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Hey /vr/, Need a bit of a reality check.

>Started collecting 3 years ago as a way to visit vidjya the internet deemed 'classics' like SMB3 and Mega Man X.
>posting on reddit update pics about once a month asking for recommendations for pickups
>people want to help only to show off their own collections / knowledge
>get a copy of little samson
>immediate 180, people hate my ass saying i am just showing off
>decide to wipe reddit / never go back
>collect in internet silence using top 100s lists
>want to do something with all this crap I acquired
>Start YT channel
>spending 3+ hours a day making shitty lets plays for the past 5 months

I started collecting because I didn't like (or wasn't interested in) what was getting shoveled out 3 years ago and it turned into like my only hobby. Yesterday my roomy had his gf and some friends over and they wanted to play some 007 and Mario Kart for n64 for new years but that's the extent of anyone else's give a shit in the last 6 months.

Not sure what I want, but I've been fighting this fight alone for the last year, just got back from dropping a grand on retro but it didn't 'fill the void', and never does.

>> No.4496824

>>4496819
(You)

>> No.4496826

If you enjoy collecting then keep doing it. Maybe just dial it back some and limit yourself to only buying a few games a month.

If you’re not enjoying it then take a break. Also, stop caring so much about what people think.

>> No.4496827

>>4496824
?

>> No.4496832

>>4496826
>Also, stop caring so much about what people think.

I'm working on it.

I've also slowed down since I left my old job due to funds, I still enjoy the hunt and stuff. it has just become masturbatory with no one to share it with. if that makes any sense

>> No.4496836

>>4496819
>I didn't like the current games so instead of emulating or flashcarting retro games I started a collection of very expensive plastic

>> No.4496838

>>4496836
It just kinda happened. I had disposable income and a bud took me to one of his stores and got a retron and super mario all stars. After that I was hooked.

>> No.4496860

>>4496819
Wow, i only have a small collection, but i love just fiddling around with my games. Testing, cleaning, rereading manuals, looking at the cover art, sorting through my box of loose carts just to hear the cartridges shuffle around and picking up an old game that tickles my hearts strings loading her up playing and old save file to relive some comfy memories.

I love going on ebay/the flea market/garage sales and just finding something in the wild even if i dont buy it.

Or finding a game you never got to play, maybe a demo or at a friends house. Now you have a copy, another piece of your own history that clicks in your head when you see it, hear the music or sound effects. Then some time in the future you will come back to see it out of the corner of your eye, and who knows, maybe youll sit down to play again for old times sake.

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4496867

Collect for yourself and only yourself. Sometimes it's a good idea to settle for alternatives for the sake of being smart with your money too. I got the megaman legacy collection on 3ds because it was on cart and far cheaper than getting the 6 nes carts. I have megaman x on snes and x4 on ps1 but I might as well sell them when the switch collection comes out.

If you're lost in life and using game collecting as a way to try and unsuccessfully fill a void I highly suggest traveling. I began traveling a few years ago after I had a major life shake up and it turned out to be the best thing I could have done. For the first time I felt inspired and motivated by other things in life other than nerd shit. Prior to that I was just coasting along with no ambition. Just my two cents. If vidya isn't helping don't let it turn into a money sucking habit that does nothing for you.

>> No.4496868

>>4496860
>just to hear the cartridges shuffle around

I know exactly what you meant here. this noise and the noise of an NES game coming out of the little plastic sleeve.

>> No.4496874

>>4496867
There is a lot here that I wanna address so sorry for the wall of text

>Collect for yourself and only yourself

I have been doing this and been fine for a while until about the time i switched to trying to do LPs, trying to make something to share with someone / try and be apart of a community.

> Sometimes it's a good idea...switch collection comes out.

very smart way to collect, with the ps4 collections for all the mega mans this works awesome. For me the money side of things isn't an issue. I'm a very money budget frantic person and don't really spend on anything but necessities and retro as of late.

>If you're lost in life and using game collecting as a way to try and unsuccessfully fill a void I highly suggest traveling

This basically summed up how I felt perfectly and offered an alternative. was contracted for 5 years until this summer then decided to go to school after contract ended. no real goals except "get out of contract" then "idk what do other people do". I wanted to do the YT thing because I felt it would incorporate the hobby I enjoyed and possibly lead to a life path.

Thanks for the reply. gave me a lot to think about. Screencapped.

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>>4496819
You might wanna ask reddit buddy. Or find a new hobby, on reddit.

