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When it comes to getting new games, I've always relied on being able to buy the occasional game and trade in others towards the rest. Nowadays though, there is a severe lack of titles that I can actually bear to part with.
This seems to have happened all at once. At one point I thought nothing of trading in a bunch of games or even a whole system for the next model up. If I did that now, even with half of what I’ve got, I could get a PS2 quite easily. Problem is that I seem to have come to a point where I can’t bear to part with my games collection, as they would all be missed if I let them go.
Is this a sign that games have got better or more addictive, or simply that I’ve become more attached to them than I previously was? Well, thinking back, I did miss my old Spectrum games a lot when I sold it for an Atari ST at the time. I was amazed with the games that came with the ST, it’s true, but there were many more on the Spectrum that couldn’t be replaced as well. It’s only now that I have the Spectrum emulator on my PC that I realise exactly how much I’ve missed those games. I traded
But this highlights another problem, the cost of games has slowly risen for new consoles to a point where I can’t even think of getting the new console with more than one or two games to play on it. Where have all those bundles gone with 6 or 7 games that come with the console or computers of old? When I got my ST it came with around 25-30 games already in the pack, the Amiga had some top games and a great paint package with it. Now you are lucky to get single game packs, unless companies like Special Reserve supply their special deal packs with some extra games thrown in. This means that replacing your old collection of games to witness the new advances in technology can be an expensive and time consuming task.
Added to this, the games I currently own are not all being remade or have sequels appearing. This is the argument FOR sequels, if they are on other platforms, it means you can still play the game, hopefully an improved version at that, on your new machine. Again, this seems to have slowed down with companies choosing one console to supply their wares to and ignoring all the rest. At least before we had more of a chance that the console we chose would get a version of some of the most popular games. What about NiGHTS? Luckily, it looks as though most Sega classics are being supplied to new formats, the great Gungriffon Blaze is a nice update of the Saturn classic and the Crazy Taxi series looks to be going from strength to strength, so there may still be a chance for me to re-coup my losses if I ever decided to part with my Dreamcast in the future (note the word ‘IF’).
So, I have the choice of losing an N64 and Dreamcast. Do I give it away for a Gamecube? Do I pass it on for a PS2 or do I exchange for an X-box? Well, I can’t seem to do any of these at the moment. The games I have are just too good in my eyes to get rid of. There are so many titles I’m worried about losing that it makes it impossible to trade the old consoles in, and with discount games now appearing on these two consoles, it just seems to be getting a better and better idea at the moment to keep them.
It looks like, short of saving the money for these new consoles (many years will pass if this Is the case..) I’ll have to just be happy with what I’ve got. The future of gaming will reach me one day, but certainly not today!
This seems to have happened all at once. At one point I thought nothing of trading in a bunch of games or even a whole system for the next model up. If I did that now, even with half of what I’ve got, I could get a PS2 quite easily. Problem is that I seem to have come to a point where I can’t bear to part with my games collection, as they would all be missed if I let them go.
Is this a sign that games have got better or more addictive, or simply that I’ve become more attached to them than I previously was? Well, thinking back, I did miss my old Spectrum games a lot when I sold it for an Atari ST at the time. I was amazed with the games that came with the ST, it’s true, but there were many more on the Spectrum that couldn’t be replaced as well. It’s only now that I have the Spectrum emulator on my PC that I realise exactly how much I’ve missed those games. I traded
But this highlights another problem, the cost of games has slowly risen for new consoles to a point where I can’t even think of getting the new console with more than one or two games to play on it. Where have all those bundles gone with 6 or 7 games that come with the console or computers of old? When I got my ST it came with around 25-30 games already in the pack, the Amiga had some top games and a great paint package with it. Now you are lucky to get single game packs, unless companies like Special Reserve supply their special deal packs with some extra games thrown in. This means that replacing your old collection of games to witness the new advances in technology can be an expensive and time consuming task.
Added to this, the games I currently own are not all being remade or have sequels appearing. This is the argument FOR sequels, if they are on other platforms, it means you can still play the game, hopefully an improved version at that, on your new machine. Again, this seems to have slowed down with companies choosing one console to supply their wares to and ignoring all the rest. At least before we had more of a chance that the console we chose would get a version of some of the most popular games. What about NiGHTS? Luckily, it looks as though most Sega classics are being supplied to new formats, the great Gungriffon Blaze is a nice update of the Saturn classic and the Crazy Taxi series looks to be going from strength to strength, so there may still be a chance for me to re-coup my losses if I ever decided to part with my Dreamcast in the future (note the word ‘IF’).
So, I have the choice of losing an N64 and Dreamcast. Do I give it away for a Gamecube? Do I pass it on for a PS2 or do I exchange for an X-box? Well, I can’t seem to do any of these at the moment. The games I have are just too good in my eyes to get rid of. There are so many titles I’m worried about losing that it makes it impossible to trade the old consoles in, and with discount games now appearing on these two consoles, it just seems to be getting a better and better idea at the moment to keep them.
