While I generally agree with your post, I have to point out that no, this will not be the case. There are already countless classic games that due to legal issues will likely never make it to a VC-like serivce. Two examples that come immediately to mind are Earthbound and Goldeneye.env963 wrote:Ive struggled a little bit myself. WHY do I need to keep this game, when i know for a fact ill probably never play it. I am just holding onto it to say I have it. ooooh look at me, I have a copy of this game that I will never play!
I have whittled my games down a bit. I am thinking, and telling myself, ONLY keep the games that i will accuatly put into the machine and play. I dont have the room for all these games, so why do I think i need more? My collection probably isn't as vast as some here, but I have more then I need. I thought about just getting rid of the phyiscal copies and getting the VC downloads from PSN/Wii when possible. But there is "that I dont accuatly OWN the game and I am only renting it" factor well, if I never play the darn thing. WHO CARES.
I still think collecting games because of there value is a mistake. I think evenually EVERYTHING, will become downloadable on some kind of virtual console and that the value of these games will sink. So why not just collect games, I love and enjoy and not worry about the value.
I think its time for others to become hoarders and let myself make some room in my house. I am dedicated to keeping games that I accuatly enjoy and play.
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Well, all they have to do is get permission and share the profits with whomever allows there games to be "downloadable". Unless there is some company that flat out refuses to release their game as a digital release. Dont know why they would do such a thing though. (doesn't microsoft own Rare???)
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In some cases the company doesn't exist anymore. Or it's been sold to another company, and all that remains is the brand. It can even be hard to find out who actually owns the rights.
Thankfully, it doesn't matter as everything has been dumped by industrious individuals who care more about getting games to gamers than obeying a law that simply doesn't make sense.
Thankfully, it doesn't matter as everything has been dumped by industrious individuals who care more about getting games to gamers than obeying a law that simply doesn't make sense.
We are prepared to live in the plain and die in the plain!
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HellHammer
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When I was about 16, I was in a bind and I sold off my entire SNES collection. Now, I've got over a dozen systems, but the SNES has always been my favorite. I had the box and manual for almost everything. I had some awesome strategy guides, most of the big box games, awesome peripherals, and almost everything Squaresoft ever released on the Super.
I sold it all to a neighbor for less than $100.
I have always felt the sting of that mistake and for years I've been attempting to get back even cart-only copies of many of my games.
Also, I go through waves with collecting. Sometimes, I just don't have it in me. Some days I feel like I need to buy a new game immediately and will drop money I shouldn't spend on ebay, and other days I walk away from copies of FFIII or Secret of Mana at yard sales.
I wouldn't give up on your collection, but maybe just focus on one system at a time. I find it's easier and more reasonable to spend the time, effort, and money on the system you like best, rather than try to collect everything.
I sold it all to a neighbor for less than $100.
I have always felt the sting of that mistake and for years I've been attempting to get back even cart-only copies of many of my games.
Also, I go through waves with collecting. Sometimes, I just don't have it in me. Some days I feel like I need to buy a new game immediately and will drop money I shouldn't spend on ebay, and other days I walk away from copies of FFIII or Secret of Mana at yard sales.
I wouldn't give up on your collection, but maybe just focus on one system at a time. I find it's easier and more reasonable to spend the time, effort, and money on the system you like best, rather than try to collect everything.
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Don't sweat the small stuff.
If you enjoy collecting video games, collect them. There is no need to question your motivation for doing so. If something else is missing in your life, focus on it. Collecting stuff, while it can be obsessive, isn't abnormal.
Fortunately, for my sake, I've not been in a position where I've had to fork off my toys. And I have an ungodly amount of crap spanning arcade equipment, console games, and board games. But, I'm prepared to do so and am grateful that -- should something bad happen in life -- I have this investment that I can sell off. In pinball machines alone, I have about $35k worth of machines. Granted, I bought the vast majority of them broken and before the popularity of ebay as a pricing mechanism, so I have seen a huge return on investment. But, if something happens, they are just things that can be sold. I doubt I'd recollect them. Largely because I'm selling them off because I'm poor, and the market has changed to the point where I couldn't afford them.
