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#1  Edited By Jasonofindy
@Nadafinga said:

" Is this $15 on XBLA? I assume it will be the same price point for PSN.... "

It launched at $15 on XBLA, but considering its age and the number of times it has been on sale for $10 I can't really see them launching at that price on PSN now unless they also throw in the DLC or something for free.  If they do launch at $15, it seems very likely that it will be one of Sony's PSN sales for $10 within a couple of months.  That being said, the game is awesome and well worth the price whether it is $10 or $15.
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#2  Edited By Jasonofindy
@Tiger_Buttercup: Congratulations on the Saturn.  May you have continued luck in finding the games and systems you're looking for.  A couple more tips:    
 
1.  The CR2032 is the battery you're looking for if you need to replace the battery for the save memory on the saturn (and in NES cartridges) 
 
2.  I don't know how old you were when you last used a NES, but if you pick one up remember that if you are playing a game with internal memory and a battery you should hold down the RESET button for a few seconds before switching the power off to reduce the risk of corrupting/losing your save.  (Most later battery games remind you on screen but the early ones didn't) 
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#3  Edited By Jasonofindy
@ISuperGamerI said:
" This is why Microsoft needs to stop fooling around and remove Microsoft Points from Xbox Live. I think the only items you can purchase for 30 points is gamerpics. "
Uhh, no.  That would be like an automatic price increase on everything in the store.  1600 pts nominally equals $20 but can always be had cheaper, sometimes much cheaper.  They don't often sell cash for cheaper than face value.  
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#4  Edited By Jasonofindy
@gingertastic_10:  I'm not going to knock it.  I can imagine that if they were around when I was young and single they would have been pretty great for meeting/keeping in touch with people.
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#5  Edited By Jasonofindy
@gingertastic_10:  
 
It may be a shock, but there are a lot of people who don't use twitter/facebook/the rest of that teenage crap.
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#6  Edited By Jasonofindy
@Tiger_Buttercup said:

" I was born in 1983 so my first real exposure to video games was the NES. Whenever a new system came out, i'd have to sell my old one and all the games to afford the new one. It's hard to come by $200 when you're ten years old. Anyway, now that i'm 27 and have a little more financial freedom, i've decided to go back and buy all the consoles and games that I loved or missed. Yes I know I can just download emulators. Yes I know I can download a lot of the titles on various digital distribution channels. I want the originals, played on the systems their supposed to be played on.  I have two questions: 1) What's the best place to look? I've tried ebay and estarland.com but both seem a bit pricey. 2) What's the best way to go about this? Should I pick a system and try for all the games I want then move on? Should I follow a series across its platforms? Should I just buy whatever is cheapest and then fill in the gaps?   Thanks in advance for any help. "

I'm a bit older than you (child of the 70's), but went through a similar phase in 2000 where I wanted to reacquire old Atari and NES stuff that I had gotten rid of during high school.  I found that the best way to buy this stuff is just to be opportunistic and to NOT be in a hurry.  Set up automatic daily searches on ebay and just bid on lots with the consoles and lots of games bundled together.  Bid low on any auction that looks interesting.  You'll lose often.  However, over a period of months you'll end up with multiple machines and games at very cheap prices.  Be on the lookout at thrift stores, resale shops and garage sales as well.  You'll often finds hordes of cartridges for cheap and can occasionally  find a few of the expensive gems in with the rest.  You'll often end up with some duplicate stuff, but for the hardware and accessories you'll be glad.  You'll find that a fairly large proportion of the controllers will be worn and work poorly.  With the consoles, having the multiples lets you pick and choose the AV/RF adaptors that actually work and the power cords without a short in the cord where it enters the AC adaptor.  When it comes specifically to the NES, the 72 pin cartridge connector on the inside will likely be bad and need replaced.  In 2000, the best thing to do was to buy one of the SNES era top loading NES's that Nintendo released into the budget market once the SNES was in production. However, since Nintendo's patents on the Famicom and NES ran out in the mid-00's another bet is to buy one of the NES clones released since then.  (Note: Any machines with included ROMS are still illegal and shady as the games themselves are still protected by copyright). 
 
