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First week in this newbies collection, and I'd say it was a pretty good one. Actually sold some of my other non-video gaming related collectibles (my awesome guitar), but I think it was well worth it. First, a brief background on me and why I wanted to start collecting video gaming memorabilia. I was brought up on gaming. I've had just about every Nintendo system there was since the NES except a Virtual Boy (though I might get one from a friend). I was practically born with a controller in my hands. I had a dream about a week ago. What was it about? You guessed it, I was a video game collector. I don't know why I had it, most likely the fact that I went on a retro gaming spree playing some games on my PC with emulators, but that's besides the point. All the sudden, an emulator wasn't enough, I wanted the real thing, I wanted an original square shaped NES controller in my hands as I played Super Mario Bros. I wanted to own the physical essence of the game, not just the digital form. I started collecting. My goals are simple, nab any thing game related I possibly can, and try to complete as many game catalogs as possible, with priority on the Nintendo 64, then other Nintendo consoles, then all else. Now a week later, let's look at how far I've come.
New Additions -
Bought an NES bundle that came with 3 games: Super Mario Bros./Duck Hunt, The Flying Dragon: The Secret Scroll, and 10 Yard Fight. Soon after, I came across the gold cartridge versions of Zelda 1 and 2, sweet. I also obtained A link to the Past in that deal, though I don't have an SNES, yet. The very next day (or it could have been the same, either way) I obtained a Nintendo 64 with Super Mario 64, Mario Kart 64, and Mario Party 1. I later scoured eBay and came across Zelda: Ocarina of Time limited edition gold cartridge. I bought it. That should be arriving sometime in this next week, needless to say, I can't wait!
So that was my week one, not bad for a newbie, right? I'll try to keep this blog semi-weekly, depends on when I get new stuff. If I don't post anything, I didn't get anything new. Until next time, bye.
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Sounds like a very good start!! The N64 is pretty easy to collect for and a lot cheaper than many others so its probably a very good starting point for you.
Link to the Past is my second favorite Zelda game of all time. I'd recommend grabbing a SNES when you get the chance and trying it out (if you havnt already played it). Its quite good.
Im a big NES fan so if you ever want and recommendations for games to get/play just shoot me a PM.
Keep us updated as your collection grows. Its always fun to watch!
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@Crabmaster2000: Oh I'll definitely be getting an SNES too, I played A Lind to The Past on Gameboy a while back, and It's my second favorite Zelda game too.
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LttP rocks.
Best of luck with it. Like he said N64 should be pretty easy to snatch up the bulk of the titles. If you want them in good CIB condition it will be a little harder but given the fact that it is still "new" and it has a small library it is one of the "easier" libraries to complete.
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@Izret101: Meh, not really into CIB, mostly because I actually want to play them; as long as they are in fairly decent physical condition and playable, I'll take em, though it wouldn't hurt to have a few CIB.
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