/vr/ - Retro Games

>>4401935
I don’t care. People also have this feeling for old saves too for some reason? I delete them instantly without a care in the world

>>4401935
>Do you ever feel weird about collecting old games?
Not weird, but maybe kind of of foolish, or weak of personality for enjoying things that aren't cool american cars or beating my wife.
>The stuff you own was probably someone's childhood.
That shit is such a big part of why I love using original hardware and used games. There's a sense of personal history that I appreciate in little markings and stickers and such. I have an old game manual where, judging from the different handwriting, two siblings marked down their high scores in the back. It's cute.

>>4401959
>I have an old game manual where, judging from the different handwriting, two siblings marked down their high scores in the back. It's cute.
Post pics plz. That does sound really cute.

>>4401935
Nah it's cool. When I buy an old game that has a save file on it, I like to kind go through it and see what they were up to.

Old Pokemon cartridges can be particularly hilarious when you look through their nicknames.

I usually delete them, because I obviously bought the game so that I can enjoy it, but it's pretty fun to check it out sometimes.

>>4401985
I've been trying to find it. Now I'm worried I mighta lost it when moving. Will report back if I see it, though

It's fun to think about the people who played it before. It's like an indirect connection.

>someone's childhood
Yeah, my own, most of my collections is from back in the day.
However, I bought some japanese games, many years ago, and they had saves. I only deleted one to use myself and left the other ones. Games are Mother and Dragon Quest III for Famicom.

it's too farfetched to think about that

>>4401935
>buy Tomb Raider on PS1 off of eBay a couple years ago
>the manual had an Eidos survey about what kind of games the person who bought the game plays
>the previous owner filled it out and put his address, name, and phone number, as well as his parents' information

I wonder how many of the games I own were treasured and loved by someone who's dead now.

>>4402240
Did you dox the cunt?

>>4402242
>look up used game lots on eBay
>one auction had the description "these games belonged to my husband who passed away last year"

>>4402245
No, I didn't feel comfortable having that kind of information so I took the survey out of the manual and disposed of it.

>>4402252
Should have ordered a pizza for him as thanks for the game

>>4402240
My special edition Akira DVD still has the receipt from the previous owner bought it back when it came out. Don't know why I haven't thrown it out yet.

>>4402246
I sure hope in case I die all of a sudden my stuff will be sold, or given to my friends.
What really scares me is if all the stuff I've amassed over the years will one day just end up in a trash compactor.

>>4402280
Everything on this planet will be gone one day.

>>4401935
No, I don't hang out on /r9k/

I try think about the little kids standing up while they play, clenching their anis because they need to poop.

>>4402410

>>4402410

>>4402410

Don't we all, Anon?

Some of those previous owners are dead now.

>>4401935
I just wonder where all my old games are today

>>4402439

This.

>>4402410
why are retro gamers so likely to be pedophiles, /vr/?

it's like 45% at least, that's more than Hollywood or congress

>>4402492
I was just trying to make people laugh because I remember doing that myself.

>>4402492
That's some projection
>more than Hollywood or congress
Come on, man.

>>4402439
My old games are all still here with me.
I was such an autist I even kept all the boxes.
Too bad I had the idea to remove the manuals and inserts, those got lost for the most part.

>>4402257

Nah man, that shits flavor. You need to save that kinda stuff.

It doesn't matter, once it's out of the box it loses its value.

Where the fuck are my GBC games

>>4402314
>Everything on this planet will be gone one day.
Careful, you are pointing us towards a dangerous conclusion which is "what if our collections and what we're doing is pointless?".
Some people might lose a sense of purpose; you don't want to have that on your shoulders.

>>4402410
>tfw you find out after all of those years there were other kids that shat themselves because muh "just 5 more minutes"
Thanks /vr/ for reminding me a repressed memory.

>>4402029
I had that too once, a copy of golf for the nes where people had recorded their best scores on the box.

>>4403456
Ultimately all of our existence will be wiped from the pages. Life is just a game you can't stop playing, and in the end the high scores get wiped. That's why you should do what you want and not worry about the overall meaning of it.

>>4401959
There's a post on reddit by someone who's brother died. Turns out that OPs brother was a big time skyrim player. So whenever the OP missed his brother he would load up his brothers old saves and wander around the game world then turn off the console without saving.

I wouldn't know since all of the old games I buy are brand new and factory sealed.

This thread is making me worry about losing my collection. Any way to have the games accessible but stored in a safe place from fires and floods that isn't some autistic 3,000$ gun case?

>>4401935
I try not to think about that. I sometimes feel weird when I pick up a bunch of PS2 games at a thrift store and you can kinda tell some unaware mom threw them here because it's a bunch of kino tier shit. Feels pretty bad knowing some kid lost a mint copy of Metal Gear Solid 3, SMT Nocturne due to ignorance.

>>4402280

Add the wish that they don't throw it away but sell or give it away to your will

>>4402410

>clenching their anis because they need to poop.

Real gamer kids clenched their cinnamon

>buy game on Ebay
>it arrives with a bunch of small, warped jizz-stains on the cover
>little crusty patches of dried up liquid everywhere
>disc looks like it was used as a mirror when brushing teeth

Why? Fucking Ebay sellers WHY are you like this? Is it too much to ask that you don't cum on the games you sell? Every time. whyyyy.

>>4402257
The Sega Rally I picked up had the receipt from when it was bought brand new in '95 stuffed in the instruction booklet. It was purchased for $50 along with a gallon of milk from a local store. Always thought that was neat.

>>4401935
They are getting rid of it for a reason either because they don't have the space for it, the income to maintain it, or have become tired of it. Since this is the case it would be better for someone who will appreciate it to take possession of it. The alternative is that they just chuck it in the trash.

>>4404546
fuck man, or that story about a dad dying and his son racing his ghost in mario kart after he died? His dad was so much better than him and he finally got gud enough to be beat him but slowed down at the last second- I think is how it went