All of that being said, my advice is to just WAIT a little bit and reconsider in six months to a year.  If you still feel like you want to repurchase all your old stuff, go for it.  I had kept everything newer than the Snes/Genesis era so I didn't end up spending all that much money reacquiring old stuff.  However, looking back it was just a phase and I really don't actually replay any of these older games all that often.  Space could also become an issue as you get older.  In 2000, I was still a relative newlywed in my late 20's with no kids and an apartment.  I foolishly thought: "I'm moving into a house soon, I'll have even more space in the future than I do now."  Since then I have in fact moved into a nice spacious 3 bedroom house where it seemed like I would never run out of space for game junk.  The reality ten years later is that I now have two kids and what once felt like a cavernous space feels incredibly cramped.  
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#7  Edited By Jasonofindy
@Lashe said:
" 14 of those games mentioned in the first post are sequels. There are 19 games in that post.  That's depressing.  "
 
While sequels do make up a relatively high percentage of releases each year, I wouldn't be too depressed yet about the prospects of new IP in 2011.  With the exception of the high profile titles from heavily watched studios (such as Rage from id and LA Noire from Rockstar) it is really early for people to know about upcoming new IPs in 2011 as generally speaking money isn't really spent to promote many new IPs this far in advance of the release date.  I'm sure once we actually get into 2011, there will be some nice new IP surprises for you just as there are every year.   
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#8  Edited By Jasonofindy

I agree.  I know I'm interested in the following you list:
 
Resistance 3 
Infamous 2      
Zelda: Skyward Sword 
Gears of War 3      
 Rage 
Portal 2  
Batman Arkham City      
 
Plus there will inevitably be the titles I haven't heard of yet.  I'm crossing my fingers for a Borderlands 2 and for whatever Bethesda's main team has been working on since they wrapped Fallout 3.

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#9  Edited By Jasonofindy
@ThePiePieper said:
" Nice! Now how aboot them non-first party exclusives see some love over on the 360, i'm looking at you Naughty Dog. "
Sony owns Naughty Dog.  I'm pretty sure  they bought them around the time of the PS2 release.
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#10  Edited By Jasonofindy
@Maniac said:

" Why do we have more then one console again?  "

Because each of the three companies have very distinct strengths that make their console worth buying.   
 
Microsoft's online structure provides by far the best online experience and their OS background is apparent in how well their entire upgrade and update system works.  Their strong focus on western games is also a welcome feature for those of us uninterested in most of the stuff coming out of Japan.  
 
Sony's hardware background is apparent in the quality of the PS3.  Additionally, their financial interest in Bluray technology as both a manufacturer and as a movie rights holder insured its inclusion THIS generation which is a plus for those of us with home theater setups.  Sony's PS2 era relationships with small niche Japanese publishers also is a bonus for those interested in quirky Japanese games as their games are now starting to appear on the PS3. 
 
Nintendo's long history on the gaming space brings with it an incredibly deep well of existing franchises and pretty much unprecedented sales strength of first party software.  Generation after generation, Nintendo has consistently brought the most reliable and polished first party games. This generation they went a new route and opened up gaming to a very large new segment of players with innovative (if not always perfect or even preferable) motion controls. 
 
If I had to produce a single console, then I would love to have Microsoft's online expertise, Sony's manufacturing background, and Nintendo's first party developers all working on one machine.  It would be great . . . . for awhile.  The downside is that you would have the same situation as with the NES in the US during the mid to later 80's- no effective competition.  There would be nothing to drive them to produce new and better hardware, nothing to drive them to invest in their online services, nothing to spur them to innovate, nothing to push them to drop console prices.  Think how much later the PS3 would have launched without MS's competitive pressure on Sony.  Think about how much more expensive it would still be if market pressure wasn't there to push the price down.