I wanted to whip out a quick poem to focus in on this topic, but then something occured to me:  I don't want to work that hard.  I'd probably laugh at myself for it later, and rightfully so.  Anyway... on to the topic at hand.

So, yeah, trading in games -- the glory and blah blah blah.  So I traded in some games recently.  A lot of games.  Like -- half of my already small collection "lot."  And I hate it. 

But sometimes I don't hate it.  I have to face it, I'm a daddy and a husband before I'm a gamer, and that means that if I'm going to partake in whatever flavors of the week that might entice me, sacrifices must often be made.  Like sacrificing some great games so my wife can get X-Men Legends II.  The only thing that really sucks is that I know after she beats it (if she beats it...) she'll probably never touch it again... and I'll want my Viewtiful Joe back.

I fancy myself a collector, and I'm proud to say that I don't own one single game that I think sucks.  But, the fact is, I don't still play all of my games regularly.  Tell me what gamer with 25+ games does.  I'd have loved to hold on to them, but my wife 'n kids need and want things too, so it's either forego my aspiration to compile these games, or watch as more and more games pass me by.  

Besides, what is the point in owning significantly more games than you play anyway?  If I had the dough, I'd love to collect.  But that's just not an option for me right now.  It's better to get some kind of return on my games than to just let them collect dust while new games remain out of reach.  In the end, it really is worth it.  It just sucks looking up at my collection these days. 

Hey, it's not like I can't buy 'em all again when I get the money.  Used games are dirt cheap these days.  Let's not forget the option of rentals too, but I digress.