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Looks like a MSX2... wait, yeah.. there's the x68k.
And a Towns Marty. Dude. I'm so jealous. Especially of the MSX2 and X68k
Looks like a MSX2... wait, yeah.. there's the x68k.
That's a damn important distinction.
Back at the beginning of the decade, I saw a lot of stuff coming out and thought "Heck, I'll buy it, and be able to play it later." Some stuff was bought so I could experience some unique game design (this joke gets funnier as time passes). Some stuff was for continuing on with franchises that I loved as a kid. Others were because I thought that the stories were worth my time.
Looking back on it, a lot of it is just data written to optical media that, in a more admittedly sadder sense of the idea, hadn't even been played. It's dead weight. And since there probably won't be much time to play it in the near future, there isn't any compelling reason to keep most of it.
Just yesterday I was at Costco, and saw a copy of Okami for the Wii. "14.99," I thought. "I remember playing this game when I borrowed it from a friend, and kind of enjoyed it." But then I thought about the time commitment. And the fact that 14.99 buys other, immediately useful things, like beer or tomatoes. I came to the conclusion that it would just become more dead weight, and just left it there.
Then there are economic and cosmic questions that concern things like opportunity cost and overall quality of life stuff. Can I live a full life having not played the entire way through Okami? I'm quite certain of it, yes.
And that's a certainty that casts my past buying behavior in such an 'illuminating' light.
That is exactly where I'm at, too. Except I still believe I'll get a PS3 or something someday. I do really want to play MGS4 and...well, I'm sure there will be something else, eventually.
Shame on you guys for always bringing up this pussy-ass regret crap. This ought to be the community that shamelessly embraces the raw thrill of hoarding. We don't have to hide here.
Kinda. What you see there is the unbridled results of the rush to temporarily take out systems and hook them up. There are few things more natural or more beautiful.Raw thrill of hoarding lol
That doesn't even look like a bunch of fun game stuff, that looks like a fucking mess. Do you enjoy spend more time untangling cords than playing?
The CDZ I won't play on there. And you have a point with the Duo. The 360 I only play vertically on carpet. I've been lucky with my three 360's so far. Despite how it may look, we actually take very good care of our stuff.Just one concern. Carpet + newer game systems = Heat. You just store them there right?
Seriously though, any game system from the PS1/Saturn and up should be on a wood surface. Hell, even the Turbo Duo and CDZ can overheat on a carpet. I wouldn't dare do that with the 360.
If you've been playing video games for nearly all your life, have many memories with friends and family that revolve around playing games or discussing them, and your future relationships with the same people quite likely will involve gaming in some way, than it goes beyond simple pastime and becomes nearly a way of life. In this light, it's very difficult to see it as a temporary hobby to be replaced by something else, but it's always possible.You just have to be comfortable with your possessions, use them to their fullest, and know that in the end gaming is just an impermanent luxury that may be replaced by a different hobby in the future.
Alec borders on obsession when it comes to old games. It's unhealthy if you ask me.
Putting that much personal stake into a pile of plastic is ridiculous. Burn it. Burn it all.
Alec borders on obsession when it comes to old games. It's unhealthy if you ask me.
Putting that much personal stake into a pile of plastic is ridiculous. Burn it. Burn it all.
In this light, it's very difficult to see it as a temporary hobby to be replaced by something else, but it's always possible.
Yeah, I don't know if it's a good thing, but that's how it is. It generally keeps me happy. I do other things with my family, of course, but gaming is something that my brothers and some friends have in common.Alec borders on obsession when it comes to old games. It's unhealthy if you ask me.
Putting that much personal stake into a pile of plastic is ridiculous. Burn it. Burn it all.
That's true. The end of the world is going to seriously hamper our ability to play games.We won't be able to play any consoles after 2012. Can't play without electricity, or, even worse, after an alien attack. Maybe a GameBoy could be fashioned to run on some old batteries, kind of like Denzel Washington's iPod in Book of Eli, but I doubt that would be part of anyone's way of life.