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Title: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Arrrhalomynn on June 08, 2004, 06:59:41 AM
Introduce yourself!  Let us know who you are, where you're from, what your favorite video game system is, a little bit about your collection, or the name of the wart on your left foot.  This thread will allow us to get to know a little bit about each other.

Once you're done with that, take a moment to fill out your profile.  Be sure to put a marker on the map where you live by following the "Member Map" link at the top of this page.

Please stick to introductions only in this topic.  If you'd like to respond to somebody else's introduction, click on their username and follow the "Send this user a private message" link at the bottom of their profile.  It's a great feature to use for introduction topics as well as other personal questions or comments directed at a single user.

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I'm Mark, 21 years old and I live in the Netherlands. I study law. Not a very fun study, but I wouldn't really know what else to do.
I start gaming on a pc, before I moved on to the master system. Since then I've always had a weak spot for sega. I've got about 550 games at the moment, and it's not really growing in amount. Whenever I buy something, I usually sell something too. I'm working on a complete saturn collection, only 16 more to go, woohoo!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Lord Nepenthean on June 08, 2004, 07:08:26 AM
I'm Mike.  I live in Cincinnati, OH, and lately have been spending my life doing a whole lot of nothing.  I'm hoping that this web site will keep me occupied and be a lot of fun as well.  I've been collecting video games for as long as I could play them, and have always wanted my own video game website.  With the other awesome staff members we have here, it'll surely be an awesome experience.

I collect just about anything I can get my hands on, but have a soft spot for NES, as it was my first system as a kid.  The neo-classics are all personal favorites, but I am still known to play Breakout on my 2600 for more hours than is normally considered healthy.  Of course, I still try to keep up with current releases as well.

Oh, and I ate a guinea pig in Peru once.  

Hope to see you around the boards!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Hydrobond on June 08, 2004, 07:09:45 AM
Hi everybody.  I am Jay.  I currently study electrical and computer engineering at Purdue. I live in Cincinnati, the Queen City.  I am not really a video game collector, but I do enjoy playing them.  I found this board through Nep, whom I am friends with outside of the Internet.

I would have to say that my favorite system is N64, mainly because it was the first system I ever really had games for. (I had SNES, but only Super Mario Bros. and Street Fighter.) Plus, it just owned PS, even though no one else thought so.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Sauza12 on June 08, 2004, 07:58:16 AM
Hi everybody,
I'm Mike and I live in Detroit.  I've been collecting games my whole life, but I've only been obsessivly collecting for about a year and a half.  Right now I have just over 700 games and 21 systems.
I've also been seeing the same girl (Krissi....YAY!) for over 7 years now, and when I get married your all invited. ;)


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: den68 on June 08, 2004, 10:42:39 AM
I'm Dennis, 36 and from the state of Michigan. I have a wife (Carol), daughter (Allison) and a dog (Stevie) and a fierce habit for collecting.

I collect anything and everything video game related. My first sytem was the Atari 2600, then the Commodore 64, then NES, then Genesis, then PS1. Then I decided I might as well try to get them all. Along the way I've been finding out just how much there is to get, but damn it's fun looking.

I'm particularly fond of the hunt. Thrift Stores, Flea Markets, Garage Sales, the bargain bins. I hit em' all.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Odonadon on June 08, 2004, 10:55:10 AM
What, this again?  I had to copy and paste from the old old message board to the last one.  Now it's gone - I have no idea what I put.

Hi - it's me and I'm here.  I was born some time in the past an I am a gender.  I've heard of video games before.

OD


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Geondp on June 08, 2004, 11:49:25 AM
Woot again.. Well im Geondp from Greeley Colorado... Nothing much to say lazy lazy lazy...play mostly rpgs. But love all games give me a controller and im happy


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Sureshot on June 08, 2004, 12:37:48 PM
Again!

Rob, 22, from good ol' Britain.  I play too many games, too much guitar, and don't do enough work.  Start and stop collections in strange ways, generally I get rid of something or other when the moths in my wallet need something else to eat.  Other than that, I play clanned online games a lot, and have been for around 6 years.

http://sureshot.sulphuricacid.co.uk/eee.jpg < yours truly.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: thx1138 on June 09, 2004, 05:35:11 AM
I'm Mark. Married, 32 years old, from Bedford, England, but grew up near Brighton. I hardly ever do any real work. Currently I work just 8 hours a week for the Royal Mail. Everything in my house is pretty much salvage, or second hand, or a freebie, or I've done some work for a friend in exchange for something. My food comes from the cheapest stores, and I holiday out of season, and don't own a car. I'm happy with this lifestyle, stuff the rat-race I say. :)

Get everywhere by bicycle, and go games hunting by bicycle too. Only really seriousy started a collectio  this year, but I've bee into retro for 5 years, and playing video games since 1978, and had my first proper machine in 1982.

My collecting is done on a shoestring budget, and I often sell my rarer finds on eBay to fund my collecting overall. I can't stand cardboard boxes, and often throw them away, if Iget a mint boxed game in cardboard I often just sell it


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: digitalpress on June 09, 2004, 10:20:58 AM
I'm Joe Santulli, from scenic Pompton Lakes, NJ.

I'm the Editor-in-Chief of a small but enduring publication known as Digital Press, which is a hybrid of many different forms of media that caters to the gaming elite - those who love the classics. We started eleven years ago and have done seven books and over fifty periodicals.

I'm also a writer for Tips & Tricks magazine, my column, "Collector's Closet" has been running since the September 2001 issue. I like the fact that I get a paycheck from Larry Flynt.

I'm also a co-organizer of Classic Gaming Expo which runs every year (2004 is in the San Jose Convention Center). You can find out more about the show at http://www.cgexpo.com

Finally, our organization has been involved in a number of price guide and game rating-type projects, like the former Manci Games magazine or the very soon to be Video Game Collector magazine. There is no escaping us! BWA! HA! *cough*

As you can probably tell, I get bored pretty easily. Which leads to my collection. I've been avidly collecting since 1977, though I still have an Odyssey system from 1973. I don't know how many games I have in my collection, but it's never enough. I've taken over several rooms in our house. See http://www.videogamecollectors.com for a visual.

Always happy to mingle with other gamers, especially die-hards. See you on the forums!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: deadducks on June 09, 2004, 02:49:28 PM
Name is Chris I live in hereford AZ. I collect anything video games


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: 2D-Forever on June 10, 2004, 08:21:47 AM
I'm Lee from the desert kingdom of zona (arizona USA, also arid zona.)  I am not a collector fanatic, and I play the games I own, buying them becuase they are fun.  Currently unemployed.  

I enjoy fighting games the most because I am a fist fighter in real life.  Fun fun.


Poopies, I'm a talking taco again.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Zimbacca on June 10, 2004, 10:40:00 PM
I'm Kyle
17
graduate high school next year (2005)
I play videogames, read online comics and live in a crap hole town called Battle Ground in Washington.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: J-Roc on July 02, 2004, 02:26:41 AM
Justin from Vancouver, B.C., Canada. I've been collecting video games since I was born. I also play just about every sport, my favourite beeing hockey, which I play rep AAA.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: T on July 02, 2004, 08:24:45 AM

Hey Guys,  My name is Tracey.  I live in Champaign IL with my
wife and 2 kids.

I manage a Bar and Grill on the campus of University of Illinois

My collection includes most systems( over 40)

Zelda games are my favorite.  No matter how I try I can't get into
Fighting games or role playing games like final fantasy


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: drone8888 on July 03, 2004, 10:57:49 AM
Hello there.

I'm Michael, and I have a problem......

Well, not really.

Alright, I just turned 25. I've been married for 2 years now, and have a 15 MO son. I'm currently in the USAF, and I fix airplanes. OH JOY! I am from southern Jersey, and am stationed in DE right now.. :(    I'll be swapping over to train as a Linguistics Cryptologist next year, and then I'm heading to Japan, followed up by PCSing over to WA state. That's where I hope to attend DigiPen, and fulfill my dream.

I've been gaming since I could hold a controller, or should I say joystick or paddle. My dad got me started on an Atari 2600, up to the XE. We were the first to have a NES, but couldn't afford a Genesis. Yup,..skipped the Master System altogether.

I am a part time graphic artist, only because like most of us, I lack confidence. People have always pushed me to do something with it, but there was nowhere, or no one to exploit me, so that's that.

I used to have a massive NES and SNES collection, but I sold all but my personal favorites on eBay, when they first started out. It helped get me my first beater. A 1990 Chevy Cavalier,........man, what a junker. Now, my collection would have easily scored me a second car, and a nice one at that. :(

Right now, I am ferociously collecting GameCube games. Only 85 so far, but it's hard with a family, and my measly pay. I love rpg's, fighters, adventure, action, shmups, tactical, strategy, horror, twitch, and pretty much any good game. Yes, sometimes I even enjoy a sports game,...if you consider Tony Hawk a sports game.

I have a handful of rare sealed games too. Including Panzer Dragoon Saga, Final Fantasy Tactics, Alien vs Predator, and a few other gems. Unfortunately, I sold my sealed Chrono Trigger, and Final Fantasy III, due to some unforseen problems.
I wonder if I'll ever track those down again????

Anyways, I'm also an Alien/Predator nut! I have every toy made, in their likeness's's's. All the comics, and movies as well. I broke one of my LE statues, and vowed never to spend so much money on such an item again. I also love the Kaiju! I love Godzilla, Daimajin, Gamera, and pretty much all of the rest! I love anime too, if you couldn't figure that out. :)

I have over 350 DVDs, and growing. My music collection isn't hurting either, with over 400 CDs,...and yes, they are all legit.

I have so many ideas for games, it hurts. So, I bottle them all up inside, until the day my dreams can be realized. I thought about trying some DC homebrews, but I lack all skills neccessary. Soon, baby,...soon.

I'm currently gaming on my Sony Grand WEGA; KF-50WE610!  With a Sony STR-DE885, pushing my sound! All digital, component and optical connections, for the supreme gaming experience.

Well, that's about it. even though nobody's on this site today, I'll say it anyways.

HAPPY 4TH of JULY!!
Be safe and have a blast!
Michael.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: showstoppa on July 03, 2004, 11:30:16 AM
My name is Dustin.  I am 24 (25 in a couple days) and a student at Northern Michigan University in Marquette, Michigan.  I came across this site from Digital Press.  My first system was an Atari 2600 and I really started playing when I got my NES.  The NES is the base of my collection but I pick up what I can find.  I especially like finding the things I couldn't get when I was younger for really cheap at Thrift Stores or Rummage Sales.  Such as the Virtual Boy I found a couple weeks ago for $1.10.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Izret101 on July 05, 2004, 02:03:38 AM
My name is Anthony. I live in Spfld Ma. I'm 16 so collecting is what i scape together basically from what little work(if any) i can get. My first systems were Genesis and SNES one for each parents house. My fave was Genesis and my favorite game for it had to be Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3. Current favorite system is my Halo Xbox. Current adiction is Psi-Ops:The Mindgate Conspiracy. Love the hunt of game collectiong but the best is when you get what you were lookin for at a really good price.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: danvx6 on July 05, 2004, 02:28:57 AM
Hi, I'm Dan. I live in Chicopee, MA. (you know, like it says on the side? :))My favorite things are putting things off (i seem to never finish anything |D), anime/manga, and obviously video games. My favorite system is the SNES, it kicks ass! My favorite game is probably Chrono Trigger. (who else here was dissapointed with Chrono Cross?)


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Dutchie on July 05, 2004, 12:34:13 PM
Hi, I'm Michiel. I live in Zoetermeer, The Netherlands. I Bought my first computer, a Commodore 64, about 18 years ago.
Since then, I've always played videogames and over the years I collected a lot of systems including: Atari 2600, Atari 7800, Atari Lynx, Supervision, Sony Playstation 2 (which I primairy use as a DVD-player  |D ), Philips Videopac+ G7400, Nintendo NES.

I'm 27 years old (in 10 days I'll turn 28 ). For a living I work at a firm of consultancy where I conduct soil exploration and remediate polluted sites. Another big hobby of mine is visiting fairs and midways, mostly in The Netherlands but now and then in my neighbouring countries Belgium and Germany.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: renelips on July 06, 2004, 12:37:17 PM
Hi, I am Rene. I am living in the Netherlands and collecting all console's. My collection is about 200 console's/pongs and about 1500 games.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: jonlester on July 17, 2004, 11:58:54 PM
I'm Jon, 34, never married, a musician, artist and writer and partial to older systems but glad to have any kind. I have something like 22 computers and 7 consoles, with some orders about to go into the mail as well. I was a clubworker up until this week when I abruptly quit in disgust over something after 6 years of loyal service at that particular venue. Now I have time to play more games at night and live a healthier lifestyle as a consequence. I've also found lately that participating in these message boards is as surprisingly habit-forming as video games.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: KarmaCreep on August 07, 2004, 08:52:25 PM
Hmm... I'm George.  I was poor in my earlier years so I never actually owned an NES nor an SNES.  My first gaming experience was at my neighbors with the NES, I was around five then. I played games such as Little Nemo: Dream Master and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.  The first gaming device I've ever owned was my big fat gray GameBoy!  My first console was the Playstation.  The playstation is probably my favorite cuz I love Final Fantasy games, and that's pretty much where you can find them.  I don't really collect games, I only keep the really good ones that I like, so I obviously don't have a huge collection.  Besides that, I live in Cincinnati, OH and THE END!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: IceBladeX on August 11, 2004, 02:57:58 AM
I neglected doing this before because I never saw the point. But I feel like posting something, so here it be.
I'm Ian, an all around collecter of all things video game.
I should I suppose say, that Collecting is my hobby, and Street Fighter is my religion.
Of course, I'm more a fan of 2D Fighters and Shooters than most anything, but I still like modern games. (Just not as much because I'm a bitter old man.)
I also, as you might have been imformed, enjoy Pina Coladas, and getting caught in the rain, possibly not in that order.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: BiohazardSEGA on August 25, 2004, 12:01:44 PM
My name is Jeroen Post, I am 21 years old and I'm from Amsterdam in the Netherlands.

I have been playing videogames for about 16 years, but I only started collecting about 8 years ago. I try to collect Sega stuff mostly, with the Saturn being my absolute favorite. I hope to complete my PAL Saturn collection one day, but there's still a HUGE pile of games to go.



Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Arcturius on August 31, 2004, 03:53:38 AM
I'm Arcturius DeRaptor AKA Arcty. I'm a collector of mostly the newer Segs consoles and a little of everything else


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: retrogamerGeoff on September 27, 2004, 11:22:49 AM
Hi

Wellllllll I'm Geoff, 29 years old and in South Wales in UK. Been into videogaming most of my natural life. I got a Sinclair Spectrum for my 7th birthday, then changed to a Commodore Amiga. Only recently however in the last 5 years or so have I entered the world of console owners.

A PlayStation and Tomb Raider 2 was my first purchase before upgrading to a PS2 and then getting an XBox. Also in this time I've bought a PC, although I don't use the PC for gaming as I get bored with installing, uninstalling and re-installing games. Plus as it's not exactly state of the art, I get fed up of seeing games I fancy which will not work.

Am into racing / driving games mainly. But love FPS, "survival horrors", and some sports sims (but mainly golf, snooker, tennis games rather than soccer, rugby or any of the US sports - NHL, NFL, NBA, and other three letter combinations).


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Toilet &gt; my N-gage on October 05, 2004, 07:00:50 PM
Im Tim i love video games, mostly online games, but sometimes when a game like fable comes out i just play by myself for a while. My first system was an SNES, from my grandmother, my parents never wanted me to play video games, but that never worked out for them. Currently i have, a vectrex, 2 ataris, my ps2, xbox (LIVE), my gameboy advance SP, and my new handheld, the n-gage QD.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: The Metamorphosing Leon on October 07, 2004, 03:27:24 PM
I am Evan Leon.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: sinning.dragon on October 07, 2004, 10:01:17 PM
I would be Phia.
I'm an imaginary 17 year old girly (graduated) from the same town as freak boy.
Someday I will make sex to Link and Zelda together.
It will be delicious.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Tynstar on October 25, 2004, 09:09:49 AM
Hello to all!

My name is Scott and I will soon be 30. I have been collecting for about 4-5 years. My favorite system is the Sega Genesis. I collect any thing video game related. I am currently  trying to finish the Odyssey 2 and Master System library's. The only complete library I have in the 32X  :-/



Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: captain_nintendo on November 05, 2004, 05:02:30 AM
Hi everybody.

My name is Rick and I am 31. I live in Arizona and have been a gamer forever and a collector of games for a while now. My main addiction is 8 bit NES stuff. My goal is to own the whole U.S. release complete.
I know its kind of crazy. But I do have a big chunk complete right now.

I also collect anything I play. (which is alot)


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Jagdiesel on November 18, 2004, 04:25:06 AM
Hey all, my name is Chris and I live in Queen Creek (Phoenix) Arizona, USA.  I am 30 years old.
My first system was Odyssey2.  Since then I've had NES & Genny, SNES, PSX, and now Xbox...
I collect for the Odyssey2, SNES, Intellivision, and Xbox.  I play what I collect and don't really keep things around that I don't enjoy playing.
I like to swap games and sell rarities that I come across.
I hang with Tynstar and Capn Nintendo now and then.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: RyanHicks on November 24, 2004, 11:25:44 AM
I'm Ryan, 17 from Massachusetts. High school senior. I don't really have any gaming preferences but i am partial to rpgs.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: sharp on November 24, 2004, 05:11:31 PM
I'm Adri and I have some games and go to school sometimes and do a lot of other things as well. I am mainly intrested in neo-calssic games from Sega and SNK.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Cmosfm on December 02, 2004, 12:12:29 PM
Hey people!

Tynstar's been begging me to sign up,  :laugh: , so here I am!  I'm mostly found over at digitpress.com's message board but hopefully this place will be great as well!

I'm from Spartanburg, SC.  I collect for just about every system imaginable, and my collection is logging in at about 2200+ games.  

So, that's about all!  

*bows*

I'll also be taking the role of this forums biggest Barry Manilow fan, FYI.   :P


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Suppafly on December 02, 2004, 12:14:45 PM
Hi there. Im Pedro Sahui, I live in southeastern Mexico. I was born in 1977. I have a college degree in psychology and work in a newspaper (www.yucatan.com.mx).

I love all video games, and im a sega genesis colelctor. So far i have around 350 games. If you like to talk about videogames just  find me in messenger suppafly@removethis.hotmail.com


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Chiko_Ri on December 03, 2004, 10:41:53 PM
Hihi~~~ The name is Chiko and just joined the forum about... 10 minutes ago. ^__^v I'm a proud Jersey Girl (Hey! Hold the eggs and the tomatoes!) who is currently... Errr... A bum. (Hence that I just graduated from college and remain jobless.)

I "collect" more games than I actually play them. Generally, it's because I don't have that much time to play them, so I would get the games and save them for later. I just started playing FFIV tonight, and giggle like crazy 'cause I remembered when I first played (or watched my brother played) FFIV when it was on SNES. :3 Ahh... Good Olde SNES. I play mainly RPGs and is a total SIMs addict. No, no, NOT Sim Life and all that... Sim as in Simulation games such as Angelique and Cupid Bistro. :3 Anyway, first console was the olde school Game Boy when it first came out. However, since my parents didn't like the kids to play video games, that remained as the only system I ever had... Until later on... The next thing we got was SNES, sooner or later... Discovered Lufia and became a RPG addict. (Lufia 2 remains as my all time favourite game. :3) Unfortunately... Due to some reasons, I don't have my SNES and SNES games anymore... ;___; I really want them back... *sniffle* Anyway, after that, PS, GBC, PS2, GBA, GBASP, and GC, in that order. I got GC over this summer JUST FOR TALES OF SYMPHONIA. XD;; Now... I guess the next thing I'm going to get is a Japanese PS2, probably PSP then a PS3 in the future. ^__^v I hope I'll get to find a job soon so I could actually start buying stuff! XD; (My part-time job doesn't cover what I want to get... Hahaha...)


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: tholly on December 10, 2004, 07:02:11 PM
Hi,  I'm Tony, I'm 21 and I'm from Drums, PA.  I use the same user name on Digital Press and just realized this site existed after I got an e-mail about my account today.  I'm working on adding games to my collection list right now.  Currently my main collecting points are Magnavox Odyssey 2 and Microsoft Xbox.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Pop Culture Portal on December 11, 2004, 09:23:43 AM
Hi, I'm Ken, I'm 36 and I'm from Paris, KY.  I've been collecting/playing games since my dad brought home a Pong game for my brother and me way back in the 70s.  I usually don't focus on any particular system, just grab what I can when I find it!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Kamino on December 19, 2004, 09:08:16 PM
hi. I'm Kamino. I live in Wisconsin, or as Tynstar would call it, "the land of shit and icebergs."
I collect anything that i like playing. Which amounts to around 30 systems(heavy on the nintendo, sega and atari of course, with outer systems like coleco and tg16 rounding it out). That's about it. I'm flipping burgers to put myself through college.
my photobucket album http://photobucket.com/albums/v344/krazy_kamino/ will attest to my insanity; a somewhat outdated collection list should be at www.yeahiknowright.net/kamino/gameslist.htm . I have to update that tomorrow.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: NESJunkie on December 21, 2004, 07:11:39 PM
Wow Kamino! You found this site? Cool about time! He used to be a customer of mine when I worked at the EB near his house.

Anyway, I haven't been here in a long time, thought I'd stop back and say howdy. I am Andrew, I am 25 and live in Chilton, WI. I collect mainly for NES, but haven't done much collecting or foruming since my baby girl was born this past April. All in all I have over 1k games, mostly NES totaling about 530. I have a website I never update www.nesjunkie.com so go visit it. Other then that, Eh, im here. I'll come back more often now.

Laterz


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: bluberry on January 02, 2005, 09:30:16 AM
Hey yo, my name is John. I'm a 16 year old from Brighton, MA (right outside of Boston) and like most of the people here I probably play too many games for my own good. Generally I play things from the Genesis/SNES/Turbo era to current games, although there are definitely further back titles I like. I've been playing PC games for a long while, but getting an N64 in 2000 really set the ball rolling in this hobby.

Favorite genre is action games, although I mean that in a very broad sense that even includes fighting games; I play pretty much anything from Super Metroid to Thunder Force IV to Snake Eater to Guilty Gear X2, it's just RPGs and strategy games that I usually avoid. Finally, I have so little of a life that I staff on a user review-focused game site, http://honestgamers.com. Check it out, it's not rotten crap like 99% of the sites out there, and neither are the reviews.

And unfortunately, I have yet to eat any Peruvian guinea pigs.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: bum-man on January 04, 2005, 08:29:26 PM
Hello all, I'm Brian and I live in Lockport, NY just outside of Buffalo.  I am way older than I would like to admit but that just means that I have been gaming longer then most.  My first game system was a Coleco Telstar (which I still have in the box) and then I moved on to the Atari 2600 (the Heavy sixer which I also still have in the box).  In any event after many years I have lots of vintage systems and plenty of games for them.  I haven't gotten in to the newer system yet but since I have three young boys it's just a matter of time!  Oh and just because I need somthing else to fill up what's left of my time and space I also collect computers ( http://www.old-computers.com/club/collectors/ordis.asp?c=3909 ) and currently have over 125 of them laying about the house as well.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: jasonegitto on January 25, 2005, 06:30:01 PM
Hello.
I found this website from someone on the Nintendo.com forum. They said this has a better collection host than IGN, so Im trying it out. I dont like the style of the Message Board, so I might not be on here a lot, plus I have many other boards that I am currently active in. I might be around to see if anyone has any info and prices or things like that on any video games.
-Egitto


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: philosophyst on February 03, 2005, 08:03:28 AM
My name is Jeremy and as I start this out, I can't help but feel like this is a personal ad for dating or something.  :D

On that note, I am 28 and married with two kids.  We live in Phoenix, AZ and I guess I am just as much a collector as I am a gamer.  I'm not sure if there is a fine line there but sometimes I feel like I am looking for games at sales or on ebay more than I am actually playing.  

I love the NES, grew up on it.  But, for gaming purposes I have been playing quite a bit of the Cube lately.  This is a little embarrassing because it seems like such a childish game sometimes but I am currently addicted to Animal Crossing.  I also got my wife hooked on it and then my 4 year old son.  Actually, he is becoming quite the little gamer!  I just picked up a Gamecube game at Sam's Club yesterday called "Tonka Rescue Patrol" and I can't pull him off the thing.  He woke up this morning and was playing it before he got ready for school (Pre-Kindargarten).  On a side note, the Sam's Club here in Phoenix (the one near me anyway) has their GC games for under $13 each!  It's about the cheapest GC games I have seen at a retail store.

That's about it for now, I only belong to a couple forums like this, DigitPress being the other main one.  Actually, the only other forum I go to is animalcrossingcommunity.com which helps me keep track of my AC inventory items and chat with the other Animal Crossing geeks.  Jeez....am I really 28 already!!!  :laugh:


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: two_scoop_steve on February 04, 2005, 10:21:53 AM
Hi My name Is Steve and I'm 25 ..I'm starting to Collect SNES games,I guess the reason I want to collect SNES is when I was younger I had about 150 snes games that were stolen Now I have about 20 Anyways I'm from Daytona Beach Florida..


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Mr_Flibble on February 08, 2005, 01:33:18 PM
Hi everyone, I'm Alastair, 14 from good old Britian.
Well, Northen Ireland, but its part of the UK, so I say I'm British.
Although I'm young, I'm a dedicated retro gamer, collecting mainly snes, n64, Amiga and Atari games.
My favourite type of game is the LucasArt's adventure game. I don't have a favourite game, but I do love Final Fantasy 4, Super Metroid, Goldeneye and Monkey Island.
I'm my spare time I'm a programmer and artist, and indulge myself by making my own games. And I say w00t a lot.

My ultimate goal is to own my own software company, or failing that, the world's largest taco-shaped Death-RayTM.

w00t!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: -hellvin- on March 02, 2005, 02:02:53 AM
Hi, my name is Jeff, I live in Arizona and I collect video games.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: pots555 on March 08, 2005, 04:54:08 PM
Hi!

My name is Denis and I'm 33 years old.  I live near Montreal and am a big fan of the Intellivision and the Atari.

I have just started collecting games from both of these fine machines and been having a lot of fun doing so.
My goal is to get all of the Intellivision games before I die...wich, hopefully, will not be soon since I have a 4 months old little guy. |D |D

See you around!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Nintendo Psycho on March 10, 2005, 06:02:26 AM
Hello! My name is Jason Hogan. I'm from Newfoundland and I have an NES collection that I started back in 1999 and i now have 321 games.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Sensei_Fu on March 17, 2005, 06:18:29 AM
Hi, my name is Dave and I'm a compulsive game collector.   ::)  To support my habit I am currently employed  as a computer geek/programmer.  

Some of you will know me from Digital Press as I was Cuewarrior over there.  

I collect for all systems, but the only complete collection I have is the Microvision, all CIB.  

Currently, I'm a Halo 2 on Live addict, and nothing has grabbed me this hard since Vice City.  

Anyway, I look forward to trading ideas with the rest of you addicts.  





Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: phoenix1967 on March 18, 2005, 03:37:20 PM
I'm Gary, 38, from Waterford, MI. I work in Program Planning for an automotive supplier. I got back into video console gaming at the beginning of 2004 after about an 8 year absence (my last system was a SegaGenesis).

After seeing all the capabilities of the Xbox and playing it at a friend's house I was hooked. It also helped that I had a $50 gift certificate to a local mall burning a hole in my pocket (EBGames got that).

After trading in some old Magic:the Gathering cards that I never used, I used the cash from that to help finance building my XBox library (44 titles at present). I'm very happy to point out that I've paid full price for a game only once (Prince of Persia: Sands of Time@$49.99; which remains unfinished :-/). The rest of the titles I've been able to acquire from ebay, used titles from retail discount bins, special sales, gifts,  using Replay Rewards from Media Play, trade ins, etc.

The game score that I'm most happy I took advantage of was trading in Fable (paid $40 new when it first came out) and getting $36 credit towards Halo 2. Effectively, I was able to play the snot out of Fable for 5 or 6 weeks for the low low price of 4 bucks. Not bad. I was also able to find Disgaea for PS2 for $10 at a local flea market.

My first system was the 2600. Eventually I upgraded to the NES. Then traded that in to get the SegaGenesis. After selling the Sega in '95, I hadn't had the desire to purchase a console until I discovered all the capabilities of the XBox. I haven't looked back since.

My earliest video game memory was going to a bar/restaraunt with my parents and playing a game of pong on a stand up machine with my dad. Yes, I am that old!  |D

Thanks to den68 for introducing me to this site.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: CatchFiveBats on March 19, 2005, 07:07:42 AM
Hello,
I'm Zac.  I live in Noblesville, IN, I'm 18 years old, and I am currently a student in high school (hoping to graduate this year).  I've been playing video games since before I can remember.  I just started collecting about a year ago, and at that time I had all the modern systems and a SNES.  Since then, I have amassed a total of around 21 systems, including different models.  I am a big Nintendo and Sega fan, and I like everything else about equally, with the exception of XBox.  I had an XBox, but I sold it right before the release of Halo 2 for $100 simply because I was getting tired of all the hype over games that didn't deserve it (Halo & Fable mainly), as well as the fact that I couldn't find any games I could get into on XBox that weren't multi-platform.  (The money I got from selling the XBox went almost entirely toward Gamecube games. |D)

I'm hoping that this site will provide me with a way to fill my ample amounts of free time, as well as helping me to become integrated into the collecting community.

-CFB


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: terzi on April 19, 2005, 06:24:00 PM
hey everybody. im adam im 14  and im  Anthonys brother or as some of  you know him by izret.i live in springfield mass also. i just collect what i can get that is cheap. but i do collect all the final fantasy things i currently own about 8 final fantasy titles. unfortunatly though i've only beaten 1 of them which i find kind of shameful. ive always loved video games and have always strived to beat my brother in them. i currently own about 50 games... i think. across 5 or 6 consoles. well thats pretty much it.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: zippy on April 23, 2005, 01:23:45 PM
I'm Chris, 33 from Warwickshire in the UK. I've had loads of computers and consoles and lost/sold them all.
These include Intellivision+Speech Synth and B17 Bomber and Solar Sailor, wish I still had that! I also had ZX Spectrum, Commodore Amiga, SNES, N64, Gameboy, Dreamcast, PS1, Various PC's from 386 on and Grandstand and Tomy 3D handheld.
Currently  I own a Gamecube, GBA-SP and PC
My all times greats include Super Mario Anything, Zelda Anything, Chronotrigger, Final Fantasy, Resident Evil, etc.
The games that annoy me most are ones with download content to complete - Skies of Arcadia on DC for example. I don't believe you should ever have to hook to the internet or another piece of hardware to see everything in a game.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Speedy_NES on April 28, 2005, 10:50:13 AM
Well, I think it's about time I introduce myself ;)

I'm Pieter, 20 years old, and currently studying international Economics at the University of Maastricht, the Netherlands.  I started collecting NES games/accessories & anything else Nintendo related from the era of the NES, when I was about 12 years old and living in the US (California).  After a couple years of collecting, I took a long break, moved to Belgium, and just recently started getting back into the collecting habits a few weeks ago.  I've always liked video/pc games, and it all started with the Amiga 500 when I lived in Germany (it was really popular over there).  I mostly stopped gaming after moving to Belgium, since I'm not much of a solo player...I do like RPGs, but I prefer playing with friends...and since hardly any of my friends are true gamers around here, I don't do a lot of gaming anymore...which really isn't that bad, since it's usually just a waste of time anyways ;)  My interests in collecting at the moment are just to reach some milestones, fill some collections, and get ahold of some nice PAL games, accessories, and all of the pirated stuff that seems to be somewhat common around here ;)

-Speedy


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Vladimir on May 25, 2005, 12:33:27 PM
Well, howdy.  If you'll look to your left, you will see that my name is Vladimir.  Nothing to do with that impailer guy, I got my name from some Polish guy that I work with.  by the way, I work at the Indianapolis Zoo.

My favorite system would prolly be the N64, soley for the two Zelda games.  My first system was the N64, but even so I have high respect for older games.  In other words, I know where I come from.  I'm more of the kind of person that plays the games rather than mmaking a huge effort to collect them.  Anime and manga is what I make an effort to collect.

Just a head's up, I fucking hate Xbox and Microsoft.  Don't even get me started.  Everyting else is cool though.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: nupoile on June 14, 2005, 07:33:15 PM
I don't know if it's dumb to reply to this thread with my first post or not, oh well here goes: Amongst my many other hobbies I like to lay claim to I (obviously) collect games. I'm one of those collect them to play them sorts of people. Besides the computer stuff I have about 7 systems and am closing in on 100 games between them all with about 70 of them being NES. I am always trying to grow my collection but there is that money thing which gets in the way sometimes. Being as my collection in realitivly small you may think I am new to the hobby, but I still have my first NES which was one of the earlyer ones and have never gotten rid of anything. I guess I'm just slow. I have been trying to do better lately as I only reciently picked up an Odessy^2 off ebay for all of $2.25.

I will try and do a good job of writing on this fourm as it looks like an intresting place to be, but I have to warn you I have a history of posting little on the net. I basicly like to lurk around and see what everyone else has to say, haha.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Galb on June 17, 2005, 07:49:32 AM
Hy ppl!

I'm a bit far away from most of  you geographically (Central-Europe), but I'm also a fan of video games... and this site is cool, yeah! :D
I'm collecting Nintendo stuff, however I'm only at the very beginning with a few games. (I had several other consoles in the past, but money is a great lord and I had to sell them for other stuff)
I envy some of u (especially ppl in the US), b/c getting NES/SNES games here is a bit hard... fans are hiding somewhere and not willing to share :D
My favs are Zelda, Pikmin, Castlevania, Mario  games, (and to mention a non-Nintendo title) DMC...
Dunno what else to say... I just wanted to have my first post so much ^_^


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: pacmanhat on July 01, 2005, 11:21:56 AM
Hello...

I'm Erik, 21, and I live in Minnesota. I'm getting married in a year, and my fiancee and I have made collecting one of our best hobbies together. I go to school for Game Design, and as of this writing I'm a straight-A student.

That's about it, really.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: s1lence on July 05, 2005, 08:22:41 AM
Hello, I'm Ryan. I a gaming forum junkie and I really don't know why I didn't register for this page before. I'm 28 have a wife and 2 kids. Gaming is my retreat from all the b/s in my life.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: neskid on July 07, 2005, 05:52:11 PM
hello everyone my name is drew i'm 22. i have been a game player since i was 3 or 4 i can remember the day we bought the nes brand new from target that long ago. my brother got up to 53 games back in the 80's.  i would play the nes all the time with all my friends i guess thats why the nes is my favorite system have alot of memories about the nes. i just started to collect again about 5 months ago now im up to over 130 games. i like the looking and searching for the games. right now im looking for the harder games to find, after that ill just start buying the common ones. the one thing i'm looking for now is the power pad. i never had one and i just thought that thing looked so cool when i was younger. anyways i collect all types of games and systems. i have a nes, snes, sega genesis, sega dreamcast, N64, playstation 1 & 2, and the game cube.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: NES-a-holic on July 13, 2005, 05:34:45 AM
Ok here i go, my name is Hakan(27) and i live in Den Haag/The Netherlands.

I collect NES mostly,have a few other system but not really collect for these i buy some stuff now and then.

I've known this site for a while but until i spoke to Speedy_NES i joined this forum.
As i said i'm more a reader here but post now and then to let my thoughts be heard.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: PDorr3 on July 13, 2005, 08:05:54 PM
My name is Pete and I am 17 years old. My favorite system is PS2 simply because it has an enormous library and the best game of all time, ICO!
I have recently been collecting for older consoles, and soon plan on starting a 3DO collection, Sega CD collection, and Sega saturn collection.
I am a regular poster on the www.hardcoregaming.org forums as well as www.digitpress.com forums.

For more in depth info on me please visit www.myspace.com/pdorr


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: atari_wizard on July 27, 2005, 10:57:30 AM
my name is anthony & i am 27 years old. i am a collector/gamer. i collect mainly for the atari 2600, nes, sega genesis & n64. i love to hit the thrifts, pawn shops, yard sales and any game store. i consider my self more a retro gamer, as i find the newer games not as addictive as the earlier. out of the modern systems, i really enjoy the cube.

here is what my goal is for each system:

atari 2600: as many as i can afford (including label variations)

nes:  i am going for a complete nes (loose w/manual) collection. i need approx 150 more carts to complete my goal.

sega genesis: complete in box collection

N64: complete loose w/manual collection


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: briskbc on July 27, 2005, 09:39:47 PM
Boy are there a lot of familiar names around here.  ;).  Howdy, my name is Shawn and this will probably be a brief intro.

I have a wife and 2 children aged 2 and 5.  I collect games across all systems but just games I enjoy or rare games I find in the wild.  The only system I feel a desire to collect a complete library of games is for the Dreamcast.

I've been collecting for 7 years but my collection is quites small.  I've had to part it out a few times.  


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: IanCov on August 03, 2005, 10:40:16 AM
Im Ian, im 16 and from illinois, my favorite system is probably sega master system, but i play my dreamcast the most.  weve had video game systems since i was born, but i started collecting about 2 years ago.  my first system was sega mastersystem, i loved it, then it crapped out and my dad gave it to goodwill.... with all the games... ive bought all ive been able to find for it, but i play all my games for it through my genesis with an adapter.  if i had more money my collection would be a lot bigger... but i dont... so i get all my stuff from garage sales, flea markets, and goodwill.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: MPHDeltaForce on August 04, 2005, 06:35:07 PM
I'm mike, i'm from cincinnati, and i'm an alchaholic...

I also have no friends, i'm completely anti-social, i never come out of my house, and my skin is a lovely shade of clear.

I work for a secret undergroud association dedicated to destroying the moral world that is known as PBS television, and their communist influences obviously seen on their popular television shows Sesame Street and Teletubbies.

I also think that lindsey lohan has become butt ugly recently, and thinks she should go hide somewhere until she gets beautiful again.

All that being said, other than working out and getting all the chicks u'd ever imagine, i play some video games.

That pretty much sums up my life.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: TraderJake on August 04, 2005, 07:04:53 PM
Hi, my name is Dave, and a lot of you probably already know this.

I am a hardcore Nintendo Fan, and my family has owned every American Nintendo System with the exception of the Virtual Boy and Game Boy Pocket. Right now, my family owns:

1 NES
1 SNES
1 N64
2 Gamecubes
1 Gameboy
1 Gameboy Color
3 Gameboy Advances
1 Gameboy Advance SP
3 Nintendo DSs
1 PS2

If you couldn't tell by the amount of duplicate systems my family owns, I have a rather large family. 5 Brothers, a mother, father, and a dog. I am the oldest. We live in the West Side of Cincinnati, 5 minutes from the Black Perl, Evil Leon, the Webmaster. Currently I am rooming with the Perl and another person for the rest of August.

In the past, I have worked at Paramount's Kings Island as their bitch. I believe my official title when I never came back was Merchandise Location Manager. I ran all the stores in the waterpark, and I was only sent 'on vacation"'once. Nowadays I alternate between quarters of co-op and school. I am studying to become a civil engineer, but more specifically a traffic engineer. That means that all my recommendations will be your headaches in 20 years. In my free time I play frisbee golf, Taiko: Drum Master, Meteos, surf the internet, and as my friends know, sleep. Sometimes I also do contributions to the site known as RF Generation, which has caused the Perl to start refering to me as a member of the Pseudostaff.

I look forward to the playing Mario Kart and Super Smash Brothers Online someday, and I hope I won't be dead when it happens.

That's about it, I only hope that this appeases Nep, since he had disapproval of me not having an introduction.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: NDiddy on August 26, 2005, 07:54:41 AM
My name is NDiddy kinda new some might Know me from hardcoregaming.org. Anyway I live in california im 19 I have been playing games since the snes first came out.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: douglie007 on August 28, 2005, 08:46:38 PM
Hello everyone, my name is Doug and I have a problem.  It started when I was 12 and bought my self a Sega Genesis.  Then is got worse I got a job at a small game store in Cincinnati called Game Swap. I have collected over 60 systems and what ever my profile says I have for games  :) .  I have a wife named Shannon hence there's a room for my games and none in the living room.  My favorite system is the Sega Genesis with the Saturn a very close second.  Love the RPG's and Saturn Bomberman (thanks to the Cinci-Classic).
if anyone cares I'm 25.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: m3talst0rm on August 31, 2005, 03:51:24 AM
Hi,
Im pretty new to the world of game collecting (I started this summer '05) but have been gaming all of my life. I'm a nintendo geek through and through but lately I've been just grabbing any system that I think is cheap.  I think that the NES is probably my Favorite system but recently I have been focusing more on the 5200 and Colecovision.  
So, since this is supposed to be an introduction, I guess I wil tell you a little about myself...I am 24, married, and father of a 2 y.o. girl.  I am currently a substitute teacher and I am in for an Art Teacher (until at least October).  I graduated college in 2003 with a B.A. in English and have been a substitute ever since (I haven't been able to find a job in my area).  I live in a town called Lucasville, Ohio which is best known for its prision.  (1 1/12- 2 hours south of Columbus). Besides gaming, collecting and being with my family, my favorite thing to do is write.  
Um, thats about it...if you want to know what I have (systems) check my profile.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Cptalbertwesker on September 11, 2005, 08:33:00 AM
Hi, I'm not new to collecting, been doing it about 5 or 10 years with my sister, and we're only 18 :)
My favourite console is probably the Saturn, as it is the console I remember having the most fun with. I began collecting because I was always behind with the console races when I was younger. When everyone had playstations I had a master system. But now I have a proud collection of almost! every console. Alongside about 3000 games.
I'm in sixth form college at the moment in the Uk, and will be going to university in a year to study Film production. My sister (who is also my twin) will be doing the same, but a course on video game design.
Collecting is probably up there with my favourite thing in the world. I have spent far too much money getting where I am today.



Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: johno590 on September 25, 2005, 07:11:04 AM
Hello, my name is John and I am 20 years old.  I live in Murphy, NC which is a very small town, but growing. I've played video games since I was a little kid but I only recently started collecting games.  I think my favorite system is snes because it is what I had the most fun with playing when I was a kid.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Patrick on September 26, 2005, 04:41:33 PM
Hi there, my name's Patrick and I'm from South-East England. I've played games nearly all my life, but never considered myself a collector until recently. It started a couple of years ago, when my mother picked up a huge collection of boxed Game and Watches for under a tenner from a house clearance. Of course, she didn't tell me about them until she'd sold them for a substancial amount on eBay. The more games I play, the more I forget about the Game and Watches, which is more than a good enough reason to collect as many as I can.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Silent_shadow on October 30, 2005, 12:33:14 AM
Hello everyone, i'm Antonio i live in the netherlands and mine greatest hobby (as i like to call it) is gaming and collecting games. I have somwhere near the 380 games (the gba gb etc not included) and it's still growing like crazy. |D

Sometimes i get lot's of games in and sometimes i just take a break to test/play a game.

Since last year i'm also heavly investing time into sega stuff (got a dreamcast, saturn and megadrive  :D) i now already have about forty dreamcast games,twenty saturn games and about fifteen megadrive games (including 32x and megacd of course).

Mine favourite console would be the N64 because i've got good memory's about that console and i then got really good games like: Zelda orcania of time (got to play this one again sometime) Banjo kazooie/tooie and a bunch of other games who are all classic's in mine eyes.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: BigJim on November 18, 2005, 02:56:50 AM
Hi, My name is James, Im 23, and i live just outside London in a town called Swanley.

My first ever games machine was a commodore C64.... I was addicted to Flimbos Quest. And ive been atticted to gaming ever since. I like to think i have quite a large and varied collection of consoles and games from across the ages.

My favorite console of all time has to be Segas Dreamcast. What am amazing piece of technology.. Better graphics than the PS2 by miles and a great assortment of games.

I am currently running a bring back the dreamcast campaign. ... Funnily enough www.lik-sang.com still publish games for DC... Thank god someone has some sense  :P. I love to sit down and chat about games and consoles. I am on MSN messenger ad me if you want to chat or just pick my brains LOL
elwoodjames@hotmail.com

I look forward to speaking to you all soon

P.S. Sorry its taking me a long time to upload my collection on to the data base. as its quite large... Bear with me...

Thanks  :ninja:


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: brink on November 24, 2005, 03:44:44 PM
hey yall!!! My name is brink and i am a gamer!!!!  i love to spend days playing games till ther fineshed and am starting to host land partys!!!!  www.God-Clan.us in my web site it has just been put up the ather day!!! so take a look and chat!!!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: archetype on November 27, 2005, 09:25:03 AM
Hi. My name is Pamela. I live in Cincy, OH. I found this site through Nep who is a good friend of mine. I was introduced to video games by my older and younger brother at an early age. I have regained an interest in video games for the sake of history and entertainment. Here is a photo of our second game system..


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: AndyC on November 28, 2005, 11:01:48 AM
Hi,everyone.
I'm Andy, 24, from Accrington, which is a small town in North West England. Everyone on here from England will know where it is through a relatively infamous milk advert ran on TV about 15 years ago.

I work in a lovely warehouse selling toilet rolls and other exciting items of cleaning goods, I do the stock control and purchasing which passes the day.

I've been collecting for about as long as I've been gaming which is probably around 18 years, and I've amassed a collection of about 400 games across about 12 systems. I get most of my items from E-bay and there is no particular system I focus on and buy across the board, snapping up anything I see which appears cheap.

Besides gaming I'm a big footy (soccer) fan and go to most Burnley games home and away. This is another hobby, which enjoys taking money off you quite quickly.

I've only ever traded one game in which was WWF Wrestlemania on SNES which I swapped for Super Smash TV.

Anyway I've signed up for this website as I feel I can help a lot with the scans for the PAL side of things, as all of the games I own are PAL and 95% of them are complete (boxed with book).


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: shaggy on November 29, 2005, 07:08:58 AM
Hello, all.  I'm Chris and I'm 28 yrs. old.  I am from Racine, WI but am currently living in West Allis.  I am getting married on November 4th,  2006 to my beautiful fiance', Jill.  I collect anything but I'm partial to the older stuff.  I've been mostly collecting for the NES and am getting close to 300 games.  I have over 1,000 unique games and over 15 unique consoles.  This site is a hoot and I enjoy it alot.  Keep up the good work!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: shadaik on December 04, 2005, 06:36:27 AM
Hi, I'm Thomas, 23, from MUnchengladbach ('bout 100 km north-west of Cologne) in Germany. I study linguistics at the University of Duesseldorf.
I grew up with the first generation of modern consoles (NES & GameBoy that is) and kept up with Nintendo and Sega; primary collecting their games and consoles.
However, I'M open for multi-platform and don't say no to a good PS2-game either.

My collection has just passed the 100 games mark, most of them SNES. I used to have more, but sold them at the age of (about) 15.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: This Dude Abides on December 20, 2005, 10:00:12 PM
Hi, I'm Josh.  Some of you may recognize me from HardcoreGaming.org (where I'm an admin), Digital Press, and/or CheapAssGamer.

I'm 23 and live in Portland, OR.  I have an NES, SNES (my favorite console of all-time), Genesis, N64, PS2, Gamecube, and a GBA SP.  I own over 400 games and there's a link to a list of the games I own for each of these systems in my signature if you want to check it out.

Anyways, this seems like a cool place.  I don't know why I didn't check it out before, but better late than never, right?

Keep on gaming!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Gundam_Pilot_ on January 07, 2006, 11:16:51 PM
Yo. I am Brian Johnson  from Cleveland Ohio area some of you guys know me, some of you dont.  I am very well known on NESWorld.

I only collect NES and i have been collecting for about 6 years now. I got about 730 games and about 140 different controllers.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: MeTsYs_ReDuX on January 10, 2006, 02:28:15 PM
hey my real name is mike and i live i calgary alberta canada. i have been very good friends with ant1m1nd for about a year now. my favorite video game system is xbox. but i love all consoles.

the games i play the most are halo 2 and a bunch of others. and thats me in a nut shell but if you must know more just email me or contact me some way

happy gaming


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: readANDlearn on January 14, 2006, 04:18:48 PM
My names Justin, Im 17 and from Hopkinsville, KY. I have just recently decided to start collecting, and i have 138 or so NES games with a crap load to go. So far i have traded with one person from here, actually ever over the net, CatchFiveBats, who was extremely helpful in walking me through the process. I play soccer for my High School Soccer Team, and as of this post Im a junior. And to let any of you all know i have a Myspace which is Myspace.com/weasel10, if you hit me up on there just let me know your from RF or Digitalpress. And I cant what to start being an active member of RF.

Thanks for the  Help CatchFiveBats!!!!!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: kratos604 on January 29, 2006, 07:48:20 PM
whats up everyone my name is Angel i from long island and im 18

im friends with pete dorr i went to high school with him, and i post on hardcoregaming.org.  

My first console was NES, but i really got into gaming when i got the snes my favorite system right now is the ps2 and my favorite game of all time is metal gear solid


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: RetroYoungen on February 05, 2006, 02:30:07 PM
Hello, my name's Kevin.  I'm 21, I've been collecting video games since the late 90s and have tried to collect all of the games that I remember playing as a kid (but of course, finding new... "distractions" along the way).  I'm currently a junior college student here in the Bay Area of California (getting ever closer to San Francisco, actually).  I collect mostly for my NES and my NGPC when I can find them in the wild, but mostly it's for current-gen games that are easy to pick up.  At the moment, the count is at 20 systems (if you count my FamiClone because I have FamiCom games for it) and nearly 750 different titles.

I'm also a writer, working on my own video game project in my spare time named Majestic Games, the whole object of which is to give information to any newer gamers about the hobby and even where to find the games they might be looking for.  I update it when I can.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Mezmoron on February 10, 2006, 07:13:47 AM
Hey everyone!  My name is Ken.  I'm 24, nearly 25, and I, like all of you, love video games.  I've only been collecting for about 6 months.  Right now I'm only going after Nintendo NES, but I hope to get them all!

I'm getting married in July on the 8th.  I live in State College, PA, which is where Penn State University is. (Go JOE PA!)  We just bought a house together and we're loving it.  I work for Cingular Wireless, so if anyone needs help, I can do my best :-P  

Anyways, can't wait to talk to you all sometime and thanks for allowing me to share in the community!

Ken


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: mrwinkyof1 on February 13, 2006, 07:56:57 PM
Hey, the names johnny. im 17 and got started with rfgeneration with halo n been a part ever since. i live in california and i got a pretty busy lifestyle. dont really game that often anymore cuz i dont have any time or money to do it really, buut i try n make the most of my time n game as often as possible. mostly into first person shooters but i enjoy the occasional rts game


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Tan on February 16, 2006, 03:17:23 AM
hey there my name's Keith and after all this time of using the fine resources of RF i've decided to join because it's rude to stop by and not say hi :P i was quite young when i started playing and find myself just as comfortable playing my xbox as i am intellivision, my only problem is choosing what to play, there just aren't enough hours in a day. :)


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Damaramu on February 18, 2006, 01:47:24 PM
Hello folks!

My name is Danny and some of you might know me from the DP boards, under the same name (Damaramu, not Danny).

Here's a few facts:

I'm about to turn 30 in 4 days.

I've been actively rebuilding the game collection I had when I was in my early teens (that's lotsa Genesis/Snes games, pal.) I hope to add TG16/TurboDuo stuff to the collection down the road.

Overall my game collection is modest, but it's stuff I like and play.

I recently purchased a GBA SP2. I love that damned thing and I've been picking up GBA games like a madman.

That's really all there is at the moment! Maybe I'll see you here in the forums!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: JWKobayashi on February 20, 2006, 06:17:48 AM
Hello all.

My name is Josh and I currently live in Roscoe, Illinois... which is about an hour west of Chicago.  I'm 21 and am working as the sole member of the IT department at a non-profit organization.  I am also attending school full time in order to get my bachelor's degree in computer science. I'm married with two dogs. :)

I found out about this site while posting over at Digital Press.  I've been a member there for a few years and would like to expand my horizions a bit.

I began my career as a game player at 4 years old on the NES.  Since then, I've played just about every system out there (with a few exceptions).  I began a bout with collecting in 2002, but then stopped and sold about 75% of my stuff for cash when I moved in with my girlfriend (now wife).

Now I'm a better financial position and have slowly began to collect once again.  Currently my favorite system is the DS - I play the thing all the time.  All time favorite would have to be SNES though.

Anyway, thanks for providing what looks to be a great community.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Dev1anc3 on February 22, 2006, 11:38:33 AM
I suppose I should post here... and stuff.

Hello peoples. My name is Brian. I'm 27, and I live near Charlotte, NC. I've been gaming since I was 4, and still have my original 2600 and all of my games, so I guess you could say I've been collecting for about 23 years.
I try to keep my collection well rounded, but it still mostly consists of Nintendo and Sega items.

I'm a huge Castlevania freak, and own ALL of the US Castlevania releases CIB (minus Curse Of Darkness and Dawn of Sorrow), and am starting to work on getting the import versions.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: muffins on March 06, 2006, 11:41:54 AM
I'm Dan

I was born and grew up (and still currently reside) in Maine.

I'm 17, as a Junior I am graduating early in June 2006.  I am moving 5 days later to Florida where I will attend the college Full Sail for Video Game Development.

My first gaming system that I have memories of is my NES (which at the time was my brother's).  I still have my NES, Nintendo GameCube, Nintendo DS, and original Nintendo Game Boy.  I gave my N64, SNES, and Sega to my sister to have in college.  

I love gaming, always have, and have a lot of ideas for what I will do once in the gaming industry.  I am here to make friends that share a common interest in games and just have fun :) Please feel free to IM me on AIM, e-mail me, or pm me here :)


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: PapaStu on March 06, 2006, 05:36:01 PM
Hey all,

My name is Steve, but I get called Stu quite a bit.  I was looking for something on the frontpage of DP and found the link to RFgenertation and clicked over and decided to join.

I'm known primarily for my PlayStation collecting, being a variant whore and for being half of the US PSX editiors for Digital Press.  I've also got a hearty PS2, DC, XB, GC and a good number of games for a few other systems.  Hopefully I can help out and learn some new stuff here.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: tommyg on March 13, 2006, 06:49:33 PM
Hi everyone,

My name is Tom (some of my friends call me Tommy). I  just turned 30 this past November , and I have played video games on and off ever since the Atari 2600 days. It was the first sysem I had and although my dad had some old system which had pong type games and a skeet shooting. I don't remember the name of that system . Anyway the Atari was what everyone had back then and I was able to play both the Colecovision adn Intellivision over at friend's houses. I loved the old atari and got many many miles out of itt, but even then kids were not foolish, so when the Nintendo launched back in 85 I had to get ahold of those real arcade graphics! I got the system with the zapper and ol ROB the robot.  

Those were my first two systems and they will forever hold a special place in my heart . They make up the bulk of my "collection" which I started a few years ago mostly trying to recapture the days of old.

I did have a sega Genesis at the end of the run and then I bought a playstation and a nintendo 64 in college the last two I still have. I have since bought a sega genesis and a master system, a couple of super NES, a toploader NES, and a few Atari systems.

I also own an X-box, a Gamecube, and my girlfriend and I have his and hers Game Boy Advance SPs (classic Nes version naturally)

When I am not collecting or playing my games I also like to work out, play basketball, I'm learning how to golf (slowly) and I also love to watch movies (especially martial arts) as I was a cinema major for a while in college.

I have worked in IT as a tech support guy and as a web/graphic design guy, and I still work on some things for money and as a hobby, but for now I am working  with kids as a behavioral specialist to pay the bills while my gf finishes her nursing courses.

Some people might say I am a video game addict or think I am nuts with all the games I have. Well much like I am not an alcoholic, but merely a beer enthusiast, I am also a video game enthusiast. I am happy to have found a place to be at home amongst other  gaming enthusiasts!





Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Michiganfan2 on March 17, 2006, 08:11:28 AM
Hello all,

My name is Mike, I am 29 years old and live in Grand Rapids, MI.  I collect NES games only and am close to finshing my collection.  Only 9 more to go but there are still many boxes and manuals I need to aquire.

I am a member of DP, NESWorld and NESForums.  I recognize a lot of the people here from the other sites I just mentioned.  I have many NES titles and manuals for sale and/or trade.  

I lookn forward to being an active participant in this forum and talking with you all.  I am a varient collector, I love finding new and unusual items.  

I may be new here but my eBay feedback is around 1015 so please don't hesitate to trade/buy/sell with me.  My ID is Michiganfan2 on eBay.  

Thanks, Mike


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: bickman2k on March 24, 2006, 04:17:12 AM
Well, let's see here.
My name is Adam. I am 22 years old, married, and just had a baby boy on the 8th. I have been gaming since I can remember and have since started collecting. Right now, I am majoring in Computer Forensics to hopefully get a job in some sort of law enforcement (even though most of the digital crimes have already been committed by me :). Hopefully I will get to know you all a little bit.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Cecil on March 26, 2006, 10:58:45 AM
Heya,

I either go by Cecil, or Borman, either or is fine. I live in Orange County NY :O New York!  heh. Im currently reworking my collection. Right now, im interested in rarer items, or Japanese counterparts, such as Famicom/Super Famicom. Also, arcade stuff of course. Ill post pictures of my rare crap eventually ;)


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: InvadErGII on March 31, 2006, 10:07:23 AM
Hello.

My name is Erik, but people call me all sorts of things. Some of you may know me as 'pacmanhat' on Digital Press, a name I would change if I could. :P

I got fed up with IGN's constantly changing collection nonsense, so here I am. So...yeah. Hooray.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: segasimon on March 31, 2006, 02:13:31 PM
Hi my name is simon, live in san diego ca, 26 married, with two cats and an obsesion for genesis. Decided the other day to join RF gen and add all my games to my collection so i can keep better track of what i have.
Also maybe trade or meet people with the same intrests.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Joker_T on March 31, 2006, 04:08:58 PM
Hello everyone.

I'll be honest the real reason I came to RF is the same as InvadErGII, because IGN's collection system has been redone and I hate it.

I just got into collecting and own around 230 games, not much I know but I hope to build on it.

I am an active member on the digital press forums as Joker T aswell if anyone is intrested.




Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: snes_collector on March 31, 2006, 06:25:59 PM
As with other people, I joined because of the changes made to IGN's game list page. Nevertheless, I hope to have fun at this forum.

And some of you may also know me from DP.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Xevious on March 31, 2006, 06:49:09 PM
Hi!

I'm John, a 32 year old collector from Norway, where I live in a small apartment with my bearded dragon, Oscar :)
I'm a interiordesigner, working at a interiordesignschool as a (kind of) teacher.

Now a days I'm looking for a new apartment/house to get room for all my games  ..oh... and my girlfriend.

2 years ago I went to a Norwegian auctionsite to get myself a NES w/Super Mario Bros... and now I'm here.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: djbeatmongrel on April 03, 2006, 08:08:49 PM
I should have introduced myself before i started posted my collection eh? anyways i cam to this site after seeing the great collection database tools (kind of a mixture of ign before the recent change and digitpress with the collectors p.o.v).

anyways. i manage at a gamestore, go to college, make music (was doing it before beatmania  :laugh:) and i love to play most video genres. my goal as a colector is to have a complete wonderswan/wonderswan color collection, i am up to 4 boxed consoles, 56 boxed games, 1 proto and 1 odd phone accessory.

my other collecting efforts go towards amassing a large blaxploitation film dvd collection. i may be fairly young but pam grier is a godess of her time hehe.

also i've been playing city of heroes since May '04 so if theres any other players give me a yell, pinnacle reprasent.

welp, i'll be around, atleast every time i add games

:laugh:


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Cham Zord on April 05, 2006, 03:54:52 AM
Hey, my name is Dan. I'm 16 years old. And now, for a quick biography:

At the age of six, I ate a ball whole. By "a ball," I mean a sandwich. And I was at the beach. It looked so putrid, with all of its VCR on it. John Kerry grew from the bushes, came out, and went, "Why the long face?" So, I got together a crew of hermits and John Kerries and we went to pour some orange juice.

Anyway, I found RF Generation through Wikipedia and, being quite the video game fanatic that I am, I decided to join. My favorite game of all-time is Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island. At the moment, though, I'm completely engulfed in Tales of Symphonia. Must be an RPG phase or something. Anyway, see you all around.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Rejinx on April 08, 2006, 11:42:59 PM
Hey, names Rejinx Wulf
Started collecting video games about 3 years ago, a little at a time. Not alot of games to be had Lafayette, La.  But, I think I am the only collecter in town.  I'm 23 years old and I have a really hot wife named Lacey.  That's about it.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: buffalo27 on April 10, 2006, 10:46:39 PM
Hi I'm John from west virginia, I'm 27 and been into video games, collecting all most my whole life but now that I'm older I'm really into it. I own a lot of consoles and play pretty much any type of game...just love the hobby alot and enjoy getting off work and relaxing playing some video games |D.

Nice to meet you all and hope to see you around the boards :)


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: TRAY on April 11, 2006, 01:46:11 AM
Sup?

I'm Jacques...got the businesscard from Pieter (Speedy_NES) who is a friend in real life over here  

I just collect European Megadrive games and like to get some NES games somewhere somehow...

Also I own a bearded dragon called Andre...and I work on some kinda helpdesk but probably I will start my study after holiday vacation...cause this job is a little bit to crappy!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Kriven Raven on April 12, 2006, 04:30:27 PM
Hey, the names McCloud. Fox McCloud XD.

Alright, names Nate, I'm Cham Zord's neighbor.yeahyeah, blah blah. My favorite game is....uhmmm...too many choices let's move on shall we?


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: chrisbid on April 13, 2006, 05:04:32 AM
hi

my name is chris, i reside in columbus ohio and came here on the suggestion of the digital press forums after IGN screwed their user page up  ( http://users.ign.com/collection/chrisbid )  

i am 29 years old, and recently moved in with my girlfriend and her roommate, and sadly most of my pre-PSX collection had to put into attic storage until we get our own place in a year or two.  


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: NationalGameDepot on April 21, 2006, 12:30:04 PM
Hello all.  I am 25 and from Knoxville, TN.  NES is my passion, but I am a gamer of all sorts.  I have around 12 systems with games and accessories for them all.  I am new to these boards, but I have been collecting for several years.  I know a few of the members here from other boards, so I thought I should give this place a try.  Check out my collection at www.nationalgamedepot.zoomshare.com, sign my guestbook while your there.  Take care
~~NGD


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: evilnate on April 25, 2006, 04:32:28 AM
Hello, my name is Kjell. I am 21 years old, living home with my parents in Trondheim (Norway). For the time im jobless, i am educated as a industry food article operator. Worked 3 years on the biggest chocolate supplier in Norway, Nidar A/S.
Ive got introduced to this website by xevious, who sold me some NES games and i got hooked on the whole collecting thing. First i tried to collect the games i had as a child, but you can say it got abit over my head.
Favorite game must be..hm..Mega Man 2.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: freaky on May 03, 2006, 07:05:30 AM
ssssssssssup all,this's ya boy farax
i don do video games,,,u know,i gotta a life!!!
just wanted to let u know,dat da king is here,,,,,,


Dare I edit the King's post?
Oh I dare.

Yes a life which consist of joining a message board making an idiotic post.
Wow you're a winner!
Your family must be so proud!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Ataripitbull on May 07, 2006, 04:19:07 PM
  Hello all

 My screen name is ATARIPITBULL, If any of you are from Atariage.com, or the now dead Gamerzuniverse.net, then you might know me.  Atari 2600 was the very first game system I received as a kid and have loved it ever since.  My original Atari system and games were destroyed when my house in Detroit MI, burned down, but I have been collecting hard core for about 5 years now and my collection has grown to around 500 or so, boxed 2600 games, plus I have my Atari extras like controllers, posters, store displays, t-shirts, jackets, duffle bags and many more Atari 2600 items.  Now as far as my self, I am 6'3, 231 pounds, I lift weights, kickbox, Boxing & do Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu for many years, I have a wife and 2 great kids.

 Thank you and I hope I have fun here.

  |D |D |D


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Nukie on May 18, 2006, 07:38:58 AM
Hi everybody.
I've been paroozing this forum for a while and finally joined so I thought I would introduce myself.  Some of you may know me from DP where I post as nukie also.  Right now I collect NES and SMS but am slowly expanding (one step at a time).


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Zanicnight on May 19, 2006, 06:25:48 PM
Hello everyone,

I am Zanic and I been collecting for a few years now, of course I had nto become hardcore in to collect till about 2 or 3 years ago.  I coolect for all the systems I can, all the time. I just try to find the best deals where I can.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: UNFORGIVINGPAIN on May 31, 2006, 07:41:55 AM
Hello, my name is Josh. I am 25, married with two boys. From Ohio now living in WV. I'm Studying Computer and Electronic Engineering in Pittsburgh, PA. I play NES, Genesis, SEGA C.D., SNES, GB, GBA, PS, PS2, Xbox, and GC. that's about it.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Necrosaro420 on June 01, 2006, 07:11:46 PM
Heya All, Necrosaro420 here.  Not sure what all to say.  I run NESForums.net, gamereproductions.com, nesplanet.com (started on it, still havent touched it since day 1), and a few other misc sites.  


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: James on June 02, 2006, 08:13:38 AM
I'm James. I'm 19 and live 40 miles West of London.

I started collecting just over a year ago. I had 16 PS2 games and the 7 Megadrive games from back when I had one in 1992. I still have the same Megadrive.

Now I have nearly 300 games for 9 different systems but I mostly collect Megadrive games.

I pay for my collection with two part time jobs, earning £60-70 a week.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: vash_san on June 05, 2006, 11:30:03 AM
I'm Arnout 21 years old living in Enschede in the Netherlands.

I started collecting NES games about 3 years ago when I found my old stuff in one of my closets. I also have 2 off the new gen systems for playing games with my mates.

I almost have 150 games now and an angry girlfriend because I have to put my stuff somewhere.

See you guys on Live some day.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: D.W. on June 08, 2006, 05:23:03 AM
Hey there.

I'm D.W. from Maryland.  21 years old and life long gamer.  I didn't appreciate the value of games when I was younger, and therefor either lost or destroyed a lot of games that would be considered classics today.

As it stands, I have a rather modest collection, with only 9 systems and roughly a dozen games for each, but it's constantly growing, as not a week goes by that I don't find something new to add.

My ultimate goal is to have the largest collection of consoles and games in existance.  At this early stage, my main focus is rare PSone RPGs and the entire Dreamcast game library, though I've been known to stray from the plan more than a few times ;).


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: eternalblue81 on June 08, 2006, 04:18:31 PM
Well seeing as my collection is currently featured, I thought it was about time for an intro post. My name's Stephanie, 24, and I've been collecting seriously for around three years now. Before then I had about 15 PSX games and a handful of Genesis and Sega CD games that I got from birthdays, etc.

I tend to gravitate towards RPGs, adventure, and survival horror genres, and love niche music and quirky Japanese games.

Although most of my games are for Sony systems, I have a big fondness for Sega, and hope to one day focus more on my Sega CD, Saturn, and Dreamcast collections.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: DatenshiBlue on June 16, 2006, 10:11:53 PM
I'm DatenshiBlue, I've been a gamer for as long as I can remember and I'm really more on the casual side of collecting. Fighting games, beat'em ups, and action RPG's are my main gaming interest. Capcom, SNK, and Konami are my favorite game makers.

I'm 22, and live in Greeley Colorado. I draw and play guitar as well as game and collect things.

I also collect comic books, figures (VG and Comic related) and japanese visual rock CD's.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: ganonbanned on June 22, 2006, 10:08:43 AM
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I am Ty.  i am from mukwonago in south eastern wisconsin.  i am 14 years old and am the oldest of 4 children.  my favorite video game system is either atari 2600 or N64, or sega genesis (atari becuz games are so cheap n64 becuz its fun genesis becuz the cd drive PWNs)i have about 150 video games.  when i was young my dad had a gameboy(its mine now, in my closet right now) and one day my cousin gave me an NES when i was 3.  it had 10 controllers, loads of periphals, and at least 100 games.  i sold all of it for $65 to some kid so i could buy kirby 64 and the strat. guide (damn you, kirby.  that game is in the VERY BACK) of my closet.  i started collecting last summer.    in december my cousin (the same one that gave me the NES) was cleaning out her old house and found an atari 2600 with 30 games, a set of paddle controllers, and 2 joysticks.  she gave them to me.  before this, i thought anything that came before the NES was crap. i will list my systems.

atari 2600
NES
SNES
N64
gamecube
ps2
ps1
gameboy x3
gameboy color x 2
neo geo pocket color
sega game gear
genesis 2
dreamcast
ps1
i prbly have more that i cant remember right now.

i bought  95% of my collection with my own money, but i dont have a job.  i do, how ever, watch my siblings.  if im up at 8 and none of them go to there friends house, i make $25 a day.  the 3 most wanted systems is a sega genesis (the one i have right now used to be my uncles, he lived with me in the early 90's.  i found this in my attic a few months ago, its  a piece of crap) sega 32x and sega cd drive (model 2) all in the box


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: petrosky on June 23, 2006, 05:07:22 PM
Hey

My name is Aaron Petrosky, I'm usually on NESworld and digitpress under the same name. Either my full name or last.

I'm 24 and I'm from Pennsylvania.  I collect NES and it's my fav system and SNES as my close 2nd.

I used to collect for other systems as well but stopped and just concentrating on NES collecting and playing and SNES collecting..


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: tholly on June 27, 2006, 02:24:11 PM
Quote
Hey

My name is Aaron Petrosky, I'm usually on NESworld and digitpress under the same name. Either my full name or last.

I'm 24 and I'm from Pennsylvania.  I collect NES and it's my fav system and SNES as my close 2nd.

I used to collect for other systems as well but stopped and just concentrating on NES collecting and playing and SNES collecting..



Welcome to RFGen....I am a Pennsylvania collector as well....what part of PA are you from?


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Sammelhammel on June 28, 2006, 02:46:44 AM
Hello everybody

My name is Hardy and I'm a collector from germany. Maybe some guys know me from the dp-forum or some german forums.

I'm glad to be here and I hope to meet some other crazy collectors from foreign countries. And I hope also that I make some deals with you guys :)

See ya in the forum....


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: BTHOTU on June 28, 2006, 08:20:51 AM
Howdy!!!!