>> No.4496884

>>4496838
>Retron
Please kill yourself.

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4496894

>>4496884
was first retro console, ignorantly purchased.

pic related current setup

>> No.4496898

>>4496884
was first retro console, an ignorant purchase.

Current setup is all rgb via xrgb mini

>> No.4496902

>>4496860
Are you me? I do all of that and had a ball at a local thrift shop when I found out that they had a bunch of consoles ranging from NES to original Xbox and various games for each console. I ended up picking up Tiger Heli and it's great.

>> No.4496912

>>4496819

Find friends who enjoy playing retro games just like you do. The main reason I started collecting was because there are no local multiplayer games anymore. Now my friends come over once a month to play with me and we have a blast. Also, try finding a girlfriend and teach her how to play. I play daily with mine and it's been the best years in gaming I've ever had.

>> No.4496918

>>4496819
while it would be nice have others appreciate your hobby/collection, at the end of the day you need to doing it for yourself. do what makes you happy

>> No.4496919

>>4496912
live with a roomy from HS, we're mid 20s and enjoy each other enough to have a once a month record fest for our YT videos. he freaks out that things like action 52 and bible adventures exsist and i genuinely enjoy hanging / recording with him.

>> No.4496924

>>4496918
>do what makes you happy
the current issue im facing haha

>> No.4496931

>>4496912
>lol just make friends and get a gf bro!

Ha ha good one

>> No.4496945

I have more fun fiddling with the hardware than the games. Bought a broken x'eye on ebay last month and fixed it up.

>> No.4496952

>>4496868
>>4496902
You see anons, we are real video game collectors, the patricians. We care about the games, not just the act of collecting, but because we are passionate about video games. The history, the genres, the consoles, and all the extra tid bits. We invest time to learn and care for games. Its a great pass time and hobby. Hopefully one that we can keep going strong.

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>>4496832
>>4496819

OP this is a funny coincidence. I'm pretty much in the same boat is you. People used to love my collection, and now no one cares. As a matter of fact, a friend told me I was an elitist prick because I mentioned that I had a black label copy of Symphony of the Night during a conversation about the game, as he was playing it on his Xbox One and we were having a great time talking, but he got upset when I mentioned I love the game so much I still own the original.
The last time I whipped out retro games for company was when my fiance's little brother came over and eyed the SNES games, he is in high school. Said he had heard about the Super NES but never played, so I let him pick a game and he picked Donkey Kong Country 2. Ended up loving it and now owns a new 3DS with a bunch of SNES games on it.

Basically, you're going to find that it is very rare when people will actually give a shit that you own hunks of plastic but that shouldn't stop you from owning them if you enjoy it. On the flip side, selling some off isn't a bad idea if you need the money as you can always emulate. I sold my entire PS2 collection bar the Dragon Quest V remake and Dragon Quest VIII because I'm a DQ fag, but everything else is gone.

Try to be a little less materialistic while also stop giving a fuck what people think(to a degree anyway). Balance is key OP.

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>>4496953
OP here.

I've tried to branch out from just researching what is fun / what to buy to sharing with my roomy on YT and that helped. just hit a wall recently and thought I would share with like minded collectors.

Roomy is very anti physical anything and makes trips to goodwill with dvds every month, but enjoys playing the weird shit I show him like princess tomato

don't really need the money but have been thinking about selling off some of the shit that i clearly will never play again, like my GB shantae. played it once and will never go through again most likely. but the thought at this stage is "what if i wanna make a video about it" which is hard to detach from when trying not to be materialistic.

thanks for responding, screencapped.

>> No.4496989

>>4496973
Make a video, then sell it off. Or get a flash cart.
Tell you what. Since more people are getting into digital downloads make a video instruction booklet series.

>> No.4497010

>>4496973
>but the thought at this stage is "what if i wanna make a video about it" which is hard to detach from when trying not to be materialistic.
Eh, I had a million thoughts race through my head when I was selling my PS2 collection. I'll share one of them with you.

>getting them all together and ready, making sure they're all in their cases
>when I get to Budokai Tenkaichi 2, feeling some feels come on. pls no, im a man with a family now.
>flashback to when i got the game comes: I get off my bus and see my mother's car pulled over to the side of the road
>what.jpg because she works all the damn time and never does this, I walk 2.5 miles home from the bus stop so this is awesome
>get in the car and she throws BT2 on my lap and says happy birthday. I had forgotten my own birthday because of fights id gotten into in school, a cheating gf, and the workload of my AP classes. just too much on my mind.
>on top of that, she grabbed food from Sonic.
>get home, dad wakes up(works graveyard so sleeps during the day) and teases me about playing that spikey haired japanese shit again but watches me play for the rest of the night.

