Opportunity Cost

brightangel · Dec 1, 2005

Hey guys,

After looking through the price guides and sighing in despair at my bank balance, I noticed that many of you have huge and expensive collections.

Some very helpful feedback from the members here has encouraged me to consider a consolised MVS system, and I'm thinking to myself...this is going to set me back about what the Xbox360 costs....and we've got two more next gen consoles in 2006. What do I have to give up to get an MVS system?

So...what on earth did you give up in order to have those collections? A car? Household renovations? Higher education? Or does everyone have such a huge amount of disposable income that NG stuff is manageable???

Hard work and saving is one thing...but when you have a couple of grand in the bank, surely you'd freeze before you fork all that out on a Metal Slug...right???

Devine Orochi · Dec 1, 2005

1.)Jobs(Such as Wal-Mart employee, cashier at Mcdonalds, the cart boy at some Supermarket. Whatever gets the money in)
2.)Have no girlfriend, friends, life, whatever, to spend money on except video games
3.)Just rich because of your parents or your grandparents
4.)Sell your items to make money, and use that money
5.)Male-Juggalo

kernow · Dec 1, 2005

well my friend

if you are members such as 'ray_7' or 'curt' your parents pay for it all.

simple really.

Adamaki · Dec 1, 2005

I just don't buy any nexy gen consoles. I'm not interested in them at all. Neo Geo has everything I want from video gaming. Better resolution and 3D graphics don't neccesarily mean better games.

You should definitely go the mvs route if you don't have much money to spend. Nearly all the best games on the aes are expensive and you'd just end up spending money that you don't have to get the games you want. I know because I've been there! Now I have mvs I can steadily build up my collection by buying a few games each month and my bank balance hardly notices

Magnaflux · Dec 1, 2005

kernow said:
well my friend

if you are members such as 'ray_7' or 'curt' your parents pay for it all.

simple really.

A full set of English homecarts in a month no less!

Seriously, take your time and hunt out deals. These games aren't going anywhere and will last for quite some time longer.

The good thing is people take care of neo•geo games moreso than any other platform so finding them in good condition isn't difficult.

You can find auctions for MVS games any day of the week, but the consolized system is silly when compared to a supergun which plays most any JAMMA board.

That hoser Kpj or whatever will charge you much more than the costs of an MVS mobo, supergun and several games along with controllers for a bare system so just cut through the bullshit and buy a 'gun, you won't regret it.

Mark of the Wolves · Dec 1, 2005

Devine Orochi said:
5.)Male-Juggalo

This is the best way I feel. Atleast you have the potential to have fun while you are doing it. Not guranteed though. :emb:

El Capitan · Dec 1, 2005

with MVS, you can get most games and some kits for under £40, which is the high street price for new console games....

I would much rather have my MVS games than a row of PS2/Xbox titles.

El Capitan · Dec 1, 2005

Juggalo? I didn't think juggling paid that much (I actually know a guy who earn a crust juggling, plate spinning etc)

Being a male gigolo would be much wiser...

smokehouse · Dec 1, 2005

I simply shed some dead weight systems to raise the funds for my MVS stuff. I sold some close to worthless systems like:

3DO
Jaguar
One of my Master Systems
Laseractive
Dreamcast
My Genesis 2 and 3 as well as my Sega CD 2 (I kept me original Sega and Sega CD)

As well as many useless titles.

I couldn’t be happier. Games like Metal Slug 1-3 and bust a move make it all worth while.

Mark of the Wolves · Dec 1, 2005

El Capitan said:
Juggalo? I didn't think juggling paid that much (I actually know a guy who earn a crust juggling, plate spinning etc)

Being a male gigolo would be much wiser...

It's what he meant. I didn't feel like correcting.

Adamaki · Dec 1, 2005

Magnaflux said:
but the consolized system is silly when compared to a supergun which plays most any JAMMA board.

That depends on personal preference. I think a supergun is unnecessary and ugly when compared to a consolised system if you only want to play neo geo and have no interest in other arcade game boards.

El Capitan · Dec 1, 2005

Mark of the Wolves said:
It's what he meant. I didn't feel like correcting.

sorry - I thought the sarcasm got accross.

Neo Gold · Dec 1, 2005

I gave nothing up...just a little saving now & then...whats the rush...the right titles will come to you at the right price in the right conditions.....collections don't suddenly appear in a few weeks/months...they take years...Have fun with your MVS games & system....thats whats its all about.....there are some real cheap gems out there.....a few quid for ss1 / kof/ffs...and you'll have great fun with those for long time...

brightangel · Dec 1, 2005

I simply shed some dead weight systems to raise the funds for my MVS stuff. I sold some close to worthless systems like:

...

Dreamcast

That's not a deadweight system :crying:

Anyway, even if you wait years to collect your carts, surely there's something else that you'd want to buy or would need to pay for at the time that *special* cart turns up. I really need to get my car windows tinted, but I also really wanted an AES, so I gave the former up. Wait, I'll rephrase that to "deferred" rather than "gave up". 'Gave up' sounds soooo depressing.

And I couldn't be a gigolo. Years of video game playing has turned my body into an amorphous mass of jelly...I don't think that sells on the streets these days...

neo_X7 · Dec 1, 2005

Adamaki said:
I think a supergun is unnecessary and ugly when compared to a consolised system

I second that.

Tron · Dec 1, 2005

Donate blood :tickled:

Still a, MVS isn't cheap to get but keep in mind since the games are "dirt cheap". It will.... pay itself off in the long run.

brightangel · Dec 2, 2005

Last time I donated blood, all I got was a couple of lemon cream biscuits and hot chocolate....

Tron · Dec 2, 2005

brightangel said:
Last time I donated blood, all I got was a couple of lemon cream biscuits and hot chocolate....

Oh snap!

Adamaki · Dec 2, 2005

Tron 2.0 said:
Donate blood

Still a, MVS isn't cheap to get but keep in mind since the games are "dirt cheap". It will.... pay itself off in the long run.

You get paid for donating blood in the US?! I bet some students are down to their last litre!

Tron · Dec 3, 2005

Adamaki said:
You get paid for donating blood in the US?! I bet some students are down to their last litre!

Well some place's do some don't such as big city's etc.

Tsubaki · Dec 3, 2005

brightangel said:
Last time I donated blood, all I got was a couple of lemon cream biscuits and hot chocolate....

Well, you've got TWO kidneys for a reason, you know.

Big Shady · Dec 3, 2005

I gave up nothing. My gaming budget just went from current gen to NEO GEO. Plus I have a sweet job and being a single guy, my living expenses are low.

Curt · Dec 3, 2005

kernow said:
well my friend

if you are members such as ... or 'curt' your parents pay for it all.

simple really.

This is fucking horseshit, and false.

brightangel · Dec 3, 2005

Tsubaki said:
Well, you've got TWO kidneys for a reason, you know.

...but there's more than two Metal Slugs in the series...

kernow · Dec 3, 2005

Curt said:
This is fucking horseshit, and false.

you worked for the homecarts

the WRX , the 62" hdtv, the fucking BMW m5 or whatever, the 360 you paid for double price

dont talk shit

what job do you have exactly then?

do you .... "work" for your parents :kekeke:

mate, if you were in this country you'd be laughed at for being such a spoiled twat, someone your age cannot afford a WRX or a BMW without daddys help, sorry.

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