there aren't worth your money, gameplay wise. Once you get a little older and get a job, you'll be able to afford all the games you want. Until then, keep hitting up Game Crazy-they're bound to have another 3 for $15 sale soon enough.

[XYXZYZ]

Yeah, how young are you? If we're talking "too young to get a job", then I commend you for giving these old games a shot, and not simply dismissing them as "These graphics suck, I wanna play Halo 3!"

Anyway, you seem to be marveling at the "Room of Doom" collection pictueres; all these guys with millions of dollars worth of gaming junk. Just keep in mind that most of those rooms represent stuff amassed from years and years of gaming. If you're as young as you imply, then you're probably just starting out. All I can tell you is forget about owning a big room full of complete collections and rare games; it's about the journey, not the destination. Just be a gamer and let the stuff trickle in naturally. And for god's sake, ENJOY it. You know all this "good old days" stuff we talk about in here? That's what we're talking about.

[Fuyukaze]

Getting upset because someone has a large colection of rare games and you dont? Is there a point to this? A good number of people here have colections that make mine look small. What I lack in numbers, I like to believe I make up for in quality though. Thats because I buy what I want and pass on the rest. Sure, I could have well over 1000 games by now if all I wanted were games priced 2-5$, but thats not what I want. Instead, I have at best 425 games. All of which I want and enjoy. Well, most of them anyways. Thing is to buy what you want and get what you can when you are able to. If you dont, you have no one to blame but yourself.

[-hellvin-]

Here's a hint:

Collect what you enjoy. What's the point of trying to collect nothing but rare stuff? It's surely nice to find a random rareity here and there, and it will surely happen sooner or later, but don't fret over it.

I'm a huge vintage pc collector but most all of it is not rare nor does it command a huge price online.

[Icarus Moonsight]

HELP! I'm lost in a stream of exclaimation marks!

Holy crap. You expect people to read that? O_O

[Tron 2.0]

I smell :bullshit: in this thread.

[poloplayr]

Hey doofus, I have a new hobby for you: Start collecting pieces of intelligence.

[TheRedEye]

Hey doofus, I have a new hobby for you: Start collecting pieces of intelligence.

I have no idea why I laughed at that.

[Raedon]

There are very few "rare" and fun games out there.. If you want a good conversation piece get Tengen Tetris. Even non-collectors know about the cart. In fact most people comment on how rare it is even though it is no longer a grail.

[Sniderman]

There are very few "rare" and fun games out there...

Bingo. Know why a game is usually "rare?" Because it sold poorly because the gameplay sucked. Sure, there are the "Limited Edition, Low Print Run, OMGWTFRARE!!!?!" games with awesome gameplay, but those ARE rare.

If it's a great game, odds are it sold well and in high numbers. Ergo, it won't ever be rare. I bet half of the guys here with truly rare games usually never play 'em because - well - they suck.

Stick with collecting good, fun games rather than lusting over the rare crap. Because "rare" often does equate with "crap."

[PapaStu]

There are very few "rare" and fun games out there...

Bingo. Know why a game is usually "rare?" Because it sold poorly because the gameplay sucked. Sure, there are the "Limited Edition, Low Print Run, OMGWTFRARE!!!?!" games with awesome gameplay, but those ARE rare.

If it's a great game, odds are it sold well and in high numbers. Ergo, it won't ever be rare. I bet half of the guys here with truly rare games usually never play 'em because - well - they suck.

Stick with collecting good, fun games rather than lusting over the rare crap. Because "rare" often does equate with "crap."

Here here!

Its a nice thought to go and get alot of games...but once done what are you going to do with them? Sure ive got lots of games, some rare stuff , but alot of them just sit on a shelf. For all intensive purposes 'Rare' is very relative to the item and to the collector at large. I could easily have the only beta copy of a build for Frogger on the PS. Ok its rare, but does anyone care? Nope, no one but me and maybe a few other yahoos and even then its not like ones trying to out bid another to take it away from me.