My parents are gone and I should keep games like that as mementos is what was going through my head, but at the end of the day they're just things and I have the memories. Point is, your brain and/or heart is going to find ways to keep you from getting rid of shit.

>thanks for responding
Right back at ya OP. Have a good one.

>> No.4497035

>>4496819
>Hey /vr/, Need to blog like the reddit faggot I am
Mission accomplished
It's divine karma that the other faggots you were so desperate to justify your existence to ended up hating you for being a pathetic attention whore. You're a shining example of the cancer that's killing the hobby and it gives me pleasure that your shallow sad existence leaves you empty inside.

>> No.4497051

>>4496819

The more you wait, the harder it will be to let go in the future. Your need to justify all the time and money you spent will intensify, and you'll have fewer and fewer interests to fall back on.

>> No.4497054

>>4497035
OP is a fag for attention whoring on reddit but other than that seems alright, anon. You're trying too hard.

>> No.4497059

>>4496819
>Started collecting 3 years ago as a way to visit vidjya the internet deemed 'classics' like SMB3 and Mega Man X.
They are indeed classics.

Stay off of reddit OP its bad for you

>> No.4497513

>>4496953
Good advice anon.

It's a natural human quick to assume that everyone else shares in your passions, but that of course just isn't the case. Just stop hoping to find validation in your passion for retro vidya from others and you should be golden.

>> No.4497525

>>4496819
>but it didn't 'fill the void',

This is the root of your problem. You're trying to fill a void with something essentially meaningless. I love games, but they're passtimes. They're there for relaxing, not for filling voids of meaning in your life.

>> No.4497540

I have quite a collection but I only add quantities of /v2k/ to it these days and am occasional surprise /vr/ item or three I may stumble across at a good price. If I were dropping a grand on retro gaming it would be in a candy cab or other arcade hardware probably including high tier emulation hardware and software (full /v2k/ romset)

>> No.4497564

>>4496819
So basically, you want us to help you validate your autism by telling you that spending your life savings on decaying pieces of plastic you'll never even play is actually a good idea?

I'm guessing you are new here, so let me make this clear: no, nobody is going to do that. Everyone here now hates you, and you are a colossal faggot. You are literally, such a faggot, that you lack the capability to even think for yourself, wherein you purchase games using a "top 100 list" instead of actually buying ones you intend on playing.

Then again, this post seems almost perfectly engineered to upset anyone with a functioning brain stem, so perhaps it's all just made up and you're really playing us. In that case, good on you.

>> No.4497616

I really feel for you anon. Collecting can be fun, but trying to fill a void with it won't work. You need to get to the root of what causes this void, as much as I would personally hate doing so, maybe talking to a counselor or psychiatrist could help.

Sometimes paring back can be a liberating experience. Check out the book "the life changing magic of tidying up: the japanese art of decluttering and organising"

It's super easy for the stuff we own to become the stuff that owns us. It's a risk all collectors and really anyone in general has.

If you like the stuff, keep it. If not, start selling it, maybe just keeping your personal "top 25" for each system.

Finding like minded "retro gamers" could help, not with the root cause, but getting a group together and playing games once a month could be fun. I have social anxiety pretty bad myself so this would be a tough thing for me personally.

It is a cool collection anon, but as you've already noticed, it might be time to change a few things up. I think it's human nature to try to "collect em all" pokemon style, but remember, we are not a museum, it puts unnecessary stresses on us to try to be one. You can get flashcarts as I'm sure has been mentioned. Maybe make a pact with yourself, sell just enough games (your least favorite/cherished) to get flashcarts for each system. Once you get them, maybe it will be easier to pare down more as you can still play the games.

Guys, being totally serious here, evaluate your own collections and habits and be really careful to not let the stuff you own become the stuff that owns you.

Another option would be to donate the money from sales to some good cause or charity, if that could help you deal with the feelings going on. It could be something simple, buy some personal hygiene products or socks and pass out to homeless shelters or women's shelters.

>> No.4497638

>>4496819
You’re a delusional, sick faggot. Large scale collecting is a mental illness. Enjoy the burden of massive amounts of useless plastic that no one is going to give a shit about in the future.

