Introduce Yourself!

[Super Mario Fan]

Hi, my name is Michael Edmunds, and I am located in Archbald, PA (near Scranton). I have been playing video games all my life starting out with an Atari 2600, back in the day. I now have around two hundred games spanning over most of the Nintendo Systems. I hope to see all of you around the forums.

[Ideal Minds]

Hello All,

I am "Ideal Minds" My name Is Yosh from Jakarta, Indonesia.
Started in the world of collecting since 1979 from the days of Home micro computer Games such as Tandy, BBC, Sinclair, Amstrad and moving on to collect console hardware and its games ever since its release in early 80's I am still actively collecting hardware and games until present day in 2005.

My occupation since I done university and Post Grad studies, is Self Employed managing a small but pretty efficient Internet Solutions company and a family run property investment company.

I got to know of this forum thru a dedicated console collector website at http://assembler.roarvgm.com

[Zoe F]

I'm Zoe, I'm 17 and live in Illinois. I found the forums a long time ago, but never felt pushed to join until now.

My favorite games would be an ever changing list, but my pretty much permanent top three are Legend of Zelda: Link to The Past, Shenmue II, and Castlevania: Symphony of the Night. Followed by many others, which includes in no particular order, Contra, Super Mario World, Earthbound, Chrono Trigger, Super Metroid, Sonic 2+3, Air Zonk, and more...

I collect for pretty much anything, though the bulk of my collection is NES titles. I own over three hundred at the moment. I also have rather decent collections of plenty of other systems. Having almost 800 games total.

I began collecting a few years ago when I bought Bee 52 for the NES. I decided that I would collect all the unlicensed games because unlicensed games were cool. After a while that changed into collecting everything NES releated, which later expanded to every game available to me.

[Game_over]

Hi, my name is PJ, also known as Game_over
I've been playing videogames since I was taking a crap in dipers. I was able to play and beat Zelda, and Super Mario Brothers, at the age of 5. I am 18 and I like Modding, Sex, Retrogames, New games, and every thing in this industry. I am aspired to be a Game Creator. It may seem like it, but I am not really a nerd, or any thing like that, I am just passionate about games.
I have all current and classic systems that was released in the US.

I am not a "Fan Boi" I am Just a Gamer

[Lovely Assistant]

Hello. My name is Samantha. I'm not much of a collector, I mostly just play video games and make video game related crafts. My boyfriend Cryomancer is the collector.
I play mostly RPGs, Platformers, and I'm just getting into first person shooters.
The first game I ever played was Smurfs for the ColecoVision. My favorite games are Earthbound, Chrono Trigger, Zelda(I do collect Zelda games for some reason), and Casino Kid.

[Funked for your enjoyment]

Hello, my name is Ian. I am 24 and reside in Tennessee with my wife and daughter. My wife and I both enjoy gaming though we are more players than collectors. I am into every genre, and even those games that might be considered genre-less I am more a Sega man than anything else, but I do enjoy every system I own, which includes most since the 8-bit days, save the Xbox, which I have no real interest in at this time.

I love the forums here, and have come here for info for a bit now. Decided it was time to jump in and join the fun.

[tuxedojoe]

Hello everybody! This is my new name; I had an older account here, but I haven't posted in about a year so decided it was time to start fresh.

My name is Joe, I am 15 years old, and I currently reside in a quaint little (little as in less than 1.8 sq. mi.) suburban town about 27 miles north of NYC. I found these forums quite a while ago, most likely through some google searches.

Currently, I am trying to limit myself to collecting only boxed N64 games and boxed SFC (Japanese SNES) games, despite, I oft times find myself buying Dreamcast, Genesis, Saturn, and Gamecube games. I also collect anime DVDs and manga. My hobbies tend to leave my wallet gasping for breath.