When it comes down to it what am I suppose to do every day, sit and do nothing but play games? Hell i've been playing for a good 23 years and theres NO way i'd ever want to just sit and play games. Hell the only thing ive even played with any regluarity over the last 2 weeks has been Nintendogs. I'm not sitting around doing nothing but playing my OMG R@R3 NWC cart. Hell even if you had it, the best you can do is play it for like 10 minutes at a time.


This isnt a competition. If it was most everyone here would have turned our badges in to the collectors with more games than even THEY can shake a stick at.

[bargora]

I'm agreeing with Sniderman here. My collection isn't huge or anything. I have a couple of R7s, but that's where it tops out for me, rarity-wise. And I can't say that any of them captivated me, gameplay-wise. I've got some fun R6s, though!

And I can't speak for the R8s and R9s, but I didn't have to pay through the nose for those few R7s that I've got, probably because they're obscure and not known for their outrageous extreme fun. I picked them up mostly out of curiosity, because they were oddball titles.

Personally, I think you're better off figuring out what kinds of stuff you'd like to play, and concentrating on that. If it turns out that something you'd like to play is rare, well, then go for it! But buying stuff just because it's rare is one of the late stage collecting disease symptoms. Don't be all in a hurry to rush the course of your illness.

[Yamazaki]

Don't forget all these ratings are focusing on America. A trip to Japan can give you dozens of R7-R9 titles. Its just a matter of money.

[mills]

If you are trying to be a collector with only valuable games in mind, you are in the wrong mindset. Start buying the games that you love to play and can enjoy the most. I have almost 100 games and the rarest one is an R4 maybe an R5. I'm not hell bent on getting games based on the rarity itself. If I see a rare game in the wild for very cheap I will gladly pick it up. But I'm not going to shell out hundreds of dollars for a rare game that I would never enjoy playing.

Some more advice, stop whining and grow up.

[mills]

Here's a hint:

Collect what you enjoy. What's the point of trying to collect nothing but rare stuff? It's surely nice to find a random rareity here and there, and it will surely happen sooner or later, but don't fret over it. "

TRUTH!

[Pantechnicon]

Some more advice, stop whining and grow up.

I'd like to say the same thing, albeit in a nicer way. It's this whole "I'm just a kid!" mindset that's not sitting well with me and compels me to impart a few words.

I'm going to first point out that you actually answered your question: You're just a kid, so don't worry so much! I'm guessing you probably still live at home and have Dad and Mom taking care of you fine. Great. Assuming this is the case, then you are entirely too young to be so preoccupied with owning material goods. Seriously: this is not a healthy mindset. Wait until you've got to worry about making house and car payments, feeding your own kids, etc. That's the time to worry. There's no point in giving yourself an ulcer now (or anytime) simply because you've convinced yourself that you must own an NWC cart for your life to have any meaning.

Having said that, if you're serious about collecting, then being "just a kid" can also be a pretty lame excuse for inaction and laziness on your part. When I worked in a retail PC shop, I once got a phone call from a boy who sounded about 12 years old. He really wanted a computer badly and asked about some specifications and pricing. Once he realized that these things cost about $1500, he said exactly what you're saying, "What am I supposed to do? I'm just a kid!" To which I suggested maybe getting a paper route or mowing some lawns. He gasped in horror and hung up.

Here on DP I know we've got quite a few enterprising young people under 18 years of age who have impressive collections that they have earned predominantly on their own through trades, Ebay and - God forbid - getting a job and saving up some cash. One young fella who comes to mind even owns 2 or 3 arcade machines paid for out of his own pocket. I don't think he got them by wringing his hands and lamenting his age. He got them through saving and hunting. Novel ideas, yes?