Well I am Kris I am currently 24 and have been collecting for about 5 years and have been playing games as long as I can remember :)  I collect for everything sort of... I have stuff from Atari to the 360 so its a good range.  I mainly Collect NES complete titles thats the goal at least, and sealed and rare Mario/Nintendo Items.  Have any I will probably want it :)  I post on Atariage and digipress often, and ebay a lot :)  Its an addiction.

I go to Texas A&M University and I have 17 hours left till I get a degree in Chemical Engr. :) Then I can afford my Habit I hope :)  I love Games and Sports.  Well thats about it this seems like a great site and if scans or anything is ever needed I would be glad to help that includes articales, info or anything :)

Hope to trade/deal/gain bad A collections with all of you!!!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: wrestlemaniac on June 28, 2006, 12:27:16 PM

Hi guys ( and girls ? )

My name is Jelle , though you'll see me here as "wrestlemaniac" offcourse.

I'm from Belgium, age 20 ( almost 21,next month) and although my main hobby of recent years is pro-wrestling, i will be a gamer for life, litterally grew up with gaming and still playing to this day.

I don't collect anymore ( too busy with the wrestling collection) , but i just like to visit game boards and read about new games or retro gaming,always some nice topics to be read somewhere.

My favorite console is snes and i'm basically a nintendo fanboy  :) only buy nintendo stuff these days.

For those interested in my job, i am a gravedigger.

Till next time, cya


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Funk_Buddy on June 28, 2006, 12:42:23 PM
My name is Jeff and I've been playing games since the 70's and really started collecting in 1999 thanks to the DC.

I've seen the site mentioned before and thought I could always use another site to surf while at work (j/k... sort of). Really I thought I'd sign up to possibly help with the data base, as well as check out the collection tools everyone's talking about.

I tend to be a Sega guy, mostly Saturn and DC, but do have some big N thrown in. I like imports a lot and tend to collect them more along with hand held stuff upto the GBA.



Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: donkeykong1 on June 28, 2006, 01:04:33 PM
My name is Rodrigo and I have been collecting videogames for over 20 years. I live in Los Angeles, California. I also collect toys and comic books besides games. I have quite a large collection. I am usually posting on DP and sometimes on AtariAge. I also used to post in the now dead gamerzuniverse.net I have chatted with some of you here before. Glad to finally join another board. Hope to start chatting with all the old gamerz posters.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: captain_nintendo on June 28, 2006, 04:41:45 PM
I just want to personally welcome all of the new members. Make sure to check out and make use of our forums as well as our fantastic database here at RFGeneration.

- Rick
Captain Nintendo


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: incubus421 on June 28, 2006, 08:59:13 PM
Hello there friendly community people!
First off, my name is Josh, I am 19, I graduated high school in 2005.  
The same year I actually became a big time collector.  
I had a handful of games before I started collecting, I'd say about 100 games or so.  But I have added quite a bit since then and probably have a small collection of about 175-200 games.  Yes, it is small, but I am proud of some of the rare, valuable, and hard to find titles I have.  For the most part now I run around looking for the missing manuals and boxes for my older games that got thrown away through my childhood years.
My favorite consoles/systems are the SNES and PSX.  My favorite game is Suikoden II


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Hounder on June 29, 2006, 11:49:10 AM
Hello everybody. I'm Hounder and many of you already now me from nesworld/DP/ebay/nesforums. FINALLY got around to registering here. I love the database :) Nice place you got. I think I might just stay for a while ;)


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: lackofselfcontrol on June 29, 2006, 04:07:29 PM
Hello everyone! The name's Alexander and I live in a small place called Ockelbo in Sweden. It's insanely hot outside this time of year, which makes me want to just jump around in the grass and enj... no wait, i sit inside and play games.... almost fooled myself there.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: RetroGamer on June 30, 2006, 02:27:27 AM
Hello everyone, my name is Justin, I'm 28 years old. I am currently trying to expand my NES, SNES and Sega CD collection. My VERY un-updated site with a list of my games can be viewed here.... http://madmaxj24.tripod.com/

I am looking forward to getting to know some fellow game collectors.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: segarocks30 on June 30, 2006, 09:26:31 AM
Hello everyone, my name is Larry. I'm a very young collector of video games. Some of you guys probably know me from Sega Spetsnaz and Digital Press. I love Collection feature here and I enjoy the site. Sorry that I missed the passing of Mike.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: David_J. on June 30, 2006, 09:34:33 PM
I'm David J. I'm mostly a Sega collector. I have a few SNES games and a system, so I'm not a complete fanboy.

I collect games that I am going to play. I'm 18, a college student studying Human Services, working at fastfood part time, and yeah...


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Black_Shadow on July 01, 2006, 05:26:13 AM
Hello, I like uhh, video games,  and that's it


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Trade-N-Games on July 07, 2006, 02:24:20 PM
Hi everyone, My name is Jason and I live right outside of St Louis MO. Trade-N-Games is the name I post as on Atari age and DP and thats my ebay name also. 
I own a Video Game store called Trade-N-Games for over 4 years now "2002" and I know many of the folks on here from the other forums and many are customers of mine. I have gone to the classic gaming shows for many years so I also know alot of you in person.
A little about myself:
 I am a giant collector of almost every system. Most of what I collect is boxed complete games. I am almost done with 2600 all label variations boxed complete. What i have been working on now for the last year or so is my boxed NES collection, I am almost done I need about 35 more boxes. Almost done with 5200,7800,jaguar, PS1,intellivision and colecovision. All done with Sega CD, Sega Master,Vectrex & Virtual Boy. I have a room that is filled with games and systems all the way around.
 I also have all my items listed on my web site www.tradengames.com with actual pictures of each item for sale so if anyone needs anything that you don't see on my site shoot me a PM on any of the message boards.
That site here looks great and I have been lurking for a few months. I Love the spell check button also!
Cheers
Jason


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Shemp on July 08, 2006, 08:50:34 AM
Hi, I'm Chris and I live just outside of Dallas, TX. I've been a gamer for 20 years now, but didn't really start collecting until about 5 years ago. My favorite games are usually 2D fighters and platformers, but I'll play anything that's good (or at least that I think is good  ;D). Very nice to meet everyone.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: INVOK3R on July 11, 2006, 11:05:06 PM
Invoker is the name...

I reside in Madison, South Dakota. I am currently pursuing a degree in Computer Information Systems and also a degree in E-Commerce and Computer Security. I am currently employed as a PC technician/ Computer analysis.

I have been playing video games ever since I first played Super Mario Bros. on the Nintendo.  I did not start collecting until two years ago. I just realized one day how much I missed my classic Nintendo... and everything has launched since then. I currently have over 300 video games and am working on submitting those into my profile.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Barracuda on July 14, 2006, 07:07:05 AM
My name is Jason I just got back into gaming after a three year period where  I sold off most of my collection.  I'm from Wausau, WI. My first gaming experience was back in 92 when my parents bought me a Genesis for Christmas. I enjoy playing and collecting Sega Genesis anything.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Kevincal on July 16, 2006, 09:51:50 PM
Welcome to all of the people that didn't get welcomes.  :)


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Paka on July 27, 2006, 09:10:55 PM
Hi all! Newbie checking in... great place you have here! [img width=31 height=15]http://www.jazzopolis.com/~paka/smilies/25_coolguy.gif[/img]

I'm Rebecca, 26, from DeLand, FL (a bit to the west of Daytona). First system as a very young kid was the Intellivision, and though that one is gone over the years got a NES, Sega Master System, Genesis, about every type of Game Boy, N64, and Gamecube. FINALLY got around this month to getting a PS2, so now looking to add PS and PS2 games. My collections are very small; my favorites tend to be classic RPG's. I especially love my GBA SP, partly because of some of the remakes of great classics that have come out for the GBA. In addition to video games, love fishing, golf, watching football, reading, and traveling.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: udisi on July 29, 2006, 04:33:08 PM
hola all, I've already noticed a lot of familar people areound here. I'm 26 and an avid collector/player. I have somewhere between 1500 and 2000 games. I'm on DP/atariage/nesworld/fatmangames/neo-geo.com/pcenginefx/and now RFgeneration.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: justabum on August 02, 2006, 04:14:16 PM
Just want to say hi to everyone, I'm new to this site.  I bum around nesworld and gametz.com quite often and now I'm branching out :)  I see a few familiar names here and hope to meet more collectors as crazy as myself.

My name is Bryan and I collect nes exclusivly.  I love to trade and over the course of the next week I will get my collection posted to this site.  I also have a lot to trade so I will probably post a thread with that too.

Chat at you all soon.

Bryan


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: TraderJake on August 02, 2006, 04:46:21 PM
Howdy! On behalf of the RF Generation Staff I welcome you and every one else that's new to our little community. Stick around, say hi, post, be active! All is welcome here at RF generation.

Just to keep these things together though, I am going to merge this into a preexisting thread for introductions, hope that is not too much of a problem.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Kevincal on August 02, 2006, 05:11:37 PM
Hi all! Newbie checking in... great place you have here! [img width=31 height=15]http://www.jazzopolis.com/~paka/smilies/25_coolguy.gif[/img]

I'm Rebecca, 26, from DeLand, FL (a bit to the west of Daytona). First system as a very young kid was the Intellivision, and though that one is gone over the years got a NES, Sega Master System, Genesis, about every type of Game Boy, N64, and Gamecube. FINALLY got around this month to getting a PS2, so now looking to add PS and PS2 games. My collections are very small; my favorites tend to be classic RPG's. I especially love my GBA SP, partly because of some of the remakes of great classics that have come out for the GBA. In addition to video games, love fishing, golf, watching football, reading, and traveling.

It's always great to get another women gamer and even better yet, a women collector!?!?  That's awesome.  ;)


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Kevincal on August 02, 2006, 05:13:10 PM
Welcome udisi and justabum.  :) 


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: The Metamorphosing Leon on August 02, 2006, 07:22:25 PM
Are we going to start greeting now?


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Arrrhalomynn on August 02, 2006, 07:33:01 PM

 
Please stick to introductions only in this topic.  If you'd like to respond to somebody else's introduction, click on their username and follow the "Send this user a private message" link at the bottom of their profile.  It's a great feature to use for introduction topics as well as other personal questions or comments directed at a single user.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: octbane on August 03, 2006, 02:33:32 PM
Hey there, I'm Octbane. I'm mostly using this site for listing my collection ( not yet fully posted here), but at times I'll talk on here, too. I'm gonna be 16 in 7 days (yay!) and live in Michigan.  That's about it for now.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Atariboy on August 03, 2006, 10:04:27 PM
Hey just like to say thanks for making a place for me to list many of my games online and Im just starting to get the hang of posting and listing games.

I was born in November 23, 1972 in New York City's Bellevue Hospital at 4:15AM on Thanksgiving Day. And if you can't do the math right Im 33.

Anyway here's my "Video Game Life Time Line"

1972: Born in NYC, Atari was open for the first time with Pong.
1976: Mom gave me Atari Super Pong.
1977: Got the Atari Video Computer System for my B-day from Mom.
1979: Uncle gave me all the Odyssey units he had from first to Odyssy 2.
1980: One of my mom's friend got me the Intellivision and 4 games.
1982: The first 2600 game I got was Barzerk. My aunt got me the 5200.
1983: The last two console mom got me was the Colecovision & Vectrex.
1984: Got alot of used pong units from the flea market in Brooklyn.
1985: The first console I got by my self was the Nintendo NES with Rob.
1986: Found Famicom with 20 games in China town.
1987: Got Master System, Atari 7800 & XE. Also found more old consoles.
1989: Sega Genesis, Gameboy, Lynx, Plus got lots of 2600 games for .99
1990: Game Gear, dad and uncle got me the Neo-Geo and two game.
1991: Super NES, found more old units Arcadia 2001/Telstar/Channel F.
1992: CD-I , more old games like 2600/5200/7800 carts 4 for a dollar.
1993: 3DO, Jag, and got more imports in downtown like Super Famicom.
1995: Saturn, VirtalBoy, PS1, plus found lots of used carts & units.
1996: Got both Japanese and US N64.
1997: Metal Gear Solid is my all time fav PS1 game EVER!
1998: Got the Japanese Dreamcast.
1999: Got the US Dreamcast on 9.9.99
2000: Y2K came and left, still alive, plus got the PS2 both Japanese & US.
2001: Got the Gamecube both Japanese and US units. And the Xbox.
2002: I got my own plase to live in Brooklyn. Good for me now!
2004: Last game unit I got sofar is the GBA SP (NES Classic)
2005: The PS2 (smaller unit), PSP and DS.

MAN!! That takes me back some memory. Good times, good times.

Anyway Il posted some images of some of my collections if anyone like to see them.^_^


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: NintendoMania1983 on August 05, 2006, 02:29:14 AM
Hi. I'm Aaron, and I live near Seattle, WA. I was looking for a new place to catalog my collection, then I read about this place over at Digital Press (I'm VG_Maniac there as well).

I've been playing video games since I was 4 or 5. I started out playing an NES and Super Mario Bros. at my cousin's house sometime in 1988. I instantly fell in love with video games and finally got my own NES for Christmas 1989.  Although I have been buying and playing games since then, I didn't really start "collecting" until 2003. Anyway, as I mentioned...I'm mostly here to catalog my games. However, I might hang around the forums a little bit too.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: DogBoneNES on August 07, 2006, 12:30:54 PM
Hi, I'm Tim, I live in Waco, Texas. I was introduced to this place by Captain Nintendo himself. I heard about it for quite some time. I recently started collecting NES games again and I thought this would be a nice place to get into it.

I grew up in the middle of the 80's, my first computer was the C64, my first console system was the Sega Master System. My first NES was in 1987. Overall my favorite systems would have to be, NES, SMS, DC, Saturn, PSX, N64, SNES, N64, TG16, and Genesis. Yet I adore the NES Top Loader by far because of it's sleak design and the fact how solid it's built :) (I dont even mind the RF signal)

These new systems don't really put much in front of me, sure it's tempting to have all the newest stuff. Yet there's a treasure chest of classics awaiting us all. Plus now that some of us are older and wiser about what games we have missed, it's been the greatest decade to come back to it all. Heck to be honest, I never owned a Turbo Grafx 16 before and I hope someday to own one in this time.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Kevincal on August 08, 2006, 12:39:28 AM
Are we going to start greeting now?

Well, why not? lol


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Kevincal on August 08, 2006, 12:40:22 AM

 
Please stick to introductions only in this topic.  If you'd like to respond to somebody else's introduction, click on their username and follow the "Send this user a private message" link at the bottom of their profile.  It's a great feature to use for introduction topics as well as other personal questions or comments directed at a single user.

Meh, that's from 2004 anyway...Isn't kinda rediculous to not allow saying "welcome" to new members? lol


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Tynstar on August 08, 2006, 10:09:06 AM
Welcome to all the new memeber and the rebel Kevincal!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: TraderJake on August 08, 2006, 10:21:42 AM
Meh, that's from 2004 anyway...Isn't kinda rediculous to not allow saying "welcome" to new members? lol

My God, you dare to strike the Ire of Mark?

PS: Welcome everyone that is new to the site.

*/Thread reverts to being an introductions thread/*


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Kevincal on August 08, 2006, 10:23:57 AM
Welcome to all the new memeber and the rebel Kevincal!

HAHA :D


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Kevincal on August 08, 2006, 10:24:32 AM
Meh, that's from 2004 anyway...Isn't kinda rediculous to not allow saying "welcome" to new members? lol

My God, you dare to strike the Ire of Mark?

PS: Welcome everyone that is new to the site.

*/Thread reverts to being an introductions thread/*

That's the spirit!  ;)


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: RevQuixo on August 11, 2006, 07:13:26 AM
Hi I'm RevQuixo, I run Video Game Rebirth the *other* online VG database.  Just trying out my sig mainly.  You might see me hanging around in chat as I get bored at work frequently.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: TurboGrafxer AKA DCer on August 12, 2006, 07:31:13 PM
hi. my names mike. im from goshen, ohio. i sell on ebay too under the user name PROMIEREDEALS check me out some time. i mostly sell to buy video games off of ebay or at game crazy in milford. i am a sega buff but also collect nintendo too. currently i am working on collecting all of the sega dreamcast games. i only need about 60 to 70 more. i am also collecting the nes and genesis games. i collect systems too. doesnt matter if a have any games for them at first but i usually end up buying games later on. i gmae usually 4 hours a day 5 days a week. or divided up into 6 or 7 days. so 20 hours a week. i am always searching for stuff. just today i got a nes for only $20. all hookups and 3 controllers. works too. sweet deal. and a tv adaptor for the sega game gear for $20. they usually go for $50 to $65 on ebay. anyways hit me up if you got games or systems for sale for a deal and ill usually buy. laterz.

currrently playing: final fantasy for nes
system most played with: sega genesis
favorite system: dreamcast
favorite game: mr. driller for dreamcast


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: qixmaster on August 30, 2006, 05:19:17 PM
My name is Josh and I turn 23 in about a month.

I don't believe I have formally introduced myself on these boards.  most people know me from digitpress, from selling games here and I have been in the collecting scene for nearly eight years (8 years this oct).  I just recently sold off my NES collection to travel to Africa for a month long internship.

Through my years of collecting I somewhat lost touch of the gaming aspect.  In the past three years I have done VERY little gaming, and a lot of collecting and reselling.  I am just about to start fresh and will begin collecting once school gets underway.    I have yet to decide what i will collect.  Something small to start with since my space is limited.  During this time I hope to get back into the gaming aspect and not so much the collecting. 

If you ever need a price check on a complete in box NES game, let me know and I will gladly help you out!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Ghost Soldier on August 31, 2006, 07:43:44 AM
Hello my name is Ed and I'm from Indiana.  I've been around on other forums like AA and Mystery Manor for awhile.  New to this forum but loving every minute.  My favorite system probably would have to be the SNES.  I'm a big fan of rpgs and shooters and you cannot ask for a better system for em. 


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: shaggy on September 06, 2006, 07:39:44 AM
I've been around on other forums like AA and Mystery Manor for awhile.

What is the address for Mystery Manor?  It sounds interesting and I'd like to check it out.  I found a mysterymanor.net but I can't click on anything.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Cobra on September 09, 2006, 05:47:34 AM
Better late than never I guess.
The name is Cobra Blade,
a South Australian who loves any thing to do with the Sega Saturn!

As a result I have a huge Saturn collection.
Why the Saturn? Sega has been my long time fav, ever since I saw the SMS compared to the NES.
Plus I feel the Saturn is Sega's true moment of glory with true classics, plus nothing else felt so much like an actual arcade at home to me.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: MrMark0673 on September 18, 2006, 11:33:59 AM
Hey guys,
My name is Mark and I'm 22 and a full time substitute teacher in a middle school about 7 miles outside of Boston.  I collect mostly NES games and systems, but branch off into many others.  This looked like a nice place to make some trades and buy and sell some games so I decided I may as well start an account, that and being able to sort my games with the collection tool is great.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Fuyukaze on October 02, 2006, 05:13:37 AM
Hi, my name is Clint.  I live in texas.  After noticing this thread I realized I'd not posted in it.  Most of my posts will generaly consist of games not currently in the collection database.  It's not that I dont enjoy making posts or reading them from fellow gamers, just that I'd perfer to play more games during my off time.  Hey, we do still play games remember?  I have too large a backlog to finish.  Sadly it's growing at an abnormal rate to the point I doubtfully will ever catch up.  I'm up to the challenge though.  I tend to lean twords the NES and SNES when it comes to systems of prefrence, but I collect anything that I can that interests me.  Well, thats me in a nutshell.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Cambot on October 22, 2006, 11:54:06 PM
You're not going to believe this, Fuyukaze, but my name is also Clint and I ALSO live in Texas. I'm from the Chicago area, but I currently live in Houston. Wierd, huh? Anyway, I love collecting and playing video games and have been doing so since we first got the ColecoVision in, I guess, 1983 or 84. I guess my all-time favorite system is a tie between NES and SNES, but the DS is creeping up there, as well.

So long for now.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: cverz2 on November 07, 2006, 12:52:27 AM
Ok this is kinda odd, but my name is also Clint. I live in southern Illinois, close to St. Louis, MO.  I bought a Nintendo off EBay in 2004 and two games. Double Dragon 2 and Super Mario Bros. 3.  After playing those for awhile I got hooked again and started buying more NES games.
 Before I knew it I was buying SNES, Sega, and Playstation 2 games as well.  Now I just try to get anything I can afford to get. My wife and I don't have much money, but we both love to play games.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: The Metamorphosing Leon on November 07, 2006, 05:18:53 PM
Wow, 3 Clints in a row. Now all we need is Eastwood.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Tynstar on November 16, 2006, 11:22:14 AM
Very very odd.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Cobra on November 17, 2006, 11:58:35 PM
One more and we should rename this from "Introduce yourself please" to "Is Your Name Clint?"


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Flack on November 18, 2006, 02:59:50 AM
Wow, lots of familiar faces around here!

My name's Rob O'Hara, but some of you all know me as Flack. I'm pretty active over at Digital Press where I'm an admin/moderator, write a couple of different articles, and write reviews for both the electronic DP newsletter and their print zine. I'm also a regular at several other forums such as Atari Age, Lemon 64, Particles.org, and others.

I've been doing quite a bit of writing over the past year. I had three articles published in the O'Reilly book Retro Gaming Hacks, had several reviews published in Videogame Collector Magazine, and published my own first book, titled Commodork: Sordid Tales from a BBS Junkie.

When it comes to console games, I've got everything from the Atari 2600 to all the current-gen consoles hooked up. In our upstairs game room I pipe all my systems into a projector with an 8' screen and a surround sound audio system. My son LOVES gaming upstairs with me.

My other hobby is collecting coin-operated arcade games. At last count I had about twenty; some of my favorites include Gauntlet, Q*Bert, Shinobi, Karate Champ and Road Blasters. Oh, and my MAME machine, of course!

I think that about covers it. I'm always looking forward to kicking it with new friends!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Tan on November 18, 2006, 03:24:34 AM
Hey Flack, welcome! I always enjoy your "Flack's Daily Smack" entries over at AtariAge, nice to have you here.  8)


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Pop Culture Portal on November 18, 2006, 12:58:15 PM
Howdy Flack!  Glad to see you here!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: abman on November 23, 2006, 07:28:04 PM
Hi, I'm Jimmy and I live in PA. I'm known as Abman on other forums like Nsider and Digitpress.

I signed up for the forum mainly to see if I could get some game boxes and manuals, but it looks like I will enjoy talking here too. I collect mostly for Nintendo systems, my favorite being the NES. But I will play other systems like the Sega Saturn and Playstation.

My favorite game is Super Mario Bros 3 for the NES. It's just a timeless classic that's very fun to play. Some of my other favorites include, Super Mario RPG, The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask, Super Mario Bros 2, and Grandia II.

I can't really think of anything else to say.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Tynstar on November 23, 2006, 10:11:09 PM
Howdy abman!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: anagrama on November 29, 2006, 02:26:20 PM
Greetings all - another DP refugee here ;)
I recognise quite a few foks from there and elsewhere, but for anyone who doesn't know me, I'm a UK-based Sega obsessive. I've got a complete European SMS collection, plus loads of variations & US/Brazil/Australian/Japanese/Korean SMS & Mark III games, and am currently searching for the last 100 or so PAL MegaDrive games.
I collect for all other Sega systems too, but aside from the Master System & MegaDrive, it's only really SG1000 & Mark III stuff that I actively search for online.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Tynstar on November 29, 2006, 02:45:17 PM
Welcome anagrama and nice to see another Sega collector join.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: captain_nintendo on November 30, 2006, 08:48:58 AM
Welcome anagrama!

Always nice to see great people join RFGen.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: shaggy on November 30, 2006, 03:07:32 PM
Welcome all!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: tholly on December 05, 2006, 05:37:21 PM
Hi, I'm Jimmy and I live in PA. I'm known as Abman on other forums like Nsider and Digitpress.

I signed up for the forum mainly to see if I could get some game boxes and manuals, but it looks like I will enjoy talking here too. I collect mostly for Nintendo systems, my favorite being the NES. But I will play other systems like the Sega Saturn and Playstation.

My favorite game is Super Mario Bros 3 for the NES. It's just a timeless classic that's very fun to play. Some of my other favorites include, Super Mario RPG, The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask, Super Mario Bros 2, and Grandia II.

I can't really think of anything else to say.


welcome....

where in PA?  I am from Drums, PA and right now live in West Chester, PA for grad. school....


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: nester on December 26, 2006, 12:54:47 PM
Hello, my name is Noah. I've had an account here for a long time, but I've never posted over here before. I live in Little Rock, Arkansas where I am a teacher of underprivilidged teenagers. I've been collecting since I was 18 years old (almost 5 years ago!) and I guess that's about it. I appear to be always logged in here no matter what I do so I'll probably try to post more often.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Fuyukaze on December 26, 2006, 02:36:38 PM
Wow, 3 Clints in a row. Now all we need is Eastwood.
Actualy if I could get my friend to join that'd give us 4.  If I could get this guy I keep running into at wal-mart as well, that'd be 5.  My father would make 6, one of the guests at Shiokaze con would make 7, and the idiot triplets (yes, they were idiots) from college would make it 10.  That's alot of Clint.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Rejinx on December 28, 2006, 06:36:00 AM
10 clints in one place... That is one letter away from a really good time. ;)


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Jubal on December 30, 2006, 11:35:38 AM
Hey,

I'm real happy to have found this site.
I use http://www.boardgamegeek.com/viewcollection.php3?username=Searchmonkey&own=1&startletter=ALL to keep track of my boardgames, I use http://www.gamebooks.org/show_user_collection.php?id=1248 to keep track of my gamebooks, and now I can use this site to keep track of my console games!

My name is Nick, I am 29. 
I grew up in Boise, ID and am living in Salt Lake City, UT for now.
I am looking for a job in the Recreation Therapy field.
As I kid I only ever owned an atari VCS, but I have happily rediscovered the rest via used shops in the area.

I am currently infatuated with the game 'Rampart' on the genesis.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Tynstar on December 30, 2006, 04:27:32 PM
Welcome Jubal


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Pop Culture Portal on January 01, 2007, 09:57:29 PM
Hey,

I'm real happy to have found this site.
I use http://www.boardgamegeek.com/viewcollection.php3?username=Searchmonkey&own=1&startletter=ALL to keep track of my boardgames, I use http://www.gamebooks.org/show_user_collection.php?id=1248 to keep track of my gamebooks, and now I can use this site to keep track of my console games!

My name is Nick, I am 29. 
I grew up in Boise, ID and am living in Salt Lake City, UT for now.
I am looking for a job in the Recreation Therapy field.
As I kid I only ever owned an atari VCS, but I have happily rediscovered the rest via used shops in the area.

I am currently infatuated with the game 'Rampart' on the genesis.

Hey!  A fellow gameboard geeker!  I love that site!

And welcome to all!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Rejinx on January 01, 2007, 10:15:27 PM
Quote
I am currently infatuated with the game 'Rampart' on the genesis.
Rampart Rocks :freakboy:
Me and a Buddy spent 3 hours playing the one on NES last week.
and Welcome ;)


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: policenaut on January 17, 2007, 11:49:17 PM
Hi everone!

    My name is Nelson, from Puerto Rico.  I had subscribed a long time ago, but didn't posted anything, dunno why.  Feels great to see lots of Digitalpress forum members here.  For games, I like everything but Sega for the most part.  I have a Sega Master System complete set, and I am currently working with some friend from UK(anagrama, cauterize and others :)  )  for the SMS PAL releases.  Looking also titles from Australia, Portugal, Brazil and other regions. 

I am mostly a Sega guy but love my Turbo Duo, GBA, DS, Lynx, Nes, Snes and others.   I enjoy this great site, hope it grows leaps and bounds!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Tynstar on January 18, 2007, 01:01:24 AM
For games, I like everything but Sega for the most part.

Awesome! We need more Sega blood here!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Ghost Soldier on January 18, 2007, 10:31:09 AM
Welcome to Rf Policenaut


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: shaggy on January 21, 2007, 09:33:07 AM
Welcome to RF Generation!  Stop and chat and stay awhile!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: playcosm on March 02, 2007, 01:21:04 PM
Hi, my name is David, I'm here mostly to learn about a lot of consoles I've never heard of ;) The site looks very impressive! I've got a lot of media about one specific console, and it's not the most popular/best one for you I guess: Philips CD-i. However, it's the one I grew up with and to me it's a great system. So, I'll have a look to make the database more complete ;) I'm especially interested in the huge pile of unreleased prototypes it got, you can read about those here: http://cdii.blogspot.com
Most of my items are box shots, both front and back, and some videos about games, but I didn't find a place for them (well, yeah, Youtube). seeya :D


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Tynstar on March 02, 2007, 01:30:38 PM
Welcome David!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: DarthKur on March 03, 2007, 10:20:33 AM
Greetings,

  My name's Ken and I'm located in the Blue Ridge Mountains in western North Carolina. I'm a long time vid-game aficionado hailing back to the days of Pong.  I obsessively make every effort to obtain as much retro goodness as I can get my hands on. I also harbor a sizable collection of 8 and 16 bit computers. A lot of gamers are really missing out on some great titles on a myriad of old systems like the Atari 800, C64, Vic-20, Apple ][, Tandy CoCo, ect.
 I really want to get some more international systems like the Sinclair Spectrum +2, Amstrad  CPC 6128, Acorn BBC, ect. At present the only foreign system I own in a Japanese made Sega 3000. The main barrier to that being the excessive shipping costs to get them here.
 I only play vintage games, not just out of choice but of necessity. Sadly, I'm one of those unfortunate ones that suffer motion sickness from the 3D imaging on all of the newer games. The most modern systems I have are the PS1, Sega Dreamcast and N64, of which most of the games are unaccessible to me. I got them all very cheaply so I figured it would be worth having them and hunting down the few 2D games that are available for them.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Tynstar on March 04, 2007, 07:12:18 PM
Nice to see someone that loved the classics. Welcome aboard!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Arqueologia Digital on March 12, 2007, 11:11:57 AM
Hi there!, finally my first post. I´m registered since a long time ago and also i have been playing a lot in the Arcade section, but now i´m posting in this cool forums. My name is Matías, and i´m the founder of "Arqueología Digital", the most important site in spanish dedicated to classic video games, retrogaming and collectors in Argentina and in Latin America. The url is: http://www.arqueologiadigital.com.ar. By the way, i started to read this forums for Speedy_NES (who is also registered on my site) and i didn´t know he is a moderator here!. Well, what else can i say?, i love retrogaming and i´m an active collector too. I hope i could enjoy, read, share and learn on this forums. Sorry if my english is not too good.

Cheers!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: The Metamorphosing Leon on March 12, 2007, 11:14:49 AM
Cool.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Arqueologia Digital on March 14, 2007, 05:01:07 PM
Thank you.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: TraderJake on March 14, 2007, 10:36:23 PM
Welcome to RF Generation! No worries if your English isn't necessarily perfect, heck, most Americans don't even have perfect English. You might even find some English speaking members who sound like complete and utter nonsense. (Well, perhaps just one)

I don't know how many active Spanish Speaking members there are, but our previous webmaster was quite fluent in Spanish. He even went to Peru twice, and probably would have defected there had he not passed away.

Welcome to the site, and I hope you enjoy your stay here.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Arqueologia Digital on March 19, 2007, 08:42:59 PM
Muchísimas gracias por la bienvenida entonces!, jeje.

Saludos!!!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: welchracing33 on March 23, 2007, 09:18:07 PM
Hey, Im Jacob, Im 26 and live in Missouri. I am married and have 5 kids. We do a lot of racing. Motorcross/Qaud. I work at General Mills and own 2 of my own bussines's. Really started collecting games about 8 years ago. I have about 2800 different titles games. And most all systems. Only have US versions so far. I have duplicates of almost all my games, one for play and one for save. My goal is to someday have EVERY title for EVERY system, including foregin versions. Oh, and I had a couple days off work lately so I tore it up in the arcade LOL


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: UNFORGIVINGPAIN on March 24, 2007, 08:36:52 AM
Once you put it on channel three there is no turning back. Live by the games, die by the games. RF Gen 4 life!
Don't mind me I don't always talk like this. I'm just really tired right now. What I'm trying to say is...

Welcome to RF Generation!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: .Goomba24 on March 25, 2007, 06:58:29 PM
Hey, my name is Matt, I share the same screename on Nsider & Digitpress. I enjoy collecting classic games, systems, computers, and even some toys and memorbilia. I heard about this place from Digitpress, and thought it would be neat to organize my collection on the server set up & start posting on here.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Tynstar on March 26, 2007, 10:37:20 AM
Welcome aboard fellas!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: two_scoop_steve on March 26, 2007, 05:32:34 PM
welcome .goomba24


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Arqueologia Digital on March 30, 2007, 02:15:09 AM
Hey, Im Jacob, Im 26 and live in Missouri. I am married and have 5 kids.
5 Kids? congratulations! you don´t waste time...


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Silent Scythe on April 21, 2007, 05:07:06 PM
Hi, My names Jon and I'm 19. I live in Minneapolis Minnesota. I've been gaming since I received my first NES when I was 4. You might say I've been collecting for that long because I still have it.  I've been focusing collecting for about a year now.I have only 9 systems and about 108 games. My favorite series of games is Castlevania although only by a bit. My fav system would probably be the SNES. ;D Ummmm what else. I currently work in a Cub Foods store but I'm thinking of going into school for accounting. I have been going out with my girl friend, Arkisha, for 3 years now. And thats about it, Thanks!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Tynstar on April 22, 2007, 12:08:47 PM
Welcome!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: two_scoop_steve on April 22, 2007, 08:41:53 PM
welcome silentscythe, stick around for a while.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: logical123 on April 24, 2007, 09:35:23 PM
Hi, I'm Robert.

I'm a chicagoian native, live in chicago, only in chicago.

My hobbies are buying junk, selling junk, trading junk, etc.

I have an officially measly collection of about 90 games to 9 systems.

Oh yeah, did I mention that I'm obsessed with the END OF THE WORLD (evil manic laughter follows  :evilhappy:).

Ill be posting a lot on this site, cause its the best one of its kind.

Thanks

logical123


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: dutchnesgamer on May 03, 2007, 07:29:17 AM
hy there dutchnesgamer here,member of nesworld,and nes collector checking this site out,and looking for sells and trades :razz:


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: two_scoop_steve on May 16, 2007, 07:21:57 PM
welcome guys


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Fuyukaze on May 22, 2007, 01:32:33 AM
Lasciate ogne speranza, voi ch'intrate....

Welcome to RFG one and all.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Lenneth on May 30, 2007, 06:25:10 AM
welcome dutchnesgamer.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: captain_nintendo on May 30, 2007, 07:29:32 AM
Welcome to everybody!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Ghost Soldier on May 30, 2007, 07:51:05 AM
Lot of new faces, welcome to RFgen


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: weloveretro on June 03, 2007, 01:43:04 PM
Hey everyone, just recently discovered this site and I reckon it's a great resource.

My name's Dave, I'm 24 and from England (North Yorkshire if anyone else is from my neck of the woods) My first gaming experience came from my Dad's BBC Microcomputer when I was 7 or 8. I got a NES when I was 9 which was probably when I REALLY got into gaming.

Currently I'm building up my collection of complete NES games and thinking about doing the same for the SNES. As far as retro consoles go I've got a NES, SNES, Megadrive, Gameboy, Game Gear and N64...next buy will prob be a SMS.



Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Magewout on June 03, 2007, 01:50:44 PM
Hi everyone, I've been reading the forums for about a month or so, but finally got some time to actually introduce myself. I'm Wout and I live in Belgium.

I've got every Nintendo console released over here as far as I know (well, except for the Pocket GB, and the redesigns of the GBA and DS).

My goal is to start a complete collection of N64 CIB PAL games. I'm relatively new to retro, and I'm having some money issues right now, but as soon as I can focus myself on it, I'll be starting collecting much more :D


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Tynstar on June 05, 2007, 06:13:13 PM
Welcome everyone!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: BadKarm on June 09, 2007, 04:16:27 PM
Ive already been here for awhile but still haven't officially introduced myself. I've been collecting since I've been gaming, and that would be in 1990 when my parents bought my brother and I a Genesis. Altered Beast was my first game, but ever since then I spend most of my extra cash on Videogames (and/or Movies/Books/Musical Instruments...) The key I have found to collecting is never get rid of anything you don't have more than one of and currently I have a pretty admirable collection ranging from the Odyssey 300 (And an Autographed Photograph of Ralph H. Baer, the man who invented Pong and thus started the RF Gen) up to the last gen systems since I am still a poor college student who can't dish out $600 on new systems and games.

I'm a big RPGer, games are great if they have a great story, but honestly I will play anything and that will be apparent if you take a gander at my collection. I was introduced to this site from Samada, and you will be seeing plenty of me in the future ^^.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: captain_nintendo on June 11, 2007, 11:34:04 AM
Welcome everybody!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: hXd on June 11, 2007, 11:44:26 AM
Hm, maybe I should do this, yes?

I started playing games back in the NES days, and haven't stopped since. Favorite genres are RPG's, Fighters, Action-Adventure, and Sims (Dance Dance Revolution, Guitar Hero). Here's my timeline of systems, a [c] next to what I own right now:

NES-->Genesis-->SNES-->PlayStation-->Dreamcast-->PS2[c]-->Gamecube-->Wii[c]

Other than that, I'm weird and quirky.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: two_scoop_steve on June 11, 2007, 05:46:12 PM
welcome hxd!!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Wempster on June 12, 2007, 02:57:52 PM
My name is Michael, I live in Gainesville, Florida and work for the University of Florida.  My former roomate in Tampa and I have been collecting for about 2 years now.  Most was his, I just did a little bit.  We got up to about 1300 games and 43 systems before I took my share and left for Gainesville.  I uploaded my collection here and am interested in collection Nintendo games and memrobilia.  Especially anything Legend of Zelda. 


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: two_scoop_steve on June 12, 2007, 06:31:43 PM
welcome wempster, my sister goes to uf and i live in daytona beach.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: shadowbound on June 30, 2007, 07:44:29 AM
Hi folks
          My names Andrew and I'm Staffordshire England.  I've always had a place for the Megadrive/Genesis years and still do. What really push me to become obsessive was the Nintendo Wii's virtual console.  Now I'm trying to build up a classic Sega collection has in some cases it's cheaper to have the actual original hardware.

I some cases as I saw Gunstar heroes up town where I live for £20.  :o

My biggest nightmare so far is trying to get a cable for my 32X that went from the Megadrive to the 32X.  I've looked everywhere for a place to buy one and had no luck.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: James on June 30, 2007, 11:56:48 AM
Hi folks
          My names Andrew and I'm Staffordshire England.  I've always had a place for the Megadrive/Genesis years and still do. What really push me to become obsessive was the Nintendo Wii's virtual console.  Now I'm trying to build up a classic Sega collection has in some cases it's cheaper to have the actual original hardware.

Good choice. ;)

You're unlikely to find a 32X cable on its own but sometimes there are "dead" 32Xes on ebay that have the cable and usually go a lot cheaper than working ones.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Malygris on July 01, 2007, 04:32:31 PM
I guess I must've missed this thread.

My name is Six, and I've been a gamer for an awfully long time. My first game was the cassette-based Bedlam for the TRS-80 Colour Computer; my first online game was Compuserve's Megawars on the same system. Looking back, I see those two experiences as watershed moments in terms of my normal social life, which is to say I wasn't going to have one. I didn't actually start collecting games until a few years ago, when I realized that the difference between a art afficionado and Peter Pan Syndrome was just a matter of terminology. I found that transitioning from man-child goof-off to serious collector was relatively simple and involved little more than telling people I'm a collector.

I am a PC gamer, exclusively and rabidly. Believe it or not, I have never owned a console, and hopefully I never will. I enjoy belittling console gamers for their crappy controllers, technological ineptitude and sexual inadequacy. Which reminds me, your girlfriends - yes, all of them - say hello.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Alfador on July 04, 2007, 06:01:37 PM
My name is Dustin, I'm 22 and from Southern California, and I've been a dedicated Nintendo fan ever since my older brother got an NES.  Shortly after that I got my first (and best) system, the SNES. 

For a few years now I've enjoyed the fun (and expensive) hobby of collecting games.  Presently I have every US Nintendo and Sony system from the Virtual Boy to the PS3 and lots of games to go with them, but all of my retro stuff is in storage until I can muster up enough money to buy a house..

My favorite games of all time are the SNES RPGs with Chrono Trigger at the top of that list, but I love almost all the old SNES and NES games.

Eventually I'd like to try and program old style video games, but that's probably a long ways off..

Anyway if you want to talk about any of that stuff message me, I'm always open to talk


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: GameRiley on July 06, 2007, 12:52:48 PM
Hi everyone.

I'm new to collecting. I started around February, I bought a Virtual Boy off ebay.

Since then I've gotten a

5 Virtual Boy Games
NES
44 NES Games
3DO FZ-1
4 3DO Games
Sega Genesis (Model 1)
15 Genesis Games
An extra Nintendo 64 (Was Free)
Nintendo 64 Expansion Pack
2 Nintendo 64 Controllers
20 N64 Games
10 SNES Games
SNES Mouse
2 Wii Games
4 DS Games

I don't have much compared to many of you, but I do not plan to stop collecting.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Izret101 on July 08, 2007, 05:29:28 AM
Welcome to the site :)

Everyone starts somewhere.
I think i had about as much stuff as you when i first found the website.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: ColecoVisionist on July 11, 2007, 01:00:53 AM
Find out more than you probably wanted to know about me here:

http://brettweisswords.blogspot.com/


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: ROBOTRON on July 31, 2007, 07:08:15 PM
I am ROBOTRON.

I am a robot.  Nice forums you have here...nice to meet all of you.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Cobra on August 01, 2007, 01:56:12 AM
Welcome robo dude, nice to have ya here!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: captain_nintendo on August 01, 2007, 07:40:26 AM
Welcome ColecoVisionist and ROBOTRON.

Also, welcome to any other new members I have missed.  :)


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Ghost Soldier on August 01, 2007, 08:06:55 AM
Welcome to RfGen ColecoVisionist, and ROBOTRON.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Matt-El on September 14, 2007, 11:50:20 PM
Hey, I'm matt. I like video games, movies, comics, long walks on the beach, short walks on the beach, and....other activities that are....beach orientated....


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Barracuda on September 15, 2007, 07:27:00 AM
Welcome Matt-El


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Tynstar on September 15, 2007, 12:26:33 PM
Sup Matt-E!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: bloodjoy on September 25, 2007, 08:42:32 PM
Hi my name Shawn and I'm from Amelia Ohio i been collecting for a long time and for all system but the system i love playing the most is the saturn


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Barracuda on September 26, 2007, 04:03:07 AM
Howdy Shawn.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Tynstar on September 26, 2007, 11:07:02 AM
Howdy Shawn.

What he said!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Tondog on September 26, 2007, 01:27:40 PM
Heyo Shawn! Welcome to RFGen!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: hardart on September 26, 2007, 03:20:31 PM
helllooooooooooooo i'm jaay. from UK. collect mostly Pal Nes games, but have some others fomr all other consoles. just finished uni and i make films most of the time. mostly for uni, but hopfully will get paid to do it now.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Tynstar on September 26, 2007, 03:39:39 PM
Howdy!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Mars on September 30, 2007, 03:48:42 PM
Hi my name Shawn and I'm from Amelia Ohio i been collecting for a long time and for all system but the system i love playing the most is the saturn
Saturn collectors are always a great addition, welcome :)
Also welcome to you to you too hardart, good luck with your movies for profit.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Gentlegamer on October 01, 2007, 03:43:41 AM
This site was recommended in a thread over at Digital Press. I'm very impressed! I'm presently entering my "collection" into my database. Fantastic tools!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Tondog on October 01, 2007, 07:03:16 AM
Hey, nice Stroker and Hoop avatar! :D


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: captain_nintendo on October 01, 2007, 09:14:49 AM
This site was recommended in a thread over at Digital Press. I'm very impressed! I'm presently entering my "collection" into my database. Fantastic tools!

Welcome aboard!

Don't forget to jump into our forums ;) The community here is awesome!

P.S. Stay away from Tondog.... He sometimes likes to bite.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: James on October 01, 2007, 09:23:01 AM
Hello to anyone new recently. As you can tell from my award, I'm the resident squatter. :P


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Tynstar on October 01, 2007, 11:04:41 AM
Welcome fellas!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Ghost Soldier on October 01, 2007, 11:36:09 AM
Welcome to RF Gen


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Jedah on October 01, 2007, 11:42:11 AM
Hey folks, first off just wanna say what a fantastic site ya got running here, im Chris from yorkshire in the UK, just got back into collecting, mainly megadrive/genesis games at the moment but will be heading to the dreamcast very soon aswell.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Gentlegamer on October 01, 2007, 11:44:45 AM
Hey, nice Stroker and Hoop avatar! :D
Thanks! I was a big fan of the show.

I hope I don't get banned for spamming the forum to get my user title changed from N-Gage . . .


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Tynstar on October 01, 2007, 12:05:21 PM
If you get banned for posting too much I would have been gone long ago.

Howdy Jedah.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Cobra on October 07, 2007, 04:53:26 AM
Welcome one and all :)


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: cyberfluxor on October 08, 2007, 11:50:30 PM
I guess it'd be a good idea to finally introduce myself. I've done this on a few sites I venture to often and a bit of my info of course has changed over the years so what the heck, why not. By the way, I don't know how the site statistics work out but I've done a good amount of lurking in the past year while logged in so it looks a bit off.

But anyhow, the name's Matt as quite a few may already know and I'm 22. I've been into console gaming since my childhood but didn't begin really buying games until around 4 years ago. I decided to purchase games I had played on emulation and stock my shelves with them to the point my parents go insane. There are currently more than 1000 games in my collection but I have no plans to really go for quantity as my tastes are changing and I'm turning into a direction of quality and personal favorites but I don't plan on making quick and dramatic changes, more of a slow progression. However, currently I'm wanting a complete (CIB) collection of licensed domestic Saturn and Atari 5200 games because they are my favorite systems. The units I own are mostly main-stream and easy to find because this is a laid back hobby of mine and I prefer not to fork out tons of bucks to high-bid eBay auctions but I will shell out the money on games locally I must have. ;)

Taking a step back from consoles I do collect PC games, though I don't have any near the amount some other may have and it doesn't compare to my console stuff. My alternate universe of computer gaming (which ironically I spend more time playing) is filled with classics and modern games. I specifically bought dual monitors earlier this year just to play RTS games over both and it opened a new light on those that supported the resolution. If Starcraft II takes advantage of this setup I will be stoked but Supreme Commander, Cossacks, Age of Empires, Command & Conquer and many other RTS games work quite well with dual support so it won't be a heart break.

So now taking a step to the side (giving you a workout) I have a bunch of arcade boards and parts in my attic at the moment. I received them a few months ago and have plans to get knee deep into arcade goodness over time and build my own cabs to host these classics. A 6-slot Neo Candy Cab would be a nice addition down the road but that's a different story. I've been slowly progressing at plans to create a local arcade/pc/console organization involved with gaming guilds and restoration but it's been rough with lack of participation of local gamers. There have been some on-line responses and a few local game store owners wouldn't mind helping out a bit but it's still in its infancy and we'll just have to wait and see what happens.

Some other interests/hobbies of mine include movies, anime, music and software engineering. I buy movies on DVD but anime can come on any format I have a player for (VHS/DVD/LD). Some of my favorite animes are Trigun, Cowboy Bebop, Love Hina and Lost Exile though there are numerous others I enjoy. Generally older series I pickup on VHS since it's really cheap but if a DVD compilation pops up I'll buy it. I only have 1 movie on LaserDisc but I've tried to get a few others on eBay (local scene is dead) but got out-bid last second (go figure). For music I buy anime and game soundtracks on CD at pawn/thrift stores if they're to things I like. One of my DJ buds has some game music on record which kicks ass, unlucky for me I mainly find 1960's-80's records and I pick up most I find in great shape that appears it'd play without any problems. Lastly I'm a CS major currently in my senior years at a local university so programming runs through my blood. I've been writting software since I was 12 and wrote some games through middle and high school, sometimes selling the games for lunch money. I designed many clones of Pac-Man, Space Invaders, Night Driver, Tron and various other games but also made a few originals that were addictive to classmates. Due to that I of course followed the field and hope to one day create a local game company.


Welp, that's a good bite-sized overview of what attracts me here and to games. I plan to go back through my game collection and posting them to my web domain in my sig in addition to updating my list on here since it's outdated and I never completed it in the first place. I've slown down so much in adding new games to my collection it's the best time but due to work and school it'll be yet another timely process. Any questions, comments or random stuff just lemme know.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Cobra on October 09, 2007, 07:09:21 AM
Ah, nice little read there. I'm a really big fan of Teknoman (Tekkaman Blade) so just have to say cool sig.

Well I guess a late welcome is better than none, so welcome :)
And good luck with your ventures.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Ghost Soldier on October 09, 2007, 08:44:07 AM
Welcome Cyberfluxor


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Tynstar on October 09, 2007, 12:27:56 PM
That is the longest intro post I have ever seen.  :laugh:

Nice to see someone giving the Saturn and 5200 some love. I am trying to finish up the Saturn library myself.

Welcome to the forums!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: captain_nintendo on October 09, 2007, 09:06:06 PM
Welcome to RFG


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: logical123 on October 09, 2007, 09:41:15 PM
Welcome!

Selling homebrew games for lunch money, that is just kick ass! :D


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Alx on October 16, 2007, 07:28:01 PM
My name is Alex and I live in Austin, Texas.

I enjoy computers and video games. I like Action/Adventure, Platforming, RPG, and shooter games. My favorite game of all time is Super Metroid. The most engaging and thrilling game ever. I also like the Final Fantasy, Sonic, and Elder Scrolls series. I collect games, go to school etc.

Favorite system is the Sega Genesis. Streets of Rage, Sonic the Hedgehog, and Super Hang-On are great games. I also love the Arcade games, especially Galaga.

I like this site and plan on being active.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Marriott_Guy on October 16, 2007, 07:47:00 PM
Welcome to RFG Alx & cyberfluxor - it is nice to see the love for some of the older systems like the both of you indicated in your post.  Looking forward to your posts in the forum and in the RFG chat (every Monday at 8pm).


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Tondog on October 16, 2007, 08:34:11 PM
Alex, welcome to our little corner of the internet, glad you could make it and hope you both stick around.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Tynstar on October 16, 2007, 09:35:11 PM
My name is Alex and I love in Austin, Texas.

I enjoy computers and video games. I like Action/Adventure, Platforming, RPG, and shooter games. My favorite game of all time is Super Metroid. The most engaging and thrilling game ever. I also like the Final Fantasy, Sonic, and Elder Scrolls series. I collect games, go to school etc.

Favorite system is the Sega Genesis. Streets of Rage, Sonic the Hedgehog, and Super Hang-On are great games. I also love the Arcade games, especially Galaga.

I like this site and plan on being active.

Welcome! Nice to see someone with the Genesis love.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Izret101 on October 16, 2007, 10:39:24 PM
Nice to see someone from Texas who likes classics.

Maybe i can find out about soem stores from ya....


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Cobra on October 17, 2007, 05:42:00 PM
Ah, how I love the old classics of the Genesis/MegaDrive. I'll never get tired of those three game you mentioned along with other classics from around that time. The older 16bit games really echo though the ages.

Welcome to the site Alex, hope you enjoy your stay.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: logical123 on October 17, 2007, 05:45:42 PM
Yo alx. Go genny. ;D

Welcome to the wacky world of rfgen.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Alx on October 17, 2007, 05:59:09 PM
Thank you all for the welcomes.

The 16-bit era is probably my favorite gaming era. The games were flat out outstanding and the fieriest console war between Nintendo's SNES and Sega's Genisis. Lots of classics that helped to shape the future of gaming. I never get tired of those games I mentioned and plenty of others from that era.

Nice to see someone from Texas who likes classics.

Maybe i can find out about soem stores from ya....


Plenty.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: OatBob on November 17, 2007, 06:20:15 AM
Welcome to RF Gen.

I've noticed you're already familiar with the submission system.  Keep it up!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Cobra on November 17, 2007, 05:47:47 PM
Welcome Shroolin, it's great to have another Australian onboard :)


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: CopperTopp on December 08, 2007, 01:31:31 AM
 Im 19 from aus, and a member over at digitpress.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Cobra on December 09, 2007, 05:56:04 PM
Great to see RFG continuing to grow. Welcome and thank you for joining the community :)


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: gorez on December 14, 2007, 11:11:40 AM
Hi, I dont think I have posted in here yet.  Im gorez, I live in Birmingham, Alabama --soon I will be moving to Austin, Texas most likely, because that is where my girlfriend currently resides.  I found this website quite awhile ago, probably 1-2 years ago through seeing it at Digital Press.  But I never really got into the forums of this website just really used it for the game database so I could have a catalog of my games online.  But I plan to stop lurking around and actually start posting.   

Such a great website and I feel like I already know most of you just by reading posts and blogs.  I see now everyone can post blogs, so I will probably start mine up beginning of 2008.  See you around!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: NES_Rules on December 14, 2007, 11:18:47 AM
Welcome. 

While I was reading your post 'Sweet Home Alabama' just happen to be on the radio. And Johnny (or Ronnie, not sure which version of the song it was)  sang "Birmingham" right when I read it in your post.  It was quite weird.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Cobra on December 15, 2007, 06:58:48 AM
Welcome, hope you enjoy your time on the forums :)


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Ken B. on December 18, 2007, 05:48:10 PM
Hello!

First-timer here but long-time veteran of other hobbyist forums.  Just found this place after trying to find an online database for my game collection.  Looks like I found a good one!

Long-time gamer, since a wee lad in 1977 when we had a Pong set with the three switches (hockey and handball/racketball also).  Have been gaming ever since.

I have the following consoles:  Atari 2600, NES, Game Boy, Sega Genesis, SNES, Sega CD, Virtual Boy, Sega Saturn, Sony Playstation, Nintendo 64, Gameboy Color, Sega Dreamcast, Playstation 2, Gamecube, Game Boy Advance,  and Xbox. 

By far my two favorite systems are the SNES and Dreamcast.

I have a relatively modest collection of 340 console games, which I am in the process of entering into my collection here.

Looks like a great community, hope to be able to contribute in some way.  From what I've browsed so far these are very friendly forums compared to others I've seen.



Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: TraderJake on December 18, 2007, 05:51:57 PM
Welcome! Hope you enjoy the site. We got some cool new features rolling out in the near future (the coders of this site are on holiday break for school), stay tuned!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Cobra on December 21, 2007, 02:56:21 PM
Welcome Ken, looks like you've got all the essential systems there :)


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Funk_Buddy on December 21, 2007, 03:06:11 PM
Welcome and good choice with the DC!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Ken B. on December 21, 2007, 03:22:49 PM
Thanks, guys!

I have a strong suspicion that "Santa" has gotten me a Wii, though I cannot confirm this yet.  The hints have been quite strong. 



Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Goodapollo666 on December 22, 2007, 11:22:55 AM
Hi, I'm Robert, been gaming for pretty much all my life. My first console was a Nintendo 64. I played my friend's PlayStation, and my cousin's Sega and Nintendo consoles. My friend then got a Dreamcast, so I was pretty up to date. I'm a big Nintendo fan and always have been, although we sold our N64 for a Playstation 2. I regret that, but we got another one. I've now got an Atari 7800, NES, SNES, N64, Gamecube, Wii, 2 Gameboy Colours, 2 Gameboy Advances, Nintendo DS (Big Nintendo Fan), PS2, XBOX, Master System and Megadrive. I think I might be getting an MB MicroVision which is pretty rare.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: TraderJake on December 22, 2007, 03:25:42 PM
Welcome! Hope you enjoy your stay! God Bless your love for Nintendo. I have a rather Nintendo slant.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: jcalder8 on January 02, 2008, 12:29:49 AM
My name is Jon and I'm addicted to Video Games. Although I'm not much of a collector I'm an avid gamer and I thought this would be a great spot to keep track of my games.

I've always had at least 1 system around me since the time I was born starting with the Intellivision in 1981. Since then I've gotten: NES, SNES, N64, Gamecube, Wii, Gameboy, GBA, NDS Lite, SMS, Genesis, Saturn, Dreamcast, Nomad, TG16, PC Core II, Region Modded Duo-R, Playstation, PSP, Xbox, Xbox 360. Everything bot the Gameboy is in my current collection.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Ghost Soldier on January 02, 2008, 08:47:18 AM
My name is Jon and I'm addicted to Video Games. Although I'm not much of a collector I'm an avid gamer and I thought this would be a great spot to keep track of my games.

I've always had at least 1 system around me since the time I was born starting with the Intellivision in 1981. Since then I've gotten: NES, SNES, N64, Gamecube, Wii, Gameboy, GBA, NDS Lite, SMS, Genesis, Saturn, Dreamcast, Nomad, TG16, PC Core II, Region Modded Duo-R, Playstation, PSP, Xbox, Xbox 360. Everything bot the Gameboy is in my current collection.
Welcome to RFgeneration. Even though you are more of a gamer the site has some great stuff to look into.   Have you checked out the tools this site has to keep track of your collection ?  We also have an arcade section to keep you busy with beating others high scores.  We also have a great forum for all your questions.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Yurf on January 02, 2008, 05:04:25 PM
Hi!

My name is Joris (in English: George ;)) and I live in Belgium. I play and collect games for PlayStation, SNES, Mega Drive, Game Gear and GameBoy. I currently have about 180 games. I'm now currently adding my collection to this site and in the future I'll be contributing some info for European releases. I absolutely love the collection checklists, great feature!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Cobra on January 03, 2008, 03:35:25 AM
Hello and welcome Goodapollo666, jcalder8, and Yurf.
Always great to have new blood about.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Tynstar on January 03, 2008, 03:32:32 PM
Welcome everyone!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: 98PaceCar on January 04, 2008, 09:55:59 PM
Hey everybody! My name is Darren and I'm a 33 year old video game addict living in Texas!! I mainly collect systems, but recently have started looking towards completing libraries for some of the more common systems (I'm close on several, Sega CD an$ SMS in particular). I've got a huge appetite for the more obscure systems. My ultimate goal is to have at least 1 example of every system released in the US along with several that may not have been released. I've got pretty much all of the big ones out of the way, so now it's just waiting for nice examples of what's left to come along with the right price tag. 

I also have a fairly big collection of arcade machines, sitting at 30 or so right now. I've slowed down on the arcades in favor of the consoles in the past few years though. Much easier to store and the maintenance is considerably easier!!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: logical123 on January 04, 2008, 11:00:07 PM
Welcome to RFgen Darren!! Lets see some collection pics! ;D
Near complete Sega CD library eh? Well, arn't you the kool new kid on the block.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: captain_nintendo on January 05, 2008, 12:43:13 AM
I would like to welcome everybody who has recently join RFGen!

Please make use of our wonderful forums, as it is a great community. Also, make sure to check out the fantastic online collection tool. IMO, it's second to none.

If you have any question about the database, feel free to shoot me a pm.

Or post about it  here (http://www.rfgeneration.com/forum/index.php?board=5.0) <--- clicky link


- Rick J.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Tynstar on January 05, 2008, 01:12:20 AM
Welcome Darren!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: gninonfire on January 05, 2008, 06:12:19 PM
G'day guys, I'm Ning  ;D. Finally, I have time to reply on this forum. I've been a member since last year. Obviously, not too many girl gamer around the forum. Anyway, I'm mainly collecting consoles. My fav is Japanese systems and games (Famicom - spent my childhood year playing them). Eventhough I can't read or speak the language  :-\  but still I can manage to play the game. Alright guys, nice to meet u all.  ;)


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: joker_1977 on January 06, 2008, 12:19:38 AM
Hey everyone, Eliott here. Just started up on the site and have to say that I am glad I did find it. I havent been collecting long, but what I do have is a start. For now, I am mainly collecting consoles, with the added game here and there. I try to find the occasional rare or unique one, without putting too much a damper on the pocket. It would be going alot better, as in collecting, but I suffer from Kidney failure, and funds arent coming in like when I could work. So hopefully my start is good enough for some and if all gets better in the future, I can continue on my efforts.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Cobra on January 07, 2008, 03:41:50 AM
Greetings and salutations Darren, Ning, and Eliott.
It's a pleasure to have your company on this forum and I look forward to reading more posts from you all :)


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Tynstar on January 07, 2008, 11:12:15 AM
Welcome Ning and Eliott! Glad you joined.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Kollision on January 12, 2008, 12:56:33 PM
Well, I've been using the awesome collection tool for a few months since I restarted collecting.
I live in Brazil and my favorite gaming system is the Genesis/Mega Drive. I recently got a Sega Saturn and a Dreamcast, and I'm starting to get games for these also.
My objective in collecting games is clear: shoot'em ups. That doesn't mean I'm not into other genres though.
I'm really glad to be here!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: bum-man on January 12, 2008, 03:07:10 PM
Glad to have you here Kollision, hope you stick around and become an active member on the boards!!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: logical123 on January 12, 2008, 06:14:32 PM
Hello Hello Hello! And welcome to the boards! Please be active. You won't regret it. ;D


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Cobra on January 12, 2008, 06:48:30 PM
Lucky you Kollision, Brazil is a awesome place to be as a Sega fan with the Master System & Mega Drive still being manufactured but now pack with heaps of built-in games.

Welcome to the forums :)


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: AZ Legend on January 14, 2008, 02:01:55 PM
Hey Im Brandon, I live in Tucson, AZ. I played video games since atari days. But got hooked on my NES. Ive never really collected video games, but recently decided to get everything i can get my hands on. I play video game as well when i have time. Im married and have a son and also go to college. Im currently trying to tackle collecting all NES games and Complete systems in Orginal Box. lol.

My collection so far is very small. I want to try to get a blog up of my adventure also.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Ghost Soldier on January 14, 2008, 02:42:56 PM
Welcome AZ Legend,  If you check around the site you'll find an area to start your adventure in collection blog as well as great site tools to track your collection.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Cobra on January 16, 2008, 04:32:47 AM
You've come to the right place AZL, welcome :)


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Barracuda on January 28, 2008, 06:34:48 PM
Welcome Kollision and AZ Legend


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Tynstar on January 29, 2008, 12:37:21 PM
Welcome everyone!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Tondog on January 29, 2008, 12:49:45 PM
Welcome to our little corner of the internet everyone I've missed! :D


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: willardhaven on February 10, 2008, 06:35:38 PM
Hey, linked here through cheapassgamer.

I wanted to get my profile/collection off of IGN.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Tondog on February 10, 2008, 10:10:48 PM
Hey, welcome to RFG. Enjoy your stay!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: TraderJake on February 10, 2008, 10:12:44 PM
Welcome to our humble site, which is certainly anything but IGN.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Cobra on February 11, 2008, 01:11:15 AM
It's good to see that word of RF Gen continues to spread.
Welcome one and all :D


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Ghost Soldier on February 11, 2008, 01:00:42 PM
Welcome Willardhaven


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Ghost Soldier on February 12, 2008, 12:57:23 PM
 :nono:


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Cobra on February 13, 2008, 05:04:56 AM
:nono:
???


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Kimoosabi on February 21, 2008, 02:50:26 PM
Hey all, my name is Matthew, and I live in Ontario Canada. I'm 23 years old, married, and have been collecting games for the past 5-6 years or so. I don't have a huge collection, as I am pretty picky about the condition. For example, I don't like loose cartridges, I only buy CIB games that are in mint condition. I have no problem with loose carts, I just prefer complete games personally.  :)

I'm glad that there is a site like RFG out there, it's nice to see there are like-minded game collectors from around the world here. Hopefully I will have my whole collection listed here soon, I'm still in the process of organizing. About half my collection is up now, I'll take pictures when my organization process is complete.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: slackur on February 22, 2008, 04:03:38 PM
Hello, my name is Jes and I'm addicted to video games and game collecting. (sounds of everyone chiming "Hello Jes...")

I've been collecting video games off and on for over ten years, though my collection was stolen a few years back (including Panzer Dragoon Saga and most of the TG16 CD Games  :'( :'( :grrr: :grrr:) and I've just in the last few years gotten back to a 'respectable' collection (hopefully I'll get to replace PDS and some of the Duo Stuff one day...)

I live near Erie, PA and once ran a little mom and pop game chain called Endless Entertainment.  I now work a day or two a week at GameStop :evilsad: just to stay in touch with the industry (and discount.)  I mainly stay at home and raise my two sons, one of which is less than two weeks old :D

Still uploading my collection piece by piece, not looking forward to putting in all my NES/SNES/Gen stuff (my favorite part of my collection, and about 1800+ pieces together) but I'll get there, with time.

I'm not really a 'l33t' collector, as most of my cartridge collection is just the cart (good labels, of course) except Sega Gen, because those old plastic boxes actually last.  99.99% of my cd/dvd games are complete, though, and I've got a few nice additions I'm mildly proud of. 

Lots of peeps come and hang out at our pad and in any given weekend we'll tear up anything from pong to Halo.  We just play to have fun.  My gamertag is also Slackur, but due to the eratic nature of househusbandry, I have it set to "always appear off" so I can play for 15 minutes without responding to 20 messages  :razz:

Anyway, feel free to message me just to chat, though I can go for awhile without checking so please be patient :P

And as for pictures of my collection, while about 65% is out and on display, we're house hunting, so hopefully in another year or two we'll have a Room 'o' Doom to show off.  Someday... 8)






Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Cobra on February 22, 2008, 06:50:16 PM
Welcome  Matthew and Jes.
I hope you both enjoy your stay.
Go the C64 icon :D


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: slackur on February 23, 2008, 03:46:10 AM
Yeah, the good ol' C64 was the first game machine "ahem, computer" I cut my teeth on.  Nothing like a good game of Necromancer, Crossroads I and II, Threshold, BC Quest for Tires/Grog's Revenge, Sabotuer, Standing Stones, etc...ah, memories :drool:


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: shaggy on February 23, 2008, 03:07:18 PM
Hello to all the new people I missed.  Slackur, the C64 ruled!  I loved that system, err computer.  The Vic-20 is where I started out, though.  I love the 5 adventure games they had!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: michaelbogardus on March 18, 2008, 10:09:57 AM
My name is Mike and I'm coming to you live from the province of Nova Scotia! I was originally born in New York State where I was brought up in a fairly conservative, anti-gaming family. However some of my fondest early memories are from visits to my Uncles where I would spend the entire visit on his NES. I wasn't allowed any games however, and remember hitting up classic games like RE Lee Civil War General and Lords of Magic in my youth (two of my favourite all time games)
Later on in my mid-teens, and when I was living Nova Scotia, I convinced my mother to let me purchase a Sega Genesis at a yard sale. Of course, I was hooked. After a half a year of excessive nagging, and money saving, I purchased my first new console, a beautiful PS2 slim. Even though newer games were fun, I found myself consistently downloading roms for old NES and SNES games, particuraly RPGs.
Now that I have moved out and started my first year of college, I have started collecting NES games. After a bit over a half a year of collecting, I now sport roughly 150 NES games. Currently my list is in semi-outdated state, but I have been meaning to, and will, update it and post it soon.
I look forward to trading and talking to you all, and hope I'll frequent this as much as nesforums!
Cheers from Nova Scotia,
Mike


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Ghost Soldier on March 18, 2008, 10:58:52 AM
Welcome to Rfgen michaelbogardus


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Tan on March 18, 2008, 11:25:33 AM
My name is Mike and I'm coming to you live from the province of Nova Scotia! I was originally born in New York State where I was brought up in a fairly conservative, anti-gaming family. However some of my fondest early memories are from visits to my Uncles where I would spend the entire visit on his NES. I wasn't allowed any games however, and remember hitting up classic games like RE Lee Civil War General and Lords of Magic in my youth (two of my favourite all time games)
Later on in my mid-teens, and when I was living Nova Scotia, I convinced my mother to let me purchase a Sega Genesis at a yard sale. Of course, I was hooked. After a half a year of excessive nagging, and money saving, I purchased my first new console, a beautiful PS2 slim. Even though newer games were fun, I found myself consistently downloading roms for old NES and SNES games, particuraly RPGs.
Now that I have moved out and started my first year of college, I have started collecting NES games. After a bit over a half a year of collecting, I now sport roughly 150 NES games. Currently my list is in semi-outdated state, but I have been meaning to, and will, update it and post it soon.
I look forward to trading and talking to you all, and hope I'll frequent this as much as nesforums!
Cheers from Nova Scotia,
Mike

Welcome to the site Mike!

I'm originally from Amherst and later Halifax myself and live in Saint John at the moment. Not an easy thing to be a game collector in this neck of the woods to be sure but we manage  :)


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: BadEnoughDude on March 18, 2008, 11:33:23 AM
Welcome to the site michaelbogardus!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Tynstar on March 18, 2008, 04:23:03 PM
Welcome to all!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: michaelbogardus on March 18, 2008, 09:21:31 PM
Welcome to the site Mike!

I'm originally from Amherst and later Halifax myself and live in Saint John at the moment. Not an easy thing to be a game collector in this neck of the woods to be sure but we manage  :)
Nice to hear from a fellow Maritimer. Video Game collectors are hard to come by in the maritimes, though I have made contact with a few "hardcore" enthusiasts, but only in Halifax. The largest collection I've seen locally was around 400 games, and that was purely NES. Despite the lack of open collecting, there must be a few who remain little contact with other local collectors, and people seem to buy up any games before I get half the chance.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Tan on March 19, 2008, 03:51:01 AM
Welcome to the site Mike!

I'm originally from Amherst and later Halifax myself and live in Saint John at the moment. Not an easy thing to be a game collector in this neck of the woods to be sure but we manage  :)
Nice to hear from a fellow Maritimer. Video Game collectors are hard to come by in the maritimes, though I have made contact with a few "hardcore" enthusiasts, but only in Halifax. The largest collection I've seen locally was around 400 games, and that was purely NES. Despite the lack of open collecting, there must be a few who remain little contact with other local collectors, and people seem to buy up any games before I get half the chance.

Yeah I know a few other semi-serious collectors in our region but not many. Since there is so little to be found in the wild most have to use eBay like a crutch but that means more often than not US games instead of Canadian ones.

