It's hard being a legacy gamer.

Seriously! :P

Is it just me, or is anyone else out there buying games left and right because they're so cheap for old systems? I can't help myself. And just recently I bought myself a PS2 because my neighbor was selling it for $30 with some other stuff. I couldn't pass it up since I haven't had a PS2 in years (I missed out on some of the games).

So now I'm sitting here with an NES, SNES, PS2, Dreamcast, and N64 (as well as new systems like my PC, DS, and to a lesser extent my PSP), yet I really want a Sega Genesis, and a Sega CD with it, and many more games for that!

I have so many games I need to beat right now. I can't restrain myself because the game shops around my city are fun to hang out at, so I always end up in there :P

You....You don't have a Genesis? GO NOW TO THIS LINK!

You....You don't have a Genesis? GO NOW TO THIS LINK!

randomwiiplayer

I had one! For most of my life! :P I Just haven't had one for a while now since my last one which I donated (that's not such a bad thing is it?).

I've been scouting Ebay for deals, but like I said I'd like to get a Genesis, AND a Sega CD combo :P

[QUOTE="randomwiiplayer"]

You....You don't have a Genesis? GO NOW TO THIS LINK!

treedoor

I had one! For most of my life! :P I Just haven't had one for a while now since my last one which I donated (that's not such a bad thing is it?).

I've been scouting Ebay for deals, but like I said I'd like to get a Genesis, AND a Sega CD combo :P

No. Donating most things is good, but not a Genesis. You are supposed to enjoy its awesomeness for eternity. But I need to go to eBay to find an AV jack and a power cord for my Genesis :P

It's incredibly addicting to buy cheap games especially with the PS2 because it has such a great library. A ton of games can be bought for 20 bucks or less.

[QUOTE="treedoor"]

[QUOTE="randomwiiplayer"]

You....You don't have a Genesis? GO NOW TO THIS LINK!

randomwiiplayer

I had one! For most of my life! :P I Just haven't had one for a while now since my last one which I donated (that's not such a bad thing is it?).

I've been scouting Ebay for deals, but like I said I'd like to get a Genesis, AND a Sega CD combo :P

No. Donating most things is good, but not a Genesis. You are supposed to enjoy its awesomeness for eternity. But I need to go to eBay to find an AV jack and a power cord for my Genesis :P

Well this was before I had a debit card, or a job, so I couldn't really go buying games off the internet, so I was limited to local stores for genesis games, so I basically beat every game, and then donated it.

if you want every single best games for the classic systems up to ps2, you better have at least 10,000 to get them all if you have all of the consoles.

Hi, my name is___

I've been addicted going on 9 months or so...

But, seriously. I've bought a NES, SNES, GEN, Dreamcast, Gamecube...and fixed my old Xbox...and cleaned up my old PS1&2 just in these past months. And I haven't been able to control myself when I walk into a game store! Just today I bought Eternal Poison (PS2), Threads of Fate (PS1), Wild ARMs 2 (PS1), Gladius (GC), and Tetris Attack (SNES...I LOVE this game!)! And seriously...that's just today!!! I bet I add 20 to 30 games a month to my library...I just can't stop myself...but I've picked up A LOT of good games and I haven't been bored since last January! :D:P:D

Yea i feel ya, i usually get in an old school obsessed phase at least a few times a year. I just recently stopped for a while since i had spent quite a bit on NES, SNES, and ps1 games. I must have bought something like 50 nes games during those few weeks :P, gotta know when to put the cartridge down :lol:.

It's hard to track down all the great games for systems. I recently aquired Eternal Arcadia (which is harder to understand than i thought) and Mr. Driller (which is harder than I expected).

I've kept all my old systems from the past. But I'm always on the look out for games etc. for the NES and SNES in particular. But there isn't any 2nd hand gaming stores where I'm from..

It's incredibly addicting to buy cheap games especially with the PS2 because it has such a great library. A ton of games can be bought for 20 bucks or less.

Chrono66

Benig a legacy gamer makes you a buying addict.

It is actually a good thing, because you can get way more games that are just as much fun as one $60 game.

I love it. After buying games for my PS3, I look at PS2 games and it's like, cripes, they're practically giving them away :D

[QUOTE="randomwiiplayer"]

You....You don't have a Genesis? GO NOW TO THIS LINK!

treedoor

I had one! For most of my life! :P I Just haven't had one for a while now since my last one which I donated (that's not such a bad thing is it?).

I've been scouting Ebay for deals, but like I said I'd like to get a Genesis, AND a Sega CD combo :P

I donated mine as well to a poor family a few years back. I don't regret it one bit but damn do I miss that thing; had some of my favorite games of all time. Now I've been on a look out for a Genesis Model 2/Sega CD Model 2 combo to every flea market I go.

