Are you hoarding, addicted or just passionate with your games?
This thread is probably relevant to those with collections in the hundreds or more. Have you ever stopped and questioned your primary motives and behaviours regarding your game purchases? Have you understood the definitions of hoarding, OCD, addiction; or just thought of yourself as simply being “passionate” about games/collecting? Are you ever concerned with loved ones giving you constant ugly stares about you next to your stack of games?
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This thread is probably relevant to those with collections in the hundreds or more. Have you ever stopped and questioned your primary motives and behaviours regarding your game purchases? Have you understood the definitions of hoarding, OCD, addiction; or just thought of yourself as simply being “passionate” about games/collecting? Are you ever concerned with loved ones giving you constant ugly stares about you next to your stack of games?
Yes and then I sold it all.
Wouldn't call it OCD as I'm not really organized with it (Everything is at least in it's designated groups, and only my PS4 collection is alphabetized) and I really would call it addiction as I'm still eating and not buying every day. lol
I still get looks mainly when people see my WoN and amiibo collection on display as it's kinda ridiculous. Although I'm hoping to sell most of it this spring.
When all is said and done I have a few regrets with the amount of time I spent collecting but for the most part I had fun. I would still say I like having about 80 to 90 percent of my games. The rest will be sold over time. No regrets collecting games, especially CIB. Still love having access to the og hardware, manual's, and boxes.
Yes.
Yeah this one. Perhaps this could be a poll.
Originally posted by: MrWunderful
I have found a happy medium where I have a solid collection of the "best" games from most systems and have purged a decent amount. Ive been playing a lot more lately which helps quite a bit.
This is where i wanna be. Just need to get my ass in gear and start getting rid of some more stuff.
I have found a happy medium where I have a solid collection of the "best" games from most systems and have purged a decent amount. Ive been playing a lot more lately which helps quite a bit.
This is where i wanna be. Just need to get my ass in gear and start getting rid of some more stuff.
Its super hard to stick with it.
Nope, I've never felt the need to scrutinize a hobby that brings me joy.
I think "scrutinize" is a bit of a harsh description. Occasional self-checking or awareness of the situation is something that I think we all must go through as gamers/collectors. You can say this for all forms of hobbies as well.
Yes.
Yeah this one. Perhaps this could be a poll.
Ok, poll added for the sake of a poll!
Fast forward years later my obsession for the system grew, I got a satellaview, and a super famicom box. So the beginning premise of staying cheap was thrown out the window. Also have nes, gameboy systems and games. But I like my collection and have not added to it in awhile.
I keep my game room extremely organized. Thats what I always felt was the difference between hoarding and collecting.
This is how I feel about my games (although I think my wife disagrees).
I'm very passionate with my games. Montana is the wild west as far as those types of laws go.
This post gave me a weird boner.
I have found a happy medium where I have a solid collection of the "best" games from most systems and have purged a decent amount. Ive been playing a lot more lately which helps quite a bit.
This, except that I never bought excess games in the first place. It’s funny to notice that having 100-50 of the absolute best games per each system is really enough, and now approaching 900-1000 games (all CIB and as physical as can be of course), I’m having a really tough time imagining what game I would be missing anymore. I’m also really inspired by the books like 1001 Games to Play before You Die, or HCG101’s Best 200 Video Games of all Time, that’s what my collection is about. Now, to experience them all... that’s the challenge for a lifetime!