Lastly, many people on, myself included, have Rooms of Doom, yes. However, I have also seen people display Closets of Doom, Shelves of Doom and even Under the Bed Boxes of Doom. To the community's credit, I have never seen someone on this board respond to these smaller collections by saying "Dude, you ain't got jack squat compared to me!" Everybody starts and finishes in different places. It's not a race. It's about celebrating the hobby with like-minded people. No two collections are alike and no one gets turned away for however little or much they bring to the table.

Just relax and enjoy the hobby without thinking you've got to outdo anybody. Mark my words: When hobbies become obsessions they cease to be any fun whatsoever.

I'm am officially all out of preaching gas. :deadhorse:

[mills]

Very well put.

I don't see myself having a room of doom for a few more years. In which will most likely contain many games and systems I enjoyed while growing up along with some paraphanelia from that era. Right now all I have is a "TV STAND" of doom! Hahaha. But I am proud of it because I alot of my favorite titles Like some Castlevania games in mint condition boxed and Final Fantasy 3.

[Captain Wrong]

Some more advice, stop whining and grow up.

I'd like to say the same thing, albeit in a nicer way. It's this whole "I'm just a kid!" mindset that's not sitting well with me and compels me to impart a few words.

I'm going to first point out that you actually answered your question: You're just a kid, so don't worry so much! I'm guessing you probably still live at home and have Dad and Mom taking care of you fine. Great. Assuming this is the case, then you are entirely too young to be so preoccupied with owning material goods. Seriously: this is not a healthy mindset. Wait until you've got to worry about making house and car payments, feeding your own kids, etc. That's the time to worry. There's no point in giving yourself an ulcer now (or anytime) simply because you've convinced yourself that you must own an NWC cart for your life to have any meaning.

Having said that, if you're serious about collecting, then being "just a kid" can also be a pretty lame excuse for inaction and laziness on your part. When I worked in a retail PC shop, I once got a phone call from a boy who sounded about 12 years old. He really wanted a computer badly and asked about some specifications and pricing. Once he realized that these things cost about $1500, he said exactly what you're saying, "What am I supposed to do? I'm just a kid!" To which I suggested maybe getting a paper route or mowing some lawns. He gasped in horror and hung up.

Here on DP I know we've got quite a few enterprising young people under 18 years of age who have impressive collections that they have earned predominantly on their own through trades, Ebay and - God forbid - getting a job and saving up some cash. One young fella who comes to mind even owns 2 or 3 arcade machines paid for out of his own pocket. I don't think he got them by wringing his hands and lamenting his age. He got them through saving and hunting. Novel ideas, yes?

Lastly, many people on, myself included, have Rooms of Doom, yes. However, I have also seen people display Closets of Doom, Shelves of Doom and even Under the Bed Boxes of Doom. To the community's credit, I have never seen someone on this board respond to these smaller collections by saying "Dude, you ain't got jack squat compared to me!" Everybody starts and finishes in different places. It's not a race. It's about celebrating the hobby with like-minded people. No two collections are alike and no one gets turned away for however little or much they bring to the table.

Just relax and enjoy the hobby without thinking you've got to outdo anybody. Mark my words: When hobbies become obsessions they cease to be any fun whatsoever.

I'm am officially all out of preaching gas. :deadhorse:

Awesome. Oh and you're totally right about this being a dead horse.

Sniderman is on the money too, as he usually is.

[Aussie2B]

I'm 23, and until just about a year ago, the rarest games I had according to the guide were R6 too. Since then I've picked up about four R7s and an R8, and while the R8 is crap (Chavez II), I'm proud to say that all my R7 games are at least somewhat fun to play (Raystorm, Herc's Adventures, Starblade Alpha, and Punky Skunk).

Rare games aren't too exciting because despite that they're rare, most aren't worth much because they suck and have no demand. As long as you have patience, you can get a ton of rare games on eBay for a few bucks just by waiting for a copy to be listed. And if they are worth something, usually it's because they REALLY sucked, sold terribly, and are now collectables... that still suck hard.