>> No.4497641

>>4497616

Also anon, be aware, when giving up a habit, such as eating/smoking/whatever, you'll often have "transferal" where you take up another bad habit. Losing weight and getting fit can change your bad habit of overeating to one of smoking for example. Make sure if you need a new habit to make it something good, like exercising, walking your dog, writing, drawing, etc.

IDK where I heard it, but habits are like being in a bad groove of a record (you know vinyl records). Most people will keep struggling in that same groove, hitting the bad spot, skipping back into it like a "broken record". What it needs is for you to pick the needle up out of the groove and simply move it over a few grooves.

Kind of a strange example, but to change a habit you have to just leave it and go on about your life usually.

I lost a ton of weight a few years ago. I was fat due to overeating. I had to figuratively kill the fat man I was and bury him, have a morn for the loss, then be reborn as a normal person. It was hard, but the one I used to be died when I made that decision, it's literally like having your own funeral, except you get to be reborn a different person.

>> No.4497664

>>4496945

This is actually a pretty fun hobby. OP could do a self mandate where he only buys retro stuff with money he makes from repairing and selling or mod work. It would be a hard mandate to follow, but possible.

Honestly, I like soldering and fixing broken stuff as much as playing I think.

>> No.4497667 [DELETED] 

>>4496838
>retron
Suck my dick nigger
your whole thread is bait

>> No.4497669 [DELETED] 

>>4496898
>not composite or RF like a true 80s-90s person
again kill yourself

>> No.4497689

>>4497616
>>4497641

Greetings, some random anon who read a few pages on wikipedia and acts as an armchair psychologist.

>> No.4497704

>>4496819
If you actually like playing the games, get a flash cart and sell your collection.

>> No.4497746

Somehow, I've been collecting for a long time and never had a problem. It might be because I've made my entire collection from garage sales and craigslist, so I've spent comparatively less money (and it gets me out and interacting with people).
Or it's because I've picked up good skills like >>4497664 . I never would have expected to enjoy electronics work, but it's been really fun.

>> No.4497749

>>4497689

Dude, I never claimed to be shit. See the "seek professional help" of my post.

I'm not a professional but I've been through some shit in my life. I'm just trying to help a fellow human with what little life experience I have.

The shit I talk about isn't "professional" but it's also not just made up shit. I've dealt with addiction myself and also "collecting" to fill a void. Sorry I didn't meet your expectations anon, maybe you need to seek professional help for narcissism? ;)

>> No.4497816

>>4496819
the little samson nonsense is purely people being jealous.

if you still enjoy retro games but don't enjoy dropping so much money into the hobby i suggest this: sell off your games outside of anything with significant attachment and use the money you get from that to buy Everdrives for the consoles those games are for (N8 for NES, SD2SNES for snes ect) not only will this be cheaper in the long run but you will also have access to more games overall even if the SD2SNES can't quite do all the enhancement chip games yet.

an added bonus is having significantly more room and an enough extra money as an excuse to try out additional consoles you might not of tried out otherwise like a Turbo Duo + Turbo Everdrive, Neo Geo + multicart or flash cart, ect.

>> No.4497828

>>4497816
SD2SNES isn't an Everdrive, you mong. Everdrive isn't a generic term for flash cart.

>> No.4497839

>>4496819
>>Started collecting 3 years ago
Stopped reading there. Whatever your problem is, nobody cares, and your opinions can't possibly be justified enough for anyone here to give a shit what you say.

>> No.4497842

>>4497828
it sorta is, it was a collaboration with the guy who makes Everdrives
https://krikzz.com/store/home/27-sd2snes.html

>> No.4497858

>>4496902
>Tiger Heli
That's one I see in second hand shops myself from time to time. Decent game.

>> No.4497878

>>4497842
>collaboration

It's not really a collaboration though. Ikari designed the thing and all software support is through him. Krikzz only builds them and offers support for hardware failure, same deal with other manufacturers like Chinese sellers, etc.

Think of it this way; Krikzz is a plumber who installs sinks, bathrooms, toilets and shit like that, while Ikari is the water company.

>> No.4498019

>>4496819
Off my board fag, nobody gives a shit about your collection. Reddit is not the real world.

People who collect just to collect are insufferable and a drain on the market. I only buy shit if I'm going to play it.

>> No.4498129

>>4496819
ur still the same person regardless of how many things you have.
if you're not happy, the things won't make you happy.
it sounds like your hobby is having a net negative effect on your life.

