Bought my NES and Genesis and a shit load of games.
Now its collecting dust.
I might pick up and play only wit some buddys.
Other then that I won't be playing video games by myself anymore.
Anyone else in the same situation?
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Bought my NES and Genesis and a shit load of games.
Now its collecting dust.
I might pick up and play only wit some buddys.
Other then that I won't be playing video games by myself anymore.
Anyone else in the same situation?
A few days may go by once in a blue moon, where I don't really feel like playing anything at all(almost always caused by the fact I'm in the mood to play something new, yet nothing good was coming out atm), but what you're talking about, hell no.Quote:
Originally Posted by gglol
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The only time I play video games anymore is with friends really. No matter what I buy, I can't get myself to sit down and play for long periods of time myself...
Thankfully I've got a buddy who's coming over Sunday who always plays video games with me when we hang, so I'm looking forward to some epic match-ups of Blades of Steel and a runthrough of Super C or something along those lines then. But alone? It's just not that fun anymore.
That being said, I still love to talk about video games and play them with friends or in arcades immensely, and I would still love to run my own video game store. Go figure.
Sports games also seem to be the only constant in which I can sit down and play anymore. Not sure why, but the only thing I've really sat down and played in the past few months is Tecmo Super Bowl.
Gee that sucks,....when well you list them for sell now?
I had all the good times I could have.
Its time to move on.
Yes. I sold off my old collections. No point in hanging on to old stuff when it's easy to emulate. I'm saving money for a down payment on a new house. Collecting game junk doesn't do it for me anymore.Quote:
Originally Posted by gglol
The only new games in my mind that are worth playing this year will be Virtua Fighter 5 Final Showdown, and maybe DOA5 since it's being pushed by new producers. The Akira Yuki guest crossover means I'll buy it anyway.
Hey gglol:
If you're certain of your position, then it may be time to get rid of the games. However, I can only speak out of experience: When I was in my early 20s, I was in that very position. You try to gain a footing in your life long goals. And fun activities that you once enjoyed get put on the backburner. As you travel down life's path, you may one day return back to gaming! Just make sure that you give yourself that option. Cheers.
I kinda feel that way. There's no way I can get the same enjoyment from games now than I did when I was a kid and in my 20's. Its virtually impossible. Not to mention the industry has changed so much which doesnt help matters any.Quote:
Originally Posted by gglol
I will, however, probably keep the games and systems unless I REALLY need the money.
Maybe keep them for my future children or something.
I'm sure most of us have lost interest in gaming at one time or another, but we all eventually come back to the games. I can sometimes go several months without playing a single game, but I eventually come back into full swing.
Just give it some time, and eventually you'll find gaming interesting again someday.
I was hoping you were going to say that! I have a feeling that the joy of gaming will return. You simply need a hiatus from it all! :)Quote:
Originally Posted by gglol
Your supposed to keep that stuff for your kidsQuote:
Originally Posted by Knuckle Duster
What are you talking about?Quote:
Originally Posted by Knuckle Duster
For the last few years (since around 2009 -and around the time I really got into retro gaming and Sega-16), I've done very little single-player gaming, but a lot of multiplayer stuff whenever I'm with friends. (be it old or new games, depending on the case or the friends in question ;))
Part of it is time management (between school, other hobbies -including forum discussions, and other responsabilities/chores), and another part is interests in general. The games I'm really looking forward to right now are some classic PC space/flight sims (and a few other old PC games -including graphic adventures), and I really want to get a proper win9x/DOS rig set up before getting into that again.
There's a list of classic console games and many newer/new-ish console and PC games I plan to get to eventually, but the retro PC stuff is at the top of my list for now.
Kids don't care about old stuff.Quote:
Originally Posted by kokujin
This:Quote:
Originally Posted by kokujin
Wow, DoA published by Sega.The game might be worth playing now, also just don't tell your kids about new stuff.Quote:
Originally Posted by Knuckle Duster
Sega is just letting Akira guest, I don't think they're publishing it.Quote:
Originally Posted by kokujin
DOA5 is being done without Itagaki at Tecmo. New direction for the series without the series creator. New producers, new direction. I don't really care for DOA, but if I can main Akira and he hits hard enough to pound shit out of opponents like in VF5, I'll buy into it. Sega is giving VF some love, might as well follow their lead with my wallet.
Might do the same, haven't played DoA since 2 on DC.Weird for them to promote another 3D fighting game besides their own, seeing how they have a hard time getting American audiences.Quote:
Originally Posted by Knuckle Duster
Weird.Quote:
Originally Posted by gglol
**leaves thread**
We got to drop the load!
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"Yes. I sold off my old collections. No point in hanging on to old stuff when it's easy to emulate."
Would you please stop promoting emulation(the wrong use of emulation at that)?
I've found myself gradually losing interest in single player gaming over the years. I've always found more fun in multiplayer, but played quite a bit of single player in my 20s. I don't play single player anything very much any more. I get together with a gamer friend of mine and we can play for hours on end (and I still enjoy that). If I can get an online match going, that can be fun as well (although I only enjoy playing online with people I know).
I've only put significant time into two games single player in the last two years, Borderlands and Uncharted 2. I think the stimulation of gaming itself isn't interesting enough any more without the human interaction of playing with friends.
