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    Tell us any or all of the following:

    Who you are - My name is Dave (aka djfinny)

    Where you live - I live just North of Boston, MA

    How you found the forums - A friend of mine recommended that I check out Digital Press, it's about time I found you guys/gals !!

    What your favorite games are - Pretty much everything, arcade, RPG's, RTS, sports, strategy etc

    What systems you collect for:

    - Atari 2600 (original wood grain)
    - Atari 5200 (4 port)
    - Odyssey 2
    - Intellivision w/ Intellivoice
    - Vectrex
    - Panasonic 3DO
    - PS/1
    - N64
    - GC and GBA
    - Xbox
    - PC

    I have several or more carts/CD's for each console (and growing) around 100+ titles right now

    What you do in "real life" I work in IT as a procurement specialist in a very large financial institution.

    Any other interesting facts, like how you began collecting, etc: I'm 36 years old. I believe the first arcade type game I've played was in 1976 - I it was Tank or Bi-plane. Some of the other "console" .... ( PC's) I have owned over the years which I hope to collect again someday are:

    - Radio Shack TRS-80 model 1 level 2 16k RAM
    - C64
    - Apple 2e

    As a kid I had compiled about 2 years of Electronic Gaming magazines (from 1982-1984 ish) all near mint, nicely bagged and boxed. I then went off to college and came home to discover that all the old PC's and magazine I collected over the years were thrown out accidentally by my mom.... I've been collecting ever since.
    Recently, I'm been looking to get more involved in the Gaming Industry (a possible career change?) I've also been look for sites that are looking for classic game reviewer's - if anyone could recommend some places that are accepting submissions, I would certainly appreciate it.

    Nice to meet all of you and good luck with your collections/hobbies. BTW - We are not geeks, we're just misunderstood, at least that's what I tell my wife.

    DJ
    "Same time, same place, but wrong day" The Fixx from Shuttered Rooms 1982

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    My name's Nick, I live in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, I found the forums by googling classic games, My fave games are the zelda games (with the exception of Zelda II), Shining Force, 2d sonic series, and Columns. I collect for all systems following and including the 8-bit revolution, up until the Sega Dreamcast (I don't collect playstation, though). In real life, I am a digitized Space Invader ship. I shoot things that make a *bmp* sound.

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    Hi my name is Jim and I am 24 years old living in western mass. I am collecting for the NES and 2600 right now. After selling off my collection a about a year and a half ago I am getting back in the game. (selling my stuff is one of my biggest regrets) if you live in Mass and want to see about trading or just chat PM me... really I am willing to trade with anyone so PM me for my growing trade list...

    thanks
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    Hi! My name is Philippe, I'm 23 and I live in Montreal, Canada. I found the forum through a Google search.

    I sold all my systems except for my Colecovision back in 1996, but bought a used NES in 2000 and a used Genesis in 2004. I only collect games for these two systems now, and 95% of the games I have bought this year have been action games.

    I'm a philosophy student.

    For those interested, I have written a piece entitled "My life as a video game player", which gives a more detailed account of my gaming experiences.

    http://www.epinions.com/content_4041646212

    Thanks...

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    Hello. My name's Josh. I'm 25, I currently live in Georgia, and I came across this forum through the Room of Doom from Tips and Tricks Magazine.

    I started gaming when I was a wee lad of 5 when my dad got an NES (with Super Mario Bros!) for Christmas the year it came out. It was the gateway system that led me to a lifetime of gaming that had me follow almost exclusively Nintendo consoles. I have all the Nintendo consoles, from the NES to the Gamecube. Some of my prized pieces include a complete boxed Virtual Boy, a standalone demo version of Soul Calibur 2, and a limited edition Ice Blue Gameboy Pocket.
    You can check out what I've got here if you like. Currently, I have a friendly rivalry with a pal of mine to see who can build the biggest NES collection... he's winning... so far.
    When I'm not gaming, I'm usually trying to sharpen my skills as a graphic designer and a cartoonist.

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    Default Hello WORLD!

    although new to the forums, some of you might know me from my Ebay Store or new website: www.j2games.com! (Ebay j2_discounts)

    I'm one half of the J2 - Jay... the other half being Jamie... J2 (real creative, huh?)

    J2 is actually a small conglomerate of a few companies that we co-own, real estate, landscaping, interior design, renovations... don't ask. My first love though has always been video games!

    I can remember the Christmas morning we opened out Odyssey2 and although secretly wished it was an Atari 2600... we were still glued to the tv and KC Munchkins! I still have that Odyssey2 (in the box with all the packins and every game for that system... jet forward 20 years and it's now 1000's of games for tons of systems! (gee, is there a 12 step for people like us?) I did finally get my Atari 2600 (actually 5 of them) and a 5200, 7800, Lynx, Jaguar, JagCD, MasterSystem, Genesis, Nomad, GenCD, GameGear, 32X, Saturn, Dreamcast, Intellivision (with the voice module,) NES, SNES, N64, the Cube (I LOVE THE CUBE) GameBoy, GameBoy Color, GameBoy Advance, Gameboy SP (all the colors), (pre-ordered the Gameboy DS), Colecovision and my beloved Odyssey2 with voice module. (and if you want to count this... still have EVERY issue of Electronic Games magazine back to the Star Wars issue, Sept 1984!)

