Collecting days coming to an end?
I think my game collecting days are sorta coming to a head. Im 7 games away from 1000 which has me feelin pretty content and satisfied with my collection. Not a ton of games i still wanna add as i have most of what i would want or like to play.
I've felt really lackluster about Xbox One and PS4. Only a handful of games that are comin out for em even interest me. Nintendo is the only thing im really excited about still. I had alot of fun with 3DS and Wii U and im really looking forward to the Switch! But thats about it. I dont feel the urge i once did to search for older titles and im not the kind of person to drop cash for rare stuff just cuz its rare.
Has anyone else been feeling this way or are you as excited as ever about hunting for games or adding that new rare item you've been wanting or even modern gaming? What keeps you comin you back?
I feel i will always be a gamer. I grew up with games in the home since i was 3 and dont feel that side of me will ever go away. Im sure that if new consoles continue to be released i will get excited & probably pick em up. Maybe im just getting older or somethin. Moving outta my 20s mentality and into a 30s state of mind. Whatever that means. *Cracks Beer*
Happy Thanksgiving everyone!
I've felt really lackluster about Xbox One and PS4. Only a handful of games that are comin out for em even interest me. Nintendo is the only thing im really excited about still. I had alot of fun with 3DS and Wii U and im really looking forward to the Switch! But thats about it. I dont feel the urge i once did to search for older titles and im not the kind of person to drop cash for rare stuff just cuz its rare.
Has anyone else been feeling this way or are you as excited as ever about hunting for games or adding that new rare item you've been wanting or even modern gaming? What keeps you comin you back?
I feel i will always be a gamer. I grew up with games in the home since i was 3 and dont feel that side of me will ever go away. Im sure that if new consoles continue to be released i will get excited & probably pick em up. Maybe im just getting older or somethin. Moving outta my 20s mentality and into a 30s state of mind. Whatever that means. *Cracks Beer*
Happy Thanksgiving everyone!
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I think my game collecting days are sorta coming to a head. Im 7 games away from 1000 which has me feelin pretty content and satisfied with my collection. Not a ton of games i still wanna add as i have most of what i would want or like to play. I've felt really lackluster about Xbox One and PS4. Only a handful of games that are comin out for em even interest me. Nintendo is the only thing im really excited about still. I had alot of fun with 3DS and Wii U and im really looking forward to the Switch! But thats about it. I dont feel the urge i once did to search for older titles and im not the kind of person to drop cash for rare stuff just cuz its rare. Has anyone else been feeling this way or are you as excited as ever about hunting for games or adding that new rare item you've been wanting or even modern gaming? What keeps you comin you back? I feel i will always be a gamer. I grew up with games in the home since i was 3 and dont feel that side of me will ever go away. Im sure that if new consoles continue to be released i will get excited & probably pick em up. Maybe im just getting older or somethin. Moving outta my 20s mentality and into a 30s state of mind. Whatever that means. *Cracks Beer* Happy Thanksgiving everyone!
That is quite an accomplishment, congrats! To me, I am happy with my collection, but it always feels good to keep adding more.
I do not like dropping a lot of cash for games, so this makes it more interesting/exciting I suppose. Going from sale to sale is still exciting, but of course with more people looking to buy to resell and everyone scanning everything with a bar code it becomes harder to pick up great finds.
Sometimes we need a break from it all and evaluate our position about our collections. I thin my collection out every so often with games and systems I know I will not ever play again... it helps declutter and gives someone an oportunity to enjoy a system they have been wanting to play. Happy thanksgiving!
Hopefully you don't give up the hobby, you always have a good taste for awesome games.
Haha, just kidding man... I think maybe you've realized that 993 games is enough to quench your gaming thirst. You have enough games to keep you busy so you don't have to go crazy and spend all your money & time buying more.
Sounds like you're reaching your peak collection capacity. To everyone is different. Some people are happy & content with 20 games, some with 993. Doesn't mean you're not a collector or that you're getting out of the game. Just means you're happy where you're at.
Don't want expensive stuff just because? That's cool, too. That's actually logical and fiscally responsible. Aka "being an adult", haha.
Enjoy your games.
To emphasize this point, I only collect to play. I've been a collector of many things (mostly sports related cards figures but random others too) and I have to agree with many others in saying you should collect games for your own enjoyment. The most random and arbitrary things I've collected over the past few decades are worth either $1 or $1000 for no apparent reason. By the way, after inflation, most things you buy in the gaming world are worth much less than where you started, making it one of the worst "investments" imaginable, if you think of it that way. So, if you are trying to decide on whether to buy something, ask yourself what value it has to you at this moment today and compare that to the asking price.
Almost all of my most valuable games have been sold. I'm focusing now on game development (making simple games for starters) than buying. I did buy DuckTales Remastered on PS3 because it was so cheap and a short-but-sweet kind of game. For the most part, though, I'm enjoying creating rather than consuming. Besides, most games I've collected or owned weren't worth playing more than once, anyway. The amount of games that really meant a lot to me over the course of my lifetime could probably be counted on one hand.
Making games is a joy 1000 times better and more intense than playing them. When I first started making them, I also neglected to play for about 4 years. I recommend still playing the best of the best, while focusing your efforts on creating. You need to keep playing to stay in touch, even if you are primarily creating new games.
I have most of what I want but I'm always discovering new games here and there. I only plan on actively "collecting" games for another 2 years and then take a long break to enjoy what I have. There's only 2 or 3 different systems I still buy for at this point because I'm content with everything else. For me personally, somewhere around 500 - 700 games seems most comfortable where it's not too much or too little but just right. When you factor in a few Everdrives into the mix, there's hundreds or thousands of more games in the mix.
