/vr/ - Retro Games

>>8851824
Yeah they look like shit quit blogpoating for validation. Why the fuck would you want those abominations. Enjoy your shart stench in your stink cave.

>>8851832
>be coomlector
>don’t actually enjoy the games, need to virtue signal how beta you are on Reddit
>get mint cib copies of every game
>put them neatly on shelf with overwatch statues that cost $150
>take a picture, upload it to Reddit
>get upvotes, receive nothing, shelf collects dust


Yea, I think I’ll stick to just playing the fucking game

>>8851824
n-n-n-n-obody cares about my smelly copies of donkey kong! And my friends made fun of me too! 4chan hugbox, save me! Lol no your societal shame is earned and warranted, DEGENERATE!

>>8851852
I mean that sunfaded donkey kong 3 is revolting and belongs in a landfill. Actually it was probably in one until your retarded ass bought it! HAHAHAHAHAHHAH

>>8851858
You should bury it in the backyard and let it rest you fucking maniac.

>>8851824
i mean they look like shit yeah but if it works it works

Donkey Kong Country was a fun game, but kinda clunky.

>>8851824
People really do think like this and it's fucking sad. Anons here will be quick to yell "ZOOMIES" but the truth is that there's a lot of people old and young, who don't give a shit about actually playing the games and just want a shelf full of boxes and shit. Let this sink in: the reason your copy of Castlevania: Legacy of Darkness is priced at $100+ is simply because someone on the internet called it "rare" and "a hidden gem," like Metaljesusfag. You'll always find more than a few copies of these so-called rare games being sold somewhere. That fact alone should make it clear that it's not even "rare" at all, but because some shitstain on the internet said it was, then it sells for ridiculous prices.

It's the reason I don't have a Dreamcast yet. I refuse to pay anything over $40 for a console that came out when my balls were barely dropping. Piracy and emulation are the way.

>>8851824
Quit attention whoring faggot, one thread for this was more than enough.

Attention-seeking blogposter

I don't believe people like the green text niggers actually exist. The board needs them to exist in their heads so they can justify their hatred of collectors even though most people on this board have a moderately sized collection if they aren't exclusive emulator users.

3>2>1

>>8851938
Agreed

>>8851935
Reddit.com/r/retrogaming

>>8851824

I don't really buy used game carts anymore. But when I did, I would come across a lot of carts with torn labels. Most common cause would be from rental stickers. It wasn't uncommon for video rental stores back in the day to sell their old rentals as 'previously played' titles, which would lead to people trying to remove them and tearing the labels off. Rental stickers were designed to tear the labels off when removed incorrectly. Or in some cases leave 'residue' with the video rental store logo remaining. But I guess sometimes people just kept their game carts in bad condition.

none of this happened and you have no friends

>>8851824
If I ever want to look at the label for a game I'll friggin' google what it looks like.
If I had a game, I'd put a blank label over the original and draw a picture of the game myself.
Then, I'll plug in my everdrive and play whatever friggin' game I want to.

They're called games.
Games are worthless if you can't play them.

>>8851824
>I DONT CARE WHAT OTHER PEOPLE THINK THATS WHY I AM MAKING THIS THREAD AGAIN SO I CAN BITCH ABOUT NOT CARING ABOUT IT
Faggot

>>8851824
>i shitposted before about this
>why would i shitpost again
Nobody knows. Apparently not even you.

>>8851824
Buy a repro shell/label and put the original boards inside. Then display these shells on your shelf or whatever.

>>8851824
Fucked up cases and labels bother me a lot. But I'm also cheap.

So I frequently buy games with completely destroyed labels or disc only, because it's considerably cheaper. Then I print a label/cover art on glossy paper or adhesive paper.

Sometimes the scans available online aren't that great, but most of the time I can make the cover look convincing. Glossy paper and maxing out the quality settings on your printer really helps.

>>8853724
Wish I could afford a laser printer

>>8851824
OP, it's time to face some facts. You don't actually have any friends, least of all friends like the ones that you've made up for your ridiculous greentext strawman. YOU bought those shitty games because that was the best condition you could afford.
>are people really like this lele? i just want to play da games kekw!
This is a cope. You're poor, and you know you're poor. You want nice labels to stick on your shelf, because you're just another shelf collector wannabe, but you can't afford it. You're so self-conscious about it that you've come here, to 4chan of all fucking places, trying to get validation for your cope narrative. Yes, people think you're a fag. Yes, they're laughing at you for being a poor wannabe. No, literally no one believes you just care about playing games.

You could just stop caring about the opinions of people who'd judge you for having shitty pieces of plastic from before any of you were born, but that's apparently not going to happen.

>>8854154
nailed it

>>8854154
Oh man you just went off on him.

>>8854154
This. Eat shit, OP.

>>8853724
I just use matte paper. If the scan is good then it looks good enough to me. The plastic will make it look glossy like a real cover.

>>8854154
All you have are your presuppositions about this guy's life and motives. Did you ever stop to think that he's making fun of you for caring about the quality of pieces of plastic you display on a shelf, and that your response is exactly what proves his point? Fuckin' tryhards man kek

it's up to the individual wether or not you want to collect games to play or mint condition games to keep safe on a shelf. I think that's just two different types of collectors, sometimes overlapping but not always. Just buy and enjoy the things you care to, for some people that's any ol' cart that will work, for others thats a mint CiB copy of the same game. Not everyone has to enjoy a hobby exactly the same way.

I'm sure there was a similar disagreement when comics were first being preserved and cherished as these collectables of a bygone era and not just goofy old magazines for kids. I'm sure tons of people still just wanted to enjoy comics like they always did but these elitist douchebags came in and started making all these arbitrary rules for how you should enjoy the hobby or else you're a poser. The same thing is happening with these silly pieces of plastic that used to just be stupid toys for kids but are now valuable collectables. Retro games is simply aging and going the way of comics and sports cards, it's becoming a middle aged rich mans collector hobby, it's what happens when dorky bullshit gets old.

>>8853724
Here's some more reprinted labels. I paid $2.99 for Bayonetta with no art and I think I paid $5.99 for Katamari.
>recently bought OutRun 2 for OG Xbox and the only full scan of the art is complete shit. fuck
>>8854104
I don't use a laser printer. I use an HP Envy 4520 that I bought from a thrift store for like $20
>>8854883
I've never felt that matte paper turns out as nice

>>8855709
>forgot to attach photo
Fuck