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I just read the comments in the "Last Gamer is back!! Check out Vlog 46 -5 things you didn't know about Last Gamer". Since the thread is closed, I'll just post my comments here. since I don't think it's appropriate to open a thread just to post my commentary.
If memory serves me right, the user "jessica" is an assistant to "Last Gamer", also known as Joel Hopkins. He's a successful businessman/entrepreneur who lives a pretty extravagant lifestyle. From watching a number of his videos, he achieved his success through hard work. Don't let the videos fool you: He's a very intelligent individual.
Gaming is one of his hobbies.
In 2012 it was reported that he spent over $1.5 million+ on his videogame collection.
SOURCE: http://www.heraldsun.com.au/technolo...f33cb59b1310e1
Now I believe his modus operandi is to have the biggest video game collection in the world. In one of his latest videos, he walked out of a video game store with cartload of video games! CART LOAD!
Everyone has the right to spent their money as they wish but I'm not sure if this is such a wise move. It's great to have a video game collection but when you are not able to play your collection of games, is it really worthwhile?
In no way does my question serve as a citicism of his wealth or success. The nice thing about video games is that anyone can partake and enjoy a game regardless of their stature in life or success. I just think that he should reassess whether his goal is really worth the time and money invested.
How often do people like that build a collection just to show up other people? Every hobby a sort of elite and 9 out 10 of them are asses. The 1 out of 10 guy usually is the coolest guy in the world however. Do the jerks actually get satisfaction out of it? Wouldn't that be fleeting? i have talked to few on the phone when I was selling off most of my collection because they had to talk to me. it was so important like I was selling gold or something. They all seemed off like they were missing the point like they had Aspergers or something. I'm used to this sort of thing with cars and guitars but with video games it's even more pathetic.
i don't see why it being videogames makes it any more or less pathetic than anything else.Quote:
Originally Posted by Iron Lizard
It's all the same kind of behavior. They want to be known for ____, fill in the dots for whatever it is. The thing they are putting time/money into honestly has less to do with it than the notoriety. Maybe it's the largest collection of games, maybe the most Ferrari's, maybe that ONE special super rare game/car/stamp/whatever.
They are always easy to spot. If they genuinely care they will show the collection, they will talk about it at length, they will have stories about it. Yes they will show you the rare stuff, but it's got history behind it, it's going to have something about how they got it, why they wanted it, etc.
Be it cars, games, books, stamps, whatever, they are going to talk about it and show passion for it.
These other guys tho? They have almost none of that. It's all about how much/rare something is, how few have what they have, how they are super awesome/special/rich/unique to have it. It's all about look at ME, not about the thing itself.
This is something I've been thinking about lately. I have a rather large game collection by most standards, though I've certainly seen bigger and more impressive and I've never focused on the rare and valuable. All the games in my collection, with a tiny handful of exceptions that have a specific reason, are games that, at least in theory, I have some intent to get around to playing. In practice? Unless Groundhog Day becomes reality, when the hell will I find time to play all these games? And yet, having gradually accumulated games for years up to this point, it's hard to pinpoint the moment that my collection became unwieldy.Quote:
Originally Posted by SEGA.GENESIS1989
So chuffed that I was able to finally "fix" my PC Engine CD-Romē unit! I had bought it on eBay over three years ago. lol
Had kind of left it alone and almost forgot about it. But I've been on a bit of PC Engine kick lately and just decided to give this thing another go at possibly repairing it.
And granted I'm going to sound dumb here but all it mostly was is that there is a ground on a ribbon cable. And I just didn't notice it previously but it was just that tiny bit loose. It wasn't catching as it should have been. There some glue of some sort that attaches it to one of the ribbon cables. That glue had mostly dried up.
So I used a tiny bit of electrical tape. Voila!
I'm not sure that really qualifies as a "wow! awesome job!" but I'll take it! :lol:
Next to check though is why it sometimes skips. Lens is clean so I'll check elsewhere.
I'll poke around and see what might need some lubrication. I'm thinking lithium grease?
Get a teflon based grease instead. I've heard that lithium grease destroys plastic overtime.
Yea, the practicality of owning such a large collection does not make a whole lot of sense when you realize that you only have a finite time on this earth. The good thing is that you at least are thinking about your collection habits. I myself have reevaluated my gaming habits over the past year or two: I'm not as gun ho about purchasing a game as I once was. When I put it in perspective, gaming is only a small portion of the things I enjoy. I have the space to have a big collection of games but the question is why would I want to do that. In the scheme of things it doesn't make sense. It will only serve to clutter my living space. What if I die tomorrow, who will be burdened to deal with the aftermath? If you open up the newspaper, countless people die every second of every day. just dealing with your loved ones belongings after they pass away is hard enough.Quote:
Originally Posted by j_factor
This sudden epiphany occurred when I watched one particular individual on Youtube (whose name I won't mention). This person lives in the Greater Toronto Area and posts a couple of videos every week featuring "pick up videos". Often times he films all of his videos in his basement: I estimate that his living quarters are pretty spacious, roughly 1900-2500 square feet. As you watch his videos, you can see his huge library of games and game related items literally covering the walls of his basement. In spite of having such a enormous collection, this guy keeps buying games almost every week! What boggles the mind is that he buys games that he clearly has no interest in playing. After watching each of his videos, I keep asking myself if I am witnessing a hoarder in action? What's he going to with all of that gaming stuff?
The interesting thing about Youtube is that it sometimes acts as a window into people's lives and habits. And unfortunately there are alot of people who are just like that guy ... haphazardly buying stuff with no end in sight!
"You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to Segadream again." Nice clip!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3U7LYk0woH8
Doing it in the garden, I've never thought of that. I will use that idea to my advantage.
Let us go out the evening for pleasure; the night is still young.