Last time I hunted for games in Halifax it felt like sharks picked the bones clean of every store I went too, best results I got was from Value Village in Bayer's lake but even that was disappointing.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: agz381 on March 25, 2008, 10:35:00 PM
Hey whats up everyone. My name's Al, I'm 27. I have a wife and a 10 month old son. I'm a NJ licensed Home Improvement Contractor, trying to support us all and the house on a sole income.
 I'm not strictly any type of system collector but I search mostly for Nintendo NES, but I have Atari and Coleco Vision as well.
  Since we're on more of a tight budget with the economy taking a crap, I'm looking to do more trading and less buying. But, If you got it and I need it...I'll probabley buy it anyway. Lol

Hope to get the chat with some of you soon.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: BadEnoughDude on March 26, 2008, 12:08:49 AM
Welcome to the site, agz381!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Crabmaster2000 on April 29, 2008, 10:52:20 AM
Hey guys,
 Im a 23 year old collector. I havnt really focused on completing a collection for any system in particular (yet). I mainly just get games that appeal to me for anything from NES to PS3. Not really anything before NES even though I have a few Magnavox Odyssey games (I dont even know where they came from). I did however grow up with Nintendo so I do have a slight Bias for the NES/SNES/N64.

I live in Northern Canada and have very little access to any retro gaming stores with the exception of a few local pawn shops. Im a huge Judas Priest fan and if anyone wants to chat old-school metal or games im up for both. I've been collecting quite regularily the last few years but it might slow down to a crawl this year because of an expanding family and possibly a new home.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: BadEnoughDude on April 29, 2008, 11:38:11 AM
Welcome to the site, Crabmaster. I absolutely LOVE that avatar, too :)


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Ghost Soldier on April 29, 2008, 11:59:39 AM
Welcome Crabmaster2000


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Crabmaster2000 on April 29, 2008, 12:55:42 PM
Welcome to the site, Crabmaster. I absolutely LOVE that avatar, too :)

Thanks for the warm welcome guys. I got the avatar from racketboy.com. someone had a topic open with all sorts of crazy final fight artwork and I thought this one was hilarious.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Cobra on April 29, 2008, 06:51:16 PM
Welcome Crabmaster2000 and anyone else I missed out on earlier. I hope you all find your stay as enjoyable as I have mine :)


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Sprite on April 30, 2008, 05:46:44 PM
Greetings, the name's Kirsty, aka Sprite. Been collecting for a few years now, but only things that appeal because I have precious little money (and where I live only stocks brand new stuff most of the time).

Won't go on too much as I don't know how much room is left on the PSP's text editor, but let me say how happy I was to find this site. I'd been looking for ages to find a comprehensive one!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Cobra on April 30, 2008, 09:27:45 PM
A warm RF Gen welcome goes out to ya Kirsty, I hope you enjoy your stay.
That is awesome, your viewing this on your PSP?


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Sprite on April 30, 2008, 09:49:38 PM
That I am. It's the only thing I've got to surf the internet since my PC broke. It's not as good as you might think though, it breaks about 60% of websites! :P


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Cobra on May 01, 2008, 02:31:56 AM
Damn, kinda sounds like surfing the web on a mobile phone. Hopefully the iPhone will be a true portable web solution.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: frood42 on May 02, 2008, 03:30:42 AM
Hi all

I'm Kev, 35, from the UK.  I've been collecting now for about 15 years.  My collecting leans towards low prices rather than quality so the majority of my collection is sourced from local boot sales, charity shops and the retro bargain bin of the local game stores.  Collecting on a budget also means that completing a collection for a particular system is usually an unreachable goal, so I'm content with spreading myself thin over multiple system.

In addition to console gaming I am an avid pen & paper roleplayer and board game player.
http://www.boardgamegeek.com/viewcollection.php3?username=&dir=&orderby=&startletter=&own=both&rated=both&comment=both&trade=both&want=both&wishlist=both&notifycontent=both&notifysale=both&notifyauction=both&minrating=&rating=&includetags=&search=&minyear=&maxyear=&galleryview=1&B1=Load



Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Cobra on May 02, 2008, 03:59:42 AM
Hey Kev, welcome to RF Gen. Hope you enjoy your stay, you'll find people of all walks of life here and yet all with a common passion. Gaming in its many forms. Just an example, I was a Sega nut in my youth and now I'm a hardcore Macintosh gamer.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Hobofreak on May 02, 2008, 04:26:02 AM
My name is Tanner I'm 14 years old from Poland, Ohio and my brother and I have been collecting for a couple years now. I like Sega, but I'm also a big Nintendo fan. My goal is just to complete one system.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: bum-man on May 02, 2008, 05:32:14 AM
Welcome Frood42 and Hobofreak!!  Hope you enjoy the site and stick around to become active members here on the boards.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: NES_Rules on May 02, 2008, 09:50:46 AM
My name is Tanner I'm 14 years old from Poland, Ohio and my brother and I have been collecting for a couple years now. I like Sega, but I'm also a big Nintendo fan. My goal is just to complete one system.
HOLY SHIT! I'm from Poland too. Never ever thought there'd be anyone else from the Youngstown area on here.
Welcome to the site BTW.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Ghost Soldier on May 02, 2008, 10:13:10 AM
Welcome to Rfgen Hobofreak


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Chainclaw on May 02, 2008, 10:07:41 PM
Hi, I found this site when I was looking at other classic game sites, and found some links here. I was looking for an online collection cataloging tool. I was disappointed with IGN, especially since they changed it a couple years ago. Ideally I want something like Boardgamegeek.com, but for video games. I figure once I've used this a bit, I'll post a ton of suggestions of what I like that BGG does in your collection forums, those guys have really nailed the game collector website, but theirs is dedicated for board games.

I made thread about my collection over on assembler games (they are really the only site I've found with a dedicated forum for collection threads) : http://assemblergames.com/forums/showthread.php?t=18429

My collection here is probably a little over halfway done uploaded. I've got a long way to go.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Hedonism Bot on May 12, 2008, 01:02:11 PM
Hello everyone! My name's Jake and I'm 27.  I was born in upstate NY, grew up in Cincy, OH (so I like my Skyline!), moved to Houston after completing my Chem E degree and am now in Muscat, Oman (on a temporary work assignment - Al slam Aluikum to all my arab friends out there). 

While I'm on assignment most of my gaming collection is in storage in Houston (think the end of the Raiders of the Lost Ark). As you may expect the gaming scenes not real big in Oman, but periodically get care packages sent in to keep me up to date. 

I found this site while looking to see if there was a sequel to the Video Game Bible - great guide. I've never tried to complete a full collection for a system but do have most systems and few gaming jems.  I'm more into it for the experience so if someone say's you have to try such and such a game, I usually seek it out - for example Snatcher (play it - it's great).

Glad to meet you all.

By the way, if your in/near Cincinnati, Ohio check out Game Junkie - awesome independent gaming shop.

 


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Fuyukaze on May 12, 2008, 02:24:45 PM
Hello everyone! My name's Jake and I'm 27.  I was born in upstate NY, grew up in Cincy, OH (so I like my Skyline!), moved to Houston after completing my Chem E degree and am now in Muscat, Oman (on a temporary work assignment - Al slam Aluikum to all my arab friends out there). 

While I'm on assignment most of my gaming collection is in storage in Houston (think the end of the Raiders of the Lost Ark). As you may expect the gaming scenes not real big in Oman, but periodically get care packages sent in to keep me up to date. 

I found this site while looking to see if there was a sequel to the Video Game Bible - great guide. I've never tried to complete a full collection for a system but do have most systems and few gaming jems.  I'm more into it for the experience so if someone say's you have to try such and such a game, I usually seek it out - for example Snatcher (play it - it's great).

Glad to meet you all.

By the way, if your in/near Cincinnati, Ohio check out Game Junkie - awesome independent gaming shop.

 

From Houston eh?  Maybe once your back in town we can get a RFG gamer board meet going?


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Darth Sidious on May 12, 2008, 04:07:48 PM
Well, here we go. My name's Julian, and I'm from Aschaffenburg, Germany, a nice city in the state of Bavaria, near the border to the state of Hesse (Hessen in German).
I'm 21 years old, and currently, I am about to finish the final exams called "Abitur", which is somewhat similar to a high school diploma or the associate degree of a US college; and it's the best school-leaving certificate you can possibly receive here. My exams consisted of written examinations in English, History and Mathematics as well as an oral examination in Spanish, with my specialisations being English and History.
The languages I am capable of understanding and speaking are German, English, French and Spanish - well, and perhaps Latin, too, but I doubt that I could actually speak Latin, since all we've been doing for the last couple of years were translations into German, so I think that I can at the very least understand a text written in Latin.

The last two years in my life have been rather complicated and pretty sad, if you will. Until early 2006, everything was just fine. I received good marks at school, I overcame my shyness and made more friends, and I had a beautiful and kind girlfriend. But then, in April 2006, my dear father suddenly died one Saturday morning, most likely because of an embolism in his lungs which caused a heart attack that killed him instantly. I could only find him lying in the bathroom, dead, and there was nothing I could have possibly done for him except for calling the ambulance and my mom...perhaps you can imagine that it was quite traumatizing, and ever since then, I've been suffering from terrible depressions that are still bothering me to an extent. My marks at school worsened, I lost my girlfriend, and life just seemed dark to me. To add insult to injury, I almost died myself earlier this year, because of an embolism in my lungs, too. I actually went to school for an entire week in this condition, and the doctors told me that I was lucky to have survived. At least, though, I am beginning to feel better again, mainly due to some of my beloved hobbies. ^^

You won't be surprised to hear that collecting video games is among my treasured past times, even though my collection is still rather small - after all, I only began collecting consciously a while ago, even though I've been playing video games ever since 1993.
My favorite genre definitely is the Japanese RPG, and while my favorite among them is difficult to pick, I have to settle for Grandia - a magical experience for me, and one of my first RPGs. But except for First Person Shooters, tactical shooters or American Sports (sorry, but as a German, soccer is my passion. ^^), I am open for every genre.
Apart from video games themselves, I also like to collect old video game magazines, with my favorite being "MAN!AC", the oldest German video game magazine that still exists (ever since 1993) - btw, their bonus DVDs are terrific, combining serious reviews with a great sense of humor, and of course, there are some cool specials as well, i.e. a monthly video game "hall of shame" (for instance, their NeoGeo hall of shame consists of Andro Dunos, Power Spikes 2 and The Legend of Success Joe).
Apart from that, I also have a passion for soccer (my favorite club is "Eintracht Frankfurt", though I also have a keen interest in international soccer, for example qualifying campaigns for World Cups or European Championships of the past, or even the African Cup of Nations) as well as for movies, since my dad had a huge collection of DVDs and VHSs (several thousand, I'd say), and for some reason, I have this weird interest in bad movies, which is why I love "Mystery Science Theater 3000" (best.show.ever. next to the Simpsons and South Park, of course). My favorite franchise definitely is Star Wars, and I have to say that I practically love all 6 of them equally and for what they are, and for having provided me with countless hours of fun and escapism, and I admire George Lucas for having realized his vision.
Lastly, I have a great interest in history, specifically the 19th century/early 20th century, and the Prussian Empire in particular (the most fascinating historical figure, by the way, is - in my opinion - Emperor Wilhelm II. of Prussia...I even held a 45 minute presentation about him at school, which earned me mark A ^^).

Whew, sorry if that was a bit too long, but sometimes, I can't seem to keep things short...ahem. ^^


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Cobra on May 12, 2008, 07:43:42 PM
Welcome Chainclaw, Hedonism Bot, and Darth Sidious.
I hope you all enjoy your stay here at RF Gen.

Snatcher (play it - it's great)
So very true, and good taste :)

A+ for that post Darth Sidious, your English skills are exceptional.
I also hope you're able to get things back on track, as that kinda stuff will really knock you down, and the deeper the depression hits, the harder it is to crawl back up.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: TraderJake on May 12, 2008, 10:35:11 PM
Hello everyone! My name's Jake and I'm 27.  I was born in upstate NY, grew up in Cincy, OH (so I like my Skyline!), moved to Houston after completing my Chem E degree and am now in Muscat, Oman (on a temporary work assignment - Al slam Aluikum to all my arab friends out there). 

By the way, if your in/near Cincinnati, Ohio check out Game Junkie - awesome independent gaming shop.
 

It's Skyline Time

Welcome to the site, we do have a pretty large Cincinnati contingent here (2 of 4 directors are from the city), and Fuyukaze is from Houston. I think I speak for most Cincinnatians when I say that we love our Skyline (and LaRosas, and Graeter's and every other Cincy Favorite). So, Welcome!

Also, Game Junkie does have a pretty large following amongst Cincinnati RF Genners. I've never been there, but the people who have love it.

Lastly, great Screenname. Let the games begin!


Well, here we go. My name's Julian, and I'm from Aschaffenburg, Germany, a nice city in the state of Bavaria, near the border to the state of Hesse (Hessen in German).

Wilkommen und Guten Tag oder Abend oder Morgen! (I have the highest intentions of someday being proficient in German). It's a pleasure to have you on the site. You live really close to Frankfurt. One of my great (or great-great) grandfathers was a stowaway from Frankfurt am Main. I have a pretty large interest in German culture and German immigration to my hometown. (Cincinnati was one of the major centers of German Immigration in the 19th Century).

Sorry to hear about your losses in the last few years. 2006 was a bad year for me as well. I lost one of my better friends (http://www.rfgeneration.com/PHP/about.php?action=memorial), my grandfather, and my mom. I hope bright days lie ahead for you.


I hope you all enjoy your stay at RF Generation! We're pretty laid back, and we try to have fun!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Funk_Buddy on May 13, 2008, 08:43:27 AM
Welcome to all the new blood! Thanks for signing up.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: NESman93 on June 08, 2008, 06:27:32 PM
Hey, my name's Collin, I'm from Lawrenceburg, TN, a VERY small town in Tennessee, I was born and raised here, still in high school,  (oh yeah, im 15). I joined this site on New Years Day of this year because its a site of people who share the same passion for classic video games that i do.

I have a sort of decent collection, starting exactly a year ago when i bought my first NES, and now i have that, a SNES, Genesis, and a 2600. Thats pretty much all i can think of for now.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: shaggy on June 08, 2008, 07:36:05 PM
Hello to all the new members!!  Stay awhile and contribute.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: UNFORGIVINGPAIN on June 08, 2008, 08:30:36 PM
Welcome to all!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Cobra on June 09, 2008, 02:45:14 AM
Hey Collin, welcome to RF Gen, I hope you enjoy your stay.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: MarkM2112 on June 14, 2008, 03:32:45 AM
Hi Everyone! My name is Mark, and I live in Woodstock, IL (Near Chicago). I collect pretty much every non-current system. I joined because of the collection tools on this site, but will give these forums a try. Hopefully, you will be hearing much more from me...


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Cobra on June 14, 2008, 07:55:59 AM
Here is one Karma point to get you started in the forums :)
Welcome and I hope you enjoy your stay.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: bum-man on June 14, 2008, 01:01:42 PM
Hey Mark glad to have you here.  Hope you stick around and become a regular here on the boards!!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: modest9797 on June 20, 2008, 04:21:59 PM
Hey everyone.  I have been a member here for awhile but haven't posted here yet.  My name is Dylan Bond and I live in Pennsylvania.  My favorite system is my 360.  Right now I only have about 110 games but I am hoping to increase that number over time.  My favorite genres are platformers, shooters, and survival/horror. 

My favorite game of all time is Dead Rising.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: bum-man on June 21, 2008, 08:54:22 AM
Welcome modest9797!!!  Hope you stick around the boards and join the fun.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Cobra on June 21, 2008, 09:42:14 PM
Welcome modest9797, I hope you enjoy the forums.
I've heard Dead Rising was pretty fun.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: blcklblskt on June 26, 2008, 01:31:36 PM
Hey I'm James and I live in New Jersey.  I pretty much collect Nintendo and Sega right now and hopefully I will get some Sony and Microsoft stuff.  I'm not too into pre-80s, and I do want stuff like TurboGrafx and others.  I love Virtual Boy, and hope to complete my collection.  I'm getting there http://www.vr32.de/modules/usercenter/index.php?section=collection&uid=669.  I don't think my collection is that bad for a 17-year-old who gets nothing from his parents :P


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Tan on June 26, 2008, 01:51:26 PM
Welcome to everyone who has joined since we've come back online on our new server. :)


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Cobra on June 26, 2008, 05:43:53 PM
A big RF Gen welcome goes out to you James, hope you enjoy the site and stay a while.
Also thanks for the Game Gavel referral.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: darko55 on June 26, 2008, 09:02:23 PM
Hi!

Im darko55, you'll be seeing alot of that name for page credits in the future ^_^


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Cobra on June 26, 2008, 10:11:05 PM
Glad to hear it and welcome darko55,
Michael Collins, one of the founders of the site wanted to be sure no one was ever forgotten for their contribution to the site, and you certainly won't be.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: UNFORGIVINGPAIN on June 27, 2008, 06:49:25 PM
Welcome MarkM2112, modest9797, blcklblskt, and darko55!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Feechy on June 28, 2008, 07:22:15 PM
Hi, I'm Feechy. Just prefer to be called that, from the town Berwyn, Illinois just outside of Chicago. And I was linked here by my friend logical123. Hope to have fun in the board and such.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: logical123 on June 28, 2008, 07:29:25 PM
Hey!! Look!! Its an actual friend of mine!! I don't get to say that often, seeing as I don't have many friends and all.  :P

Welcome Mr. Feechy. Will Mr. Honeydew be joining us anytime soon?  :laugh:


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: OatBob on June 28, 2008, 08:34:16 PM
You guys are bringing down the average age of membership.

Thanks a lot...

just kidding ::)  Welcome aboard Feechy!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Feechy on June 28, 2008, 08:47:09 PM
Eh, well most kids today are complete morons... Pimpinmasterdx sethdub.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: logical123 on June 28, 2008, 09:22:07 PM
You guys are bringing down the average age of membership.

Thanks a lot...

just kidding ::)  Welcome aboard Feechy!

Aren't we just that evil!!! Mwhahahaha. Oh yea, pimpinmasterdx is a complete idiot. Never EVER watch his videos on youtube unless you want to get majorly pissed.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: shaggy on June 28, 2008, 10:09:53 PM
Hello to all the newcomers!!  Have fun and contribute.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: OatBob on June 28, 2008, 10:16:17 PM
Oh yea, pimpinmasterdx is a complete idiot. Never EVER watch his videos on youtube unless you want to get majorly pissed.

Uh oh, I made the mistake of not heeding your better warning.  No I am majorly pissed.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Cobra on June 29, 2008, 03:24:37 AM
I would say the majority of people have never heard of him, and will now probably take a look at his YouTube account out of curiosity. :laugh:


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Mr. Ksoft on June 29, 2008, 10:02:52 AM
Here's another new young person for you all to enjoy/hate/whatever you choose!

I'm Mr. Ksoft, I'm 15, and I have really gained an interest in collecting games recently.
Besides picking up game after game, I am trying to develop my own retro platform game (though it's going to take a while) and I write music.

So, I'm going to hang around here now.  I don't really know how to conclude this post well.  *shrug*


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: logical123 on June 29, 2008, 10:08:21 AM
Welcome, Mr. Ksoft!!! We'll be sure to love you!!! And yay!! Another unattended minor!  :slick:
Just kidding.... lulz


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: darko55 on June 29, 2008, 10:25:44 AM
Welcome Ksoft, I happen to be 15 too... this sites pretty awesome don't ya think?


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Mr. Ksoft on June 29, 2008, 10:27:50 AM
Yes, it is!  Not only do I realize there are people as crazy (and crazier) as me about collecting these, BUT it's also got a brilliant tracking system so that I now have a list of everything I have at my fingertips.  'tis good for keeping a disorganized person like myself organized.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Cobra on June 29, 2008, 08:43:39 PM
Welcome to all the new blood.
Best of luck with your game Mr. Ksoft
It will take a while but hang in there, I'm currently developing a Mac game and know how time consuming it can also be.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Fuyukaze on July 02, 2008, 01:45:21 AM
Hello new people and welcome to RFG.

Some of you are young so I'll try not to scream too much about you being kids and not wanting you on my lawn.

Still, hope you come to enjoy the site.  It's a nice little place I like to think of as my 3rd home.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Game Freak on July 11, 2008, 10:06:39 AM
haha i didnt find this thread until about 2 weeks after i started posting on this forum xD

Hi, I'm Game Freak (yes i did steal the name from Pokemon.)  The name suits me quite well.  I'm 15.  My family has 517 video games.  429 of them are mine.  I have Atari 2600, TRS-80, NES, Genesis, SNES, N64, PS1, PS2, GameCube, Wii, Game Boy, GB Pocket, GBColor, GBA, GBA SP, GB Micro, and a Nintendo DS.  Now i understand you guys are going to say "why not refer us to your collection?"  WEll, its because i have not finished adding the collection, and i dont really care to x_x i already spent 2 years working on my collection by myself. first two versions in Word, then in Excel, and now in Access.  I hope to make many friends here.  And no, i am NOT a Nintendo fanboy.  I hate Nintendo's business model today, WiiWise.  I dont get many of todays games cause they're just too darn expensive.  Yes, I do have Brawl, no Im not Brawling anyone.  I do not like Brawl that much, i think Melee is better. 

With that hugearse paragraph, i will say hello all!  im glad to be here.
oh, and for reference, i found this place through Wikipedia, which i spend a lot of time on x_x


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: logical123 on July 11, 2008, 05:11:10 PM
Wikiing is one of my favorite hobbies! You too?

Anyway, welcome to the forums. And don't mind the occasional screams.   :hmm: :laugh:


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: RegalSin on July 12, 2008, 04:07:50 PM
Our name is RegalSin, we are in everything and everyone. We was created with love and when we dissapear all that is creativity will be gone. :hmm:

No really videogames is my chioce of entertainment and my dream if not goal is to be the greatest videogame creator in the world however I am into animation and have decided to go towards comic books dew to the decline of creative games I have seen over the years.  :drool:

While alot of people have seen me before in whatever reality, dream, or media format I can assure you I come in peace. In terms of me logining into this forum or any other is the fact I just need chew your brains and see how much your hearts can handle the truths that dwell inside your inards. :nod:

While we sound beyond or distored I can assure I am on the level. I only bring love and peace. ;D

personally I beleive that we do not need anymore systems and the SNES, and Saturn is all that we really need for causual gameplay. Thats enough of that and now let the defragmenting begin :laugh:








Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: The Metamorphosing Leon on July 12, 2008, 05:17:50 PM
wat


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Cobra on July 12, 2008, 07:21:43 PM
Welcome one and all, I hope you all enjoy your stay.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: logical123 on July 12, 2008, 08:33:19 PM
wat

double wat?

But welcome all!!!!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Cobra on July 13, 2008, 06:05:35 PM
He basically said SNES and Saturn rule, and that was the main thing.

Besides that, he said he is gonna be nice person, although it'll turn out to be a trick and in actual fact his kind will arrive in a mother ship shortly and destroy us all :)


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: The Metamorphosing Leon on July 13, 2008, 08:19:46 PM
Oh good, that clears it all up.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Sirgin on July 15, 2008, 07:37:26 AM
Hi, I'm Tom, 19 years old, from Belgium.

I've played videogames since I was about 5 years old. First game I played was Castle Wolfenstein 3D, it came with our computer...I liked it but I was scared of the dogs  :D

I played videogames through most of my youth but my parents were a big limiter of the amount of games I could have/play.
My first console was a PS2 (shame), my parents refused to give me a console until then, so I could only play on the PC or at friends.

Recently I've "discovered" eBay and grew an interest in retrogames. I have an Atari 2600, NES, SNES, Sega Master System, Sega Mega Drive (all bought this year) and of course a PS2. I'm not sure how many games I have, but I'm guessing it's around 100-120. Lately that number has been expanding rapidly because of all those cheap games you can find on eBay.

Anyway, that's enough for an introduction of myself, I think...


I hope to meet a lot of fun people here who share my hobby(ies). Peace.




Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: logical123 on July 15, 2008, 10:55:10 AM
Welcome Tom! You'll be sure to fine others with your hobbies; for example, I collect video games too!  :laugh:


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Sirgin on July 15, 2008, 05:57:20 PM
Welcome Tom! You'll be sure to fine others with your hobbies; for example, I collect video games too!  :laugh:
No way! What coincidence finding someone else who likes video games too on a .... videogames forum :) just kidding.

I see you're collecting N64 (in your signature). How many more games till you have them all? And how many N64 games are there, actually?


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: logical123 on July 15, 2008, 06:33:59 PM
Well, I'm at about 12% complete, and there are about 300 or so games, including variants.  :P

I'm also going for a CIB 7800 collection.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Sirgin on July 17, 2008, 04:26:03 PM
Well, I'm at about 12% complete, and there are about 300 or so games, including variants.  :P

I'm also going for a CIB 7800 collection.
That's still quite a long way to go, you have like 35 N64 games. More than me though, I don't have any :P But that'll change...The next console I'm buying will probably be a N64.

What's your favorite console? (just a question :))


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: logical123 on July 17, 2008, 04:51:31 PM
My personal favorite would be the Sega Genesis/CD/32X combo. I consider it one console (just kidding!)  :laugh:

I don't have a favorite, but my top 5 in no order are Genesis, NES, 7800 (Because that's a 2600 & 7800, backwards compatibility rocks!!), Sega CD, and SNES. But I like pretty much all consoles. Another great console is the PS2. But the N64 is a relatively easy console to collect for and so is the 7800, because of it's small library of games.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Sirgin on July 17, 2008, 04:58:25 PM
I see. But yeah, getting all games for PS1 or PS2 must be really hard.

Right now I'm not really collecting any games. I'm trying to get my hands on all the consoles I want (which are basically all major consoles, so no stuff like the NeoGeo) After that, I'll probably look for the best titles on each system, before I'd consider getting ALL games for one system. :)


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Cobra on July 17, 2008, 06:33:01 PM
Welcome Sirgin, I hope you enjoy your stay :)


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: imfromwisconsin on July 18, 2008, 01:13:36 PM
I should probably introduce myself formally; I found this forum via a link from another site (I can't for the life of me remember what it was) after trying to find a collection organizing tool.  I fell in love the moment I started to create my collection here.

I've really just started 'collecting' this year; although I've had many consoles when I was younger (atari(s), nes, snes, n64, gamecube, genesis 1, genesis 2, saturn, ps1, ps2 -- wow, my mom was AWESOME!)) I had sold them all as "I would never play them again".  I really REALLY regret my decision so I'm trying to get back to where I was although it will never really be the same.  I have a smaller collection with mostly 'next-gen' consoles/games (including the stupid Wii which I regret buying) but am working backwards slowly.

I plan on sticking around here and hope to bring a few friends over from other forums as everyone here seems to be helpful and full of good deals!

PS:  My name is Ryan, I'm 27, live in Massachusetts and I'm a woman.  Sweet.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Marriott_Guy on July 18, 2008, 05:53:50 PM
Welcome Ryan to RFG.  Glad that you found us and that the collection tool hit the mark for you (as it did me when I first joined).  The forums you will find as welcoming as this 'Introduce..' thread. 

Welcome aboard!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Cobra on July 18, 2008, 05:58:43 PM
Hey Ryan, I also learnt the hard way you should never sell of your system, even if at the time or for a while after it feels like you'll never play them again. Because in truth, they'll never make games like those again and some time down the track you'll regret it.

I hope you are enjoying your stay here at RF Gen.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Sirgin on July 18, 2008, 06:26:44 PM
Welcome Sirgin, I hope you enjoy your stay :)
Thank you very much, Cobra :) I have a feeling this is a nice, friendly forum. (Instead of one where all threads all 200-posts discussions between a couple of people whining over the fact whether a game is good or not)

I like the fact that this forum has a great emphasiz on collecting aside from purely playing games. I am kind of a nostalgic person myself (everything was better X-number of years ago :P) so it's nice to find a forum where history has a place too, instead of focussing so hard on what's to come.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: imfromwisconsin on July 18, 2008, 07:32:10 PM
Thanks everyone, I really appreciate the warm welcomes.

Still kicking myself everyday for getting rid of it; they don't have the same sentimental values as they did, but I still love them :D


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Sirgin on July 21, 2008, 12:24:20 PM
Thanks everyone, I really appreciate the warm welcomes.

Still kicking myself everyday for getting rid of it; they don't have the same sentimental values as they did, but I still love them :D
Yeah, never sell anything...unless you're 100% sure.
Today I realised I've sold my original Game Boy. Not the end of the world you might think, but it was the (ugly!) Manchester United edition, which seems to be "rare". How rare, I've got no idea. Still a bit sad that it's gone :(


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Cobra on July 21, 2008, 07:46:04 PM
Yeah, I also got another Saturn later on but like Ryan said, despite making a sizeably large collection to try beat out my old one I had sold it didn't have the same feeling. I also regret ever selling the Sega Nomad.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: shaggy on July 21, 2008, 08:05:30 PM
I should probably introduce myself formally; I found this forum via a link from another site (I can't for the life of me remember what it was) after trying to find a collection organizing tool.  I fell in love the moment I started to create my collection here.

I've really just started 'collecting' this year; although I've had many consoles when I was younger (atari(s), nes, snes, n64, gamecube, genesis 1, genesis 2, saturn, ps1, ps2 -- wow, my mom was AWESOME!)) I had sold them all as "I would never play them again".  I really REALLY regret my decision so I'm trying to get back to where I was although it will never really be the same.  I have a smaller collection with mostly 'next-gen' consoles/games (including the stupid Wii which I regret buying) but am working backwards slowly.

I plan on sticking around here and hope to bring a few friends over from other forums as everyone here seems to be helpful and full of good deals!

PS:  My name is Ryan, I'm 27, live in Massachusetts and I'm a woman.  Sweet.

Welcome everyone including Ryan.  My question to you is, you're in Mass but from WI?


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Feechy on July 21, 2008, 08:11:51 PM
Probably means originally from.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: DuncanR2N on July 28, 2008, 11:14:29 PM
Greetings all,

DuncanR2N, I'm in Atlanta, GA.  I've been collecting for a few years.  Back in the nineties it was strictly PC games but I've since branched out into consoles.  As a result my collection is very PC heavy (about half of my titles) but I've been slowly going back and acquiring older titles whenever I can.

I wound up here via Gamespot.  Love the collection tools.  I'm still in the process of update my collection here but I have close to 1000 titles (roughly 980ish as of right now) but it will take some time to enter all that into here.  This looks like a good place for a guy like me.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: logical123 on July 28, 2008, 11:22:39 PM
Holy crap! I'm going to Atlanta this friday for 2 weeks! Any good classic game stores that I can check out down there?

Anywho... welcome to the forums DuncanR2N! We're real nice folks here, and the site is just pure awesome.  :D


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Cobra on July 29, 2008, 12:08:45 AM
Greetings DuncanR2N, enjoy your stay.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Sirgin on July 29, 2008, 07:30:26 AM
Hi there man! And welcome :)


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: totalgridlock on July 29, 2008, 08:14:25 AM
Hello all.

I'm Cass (aka TGL) from Manchester, UK.

Been gaming since I was about three, my first console was a NES but I also played a lot of PC games from a very early age. I used to own a splendid Commodore Plus/4 as well, which sadly died many moons ago. I've been actively collecting (so far as my wallet will allow) for about 4-5 years, starting with NES games but branching out to cover more platforms.

Currently got just under 500 games, covering PC, NES, SNES, Nintendo 64, GameCube, PlayStation, PlayStation 2, Xbox 360, GameBoy, GB Color, GB Advance, DS and PSP.  Yeah, no Sega. Yet...

Favourite games tend to fall into the RPG/adventure and shooter genres, but I like a little of everything.

Like my good friend DuncanR2N I was also lured here from GameSpot. I have to say the collection tools here are much nicer :)


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: DuncanR2N on July 29, 2008, 08:25:22 AM
Hey TGL, nice to see you here!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Cobra on July 29, 2008, 11:43:43 PM
Welcome Cass,
good to see another Gamespot member jump over and see what RFG is all about.

You and DuncanR2N will no doubt also find if there is any game this site doesn't already have, it is easy to submit it and will probably be up within 46 hours unlike a lot of other sites.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: totalgridlock on July 30, 2008, 02:26:13 AM
Oh yeah. I think I've already swamped them with submissions :P

Finally a site that acknowledges regional variations! :D


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Tan on July 30, 2008, 10:07:39 AM
Oh yeah. I think I've already swamped them with submissions :P

Finally a site that acknowledges regional variations! :D

Don't worry about swamping us, we have a whole team who can approve these. In fact we've nearly hit 3000 submissions in July which is an average month. If it takes a few days to approve them, It's because of the time of year with summer vacation and other commitments and all. :)


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: DuncanR2N on July 30, 2008, 11:37:04 AM
Yeah I've already started with the submissions.  It looks like when I get to the PC games I'll be adding a bunch there as well.

I've probably got a bunch of images that I can submit as well once I get around to it.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: logical123 on July 30, 2008, 11:41:50 AM
If you submit over 50 things in one month, you also get your name on the front page. Its a nice little 'thank you' from the staff that really shows that you did make a difference. Everyone does, even if the have 1 submission.  :)


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Zerger on August 03, 2008, 11:58:32 AM
Hey all, I'm Zerger from Bedfordshire in the UK. Been wanting to join a site like this for a while and have decided to start getting more into collecting again, being only 16 with little time on my hands I rarely gather much money let alone enough to satisfy my gaming needs, but I keep going nonetheless. I have around 25 consoles by the looks of it and Sega consoles and games are more my thing, though i have plenty of others that i haoppily buy games for. No true goals as of such at this time, just a nice big collection of games with the odd few I look out for more than others.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: NES_Rules on August 03, 2008, 01:18:19 PM
Welcome Zerger!
I find it amazing that there's so many young people into classic game collecting these days.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Cobra on August 03, 2008, 05:44:49 PM
Likewise NES_Rules,
they really don't make games like they use to and I think it is really starting to show.

Welcome Zerger, I hope you enjoy your stay and make use of the collection tools on offer.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: shylock on August 03, 2008, 06:30:04 PM
My name is Matt and I live in Hamilton Ontario, Canada. My favorite gaming platform is the PC. I have been gaming since 1992. I also own a SNES, PS, and a N64. I am currently attending Mohawk College for Network Systems. I am not collecting as much as I once did because I am an idiot and got myself in debt. I had to sell some games and have vowed not to anymore.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: NES_Rules on August 03, 2008, 06:36:55 PM
Welcome to the wonderful world that is RF Generation, Matt!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: logical123 on August 03, 2008, 08:54:01 PM
Welcome Matt & Zerger! This site is awesome, you won't regret joining.  ;D ;)


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Cobra on August 03, 2008, 11:46:24 PM
Welcome Matt, and I don't think you are an idiot for getting yourself into debt, most of us are in debt most of the time ;)


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Sirgin on August 04, 2008, 04:23:22 AM
Welcome Zerger and Matt to RF Generation! I hope you'll enjoy your stay here :)


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: shylock on August 04, 2008, 01:29:43 PM
Thanks to all for the welcoming. I am glad I read the posts above mine saying how we can submit games that the site may not have. I have already noticed a few games that are on the site but only the European region so I will start adding games after I am done work.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Sirgin on August 05, 2008, 09:08:56 AM
Thanks to all for the welcoming. I am glad I read the posts above mine saying how we can submit games that the site may not have. I have already noticed a few games that are on the site but only the European region so I will start adding games after I am done work.
The submission system here is fantastic :)
Just make sure you read the submissions FAQ first (http://www.rfgeneration.com/PHP/submitinfo.php?action=faq) and have the games nearby when you do submissions because you need the Part Number or UPC for everything you submit :)


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: ga5ket on August 05, 2008, 09:28:39 AM
Hi, I'm Ga5ket from Nottinghamshire, UK. I'm employed as a programmer, and married with 3 kids, all girls. Consequently I don't have a big pot of money to spend on games, but that doesn't stop me trying. I have a very understanding wife, who also games, but doesn't collect. I used to be a Sega fan-boy until Sony stole me away. I'm just rediscovering the joys of the Dreamcast, although I tend to have a pack-rat mentality as far as games & consoles are concerned. I want them all!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Sirgin on August 05, 2008, 09:47:26 AM
Hello Ga5ket, welcome to the RF Gen! I hope you'll enjoy your stay here :)

And don't worry about being a pack-rat, most of us here are ;)


EDIT: Love your collection! Very tidy and nicely displayed! :)


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: logical123 on August 05, 2008, 10:11:30 AM
Hi, I'm Ga5ket from Nottinghamshire, UK. I'm employed as a programmer, and married with 3 kids, all girls. Consequently I don't have a big pot of money to spend on games, but that doesn't stop me trying. I have a very understanding wife, who also games, but doesn't collect. I used to be a Sega fan-boy until Sony stole me away. I'm just rediscovering the joys of the Dreamcast, although I tend to have a pack-rat mentality as far as games & consoles are concerned. I want them all!

Told ya that you'd be met with open arms! ;)

Hope to see you around the forums!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Cobra on August 05, 2008, 05:36:52 PM
Hey ga5ket, welcome to RF Gen, hope you enjoy your stay.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: shylock on August 05, 2008, 08:44:17 PM

The submission system here is fantastic :)
Just make sure you read the submissions FAQ first (http://www.rfgeneration.com/PHP/submitinfo.php?action=faq) and have the games nearby when you do submissions because you need the Part Number or UPC for everything you submit :)
I just bought 4 games earlier tonight and found that Mass Effect for PC wasn't listed so I made that my first submission. I had the box handy so the UPC wasn't hard. Most of my boxes are in another city right now so most of my additions will have to wait.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Sirgin on August 06, 2008, 04:46:29 AM
I just bought 4 games earlier tonight and found that Mass Effect for PC wasn't listed so I made that my first submission. I had the box handy so the UPC wasn't hard. Most of my boxes are in another city right now so most of my additions will have to wait.
That's great. Did you find the Part Number, too? It's usually somewhere on the side of the box, or the back. It can also be on a the cartridge for cartridge-games. For a Playstation game, this is for example: SLES 54271.
Try to fill in both, the more fields filled in when doing the title addition, the better :)


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: shylock on August 06, 2008, 05:13:16 AM
That's great. Did you find the Part Number, too? It's usually somewhere on the side of the box, or the back. It can also be on a the cartridge for cartridge-games. For a Playstation game, this is for example: SLES 54271.
Try to fill in both, the more fields filled in when doing the title addition, the better :)
The only two numbers I found were the ISBN number and the barcode number. I put the ISBN in for the part number and the barcode in for UPC.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Sirgin on August 06, 2008, 05:39:40 AM
The only two numbers I found were the ISBN number and the barcode number. I put the ISBN in for the part number and the barcode in for UPC.
No problem. Sometimes they can be hard to find. Then it's better to just leave one or the other open :)
You can also edit an entry which has been made in the past if a field is missing or a something's wrong. You'll see that alot of entries don't have their Part Number or UPC yet, because you didn't need to enter them in the past. Feel free to edit any of those and submit the Part Nr./UPC if you have the games :)



Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Cobra on August 06, 2008, 05:43:32 AM
The bar code is great, almost any game or piece of hardware will have one.
Don't stress too much if you can't find a part number, sometimes they can be hard to find and  a lot of products don't even have one.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Lord Roke on August 06, 2008, 07:13:23 AM
Hi All, I'm Phil, (from Nottingham, UK) - (36) married, 2 kids..

been gaming since playing Race Driver  at a neighbours in the late 70s. Love videogames but seem to enjoy reading about them / collecting them more than playing them at the moment.

If anything I'm Nintendo fan but also rate the 360 - have a bit of downer on the PS3 - not been too impressed with it so far. I love the style of Japanese games as I think these were more prevelant in the SNES area.

Owned lots of different systems but the Golden Age of gaming was the early 90s - mainly thinking of the SNES. Just started collecting and done a couple of bulk purchase on ebay for a US SNES and a US N64 with a good selection of games - this has not gone down well with the wife but think it was worth it.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=320280041267&ssPageName=STRK:MEWN:IT&ih=011

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=320279953973&ssPageName=STRK:MEWN:IT&ih=011

Also recently acquired Secret of Mana - started playing this last night - seems good so far - trying to look past the dated graphics and get a feel for the game.

Collecting goals - seem to want to buy everything but focused on games I owned and sold along with top 25 SNES and N64 games.

Goal for end of the year is to pick up a copy of Chrono Trigger and complete it and maybe try and play some of these other games I've already purchased. Want to have a collection that gets played.

Also, love this website - great way of maintaining collection and reading about games etc. Also it's not banned at work like most other game related websites.

Cheers,

Phil :)


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Sirgin on August 06, 2008, 07:34:14 AM
Hey Phil and welcome to RF Generation! Please feel free to ask any questions you might have. :)

Nice eBay wins, try to convince the wife that it's for the good of the nation ;)
You can also post them in this thread: http://www.rfgeneration.com/forum/index.php?topic=824.0 where we show off our eBay winnings :)

Chrono Trigger is one of the best RPG's ever. Sadly, I haven't played it either :( mainly because it hasn't been released in Europe and I should get a US SNES.

Enjoy uploading your collection and feel free to PM me or any of the staff if you run into a problem. :)


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: logical123 on August 06, 2008, 07:51:03 AM
Phil,

You got some damn good deals there in those lots!!! And the boxes look mint too.  :o  :drool: Definatly a good way to start a collection. I'm gonna ditto Sirgin on this one, need any help, post in the forum or pm a staff or veteran user. The collection tools are awesome, the memebers here are awesome (except for the ocasional troll  :laugh:), and the site is overall awesomeness.

Enjoy your stay!
Rob - logical123


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Lord Roke on August 06, 2008, 08:11:02 AM
Thanks for the warm welcome guys - much appriciated.  :)


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Sirgin on August 06, 2008, 08:33:07 AM
Thanks for the warm welcome guys - much appriciated.  :)
With pleasure, we're a bunch of friendly people here :)

PS: If you want to have your country's flag appear underneath your name when you make posts, click on the "Member Map" icon above the forum and place a dot where you live :)


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Tan on August 06, 2008, 11:18:44 AM
That's great. Did you find the Part Number, too? It's usually somewhere on the side of the box, or the back. It can also be on a the cartridge for cartridge-games. For a Playstation game, this is for example: SLES 54271.
Try to fill in both, the more fields filled in when doing the title addition, the better :)
The only two numbers I found were the ISBN number and the barcode number. I put the ISBN in for the part number and the barcode in for UPC.

The database standards for part/UPCs that require them for verification, only apply to hardware items not games. Don't get me wrong, they are very much welcomed for game submissions as well, but only hardware submissions will be questioned if they don't have them.

The main reason is that for every game system, there are multiple companies who make items such as accessories, controllers etc. In order for us to differentiate and prevent duplicates, we need unique information to the item in question. That way we know whether it's already in the database under a different name or not.

Games hardly if ever get duplicated, but one member's Dual Shock 2 [Clear Green] submission, could be a duplicate of another's Dual Shock 2 [Emerald] and the only way to tell if they are both unique or one a duplicate will be it's part number or UPC.

In the odd instances that a hardware item doesn't have either for whatever reason, a picture can be used as a substitute as long as the staff know via PM or post before the submission is submitted so we can approve it. As I mentioned earlier, only required for hardware not games.

Thanks,
Keith


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Cobra on August 06, 2008, 11:49:50 PM
Welcome Phil, hope you enjoy your stay.
I definitely believe also the Sega vs Nintendo wars in the late 80s early 90s were truly the golden age of gaming.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Raence on August 07, 2008, 08:31:40 PM
Hello there, I'm Pat from somewhere in the bowels of Ohio, it tends to be gray when I go outside. My game backlog is starting to rival my anime backlog which I should probably find some way to catalogue that also. I'm a programmer or hopefully will be after this last year of college. Currently stuck on Atlus games which basically guarentees that my backlog of anything shall suffer. Nice to meet everyone!

I think I have a rather broad taste, that or when a game is cheap enough I'll get it, feel free to poke fun at the odd assortment. Probably take me awhile to make it back to my atari games.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: logical123 on August 07, 2008, 08:36:13 PM
Welcome to our wild and crazy world.  :)

We hope you enjoy your stay.  ;)


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Cobra on August 08, 2008, 01:53:59 AM
Hey Pat welcome to RF Gen.
We are getting a lot of new members as of late, and you're all very welcome :)


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Sirgin on August 08, 2008, 03:48:34 AM
Welcome to RF Generation, Pat! :)

I hope you'll like it here and if you got any questions, feel free to ask :)


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: TraderJake on August 08, 2008, 05:20:03 PM
Welcome, Pat! We have a large Ohio Contingent here, although I have recently moved to Maryland.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Haoie on August 11, 2008, 01:35:38 AM
Hey, I'm Haoie, from New Zealand. I collect PS1 games, and have since mid 2003. After 5 years I've amassed a collection of around 200 titles.

You'll also see me at places like Racketboy and Digitpress [which is how I found out this place existed].


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Cobra on August 11, 2008, 03:13:49 AM
Awesome, nice to see someone a little closer to home here on the forums, welcome Haoie.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Sirgin on August 11, 2008, 05:00:49 AM
Hello Haoie and welcome to RF Generation! Nice PS1 collection, you can use our collection tool to archive it exactly, be sure to check it out :)

If there's any questions feel free to ask.

Oh and say hello to James if you see him :P


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Haoie on August 12, 2008, 01:43:13 AM
Who's James?

Hmm, I used to be on NZGC [New Zealand Game Collectors]. Someone on there maybe? Or a Trademe user?

I really should pay NZGC a visit again.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Sirgin on August 12, 2008, 11:03:11 AM
Who's James?
This is James (http://www.rfgeneration.com/forum/index.php?action=profile;u=242), it was an inside joke because he's on vacation to NZ now ;)

Here (http://www.rfgeneration.com/forum/index.php?topic=8.msg112890#msg112890) you can see some pictures he took in Wellington. :)


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: logical123 on August 12, 2008, 02:11:23 PM
Who's James?
This is James (http://www.rfgeneration.com/forum/index.php?action=profile;u=242), it was an inside joke because he's on vacation to NZ now ;)

Here (http://www.rfgeneration.com/forum/index.php?topic=8.msg112890#msg112890) you can see some pictures he took in Wellington. :)

Sirgin, you sly dog. :)

NO CONFUSING THE NEWCOMERS!!!! :laugh:

Any-hoo, welcome to all!!!!!!!!!!!!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: James on August 12, 2008, 09:44:57 PM
Hey, I'm Haoie, from New Zealand. I collect PS1 games, and have since mid 2003. After 5 years I've amassed a collection of around 200 titles.

You'll also see me at places like Racketboy and Digitpress [which is how I found out this place existed].

Where about in New Zealand? :)

Who's James?
This is James (http://www.rfgeneration.com/forum/index.php?action=profile;u=242), it was an inside joke because he's on vacation to NZ now ;)

Here (http://www.rfgeneration.com/forum/index.php?topic=8.msg112890#msg112890) you can see some pictures he took in Wellington. :)

I'm an inside joke? ??? :(  :'( ;)


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Fuyukaze on August 13, 2008, 12:11:02 AM
Hey new people, welcome to the boards.  Join the chat sometime and meet the great brains behind the site sometime.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Haoie on August 13, 2008, 02:30:44 AM
Small world, I work in Wellington, live in Lower Hutt.

Very, very small world.

Come say hi if you're near 40 Bulcott Street, my workplace.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: James on August 13, 2008, 02:51:59 PM
Before I came here I thought Lower Hutt was the place where special needs kids went in school. Like the hut at the bottom of the playing fields.  :laugh:

I'm staying in a motel just outside the city centre. Dad's business is across the bay but I can't remember the name of the town. It begins with a P.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Haoie on August 14, 2008, 12:55:59 AM
You're way off buddy. That's just something the Wellingtonian's like to pull.

You might be thinking of Petone. That's part of the Hutt actually.

Take it from a local.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: JC on August 14, 2008, 10:39:45 PM
Hey, I'm JC. I live in New Mexico, USA, and run www.famicomworld.com. I've been collecting FC for a few years and I've been playing the NES for about 20. I've been checking out forums to see what's going on.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Cobra on August 15, 2008, 01:16:55 AM
Welcome JC, hope you enjoy your stay.
And happy 25th anniversary of your site! :)


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Sirgin on August 15, 2008, 05:26:37 AM
Hi there JC and welcome to RFGeneration, I hope you'll enjoy your stay :)

And happy 25th anniversary of your site! :)
It's the Famicom that turned 25 Cobra :P A site being around for 25 years, that would be HUGE! :o


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Cobra on August 15, 2008, 06:37:39 AM
Heck it would be impossible,
gee can't tell I was in a rush when I posted that ::) haha


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Sirgin on August 15, 2008, 07:34:15 AM
Heck it would be impossible,
gee can't tell I was in a rush when I posted that ::) haha
Ah, my bad, sorry.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: BiohazardSEGA on August 16, 2008, 04:37:52 PM
I'm Jeroen, and I live and work in Amsterdam, and I've been playing videogames for about 20 years now. My collection consists of a few different systems, but I try to focus on Sega stuff. I play just about everything, apart from Strategy stuff.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Sirgin on August 16, 2008, 05:28:41 PM
Hi Jeroen, my fellow Dutch man! Welcome to RFGeneration, I hope you enjoy your stay here :)

If you want to, you can join our Dutch forces here (:P) by clicking on "Member Map" above and placing a dot where you live :)


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: logical123 on August 16, 2008, 05:30:54 PM
Hi Jeroen, my fellow Dutch man! Welcome to RFGeneration, I hope you enjoy your stay here :)

If you want to, you can join our Dutch forces here (:P) by clicking on "Member Map" above and placing a dot where you live :)

Welcome from all of us! HEY! Your not new!!! You are one of the first 100 members!! Welcome back!!! :)


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Cobra on August 16, 2008, 11:53:52 PM
Welcome to the forums BiohazardSEGA, I hope you enjoy yourself here :)


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Sladey on August 19, 2008, 04:06:07 AM
Hey people

I'm a 22 year old gamer from England. I have been given the conservatory for my games room now it is clear so I have really been getting into it again!

I dont own one game if any of you have looked, I was just testing the system. I shall list everything properly once it is all unboxed!

Loving the site, thanks people :leo:


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Sirgin on August 19, 2008, 04:42:40 AM
Hey Sladey and welcome to RF Generation!

Enjoy your stay here and have fun exploring the site :)

If there's any questions, don't hesitate to ask.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Cobra on August 19, 2008, 05:08:13 AM
Welcome Sladey, I hope you enjoy your stay :)


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Sladey on August 19, 2008, 06:04:18 AM
I am indeed, instead of working I am trawling through old posts on the forums. Love it when people posts pictures of what they find

Going to pick up alot of Ebay bargins tonight so I shall post pictures then too. Also planned to go to my first boot sale in ages this weekend so I think I have the bug back ;D


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: NayusDante on August 20, 2008, 10:13:59 PM
I'm Sean, and I registered here to list my collection. I'm into anything unique or strange, non-mainstream stuff, and a lot of RPGs. Huge Mega Man fan.

I'm from Florida (too hot), I'm in college, and I spend my time playing/sorting/hunting old games, or working.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: BadEnoughDude on August 20, 2008, 10:56:02 PM
Welcome to the site, Sean. Hope you enjoy it here.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Cobra on August 20, 2008, 11:09:56 PM
Hey Sean, welcome to the RG Gen community, I hope you enjoy your stay.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Sirgin on August 21, 2008, 05:24:12 PM
Welcome to RF Generation, Sean!

Enjoy your stay here, I'm sure you'll fit right in :)


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Nitrosport on August 24, 2008, 12:22:16 AM
Hey everyone

My name is Raymond and I registered here so I can keep track of my collection. I have listed all of my consoles so far minus a few pong variations and my duplicates. I'm going to start listing my games and accessories in a few days when time permits.



Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: UNFORGIVINGPAIN on August 24, 2008, 12:37:23 AM
Welcome to the forums Sladey, NayusDante, Nitrosport and everyone else new here.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Sirgin on August 24, 2008, 04:53:07 AM
Welcome to RF Generation Raymond! Glad you already found your way to our collection tools.

If you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask :)


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: two_scoop_steve on September 08, 2008, 11:09:14 PM
what part of florida are you from nayusdante? and welcome to the forums sladey,nayusdante and nitrosport.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Cobra on September 08, 2008, 11:45:22 PM
Welcome Raymond, hope you enjoy your stay.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: NayusDante on September 09, 2008, 08:05:30 AM
what part of florida are you from nayusdante? and welcome to the forums sladey,nayusdante and nitrosport.


Largo. It's in the Tampa Bay area.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: BadEnoughDude on September 09, 2008, 09:58:02 AM
Welcome to all the new members! Hope you like it here :)


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: two_scoop_steve on September 09, 2008, 12:35:03 PM
what part of florida are you from nayusdante? and welcome to the forums sladey,nayusdante and nitrosport.


Largo. It's in the Tampa Bay area.

cool, i'm from the daytona beach area. i was in the tampa area not too long ago to see a metal show.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Porksta on September 10, 2008, 05:07:36 PM
Hello, my user name is Porksta.  I am a common user over at DP, TGN, GTZ, and sometimes deal over at NA.  I come over to RF Generation in an attempt to find a larger buy and sell audience.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: logical123 on September 10, 2008, 05:32:59 PM
Hello, my user name is Porksta.  I am a common user over at DP, TGN, GTZ, and sometimes deal over at NA.  I come over to RF Generation in an attempt to find a larger buy and sell audience.

Why hello there mate! Hopefully we'll be able to work something out someday?  ;)


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Porksta on September 10, 2008, 05:45:18 PM
I am hoping for it!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Sirgin on September 10, 2008, 06:15:09 PM
Welcome Porksta at RF Generation! :)

There are many great traders on this site so I'm sure you'll find some good deals here. If there's any questions don't hesitate to ask :)


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Porksta on September 10, 2008, 06:40:26 PM
Actually, I have one - why can't I view profiles?  Is it because I am too new a member?


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Sirgin on September 10, 2008, 07:14:43 PM
Actually, I have one - why can't I view profiles?  Is it because I am too new a member?
I'm not too sure about that. Simply clicking a name doesn't show you that person's profile?

Can you view and edit your own profile? (probably, seeing you uploaded that avatar)


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Porksta on September 10, 2008, 07:49:57 PM
It says "My apologies, you can't just view any profile"


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Cobra on September 10, 2008, 08:12:09 PM
Welcome Porksta.
That may be a new security measure recently toward newer members to reduce the collecting of email address for SPAM, I'm sure it'll come good eventually.

If your main interest is selling, you may also want to check out Game Gavel (http://www.gamegavel.com/?nrs2=100098)


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: TraderJake on September 15, 2008, 09:16:35 PM
We had some assholes ruin the fun for everyone regarding the profiles who were harvesting email addresses. The restriction to view profiles only exists for Tiger Gizmondo / Guests, which after 10 posts you become an N-Gage where the profile restriction no longer exists. That said, the new version of SMF should eliminate the need for this restriction.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Cobra on September 15, 2008, 10:55:49 PM
Shame isn't it? Just like with everything, you always have the few that ruin it for the rest.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Sirgin on September 16, 2008, 04:55:35 AM
Shame isn't it? Just like with everything, you always have the few that ruin it for the rest.
It sure is.

But it's also a sneaky little way in luring more people into the forum,  :P. If they have to post 10 times to get the restriction lifted, they might get hooked and stay active :D


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: shaggy on September 23, 2008, 08:05:42 PM
Hello to all the new members!!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: cant-grow-up on September 30, 2008, 09:02:48 PM
Hey im tim im 23, live down here in Orlando, FL,I enjoy walks on the bea...(wait wrong site) ive been playing video games my whole life, the intellivision I have is one my dad bought new back in the '80s. I am a huge sega, even though i admit im very careful buying the newer games with the sega name on it now.
Other than games, im into reading,music,cars, motorcycles,paintball and i even do a little bit of bmx. So yea thats about it glad to meet everyone!!
 


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Cobra on October 01, 2008, 01:58:56 AM
Welcome tim, I hope you enjoy your stay here at RF Gen.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Sirgin on October 01, 2008, 10:38:58 AM
Welcome to RF Generation, Tim! :)

I hope you enjoy your stay here and if there's any questions, feel free to ask :nod:


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: logical123 on October 01, 2008, 04:20:51 PM
GASP! A lurker comes out of the shadows!! We need more of these type of people! Welcome!!! :)


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: two_scoop_steve on October 02, 2008, 10:12:51 PM
welcome to rfgen tim, nice to see another member from fl.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Rajaat the Warbringer on October 07, 2008, 06:26:21 AM
I never did get around to doing this...

I'm Kenny, and I'm a compulsive gamer. I buy too many games, and I'll get into at least a dozen at once before realizing that I'll lose track if I start any more. I'm trying to become a fantasy writer, and I'd love to become a video game designer.

I love board games with lots of components, and I collect dice. I'm also a D&D fan, but my group is pretty much split up across the country right now.

I own the following systems:

Atari 2600
CD-i
Dreamcast
DS
Gameboy
Gameboy Advance
Gamecube with GBA Player
Genesis/CD with Power Base Converter
N64
Neo Geo Pocket Color
NES
PC
Playstation 2
Playstation 2 (JP)
Playstation 3
PSP
Saturn
SNES
TurboGrafx 16/CD
Wii
Xbox
Xbox 360


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Sirgin on October 07, 2008, 07:07:40 AM
Hey Kenny! :)

Nice intro you wrote there; I wanted to say "welcome" but that's obviously unnecessary. :P


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Rajaat the Warbringer on October 07, 2008, 07:35:24 AM
Thanks :)


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Innervision on October 17, 2008, 08:43:14 PM
Hi, I'm Brendan :)

I've been visiting here and using the database for awhile now, and I realized I've never used the forums yet. Figured now is as good a time as any!

I'm a psych major from Brooklyn, New York, and I do Windows, Linux/Unix, and Mac tech work on the side. I also fix game consoles and other hardware... I'll basically give anything you throw at me a shot at repair. I'm self-taught.

I've been gaming since the NES, followed by the Genesis and the Game Boy, but my real collecting took off with my Dreamcast in 2001. That's right, I went from 16-bit to 128-bit. Since then I've gotten a relatively sizable collection (which I still don't have completely in the system yet). I enjoy platformers and RPG's most I suppose, but I basically play everything but sports and MMORPGs (the former due to lack of interest and the latter mainly due to lack of time). My favorite game is Skies of Arcadia for the Dreamcast/Gamecube, with the Metroid series a close second, followed by Phantasy Star Online, the Sonic the Hedgehog series, Team Fortress 2, and Combat for the 2600 (Best multiplayer game ever!).

I own:

Atari 2600 x3 (Heavy Six, 4 switch, and Jr.)
Atari Jaguar
Mattel Intellevision
Panasonic 3DO FZ-1
NES
SNES x2
N64
Nintendo Gamecube
Nintendo Wii
Game Boy (Gray Brick)
Game Boy Color
Game Boy Advance (Orig)
Game Boy Player
Nintendo DS
SEGA Master System
SEGA Genesis x2 (Models 1 + 2)
SEGA CD
SEGA Saturn x2 (Oval and circle buttons)
SEGA Dreamcast
SEGA Game Gear
SEGA Nomad
PSone
PS2
XBOX
XBOX 360 Elite

And for my PC/Mac gaming needs, I use a MacBook Pro with Mac OS X 10.5, Vista SP1, and Slackware 12.1 installed. I install virtual machines of older OSes for older games as needed.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: logical123 on October 18, 2008, 09:22:49 AM
Welcome! And nice collection! :P


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Sirgin on October 18, 2008, 09:32:02 AM
Welcome Innervision, I hope you'll have a good time here! :)

If you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Innervision on October 18, 2008, 12:47:13 PM
Thanks :D


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Sirgin on October 18, 2008, 01:10:51 PM
Thanks :D
You're welcome.

And cool Dreamcast controller avatar you got there!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Cobra on October 19, 2008, 02:51:31 AM
Welcome Brendan, I hope you enjoy your stay here at RF Gen :)


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: cant-grow-up on October 22, 2008, 10:51:11 AM
welcome to RF Brendan, great collection of systems you've got going.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Feechy on October 22, 2008, 10:39:51 PM
As everyone else said, welcome Brendan. And I actually thought your avatar was a weird cat head looking to the left :p .


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: two_scoop_steve on October 24, 2008, 02:21:35 PM
As everyone else said, welcome Brendan. And I actually thought your avatar was a weird cat head looking to the left :p .

i want what you smoke!!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Sega2099 on November 11, 2008, 09:40:50 AM
Hi, My name's Austin I'm from Tennessee!

I'm only thirteen years old, but I'm very mature.

I have many things in my collection I just can't take time to list them since I'm at school(I'm in 7th grade!)


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Sirgin on November 11, 2008, 12:36:17 PM
Hi Austin and welcome to RF Generation! :)

If there's any questions don't hesitate to ask.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Ghost Soldier on November 11, 2008, 12:42:11 PM
Welcome Nintendo2099


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Cobra on November 11, 2008, 10:16:57 PM
Welcome to RF Gen! :)


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Sega2099 on November 12, 2008, 04:06:52 PM
I appreciate the warm welcoming =]


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Cellplanman on December 15, 2008, 09:55:05 PM
Hey everyone.. Im from Toronto, and I LOVEEEEEEEEEEEEEE PS1 RPG's. Its what I specialize in.

Im buying 1000games (or so) and if anyone is looking for games for a specific system, ill probably get a bunch of B+(rarity scale) games included.. or some games with some decent value. Id be cool with selling you some or trading you some for PS1 RPG's


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Sirgin on December 16, 2008, 07:45:58 AM
Hello Cellplanman and welcome to RFG! :D

PS1 RPG's are great, I hope you'll be able to find many more here.

If there's any questions, don't hesitate to ask. :)


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: mailman187666 on December 16, 2008, 11:06:29 AM
Hello everybody, I'm 26yo and from MA.  I've been comming here to keep a list of all my games and systems in the My Collection database.  I've got all the big systems from atari 2600 to PS3.  I also have some of the obscure systems such as 3DO, Jaguar, TG16, and even Vectrex.  My rarest game is probably Swordquest: Waterworld for Atari 2600 (unless you count the Deadspace Ultra Limited bundle, but I don't quite count that), and my favorite games are Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, Persona 3 (just started 4), and Final Fantasy X.  I mainly collect for Sega Saturn because I'd like to have a full set someday.  I'm not too far off but I only really buy them when I find them in the wild, so it slowly builds up.  I also post at the digital press forums under mailman187666 in case anybody has seen me post over there.  I figured why not and may start also posting here.  So anyways, whats up?


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: NES_Rules on December 16, 2008, 11:18:50 AM
Welcome Mailman!
I figured why not and may start also posting here.

You definitely should start posting here, it's quite the nice little community.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Sirgin on December 16, 2008, 11:24:22 AM
Hey Mailman!

Good decision of starting to post. I'm sure you'll like it here. :)

Two people introducing themselves on the same day, this is a great day!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Moriya Hanzo on December 16, 2008, 07:32:01 PM
Yea we have so many users but not many post. It is great to hear about others adventures in buying.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: jackttt on December 20, 2008, 05:23:09 AM
I love you guys .i just realised the site a few momment ago and i already fall in love with the community here.Yeah i will be staying here for a really really long time and hope you guys will like me too.

PS: I enjoy gaming as much as i enjoy foruming.
BY the way is the active community who often post here huge?I just curious. :)


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Sirgin on December 20, 2008, 11:26:16 AM
Hello jackttt and welcome to RFG! I'm sure you'll love it here. :)


BY the way is the active community who often post here huge?I just curious. :)
Nope, actually it's rather small. I think there's around 50-100 members that really post often. (I could be wrong though, I didn't do any fancy calculations or something...:P)

Anyway, don't let that scare you because we may not be with a lot, but the community is fantastic. :)


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Moriya Hanzo on December 20, 2008, 03:47:19 PM
Great things do come in small packages.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: logical123 on December 20, 2008, 04:50:02 PM
I love you guys .i just realised the site a few momment ago and i already fall in love with the community here.Yeah i will be staying here for a really really long time and hope you guys will like me too.

PS: I enjoy gaming as much as i enjoy foruming.
BY the way is the active community who often post here huge?I just curious. :)

Welcome to our 'humble' site! We need more Asian members like yourself, that actually post. I'm sure you'll find that RFGen is the BEST site on the web.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Shimra on December 20, 2008, 05:23:31 PM
Great things do come in small packages.

Besides my... nevermind.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: jackttt on December 20, 2008, 10:26:04 PM
Thanks i promise i will post often here.I like this site alot  :)


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: logical123 on December 20, 2008, 10:49:21 PM
Great things do come in small packages.

Besides my... nevermind.

Ewwwwwwww.... :laugh:


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Sirgin on December 21, 2008, 08:02:09 AM
Great things do come in small packages.
Besides my... nevermind.
You haven't been the same since you changed your avatar to...Cory in the House. :'(

:P


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: itatton on December 26, 2008, 05:59:19 PM
I'm Tatton and I'm 28 and from Ohio.  I've also been using the site for a while to track my collection, but recently I've been reading the messages on the forum for a bit and this seems like a fun community.  I don't really have any one specific thing that I collect, but I do enjoy tracking down imports.  My favorite consoles are the Saturn, Turbo Grafx/Duo, and the DS.  My favorite game series has got to be Bomberman, though it's hard to pick a favorite.  I enjoy playing RPGs, shmups, 2D fighting games, and Bemani rhythm games.

I'm looking forward to posting with you guys!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: NES_Rules on December 26, 2008, 06:30:56 PM
Welcome itatton! What part of Ohio are you from? It seems there are a lot of Ohioans around here.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: TraderJake on December 26, 2008, 06:42:53 PM
WE LOVE OHIO! (Many of us are from Ohio)



Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Sirgin on December 27, 2008, 10:20:30 AM
Welcome to RFG, Tatton! :)

I hope you'll like it here. (I'm sure you will :D)


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Moriya Hanzo on December 27, 2008, 05:01:44 PM
Welcome


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: XFactorInfinity on December 30, 2008, 08:41:07 PM
hey all you dudes I am a guy who actually isn't as grammatically wanton as this first sentence without any full stops or capital letterings may first point you towards the direction of believing

In fact I am actually pretty much a grammar nazi! But sarcastically so. Somehow. You might learn what I mean eventually. My posting styleee is pretty distinct. Which could be good or bad depending on how individualistic you are! But since this is the internet I assume that you won't care either way and I will assert my dominance over you with fists of steel, possibly.

Oh god I could go on for hours about me. Because I have a big ego. Yet I'm also self-defeating and therefore am a paradox.

I make music, possibly. Also I love movies. And music, possibly. And webcomics and the internet and okay I'm a generic geek possibly.

Some music I like is Kupek, Gorillaz, New Order, Freezepop, Beck, Bjork, Blur, DJ Shadow, Aphex Twin, Squarepusher, Daft Punk, Justice, and a lot of others

Some movies I like are anything by Michel Gondry, Little Miss Sunshine, Speed Racer and most Pixar movies. And Persepolis. Did I mention I like animation to an unhealthy degree?

Some webcomics I like are Dr. Mcninja, Rice-Boy, Dresden Codak, and Templar Arizona. And Gunnerkrig Court and XKCD. and stuff

I also draw. Frequently. Whether it's good or not is up to you.

I hope that you will accept me into your menager-ay of assorted bizzare geeksters.


EDIT: Also, I like video games. Um, some games I like are Command and Conquer, Viewtiful Joe, F-Zero GX and Wario Land Shake It!? Those are just the few that popped to my head just then because I forgot I mentioned it and this is a gaming forum


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Sirgin on December 30, 2008, 08:59:34 PM
Welcome to RFG, XFactorInfinity! :)

We love grammer here - so feel free to be as gramatically correct as you want. :D


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: logical123 on December 30, 2008, 09:07:05 PM
That was the most hilarious intro post ever. Even more funny than RegalSin's, and his was hilarious, but in a bad way. :P


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: blcklblskt on December 30, 2008, 11:15:41 PM
Welcome XFactorInfinity :).

I actually kinda miss RegalSin's ridiculous posts and the way we all banded together to lay the hate on him :)


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: jackttt on December 31, 2008, 02:54:41 AM
Hi, XFactorInfinity hope you enjoy your stay here. :)


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: UNFORGIVINGPAIN on December 31, 2008, 09:30:21 PM
Welcome!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Mr. Ksoft on January 01, 2009, 12:29:03 AM
Wait, whoa!  X, is that really you?  Never thought I'd see you on RFG of all places.

Welcome!!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: itatton on January 01, 2009, 08:45:02 PM
Thanks for the warm welcome guys!

NES_Rules - I'm currently living in Columbus.  Are any of you guys in the central Ohio area too?


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: XFactorInfinity on January 02, 2009, 07:18:43 PM
Wait, whoa!  X, is that really you?  Never thought I'd see you on RFG of all places.

Welcome!!

Holy snap it's Timmysoft.

incidentally yes this is me


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Mr. Ksoft on January 02, 2009, 09:12:47 PM
Wow, what a small internet.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: The Metamorphosing Leon on January 02, 2009, 10:07:53 PM
Thanks for the warm welcome guys!

NES_Rules - I'm currently living in Columbus.  Are any of you guys in the central Ohio area too?

More Cincinnati way.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Alfador on January 10, 2009, 10:44:43 PM
I'm re-introducing myself because I've been lurking for the past year and a half and now I'm starting to get a little more free time.  I'm Dustin, I'm a big Steeler fan, I live in Southern California, I love the SNES, I'm a Nintendo fanboy (I guess) but I own all the current gen consoles.  I love cars, and I'm looking to buy an Audi A5 right now.  I'm pretty blunt and say whatever the fuck I'm thinking.  I'm also a regular in the RFG chat which all of you people should come visit and say hello sometime.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: logical123 on January 10, 2009, 11:00:39 PM
I'm re-introducing myself because I've been lurking for the past year and a half and now I'm starting to get a little more free time.  I'm Dustin, I'm a big Steeler fan, I live in Southern California, I love the SNES, I'm a Nintendo fanboy (I guess) but I own all the current gen consoles.  I love cars, and I'm looking to buy an Audi A5 right now.  I'm pretty blunt and say whatever the fuck I'm thinking.  I'm also a regular in the RFG chat which all of you people should come visit and say hello sometime.

I'll say it again...

POST MOAR


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Alfador on January 10, 2009, 11:01:45 PM
I'll post moar right in your FACE!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Feechy on January 10, 2009, 11:02:39 PM
Ooh damn. :)


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: logical123 on January 10, 2009, 11:06:16 PM
I'll post moar right in your FACE!

