Gloves

D'aawwwwww!

Yup. A trophy system is something we plan to implement after some time.

Just now, Pendragonx said:

Hah.. figures.. right after I posted, it comes back online

You've got the magic touch!

@Bronty How DARE you compare me to cart-only SCRUBS!

Well let's get some lurkers and OG players in here and having some fun, guy.

1 minute ago, phart010 said:

Just wanted to say that I have been playing around with Game trade zone for the past several days now and have completed my first trade today. The experience is excellent. No need to reinvent the wheel. 

I just wish there was a way to bring the platform over here to VGS so that we would have 100% participation with our fabulous community.

I'll go sign up over there to see what it's like.

We do have some plans for stuff on here but frankly I'm taking a bit of a break to do some paid work. I need to keep my job so I can survive. T_T

1 minute ago, mbd39 said:

Miss Clawful just posted something on the old board. Wow.

 

Did she ever play in the contests? Maybe she'd like to know we're continuing them here.

The key for me with soda is remembering that it's a sugary treat. Not a daily got your hydration drink, treat it like cake - have it maaaaybe once a week. 

14 hours ago, empire said:

You can also see what # you are by looking at the URL in your profile. I'm #4 

I'm a Full Stack Web Developer.

Just now, B.A. said:

Mr. Agoraphobia here wouldn't show up unless it was held in his backyard!

Wait is that an option? 

Fortunately the goal here is to cater to collectors AND players (and creators!) in equal measure, so regardless of the size or quality of a collection, everyone is welcome. Hopefully you can find a spot on here to feel at home.

I believe there are talks going on behind my back about some "MGC" thing in April. I can't personally promise anything since it's a world away from me physically and nobody tells me anything but that could be a thing.

So there's this cool convention happening eh? Or maybe you're doing a 24 hour gaming marathon to raise funds for childrens' hospitals (eeehhhh?). We want you to let us know what's going on out there!

This isn't so much a "Rules" post for now as just a heads up. I'm sure it'll grow and evolve into something more comprehensive with time as we iron out details.

For now I mostly wanted to let people know about the Calendar feature on the site! If you check out the top navigation here on VGS you'll see "Calendar" under "Browse". As it stands, we've left it open so you (yes, you!) can go in there and add your own events! Please do feel free to add any legitimate events (no troll events please, these WILL be moderated) that are coming up to our Calendar so that others can see. There are RSVP tools and such but really even just posting about the cool thing that's coming up will help to get the word out!

We'll likely end up featuring stuff on the Calendar and potentially using it to drop a nice little "Upcoming Events" block on the home page or something. For now it's not there mostly because it's early days so folks haven't gone out of their way to add their stuff to it (perhaps you didn't realize you could!).

So check out the Calendar, and add your events!

11 minutes ago, ThePhleo said:

It's very vague....you can be ANYONE

Can I be you?

All in good fun man, looking forward to what you and everyone else puts together.

1 minute ago, themisfit138 said:

True, and you have to do the process every time you load the game. 

All I wanted was to play Chasm The Rift and Skunny Cart. But noooooo. 

1 minute ago, themisfit138 said:

Daggerfall and Arena are free on Bethesda’s website. They even come with a readme on how to get them to work in Dosbox. 

That said, you don't need to configure anything manually with GOG. Frankly worth the 2 bucks IMO. Dosbox is nice and all but making any single game work is a nightmare. 

Yeah I too am in my thirties and feeling it. I've cut out grease and pop though to great success. No more crappy (heh) mornings for me! 

Bump! 

Just now, epiclotus said:

I don't find myself staying attached to sealed stuff.  I need to play a game to have the feels for it.  I'm not going to tell someone what they should or should not collect, but I have no interest in services like WATA or VGA anymore.  Having that barrier between myself and the object makes it less tangible for me.  Sure, it keeps the item in nice condition, but I want to interact with the things I own.  I believe there is so much more to games than merely their physical appearance, and the more senses you can engage while experiencing it, the more memorable the game will be.

As an example, I burned sandalwood incense fairly regularly while playing Final Fantasy VII the first time.  That association has stuck with me ever since, and gave me years of pleasant flashbacks every time I got a whiff of that smell.  Burning incense around a collectible would probably give most collectors the freaks, but it's what enhanced the experience for me.

I associate these marshmallow candies with Joe & Mac on the NES:

I'm against grading CIB games. It takes opened and perfectly playabe games out of the market for those of us who do care to play them. Indeed it's technically the same for Sealed grading, but at the very least I can see from a person who collects sealed's eyes and go yeah, I wanna protect that seal. 

But as someone who collects CIBs so I can go read the box and manual, AND whip out the game to play it? The whole thing rubs me the wrong way.

I had the CD bundle version of Super Robot Taisen but it was one of the first games I sold when I joined NA in 2017. Kiiiiinda regret doing so as I never reeeeally gave the game a proper go, but I will say that I do seem to recall the combat being more fan service than strategy. And I mean that's probably fine for what it is, but I like difficulty in my RPGs if it can be helped.

43 minutes ago, DoctorEncore said:

This is the last generation of physical media for me. For PS5 and Xbox Two I'm going all digital baby. I'm finally ready.

I went all digital for PS4 and in the end I HATED IT. Looking back on years of games that I bought to play and then didn't like and I'm just fully out of pocket on them sucked ass. Even just getting a tenner for a game I paid full price for would have been nice.

Welcome my dude. 

Was anyone else ever into the PS1 Spec Ops games? I used to play them at a friend's house and I remember them being pretty enjoyable.