[QUOTE="treedoor"]

[QUOTE="randomwiiplayer"]

You....You don't have a Genesis? GO NOW TO THIS LINK!

AcidSoldner

I had one! For most of my life! :P I Just haven't had one for a while now since my last one which I donated (that's not such a bad thing is it?).

I've been scouting Ebay for deals, but like I said I'd like to get a Genesis, AND a Sega CD combo :P

I donated mine as well to a poor family a few years back. I don't regret it one bit but damn do I miss that thing; had some of my favorite games of all time. Now I've been on a look out for a Genesis Model 2/Sega CD Model 2 combo to every flea market I go.

There's a flea market near me that for some reason never actually has wires for their consoles. I guess they must just take all the wires, and put them with all the other wires they get which is lame because whenever they have a Genesis it's always $6 or so dollars which if it worked I'd buy. Problem! I can't test out the damn thing at the store! :P

So yah, just been checking ebay mostly. I still go to all the thrift stores around town at least once a week it seems. Just gotta make sure I don't miss out if by some miracle a complete system shows up at one.

Yeah I'm pretty addicted to buying all these games for PS2 etc. which i missed out on for like £2 and i just end up with a pile of games that i need to beat. my list at the moment is:

God of War II, MGS 2, FFVII, Zelda Ocarina of Time, Crono Trigger, Soul Calibur, Soul Calibur II.

andddd on Wii i've still got No More Heroes, Super Paper Mario and the Metroid Prime Trilogy so I might have to stop buying new games and just try to get through the ones i've got. Having said that i'll probably go into town at the weekend and buy a whole load of old PS games.

Yeah I'm pretty addicted to buying all these games for PS2 etc. which i missed out on for like £2 and i just end up with a pile of games that i need to beat. my list at the moment is:

God of War II, MGS 2, FFVII, Zelda Ocarina of Time, Crono Trigger, Soul Calibur, Soul Calibur II.

andddd on Wii i've still got No More Heroes, Super Paper Mario and the Metroid Prime Trilogy so I might have to stop buying new games and just try to get through the ones i've got. Having said that i'll probably go into town at the weekend and buy a whole load of old PS games.

neildneil

Yep, atm I have maybe 30ish games that can be beat, and around maybe 20 more that are just the pick up and play games like Tetris, and Pac-man, and Snake Rattle N' Roll.

I'm hoping to beat them all by Christmas :P It's a stretch, but I would love to have Batman AA, and L4D2 for my PC by then. I was so close to going to a game store today after work :D But decided I'd come home and progress a bit through Dragon Warrior while I chat online.

But I've got games like Skeis of Arcadia, GTA:VC, two MGS games, the Hitman Trilogy, and Bioshock which will probably take a bit longer to complete than all my NES/SNES games.

I increased my collection of games by over 100 last month. ( about 60 carts and 40 other various CD based games ). I dont even bother adding stuff to my collection on here anymore. Its too much work.

If you want to see addiction, read my blogs. I don't really have a problem, I can stop any time I want. The problem is, I just don't want to stop! I've got so many systems it's pathetic. Every system I have games for, I have, besides the Dreamcast. I got Sonic Cd, unopened, for free from a friend of mine, so it doesn't count.

My addiction has gone full fledged, I own around 600 games across 11 different systems (PSP, DS, Wii, PS 2, PSX, Saturn, GBA, NES, SNES, Genesis, SMS) most for one system I own is 200 NES carts, a couple hefty in price. I can't seem to stop even though I have made a listing of what exact games I already own, and another partial list of what I want (partial as in I didn't complete an SNES or a Genesis section, much less a Master System section) to get ahold of. You think you have enough, then you look at a shelf or two and think to yourself that there's a small hole that needs a game in it to fill it up. In the end you still see holes in your collection that you'd like to fill, so the spending cycle continues, it's madness I tell you. ;)

Hey, Yo dude...or dudette...whatever. I highly encourage your obsessive desire to possess and own the goods but a word of warning...I have been there. I had pretty much every system and all the gem games. I had a room full of consoles, wires and destroyed controls. It got to the point where every cent and free moment was spent hunting, finding and getting gaming goods. Then reality...lots of stuff, no way could any human actually spend any quality time with the games that deserved it. Solution: Sold it all(except for the super-finds) made a whack of cash and started fresh. Now I have all the games I love, and I play em when I can with great glee and room in my living room to spare.

Moral of the story: Know what you want. Personalize your collection so it becomes an extension of you as an individual not because you "gotta catch 'em all". Try not to feel pressured to have the biggest and baddest collection around...cause I can assure you...There is always someone BIGGER!