Okay. :D


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Feechy on January 10, 2009, 11:07:41 PM
This is just getting creepy... Back to introductions.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Sirgin on January 11, 2009, 10:28:15 AM
"Welcome" again, Alfador! :D


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: mrmetroid on January 12, 2009, 09:12:10 PM
hey guys looking foward 2 posting with u.  Im from miami, anyone else? I collect basically everything (nes, snes, n64, genesis, gb,  saturn, tg-16, 3d0, atari, ps1)  looking 2 build on my collection and help others build their collections. 


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: logical123 on January 12, 2009, 09:17:17 PM
Welcome!!!! :D


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Sirgin on January 13, 2009, 05:55:40 AM
Welcome mrmetroid!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Lucri on January 23, 2009, 04:02:19 PM
Hi. I'm in Canada. I love cute things. (Puppies, kitties, hamsters, turtles, etc.) I also love games and I love mangas. But most of all, I love my husband. ^_^ My favorite games to play at the moment are Gears of War 2 and Uno. My favorite game overall is Odin Sphere. Thats it.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: phoenix1967 on January 23, 2009, 04:10:58 PM
Hi. I'm in Canada. I love cute things. (Puppies, kitties, hamsters, turtles, etc.) I also love games and I love mangas. But most of all, I love my husband. ^_^ My favorite games to play at the moment are Gears of War 2 and Uno. My favorite game overall is Odin Sphere. Thats it.

Welcome Lucri!

Another Odin Sphere fan...I've got to open up my copy 1 of these days and play it. 8)


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Lucri on January 23, 2009, 05:08:35 PM
You definitely should, Phoenix1967. It's an awesome game. It has slowdowns at boss fights though. But if you don't mind that, give it a shot!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: TraderJake on January 23, 2009, 05:25:36 PM
Oh my god, you joined the site! Did Kimoosaabi force you to do it?


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Lucri on January 23, 2009, 05:33:12 PM
Nope. :) I actually have a bit of my own games also. My collection is now more up to date than his. But he's lazy, so thats to be expected. :D


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: TraderJake on January 23, 2009, 08:17:29 PM
He might be lazy, but his 360 avatar is bad ass.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Sirgin on January 24, 2009, 09:37:01 AM
Welcome to RFG Lucri!!! :)


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Nionel on February 13, 2009, 12:29:12 AM
I just realized that I've yet to introduce myself. So, without further ado...

I'm 24 years old, and I hail for the Cornhusker state, Nebraska in the USA. I enjoy writing, my gaming stuff is here on the site in my blog, and I'm also a gamer and collector, which should be obvious since I'm here. I've been gaming since I was 5, got my first NES in '89, and I've been hooked ever since. I spend a bulk of my time playing RPGs and fighting games, but I enjoy most any genre of game. Outside of gaming, I'm into anime and manga, and I enjoy reading and watching TV, I'm not really much of a movie guy though.

I think that's about it, without delving into my back story anyway, but I wouldn't want to bore anyone.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Crabmaster2000 on February 13, 2009, 01:51:11 AM
Really enjoyed your Blogs so far, so its definately nice to have you around!!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Sirgin on February 13, 2009, 11:32:54 AM
Welcome, Nionel to RFG! :D

Your blogs are great, keep up the good work. :)


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Fred the Fop on February 16, 2009, 03:31:58 AM
Hi kids! it's me, Fred the Fop, with a smoky, sweet persona, here to add a little sparkle and Richard Simmonsness to this darling little forum!!
I just love those cute consoles from the 80's and early 90's. I was an original Mattlel Intellivision and Atari VCS in 1980. From then on, I have been hooked. In 1997 I found out about emulation, but did not get a computer until late 1999. A used but maxed out and bad-ass Apple Powerbook 540 PPC.
Sadly it died and I had to build a new Windows PC with help from a pal. Now I have been back to Mac since early 2006 and never looked back. Here's to continuing our quest for finding old games, new homobrews, and little gems here and there!

GIGGLE!  :-*


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: The Metamorphosing Leon on February 16, 2009, 05:52:24 AM
I always thought fops were pretty cool. The homosexuals of the current day just paint them as gay. Really though, it was a sort of metrosexual type movement. Sure they were overdressed and acted prissy, but at the same time they were carrying swords, dueling, and banging bitches all over the damn place.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Sirgin on February 16, 2009, 07:43:38 AM
Welcome to RFG, Fred the Fop! :)


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: logical123 on February 16, 2009, 11:03:38 PM
Wilkommen!

This site = win, by the way.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: gamepopper101 on February 18, 2009, 01:40:59 PM
My name is Tim but for some reason I forgot I prefer to be called Gamepopper on the internet. I live in Warwickshire, UK and currently a final year GCSE student (so year 11).

I first played video games on an old Coleco Telstar that my mum got at a Charity shop back when I was around 5, she gave it back to the charity shop for some odd reason  ???. I later got what was known as a Superjoy II, this pirated game system that had 50 games and resembled an N64 controller without the analog stick, my favourite game on it was Gradius but I was better than my sister, who was a year and a half older than me. I also played on a Sega Mega Drive, playing Golden Axe at a friends house (he still has it :P). I was really into video games when I got an N64 for christmas (I was 7 so you could say I was a british N64 kid :D) and used to play Mario Kart 64, Zelda OoT and Majora's Mask (which was gold), Super Mario 64 and Banjo Kazooie (don't know why I didn't get Banjo Tooie).

I didn't consider myself a retro gamer until last year, where I got a Wii for my birthday (lucky me ;)) I was playing alot of gaming classics and some I've never had a go at. I eventually got myself a retro system, MEGA DRIVE!!! Now I'm a collector, of Mega CD games!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Sirgin on February 18, 2009, 01:52:13 PM
Welcome to RF Generation, Tim! I'm sure you'll find everything you want about (retro-)gaming right here. :)

If there's any questions, don't hesitate to ask.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Dark Watcher on February 20, 2009, 08:31:15 PM
We are He who casts shadows in darkness.

We are a videogame console historian

We are videogame fanatics

We are Dark Watcher

We have always lurked around these forums, be feel its time to come out from the shadows. You all show love to VGCL and Marriot_Guy. Some of you have shown love to our old website. Figure we would return some of the love.

Thanks!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Sirgin on February 20, 2009, 08:35:46 PM
Welcome to the forums!

The VGCL is awesome. :)


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Pop Culture Portal on February 25, 2009, 12:12:22 PM
I love VGCL....had it bookmarked for awhile.

And welcome to everyone!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Cobra on March 01, 2009, 09:02:17 PM
Welcome Nionel, Fred the Fop, Gamepopper, and the Dark Watcher.
I hope you all enjoy your stay here and make use of the collection tools and forums provided. It is great to have you all here.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Tynstar on March 05, 2009, 03:21:18 PM
Howdy all!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: fatlittlenick on March 10, 2009, 02:58:41 AM
Hello, I'll introduce myself now that I'm a member of this great site and forum:

My name's Nick, I am 18 years old, I live in Hobart, Australia and I have just recently started a BVC (Bachelor of Visual Communications) at UTAS Art School.

I didn't go 'retro' in my video games 'till 2007 (grade 11) when in April if i remember i Bought a NES from ebay, then a Mega Drive in June, then another NES (complete and in mint cond. Action Set, so awesome) in June/July) Then a SNES in Early 2008. I originally had a SNES from the age of 8 to 12, but I gave it away to a friend who's Mum soon gave it away to someone else. Man i was pissed! Though it's my fault for giving it away in the first place >_>

Check out my website when your not busy, below (in my signature area) which has a few bits of my artwork in it. Its in 'Beta' form btw, so don't expect anything flashy or finished.

Thanks everyone.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Sirgin on March 10, 2009, 11:26:36 AM
Hello Nick and welcome to RFG! :)

Nice artwork, btw, really impressive! :nod:


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: fatlittlenick on March 10, 2009, 11:32:35 PM
Hello Nick and welcome to RFG! :)

Nice artwork, btw, really impressive! :nod:

Thank you, Sirgin.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: froggin ashbowl on March 22, 2009, 03:39:20 PM
Hi i'm a (read: THE) froggin ashbowl! i started a blog so i can fool myself into thinking i'm contributing to gaming culture in general haaaaaaa! read it, like it, comment on it, but dont try to grade it ok?

uuuuum, the only system i have is a 360 w/ my gamertag being froggin ashbowl. just dont send me friend requests unless you and I have ACTUALLY played together. too many ppl i never met w/ inferior noob-like scores wanting to be my friend cuz i've been playing a certain game longer than they have. worst part is...eh u know what? that'll be part of next blog entry. anyways, i've been playing games most of my life. right now i play Left4Dead, FFXI online, and Fallout 3. cya, and remember- "may the sap of his wisdom guide you"  :laugh:


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Sirgin on March 22, 2009, 04:18:49 PM
Hello froggin ashbowl and welcome to RFG. :)

Congratulations on starting a blog, I'm sure it'll be interesting to read. :)

You might want to pay a little more attention to your grammer though... In all honesty, it's quite hard to read what you're writing. ;)



Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: froggin ashbowl on March 22, 2009, 04:33:41 PM
yea i've heard from a 360 buddy regarding proper grammar. texting habits,lack of writing and posting in general contribute to what u see now


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Sirgin on March 22, 2009, 04:37:54 PM
yea i've heard from a 360 buddy regarding proper grammer. texting habits,lack of writing and posting in general contribute to what u see now
Well surely you must know that it's "you" instead of "u" and "I" instead of "i".

Or aren't U.S. schools teaching basic English anymore?


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: froggin ashbowl on March 22, 2009, 05:56:59 PM
yea i've heard from a 360 buddy regarding proper grammer. texting habits,lack of writing and posting in general contribute to what u see now
Well surely you must know that it's "you" instead of "u" and "I" instead of "i".

Or aren't U.S. schools teaching basic English anymore?

Now i regret even explaining since you chose not to really comprehend. Who made you the grammatical polizei?


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Sirgin on March 22, 2009, 06:11:17 PM
Now i regret even explaining since you chose not to really comprehend.
There's nothing to comprehend. On a forum, where the only means of communication is the written word, proper grammer is a basic sign of respect towards your fellow posters. Assuming you're sitting infront of a computer/laptop, you have a decent keyboard at your desposal which allows for easy access to all capital letters. When you're here, you're probably not playing a game either, so there's no need to rush things.

I have absolutely nothing against you personally, I just wouldn't like to read things like "i kno but u said 2 me wht he thinks is cool and cuz u think its cool i think so too." :)



Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: froggin ashbowl on March 22, 2009, 06:16:21 PM
That example you gave was an exaggeration and also, I realized it's "grammar" not grammer. Do you think we can stop now?


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Sirgin on March 22, 2009, 06:21:09 PM
That example you gave was an exaggeration and also, I realized it's "grammar" not grammer. Do you think we can stop now?
I think we can. And thanks for correcting me, it's not always easy to write everything correctly, for a person that didn't grew up speaking English like myself. Luckily for me, this site is filled with native English speakers. My English vocabulary is expanding daily. :)


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: froggin ashbowl on March 22, 2009, 06:30:46 PM
Doesn't the German school system teach English? even though it's the Oxford version?


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Sirgin on March 22, 2009, 06:39:03 PM
Doesn't the German school system teach English? even though it's the Oxford version?
I live in Belgium, but yes English is a course during highschool. It only starts in the 3rd year of our highschool though, which is age 14-15.

It wasn't too bad, but there's absolutely no comparison between being brought up in a language and studying it in textbooks two hours per week.

Despite the classes, I must honestly say I've learned most of my English through the TV when I was younger. Unlike many of Belgium's neighboring countries (German or France would be good examples), Belgium TV doesn't dub series and films that are originally in English. Instead, we only get subtitles. I think it's a great thing though, because it allows for the viewers to learn the actual languages instead of hearing (horrible) dubbings in their own language. :)


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Shimra on March 22, 2009, 06:46:24 PM
Wow I had no clue English wasn't your first language Sirgin (even though i should have realized the German flag earlier). Your English is extremely good.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Sirgin on March 22, 2009, 06:50:49 PM
Wow I had no clue English wasn't your first language Sirgin (even though i should have realized the German flag earlier). Your English is extremely good.
Thanks Shimra! I appreciate it. :)

It's not a German flag though, it's a Belgium flag. (The difference is slim, I know)

You can check out Madir's profile (http://www.rfgeneration.com/forum/index.php?action=profile;u=1680) to see what the German flag looks like. :D


EDIT:

[img width=25 height=15]http://www.rfgeneration.com/forum/Themes/default/images/flags/be.png[/img] = Belgium
[img width=25 height=15]http://www.rfgeneration.com/forum/Themes/default/images/flags/de.png[/img] = Germany




Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Madir on March 22, 2009, 07:20:38 PM
Hi,

I'm Dirk I'm 28 and from Freiberg Germany. I started playing and collecting video games just after the german reunification. It was the Atari 2600. Later I continued with Sega Master System and a lot of PC-Stuff. After a long break I restarted collecting and playing video games in 2005. I started with the Nintendo 64 and since 2007 I began my complete Master System Collection (which still is missing 48 european games and alot of oversea ones).

During the last year alot of Consoles joined my Collection first of all Nintendo DS and Wii, as well as alot of older ones: 3DO, CD-I, Mega Drive, Sega CD, Gamemate, Game Master and Game Gear. And this was the time where I found RF Generation (while searching for a site to track my collection).

I really like collect every console and every game and I'm a very "pedantic" collector too, because every small cover variation has to be in my collection.
And I'm collecting and repairing old GDR computers.

Beside collecting the most time is working at university (hope I get my Ph.D. one day).

Thats it,
Dirk.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: atari_wizard on March 22, 2009, 07:50:01 PM
Hi i'm a (read: THE) froggin ashbowl! i started a blog so i can fool myself into thinking i'm contributing to gaming culture in general haaaaaaa! read it, like it, comment on it, but dont try to grade it ok?

uuuuum, the only system i have is a 360 w/ my gamertag being froggin ashbowl. just dont send me friend requests unless you and I have ACTUALLY played together. too many ppl i never met w/ inferior noob-like scores wanting to be my friend cuz i've been playing a certain game longer than they have. worst part is...eh u know what? that'll be part of next blog entry. anyways, i've been playing games most of my life. right now i play Left4Dead, FFXI online, and Fallout 3. cya, and remember- "may the sap of his wisdom guide you"  :laugh:

Welcome to the boards froggin ashbowl.

I really like collect every console and every game and I'm a very "pedantic" collector too, because every small cover variation has to be in my collection.

Then you might not want to get started collecting for the Atari 2600. ;D There are so many variations to be had. Welcome to the site Dirk and please post away.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: logical123 on March 22, 2009, 09:42:40 PM
Welcome all! Madir, we should talk sometime! I love Variants as well! Maybe I can also practice my Deutsch!

Ich liebe Videospielen!!! :D


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Sirgin on March 23, 2009, 07:17:21 AM
Welcome to the site, Dirk! (It sounds a bit silly welcoming a staff member. :P)


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Gamefan on February 14, 2012, 04:12:46 PM
Good day! I am Fred from Denver, CO and am 36 years old and am just now begining to collect video game consoles and games. I have always enjoyed playing games, just never got around to owning too many. I have all the latest systems (Wii, Xbox360, PS3) and some older ones (Xbox, Dreamcast, Neo Geo AES) but am now interested in getting the older systems. I loev the site and look forward to interacting more!

Thank you!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Duke.Togo on February 19, 2012, 05:18:35 PM
Welcome aboard Gamefan! I used to read that mag constantly as a kid. Sounds like you'll fit right in, and don't be a stranger on the forums.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: No on February 19, 2012, 05:37:14 PM
Feeling shakey to post considering past experiences on forums but might as well give it a shot.

I'm 23 and I come from England. Sadly don't have very many interests though due to well a lot of things cause me stress.

More of a player (and not a good one either) than a collector, just happens to have a collection ever since I've been playing games since I was about 8 years old with the Mega Drive, maybe even older than that if I can remember playing in the arcades. I found this site by someone called SuperYoshi who is one of the admin staff on a forum, either him or ApolloBoy linking their profile and it does seem like a nice system to list and organise which games that you have.

First time I registered here then a couple of days later the hack happened, waited until it came back up, re-registered and then it disappeared the next day so 3rd time lucky I suppose.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Shadow Kisuragi on February 19, 2012, 05:51:38 PM
Sorry about the outage, Furnessly. The second time your registration disappeared was due to an unforseen issue in a change that was made to the database, and we didn't have a backup done between the time the site was fixed and you registered that day. :/

Everything should be good to go though now! Welcome to the forums, and I hope you enjoy your time here.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Razor Knuckles on February 20, 2012, 11:25:34 PM
Hello my name is Spencer I'm 23 years old, I live in Livonia, MI. I started seriously collecting games in December 2010. I strictly collect games, no games I own are for sale/trade, I only sell doubles of games/systems locally. I plan on passing my collection down to my children (If I ever have any) My main goal was to collect games for nostalgic reasons but I have somehow amassed way more than I intended to collect for. I love to hunt down games of high value and purchase them for next to nothing. My favorite console is the Sega Genesis. My favorite games are Sonic 2 and Conker's Bad Fur Day


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Duke.Togo on February 21, 2012, 12:04:52 AM
Welcome Razor Knuckles. Funny how collecting selectively always seems to branch out.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: a_hub10 on March 09, 2012, 01:44:39 AM
Hi my name is Andrew.  I'm 20 years old and I'm from Kentucky.  I recently got into seriously collecting retro games and I'm having a great time with it.  I don't have a favorite console, but I'm especially fond of the 16 bit consoles. I'll collect anything cartridge based.  I'm sure I'll branch out into the earlier disc-based systems but right now the Genesis is so much fun.  I'm attempting to complete my 32x collection and have a very good start. 


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Duke.Togo on March 12, 2012, 08:35:57 PM
Welcome Andrew! It seems like 32x collecting is starting to spread.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: kamakazi20012 on March 19, 2012, 12:42:36 AM
My name is Michael, I'm enjoying my second marriage of 3 years, and I currently live in Moberly, Missouri.  While I no longer have most of them (would sell off old to gain new), I have had most consoles from the Atari 2600 to PS3.  I have also had a few console computers from the Timex Sinclair 1000, Color Computer 3, Atari 800, Atari 520 ST, Apple IIc, and I still have and use an Atari XEGS.  The only console I have not found yet is a Vectrex and a few others that are out of my reach like SNK consoles.  I am currently attending college for an Associate's Degree in Web Design and Interactive Media through the Art Institutes of Pittsburgh which I'm fixing to start my 4th year this summer.

My current collection consists of mainly hardware:  3 XBOX'es, 4 PlayStations (One is a PSOne), NES, N64, Sega Dreamcast, Atari 2600 Jr, Atari 5200, Game Boy Advance, GameCube and a 360 (rescued from the RRoD and found in the dumpster to our building).  We are currently concentrating on locating Atari consoles and games that we don't yet have.

My favorite games are listed below by systems we have.

Atari 2600:  Vanguard, Space Invaders, Asteroids
Atari 5200:  Star Raiders, Galaxian, Q-Bert, Qix
NES:  PinBot, Guardian Legend, Zanac, Life Force, Castlevania (series), Blaster Master
PSOne:  A-Train, Final Fantasy 7, Gran Turismo series
PS2:  Gran Turismo Series, Tokyo Xtreme Racer Zero & 3, Final Fantasy X
GameCube:  Hands down...Metroid Prime.
N64:  Conker's Bad Fur Day, Rush series
XBOX:  Forza, Magic Battlegounds, Burnout series, Shenmue II (wish this series was finished)
XBOX 360:  Forza series, Game Room, Dynasty Warriors series
GBA:  Pokemon series

That's pretty much it I think.  Hopefully a classic gaming expo-style event will find its way into my area someday.  But I'm not holding my breath.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Duke.Togo on March 19, 2012, 03:38:36 AM
Welcome again kamakazi20012. It sounds like you will be fitting in nicely around here. Make sure to check the Buy/Sell/Trade forum if there are Atari titles out there that you are looking for.

Nice choices on NES games, those are some of my favorites also.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: understatement on March 22, 2012, 09:47:48 AM
Hi all, my name is Shaun I’ve been lurking here and using the collection tracking program here for a while now. I’ve been meaning to add more stuff to the database but seems like I can never find the time. I’ve mostly gone to Digital Press to post and I’ve wanted to start posting here but once again time seems to be my down fall so with DP down I’m making my first post. Hopefully this will give me the incentive to divide my time better or find more time.

Anyway, I’m a visual collector if I see something at a good price or I want to play it I’ll buy it even if I have no way to play it and I’ll start collecting for whatever it is after. That’s how I got started with the TurboGrafx-16, I had two systems and a Turbo Booster way before I even seen a game for it. I guess that’s why I like sites like RF and DP, they’re more about collecting in general than collecting for a specific company or era. So I hope I will be a more active member here from now on.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Shadow Kisuragi on March 22, 2012, 09:51:51 AM
Welcome to RFGeneration! It's always nice to see faces from Digital Press show up here from time-to-time, as I started my collecting while on Digital Press and moved here originally during the downtime in 2010.

The forums are a bit slow right now because we had a significant outage of our own recently, but feel free to post up on the forums. There are quite a few people lurking around, just waiting to respond to something new on the forums. ;D


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Duke.Togo on March 22, 2012, 10:58:12 AM
Welcome understatement. I'm an occasional poster over at DP myself, so it's good to see another collector jump into our forums!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: singlebanana on March 22, 2012, 01:06:12 PM
Welcome and enjoy your stay understatement!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Zagnorch on April 02, 2012, 08:42:54 AM
Hey there, folks... it's me again.

Be afraid... be VERY afraid.  :evilhappy:


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: two_scoop_steve on April 02, 2012, 04:59:15 PM
welcome back!!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Sirgin on April 02, 2012, 05:28:54 PM
He never left!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: DerZocker on April 21, 2012, 09:46:35 AM
Hi, i'm DerZocker from Germany. I found this site via the Famicom World forums and thought what a good way to keep track of my collection ^^ I was always intrested in older games (my first console was a 2600) and never got rid of my older consoles when i got a newer one. But it really took off when I got better job few years ago and I was finally able to afford some of the more obscure stuff I only could dream of^^


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Duke.Togo on April 21, 2012, 09:58:37 AM
Welcome aboard DerZocker! I've seen you over at Famicom World, and I think you'll find this is a great community.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: kornnut43 on April 24, 2012, 12:14:58 PM
Hi folks!  My actual name is Andre, and I'm glad to become part of this community.  Nice to see I'm not the only one who likes to sit back and look at their marvellous collection.  haha   ;D

Fellow user jsangspar introduced me to this place when I was looking for a better way to keep track of my always-growing collection.  GameSpot's lists just weren't cutting it anymore...

In any case, I hope to have my list of consoles\games finished off in the next few days, and I look forward to many a gaming discussion with you all.

Cheers!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: blcklblskt on April 24, 2012, 01:48:34 PM
I've seen your name on a few submissions.

Welcome to the forums!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: TheGrimAngel on May 05, 2012, 10:52:05 AM
Hi everyone. Name's Brett. I have been collecting for about 7 years now, and have only just discovered this site from listening to the collectors podcast on youtube. I am currently living in Japan attending college and am spending a lot of my spare time either hunting for video games, or try to play some Japanese game that I've picked up and figuring out what everything in it means. When I first came to Japan last year I decided to start work on a complete Wonderswan bw/colour game collection. Currently I have got about 90 games out of about 200 total games released for the system. Most of which I bought without needed to go and waste money in Akihabara. I hope to try to collect as many of them as possible before I return home to America in August this year. I've got a decent knowledge of games only released in Japan, and actually just spent almost all day today adding games to the sites database, quite a few Wonderswan games were missing, and a couple Wii and DS games I picked up while here.

So far I've liked what I've seen on this site so far, and hope to contribute in any ways i find possible.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: blcklblskt on May 05, 2012, 10:54:49 AM
Welcome to RFG!  It is awesome to have a member living in Japan.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Duke.Togo on May 05, 2012, 11:01:12 AM
Welcome aboard TheGrimAngel! Glad to have you here as part of the community. I'm into Famicom collecting, and I imagine it must be wonderful being there and having access to all the great games that never made it here regardless of the system. Thanks for adding to our database, and feel free to submit pictures of any games in your collection that we lack images for in the DB. Glad you found us.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: TheGrimAngel on May 05, 2012, 11:28:44 AM
Welcome aboard TheGrimAngel! Glad to have you here as part of the community. I'm into Famicom collecting, and I imagine it must be wonderful being there and having access to all the great games that never made it here regardless of the system. Thanks for adding to our database, and feel free to submit pictures of any games in your collection that we lack images for in the DB. Glad you found us.

Wish I could submit scans of everythign I have, but unfortunately in this really tiny dorm room I'm living in i barely have room for my games and systems, let alone a scanner. Would photographs work?


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Shadow Kisuragi on May 05, 2012, 12:17:19 PM
Welcome aboard TheGrimAngel! Glad to have you here as part of the community. I'm into Famicom collecting, and I imagine it must be wonderful being there and having access to all the great games that never made it here regardless of the system. Thanks for adding to our database, and feel free to submit pictures of any games in your collection that we lack images for in the DB. Glad you found us.

Wish I could submit scans of everythign I have, but unfortunately in this really tiny dorm room I'm living in i barely have room for my games and systems, let alone a scanner. Would photographs work?

Photographs will work, as long as they're not blurry. ;D
We need to be able to make out the details on some submissions, especially for variants.

Welcome to the site!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Duke.Togo on May 05, 2012, 12:32:52 PM
0_o

8997 Karma?????

Wow Shadow.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Shadow Kisuragi on May 05, 2012, 12:34:33 PM
Wow...I've gone down some.
It was a joke by one of the Directors. He set my Karma to -49999, and then decided it had to be OVER 9000, so he set it to 9001.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: kamakazi20012 on May 21, 2012, 10:40:53 PM
I am not sure if I introduced myself or not as I didn't see anything posted from me here.  So I will introduce myself even if I did it already before.

My name is Michael and I've been a video gamer since 1979.  I was born in 1974 and still remember mom having to hold me up to some of the arcade units I wanted to play.  Unlike so many like myself, my first console was not the 2600...it was the 5200 which I still have and play to this day.  As a matter of fact, that's my 5200 in my avatar.  I enjoy any gaming console but take particular interest in Atari & Sega consoles.  The 5200 remains my all-time favorite but I am also a sucker for pre 1985 consoles (ColecoVision, Intellivision, Vectrex, etc.). 

My passion for games has led me to become a contributing member to Retrocade Magazine all the while attending Art Institute of Pittsburgh's Online Division to obtain a degree in web design and interactive media.  When I am not playing games, working on magazine articles or assignments, I can be found creating my own video games using DarkBASIC Professional.  I am also studying the Atari 8-bits and 5200 as much as possible.

Outside of gaming, I also enjoy collecting: vinyl, VHS, Laserdisc & CED memorabilia.  It's amazing what can be found at Goodwill stores these days.  That's pretty much it.  Great work RFG!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: vcoleiro1 on May 22, 2012, 11:09:19 PM
Hy,

My name is Victor, an old gamer who started off playing on the Colecovison. Now days I collect handheld consoles mainly and make my own micro arcade machines.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: nupoile on May 22, 2012, 11:14:59 PM
.....and make my own micro arcade machines.

That sounds neat. Hopefully we can see some pictures of them.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Duke.Togo on May 22, 2012, 11:41:33 PM
Welcome aboard vcoleiro1! You're in good company as some of us here are also a little older ;) I have very fond memories of the Colecovision, and still get mine out from time to time. I'm also interested in what goes into making a micro arcade machine.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: vcoleiro1 on May 25, 2012, 08:04:23 PM
You can see some of my micro arcade machine here:

http://www.youtube.com/user/vcoleiro1/videos

The second half of the Space Invaders one goes a bit through the making.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Duke.Togo on May 25, 2012, 09:32:27 PM
You can see some of my micro arcade machine here:

http://www.youtube.com/user/vcoleiro1/videos

The second half of the Space Invaders one goes a bit through the making.

Those are really cool, how long does it take you to make one of those?


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: vcoleiro1 on May 25, 2012, 11:36:57 PM
Depends on which I make, but around 4 days


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: BuBBaStuBs on June 02, 2012, 07:50:36 PM
Hey Everyone, the names William.... I am 24 and single. Have been playing video games sense I was little and have been itching to start up a major video game collection. So the collecting has started and I'm ready to bask in the fun of being a collector.

NOTE: Crouchingman (he just joined as well) is my brother.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Razor Knuckles on June 02, 2012, 08:35:05 PM
Welcome BuBBaStuBs and Crouchingman. I'm no ambassador for this site but I promise you that you'll love it as much as I have. The people on here are wonderful. Glad to see you you are into collecting as we are :) It may be a weird obsession to some but finding treasures from the past is what gets our blood pumping. Keep on collecting!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Duke.Togo on June 02, 2012, 10:50:56 PM
Welcome to you and your brother. This is definitely a place to help scratch that itch, and feel free to jump into our forums!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: BuBBaStuBs on June 03, 2012, 01:06:21 AM
Thanks guys... Looking forward to talking with everyone!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: a_hub10 on June 04, 2012, 12:57:10 AM
Welcome to both of you.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: RetroRage on June 06, 2012, 08:39:09 PM
Howdy.  I'm RetroRage, aka Aaron IRL.  I'm 27 and a half and I hail from Seattle.  I heard about this place from the RFcollections podcast which I stumbled upon at Digitpress.  I've been playing and collecting games ever since I was a kid, but I didn't start getting really serious about it until last month, but now I'm hooked. 

So that's me in a nut shell.  Well, kinda.  I look forward to getting to know some fellow collectors/hunters and doing some trading, even though I'm sure everyone here already has all the crummy commons I got lol.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Duke.Togo on June 06, 2012, 08:55:34 PM
Welcome to the site Aaron! I'm glad you got a chance to listen, and I think you will find that this is an excellent community of collectors. Feel free to jump right into the forums, and this is a great place to do some trading. There are people just getting into this hobby at all times, so what is common to you may be gold to another.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: nupoile on June 06, 2012, 11:19:13 PM
Welcome. And it's nice to see a fellow NW'er here. I'm a few hours from Seattle but I make it up that way from time to time. It's mostly when I want a change of weather, sometimes partly cloudy and rain isn't good enough and a person needs some good old partly sunny and rain.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Cobra on June 07, 2012, 09:00:10 AM
Welcome one and all the the wonderful world that is RF Gen.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: singlebanana on June 07, 2012, 10:10:20 AM
Welcome.  Enjoy your stay.  Be sure to post and don't be a stranger.  You've found what I believe to be the best site for collecting and cataloging games.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: RetroRage on June 07, 2012, 11:47:10 PM
I was playing with the catalog eariler....it's very elaborate.  I'm sure I'll be wasting many-a days off hangin out here. 

BTW, I was trying to add my collection to my signature, but all I could do was post the link.  How do you put the banner in there?  Did I miss something obvious?


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Cobra on June 08, 2012, 03:03:31 AM
After one of these?
[img width=468 height=60]http://www.rfgeneration.com/images/banners/generated/collection/RetroRage.png[/img] (http://www.rfgeneration.com/cgi-bin/collection.pl?action=profile&name=RetroRage&folder=Collection)

Try this code out
Code:
[url=http://www.rfgeneration.com/cgi-bin/collection.pl?action=profile&name=RetroRage&folder=Collection][img]http://www.rfgeneration.com/images/banners/generated/collection/RetroRage.png[/img][/url]


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: wildbil52 on June 13, 2012, 10:06:03 AM
After one of these?
[img width=468 height=60]http://www.rfgeneration.com/images/banners/generated/collection/RetroRage.png[/img] (http://www.rfgeneration.com/cgi-bin/collection.pl?action=profile&name=RetroRage&folder=Collection)

Try this code out
Code:
[url=http://www.rfgeneration.com/cgi-bin/collection.pl?action=profile&name=RetroRage&folder=Collection][img]http://www.rfgeneration.com/images/banners/generated/collection/RetroRage.png[/img][/url]

Pro Tip!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: inRainbows on June 18, 2012, 06:42:21 PM
so ive been on here for a month or so now, but i realize i hadnt posted here, and this should have been my first post! hah.

ok guys, the names Tim, and i hail from the great state of kentucky. ( your current national champions! ) I started collecting around 2003, built up an insanely nice collection and sold it off to help fund college. The hunger grew and finally i couldnt take it and i started collecting again early this year, and this time, my collection will never leave my side! I work midnights for the railroad, ( thought im just at a shop not out on the locomotives ) and i do my flea market hunting in southern ohio, western west virginia, and northern kentucky. the city i live in, ashland, is literally the tip of north east ky. its the tri state area, i can be in ohio or wv in 5 min either direction. If im not game hunting or gaming, i am golfing, playing hockey, playing music, or probably watching a movie because im a huge movie buff. i have over 15 TB of movies :)


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Duke.Togo on June 18, 2012, 07:16:39 PM
Welcome aboard "officially" and we're glad you're here. I've been through Ashland before, and it is a nice city. Selling off a collection must be rough, but the best part is getting to rebuild!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: RETROKING on June 19, 2012, 05:02:37 AM
As inl2ainbows says i shouldve posted here first.

Hi im RETROKING im 35 and from the uk and ive been a proud member of rf generation for just under 7 months now and im a collector of anything to do with retro video gaming,i play retro games during the day and i play my sons xbox 360 in the evening(while my ps3 is being fixed).LONG LIVE RETRO GAMING and LONG LIVE RF GENERATION  ;D ;D ;D


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Lightning on June 23, 2012, 09:18:41 AM
Hello RFGeneration and RFGeneration Members :P

I blame NES_Rules that I ended up joining here, meet him on Igloo MC server, anyway I'm know as Kilth, female, 23 year, from the Netherlands and started to play games ever since I got Pokemon Yellow as present from my parents xD Got me a few consoles with the years and am now addict to my PS3. I'm not really a hardcore collector, but do spend a lot of money I've got on games, artbooks, guides, figures & merchandise.

If not lazy/gaming I will hang around here, work on my collection or add any useful data to the database ;D


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: NES_Rules on June 23, 2012, 10:17:17 AM
Welcome aboard Kilth, although I thought you joined when Tay, Daniel and Emm joined a couple months ago.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Duke.Togo on June 23, 2012, 10:46:59 AM
Welcome RETROKING and Kilth!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Hungrymoose on June 23, 2012, 11:18:57 AM
Hello RFGeneration and RFGeneration Members :P

I blame NES_Rules that I ended up joining here, meet him on Igloo MC server, anyway I'm know as Kilth, female, 23 year, from the Netherlands and started to play games ever since I got Pokemon Yellow as present from my parents xD Got me a few consoles with the years and am now addict to my PS3. I'm not really a hardcore collector, but do spend a lot of money I've got on games, artbooks, guides, figures & merchandise.

If not lazy/gaming I will hang around here, work on my collection or add any useful data to the database ;D
Welcome to the group.  Always glad to see more female gamers here. :)


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Hungrymoose on June 23, 2012, 11:19:23 AM
As inl2ainbows says i shouldve posted here first.

Hi im RETROKING im 35 and from the uk and ive been a proud member of rf generation for just under 7 months now and im a collector of anything to do with retro video gaming,i play retro games during the day and i play my sons xbox 360 in the evening(while my ps3 is being fixed).LONG LIVE RETRO GAMING and LONG LIVE RF GENERATION  ;D ;D ;D
Welcome to the group.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Lightning on June 23, 2012, 12:16:00 PM
Thanks for the welcome guys ;D
And at that time NES_Rules, I was to lazy to join xD it all looked so big and confusing but it will just take time to figure my way around :P


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: RETROKING on June 23, 2012, 12:56:57 PM
Nice to meet you and everyone else,were all one big retro gaming family on here ;),if you do have any trouble on here as i did at first there are plenty of rf users to help you out.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: ghostwarmen on June 25, 2012, 12:10:44 PM
Hi, i'm ghostwarmen and I have been collecting for about 10 years now. It all started out with me playing my PlayStation I had ever since birth. Ever since then, I got an Xbox, Gamecube, and my dad's CIB NES out in the garage. After those 3, I became more interested in other consoles and other games, and that's when we reach this point, where my collection has grown considerably larger. My collection continues to grow, and with over 26 game consoles and 623 games, it astounds me the amount I have. Never thought I'd reach this point.

Looking forward to being a part of this site and sharing all of my finds.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: wildbil52 on June 25, 2012, 12:13:16 PM
Hi, i'm ghostwarmen and I have been collecting for about 10 years now. It all started out with me playing my PlayStation I had ever since birth. Ever since then, I got an Xbox, Gamecube, and my dad's CIB NES out in the garage. After those 3, I became more interested in other consoles and other games, and that's when we reach this point, where my collection has grown considerably larger. My collection continues to grow, and with over 26 game consoles and 623 games, it astounds me the amount I have. Never thought I'd reach this point.

Looking forward to being a part of this site and sharing all of my finds.

Sounds like you will fit right in, Welcome to RFG! 


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Hungrymoose on June 25, 2012, 12:15:47 PM
Welcome to the group Ghost.  Glad to have ya.  I see you have a copy of Earthbound!  That makes me quite jealous.  lol


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Shadow Kisuragi on June 25, 2012, 12:54:18 PM
Welcome, everyone! I'm seeing quite a few new members posting up here lately. It's nice to see all of you, and I hope to see you stay active on the boards and even submissions. If you have any issues with the collection tool or forum, let us know!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: wildbil52 on June 25, 2012, 12:58:45 PM
Welcome, everyone! I'm seeing quite a few new members posting up here lately. It's nice to see all of you, and I hope to see you stay active on the boards and even submissions. If you have any issues with the collection tool or forum, let us know!

I've been slacking on submissions for a while.  I really need to get my butt scanning.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Shadow Kisuragi on June 25, 2012, 01:00:58 PM
Welcome, everyone! I'm seeing quite a few new members posting up here lately. It's nice to see all of you, and I hope to see you stay active on the boards and even submissions. If you have any issues with the collection tool or forum, let us know!

I've been slacking on submissions for a while.  I really need to get my butt scanning.

The Europeans were kicking our ass this year until aeroc and Crabmaster stepped up during the competition.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: techwizard on June 26, 2012, 02:44:09 PM
i need to get back into submitting again too, it's been a really long time since i've sent anything in


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: GameboyGeek on June 28, 2012, 05:25:40 PM
Hey, name's Shawn. I live in Pennsylvania. I am 16, and although I am young I am nothing like today's youth. People say I am odd for liking the retro stuff, but I couldn't care less of what they think. I detach myself completely from current entertainment like music and television, because it all is terrible in my opinion. What is really funny is when someone asks me "did you hear that new song by Katy Perry", and I say "who?" I barely pay any attention to the current video games either, aside from Nintendo, and a few other companies. I like many types of music, but the new stuff just sucks.  :grrr: Frank Zappa, The Beatles, and Frank Sinatra are my favorites.  :D I play many games from yesteryear, but currently I only collect games from the Gameboy line. If my uncle decides to give me some of his old systems, I will defenitly begin collecting other titles.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Duke.Togo on June 28, 2012, 05:51:29 PM
Welcome Shawn. The classics definitely have their charm, and you'll find folks here that enjoy a little bit of everything. The Game Boy is a great little series of systems with some fun and unique games.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Crabmaster2000 on June 28, 2012, 06:03:23 PM
Hey Shawn,

Did you hear the new Selena Gomez song? Its awesome! :P

You'll fit in nicely by the sounds of it, even though most of us are disgustingly old compared to you :)


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Razor Knuckles on June 28, 2012, 06:44:08 PM
Welcome Shawn. You take the words out of my mouth as far as modern stuff is concerned. I still like modern stuff but in the past two years my like for classic stuff has skyrocketed at an alarming pace. I still get crap from people for liking older stuff, but you must respect the older stuff to appreciate the modern stuff. If people could appreciate where there modern stuff came from they would understand why we like the classics. Oh and yes modern music is horrible, damn auto-tuned talentless crap nowadays lol.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: GameboyGeek on June 28, 2012, 10:47:52 PM
Welcome Shawn. The classics definitely have their charm, and you'll find folks here that enjoy a little bit of everything. The Game Boy is a great little series of systems with some fun and unique games.

I really only began collecting games for the Gameboy, only owning 89 games for it now. The reason why I started, is because I barely get to play the consoles due to the fact that I have a one year old brother who happens to be the crankiest kid I have ever seen. But, it is all for the best, because without that bit of push, I would not have started collecting. :)

Hey Shawn,

Did you hear the new Selena Gomez song? Its awesome! :P

You'll fit in nicely by the sounds of it, even though most of us are disgustingly old compared to you :)

I in all honesty have NO idea who that is. You made me laugh when you mentioned that most of the members are disgustingly old, but if I were to choose, I would have been born in the 60's/70's so I could have lived through the golden age of video games.

Welcome Shawn. You take the words out of my mouth as far as modern stuff is concerned. I still like modern stuff but in the past two years my like for classic stuff has skyrocketed at an alarming pace. I still get crap from people for liking older stuff, but you must respect the older stuff to appreciate the modern stuff. If people could appreciate where there modern stuff came from they would understand why we like the classics. Oh and yes modern music is horrible, damn auto-tuned talentless crap nowadays lol.

All the mainstream artists are pandering to the lowest possible standard of music, all while putting forth the lowest possible amount of talent or effort. It is all about the glam, glitz, and looks rather than the music. My brother is good for that, if it is older than a few years, he ignores it and blows it off like is worthless. He gives nothing a chance. His arrogance will hurt him someday. But I digress, I know that everyone else has their opinion, and they have the right to like what they do. But imo it still sucks.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Duke.Togo on June 28, 2012, 11:23:13 PM
You made me laugh when you mentioned that most of the members are disgustingly old, but if I were to choose, I would have been born in the 60's/70's so I could have lived through the golden age of video games.

That is one upside to being my age. I have seen everything from the start, played it all the first time around, and still love it.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: SirPsycho on June 29, 2012, 12:13:21 AM
I in all honesty have NO idea who that is. You made me laugh when you mentioned that most of the members are disgustingly old, but if I were to choose, I would have been born in the 60's/70's so I could have lived through the golden age of video games.

I'm almost 23 and sometimes I wish I was born in the 60s more because the music was better, the drugs flowed like wine, and the arcades were seedy and places to hook up with girls that you should probably protect yourself against.

But hey my first system was a SNES and 3 years later a PS1. I don't have as much experience as a good chunk on this forum but you can rest assured you're not the only jaded youth that feels an immense amount of contempt for his generation.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Janone on July 11, 2012, 02:35:07 AM
SirPsycho: You would also have to se all that disapere! :/ The arcades closing, the drugs beeing banned and the music turn...well yeah....Bieberish.

In other news!
Hi!
Im a new member since yesterday, im a 29 year old Swede living in Stockholm.
Been collecting retro videogames since 2003 and havnt stumbled upon this page before, weird. So i hope i will be able to list all my collection and all my selling/wanting. :)

The majority of my collection is based around Sega hardware and software, but i have my fair share of Nintendo, Neo Geo, Pc engine, Sony, Xbox and so on. :)

Went on a trip to Japan this January with a couple of nerd friends and omg....that was like heaven! Everyday i wake up in my bed at home im a little sad im not left over there. :/ Next time im gonna stay there for three months! :)

Questions? Ask! :)


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: nes_pimp on July 12, 2012, 02:28:34 PM
Hello everyone. I just signed up for the site. Im already on a few other retro gaming forums but decide to branch out and join a few more. Happy to be hear and plan on check out more topics here.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Duke.Togo on July 12, 2012, 03:56:06 PM
Welcome Janone and nes_pimp! I hope you both enjoy the site and keep posting.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: nes_pimp on July 15, 2012, 12:41:04 AM
Could someone give me a bit of help with directions around the site. I was just wondering where I need to go to add my avatar and edit my profile in other ways.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: SirPsycho on July 15, 2012, 12:48:22 AM
There's a profile button right beneath the 'Stuck on Channel 3' banner and where it says how many messages you have. You can upload your avatar there and do some other profile changes like your signature and layout preferences.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: nes_pimp on July 15, 2012, 06:43:19 PM
Thanks


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Orzunoid on July 30, 2012, 02:58:31 PM
Hey everyone, I joined a little while ago but this is my first post!  I was actually turned onto this site by the RF Generation podcast, and this seems like a great community overall.

Years ago I had LOTS of vintage gaming systems (ranging from NES & Genesis up to GameCube & Dreamcast) I have since had to get rid of all but the Dreamcast and a couple games from each system.   :(   

What I want to do is start collecting for my favorite system, the N64.  From what I've seen in this forum, it's not such a hugely desirable system, but it has sentimental value.  I'm hoping to learn a lot from this community as I undertake this  :)


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Shadow Kisuragi on July 30, 2012, 03:03:38 PM
Hey everyone, I joined a little while ago but this is my first post!  I was actually turned onto this site by the RF Generation podcast, and this seems like a great community overall.

Years ago I had LOTS of vintage gaming systems (ranging from NES & Genesis up to GameCube & Dreamcast) I have since had to get rid of all but the Dreamcast and a couple games from each system.   :(   

What I want to do is start collecting for my favorite system, the N64.  From what I've seen in this forum, it's not such a hugely desirable system, but it has sentimental value.  I'm hoping to learn a lot from this community as I undertake this  :)

Welcome to the forums!
I would suggest you get to know a few of our members very quickly. We have at least 3-4 members trying for complete N64 collections, and they'll get you up to speed quickly with whatever you may want/need for N64. ;D


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Duke.Togo on July 30, 2012, 06:26:58 PM
Hi Orzunoid, and welcome. Glad to hear that the podcast drew you over. N64 collecting seems to be picking up steam, so grabbing them before prices start shooting up is a great plan. As Shadow mentioned, there are some N64 folks around here, so jump into the forums and don't be a stranger!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Razor Knuckles on July 30, 2012, 08:23:52 PM
A very warm welcome to RF Generation Orzunoid!

I do believe that collecting for a system you have the most interest or nostalgic feelings for can keep your collection going strong for a quite some time and if your going for a complete collection I wish you luck. Should have tons of fun collection for the N64.

Personally the N64 is my most nostalgic Nintendo system to collect for as I have flagged tons of hours on that system back in the day. Too much GolenEye 007, Mario Kart and many more. Its my largest Nintendo collection I have. I think the thing that turns people off about the N64 is that it was that weird phase between 2d and 3d and it was cartridge based (Which I love). But it still had its strong titles none the less.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: techwizard on July 30, 2012, 09:55:05 PM
N64 is a fun system to collect for, there are lots of hidden gems and it's not overly difficult or expensive to go for a complete set, except a few titles. i'm one of those few going for a complete set too, including foreign exclusives...i really need to get back into it, it's been months since i've bought anything N64 :/


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Orzunoid on July 31, 2012, 07:54:16 AM
Thank you so much for the warm welcomes!

Personally the N64 is my most nostalgic Nintendo system to collect for as I have flagged tons of hours on that system back in the day. Too much GolenEye 007, Mario Kart and many more. Its my largest Nintendo collection I have. I think the thing that turns people off about the N64 is that it was that weird phase between 2d and 3d and it was cartridge based (Which I love). But it still had its strong titles none the less.

I know my friends and I logged weeks-worth of game time in both Perfect Dark and Goldeneye, but I had fun with Mario Kart 64 and Forsaken mostly on my own.  Also I used to spend hours fiddling around with a Gameshark I had for the system trying to find hidden stuff in Goldeneye and LoZ:OoT.  Unfortunately one of my college roomates broke it  :-\  Oh well, those were good times


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: vitellius on August 05, 2012, 03:52:56 AM
Hi everyone, I finally found a great forum for the weird species I find myself part of: the video game collectors :)
I've grown up with the NES and SNES and after a few years of only pc gaming I returned to my roots of console gaming. I got into collecting by listening to the retronauts podcast a few years ago and I've been collecting ever since.
I live in the Netherlands and RPG's are my favourite genre, a combination which can suck because of region locking and a lack of RPG releases for PAL regions, compared to Japan and North America. Things have gotten better with the region locking and RPG releases now.
Collecting wise I've been all over the place and I have a lot of different systems now, I think adding my collection to the collection tool on the website will take me a day, but it's a great tool and worth the effort.
I don't come across a lot of retro games or systems in the wild and as such am forced to use ebay a lot. My best finds in the wild were a SNES with Mario Kart boxed for 10 euros at a second hand goods store and Link: The Faces of Evil for the Cdi for 1 euro.
Because I want to set a good goal for myself and get some structure in my collecting, I set the goal of collecting all US RPG's on the SNES, PS1 and a full PAL Sega Saturn set.
If anyone is looking for PAl exclusive games, let me know and I'll see if I can help. There are a few Dutch selling websites where these games regularly pop up.
I'm looking forward to get very jealous of all the great finds you guys are going to post on this forum :)


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Shadow Kisuragi on August 05, 2012, 08:12:09 AM
Hi everyone, I finally found a great forum for the weird species I find myself part of: the video game collectors :)
I've grown up with the NES and SNES and after a few years of only pc gaming I returned to my roots of console gaming. I got into collecting by listening to the retronauts podcast a few years ago and I've been collecting ever since.
I live in the Netherlands and RPG's are my favourite genre, a combination which can suck because of region locking and a lack of RPG releases for PAL regions, compared to Japan and North America. Things have gotten better with the region locking and RPG releases now.
Collecting wise I've been all over the place and I have a lot of different systems now, I think adding my collection to the collection tool on the website will take me a day, but it's a great tool and worth the effort.
I don't come across a lot of retro games or systems in the wild and as such am forced to use ebay a lot. My best finds in the wild were a SNES with Mario Kart boxed for 10 euros at a second hand goods store and Link: The Faces of Evil for the Cdi for 1 euro.
Because I want to set a good goal for myself and get some structure in my collecting, I set the goal of collecting all US RPG's on the SNES, PS1 and a full PAL Sega Saturn set.
If anyone is looking for PAl exclusive games, let me know and I'll see if I can help. There are a few Dutch selling websites where these games regularly pop up.
I'm looking forward to get very jealous of all the great finds you guys are going to post on this forum :)


Welcome to the forum! I know that we have a couple people on the site that have hit your goals, although the full PAL Saturn set will take you some time.

If you need any US-exclusive items for your set, let us know! Quite a few of us are willing to ship overseas, and would be interested in exchanging for PAL items (myself included).


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: vitellius on August 05, 2012, 10:14:02 AM
Cool thanks. It would be great to do some trades. Just let me know which PAL exclusives you are looking for and I will keep an eye out for you.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Shadow Kisuragi on August 05, 2012, 10:23:16 AM
Cool thanks. It would be great to do some trades. Just let me know which PAL exclusives you are looking for and I will keep an eye out for you.

Anything PAL, Complete in Box, that I can get my hands on really. I love imports ;D


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Duke.Togo on August 05, 2012, 10:52:32 AM
Welcome aboard, and I'm also one that is happy to work out some trades. I'm an NES collector, so unique NES games and accessories are right up my alley.

It sounds like you will have a lot of fun building your collection, and don't be a stranger on the forums.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: burningtoys on August 10, 2012, 11:54:19 PM
Hey guys I'm just stopping by to say Hi!

I grew up with Atari 2600 then C64 onto SNES etc.... I never really collected video games but I frequented thrift stores a lot in the lat 90s and early 00s looking for 80s toys but when ever I found something video game related I'd pick it up.  Within the last two months I've been getting back into the video game side of collecting and have been hitting thrift stores almost daily and yard sales every weekend. It was nice having that stuff from old thrift store days to kinda give me an "insta-collection" to begin with.

Currently, I'm in the process of cataloging my collection and building a game room to display/play the stuff I find.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Duke.Togo on August 11, 2012, 01:35:29 AM
Welcome aboard Burningtoys! It sounds like you found the right place.

It's really great when you have an organic collection like that that just takes shape. Make sure to frequent the forums and jump right in!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: RetroRage on August 16, 2012, 06:47:39 PM
Welcome to the board!  Sounds like you'll fit in nicely. 


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: jansolee66 on August 24, 2012, 11:15:03 PM
I'm different from most people in this hobby in that I'm not really coming at it from a nostalgic point of view. I certainly played some video games as a kid, but I doubt I ever would have garnered the label of "gamer". I even went several years without touching a game (2001-2008 or so). I started collecting on a whim. One day, I was looking up some random factoid on Wikipedia and somehow, I ended up reading about the video game crash of 1983. I was amazed by how little I knew about vintage gaming. I truly found it fascinating. . I started reading about games a lot and then started listening to vintage gaming podcasts and watching youtube videos. I eventually got to a point where I needed to see these things in person in order to satisfy my curiosity. That's when I began collecting.

I started off with really old systems, but then realized that I needed to go with slightly newer games if I wanted to convince friends to join me. I now have a pretty good base of 8 bit games and I'm working on adding to my 16-bit collection as much as I can.

My collection is far from large (or valuable) but it is eclectic. Shortly after starting to collect, my finances changed drastically, which limited how quickly I could grow my collection. I even had to sell my prized collectible (a Vectrex complete in box with the original packing foam). I still made a tidy profit on it, and it helped me pay rent (I bought it for $110 and sold it for $160 cash + store credit), but there isn't a day I don't regret selling it.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Crabmaster2000 on August 25, 2012, 01:43:03 AM
Glad to have you jasonlee66!

Sorry to hear you had to sell such a cool item :( I'm still searching for a Vectrex myself. Eclectic is a very good thing around these parts. I think its a great way to start out too since you never know what kind of niche you might fall into so its a good thing to explore a lot of different avenues in your collecting. Hope to see more of you on the forums!!


Title: Re: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Dechico2004 on August 25, 2012, 05:40:07 PM
Hi my name is Chico and I'm new to the forum.  I am currently a school teacher  who spends all his free time and money attempting to build a decent collection.  If I had to choose my favorite systems I would say the Ps1, gameboy advanced sp, and snes.  I am a fan of all types of games but currently I'm enjoying every Rpg the ps1 has to offer.  I look forward to meeting great people and learning a lot from this forum.

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Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Razor Knuckles on August 25, 2012, 07:54:01 PM
Hi my name is Chico and I'm new to the forum.  I am currently a school teacher  who spends all his free time and money attempting to build a decent collection.  If I had to choose my favorite systems I would say the Ps1, gameboy advanced sp, and snes.  I am a fan of all types of games but currently I'm enjoying every Rpg the ps1 has to offer.  I look forward to meeting great people and learning a lot from this forum.


Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk 2

Welcome aboard Dechico2004. You'll find RF Generation to be a very great place to talk with game collecting folks, well that's why were here. If your gonna get into playing RPG's on the PS1 your journey will never end. That system is full of great RPG's and it may take a lifetime to complete them all. Great bang for the buck nowadays. I need to grab me some more PS! games. The system has too many great games that I grew up with. Have fun here Chico.

Sent from a MacBook Wheel


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Duke.Togo on August 25, 2012, 09:26:05 PM
Welcome Dechico2004! I couldn't put it much better than Razor Knuckles did.

Sent from my TI-99/4A


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Quackula on August 27, 2012, 10:16:22 AM
Hi, popping in here because why not? Seems like a nice place.

I work nights at a very easy and very boring job. It pays the bills and leaves me with enough disposable income to blow on crap I don't need like video games, comics, cds, movies, and other goodies.

I'm AppleQueso on Racketboy btw.



Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: DaveMMR on August 28, 2012, 09:48:35 PM
Evening - my name is Dave and I currently reside in Long Island, NY. I've recently gotten back into collecting games a couple of years ago after I sold a lot of my original games. I started with a Colecovision when I was six and soon graduated to a C64, NES, Genesis, SNES, and so forth all the way up to my Wii and PS3.

I've gotten back most of my old consoles and have a modest but rapidly growing collection. Though it's hard for me to narrow it down, I'm quite partial to the NES and SNES library of games.

Besides games, I also collect vinyl records - though that's been taking a backseat as of late.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Duke.Togo on August 28, 2012, 11:03:47 PM
Hi Quackula, I've seen you over on Racketboy. Glad to see you make an appearance over here!

DaveMMR, it sounds like you are going to fit in well here. I'm guessing you must be around my age as I had a lot of similar gaming experience in my youth. I'm a big NES nut, and SNES has some great titles, too.

There are a few other vinyl collectors here if you poke around.

You'll both find a great community here, and make yourselves comfortable and post often :D


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: RetroRage on September 02, 2012, 12:42:24 PM
Welcome guys.  Make yourselves at home!  Just don't put your feet on the furniture. 
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Title: Re: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Dechico2004 on September 02, 2012, 09:45:37 PM
Thank you for the kind welcome guys.  I am looking forward to learning a lot from this site.  And yes I now am beginning to realize that diving into the Rpg's of the Psone is a lengthy process that I may never complete but I'm really enjoying it so far (amazing games). 

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Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: wildbil52 on September 04, 2012, 10:57:43 AM
Thank you for the kind welcome guys.  I am looking forward to learning a lot from this site.  And yes I now am beginning to realize that diving into the Rpg's of the Psone is a lengthy process that I may never complete but I'm really enjoying it so far (amazing games). 

Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk 2

Completing every RPG on the PSX is certainly a time consuming goal, but there are LOTS of gems in there.  Good luck!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: antongonzalez on September 05, 2012, 07:25:23 AM
Hi, I'm Anthony from Loughborough in the UK. I've been collecting on and off for a few years now, I'm more into collecting different systems at the moment as opposed to games (although it is nice to have games to play on said systems). I don't get as much time available for my hobby as I used to as I now have a young family but I'm slowly getting my two daughters to appreciate the world of classic games!
As far as my favourite system goes, it's a toss up between the Mega Drive and the Neo Geo.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Duke.Togo on September 05, 2012, 11:38:12 AM
Welcome aboard! I like grabbing interesting hardware also, even sometimes when the games aren't really that great. Having kids definitely makes collecting more interesting, but as you mention getting to share that with your kids can be really fantastic.

Don't be a stranger on the forums ;)


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: ProjectG.U.E.S.T. on September 12, 2012, 08:02:49 AM
Hello! I'm GUEST!! from St. Louis, MO. I've only been collecting for about a year or so, since I picked up a Retron 3, but it's been a pretty awesome year. I'm well on my way to recovering my old NES collection from my childhood, as well as picking up many of the games I'd wanted, but could never get at the time and along the way I'm discovering a whole bunch of stuff I wish I'd known about in it's time. I know it's late to the party, but I'm only just now discovering the joys of Kirby and Turrican and their like.

I'm hoping to really expand, and lately I've been focused on hardware. Just picked up a Saturn and a CDX. Hoping to add a Dreamcast to that, as well, as I'm pretty much in love with the Space Channel 5 games. :D

I look forward to seeing you guys around and discussing gaming of all types.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Duke.Togo on September 12, 2012, 09:33:12 AM
Welcome GUEST. Once you start talking NES collecting, you are speaking my language. It's a lot of fun to find those buried gems for all of the older systems as you pick things up. Grabbing new hardware is always a little like Christmas as a kid since it opens a window to whole new libraries.

I'll be looking forward to seeing you jump into the forums.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: InvadErGII on September 14, 2012, 03:50:11 PM
I've had an account for a long time but disappeared for 5 or so years, so hopefully it's cool if I re-introduce myself. I'm Erik, from Minneapolis, MN. I am an avid collector of just about anything, but my pride and joy is my NES collection which is sitting at 462. I'm hoping to reach 500 in the coming months. It's getting harder to find stuff...fingers crossed!

Anyway, I'm hoping to be more active in the forums this time around and get to know some of my fellow collectors.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: engel762 on September 14, 2012, 04:09:29 PM
Started my account here at the end of July this year at the suggestion of my friend, niceguy1283.  My gaming addiction started on Christmas in 1985 when I got a NES as a present from my parents.  Over the years I didn't have many consoles, the NES, a Genesis, a Playstation, and finally an XBox I bought right before the end of it's production life.  During that time the NES started failing on me from the connector being worn out and it ended up in the trash when my mother was "cleaning."  The Genesis I gave to a friend as a gift, I boxed up the playstation and neglected the Xbox as my PC gaming addiction took over.   Recently in the past few months I've found a renewed love of the older consoles, I bought an NES, SNES, Genesis, PS2, Gamecube, and a Dreamcast. 

The collection is growing steadily, I've mostly been cherry-picking games I've wanted in the past or were just good deals.  I have yet to go as far as trying to collect everything, and I'm not terribly picky about complete in box games.  Cart only finds work well for me as my storage space it limited.   Most recently I stepped into the modern console era with purchasing a PS3, XBox 360, and a Wii. 

I think what I enjoy most about this addiction, besides playing the games, is the HUNT for games and deals.



Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Shadow Kisuragi on September 14, 2012, 05:26:10 PM
Hi engel. Nick mentions you all the time, so it's nice to see you poke your head in here on the forums.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: RetroRage on September 22, 2012, 11:35:43 PM
Welcome to the boards Engel. 

I agree.  If you didn't enjoy the HUNT, then you're not doing it right.  You'll fit in nicely here.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: inRainbows on September 23, 2012, 01:06:54 AM
i need to stop in here more often. more members = more fun for us all.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: nintendork666 on September 26, 2012, 01:30:17 AM
Been tracking my collection on here for quite some time, but haven't posted on the forums until now.

Some people might recognize me from Racketboy.

Hey guys.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Cobra on September 26, 2012, 02:23:19 AM
Welcome one and all to the colourful world of RF Gen!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Duke.Togo on September 26, 2012, 07:44:02 AM
Some people might recognize me from Racketboy.

I certainly do. Welcome to the forums!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Vectorguy on September 26, 2012, 09:20:01 AM
As my name/sig implies, I have a big affinity for the old wireframe games, as I created the original Vectrex wiki (I say "original" since a friend of mine allowed me to create a backup on his site a while later) and the vector gaming forums, which currently has 60 members and nearly 4500 posts in a little over a year of existence.  The site also has forums covering the oldest Pong machines to the most current crop of the XBox 360 and the upcoming OUYA systems, so it's not just a site of cornering only the unique, limited era of vector video game history, as some people have expressed surprise of what all can be found on there, along with a gaming calendar promoting expos and events (the current Portland Game Expo is up, but will be deleted after the show this weekend).  Only two areas are not viewable for guests so you can poke around most of the site.

I don't really know much about the current gaming scene though, even though the family has a Wii.  I'm mostly old school, having a Vectrex (of course), a Sega Genesis, CD player and 32X, an Atari 7800 with 2600 games, some handhelds, PC games and a plug and play system.  Not a real huge collection, but I'm updating this site's database with info/pictures from it that is missing.

Non-gaming interests include music (from pretty much anything from new age to death metal), law (ex-legal person) and digital photography.

Well that's pretty much it, you can go back to your gaming now :)


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Duke.Togo on September 26, 2012, 12:52:46 PM
Nice to hear more about you Vectorguy. I've never owned a Vectrex, but the look very interesting. I got to poke around with one at CGE, and it is very impressive given when it was produced. You'll have no problem fitting in here, with plenty of classic gamers around.

I am a little disappointed that you didn't mention owning a NES or SNES, but I'll let you go on that for now ;)


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Vectorguy on September 26, 2012, 01:15:02 PM
Nice to hear more about you Vectorguy.

Thanks!

I got to poke around with one at CGE, and it is very impressive given when it was produced.

Yep.  Jay Smith, the "father of the Vectrex", said in an interview just a couple of years ago that with all the electronic stuff that he helped bring out (from the Microvision to a current fishing game that uses a physical rod and/or reel that attaches to a tv), the Vectrex was still his favorite achievement.

And I hear ya about expos, as I got to play my first Sean Kelly Vectrex multicart (nope, don't have one) the other year at an expo.  So that's always cool :)

You'll have no problem fitting in here, with plenty of classic gamers around.

Good to hear!

I am a little disappointed that you didn't mention owning a NES or SNES, but I'll let you go on that for now ;)

Heh.  Maybe I didn't clarify about not knowing much about the Wii like I was dissing Nintendo or something, but I wasn't.  We just don't have many games for it.  I didn't know anyone who owned an SNES, although a cousin had an NES that I played on once.  I'll have my own Wii at some point (probably the upcoming Wii U) and I still want a GBA!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Duke.Togo on September 26, 2012, 01:36:10 PM
Heh.  Maybe I didn't clarify about not knowing much about the Wii like I was dissing Nintendo or something, but I wasn't.  We just don't have many games for it.  I didn't know anyone who owned an SNES, although a cousin had an NES that I played on once.  I'll have my own Wii at some point (probably the upcoming Wii U) and I still want a GBA!

I'm just giving you a hard time since I am a Nintendo guy. ;D


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Vectorguy on September 26, 2012, 01:50:35 PM
Good for you!  Have to watch and look out for your own kind then ;D


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: engel762 on September 26, 2012, 09:13:50 PM
The hunt is the best part of it!  Tracking down games I wished I had when I was a kid.  Scrounging through endless piles of games at the shops for good deals.  Finding stuff I didn't know existed!  The joy of finding a rare title at a low price, and the kicking myself in the ass when i find out I payed too much for something...  good times!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Duke.Togo on September 26, 2012, 09:17:38 PM
Welcome engel762. I think you hit the nail on the head there. Well said.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: russlyman on September 27, 2012, 01:25:30 AM
Just signed up two days ago. I'm from CT. Been slowly building my collection back up. Mostly a Nintendo fan.
Feel free to check out a video of my car
[img width=378 height=284]http://img.tapatalk.com/d/12/09/27/7abe3amu.jpg[/img]
And my fiancé
[img width=400 height=300]http://img.tapatalk.com/d/12/09/27/y6evahyn.jpg[/img]
[img width=555 height=333]http://img.tapatalk.com/d/12/09/27/ubu6u3y2.jpg[/img]
We do car shows   
2012 video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F4IYI6Y0YF0&feature=youtube_gdata_player

2011 video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1p0uLWF_jXs&feature=youtube_gdata_player

But I def love other games besides Mario. Zelda and Metroid are deep favorites too.


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Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Duke.Togo on September 27, 2012, 10:43:26 AM
Those cars are amazing!! I can't imagine the amount of work that must go into something like that. That Mario that pops out of the pipe is a great idea.

Welcome to the site, it's always good to see another Nintendo guy here...


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Vectorguy on September 27, 2012, 11:40:09 AM
Do you have a local car or art parade?  Here in Houston we have an annual car/art deal (forget the name of it exactly).  Those cars would fit right in :)


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Johnny Nintendo on September 27, 2012, 03:57:27 PM
Hey everyone, my name is Ricky.  I'm 28 years old and I live in Georgia.  I was directed here by a couple of guys from the Digital Press forums.  I collect mostly NES, SNES, and other Nintendo related items.  I'm currently working on building a Nintendo Power/Official Nintendo Player's Guide collection.  Nice to meet everyone.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Duke.Togo on September 27, 2012, 04:54:22 PM
Welcome aboard Johnny. I think I am one of the ones that pointed you in this direction ;)

This a great community, and you'll find many fellow Nintendo folks here.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Tynstar on September 27, 2012, 05:46:04 PM
As my name/sig implies, I have a big affinity for the old wireframe games, as I created the original Vectrex wiki (I say "original" since a friend of mine allowed me to create a backup on his site a while later) and the vector gaming forums, which currently has 60 members and nearly 4500 posts in a little over a year of existence.  The site also has forums covering the oldest Pong machines to the most current crop of the XBox 360 and the upcoming OUYA systems, so it's not just a site of cornering only the unique, limited era of vector video game history, as some people have expressed surprise of what all can be found on there, along with a gaming calendar promoting expos and events (the current Portland Game Expo is up, but will be deleted after the show this weekend).  Only two areas are not viewable for guests so you can poke around most of the site.

I don't really know much about the current gaming scene though, even though the family has a Wii.  I'm mostly old school, having a Vectrex (of course), a Sega Genesis, CD player and 32X, an Atari 7800 with 2600 games, some handhelds, PC games and a plug and play system.  Not a real huge collection, but I'm updating this site's database with info/pictures from it that is missing.

Non-gaming interests include music (from pretty much anything from new age to death metal), law (ex-legal person) and digital photography.

Well that's pretty much it, you can go back to your gaming now :)

Welcome and thanks for all the information filled submissions!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Vectorguy on September 27, 2012, 05:57:08 PM
You're welcome, I'm glad to do so!  Keeping me busy too right now :)


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: russlyman on September 27, 2012, 09:05:05 PM
We took the Mario car to Eureka springs AR the last two years for a all Scion car show. Yeah I put well over 1000 hours into the cars. A fun hobby. Everyone always ask if I have the game system in the car. Heck yea. It's one of those fake systems that plays NES/snes. It fits the snes controllers and works fine so why not.

Can't wait to get to know everyone on here. I'm sure it will help my collection.
I also build some cool probs to go with my car that could be used in someone's game room.


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Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Banards on September 29, 2012, 07:34:01 PM
Rick from Erie PA here. Started collecting again recently after being away for a few years. I look forward to getting back into the swing of things and I think this will be a great place to start.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Razor Knuckles on September 29, 2012, 07:59:55 PM
Rick from Erie PA here. Started collecting again recently after being away for a few years. I look forward to getting back into the swing of things and I think this will be a great place to start.

Hey Rick, this is a great place to start over again.

Here at RF Generation we like to be a team. Were not into out-doing each other, we just all have the same common interests. Thats why were here for ya.

Glad to see you have an interest in collecting, even if it may be a collecting hiatus you may have had. Theres always something about us that collects and loves the feeling about picking up games, be it big or small, it doesn't matter. It's all in what makes you happy as a collector.

Hey please do keep in touch with us here on the forums. Any post is great for the community and we look forward to hearing from you Banards.



Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Duke.Togo on September 29, 2012, 08:20:22 PM
Welcome Banards. I think Razor really stated everything well. Hope to see you on the forums.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Fleach on October 01, 2012, 08:55:52 PM
Hey RF Generation community!

I found this site while googling video game collecting, and it looks like a stumbled on a great group of collectors.

Like many people, I had older generation consoles and games that eventually ended in Value Village donation boxes and now I've decided to rebuild my old library. I'm looking forward to some nostalgic gameplay and experiencing the titles that I missed out on.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Duke.Togo on October 01, 2012, 09:11:09 PM
Welcome aboard Fleach, you've definitely found the right place. Building that collection back from scratch can be really exciting, and there are a lot of great titles to be had a low prices.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Razor Knuckles on October 01, 2012, 09:13:39 PM
Value Village you say? Are you from lovely Canada?

