All of the classic systems are in storage. I managed to keep my PS3, Game Boy, and 3DS out so I can play them. That has been all.
You would typically assume that distance makes the heart grow fonder. Being gone for this long, I almost don't miss them. Don't get me wrong, I am still a huge nerd over all things video games, but not being near it and near the collecting has slightly turned me off from it.
When I'm a fan of something, I really dig it. I want to dive fully in to it. The problem is that some of what I am a nerd about has suddenly become this popular thing to be in or collect. Comic books, video games, and everything in between. I don't mind that it has become popular, I actually enjoy it. I like seeing Batman everywhere. I like how the stories are now reaching more people and they can hopefully have as much of an impact on their lives and they did on mine. The problem comes down to expense for said product.
Collecting video games when I first dove back in a few years ago was starting to become a thing. Then the business boomed. I used to get games for a couple of bucks, if that. Now I see that those same games can go for anywhere between 10-15 bucks a pop. Not cool for my wallet.
I don't get why. Sudden surge of popularity? The demand for something that can easily be downloaded for free on a computer or streamed from a web site and people are paying hundreds for it? The games aren't worth that much. Same as anything old like that. See vinyl, see comic books, see old books.
People then get in to it simply to turn a profit, which makes me sick I get being able to run your own business, but taking something that can influence the dreams and inspire ideas in another person shouldn't make you that much of a profit.
Knowing this, I have to admit that I have an Ebay store that I run. I don't like the fact that these things go for a profit, so I'm getting rid of my comic collection. I'd rather have a digital collection, or a huge book shelf full of collected editions than tot around long white boxes for the rest of my life that only I can enjoy. Now, should I also do this for my video games?
I'm almost to that point. The part of me that doesn't still enjoys the old controllers and playing the actual game. It is weird that I haven't got the same attitude that I do for video games that I do for comics. But slowly, I'm buying in to the idea.
Get a hard drive and through a bunch of games on there. Get the game collections that have 50 games in one and play them on the newer systems. I used to get in to the retro games because they were cheap and very entertaining. Now they are just too much to play something that I may like because I never played it before. There are some Nintendo games that are apparently pretty great, but I don't want to dump anywhere over three digits just to give it a try.
I don't think of it as growing up. I just think of it as evolving to be someone smarter when it comes to acquiring my favorite forms of entertainment. I'd rather go to the conventions and hang out with like minded people then spending the money needed to try and collect all the games.
See that, video games inspired me to travel outside and hang with people. There's that to blowing up the basement dwelling nerd stereotype.
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