What is the gem of your collection?
So i decided to start this thread because i couldn't find one that existed already.
And it is in my opinion a nice thread to have, because everybody has something in their collection that is very special to them.
So what is the gem of your collection?
It does not have to be the most valuable item.
It can be something that you loved the most growing up,.
Or something that took you a long time to find, and now you finally have it.
So there are no rules for what the gem of your collection could be or for what reasons.
It can be a poster, game, trophy, memorbilia etc.
As long as it is a part of your collection (videogame related).
It would also be nice if everyone posted a picture of their gem.
-Jonatan
And it is in my opinion a nice thread to have, because everybody has something in their collection that is very special to them.
So what is the gem of your collection?
It does not have to be the most valuable item.
It can be something that you loved the most growing up,.
Or something that took you a long time to find, and now you finally have it.
So there are no rules for what the gem of your collection could be or for what reasons.
It can be a poster, game, trophy, memorbilia etc.
As long as it is a part of your collection (videogame related).
It would also be nice if everyone posted a picture of their gem.
-Jonatan
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...yeah...those were the days!
Also, 500th Post!
Because it took me a long time to find.
And i love the game (my favorite NES game).
@ Wizard- Dude, that's really cool! Did he say anything when he saw it!
I got these back in early 2007, just months before NGD unveiled his findings (of which I saw during my time exchanging emails with the person I contacted to get this, though I didn't have much money at the time, soI only snagged the 5 Drug Czar original art pieces, King Neptune's Adventure (black cart), Castle of Deceit, Tagin' Dragon uncirculated box, Color Dreams demo VHS, and some other things. I remember seeing Happy Camper stuff before any info/artwork of it was released on the internet, it was a remarkable time
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Until I get some of the uber tough stuff, this is it !!!
Originally posted by: adamthegamer
@ Wizard- Dude, that's really cool! Did he say anything when he saw it!
Yeah, he was like "what the hell is this"
Originally posted by: Nin10d0h Wayne
I'm about to have Ninja Turtles 1&2 CIBs signed by Kevin Eastman. I was hoping to get the 3rd CIB but I don't think its going to happen in time. Once those a framed together, it'll be the gem though.
That will look awesome when you get these framed. Being a huge TMNT fan i've met Eastman & Laird a couple times. Really good guys.
To make this post relevant much like WolfAlmighty i still have my childhood games and that Zelda cart was my best friend when i was younger.
And you all have very nice items and little stories to go along with them in my opinion
@Rickstar22
That TV is really cool.
Wish i had one.
Originally posted by: dialupgamer
Probably my test cart. Largely because I found it at a garage sale. Couldn't have been more excited
Very high on my want list, actually #1 right now... Very nice !!!
My Nintendo gem is a CIB Bubble Bath Babes
Originally posted by: Colorado Rockie
My gem is my U.S. Metal Slug X on Neo Geo AES.
Mine is MS3 or MS5 for AES.
Here's the story:
When I was 13 I borrowed NES Metroid from a kid at my school. I absolutely fell in love with the game, and played it for hours upon hours, sometimes playing to beat it, sometimes goofing around, but always just loving the experience. The game was so eerie to me, with the dark background and the sci-fi theme and the weird glitches like the wall-door trick... it just had my imagination hooked so badly. So finally it's time to give the game back, the kid was asking for it to be returned. But I know in my heart that he doesn't love the game like I do. He was one of those kids who had parents who would buy him whatever he asked for, and he had probably a hundred or more games, so I knew he didn't need it and wouldn't miss it if it were gone. And back then, we had very little money in my household (my mom still talks about the struggle it was just to afford my NES that glorious Xmas 1987... and how it was all I had asked for... but that's a story for another time).
So what do I do, I want the game, but the kid is asking for it back. Well, this copy of Metroid didn't have the proprietary security screws, so a lightbulb struck in my head! What if I unscrewed it and swapped the game with another cartridge? I searched my rather small collection for another game that didn't require the security bit and hit upon good old SMB1 which I had long ago tired of. And wah-lah! I switches out the roms and screwed everything back. There was a nervous moment when I returned the imposter game to that kid (his name was Dolf)... actually nervous for days afterward waiting for him to confront me about the scheme... but that day never came. As I'd suspected, he had so many games that he apparently never noticed, or maybe never noticed until long afterwards, at which point he was possibly just confused about why SMB was firing up in his NES instead of Metroid. To avoid confusing my little sister, I removed the label so she'd know there was no SMB in there, which she still liked to play. She actually complained to my mom about my heist, but that turned out fine since my mom just went ahead and grabbed a SMB/DH from Funco for a buck.
And that is the story behind the sentimental gem of my collection, the game I loved so much that it inspired me to commit a devious crime. I still have it, I could never and will never part with it, and I place it on the special shelf of my NES collection where my sealed games and homebrews are featured. If there were a fire in the house, I would probably run downstairs and fetch that game before doing anything else.
Originally posted by: uiengineer
Originally posted by: Colorado Rockie
My gem is my U.S. Metal Slug X on Neo Geo AES.
Mine is MS3 or MS5 for AES.
Neo gang ftw.
Metal Slug 1 US AES.
although a private offer has come thru recently that may finally pry it from my grasp after years of going back and forth on selling. Its just so hard to let go after having it so long.