I too love to play games for their nostalgic values, they mean a lot to me.

But I do also like to play the games I missed out on back in the day. For me I feel like I never missed out on those games. I feel like playing a game you never played before, be it new or old generation games is still 'New' to me. Probably because I got past the whole graphics make the game phase.

Just because a game is old in time doesn't mean it cant have the new feeling to you. 

But I blab on.

But yes we are a great community and nice to see you consider ourself's as such. We are a great community indeed . But please do hang out with us on the forums. We love any input.

Welcome  Fleach.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Fleach on October 01, 2012, 09:28:23 PM
Yep, I'm from Canada.

I agree that graphics aren't the most important aspect of a game. For me it's all about the story and the fun factor.

Thanks for the warm welcome guys!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Razor Knuckles on October 01, 2012, 09:30:28 PM
Yep, I'm from Canada.

I agree that graphics aren't the most important aspect of a game. For me it's all about the story and the fun factor.

Thanks for the warm welcome guys!

Glad to see ya!

Keep on gaming and collecting!

Catch ya later.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Crabmaster2000 on October 05, 2012, 08:19:58 AM
Yep, I'm from Canada.

I agree that graphics aren't the most important aspect of a game. For me it's all about the story and the fun factor.

Thanks for the warm welcome guys!

Where about in Canada are you?


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Vectorguy on October 11, 2012, 03:27:21 PM
Value Village you say? Are you from lovely Canada?

We have those here in the States too--there's one just down the street from me--unless you meant something else, knowing he was from Canada beforehand that I don't know about.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: fergojisan on October 12, 2012, 07:43:38 AM
Hi, I'm Ferg and I'm kinda old. I've been gaming since 1976 and collecting since 1995. In the last few years I started wondering what the heck I was doing with all of these games, so I started selling off stuff that I had no sentimentality about.  I am almost done with my selling and I feel much better. My main collection is the 2600, but I also sort of collect the NES, SNES and SMS. I have a complete US 7800 collection (except for the box and manual for Tank Command, dammit). I do not have any systems made by Sony or Microsoft. I am one of the few people on earth who cannot stand the Vectrex. I stumbled onto the podcast via Atari Age I think, and I am enjoying it very much. I was curious about the collection database that was mentioned on the podcast, so I took a look at it and realized that I had started cataloging my games here back in 2007, which is when I started to lose interest in collecting, so I never finished. Now it will be much easier to do with less games. If you don't want your heart broken then don't ask me what I sold off. :)


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: cverz2 on October 12, 2012, 10:09:48 AM
Welcome back.  I think alot of us have been through that at one time or another.

You'll love the database here and the community of people are awesome.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Crabmaster2000 on October 12, 2012, 04:37:29 PM
Hi, I'm Ferg and I'm kinda old. I've been gaming since 1976 and collecting since 1995. In the last few years I started wondering what the heck I was doing with all of these games, so I started selling off stuff that I had no sentimentality about.  I am almost done with my selling and I feel much better. My main collection is the 2600, but I also sort of collect the NES, SNES and SMS. I have a complete US 7800 collection (except for the box and manual for Tank Command, dammit). I do not have any systems made by Sony or Microsoft. I am one of the few people on earth who cannot stand the Vectrex. I stumbled onto the podcast via Atari Age I think, and I am enjoying it very much. I was curious about the collection database that was mentioned on the podcast, so I took a look at it and realized that I had started cataloging my games here back in 2007, which is when I started to lose interest in collecting, so I never finished. Now it will be much easier to do with less games. If you don't want your heart broken then don't ask me what I sold off. :)

Sounds like you'll have a unique take on gaming/collecting and diversity is always welcome around here. Can't wait to hear why you dislike the Vectrex and dont own any Sony Consoles!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Munter on October 29, 2012, 06:21:17 AM
Hi. I have been into the retro scene for a while now, although I'm more of a gamer than a collector. Favourite systems would probably be the Sega Master System and the Super NES, but I tend to love just about anything pre-playstation one.

I have been looking around the internets lately for retro gaming communities but haven't found much yet.

See you all around the forums


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Barracuda on October 29, 2012, 06:58:43 AM
Welcome to the site Munter. I'm with you I love pre-playstation systems.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Duke.Togo on October 29, 2012, 08:09:40 AM
Welcome aboard fergojisan and Munter! It sounds like you both enjoy the older games, which of course, since they are better, right? ;)

fergojisan: You're not the only older guy around here, so I think you'll fit right in. You'll have to spill the beans at some point if you let go of any choice items. It's interesting to hear, and if there is any regret with it. I have let a few things go here and there, but I've always kept my focus on 8-bit Nintendo and SEGA.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: driph on October 29, 2012, 04:33:23 PM
Hey all, been lurking a bit but figured it's time to say hello.

I'm Chris, a game developer here in Las Vegas. I've been gaming since the Atari 400, but have only recently begun to collect in earnest, now that I've got a house and a room to keep/play em in.

I restore arcade cabinets, and have about of a dozen of em in varying states of completion. On the console side, I focus on Atari and Sega while my girlfriend works on building her SNES collection.

Love the community here! Just don't hold a grudge against me for using Backloggery rather than RFgen for collection management, I get a lot of use out of the progress/notes features of the former! :]


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Duke.Togo on October 29, 2012, 08:03:57 PM
We won't hold it against you, some folks are just here for the community ;) Welcome to the site and be sure to pop in on the forums often!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Crabmaster2000 on October 29, 2012, 08:20:35 PM
Hey all, been lurking a bit but figured it's time to say hello.

I'm Chris, a game developer here in Las Vegas. I've been gaming since the Atari 400, but have only recently begun to collect in earnest, now that I've got a house and a room to keep/play em in.

I restore arcade cabinets, and have about of a dozen of em in varying states of completion. On the console side, I focus on Atari and Sega while my girlfriend works on building her SNES collection.

Love the community here! Just don't hold a grudge against me for using Backloggery rather than RFgen for collection management, I get a lot of use out of the progress/notes features of the former! :]

Its definitely nice to have some extra arcade knowledge around these parts!! Glad to have you around.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Fleach on October 29, 2012, 10:12:56 PM
Welcome Chris! I hope you enjoy the community here. We like see fellow members' collections grow no matter what service they use to track their collections.

Your knowledge of arcade cabinets and games is great fit for our team.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: SideshowSam on November 15, 2012, 06:33:44 PM
Hi everyone!  Glad I found a game collecting community like this.  

I'm Samuel from Wichita, KS, and I'm mainly collecting Dreamcast items, as well as early nintendo console items.   I'm also working on an arcade game room which has been a dream of mine for a long time.

Much love, and I look forward to getting to know you guys!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Duke.Togo on November 15, 2012, 07:03:35 PM
Welcome aboard, SlideshowSam. Nintendo is great stuff, and you'll find some other Sega enthusiasts here as well. Having a room to dedicate to arcade games sounds great!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: RetroRage on November 20, 2012, 12:07:32 AM
Welcome SideshowSam!  Can't wait to see your small scores!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: SnakeRule on December 04, 2012, 01:48:05 PM
Hi there!

I'm a fairly young guy from Finland who has a passion for all things gaming. I started out gaming on an NES when I was just a toddler and barely understood what was going on. Luckily I've never had to sell any of my games or consoles so I still own all of my childhood consoles and games.

As I said, I started out on an NES. I skipped the 16-bit era playing the cheaper NES and eventually my parents got me a Playstation. I really enjoyed the Playstation and ended up getting the PS2 and PS3 in the future. However, I'm not all about Playstation.
To fill the 16-bit era gap I got a Sega Mega Drive and in the handheld department I have a PSP and a Game Boy Advance SP. PC gaming has also always been important to me, starting with games like Commander Keen and Duke Nukem.
I don't have much interest in systems older than the NES, so the Atari 2600 stuff isn't really for me.

I feel that games after the PS2 era really have started to lose their personality, which is probably why my PS3 is not getting much use.

Retro game collecting is fairly tough here in Finland. Flea markets only seem to have PS2 games these days, so I'm limited to ebay. I'm looking to get more older systems, starting with an SNES.

So to recap all that rambling, I love and collect old as well as new games and consoles.  :P

I've already begun adding Scandinavian and Finnish versions of games to the database (with pictures), but haven't added all of my games to my collection yet.

I kook forward to getting in on the conversation!  ;D


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Fleach on December 04, 2012, 02:24:57 PM
Welcome to RF Gen, SnakeRule!

I enjoyed reading about your gaming history. Personally, I was a Sega kid growing up and I was addicted to Sonic related things, but that died down when I discovered the PS2.

Being from Finland, you'll bring an interesting perspective to this community.

Hope to see you in the forums and blogs.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: RetroRage on December 04, 2012, 06:10:15 PM
Welcome to the party SnakeRule.

We'd love to see all your scores, make sure to become a regular in the Small Scores Thread!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Duke.Togo on December 04, 2012, 06:37:53 PM
Welcome SnakeRule. The NES definitely has plenty of love here. Thanks for adding to the database, and be jump into the message boards!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: tactical_nuke on December 24, 2012, 06:00:53 AM
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Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Fleach on December 24, 2012, 09:29:13 AM
Nice to have you on board Flee. Looking forward to seeing your latest collection additions in the Small Scores thread.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: HypnosProjectHQ on December 25, 2012, 10:37:24 PM
My name's Derrick. I'm a video game collector, college student, and competitive Pokemon TCG player from Madison, WI. I'm 22 and attend the University of Wisconsin - Madison for journalism and communications. The main consoles I collect for are SNES, PS1, and GB/A. I really do love anything retro handheld, though. My favorite game of all time is Chrono Trigger, and I love many other nostalgic RPGs. I was once an admin for one of the largest Pokemon-related websites on the internet, Marriland.com, so I really appreciate what you've got going on here.

I came to this site via a friend's recommendation in the first place. I mostly intend on using the collection tool as it seems far superior to many others that I've seen. I do intend on being at least semi-active on the forums when I have time.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Duke.Togo on December 25, 2012, 10:56:17 PM
Welcome aboard HypnosProjectHQ! I'm sure you'll find we have a great collection tracking tool, and plenty of folks that enjoy older RPGs.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: techwizard on December 26, 2012, 12:54:20 AM
Welcome to the site, sounds like you'll fit in nicely here!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Paully3433 on December 27, 2012, 09:06:17 AM
Welcome HypnosProjectHQ, gotta love the Wisconsin pride coming out. My sister lives in Madison and I am about hour and 45 min to the west. Get me the names of some good stores down there!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Shepy on December 27, 2012, 09:32:42 AM
Didn't realize so many people lived in Wisconsin like me...Hmm...I'm hitting a bunch of thrift stores in Madison today. Should be fun and maybe i'll score something good!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: RetroByte on January 01, 2013, 04:05:58 AM
I'm new here and would like to introduce myself.  I've been collecting for about a year now.  First started trying to buy anything and everything for each system, but that soon became overwhelming.  Over time i created a list for each system I want to collect for.  In this list are the games that I consider to be the definitive games on that particular system.   I'm nowhere near completing it, but I thought i'd like to share what I do own.

There are a few games i own for a couple systems that i don't particularly care for, and that I received from lots.  But the majority of games I own are games I consider to be good.  Quality over quantity.

My collection can be found here

http://retrobytes.elementfx.com/deliciouslibrary


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Fleach on January 01, 2013, 10:48:38 AM
Welcome RetroByte! I think many of us started off collecting anything and everything, but we eventually learned what we want to specialize in. Myself, I want to go for complete licensed NES set and would like to collect RPGs for other systems. I'd say quality over quantity is important to collecting.

Looking forward to seeing you around the forum.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Zagnorch on January 01, 2013, 11:27:09 AM
I think many of us started off collecting anything and everything, but we eventually learned what we want to specialize in.

I went the opposite tack, myself. I started collecting just for the systems I owned at the time. But as the great garage sale finds piled up, I decided to pick up just about anything for just about any system.

Fortunately, I've become more picky as to what acquire for my collection... for which my bank account is thankful.

BTW Happy New Year to all, including all the new guys. I hope to emotionally cripple you have some good conversations with you on the forums.

'Late


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: RetroByte on January 01, 2013, 04:34:15 PM
thanks for the warm welcome.  Collecting is a lot more fun when you are part of some type of community


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: techwizard on January 01, 2013, 04:41:00 PM
agreed!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Kabonk on January 04, 2013, 05:57:28 PM
Hello all, I have been registered here for a long time. I originally found this site quite a while back and even have a copy of the Video Game Bible collecting guide but have never posted here.

I have had video games since the atari 2600 but always traded in to get new systems. I stopped in the late 80's when I was at college and started again with the SNES. I still traded in until the Saturn and at that time started collecting. I lived in SE MI at the time and there were a lot of thrift stores in the area to hit. 7 years ago my family and I moved to central IL. Smaller towns mean less thrifts, but I still hunt every week.

What brought me back to the site in earnest was finding the android collection app. It is wonderful and I need to get my collection inventoried. Coming back to the site to test the collection database led me to the collectorcast, which I thoroughly enjoy.

My basement is a giant mess. I need to get my collection inventoried and my extras sold/traded off so I have the space to enjoy my collection. This is my goal every year. This year I plan to document my journey to organizing my system in a blog here to keep me motivated and working towards the goal.

Thanks for the great site!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: InvadErGII on January 04, 2013, 06:50:29 PM
Welcome! Where in central IL do you live? I lived there for a few years and know a few good spots.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Duke.Togo on January 04, 2013, 07:44:01 PM
Welcome aboard Kabonk! It sounds like you have a fun little project ahead of you, and you'll find this a great place to trade and talk about your collection.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: SuperGamecube64 on January 05, 2013, 02:22:35 PM
What's up? My screen name may be shortened to SGC64, or SG64 or whatever you wish. If you can't tell for some reason, my screen name is a mash up of Super Nintendo, Nintendo Gamecube, and Nintendo 64 which are 3 of my favorite systems. While I do love Nintendo, I wouldn't call myself a fanboy. I write videogame reviews and also run a video game blog at www.facebook.com/SGC64 (I post my thoughts there and it is NOT family friendly. If you're offended by anything on my page you have no one to blame but yourself).


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: RetroRage on January 06, 2013, 03:56:08 AM
Heh welcome.  This is generally a family-friendlyish message board, but no one is going to stop you from expressing yourself.

Except Zagnorch.  He's a dirty 49ers fan.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: moonraker_fats on January 09, 2013, 09:01:02 PM
Hello everyone. My name is Steve and I currently live in San Antonio, TX.  I'm a combat instructor in the military and I'm pretty sure it's the best job I've had/ever will.

I was big into collecting in the late 90s and early 2000s but got sidetracked with being single and in my 20s.  Time has passed, I have a great wife and wonderful baby girl, so I figure its time to get back into collecting.  Enough with the cheese...

My main gaming love is 90s era systems and games, but I'm really into everything including current gen.  My current goals include collecting the Lynx library and every US Castlevania release.

I got turned on to RF Gen by a buddy who recommended the collectorcast podcast (which I love; make it weekly!) but I also like the collecting tools and I've heard great things about the RF Gen community.  Glad to be here!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Duke.Togo on January 09, 2013, 09:29:49 PM
Welcome aboard moonraker_fats. It sounds like you have some nice collecting goals (Castlevania is a fantastic series). You will find an excellent community of folks here.

I wish we could make the Collectorcast more often, but life and costs get in the way. Thanks for the compliments!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Techie413 on January 09, 2013, 10:55:39 PM
Welcome, moonraker_fats.  It's always nice to find other former/current military folks into collecting.  And I loved me some Moon Patrol as a kid.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Kabonk on January 10, 2013, 06:48:35 PM
Welcome! Where in central IL do you live? I lived there for a few years and know a few good spots.

Decatur area, dead center of the state


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Shadow Kisuragi on January 10, 2013, 06:56:54 PM
Welcome aboard moonraker_fats. It sounds like you have some nice collecting goals (Castlevania is a fantastic series). You will find an excellent community of folks here.

I wish we could make the Collectorcast more often, but life and costs get in the way. Thanks for the compliments!

We may be able to help mitigate the costs portion of it here shortly...


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Duke.Togo on January 10, 2013, 09:31:15 PM
Welcome aboard moonraker_fats. It sounds like you have some nice collecting goals (Castlevania is a fantastic series). You will find an excellent community of folks here.

I wish we could make the Collectorcast more often, but life and costs get in the way. Thanks for the compliments!

We may be able to help mitigate the costs portion of it here shortly...

Very interesting... I'll anxiously await more information. ;)


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: duckbabyuk on January 13, 2013, 07:29:59 AM
Hello every 1,
Im Chris From Rotherham UK. (is it ok for UK users to use the forum?)
I've been collecting video games since 1988, so quite early. till 1995 when I discovered alcohol & partying lol
I started collecting again in about 2007.
I'd guess I have the basis of what could be a great collection.
Back when I was buying, you could buy a Boxed mint condition Nes with like 10 or 15 boxed games for £20!!
Anyway I hope to post on here as often as I can (i'm not that sure how to use forums)
My gaming history is as follows-
Sinclair ZX Spectrum Fave game- Chucky Egg
Spectrum +3 fave game- Great Escape 
Sega Master System- Fave game- Wonderboy Monster Land
I'll stop now with this... I guess there is a thread for favourite games and relise there becomes too many systems to list 
Chris


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Bildtstar on January 13, 2013, 07:42:55 AM
Welcome duckbabyuk,

RF Generation has a great community from all over the world!
Hope to hear/see more of your collection and gaming finds.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Pichu on January 13, 2013, 02:40:29 PM
Hello everyone, my name is Pichu (well online it is) and I'm also a Wisconsinite. I've mainly stuck to racketboy for my gaming forums but hey I've been using the colllection tool here (which is excellent) for so long I might as well join the community.

I am aiming for a complete U.S. N64 collection, but games only for now and I just want the cartridges since I feel like obtaining good condition boxes/manuals will be that much harder. Baby steps.  :D My other goal is to get a complete Dr. Mario collection, again not going for CIB but I just might since it's not that large.

I'm super psyched for the Midwest Gaming Classic since I can't really get out east or west for some of the bigger conventions, and I never even realized there was one right here at home.

Lastly, Pokémon...pretty much embedded within any budget I draw up, automatically. 


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Paully3433 on January 13, 2013, 04:32:00 PM
I love all this wisconsin love :) Welcome to RFG!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Duke.Togo on January 13, 2013, 04:36:21 PM
Welcome aboard, Pichu!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Crabmaster2000 on January 13, 2013, 05:16:37 PM
Hey Pichu, I recognize you from racketboy! Two of our members just recently completed their US N64 sets. If you need any tips or collecting info talk to pwpcody or thegrue. I'm sure either one would be happy to help you in your quest.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: techwizard on January 13, 2013, 05:16:48 PM
welcome duckbabyuk and pichu! awesome to see another n64 collector, there seem to be more of us around than there used to be.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Pichu on January 13, 2013, 09:21:43 PM
Well the more the merrier! Only thing wrong with that is more competition. :p

But hey thanks for the tip crabmaster, I could use the help.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Hungrymoose on January 14, 2013, 06:28:11 PM
Lastly, Pokémon...pretty much embedded within any budget I draw up, automatically. 
I couldn't agree with you more!  lol


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Shadow Kisuragi on January 14, 2013, 06:49:15 PM
Hello every 1,
Im Chris From Rotherham UK. (is it ok for UK users to use the forum?)
I've been collecting video games since 1988, so quite early. till 1995 when I discovered alcohol & partying lol
I started collecting again in about 2007.
I'd guess I have the basis of what could be a great collection.
Back when I was buying, you could buy a Boxed mint condition Nes with like 10 or 15 boxed games for £20!!
Anyway I hope to post on here as often as I can (i'm not that sure how to use forums)
My gaming history is as follows-
Sinclair ZX Spectrum Fave game- Chucky Egg
Spectrum +3 fave game- Great Escape 
Sega Master System- Fave game- Wonderboy Monster Land
I'll stop now with this... I guess there is a thread for favourite games and relise there becomes too many systems to list 
Chris


The forum's here to basically post and chat about anything you want. We have plenty of members from Europe and abroad - we're US-centric, but we have more games in the database from Europe than US, so we don't play favorites. :P


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Pichu on January 14, 2013, 06:53:49 PM
The forum's here to basically post and chat about anything you want. We have plenty of members from Europe and abroad - we're US-centric, but we have more games in the database from Europe than US, so we don't play favorites. :P

I beg to differ, my favorite gamers are human gamers. (Watch someone post experiments of animals playing games)  :laugh:


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Duke.Togo on January 14, 2013, 07:03:40 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XK2dwTVi-aQ


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Pichu on January 14, 2013, 08:20:05 PM
I knew it! Can't say that doesn't look fun though.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Shadow Kisuragi on January 14, 2013, 08:39:41 PM
I knew it! Can't say that doesn't look fun though.

"I'm here to return my iPad. The screen got scratched up and I was told it was covered under accidental damage."
"How did you accidentally damage it?"
"I left it on the floor and my cat decided it was time to play his favorite app."

Incidentally, I had my laptop open one day, and my cat jumped on it. All of the sudden, I heard a loud advertisement playing for Blazing Angels II. Somehow, my cat had clicked on an advertisement, navigated to the purchase button, and clicked it. She just looked up at me waiting for me to put in the credit card information. This is the same alcoholic cat that shuts off my Xbox 360 when she wants attention by nosing the power sensor.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: RetroRage on January 18, 2013, 03:30:12 PM
I knew it! Can't say that doesn't look fun though.

"I'm here to return my iPad. The screen got scratched up and I was told it was covered under accidental damage."
"How did you accidentally damage it?"
"I left it on the floor and my cat decided it was time to play his favorite app."

Incidentally, I had my laptop open one day, and my cat jumped on it. All of the sudden, I heard a loud advertisement playing for Blazing Angels II. Somehow, my cat had clicked on an advertisement, navigated to the purchase button, and clicked it. She just looked up at me waiting for me to put in the credit card information. This is the same alcoholic cat that shuts off my Xbox 360 when she wants attention by nosing the power sensor.

I think cats are smarter than we give them credit for.  My cat's an a-hole...she'll sit on the dining room table and stare at me for very long periods of time without so much as wagging get tail.  Before i know it, I'm hypnotized and 5 seconds later I'm cleaning the litter box and filling hey food dish.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Fokakis79 on January 20, 2013, 04:49:22 PM
I know this is a weird post, and I am sure you all don't care all that much.

This is kenobi1979, and I am posting to introduce

my new profile name to Fokakis79

A name change was really necessary,


Cheers!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Duke.Togo on January 21, 2013, 09:07:55 PM
Time for a change, eh? That should keep Bil busy figuring out how to pronounce it.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Fokakis79 on January 21, 2013, 10:09:38 PM
Oh I am sure. The times I have spent hearing people trying to pronounce it while playing Halo, has been plentiful.

Just let me know if he needs some help.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Duke.Togo on January 21, 2013, 10:21:21 PM
It's more fun to let him stumble through it ;)


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: RetroRage on February 07, 2013, 11:47:19 PM
Fokakis.....sounds like i should be censored every time i say it.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Fokakis79 on February 07, 2013, 11:59:39 PM
Thats how you know you are saying right!

when I tried to sign up at Bungie.net back when Halo 3 first came out, I was denied the use of that username because the site said I can't have any offensive words in my name.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: RetroRage on February 10, 2013, 06:37:05 PM
FOKakis79....  Who is akis79 and why FOK him?


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Zagnorch on February 10, 2013, 06:39:40 PM
FOKakis79....  Who is akis79 and why FOK him?

Hey, FOK YOU, man!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Am4zingGam3r on February 12, 2013, 05:43:29 PM
Hi, my name is Jacob & I live in Seattle, Washinton, USA. I Collect ANYTHING related to video games. My First system was the... God, I don't even remember. My favorite system however is the Super Nintendo. My favorite game is GTA: San Andreas. I have autism & love video games and this community.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: The Metamorphosing Leon on February 12, 2013, 06:52:14 PM
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Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: techwizard on February 12, 2013, 09:23:47 PM
welcome am4zinggam3r, sounds like you'll fit in nicely here!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Am4zingGam3r on February 13, 2013, 10:10:02 PM
Thanks, techwizard!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: monkees19 on February 14, 2013, 06:37:35 AM
Good lord, I've been on this site for...about a year and a half now, and I don't think I ever logged anything here...I'm so ashamed. I began looking for a new website to host my collection when IGN's collection tool turned to garbage. Did some random sleuthing and uncovered this gem. I finally started becoming more active within the last 6-8 months or so and I absolutely love it here.

NOW the actualy introducing. Name's Shane and I live in New Jersey (right by that dastardly "Shore" which is, btw, 100% inaccurate) I'm 27 and have been playing video games my whole life. It started with an Atari 7800 way back when but the first system I had that was truly my own was the SNES. It slowly snowballed to a Dreamcast, then a GameCube and it really took a turn for the worse, as my wife puts it,  when I bought the Wii, my first system I bought all on my own since the rest were all gifts. Favorite game has been Final Fantasy III (VI) on the SNES. However my first Final Fantasy was II and I've played it enough that I can probably beat the whole game in one 7-8 hour sitting without skipping ANYTHING.

That's all for now. Some of you have already dealt with me and I look forward to continuing to do so.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: monkees19 on February 14, 2013, 06:38:36 AM
welcome am4zinggam3r, sounds like you'll fit in nicely here!

I agree. I've already seen some thought-provoking posts.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Fokakis79 on February 14, 2013, 07:54:49 PM
Welcome to you Shane and Jacob


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Crazy_Opossum on February 14, 2013, 08:38:35 PM
I've been quite active on here lately and it appears I never introduced myself so I find it necessary that I do so properly. My name is Adam, I am an 18 year old from the state of Michigan, and well... I have been collecting off and on for the past 2 years, and video games are just something I enjoy. First Game system I ever played I would have to say is the Atari 2600 that my family had. Eventually we got a SNES and then in about 1997 or '98 we got a n64. (All those three consoles are the same ones I grew up with and never got rid of them. so I am sentimentally attached to them :3)

Other stuff about me is , well I talk alot ... but I'm not really outgoing I guess you can say socially awkward, I do alot of ramblings that mean nothing, but sometimes I have so deep thoughts ...

 More Other stuff... I am going to college for animation and game design, which is one of my dreams is to design a popular game, but when I'm not in classes I do comic strips for the local paper and work as a guy in a costume that waves at people at a Magic/Costume Shop (I also am the cashier there) Anyways back to game related stuff... I have a Certain order I am collecting .. i don't know why it's like a system... I Collect Mainstream First (unless I see a Rarity that I'm likely not to find again) and then Accessories and then I look for Games. Probably my favorite thing I own is a Ms. Pac Man Cocktail Table Coin-Op... But it's at my aunts house because I have no room in my game area right now for it.

   Anyways I think that's enough info about me :3
     Thank you all for making me feel welcome


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Am4zingGam3r on February 14, 2013, 09:36:15 PM
welcome am4zinggam3r, sounds like you'll fit in nicely here!

I agree. I've already seen some thought-provoking posts.

Thanks, monkees!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Am4zingGam3r on February 14, 2013, 09:36:37 PM
Welcome to you Shane and Jacob

Thanks, Fokakis


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: DarkKobold on February 15, 2013, 03:53:11 PM
Hi, I'm DarkKobold.

I'm more active on reddit's r/gamecollecting community. I used to be head judge over at TASVideos.org, which also explains how I got into collecting. About 3 years ago, someone developed a circuit to input tool-assisted speedruns directly into a Nintendo System.

http://www.instructables.com/id/NESBot-Arduino-Powered-Robot-beating-Super-Mario-/

We call that "console-verified." Many TASes have been demonstrated to be playable on a real NES.

http://tasvideos.org/Movies-Verified.html

Anyway, I decided to build the circuit and verify TASes. This requires a rather extensive NES library. So, I set out to gather NES games to verify. However, acquiring games sparked something inside me, and  turned  a peripheral interest into my core extracurricular activity. I eventually resigned as head judge, because I simply didn't have the time to collect video games and help admin at TASVideos. 

Back then, I made quite a few TASes on turbografx, but had never owned the system. Now, I'm happy to say I am very close to having a complete HuCard and SuperCD collection.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Duke.Togo on February 15, 2013, 07:36:31 PM
Welcome aboard new members. Enjoy the tools and the forums!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Cobra on February 16, 2013, 12:09:21 AM
Welcome everyone who has recently joined our community. Look forward to seeing your collections grow and your posting on the forums.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: CARBAG on March 01, 2013, 03:16:44 PM
Hey guys,
I'm fairly new to collecting, though I always gamed, I didn't get really into it until last summer. I'm a pretty casual collector to be honest, I'm new to this and am not working on any console in particular, I'm currently just getting the best titles for my favorites consoles.

I love the snes, the n64, the gamecube and the wii. I collect diverse games, but have a soft spot for kirby and pokemon franchises.

I barely get anything for the NES because I suck at it lol, the only game I've been able to get through is kirby's adventure.

Looking forward talking to you guys


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Crazy_Opossum on March 03, 2013, 01:33:39 PM
Hey guys,
I'm fairly new to collecting, though I always gamed, I didn't get really into it until last summer. I'm a pretty casual collector to be honest, I'm new to this and am not working on any console in particular, I'm currently just getting the best titles for my favorites consoles.

I love the snes, the n64, the gamecube and the wii. I collect diverse games, but have a soft spot for kirby and pokemon franchises.

I barely get anything for the NES because I suck at it lol, the only game I've been able to get through is kirby's adventure.

Looking forward talking to you guys

Welcome, I hope you enjoy it here.

I as well have a soft spot for Kirby and Pokemon. =3

but anyways, welcome and enjoy the site.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: CARBAG on March 05, 2013, 02:25:54 PM
Thanks!

Just wanted to add, English is my second language, sometimes what I'm saying doesn't make any sense or read super awkwardly lol

It's probably more noticeable on the irc chan in fact, sorry about that


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Am4zingGam3r on March 05, 2013, 05:13:16 PM
Hi, CARBAG!!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: techwizard on March 05, 2013, 09:09:30 PM
Thanks!

Just wanted to add, English is my second language, sometimes what I'm saying doesn't make any sense or read super awkwardly lol

It's probably more noticeable on the irc chan in fact, sorry about that

your english looks fine here, i'm sure most people will understand what you say anyway, you get used to grammer and spelling mistakes when you're on the internet long enough ;)


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Zagnorch on April 01, 2013, 11:39:08 PM
NOTE: please refer to http://www.rfgeneration.com/forum/index.php?topic=11649.0 before reading this entry, thanks.

http://www.youtube.com/embed/MaF9nbLo8as?start=406&end=412


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: DeusVult on April 04, 2013, 02:16:14 PM
Well not going to lie...  This was the only gaming site not blocked by my companies internet screening.  

I'm an avid Atari 2600 collector.  I got them as a gift in the early 90s from my grandmother.  Just been slowly collecting them over the years.  (And there starting to get expensive)  I used to do a lot of online gaming on the PC.  Lots of RTS and Wolfenstein.  Those days are waning.  (College days are over and don't get to hang out with my lil bro as much who is my arch gaming nemisis.) 

A couple of days ago was my 1 yr of owning my first home and I'm getting married in June.  So basically I got about 2 months to buy up as many toys as I can!  lol


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Duke.Togo on April 04, 2013, 04:11:41 PM
Welcome to the site DeusVult, and hopefully you'll enjoy it more than just because it isn't blocked.

You're definitely right on that last point, wives are expensive. Buy, buy, buy!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Shadow Kisuragi on April 04, 2013, 04:58:59 PM
Well not going to lie...  This was the only gaming site not blocked by my companies internet screening.  

I'm an avid Atari 2600 collector.  I got them as a gift in the early 90s from my grandmother.  Just been slowly collecting them over the years.  (And there starting to get expensive)  I used to do a lot of online gaming on the PC.  Lots of RTS and Wolfenstein.  Those days are waning.  (College days are over and don't get to hang out with my lil bro as much who is my arch gaming nemisis.)  

A couple of days ago was my 1 yr of owning my first home and I'm getting married in June.  So basically I got about 2 months to buy up as many toys as I can!  lol

Same time period I got my house in, and I've been married for 2 years (we've been together for 12). Just take my solution to the problem - marry a woman whose first tattoo was the Atari logo on her ankle, and we had to pull an Atari 2600 cart off the shelf for art reference.

You'll fit right in with the other Atari enthusiasts we have here, though admittedly we're no AtariAge when it comes to that.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: DeusVult on April 05, 2013, 12:23:48 PM
Welcome to the site DeusVult, and hopefully you'll enjoy it more than just because it isn't blocked.

You're definitely right on that last point, wives are expensive. Buy, buy, buy!

Thanks, and I've already found a great use for the handy checklists the databases have here.

Well not going to lie...  This was the only gaming site not blocked by my companies internet screening. 

I'm an avid Atari 2600 collector.  I got them as a gift in the early 90s from my grandmother.  Just been slowly collecting them over the years.  (And there starting to get expensive)  I used to do a lot of online gaming on the PC.  Lots of RTS and Wolfenstein.  Those days are waning.  (College days are over and don't get to hang out with my lil bro as much who is my arch gaming nemisis.) 

A couple of days ago was my 1 yr of owning my first home and I'm getting married in June.  So basically I got about 2 months to buy up as many toys as I can!  lol

Same time period I got my house in, and I've been married for 2 years (we've been together for 12). Just take my solution to the problem - marry a woman whose first tattoo was the Atari logo on her ankle, and we had to pull an Atari 2600 cart off the shelf for art reference.

You'll fit right in with the other Atari enthusiasts we have here, though admittedly we're no AtariAge when it comes to that.

Now you tell me....My Fiance would prefer all that game stuff to be left in the garage.   Funny thing is she loves playing the games though.  Fickle she is.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Shadow Kisuragi on April 05, 2013, 12:51:21 PM
Find a way to display them better, and you might find she won't mind having them out. Mine are all shoved in a room right now, and my wife won't let anyone in there until we get it organized.  :laugh:


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: DeusVult on April 05, 2013, 12:57:54 PM
Find a way to display them better, and you might find she won't mind having them out. Mine are all shoved in a room right now, and my wife won't let anyone in there until we get it organized.  :laugh:

Well, my whole idea was building an elaborate hidden tray system that leaves the large label displayed and I bought hundreads of small brass labels for all the games.  I was going to mount all this inside the expanded mantel of my fireplace.  (Was going to box in with molding from the existing 5 feet high up to the 22 foot ceiling)

All was right with the world until she decided one day last month that she likes the fireplace surround the way it is.  Whoops there goes that hidden agenda. 


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: wildbil52 on April 18, 2013, 10:58:07 AM
Well not going to lie...  This was the only gaming site not blocked by my companies internet screening. 


I don't have that problem because I control the network at my office ;) but you can get around silly internet screening with a service that routs your PCs DNS connection through a remote site like unblock-us.com

Might cause problems if you are a member of a domain and you need the server's DNS in order to log in though.  Sorry, I like solving problems.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Drakon on April 19, 2013, 08:31:11 AM
I'm Drakon from Toronto Canada.  I'm a retro video gaming hardware modding hobbyist.  Here's some of my fun creations..

Street fighter 2 arcade hack (running on a real capcom arcade board):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=TozRRwXMrH8

The sega 32x s-video mod:

[img width=700 height=525]http://imgboot.com/images/Drakon/afterburner2.jpg[/img]
[img width=700 height=525]http://imgboot.com/images/Drakon/afterburner.jpg[/img]

The fastest overclocked superfx game, running on a real superfx chip:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SHhMRGi8dmI

A mr. gimmick reproduction cart with an improved audio circuit:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=hVJTyAoSzTM

I took the metroid 2 full colour romhack and made it capable of running on real hardware:

http://16bitgamer.forumotion.ca/t231-metroid-2-full-colour-romhack

Same thing with marioland 1:

http://16bitgamer.forumotion.ca/t228-mario-land-full-colour-romhack

I'm probably best known for creating nes / famicom consoles that use an arcade graphics chip to output true rgb, s-video, a switch on the back to select between two very different audio circuits, and other fun bells and whistles:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gj_55_gZmNA

I upgrade the video quality of the snes:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8TcINkc7eE

And many other various mods I've done.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Fleach on April 19, 2013, 08:59:04 AM
Hey Drakon! Welcome to RF Gen!

I'm impressed by your modding work. That's some great stuff! I'm also from Toronto (actually a suburb of Toronto). Looking forward to seeing more of you on the forums and maybe even at local swap meets.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Am4zingGam3r on April 19, 2013, 01:05:28 PM
Welcome, Drakon & DuesVault


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Duke.Togo on April 19, 2013, 07:55:05 PM
Welcome to RFGen Drakon. I'm pretty sure I've seen your work over on Famicom World.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Drakon on April 19, 2013, 08:13:51 PM
Hey Drakon! Welcome to RF Gen!

I'm impressed by your modding work. That's some great stuff! I'm also from Toronto (actually a suburb of Toronto). Looking forward to seeing more of you on the forums and maybe even at local swap meets.

Thanks, the only swapping I do is with online friends I don't go to actual swapmeets.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: usflegend on April 20, 2013, 08:36:38 PM
Hey, I'm Adam and I Live in Florida. I am 22 and have been playing games since I was 3. I have been married for 4 years (no kids lol) and just living the dream. I work at a retro game store and have been collecting for about 18 months now. I collect and play everything from the NES to the Wii U. I found out about this site from a post on cheapassgamer. They said this site had a killer game collector function and they were not joking. Been adding my games to the list for the last hour and so far have over 340 in my collection. About 250 more titles to add.

I am a proud owner of a complete 296 N64 collection NTSC. It took me about 9 months to complete and was very fun. Check out my game list if you want. Hope to get to know you all more and am excited to see what all I can gain from these forums. My username is the same on other sites such as cheapassgamer or Nintendoage, so you might have seen me around.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Duke.Togo on April 20, 2013, 09:01:02 PM
Welcome aboard usflegend! Nice job on the N64 set, that seems to be a popular set to finish up lately. Glad to hear that you're enjoying the site so far, and I look forward to seeing more posts from you in the future.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: techwizard on April 20, 2013, 09:28:42 PM
Hey, I'm Adam and I Live in Florida. I am 22 and have been playing games since I was 3. I have been married for 4 years (no kids lol) and just living the dream. I work at a retro game store and have been collecting for about 18 months now. I collect and play everything from the NES to the Wii U. I found out about this site from a post on cheapassgamer. They said this site had a killer game collector function and they were not joking. Been adding my games to the list for the last hour and so far have over 340 in my collection. About 250 more titles to add.

I am a proud owner of a complete 296 N64 collection NTSC. It took me about 9 months to complete and was very fun. Check out my game list if you want. Hope to get to know you all more and am excited to see what all I can gain from these forums. My username is the same on other sites such as cheapassgamer or Nintendoage, so you might have seen me around.

yay more N64 collectors, i'm going for a complete collection too (CIB and including regional exclusives too though), up to 205 total so far. like duke said there have been a lot of n64 collectors finishing their sets recently.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: usflegend on April 20, 2013, 10:46:29 PM
Thank you! Yeah, I finished that set at the end of December right before a lot of prices got crazy. Just finshed adding all my games I own into the system. Total was 567 games. One game I have actually was not in the database though so I submitted it. I am gonna go explore the site. Thank you for the nice welcoming!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: TheUncannyCollector on April 25, 2013, 03:25:48 PM
Hi everybody,I just joined the site yesterday.I'm 32,I love video games,to me it is so much more than just a hobby.I'm currently in the process of adding my collection on here.I;m adding it in bits and pieces as I get time.I just wish I found this site long before now!Everybody seems nice.I have never joined a gaming site before because ethe vast majority of members on other sites are so rude and well...just plain stupid,lol.I look forward to getting to know you guys!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Shadow Kisuragi on April 25, 2013, 03:47:19 PM
Hey, I'm Adam and I Live in Florida. I am 22 and have been playing games since I was 3. I have been married for 4 years (no kids lol) and just living the dream. I work at a retro game store and have been collecting for about 18 months now. I collect and play everything from the NES to the Wii U. I found out about this site from a post on cheapassgamer. They said this site had a killer game collector function and they were not joking. Been adding my games to the list for the last hour and so far have over 340 in my collection. About 250 more titles to add.

I am a proud owner of a complete 296 N64 collection NTSC. It took me about 9 months to complete and was very fun. Check out my game list if you want. Hope to get to know you all more and am excited to see what all I can gain from these forums. My username is the same on other sites such as cheapassgamer or Nintendoage, so you might have seen me around.

USF, eh? If that's the case, you should only be a couple hours from me. I'm just NW of Orlando.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Duke.Togo on April 25, 2013, 04:40:17 PM
Hi everybody,I just joined the site yesterday.I'm 32,I love video games,to me it is so much more than just a hobby.I'm currently in the process of adding my collection on here.I;m adding it in bits and pieces as I get time.I just wish I found this site long before now!Everybody seems nice.I have never joined a gaming site before because ethe vast majority of members on other sites are so rude and well...just plain stupid,lol.I look forward to getting to know you guys!

Welcome to the site!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: nupoile on April 25, 2013, 07:47:04 PM
Hi everybody,I just joined the site yesterday.I'm 32,I love video games,to me it is so much more than just a hobby.I'm currently in the process of adding my collection on here.I;m adding it in bits and pieces as I get time.I just wish I found this site long before now!Everybody seems nice.I have never joined a gaming site before because ethe vast majority of members on other sites are so rude and well...just plain stupid,lol.I look forward to getting to know you guys!

It really is the weirdest thing, people on this site are nice. You wouldn't think internet forum and nice go together. And, to top it off, people at least stay in the general region of proper grammar, punctuation and spelling. Some days I wonder if RFG is even on the internet at all  ;)


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Duke.Togo on April 25, 2013, 08:07:14 PM
We're secretly still running on a BBS.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: nupoile on April 25, 2013, 08:25:00 PM
We're secretly still running on a BBS.

Nice! I'm totally in.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: TheUncannyCollector on April 25, 2013, 08:53:02 PM
Hi everybody,I just joined the site yesterday.I'm 32,I love video games,to me it is so much more than just a hobby.I'm currently in the process of adding my collection on here.I;m adding it in bits and pieces as I get time.I just wish I found this site long before now!Everybody seems nice.I have never joined a gaming site before because ethe vast majority of members on other sites are so rude and well...just plain stupid,lol.I look forward to getting to know you guys!

Welcome to the site!

Thanks Duke!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Izret101 on April 25, 2013, 09:32:28 PM
Welcome!
Please do get to know us. I am both rude and stupid but don't hold it against the rest of our community :D


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: techwizard on April 26, 2013, 12:29:42 AM
i think it helps that the majority of regular members are adults


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: TheUncannyCollector on April 26, 2013, 09:24:13 AM
Welcome!
Please do get to know us. I am both rude and stupid but don't hold it against the rest of our community :D

Thanks Izret,I won't hold it against you.Thanks for the warning though!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: h1ghw1nd on April 30, 2013, 02:07:54 PM
What's up guys! I've been lurking for a week or two and really like it here at RFG! I'm a 25 year old dude from Texas & I've been gaming as long as I can remember. Starting to get a little more serious about collecting stuff, getting into famicom and super famicom more lately but snes and dreamcast are two of my favs! I've talked with a few guys on IRC and it feels good to be in a community of gamers again!  8)


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Fleach on April 30, 2013, 02:17:19 PM
Welcome to the community, h1ghw1nd! We're all long-time gamers here and we love the thrill of the hunt.

We enjoy commenting on each other's hauls so if you pick up any good games pop on over to the Small Scores. It'd be cool to see some pictures of famicom carts.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Duke.Togo on April 30, 2013, 02:22:30 PM
Mmmm... Famicom. Welcome aboard!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: techwizard on April 30, 2013, 02:37:34 PM
welcome! i remember talking with you in the chat room, you seem like you'll fit right in.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: h1ghw1nd on April 30, 2013, 02:57:21 PM
Thanks for the welcomes! I picked up about 8 or 9 famicom games with my famicom a few weeks ago. i'll def put some pics up!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Strong and Nerdy on May 08, 2013, 01:43:28 AM
Hey guys I'm Tiberius (no my parents weren't Trekkies, sorry to disappoint you). I found this site through the latest podcast (#14). I'm currently living in the state of Arizona. I started playing games on the NES, but my favorite console is the SNES.

I have a decent collection of console and handheld games with some, but very few, dupes. 

I used to frequent thecoverproject.net to contribute and get covers there (a great resource if you're not familiar)

I'll be updating my collection in the next few days and look forward to joining and hopefully contributing to this great community.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: techwizard on May 08, 2013, 03:15:56 AM
welcome to the site!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Duke.Togo on May 08, 2013, 05:17:44 AM
Welcome aboard Tiberius, and thanks for listening to the show!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: h1ghw1nd on May 08, 2013, 08:07:03 AM
What's up Tiberius, welcome to RFG!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Tynstar on May 08, 2013, 10:01:38 AM
Hello Tiberius! where in AZ are you located? I am in Glendale.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: A8scooter on May 08, 2013, 10:15:16 AM
Welcome to the board. Make yourself comfortable.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Strong and Nerdy on May 08, 2013, 11:57:38 AM
@Tynstar, small world, I'm in that area as well


Title: Introductions
Post by: Atari6600 on May 22, 2013, 03:53:18 PM
I'm new here.  I was referred to this board by a member I met on a gaming website.  I'm a huge retro gamer though I don't have everything lol. I'm hoping to meet other retro gamers, discover new (or rather old) games from days gone by and just have fun.

My current retro brand systems I own are a Super Nintendo, Sega Genesis, Game Boy, Game Boy Color and a single Game & Watch (The one that started it all: Ball).  So, hello. (Sorry sometimes I'm bad with words)


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Izret101 on May 22, 2013, 04:19:45 PM
Welcome to the site!
Did whoever sent you here tell you the secret handshake?


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Duke.Togo on May 22, 2013, 05:01:41 PM
Welcome. Good group of folks here, just don't let the current round of M$ hate fool you.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: wildbil52 on May 22, 2013, 05:09:20 PM
Seriously, can we go back to talking about retro?


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Vectorguy on May 24, 2013, 12:55:14 PM
I'm a 25 year old dude from Texas

Welcome, fellow Texan dude! (I'm in Houston)


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: h1ghw1nd on May 25, 2013, 12:48:19 AM
I'm a little ways North near Conroe, Thanks for the welcome!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: JerryGreenwood on May 25, 2013, 10:51:08 AM
Hello, I'm Kevin from the east end of Long Island, NY.

I just found this site a few days ago. I stumbled on this site because I was looking for a list of Genesis launch games and the release dates of early Genesis games. I want to start a collection (again). As a child I had roughly 20 games. Now I have 4.

Currently my favorite system is the Genesis, but I also love the Master System, NES, and SNES. My biggest collection is the SNES with 28 GREAT games.




Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: h1ghw1nd on May 25, 2013, 04:40:28 PM
Hey Dez welcome to the site, hope you stick around!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: SlasherNES on May 28, 2013, 12:32:33 PM
Hey guys, just found this site and looking forward to shooting the breeze about gaming, movies, music, and whatever else. It seems pretty cool here!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: techwizard on May 28, 2013, 12:41:09 PM
that it is, welcome!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Fleach on May 28, 2013, 12:56:32 PM
Hey SlasherNES! Love your name. You're among great people here who are always more than happy to discuss games, movies, and music.

Welcome to the community!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: singlebanana on May 28, 2013, 01:22:03 PM
Hey guys, just found this site and looking forward to shooting the breeze about gaming, movies, music, and whatever else. It seems pretty cool here!

Welcome to the site!  The more you give posts, submissions, recommendations, listens to podcasts, etc., the more you will receive out of it. One of the few communities that I have ever been a part of that is truly troll-free. Enjoy your stay. :)


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: SlasherNES on May 28, 2013, 07:31:25 PM
Thanks guys, I feel welcomed! Glad to hear that it's troll free, so annoying when people do that. :grrr: Anyways, I'm still exploring the site and learning what's what and nice to see there's a chat room! 8) 

@ Fleach, yeah I combined two of my passions: NES/video games and Slasher/horror films! :evilhappy:


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Shadow Kisuragi on May 28, 2013, 07:38:35 PM
Well, you'll find fans of both in singlebanana there. :P

Also, from your signature, Army of Darkness and Predator. Never seen Monster Squad though.  :(


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Duke.Togo on May 28, 2013, 08:28:04 PM
One of the few communities that I have ever been a part of that is truly troll-free.

Whatever, you jerk.  :evilhappy:


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Shadow Kisuragi on May 28, 2013, 08:29:59 PM
One of the few communities that I have ever been a part of that is truly troll-free.

Whatever, you jerk.  :evilhappy:

Who said we're troll-free? Wait until Zig hears about this.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Zagnorch on May 28, 2013, 10:22:51 PM
One of the few communities that I have ever been a part of that is truly troll-free.

Whatever, you jerk.  :evilhappy:

Who said we're troll-free? Wait until Zig hears about this.

Hears about what?


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Cryptid Collector on May 28, 2013, 10:47:03 PM
One of the few communities that I have ever been a part of that is truly troll-free.

Whatever, you jerk.  :evilhappy:

Who said we're troll-free? Wait until Zig hears about this.

Hears about what?

That he spelled your name wrong?


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Zagnorch on May 28, 2013, 11:10:49 PM
One of the few communities that I have ever been a part of that is truly troll-free.

Whatever, you jerk.  :evilhappy:

Who said we're troll-free? Wait until Zig hears about this.

Hears about what?

That he spelled your name wrong?

Nothin' new there.

BTW welcome, all you new cannon fodder folks...


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Vectorguy on June 01, 2013, 11:09:59 PM
I'm a little ways North near Conroe, Thanks for the welcome!

Wow, not far at all!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: GamingGuru on June 07, 2013, 04:59:03 PM
Hi, My name is Graham and i am just getting in to the collecting game so i have next to nothing. I am 17 and i live in Kelowna, B.C., Canada and My favorite game is probably Ocarina of time, Grand theft auto 3 (love them all but this was the first) and Fallout 3 (keep in mind i am only starting to collect retro games so i have not played alot) I love movies,video games and writing. I am eager to start contributing to this awesome community.     


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: SirPsycho on June 07, 2013, 05:01:38 PM
Hi, My name is Graham

This makes 2 of us.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: GamingGuru on June 07, 2013, 05:19:16 PM
Hi, My name is Graham

This makes 2 of us.


It is a pretty uncommon name.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Duke.Togo on June 07, 2013, 05:54:55 PM
Welcome to the site Graham!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: techwizard on June 07, 2013, 07:02:39 PM
welcome! always nice to see more canadians, i'm in BC too near victoria.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Am4zingGam3r on June 07, 2013, 07:49:13 PM
Welcome!!!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: GamingGuru on June 07, 2013, 10:20:29 PM
welcome! always nice to see more canadians, i'm in BC too near victoria.

I love the coast so nice to visit especially Victoria.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Fleach on June 07, 2013, 10:42:55 PM
Welcome Graham and welcome to the world of collecting! There are so many fantastic retro games you have to look forward to. You're among great people with tons of knowledge here on RF Gen.

It's pretty cool to meet another Canadian (I'm in Ontario).


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: GamingGuru on June 07, 2013, 10:56:37 PM
Welcome Graham and welcome to the world of collecting! There are so many fantastic retro games you have to look forward to. You're among great people with tons of knowledge here on RF Gen.

It's pretty cool to meet another Canadian (I'm in Ontario).


Thank you I am looking to it it is awsome to see so many Canadian's.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Tynstar on June 09, 2013, 12:10:17 AM
This site is starting to be over run by Canadian's!!!!! :)


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Zagnorch on June 09, 2013, 12:24:48 AM
This site is starting to be over run by Canadian's!!!!! :)

Ya just can't trust those beady-eyed, flappy-headed flatulence enthusiasts.

Right, Crabby?


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Tynstar on June 09, 2013, 01:22:43 AM
Got to love this


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: TheSaintOfPain on June 09, 2013, 06:34:36 PM
My name is Jeremy, and I'm a long-time lurker, and very recent account creator here.  I'm from Cape Girardeau, Missouri, U.S.A., which is about 2 hours south of St. Louis, Missouri.  I've been a gamer since first playing Hunt The Wumpus on an old Tandy in my basement when I was about 2 or 3, and  I haven't stopped playing since, now being 31.  I'm more of a console gamer these days, though, with my favorite system being the NES, and that being the focus of most of my collecting, though I collect pretty much anything retro-gaming related.  I'm happy that this site exists, being among fellow gamers as crazy about this way of life as I am, and am looking forward to everything it offers, as well as contributing everything I can.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: nupoile on June 09, 2013, 06:40:31 PM
Hi! Welcome. Being a lurker isn't so bad, for the most part, I was one too for several years.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Duke.Togo on June 09, 2013, 07:06:41 PM
Welcome to the site! You'll find quite a few NES enthusiasts here. It's funny that you mention Hunt the Wumpus. I had that on my TI-99 4/A as a kid and had a lot of fun with it.

Jump in the forums and have fun.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: smith45885 on June 09, 2013, 07:38:57 PM
My name's Adam.  I'm from Ohio.  Been collecting for awhile.  Just recently got back into it.  Love NES, Snes, N64 and other cartridge based systems.  Outside of retro gaming I'm into powerlifting and firearms.. lol.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Fleach on June 09, 2013, 07:50:41 PM
You've got some cool hobbies. I like powerlifting and olympic lifting myself (though I'm lousy at both), but they're fun to watch. I hope you enjoy your time here and I'm looking forward to seeing your gaming pick ups in the Small Scores thread.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: smith45885 on June 09, 2013, 07:57:12 PM
cool!! I follow olympic lifting a little bit.. Powerlifting is my life (more than my hobby, lol)


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Duke.Togo on June 09, 2013, 08:18:35 PM
My name's Adam.  I'm from Ohio.  Been collecting for awhile.  Just recently got back into it.  Love NES, Snes, N64 and other cartridge based systems.  Outside of retro gaming I'm into powerlifting and firearms.. lol.

Welcome, glad to see you made it. Always great to see another cart collector.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: smith45885 on June 09, 2013, 09:21:05 PM
Thanks Duke! Glad I made it.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: GradualGames on June 09, 2013, 09:27:27 PM
Hi everyone, I'm Derek, from central PA. I'm currently enjoying revenge against my video-game restrictive parents in the form of collecting and playing for the NES. I also enjoy game boy, SNES, and N64, and even a bit of PS2, but I'm focusing collecting on the NES for now. I like to say I "collect to play," in that I look primarily for titles I'm certain I'll really want to play through at some point.  I also like to develop my own homebrew nes games (helped create Nomolos: Storming the Catsle, now working on The Legends of Owlia), and play piano in my spare time.

I look forward to spending some time on this site and hopefully learning about some of the hidden gems out there that I completely missed out on as a kid, having been forced to mow eighty billion lawns to earn just one game at a time :)


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Tynstar on June 09, 2013, 09:32:10 PM
Welcome everyone!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: h1ghw1nd on June 12, 2013, 04:03:25 PM
Hey Derek I enjoyed your interview on the collector cast! I hope to play Nomolos soon :)

Welcome everyone!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Duke.Togo on June 12, 2013, 05:53:39 PM
Glad to see you make it over here Derek!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Popolov on June 13, 2013, 06:47:54 AM
Hi . My name is Sergey . I love to play online games and my favorite one is  Shell Game . Here is game page - rfgeneration.com/forum/index.php?action=arcade;sa=play;game=22 .


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Bacontron on June 25, 2013, 11:35:14 PM
Hello!

My name is Carter and I just remembered I made an account on this site. I'm 15 and live in Michigan. I've been playing games with a passion as long as I can remember and have always wanted to find a good way to catalog my collection of them. Now I just have to do the hard part and actual enter them into this site, I've only done one of the many piles so far. My favourite games are Fire Emblem 9, Paper Mario TTYD, The World Ends With You, Earthbound, God Hand, and Castlevania SOTN. Outside of video games I watch anime and listen to a lot of music. (just like every other teenager in the world, heh).

I hope I can get along well with you guys. It doesn't seem like it's going to be hard though from the little bit of lurking I've done


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Duke.Togo on June 26, 2013, 12:03:44 AM
Welcome guys.

@Bacontron: with a name like that you're ok in my book.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Fleach on June 26, 2013, 06:43:39 AM
Hi . My name is Sergey . I love to play online games and my favorite one is  Shell Game . Here is game page - rfgeneration.com/forum/index.php?action=arcade;sa=play;game=22 .

Welcome to RFGen Popolov! There are a good number of people here who also play online games. You'll fit right in.

Hello!

My name is Carter and I just remembered I made an account on this site. I'm 15 and live in Michigan. I've been playing games with a passion as long as I can remember and have always wanted to find a good way to catalog my collection of them. Now I just have to do the hard part and actual enter them into this site, I've only done one of the many piles so far. My favourite games are Fire Emblem 9, Paper Mario TTYD, The World Ends With You, Earthbound, God Hand, and Castlevania SOTN. Outside of video games I watch anime and listen to a lot of music. (just like every other teenager in the world, heh).

I hope I can get along well with you guys. It doesn't seem like it's going to be hard though from the little bit of lurking I've done

It's really great to see a younger person with a passion for playing and collecting the older games. You'll get along just fine. Remember to post pictures of games you bought in Small Scores and get a mention in the Collectorcast. And, no need to worry, we all love bacon here.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: russlyman on June 26, 2013, 07:10:36 AM
Welcome new guys. Don't be shy in the forums. I also recommend using Tapatalk if you have a smart phone. It's a easy way to respond to the forum and keep track of where you posted.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: bombatomba on June 26, 2013, 08:53:16 AM
Welcome all.  Nice to see another Michigander here as well.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Bacontron on June 26, 2013, 09:17:52 AM
Thanks for the warm welcome guys!

Remember to post pictures of games you bought in Small Scores and get a mention in the Collectorcast
I will, I just need to organize my stuff and enter it all into the database first


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: russlyman on June 26, 2013, 12:16:53 PM
That can take a long long time if you have a lot. I still need to update mine.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: bearmetal on July 03, 2013, 12:36:50 PM
Hey all!

I'm Tyler. I'm in the Akron/Canton area in Ohio.

I'm a web developer by trade and gamer/collector by hobby. I have just recently decided to start collecting video games back in February-ish. So my collection is very small and slowly growing.

I grew up with a N64 being my first actual game system, but I'd have to say my favorite console is a Super Nintendo right now. My small library of super nintendo games have yet to disappoint, and I'm sure this could very well change over the coming years.

2 of my collecting goals is just collecting consoles and I would like to get all of the final fantasy and legend of zelda games as those two series are just flat out awesome in my opinion. Another general goal is to get as many role playing games as possible, as those are my absolute favorite types of games, and I hate shooters with a passion.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Shadow Kisuragi on July 03, 2013, 12:52:13 PM
Hi folks!

I noticed one of the larger complaints recently for new members has been that collections have been slow to add. I wanted to point out that, if you have a barcode scanner, you can scan the barcode into the ID# field in the Database Search, hit enter, and it should pull up the title (provided we have the UPC filled out). If you don't have the case and have a Part # that you can reference, the ID# field will also facilitate it if the field is filled in, though Nintendo Part #s (notoriously Nintendo products from GameCube and up, especially in Europe) may have trouble matching.

Our free Android app also has support for this.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: singlebanana on July 03, 2013, 01:57:35 PM
Hey all!

I'm Tyler. I'm in the Akron/Canton area in Ohio.

I'm a web developer by trade and gamer/collector by hobby. I have just recently decided to start collecting video games back in February-ish. So my collection is very small and slowly growing.

I grew up with a N64 being my first actual game system, but I'd have to say my favorite console is a Super Nintendo right now. My small library of super nintendo games have yet to disappoint, and I'm sure this could very well change over the coming years.

2 of my collecting goals is just collecting consoles and I would like to get all of the final fantasy and legend of zelda games as those two series are just flat out awesome in my opinion. Another general goal is to get as many role playing games as possible, as those are my absolute favorite types of games, and I hate shooters with a passion.

Hello Tyler, welcome to the site and enjoy your stay here. I hate to hear that you're not a fan of shooters, but I guess we'll still let you in pending acquisition of a Silent Service cart (a running joke that I'm sure you'll pick up on soon). Happy collecting and please don't hesitate to let us know if we can help. :)


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: techwizard on July 03, 2013, 03:33:06 PM
Hey all!

I'm Tyler. I'm in the Akron/Canton area in Ohio.

I'm a web developer by trade and gamer/collector by hobby. I have just recently decided to start collecting video games back in February-ish. So my collection is very small and slowly growing.

I grew up with a N64 being my first actual game system, but I'd have to say my favorite console is a Super Nintendo right now. My small library of super nintendo games have yet to disappoint, and I'm sure this could very well change over the coming years.

2 of my collecting goals is just collecting consoles and I would like to get all of the final fantasy and legend of zelda games as those two series are just flat out awesome in my opinion. Another general goal is to get as many role playing games as possible, as those are my absolute favorite types of games, and I hate shooters with a passion.

welcome to the site! i used to be the exact opposite, with a hate for RPGs because i always felt that they took way more time to finish than necessary. now i'm a bit more open minded, i think a lot of collectors start to lighten up on their old gripes with certain genres after they've been at it for a while. maybe you'll come to like some shooters eventually, they're not all bad ;)


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Fleach on July 03, 2013, 06:05:34 PM
Welcome Tyler! Happy collecting adventures! Also want to welcome you to the Community Playthrough. Hope you have fun with the game.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Duke.Togo on July 03, 2013, 07:28:18 PM
Welcome aboard, Tyler. It sounds like you're off to a nice start. I'm going to guess that when you say shooter, you mean FPS. Because no one hates scrolling shooters, right?


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: bearmetal on July 05, 2013, 10:10:16 AM
I've just found all shooters to be really repetitive is all. Though Gears of War, though it is a modern game, is one of my favorite games for my 360. COD and Halo though... ugh.

You all are right though! I may find a gem to help me be a little more open minded!

Glad to be a part of this community!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Shadow Kisuragi on July 05, 2013, 10:13:02 AM
To be fair, I'm an FPS enthusiast and yet can only play most of them with friends - I hate the community as a whole, and most of the time they make stupid decisions. I can't play them offline for the most part though, because as you've mentioned, they become a bit repetitive.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: techwizard on July 05, 2013, 07:12:58 PM
To be fair, I'm an FPS enthusiast and yet can only play most of them with friends - I hate the community as a whole, and most of the time they make stupid decisions. I can't play them offline for the most part though, because as you've mentioned, they become a bit repetitive.

that's why i like battlefield on pc because if you choose you can ignore the community. there's no voice chat, and as much as it's a team game, it's easy to play alone or co-operatively with people if you choose.

@bearmetal what about something like the Metroid Prime games, or bioshock? there are some unique FPS  for sure :P


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: bearmetal on July 08, 2013, 11:17:03 AM
To be fair, I'm an FPS enthusiast and yet can only play most of them with friends - I hate the community as a whole, and most of the time they make stupid decisions. I can't play them offline for the most part though, because as you've mentioned, they become a bit repetitive.

that's why i like battlefield on pc because if you choose you can ignore the community. there's no voice chat, and as much as it's a team game, it's easy to play alone or co-operatively with people if you choose.

@bearmetal what about something like the Metroid Prime games, or bioshock? there are some unique FPS  for sure :P

For some reason I never considered Metroid a shooter though it is. I do love some Metroid Prime and I have yet to try Bioshock


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Shadow Kisuragi on July 08, 2013, 11:23:34 AM
To be fair, I'm an FPS enthusiast and yet can only play most of them with friends - I hate the community as a whole, and most of the time they make stupid decisions. I can't play them offline for the most part though, because as you've mentioned, they become a bit repetitive.

that's why i like battlefield on pc because if you choose you can ignore the community. there's no voice chat, and as much as it's a team game, it's easy to play alone or co-operatively with people if you choose.

@bearmetal what about something like the Metroid Prime games, or bioshock? there are some unique FPS  for sure :P

Also, you know, Battlefield has vehicles. :P


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: techwizard on July 08, 2013, 05:37:10 PM
To be fair, I'm an FPS enthusiast and yet can only play most of them with friends - I hate the community as a whole, and most of the time they make stupid decisions. I can't play them offline for the most part though, because as you've mentioned, they become a bit repetitive.

that's why i like battlefield on pc because if you choose you can ignore the community. there's no voice chat, and as much as it's a team game, it's easy to play alone or co-operatively with people if you choose.

@bearmetal what about something like the Metroid Prime games, or bioshock? there are some unique FPS  for sure :P

Also, you know, Battlefield has vehicles. :P

BEEP BEEP IMMA JEEP


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: otcvideogames on July 18, 2013, 11:48:06 AM
Hey guys, my name is Chris. I post on NintendoAge frequently and lurk around a couple other boards. I joined the site after listening to the Collectorcast.

I am always trying to expand my limited knowledge of fixing and modding retro consoles.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: wildbil52 on July 18, 2013, 12:56:00 PM
Hey guys, my name is Chris. I post on NintendoAge frequently and lurk around a couple other boards. I joined the site after listening to the Collectorcast.

I am always trying to expand my limited knowledge of fixing and modding retro consoles.

Good to have you, Chris.  Thanks for listening!  Just picked up a 2600 and Coleco and I'm just learning about av mods myself now that I have some skill with a soldering iron.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Duke.Togo on July 22, 2013, 05:21:53 PM
Glad to see some more NA'ers making it over here. Thanks for listening to the show, Chris!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: RetroRage on July 23, 2013, 09:37:45 PM
Absolutely.  Lotsa good folks at NA. 


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: alexkidd401 on July 26, 2013, 03:07:31 PM
Hey,

alexkidd401 here. I signed up a while ago but I'm trying to get more active on this forum. I've traded with Duke Togo on NA and I'm a fan of his podcast. Trying to get into collecting new gen systems.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Duke.Togo on July 27, 2013, 09:04:43 AM
Welcome, and glad to see you over here. Jump into the forums, you'll find a good group of folks here.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: oldschoolsell on August 02, 2013, 11:50:09 AM
I like to sell old things and like to collect things for atari 2600, snes, n64 nintendo. But like the newer
consoles out there i dont really collect games n etc but i do like halo.
Hey duke.togo you still have snes manuals i would be interested in those?


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: VideoGamePorn on August 08, 2013, 03:51:09 AM
Hey there guys. Found out about the site from the rf podcast. Been collecting NES for almost a year now. About 120 loose and 20 CIB now. Thinking I might start collecting some PAL stuff soon. Hope to make some friends and trade with you guys here soon.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: singlebanana on August 08, 2013, 08:40:22 AM
Welcome to the site VideoGamePorn. You are definitely at the right place for NES collecting.....well, really any type of collecting. Enjoy your stay and let me know if I can help you out with anything.

Also welcome oldschoolsell and alexkidd401. Being active on the site and especially the forums is the best way to collect and build your reputation for trading/selling/buying. Good luck and also let me know if you guys need anything.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Zoe Hearth on August 31, 2013, 11:06:50 PM
Hi! I'm Zoe and I'm a 17 year old girl from Ontario Canada. I joined the site because I was looking for a place to document a list of my collection. (And also because I am a huge procrastinator and I'd rather be talking about vdieo games than doing my school work) I'll probably be looking to buy a snes and start collecting games for it as soon as I get a job. (Whenever that is....)  ::)


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Fleach on August 31, 2013, 11:29:16 PM
Welcome to RFGen Zoe! Nice to see another Canadian here. The cataloguing features here are great for keeping track of your collection. Looking forward to see pictures of your pick ups in the Small Scores thread.

If you are patient enough and hunt around you can find SNES at a good price.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Duke.Togo on September 01, 2013, 01:28:55 AM
Welcome to the site,  Zoe. You'll find a good and helpful bunch of folks here. Enjoy building your collection!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: wildbil52 on September 05, 2013, 11:20:45 AM
THEY ARE TAKING OVER!!!!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Shadow Kisuragi on September 05, 2013, 11:39:12 AM
Hi! I'm Zoe and I'm a 17 year old girl from Ontario Canada. I joined the site because I was looking for a place to document a list of my collection. (And also because I am a huge procrastinator and I'd rather be talking about vdieo games than doing my school work) I'll probably be looking to buy a snes and start collecting games for it as soon as I get a job. (Whenever that is....)  ::)

I'm sure one of us can get you an SNES without too many problems. What are you looking to pick up for SNES?


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: KingKoop89 on September 14, 2013, 09:18:08 PM
Hi the New NES-head here! like the site ^_^
nice collections , lots of topics , kool-NES!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Duke.Togo on September 14, 2013, 09:31:28 PM
Welcome to RFG, KingKoop. Certainly a lot of us really love the NES!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Crazy_Opossum on September 19, 2013, 10:37:26 PM
Hi the New NES-head here! like the site ^_^
nice collections , lots of topics , kool-NES!

 I think you're the one I saw on AA, anyway, Welcome ^.^


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: nes_pimp on October 03, 2013, 10:48:17 PM
Hi the New NES-head here! like the site ^_^
nice collections , lots of topics , kool-NES!

Do I know you from somewhere? Welcome playa


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Dergatron9000 on October 09, 2013, 05:24:25 AM
My name is ryan. Im from saskatchatoon, currently traveling southeast asia... on the hunt. Check me out on instagram andtwitter same username.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Duke.Togo on October 15, 2013, 05:59:47 PM
Hi Dergatron. Best of luck in your hunt overseas!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: MaterialHandlerMike on October 21, 2013, 12:03:17 PM
Hey, my name is Mike. I live and work in northern British Columbia. Up in Canada eh? I have a huge love for Nintendo (and a little for SEGA)


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Shadow Kisuragi on October 21, 2013, 12:04:44 PM
The Canadians are invading!
... Welcome aboard. Sorry for the site performance lately - it's been a problem for close to 3 weeks now. Bear with us while we sort it out. :)


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Crabmaster2000 on October 22, 2013, 08:31:54 PM
Hey, my name is Mike. I live and work in northern British Columbia. Up in Canada eh? I have a huge love for Nintendo (and a little for SEGA)

Glad to see you posting Mike!! This guy hangs out at the store quite often. He has great taste in games so its always a pleasure when he has time to chat with me.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: MaterialHandlerMike on October 22, 2013, 10:36:54 PM
Glad to be part of the RF generation board, Crabby!  I always enjoy hanging out at Game Quest, talking retro gaming.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Fleach on October 22, 2013, 10:44:57 PM
Canadian invasion!