>> No.4498172

>>4496819
It seems like you'd be better off lifting weights as a hobby since you have no emotional connection to the games.

Don't own any games you don't actually like.
Do you NOT like playing the games?

>> No.4498395

>>4496819

I was you 7 or 8 years ago. I had literally every retro console, most in mint box and countless games for each and everyone. My entire living room was full with plastic crap, even in display cases. Same as you I did a Youtube channel and even had a review blog going for 1-2 years. It was not to shabby and I even got a few hundred followers, but as you said it didn´t fill the void. All games I bought just to have them, I played them maybe 5-10 mins and didn´t even like them. One day I sold it all of, every single last game, even the ones I once used to love from childhood that started my collecting.

I thought the whole retro thing was just a phase I went through to escape reality, and selling the stuff felt really good.

Last year I felt the urge to play some of the old games that I still hold dear in my heart again and I had a BLAST. I rediscovered my love for the old games and this time I figured it out.

The thing is, at least for me, the nostalgia is the most fun part. I mostly don´t enjoy games I didn´t play back then. Sure there are a few exceptions but in general I always want to play my old games one in a while. Not even from start to finish, just pick them up and play a little.

Flashcards or near perfect emulating does this for me. I set up a hacked Wii with 240p Output CRT and got nes/snes mini classic controllers for the Wiimote. With the original controllers and on a CRT it just feels the same to me. I don´t need expensive plastic anymore that just sits on the shelve 99% of the time anymore. After I discovered that I got my needs covers with the following gear:

- cfw Wii
- cfw PS2
- cfw 2DS
- modchip PS1

Just bought a Gameboy classic with my top 10 games recently and this covers all my retro needs for the rest of my life.

>tl;dr Sold all shit, figured out a good original controller, passable emulation and the right tv is all I need.

>> No.4498410

gb2leddit

>> No.4498476

>>4497010
This is why I take pictures of things like that, I have pics saved on my PC (and in backups like everything else) of christmas cards, meaningful gifts, etc.

>> No.4498687

>>4497054
You're anything but alright OP

>> No.4499226

>>4496819
It sounds to me like your main interest was trying to fit in or show off. Even now you mention one expensive game in particular, which would be fine if relevant (and I guess it is to your story), but at the end you again reference spending a large amount of money on old games. It reads like you are still wanting to brag, even in an anonymous fashion. Once that ability to brag with an identity went away, apparently your interest similarly dissipated. It is also somewhat telling that you apparently hopped on the bandwagon right around when everyone else was doing the same. The joy of obtaining this stuff should come from within, not because you get internet cred or attention or bragging rights or whatever. The question to ask is if you yourself find the physical games to be cool, or do you only find them interesting because you think other people find them interesting.

>>4496827
Your post read like bait.

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>>4496819

>> No.4499532

congratulations you have collected tons of useless garbage for the sake of upvotes on reddit

now download the romsets and donate all this stuff somewhere where kids will enjoy the games

>> No.4499569

I'm in weird place myself.
My collection had been organically built. I'm an old man of 36 years so I've just got a bunch of stuff accumulated over a lifetime of vidya.
A few years ago a water line under the kitchen sink broke while I was work. My man-cave downstairs flooded as the ceiling above rained for a solid nine hours.
Just about all my comics and games were utterly destroyed. It hurt like hell at first just because I couldn't escape the feeling of sunk time and cost.
But it was oddly liberating to throw out all that shit. Caring for and curating my collection had become a burden and I wasn't even aware of it.

If you feel unfulfilled just get rid of the extra shit.

>> No.4499580

>>4497689
He's not far off though and you do sound miserable and trying to fill it with video games.

>> No.4500040

>>4499580
Sure, I'm the guy sounding miserable by blogging while nobody was interested. Besides, how the hell do you conclude I'm filling "it" (whatever that means) with videogames? You sure love to assume a lot about something you can hardly know.

>> No.4500058

>>4496832
Why not set up an instagram account for them. You can share your finds for the week or whatever. There's quite a few decent account on there already where people share what they found in thrift shops etc

>> No.4500059

you are not your collection. You should only collect things you like and not because it is retro.

>> No.4500132

>>4498395
This.

Wii for pretty much everything pre-SNES and PS3 for everything PlayStation. I'm yet to buy a AGS-101 and an EverDrive for my N64. Thankfully the Dreamcast plays whatever.

