Collector’s Closet 2001-2005 [DP Store]

[digitalpress]

Some of you reading this now may have become acquainted with me through my writing over the years. The most mainstream of my work to date was during my time with Tips & Tricks magazine. In October...

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[Sudo]

Wow, thanks for making these available online. I remember reading the column monthly in Tips & Tricks and always enjoying it.

[snes_collector]

The article about rare SNES games is what made me start collecting games. And for that, I thank you.

[otaku]

I remember reading thse and loving them this was before I had a job and could buy anything in the articles really haha

[RJ]

Hey there's my ol' Room of Doom (Feb 04)! Boy that takes me back. I did have 2 issues of that month. I need to clarify the only things that came from a dumpster were the TV & stand (both since gotten rid of) under the Darth Vader pic, & even then they were left beside it- I didnt have to go diving! I did pay only $4 for the SNES & still works to this day.

It's all different now. Still in the same room/corner but lots of the games are gone . I use an IKEA Magicker TV stand, 6' long x 3' deep x 3' tall. It has several shelves for all my systems. It takes up the whole wall under the Darth Vader pic & holds 2 27" Tvs.

[Slate]

The August 2003 issue is what I picked up, Almost 5 years ago. I didn't subscribe for about another year, But I enjoyed what I read and even collected video games because of the issue. Thanks!

[swlovinist]

I am glad this is archived now. The Jan 04 article has a pic of my game collection, back when I was in a cramped apartment. It is hard to believe that my collection has skyrocketed since then. On a side note I totally agree that these collector tips are quite usefull and timeless. Joe thanks for doing this.

[Blanka789]

I remember picking up the (what I believe to be) first issue with a Collector's Closet feature in it, and it got me started on collecting. It inspired me to restart my Genesis collection, and I haven't stopped since.

[Oobgarm]

This was the only reason I actively read Tips & Tricks. And my RoD was featured in Sept. 03.

The sheer volume of information one can glean from those columns is absolutely priceless.

[MachineGex]

Print these out and make them available at next years CGE in magazine form. Just dreaming....

[porkchop_pt]

These are amazing, never had the pleasure of reading these before but now I can. Really great stuff! Thanks!

[Videogamerdaryll]

The August 2003 issue is what I picked up, Almost 5 years ago. I didn't subscribe for about another year, But I enjoyed what I read and even collected video games because of the issue. Thanks!

Ha that's the month I was in it...
Aug 2003..I still have that months magazine on my shelf..

As soon as I'd get the magzines I'd flip right to Collector’s Closet

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Sooo awesome!!!Thanks for archiving these Joe..

[kainemaxwell]

The memories. Ever think of printing them out like a booklet for customers to flip through in the store? Kinda like a "DP Joe recommends..."

[Slate]

Ha that's the month I was in it...
Aug 2003..I still have that months magazine on my shelf..

The pictures of your collection were the biggest reason in the issue why I started collecting, Truth be told.

[Videogamerdaryll]

The pictures of your collection were the biggest reason in the issue why I started collecting, Truth be told.

Awesome !!!!!!That so awesome!!!That made my day man thank you..

[s1lence]

I used to pick that magazine up just for that section, dreaming of having a large assembly of games that I would see in the article.

Probably influenced my collecting just a little bit........

[norkusa]

I had a free subscription to T&T when Joe was doing Collector's Closet and it was always the first thing I read whenever a new issue came in the mail. Definitely the highlight of the magazine!