[Classic] Old games are great, don't forget

An interesting thing nowadays is that in Gamestops, many PS2 and XBox games are reduced to $5-10, even the top-rated classics.

I've started quite a collection of PS2 games (~280 so far) and I see so many people just brush by the giant bins of "old" PS2 games because they either can't stand the graphics or need to have only the absolute latest games.

This week (Buy 2, get 1 free on used games) I'm slowly working my way up and down each bin and shelf and usually walk out with a hefty stack of games. There are so many forgotten gems that just go by the wayside.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Originally Posted by Elixir

Wow, you really have 280 PS2 games? I'd love to see some pictures of that.

Sorry, my camera's broken... / I don't have a digital camera...

Heh, just kidding, don't you hate it when people say that?

I ran out of room in the main shelf so I had to start replacing rows of my DVD collection with games. I have more shelves of those. Some of the games are blocked by my PS3 games/Blu-Ray on the second shelf (left) and bigger game boxes (like Growlanser and such) on the bottom shelf.

Here's a link to my game collection in a more readable form (although they are all alphabetized on the shelf with A/# at the bottom left).
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And don't think I'm showing off, about 85% of my games I bought used at a much lower price than retail, so I haven't spent THAT much money (couple thousand, maybe). I do peel off what stickers I can to make them close to mint condition.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Originally Posted by Django!

Hope not. He's got some real junk in there.

Heh, what can I say, sometimes I like a solid 6.0 rated game (usually a repetitive dungeon-crawler or obscure Agetec game).

I do have most of the good series though (NIS titles, Atlus games, Ratchet, Jak, Final Fantasy, Suikoden, MGS, Silent Hill, etc...), so I do try to avoid obvious "worst of the worst."

I leave that for Infernal Monkey and his collection of Phoenix Games titles (which leads to hilarious YouTube videos, so even garbage games have their purpose).

Originally Posted by Elixir

But, how much did SMT: Nocturne and Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence LE cost you? Nocturne sells for $80-100 on eBay, and the MGS3 LE sells for $120-60 too.

Oh, I was fortunate enough to have pre-ordered those in advance and just got lucky that they ended up rare. I even have the pre-order bonus DVD that came with the MGS3 LE. I'm such a stickler for those things. I'll probably be kicking myself for not picking up certain Atlus games soon, though. Plus, I'm trying to track down some first party Gamecube games and they're gaining in price now that Gamestop is essentially tossing GC out the door.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.