Does anyone else here collect?

Wreck · 09-23-2006, 03:25 PM

Just wondering. Are most people here the type to only buy the ones you've played? or haven't played yet? Anyone else a collector?

Dasilva · 09-24-2006, 10:25 AM

I dont understand the question? Your asking people if they buy games and never play them?

saucyminx · 09-25-2006, 06:25 AM

Yeah... I'm confused...

bysmitty · 09-25-2006, 06:30 AM

I consider myself a collector. I have games that I bought but never got much use out of. I have at least tried every one of them but some just didn't interest me past that first hour or so. One of these days I gotta' get my shelves up and unpack my game boxes. I need some updated pictures.

...bysmitty

Kolzig · 09-25-2006, 07:23 AM

I used to be a collector.

Dasilva · 09-25-2006, 07:29 AM

I've played all the games I've collected.

saucyminx · 09-25-2006, 10:07 AM

I definitely collect, all right. I have a nice collection going.

I Love Cookiemonster · 09-25-2006, 10:24 AM

I still have a number of games lying here. mostly because i buy games if i find them really cheap(less than 5 euro's) because you never know if you can get later.

RLacey · 09-25-2006, 01:27 PM

It really depends on what you mean by collecting. If I have to have pristine, boxed, sealed copies of everything to be classed as a collector then no, I'm not. On the other hand, I own a lot of games, which I keep in as good a condition as I can possibly achieve.

So in that sense I'm a collector.

Jeysie · 09-25-2006, 01:51 PM

Nah, I'm not a collector.

For one, I don't have the spare space or money. So I tend to buy lots of budget versions, and I end up ditching the box, sticking the manuals (if any) in my manual drawer, and the CDs in my CD wallets.

For two, I don't buy something unless I'm going to use it. To me, buying a game and never playing it kinda misses the point. Same with collecting books or other similar items.

Peace & Luv, Liz

*stepurhan* · 09-25-2006, 02:34 PM

I buy games I want to play. If I get them in boxed versions with manuals and any other bits and pieces (remember the cloth map of Britannia in Ultima V) then I keep the lot. This makes storing them harder but I think of all that stuff as part of the game in a way.

stinking_dylan · 09-27-2006, 02:18 AM

I used to collect text adventures (infocom, magnetic scrolls, level 9, adventure international, etc). All those big boxes took up a lot of space, so I ended up moving them into storage boxes. Then I though, "What's the point?". Their all packed away, not being played, just taking up space and collecting dust. So I sold the lot.

I still collect certain games, but I'm much more refined now. I only keep games that I really like, and I only keep the packaging which is nice, compact and/or includes lots of disks which would be pointless putting them all into a CD wallet. I don't keep any big boxes. If a game comes in a large carton, I bin it and keep the jewel case and manual.

If the game is just average, has a single disk with minimal/no manual, or if its a budget release, then it goes into my CD wallet.

daikatana_ · 09-27-2006, 03:53 PM

I have tons of games lying around which i will never finish.
But nowdays i collect old games for dos and sometimes win. The ones im sure they worth it. Cause almost every game that comes out these days is not good.

MdaG · 10-17-2006, 07:08 AM

I don't consider myself a collector, but I do try to get games in DVD-cases for easy storage. I don't want boxes with manuals etc.

bysmitty · 10-17-2006, 08:50 AM

Finally got the shelves rebuilt and stocked. Here are some upated pix.

...bysmitty

EvoG · 10-17-2006, 09:09 AM

Man I love my GiantAss.tm Ultima 9 box...if I only I could find it!?!

Looking robust bud!

*stepurhan* · 10-17-2006, 11:53 AM

Pointed your pictures out to my wife bysmitty. That will stop her saying how much room my collection takes up (maybe two panels worth of yours)

Davies · 10-17-2006, 12:28 PM

I have a lot of games (and other software), including an embarrassingly high proportion of ones I've never actually played. But I don't consider it a collection, since I've always bought them intending to play them, and I still intend to get around to all of them sooner or later.

I prefer to have everything complete in the box, including any extras, etc. This is essentially the equivalent of preferring a leather-bound book over a scruffy paperback. It's just more aesthetically pleasing. With games, of course, there's also the possibility that the "optional extras" turn out to contain vital information!

By the way, the house is also full of books that I've bought and haven't yet got around to reading.

