/vr/ - Retro Games

>>3127134
I don't even mind the collectors. I think it's a bad idea though, considering-
1. The bubble's gonna pop like a hot pimple once those carts and consoles start really losing their batteries and capacitors.
2. It's gonna be very depressing if you spent all that money and your collection is non-functioning due to the ravages of time.

I feel bad for retro collectors who pay lots for their gear. I know a lot about chemistry, being fully edded in orgo, and I know what awaits them when the polymers and electrolytic fluids reach their end days.

People shouldn't take collecting these games so seriously, because of what's coming. And what's coming is a very good reason, and a very important reason, that we need good emulation and roms, to preserve these games far into the future.

Because polycarbonate and capacitor electrolyte aren't forever.