For me, the only thing, is to hold on to things you enjoy. I've seen people with a huge assortment of old Atari 2600 games. I've got the ones that are still fun to play. If I looked at something on my shelf and sneered at it thinking its crap, it needs to go.
The only thing I don't understand, is why I like playing on the original hardware. I simply do.
If you enjoy collecting video games, collect them. There is no need to question your motivation for doing so. If something else is missing in your life, focus on it. Collecting stuff, while it can be obsessive, isn't abnormal.
Fortunately, for my sake, I've not been in a position where I've had to fork off my toys. And I have an ungodly amount of crap spanning arcade equipment, console games, and board games. But, I'm prepared to do so and am grateful that -- should something bad happen in life -- I have this investment that I can sell off. In pinball machines alone, I have about $35k worth of machines. Granted, I bought the vast majority of them broken and before the popularity of ebay as a pricing mechanism, so I have seen a huge return on investment. But, if something happens, they are just things that can be sold. I doubt I'd recollect them. Largely because I'm selling them off because I'm poor, and the market has changed to the point where I couldn't afford them.
For me, the only thing, is to hold on to things you enjoy. I've seen people with a huge assortment of old Atari 2600 games. I've got the ones that are still fun to play. If I looked at something on my shelf and sneered at it thinking its crap, it needs to go.
The only thing I don't understand, is why I like playing on the original hardware. I simply do.
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ProfessorK
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Original hardware gets me too. Every time I consider going to new systems and just VC-ing or Emulating my old games I cringe. No matter how I feel about collecting or about my collection, I will always feel that playing on the original hardware is superior.durkada wrote:Don't sweat the small stuff.
If you enjoy collecting video games, collect them. There is no need to question your motivation for doing so. If something else is missing in your life, focus on it. Collecting stuff, while it can be obsessive, isn't abnormal.
Fortunately, for my sake, I've not been in a position where I've had to fork off my toys. And I have an ungodly amount of crap spanning arcade equipment, console games, and board games. But, I'm prepared to do so and am grateful that -- should something bad happen in life -- I have this investment that I can sell off. In pinball machines alone, I have about $35k worth of machines. Granted, I bought the vast majority of them broken and before the popularity of ebay as a pricing mechanism, so I have seen a huge return on investment. But, if something happens, they are just things that can be sold. I doubt I'd recollect them. Largely because I'm selling them off because I'm poor, and the market has changed to the point where I couldn't afford them.
For me, the only thing, is to hold on to things you enjoy. I've seen people with a huge assortment of old Atari 2600 games. I've got the ones that are still fun to play. If I looked at something on my shelf and sneered at it thinking its crap, it needs to go.
The only thing I don't understand, is why I like playing on the original hardware. I simply do.
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At the very least, original controllers! I dont need the console as much as I need the original controller.
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Without getting into the piracy topic, it's worth considering that many more obscure consoles have yet to see a proper emulator, due to a lack of demand and often a difficult architecture to work with. Also, good look getting a vector screen to properly emulate vector graphics games.
It's also worth mentioning that any controller can be hacked to work on a PC with a little leg work. There will always be a difference between consoles and emulators for the purists, however, not limited to computing power, monitor types, and graphics filters.
It's also worth mentioning that any controller can be hacked to work on a PC with a little leg work. There will always be a difference between consoles and emulators for the purists, however, not limited to computing power, monitor types, and graphics filters.
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Err, and I forgot the original point I wanted to make.
I personally would rather have a few great games each on a half dozen systems than six times the amount of games, but not all great games, on one single system. I would hate to only own one of the modern consoles. I remember very clearly only owning Nintendo consoles in my youth and all the Sega classics I missed out on until I bought a Sega Saturn.
I personally would rather have a few great games each on a half dozen systems than six times the amount of games, but not all great games, on one single system. I would hate to only own one of the modern consoles. I remember very clearly only owning Nintendo consoles in my youth and all the Sega classics I missed out on until I bought a Sega Saturn.