SCRUGAtes13 · 10-17-2006, 03:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bysmitty

Finally got the shelves rebuilt and stocked. Here are some upated pix.

...bysmitty

go. outside.

Monroeski · 10-17-2006, 04:34 PM

I always intend to play all the games I buy. I don't get around to it a lot of the time. Definitely a collector.

09-23-2006, 03:25 PM	#1
Wreck Shady AGP Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Maryland Posts: 483	Does anyone else here collect? Just wondering. Are most people here the type to only buy the ones you've played? or haven't played yet? Anyone else a collector? Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ ------------------------------------------------- Game Collector \ Animator \Graphics Design Project in the Works www.josephgoss.com

09-24-2006, 10:25 AM	#2
Dasilva Hitch-Hiker Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: The Mediterranean Sea Posts: 4,364	I dont understand the question? Your asking people if they buy games and never play them? Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ Regards, DaSilva "If you don't get out of the box you've been raised in, you won't understand how much bigger the world is." - Angelina Jolie _ <Susan falls through the floor and gets stuck> <Paco looks at her blankly> "Whats wrong with you?! Lassy would of had a firetruck here by now!" - Susan Mayer, Desperate Housewives

09-25-2006, 06:25 AM	#3
saucyminx Schoolgirl From Hell Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Scotland Posts: 1,930	Yeah... I'm confused... Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ "My life is my longest journey I wish to fulfill with my dreams..." "Or is it I who has penetrated you?"

09-25-2006, 06:30 AM	#4
bysmitty Bad command or file name Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: NE Ohio Posts: 932	I consider myself a collector. I have games that I bought but never got much use out of. I have at least tried every one of them but some just didn't interest me past that first hour or so. One of these days I gotta' get my shelves up and unpack my game boxes. I need some updated pictures. ...bysmitty Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ Things I need to do today: -change out of pajamas -~~come up with witty yet sophisticated signature~~ -sober up -~~watch simpsons at 6pm~~ -UPDATE MY WEBSITE!!!

09-25-2006, 07:23 AM	#5
Kolzig The Reggienator Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Vaasa, Finland Posts: 5,519	I used to be a collector. Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ "The old standby, that never got old in the first place. We come back to them weekly, nightly, for hours at a time--and they always deliver. They are pure, timeless, and often taken for granted." - Nick Breckon - Shacknews My gamesale list updated 26.8.2007 Hey, dear people please buy my games, I need money to conquer Europe! Or do something similar.

09-25-2006, 07:29 AM	#6
Dasilva Hitch-Hiker Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: The Mediterranean Sea Posts: 4,364	I've played all the games I've collected. Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ Regards, DaSilva "If you don't get out of the box you've been raised in, you won't understand how much bigger the world is." - Angelina Jolie _ <Susan falls through the floor and gets stuck> <Paco looks at her blankly> "Whats wrong with you?! Lassy would of had a firetruck here by now!" - Susan Mayer, Desperate Housewives

09-25-2006, 10:07 AM	#7
saucyminx Schoolgirl From Hell Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Scotland Posts: 1,930	I definitely collect, all right. I have a nice collection going. Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ "My life is my longest journey I wish to fulfill with my dreams..." "Or is it I who has penetrated you?"

09-25-2006, 10:24 AM	#8
I Love Cookiemonster Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Apeldoorn, The Netherlands Posts: 516	I still have a number of games lying here. mostly because i buy games if i find them really cheap(less than 5 euro's) because you never know if you can get later. Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ Yeah I'm hung like planet pluto hard to see with the naked eye But if I crashed into uranus I would stick it where the sun don't shine Cause I'm kind of like Han Solo always stroking my own Wookie I'm the root of all that's evil yeah but you can call me Cookie

09-25-2006, 01:27 PM	#9
RLacey The Thread™ will die. Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 22,542	It really depends on what you mean by collecting. If I have to have pristine, boxed, sealed copies of everything to be classed as a collector then no, I'm not. On the other hand, I own a lot of games, which I keep in as good a condition as I can possibly achieve. So in that sense I'm a collector. Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ RLacey \| Killer of the Thread™ I do not change to be perfect. Perfect changes to be me.