I'm more interested in valuable games because often times they get value from being good games and a lot of demand for them. Sometimes it can be harder to get a more common but valuable game simply because the price is so prohibitive (and if they show up in the wild, they're snapped up in no time). Since I'm so big on RPGs, I've ended up with a ton of fairly valuable games, many of which I owned before they got their value. A lot of people are impressed when you wave around a really great game worth a lot of dough. People aren't going to give a crap if I tell them I got Chavez II, but they'll be impressed when I pull out Valkyrie Profile, Suikoden 2, Rondo of Blood, and many more.

[snes_collector]

Some more advice, stop whining and grow up.

I'd like to say the same thing, albeit in a nicer way. It's this whole "I'm just a kid!" mindset that's not sitting well with me and compels me to impart a few words.

I'm going to first point out that you actually answered your question: You're just a kid, so don't worry so much! I'm guessing you probably still live at home and have Dad and Mom taking care of you fine. Great. Assuming this is the case, then you are entirely too young to be so preoccupied with owning material goods. Seriously: this is not a healthy mindset. Wait until you've got to worry about making house and car payments, feeding your own kids, etc. That's the time to worry. There's no point in giving yourself an ulcer now (or anytime) simply because you've convinced yourself that you must own an NWC cart for your life to have any meaning.

Having said that, if you're serious about collecting, then being "just a kid" can also be a pretty lame excuse for inaction and laziness on your part. When I worked in a retail PC shop, I once got a phone call from a boy who sounded about 12 years old. He really wanted a computer badly and asked about some specifications and pricing. Once he realized that these things cost about $1500, he said exactly what you're saying, "What am I supposed to do? I'm just a kid!" To which I suggested maybe getting a paper route or mowing some lawns. He gasped in horror and hung up.

Here on DP I know we've got quite a few enterprising young people under 18 years of age who have impressive collections that they have earned predominantly on their own through trades, Ebay and - God forbid - getting a job and saving up some cash. One young fella who comes to mind even owns 2 or 3 arcade machines paid for out of his own pocket. I don't think he got them by wringing his hands and lamenting his age. He got them through saving and hunting. Novel ideas, yes?

Lastly, many people on, myself included, have Rooms of Doom, yes. However, I have also seen people display Closets of Doom, Shelves of Doom and even Under the Bed Boxes of Doom. To the community's credit, I have never seen someone on this board respond to these smaller collections by saying "Dude, you ain't got jack squat compared to me!" Everybody starts and finishes in different places. It's not a race. It's about celebrating the hobby with like-minded people. No two collections are alike and no one gets turned away for however little or much they bring to the table.

Just relax and enjoy the hobby without thinking you've got to outdo anybody. Mark my words: When hobbies become obsessions they cease to be any fun whatsoever.

I'm am officially all out of preaching gas. :deadhorse:


Very true. I'm 13, and you could call me a kid, and I really don't have anything rare other than 2 R7 which I've found in the last two months. As a kid, I know you don't have alot of money, so try to streach it. Hit up flea markets often, and if game store are having special sales(eg by 2 get 1 free) take advantage of it. Back when GameStop was getting rid of their SNES games I took advantage of the low prices. That's so of the best tips I can give you, as a kid, if you see a good deal, take it.

[alec006]

You know being 14,i have only a few rare games,most are Sonic games like Sonic Jam or Knuckles Chaotix. I started with one Sega Genesis and Sonic the Hedgehog 2, since then ive went to gamestop,eb games,ebay, and some other game stores just to find some games. Even though I started with 1 game and One console,look at me now 125 Games and Counting not to mention 12 Systems.Hell if you think about it in 10 years time you will have alot of games because youl start working.So go to gamestop,ebgames,ebay and etc and get some good games who knows you may get lucky and get a Magnavox Oddesy for $10.00,as said on the first page we all have to start somewere.

