jawa_ wrote:Oh, boy. I try not to think about these things.
It is the only way.
Every now and then I think about the games I wish I still had. But then I think:
- times were leaner then, and if I didn't trade in, I wouldn't have played most of the games I loved.
- it's pointless to think "I'd get so much more if I sold it now, than I did then" because if you'd not sold it then and kept it until now, you'd have kept it because you wanted to play it, not because you wanted more money for it.
- there are
so many games now. Realistically I will never replay every game I currently hold, and I've slimmed down my collection quite significantly already.
- and if my kids / grandkids end up getting into games, they're not going to want to replay the ancient games I once loved (and we won't have the time), they'll want to play something new.
- I'll always have the memories* of playing and enjoying the game; you don't need to own it to do that.
A good example would be Mystical Ninja Starring Goemon for N64. It was one of a handful of games I knew I'd no longer be able to play** if I sold my N64 and collection but I did so anyway; I couldn't justify keeping it, and I've put the money I got from selling it all towards things that have created new memories and experiences for me and my family. But that doesn't change the fact that it remains a formative game for me, and one that I'll always think fondly of.
If someone placed a brand-new N64 under my telly tomorrow morning (ooh and I hope it's one of the translucent blue ones - now that I
do regret selling) with a copy of MNSG and an actual working Memory Pak that doesn't immediately corrupt or fail upon reloading, would I sit in front of the telly and play the game anew? No. Because I don't have time. And if I found the time; I'd probably carry on with my current game. I love MNSG but I've already played it. I'm using my time to play something else. One day I might (I hope) play it again, but if I don't... it's OK.
*Maybe.
*Excluding emulation, which I'm not against for any moral reason - I lack the hardware / technical knowledge. Also, if I could have any game ever, immediately, for free, choice paralysis would prevent me from ever playing anything.