Classic Game Collecting

 So how many of you collect classic video games? How many of you want to start collecting classic video games?
 
Since you are on this website I bet you have more than a passing interest in video games. Am I right? Well eventually you are going to want to start amassing a collection of classic titles. It happens to all of us, it'll happen to you.  Collecting video games is easy, storing them is easy, maintaining them is easy and rehabilitating them is easy.
I'll be breaking down the who, what, where, why and mostly the how of classic game collecting.
 
A lot of people believe that the only games worth their time are the newest the biggest the awesome-est and the most game of the year award winning-est games on the market. Those people are severely short sighted. Classic games are viewed through the rose colored glasses of nostalgia. This makes each and every game better, or at least makes you think it is better. Each classic game in your collection will come attached with the story of "how and why" you got it. If your lucky some the games you love will be better than they were originally. (most will be worse) I encourage making your collection a deeply personal effort, don't just try to buy every NES title buy the ones you played. This will help maintain your hunger for classic games.
People will also tell you that you can just play it on an emulator with a PC Gamepad. That's right you can, you can also only drive sport cars in low gears and watch TV in black and white. The truth is that a computer will never stand in for a well maintained game system. Is it cheaper to emulate? Yes. Is it easier to emulate? Yes. Is it worth it? No. Is it the 'same'? Not in a million years.
 
If you want to build a good collection don't listen to the nay sayers just do it. I'll help.

 So how many of you collect classic video games? How many of you want to start collecting classic video games?
 
Since you are on this website I bet you have more than a passing interest in video games. Am I right? Well eventually you are going to want to start amassing a collection of classic titles. It happens to all of us, it'll happen to you.  Collecting video games is easy, storing them is easy, maintaining them is easy and rehabilitating them is easy.
I'll be breaking down the who, what, where, why and mostly the how of classic game collecting.
 
A lot of people believe that the only games worth their time are the newest the biggest the awesome-est and the most game of the year award winning-est games on the market. Those people are severely short sighted. Classic games are viewed through the rose colored glasses of nostalgia. This makes each and every game better, or at least makes you think it is better. Each classic game in your collection will come attached with the story of "how and why" you got it. If your lucky some the games you love will be better than they were originally. (most will be worse) I encourage making your collection a deeply personal effort, don't just try to buy every NES title buy the ones you played. This will help maintain your hunger for classic games.
People will also tell you that you can just play it on an emulator with a PC Gamepad. That's right you can, you can also only drive sport cars in low gears and watch TV in black and white. The truth is that a computer will never stand in for a well maintained game system. Is it cheaper to emulate? Yes. Is it easier to emulate? Yes. Is it worth it? No. Is it the 'same'? Not in a million years.
 
If you want to build a good collection don't listen to the nay sayers just do it. I'll help.

You know what sucks? i used to own a Sega genesis with ALOT of games, maybe like 50, and obviously back then i wasnt really interested in collecting games, so my mum gave the console and the games to a friend of hers (since i already moved to a playstation) 
 
i regret this a heap now, because firstly, i loved my genesis, and secondly, those were ALOT of games 
 
i collect games to a certain extent, like if i know a game will gain value in the future, or its a game i personally like and enjoyed. 
 
an example of this is the 25th anniversary of mario all stars on the wii, for one i dont particularly think the game is worth the price tag, but i assume its something that will increase in price 
 
i also have a obession with certain franchises, those being Final Fantasy and Resident evil, i have bought the same game on multiple platforms and will rebuy games that i maybe sold earlier 

I collect anything from any era.  I just enjoy the thrill of the hunt and don't enjoy spending large amounts of money on amazon/ebay for a "classic".  I just take it as they come.

I've occasionally toyed with the idea of buying an old system and collecting games for it (including bad failed systems like the virtual boy and the 3DO), but then I realized that novelty only goes so far with how much I want to spend. I mean, I randomly own a copy of Tie Fighter in original box with all the floppies and most of the manuals (but, oddly enough not the one with the passwords), but does that mean I want to spend upwards of $50 for other, similar titles? Maybe when I have that kind of income.

I've just got my classic collecting under control over the last few years. Probably have well over 1200 games right now. Makes me sad a little bit realizing I have no interest in playing 30-40% of those and just got them when I was obsessed with numbers instead of games that meant something to me nostalgia wise.

I am indeed a classic game collector. Actually that's not quite right either, I am really just an all around game collector because I love owning the new ones just as much as the old ones.

I look forward to your breakdown, I have intended to start collecting once i am not a super broke college student anymore =p

i kind of collect games and systems. i keep all of my old games. i have a entrainment cabinet full of ps2 and gamecube games. they just sit there and there were a lot of them.

Much to the detriment of my savings, I have a large collection of classic gaming stuff. Cases in point.

I've actually considered it just recently when I started watching classic game room reviews.  More specifically consoles.  I actually have a Neo-Geo somewhere in the house, (maybe the garage, most likely in the closet) that my dad actually bought when it came out.  I found out that thing was like $600, back in the day.  And we had Samurai Showdown and Fatal Fury 2.  I'm pretty sure the cases for those are in poor condition but man, they are some old treasures with some great personal history.  I hope I find them.