[Lemmy Kilmister]

A lot of people are impressed when you wave around a really great game worth a lot of dough. People aren't going to give a crap if I tell them I got Chavez II, but they'll be impressed when I pull out Valkyrie Profile, Suikoden 2, Rondo of Blood, and many more.


That's very true. In fact, I bet if I were to put up my complete copies of Chrono Trigger, Final Fantasy 3, Secret of Mana and Phantasy Star 1 and 4 on the buying and selling forum that I'd have more bites then if I was to put up my copies of Kazi Kiri, Raystorm, Super Turrican 2 or my Sega Master System Girl.

[Famidrive-16]

Are you drunk today or something? Stop posting stupid ass topics.

I love you Cmosfm.

Anyways, I don't have too many rares myself. a few R5 and R6's sure, only game past that is the LE Sonic Adventure. It's nothing to get bent over, even if it's cool to find uncommon games here and there, I mostly focus on games that interest me the most.

[Raedon]

also, buy games you know for a fact will sell on Ebay, like I find 4 or 5 snes FFIII's a year at fleas and pawns for $3-$5 and we all know what it sells for. Now take that extra cash and buy more games. This is a good lesson for a capitalistic lifestyle to as it is always better to buy low / sell high.

[FurinkanianFrood]

There's no point in buying a game *because* it's rare.
Now, if you really want to play a game and are convinced it's good, and you can afford it, go ahead, but don't freak if you can't afford it.

It took me a long time to learn that.

Generally, when I buy games that are expensive, I try to buy relatively low. Eventually games usually show up that way.

I also personally don't care if the condition is perfect, as long as it's reasonable. I buy games to play them.

As far as systems with reasonably priced, quality games, I think Genny, DC, NES are all great choices.

As much as I love PCE and Saturn, they have an larger than normal quotient of rare, relatively expensive imports that are actually realy good.

I knew that when I got into those I would feel compelled to blow through several thousand dollars over the next few years. And I did.

Don't get too carried away if you can't afford it. And if you need to ask yourself if you can afford it, you can't, so just buy something great yet cheap.

[mills]

"Very true. I'm 13, and you could call me a kid, and I really don't have anything rare other than 2 R7 which I've found in the last two months. As a kid, I know you don't have alot of money, so try to streach it. Hit up flea markets often, and if game store are having special sales(eg by 2 get 1 free) take advantage of it. Back when GameStop was getting rid of their SNES games I took advantage of the low prices. That's so of the best tips I can give you, as a kid, if you see a good deal, take it.
"

When gamestop was clearing out I got alot of very sought after titles for only a couple bucks. Like Super Mario Kart for obly a couple dollars, SFII, mega man X. All for a few bucks.

[GameSlaveGaz]

I feel the same way you do. I wish I had the cash and the space for some more consoles, and there are a lot of hard to find games that I've seen at the cheapest for $40-$50, and this was used at GameStop! (I'm talking about games like Disgaea for PS2 and Intelligent Qube for PS1 which are still $40 used)
But do what I do for expanding my collection:
1)For now, buy ONLY the games you really want and will play. You can flesh out your collection whenyou're rich. You'll still be able to find them even 15 years from now, it's not like cartridges evaporate

2)Take advantage of used video games and 2-for or BOGO sales, and if the store you frequent has a frequent-buyer program or a card that gives you 10% off used purchases, by all means subscribe!

3)I dunno about Game Crazy, but I know at GameStop, when you reserve a game, you can keep putting money down until the game is paid off. So, if there is a brand new game coming out that you're dying to have and you can't wait to own it and you NEED it the day it's released, reserve it there or anywhere else that lets you pay it off over time, and just put down $5 every week or 2 or whenever you have spare cash and you'll either pay off or have a good chunk of the price already paid when you go to pick it up. You're still paying $50, but not all at once, so it feels better.

4)Scour garage sales. People sometimes get rid of video game consoles and games very cheap. Sometimes they just THROW perfectly working stuff away for no reason! That's how my boyfriend got a 2600 w/2 joysticks, 20 games IN THEIR BOXES, a catalog and the warranty card and a modified PSX and how I got my Genesis.