Welcome EngineerMike! Hope to see more of you on the forums, and feel free to join one of the Community Playthroughs.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: MaterialHandlerMike on October 22, 2013, 11:58:49 PM
Thanks Fleach! I got in on the Simon's Quest Community Playthrough, and had a LOT of fun with that game.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Zagnorch on October 23, 2013, 12:03:12 AM
Canadian invasion!

So... many... maple leaves...

Huh, all of a sudden I have a hankering for pancakes.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Fleach on October 23, 2013, 06:27:19 AM
Huh, all of a sudden I have a hankering for pancakes.

No need to worry, EngineerMike can design and set up an endless maple syrup contraption. He is an engineer after all. ;)


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: MaterialHandlerMike on October 24, 2013, 04:31:06 AM
I would design such a contraption, but I'm very busy trying to design something to provide me with endless Poutine first ;)


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Crabmaster2000 on October 24, 2013, 01:50:32 PM
Quite feeding into the stereotypes guys. Besides first priority should be to design the perfect toque!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: xstoneknightx on November 01, 2013, 02:53:50 PM
Hey everyone, I'm Luis from Puerto Rico :D. Im here thanks to another user of other page (I will not sponsor them) that I saw this pages and well Im here. I love collect videogame stuff, I'm more into collecting ps2 (rpg only), psp, xbox original and now sega saturn games. I hope here I can make trades and sale stuff to complete my collection and also share my gaming/buying experience with you guys :D


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: wildbil52 on November 01, 2013, 08:26:34 PM
Hey everyone, I'm Luis from Puerto Rico :D. Im here thanks to another user of other page (I will not sponsor them) that I saw this pages and well Im here. I love collect videogame stuff, I'm more into collecting ps2 (rpg only), psp, xbox original and now sega saturn games. I hope here I can make trades and sale stuff to complete my collection and also share my gaming/buying experience with you guys :D

Welcome, man!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: feder on November 04, 2013, 07:34:36 PM
I'm feder. I'm from Indiana. I've been a gamer as long as I can remember. My first console was the Atari, and my latest is the Wii U. My game collection is pretty small, but I'm versed in all sorts of different games thanks to my boyfriend and his awesome collection.

I mostly play RPGs, specifically those from Namco Bandai's "Tales of" series. My favorite games are Final Fantasy IX and Threads of Fate, and my favorite console is the Nintendo Gamecube.

It's nice to meet everyone! ^_^


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: nupoile on November 04, 2013, 08:17:26 PM
Hi feder, welcome to one of the truly nice places on the internet. Hope you stick around.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: feder on November 04, 2013, 08:24:45 PM
Hi feder, welcome to one of the truly nice places on the internet. Hope you stick around.
Thanks! I appreciate the warm welcome ^^


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Duke.Togo on November 04, 2013, 09:40:39 PM
Welcome feder! It's always nice to see a fellow Hoosier on the site!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Fleach on November 04, 2013, 10:03:13 PM
Welcome feder! I'm sure your collection will grow and you'll be running with the big dogs.

And to expand on nupoile's comment, RFGen would have to be the Canada of the Internet. Everyone's so nice.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Disposed Hero on November 08, 2013, 10:29:14 AM
My name's Steven.  I'm 26 years old and am from (near) Atlanta, GA.  I just joined this forum at the recommendation of another member here.  I've been browsing the discussions here, and this definitely seems like my kind of place!  I'm especially looking forward to participating in the community playthroughs when the next one starts.  :)

I've been collecting for about 1.5 years now (although I had a fairly decent collection before that), and I probably have several hundred games in my collection now.  All of my game shelves are literally overflowing, but I suppose that's a good thing.  :P



Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: GrayGhost81 on November 08, 2013, 11:12:17 AM
My name's Steven.  I'm 26 years old and am from (near) Atlanta, GA.  I just joined this forum at the recommendation of another member here.  I've been browsing the discussions here, and this definitely seems like my kind of place!  I'm especially looking forward to participating in the community playthroughs when the next one starts.  :)

I've been collecting for about 1.5 years now (although I had a fairly decent collection before that), and I probably have several hundred games in my collection now.  All of my game shelves are literally overflowing, but I suppose that's a good thing.  :P

YES! Welcome to the site Steven! Very excited that you're interested in joining the community playthroughs.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: techwizard on November 08, 2013, 05:27:22 PM
welcome! feel free to jump into either of the current playthroughs going on for november, we're not strict about the timelines and people regularly join late. lots of time left to get in on some oddworld or max payne action :)


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Disposed Hero on November 09, 2013, 02:40:22 PM
My name's Steven.  I'm 26 years old and am from (near) Atlanta, GA.  I just joined this forum at the recommendation of another member here.  I've been browsing the discussions here, and this definitely seems like my kind of place!  I'm especially looking forward to participating in the community playthroughs when the next one starts.  :)

I've been collecting for about 1.5 years now (although I had a fairly decent collection before that), and I probably have several hundred games in my collection now.  All of my game shelves are literally overflowing, but I suppose that's a good thing.  :P

YES! Welcome to the site Steven! Very excited that you're interested in joining the community playthroughs.


welcome! feel free to jump into either of the current playthroughs going on for november, we're not strict about the timelines and people regularly join late. lots of time left to get in on some oddworld or max payne action :)

Thanks for the warm welcome!  I think I might join in on the MP3 playthrough :)


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Fleach on November 10, 2013, 12:24:39 AM
Thanks for the warm welcome!  I think I might join in on the MP3 playthrough :)

Any Bodom fan is more than welcome on joining the community playthroughs.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: NxCmp on November 10, 2013, 01:01:43 AM
Hey everyone. You can call me Nx for short. I currently live in Indiana but will be moving to another state for health reasons. I find it difficult to pick just a single platform so if I had to pick two it would be between the NES and Playstation 2. I have been collecting game for a variety or platforms for the past few years. The platforms I have the most games for would be, again, the NES and Playstation 2. I play both platforms pretty much on a daily basis.

I am currently in the process of finishing school and getting my degree and certification(s). I put school on hold to work for a 3PL company for 3 years. I specialize in I.T. with a focus in networking and security, but a dabble in just about everything. If you ever need any IT related help, just ask.

Some of the things I did for my previous job consisted of the implementation of e-mail, VoIP, database and network monitoring systems. Before submitting my resignation, I aided in the installation and configuration of a MPLS network, linking all 5 offices across the US together.

In my spare time I currently help administer a TF2 gaming community but other players get together to play just about anything together. I myself host a Garry's Mod server. I also run a Opensource/Linux blog but is temporarily on hiatus due to personal reasons. It been about a half a year or so since it was last updated with new content. You can find it here: Link (http://"http://chooseopensource.com)

Anyways that's enough about me. If you have any questions or would like to just chat let me know. I visit the RFg IRC channel on a regular basis, maybe you can catch me there, send me a PM on the forums, or on Steam.

Later

One more thing, I wrote this at 1AM, so sorry for any spelling or grammar mistakes I may have missed. =P


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Fleach on November 10, 2013, 06:38:28 PM
Hey Nx! Welcome to RFGen! There are some other techies and computer guys here.

I really love the PS2 too.

Looking forward to seeing your scores and if you're interested, check out the community playthroughs.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: bombatomba on November 12, 2013, 04:59:06 PM
Welcome, Nx.  Good to have you here.  Just looked online and saw your name in the Steam group.  Sending you an friend invite now.  I love Morrowind, too!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: NxCmp on November 12, 2013, 05:34:12 PM
Welcome, Nx.  Good to have you here.  Just looked online and saw your name in the Steam group.  Sending you an friend invite now.  I love Morrowind, too!

I think Morrowind is the RPG I have put the most time into, across PC Non-Steam, PC w/ Steam, and Xbox I must have put in at least a solid 3k hours into it.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: kaysow on November 14, 2013, 05:38:42 AM
hey y'all, kaysow here from sweden. heard about this site over at thecoverproject and i always like a good database (fond of imdb and discogs). been gaming since the NES-days with a bit of a fallout in the 16-bit era and return to form with the PSX. collecting anything of interest, no complete sets for a system or anything like that, and i'm way partial to JRPGs.
not a lot to tell really, but i'm aspiring to work as an illustrator/production artists eventually. living in a one room aparment and i'm currently in a game collecting lockdown to save space. try to work out every other day. i scan a lot of old gaming rags and comics and covers for preservation purposes. also i'm terrible at math but a friend who's just finishing up a media technology course at university is trying to teach me some basic programming and i just wish id've learned it back in school cuz there's so much cool stuff you can do with it.  for now all i can do is experiment with gamemaker studio.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: singlebanana on November 14, 2013, 10:01:30 AM
Welcome kaysow, Disposed Hero, NxCmp, and all other new members! I'm going to take Bil's advice from the podcast and start getting notifications for this page so that I can keep up. Welcome aboard and please join us in the playthroughs when you can.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: MDG2013 on December 05, 2013, 11:13:23 AM
Hello, My name is Matt. I live In Houston, TX.

My favorite systems include the OG xbox, N64, PS2, Nintendo Wii, and the Nintendo Ds/3DS line of handhelds. My favorite game genres include RPGs, Simulation, Strategy, and shmups. I have gathered a mass of a little over 200 games and am still going strong.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: singlebanana on December 05, 2013, 11:30:53 AM
Welcome Matt. Enjoy your stay.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: moonraker_fats on December 05, 2013, 09:38:09 PM
Welcome MDG2013, I'm out of San Antonio so it's always nice to see other southern Texas collectors...RFGen is a great place with great folks!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Duke.Togo on December 05, 2013, 10:21:31 PM
Welcome aboard, Matt. Thanks for coming by, and be sure to get into the forums!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: nupoile on December 06, 2013, 12:30:17 AM
Hi Matt, I might be visiting Houston next spring for a few days. You'll have to let me know what sights to see.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Vectorguy on December 15, 2013, 12:02:05 AM
^Come to H. A. A. G., the Houston Area Arcade Group for its annual expo, with hundreds of games set on free play (after paying a fee, of course) ;) That's in November though (but that's a heads up for anyone in Texas who can get in here though).


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: h1ghw1nd on January 08, 2014, 04:32:34 PM
Hello, My name is Matt. I live In Houston, TX.

My favorite systems include the OG xbox, N64, PS2, Nintendo Wii, and the Nintendo Ds/3DS line of handhelds. My favorite game genres include RPGs, Simulation, Strategy, and shmups. I have gathered a mass of a little over 200 games and am still going strong.

A little late but hopefully you're still around! Welcome to the site. I live close to Houston. Nice to see some locals on here!

@Vector I forgot you're from Houston too right?


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: YO!NOID on January 18, 2014, 02:16:51 PM
hey folks, I'm Joe 36 Years old and Live in South Carolina. I still have My first nes Complete in box and have recently started collecting nes and genesis games. I hope to learn alot here and hope i can contribute as well.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: singlebanana on January 18, 2014, 02:51:04 PM
Welcome! I'd be interested to know what part of SC since I grew up on the NC/SC border. Enjoy your stay here. :)


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: YO!NOID on January 18, 2014, 06:05:44 PM
myrtle beach


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: singlebanana on January 18, 2014, 06:21:10 PM
Ah yeah, I know it well


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: h1ghw1nd on January 19, 2014, 12:25:27 AM
Welcome to the site Joe!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Duke.Togo on January 19, 2014, 10:05:28 AM
Welcome to RFG, Joe!


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Post by: YO!NOID on January 19, 2014, 11:42:02 AM
thanks guys!!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Vectorguy on January 19, 2014, 02:15:01 PM
@Vector I forgot you're from Houston too right?

Correct.  I didn't know you were close either!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: ggallegos1 on January 20, 2014, 04:09:28 PM
Afternoon guys and gals!

Another noob here just got on this about a week ago and spent the majority of my time updating m collection (I was using Gamefaqs before but love the sorting and organizational tools here).

Born and raised in Queens, NY and have been collecting for nearly 20 years with almost everything imaginable. looking forward to contributing to the forums!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: singlebanana on January 20, 2014, 04:22:00 PM
Welcome ggallegos1 and other new members! I think that you will find this site not only useful in terms of the database, but you will also find that the community here is outstanding and very supportive of its members. My advice to new members is to be an active participant as well as a user; participate in the forums, buy/sell/trade with members, add to our growing database with new software/hardware and/or missing info/pics, and join the playthroughs..............okay that last one was a self-plug, but still. :) This site is what you make of it.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: h1ghw1nd on January 21, 2014, 06:42:27 PM
@Vector I forgot you're from Houston too right?

Correct.  I didn't know you were close either!

Yup I'm from around the Conroe area! Cool to see some locals on here.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Dezo Greenwood on January 27, 2014, 11:41:54 AM
Hello peeps,

I'm not that new, I'm Dezorian. I felt the need to change my name because Jerry Greenwood is my user name for other message boards, as well as my xbox account, and other things. I just wanted to be more consistent with everything and not have multiple user names all over the place. If the Mods want to delete my Dezorian account, that is fine.

So, hello again!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Shadow Kisuragi on January 27, 2014, 11:45:34 AM
So...you know you can change your Display Name, right? It's under Profile -> Account Related Settings.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: JerryGreenwood on January 28, 2014, 09:49:19 AM
Thanks Shadow!

Would've been rough giving up my Virtual Boy status and forfeiting my Panic Room championship :P


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Fleach on January 29, 2014, 07:46:56 AM
Welcome back to a regular log in on RF Gen, Jerry "Dezorian" Greenwood.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: DarkStar on January 29, 2014, 04:48:20 PM
Just a quick introduction: I'm Chris and live just outside of Portland, Oregon (in a suburb called Hillsboro) - My primary classic video game interests are platformers, racers, and shooters. My wife however loves RPGs and puzzle games.

My day job is working for a manufacturer's representative - primary doing video game product management on Amazon.com, but a few other retailers too (like Fred Meyer, Costco, etc).

At last year's E3, I had a chance to get hands-on with the RetroN 5 by Hyperkin and that renewed my interest in classic console gaming. With the April release coming up, I'm starting to look over my existing games and find new ones too. I found the RFG Android app a few weeks ago and decided to join!

One of my hobbies is doing electronics engineering, so as such I've cleaned and repaired all of my own carts and consoles. Honestly though, if you know how to use a soldering iron, carts and consoles are pretty easy fixings!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Shadow Kisuragi on January 29, 2014, 05:03:48 PM
Electrical Engineering is something I've given great consideration to going back to college for. I've got a ton of patentable ideas when it comes to electronics and video games, and I just haven't taken the time to learn what I need for it.

Welcome to the site! If you have any tips on cleaning and repairing consoles, feel free to contribute to our knowledge base here with a few blogs on the subject. I know that a few of our members have written modding blogs in the past, but they may have been lost to the ether after the site was hacked and we lost 2 years worth of forum posts and blogs.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Duke.Togo on January 29, 2014, 06:10:13 PM
Welcome to the site, DarkStar! Classic gaming is fantastic fun, and you'll find plenty of others here of the same mind.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: nupoile on January 29, 2014, 09:24:24 PM
Hi, DarkStar. I live about a hour or so from Hillsboro. Welcome.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Fleach on January 30, 2014, 07:58:51 AM
Hey DarkStar!

It sounds like many of us would love the perks of your job. Your knowledge of repairing games and consoles could come in handy here, ever considered starting a blog here on that topic?

Welcome to the site. Looking forward to seeing you around the site.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: DarkStar on January 30, 2014, 10:56:42 AM
Yeah, the perks of the job can be interesting indeed! I'll take a look at the blog functions and see how I could impart some of my knowledge onto others. Thanks for the warm welcome!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: codd_peace on February 22, 2014, 01:36:28 PM
Hello all!

My name is Codd Peace. I am confused... I thought this forum was a group therapy of video game addiction.
 ???

However, Nupoile assures me that this IS the correct website.  He also has an excellent selection of artisan craft micro brews.

Has anyone ever beaten Star Voyager for the NES??? I don't think it is possible.

As a matter of fact... I have had at one time collected EVERY video game for the NES in .rom format!! I am very proud.  j/k  ;)

Here is a video post of my home collection it only takes up 3 rooms, but the  vectrex room is pretty impressive:  My Home Collection Video Tour (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ)

 :laugh:
~C


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: nupoile on February 23, 2014, 10:38:21 AM
Well, I guess I should say "hi" to Codd Peace.....this is what happens when you tell your friends about RFGen, they show up.

I'll have to be more careful in the future   :P



Actually I've been trying to get Mr. Peace to use RFG to log his game collection for some time now. He has more than a handful of games and probably a few that could be entered into the database on the PC side of things. We spent a little time yesterday going over the in's an out's of game submissions.

But enjoy the site Codd Peace, I'll certainly enjoy the extra humor.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: h1ghw1nd on February 26, 2014, 06:56:37 AM
It only takes up THREE rooms huh? Haha welcome to the site sir you fit right in!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: A Republican 11 on May 17, 2014, 01:53:25 PM
Hey guys I just joined today. Im mainly using this site to keep track of what X360 games I own since my goal as a collector is to own every X360 game released on disc in American.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Shadow Kisuragi on May 17, 2014, 03:40:25 PM
You'll find many of us here collect X360. ;)


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Dark Aura on June 15, 2014, 09:02:17 AM
Hi all  :)

I registered to this site on October 2009 and used it mainly to keep a list of my collection. My name is Carlos J., 31 years old from Puerto Rico. I currently work in a very high profile software company (hint hint) as a manager of digital services customer support. Gaming is one my strong hobby.

I started gaming back at 1989 (or 1988... can't remember lol). My favorite genres at that time were platforms, adventure and action. Games like Mario, Mega Man, Kirby, Contra, Castlevania, etc...  

Then in 1996 something happened. I bought Mario RPG on SNES from a sale in Blockbuster, complete in like-new condition for $12. I thought that the game was platform as well but I was wrong, it was something different from what I was used to play. I didn't knew what "RPG" was and got frustrated by the gameplay. Then some days later I gave it another try and this like I understood that I had to follow a "story" and do battles in a way that was alien to me. The story aspect is what hook me up to no end and this was beginning of my passion to RPGs and its sub-genres.

At this date my gaming collection is composed of 508 games with 5 more on the way. All physical. About 61% of my collection are RPG and Strategy. The focus of my collection is more quality than quantity though.

Some of the most notable things in my collection are:
     Mega Man 7 SNES (complete)
     Earthbound SNES (complete)
     Aero Fighters SNES (cart only)
     Chrono Trigger SNES (complete)
     Ever 17: The Out of Infinity (complete)

Some of the last games I bought are:
     (3DS) Cave Story 3D with holographic cover (complete and like-new)
     (3DS) Monster Tale (new)
     (DS) Advance Wars: Dual Strike (complete, good condition)
     (PC) Ever 17: Out of Infinity in English (complete and like-new)

My interests are gaming (duh..), anime (good ones), music, astronomy, cars, technology and running.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: h1ghw1nd on June 15, 2014, 05:09:08 PM
Welcome to the site Dark Aura! I think you'll fit in just fine around here :)

I'm a big RPG lover as well and we've got quite a few more members that can't get enough level up/deep story action. Hope you stick around!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Shadow Kisuragi on June 15, 2014, 07:34:55 PM
You're not the only person here that works for a high profile software company. ;)


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: RetroRage on June 22, 2014, 03:38:06 PM
That's right.  Shadow Kisuragi here works for Tiger Electronics ;)


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: h1ghw1nd on June 22, 2014, 09:24:01 PM
Was he promoted from Data West? :P


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: BloodyEyes13 on July 18, 2014, 03:23:16 PM
Just wanted to introduce myself. I'm J.M. also known as BloodyEyes13. I only heard about this website for the first time today in a Kotaku article, but decided to register once I got here. Definitely looks "up my alley". Anyways, I'm a long-time gamer & collector (since the 80's), my collection is at around 1000 games for various consoles. I'm currently focusing on completing a full PS3 & Sega Master System collection, as they are my two favorite consoles of all time. I'll update my games list over the next few weeks when I have free time. Anyways, just wanted to say hi, hope to chat with you all soon. Cheers!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: SirPsycho on July 18, 2014, 03:27:48 PM
We got mentioned on Kotaku again? By the Gods we did. Ever since that 2DS article and the new MetalJesus video we've been making some powerful friends. Anyway, welcome BloodyEyes! We're friendly here and don't bite too hard. If you have questions just feel free to ask and you'll probably get a half dozen answers fairly quickly.

http://kotaku.com/how-to-beat-400-games-in-4-5-years-1607296068


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Fleach on July 18, 2014, 03:28:11 PM
Hey J.M! Welcome to RF Generation!

It's pretty cool that a Kotaku article led you here. I'll have to go find it. We seem to be getting lots of shout outs today. :)

Hope you enjoy tracking your collection on here and browsing the forums as a community member. Be sure to check out the Community Playthroughs child board in Video Game Generation. It's great way to get to know fellow gamers and collectors. (Shameless plug)


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Shadow Kisuragi on July 18, 2014, 03:50:38 PM
Wow... doing well this week! Thanks for the heads-up BloodyEyes!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Duke.Togo on July 18, 2014, 04:39:36 PM
Welcome to the site, and feel free to jump right in to the forums!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Shadow Kisuragi on July 18, 2014, 04:40:39 PM
I...I can't keep up with with the Updated Entries feed. Even during our submission contests, that's never happened... I usually open changes in a new tab just to clean up entries when I can, and the feed is being updated quicker than I can even verify a page.  :speechless:


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: singlebanana on July 18, 2014, 04:41:51 PM
Welcome to the site BloodyEyes13. Enjoy your stay here and please be sure to contact us if you have any questions. :)


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Liodarm on July 18, 2014, 05:49:06 PM
Hi guys! Just registered today! Yay \o/

My name es Lionel, i'm from Argentina and I was looking for a good way to track my game collection. I just saw a review (The metal jesus one) and i ended up here.

I'm not a big collector, but i'm trying to get all the retro stuff i always want.

Hope to make some friends and enjoy this awesome little hobby.

PD: Sorry for the crappy english, not my native language :'D.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Shadow Kisuragi on July 18, 2014, 05:52:50 PM
Welcome! I love the Batman: The Animated Series avatar there!

Curious - in Argentina, do you tend to get a lot of US imports for retro titles, or do you have more of the Brazil-published bootlegs and licensed games?


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Liodarm on July 18, 2014, 06:11:35 PM
The avatar is from the Justice League Unlimited xD

Our "market" it's mainly US imports. You can get an ocasionally Japanese import, but it's mainly US. We a have a TON of bootlegs (games and consoles), pirate carts and that kind of stuff. It's almost impossible to get a CD/DVD based system without a chip or some kind of piracy mod. Collecting or buying games it's expensive, right now a new game cost around 80-100 dollars. And the retro stuff it's not easy to find, there is almost no market.

But well, c'est la vie


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Izret101 on July 18, 2014, 06:13:09 PM
Your english is probably better than mine and i bet your spanish is much better. lol

Welcome to the site!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: singlebanana on July 18, 2014, 06:13:37 PM
Welcome to the site Liodarm. Enjoy your stay!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Shadow Kisuragi on July 18, 2014, 06:21:26 PM
The avatar is from the Justice League Unlimited xD

Our "market" it's mainly US imports. You can get an ocasionally Japanese import, but it's mainly US. We a have a TON of bootlegs (games and consoles), pirate carts and that kind of stuff. It's almost impossible to get a CD/DVD based system without a chip or some kind of piracy mod. Collecting or buying games it's expensive, right now a new game cost around 80-100 dollars. And the retro stuff it's not easy to find, there is almost no market.

But well, c'est la vie

You're right, it IS from Unlimited. I've been bouncing between Batman cartoons lately, since my wife loves watching anything Batman. Hah...thanks!
That's what I figured - mostly US imports. I know cost down there is horrendous, since you have to pay the import/custom taxes. Brazil's not much better when it comes to that, as you have to pay Brazil's taxes AND the cost of production being done in Brazil. Hopefully, some of the major publishers will find better ways to distribute cheaper games to South America.

Thanks for the information!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Liodarm on July 18, 2014, 06:39:53 PM
Right now the cheaper way it's buying digital. It's the only way to "evade" the tax and shipping cost. There is some official releases, but the prices are just equal or more expensive. It's kinda silly, for example, if i a buy a PS3 Digital game in my Country PSN, it's way more expensive than using an USA account.
The best way to get the actual phsycal copy it's to have patience and look for deals... but not always i have the patience xD.

By the way, thx for the greetings  :beer:


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Duke.Togo on July 18, 2014, 07:07:42 PM
As others have said, welcome Liodarm. It's always nice to see new members, and here about experiences in other markets. Enjoy your stay.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: jenbooks on July 18, 2014, 09:18:16 PM
Hello!  I'm Jen and I too am here from the Kotaku article on game backlogs.  :)  I've been looking for an online community / game catalog for a while now.  I used to use IGN, but it went all weird, then I tried Playfire.  It was awesome for a while, but then they took away everything I liked about the site.   :-\  I do have a backloggery (I'm jenbooks there as well) but it's really not up to date.  I keep forgetting about it.

The husband and I have a shared video game collection with around 600+ games.  There's so many I'd like to play but Skyrim still has me in a death grip.

If I'm not playing video games, I'm probably reading - mostly science fiction and fantasy, with some historical fiction and actual history thrown in sometimes as well.  Recently I've discovered comic books - I'm hooked on Afterlife With Archie, Saga, Fatale, and Rat Queens, among others.

I'm basically looking for a comfortable forum to hang around and geek out in - I hope this could be one!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Duke.Togo on July 18, 2014, 09:30:45 PM
Hi Jen, welcome to RFG. If you're looking for a welcoming, laid back forum, you have come to the right place.

Explore the collection tools, jump in the forums, and enjoy your stay.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: singlebanana on July 19, 2014, 07:58:40 AM
Echoing what Duke said. Welcome to you and your husband Jen. Anything you guys primarily collect?


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: MasterMindJ49 on July 19, 2014, 11:14:18 AM
Hi all. Joined a while ago, but finally managed to put up my NES collection today. Still have to put up my PS1, Genesis and SNES collections.

Currently living in southwestern Illinois, I've been collecting for a few years, desperately trying to get back all the games I loved as a kid. I can distinctly remember games like Quattro Adventure and Color A Dinosaur on the shelves. I had no idea at that time that they would be as hard to find today and valuable to boot.

Anyway, this serves as my first post. Enjoy.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Boshamp on July 19, 2014, 12:33:29 PM
Welcome! There are many great resources to find whatever you are looking for here and most of us will keep an eye out for stuff if you post what you are looking for. Trading on the site seems to be a very awesome experience overall according to many of our members. I haven't separated everything to start trading and selling personally on the site, but it seems most everyone on the site that is willing to buy/sell/trade on the site has documented a pretty good reputation in dealing with one another.

Homies helping Homies     :)


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: PunchCherry on July 21, 2014, 12:56:20 AM
Yo wassaaawp

I'm really glad to be able to organize my video game collection and show it off on a website like this~ I really enjoy the vast library of what you guys got here and how members can submit missing games. The community seems really nice as well!

I used to be a complete Nintendo dork in the past but since a few years back, I've been expanding my horizons and trying out other video games from other companies and it's been great. I still like Nintendo but yeah, it's become pretty stale. I crave variety when it comes to video games. The collections I'm currently working on are the Hamtaro and Klonoa series, which are nearly finished at the moment.

I hope to get along with a lot of people here and get into the trading thing when I can! This place is pretty rad.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Dime_fan3 on July 21, 2014, 01:04:51 AM
Hi all, I'm from Sydney, Australia, and I guess you could say MJR sent me here. :) I've been playing games most of my life, but decided to get into collecting more in the last year or so.

I don't really have a platform of choice, but I'd say I'm more into Nintendo and Sony than Microsoft, still have a console from each though. Some of my favourite series include Zelda, Silent Hill, Final Fantasy and Fatal Frame.

Hope to get along with everyone and learn some more about game collecting.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Boshamp on July 21, 2014, 01:34:04 AM
Some of my favourite series include Zelda, Silent Hill, Final Fantasy and Fatal Frame.

Hope to get along with everyone and learn some more about game collecting.

Welcome to both of you! I can tell you with certainty that you will get along with everyone here and learn more than you ever wanted to know about gaming and collecting. Especially with favorites like those. :)

I have heard amazing stories of trades, although I personally am still too disorganized to start trading.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: INVISIGOTH on July 21, 2014, 06:12:01 AM
Hi.

   Umm...  I guess I have been trying to find an online way of cataloging and showcasing my game collection since I first went online with AOL.  Gave up for years after they took away my "public AOL website page thingy" that everyone there had. A few months ago, I tried some other site, but gave up after 5 minutes when I found I couldn't show 3 duplicates of 1 game.  Saw the Metal Jesus video about some other sites and decided to check out this one.

   I have been gaming since the Atari era, and my first system was the Sears Video Arcade II. I own a lot of systems (sorry I don't have a good way of counting them right now), and a decent amount of games and accessories.   I don't know if I will ever be able to put all my games on this site because they are so disorganized and everywhere in my house, and some are packed away in boxes I can't get to.

   I don't really have 1 favorite system, but I want to think it might be a Nintendo product. Same with games; not sure but probably a Nintendo game or series. Hmmmm Pokemon.... Zelda... Mario Kart... 50 other things....    Just don't imply that I ONLY like Nintendo, because I can spend days, weeks, or months playing something on a Playstation, Xbox, PC or some other platform.

   Not sure what else to put here, so I guess I will just go look at the site.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: riotfig on July 21, 2014, 07:45:10 AM
Hey there. Listener to the podcast and long time lurker finally reporting in.

I've been gaming since early 80's from PC to consoles.

When it comes to gaming, I am platform agnostic.

I have so much to learned from my gaming interest and collecting from everyone.

;-)


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Disposed Hero on July 21, 2014, 07:55:18 AM
Welcome to all you newcomers!  :)


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: singlebanana on July 21, 2014, 08:24:44 AM
I've been collecting for a few years, desperately trying to get back all the games I loved as a kid.

I think you just described at least 80% of the collectors here. Especially us older folks. :)

The community seems really nice as well!

I used to be a complete Nintendo dork in the past but since a few years back, I've been expanding my horizons and trying out other video games from other companies and it's been great.

I can say for a fact that this is the nicest community of which I have ever been a member. People here are encouraging and genuinely love to see the gaming items you pick up. They are also knowledgeable about items and will often help you track down whatever you are looking for. Check out our Small Scores thread on the forums; it's always fun to see what people get.

I grew up on Atari and was a Nintendo kid. It wasn't until 5 years ago that I got my first Genesis and SMS (I'm 37). It was like having two newly released consoles with a humongous library of "new" games to play.

Hi all, I'm from Sydney, Australia, and I guess you could say MJR sent me here. :) I've been playing games most of my life, but decided to get into collecting more in the last year or so.

We have a few members here from Down Under. One of our more prominent Australian members is Raidou. He was kind enough to join us on your last podcast and discuss some Donkey Kong Country. Collecting is a great hobby and you are definitely at the right place!

I have been gaming since the Atari era, and my first system was the Sears Video Arcade II.

Uh, yeah. You and I are going to have lots to talk about. Atari is my wheelhouse. :) If you get a chance, check out my personal blog. I've done several in-depth 2600 reviews over the years.

Hey there. Listener to the podcast and long time lurker finally reporting in.

Welcome lurker! Check out the forums and get active. We'd love to hear more from you. Keep listening to those podcasts. :)

Welcome to the site new members!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Rtype84 on July 21, 2014, 08:25:46 AM
Hello, my name is Richard and I'm from Florida. I'm one of the folks who saw the MetalJesus video and I'm excited to get my collection up on the site and talk about games. I have been playing my whole life, starting with Atari and my favorite is Nintendo stuff but I enjoy a bit of everything. I'm a mechanic and a musician. I've also been married for a little over two years. I've also recently subscribed to the podcast so looking forward to that as well.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: singlebanana on July 21, 2014, 08:30:04 AM
Hello, my name is Richard and I'm from Florida. I'm one of the folks who saw the MetalJesus video and I'm excited to get my collection up on the sight and talk about games. I have been playing my whole life, starting with Atari and my favorite is Nintendo stuff but I enjoy a bit of everything. I'm a mechanic and a musician. I've also been married for a little over two years.

YES! Someone else I can talk Atari with. You N64 guys better watch out, our numbers are growing. ;)  Welcome aboard. Nice PC cab in your avatar. Is that yours?


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Shadow Kisuragi on July 21, 2014, 08:47:45 AM
Another Floridian, and go figure that you're a mechanic and musician. If you're ever in the Orlando area and wouldn't mind a trip a little further northwest, we have a Flea Market that has a Guitars & Cars event every month. You could pick up video games at the same time from the Flea Market! ;)


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Rtype84 on July 21, 2014, 09:23:00 AM
Another Floridian, and go figure that you're a mechanic and musician. If you're ever in the Orlando area and wouldn't mind a trip a little further northwest, we have a Flea Market that has a Guitars & Cars event every month. You could pick up video games at the same time from the Flea Market! ;)
                                                                                                                                            Are you talking about renninger's? I used to go there but lately money has been tight. Also, it seems that since a couple of years ago, most everything seems retail prices.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Shadow Kisuragi on July 21, 2014, 09:25:44 AM
Indeed - Renninger's. I live 2 minutes down the road from there.

While certain vendors tend to jack up the prices, you can find newer vendors with lower prices, and many of them are willing to negotiate lower prices, especially if you buy in bulk or you come often. I negotiated $70 down to $40 the other day since it was a slow weekend for the vendor, so you never know. Also found an SNES Mini that someone sold me with a dogbone controller for $20, and I gave them $50 because they were willing to hold onto it for me and even dug out the controller and wires for me without being asked when they said they thought it was system only. It also helped that it was a friend's money, and he didn't know how much I paid for it. ;)


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Rtype84 on July 21, 2014, 09:27:33 AM
Hello, my name is Richard and I'm from Florida. I'm one of the folks who saw the MetalJesus video and I'm excited to get my collection up on the sight and talk about games. I have been playing my whole life, starting with Atari and my favorite is Nintendo stuff but I enjoy a bit of everything. I'm a mechanic and a musician. I've also been married for a little over two years.

YES! Someone else I can talk Atari with. You N64 guys better watch out, our numbers are growing. ;)  Welcome aboard. Nice PC cab in your avatar. Is that yours?
                                                                                                                           Yeah, that's my playchoice cab. The crown jewel of my collection for sure. I would like to get into more atari stuff. All I have is the 2600 from when I was a kid and maybe 60 games. I love it though.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Shadow Kisuragi on July 21, 2014, 09:30:36 AM
Rtype - I've got 4 banker boxes full of duplicate Atari 2600 titles if you're interested, and I'm sure that singlebanana has a bit more. I'm sure we wouldn't mind spreading the love. ;)


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Rtype84 on July 21, 2014, 09:31:20 AM
Indeed - Renninger's. I live 2 minutes down the road from there.

While certain vendors tend to jack up the prices, you can find newer vendors with lower prices, and many of them are willing to negotiate lower prices, especially if you buy in bulk or you come often. I negotiated $70 down to $40 the other day since it was a slow weekend for the vendor, so you never know. Also found an SNES Mini that someone sold me with a dogbone controller for $20, and I gave them $50 because they were willing to hold onto it for me and even dug out the controller and wires for me without being asked when they said they thought it was system only. It also helped that it was a friend's money, and he didn't know how much I paid for it. ;)
Haha that's awesome. I would like to check it out again someday. I'm not too far.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Rtype84 on July 21, 2014, 09:33:50 AM
Rtype - I've got 4 banker boxes full of duplicate Atari 2600 titles if you're interested, and I'm sure that singlebanana has a bit more. I'm sure we wouldn't mind spreading the love. ;)
Well, as soon as I have some extra money I will be sure to check with you guys. I lost a portion of my income last month so no new games for a while.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: singlebanana on July 21, 2014, 09:34:12 AM
Hello, my name is Richard and I'm from Florida. I'm one of the folks who saw the MetalJesus video and I'm excited to get my collection up on the sight and talk about games. I have been playing my whole life, starting with Atari and my favorite is Nintendo stuff but I enjoy a bit of everything. I'm a mechanic and a musician. I've also been married for a little over two years.

YES! Someone else I can talk Atari with. You N64 guys better watch out, our numbers are growing. ;)  Welcome aboard. Nice PC cab in your avatar. Is that yours?
                                                                                                                            Yeah, that's my playchoice cab. The crown jewel of my collection for sure. I would like to get into more atari stuff. All I have is the 2600 from when I was a kid and maybe 60 games. I love it though.

I did an article a while back regarding best "Bang For Your Buck" 2600 titles. It may be worth checking out if you have interest: http://www.rfgeneration.com/blogs/necrom99/Banana-s-Best-Bang-For-Ya-Buck-2600-Games-2482.php  There are also several 2600 game reviews on my blog you might be interested in.

A few of our members here have PC cabs and can probably recommend some good boards and sites to find them. A recent Collectorcast episode went over arcade cab and pinball collection. I hear the guest was a dashing and handsome individual ;):  http://rfgenerationcollectorcast.podomatic.com/entry/2014-06-02T18_21_29-07_00


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Rtype84 on July 21, 2014, 09:35:46 AM
Singlebanana - I will definitely check it out! Thank you!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: AtariTexas on July 21, 2014, 09:38:46 AM
Hello! I'm a newbie here also coming from the Metal Jesus' video. I've been active the last 12 years on other sites like AtariAge and DigitalPress (go by the username  badhornet on those sites). Also active on Twitter under AtariTexas. I'm into cart based systems with most of my collecting involved in systems such as Atari, Colecovision, Intellivison, Genesis, O2, and starting to dabble a bit with the TG16. I love going to gaming conventions and expos, love gaming podcasts, and hitting up flea markets on the weekends. Glad to be here and look forward to talking with others!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: singlebanana on July 21, 2014, 09:49:54 AM
Hello! I'm a newbie here also coming from the Metal Jesus' video. I've been active the last 12 years on other sites like AtariAge and DigitalPress (go by the username  badhornet on those sites). Also active on Twitter under AtariTexas. I'm into cart based systems with most of my collecting involved in systems such as Atari, Colecovision, Intellivison, Genesis, O2, and starting to dabble a bit with the TG16. I love going to gaming conventions and expos, love gaming podcasts, and hitting up flea markets on the weekends. Glad to be here and look forward to talking with others!

Man, you hit the jackpot. If you like podcasts, cart collecting, and flea market scores, then this is the site for you! Seems we have very similar tastes. Welcome.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: techwizard on July 21, 2014, 11:11:01 AM
welcome all the newcomers!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: calistarwind on July 21, 2014, 12:50:59 PM
Hello, my name is Tina and I'm from Cincinnati, Oh. I used to write for Gamedreamz back in the day and have been on a few forums. Digitalpress and Nintendoage. My ability to collect has been under construction as of late due to having a 2 year old, but hoping to get her into gaming as well. I like the tools here for tracking collections and thanks to Kotaku I found this site. I collect mainly RPG's for consoles and a some on PC.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Shadow Kisuragi on July 21, 2014, 12:59:20 PM
Quite a few of the veterans here are from the older days of Digit Press, and I know we have a lot of people over on the NintendoAge forums - you may see a few familiar faces here. :D  Welcome to the site!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: singlebanana on July 21, 2014, 01:19:41 PM
Welcome to site Tina. Good luck getting that kid into gaming. I'm currently working on getting two interested myself. :)


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: calistarwind on July 21, 2014, 01:21:28 PM
Thanks Shadow and Singlebanana for the welcome!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Fokakis79 on July 21, 2014, 02:48:25 PM
Welcome to the new members can't wait to see what kind of grabs you all got


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Sega2099 on July 21, 2014, 10:49:37 PM
Welcome to the site guys!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Rtype84 on July 22, 2014, 02:00:43 PM
I'm still trying to find the time to catalogue my games. Made it through a few of the systems with a small amount of games but the rest is going to take a while haha


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Shadow Kisuragi on July 22, 2014, 02:03:19 PM
If it helps, you can supply Part #s and UPCs into the ID# field, especially for imports. The mobile app also supports scanning UPCs, if I remember correctly.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: samus5678 on July 22, 2014, 02:03:55 PM
Hello from Fargo. I am a 22 year old who just finished school for IT.

Even though I was born in the early 90s, my first system was the Commodore 64 (earliest gaming memory is constantly committing suicide in Jumpman), sadly my parents got rid of it. My first post US crash system was the Playstation.

I am mostly a PC gamer who has always had a soft spot for the Playstation Nintendo since Gameboy Color.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Fleach on July 22, 2014, 02:09:05 PM
Welcome to RF Gen Samus5678! And congrats on finishing your schooling.

There are quite a few of us young whipper snappers here, but we all share the love of retro gaming so we all get along. :) There's a growing number of PC gamers here too.

Check out the Small Scores thread to see lots of Playstation love. I don't know how but people are getting tons of PS goodies lately.

Looking forward to seeing your hauls and hopefully you'll jump in on one of the Community Playthroughs.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: singlebanana on July 22, 2014, 02:10:19 PM
Even though I was born in the early 90s, my first system was the Commodore 64 (earliest gaming memory is constantly committing suicide in Jumpman), sadly my parents got rid of it.

Uhh.....that is sad, but a great initial experience to gaming none the less! There's a high probability that since you are out of college and will have a job and fresh money soon, you will be reunited with this system once again. Trust me (and others on here), it's going to happen. :)  Welcome to the site and congrats on finishing school.


Title: Just wanted to say Hello!
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Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: singlebanana on July 22, 2014, 02:24:12 PM
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Sweet! I know Fleach will be interested! ;)


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Shadow Kisuragi on July 22, 2014, 02:47:25 PM
I...kinda don't want to ban him. It's on topic.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: AprilandShaun on July 22, 2014, 09:57:09 PM
Hi, My husband and I recently found this site through racketboy.com and we think its great! We run a small retro/new game store in Maine and collect many systems. We are currently working on adding our collection to the database here, 614 items and counting :) We are also seeking info on HiSaturn PictFlash Don Don http://www.rfgeneration.com/forum/index.php?topic=14280.msg203428#msg203428

Thanks for having such an awesome site!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Fleach on July 22, 2014, 09:59:51 PM
Thanks for checking us out, AprilandShaun!

I'm sure you'll find the database here extremely helpful. Have fun adding you collection!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: singlebanana on July 23, 2014, 08:07:47 AM
Welcome, welcome AprilandShaun. It's so great to have more store owners on the site. Always great to hear your perspective on games. Very happy that you are enjoying the site!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: AprilandShaun on July 23, 2014, 10:04:45 PM
Thanks for the welcome!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: ReddMcKnight on July 23, 2014, 10:47:08 PM
Hi, My husband and I recently found this site through racketboy.com and we think its great! We run a small retro/new game store in Maine and collect many systems. We are currently working on adding our collection to the database here, 614 items and counting :) We are also seeking info on HiSaturn PictFlash Don Don http://www.rfgeneration.com/forum/index.php?topic=14280.msg203428#msg203428

Thanks for having such an awesome site!

Welcome! April, I've done business with your husband on Racketboy. He's a great guy to deal with. :)


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Boshamp on July 23, 2014, 11:03:24 PM
I am late to the party, but will still give my welcome just the same. Very pleased to see so much more happening on the site. Not a lot changed in the almost 10 years I have been here, seeing all the new collectors is a great sight to behold.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: - The Rose - on July 24, 2014, 03:55:36 PM
I made an introduction topic, but i'll post it here too

Hello everyone, I am new to the site. My name is The Rose, it's a name I've been using since 2011. I am a gamer all the time, and I own a ps3 ps4 ps vita wii-u 3ds xbox 360 and a sega dreamcast capable of playing burned cd games.

I play games and record walkthroughs/playthroughs for my youtube channel using either frapps for playing on PC or with a Hauppauge HD PVR 2 Gamer edition capture box.  I play many genres of games like fighters, racing, some shooters and action games, some music/rhythm games retro games and sometimes a platformer here and there.  I play JRPGS most commonly however.

I like the idea of being able to catalog my collection, so I'm sure I'll like it here.  Can anyone point me to the AVATAR and signature rules please?


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Izret101 on July 24, 2014, 04:03:16 PM
Welcome!

So long as you are not linking out to an adult website or have nudity or your pic/signature and it isn't obnoxiously huge there are pretty much no rules/regs on avatars/sigs


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: supernorst on July 24, 2014, 06:15:41 PM
Hey Im Mike. I live in Mansfield Ohio. Love all kinds of games and systems though the NES and the SNES seem to be my goto's for gaming.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: singlebanana on July 24, 2014, 06:25:47 PM
Welcome Mike. Lots of love for the NES and SNES on this site, but you'll also find titles for other systems that will spark your interest.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Duke.Togo on July 24, 2014, 06:36:32 PM
Hi Mike, with those gaming tastes you'll fit right in. See you in the forums!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: SirPsycho on July 24, 2014, 06:58:54 PM
There's so many new people. Hopefully they check out out small scores thread here in a couple hours. Foreshadowing hint hint.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: leej07 on July 25, 2014, 02:18:59 AM
Hi! I'm new to the site. My favorite system is the Atari 2600 actually. I love the retro.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: singlebanana on July 25, 2014, 07:52:02 AM
Hi! I'm new to the site. My favorite system is the Atari 2600 actually. I love the retro.

It's at the top of my system list as well. I grew up on the 2600. If you ever have any questions, I may have the answers. Check out Episode 20 of the Collectorcast where I join them to discuss the 2600: http://rfgenerationcollectorcast.podomatic.com/entry/2014-02-05T17_11_08-08_00. My blog also has several articles and game reviews for the 2600, including this one: http://www.rfgeneration.com/blogs/necrom99/Banana-s-Best-Bang-For-Ya-Buck-2600-Games-2482.php

Our playthrough group actually played 8 Atari 2600 Activision titles in May and I hope to do a similar playthrough sometime next year. Welcome to the site.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: leej07 on July 25, 2014, 11:12:44 PM
Hi! I'm new to the site. My favorite system is the Atari 2600 actually. I love the retro.

It's at the top of my system list as well. I grew up on the 2600. If you ever have any questions, I may have the answers. Check out Episode 20 of the Collectorcast where I join them to discuss the 2600: http://rfgenerationcollectorcast.podomatic.com/entry/2014-02-05T17_11_08-08_00. My blog also has several articles and game reviews for the 2600, including this one: http://www.rfgeneration.com/blogs/necrom99/Banana-s-Best-Bang-For-Ya-Buck-2600-Games-2482.php

Our playthrough group actually played 8 Atari 2600 Activision titles in May and I hope to do a similar playthrough sometime next year. Welcome to the site.

Thanks for the welcome! I'd love to join a play through sometime!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: flyingclimber on July 26, 2014, 02:34:59 AM
Greetings all,

Retro fan located in the San Francisco Bay Area. Big fan of the Sega Genesis, RPG's, and all things I missed out on consoles I didn't own as a kid. Avid collector, JLPT N5 beginning Japanese speaker, and ROM tinkerer. Love coding, scaling, and operations of all things tech and always eager for new challenges.

I've already taken a dive into the RFGeneration app and sent off my first pull request to fix an easy bug

https://github.com/theGrue/RFGeneration/pull/1

Eager to help out more


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Lerigan on July 26, 2014, 08:35:59 AM
 Hello! I came to learn about RFgeneration because of a YouTube video from a guy called MetalJesusRocks. I do believe a lot of new people got here the same way, haha.

 I'm not as retro as a lot of you guys, but I'm old enough to have had to use an RF adapter on my TV in order to use consoles, and I never touched a PC game until 2011. Not that I had anything against them; I just never had a computer that could run anything until that year.

 Anyway, I'm not really a hardcore collector. I just like games very much, so throughout the years I've ended up with enough of 'em to feel the need to catalogue them, and this here is a nifty tool to organize one's inventory. Metal Gear Solid is my absolute favorite series ever, Left 4 Dead is my favorite FPS, Chrono Trigger takes the cake when it comes to RPGs, Resident Evil 2 is my nostalgic survival-horror sweetheart, and Super Meat Boy could very well be my favorite game to sprout from the indie lands.

 Pleased to meet you, guys.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Duke.Togo on July 26, 2014, 10:04:49 AM
Welcome aboard flyingclimber and Lerigan!

Thanks for helping with the app flyingclimber. We are the type of community where the contributions of all users make the site what it is.

Lerigan, you'll find folks from the full spectrum here, from dedicated collector to casual gamer. Be sure to jump into the forums!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Zagnorch on July 26, 2014, 10:58:21 AM
Hey now,

Greetings all,

Retro fan located in the San Francisco Bay Area. Big fan of the Sega Genesis, RPG's, and all things I missed out on consoles I didn't own as a kid. Avid collector, JLPT N5 beginning Japanese speaker, and ROM tinkerer. Love coding, scaling, and operations of all things tech and always eager for new challenges.

I've already taken a dive into the RFGeneration app and sent off my first pull request to fix an easy bug

https://github.com/theGrue/RFGeneration/pull/1

Eager to help out more

[yodaspeak]To RF Generation welcome![/yodaspeak]

I'm based in the Silicon Valley, myself. Couldn't code or fix technological-type stuff to save my life, though, which makes me an oddity 'round my neck of the woods. Actually, I'm an oddity, period; just ask any one of my RF Generation colleagues, he'll tell ya...


'Late


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Squared Circle Gaming on July 26, 2014, 08:32:46 PM
Hello everyone, my name is Michael. I found out about RF Generation through a Youtube video and a few days ago I started using the collection tools and have been impressed with the site so far.

I have been playing video games for almost my entire life. I currently have around eleven systems and close to three hundred games, at least according to my collection posted on here, I may have forgotten some. The first game system that I ever played was a NES, but the first console that I had for an extended period of time was my Super Nintendo.

Sometime a little over a decade ago I sold nearly all of my games except for my PS2, and I am now trying to get those games that I used to have back and hopefully discover some games for those systems that I have since regained.

I also write a gaming related blog, called Squared Circle Gaming which is available at http://squaredcirclegaming.blogspot.com/ and will also hopefully start doing some Youtube videos soon.

I look forward to discussing games on here, and am happy to meet everyone.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Shadow Kisuragi on July 26, 2014, 08:48:43 PM
Welcome all!

Hello! I came to learn about RFgeneration because of a YouTube video from a guy called MetalJesusRocks. I do believe a lot of new people got here the same way, haha.

 I'm not as retro as a lot of you guys, but I'm old enough to have had to use an RF adapter on my TV in order to use consoles, and I never touched a PC game until 2011. Not that I had anything against them; I just never had a computer that could run anything until that year.

 Anyway, I'm not really a hardcore collector. I just like games very much, so throughout the years I've ended up with enough of 'em to feel the need to catalogue them, and this here is a nifty tool to organize one's inventory. Metal Gear Solid is my absolute favorite series ever, Left 4 Dead is my favorite FPS, Chrono Trigger takes the cake when it comes to RPGs, Resident Evil 2 is my nostalgic survival-horror sweetheart, and Super Meat Boy could very well be my favorite game to sprout from the indie lands.

 Pleased to meet you, guys.

We're just wrapping up a community playthrough for Chrono Trigger this month!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: bombatomba on July 27, 2014, 12:31:33 PM
Hello everyone, my name is Michael. I found out about RF Generation through a Youtube video and a few days ago I started using the collection tools and have been impressed with the site so far.

I have been playing video games for almost my entire life. I currently have around eleven systems and close to three hundred games, at least according to my collection posted on here, I may have forgotten some. The first game system that I ever played was a NES, but the first console that I had for an extended period of time was my Super Nintendo.

Sometime a little over a decade ago I sold nearly all of my games except for my PS2, and I am now trying to get those games that I used to have back and hopefully discover some games for those systems that I have since regained.

I also write a gaming related blog, called Squared Circle Gaming which is available at http://squaredcirclegaming.blogspot.com/ and will also hopefully start doing some Youtube videos soon.

I look forward to discussing games on here, and am happy to meet everyone.

Welcome!  I personally think rediscovering those forgotten games is almost as great as finding them the first time.

*sigh*

I love audit day.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: BulbasaurWarCry on July 27, 2014, 01:44:58 PM
Hey guys and gals. My name is Andrew, I live in the US, and I move 737 jets around for a living. I found out about this site through an article written by David Heineman on Kotaku. I intend to use it mainly to document my collection so I can track my backlog of games a bit better, but I just created an account, so who knows where this will take me.

I've been playing games ever since my mom rented me a Super Nintendo when I was three years old. My collection isn't nearly as robust as it once was, as last year I was robbed of almost everything I had collected since a child, but with the insurance money I was able to replace some of it. I've owned every nintendo system at some point, and hopefully I will again.

The Super Nintendo is my favorite system (reasons being a mix of nostalgia, love for RPGs and love for platformers). I usually bust it out once a year and play through several favorite titles.  I just bought a Wii U and that is my current obsession.

Looking forward to using the site and talking to all of you.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: techwizard on July 27, 2014, 01:47:48 PM
welcome bulbasaurwarcry! by move around 737s i'm assuming you're a pilot, me too, though just lowly Cessna 172s with my private license :)


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: BulbasaurWarCry on July 27, 2014, 02:35:17 PM
welcome bulbasaurwarcry! by move around 737s i'm assuming you're a pilot, me too, though just lowly Cessna 172s with my private license :)

Ha, no but I've always wanted to be one. You operate aircraft at a way cooler level than I do. I push them around in a tug at North Boeing Field in Seattle, take them in and out of paint hangers and move them to stall to stall. Its fun, challenging too.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: BulbasaurWarCry on July 27, 2014, 02:38:55 PM
Welcome all!

We're just wrapping up a community playthrough for Chrono Trigger this month!

Wish I had joined sooner... my favorite game ever, and haven't played in almost two years, I'm overdue!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Zagnorch on July 27, 2014, 03:10:56 PM
welcome bulbasaurwarcry! by move around 737s i'm assuming you're a pilot, me too, though just lowly Cessna 172s with my private license :)

Ha, no but I've always wanted to be one. You operate aircraft at a way cooler level than I do. I push them around in a tug at North Boeing Field in Seattle, take them in and out of paint hangers and move them to stall to stall. Its fun, challenging too.

All right now, guys, let's cool it with the airplane talk.

Seriously, don't get me started; you'll understand why in due time.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: BulbasaurWarCry on July 27, 2014, 03:20:59 PM

All right now, guys, let's cool it with the airplane talk.

Seriously, don't get me started; you'll understand why in due time.

Hmmm. You've piqued my interest, but I'll leave it for now. Although, your sig is great.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Zagnorch on July 27, 2014, 03:37:56 PM

All right now, guys, let's cool it with the airplane talk.

Seriously, don't get me started; you'll understand why in due time.

Hmmm. You've piqued my interest, but I'll leave it for now. Although, your sig is great.

All I'm gonna say is: my favorite documentary series-- which involves aviation-- is set to air (so to speak) new episodes within the next couple months.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Lerigan on July 27, 2014, 04:55:31 PM
We're just wrapping up a community playthrough for Chrono Trigger this month!

Dammit, looks like I should've subscribed earlier...  >:(

Well, if you folks decide to do one on Metal Gear Solid, be sure to let me know!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Fleach on July 27, 2014, 05:06:18 PM
We're just wrapping up a community playthrough for Chrono Trigger this month!

Dammit, looks like I should've subscribed earlier...  >:(

Well, if you folks decide to do one on Metal Gear Solid, be sure to let me know!

We've been considering that one for a while so Metal Gear Solid will definitely happen. Keep checking the Community Playthroughs subforum.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Ikariniku on July 27, 2014, 06:38:11 PM
Hello, everyone.  I found RF Generation from a shout out by a twitter user on Pat the NES Punk and Ian Ferguson's Completely Unnecessary Podcast.  I knew I'd be spending a lot of time here when the collecting database had Famicom games listed separately from NES games.  Then I found the podcasts, which pointed me to the forums.  I hope I can become a part of this great community.  Now that I've finally found it.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: nupoile on July 27, 2014, 06:53:42 PM
Hi Ikariniku, glad you found this place too! Have fun!


And "hi" to all the other new people too.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Fleach on July 27, 2014, 07:21:18 PM
Hey Ikariniku! Welcome to RF Generation! Have fun tracking your collection and be sure to show off your pick ups in the Small Scores. Also, check out the Community Playthroughs for a chance to play great games with great people.

Which twitter user brought you here?


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: techwizard on July 29, 2014, 06:26:12 PM
welcome bulbasaurwarcry! by move around 737s i'm assuming you're a pilot, me too, though just lowly Cessna 172s with my private license :)

Ha, no but I've always wanted to be one. You operate aircraft at a way cooler level than I do. I push them around in a tug at North Boeing Field in Seattle, take them in and out of paint hangers and move them to stall to stall. Its fun, challenging too.

cool, i didn't take "moving" as literally as you meant it :laugh: but that would still be a really cool job anyway just getting to work around such impressive machines. i fly out of Victoria international just across the water from you.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: SirPsycho on July 29, 2014, 06:28:03 PM
Hey Ikariniku! Welcome to RF Generation! Have fun tracking your collection and be sure to show off your pick ups in the Small Scores. Also, check out the Community Playthroughs for a chance to play great games with great people.

Which twitter user brought you here?

Wasn't me.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Duke.Togo on July 29, 2014, 07:12:03 PM
Welcome Ikariniku, glad to have you here. Is your avatar Penfold from Danger Mouse?


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Ikariniku on July 29, 2014, 11:20:05 PM
Hi Ikariniku, glad you found this place too! Have fun!


And "hi" to all the other new people too.

Thanks! I'm already having fun.

Hey Ikariniku! Welcome to RF Generation! Have fun tracking your collection and be sure to show off your pick ups in the Small Scores. Also, check out the Community Playthroughs for a chance to play great games with great people.

Which twitter user brought you here?

I plan to avail myself of the community here as much as possible.  Bill, Duke, and Crabby made it sound like such a great place on the Collectorcast, and it really is.  I like being able to talk about collecting with people, and I don't have much opportunity for that, even at my local retro game shop (which is being taken over by Magic: The Gathering).

I listened through all of Pat's podcasts at work, so they kind of blended together in my brain.  I'll see if I can track down the twitter handle.  I remember the twitter user said they used the RF Generation app to track their collection and asked Pat how he tracked his.  (Pat just uses an Excel spreadsheet.)

Welcome Ikariniku, glad to have you here. Is your avatar Penfold from Danger Mouse?

Why, yes it is. After my custom avatar failed to upload, I picked out old Penfold from the list provided by the forum.  Not only is it a distressingly accurate caricature of myself, but I spent many mornings watching Danger Mouse as I waited for the cartoons I wanted to watch to come on.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: naisu_boato on July 31, 2014, 08:39:56 PM
i am joanna (can call me jo if you want) i have lived all over the place...currently tennessee.  haven't been collecting games too long, but have always been into gaming, mostly consoles mind you. if anything i look forward to meeting fellow collectors, so hi there.  :D


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Duke.Togo on July 31, 2014, 09:04:09 PM
i am joanna (can call me jo if you want) i have lived all over the place...currently tennessee.  haven't been collecting games too long, but have always been into gaming, mostly consoles mind you. if anything i look forward to meeting fellow collectors, so hi there.  :D

Hi Jo, welcome to RFG! I've got family down in TN, and it is a nice enough place to live. You'll certainly find plenty of console gamers here, and be sure to jump in to the forums!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Shadow Kisuragi on July 31, 2014, 09:44:35 PM
I remember my trip to TN - Gatlinburg was awesome. Where at in TN, if you don't mind?


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: naisu_boato on August 01, 2014, 12:27:06 AM
nearish nashville, is kinda rural most the time state wise. o.0


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Rtype84 on August 01, 2014, 05:40:27 PM
well, I finally had the time to put my whole collection in the database.  minus my sealed Gameboy advance games that are in a box in the garage and a few accessories.  I feel accomplished.  this website is awesome!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Boshamp on August 01, 2014, 06:02:24 PM
I am glad you hear you are enjoying it. Welcome to the site!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: BurritoBeans on August 05, 2014, 06:58:43 PM
'ello, I'm BurritoBeans. I'm out of Northwest PA, in the Union City/Erie area, and just got into collecting a year back. I don't have the biggest collection or anything, around 110 console games and 450ish floppies, but I do enjoy it. I've been playing retro gaming since I was four (3DO was our first console) and have enjoyed it since then. I found this site via another forum (AtariAge) thanks to lurking in chat long enough. Looks cool, and I hope this all helps me with my confusion over some games and my collection.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Duke.Togo on August 05, 2014, 07:45:17 PM
Welcome to RFG BurritoBeans. It sounds like you have a nice little collection started, and I'm sure you'll enjoy the community hear.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Razor Knuckles on August 05, 2014, 07:56:10 PM
Welcome BurritoBeans! Very interesting to see the 3DO as your first console. Not many people can say that was their first console.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: shaggy on August 05, 2014, 08:52:09 PM
Welcome Burrito!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: jeroanan on August 07, 2014, 03:30:09 PM
Hi all,

New collector from England here :) I decided to start by collecting for the NGPC. I didn't own one back in the day but since I'm a bit of an SNK fan and since I'm not a wealthy landowner I thought it was a better starter option than the AES. Since I got the NGPC through the post I've been loving playing it -- Puzzle Link is strangely compelling for such a simple game! I'm planning on picking up the cheaper games first and working up from there.

After I've got a few NGPC games I'm planning on collecitng SNK games for other platforms. Should be fun and I'm looking to collect some of my childhoof favourites while I'm at it!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Duke.Togo on August 07, 2014, 05:08:19 PM
Welcome aboard, jeronan. The NGPC is a nifty little portable to collect for, and best of luck on building your collection!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: thefuture4 on August 08, 2014, 02:27:38 PM
Hello there.  I'm a 31 yr old computer support specialist that lives in Morehead, KY.  Pretty much a terrible place for yard sales/swap meets.  It's hard to really find anything, but I love collecting.  I'm mostly focused on Dreamcast right now, but I love Super Nintendo and Nintendo just as much. Also really searching for obscure consoles.  My main console focus is getting all the N64 colors.  Also looking for master system, virtual boy, sega cd, 32x, turbografx.  Jack of all trades I suppose.  I figure if I get on here and get in with the community, i can see how good other people are doing at their collection.  I just started really collecting last year, spent almost every single weekend out looking for yard sales during the summer and was one of the more fun summers I've ever had.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: techwizard on August 08, 2014, 03:09:27 PM
welcome thefuture4! if you want to keep up with how others are doing check out the small scores thread in the "trophies from the hunt" forum :)


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: shaggy on August 09, 2014, 12:07:37 AM
Welcome and good luck getting all them N64's!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Kilbud on August 09, 2014, 01:13:14 PM
Hey everyone, my name is Ross. I recently moved to Louisiana and have been collecting for a few years now.

I'm a big fan of RPGS and most of my collecting is for Sony consoles, but I love anything Retro as well. My collection is not as impressive as I'd like but I'm always working on it.

This is a cool site and seem like a great community.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: singlebanana on August 09, 2014, 01:45:38 PM
Welcome Kilbud! I think you'll find a good number of PS RPG lovers here. We have a great community, so be sure to join in the forums and become a part of it.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: NeutronFlow on August 18, 2014, 07:00:41 AM
My names Rick, 25 from the United Kingdom. I've only just got back into collecting after selling most of my stuff during my university years. I obviously regret it now, but it's still kind of fun to start again. My main focus at the moment are Playstation (1,2 and 3) and Gamecube games. However, I have my old dreamcast and once I have a new VMU and VGA cable I want to start collecting some of the Gems for that!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: singlebanana on August 18, 2014, 08:40:21 AM
Welcome to the site. We have several other international members on here who are really invaluable in helping add to our database. If you can't find something in the database, please add it, or send in pics where there are none.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: slackur on August 18, 2014, 09:48:11 AM
Welcome to our little corner of the 'Net. :)


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Nathan Dunsmore on August 19, 2014, 09:58:16 PM
Hello everyone, my name is Nathan Dunsmore and I'm the Editor-in-Chief of Video Game Trader Magazine. My favorite console is the Genesis and some of my favorites titles are Ristar, Streets of Rage 2 and World of Illusions. It's good to meet you all. 


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Duke.Togo on August 19, 2014, 10:06:29 PM
Hi Nathan, and welcome to the site. Having SoR2 as a fav makes you good in my book.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: singlebanana on August 19, 2014, 10:20:23 PM
Welcome aboard Nathan. Glad you found us. ;)


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: stillplayingnes on September 20, 2014, 12:39:56 PM
Hi everyone!  My name is Bill and I'm 32 years old.   I'm from the Chicagoland area and grew up with a NES and Genesis.  Around 2008ish I decided to dust off my old consoles and I've been at it since.  Not anywhere near some of the collections here but since I got back into gaming in 2008ish the passion hasn't died.

In real life I'm a librarian so I guess the cataloging and collection development and maintenance aspect of the hobby really appeals to me as well.

I decided to sign up here after hearing Duke Togo on the NARC Podcast and learning more of his podcast.  I'm up to episode 5 of the Collectorcast and have added those guys to my podcast rotation.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Boshamp on September 20, 2014, 12:43:30 PM
Awesome to hear that the collectorcast is getting more listens, and welcome to the site!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: singlebanana on September 20, 2014, 01:41:44 PM
Welcome to the site Bill. Happy to have you.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: zcrich01 on September 24, 2014, 10:47:23 AM
I'm Zac, and I'm a 26 year-old (nearly 27...close to 30...ugh) attorney out of Louisville, KY. I grew up on the Genesis first and foremost, and then I moved on to the SNES, N64 and from there into the Playstation scene. However, the Genesis will always be my favorite console. I collect a little bit of everything, but my largest collections are my Genesis games (at just over 300) and my Gamecube stuff, which comes in at approximately 260 I believe. I also have an extreme (and for no known reason) love for the Intellivision. I currently have approximately 60 games for the system, most of which are complete in the box.

My collection is pretty diverse overall, spanning all generations of console gaming. I even have Wrestlefest arcade machine, which I absolutely love...however, my one bedroom apartment is pretty cramped with well over 1800 total games lining every wall! I'm sure you all know the cramped situation I'm talking about!

I came across RF Generation after seeing Metal Jesus Rocks' video regarding cataloging sites...and being in dire need of such a resource, I found RF Generation wonderful. I look forward to meeting you all and getting involved with the RF Generation community.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: zcrich01 on September 24, 2014, 10:50:16 AM
nearish nashville, is kinda rural most the time state wise. o.0

I'm originally from a small town near Nashville as well. Spent my first 18 years there before moving to Knoxville for college.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: singlebanana on September 24, 2014, 10:52:44 AM
Welcome to the site Zac. Sounds like you have a nice collection going. Glad you found us, so stay active and be sure to comment/post on the forums.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: theatarifan on October 08, 2014, 09:00:43 PM
Hi im chris from bay city texas. I like collecting and selling games. What systems i like is n64,nes,atari 2600,genesis, snes pretty much retro.
My collection is some not alot but its getting big i have over 50 snes sealed games.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Duke.Togo on October 08, 2014, 09:36:48 PM
Welcome aboard, theatarifan. You'll find a lot of classic gamers around here.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: singlebanana on October 08, 2014, 11:18:39 PM
Welcome kindred spirit!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: shaggy on October 09, 2014, 09:24:39 PM
Welcome all newbies!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: GtVSlayer on October 10, 2014, 03:42:37 PM
Hi, my name is Garry. All my social accounts are "GtVSlayer". I live in WPB, FL.

I write news and review articles for a few different websites, mainly www.theclassicgamer.com. I do a lot of video and photo editing as well.

I have NES, SNES, Genesis, N64, GameCube, PS2, PS3, PS4, Xbox, Xbox 360, XBox One, and that's all I can think up for now.

Right now I'm enjoying Velocity 2X by FuturLabs and Shadow of Mordor, both on PS4.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: singlebanana on October 10, 2014, 03:48:26 PM
Welcome to the site Garry. Enjoy your stay, post on the forums, and let us know if you have any questions. :)

Also, how did you find our site?


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: CompleteSNES on October 24, 2014, 08:34:28 AM
Hey everyone! I'm Brandon from Michigan. I just stumbled upon this place for the first time and I have no idea how I've never known about it before! I've been on NintendoAge for like 5 years and have been collecting since 2006. I'm currently collecting for SNES and I look forward to getting to know you guys!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: singlebanana on October 24, 2014, 08:43:28 AM
Welcome to the site Brandon. We are glad you found us and happy to have you. Be sure to use the forums and have fun. :)


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Boshamp on October 24, 2014, 01:10:55 PM
Welcome!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: MetalFRO on November 05, 2014, 03:59:56 PM
Totally missed the boat on this thread, and I've been posting for a couple days now.  I'm a late 30's gamer of modern systems and gaming relics of yore.  I collect semi-serious/semi-casually, meaning I'm not a hardcore "must be complete in box!" kind of guy, although I've been trying to move more in that direction for any hard box games (i.e. SMS/Genesis and later in plastic cases).  I resigned myself years ago to the fact that obtaining complete games for cardboard boxed games would likely be a stroke of luck, OR a large burden on my wallet :)

I own most of the common systems from the 2600 through the 5th gen, as well as a Wii and PS3 from gen 6, and my Wii U in the current gen, which I love.  I collect mostly as I find stuff in the wild, though I do occasionally go out of my way to find something online, but my budget doesn't really allow for me to do much beyond that, so rather than big scores and grand gesture types of things, stuff trickles in.  I'll find a game or two at Goodwill, or snag a couple PS2 games I find at garage sales, etc.  I think the systems I have the most games for are my beloved Genesis, the original PlayStation (big fan of that system during its original life cycle), and the PS2, which has become a treat to collect for now as people start selling off their collections for peanuts.  I've also built a nice library of PSP games, a fair number of NES carts, and a small, but growing library of Saturn games (including a few Japanese imports).  The systems I'd like to collect for the most are the Saturn, the TurboGrafx-16, and the Dreamcast, though I'm aware that those are all expensive prospects, so I know any collecting I do on those fronts will be slow and expensive.  But I keep grabbing deals I can find, and hope to eventually have a respectable library of games I can look fondly at and know that I've invested both money AND time into the games.