My favorite games include, but are not limited to: Super Mario RPG: LotSS, Zelda: OoT, Zelda: ALttP, Donkey Kong Country 1 + 2, Shenmue I + II, Jet Grind Radio, Sonic the Hedgehog 2, Skies of Arcadia, NiGHTS: Into Dreams, Diablo II: LoD, Final Fantasy Tactics, Mario Kart 64, Harvest Moon 64, and undoubtedly some others that I am forgetting as of now.

As far as "real life" is concerned, most of my time is occupied by high school. This is mainly because I commute (via mass transit) to NYC to go to school, about an hour each way. Couple this with the few clubs that I belong to, and I can easily have a 13-16 hour day. No time for gaming!!! AH!!

I really want to become a part of this community because I really enjoy retro gaming and everyone here seems very pleasant. I want to make use of the buying/selling forum in the future as well. I probably will not be doing much in the way of trading or selling, for my collection is too small to do so yet, and my finds are few and far between.

I hope I assimilate well, and maybe make some good friends along the way!

Thanks!

[Damion]

Hello to everyone

My name is Robert I live in Las Vegas, nevada

I'm married to a very very gamer friendly wife and we have 5 kids.

My side of the family collects Games and systems so as of now I'm playing catch up with my father he owns most everything console (aside from the Neogeo hehe) and I frequently play on Xbox live with my father.

I'm a gaming hobbiest, There almost isn't a system I don't collect for I just recently came into a NeoGeo Home system, which is something I've been drooling for since It first came into being. Other then the neo I own all the latest systems as well as a Sega Saturn, N64, PSone, Dreamcast, Sega Genesis + CD, Neogeo Pockett.

I found these forums doing some google research on MVS Neogeo carts and it's popped up a couple of times when I've googled for some supergun projects. So I've lurked in it a few times and felt it was time to make an account and join in on the fun.


thanks for reading

[Socheata]

Hi everyone!

I'm Socheata (yes, that's my real name) and I'm hailing from Fresno, Cali. I'm 18 years of age attending Fresno City College as a freshman.

Alright, enough on my personal life. :P I'm a regular over at . And I'm a staff writer/message board moderator over at <A HREF=http://dpadjunkies.com>D-Pad Junkies. I've been browsing message boards for a little over four years now. And I've been gaming for nearly 15 years. The consoles/handhelds I currently own are as follows: Nintendo (regular), Nintendo (top loader), Genesis (Model 2), SNES, Sega Saturn, PlayStation (two of 'em), PSOne w/Sony LCD screen, Nintendo 64, Dreamcast, PStwo, GameCube (Jet Black), Xbox, Game Boy Pocket (Yellow and Black), Game Boy Color (Pink and Torquoise), Game Boy Advance (Arctic White), Nintendo DS, and a Neo Geo Pocket (Blue). I'm not much of a PC gamer, but I do have a decent rig (Intel Pentium 4, 2.8GHz, 120GB hard drive, 512MB RAM and some crappy pre-installed video card).

I enjoy playing all types of games. Music, FPS, action, adventure, fighting, weird-style Kamatari Damacy-type video games... Yep, I love 'em all.

QOF spoke good of this place. But I never joined up until now. So I should give a thanks to her.

[snkryo]

Hello, I'm the new guy and this site rocks with that old gaming smell (good smell). My name is Jose and I'm from Chicago, IL and I hope to make a few friends in these boards.

[CreamSoda]

Hey everyone, my name is David I live in Kingman Arizona, I'm 16 and I currently work at a Grocery Store. lol

Systems I like, All of them really(But Dreamcast is my favorite)

Systems I own...

*=complete with box/manual/inserts.

Atari 2600
Intellivision
NES
SNES*
Ice Blue N64*
Indigo GCN*
GameBoy
GameBoy:Pocket
Purple GameBoy:Color
Purple GameBoy:Advance
Nintendo DS*
Genesis "High Definition Graphics" model*
Genesis Model 1x2
Genesis model 2x2(one complete)
Sega CD model 2
Sega 32X
Black Saturn model 1
Japanese Grey Saturn model 1*
Dreamcast*
GameGear*
PS1*
PSone*
PS2*
Xbox*

Not the biggest system collection by any means, but still not bad.