5)See if any cousins have old stuff stored in their basement/attic. Chances are, especially if they're older, they'll probably have an NES or Genesis or Atari in a box somewhere or at the very least some games. And they might give it to you

6)Ask for must-have games for X-Mas, birthday, or whatever holidays you celebrate that you recieve gifts for. Ask parents, grandparents, aunts/uncles, best friends, significant others, etc for just 1 or 2 games each. And since it's for a holiday and a time of giving and not because you're selfish, they should oblige you, and voila! Free games. I owe 3 consoles and a ton of games to my family and boyfriend.

7)If you're old enough to get a job, apply for stores that sell video games or have video game departments (you have a big selection to chose from, given that they're all within travelling distance from your home). Not only will you be earning money, you'll have an employee discount anywhere between 10%-25% depending on your employer. And maybe, just maybe, they'll let you work in the video game department and you can work with what you love

8)Resist the urge to trade in games for merchandise credit (unless you somehow get doubles of a game). If you trade in games, you're just depleting your collection. For example, when I bought my Lynx and my Game Gear, they both came with games I don't like, but I wouldn't sell them because they flesh out my collection, and I'd end up buying them again years later when I'm trying to fill out empty spots, so why not just keep them, they were free with the system anyway. The only time I traded in games was when I found Bloodrayne for XB for only $3.90 at my store. I had the PS2 version I got for Xmas, so I traded that in and got $5.

and if all those don't help, find out where some of the people here at Digital Press live, wait 'til they go on vacation, and break in and steal all their stuff LOL

[fpstream]

Hey doofus, I have a new hobby for you: Start collecting pieces of intelligence.

A'men!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!

Note: The above exclamation points were sarcastic.

[SuperNES]

Meh. i'm 14, and my rarest peice is my NGPC, which cost somewhere in the $20 range on Ebay. seriously, do'nt worry if you have less games than other people, it doesn't make you any less of a person. whining about it does, however. my collection consists of about 100 games and 15 systems. most of them were either free, or extremely cheap. this is because i only buy games that i like, or cheap ones. i'm not gonna pay $100 bucks for a crappy game just because it's rare, that would be stupid.

other than that, what do you want?

[tritium]

The good news is that most of the rare games aren't fun anyway.

[nebrazca78]

Pantechnicon said

No two collections are alike...

I think this is probably the single most important part of a collection, it has your personality. When you collect the games you like playing, you end up with a collection that represents you. When you collect to have only the rarest games, you end up with a collection that represents money and not much more. The thing about collecting games that you enjoy playing is that when you finally amass 100 or 200 games, you'll never have a problem finding a game to play. Soon after that you'll have enough games that you can play a different good game every day of the year. Otherwise you can brag to others that you have "so many rares" but when it's gametime you're sitting there playing a prototype of Bible Adventures or some crap. (No offense Jesus).

[EricRyan34]

Its dosnt really matter how rare your games are, its how much you care for your collection. i.e how clean you keep them, if they work etc. I would much rather buy about 10 common games than to buy 1 rare game for the price of those 10.

[Amy Rose]

If it makes you feel any better, my rarest game is probably Rolo To The Rescue as well, and I'm 20 and have a full time job!