My favorite genres are shmups (though I'm generally not very good at them), platformers, 3rd person action games, ala Syphon Filter, God of War, inFAMOUS, etc. as well as action games in general.  I'm not much of an FPS guy, though I appreciate them for what they are, and have fond memories of early titles like Wolfenstein, Doom, Duke 3D and ROTT.  I've also begun to dig RPG's, having finally finished FF7 this year, as well as owning and loving both Lunar titles.  Realistically, I'll play anything that offers fun, so I'm willing to try most any game once.  I'm not much of a sports fan, outside of college football (Go Huskers!), so other than early 8/16-bit sports games that were fun for me as a kid, I'm not much into them, but I understand the appeal.  I'm also not a big trader, though if I can score some interesting stuff, I might be interested in doing trades now and again to help me fill holes in my collection.  Anyway, enough about me, just glad to be among a few like-minded folks :)


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: singlebanana on November 05, 2014, 04:04:42 PM
Welcome to the site and enjoy your stay. I've enjoyed chatting over PMs the past few days. Us "old souls" have to stick together on here.  ;D


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Rocu on November 23, 2014, 07:28:14 PM
Hey guys!

I discovered the site through Metal Jesus Rocks. I was using Backloggery to keep track of my games but this site is a lot better for that purpose. Plus the android app was a huge seller. I only started taking collecting seriously this year, I had about 200ish and have managed to build myself up to a bit over 700 games. I'm pretty pumped! I work for an EA studio as an artist right now. Combining my passion for gaming with collection and work has been a real blast!

I have no idea what my fav genre is anymore.. it used to be rpgs and only rpgs. Now it's rpgs, action/adventure, schmups, survival horrors and a touch of some others. Can't really stand sports games though (sorry people who love Fifa). Anyways.. don't want to go long winded here.. hope to get to know people!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Duke.Togo on November 23, 2014, 07:51:19 PM
Hi Rocu, and welome to RFG! You'll find a lot of passionate collectors and gamers here, and be sure to jump into the forums.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Razor Knuckles on November 23, 2014, 08:06:48 PM
Welcome Rocu,

Sounds like you have been building quite a good sized collection lately. We've had several folks come here from the Metal Jesus Rocks video. Glad you came aboard.

I like to have more variety as of late. Theirs nothing wrong to discover a new style of gameplay.  I'm pretty bad at RPG's, but still like to dabble myself in them.  After all as they say variety is the spice of life. 





Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: singlebanana on November 23, 2014, 08:33:52 PM
Welcome to the site Rocu. I think the more diverse titles I play, the more I also don't really have a favorite genre. It's nice to be able to appreciate a variety of genres across a variety of systems. Jump on the forums, there are a lot of good people here.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: JeremiahJT on December 09, 2014, 05:53:19 PM
Kind of new member here.  I have been using the collection tools for a little while, but nothing else.  I am currently going through my Genesis collection and I had 3 controllers that were not listed so I submitted them and got them added.  I figured now that I have moved beyond just tracking my collection I should probably contribute to the forums.  I am JeremiahJT everywhere else I am a member.

I did have a question and I didn't know which forum to post it in so I figured I might as well do it in my hello post.  I have an Archer Cleaner System made for all Sega systems plus the Turbo Grafx-16 and Atari systems and I did not know where it should be added.  Anybody have any idea how I should try to submit it?


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Shadow Kisuragi on December 09, 2014, 05:57:56 PM
Multiple Consoles?


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: JeremiahJT on December 09, 2014, 06:00:43 PM
On the front it says Sega systems then on the back it says for Genesis, Master System, and Game Gear.  In the instructions it also has a page for Turbo Grafx-16 and Atari systems.  It does not mention any specific Atari system, but it does have a picture of a 2600 Junior.

It is made by Archer, which I believe was only sold at Radio Shack.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Duke.Togo on December 09, 2014, 06:39:20 PM
Welcome to the forums JeremiahJT!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Shadow Kisuragi on December 09, 2014, 06:48:19 PM
On the front it says Sega systems then on the back it says for Genesis, Master System, and Game Gear.  In the instructions it also has a page for Turbo Grafx-16 and Atari systems.  It does not mention any specific Atari system, but it does have a picture of a 2600 Junior.

It is made by Archer, which I believe was only sold at Radio Shack.

The instructions were likely packed in with other cleaners they made as well - sort of a generic instruction manual. The system likely worked for Sega products, but that still makes it Multiple Consoles. ;)

Welcome to the site.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Fokakis79 on December 11, 2014, 12:07:05 AM
Welcome to the site, enjoy the festivities within


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: ChimeiTekinaNasu on December 12, 2014, 01:14:03 PM
Hi there, everyone. My name is Allen. I stumbled across this site while I was looking for a very rare PS2 controller that I can't seem to find in stock anywhere. Then I found it listed here. It says this person has it. http://www.rfgeneration.com/PHP/gethwinfo.php?ID=U-072-H-00740-B The exact same PS2 wireless controller that I bought off Amazon a few years ago but went bad recently due to leaving it alone for a whole year letting corrosion get to it =/ I took a liking to it and it became a favorite for him. Then I read somewhere that I have to make an account somewhere to buy it on here. I also read that I have to message someone to buy their item. So how do I do that?? There doesn't seem to be much features on here... Literally just now created an account. >.> So yeah. I really want that controller back =c


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Shadow Kisuragi on December 12, 2014, 01:23:48 PM
Hi,
This site is mainly for collectors and cataloging collections. If you're interested in purchasing it, you would need to send those members a Private Message asking about it. There's one for sale on eBay for cheap right now:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Sony-Playstation-2-PS2-Katana-Wired-Controller-Gamepad-/121509762224?pt=US_Video_Game_Controllers&hash=item1c4a8bd4b0


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: ChimeiTekinaNasu on December 12, 2014, 02:46:29 PM
Thanks, but I noticed that's a wired one. You able to find a wireless one around, and how do I message that person??


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: singlebanana on December 12, 2014, 03:13:38 PM
Thanks, but I noticed that's a wired one. You able to find a wireless one around, and how do I message that person??

You click on the person's handle and there should be a link to PM them on their profile page.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Shadow Kisuragi on December 12, 2014, 03:17:12 PM
Wireless silver one:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/PLAYSTATION-2-WIRELESS-CONTROLLER-FORCE-2-EXCELLENT-KT2C-0203-PS2-SILVER-Katana-/371210027080?pt=US_Video_Game_Controllers&hash=item566dd78048

2 Wireless controllers:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/2-Katana-Wireless-Controllers-For-PS2-with-one-receiver-RARE-/121510987171?pt=US_Video_Game_Controllers&hash=item1c4a9e85a3

It doesn't look like they're hard to find, but you may have to pay more than you like for one.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: ChimeiTekinaNasu on December 12, 2014, 03:22:42 PM
Well this is the page I found. http://www.rfgeneration.com/PHP/gethwinfo.php?ID=U-072-H-00740-B It mentions Submit info, variations, images. Then says Who owns it, buys it, sells it. Then it shows a black version of it and has Page Credits. I don't know what to click on that page to message them.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: singlebanana on December 12, 2014, 03:24:06 PM
Click "who owns this", then their member name, which brings up their profile. Scroll down and there should be a link 3/4 down to PM them.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: ChimeiTekinaNasu on December 12, 2014, 03:25:31 PM
Wireless silver one:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/PLAYSTATION-2-WIRELESS-CONTROLLER-FORCE-2-EXCELLENT-KT2C-0203-PS2-SILVER-Katana-/371210027080?pt=US_Video_Game_Controllers&hash=item566dd78048

2 Wireless controllers:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/2-Katana-Wireless-Controllers-For-PS2-with-one-receiver-RARE-/121510987171?pt=US_Video_Game_Controllers&hash=item1c4a9e85a3

It doesn't look like they're hard to find, but you may have to pay more than you like for one.

Oh yeah. I noticed the Silver one on there. I grew attached to the blue one so I was looking for another blue. I had also found a black version somewhere, but I might just settle for the Silver wireless one if I can't find the blue wireless one. Though I found a blue wireless one on ebay, but without the receiver thing which makes it useless to use.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: ChimeiTekinaNasu on December 12, 2014, 03:27:40 PM
Click "who owns this", then their member name, which brings up their profile. Scroll down and there should be a link 3/4 down to PM them.
"An Error Has Occurred!
Many apologies, but you can't view just any profile. " I did that. Am I limited to profiles I can view because I'm new??


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: singlebanana on December 12, 2014, 03:28:51 PM
Click "who owns this", then their member name, which brings up their profile. Scroll down and there should be a link 3/4 down to PM them.
"An Error Has Occurred!
Many apologies, but you can't view just any profile. " I did that. Am I limited to profiles I can view because I'm new??

Quite possible that there is a post threshold to avoid spam, but I'm not a moderator, so I'm unsure.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: ChimeiTekinaNasu on December 12, 2014, 03:30:57 PM
Okie dokie. Well thanks.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Shadow Kisuragi on December 12, 2014, 03:44:19 PM
Wireless silver one:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/PLAYSTATION-2-WIRELESS-CONTROLLER-FORCE-2-EXCELLENT-KT2C-0203-PS2-SILVER-Katana-/371210027080?pt=US_Video_Game_Controllers&hash=item566dd78048

2 Wireless controllers:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/2-Katana-Wireless-Controllers-For-PS2-with-one-receiver-RARE-/121510987171?pt=US_Video_Game_Controllers&hash=item1c4a9e85a3

It doesn't look like they're hard to find, but you may have to pay more than you like for one.

Oh yeah. I noticed the Silver one on there. I grew attached to the blue one so I was looking for another blue. I had also found a black version somewhere, but I might just settle for the Silver wireless one if I can't find the blue wireless one. Though I found a blue wireless one on ebay, but without the receiver thing which makes it useless to use.

There are wireless receivers for sale on eBay too, though I don't know if they strictly pair to the original controller or not.
I think you need 10 posts in order to view profiles and post in the Sale thread.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: ChimeiTekinaNasu on December 12, 2014, 03:47:26 PM
Yeah, I got to thinking that, too. That they might be strictly paired.

Wow, 10 posts. That's quite a bit. I think I got a few to go then....


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Shadow Kisuragi on December 12, 2014, 03:53:10 PM
Looked into it - the receiver has the ability to pair any Katana controller. You should be okay if you buy one without the other.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: ChimeiTekinaNasu on December 12, 2014, 03:57:01 PM
Oh, sweet. So like, is it color coded? Does silver receivers work only with silver controllers, or all of the controllers, black, blue, and silver?


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Shadow Kisuragi on December 12, 2014, 05:33:58 PM
I think it wouldn't matter, but I'm not an expert. Typically, it's the same board with a different shell.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: techwizard on December 12, 2014, 07:37:37 PM
Hi there, everyone. My name is Allen. I stumbled across this site while I was looking for a very rare PS2 controller that I can't seem to find in stock anywhere. Then I found it listed here. It says this person has it. http://www.rfgeneration.com/PHP/gethwinfo.php?ID=U-072-H-00740-B The exact same PS2 wireless controller that I bought off Amazon a few years ago but went bad recently due to leaving it alone for a whole year letting corrosion get to it =/ I took a liking to it and it became a favorite for him. Then I read somewhere that I have to make an account somewhere to buy it on here. I also read that I have to message someone to buy their item. So how do I do that?? There doesn't seem to be much features on here... Literally just now created an account. >.> So yeah. I really want that controller back =c

just wanted to check but you're aware the page you found on this site isn't a buying page like you find on ebay right? it's just a database for collectors to find out info on everything they own, and to track their collections. the three people who own the controller have it listed in their collections, but not in their "for sale" lists, so there's no guarantee they would sell it.

once you pass the 10 post limit (looks like you only have 2 posts to go) and can message them, try the one called "Johnzsosmooth". he's more likely to reply to you because he was active about a week ago, the other two haven't been active in months for one and over a year for the other.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: ChimeiTekinaNasu on December 12, 2014, 08:05:28 PM
Oh, okay. Thank you, techwizard. lol. Yeah, I was wondering about that at first. Cause that was the link that was shown to me on the search results when looking for it. Which is how I came across this site. So I guess I got one post left to go now.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: gbpxl on December 21, 2014, 12:41:24 PM
My name is Paul. I am from Minnesota. My favorite system is the SNES. I collect mostly for said system as well as NES, N64, and to a lesser extent, Genesis and PS1.

I have probably 50-70 games CIB, along with maybe 50-100 other loose carts/discs that I have lying around.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: techwizard on December 21, 2014, 02:12:12 PM
My name is Paul. I am from Minnesota. My favorite system is the SNES. I collect mostly for said system as well as NES, N64, and to a lesser extent, Genesis and PS1.

I have probably 50-70 games CIB, along with maybe 50-100 other loose carts/discs that I have lying around.

welcome! sounds like you'll fit right in


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: slackur on December 21, 2014, 07:23:28 PM
My name is Paul. I am from Minnesota. My favorite system is the SNES. I collect mostly for said system as well as NES, N64, and to a lesser extent, Genesis and PS1.

I have probably 50-70 games CIB, along with maybe 50-100 other loose carts/discs that I have lying around.

welcome! sounds like you'll fit right in

Agreed! Virtual online high-five for a fellow SNES fan! :D


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: bombatomba on December 21, 2014, 07:42:09 PM
[img width=480 height=444]http://www.maniacworld.com/internet-high-five.jpg[/img]


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: CodebreakerDX on December 30, 2014, 05:07:49 AM
Hello, my name is Mikey, a.k.a. WWEDX2007.

My favorite gaming system is the PlayStation 2, but I also really like the GameCube.

I stumbled upon this site when my friend 16bit (from Sega-16) told me it'd be a good place to log my collection since GameFAQs was kinda bad in that regard, I started collecting in 2008, and despite having a mostly limited budget I've been able to collect 248 games across 15 platforms as of this writing. My favorite game in my collection (and of all-time) is Sonic Adventure 2.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: gbpxl on January 03, 2015, 12:13:38 AM
Hello, my name is Mikey, a.k.a. WWEDX2007.

My favorite gaming system is the PlayStation 2, but I also really like the GameCube.

I stumbled upon this site when my friend 16bit (from Sega-16) told me it'd be a good place to log my collection since GameFAQs was kinda bad in that regard, I started collecting in 2008, and despite having a mostly limited budget I've been able to collect 248 games across 15 platforms as of this writing. My favorite game in my collection (and of all-time) is Sonic Adventure 2.

welcome to RFG. what are you favorite PS2 games? Most people that say the PS2 is their console are RPG people, but you say Sonic is your favorite game so I am kind of intrigued.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Peaky on January 11, 2015, 06:56:39 PM
G'day, I'm Peaky, a collector from Australia.  I collect for most of the major systems from the Mega Drive (Genesis) and SNES up to current gen PS4 and everything in between including handhelds.  I did have almost 20 NES games CiB, however decided to sell them off as I was never attached to the system and felt I could focus better on others.

I've got probably upwards of 1000 games CiB, my biggest collections being PS1 and PS2.  Slowly adding my collections into the database, very time consuming hehe, almost finished with my PC games.

Was never really into collecting growing up, so I guess I came into the hobby very late (after I left school and got a job so I had some disposable income).  It started with a few PS1 games I wanted to buy and play on my brand new PS3.  And suddenly I had hundreds of games from multiple systems.  Unfortunately now I have a mortgage so I can't spend as much as I used to, however I still occasionally pick up games when I can.  I only buy complete in box games, so its a very VERY expensive hobby.

Most recent pickups are Shin Megami Tensei IV for 3DS (LE) and Harvest Moon for SNES.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: gbpxl on January 11, 2015, 07:00:23 PM
G'day, I'm Peaky, a collector from Australia.  I collect for most of the major systems from the Mega Drive (Genesis) and SNES up to current gen PS4 and everything in between including handhelds.  I did have almost 20 NES games CiB, however decided to sell them off as I was never attached to the system and felt I could focus better on others.

I've got probably upwards of 1000 games CiB, my biggest collections being PS1 and PS2.  Slowly adding my collections into the database, very time consuming hehe, almost finished with my PC games.

Was never really into collecting growing up, so I guess I came into the hobby very late (after I left school and got a job so I had some disposable income).  It started with a few PS1 games I wanted to buy and play on my brand new PS3.  And suddenly I had hundreds of games from multiple systems.  Unfortunately now I have a mortgage so I can't spend as much as I used to, however I still occasionally pick up games when I can.  I only buy complete in box games, so its a very VERY expensive hobby.

Most recent pickups are Shin Megami Tensei IV for 3DS (LE) and Harvest Moon for SNES.

welcome to RFG, Peaky! I'm in the same boat you are, as I'm not a fan of loose cartridges/discs. It's even worse when you need every insert and the box to be pristine as well.

I'm a huge PS1 fan as well, maybe moreso than any other system. Thank God prices never took off the way NES through GameCube has, and that people have hung onto the jewel cases for the most part.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Peaky on January 11, 2015, 07:21:04 PM
Tell me about it!  I was pretty amazed about how much my NES games sold for.   Definitely much more than I paid only a couple years earlier.  Looking forward to putting some of that money into some of my other collections.

PS1 is my favourite system too! Only thing I hate is that the PAL jewel cases are so damn easy to crack.



Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: gbpxl on January 11, 2015, 08:06:21 PM
Tell me about it!  I was pretty amazed about how much my NES games sold for.   Definitely much more than I paid only a couple years earlier.  Looking forward to putting some of that money into some of my other collections.

PS1 is my favourite system too! Only thing I hate is that the PAL jewel cases are so damn easy to crack.



the U.S. ones are likely the same. It's even worse if you crack a longbox because you can't just swap them out with a music CD case. They do have the box protectors but I never got around to buying any.

the PS1 was one of the last systems that had a lot of "pick up and play" style games. the less menus and memory card warnings I have to see, the better.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Shadow Kisuragi on January 11, 2015, 08:21:53 PM
PAL and NTSC-J is much, much worse than NTSC-U cases. NTSC-U eventually went with normal CD-ROM jewel cases, while PAL and NTSC-J went with proprietary cases that had the same problem as the Saturn cases, with broken hinges and no support behind the front panel. They also look TERRIBLE on a shelf and take up a ton of space.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: mumboking on January 11, 2015, 08:49:28 PM
They also look TERRIBLE on a shelf
That's just an opinion though. I think they look fine on a shelf.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: techwizard on January 11, 2015, 09:14:37 PM
They also look TERRIBLE on a shelf
That's just an opinion though. I think they look fine on a shelf.
from what i've seen i don't mind the look of them either, but it does really suck that they're so wide, you can fit so many more standard jewel cases on one shelf than those cases.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Duke.Togo on January 11, 2015, 09:24:17 PM
Welcome aboard, Peaky!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Peaky on January 12, 2015, 02:46:26 AM
Thanks!  Good to be here.  Been meaning to catalog my collection for ages now, did a bit of research and this wonderful site seemed to be the best by far :)


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Fleach on January 14, 2015, 09:08:49 PM
Hey Peaky! Welcome to RF Gen! Hope you enjoy cataloguing your collection and be sure to get involved in the community by posting pictures of recent pick ups and joining a Community Playthrough.

Have fun while you're here!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Dennis Fleaman on February 08, 2015, 02:56:04 PM
Welcome peaky ! I found the site back also.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: troy78 on March 28, 2015, 11:27:30 PM
My name is Troy, I'm from the Chicagoland area.  I've been collecting on and off since about 1998.  I have around 1,200 games overall (no PC).  I mostly collect games for Nintendo systems (other than Virtual Boy), although I have a pretty decent collection of Sega and Sony stuff too.  My smallest collection is definitely my Turbografx (only 12 games), I regret not starting that one sooner.  I am not going for any complete sets, I just pick up games that I want to play.  I came across this site after stumbling upon Collectorcast.  If I had to pick a favorite system, I'd probably choose the SNES.  My favorite game series is The Legend of Zelda.  However, having two young kids and going through a graduate program, has left me behind in the series a bit.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Fokakis79 on March 29, 2015, 03:59:59 AM
Nice to have you, Troy78. I was in a similar predicament last year. I think, being in a grad program and this hobby don't mix too well. My collecting was on the decline but as soon as I was out, it has skyrocketed.

Welcome, enjoy the sight, we got a great community here.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Duke.Togo on March 29, 2015, 10:33:41 AM
Glad to see you posting Troy! I'm close to Indianapolis, so not too far away. It sounds like you've got a nice collection going there, and be sure to share your pickups in the forums!

Taking classes, holding down a job (or two), and having kids... sounds familiar. Games need some space, so who needs sleep anyway?


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: man99helm99 on April 15, 2015, 07:37:45 PM
 Hi I'm Mitch and I collect everything but my favorite is Sony PS one


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: MaterialHandlerMike on April 16, 2015, 05:55:55 AM
Welcome to RF Gen, Mitch!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: MetalFRO on April 16, 2015, 08:46:23 AM
Welcome to new members - I'm behind the 8-ball a little here :P


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: theirontoupee on April 17, 2015, 11:46:24 PM
Hi, I'm Mike. I heard about the site after doing a deal with Tynstar locally and I figured I'd see what it was all about. I spend most of my time over on NintendoAge since I love Nintendo, but I'm also a huge original Xbox fan which is why I bought an Xbox kiosk from Tynstar which now looks awesome in my new place! I live in Buckeye, AZ and have been collecting hardcore since 2011, but gaming since I was 2 when I played Pitfall on Atari 2600. Thanks for having me!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Fleach on May 03, 2015, 05:53:08 PM
Hey Mike! I love your username. You'll fit right in here since there's a lot of Nintendo love on RF.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Duke.Togo on May 03, 2015, 08:50:01 PM
Welcome to RFG. Quite a few of us hang out on NA as well.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Shepy on May 03, 2015, 09:25:01 PM
3 Rules to survival at Rfgeneration.com
1. Never hate on the Collectorcast
2. Check The Small Scores Thread Daily
3. Beware Zagnorch


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Crabmaster2000 on May 08, 2015, 10:53:03 AM
3 Rules to survival at Rfgeneration.com
1. Never hate on the Collectorcast
2. Check The Small Scores Thread Daily
3. Beware Zagnorch

lol, so true!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Zagnorch on May 10, 2015, 04:36:25 PM
What should I beware of?


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Shadow Kisuragi on May 10, 2015, 05:08:39 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjw1jLYNbC4


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: FatherJack on June 24, 2015, 02:41:50 AM
I'm Sean from Northern Ireland who loves retro gaming. My first console was a Atari 2600 before I received the great C64. Amiga, SNES, PS1 and PS2 followed with variations of GameBoys. ;D


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: dencrypt on July 01, 2015, 08:12:39 AM
Hi, I'm from Sweden. 30 years old. Got my first system in 1991 (Mega-Drive) but I played a lot of NES before on my dads. My favourite system is probably my beloved Saturn even though my favourite games mostly RPG's on the SNES. My collection is not big since I am not a completionist but I rather collect good games basically. And sometimes I buy cheap nockoffs if I find a good deal just for the sake of filling up space :D.

This seems so far like a really nice community and I hope I can contribute and maybe even help make good changes as everything that's great evolves over time :D


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: singlebanana on July 01, 2015, 08:47:04 AM
Welcome FatherJack and dencrypt!  Enjoy your stay and please contact us if you have any questions about the site. :)


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: all_kaps on July 06, 2015, 10:42:40 PM
Hello! I'm Jason, I'm from Wisconsin, and I've been listening to all the podcasts trying to get caught up. Great stuff....finally a podcast where I feel like the every day collector can feel right at home with the big players in the game of video game collecting. Grat info, great conversations. I'll give you my gaming history in a nutshell: Grew up playing Atari 2600 at my Grandparents house. Got a NES when I was about 10 in 1986. Went into a dark period where I didn't game (in highschool), but in College my Roommate got a PS1 when they came out, and we spend many nights drinking beer and playing Tekken, Tomb Raider, Destruction Derby and more. Also picked up a N64 in college and played a ton of 007, WWF No Mercy, Mario Kart, Vigilante 8 and more. Graduated from college and got into PC gaming for a few years. Had a PS2, but spent more time on the PC. About 4 years ago, driving to work, I spotted a NES console on a pile someone had set out with the trash. I saved that little console from the trash (with Super Mario 2 and Spyhunter) and my love for gaming was reborn. I slowly started to build up my NES collection (still only have about 150 Carts....hey, I've got kids...I need to budget), and in the meantime fell in love with hunting down games at thriftstores/garage sales/craigslist. I now have a pretty decent collection of many games covering many systems, from older systems like the Tournament 2000, Intellivision, Action Max - right up to the modern consoles like the WiiU, PS3 (saving up for a PS4), and 3DS. I have 4 boys who all love gaming with me, and it works out well. I buy them games, they play those games until they get bored with them, then I put them in my collection. Anyway, I'm rambling.....just want to say glad to be part of this community. I'm excited to learn from some of the best here and get some pointers from people who share my passion for games.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Duke.Togo on July 06, 2015, 11:15:33 PM
Welcome aboard all_kaps! You'll find plenty of folks here that are passionate about the hobby. Don't be afraid to get active on the forums. We keep the trolls at bay here, and keep the conversations friendly.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Vectorguy on July 22, 2015, 10:50:03 PM
I have 4 boys who all love gaming with me, and it works out well.

Definitely!  Something family members can have in common.

Nice intro!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: KangaRump on July 26, 2015, 11:31:00 PM
Hello, I was an old member on here a couple years ago ... but the email I used for the account was compromised and I forgot the password so I'm starting a new one. anyway, I am now married and we are both collectors and this page is shared by both of us... to tell you a bit about us, we're from the state of Michigan, he is 26 and I am 21. He is a fan of modern RPGs and such while I am a fan of retro platformers (well ... really anything retro). now that that's out of the way, it's nice to be back. :3


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Shadow Kisuragi on July 27, 2015, 11:07:00 AM
Welcome back!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: shaggy on August 18, 2015, 08:13:07 PM
Hello! I'm Jason, I'm from Wisconsin, and I've been listening to all the podcasts trying to get caught up. Great stuff....finally a podcast where I feel like the every day collector can feel right at home with the big players in the game of video game collecting. Grat info, great conversations. I'll give you my gaming history in a nutshell: Grew up playing Atari 2600 at my Grandparents house. Got a NES when I was about 10 in 1986. Went into a dark period where I didn't game (in highschool), but in College my Roommate got a PS1 when they came out, and we spend many nights drinking beer and playing Tekken, Tomb Raider, Destruction Derby and more. Also picked up a N64 in college and played a ton of 007, WWF No Mercy, Mario Kart, Vigilante 8 and more. Graduated from college and got into PC gaming for a few years. Had a PS2, but spent more time on the PC. About 4 years ago, driving to work, I spotted a NES console on a pile someone had set out with the trash. I saved that little console from the trash (with Super Mario 2 and Spyhunter) and my love for gaming was reborn. I slowly started to build up my NES collection (still only have about 150 Carts....hey, I've got kids...I need to budget), and in the meantime fell in love with hunting down games at thriftstores/garage sales/craigslist. I now have a pretty decent collection of many games covering many systems, from older systems like the Tournament 2000, Intellivision, Action Max - right up to the modern consoles like the WiiU, PS3 (saving up for a PS4), and 3DS. I have 4 boys who all love gaming with me, and it works out well. I buy them games, they play those games until they get bored with them, then I put them in my collection. Anyway, I'm rambling.....just want to say glad to be part of this community. I'm excited to learn from some of the best here and get some pointers from people who share my passion for games.

Where in WI?  Maybe we can drain this state of games together.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: UNFORGIVINGPAIN on August 31, 2015, 08:36:53 PM
Hello!
Allow me to reintroduce myself my name is Josh.
It's been a few years. I'm 35 years old. Work and live about 20 minutes west of Pittsburgh, PA. My wife, kids, and work have been keeping me busy. Not much time to enjoy games. Until last week that is. My kids are back in school and I have an eight week lay off. I just played through Metal Gear Solid Ground Zeroes for the first time even though I picked it up six months ago. I enjoy all my systems NES, SNES, Dreamcast, PS2, Wii, XBOX 360, and PS4. I mostly enjoy stealth and action games. Some of my favorites are Assassin's Creed, Hitman, Metal Gear Solid, Splinter Cell, Sniper Elite, Batman Arkham Games, Grand Theft Auto and Dishonored. I still play my SNES a couple times a year. Enjoy Donkey Kong Country, F-Zero, Killer Instinct, Rock N' Roll Racing, Super Mario All-Stars & Super Mario World... That is who I am and the type games I enjoys. I will see you all around.  8)


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: singlebanana on September 01, 2015, 05:36:01 AM
Welcome back Josh!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: bartman87 on September 02, 2015, 03:01:11 PM
Hello!

My name is Joshua and I am 12. I followed my dad here(unforgivingpain). We will both be playing through metal gear soild this month. I enjoy the gamecube, wii, xbox360, ps4, 3ds,etc. Some of my favorite games are the Arkham Games, simpsons hit and run, fifa 15, and mega man.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: UNFORGIVINGPAIN on September 02, 2015, 03:05:28 PM
Welcome back Josh!
Thanks! It is good to be back.

Hello!

My name is Joshua and I am 12. I followed my dad here(unforgivingpain). We will both be playing through metal gear soild this month. I enjoy the gamecube, wii, xbox360, ps4, 3ds,etc. Some of my favorite games are the Arkham Games, simpsons hit and run, fifa 15, and mega man.
Welcome!  8)


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: singlebanana on September 02, 2015, 03:37:16 PM
Hello Joshua!  Welcome to life-long love of gaming. Have fun with the playthrough. :D


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Fokakis79 on September 06, 2015, 01:54:55 PM
Welcome, to both of you. Have fun


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: -KRS- on October 27, 2015, 09:55:18 AM
Hello everyone. I'm synt4x from Sweden! :)

I started gaming with the NES even though I'm actually slightly too young to have lived through the NES era, because my family always got systems when the new generation came along and stores sold off the old systems for cheap. So I obviously have a soft spot for the NES as well as the SNES, and those are the systems I collect the most for these days.

Most of my collection consists of PAL releases but nowadays I only buy NTSC versions of games, because of the superior 60fps, fullscreen experience. And as we all know, games these days are getting really damn expensive, so if I'm going to pay these stupid prices for them then why would I get the inferior 50hz PAL versions? Sadly this leaves me with few options for getting games other than the internet. eBay is where I get most games but also from forums like Famicomworld and hopefully now rfgeneration as well. :)

I can't believe that I hadn't even heard of rfgeneration until yesterday. It seems to have existed for over a decade! I have actually looked around a bit for an online place to manage my collection but hadn't really found anything great. Retrocollect seemed decent but is mostly focused on PAL. Other places were either too tedious or didn't have a good database. So I've been keeping a spreadsheet instead, as I'm sure most other collectors have as well. But the RFG database seems to be really awesome. I must not have looked hard enough... There were a few games in my collection that didn't have the specific region in the RFG database, but I submitted a region variant for all of them and they were all added very quickly. I'm impressed!

I'm glad I found this place. I think I'll have a great time here. :)


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: wildbil52 on October 27, 2015, 10:19:42 AM
Nice to meet you synt4x! 


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: singlebanana on October 27, 2015, 10:33:46 AM
Welcome to RF Generation synt4x!  I think you'll find the members friendly here and happy to help with your collecting goals.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: bickman2k on October 27, 2015, 11:45:35 AM
Glad to have you here! I think a lot of us here had similar stories as to how we found RF Generation. I certainly made my rounds with different collection tools before landing here.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: shaggy on October 27, 2015, 12:08:17 PM
Welcome aboard!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Vectorguy on October 31, 2015, 08:42:46 PM
Not much time to enjoy games. Until last week that is. My kids are back in school and I have an eight week lay off.

Wow!  Hope you had fun!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: JamesGoblin on November 27, 2015, 11:55:34 AM
Hi folks!
My name is Goblin. James Goblin.

A short gameography: Warcraft 3 --> Starcraft --> World of Warcraft --> Age of Conan --> Warhammer Online (best game evah! <3), with couple quite short episodes of Eve online (trial), Guild Wars 2 and WoW (a brief nostalgic return) inbetween.

I like sandbox PvP MMORPGs (you can guess by my sig), but I also like Goblins, Trolls, Centaurs, Dwarfs and in general I'm not a fan of all that generic human stuff =)


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: singlebanana on November 27, 2015, 03:55:55 PM
Welcome to the site James!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: shaggy on November 27, 2015, 05:43:30 PM
Welcome, Gobline.  Stay awhile.  Stay Forever!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: JamesGoblin on November 30, 2015, 10:12:58 AM
Thanks, folks! <3

I have it bookmarked and will check from time to time =)


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: ChimeiTekinaNasu on December 19, 2015, 12:41:44 AM
Hi there, everyone. My name is Allen. I stumbled across this site while I was looking for a very rare PS2 controller that I can't seem to find in stock anywhere. Then I found it listed here. It says this person has it. http://www.rfgeneration.com/PHP/gethwinfo.php?ID=U-072-H-00740-B The exact same PS2 wireless controller that I bought off Amazon a few years ago but went bad recently due to leaving it alone for a whole year letting corrosion get to it =/ I took a liking to it and it became a favorite for him. Then I read somewhere that I have to make an account somewhere to buy it on here. I also read that I have to message someone to buy their item. So how do I do that?? There doesn't seem to be much features on here... Literally just now created an account. >.> So yeah. I really want that controller back =c

just wanted to check but you're aware the page you found on this site isn't a buying page like you find on ebay right? it's just a database for collectors to find out info on everything they own, and to track their collections. the three people who own the controller have it listed in their collections, but not in their "for sale" lists, so there's no guarantee they would sell it.

once you pass the 10 post limit (looks like you only have 2 posts to go) and can message them, try the one called "Johnzsosmooth". he's more likely to reply to you because he was active about a week ago, the other two haven't been active in months for one and over a year for the other.

lol. Long time no see. 1 year later, now doing my 10th post. I'm back at looking for this controller again. lol. Procrastination op. Guess I'll look to see if that person has it now, though might be a bit late. heh


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: topkek88 on December 31, 2015, 12:51:55 AM
Salutations! My name is Jacob and I currently live in Boise, Idaho.

I've been collecting games since I was cognitive enough to play them, so I have amassed quite a collection (I just need to take my time and upgrade it on this site).

I play video games. A lot. For modern releases (and some DOS Classics) I stick to PC mostly, though I am no elitist. I loooove retro and I have a ton of consoles hooked up my TV, right now including the NES, SNES, PS2, Saturn, Genesis, and XBox 360 among others.

I currently plan on getting a degree in Zoology

I'm sure I will enjoy the community, and I appreciate it already.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: singlebanana on December 31, 2015, 07:20:15 AM
Welcome to the site Jacob. We hope you enjoy it here. Please use our forums and let us know if you have any questions.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: shaggy on December 31, 2015, 06:12:41 PM
Welcome peeps!  Enjoy the collection tools and join in the fun!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: prototector on January 05, 2016, 01:40:36 PM
Hello. Sorry, I forgot to do this.

Not much special about me, just an old-school gamer who's sadly playing less and less video  games, and overall less involved in the hobby as time passes. One of my current big passions in video gaming is the Contra series, for which I have a little fan site (no shameless plugs, unless requested :P). Other than that, I'm in school and hoping it gets me places :)


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: singlebanana on January 05, 2016, 02:07:11 PM
Welcome to the site prototechtor. Please hit the forums, I'm sure there will be several people there including myself who would be interested in checking out your site. :)


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: prototector on January 05, 2016, 02:14:41 PM
Thanks, singlebanana :) I will see if anybody would be interested in learning a bit more on some Contra :)


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: shaggy on January 05, 2016, 08:46:53 PM
Welcome protector and join in the fun.  Post the link, I'm sure many, myself included, want to see your site.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: prototector on January 05, 2016, 10:02:37 PM
Thanks :) I got the link up on my other thread there a bit below this one, but here it is: http://contrapedia.wordpress.com


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Shadow Kisuragi on January 05, 2016, 10:18:22 PM
Hey... I live near that Kissimmee flea market - about an hour away. I doubt the sample's still there, but I can check if you want. A couple of our members have been in the area recently too.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: prototector on January 06, 2016, 03:35:57 PM
Hey! Someone's been reading up at my site, and the prototypes section, no less :)

Yes, please. If you can pass by that area and see the video games section, I'd really appreciate it! I almost had a lead on it last month, but the person hasn't followed up with me. He is probably a dead-end. This is definitely one of the items I'd like to get verified.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Shadow Kisuragi on January 06, 2016, 04:03:30 PM
I was curious which prototypes you'd come across yet, but you already know about DreamTR and ianoid's ones.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: prototector on January 06, 2016, 04:49:05 PM
I know that DreamTR had probably the BIGGEST prototype collection at some point. Over the recent years, he significantly trimmed down his arsenal. These are the Contra protos I know that DreamTR had; I had been involved in the release of most of these and I also know their current owners:

-Super C NES (would love to bring closure to this one; I think it's the only one left that I know nothing about)
-Contra IV SNES near-final
-Contra Advance GBA review/beta
-Contra 4 DS early prototype
-Contra: Legacy of War Saturn review/beta
-Neo Contra PS2 E3 preview

ianoid is another power collector, for sure. I think his prominence is disc-based prototypes. I think he has/had tons and an active turnover rate of them. DreamTR's Saturn LoW prototype went to him and then that's who I bought it from a few years ago. I don't know if he has any other Contra protos/pre-releases, but I recently asked him. Said he'd check his collection, waiting for a follow-up.

Do you know of any others from these 2 sellers, or other sellers? I'm always on the look-out for them.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Shadow Kisuragi on January 06, 2016, 05:24:06 PM
Try the Nolan brothers. They're always having prototypes go in and out of their hands, and they're mostly EEPROMs from what I remember. Even though it doesn't appear that they have any, they may know where you can find one. You can hit up the Protoculture boards on NintendoAge as well.

FatherJack might know more for C64 and legacy PC stuff, and TheBoss here has his ears to the ground for just about anything Amiga these days. Those two may have some communities you can check, but my suggestion of AssemblerGames seems like you already know.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: prototector on January 06, 2016, 06:01:16 PM
Try the Nolan brothers. They're always having prototypes go in and out of their hands, and they're mostly EEPROMs from what I remember. Even though it doesn't appear that they have any, they may know where you can find one. You can hit up the Protoculture boards on NintendoAge as well.

FatherJack might know more for C64 and legacy PC stuff, and TheBoss here has his ears to the ground for just about anything Amiga these days. Those two may have some communities you can check, but my suggestion of AssemblerGames seems like you already know.

Ah, I see; yeah, way ahead of you :P I'm a member at both those places, with the Nolans being active on NA. I actually asked them, too; no luck. I've tried all the big proto guys.

I love the home computer stuff from the 80's/90's. Arcade conversions to these are always interesting, and cancelled/unreleased titles for them are also somewhat my interest. With respect to the Contra series, there's the unreleased Amiga conversion; perhaps someone has a build of it on some archived disks somewhere in the world :) Another is confirming whether Ocean worked on their own conversion of it for the same computer, under the Gryzor label (or even if it was just supposed to be a regional release of Contra, a la DOS version). Finally, there's Super C for C64; the recent recovery of Daffy Duck adds some hope here. Could give FatherJack and TheBoss a ring about any of these.

(minor side note: it's actually EPROMs for protos; if someone comes to you with an alleged proto and it's got EEPROMs, which appeared a few times in the past, you're likely about to get swindled ;) )


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Shadow Kisuragi on January 06, 2016, 06:06:37 PM
Yeah, sorry, I meant EPROM. It's been a long time since I've talked about protos, and just about as long since I've actually been involved in other communities. I started my collecting life at DigitPress, and moved to RFGen full-time shortly before DigitPress crashed. I've never been big at NintendoAge, SegaAge, Sega-16, AssemblerGames or rackeyboy, but we have many members from those sites that stop by all the time.

Good luck on the proto hunt.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: prototector on January 06, 2016, 06:23:28 PM
Thanks :) Hope to bring out more interesting dev gems.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Pam on January 07, 2016, 03:18:30 PM
Hello, I'm Pam. I know some people from here on Twitter, and your playthroughs seem like a lot of fun, so I thought I'd join.

Systems I'm particularly partial to are the NES, Sega CD, PS1, PS2, XBox 360, and XBox One. I'm more of a fan of playing games than collecting them (though I do own a fair number), and I make video reviews of retro games and the occasional modern game or vlog.

[Edit] Here's my channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/Cannotbetamed1

My favourite game ever is Planescape Torment.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: singlebanana on January 07, 2016, 03:25:34 PM
Hello, I'm Pam. I know some people from here on Twitter, and your playthroughs seem like a lot of fun, so I thought I'd join.

Systems I'm particularly partial to are the NES, Sega CD, PS1, PS2, XBox 360, and XBox One. I'm more of a fan of playing games than collecting them (though I do own a fair number), and I make video reviews of retro games and the occasional modern game or vlog.

My favourite game ever is Planescape Torment.

Yah Pam!  Welcome to the site. Don't be shy, tell them about your awesome YouTube channel. :D


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Duke.Togo on January 07, 2016, 07:05:27 PM
Pam AND Will are here? The Canadians are taking this place over...


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: everydayisaverage on January 17, 2016, 01:04:04 PM
Hi, my name is Julian. I live in Arvada, CO. Don't really have a favorite system but I'll say the Dreamcast for now. My collection, at the moment, is mainly getting games I remember from my childhood and the ones I missed out on, due to being a kid with no money. Usually try to find the best price, since we are penny pinchers, I like to actually play the game not collect for shelf fodder. Started my gaming on a MacIntosh with Battlezone which was also on the 2600, who knew. Been playing mostly on the PS3 but play classics from time to time. Hope to grow with the community. ;D


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: SirPsycho on January 17, 2016, 01:16:49 PM
My favourite game ever is Planescape Torment.

Welcome to the club!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: singlebanana on January 17, 2016, 02:43:55 PM
Welcome to the site. We hope you'll enjoy being a part of it.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: lwizardl on January 20, 2016, 09:04:51 PM
Hey guys was registered before, but seemed to have been removed due to inactivity. Time to do an Introduction on here.

Name: James
Location: Battle Creek, Michigan
Age: 35

Hobbies: Video games, collecting games (so far 1473 games, 72 systems) and arcades (Altered Beast in Taito Jungle Hunt cabinet, Golden Axe PCB, TMNT 4player PCB+Manual), TMNT Turtles In Time PCB+Marquee), empty pinball cabinet, tokusatsu fan (yes that includes power rangers), fan of anime, and a major geek.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: mumboking on January 20, 2016, 09:43:29 PM
Welcome to RF Generation, lwizardl!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: lwizardl on January 20, 2016, 11:18:24 PM
thanks mumboking!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Shadow Kisuragi on January 20, 2016, 11:25:01 PM
Super Sentai is awesome.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Jmmcwho on January 24, 2016, 10:29:19 AM
Hey guys. I'm James from Glen Saint Mary, Florida.
I work full time at Walmart and collect the games I use to play when I was growing up.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Shadow Kisuragi on January 24, 2016, 10:42:27 AM
Oh, you're about 2h north of me up I-75. I'm guessing you go to Jacksonville if you're shopping around?

Welcome to the site!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: singlebanana on January 24, 2016, 11:17:57 AM
Welcome to the site James!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Wempster on January 24, 2016, 05:49:15 PM
Welcome to RF Generation James, we need to go out and hunt sometime soon. 


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: shaggy on January 25, 2016, 07:11:27 AM
 :beer: :drunk:


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Jmmcwho on January 25, 2016, 12:09:58 PM
Yeah I go to Video Game Rescue in Jacksonville and Blast Game Center just opened up in Macclenny. Wempster, just let me know when.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: DK1105 on February 27, 2016, 06:58:41 PM
I have been using RF gen for a few years now but haven't really gotten into the community.  I do listen to the podcast but that's about it.

I'm a collector from the Detroit area.  My collection doesn't really have a focus but Genesis and PS2 are my two main go to consoles.  I most pick up what ever catches my interest when I see it.  I also have 2 arcade cabs.  An original Millipede I bought when I was 16 and a Space Duel that I found gutted and restored back and is now a MAME cab.  I'm in the middle of a complete cleaning of my game room/office so I took the opportunity to clean and do full inventory of my games.  I'm little over half way done and so far only 3 games where missing from the database and 1 that I sold and forgot to delete.

[img width=700 height=393]http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e19/deadkenndys1105/20160226_170627.jpg[/img] (http://s36.photobucket.com/user/deadkenndys1105/media/20160226_170627.jpg.html)


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Shadow Kisuragi on February 27, 2016, 07:46:57 PM
I could never stack my stuff like that - cats would knock it over in a second. It looks mighty impressive though.
Thanks for stopping in to introduce yourself, and let us know if we can be of any help. Enjoy the collection tools.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: nupoile on February 27, 2016, 08:06:09 PM
ooooo! Piles stuff up too!

*high five*


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: DK1105 on February 27, 2016, 10:10:20 PM
No kids or pets so giant stacks is the easiest way to keep everything mostly sorted and out of the way for cleaning.  Most of the pile is taken down and sorted into boxes while I finish up the game room.  The biggest pain isn't the games but the piles of technical manuals I have for work and moving shelves around in a small office.  I vaguely remember the color of the walls in here.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Zagnorch on February 27, 2016, 10:20:22 PM
Hey now,

No kids or pets so giant stacks is the easiest way to keep everything mostly sorted and out of the way for cleaning.  Most of the pile is taken down and sorted into boxes while I finish up the game room.  The biggest pain isn't the games but the piles of technical manuals I have for work and moving shelves around in a small office.  I vaguely remember the color of the walls in here.


I'm still sorting my stuff out into stacks, myself. Currently it looks more like a hoard than a proper collection.

BTW RF Generation is the fave hangout of another Detroit-area-based Sonic/Sega fanboy, usually posting replies on the Word Association Part 2 thread. Maybe you two could meet up for a few game-hunting crawls or something.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: MetalFRO on February 28, 2016, 08:42:26 AM
I have been using RF gen for a few years now but haven't really gotten into the community.  I do listen to the podcast but that's about it.

I'm a collector from the Detroit area.  My collection doesn't really have a focus but Genesis and PS2 are my two main go to consoles.  I most pick up what ever catches my interest when I see it.  I also have 2 arcade cabs.  An original Millipede I bought when I was 16 and a Space Duel that I found gutted and restored back and is now a MAME cab.  I'm in the middle of a complete cleaning of my game room/office so I took the opportunity to clean and do full inventory of my games.  I'm little over half way done and so far only 3 games where missing from the database and 1 that I sold and forgot to delete.

[img width=700 height=393]http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e19/deadkenndys1105/20160226_170627.jpg[/img] (http://s36.photobucket.com/user/deadkenndys1105/media/20160226_170627.jpg.html)

That is a mighty impressive stack of games. Welcome to the site! Always good to have another Genesis fan on board.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: shaggy on February 29, 2016, 09:23:29 PM
I have been using RF gen for a few years now but haven't really gotten into the community.  I do listen to the podcast but that's about it.

I'm a collector from the Detroit area.  My collection doesn't really have a focus but Genesis and PS2 are my two main go to consoles.  I most pick up what ever catches my interest when I see it.  I also have 2 arcade cabs.  An original Millipede I bought when I was 16 and a Space Duel that I found gutted and restored back and is now a MAME cab.  I'm in the middle of a complete cleaning of my game room/office so I took the opportunity to clean and do full inventory of my games.  I'm little over half way done and so far only 3 games where missing from the database and 1 that I sold and forgot to delete.

[img width=700 height=393]http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e19/deadkenndys1105/20160226_170627.jpg[/img] (http://s36.photobucket.com/user/deadkenndys1105/media/20160226_170627.jpg.html)

That is a mighty impressive stack of games. Welcome to the site! Always good to have another Genesis fan on board.

Is it hollow inside?  Maybe a hollow Mario?


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: DK1105 on March 01, 2016, 03:08:47 PM
Oh everything is leaned up against a 50 rear projection TV not the wall.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Duke.Togo on March 01, 2016, 08:21:07 PM
Stacks of games are great!

I'm Duke.Togo and I approve this message.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: tactical_nuke on March 01, 2016, 08:39:36 PM
Phat stacks!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: sydpinkfloyd on March 11, 2016, 05:01:53 PM
Hi Everyone,

I'm Tristan, and I'm from Eastern Canada. I stumbled upon this site after looking through Digital Press. I was a member of that site about 10 years ago, and bought a good quantity of items from the marketplace, but real life got in the way of my collecting and I ended up selling off the non-essentials. Completely forgot my username and password (my account was probably removed from inactivity lol) so I created a new one.

I'm heavily into retro gaming, specifically the NES and SNES. My favourite games are challenging side-scrollers such as Contra, Ghosts and Goblins, Mega Man, etc, but I'll play just about anything on those two systems.

My game collection is pretty pitiful, I mostly relied on emulation previously (I was a poor student), but would like to finally get into some serious collecting.

Talk to you all soon! :)
-Tristan


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: singlebanana on March 11, 2016, 05:27:48 PM
Welcome to the site!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: kyle_arnett on April 25, 2016, 12:02:54 PM
Hi there!
im kyle,26, from indiana. noob collector still on year one here. I only collect for sony systems [ps1, ps2, ps3, soon ps4, psp, soon vita] i love the hunt. I also resell anything i find that i dont need. its been a fun ride and im currently putting together my game room. its nice to finally join and contribute and hope to get to know you guys.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: singlebanana on April 25, 2016, 12:18:03 PM
Welcome to the site Kyle.  Enjoy your stay and please don't be a stranger to the forums.  If you have any questions, the members here are always happy to help. :)


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Fokakis79 on April 29, 2016, 12:18:43 AM
Welcome, this is a great place to talk games, show your finds, and sell your stuff. Really good people here.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: techwizard on April 29, 2016, 05:04:11 PM
a lot of great games on Sony consoles, good choice of focus! have you decided yet if you'll be trying for a full set on any of them or do you just grab what interests you?


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Mezmoron on May 11, 2016, 10:57:41 PM
I think I am going to reintroduce myself!

Hi!  I'm Ken.  I've been away from these boards for some time.  I was a former blogger for RFGeneration probably 7+ years ago.  I have been an avid collector for 12 or so years.  I have complete sets of:

NES (minus the power 6)
N64
Gamecube
Playstation 2
Odyssey 2
Sega CD

I'm close to done on:

Sega Master System (2 games shy)
SNES (42 games shy)
DS (270 games shy)

I'm also working on Wii and Xbox very slowly.

I'm always up for trading, talking about games, and such.  I also make NES repros!

Nice to meet you all....again!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: singlebanana on May 12, 2016, 05:56:36 AM
Welcome back Ken!  Happy to have you back on the site and in the forums. :)


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Shadow Kisuragi on May 12, 2016, 11:42:10 AM
Hey, Ken's back! Welcome back!
Ken, you need to take photos of your PS2 collection. Last time you were here, you had just finished your PS2 collection.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Mezmoron on May 12, 2016, 04:28:08 PM
I'll try to get some good collection pics up tonight.  :-)


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Duke.Togo on May 12, 2016, 05:07:09 PM
Welcome back!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Piczo on July 17, 2016, 06:50:47 PM
Hi there everyone! I'm new to RF generation but not new to collecting!

You can call me Avalon or Madi, I'm really big into collecting JRPGS (although I do collect more than that) ! I'm expanding my collection slowly, currently I'm super interested in famicom/super famicom games and I'm a huge fan of playstation 2. I am also trying to get my hands on anything sega - i don't have any of the hardware yet though!

It's lovely meeting everyone, I hope we can become friends!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: singlebanana on July 17, 2016, 07:31:55 PM
Welcome to the site Piczo!  We hope you enjoy your stay here and please let us know if you have any questions about the site. Be sure to visit our sale forum there is a thread there by a guy named senseiman you should check out if you're interested in Super Famicom titles.  How did you learn about our site?


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Duke.Togo on July 17, 2016, 08:18:41 PM
Welcome to RFG; you'll find plenty of RPG fans here!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Shadow Kisuragi on July 17, 2016, 08:21:22 PM
Hi there everyone! I'm new to RF generation but not new to collecting!

You can call me Avalon or Madi, I'm really big into collecting JRPGS (although I do collect more than that) ! I'm expanding my collection slowly, currently I'm super interested in famicom/super famicom games and I'm a huge fan of playstation 2. I am also trying to get my hands on anything sega - i don't have any of the hardware yet though!

It's lovely meeting everyone, I hope we can become friends!


I have plenty of Sega hardware, and would be more than willing to sell it to you at a discount, but it's expensive to ship to Canada. :'(  Depending on where you're at, you may be able to get something from Crabmaster's shop.

Welcome to the site!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: shaggy on July 17, 2016, 09:26:38 PM
Welcome to the site Piczo!  We hope you enjoy your stay here and please let us know if you have any questions about the site. Be sure to visit our sale forum there is a thread there by a guy named senseiman you should check out if you're interested in Super Famicom titles.  How did you learn about our site?

Welcome Piczo!  Banana beat me to it.  Senseiman is the guy to go to for Famicom/Super Famicom games.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: techwizard on July 18, 2016, 12:47:47 AM
i'll third senseiman, i picked up a famicom and a CIB game from him ages ago, would recommend. Welcome to the site!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: The Last Zinja on August 10, 2016, 03:38:28 PM
Hello all.

Zinja here,  from Long Island, NY.

I came across this site a few days ago and it looks like the community is pretty good here, so I signed up. I am a collector of mostly NES - onward stuff. I used to have a large collection of games and hardware, but life has gotten in the way over the years. I am now slowly rebuilding that collection. I am a HUGE Castlevania fan.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: bickman2k on August 10, 2016, 03:42:21 PM
Welcome Zinja!

You'll find a lot of company with the NES here as well as a bunch of resources to help you rebuild that collection.

Which Castlevania is your favorite?


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: The Last Zinja on August 10, 2016, 03:46:37 PM
Definitely Symphony of the Night. I have been playing that game at least once a month since it was released. A true masterpiece of gaming.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: singlebanana on August 10, 2016, 03:54:57 PM
Definitely Symphony of the Night. I have been playing that game at least once a month since it was released. A true masterpiece of gaming.

Welcome to the site The Last Zinja!  We hope that along with logging your collection that you check out our forums and become involved with the site.  We have two active podcasts and a community playthrough where we play a game or two as a group each month.  If you like Castlevania: SotN, you should check out our podcast on the game from a few years ago. We also played Bloodlines last October and Simon's Quest nearly three years ago.

http://rfgenplaycast.podbean.com/e/episode-7-castlevania-sotn-alan-wake/?token=a532094db63ad613e5acf43a267eb007


http://rfgenplaycast.podbean.com/e/episode-19-castlevania-bloodlines-resident-evil/?token=467e0b0aa9707681db07978446c34429


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: The Last Zinja on August 10, 2016, 04:00:07 PM
I'll definitely check those out! Still working on logging my collection. My process involves writing it out on paper first, then typing it up, that way I don't forget anything.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: singlebanana on August 10, 2016, 04:02:13 PM
I'll definitely check those out! Still working on logging my collection. My process involves writing it out on paper first, then typing it up, that way I don't forget anything.

You're using our free database here right?  No more pen and paper, and we have an app. ;)


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: The Last Zinja on August 10, 2016, 04:11:17 PM
I can't help but write it out as well. Something about writing out lists is satisfying to me, don't know why, lol.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: LAGO on September 05, 2016, 12:22:34 PM
Hey everyone! I've been around for a long time but it has been so long since I have been on the boards I figured I would reintroduce myself.

I currently reside in Mississippi.  I enjoy video games, books, movies, and long walks on the beach ... wait this is the wrong type of introduction.

Seriously, I am starting my collection up again.  I am going after complete NES, SNES, and SMS.  I am an aspiring game designer.  I have been for a number of years, but I am actually really close to completing my first game.

Other than that I like all sorts of IT stuff and just tinkering with things in general.  I look forward to getting to know all of you, or dusting off old friendships as the case may be.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Duke.Togo on September 05, 2016, 06:47:31 PM
Welcome back to the posting side of things LAGO!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: shaggy on September 06, 2016, 09:25:37 PM
Welcome back, everyone!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: MetalFRO on September 07, 2016, 10:07:33 AM
Welcome Zinja, welcome back LAGO!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: spf180 on September 12, 2016, 11:40:42 PM
Hello, I'm spf180 and my collection is a puny 25ish games and my wishlist is in the 500s because my collection is just a mere dream. My favorite systems are the obvious choices of Super Nintendo, then the PlayStation because the RPG love on them. I'm a RPG connoisseur so PM me some suggestions or sell some hidden gem RPGs.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: shane on October 19, 2016, 05:42:12 AM
Hello! I'm Shane, and I've had a collection on here for quite a while now. I've recently been focusing on collecting handheld systems, and have been picking up variants as I see them for both a reasonable price and decent condition. Some of my more recent finds are a Spongebob GBA SP, a Mirinda CGB, and a DK3 Game & Watch. I have lost track of how many systems I have a long time ago, but I'm certain it's beyond 100.

I'm a web developer by profession, and a co-founder of Strats (https://strats.co), an adult gamer clan that has a few neat tools for those that stream or are part of a clan in a modern game. I recently moved to NH to be out in the woods and away from city life.

I have always been told that I play through games pretty quick, so recently I tried speedrunning a few games and got pretty good times on each. I got 6th in Axiom Verge 100% after a couple playthroughs, 2nd in Super Win the Game (http://www.speedrun.com/swtg#Any_Current_Patch), and have the world record for Infested (http://www.speedrun.com/Infested), though so far no one has posted another run of it so that's primarily because I was the first to post a time.

I love platformers and Metroid-like games. I tend to stream at least once a week at https://www.twitch.tv/shaneplaysgames, but today I'll likely be watching the debate instead.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: JerryGreenwood on October 19, 2016, 08:08:46 AM
Hola, Shane!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: bickman2k on October 19, 2016, 08:58:16 AM
shane, are you the guy who won the auction at RWX for the Mirinda GBC?


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Shadow Kisuragi on October 19, 2016, 09:00:18 AM
Yeah, he's the same. Check the RWX thread!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: bickman2k on October 19, 2016, 09:09:44 AM
shane, glad to have you posting! I think you met both izret101 and myself after the auction.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: singlebanana on October 19, 2016, 09:32:52 AM
Welcome Shane, nice to hear from you on the forums.  Be sure to visit and post often.  Also, be sure to start a thread telling us about your Strats site.  It might be something useful to some of our members.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: shane on October 19, 2016, 04:11:09 PM
shane, glad to have you posting! I think you met both izret101 and myself after the auction.

Yeah, that's me. I got that and the Castlevania whip. Despite the description, there was one that sold recently on eBay for $200, so I got a little bit of a discount on that. Were you the guys that said you had a site with a database of handhelds, and didn't have info on that? When I grab items that aren't on the site yet I typically submit new items, so I had planned to do that with this one. Just need to grab the DSLR to get decent photos to put up with it. For now, here's some iPhone photos.

[img width=375 height=500]https://c7.staticflickr.com/6/5338/30399111046_ed59d8f2bf.jpg[/img]

[img width=375 height=500]https://c8.staticflickr.com/6/5759/30435707935_b600b0244c.jpg[/img]

[img width=375 height=500]https://c5.staticflickr.com/6/5591/30399110076_49ea5ac39a.jpg[/img]


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Shadow Kisuragi on October 19, 2016, 04:51:33 PM
Is the Mirinda a Spanish release? Never seen one before.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: bickman2k on October 19, 2016, 05:07:11 PM
shane, glad to have you posting! I think you met both izret101 and myself after the auction.

Yeah, that's me. I got that and the Castlevania whip. Despite the description, there was one that sold recently on eBay for $200, so I got a little bit of a discount on that. Were you the guys that said you had a site with a database of handhelds, and didn't have info on that? When I grab items that aren't on the site yet I typically submit new items, so I had planned to do that with this one. Just need to grab the DSLR to get decent photos to put up with it. For now, here's some iPhone photos.

Yep, that was us! Glad to have you here!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: shane on October 19, 2016, 05:23:08 PM
Is the Mirinda a Spanish release? Never seen one before.

The company is based out of Spain, and the console was available to employees. I don't know with certainty that the employee that owned this worked/lived in Spain, but the store owner that put it up for auction said that it was brought in by the employee's husband, and that it was sealed until he thought about taking it in to the store. He opened it to make sure it was in there, I guess.

I'm at a point in my Nintendo handheld collecting that I need to pick up these rare EU/JP systems. I'd love to find the Ozzy Ozzy Ozzy CGB, and will likely buy the ANA handhelds this year.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: bombatomba on October 19, 2016, 05:35:20 PM
Welcome, shane!  Mirinda?  Used to be able to get that stuff in the U.K. Section at Meijer, but it has been a time since I've seen it.  We have Jaffa Cakes now, so I'm not complaining, but it would be nice to try it again.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Mr Irrelavent on November 16, 2016, 06:49:46 AM
Hi.  Joined for the collection tool for the most part.  Due to work, I'll not be posting much.  Was recommended the site by someone who used to frequent the site often.  Figured I should join.  Honestly, I'm just extremely shy.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: singlebanana on November 16, 2016, 07:16:18 AM
Hi.  Joined for the collection tool for the most part.  Due to work, I'll not be posting much.  Was recommended the site by someone who used to frequent the site often.  Figured I should join.  Honestly, I'm just extremely shy.

Happy to have you on the site and hope that you find the tools useful. I think you'll find that we are a very and helpful bunch, so if you have any questions or thoughts, please post them on the forums. That's what makes this site work. :)


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: MetalFRO on November 16, 2016, 09:43:37 AM
Hi.  Joined for the collection tool for the most part.  Due to work, I'll not be posting much.  Was recommended the site by someone who used to frequent the site often.  Figured I should join.  Honestly, I'm just extremely shy.

[img width=487 height=750]http://memestorage.com/_nw/76/54695813.jpg[/img]

In all seriousness, though, as a fellow introvert/shy person, welcome, and I hope you have fun here.  Lots of great people on RFG, and hopefully you'll find enough interesting conversation that you'll feel drawn to join in.  Make sure you check out the Community Playthrough (http://www.rfgeneration.com/forum/index.php?board=39.0) topics, it's fun to join in on those when I have time, like this month, since we're playing through Heavy Rain.

Also, welcome Shane!  I'm behind the 8-ball, and haven't been on the forum as much lately.  Amazing find with that Mirinda GBC!  I love that see-through orange shell.  That's an item I'd love to add to my GB collection at some point.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: mikenac on November 17, 2016, 10:23:45 AM
Hey, my  name is Mike. I have been fan of gaming every since i could pick a controller up. I am in the process of adding games to my collection and see a lot of people have their collection picture in their sig. how do i do that to mine too?

Thanks!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: bickman2k on November 17, 2016, 10:30:26 AM
If it's the picture you're thinking of, it should be on this page at the bottom.

http://www.rfgeneration.com/PHP/about.php?action=promote

Just copy the link to the image, get it in your signature, and it will update with new totals overnight.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: mikenac on November 17, 2016, 10:49:03 AM
If it's the picture you're thinking of, it should be on this page at the bottom.

http://www.rfgeneration.com/PHP/about.php?action=promote

Just copy the link to the image, get it in your signature, and it will update with new totals overnight.

Awesome! Thanks for the info!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: singlebanana on November 17, 2016, 11:19:59 AM
Welcome to the site mikenac!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: mikenac on November 17, 2016, 11:21:40 AM
Welcome to the site mikenac!

Thanks!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: shaggy on November 18, 2016, 01:36:52 PM

Welcome mikenac!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: mikenac on November 18, 2016, 02:09:43 PM
Welcome mikenac!

Thanks as well!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: MetalFRO on November 18, 2016, 02:15:56 PM
Welcome, mikenac!  Happy game hunting, and I hope you enjoy the forums and collection tools!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: mikenac on November 18, 2016, 02:23:26 PM
Welcome, mikenac!  Happy game hunting, and I hope you enjoy the forums and collection tools!

The collection tool is amazing. I was very surprised to find out you can even put the systems themselves and accessories into the collection! I have all of my systems in it now and all of my games except for original xbox, xbox 360, and psp.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Tastyyogurt on December 08, 2016, 11:50:33 PM
Hello

I don't tend to share my name on forum boards, but I am 27, male, and I have been playing video games since I was little. The first games I remember playing were on the Atari 2600. Pitfall, Pac-Man, Breakout, Pong, etc.

I didn't actively start collecting until about 5 years ago when I met my (now) wife. When we moved out, she supported and has even helped me in my collecting venture. She pretty much controls the PS1 part of the collection. Now that we have our own house, we have a room completely dedicated to the collection which has grown to well over 800 games and 15 consoles.

Anyway, that's about it. Glad to be here.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Duke.Togo on December 09, 2016, 12:53:34 PM
Hi Tastyyogurt - welcome to RFG. It sounds like you have quite a booming collection going there. It must be nice to have a wife that is on board with it. My wife tolerates my hobby, but I often get eye rolls. For someone so young, it's interesting that the 2600 was still your first gaming exposure. I suppose the things are so ubiquitous that they are probably hard not to encounter at some point.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: singlebanana on December 09, 2016, 01:19:36 PM
Welcome tastyyogurt! Fellow 2600 enthusiast here. We hope you find the site useful and will participate in our forums. :)


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Tastyyogurt on December 09, 2016, 03:18:46 PM
Hi Tastyyogurt - welcome to RFG. It sounds like you have quite a booming collection going there. It must be nice to have a wife that is on board with it. My wife tolerates my hobby, but I often get eye rolls. For someone so young, it's interesting that the 2600 was still your first gaming exposure. I suppose the things are so ubiquitous that they are probably hard not to encounter at some point.

It was the first console  my dad had bought and he and I played the games on it all the time. Then came NES, then Sega and SNES and so on. I was introduced into gaming at a very young age and I've never strayed away from it since.

And my wife loves gaming just as much as I do. Her games being Spyro, Diablo, DOOM, and various others.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: mikenac on December 13, 2016, 05:44:31 PM
Welcome Tastyyogurt! I have a few 2600s myself. Love them!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Fokakis79 on December 24, 2016, 04:23:48 AM
Welcome to this incredible community!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: MetalFRO on December 26, 2016, 11:41:16 AM
Welcome, Tastyyogurt!  Also, tell your wife she has good taste - Spyro, Diablo and DOOM are all excellent choices! ;D


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: whoisJSR on December 30, 2016, 02:22:43 AM
Sorry D: I posted in the shop thread before I introduced myself.

My name is James.  I go by JSR to my friends :)

I am a video game collector and retro game speedrunner, and all around nerd.
In fact, I am one of the 2 Broke Gamers (...and a Nerd) podcast (on iTunes for free!) which casts bi-monthly. 

I came to RFG via the collection tools and trackers, and found a FANTASTIC forum that seems pretty awesome!

So here I am :)


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: mikenac on December 30, 2016, 08:36:07 AM
Welcome James!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: singlebanana on December 30, 2016, 08:41:19 AM
Welcome James!  We hope you will stick around and be a part of the community here. Will check out your podcast. You may or may not know that our site has two podcasts, the Collectorcast and Playcast, which are worth checking out. We also do a monthly game playthrough. Enjoy your stay!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: shaggy on December 30, 2016, 12:52:52 PM
Welcome, James!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: whoisJSR on December 30, 2016, 09:55:38 PM
Thanks guys :D

It's been YEARS since I've been part of a good gaming forum.  The closest thing I have to something like this is the twitch community.  I think the last forums I was a part of actively was the Chrono Crisis forums... anyone here ever a part of those?  It was a fan-made sequel to Chrono Trigger that got CAD'd by Square when they were about 85% finished :( That was back in... holy moley, 2008?  Maybe even '07?

Also, I will definitely check the podcast out!  I bet it's awesome! :D


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: OldSchoolGamer101 on January 20, 2017, 12:34:34 AM
Hey all....My name is Bryan and I have OCD.  Sorry if I sound like an addict at a substance abuse meeting but I guess with my video gaming habit, that isn't that far from the truth.  :p  I have been gaming since I received my first system back in 1978......and yes, it was an Atari 2600.  I suppose that I would be considered a hoarder since my collection now totals just over 6,500 games and over 100 systems (35 of which are pongs).  Unfortunately it is going to take me quite a while to get my games added in but I do like the fact that I can just check boxes instead of having to type them in.  My main sources have been local video gaming stores, used book stores, eBay, and the occasional yard sale though I have been known to take "video gaming vacations" that have taken me all over the eastern half of the US.  Since I love to travel and have an attachment to video gaming, it only seemed natural to combine the two. :)  My collection was rather small until I discovered eBay and began really adding games back in 2006.  At some point, I hope to add current pictures but my video game room is rather crowded.  I do have pics that are a couple of years old though........  Anyway, I look forward to talking to you all in the future.  Just to let you all know.....I work night shift and do not currently have internet at home.  It may be a little difficult to make timely responses.  Take care. :)


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Duke.Togo on January 20, 2017, 06:13:51 PM
Welcome to the 12 step program. The first step was admitting you have a problem. ;)

Seriously though, you're not alone in the large collection department. Hopefully, the community can offer you a chance to the enjoy the hobby without taking over your life. Welcome to RFG.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Codix on January 21, 2017, 12:27:48 AM
Hello, I'm Shane and live in Spicer, Minnesota.  The Collectorcast brought me to the website (I appreciate their banter), and found it interesting.  I have been mildly collecting for five to six years now, and my favorite system is the GameBoy Advance.  Hoping to have a nice time, the forum looks lush with conversations and hope to be apart of them soon.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: OldSchoolGamer101 on January 21, 2017, 01:07:26 AM
Welcome to the 12 step program. The first step was admitting you have a problem. ;)

Seriously though, you're not alone in the large collection department. Hopefully, the community can offer you a chance to the enjoy the hobby without taking over your life. Welcome to RFG.

Thanks for the welcoming reply.  It is good to know that I will not be alone in the 12 step program.  :p  Hopefully I will make a positive impact.  Already I am compiling a list of potential submissions so that is a good start I suppose. :)

EDIT: Pics added to profile page. :)


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: singlebanana on January 21, 2017, 08:57:44 AM
Welcome OldSchoolGamer101 and Codix!  Happy to have you both on board and we are glad you found us. I think you'll find the site a great collecting tool and the community of members helpful and friendly.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: shaggy on January 21, 2017, 09:40:15 AM
Welcome Old School Gamer and Codix.  It's a great community.  Get involved and enjoy!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Duke.Togo on January 21, 2017, 04:09:39 PM
Hello, I'm Shane and live in Spicer, Minnesota.  The Collectorcast brought me to the website (I appreciate their banter), and found it interesting.  I have been mildly collecting for five to six years now, and my favorite system is the GameBoy Advance.  Hoping to have a nice time, the forum looks lush with conversations and hope to be apart of them soon.

