Tekdrudge

Back in 2001 (I was in high school) I knew a guy that had a crap-ton of bootleg PS2 games. He would rent whatever the new release was and burn a copy of it. He would also sell bootlegs for $10 a pop. He made a killing. In fact the bootlegs funded his spring break ski trip to Colorado. Funny thing is the last time I saw him (2007) he was the manager of a Game Stop.

I haven't seen a 5 1/4, but I have a 3 1/2 with USB. There could be some work around with SCSI to USB though.

More NA folks! Welcome Aboard.

Yeah, I believe PC games are safe. My thoughts are strictly on console digital games. Sorry if I didn't make that clear.

I'm a big fan of Fluxx. One of the best card games I have ever played. My particular flavor is Zombie Fluxx but they are all good. As weird as it sounds the Harry Potter version of Clue is an amazing board game. Because it takes place in Hogwarts, the map changes after everyone has had a turn. When it comes to dice games, there is only one logical choice. Dungeons and Dragons or any other dice rolling RPG. CRIT!

I like that people are doing Mainline and Sideline games. Obviously my Mainline is Super Mario Sunshine. If I was to pick a Sideline game it would be Super Mario Kart. My cousin and I were super competitive at that game and played for hours. A close second would be Mario Party. I played a Mario Party drinking game one night with some friends and got trashed. It was a lot of fun though. Still can't drink Southern Comfort to this day.

Just an FYI, I started a new thread talking specifically about the loss of digital games. Trying to prevent this thread from going off topic.

I started getting off topic in the "Outrage Culture" thread, so I thought I would move the conversation here. I own physical games that are nearly 40 years old and they still work. I might have to clean them periodically but they work and are playable. Many people now days just buy digital games. However, a lot of people seem to have forgotten that the Nintendo Wii store shut down last year. If you didn't download your digital games they are gone forever. I am expecting the PS3 side of the Playstation store to shutdown within the next couple of years. This is the primary reason I still do physical games. I have been slowly downloading all of the games I have in my PS3 digital library (Mostly from PS+) to a 1TB HDD I installed in my PS3 a few years ago. However, at some point entire digital libraries will disappear. It might be awhile but it will happen. I have been saying this for at least five years, but many people don't seem to understand or care. But when that one hard to find game, they owned a digital copy of and that they love is gone, I know they will care. The gaming system/culture is slowly evolving into "Buy the game again on the new system!" and I don't like it. What are your thoughts?

Also, related to the last post. What happens to all of your digital games you bought when the online store is finally shut down. People tend to forget that Nintendo shut down the Wii store, and if you didn't download all of the games you purchased they were lost forever. This is why I do not do digital games. Food for thought.

This is becoming more, and more common with physical media. You bought a cart or disc and think you have the whole game but you don't. What happens when you buy a game and don't have home internet? I know most people have home internet access, but my cousin does not. He only has the data from his phone because he can't afford to have internet where he lives. I know game development is much more complicated these days, but day one patches and updates just seems like lazy coding to me. Just give me the full completed game on cart or disc and there should not be a problem.

I mentioned to a friend of mine that one of the few Game Boy's I was missing was the Game Boy Micro. I saw her a few days later and she gave me this. Apparently it had been in a box in her closest just sitting there. It's CIB by the way. Sometime getting the stuff you are missing from your collection is all about who you know. So shout out to Sydney, she is awesome!

I've seen many people mention how good Paper Mario the Thousand Year Door is. Unfortunately that is one I have yet to play. I should put that near the top of my list.

Now that is a list I would love to have someday. And I'm so glad you mentioned Tandy. I just realized that I need to add a Tandy 1000 to my list of computers to be on the look out for, it was the first computer I ever had. It was the family computer, but I spent a about a hundred hours playing Alternate Reality: The City on that machine. My mom would have to kick me off, just so I would do my homework. She would hide the power cable so I couldn't sneak back on it.

A great resource I have found for info/history on old computers is Nostalgia Nerd on Youtube. He has a lot of in-depth videos on the history on most computers that many people have never heard about. If you are into that kinda thing I recommend you all check him out.

From Donkey Kong, to Super Mario Bros. 3, to Super Smash Bros., to Super Mario Odyssey. What is your favorite game featuring the Italian plumber? Mine is probably an uncommon opinion, Super Mario Sunshine. I absolutely love it. It built more on top of the great mechanics of Mario 64. I thought having Fludd as your "companion tool" was a cool idea. Also, I loved the plot. Mario goes on vacation then gets busted for illegal activities he didn't do, and is on a quest to restore his reputation.

I'm one of those guys that collects the classic and modern. However, I do feel more excitement for the classic stuff. When I find something on my holy grail list, it makes not only my day but my year. I rarely get super excited about new game releases and generally wait a few months to pick them up cheap.

I recently delved into the retro computer collecting world. I acquired a Timex Sinclair 1000 CIB, which is the American version of the Sinclair ZX81. Next on my list is a reasonably priced C64, and ZX Spectrum. Does anyone else here collect such items?

I hear people online not liking the way the PS5 looks, but everyone I know in person likes it. It is so popular to be negative about anything.

Lol. I thought the same thing. Ignoring it has been the best solution to me as well. I just let people have their fits, and keep walking.

Hey everyone, So I had a huge shock in discovering what happened to the NA Forums. I just found out today. I had been away from the NA Forums for about a year, because I was dealing with some personal issues. Was very excited to come back to the community and share in my passion for the "vidya gaems". All resources pointed to this place as the proper successor to the NA Forums. Disappointed to hear what happened, but I am very happy that the community still lives. I was mostly a lurker on the old NA Forums, but I would really like to become more in this community. Thanks for having me.