[NESVIDIOT]

I am actually glad to see all these young collectors going hard at building a collection. The youth having an interest in this is what will keep it going forever. I love to look at all these collections posted here, yes sometimes I really want something that some one else has. Mostly I like seeing what else is out there that I haven't seen before and it inspires me to keep up the search for new stuff.
You are young, but don't let that hold you back. Try getting a job working for that game store you always go to, and be politely persistent. By working there you will get access to lots of stuff you can use to decorate a game room. Also make sure you hit the flea markets, pawn shops, goodwill stores, even church rummage sales. But most importantly, in summer, hit as many garage sales as you can and again have patient persistance. You will find a bunch of good stuff.
Almost everyone here has said this already as well but I can't agree more. Collect what you enjoy. Nothing else matters. In my opinion rare games, unless you enjoy playing them, are good for only one thing. Selling, so you can buy more stuff that you like and enjoy. I used to have a Starfox Super weekend cart that I picked up for under 5$. I sat on it for a year or 2, played it a few times, then saw something on E-bay that I had to have. Hence I sold the Starfox- the most rare cart I've ever had, an R9. Turned it in for US 320.00 and used the money to buy some game stuff, some christmas presents and help pay some bills.
Don't give up hope. Use your young age, and your desire to have a massive rare collection motivate you to get more active in becoming that collector you want to be. Hard work pays off. We all started somewhere, with a few games and a system, and a lot of desire.

[zerohero]

How young are you?
I'm only 19 and I have a pretty freaking big collection with a few grails in it also. I even have completed the libraries of a few consoles.
Its not about how old you are... its about how much you care about your collection.


Wait..... your only 19, and can buy all that stuff? I'm 21 and I still can't / wouldn't fork out 250 for a game no matter how much i want it. Props to you though.

As far as the topic goes, Just keep collecting. I have a few "hard to find/rare" games besides that, the rest are just games I like and enjoy.

[Iron Draggon]

Most of us who have alot of rare/valuable games got them all long before it was known that they were rare/valuable. I could never even touch most of the rare/valuable games that I own now if I had to buy them all at today's prices!

Also, most of us who pay high prices for rare/valuable games only do it because we don't have much else left to collect. We already got everything else, so it's not as big a deal for us to pay alot for a game that we know is crap.

As for games that are rare but not valuable, I suggest that you snap up as many of them as you can find and afford. That $20 Rolo game may become alot more valuable over the years as it becomes harder and harder to find a copy.

As for games that are valuable but not rare, I suggest that you keep your eyes open for good deals on them. Almost every expensive game can be found for an unheard of low price sooner or later, and as more people become educated that these games aren't really rare, their prices go down.

Now if you want alot of games, I suggest that you buy what you can get for cheap first. That's how I was able to increase the size of my import collection alot over a short period of time. If I had started out with all the expensive imports that I wanted first, I'd still only have a few imports, but now I have alot of imports and it's not as frustrating that I can only get an expensive one every once in a while.

But the most important thing to remember about collecting is that it takes alot of time. Nobody with a huge collection and alot of rare/valuable games got them all at one time, or in a short amount of time. It takes years to get a collection like that. Sometimes it takes years just to find a game you want that isn't even rare/valuable at all. It took me more than 10 years to find some of the games that I wanted in the condition that I wanted them in, so you have to be very patient. You may want it all now, but you have to realize that you can't get it all now, and just get what you can when you can. That's the only way to do it at any age.

[Damaramu]

Hey ID! Long time no see! :D

[evil_genius]

Worry about enjoying your youth. Games will be there when you've had 3 hip replacements and a new liver from all the drinking you did when you were younger. :cheers:

[unwinddesign]

"It's not about how big it is, it's about what you do with it."

Stupid, slightly related sexual innuendos aside, my philosphy is to buy or collect what you want. Summer of 2004 I owned about 110 - 120 NTSC-U Dreamcast games. I took a look at my "collection," saw that I never played -- or never wanted to play -- most of the games, and dumped over 90% of it. I'm much better for it. I now have a group of around 25 games that are excellent, a few crap games, and a list of 20 or 25 games that I actually want (and not just to stare at either).

Initially, when I started out on eBay, I was aiming to own everything that cost $1100010 and was considered "rare." Radiant Silvergun, complete Dreamcast collection, sealed Chrono Trigger -- you name it, I wanted it. Then I took a step back, realized I wasn't a fan of schmups, there were tons of crappy Dreamcast games, and I had never played Chrono Trigger in my life. Not to say I don't make stupid purchases, just that I don't make uber-expensive, pointless ones.