    Once I started selling on Ebay and seeing what the demand was, I decided opening a website and trying to bring not only the everyday titles, but the rarer and hard to find titles to the people might work!

    Can you believe all of this is a second job too! Although not the super programmer type, for the day job I build databases and analyze sales performance for a little telecom company and guide the salesforce to better results. (hey, it pays for my "habit!")

    kewl to meet everyone. hit our site when you can www.j2games.com. we love to hear from people and love feedback as we develop the site into something collectors will love!

    oh, and hey Joe, wished we had met in NJ. Just moved from South Orange a month ago to beautiful Atlanta.. and as of today, Oct 18th... it's still a high of 80! (won't be missing those NJ winters and happiest when I sold the snow blower!)
    Be sure to check in on J2Games.com!

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    Hello, my name is buttasuperb and I am a rom whore.

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    Hello, my name is Chris and I'm a gameaholic.

    Long time owner of the DP guide, but rescent poster.

    This is about 1/20th my collection thats currently inventoried online.
    http://users.ign.com/collection/Urnik

    Most of my pre-crash/post-crash systems are not inventoried...God I spent a most of my Funcoland paychecks in the store.

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    hi, i'm dan. i've been a long time member of a much smaller forum www.cgcc.ca and until recently i'd been staying away from dp just 'cause of the sheer size of it. i'll try my best to keep up.

    ps. - visit my website www.eightbitonline.com

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    Hi all,

    Im Jose, I live in Miami. I found this site through SegaXtreme . I have been a Sega fan for many years. My first Sega was the Genesis,, bought it the week it came out at a hefty $189.99 at Toys R US. Then I got the Master System Converter and the Game Gear. Later came the Saturn.. I gave them all away during my college years. Couple months ago I bought back a Nomad, LaserActive with the Sega Pac, Derby Saturn, regular Saturn a Hellol Kitty Dreamcast and a Regular Dreamcast. My next System to collect will be the Neo Geo.

    Great site
    Laterz
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    My name is Devin O'Brien and i'm from Chilliwack, B.C

    I found this website by reading about it in a magazine.

    My favorite games are Starfox 64, Super Smash Bros, Super Mario Bro's 3, Grand Turismo 2, Super Mario Kart, and Shining force.

    I have a fairly big collection of 317 games and buying whatever game comes my way. And of course like any good collector should do, I never sell any of my games.

    In real life im going to sardis secoundary, im in grade 11. And for my job I just do odd jobs. In the winter I do driveways with a snowplow on my quad, and in the summer I do landscaping.

    As for hobby's, if im not working im playing video games or atving. As for how I got started, I was reading the very first collecters closet, and saw the room of doom, and being a competitve guy wanted to beat the guys collection, and thats how I started.
    JOE

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    Who you are: I'm Jas!
    Where you live: Stoke, It's kinda in the middle of England.
    How you found the forums: Ran out of stuff to post on my usual boards, so got sent the URL for here, apparently it gets busy when most of England are asleep!
    What your favorite games are: I love RPG's but something where you have to think a bit. I'm prob one of the only people I know that can't get into FF...
    What systems you collect for:GBA, PS2, Gamecube and Mega Drive/Master System.
    What you do in "real life": Holistic therapist.
    Any other interesting facts, like how you began collecting, etc. Not really - it just happened - what can I say????
    <A HREF = "http://www.simplycalm.co.uk">Relaaaaaxxx...</A>

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    Default New Member..Hello

    Hello all ! I have been rading this stuff for a long time, but decided to finally become official. My name is Brian, I live in Baltimore, Maryland, and I collect pretty much everything.

    I try to focus on all game systems with interchangeable media, be it cd, cart, whatever. I have a few pongs, and a few Atari/Com 64 PCs, but consoles are my main focus. At last count, I had about 90+ consoles. I need to get a list and some pictures of my room (it is a wip, buty coming along great). Anyway, I am gonna make a few posts tonite while I look around (first being on that "mosr rare system" thread.

    Thanks!

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    Hello, all. I guess this is my introduction to a new forum a fellow vgers. I'll copy/paste the list and respond to it:

    - Who you are - Well, I'm Fleck. Nice to meet you.

    - Where you live - I live in Tulsa, OK

    - How you found the forums - I have always come here for rarity guides for SNES, but thought I would try out the forums

    - What your favorite games are - Way too many to list, but I am a big fan of the Zelda series, FF, and a few others

    - What systems you collect for - I have Colecovision, Atari 2600, NES, SNES, Genesis/CD, Dreamcast, and PSX.