>> No.4500259

>>4498395
About 5 years ago, I saw Gun Nac at a half price books, damaged to shit, for sale for $100.

I sent a rant to corporate about how offering ebay prices for second hand shit is the problem with my hobby.

My wife bought me an everdrive n8 and I haven't given a fuck about collecting good/expensive games for the NES since. I just get games that look cool for under $5.
Only do what makes you comfy. You're buying extinct media from reseller scum.

>> No.4500284

>>4496819
You fill a void by developing skills that will bring you good things in your life, like money, friends, promotion, health etc. Buying pieces of plastic won't do shit. I would say, sell while the market is still good and cut your losses. You can play on emulators if you just want to play a game here and there.

>> No.4500295

>>4500284
I suppose a better way to say it is: you don't find contentment in momentary rewards like buying shit, or doing drugs. You find it in working towards goals that will give your life meaning and improve it in some way.

>> No.4500359

>>4500284
>>4500295
You fill the void by doing whatever the fuck makes you happy.
Else you work your ass off for 20 years developing academic and social skills, starting a family, getting a job, and then you realize you hate everyone in your life and none of it is making you happy and you start drinking every night until one day you blow your brains out.

Buying shit can make you happy if you put the correct amount of meaning into what you buy.
People are hardwired to need different things, by applying one "proper way of life" onto everyone 5 people out of 10 will end up miserable because it's just not what makes them tick inside.

I can promise you that there's a fat, unwashed, unemployed, chiken tendie addicted frogposting /pol/tarted /v/tard on this site right now that is 100 times more happy than most businessmen out there, just rolling around in his own shit and posting stale memes shitting up the boards.
And it's because that's what he was meant to do in life and his square peg will never wit into a round hole no matter how hard he forces it in.
OP shouldn't give up his collection because it's not "the proper way to live", OP should give up his collection because it isn't making him happy.
Being happy is literally the only thing that matters in life, because if you spent your entire life working your ass off and then you die, you've lived an unhappy, stressed life, and then it's just over.

>> No.4500373

>>4500359
>You fill the void by doing whatever the fuck makes you happy.


Yeah because all the drug addicts in the half way house are all super happy.

>> No.4500380

>>4500359
and if this is true then why the void?

>> No.4500393

>>4500373
Maybe they are when they have drugs, and they aren't when they don't have drugs.
So they're unhappy because they don't have drugs, instead of doing drugs.
Maybe they tried getting a job, socializing, living a normal life and they hated every second of it.
They don't like sucking dick for money to buy drugs, but maybe the drugs are exactly what made everything make sense in their lives.
As fucked up as that sounds, it makes perfect sense that there's people that can only feel happy that way, everyone has their own core need wich their entire lives revolve around.
Sometimes it's bullshit and they're still trying to figure themselves out, but sometimes it's legitimately the only thing that can ever make them happy.

Maybe in a non-human society without our meds they were meant to die after birth and this is how they cope and that's where the need comes from, i don't know.

>> No.4500479

>>4499512
Aww man, you have AC Unit? Lucky! That game is so fucking rare!

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>>4496819
tl;dr
Another run of the mill hipster collector, in it for the "nerd cred", burns out when he realizes no one is impressed by old plastic on a shelf.

Film at 11.

>> No.4501652

>>4499512
>that 60s batman bluray set
Based.

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>>4500040
Because you're responding to some loser on the internet as if you owe it to him to entertain his opinions rather than ignoring him like a rational person. Either it's true or you're super fucking easy to anger, either of which aren't exactly good personality traits to have.

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>>4500359
>You fill the void by doing whatever the fuck makes you happy else misery clause
>people are predetermined to need specific ways of life rather than being inherently miserable due to our very design

Man, this is some really authentic 90's shit. It's got a projector and everything!

>The stereotype is happy because he was meant to do this
>implying that we're meant to do anything other than exist, eat, shit, and die

>> No.4502409

>>4502342
As if I owe it to entertain his opinions? I simply asked him a question anon. If that makes you think I get "super easy to anger" then you're free to believe that but that's still just making assumptions without any base.

Besides, to be more on-topic: doesn't anybody realize that OP is just a false-flagging anon who made all that shit up so people can use the reddit boogeyman some more? Not only that but some of you even go as far as giving him some "advice" that is probably more useless than lurking /v/ everyday. It's like you guys can't even read between the lines.

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>>4502409
Or maybe we never gave a shit about reddit in the first place and any relevant comparisons were simply used along the same train of thought as calling some person across the internet a faggot.

