Funny you should ask that. I'll start with saying that I keep those systems in the original box and/or a protective carrying case. As for the batteries: for Nintendo systems I keep them in because the parasitic drain is so tiny I've had DS's not touched in three years and still had half of the batt...

I'm surprised no one has asked this yet, but what have you all done to protect systems with LCD screens and non-removable batteries? The system i'm most cornerned about protecting right now is the PS Vita. I realize you can open up the vita and disconnect the lithium battery, but the process for ope...

I imagine it's the same as the appeal of playing on an original toaster NES which is a completely idiotic design. It's purely nostalgia and there's no secret benefit to playing on a legitimate system (unless you want to play Snail Maze and don't want to download a ROM I guess). I didn't grow up wit...

It's real, but it's not widespread. I've got a few Dreamcast games that show signs of disc rot, including (sniffle) my copy of Marvel vs. Capcom 2 . Although it still seems to play just fine, so it might not be in spots that affect things. I read that Dreamcast games seemed to have more problems th...

1. Rez
2. Chaos Field/Mars Matrix (I can't decide between the two)
3. Capcom vs SNK 2

I understand the appeal of the games for this system, I myself am currently playing quite a few titles, but what is the appeal of playing on the original hardware? I realize this question may have been asked many times before, but the master system's hardware, namely the controller and sound process...

I hope everyone here knows about Fightcade. Its essentially IRC+GGPO+Final Burn Alpha, or in laymen's terms, its a way for you to play arcade games against random people on the internet. Its been a great way for those of us who don't have either of the previous generation consoles or have stopped pa...