Loose, Complete, or "Really" complete?

[TR0N]

Don't care if the game has it's outer box long as it has it's manual and jewel case,then that is complete to me

[TR0N]

Btw don't care either if the PCE/TG16 game has it's regs card either.

[Keranu]

I want 'em complete minus the cardboard box, though I'll take the box too if the price isn't utterly retarded.

Likewise. Also any game that I hold in higher regards I try to find the cardboard box for as well.

[termis]

99% of the times, It'll be game + manual/maps + jewel case & back insert.  Don't care for spine cards, reg cards, outer cardboard boxes.

Technically, all I really care about is the game + manual/map, as I don't mind replicating the back insert & throwing it in a new jewel case, but I only have about 2-3 games which I did that.

[neoxeno]

I don't care if the game is in MINT or not cause I will play it and want to stick my fingers in the manual . I prefer, for my TG16 HuCards, to have the manual. The jewel case is a good add-on but I don't care about the box (it takes too much space).

[Damon Plus]

I'm really surprised at the answers here. I thought more people would like to have TG as complete as possible.

[chany60126]

Sure, having the boxes would be fantastic. But the way the Turbo market is nowadays, most of the time it's not worth the extra $$ to get them for many of us. For me, it's all about the games as I like to play them moreso than have them as trophies, so just having a cased copy is enough.

[BlueBMW]

I'm really surprised at the answers here. I thought more people would like to have TG as complete as possible.

A lot of peeps here are gamers first, collectors second. 

[blueraven]

I PLAY THAT SHIT!!!!!

(cues nate dogg) OBEY EVERYDAY!!!

That said I Don't care. I have games in all states mentioned.

[vestcoat]

I'm really surprised at the answers here. I thought more people would like to have TG as complete as possible.

A lot of peeps here are gamers first, collectors second.  

Probably because many of us have been playing since childhood.  Back then we threw boxes away or weren't too particular about taking care of them.  I had neither the money to buy all of the games nor access to places that sold all of them.  Before ebay, Turbo gamers bought games whenever they were lucky enough to find them.  It didn't matter if the game in question was loose, overpriced, or just plain bad like TV Sport Football - it was a Turbo game!  A couple Turbolist members probably had complete copies of all of the games, but the prospect was almost unthinkable for most mortals.

Collecting is more of an adult thing.  The term "collection" carries a connotation of completeness and permanence.  Collections are expensive things that sit on shelves.  I like "libraries" - time-worn resources that get used and grow.

[pceslayer]

Just owning the Hu is enough for me... But if any chance arises that I can get my hands on the Jewel or Manual for a game I'll bite.

[Dyna138]

Collecting is more of an adult thing.  The term "collection" carries a connotation of completeness and permanence.  Collections are expensive things that sit on shelves.  I like "libraries" - time-worn resources that get used and grow.

Very well put there, I agree 

[Damon Plus]

I'm really surprised at the answers here. I thought more people would like to have TG as complete as possible.

A lot of peeps here are gamers first, collectors second. 

Hey, I am more of a gamer too. Outside Nes and Snes games, I prefer my games complete because I like how they look, but I don't really care if they are mint or not.

I prefer the forum this way. Collectors are too elitist for my tastes. They always think any collection where games aren't sealed or mint is crap.

[16bit]

If it's a CD game I prefer to have the case and manual. I don't really care about the spines but it's always nice when they're included.

If it's a rare HU I won't mind having the hu-card just to play it.

[BEERS AND VIDEOS]

My 2¢: Cased game with manual (and/or map) and sleeve (if a HuCard) is required. I don't really care about the cardboard box, as it'd just be too much cash in the long run and the boxes are pretty flimsy.