I hope to engage in some interesting topics, and meet some new friends here on the forums. Plus enjoy the countless resources of this site.

[uncontrollable_0bsession]

Hi, gang.
i'm Nat and I live in Texas. The way that I got introduced to the forum was through my boyfriend, who is an active member of the website. (Although he has 36 posts, he checks the website DAILY so I consider him active) Lol
Oh, and for all of you who are just sitting on the edges of your seat just WAITING for me to tell you who it is, it's ChronoTriggaFoo. Yes, the only reason he's dating me is because I like video games..... Lol J/k >_>;
Although if someday he told me that was why, I wouldn't be surprised.

I hope to contribute what little knowledge of retro-gaming I have and my love for video games in general to this website as much as I can.

I am indeed a young'un, tipping the scales at 18. I grew up quite sheltered, and my mother thought that Disney was the devil's work so I didn't get much exposure to gaming until my later years. Actually, not until I was about 11 or 12. I was introduced to my first RPG when I was about 13 or 14. In that short while, though, I've become quite a fan. Anime is my true passion, and drawing is something I do well, but gaming (and perhaps even collecting?) come in a very close second.

Thank you for staying with me this long. And if you didn't, well.... you suck. Then again, if you didn't make this far, and you're not reading this, would you indeed be offended that I'm offended that you didn't read it all the way through? Huh?! ......... well, I'll leave it at that.

Deuces!

[Alex Galious]

Hey ya!

Great site. My names Alex and I'm a newbie here. I'm a studen and I'm from Holland. I've already seen I've got some catching up to do; lot's of info here! It's great to se so much activity around "vintage" gaming. I really enjoyed the download thingies. As a matter of fact I'm listening to a Contra medley right now. And those video's! Great stuff! Btw: Contra kicks ass! It's one of my favorite MSX games ever. Speaking of which: MSX! Remember it? If you do: what do you remember?!

Anyhow: Konami did some really great stuff on the MSX! Everybody -and I mean EVERYBODY!- should play SD Snatcher once! This is truly -and this is not just because it's MSX- one oof the greatest games ever!

Well, I think I'm gonna have a great time on this forum! And I hope I can answer all your questions concirning MSX

Ciao!
Alex

[esteban_]

Hi folks,

My name is esteban / steve and here's the scoop:

- Where you live
Lakewood, CA (next to Long Beach)

- How you found the forums
By accident several years ago.

- What your favorite games are
hahahahahahhaa. too long to list

- What systems you collect for
all platforms, but an empasis on pre-1993 consoles / computers

- Any other interesting facts
I grew up in Bloomfield, NJ and remember picking up an early issue of Digital Press at a local comic book/D&D shop. The store was somewhere in Verona or Montclair... and there was a crazy dude named Carl that used to work there. Anyway, I had no money and Carl suggested that I grab some flyers and zines. I had never seen a videogame zine (only music zines)... so Digital Press was pretty kool. All I remember about the issue is that TG-16's Blazing Lazers was profiled in it.

Anyway, now I am working on two sites that TG-16 fans might dig:

TURBOPLAY MAGAZINE ARCHIVES ..... Offers brief histories of TG-16 magazines and lots of page scans for your reading enjoyment. I need help sorting out the publication histories of DUOWORLD and TURBOFORCE (and acquiring issues).... so any help would be greatly appreciated.

BASE NECTARIS (USA) ..... Everything you ever wanted to know about Nectaris, Military Madness and Earth Light (turn-based strategy games from Hudson Soft). I am pretty sick-to-death of this site, but I will continue to work on it every now and then.

peace.

