THE VIDEO GAME MARKET HAS COLLAPSED

[SouthtownKid]

Terry, we cool and everything, but I think you picked a bad week to quit smoking.

 

[terry.330]

Terry, we cool and everything, but I think you picked a bad week to quit smoking.

I fucking knew you were making all your money off of underground designer vinyl toy sales.

Figures.

 

[SNKorSWM]

Are you fucking retarded? Seriously.

I've actually been meaning to ask that for quite awhile. Assburgers, there has to be some excuse for your dribble. You have survived too long for there not to be something wrong with you.

Who isn't? XD

 

[SouthtownKid]

I fucking knew you were making all your money off of underground designer vinyl toy sales.

Figures.

 

[TonK]

You can blame me for terry.330 actually speaking his mind now.

It gets better and better.

I didn't even know he came in here and regulated - fucking awesome.

I own a few PCB's and that's it.

A few treasures from my youth that hold more sentimental value than anything.

 

[SouthtownKid]

A few treasures from my youth that hold more sentimental value than anything.

The best reason for collecting anything.

 

[LoneSage]

This thread is bonkers, if anything, the opposite is true.

I would like to direct everyone's attention to Earthbound on SNES. It's nuts now what the game goes for. $150 for the bare cart, as high as $800 for a mint CIB copy??? Many games of that era are worth a ton now. I've been trying to get into Turbografx 16 games lately, and the prices are sky high.

Even some PlayStation games are still very high, look at The Misadventures of Tron Bonne.

You are talking about a very select few titles, most certainly not the majority of a system's library.

 

[Late]

The best reason for collecting anything.

Exacto.

My reason for buying Neo Geo games is just that, the games that I enjoyed as a child/teen, are there for me to re-play whenever I like.

 

[N30_G30_speed]

Lately I've noticed that the neogeo scene seems to be getting more expensive, not cheaper, and regarding discs since I usually use downloaded iso I don't really keep an eye in that area.
However I do have to agree that getting into the video game collecting to eventually turn it aroudn into profit is not the best way to make money, its even risky as you are explaining today about discs, I say whatever you paid for it if at the moment you bought it, if it made you happy it served its purpose and it wasn't wasted money...

but hey... if the current tendency reaches the NG market and allows me to do this...

with AES Sengoku 3, Metal slug 3 and Kizuna Encounter (euro) carts I say "FUCK YEAH!"

 

[SSS]

Who isn't? XD

don't make me come over there and rip the X and D keys outta your keyboard.

 

[Jedah Doma]

As a few others have said, buy games because you want them, not for some cockamamie scheme to make money. There are plenty of games I own that are worth more than I paid, but I enjoy PLAYING them. That's the key. Buy what you want to play and play what you buy. If it just sits on your shelves, it's kind of pointless.

 

[ki_atsushi]

I buy sealed games to open and play them.

 

[Dr Shroom]

Gonna buy some more games today, just try to stop me.

 

[TonK]

Lately I've noticed that the neogeo scene seems to be getting more expensive, not cheaper, and regarding discs since I usually use downloaded iso I don't really keep an eye in that area.
However I do have to agree that getting into the video game collecting to eventually turn it aroudn into profit is not the best way to make money, its even risky as you are explaining today about discs, I say whatever you paid for it if at the moment you bought it, if it made you happy it served its purpose and it wasn't wasted money...

but hey... if the current tendency reaches the NG market and allows me to do this...

with AES Sengoku 3, Metal slug 3 and Kizuna Encounter (euro) carts I say "FUCK YEAH!"

Is there a reason nobody quoted this picture before me?

 

[Poonman]

Game of thrones > Throne of games

 

[ki_atsushi]

Did you buy the Duo today as well?

 

[Late]

Totally OT/Re: Spoon

I have found Game of Thrones to be totally non-interesting, I just don't give a shit about the characters, nor their fates, the pervert dwarf is all right though. (Season 1 here)

Still, it is fun to see a better executed fantasy scenario, as a TV show, opposed to the abysmally crap LotR movies.

 

[Poonman]

Totally OT/Re: Spoon

I have found Game of Thrones to be totally non-interesting, I just don't give a shit about the characters, nor their fates, the pervert dwarf is all right though. (Season 1 here)

Still, it is fun to see a better executed fantasy scenario, as a TV show, opposed to the abysmally crap LotR movies.

Well, I only said it for the wordplay...oddly enough I don't give a shit about any of the characters either, but my suspense and interest in the overall story remains.

More than anything I think the shows appeal lies in it's grit and irreverence towards conventional "medieval fantasy" storytelling....lots of tits, fucking, cussing, and killing off characters you thought were central to the story.

Like the sopranos, but with swords and shit.

 

[Dr Shroom]

Did you buy the Duo today as well?

Yes.

 

[ki_atsushi]

Yes.

Good man.

 

[Dr Shroom]

Its a fun system but I'm expecting a laser failure soon.
Now I need to get rid of my CoreGrafx II

 

[Tarma]

Hmmmmn... shame there isn't more of a toilet motif to this... I'd find it more apt.

 

[SonGohan]

Been playing NES all morning with my kid. Paid $50 for a system w/7 games. I've gotten way more than my money's worth so far. I'm already in the black, concerning investments.

 

[SetaSouji??]

If that's the case, sell me Persona and Persona 2, I miss those games

 

[IcBlUsCrN]

Suckers collecting video games lol, transformers now there is where its at.