    - What you do in "real life" - I sell advertising for a local TV affiliate

    - Any other interesting facts, like how you began collecting, etc. - I began collecting on accident, really. I was with a buddy at lunch and we were talking about how we enjoyed Contra for NES. I pulled out my NES to find the games were all missing. When I went to replace them, I obviously got carried away. I now own over 600 games for the systems I mentioned. You can check out my collection at http://users.ign.com/collection/fleck586.

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    Hello, I'm not really new here, but I haven't posted in ages. So, without further ado:

    I'm Dillon, and I live in Austin, Texas. I don't remember how exactly I came upon these forums; I think I was looking for information on game rarity. I have a lot of "favorite" games, but some of my all time faves are: anything from the Darius series, Metal Slug X, Axelay, Gundam Wing: Endless Duel (SF based fighter; japan only), Mega Man 2 and 3, Star Fox 64, TimeSplitters 2, Golden Sun 1 and 2, Contra, Super C, Contra III, Super Metroid... oh jeez, the list goes on, but I'm feeling lazy. I like basically any shooter, and a lot of RPGs also. There are only a few first person shooters that I really like, though. I don't really "collect", but I own games for GB/GBA, NES, SNES, Genesis, PS1, GCN and PS2. In real life, I'm a high school senior without a job, but now that I have a car I plan to look around for one. Like I said before, I don't really collect, but I started out with the NES back in 1990 or so. My first games were Contra, Captain Skyhawk, SMB/Duck Hunt, and Mega Man 2. From then on I was hooked. I guess I was born just in time to catch the tail end of what are now considered "classic" games.

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    Hello everyone! I'm Brandon, in Omaha, NE. I found the forums because I was looking for some good TG-16 games, but I couldn't find a good review site. I then just started searching for good classic gaming sites to see if that could point me in the right direction, which was when I stumbled across Digital Press, again.

    By again, I mean that I used to get the crude, though informative, black-and-white Digital Press fanzine years ago, before things like the internet were very common. I always loved reading through it, but as time went by I forgot about it. I was kind of surprised when I saw that you guys were still around and had this nice website.

    My favorite games are... hmm... I have so many. I'd say that Fallout 1 & 2, Chrono Trigger, and Perfect Dark are at the top of that list. I'd list more, but this could go on for hours.

    I collect for most any system, although I tend towards the more obscure, less mainstream systems. Things like Virtual Boy, Sega Master System, TG-16, Atari 5200, stuff that never quite caught on. All together, I think I've got about 30 systems now, and most of the time I'll buy games for any and all of them.

    In real life I'm an enlisted computer programmer in the US Air Force. That is a strange thing to do itself. People try to act like they're part of some elite fighting-force, but most of the time we just go to work everyday and sit in cubicles in our camoflage uniforms and combat-boots and write code.

    I started collecting by just playing video games a lot when I was a kid. We got an NES when I was 3 or 4, and I was astounded by the fact that I could make the little guy on the TV (Mario in this case) move around by pressing buttons. It wasn't until some time later that I was at a Toys R Us when I saw a Turbo Grafx-16 for $25. I bought it just as they were putting them on clearance and within a few months, I had a pretty hefty stack of TG-16 games for cheap, which really fit my grade-school allowance budget.

    Ever since then, I'd scour garage sales and flea markets and clearance aisles for old video games and obscure systems. I think the last time I counted, I had over 600 games, and like I mentioned above, 30ish systems.

    That's about it, nice to be part of your little community here.

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    Hi, everyone! I'm Josh, and I'm from Manahawkin, New Jersey. I'm 16, and I'm a junior in high school. I found these forums because of the recent Dragon Quest VIII Slime controller news (thread about it here).

    In "real life," my hobbies include percussion/drumming, sports (especially basketball), video games, and DDR.

    I absolutely love video game music, and I hope to become a vgm composer in the future. I run a vgm radio station, called The VG Experience (thread about it here). Check it out if you like video game music!

    My favorite game of all time is Chrono Trigger. I don't really "collect" games, but I have about 25 SNES games, and 130-something total.

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    Default New in town...or are I?

    drdrew signin in for the first time, but have been a lurker for a long time. yes, I'm one of "those" people :P Love the whole scene and had to finally join in after reading a topic that I felt I could contribute alot too, see if you can figure out which one Anyway, I'm in and ready to go, so, "Hello to all"

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    What's up everyone? I've been lurking for a few weeks and decided to register. I'm a huge fan of retro gaming. This pic should give you an idea of what I'm about.


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    - Who you are - Joel.
    - Where you live - Illinois.
    - How you found the forums - Friend told me about them.
    - What your favorite games are - Conker's Bad Fur Day, Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars, EarthBound.
    - What systems you collect for - HA! I wish, I haven't the money to actually collect.
    - What you do in "real life" - Work at a local Retail Store "Farm and Fleet".
    - Any other interesting facts, like how you began collecting, etc. - Parents got me an NES when I was 5 bundled with Super Mario Brothers 3, that was my first forray in to the world of the Video Game.

    Currently playing in my dreams: The Brutal Balad of Fangus Klot (Xbox) Citizen Siege (Xbox 360) Hand of Odd (Xbox 360)
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