Who's the one making assumptions without any base again? Come on, now.

>> No.4502442

>>4502435
Stop avatarfagging you stupid fuck.

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>>4496819
I played and owned most major systems (and a few computers) growing up, don't own any of it anymore, I just emulate shit. Collecting is a waste of time, money and space. They're mass produced, mass marketed entertainment products mostly aimed at kids and teenagers. Sell it all and give it up already.

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>>4502442
Relevant.

>> No.4502458

>>4502448
You emulate the games not the consoles right? I mean u flashcart kaching kaching? With a CRT?
don't tell me you use EMULATORS

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>>4502458
>flashcart kaching kaching

>> No.4502516

>>4496819
Okay OP, here ya go.
First things first, do something because you enjoy it, not because other people enjoy it. It doesn't matter what anyone else thinks as long as you are having fun. It really seems like you jumped into this because everyone else is doing it and you wanted to be accepted, which guess what, isn't why you should do anything. If you do it because everyone else is doing it and you just want to fit in, pick up drugs or something. Video games is not the way to go for that kind of thing.
Next up, why should it matter that you share this kind of thing with other people? I come to /vr/ for a myriad or reasons, one of them being that I genuinely like this board when it isn't under siege from a bunch of memeing faggots. The other reason being is that I learn things here. Sometimes about hardware, sometimes about dev-teams. I already know what kind of games I like, and because of that I can start a thread about a type of game I like and get more recommendations. I don't care if someone here doesn't like a game I like because that's their opinion and it doesn't affect me.
Glad you got a collection, but it seems you got into the wrong hobby and you haven't figured out why you wanted to get into this. It's easy to say that games currently feel too samey, or that there's not a ton worth getting into, but at the end of the day if you aren't enjoying the games you're playing, then it doesn't really matter which era you're playing, you're not having fun and it will always feel like a void.

Take me for instance. I've been playing Rayman 1 for the last few weeks. A ton of backtracking makes the game kind of a chore, and it is pretty hard as well, but to be honest, I'm still having fun. It's been a long time since I've played it and the soundtrack makes it, plus the mechanics are pretty solid, so it's not too difficult while still posing me a challenge. It's fun for me.

>> No.4502583

>>4502458
Nope, couldn't even be assed to keep a CRT around, and the classic consoles (NES, SNES, N64 etc.) were gone decades ago. The last ones I got rid of were my PSX, Saturn, PS2 and DC. I'd have to start over from scratch and it's too expensive with all the price gouging assholes these days.

>> No.4502645

Op here

Haven't responded in a few days but have been reading all replies.

I started going through everything and decided what to dump starting with doubles. Drop the mega man carts on NES/SNES cause I had the PS4 comp, ect. Have a nice pile of shit like that & stuff I haven't looked at since buying it.

I don't wanna take it to a local game store cause they are gonna gouge my ass on cash and resell so I'm gonna sell on NA for below price charting. Did some research on flash carts too because I enjoy playing em couch style.

>> No.4502665

>>4496819
The retro collecting community is pure cancer these days, all they want is to be able to brag about getting stuff for cheaper than they would on ebay, it's like the world's dumbest investment community. Don't participate in any of that shit.

>> No.4503335

I only buy what I know I want to play. Which means the stuff I don't have are just too expensive.

I couldn't imagine buying all this shit when it was new. Peoples' parents were fucking rich in the 90s.

>> No.4503365

>>4496819
You fell for the cancer collecting meme.

Buying Little Samson doesn't give you cred. It doesn't fill the void because you're collecting for no reason. Having a shitty youtube channel with lets plays is only enjoyable if you're really into it, or getting views and dosh as a result of it.

>> No.4503409

>>4497564
Both you and OP have autism but idk what i was expecting

>> No.4503421

>>4496819
I like those racks, they adjustable?

>> No.4503448

>>4502645
good call. Time to find a hobby that makes you happy. Try cycling.

>> No.4503570

>>4502645
>NA
Better sell some VGA graded shit!

>> No.4503680

>>4503421

nah, static 9 row dowels. They have little removable blocks that slide left and right to keep shit from falling if not full. It used to be a CD holder back before I picked it up at a yardsale

>> No.4503970

>>4503421
>nice racks
hue hue

>> No.4504040

I'm suprised nobody else said this but there's there's a point where people start to see you as weird, probably around the point you pay whatever god-awful price they want to little sampson now. Like the guy who got called a snob for mentioning he had an early special edition of a castlevania game. Even people who would think a small collection is cool might think damn that guy is a psycho if you have a multi-thousand dollar one. Jealousy is a factor and probably explains the nasty comments people have online, but I think it's not always what's at play. "Intimidation" isn't quite the right word but it's something like that.

