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    i personally like loose cartridges. i don't have the room for complete cartridge collections and i think it is a pain to pull games out of a cardboard box to play them. i like cd stuff to be complete though.

    i did finish up a us 32X collection though. last 2 manuals came i nthe mail in the last week.
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    Quote Originally Posted by prismra
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    Complete for me. I just can't stand it if there's something missing. It feels so empty.
    I know what you mean but it's hard. Most of the time, if you find a nice HTF game (NES/SNES/Genesis) in Gamecrazy or a used game store, 90% of the time it is loose. I think gamecrazy actually thows out the old boxes and manuals.. So what are we left with? Ebay? Ebay is like frickin' Mos Eisley sometimes..
    like mos eisley, eh? a wretched hive of scum and villainy?

    good christ i'm a nerd.


    anyway, on topic, i collect sms later complete, nes and prior loose. although i do have a good deal of gen/snes/n64 games loose, i have been on a mission lately to complete the suckers. i do have a handful of complete NES games, and 2600 games, and INTV games.... but these are more happenstance than anything, if i see them cheap at a thrift complete, i will buy them. not really a goal to have any of those systems with anything more than loose games though.
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    http://gamerecyclery.com/

    They have instructions, boxes and inserts all the way back too the 2600.

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    I buy whatever I find but I prefer complete. It is a bitch find enough space to store games with boxes and not ruin the boxes!
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    Quote Originally Posted by CYRiX
    If it is a Cartidge: Loose is what I aim for but I'll take the box anyday.
    If it is a CD: It must ATLEAST have the case, if it doesn't have the manual I will put that on my buy list
    I think he sums me up best also.

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    Quote Originally Posted by chrisbid

    the exact middle ground is playstation 1. i really dont consider myself a collector of the system, so i dont mind loose games if the price is right. my collection is about 60/40 complete/loose.

    i should be a little more specific

    i dont really buy "loose" PSX games in the literal sense. you dont really see these too often in the wild anyway. what you do see, are discs without instructions or a back cover in an empty jewel case. If i come across an incomplete PSX game that is priced right, then i will buy it. I have a CD binder with a good 50 or so PSX discs.

    The same goes for saturn, as saturn cases are too fragile for the wild

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    I collect complete for all of my systems, and I don't collect all for a single platform, I just collect good games. It's not to say I will pass up a rare game that is cart only, but I always look to replace it with a complete copy later on. It's just the way it was meant to be.

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    If its complete and I want/need it for gaming or a collection I get it. if it's loose I still get it and aquire the manual and/or box at a later time. Simple as that.
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    I've always been pretty nondiscriminatory when it comes to the condition of the games I buy, though now I'm trying to aim for getting only complete disc based games, since looking at a lonely disc in a binder is just heartbreaking, while looking at a row of shiny jewel cases on a shelf is... classy. Collecting complete cart games is simply a pain in the ass, and I've found that a "functional" cart game collection is best stored without boxes. I mean having a row of pristine boxed carts looks beautiful, but can get ugly as carts get compulsively yanked out of boxes and a pile of empty boxes grows taller as I go on an old school saturday afternoon gaming binge. I'm thinking of storing all my carts loose and taking the boxes that I do have and find a way to creatively display them somehow...

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    Well it's intersting to consider that before the era of optical media, most games were cartridge based, therefore, the cart itself was considered protection enough. Look at NES and SNES boxes: They are thin, easily creased, and bleach in sunlight. Aside from being a handy place to hold a manual, they were considered disposable.

    Now, since modern game's silicon-based medium is so frail, we are blessed with cases that are, in general, meant to last. So, I would assume, we are going to see WAY more 'Complete' games from the Playstation generation than we are seeing from the 8 and 16-bit era.

    Soooooo, the sad reality is, you are going to pay (out the ass many times) for boxed games. Sad but true. Too bad SNES games didn't come in cases like the early Genesis games did. Truthfully I HATE not having the box/manual (mostly the manual) but I'll still buy loose games. A loose cart still beats emulators!

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    Here's my buying habits:

    Sega Genesis games must be complete. I don't buy them loose any more.

    SNES; loose is fine with me as long as the label is in good shape and the cart isn't damaged.

    PS2 always complete or new.

    NES; same conditions as SNES games.

    Sega CD games, loose or complete is fine.

    PSone; complete is preferred but I'll buy them loose at the right price.

    Ditto for Saturn games.

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    I like collecting games, but i only buy game stuff if its cheap
    that way if i ever want to get rid of my collection i can get 2 or 3 times what i paid for it. I pretty much buy anything gaming related as long as i know i can sell it for more later on. Dont much care for paying extra for boxes but i like it if i can find them for cheap at garage sales.

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    My habits fall in line with many others, cart=loose C=complete. The only exception to this is my Game Boy collection. I started a complete collection for Game Boy because it's my favorite system, and collecting complete is a way to make that collection stand out.

    The only downside to this plan is that now all loose games kinda look naked.

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    My stance? Everything must be complete except for SNES games.

    Why SNES? I don't know, but more the likely that the majority of the must have games would cost a buttload to get complete (Chrono Trigger, Final Fantasies, Super Mario, Kirby's, Harvest Moon, etc.).
    Mostly just play Nintendo 64. If you've got games PM me! Cart only.

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    I agree with most of the people that are involved in this thread. The boxes would be nice, however, most of the prices for completes are outragous and finding all of that room for them is hard to do unless you have a big area for them.


    NES and SNES Carts only
    all CDs MUST be complete
    N64,32X, all Sega must have boxes, manuals

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    I base 100% of my box-liking on one thing:

    If you can stack the loose carts in a way that you can see the end label (and know what game it is), then you do not need a box (NES, SNES, 2600, etc..)
    If you cannot see the labels from the end, then you must get a box so you can tell what game it is. (N64, Any game on a disc, SMS, etc...)

    Although, having boxes for NES and SNES are good too

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    For me, I only collect loose SNES, NES, Genesis, Game Gear, and Gameboy/Color. Other than those, the rest must be complete.

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    I try to go for complete games but if i want a ganme i buy it and hope i find a complete one later. i sell alot of my doubles especially if they arent complete, but i buy it all.

    i got a few boxes nes games at a yard sale recently, i dont even remember boxes on the nes i had when i was a kid(i think i destryoed them, but hey i was like 4)

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    I do older games loose and my current gen systems complete. My PS2 and DS have their boxes and instructions and I won't buy a game that doesn't. The older stuff I'll actually chose loose over boxed, even if they are the same price, because I know that someone else would actually use/appreciate the box and instructions.

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    Quote Originally Posted by fishsandwich
    Someone will screech soon about you not doing a search on a topic that's been done before, but I personally like new topic threads on older subjects.
    I swear the last time it had this exact same topic title too.

    Right. Well, let's put it this way - I'll trade any loose cart I've got for a complete version

    I always try to go for a complete copy. I have to be pretty desperate to settle for a loose copy, or just collecing random NES/Genny/SNES carts to play at home.

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