It looks like, short of saving the money for these new consoles (many years will pass if this Is the case..) I’ll have to just be happy with what I’ve got. The future of gaming will reach me one day, but certainly not today!
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I seriously doubt it.
Need for Speed 6 will be better than GT3
I hated NFS. I don't know what everyone saw in it.
Hmmmm....
Well, I'm glad I gave away Need For Speed and Tomb Raider for Spyro The Dragon, so I'm not sure really...
Well, I'm glad I gave away Need For Speed and Tomb Raider for Spyro The Dragon, so I'm not sure really...
At the moment, I play all of my games and have no intention on getting rid of any just yet.
But, this will change when a sequel or a better game comes out. For example, I own Timesplitters, and love playing it, but when Timesplitters 2 comes out, I shall probably trade it to get some money off.
But, this will change when a sequel or a better game comes out. For example, I own Timesplitters, and love playing it, but when Timesplitters 2 comes out, I shall probably trade it to get some money off.
These are the games I have:
Wayne Gretzky's 3D Hockey
Roadsters
DK64
Star Wars Ep. 1 Racer
Pokémon Snap
Jet Force Gemini
Conker's Bad Fur Day
Pokémon Stadium
Wetrix
Revenge (WCW)
Banjo-Tooie
Turok
Waverace
Battle for Naboo
Snowboard Kids
Killer Instinct
Goldeneye 007
Banjo-Kazooie
Perfect Dark
Rayman 2: The Great Escape
Mario Tennis
All Star Baseball
Mario Golf
No Mercy
F1 World Grand Prix
Zelda: OOT
Out of those, I play:
Banjo-Tooie
No Mercy
Mario Tennis
Conker
4 games, out of 25 or so!
I really dont think losing the games we've had from the 32-64Bit/Dreamcast era will be as heart-wrenching as losing the games like Sonic 1 and Secret of Mana from the from the 16-Bit era. The games on the Gamecube, PS2 and X-Box will look very similar to the games we had on the DC, PSX and N64.
It will be the early games that we'd miss. I CAN stand to let most of these N64 titles go... not because they're bad, but because I know I'll get something similar and probably better in years to come on the Gamecube.
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Wayne Gretzky's 3D Hockey
Roadsters
DK64
Star Wars Ep. 1 Racer
Pokémon Snap
Jet Force Gemini
Conker's Bad Fur Day
Pokémon Stadium
Wetrix
Revenge (WCW)
Banjo-Tooie
Turok
Waverace
Battle for Naboo
Snowboard Kids
Killer Instinct
Goldeneye 007
Banjo-Kazooie
Perfect Dark
Rayman 2: The Great Escape
Mario Tennis
All Star Baseball
Mario Golf
No Mercy
F1 World Grand Prix
Zelda: OOT
Out of those, I play:
Banjo-Tooie
No Mercy
Mario Tennis
Conker
4 games, out of 25 or so!
I really dont think losing the games we've had from the 32-64Bit/Dreamcast era will be as heart-wrenching as losing the games like Sonic 1 and Secret of Mana from the from the 16-Bit era. The games on the Gamecube, PS2 and X-Box will look very similar to the games we had on the DC, PSX and N64.
It will be the early games that we'd miss. I CAN stand to let most of these N64 titles go... not because they're bad, but because I know I'll get something similar and probably better in years to come on the Gamecube.
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I know what you mean, I sometimes find it hard when I have to choose a game that I want to sell!!
But maybe now after a while you have grown to recgonise all the great things about certain games, and understand how things work better, and the fact that NEARLY all games have gotten a little better than in the past where you might have taken them a little less seriously and more for granted!!
But maybe now after a while you have grown to recgonise all the great things about certain games, and understand how things work better, and the fact that NEARLY all games have gotten a little better than in the past where you might have taken them a little less seriously and more for granted!!
I know what you all mean i've sold some games on my consoles to get a new game or whatever before only to buy them back again cus it makes me realise exactly what I am missing!
At least there usually cheaper when you go back to buy them!lol
At least there usually cheaper when you go back to buy them!lol
I think that person is me. :) I still have every console that I have owned from ZX spectrum to PS2 and have never sold anything. I am preparing to part with my Playstation and about 6 games out of 30 which I never play on. I just keep stuff because it seems senseless to flog once expensive stuff for next to nothing e.g. My entire Playstation stuff must have cost over £1000 in total and if I sold it now I would only get back around a quarter of that.
It's only when you look back on it that you regret the loss. I'm sure someone has all the consoles they've ever owned stored up in their loft somewhere, not being able to bear giving them away!
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