when he comes home from school we'd get together and play bomberman for hours....man...i need to be friends with that guy again

 

Thanks to this thread, i just brought a dreamcast, 15 games, and 2 controllers for $70 on ebay........

 

I really liked video games growing up. I'd save every penny for a game. If I did something good, or if I did something positive, I was always rewarded with a new title. The NES was my babysitter.

I was a lock and key kid growing up, so I'd come home to an empty house quite a bit. The SNES kept me busy and out of trouble for sure.

There were so many games I wanted. :hs:

I got into Anime for a bit (Ranma 1/2, DBZ) but then was exposed to import games. At the japanese toy store, I'd see all these strange Super Famicom (JDM SNES) titles ranging from Macross, to Ranma, to odd versions of Nintendo branded Tetris.

I wanted them all ... but they were $89.99 A POP. (1994ish)

I never got one.



Around 1997, the emulation scene took off hard. I was there when I saw these $80 titles become available for free. I was there when there'd be a weekly release by internet groups. I remember having to download the .zip file before the free Geocities bandwidth would become exhausted from over use.

After gathering titles for free ... I started to look into system mods and disc burning.

My first CD recorder was $449.99, wrote at 4x, and came with an internal SCSI card. A pack of 50 blank DVD's was $59.99.

I just know a lot about games because getting shit for free turned into a hobby. h:

 

:lmao:

what games?

 

Im glad i was able to help :lmao:

 

for some reason i read the thread title as "buying a democrat"

 

gots Sonic, soul caliber, crazy taxi, tokyo extreme racer 1 and 2, Marvel vs snk, toy story 2, daytona, nfl 2k and 2k1, nba, sega rally, unreal tournament, dance? thats whats listed...
im waiting to find a deal on power stone 1 and 2

u know, this is exactly how i started collecting them transformers alternators................

 

I guess combined me and drew have what it takes to empty pockets : poledancer:

 

After work, I started to go though my bookcases to see exactly what I have of value. I dug up this ...


1st row: Shining Force III, Panzer Dragoon Saga, Dragon Force
2nd row: Shining The Holy Ark, Guardian Heroes, Super Puzzle Fighter 2
3rd row: Waku Waku 7, Astra Superstars, Castlevania: Dracula X
4th row: Bomberman: Fight!, Burning Rangers, Macross: Do You Remember To Love

I have a down payment on a car tied up in 12 games. :doh:

 

holy crap dude, you can retire off all the stuff you bought (including the TF's). h: