Mine just sits on the kitchen table. I don’t use the table for eating anyways, and it’s nice to just sit down and play. It gets dusted it off with the rest of my things every one or two weeks.
The first I heard of it was in or around the year 2000. I remember the N64 still being a big deal, but near it’s end. My brother brought home this bizarre Red Console I’ve never seen or even heard of before (odd since I was big into games as a kid, not so odd because I don’t remember a single advert for the thing on TV). It was missing the stand, but had Red Alarm and Golf. I ended up trying it out. I popped in Red Alarm, by the time the intro was over I had goosebumps. I ended up playing it for a few hours, and had loads of fun even though the IPD was off (I had no idea at the time). Then my brother said the friend he was borrowing it off of was willing to trade it for my N64. Well, I regrettably said no because I had only recently got the N64 and I was still stoked on finally having one. That and I had no idea there was a stand so I thought it would always be awkward to play, having to prop it up on random furniture.
Fast forward to June of 2013, I saw something on Red Alarm for the VB. I got a faint sensation..it was familiar..and all of a sudden I had a flashback to that time 13 years ago, sitting on the floor hunched over a chair trying to beat the fist level of one of the most atmospheric games I had played. I had to feel that way again. So on to eBay, which was quite new to me, dropped $250(shipped) for a console with instructions, a few boxed games, AC tap etc. (ouch, should have traded way back when=P)
When it arrived, I set it up, and turned it on.. Suddenly I was transported back in time, the goosebumps came back, and I couldn’t stop smiling. I’ve thoroughly enjoyed it ever since.
I’ve always had a pain getting mine on the stand. I struggle and struggle and then eventually it just works like perfectly, as if to say “See you’re just a dumb ass.” Sometimes it grabs on too and doesn’t want to come off.
It’s probably just me actually being a dumb ass though =P
VirtualChris wrote:
But V-Tetris is a Japanese game and there’s enough English that I can play it.
Yeah, Japanese games are all over the place when it comes to how much English they’ll use. Some are entirely in English and require no localization when importing them to other countries. Others..well..
3D tetris is rediculous. I was watching an auction when I still needed it. In the final seconds it shot up from $70 to $140. Yikes. Managed to pick one up for $105, just to end the search.
VectrexRoli2 wrote:
Thanks for all your feedback. I am glad you liked it.
I bought most of the stuff a long time ago and compared to today that stuff was “cheap”.
I think that some items might be a good investment if you keep them for a few years as long there is still a hype around old video games, but to be honest I am more interested in having fun with the stuff in my collection.
I hear this quite a bit, reeeeally makes me wish I got into collecting years ago, I could have saved a lot of money =P
Oh well, like you said, I just want to have fun. I love these old games way more than the newer ones. There’s just something special about the retro games.
Good video! I laughed pretty hard at the blah blah part. I can’t believe you have three boxed versions of the gameboy light! Those things aren’t cheap! I kinda wish I had a box for mine now =P
Luckily my partner doesn’t mind me collecting video games, he thinks it’s kind of cool actually. He also spends more than me on his goodies, so he can’t say squat about my video games =P
