Graeme's ultimate shortcoming in this blog endeavor is that he is perceiving my statements of opinion as challenges for debate. And yet, this also holds positive connotation as it gives our discussions an aspect of unpredictability and keeps things generally more interesting.
On another note, it always seems that this time of night is when Windows Media Player decides to start playing the songs I have from 'My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic' on me. So... WINTER WRAP-UP WINTER WRAP-UP! LET'S FINISH OUR HOLIDAY CHEER! WINTER WRAP-UP WINTER WRAP-UP! 'CAUSE TOMORROW SPRING IS HERE 'CAUSE TOMORROW SPRING IS HERE! Swag.-- Kieran
Monday 12 March 2012
Old-School Game Collection - A Buyer's Guide (maybe-kinda-sorta) Part 1
Yo, what up hip cats?! So I be hearin' you wantz to START a collection of da best gamez. We bee helpin' u know what ya best be lookin' fer dawgz!!!!! -- Kieran
and i will be here to add comments and keep this from going to memes -- Graeme
Graeme's a liar. He'll be the first one of us to start posting memes, but I digress. So let's dive in shall we? -- Kieran
ya lez do it home skillet--Graeme
That sounds awful. Scissor me timbers? -- Lacey
Now, the interested among you are probably wondering, "How do I go about building a collection? Where do I start?" Honestly, there is no set place to start from. The first step is to pick your console of choice (be it the NES, Atari 2600, Sega Genesis, etc.), pick a few games along with it - the "essentials" if you will - and you can build from there. -- Kieran
If you are considering starting a collection you probably already have a console that's just lying around and I would say that this would be the place to start as it will be low cost but if your heart set on an old console i would start with an n64-- Graeme
Another aspect you may want to consider is to ask yourself, "For what purpose am I collecting?" Are you after owning? Playing? Reselling? This factor will help you to determine in what condition the products you buy should be in. For example, if you just want to play the damn game, you're probably not gonna shell out $150 for a copy of 'Secret of Mana' in it's original packaging. Bargain bins and flea market shopping are often a cheap way to make some fun discoveries and acquire those beloved gems of your collection. -- Kieran
To add to that topic do you need to have your games rated if so be prepared to shell out big bucks for those cases-- Graeme
A valid point, once you get a game graded, be prepared to NEVER PLAY IT EVER. Grading is pretty much a pointless process to send away for, since there are dozens of guides on the wide world of the internet on how to assess a game's condition yourself (ie. http://www.vgquality.com/grade.asp). As a collector in my own right, I feel that the grading process is unimportant and that a game's value should be in the experience of the game itself. -- Kieran
I like trains. -- Lacey
wow really Lacey anyway as someone who actually owns graded games I can say that buying a graded game is almost useless, but it helps the resale of the game to those how only buy graded games -- Graeme
Graeme no can grammar/punctuation. Anyway we'll continue this in a future post so stay tuned friends! -- Kieran
TO BE CONTINUED...
and i will be here to add comments and keep this from going to memes -- Graeme
Graeme's a liar. He'll be the first one of us to start posting memes, but I digress. So let's dive in shall we? -- Kieran
ya lez do it home skillet--Graeme
That sounds awful. Scissor me timbers? -- Lacey
Now, the interested among you are probably wondering, "How do I go about building a collection? Where do I start?" Honestly, there is no set place to start from. The first step is to pick your console of choice (be it the NES, Atari 2600, Sega Genesis, etc.), pick a few games along with it - the "essentials" if you will - and you can build from there. -- Kieran
If you are considering starting a collection you probably already have a console that's just lying around and I would say that this would be the place to start as it will be low cost but if your heart set on an old console i would start with an n64-- Graeme
Another aspect you may want to consider is to ask yourself, "For what purpose am I collecting?" Are you after owning? Playing? Reselling? This factor will help you to determine in what condition the products you buy should be in. For example, if you just want to play the damn game, you're probably not gonna shell out $150 for a copy of 'Secret of Mana' in it's original packaging. Bargain bins and flea market shopping are often a cheap way to make some fun discoveries and acquire those beloved gems of your collection. -- Kieran
To add to that topic do you need to have your games rated if so be prepared to shell out big bucks for those cases-- Graeme
A valid point, once you get a game graded, be prepared to NEVER PLAY IT EVER. Grading is pretty much a pointless process to send away for, since there are dozens of guides on the wide world of the internet on how to assess a game's condition yourself (ie. http://www.vgquality.com/grade.asp). As a collector in my own right, I feel that the grading process is unimportant and that a game's value should be in the experience of the game itself. -- Kieran
I like trains. -- Lacey
wow really Lacey anyway as someone who actually owns graded games I can say that buying a graded game is almost useless, but it helps the resale of the game to those how only buy graded games -- Graeme
Graeme no can grammar/punctuation. Anyway we'll continue this in a future post so stay tuned friends! -- Kieran
TO BE CONTINUED...
Lacey is a Totally Productive Member of Society
Lacey, Y U NO TOPIC US?! -- Kieran
P.S. Tetris Attack, a true American classic. Wait...
Lacey Y U NO GIVE ON TO US ATOPIC WHY???!!!!!!--Graeme
Watch out, we got a badass over here. -- Lacey
-- Kieran
-- Graeme
P.S. Tetris Attack, a true American classic. Wait...
Lacey Y U NO GIVE ON TO US ATOPIC WHY???!!!!!!--Graeme
Watch out, we got a badass over here. -- Lacey
-- Kieran -- GraemeFriday 9 March 2012
XBOX 360 is all win the PS3 a close 2nd Nintendo is not even in the picture literally-- Graeme
OH FOR THE LOVE GOD! Grow a brain, then come have a serious discussion and try again. -- Kieran
so you refuse to agree that the wii and the wii u have terrible games and terrible graphics -- Graeme
I have only ever expressed love for older generation Nintendo consoles. I do enjoy a good Wii game on the side, but I will admit that Microsoft and Sony (no matter how much I despise the latter) cornered the market in theis current generation of gamers. The biggest downfall of the Wii is attempting to rope in new customers rather than just producing games of overall quality. -- Kieran
well at least you admit that xbox is where its at.( by the way Sega genesis) -- Graeme
Tell me something Graeme. Have you ever been as far as decided to use even want to go do look more like? -- Kieran
nice argument this is over 1 win -- Graeme
OH FOR THE LOVE GOD! Grow a brain, then come have a serious discussion and try again. -- Kieran
so you refuse to agree that the wii and the wii u have terrible games and terrible graphics -- Graeme
I have only ever expressed love for older generation Nintendo consoles. I do enjoy a good Wii game on the side, but I will admit that Microsoft and Sony (no matter how much I despise the latter) cornered the market in theis current generation of gamers. The biggest downfall of the Wii is attempting to rope in new customers rather than just producing games of overall quality. -- Kieran
well at least you admit that xbox is where its at.( by the way Sega genesis) -- Graeme
Tell me something Graeme. Have you ever been as far as decided to use even want to go do look more like? -- Kieran
nice argument this is over 1 win -- Graeme
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