[otterpop]

Hello, My name is Otterpop/Erik, I'm 25 years old from Ypsilanti MI. I found the forums through cheapassgamer.com, and have been lurking for about a week or so. Right now I'm collecting for Atari 2600, NES, SNES, N64, Dreamcast, PS1, PS2, Gamecube, Gameboy/GBC/GBA, Nintendo DS.

In real life I'm work desktop support for a large university medical school, and work on motorcycles and play video games in my free time. I'm currently in the process of buying my first house which will have a dedicated video game room.

[Solar77]

Hey. I'm Brett from Newark, Delaware. I'm not sure how I found the forums. One day I just ended up here somehow. It was probably eBay related.

I don't really collect for any system in particular. I just pick up games that I either like or think I will like. I also buy in the wild and sell on eBay to pay for my excessive gaming habit.

I love RPGs, my favorite series being Lunar, followed by FF. I've beat many an RPG in my old age and won't stop until I've beat all the good ones.

The only current gen console I own is the X-Box. I just can't justify paying $50 per game when there is so much cheap goodness waiting out there. Right now I spend most of my gaming time on the PS1, althoug my modded Saturn gets regular workouts as well.

Anyway, that's about all there is. Love the site.

Brett

[suznjak]

I'm Jack,The biggest game pimp alive.Aint no stopping the pimp-o-licious smack down i will lay to get the games i want.All haters must bow down to my pimp status.My collection is nothing to joke about.You will all worship my dreamcast collection,for i have every dc game ever made,rather it be import or limited edition,i have it.Psx?all most all of em.nes all the good ones.You get the pimping picture.ALL BOW TO ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[coojam]

Hey I'm new here. Well I've been cruising around the site for about a Week now, however this is my first night on the forums. I came to the forums tonight with the intention of asking a question in regard to the Hanimex's rarity (or lack thereof). I thought I'd use the search tool first but it's down so I'll post that q when the search engine s back up.
Anyway My name is Jamie or Coojam (old High school nickname). I'm mainly a sega collector, but Am planning to move into other areas. I currently own a Sega master system (and a stack of games), A sega Dreamcast ( and 4 games), and I've got a Suturn coming down from Aucland, so I should have that in a week, and just purchased today a "Hanimex TVG070G TV game programmable" console with some games.
I am constatnly strapped for cash which makes collecting difficult.
Anyway I look foreward to chatting ith you all at a later date
Oh and By the way I live in Upper Hutt, inthe suburbs of Wellington, New Zealand
Take care, Coojam

[My Generation Toys]

Tell us any or all of the following:
- Who you are
- Where you live
- How you found the forums
- What your favorite games are
- What systems you collect for
- What you do in "real life"
- Any other interesting facts, like how you began collecting, etc.

My name is Sigfrido
I'm from Wisconsin
I found this link from an awesome GIJoe forum www.yojoe.com
My favorite games are Burgertime, Tecmo Super Bowl, ESPN X-Games and Madden 2005
I collect Atari, Intellevision, NES and Game Cube
I'm a college student and run my online store
I started by not being able to let go of my original Atari even when it was broken. That to me was a clear indication to me that I needed "help"

[Saturn2]

Hello everyone!
My name´s Lars and I´m from Sweden in Europe and I have just started to build a Jamma test rig. Since my experience with arcade projects and electronics in general isn´t so good, I thougt why not join a game forum so I can get help when ever I run into problems or just isn´t sure about something. Anyway when i play games (if I´m home and not in any arcadehall) it´s mostly console type RPG´s (especially the Final Fantasy and the Shenmue-series), but i also like games like Crash Bandicot and Sonic the hedgehog.
Well where I live there are not alot of places were you actually can play old arcadegames so when I began to search for info about the test rig I found this place. Hopefully, if my test rig will work, I will try to build a adapter so I can play old NeoGeo MVS games like Metal Slug (one of my favourite arcadegames).

Best regards, Lars
(Is it called arcadehall? )