MagnaFarce
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Clockwork orange and my Dario Argento laserdiscs
I don't have a big collection though. I'm really picky about films I buy (on dvd aswell).how about yours?
Ooh, Clockwork Orange! That's one of my favourite films. My prize Laserdisc is Shock Treatment (Japanese release), though I also have fond feelings for The Kindred (which has never been released on DVD) and Boogie Nights. I have a fairly large collection, I'd say 100+, but I'm in the process of attempting to sell more than half of them. I got a bunch of Laserdiscs that I have no desire to watch from when I bought my main player.
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Well..I think your friends would really enjoy playing some neo geo. It just so happens I have an aes and cd for sale
Are you interested?
P.S- I also have laserdiscs, records and a super eight camera. (not for sale
)I've only just started collecting within the last month or so and I'm restricting myself to what I can find at the flea market or thrift stores. I like to buy stuff, so if I didn't hold myself to this rule I'd have no money left. 'Tis the curse of being young and with little money.
What's the crown jewel of your Laserdisc collection? I'm sure you've got a favourite or two.
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Oh, yes. I use everything. I listen to the records, watch the Laserdiscs, watch reels of Super-8 (though I haven't filmed anything yet), and I have friends that are fond of games that use my systems. I wouldn't buy them if I wasn't going to have them used in some way. There's no point to that.
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I wouldn't say we have mental problems, but I wouldn't say we're normal, at least in the eyes of the masses. We just really know what we're interested in and we strive to follow those interests, just as everyone else does, but with a less mainstream medium. Those interests even differ between those in the retro gaming community. I, myself, love collecting game systems, but I don't like to play games for the most part. The only game I've ever really gotten into was a Frogger machine at my local nickel-arcade with a broken joystick that wouldn't allow the gamer to move left. That's not weird, right?
May I ask a question? Why collect systems if you don't even like playing games?
I love technology. I love the history behind these systems and I like how they work. Older technology has always appealed to me because I think it's more impressive and creative, even if it is more primitive. Everything these days is digital and I don't find it fascinating at all. So what if they can make a movie like Avatar? It's not as impressive as a good stop-motion film. The same goes for technology of all kind. To me, CED's and their players are more impressive than Blu-ray discs and players because they've fallen into obscurity and the fact that they play movies off of a disc with a needle blows my mind. I collect old game systems not because I'm a gamer at all. I collect them because of their history and because there are so many people out there that don't appreciate them for what they've done in our recent past to shape society into what it is today, which is the same reason why I collect other old technologies, be it Super-8 cameras, vinyl records, or Laserdiscs. They're a part of the past that I want to be remembered, even if I wasn't there when they were in their glory years.
I never really had any gaming systems when I was growing up so I haven't developed a taste for gaming, though I'm sure I'll find at least a few that I'll fall in love with as I continue collecting.
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I wouldn't say we have mental problems, but I wouldn't say we're normal, at least in the eyes of the masses. We just really know what we're interested in and we strive to follow those interests, just as everyone else does, but with a less mainstream medium. Those interests even differ between those in the retro gaming community. I, myself, love collecting game systems, but I don't like to play games for the most part. The only game I've ever really gotten into was a Frogger machine at my local nickel-arcade with a broken joystick that wouldn't allow the gamer to move left. That's not weird, right?
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Picked up an original SNES with two controllers and all the cables from the only Goodwill within driving distance that doesn't suck for twenty dollars and got a poorly boxed UK Tomb Raider for the Game Boy Colour with the documentation for a dollar from a small thrift. Good day.
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My recent finds at the flea market is actually what got me interested in collecting old game systems instead of just watching reviews of them on Youtube.
Flea Market:
Atari Video Pinball C-380 (2nd white edition) for $10
Panasonic 3DO REAL Interactive Multiplayer for $5
Shopgoodwill.com:
Atari VCS six-switch with two joysticks, one paddle, two 'driving' paddles, and twelve boxed games for $45 shipped.
Going to hit up the thrift stores again later today!
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Are retrogamers more mentally imbalanced than the normal population?
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I highly recommend you see Shock Treatment. It's a fantastic musical with catchy songs about consumerism and ego/fame brought on by appearing on television.