Hey, Yo dude...or dudette...whatever. I highly encourage your obsessive desire to possess and own the goods but a word of warning...I have been there. I had pretty much every system and all the gem games. I had a room full of consoles, wires and destroyed controls. It got to the point where every cent and free moment was spent hunting, finding and getting gaming goods. Then reality...lots of stuff, no way could any human actually spend any quality time with the games that deserved it. Solution: Sold it all(except for the super-finds) made a whack of cash and started fresh. Now I have all the games I love, and I play em when I can with great glee and room in my living room to spare.

Moral of the story: Know what you want. Personalize your collection so it becomes an extension of you as an individual not because you "gotta catch 'em all". Try not to feel pressured to have the biggest and baddest collection around...cause I can assure you...There is always someone BIGGER!

Joystick_n_hand

Dude here.

Yeah I try to only buy what I know I will play, anything I don't want I pass on,I pretty much don't see a whole lot more that I really need though, so in time that obsession will die down. I try to play when I have free time, which isn't much due to work, but it makes for a great rotation when you play something for awhile, then rotate something else in and give it a run. Thankfully I still have room for more games, but when I hunt now I'm to the point of finding fewer and fewer games that I desire, this wasn't the case about a year ago. About 80 more NES games, a few more SNES/SFC games, a few Genesis/Mega Drive games, and 2-3 PSX games, and maybe 3-4 more Saturn import games and I'll be where I need to be. Since NES carts are cheap (save for a couple I have) I don't feel too bad about buying them, beats playing roms anyday.

I'm hearing you dude. I must admit...the thrill of finding the GEM is totally exhilirating. Right up there with warm chocolate sauce on vanilla ice cream. I do wish you luck in the hunt, and a heads up that the deeper you go the deeper into the wallet one will dig.

Thankfully the paycheck and wallet remains immune to the hunts, but the tip money I make on the side adds up to a little extra spending cash, that and a little help from a gal pal who doesn't mind buying an NES game or 5. ;)

Also I noticed this part of the boards seems quite a bit more mature in nature than the greatest hero board, I am most certainly glad I got pointed here for classic game discussion. :)

I'm just lucky to have found 4-5 spots, and another spot 60 miles out of the way to find these games. These people know retro still sells, so they don't mark them too high and I and others go in and pick them clean as best we can.

I've been buying all the quality PS2 games I can while I can still find them affordably at stores. I am a late adopter of consoles, so I figure I might as well stock up now and play through that backlog until the next gen has a much larger (and affordable) library. I should be able to hold out a few more years while finding new thrills every week from my library of unplayed games.

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[QUOTE="treedoor"]

I had one! For most of my life! :P I Just haven't had one for a while now since my last one which I donated (that's not such a bad thing is it?).

I've been scouting Ebay for deals, but like I said I'd like to get a Genesis, AND a Sega CD combo :P

treedoor

I donated mine as well to a poor family a few years back. I don't regret it one bit but damn do I miss that thing; had some of my favorite games of all time. Now I've been on a look out for a Genesis Model 2/Sega CD Model 2 combo to every flea market I go.

There's a flea market near me that for some reason never actually has wires for their consoles. I guess they must just take all the wires, and put them with all the other wires they get which is lame because whenever they have a Genesis it's always $6 or so dollars which if it worked I'd buy. Problem! I can't test out the damn thing at the store! :P

So yah, just been checking ebay mostly. I still go to all the thrift stores around town at least once a week it seems. Just gotta make sure I don't miss out if by some miracle a complete system shows up at one.

Well I finally picked up a Genesis for $30 with all hook-ups, two six button controllers, and three games at the Galt Flea Market in northern Cali. Not a bad deal.

Its so nice to finally have one after being separated from mine all of these years. Can't wait to fire up some Sonic and Shining Force. I can feel a Genesis buying binge coming over the horizon.

Now if only I could have found a Sega CD as well. Never owned one of those but its seems to have a few good gems worth playing.

Moral of the story: Know what you want. Personalize your collection so it becomes an extension of you as an individual not because you "gotta catch 'em all". Try not to feel pressured to have the biggest and baddest collection around...cause I can assure you...There is always someone BIGGER!

Joystick_n_hand

Actually each one of these games is a game I wanted. Lots of them I've had since they came out, or I had to buy because I got rid of them earlier in life, so my collection (while somewhat large) is actually a personalized collection :P

I am almost reaching my 2000th game(21 to go last time I counted)and definatelly not going to stop there....

I´m also looking for some consoles such as the Magnavox Odyssey,Sega SG-1000,Jaguar,Amstrad GX4000,NEC Turbografx-16,Telstar Arcade and Pong.If anyone knows where I should get any of them(preferably boxed and mint,although I think I´m asking for the impossible here.....)please let me know,ok?

Also,if anyone knows where to get the 1984 Lords of midnigth for the Sinclair ZX spectrum,do tell.