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Post by kerr9000 on Aug 7, 2022 17:19:39 GMT
Ok so its a simple question but one that I think could provide some really interesting conversations. What is your most treasured retro gaming item, if you cant pin it down to one and need to list 2 or 3 then feel free. It doesn't need to be the most expensive or hardest to find item, it can be an item that's special because it means a lot to you or it was given to you by someone important.
I find this a really hard one to answer because I am really fond of so many of the things I own for so many different reasons.
One thing I own that means the world to me and I would never sell is virtually worthless and that's my original copy of World of Illusion, I got it for Christmas one year and my mum played through it multiple times with me, she was a real lover of video games and I have happy memories of playing lots of stuff with her but this particular game is the one I have the most vivid memories of playing with her and now she's no longer with us I just couldn't ever imagine getting rid of this game.
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Post by megamixer on Aug 7, 2022 20:02:56 GMT
Probably for me, my complete GBA copies of Pokemon Sapphire, Firered, and Emerald. All minty. I could probably sell these for £300-£500 based on ebay prices these days but the fact that I bought all of these new on release and remember exactly when and where would dissuade me. If they were used copies that I'd acquired along the way, they'd probably be long gone.
Same for most of my Gamecube games. Stuff like Paper Mario and Pokemon XD are worth a small packet now but I bought them new on release and kept them minty.
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Post by AlexH on Aug 7, 2022 22:11:42 GMT
My avatar is a big clue. I bought Terranigma from a friend for £7 (unboxed but with the manual), and it's my favourite ever game.
It was around the time the N64 came out, and swapping between Super Mario 64 and Terranigma was the absolute peak of single-player gaming!
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Post by blucey on Aug 8, 2022 10:52:06 GMT
I've not really kept any of my retro stuff. I had a good go at collecting Game and Watches but I'm a bit of a minimalist these days and I hate having anything in the house that I don't actively use.
So, by default almost, my fave retro bit of kit is a Vodafone 1615 phone. It's a Windows Mobile 6 device that has only one function. I use it to play the best version of King's Bounty ever. It's a freeware port that makes an already great game even better to play.
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Post by kerr9000 on Aug 8, 2022 11:06:44 GMT
I've not really kept any of my retro stuff. I had a good go at collecting Game and Watches but I'm a bit of a minimalist these days and I hate having anything in the house that I don't actively use. So, by default almost, my fave retro bit of kit is a Vodafone 1615 phone. It's a Windows Mobile 6 device that has only one function. I use it to play the best version of King's Bounty ever. It's a freeware port that makes an already great game even better to play. I was pretty obsessed with Kings Bounty for awhile but it was the Megadrive version, because that is where I first experienced it, so its the one I was most used to. Its weird how you can feel a certain versions like the definitive version for you even if its not the original, I am the same with Xcom its the PS1 version I really drift towards as its where I first played the game.
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Post by merman on Aug 8, 2022 13:14:39 GMT
Got a couple of rare C64 games (Great Giana Sisters on tape, Turbo The Tortoise on Hi-Tec disk) and one of the rarest ever - Sword of Honour on 3.5” disk.
But one of my favourites is Katamari Damacy signed by its creator Keita Takahashi (with a cute Noby Noby Boy cartoon too).
I also have a copy of the Commodore 64 Book I wrote with twenty different signatures from famous people including the late Ben Daglish, Rob Hubbard, Tony Crowther, Matt Gray, Paul Norman and Jon Ritman.
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Post by icemann on Aug 8, 2022 16:02:12 GMT
Video game wise be my SNES collection. Not a massive one by your average collector standards. Just around 20 games of various genres. Most sought after (for me) in there was Shadowrun as I was completely obsessed with it as a kid, being the only cyberpunk game on the system.
As for most treasured of all, technically it's not video game related but still gaming related. That be my complete collection of the gamebook series "Lone Wolf" of books 1-31". Majority of the books in that series sell for more than 2-3 of your average retro video game. Especially the later ones which only had a limited print run.
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Post by kerr9000 on Aug 8, 2022 17:29:18 GMT
Video game wise be my SNES collection. Not a massive one by your average collector standards. Just around 20 games of various genres. Most sought after (for me) in there was Shadowrun as I was completely obsessed with it as a kid, being the only cyberpunk game on the system. As for most treasured of all, technically it's not video game related but still gaming related. That be my complete collection of the gamebook series "Lone Wolf" of books 1-31". Majority of the books in that series sell for more than 2-3 of your average retro video game. Especially the later ones which only had a limited print run. I am very fond of my SNES Games, I have a whole bunch of them, I tried to make videos of them all but I have probably missed some here, most of mine are loose carts but then again most of them were from carboots and such so not as many complete things, one of my fave things I got though was a complete Pal Copy Of Zelda a Link to the past for £2.99 from a charity shop with all of its bits, the manual, the map, the tips book, the little white warning pamplet. if youd like a look here is a playlist of videos that show all I have recorded youtube.com/playlist?list=PLGYVro0kPWx7UR9q_AZQN50t50cN-5j6XShadowrun is in there, a friend of mine got me into it when we were kids. If we talk about stuff we own thats not game related thats worth a lot the thing I have thats proberbly worth the most is one of a kind Star Wars the Phantom Menace Carpenters plans that should have been burned , the story of how I got them is game related, no idea what theyd really be worth.
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Post by necronom on Aug 8, 2022 19:45:32 GMT
Probably my original Amiga 500 I got in 1987, as I means a lot to me. Then possibly my PET 4032. Even though I've only had it since November, it took me 40 years to get my own after using them at school, and it just looks so good.
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Post by mattb on Aug 8, 2022 23:36:36 GMT
For the benefit of any lurking burglars, I've got absolutely nothing of value in the house whatsoever.
In terms of sentimental value, it's a toss up between Chaos and Lords of Midnight for the Spectrum.
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Post by Special Turbo on Aug 9, 2022 8:49:02 GMT
My modded top loading NES with AV output.
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Post by blucey on Aug 9, 2022 8:54:47 GMT
I've not really kept any of my retro stuff. I had a good go at collecting Game and Watches but I'm a bit of a minimalist these days and I hate having anything in the house that I don't actively use. So, by default almost, my fave retro bit of kit is a Vodafone 1615 phone. It's a Windows Mobile 6 device that has only one function. I use it to play the best version of King's Bounty ever. It's a freeware port that makes an already great game even better to play. I was pretty obsessed with Kings Bounty for awhile but it was the Megadrive version, because that is where I first experienced it, so its the one I was most used to. Its weird how you can feel a certain versions like the definitive version for you even if its not the original, I am the same with Xcom its the PS1 version I really drift towards as its where I first played the game. this version is great because it has a map screen and an info screen that tells you what spells are available where and who is in what castle. It's just a lot more user-friendly.
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Post by lupogtiboy on Aug 9, 2022 11:47:52 GMT
My bro and I got an Amiga 500+ Cartoon Classics pack one Christmas from our parents, after months of asking and them telling us it was too expensive, so would never part with that.
In terms of favourite, it has to be the Vectrex. Just an amazing machine that deserved to do better, and unique too. So that will never be sold either.
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Post by learnedrobb on Aug 11, 2022 20:10:37 GMT
My Panasonic FZ-1 3DO.
My wife bought it for me for my 40th birthday, as it was my "holy grail" system.
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Post by lupogtiboy on Aug 12, 2022 12:10:17 GMT
My Panasonic FZ-1 3DO. My wife bought it for me for my 40th birthday, as it was my "holy grail" system. Can't beat Road Rash or Need for Speed on the 3DO
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