09-25-2006, 01:51 PM	#10
Jeysie Diva of Death Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Western Massachusetts Posts: 1,402	Nah, I'm not a collector. For one, I don't have the spare space or money. So I tend to buy lots of budget versions, and I end up ditching the box, sticking the manuals (if any) in my manual drawer, and the CDs in my CD wallets. For two, I don't buy something unless I'm going to use it. To me, buying a game and never playing it kinda misses the point. Same with collecting books or other similar items. Peace & Luv, Liz Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ Adventures in Roleplaying (Nov. 19): "Maybe it's still in the Elemental Plane of Candy." "Is the Elemental Plane of Candy anything like Willy Wonka's factory?" "If it is, would that mean Oompa Loompas are Candy Elementals?" "Actually, I'm thinking more like the Candyland board game. But, I like this idea better." "I like the idea of Oompa Loompa Elementals."

09-25-2006, 02:34 PM	#11
stepurhan Freeware Co-ordinator Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: South East England. Posts: 7,309	I buy games I want to play. If I get them in boxed versions with manuals and any other bits and pieces (remember the cloth map of Britannia in Ultima V) then I keep the lot. This makes storing them harder but I think of all that stuff as part of the game in a way. Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ No Nonsense Nonsonnets #43 Cold Topic A thread most controversial, that’s what I want to start Full of impassioned arguments, of posting from the heart And for this stimulation all will be thankful to me On come on everybody it won’t work if you agree

09-27-2006, 02:18 AM	#12
stinking_dylan Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 202	I used to collect text adventures (infocom, magnetic scrolls, level 9, adventure international, etc). All those big boxes took up a lot of space, so I ended up moving them into storage boxes. Then I though, "What's the point?". Their all packed away, not being played, just taking up space and collecting dust. So I sold the lot. I still collect certain games, but I'm much more refined now. I only keep games that I really like, and I only keep the packaging which is nice, compact and/or includes lots of disks which would be pointless putting them all into a CD wallet. I don't keep any big boxes. If a game comes in a large carton, I bin it and keep the jewel case and manual. If the game is just average, has a single disk with minimal/no manual, or if its a budget release, then it goes into my CD wallet. Share Share this post on Twitter

09-27-2006, 03:53 PM	#13
daikatana_ Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Tokyo Posts: 278	I have tons of games lying around which i will never finish. But nowdays i collect old games for dos and sometimes win. The ones im sure they worth it. Cause almost every game that comes out these days is not good. Share Share this post on Twitter

10-17-2006, 07:08 AM	#14
MdaG Master of time and space Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Sverige Posts: 1,480	I don't consider myself a collector, but I do try to get games in DVD-cases for easy storage. I don't want boxes with manuals etc. Share Share this post on Twitter

10-17-2006, 08:50 AM	#15
bysmitty Bad command or file name Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: NE Ohio Posts: 932	Finally got the shelves rebuilt and stocked. Here are some upated pix. ...bysmitty Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ Things I need to do today: -change out of pajamas -~~come up with witty yet sophisticated signature~~ -sober up -~~watch simpsons at 6pm~~ -UPDATE MY WEBSITE!!!

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10-17-2006, 09:09 AM	#16
EvoG FlipFrame Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Chicago Posts: 471	Man I love my GiantAss.tm Ultima 9 box...if I only I could find it!?! Looking robust bud! Share Share this post on Twitter

10-17-2006, 11:53 AM	#17
stepurhan Freeware Co-ordinator Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: South East England. Posts: 7,309	Pointed your pictures out to my wife bysmitty. That will stop her saying how much room my collection takes up (maybe two panels worth of yours) Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ No Nonsense Nonsonnets #43 Cold Topic A thread most controversial, that’s what I want to start Full of impassioned arguments, of posting from the heart And for this stimulation all will be thankful to me On come on everybody it won’t work if you agree

10-17-2006, 12:28 PM	#18
Davies Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Somewhere in England Posts: 403	I have a lot of games (and other software), including an embarrassingly high proportion of ones I've never actually played. But I don't consider it a collection, since I've always bought them intending to play them, and I still intend to get around to all of them sooner or later. I prefer to have everything complete in the box, including any extras, etc. This is essentially the equivalent of preferring a leather-bound book over a scruffy paperback. It's just more aesthetically pleasing. With games, of course, there's also the possibility that the "optional extras" turn out to contain vital information! By the way, the house is also full of books that I've bought and haven't yet got around to reading. Share Share this post on Twitter

10-17-2006, 04:34 PM	#20
Monroeski Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 135	I always intend to play all the games I buy. I don't get around to it a lot of the time. Definitely a collector. Share Share this post on Twitter