I've sold almost all my systems except the PS3, Atari Lynx and Sega Genesis. The Lynx I play with my friend (even if it's only once or twice a year), and the Genesis I keep for nostalgia value (I sold most of my boxed games but have a good core of 60+ carts). I might bust it out once in a while to take a stab at Sonic, Comix Zone, Contra, Thunder Force 3or another of my favorite games, but it's not something I play regularly. It's more something that I revisit from time to time.
The ironic part of Zoltard's attempted argument here, is that I just noticed it just after exiting the 'Sega Genesis & Mega Drive Classics' collection I bought on Steam.Quote:
Originally Posted by Zoltor
:lol:
I'm on a gaming hiatus atm, but I wouldn't go as far as saying I won't be playing games anymore. I know there are just too many great games in my arsenal I still want to beat one day, and many more I plan to get in the future. But right now, I just don't have the energy to jump start any games.
Don't let go of the games you have, maybe sell the crappy ones. Your passion will come back I had it several times in the past. Pack it all in boxes and at some point in the future you will get that itch once again. Even when I'm totally uninterested in games, I keep on buying them when I run into stuff at carboot sales and the like. So when my interest return I can immediatly start playing a bunch of stuff I had never played before!
Yes, because emulation promotes national socialism. :topicsucks:Quote:
Originally Posted by Zoltor
Not you, too?Quote:
Originally Posted by gglol
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The end is nigh :(
I've had times where my passion for gaming vanished, only for it to return after awhile. It's not always right away either, sometimes it takes me awhile for the fire to burn again, but it always does. I'm near 1,000 games owned over 12 consoles, thing is as I got older I now have less time and desire to play as when I get off work, I'm burnt out last thing I want to do is hook up a console (I keep 4 in at all times, but I swap the NES in and out with the SNES and Genesis), though it only takes a matter of seconds to hook up, longer to find the damned connections heh . I don't try to play anything emulation unless it's either something I don't have, or giving a run through to see if it's worth purchasing.
Just hang on to those games, you never know when that passion might just return to you.
OP: No harm in waning interest in video games, just take caution in liquidating your stuff. You are young, and when the interest comes back (notice I didn't say, "if"), you will get sticker shock from the going prices. Only take a look at ebay prices these days to get an idea of the upward climb in prices. Store your stuff away in an attic, closet, or rental storage unit until you are ready to relive the memories. Just a word of caution...
http://tinyurl.com/6qapqenQuote:
Originally Posted by kokujin
People change and interests change. In my case, I just haven't had the time I used to (Job, Recently moved, finishing my degree, etc...) to play games. Good news, things are getting better. Which means more free time. :)
EDIT: That moving part is why I haven't been as active here over the last week or so. Moving is great. Packing and unpacking; not so much.
Yeah pretty much, my kids will start off with the old and then move up from there.Quote:
Originally Posted by The Jackal
If I bought a load of NES games I would probably stop enjoying video games altogether too.
My gaming problem is quite different. I've been working a ton of overtime lately and just can't find the time or energy to invest right now. On my days off i still find time to go game shopping and have been picking up quite a few games I've been looking for. My game collection is growing and looking at it it's almost overwhelming trying to decide which game I should pull out and invest the time in. I think I'm gonna have to go through my collection and make a list of all the titles I really want to play through and just sit down with them and start checking them off.
I call this decision paralysis, it happens to me all the time.Quote:
Originally Posted by muchomojo
What I've found is best is to just pick up the first thing that pops into my head and start playing it. If I spend too much time organizing a list or whatever, I'll find out I won't use it and just wasted my free time trying to decide what to do with my free time, and that just makes me more depressed :\
When I got into my late teens / early twenties, I sold off most of my video games and systems at the time (all Sega systems, most NES/SNES games, PSX games, did keep N64 stuff though) and boy was that a big mistake. It took awhile, but my passion for "retro" video games returned. I've now re-bought all that stuff along with enough video games to supply a rental store. LOL I think what helped is that I now have kids and I get them to play these older games. They really like a lot of the same games I enjoyed when I was younger. I don't play video games all the time and that goes for modern systems, but I will NEVER sell them again. I learned my lesson the first time. If you get bored, I suggest just putting them away for awhile.
It is nice to pull out an older system after a few years and rediscover it.
I do the exact same thing as the Anti-Christ. I think I have about 200 games to play - oh dear!Quote:
Originally Posted by muchomojo
What I have been doing to focus is sticking to one console at a time. It does not work perfectly, but it helps get through a list.
The whole ordeal of making lists and checking them twice makes it all seem like a chore or something. Gaming should be more enjoyable and spontaneous.
I think I've gone through a loss of interest for gaming a few times, usually what that means is that I need to stop and do something productive, like doing my homework, or hanging out with people in real life :D
Now, if I find that I've lost interest in something, I just go and pick up another game that I'm working on.
Agreed. I like T.S. Elliot's quote: "Time you enjoyed wasting is not time wasted."Quote:
Originally Posted by tz101
Gaming is purely meant to be about having fun and enjoying yourself regardless of whether you beat the game or not.
Yep, I lost interest in gaming. I am slowly selling off most of the games, and only keeping the games I truly love (like shmups).
I agree with the emulation thing; it does just fine. There are better things in life than collecting 10000 something video games, and 80% of these you will never play more than once or twice during your lifetime. Save space and money.