Collecting Vs Playing

Pyongyang

80s Synth Pop wrote: »

In reality it's a form of compulsive hoarding and an obsessive-compulsive disorder. Off to the doctor with you all

It also invokes sniffing, keeping stuff sealed, demanding spine cards, reg cards and anything else you have coming to you.

Then you open the floodgates and start buying magazines you can't read (yet ) at €20-25 each, or game guides you'll never use, art books, laserdiscs, merchandise, posters that cost €100, DVD's that cost €100+, an arcade cabinet from Japan, ridiculously expensive PCB's you could play for free in MAME and and and andd ds.fl,,..ds/.///.......asduukslhaskldfhslfkhfklhaslfjkhasljghflsajhajlh!!!!!!!!!


ARGGGGGHHHHH!!!

I love this hobby.

o1s1n

80s Synth Pop wrote: »

In reality it's a form of compulsive hoarding and an obsessive-compulsive disorder. Off to the doctor with you all

I'm beginning to think there's more to Ciderman being a moderator than just his love for all things gaming...

CiDeRmAn

o1s1n wrote: »

I'm beginning to think there's more to Ciderman being a moderator than just his love for all things gaming...

Well, I have assisted in drawing up treatment plans for people with obsessive behaviours in the past, but this is more often with things like SIB and pica amongst other things.

What are you suggesting??

I mean, moderating here is like herding cats!

OwaynOTT

CiDeRmAn wrote: »

Well, I have assisted in drawing up treatment plans for people with obsessive behaviours in the past, but this is more often with things like SIB and pica amongst other things.

What are you suggesting??

I mean, moderating here is like herding cats!

Pfff! Herding cats is a realtively easy job, I've five and do just fine. So what your saying is it easy to herd retro and arcade posters.

CiDeRmAn

Hmm, maybe the challenge I should describe is getting A&R posters to stay on topic....


Oh, and Streets of Rage and Golden Axe suck donkey balls, and just for Retr0, the suck donkey kong country balls as well.....

o1s1n

CiDeRmAn wrote: »

and just for Retr0, the suck donkey kong country balls as well.....

Retr0 Wants to chat up dudes, you seem to want to provide him with some weird sucking service, and they're all talking about vaseline over in the other thread.

What exactly happened while I was away last week? Do I even want to know? Did that beers go ahead? Did you all 'discover' something new about yourselves?!

Myrddin

o1s1n wrote: »

Retr0 Wants to chat up dudes, you seem to want to provide him with some weird sucking service, and they're all talking about vaseline over in the other thread.

What exactly happened while I was away last week? Do I even want to know? Did that beers go ahead? Did you all 'discover' something new about yourselves?!

No, not at all. You've just been away in normality for a week. It takes a while to acclimatize back into A&R. You have Reality Narcosis, or Reality Bends. Just sit back & relax, you'll be grand in a day or two.

Atavan-Halen

o1s1n wrote: »

What exactly happened while I was away last week? Do I even want to know? Did that beers go ahead? Did you all 'discover' something new about yourselves?!

It was a cocktail of booze, vaseline, baby oil and regret.

Retr0gamer

Atavan halens philosophy on retrogame collecting: Gotta Catch 'em all!

Atavan-Halen

Retr0gamer wrote: »

Atavan halens philosophy on retrogame collecting: Gotta Catch 'em all!

True.

I do buy most things with the intention of playing/using them but I generally don't have the time. Although when I'm retired in like a million years, then I can just play games all day long!

CiDeRmAn

I'm starting to think this modding lark isn't for me, I reckon you lot need a firmer hand....
Keep y'all on topic

Retr0gamer

atavan-halen wrote: »

True.

I do buy most things with the intention of playing/using them but I generally don't have the time. Although when I'm retired in like a million years, then I can just play games all day long!

You better hope you find yourself a compatible liver donor before you make plans for retirement :P

Atavan-Halen

CiDeRmAn wrote: »

I'm starting to think this modding lark isn't for me, I reckon you lot need a firmer hand....
Keep y'all on topic

I'll be good I swear!

Squirrels!



Although to be on topic I do love collecting games. Like I said above I buy most things with the intention of playing them but it's more of a case of Items bought > Items used. There is something very satisfying about having shelves of games and a nice row of console boxes though. In saying that I'd probably not go for a full collection of games for a system and see no point of sealed games.

CiDeRmAn

Is that a red squirrel or a grey squirrel, it looks kinda ginger but he may have dyed it to throw off the locals....
Their fur makes excellent paint brushes, good for watercolours I think it is, probably a lot of squirrels needing skin grafts as a result mind

Pyongyang

CiDeRmAn wrote: »

Their fur makes excellent paint brushes, good for watercolours I think it is, probably a lot of squirrels needing skin grafts as a result mind

Thanks for inadvertently reminding me I need to buy some Copic markers.

CiDeRmAn

Pyongyang wrote: »

Thanks for inadvertently reminding me I need to buy some Copic markers.

Had to google those!
You an artist?
I'm an acrylic man myself!....

And playing always must beat collecting, otherwise we might as well be collecting photos of telegraph poles!