So whatever you do, just make sure it's something that you'll actually enjoy owning/playing/staring at. There's nothing worse than looking at your stuff and saying "How did I screw up this badly?"

[mcarocks2003]

Hip Replacement?

Argh man, now i have to SELL my games to pay for the operateion.

GREAT AND I WAS SAVING ALL THESE RARE GAMES FOR A RAINY DAY WHEN I'M OLD!

[DKTheArcadeRat]

I am in the same basic situation, i have 17 systems and a bunch of games but no rare ones, except maybe one.
And i am young as well(14), and i have to say that more young people should play classic games and know about gaming roots. This may be a tad off whatver this random topic was about but whatever.

[segarocks30]

I am in the same basic situation, i have 17 systems and a bunch of games but no rare ones, except maybe one.
And i am young as well(14), and i have to say that more young people should play classic games and know about gaming roots. This may be a tad off whatver this random topic was about but whatever. Thanks you guys for showing symphony for me,i go to the flea market alot and look for games there every sunday now.

[DKTheArcadeRat]

Same here. thats where i got a master system, light gun, and 3d glasses for $40 and a boxed genny and sega cd for $35. some pretty decent finds i think.

[toby]

Nobody should always think "Meh, my colleciton is too small" or something like that. I'm 15 an I don't own that much games (8 systems, 61 games total), but I'm really happy with the games I own.
I get 10 € (12 € or so) per week from my parents, and with that money I have to manage 2 hobbies: game collecting and tabletop games (warhammer, perhaps somebody knows it^^).
So my collection grows slow but steady. IMO, it's only important that you are still in contact with the hobby, even if don't have the money to buy 5 new games every week. So the "slow but steady metod" works fine for me.

[fpstream]

i see youve met the nieghborhood dumasshis name is segarocks and his posts are always funner than sothyswelcome toby!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!! :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D

[Nes]

I love seeing all the people who don't want to bother with rare games. It's hard enough competing with those who do. Hence the rarest game I have is Starfox Super Weekend. Not rare enough for my blood.

[NintendoMan]

Are you drunk today or something? Stop posting stupid ass topics.

LOL LOL ,
The other funny thing is that he'll start all kinds of thread, but NOT REPLY TO ANY OF THEM after his first post, when he started the thread. I've noticed this on like his past 10+ threads.
(I also know other people have noticed this)

[NintendoMan]

Whoops, holy shit, I missed it, he posted once in his own thread.

[TougherToast]

I only have one thing to say to that.

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[Dire 51]

Thanks you guys for showing symphony for me

What? No one's done that yet. Allow me.

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b302/dire51/b-sotn.jpg

Don't like that one? How about the Japanese version with the much cooler cover?

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b302/dire51/b-sotn-j.jpg

LOL

Just messing with you, kid.

[Niku-Sama]

How young are you?
I'm only 19 and I have a pretty freaking big collection with a few grails in it also. I even have completed the libraries of a few consoles.
Its not about how old you are... its about how much you care about your collection.


Wait..... your only 19, and can buy all that stuff? I'm 21 and I still can't / wouldn't fork out 250 for a game no matter how much i want it. Props to you though.

As far as the topic goes, Just keep collecting. I have a few "hard to find/rare" games besides that, the rest are just games I like and enjoy.

yea i was wondering that too, i'm 20 and only have 3 R5 games (megaman 5, boulder dash, and tengen Mrs.Pac Man)

were falling behind man...i know i am looking for a better paying job (used to have one)

i might have rarer games but i dont have all of them in my lists yet, i have about 150 over a few different systems and its always getting added to with "couple a buck" games

what i am most proud of is my megaman collection, at least 1 version of each megaman game for all the systems, all of the NES megaman games (6 complete bought new for $5 when i was a kid) now to portable megaman