TSTR wrote:
If you don't want to get into it, I understand, but does that memory color your enjoyment of the SNES in any way, positive or negative?
@JT - Thanks man, I appreciate that
Interesting question. Yes, it does. From a very basic perspective as a kid I saw all these other kids with more games, better families, better lives. I use to to think to myself, one day I will have all of that.
Specifically with SNES it totally warped my collecting for it but not the joy. I love collecting SNES games, it is my first love in regard to gaming but this is a multi-layered question and I different levels inside of me that his effects. When I first got back into collecting, SNES items were on the top of my list, the RPGS were some of the first games I bought. SNES lit the flame for me to collect more and more, but soon after starting again in 2006ish I swayed away from SNES completely. I eventually moved on to collecting full sets but I have pretty much gone out of my way to not complete a SNES set. I have said several times since 2006 that I think I'd like a full SNES set, but it still hasn't materialized. Just last year I said "for real, this time I am finishing SNES, that is my focus" and instead switched to Gamecube and am 5 games from finishing the basic set of that, and about 40 games away if you include all the Player's Choice titles. I have a full set of all the Sega Consoles too.
This is not to say I have been a total slouch when it comes to SNES, I have about 450 games, but I have been taking my sweet ass time. This is also true with NES. I don't feel any pain or grief or feel anything negative when I think about SNES, it is by far my fav console, but I don't want to complete it yet. I fear that when I complete SNES my desire to collect might dry up as well. That isn't a totally reasonable though but it does rattle around in my head from time to time.