Thanks for listening to the show, and coming over to join the conversation! Hopefully we'll get the show rolling again soon enough.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Sigoya on February 18, 2017, 05:29:01 PM
Howdy fellow collectors!

Long time follower, late participator :)

Love this amazing community and the guys behind the database tools and catalog.

I've been a strictly digital collector on Steam for years, but finally decided to collect physical games once settled (and got a big enough place to house them).

Cheers!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Duke.Togo on February 18, 2017, 06:23:22 PM
Welcome aboard Sigoya. Feel free to jump into the forums, and enjoy your stay.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: singlebanana on February 18, 2017, 07:28:08 PM
Welcome to the site Sigoya!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Sigoya on February 19, 2017, 08:54:11 PM
Thank you Gents! Feels like home already  :D


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Carla Mattia on March 03, 2017, 06:00:48 AM
Hi, everyone, my name is Carla and I am 23 years old. I love anime, manga, fanfiction and games. I am a bit new to this whole gaming thing, mostly because my parents were quite strict about studying, but I am trying to get into the swing of things and try out a bit of everything to see what I like.)))


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: singlebanana on March 03, 2017, 08:08:33 AM
Hi, everyone, my name is Carla and I am 23 years old. I love anime, manga, fanfiction and games. I am a bit new to this whole gaming thing, mostly because my parents were quite strict about studying, but I am trying to get into the swing of things and try out a bit of everything to see what I like.)))

Welcome Carla! You will find that the members here are very knowledgeable about games new and old, and are always willing to help. If you have any concerns or questions, be sure to post on our forums. :D


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: RobotWillie on March 03, 2017, 08:11:38 AM
Welcome, and you have almost 45 years or so of gaming to help figure that out. Although I'd guess you probably stick the the last 10 years or so.

I personally I am not into anime at all, in fact I don't care for it. But guess what? I for some reason still like anime based games. One of these is Valkyria Chronicles. I don't seem to care when its in the form of a game. Games enhanced what I already liked when I was a teen 10-15 years ago. I was a huge Star Wars nerd, and games like Knights of the Old Republic and Jedi Knigh: Jedi Outcast and Battlefront to name a few just added to my love of it. Yes, one could argue its just a licensing thing, but who cares. I'm thinking games could do the same for you and the interests you already have, your interest in anime can be enhanced through games based on that.

=) I am quite chatty at 5 in the morning.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Crazy_Opossum on March 07, 2017, 12:17:16 PM
Hey all....My name is Bryan and I have OCD.  Sorry if I sound like an addict at a substance abuse meeting but I guess with my video gaming habit, that isn't that far from the truth.  :p  I have been gaming since I received my first system back in 1978......and yes, it was an Atari 2600.  I suppose that I would be considered a hoarder since my collection now totals just over 6,500 games and over 100 systems (35 of which are pongs).  Unfortunately it is going to take me quite a while to get my games added in but I do like the fact that I can just check boxes instead of having to type them in.  My main sources have been local video gaming stores, used book stores, eBay, and the occasional yard sale though I have been known to take "video gaming vacations" that have taken me all over the eastern half of the US.  Since I love to travel and have an attachment to video gaming, it only seemed natural to combine the two. :)  My collection was rather small until I discovered eBay and began really adding games back in 2006.  At some point, I hope to add current pictures but my video game room is rather crowded.  I do have pics that are a couple of years old though........  Anyway, I look forward to talking to you all in the future.  Just to let you all know.....I work night shift and do not currently have internet at home.  It may be a little difficult to make timely responses.  Take care. :)

Welcome, dude. I have OCD as well and I understand how it can get at times. All of us are here to support you and help ya out with all the resources you need for your collecting. Welcome to RFGeneration

Signed,
The Craziest Opossum
--- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---

Hello, I'm Shane and live in Spicer, Minnesota.  The Collectorcast brought me to the website (I appreciate their banter), and found it interesting.  I have been mildly collecting for five to six years now, and my favorite system is the GameBoy Advance.  Hoping to have a nice time, the forum looks lush with conversations and hope to be apart of them soon.

Welcome! I hope you enjoy the forums. I am also a fan of the Game Boy Advance, I don't have much in my collection as of yet, but it's growing.

Signed,
The Craziest Opossum
--- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
Hi, everyone, my name is Carla and I am 23 years old. I love anime, manga, fanfiction and games. I am a bit new to this whole gaming thing, mostly because my parents were quite strict about studying, but I am trying to get into the swing of things and try out a bit of everything to see what I like.)))

Welcome, Have you ever watched the 'Bio Hunter'? it is my favorite manga.
anyway ... welcome to the site, I hope enjoy the site.

P.S. Here is an image of it.
[img width=225 height=328]https://myanimelist.cdn-dena.com/images/anime/11/17896.jpg[/img]

Signed,
The Craziest Opossum


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Bubcus93 on April 01, 2017, 09:10:45 PM
Hi everybody I discovered this site about 10 minutes ago and immediately decided to join, which is unusual for me I usually lurk around for a week or so, see what the community is like before jumping in. But that database is just incredible like you have absolutely everything on there demos, long forgotten 3rd party controllers, weird obscure peripherals, memory cards, the dedication (and a bit scary) so I had to join, gamefaqs has nothing on this place.

Anyway I'm from the UK, I've been gaming since the late 90s, my favorite system is the Playstation 2 I love collecting for it so many games and so much variety for said games even over 15 years since I got it I'm still discovering new games. My favorite genres are 3d platformers and stealth.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: singlebanana on April 01, 2017, 09:58:09 PM
Welcome to the site Bubcus93! Really happy to have you here and hope that you find the site useful. Please contact us with any questions. 😀


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: shaggy on April 01, 2017, 10:43:18 PM
Welcome, stay awhile, stay forever!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: deadducks on April 26, 2017, 11:01:18 AM
Kind of using this as a test. I have not logged into this account for a very long time. Wondering if there is anyone left from when this site started.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: singlebanana on April 26, 2017, 11:23:58 AM
Kind of using this as a test. I have not logged into this account for a very long time. Wondering if there is anyone left from when this site started.

I think there are a few around. Some have stepped back, but check in from time to time. Welcome back. Stay a while!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: shaggy on April 26, 2017, 12:21:50 PM
Kind of using this as a test. I have not logged into this account for a very long time. Wondering if there is anyone left from when this site started.

Wassup!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: nupoile on April 26, 2017, 08:59:38 PM
Kind of using this as a test. I have not logged into this account for a very long time. Wondering if there is anyone left from when this site started.


While I can't say I was officially here when it started, I signed up about a year later, I have been lurking since the first or second week the site was up. There are a couple people still somewhat active from pretty early on me thinks.....welcome back, have fun!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Mr Irrelavent on May 07, 2017, 02:42:28 AM
Kind of using this as a test. I have not logged into this account for a very long time. Wondering if there is anyone left from when this site started.
  There are a few that still linger.  Some even abandoned their old and made new due to changes in their life.  People come, people go though.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: RobotWillie on May 07, 2017, 04:34:03 AM
This is sort of my new home from another video game forum I dont go on anymore. One of its mods showed me this place. He also no longer goes on the other one much, and posts here every few months (Ryudo).


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Antonio94 on June 13, 2017, 09:35:02 PM
Hi everyone! I'm newbie here :D. I'm quite a gamer myself (since the SNES era) and currently I'm still playing games, especially RPG. Some of my favorite are: Dragon Age Origins & Inquisitions (both are excellent, Origins has exciting story, Inquisitions with dragons slaying part), Witcher 3 (excellent story telling and exploration), Dark Souls (brutal, but fun... if I can progress), Persona 4 & 5 (just recently, and I'm in love with them).
I hope to learn and share experience with you guys. Thanks!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Duke.Togo on June 13, 2017, 09:55:48 PM
My ears were burning, and behold, Dark Souls! Welcome to the site Antonio94.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: singlebanana on June 14, 2017, 10:21:30 AM
Welcome to the site Antonio64!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: CUTTA on August 12, 2017, 05:28:31 PM
hi my name is rodney

i work with machines that make machines

and i love retro gaming cant wait for sonic mania...yeeeaaa!!!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Duke.Togo on August 13, 2017, 02:26:02 PM
hi my name is rodney

i work with machines that make machines

and i love retro gaming cant wait for sonic mania...yeeeaaa!!!

Welcome aboard CUTTA.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: JujuMania on November 28, 2017, 11:12:21 AM
Hello again,

I'm not new, but I've been off the grid for a while. My old screen name has vanished. When I sign in, it gives me a different account/screen name. No worries.

(previously known as Jerry Greenwood)


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: singlebanana on November 28, 2017, 11:13:40 AM
Jerry! Where ya been man?


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: mumboking on November 28, 2017, 01:40:27 PM
My old screen name has vanished.
Looks like it still exists: http://www.rfgeneration.com/forum/index.php?action=profile;u=7823


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: SoC Monk on January 04, 2018, 09:16:02 AM
My name is Bud. I live in central Florida. I just recently started to build my collection. My main consoles are everything from NES to Wii U. I don’t have any of the newer consoles yet, but I will soon. I would love any recommendations for hidden gems, especially in Playstation 1-3 or Xbox 360. I’m looking more to collect games I like to play than a complete set, but I have two younger daughters as well that puts the Barbies and Littlest pet shops in my collection lol.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: FatherJack on January 04, 2018, 09:25:13 AM
My name is Bud. I live in central Florida. I just recently started to build my collection. My main consoles are everything from NES to Wii U. I don’t have any of the newer consoles yet, but I will soon. I would love any recommendations for hidden gems, especially in Playstation 1-3 or Xbox 360. I’m looking more to collect games I like to play than a complete set, but I have two younger daughters as well that puts the Barbies and Littlest pet shops in my collection lol.
Welcome to the site and enjoy your stay.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: singlebanana on January 04, 2018, 09:32:12 AM
My name is Bud. I live in central Florida. I just recently started to build my collection. My main consoles are everything from NES to Wii U. I don’t have any of the newer consoles yet, but I will soon. I would love any recommendations for hidden gems, especially in Playstation 1-3 or Xbox 360. I’m looking more to collect games I like to play than a complete set, but I have two younger daughters as well that puts the Barbies and Littlest pet shops in my collection lol.

Welcome to the site and thank you for checking in! As far as recommendations are concerned, you could check out some of our achieved threads where members have listed their favorite games for many of the systems out there. http://www.rfgeneration.com/forum/index.php?board=28.0

Also, feel free to start your own thread under "Collection Connection" asking for recommendations for a particular system. Our members are always happy to chime in with their favorites.  You'll find that we are a very friendly and helpful bunch.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: shaggy on January 05, 2018, 07:33:38 AM
My name is Bud. I live in central Florida. I just recently started to build my collection. My main consoles are everything from NES to Wii U. I don’t have any of the newer consoles yet, but I will soon. I would love any recommendations for hidden gems, especially in Playstation 1-3 or Xbox 360. I’m looking more to collect games I like to play than a complete set, but I have two younger daughters as well that puts the Barbies and Littlest pet shops in my collection lol.

Welcome to the party, pal!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: russlyman on January 12, 2018, 01:21:56 PM
Welcome to the site Bud

Some ps3 games I Love are
1. The uncharted series
2. Sonics ultimate genesis collection


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Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: IDDQD on February 04, 2018, 09:46:47 AM
Hi!

I'm new here, I live in Brazil, witch is far from being the best place for a VG collector, but it is not the worse as well. I have a small collection that for years were left unused inside boxes. Now I got more space, and I started to clean everything up, and put them to use.
I collect mainly for PC, now I'm on the hunt for Nintendo SNES and Nintendo handhelds stuff. I have some Sega and Wii stuff too, but I'm not focused on it right now.
Tons of digital games are on my accounts, and I'm listing then on a separate collection. Even that I do not treasure digital collections at all, it will help me organize myself.

I discovered RF Generation by accident when I was organizing my collection under the free trial of a web tool named Colletorz. The collections tools here suit my needs at a much higher level than I could anticipate when I joined. I'm already very grateful to the creators and collaborators of this website. I don't how active this community is today, but I'm really impressed with what you guys build here so far.

All my collections are set to public, even that there is nothing too rare or too interesting see there, feel free to look anyway. I think this concludes my introduction.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: nupoile on February 04, 2018, 10:32:38 AM
Hi IDDQD, I've kept the cheat codes to Doom in my wallet since the early 90's, never thought to make them part of my user name  :D

We have a nearby family friends that worked in Brazil their whole career until moving back to the US to retire. I've been to their place more than once and he is on Skype speaking Portuguese to someone.

How easy is it to find Odyssey^2 games down there? I have a couple from Brazil already and wonder if they are more common than up here.



Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: IDDQD on February 05, 2018, 06:29:46 AM
Hi IDDQD, I've kept the cheat codes to Doom in my wallet since the early 90's, never thought to make them part of my user name  :D

We have a nearby family friends that worked in Brazil their whole career until moving back to the US to retire. I've been to their place more than once and he is on Skype speaking Portuguese to someone.

How easy is it to find Odyssey^2 games down there? I have a couple from Brazil already and wonder if they are more common than up here.



I'm not very familiar with the Odysseys. I know that here we had only one system called "Odyssey" witch is the equivalent of USA's Odyssey². International buyers must be aware that everything pre-1992 here in Brazil were produced locally due to a import ban that we had here. This cause aesthetic differences on cartridges, labels, boxes. Sometimes the color system issue appears, more on system and less on games, but is something to keep in mind anyway.

But as you already have some games, I'm assuming that you ok with that, and for those who are ok with that, getting any VG stuff from before 1992 here (except Atari 2600 stuff) is very cheap. People do treat like garbage old computers and video game systems, you probably know about that, but for other readers, this is a general rule here for every system. I think Korea works in a similar way as well. Now talking about the Odyssey specifically, once in a while I do spot some selling, usually is system + games packs. Maybe I'm mistaken, but as far as I know most cartridges here are multi-games cartridges like 10 in 1 and stuff like that.

Next time I go downtown, I'll get some info about it and I PM you about it.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: singlebanana on February 05, 2018, 08:09:40 AM
Wow! Welcome to site. Yeah, I'm a collector of Brazilian 2600 titles for the 2600 and still looking for a handful that we never released in the U.S.  We may have to work out a swap some time.  Glad you are here and please feel free to add any Brazilian games to the database that we do not already have in it. :)


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: IDDQD on February 05, 2018, 05:08:54 PM
Wow! Welcome to site. Yeah, I'm a collector of Brazilian 2600 titles for the 2600 and still looking for a handful that we never released in the U.S.  We may have to work out a swap some time.  Glad you are here and please feel free to add any Brazilian games to the database that we do not already have in it. :)
Tell me what those titles are, I'll be glad to help.

RFGeneration database is huge, I'm impressed on how many Brazilian releases are already on database. If I find any missing title, I'll add it.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: MetalFRO on February 06, 2018, 09:59:24 AM
Welcome to new members!  Always cool to see folks from outside the US and Canada jump on board, so welcome IDDQD.  Welcome SoC Monk!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: one string on March 05, 2018, 06:58:09 PM
Hi, I joined today from the UK. Got an old PS2 to use when broadcast TV is unwatchable (which is quite often in the UK), so have been gathering a small collection of PS2 games and a couple of PS1 on the cheap (charity shops, CeX etc). New to the console so not played many games but my favourites so far are ICO, FF12 and Ratchet & Clank.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: singlebanana on March 05, 2018, 08:14:33 PM
Hi, I joined today from the UK. Got an old PS2 to use when broadcast TV is unwatchable (which is quite often in the UK), so have been gathering a small collection of PS2 games and a couple of PS1 on the cheap (charity shops, CeX etc). New to the console so not played many games but my favourites so far are ICO, FF12 and Ratchet & Clank.

Hey, welcome to the site! Glad to have you aboard. If you are looking for PS2 recommendations, we have a page that members list their favorites on. If you like Ico, you have to try Shadow of the Colossus. Same Developers and my favorite game of all time. Enjoy your time here and please participate on the forms.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: MetalFRO on March 14, 2018, 01:33:11 PM
Welcome, one string!  There's a wealth of PS1 & PS2 software out there, so if you continue to look at charity shops, or go to boot sales, you're bound to find some great stuff for very little money.  I would also recommend picking up a spare PS2, since they can be had so cheap, because those laser assemblies don't last forever.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: one string on March 17, 2018, 09:01:10 PM
Thank you, single banana and Metal FRO for your welcomes and advice. Much appreciated.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: BintendoMan89 on April 23, 2018, 06:16:43 PM
Hello all! Im Brandon, from Ohio, the toledo area. Found this site from a recommendation online. Just looking to learn a bit about retro games and catalogue my upstart collection. Im a Nintendo fan boy at heart.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: bombatomba on April 23, 2018, 07:33:35 PM
Then you will be among good company, BintendoMan.  There are fan boys (and girls) of every conceivable type here!  Welcome to RFG!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: singlebanana on April 23, 2018, 09:20:36 PM
Hello all! Im Brandon, from Ohio, the toledo area. Found this site from a recommendation online. Just looking to learn a bit about retro games and catalogue my upstart collection. Im a Nintendo fan boy at heart.

Welcome to the site. Let us know if we can assist you in any way. Enjoy!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: garageloot on April 27, 2018, 09:33:08 PM
Hello all! Im Brandon, from Ohio, the toledo area. Found this site from a recommendation online. Just looking to learn a bit about retro games and catalogue my upstart collection. Im a Nintendo fan boy at heart.
Welcome.  I am pretty new hear myself.  You will fit right in! :)


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: MetalFRO on May 02, 2018, 11:04:48 AM
Welcome, BintendoMan89!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: davyK on May 15, 2018, 03:11:25 PM
Hi folks.  I'm from Northern Ireland and have been collecting games for a long time (back to the 2600 days). Was a teen in the 80s when the arcades were at their peak and that's still the kind of game I like.

STGs, puzzle games and arcade racers are my thing. I like a bit of video game pinball too and generally like unusual games with a touch of Japanese weirdness.

Have a decent sized collection (about 500 games) all with boxes and manuals etc across a good spread of consoles by Sega, Nintendo, Sony, MS and Atari.  Also own a dedicated refurbed Asteroids Deluxe cabinet I got earlier this year.  Came here by way of shmups.com forum.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: MetalFRO on May 16, 2018, 08:09:00 AM
Hi folks.  I'm from Northern Ireland and have been collecting games for a long time (back to the 2600 days). Was a teen in the 80s when the arcades were at their peak and that's still the kind of game I like.

STGs, puzzle games and arcade racers are my thing. I like a bit of video game pinball too and generally like unusual games with a touch of Japanese weirdness.

Have a decent sized collection (about 500 games) all with boxes and manuals etc across a good spread of consoles by Sega, Nintendo, Sony, MS and Atari.  Also own a dedicated refurbed Asteroids Deluxe cabinet I got earlier this year.  Came here by way of shmups.com forum.

Welcome aboard, davyK! Glad to see a fellow shmup fan here!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: singlebanana on May 16, 2018, 08:17:59 AM
Welcome davyK! Enjoy your stay.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Mr_Stubbes on May 29, 2018, 04:23:41 PM
I actually signed up a while ago but this is my first post haha.

My name is Stu and I’m from Canton GA. In its peak my collection consisted of about 250 items in the form of consoles, games, controllers, and other accessories. Now that number is closer to about 20 items, but I look to start collecting again. Right now I own a Nintendo Switch, New 2DS, and a PS4, and will probably start collecting for just these before going back into retro collecting, so any recommendations for what the systems I have now is greatly appreciated!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Shaz on October 24, 2018, 12:44:58 AM
Hi I am Sheraz but my friends call me Shaz. I am from Lahore Pakistan. Video games are my addiction since i first laid eye on them years back. Its been more then 25 years since i am playing them and i had some pretty good fights over them with my wife and others but i can never stop playing them that is for sure.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: RobotWillie on October 24, 2018, 02:35:42 AM
I had a friend in High School from Amritsar, India (well a village near it I can't recall the name of). Being the geography whiz I am I know that they are across the border from each other. Which is the holy city of Sikhism. Which is indeed what his family was. Sadly he moved and his social media deleted and I have lost contact with my friend. He may have moved back to India.

Welcome. It is cool to hear of a video gamer from Pakistan. Maybe if you had time you could add some games from your region we may (are probably) missing.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: singlebanana on October 24, 2018, 08:08:48 AM
Hi I am Sheraz but my friends call me Shaz. I am from Lahore Pakistan. Video games are my addiction since i first laid eye on them years back. Its been more then 25 years since i am playing them and i had some pretty good fights over them with my wife and others but i can never stop playing them that is for sure.

Welcome to the site. Please let us know if you need help with anything. As mentioned above, I hope that our database covers some of the games in your collection. If not, please add them. Thanks


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: MetalFRO on October 24, 2018, 08:15:14 AM
Welcome aboard, Mr_Stubbes & Shaz!

Mr_Stubbes - what are your favorite genres?

Shaz - I hope your arguments over video games don't lead to problems with family and friends. Games are great, but don't lose sight of family.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Mr_Stubbes on December 02, 2018, 01:52:58 AM
I’d say my favorite genres are RGP/JRPGs and anything that’s action/adventure . I love a game that’s very story driven and can grab my attention while I play.



Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: RobotWillie on December 02, 2018, 10:13:40 AM
While I am into many genres my top two are also RPG/JRPGs and Action/Adventure!

Hope to see you around here.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: ncman071 on December 27, 2018, 02:06:53 PM
I have been a member here for probably 10 years...mostly for just keeping up with my collection.  i dont think i've ever really posted in the forums.  I am a busy man just like most of you.  I teach school, married for almost 14 years and have 2 9 year old twin boys who are into gaming as well.  I have about 1300 games in my collection...nothing too rare or obscure...most of my systems and games are common.  My favorite system of all time is a toss up between the snes, dreamcast, and the xbox 360.  The snes was the first system i ever had just for myself as a kid.  My brother had the atari 2600 and we shared the NES. 

my favorite genres would have to be sports and fighting


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Crabmaster2000 on December 27, 2018, 02:10:19 PM
I have been a member here for probably 10 years...mostly for just keeping up with my collection.  i dont think i've ever really posted in the forums.  I am a busy man just like most of you.  I teach school, married for almost 14 years and have 2 9 year old twin boys who are into gaming as well.  I have about 1300 games in my collection...nothing too rare or obscure...most of my systems and games are common.  My favorite system of all time is a toss up between the snes, dreamcast, and the xbox 360.  The snes was the first system i ever had just for myself as a kid.  My brother had the atari 2600 and we shared the NES. 

my favorite genres would have to be sports and fighting

Sounds like you'd fit right in on the forums. Lots of fathers/gamers around here. Really curious as to what prompted your first post after 10 years lurking??

Do you have a favorite game/series for sports and fighting games??


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: ncman071 on December 27, 2018, 03:44:56 PM
thats a good question as to why i have never really posted...i was pretty active in the digitpress.com forums for about 10 or so years and now fairly active in dreamcast-talk.com forums as well...idk why i never got into this one...i want to now though and look forward to getting to know some of the other members here.

i am interested in buying/selling too.  I have bought/sold on digitpress in the past but havent done so in quite a while.

As far as favorite fighting/sports series...

When I was 14 Mortal Kombat 2 came to the home systems.  I remember getting mk2 for the snes for christmas of 94 and its a memory i'll never forget.  The graphics, gameplay, moves, fatalities, ...everything was there from the arcade..especially for the time.  SNES MK2 was and still is my favorite snes game of all time or at the very least favorite snes fighter of all time..so yea i'm a big mortal kombat fan even though i'm really not great at it.  I also love street fighter on the old 16 bit platforms.  Nowadays, I enjoy Injustice 2 and MK XL on xbox one/ps4...among others tekken 7 is good too...

Also, as far as sports go...grew up a huge fan of madden and ncaa football.  my brother and I used to play madden 94 and bill walsh college football on the snes all the time.  When the ps2 came out before we both had kids, we used to have tournaments with each other on NCAA Football 06 like every weekend.  Unfortunately he got completely out of gaming while my gaming addiction grew over the years lol.  Now my sons share this hobby with me...they play the switch/ps4/xbox one...mostly minecraft, fortnite, and of course roblox on the pc. (we do try to keep them active with sports and outside play too...)

i'm rambling..and i'll stop...but wow i have stories and memories i would love to share...about finding games in the wild..and stories about how i felt when i first saw Donkey Kong Country on the snes and how i couldnt believe my eyes! 

Anyways, take care and Merry Christmas!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: singlebanana on December 28, 2018, 07:12:00 AM
Welcome to the site! We have a great Community for discussing games and collecting. Please let us know if you have any questions or if we can help you with anything.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Crabmaster2000 on December 28, 2018, 09:02:34 AM
thats a good question as to why i have never really posted...i was pretty active in the digitpress.com forums for about 10 or so years and now fairly active in dreamcast-talk.com forums as well...idk why i never got into this one...i want to now though and look forward to getting to know some of the other members here.

i am interested in buying/selling too.  I have bought/sold on digitpress in the past but havent done so in quite a while.

As far as favorite fighting/sports series...

When I was 14 Mortal Kombat 2 came to the home systems.  I remember getting mk2 for the snes for christmas of 94 and its a memory i'll never forget.  The graphics, gameplay, moves, fatalities, ...everything was there from the arcade..especially for the time.  SNES MK2 was and still is my favorite snes game of all time or at the very least favorite snes fighter of all time..so yea i'm a big mortal kombat fan even though i'm really not great at it.  I also love street fighter on the old 16 bit platforms.  Nowadays, I enjoy Injustice 2 and MK XL on xbox one/ps4...among others tekken 7 is good too...

Also, as far as sports go...grew up a huge fan of madden and ncaa football.  my brother and I used to play madden 94 and bill walsh college football on the snes all the time.  When the ps2 came out before we both had kids, we used to have tournaments with each other on NCAA Football 06 like every weekend.  Unfortunately he got completely out of gaming while my gaming addiction grew over the years lol.  Now my sons share this hobby with me...they play the switch/ps4/xbox one...mostly minecraft, fortnite, and of course roblox on the pc. (we do try to keep them active with sports and outside play too...)

i'm rambling..and i'll stop...but wow i have stories and memories i would love to share...about finding games in the wild..and stories about how i felt when i first saw Donkey Kong Country on the snes and how i couldnt believe my eyes! 

Anyways, take care and Merry Christmas!

MKII is still my favorite in the series too! The new ones are pretty solid as well. That's too bad your brother doesn't share interests anymore, I can relate to that. Mine used to play anything with me, but these days he's only interested in Call of Duty and sports games that don't interest me. Glad your kids could join in to fill that void for you!

Looking forward to hearing more of your stories!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Azervux on January 14, 2019, 12:42:57 PM
Hello everyone. I just recently joined this website. Comparatively, I might be younger than probably the majority of the users on here. I started gaming on the PS1 with Gran Turismo 1 and 2. Later acquiring a Wii, Xbox 360 and PS4 in my collection, before the latter two decided to malfunction. During which I decided to switch over to PC Gamimg, where it has been my primary platform of choice, ever since.

I know my introduction seems mostly vague but if you got any questions pertaining to me, I'll be much obliged to quench your curiousity, as best as I can.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: shaggy on January 14, 2019, 01:18:54 PM
Hello everyone. I just recently joined this website. Comparatively, I might be younger than probably the majority of the users on here. I started gaming on the PS1 with Gran Turismo 1 and 2. Later acquiring a Wii, Xbox 360 and PS4 in my collection, before the latter two decided to malfunction. During which I decided to switch over to PC Gamimg, where it has been my primary platform of choice, ever since.

I know my introduction seems mostly vague but if you got any questions pertaining to me, I'll be much obliged to quench your curiousity, as best as I can.

Welcome!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: MetalFRO on January 14, 2019, 01:22:18 PM
Yes, welcome! Some of us here are "old timers" but we're glad to have new faces and fresh perspectives here.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Azervux on January 14, 2019, 01:48:56 PM
Hello everyone. I just recently joined this website. Comparatively, I might be younger than probably the majority of the users on here. I started gaming on the PS1 with Gran Turismo 1 and 2. Later acquiring a Wii, Xbox 360 and PS4 in my collection, before the latter two decided to malfunction. During which I decided to switch over to PC Gamimg, where it has been my primary platform of choice, ever since.

I know my introduction seems mostly vague but if you got any questions pertaining to me, I'll be much obliged to quench your curiousity, as best as I can.

Welcome!

Thanks 😀


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Azervux on January 14, 2019, 01:50:45 PM
Yes, welcome! Some of us here are "old timers" but we're glad to have new faces and fresh perspectives here.

Thanks! I do play older games as well, but it's more into the realm of PC gaming.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: singlebanana on January 14, 2019, 03:53:05 PM
Welcome to the site! Enjoy your stay and please let us know if you have any questions.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: RobotWillie on January 14, 2019, 11:15:51 PM
Welcome. Enjoy the ride.

I am actually the opposite, I pretty much can't get into PC games at all and am only 28. But I do mostly newer games too on PS4 and PS3 but am getting some older ones as I can afford to. The PC games I have been really into are ones that are not even really popular mainstream wise, like Flight Simulator was my biggest thing when I was a teen on the computer. I did pour thousands of hours into it, but I am not into that anymore either. I like Civilization and stuff and certain strategy type games of the like and Sim City type games though. But its a very diverse world and theres room for all of us. One thing about PC is I am also a staunch physical media guy and things like Steam are killing that and I don't like that either. Its happening to consoles too but not as bad yet. Plus Windows 10 is a malfunction itself, a lot of the games I have on disc don't work for W10 and I shouldn't have to rebuy them on Steam. Having to rebuy a game on isn't true backwards compatibility. This happened with Civiliazation IV which I like a lot. And 2K says there is no fix and all I can do is get the Steam version apparently. PC Backwards Compatibility is overrated too. Having to buy it again on Steam when I have the disc isn't BC.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Azervux on January 15, 2019, 02:46:01 PM
Welcome. Enjoy the ride.

I am actually the opposite, I pretty much can't get into PC games at all and am only 28. But I do mostly newer games too on PS4 and PS3 but am getting some older ones as I can afford to. The PC games I have been really into are ones that are not even really popular mainstream wise, like Flight Simulator was my biggest thing when I was a teen on the computer. I did pour thousands of hours into it, but I am not into that anymore either. I like Civilization and stuff and certain strategy type games of the like and Sim City type games though. But its a very diverse world and theres room for all of us. One thing about PC is I am also a staunch physical media guy and things like Steam are killing that and I don't like that either. Its happening to consoles too but not as bad yet. Plus Windows 10 is a malfunction itself, a lot of the games I have on disc don't work for W10 and I shouldn't have to rebuy them on Steam. Having to rebuy a game on isn't true backwards compatibility. This happened with Civiliazation IV which I like a lot. And 2K says there is no fix and all I can do is get the Steam version apparently. PC Backwards Compatibility is overrated too. Having to buy it again on Steam when I have the disc isn't BC.

I do buy my older games (and newer ones if available) on GOG (a DRM-Free digital distributing site) which do try to optimize older titles for newer operating systems as well as having a non-encrypted exe version due to being DRM-Free. I'm not opposed to digital or physical copies, but irregardless of the format, I am highly against DRM.
Another reason is probably because I enjoy niche titles (and eurojank games like S.T.A.L.K.E.R series), in addition to indie titles. Older games most of the time can be fixed (if not by the distributor or develope) by the fans, in the form of unofficial patches or by creating am open source engine.
Another personal rationality is that , I prefer running older games on widescreen (in the same aspect ratio as my monitor but if not stretched would do) and/or windowed mode, which they ere not designed intially to do, but due to the tools such as DxWnd and emulators such as dosbox, dgVooDoo or Glide. If a game runs poorly on modern Windows OS or does not natively suppprt Linux, using Wine and tweaking the settings of the game by the use of the command line is always useful at least for me.

 I also do have some physical copies of games but some do contain DRM which is not supported on my current OS (Windows 10) causing them to crash, but can easily be fixed due to downloading third party patches or by pther means.

To summarize, I guess what I mean to say is I appreciate the "open-ness" of an open platform like the PC. I can see how it can turn some people way but for me the ability to tweak your games and make them run on systems they werent designed to, was always fascinating.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Azervux on January 15, 2019, 08:32:13 PM
Welcome to the site! Enjoy your stay and please let us know if you have any questions.

Thanks 😀
How long have you been a member of this site?


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Pianomanfreak on January 17, 2019, 07:45:06 PM
Hey all my name Jim and I'm new to the site. Also I'm a big fan of Nintendo Handhelds.
Systems that I have are New 3ds xl, Nintendo Switch, and the retron 5.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: singlebanana on January 17, 2019, 08:21:08 PM
Hey all my name Jim and I'm new to the site. Also I'm a big fan of Nintendo Handhelds.
Systems that I have are New 3ds xl, Nintendo Switch, and the retron 5.

Welcome Jim! Enjoy your time here.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: shaggy on January 18, 2019, 08:11:57 AM
Welcome to the site! Enjoy your stay and please let us know if you have any questions.

Thanks 😀
How long have you been a member of this site?

A long time :laugh:  14 years.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: MetalFRO on January 18, 2019, 09:20:37 AM
Hey all my name Jim and I'm new to the site. Also I'm a big fan of Nintendo Handhelds.
Systems that I have are New 3ds xl, Nintendo Switch, and the retron 5.

Welcome, Jim!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Boshamp on January 18, 2019, 12:30:46 PM
Damn, this will be my 13th year on the site. I never thought to look until someone asked about it. Ha ha We have been around a while.

And of course, Welcome to all new users that have joined over the last few years of my almost complete inactivity. Ha ha


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: TurnAroundAndRun on January 18, 2019, 03:17:56 PM
Hi all. My name is Cory and I'm fairly new to the site. Joined about a month ago. My favorite systems to play are the PS4 & the 3DS. Currently playing Lunar Knights and Resident Evil 7.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: singlebanana on January 18, 2019, 03:46:36 PM
Hi all. My name is Cory and I'm fairly new to the site. Joined about a month ago. My favorite systems to play are the PS4 & the 3DS. Currently playing Lunar Knights and Resident Evil 7.

Welcome Cory!  We won't hold it against you that you're friends with GrayGhost81. ;)


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: TurnAroundAndRun on January 18, 2019, 10:16:32 PM
Welcome Cory!  We won't hold it against you that you're friends with GrayGhost81. ;)

Thanks singlebanana! As for GrayGhost81, he is alright.  ;D


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: HiroTsukasa on April 02, 2019, 07:49:31 PM
Hey, new to the site! You can just call me Hiro.

I'm a big SHMUP fan and am here by way of stumbling upon the Shoot the Core podcast. Despite loving the genre I find I have a hard time keeping up with playing because there's no drive there beyond dabbling now and again. I find I'll play SHMUPs in short bursts then not touch any for months. None of my local friends are into STG type games and I've not had much success turning any of them onto such games. A club that focuses on a game each month seemed like a good way to stop making excuses and indulge that interest more.

Been playing since I was pretty young starting with the NES. My favorite genres are probably RPG's (I love a good story and particularly games with mechanics that allow interesting strategies) and arcade-y type games (particularly SHMUPs and fighting games).

Fun story with my username. Growing up I was lucky to have a Sega CD. I became enamored with the game Lunar and particularly its sequel Lunar 2 Eternal Blue whose protagonist is named Hiro. Around the time of the PS2, with a friend I really started to delve deep into all the RPG's I had missed out on from the NES era. In so many of those games, you needed a very short usually four or five letter name for your character. Hiro was the first thing that came to mind that could always make it under the limit. After using it so much, it became my default name if a game asked for one and didn't have some canon name for the main character. Not sure that I could stop using it at this point.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Duke.Togo on April 02, 2019, 07:58:03 PM
Welcome to RFG, Hiro. We're all a friendly bunch here, so feel free to hop into the forums!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Raidou on April 03, 2019, 12:58:25 AM
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Fun story with my username. Growing up I was lucky to have a Sega CD. I became enamored with the game Lunar and particularly its sequel Lunar 2 Eternal Blue whose protagonist is named Hiro. Around the time of the PS2, with a friend I really started to delve deep into all the RPG's I had missed out on from the NES era. In so many of those games, you needed a very short usually four or five letter name for your character. Hiro was the first thing that came to mind that could always make it under the limit. After using it so much, it became my default name if a game asked for one and didn't have some canon name for the main character. Not sure that I could stop using it at this point.

I started using "Aran" for practically every game name  for similar reasons. Now I switch between Aran and Raidou.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: polykill_trav on April 03, 2019, 07:55:26 AM
Hello. I'm Travis (@travplaysgames). I co-host the Polykill Podcast and have a NES dedicated YouTube channel called NESfriend. (youtube.com/nesfriend)

I've been aware of RFGen for a while but digging in more and more now and trying to embrace the community some. Cheers!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Crabmaster2000 on April 03, 2019, 08:32:38 AM
Hey, new to the site! You can just call me Hiro.

I'm a big SHMUP fan and am here by way of stumbling upon the Shoot the Core podcast. Despite loving the genre I find I have a hard time keeping up with playing because there's no drive there beyond dabbling now and again. I find I'll play SHMUPs in short bursts then not touch any for months. None of my local friends are into STG type games and I've not had much success turning any of them onto such games. A club that focuses on a game each month seemed like a good way to stop making excuses and indulge that interest more.

Been playing since I was pretty young starting with the NES. My favorite genres are probably RPG's (I love a good story and particularly games with mechanics that allow interesting strategies) and arcade-y type games (particularly SHMUPs and fighting games).

Fun story with my username. Growing up I was lucky to have a Sega CD. I became enamored with the game Lunar and particularly its sequel Lunar 2 Eternal Blue whose protagonist is named Hiro. Around the time of the PS2, with a friend I really started to delve deep into all the RPG's I had missed out on from the NES era. In so many of those games, you needed a very short usually four or five letter name for your character. Hiro was the first thing that came to mind that could always make it under the limit. After using it so much, it became my default name if a game asked for one and didn't have some canon name for the main character. Not sure that I could stop using it at this point.

Hey Hiro!! Great game to take a name from. Lunar 2 still stands as one of my favorites.

Hello. I'm Travis (@travplaysgames). I co-host the Polykill Podcast and have a NES dedicated YouTube channel called NESfriend. (youtube.com/nesfriend)

I've been aware of RFGen for a while but digging in more and more now and trying to embrace the community some. Cheers!

Just checked out a couple of your videos and subbed. I like what you've got going on.  We are doing a little challenge here this year as a community to beat every north american licensed NES game in 2019. Check out the thread and help us take down a few games!

http://www.rfgeneration.com/forum/index.php?topic=18893.0


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: MetalFRO on April 03, 2019, 09:24:58 AM
Hey, new to the site! You can just call me Hiro.

I'm a big SHMUP fan and am here by way of stumbling upon the Shoot the Core podcast. Despite loving the genre I find I have a hard time keeping up with playing because there's no drive there beyond dabbling now and again. I find I'll play SHMUPs in short bursts then not touch any for months. None of my local friends are into STG type games and I've not had much success turning any of them onto such games. A club that focuses on a game each month seemed like a good way to stop making excuses and indulge that interest more.

Been playing since I was pretty young starting with the NES. My favorite genres are probably RPG's (I love a good story and particularly games with mechanics that allow interesting strategies) and arcade-y type games (particularly SHMUPs and fighting games).

Fun story with my username. Growing up I was lucky to have a Sega CD. I became enamored with the game Lunar and particularly its sequel Lunar 2 Eternal Blue whose protagonist is named Hiro. Around the time of the PS2, with a friend I really started to delve deep into all the RPG's I had missed out on from the NES era. In so many of those games, you needed a very short usually four or five letter name for your character. Hiro was the first thing that came to mind that could always make it under the limit. After using it so much, it became my default name if a game asked for one and didn't have some canon name for the main character. Not sure that I could stop using it at this point.

Welcome, Hiro! So glad you found the site via Shoot the Core-cast! We would definitely love to have you participating in the Shmup Club. It's a great way to dabble in a shooter here and there, find what you like, and put some time into it, without having to dedicate too much time to any one game. Plus, we try to mix it up, and keep things fresh, by changing the type of shooter we play from month to month, so things don't get stale. Hopefully, we'll see you participate with us soon :D

Also, Lunar 2 is great! I don't have experience with the Sega CD original, but after playing through the PlayStation remake of the original game, I got Lunar 2 as a birthday gift, and over the next month or so, I devoured it. I played through it again a few years ago, and it's still a great game.

Hello. I'm Travis (@travplaysgames). I co-host the Polykill Podcast and have a NES dedicated YouTube channel called NESfriend. (youtube.com/nesfriend)

I've been aware of RFGen for a while but digging in more and more now and trying to embrace the community some. Cheers!

Welcome to the site! As Crabmaster2000 said, you should definitely think about jumping into the NES Challenge, and take down a few games with us. I'll check out your channel as well :)


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: HiroTsukasa on April 03, 2019, 07:59:37 PM
Welcome to RFG, Hiro. We're all a friendly bunch here, so feel free to hop into the forums!

Thanks! Beyond gaming, I'm a huge manga/anime fan as well. Golgo 13 is a true classic.

I started using "Aran" for practically every game name  for similar reasons. Now I switch between Aran and Raidou.

Nice, glad to know I'm not the only one who does that.

Hey Hiro!! Great game to take a name from. Lunar 2 still stands as one of my favorites.

Thanks for the welcome! And I agree, Lunar 2 is one I have to revisit quite often. Just wish it could have endured on as a franchise. Between it and Suikoden I have a bad habit of falling in love with RPG series that taper off into nothing.

Welcome, Hiro! So glad you found the site via Shoot the Core-cast! We would definitely love to have you participating in the Shmup Club. It's a great way to dabble in a shooter here and there, find what you like, and put some time into it, without having to dedicate too much time to any one game. Plus, we try to mix it up, and keep things fresh, by changing the type of shooter we play from month to month, so things don't get stale. Hopefully, we'll see you participate with us soon :D

Also, Lunar 2 is great! I don't have experience with the Sega CD original, but after playing through the PlayStation remake of the original game, I got Lunar 2 as a birthday gift, and over the next month or so, I devoured it. I played through it again a few years ago, and it's still a great game.

Thanks, I'll be sure to pop over to the latest SHMUP Club thread when I get a chance. While I have a lot of nostalgia for the Sega CD just from growing up with it, you're not missing much. I think overall the PSX remakes for both Lunar games were improvements across the board. I was blown away the first time I played each one being able to compare back.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: EZ Racer on June 24, 2019, 03:24:16 PM
About a year ago, I joined RFGen, but didn't find this page until much later. Being around the 1 year anniversary of my signup, thought it would be a good time to share some info.

From 2015 to 2018 I helped manage a small chain of mom and pop retro game stores in the midwest. One of our regular customers was MetalFro, who would talk about having his whole collection on the database. I also enjoy shmups (although I'm not good at them) and when he told me about starting the shmup club on the site I was sold.

I'm more a collect to play type, concentrating my collection more on things I want to try rather than games I have no interest in, and the meat of my collection is NES/SNES.

My collecting started in the late 90's, acquiring titles here and there, but with the ultimate goal of 5 games: Dragon Warrior I-IV (thanks for reeling me in Nintendo Power), and Tengen Tetris (which I rented as a kid, and always felt like the better Tetris to me, didn't realize why I couldn't ever find it until I was an adult).

Obvious from the name, I love racing games, and my favorite is F-Zero for SNES. I've done some amateur speed-running of it. Non-racing favorites include Super Metroid, the NES Ninja Gaidens, and Tecmo Super Bowl. But really there are hundreds more I could list that I enjoy thoroughly.

I've loved the shmup club, and have also gotten a lot out of the NES challenge, because I had started to create quite a backlog that I needed an excuse to dive into. Thanks for a great year and looking forward to more.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Crabmaster2000 on June 25, 2019, 08:14:58 AM
Cool to get to know you a bit more. Didn't realize you know MetalFRO, that's awesome! Also working retro stores can be a lot of fun.

What is it about F-Zero (SNES) that you love so much? I don't dislike it at all I just felt like every entry in the series got better and better though just making the original the weakest in the series in my mind.

Really happy to have you participating in the NES Challenge thread. You've been a huge asset for us for sure. Hope to see you around posting for years to come!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: bickman2k on June 25, 2019, 09:22:35 AM
About a year ago, I joined RFGen, but didn't find this page until much later. Being around the 1 year anniversary of my signup, thought it would be a good time to share some info.

From 2015 to 2018 I helped manage a small chain of mom and pop retro game stores in the midwest. One of our regular customers was MetalFro, who would talk about having his whole collection on the database. I also enjoy shmups (although I'm not good at them) and when he told me about starting the shmup club on the site I was sold.

I'm more a collect to play type, concentrating my collection more on things I want to try rather than games I have no interest in, and the meat of my collection is NES/SNES.

My collecting started in the late 90's, acquiring titles here and there, but with the ultimate goal of 5 games: Dragon Warrior I-IV (thanks for reeling me in Nintendo Power), and Tengen Tetris (which I rented as a kid, and always felt like the better Tetris to me, didn't realize why I couldn't ever find it until I was an adult).

Obvious from the name, I love racing games, and my favorite is F-Zero for SNES. I've done some amateur speed-running of it. Non-racing favorites include Super Metroid, the NES Ninja Gaidens, and Tecmo Super Bowl. But really there are hundreds more I could list that I enjoy thoroughly.

I've loved the shmup club, and have also gotten a lot out of the NES challenge, because I had started to create quite a backlog that I needed an excuse to dive into. Thanks for a great year and looking forward to more.

You didn't happen to work at a Game Cycle, did you?


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: EZ Racer on June 25, 2019, 12:54:51 PM
About a year ago, I joined RFGen, but didn't find this page until much later. Being around the 1 year anniversary of my signup, thought it would be a good time to share some info.

From 2015 to 2018 I helped manage a small chain of mom and pop retro game stores in the midwest. One of our regular customers was MetalFro, who would talk about having his whole collection on the database. I also enjoy shmups (although I'm not good at them) and when he told me about starting the shmup club on the site I was sold.

I'm more a collect to play type, concentrating my collection more on things I want to try rather than games I have no interest in, and the meat of my collection is NES/SNES.

My collecting started in the late 90's, acquiring titles here and there, but with the ultimate goal of 5 games: Dragon Warrior I-IV (thanks for reeling me in Nintendo Power), and Tengen Tetris (which I rented as a kid, and always felt like the better Tetris to me, didn't realize why I couldn't ever find it until I was an adult).

Obvious from the name, I love racing games, and my favorite is F-Zero for SNES. I've done some amateur speed-running of it. Non-racing favorites include Super Metroid, the NES Ninja Gaidens, and Tecmo Super Bowl. But really there are hundreds more I could list that I enjoy thoroughly.

I've loved the shmup club, and have also gotten a lot out of the NES challenge, because I had started to create quite a backlog that I needed an excuse to dive into. Thanks for a great year and looking forward to more.

You didn't happen to work at a Game Cycle, did you?

So, either you are familiar with the stores, or I met you as well at some point?


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: calebjross on July 28, 2019, 02:31:11 PM
Hello. My name is Caleb. I'm a long-time game player, a seldom collector (good for the collectors here, then. More for you), a sometimes youtuber, a once-was author, and now an RFGeneration forum poster. Finally. I've been stopping by and taking in the fun every once-in-a-while over the years, but never set up an account. Until now. Why? No idea. Just got to thinking that I should contribute a few thoughts when I have them.

I love retro and modern games alike. Favorite game of all time is Red Dead Redemption 2, BUT (before you hate me) my previous favorite of all time was Super Metroid. Super Metroid survived a couple of decades of contenders, so that has to say something both about my respect for the game and about how great RDR2 is (it's pretty great).

I recently re-played Jak and Daxter. Perhaps that's what got me thinking about games from my youth (psuedo-youth; the game came out originally when I was in college), and therefore perhaps how I ended up here.

Also, I'm a long-time member of the Cartridge Club. I believe there's some Venn diagram style overlap between this and that community.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Disposed Hero on July 28, 2019, 04:26:44 PM
Hello. My name is Caleb. I'm a long-time game player, a seldom collector (good for the collectors here, then. More for you), a sometimes youtuber, a once-was author, and now an RFGeneration forum poster. Finally. I've been stopping by and taking in the fun every once-in-a-while over the years, but never set up an account. Until now. Why? No idea. Just got to thinking that I should contribute a few thoughts when I have them.

I love retro and modern games alike. Favorite game of all time is Red Dead Redemption 2, BUT (before you hate me) my previous favorite of all time was Super Metroid. Super Metroid survived a couple of decades of contenders, so that has to say something both about my respect for the game and about how great RDR2 is (it's pretty great).

I recently re-played Jak and Daxter. Perhaps that's what got me thinking about games from my youth (psuedo-youth; the game came out originally when I was in college), and therefore perhaps how I ended up here.

Also, I'm a long-time member of the Cartridge Club. I believe there's some Venn diagram style overlap between this and that community.

Welcome!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: RobotWillie on July 28, 2019, 09:53:45 PM
Actually the first RDR is my favorite game so.......

I ain't even played 2 yet either, I wait to see if there is a version with all the DLC pretty much always, even when its the sequel to my favorite game I guess lol. I am starting to acquire retro stuff and loved playing the first Final Fantasy recently, it is an all time fav now (although its the PS1 version, but I do have a PS1 now). But yes 99% of my stuff is from the last 15 years. I am mostly focusing on Sony stuff right now. Just to have a focus to put my money on. It doesn't mean I don't want Nintendo or Sega or Xbox... etc.

And I didn't play Jak and Daxter until I was.... like 22 when the HD Collection came out and I loved it (also the soundtrack, which was made by a main Devo bandmember who I am a fan of, funny enough). It is also one of my all time favs. I do like it more than 2 and 3 but I loved those too. So, you seem to have a little in common with me albeit you are at least 10 years older or more it sounds, I am 29.

But yes uh...... Hearing that from you I may need to get it sooner now. It is a rule I have, the way they come up with Game of the Year Editions these days I always wait for that, unless its clear there won't be one (although sometimes games you don't expect get one, so I wait years sometimes until the game is like 15-20$ new even). I guess I am a bargain gamer, which is what I need to be, since I don't have too much extra money.

I do keep my games almost always, but I have no problem selling them/trading if I feel indifferent about them. There is two fighting games I am looking to sell off right now in fact. MK vs DC and inJustice. I just can't get into these for whatever reason, and don't enjoy the crossover universe thing, which I don't mind sometimes but can't in these cases. So I collect what I like, which is a lot, but there is a lot I know I won't like and don't bother with too. In fact I like sports, but don't bother with the games much either. So even I who like sports don't really want to get the sports games.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: calebjross on July 30, 2019, 09:03:59 AM
Actually the first RDR is my favorite game so.......

I ain't even played 2 yet either, I wait to see if there is a version with all the DLC pretty much always, even when its the sequel to my favorite game I guess lol. I am starting to acquire retro stuff and loved playing the first Final Fantasy recently, it is an all time fav now (although its the PS1 version, but I do have a PS1 now). But yes 99% of my stuff is from the last 15 years. I am mostly focusing on Sony stuff right now. Just to have a focus to put my money on. It doesn't mean I don't want Nintendo or Sega or Xbox... etc.
I thought about doing the same, but I'm glad I didn't. I have a weird thing about games in that once I finish the main story, I'm pretty much done. I rarely go for the DLC. Horizon Zero Dawn is a recent example. I even purchased the complete edition with DLC included, but still, once I finished the main story, I stopped playing. And that's also one of my favorite games of all time. I'm not sure if that's because I have so many games on my backlog to play that I'm okay moving on. That's probably the reason.

And I didn't play Jak and Daxter until I was.... like 22 when the HD Collection came out and I loved it (also the soundtrack, which was made by a main Devo bandmember who I am a fan of, funny enough). It is also one of my all time favs. I do like it more than 2 and 3 but I loved those too. So, you seem to have a little in common with me albeit you are at least 10 years older or more it sounds, I am 29.
Yeah, about 10 years younger. I'm 36 but will be 37 in August.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: blcklblskt on July 30, 2019, 04:39:26 PM
Hello. My name is Caleb. I'm a long-time game player, a seldom collector (good for the collectors here, then. More for you), a sometimes youtuber, a once-was author, and now an RFGeneration forum poster. Finally. I've been stopping by and taking in the fun every once-in-a-while over the years, but never set up an account. Until now. Why? No idea. Just got to thinking that I should contribute a few thoughts when I have them.

I love retro and modern games alike. Favorite game of all time is Red Dead Redemption 2, BUT (before you hate me) my previous favorite of all time was Super Metroid. Super Metroid survived a couple of decades of contenders, so that has to say something both about my respect for the game and about how great RDR2 is (it's pretty great).

I recently re-played Jak and Daxter. Perhaps that's what got me thinking about games from my youth (psuedo-youth; the game came out originally when I was in college), and therefore perhaps how I ended up here.

Also, I'm a long-time member of the Cartridge Club. I believe there's some Venn diagram style overlap between this and that community.

Super Metroid is probably still my favorite of all time, but I'd say RDR2 is #3 for me behind Star Fox 64.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: calebjross on August 02, 2019, 01:20:22 PM
Super Metroid is probably still my favorite of all time, but I'd say RDR2 is #3 for me behind Star Fox 64.
Good to know I'm not too weird.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: gogamego on August 30, 2019, 08:46:35 AM
Hi there, just found the site! I just finished listening to Shoot the Corecast episode with Raiden V. I guess I'm a bit behind. :) Just got the game on Switch and am having a blast. I'm in St. Louis, My favorite current system at the moment is my Nintendo Switch. Other favorites are Turbografx-16, Genesis and Dreamcast. I am new to the Shoot 'em up genre. I've played several in the past but have just recently gotten into them a lot.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: MetalFRO on August 30, 2019, 08:51:21 AM
Hi there, just found the site! I just finished listening to Shoot the Corecast episode with Raiden V. I guess I'm a bit behind. :) Just got the game on Switch and am having a blast. I'm in St. Louis, My favorite current system at the moment is my Nintendo Switch. Other favorites are Turbografx-16, Genesis and Dreamcast. I am new to the Shoot 'em up genre. I've played several in the past but have just recently gotten into them a lot.

Welcome to the site, gogamego! Thanks for listening to the podcast, and we'd definitely appreciate some feedback on it, once you're caught up. Hopefully we'll see you participating in an upcoming Shmup Club monthly game!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: gogamego on August 30, 2019, 10:16:59 AM
Is there somewhere on this site that keeps track of the monthly challenges? Haven't found it yet.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: MetalFRO on August 30, 2019, 10:39:58 AM
Is there somewhere on this site that keeps track of the monthly challenges? Haven't found it yet.

In the Community Playthroughs (http://www.rfgeneration.com/forum/index.php?board=39.0) section of the forum is where we have the individual threads for each game we're playing, both the Shmup Club selection, and the regular Community Playthrough. There you can sign up to participate in either (or both!), and discuss the games. Particularly for the Shmup Club, we definitely encourage everyone to post high scores throughout the month as you get them, so everyone can kind of track progress.

Feel free to jump into the site Discord (https://discord.gg/Ndx9jPY) channel as well, which is also linked on the front page.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Yuddonu on October 15, 2019, 12:20:19 PM
Hello everyone! My name is Bob, I live in a house in Jurmala https://tranio.com/latvia/jurmala/detached/ for the past 5 years with my family (wife and 2 kids).

I collect anything and everything video game related. Been interested in it for last 10 years. It's my biggest hobby.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: RobotWillie on October 15, 2019, 12:36:34 PM
So is Bob a common nickname in Latvia...................?  :D


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Yuddonu on October 15, 2019, 02:05:19 PM
So is Bob a common nickname in Latvia...................?  :D

Not really, I moved from another country to Latvia


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: RobotWillie on October 15, 2019, 03:47:57 PM
You see I was testing to see if you were a bot. We get a lot of those here. I think you passed, so I must say welcome and we are happy to have you. Some of the bots say very similar things to what you did, even claiming to be into certain games. Its pretty creepy they are getting so human like.

Ironically I have the word Robot in my name I know......  ;D


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Yuddonu on October 16, 2019, 02:52:29 AM
You see I was testing to see if you were a bot. We get a lot of those here. I think you passed, so I must say welcome and we are happy to have you. Some of the bots say very similar things to what you did, even claiming to be into certain games. Its pretty creepy they are getting so human like.

Ironically I have the word Robot in my name I know......  ;D

This is funny ;D


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: singlebanana on October 16, 2019, 07:25:49 AM
Welcome to the site new members! Please contact me should you have any questions and please enjoy our friendly community.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: MetalFRO on October 16, 2019, 08:19:03 AM
Welcome, Yuddonu!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Godshall on December 06, 2019, 07:54:22 AM
Hello. You can call me Godshall. I live in USA, FL. Been looking for a new place to log-in my video game collection for a while after the disaster that was NA. Looks pretty good so far from what I’ve seen. I’m usually not one too talk much, just lurk about, but will happily respond to PM’s. Will have stuff to sell in the near future after I add all I can find in the databases.
Thanks for letting me join the community. :D


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: MetalFRO on December 06, 2019, 09:38:36 AM
Welcome, Godshall! We also have a Discord, if you're ever in the mood for casual conversation, and that's linked from the front page. Have fun logging your collection :)


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: singlebanana on December 06, 2019, 03:09:28 PM
Hello. You can call me Godshall. I live in USA, FL. Been looking for a new place to log-in my video game collection for a while after the disaster that was NA. Looks pretty good so far from what I’ve seen. I’m usually not one too talk much, just lurk about, but will happily respond to PM’s. Will have stuff to sell in the near future after I add all I can find in the databases.
Thanks for letting me join the community. :D

Glad you made it here!  You will find this community very friendly and supportive. Please reach out if you have any questions. Also, we have two monthly playthrough groups that you are welcome to join. :D


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Degenx on January 30, 2020, 09:26:47 PM
Hello all! After lurking for far too long, I figured I should actually ya know, join in the fun here.

I'm douglie007's half brother from another mother. He's the one that first introduced me to the site and talked about how it's such a swell place, so I checked it out, enjoyed listening to the Playcast and Shmup Club, and decided I should start partaking the festivities here.

I also have been slowly adding my collection to the site, but it's going to take a bit because you know.... lots of games.

I can't be the only person here that has a component, composite, hdmi, and S-video switcher hooked up to their television right? The joys of owning one of those transition era HDTV is it has every input known to man. It even has a VGA port for my Dreamcast. I love this silly TV even if I do have to let it warm up because of some loose solder joints on a ribbon cable.

Anyways, I'm looking forward to being more activate here and joining in all the fun!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Disposed Hero on January 30, 2020, 10:41:16 PM
Hello all! After lurking for far too long, I figured I should actually ya know, join in the fun here.

I'm douglie007's half brother from another mother. He's the one that first introduced me to the site and talked about how it's such a swell place, so I checked it out, enjoyed listening to the Playcast and Shmup Club, and decided I should start partaking the festivities here.

I also have been slowly adding my collection to the site, but it's going to take a bit because you know.... lots of games.

I can't be the only person here that has a component, composite, hdmi, and S-video switcher hooked up to their television right? The joys of owning one of those transition era HDTV is it has every input known to man. It even has a VGA port for my Dreamcast. I love this silly TV even if I do have to let it warm up because of some loose solder joints on a ribbon cable.

Anyways, I'm looking forward to being more activate here and joining in all the fun!


I have 5 different switch boxes connected to my CRT (4 composite/s-video switchers daisy-chained together, and a component switcher), and an HDMI switcher connected to my HDTV, so no, you're not the only one! :)

Welcome to the site!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Crabmaster2000 on January 31, 2020, 09:41:01 AM
Welcome aboard!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: MetalFRO on January 31, 2020, 09:44:34 AM
Hello all! After lurking for far too long, I figured I should actually ya know, join in the fun here.

I'm douglie007's half brother from another mother. He's the one that first introduced me to the site and talked about how it's such a swell place, so I checked it out, enjoyed listening to the Playcast and Shmup Club, and decided I should start partaking the festivities here.

I also have been slowly adding my collection to the site, but it's going to take a bit because you know.... lots of games.

I can't be the only person here that has a component, composite, hdmi, and S-video switcher hooked up to their television right? The joys of owning one of those transition era HDTV is it has every input known to man. It even has a VGA port for my Dreamcast. I love this silly TV even if I do have to let it warm up because of some loose solder joints on a ribbon cable.

Anyways, I'm looking forward to being more activate here and joining in all the fun!


Welcome to the site! Glad to hear you're enjoying Shoot the Core-cast, and that you decided to join. And no, you're not the only one! I have a 4-port composite switch, and an 8-port powered switch for S-Video going to a RetroTINK 2X, an OSSC with my SNES via HD Retrovision component cables, my JVC X'Eye with RGB SCART, and Dreamcast with VGA, and then those go to an 8-port powered HDMI switch that also has my Switch, Wii U, Xbox 360, PS3, PS4, and a RetroUSB AVS for NES & Famicom games :D


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: MAZ on February 16, 2020, 08:46:39 AM
Hi everyone!
I am MAZ, shmup player (mainly), I like STG from the late 80' to the early 00'. Currently I am trying to learn how to  properly play for score Ikaruga, even before getting a real Normal 1CC actually  ;D. I am documenting it on Twitter with some runs on my YT channel I just started.
Looking forward to partecipate in the fun you all look to have here and hopefully to contribute by sharing my video game experience!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: singlebanana on February 16, 2020, 10:34:39 AM
Welcome MAZ! Happy to have you aboard.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Mr_Stubbes on February 16, 2020, 03:16:46 PM
Welcome to the site!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Metalnarf on June 20, 2020, 12:40:28 PM
Hi,
my name is Frank, I am from Germany and enjoy playing games in almost any form.
I mostly like pinball, shoot em ups, fighting games, beat em ups, run and gun, First Person Shooters.
Mostly "arcady" stuff.
Sadly i had to get ridd of most of my consoles and games, at the moment i have the current generation consoles and a pc.

The shoot the core-cast brought me here, i searched for a specialized podcast on this shmup topic and happily found it :D

Looking forward to be a part of this great community :)


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Razor Knuckles on June 20, 2020, 05:48:30 PM
Welcome aboard Frank! It's always cool to hear how people found this site. RF Generation is a pretty tight knit community, theirs plenty of room for newcomers, so make yourself at home.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: MetalFRO on June 20, 2020, 06:36:01 PM
I already welcomed you on Discord, but welcome to the forums as well! Glad the podcast was a draw for you, and we hope to see you around in various forum topics :)


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: shaggy on June 21, 2020, 08:21:57 AM
That's so awesome!  Welcome!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: TimRichert_images on January 16, 2021, 07:16:28 PM
Hey everyone was a member on here years ago and lost touch and realized that I missed having a community of retro gamers to interact with (apparently I had figured this out back in April when I signed back up  ??? ).
Been gaming my whole memorable life, playing Intellivision and DOS games on a Tandy computer growing up, and have just never been able to let go. Pretty much a retro console-only gamer now. With my newest console being an Xbox360 and me being a complete Chromebook adopter on the computer side of things.
Currently working on getting my collection listed but it's basically a who's, who of all the common ones here in the states (minus TI-99s I guess).
It currently is around the 300 game range, all for playing. I am not a museum. Unfortunately the original Intellivision my dad bought in the '80s was destroyed and the Dreamcast collection is having to be partially rebuilt due to disc rot issues...I could go back and slap my teenage self.
I am also an amateur photographer (Racing and wildlife mostly) and an Automotive Enthusiast (fancy way to redneck I guess lol)
GLAD TO BE BACK!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: shaggy on January 16, 2021, 07:53:59 PM
Hey, welcome back!  Were you using the same name years ago?


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: TimRichert_images on January 16, 2021, 09:24:49 PM
Nope, probably 3 or 4 computers ago so, to be honest, don't even remember the name for sure. Which is actually fine with me. Older, wiser..sure haha why not start fresh.
*edit- Found myself.
Formally went by cant_grow_up


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: shaggy on January 17, 2021, 09:27:44 AM
Nope, probably 3 or 4 computers ago so, to be honest, don't even remember the name for sure. Which is actually fine with me. Older, wiser..sure haha why not start fresh.
*edit- Found myself.
Formally went by cant_grow_up

Hey, I remember that name.  Welcome back and don't be a stranger, post away! :)


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: MetalFRO on January 19, 2021, 12:06:27 PM
Welcome back!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: TimRichert_images on January 19, 2021, 07:55:00 PM
Thanks to all. Currently working on getting my "playing" collection uploaded my WII and other various..mine but somewhere else in the family, maybe later on. Also my main retro room is nothing more than a no outlet walk-in closet, yep welcome to 1,300 a month in Central Florida (yes I have a powered garage but..project car). If enough interest is shown I will do a write up on what's needed to get 2 1/2 to 4 hours of gameplay complete with surround sound out of nothing more than a battery pack.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: MetalFRO on January 20, 2021, 09:11:59 AM
That would be an interesting read!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: TimRichert_images on January 22, 2021, 05:13:42 PM
It's actually pretty sweet, all systems have HDMI (pound cable) hooked up to a LG 20" and sound runs into a gaming rocker chair I picked up at goodwill for $4.00 just had to rewire the speakers. True it's a bit of a wire nightmare (usbs, power and hdmi's everywhere). True the "big" systems are hooked up elsewhere- GC and 360 are on main tv in the living room and I have a photo editing setup in the dining room that gets hooked up to whatever I'm putting serious time in (currently alone in the dark on DC) G/F has a work at home job so I got kicked out of the bedroom office lol.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: MetalFRO on January 22, 2021, 05:20:30 PM
Haha, you should see the wire rack in my living room, full of consoles, my streaming PC, and all the wiring to get it connected. It's a mess :)


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Kannibal on April 26, 2021, 06:34:34 PM
Hello guys, I am Kannibal (aka KingKannibal and Minotauros Artus or a variation of these) and am from Los Angeles. Very huge fan of arcade style games, even games designed around the arcade philosophy but not necessarily made for arcades. My all-time favorite video game system is the Sega Genesis but I have always wanted to own a PC-Engine and would be sure that would be my #1 instead. I no longer collect physical games since the PS3 and PS2, but definitely got well rounded digital library featuring obscure games and mainstream. Hoping to take part in the game challenge events you guys got going on.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: MetalFRO on April 27, 2021, 08:59:08 AM
Welcome!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: shaggy on April 27, 2021, 04:58:01 PM
Welcome to the party, pal!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: MoonshineGaming on May 07, 2021, 02:35:29 PM
Hey there everyone!

My name is Chris and I'm from Toronto, Canada. I'm a long time video game collector (20 years), content creator, variety twitch streamer, and online video game store owner.

I've completed a few sets (N64 and Wii u) and am on the hunt to complete more! My collection is sitting around 5000 games at the moment and my favourite 3 games of all time are Super Mario World, Demon's Souls and Mario Kart.

I'm really looking forward to becoming part of the community here!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: MetalFRO on May 07, 2021, 04:51:21 PM
Welcome, Chris! Thanks for joining, and for your comment on my pickups video :)

Congrats on the complete Wii U set! That's one I've been casually working toward for a while, but there are a few titles that have become ridiculous in the last couple years, so I'm not sure I'll get there, because a couple of those are hard to justify the asking price. I assume you've seen it already, but the games database here is one of the best online, so if you don't already have a solution for cataloging your games, or aren't satisfied with what you've got already, give it a look. I think it's pretty awesome.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: MoonshineGaming on May 07, 2021, 10:22:31 PM
Thanks man I'll check it out!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: WhyNotZoidberg on August 18, 2021, 08:01:52 AM
Hi.

I'm a 3DO and Atari Lynx cultist.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: grizzlyxbear on August 18, 2021, 09:40:01 AM
Howdy all! My name is Alex. I'm in Naples, FL and live with my girlfriend.

I work in IT administration and am attending Florida International University for a degree in Asian history.

My collection consists of mostly PS2 titles and a smattering of PSP, Vita, PS4, Switch, and 3DS games.
I'm at home any time I get to play a good turn-based RPG or tactical RPG. If not one of those, you'll find me jamming 3D platformers or fighting games.

My girlfriend's collection obsession consists of Star Trek and Star Wars merchandise.

Aside from video games, I also like to collect vinyl, Image Comics #1 issues (or any issues I can get my hands on of WildC.A.T.S and Saga), Godzilla merch, and movies.


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: MetalFRO on August 19, 2021, 10:24:47 AM
Welcome to you both! We hope you'll plug in and find fun in the community :)


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: Mr_Stubbes on August 19, 2021, 10:25:53 AM
Welcome to the site!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: shaggy on August 19, 2021, 05:25:23 PM
Welcome everyone!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: MetalFRO on October 13, 2021, 11:56:19 AM
We've been chatting on the Discord, but welcome to the forum officially!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: shaggy on October 13, 2021, 06:37:14 PM
This was long overdue.

Hi I'm Cynnabean, most people call me Cyn, Cyndi, Cynbee. I was born in  the 80s in NJ (it's porkroll) but live in MN now. Oddly I'm not too obsessive about collecting. I don't care if games are CIB and I don't actively go hunting for games simply to "build" my "collection". Basically if I think of a game I want to play, I'll seek it out. If I run into a good deal by chance then ill usually jump at them.  I think the weirdest purchase I made was I had a guy fixing my pellet stove and he saw my collection and said "hey want to buy my old game stuff?". Walked away with another N64, 4 controllers a ton of games for 50$.  Sure I didn't need the stuff but why not right ?  I do randomly collect other things like 80s 90s toys, official cookbooks and cooking gadgets. I also am losing the battle of buying more steam/GOG games than I play.

My main squeeze are point and click adventure games of the Sierra/LucaArts style. I do spend most of my time hanging around on Steam and tackling the backlog (lies). Ok I'm done now.

Welcome aboard!  Stick around and post some more.  I love them point and click titles!


Title: Re: Introduce yourself please
Post by: shaggy on September 24, 2023, 01:52:12 PM
Hi, I am David and I live in LA. I have been a huge gaming fan but I wasn't very active for the past three years and I recently decided to get back on track.

Welcome, enjoy your stay.