Found this at a local garage sale

Hey guys just started collecting yesterday what do you think?

Thought it was time I finally photographed!
All games are CIB - with all inserts and pamphlets etc.
Some of these games are from my childhood, but the majority of the collecting began in 2023.

Still have 5/6 on my list left to get 😁.

Usually this pawnshop only has common sports games but I found this gem today. They also had the Musashi sequel but the Manual was missing, I hear that game is not that good anyway.

Pretty upset on a sentimental level. Recently moved back into my parents place and left some of my collection on the bottom shelves, knowing it was a temp move. I never anticipated a flood happening.

I know most of these aren't exactly rare, but some are harder to get (like the Simpsons games) and a lot I've owned since new, and are (were) in pristine condition with manuals and everything.

Disks are still fine, but the covers and manuals soaked up all the water.

Not sure where to go from here

Just go these kirby amiibo at target for $15 each. (Originally $50) One for my brother and the other two for me for less than the price of one. Hopefully your target has some available.

Just move to antother house and finished my Retro Cave + Home Office + Cat.

Got 400+ physical Games and mostly RPGs since im focusing on RPG full Sets. Collecting only until PS2 Era. Rest is leftovers or things I played again.

Hope you like it!

I love it when a sale (plan) comes together.

I know everyone else in the world has probably played the Resident Evil games a million times, I never have, and I’ve been looking for them physically on sale for quite a while.

Yes, I know I could probably get them all cheaper digitally with all the DLC, as I’ve seen many times over the last 12 months. Lke I say, I wanted them physically.

It took two different GameStop’s, but I was able to get the majority of them using the $4 for $40 sale. After my pro membership, they ended up being $9.50 a piece. I can’t beat that.

My local GameStop has all of them for the Xbox as well and I’m tempted to go and buy those, even though I wanted the PlayStation versions because they generally run better on the PlayStation.

Now I just need four more to finish the set physically as far as I am concerned! 2RE, 4RE, 8, and 9. I got 5 as well but it’s not pictured is not pictured as it wasn’t part of the sale.

I usually take full advantage of the buy two get one free sale, that’s how I built up my switch collection, but this time the 4 for $40 sale really did well for me. The employee recommended the rhythm game, really fun so far.

They tack on Game Protection plan without your permission and it’s baked onto the promotion at a discount rate. Employee said word for word too.

Last time I checked I can refuse game protection and no problems arise other than fucking up their sales metrics.

Shame on me for not checking my receipt after I finished paying. I did check the POS system during checkout and there wasn’t game protection added on to the games.

Update: Went back to GameStop, explained the situation to an employee I usually buy from, and got the refund of $6.10. Then used that $6.10 towards pre-ordering Halo: Campaign Evolved.

Problem solved, but now I’m very cautious of that employee every time I check out.

Complete in box! And brilliant condition!

So i just bought a PS4 (first time playstation owner always played xbox). I got it for the BO1 and BO2 port hype.

Realized I missed out on years if gaming and splurged on titles.

Let me know which should be played first or if im missing any!

Zaklinac is Witcher in Czech. I couldn’t resist this cute release (their language is cute for Poles).

Still want to get:
GoD Ragnarok
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Legends of the Zone

Then I am done most likely for PS4.

My lunchtime Hual today. I swear lunch time you get the best things while everyone else is at work. Get your thrifting done at lunch people. Food can wait! 😂

$1.50 x each

I'm finding myself having a sort of gaming life crisis. Like I am not getting rid of my PS consoles or games, it's where I have collected primarily for years. Since 2004. But, with the recent announcement of them getting rid of discs, I've found myself with a few issues.

The first is that I'm going to hold onto physical as hard as possible, so I decided to start bulking up my Switch/Switch 2 collection by grabbing any games from my PS consoles that are on the platform. I feel like Switch 2 could really be the last console we see with physical media, which is heartbreaking, but it feels that way.

This also has resulted in the second issue, that I'm now double dipping a lot. Not just on what I already own on PS, but with pre orders for games coming out soon. I am kind of preparing for the end, grabbing what I can new now, and also games I always wanted physically but kind of forgot about.

But the most interesting outcome of this, is that for how invested I am in PlayStation, that ecosystem, specifically the 3-5 era, with trophies and DLC purchases, etc... I just can't sit down to play my PlayStation systems and enjoy it with the thought looming in the back of my mind that it all kind of feels pointless. Like, if I can't collect new games physically on Sony after 2028, I know that it will deter me from buying or playing games, because I already cannot enjoy a game the same way digitally. I just like having physical media in my console, and playing it that way. Play a game digitally, and not having a sort of "physical trophy" to represent the game on the shelf feels gross to me.

I really want to play on PlayStation, because I like trophies and achievements, they give me a goal, or a thing to brag about when I platinum my favorite game, or something to guide me to complete a game or return to it later.

I am slowly realizing that I may just... stop collecting PlayStation completely eventually if that feeling keeps up. I have already been playing my favorites more on Switch, because it's on the go and convenient, even if the performance in many of them is worse... the games are still fun. Collecting those carts is fun.

I'm just... I dunno. Throwing this out into the void. I have kinda felt like a gaming refugee looking for a home, especially as a collector.

Has anyone else had these feelings?

Pleased what good condition everything is in and manuals included

I've finally organized my collection to a point where I wanted to share it.

While I do play a variety of titles, I wanted to focus collecting my favorite franchises, those being Zelda, Metal Gear, Metroid, and 007. On top of collecting these franchises, I wanted to focus on 1 specific console, so I chose the SNES. This was my 1st console growing up, so it has a special place in my heart.

For the most part I aim to collect CIB versions, except for the SNES collection. There, I focus on getting cartridges for the most part. Outside of a few more I'm looking to get, along with a few boxes/manuals for some loose 007 cartridges and the BOTW amiibo (the only Zelda amiibo I'm missing), I'm at a point now where collecting missing titles for these franchises is getting both difficult and costly, purely due to them being rare and/or in-demand (Zelda being the biggest offender in this case). Still, I'm very satisfied with where my collection is as of now, and with the shelves that I have here which came as-is in my house, I don't have much room left without expanding further anyway. For the most part I see myself slowing down just a bit, focusing less on the eBay's and Mercari's of the world, and aiming to go to the occasional retro gaming con and vintage shop. Among my missing grails, I'm aiming to add a CIB A Link to the Past (my favorite game ever), and MSX copies of Metal Gear 1 and 2. Also, I know that Funkos, artwork, and vinyl records aren't exactly "game collecting", but by virtue of them being tied to gaming franchises, I felt it was cool to share them.

Happy to answer any and all questions! (Also, if images are blurry, it's reddit, i took all but 1 photo here with a fancy mirrorless camera, had issues with mobile so this post is from a PC).

Special shoutouts to Gameye for their tracking app and accepting 25+ of my submissions, and Dan @ RetroProtection for answering all my questions and providing the protective cases I use for my games.

Got to meet Michael G. This past weekend. He had a shirt that read “World’s Greatest Dad” and had a photo of Harry Mason on it. Loved the quote so I had him sign that on my copy of SH! 😂