Thread 714438638

Do you have an impressive display of your game collection /v/?
>pic related

>>714438638 (OP)
Seriously.

Add some color to that room homie.

Why is collecting video games considered inherently more lowbrow than collecting movies?

>>714438638 (OP)
Are those plastic sleeves or actual cases? Looks nice anon.

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>>714438960
Is it? Games are infinitely more replayable per the size they take up. They also are more valuable. Hardly any physical tv/movie media is worth money. CIB games, especially sealed NES/SNES, are worth $$$, so it makes sense to hold on to them or collect them.

Impressive? No
Collection? For me at least

>>714440045
Very nice, anon. My bro has that GBA case.

>>714438638 (OP)
I have so many games, organized on multiple different shelving units, that trying to show them off is difficult.

>>714440624
Damn. Great Sega collection of heavy hitters. Where are you getting that price for Pocky & Rocky 2? My price charting is saying $485.
Musha CIB is awesome. Still my favorite Genesis game, and I'm an SNES man.

>>714440775
I have immense respect for big box PC collectors. That's like peak video game nerd and pure game appreciation.

>>714438638 (OP)
Just recently bought a new house and I still haven't gotten the game room just right. This is only one side of it.

>>714441601
That is fucking sweet, anon. SNES/N64 is a sweet retro combo. Best memories from those.

>>714438638 (OP)
All of that could be a single mini PC the size of a TV remote

>>714441601
I know it's cool to collect the n64 boxes but don't you think it's really inconvenient? I guess not if you don't play it much.

>>714440624
Jesus Christ
The only $1000+ game I have is Kuon CIB. Besides Tron Bonne, Blood Will Tell, and Koudelka you have have some pretty impressive stuff I don’t have.

>>714442427
>>714442443
Why is it people collect all sorts of retarded shit from stamps to old cars yet you spergs will never shut the fuck up and stop screeching about people collecting video games? On a board dedicated to video games no less? You faggots must have crippling fox and grapes syndrome

Because this is a videogame board. Why would I be complaining about stamps?

>>714442443
How is it inconvenient? It's the same as taking a CD out of the case.

>>714438638 (OP)
Mine isn't very impressive.

>>714442861
Collecting is numale behavior period, you think I have good things to say about "people" with star wars or marvel rooms? lmao

>>714443504
dis nigga still climbing up maslow's hierarchy of needs

>>714442427
>no art
>no collectibility and rarity
>no manuals
>no smell, feel
>no 100% true to original
NGMI

>>714443351
i'd have a good time at your house

>>714443351
I'd say that's impressive. You clearly love video games, and enjoy authenticity. You have a great collection from the golden age of gaming until present. Just because you don't have a bunch of rare heavy hitters doesn't mean shit, anon. You have great taste and get what you can. I respect that.
>t. has an almost 6 figure game collection

I've built up a collection from buying games over 20 years but it's not like I consider myself a collector

My SNES CIB collection. Aladdin is at my bros. and I think the only game I'm missing is the Mario Kart box.

>>714444019
Same. I've kept most of my games and picked up what I could over the years. You do that for 20+ years and you'll have some nice stuff to pass down.

It sucks living in a smallish apartment, all my games are scattered across shelves and boxes and closets. No way to take a proper picture

Even as a preteen I thought game hoarding was stupid. Never kept more than 10 or so games in the house before I traded them with people or stores to keep up the habit

>>714438638 (OP)
No. I stopped buying physical a decade ago and I find the used prices for "retro" games I want to be unacceptable. I might buy some cheap PS2 stuff but it feels pointless

>>714442427
Yeah, except the fact just one of my video games is worth more than your mini PC tardo

>>714440624
>cant just show the shelf which is what people want to see
>shows 20 of the highest priced items in the collection
what a fag

>>714440906
CAD

>>714444626
Not that guy, but I have 12 of those if you want to see.

>>714444735
no this is a "impressive display" thread not a flex thread.

>>714444626
Eat a dick.

Here's my GB/C/A collection.

>>714444903
My bad. Just trying to upstage the no-show.

I put together multiple Raspberry Pi's where the shells are shaped like various consoles. Even though you can easily put like every early period game in existence onto just one of them, I like to have dedicated libraries on each.

>>714438638 (OP)
>no Goof Troop
>impressive

>>714440045
soul

>>714443278
I think cardboard is much more fragile and I would have to be very careful not to tear or dent it. Not just for sake of value and coolness but those little flaps are always the first to rip and make it even more annoying to open/close. I personally don't like the stress of maintaining them. I think it's cool that you have them all. Mine were all discarded during childhood so I don't have to really think about it.

I guess compactness would be another issue but yours fit really well on your shelf and are nice aesthetically. Can't say the same about modern console cases. I actually trash my Switch game boxes and put the cartridges in a folder. The boxes are all mostly empty and covered in warning labels and shit. Not like these old soulful full art boxes.

>>714444324
I'm sorry, anon. I hope you get a proper hosue someday. It took me a while, but I made it happen. Look forward to getting your collection out in an open room and starting to look through it and brainstorming how you will store/display it. So much fun.

>>714438638 (OP)
maybe it's cause I grew up with them but SNES/N64 boxes are so cool

Just random stuff.

>>714445339
They are cool because they have a uniform design choice, but also allow for creativity in the game logo. Complete opposite of the Switch. Also, because they are made out of cardboard before the collecting/value craze started in the early 2000s, they are rare, and especially in sealed or excellent conditions. It makes a collection like OPs very impressive, and $$$.

>>714438638 (OP)
Yep

>>714445039
I got the answer to your problem, bro. Custom made hardshell cases for classic cases.

https://www.gamingrelics.com/

>>714442861
There is nothing cool whatsoever about hoarding games that you bought for outrageous prices in plastic cases that you never intend to open. It's anti-gaming behavior if anything.

>>714445661
But what if you bought them for retail, or cheaper than retail. What if you bought them for above retail, but they are now worth more than you paid? What about that? Hmm?

>>714445039
Making this webm was harder that getting the game out.

This is most of what I got, just random crap from over the years. I still have the boxes and manuals for the Wii and Wii Fit Plus, I've been trying to use it lately, random xbox games not pictured because all of my xboxes have crapped out (shocking)

>>714445661
>he doesn't own a damn thing

>>714446407
Sweet. My bro loves this game. I never got into it. I hear it's one of the hardest games on the system.

>>714445546
Some good games, some bad games not saying I didn't play them too
Overall good taste, anon, especially Justified

>>714445661
Why are you here being a faggot about something you apparently don’t care about instead of fucking off and being a faggot somewhere else?

>>714446762
JFG is not hard, but it can get tedious.

>>714446407
>totally bends the middle of the flap and doesn't care
AAAAAAAAAAAAA

I know this shouldn't bother me. It's not like the box is in perfect condition anyway. I honestly wouldn't care if I bought a box that already came that way. But whenever I damage something further, I can't help but keep beating myself over it. I acknowledge I'm weird for having this concern.

>>714445661
Not everyone buys these at shops and shows/online, a lot of people still own their original copies for stuff too

>>714445843
I would rather pay $50 from a store 25 years ago than pay $150 to a greasy fat guy today.

>>714447137
Jesus Christ. You lot get hung up on things that no one will ever see. Here's a crisp flap opening to appease your autism.

>>714448395
I am now satisfied

>>714448395
Turok 2 was one of those games that felt next gen. You could easily get past the shit framrate, but the but graphics, resolution, animation, enemy AI were on another level back then. If you grew up on Doom you know what I mean.