So having ummed and aahhhed for a while about it, I've finally sold my PC, NES, SNES, and N64 games. I have to say as well, it was great, just as enjoyable as people told me it would be to get rid of the stuff that I don't have time to play and that takes up a lot of room. It was just some strange attachment that was holding me back.
In the last year I went back to guitar and music in my spare time and it's been great. I don't live in the UK at the moment and I'm finding a much more vibrant music scene, and a culture where hobbies are really part of life, not something to squeeze in. Finally, there's no time for so many different hobbies, and a conversation with a baseball-card collector made me realize that my video game collection is / was mostly irrelevant in the grand scheme of things.
Having said all that, I'm having trouble knowing where to go next.
Original Xbox - a few exclusive games, but seeing use via XBMC.
Dreamcast - just thinking about selling it makes me sad. I always loved the underdog. But at the risk of sounding like a broken record... *repeats the above*
Gamecube - similar to the Dreamcast - great underdog, lots of unfinished business there.
Wii - hard to love it that much but a few great games and party potential. Plus the hardware plays my GC games.
PS2 - have a lot of exclusives, although JRPGs should probably go.
PS3 - only a few games for it as I prefer to buy last-gen but they are real quality. Plus Rock Band instruments and some unfinished business.
Also BC hardware plays my PS2 games.
What I'm interested to know, is what order would *you* sell these collections in and why?
(I might just leave it there in the hope that one day I have space for a dedicated home cinema / gaming room. I seem to be blocked again, although as I said, I overcame an original block and don't regret it at all. I think selling the NES, SNES, N64 stuff was okay up to a point, as I mostly see them as too dated to really enjoy, and even though the PC is the best platform, I took the view that I spend enough time on a PC anyway and if I do game in my future, I'd like to do it on the couch, not cooped up in front of the PC.)
In the last year I went back to guitar and music in my spare time and it's been great. I don't live in the UK at the moment and I'm finding a much more vibrant music scene, and a culture where hobbies are really part of life, not something to squeeze in. Finally, there's no time for so many different hobbies, and a conversation with a baseball-card collector made me realize that my video game collection is / was mostly irrelevant in the grand scheme of things.
Having said all that, I'm having trouble knowing where to go next.
Original Xbox - a few exclusive games, but seeing use via XBMC.
Dreamcast - just thinking about selling it makes me sad. I always loved the underdog. But at the risk of sounding like a broken record... *repeats the above*
Gamecube - similar to the Dreamcast - great underdog, lots of unfinished business there.
Wii - hard to love it that much but a few great games and party potential. Plus the hardware plays my GC games.
PS2 - have a lot of exclusives, although JRPGs should probably go.
PS3 - only a few games for it as I prefer to buy last-gen but they are real quality. Plus Rock Band instruments and some unfinished business.
Also BC hardware plays my PS2 games.What I'm interested to know, is what order would *you* sell these collections in and why?
(I might just leave it there in the hope that one day I have space for a dedicated home cinema / gaming room. I seem to be blocked again, although as I said, I overcame an original block and don't regret it at all. I think selling the NES, SNES, N64 stuff was okay up to a point, as I mostly see them as too dated to really enjoy, and even though the PC is the best platform, I took the view that I spend enough time on a PC anyway and if I do game in my future, I'd like to do it on the couch, not cooped up in front of the PC.)
Many of them could be re-bought for my consoles (albeit with lower-res and lack of keyboard/mouse control). I enjoy too many console exclusives to go PC-only.
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