Highlights From the Last Seven Years of Collecting Video Games
If you pick up enough games you'll eventually have some interesting stories to tell.
If you pick up enough games you'll eventually have some interesting stories to tell.
Where do you even start when looking through endless amounts of games to purchase, online and off? You can start here, that's where.
The inevitable topic every collector must confront at some point...
Digital game sales are always increasing, so what will this mean for game collectors?
What should you do with all those extra games you have lying around? Here are some tips on selling off your duplicates and unwanted pieces.
Just when I had given up on finishing my Dreamcast collection, the pickup you dream about happens!
Some games you buy, some games you don't. This is a collection of games I didn't buy, and have regretted since.
It’s been a loooong while since I’ve talked about video game collecting. That’s a real shame considering game collecting is largely what I do in the greater world of video gaming, and in large one of the main reasons I started this blog in the first place. I was reintroduced, if you will, to the collecting spirit while recording the latest Boss Rush episode. In it, Jon and Mat both had stories about getting a Nintendo Switch, and how there are so many great games on them to play. That idea of buying a new console and seeing all the titles newly available to you got me excited about finding those quality, sometimes totally random, games no one else may be playing. Because of this, I started thinking about my PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch collections. While my purchasing power has been limited for the past year or two, the games for said consoles are still releasing, still lowering (or raising) in price, and still becoming something of a collector’s item. With that, I wanted to divulge some tips I have been using to start up a new game collection for the modern consoles. (more…)
This week saw a duo of decent Craigslist pickups. After the first set, I was pretty set on not spending any more money on Craigslist stuff, but then the following…
It’s been a while since I’ve done one of these! The reason behind that is two-fold: unfortunately I just haven’t found the time to write much, but worse I haven’t scrounged up any video games lately! Sure, there’s some here and there pickups like Persona 5 and Story of Seasons, but nothing noteworthy. Oh, and I did get a Nintendo Switch, which is the reason behind the multiple-piece Nintendo Retrospective. Moving forward, let’s hope I have more weeks like this, where I found a couple of great games and had a decent work to boot! (more…)