This is definitely something important to me, because I've been playing games since I could hold a controller... or box with a joystick and one red button on it. There are tons of games and consoles I've lost over the years. It's mostly because as a kid you don't think of these things, parents wanna clear out junk from the entertainment center, not enough outlets for all the consoles, not enough space for all the games, etc.
So to keep those really old ones near and dear to my heart, I simply just have a bunch of emulators and roms and am in the process of trying to get all the games I remember playing. I've also used the opportunity to play older ones I never tried, so it's been nostalgic and new at the same time.
As far as a real collection, I have a modest DVD shelf that's about 6' tall and I have a small collection of games for the GameCube, Wii, 360, PSOne, PS2, and PS3. There are a couple of stores in NYC that have a lot of older stuff, so from time to time I check them out and buy one or two old ones that I want in my collection. Having them around, right next to my desk, is a great way to keep the memories close. It's also a pretty inexpensive way to do it. The stores that sell the old games sell them used and you can check the condition they're in before you buy, make sure they have the booklet, etc., and they're usually under $5.
As far as PC games go, I never got to play them growing up. I was always a console gamer and we never had a PC that could handle games anyway. Not until January of 2013 did I finally build my own gaming PC. Since them, I haven't touched the consoles cuz I've had literally hundreds of amazing PC games to catch up on that I've been missing out on since I was young. It's cool to create a whole new set of memories for PC games now and since they are all downloaded games I can't display them so to counter that, I use an app on my phone and an app on my PC to catalog them all with cover art, info, etc. It's pretty cool so far.
So, long story long, there you go. Keep them around in any way you can and play whenever you can. Display them, catalog them, write about them, talk about them with friends or on message boards like this one, etc. It's all we can do.
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