If you're feeling content at the 1K mark, maybe you should take a long break and see how you feel in six months, a year, etc... You certainly have enough games to keep you busy. Sit back, enjoy your games and roll that beautiful bean footage.
Almost all of my most valuable games have been sold. I'm focusing now on game development (making simple games for starters) than buying. I did buy DuckTales Remastered on PS3 because it was so cheap and a short-but-sweet kind of game. For the most part, though, I'm enjoying creating rather than consuming. Besides, most games I've collected or owned weren't worth playing more than once, anyway. The amount of games that really meant a lot to me over the course of my lifetime could probably be counted on one hand.
Making games is a joy 1000 times better and more intense than playing them. When I first started making them, I also neglected to play for about 4 years. I recommend still playing the best of the best, while focusing your efforts on creating. You need to keep playing to stay in touch, even if you are primarily creating new games.
True. I was unsure what platform to produce for and was contemplating a retro one. However, I can't invest in either flashcarts or new consoles to do that, because it's expensive. Then I remembered that I owned the GamePark Wiz, the South Korean handheld that's an open source device. Has a touch screen function, and certainly more legal and less embarassing than the trashy chinese ones. It may not have a big user base, but since my current work is for study, it is a great platform for practicing game development in the style of Game Boy or DS, while not paying an arm and a leg for development hardware. I've enjoyed mine for what it offers.
Almost all of my most valuable games have been sold. I'm focusing now on game development (making simple games for starters) than buying. I did buy DuckTales Remastered on PS3 because it was so cheap and a short-but-sweet kind of game. For the most part, though, I'm enjoying creating rather than consuming. Besides, most games I've collected or owned weren't worth playing more than once, anyway. The amount of games that really meant a lot to me over the course of my lifetime could probably be counted on one hand.
Making games is a joy 1000 times better and more intense than playing them. When I first started making them, I also neglected to play for about 4 years. I recommend still playing the best of the best, while focusing your efforts on creating. You need to keep playing to stay in touch, even if you are primarily creating new games.
True. I was unsure what platform to produce for and was contemplating a retro one. However, I can't invest in either flashcarts or new consoles to do that, because it's expensive. Then I remembered that I owned the GamePark Wiz, the South Korean handheld that's an open source device. Has a touch screen function, and certainly more legal and less embarassing than the trashy chinese ones. It may not have a big user base, but since my current work is for study, it is a great platform for practicing game development in the style of Game Boy or DS, while not paying an arm and a leg for development hardware. I've enjoyed mine for what it offers.
That's really interesting. It is a unique choice. Since you know that it has a small potential audience for hands-on play, be sure to document it well. For instance, record full video of the gameplay and make a short trailer. Those types of things will make your work noticeable on a larger scale and you can easily point people to a video as part of your portfolio. I do this with everything I make now and wish I would have in the early days.
There's no set path forward, do whatever feels best to you. Maybe keep a solid 1,000 game collection, and that's your collection. Maybe you'll realize in time that you only really "need" 200 of those games, and the rest will go towards the equity in your house. There's no right or wrong way to do it, and like all things, you can get burnt out on it. Time is not of the essence, take your time and think about it, and do whatever feels best. Just don't sell Rocket League or Mario Kart 8 so we can still play 'em!
There are a few 8-bit computers I'd like to have, and occasionally I'll buy a game that really benefits from having the manual at hand, or spend money on a homebrew. Otherwise, though, I'm content to play what I have, flash or burn what I don't, and keep an eye out for any now-rare deals that are out there. Retrogaming has become a high-dollar business, and that takes the fun out of collecting for me.
No worries, though -- I got in just in the nick of time to build the collection I wanted, and I was always far more of a gamer than a collector anyway.
but i did get a kawasaki superbike challenge for snes for 4 bucks. Collecting is still fun to go out and look. Just have to temper expectations more than in the past.
A) I have most of the commons
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Still picking up games almost every week though. Pretty rare ones too (GB Felix the Cat for 5 bucks), so we're definitely not at a point where it's impossible to get new games, and even some rares.
For example, when I took a break from playing music, I took up bead-spriting. When my D&D groups took a break, I switched over to Magic: The Gathering. Now that I'm back playing music, I have lost interest in most bead spriting(I've only got so much creative "juice" in my brain at one time). D&D is back on the upswing with a group that has lots of table chemistry, so I don't play much Magic anymore. OP might just need to focus on something different and let the retro batteries recharge a little.
1.) Desire to play games...
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2.) Collecting games...
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3.) Desire to make games...
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4.) Finding better games....
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5.) Back to #1...
I'm pretty much stuck between #1 and 2,
But only after going 1-4 haha.
This is how I *know* I'm losing interest in collecting... I just sold a small portion of my collection (as I do from time to time to trim the fat) and I have money sitting in my PayPal and have NO idea what to spend it on. Typically I have something in mind that I want when I sell things, and that money is gone within a day.
This has been the case with me too, Kraken. I actually used a good helping of it to pay for gifts this season for my closest relatives, and saved the rest for shipments for recent clients I've sold items to on forums. I'm actually glad to be able to refrain and not go on a spree. I'm also exploring other hobbies like reading, studying kanji, and a whole ton of other stuff. It feels better to focus on obtaining what will make you happiest first and not just things that you might need every now and then but only have potential to make you happy, though unnecessary as a whole.