>> No.4504063

>>4502645
why would you get rid of your collection? it was only a few thousand who cares

>> No.4504115

>>4504063
Not OP but I got rid of most of my collection a couple if years ago because it was really just taking up space and I was already emulating a lot more than using hardware.

And today I'm packing up some of the last stuff I didn't feel like selling but also don't use often to give them to a friend who still keeps a big setup going. It feels so good, I've got almost a whole new closet now.

>> No.4504175

>>4504040
>Even people who would think a small collection is cool might think damn that guy is a psycho if you have a multi-thousand dollar one.
People sure are weird.

>> No.4504592

>>4504115
So I work 50 hours a week and have a wife, 2 kids, with another in the oven. At some point I saw my vidya collection for what it is, nicely coloured pieces of plastic.

Don't get me wrong, I love retro games but now I don't desire the piece of plastic, I just desire the time to play video games in peace and quiet. Between me and you, I often stay at work late when everyone else is out of the office and play on an emulator with a 360 controller, it's fantastic.

So I sold my collection to pay for expensive baby shit, and I'm losing my man cave to the next baby but I kept my 400 Gb/GBC/GBA games, they're not getting that!

Yeah so, appreciate the time you have to play video games, collect some shiny shit if you like but don't let it take over and consume your time (life).

>> No.4504841

>>4504592

See that's interesting to me. A while ago my wife and I had a discussion about selling my retro stuff when we were moving to a house and planning for our first kid. We decided to keep everything because it didn't take up more than a few boxes worth of space (9 consoles, controllers for all, and games for each system) . The CRT was the biggest pain the ass but we made it work.

Fast forward and we have 4 kids, 3 of them old enough to play and the CRT/systems have become the center of the playroom. They like playing the older games and it's something I can sit down and play with them as a fourth sometimes. I shouldn't have to really worry about buying them any more consoles or video games since they have an excess of choices to keep them occupied for a childhood and a half, and they can keep each other entertained together without excluding each other because between the N64, DC, Xbox and GC there are more than enough multiplayer games they can all play at once, or play with friends that come over after school or during breaks.

I think the only thing I did differently was I never collected stuff "just to have it", so I didn't have games that weren't worth playing just to say I had a complete set of "X console games" or a bunch of figures or peripheral boxes or stuff that just takes up space, so it was easier to justify keeping it. I think, like you said, it becomes something that consumes your time/life/space when you let collecting get to that point, and as long as you don't do that it's easier to justify having a retro game collection and keeping it far into the future.

>> No.4505087

>>4504841
So true. I have two kids (oldest just turned 3), and I am really looking forward to making good use of my retro set up.

>> No.4505210

>>4504063
OP here

Not getting rid of everything.
After reading everything posted, I looked at what I had / what I was doing and decided to trim, which made it easier to look at things objectivity.

Getting rid of things like Mega Man 1-8 becuase I have the ps4 compilations, Mario 1-3 NES because I have the SNES all stars, and Splatterhouse 1-3 because I have the 360 game which has em all on it just to name a few.

I still love playing what I have with my roomy as a project to work on, and would love if it led to a career, but as far as something like Bubble Bobble part 2 for NES, It is in the sell pile because it is basically a prettier BBp1 without same time co-op

>> No.4506474

ITT: Pacman completely destroys some stupid little pseudo-intellectual kid.

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>>4496819

Where do you live? I'll come over and hang out. I love retro. I'm in Robertsdale, AL / Pensacola, FL.

>> No.4506728

I think you are putting too much thought into everything OP.


If I'd post my collection here I'd probably get posts like" the 34 year old nerd, loser, virgin, has no family blablub"


I do understand the power of Instagram, Twitter oder other SNS and how it forces people to show off everything for recognition.

still you shouldnt care about it..
also the retro buddies topic:


is it an American thing that most retro players / collectors cant find anybody?


here in Europe it's rather easy and 90% of my friends are retro players/ collectors themselves and I still hang out on gaming forums.


maybe you should look to more "classic" places instead of garbage piles like Reddit.

>> No.4508119

>>4496819
reddit is awful