Rather than buying NASA-grade CD-Rs, I think it makes a lot more sense to just download ISOs of every game and burn them on the shitter discs as needed.
Or just learn to not scratch your originals. I've been collecting PCE for 19 years now. All my CDs play perfectly. It's not like CDs wear out or anything.
Well, I can use CDs without scratching them, it was really just the case/packaging of a copy of Dracula X that I have. It has literally been opened and played ONCE, so it is as minty as you can get without buying a new sealed copy. I was just paranoid about messing up any aspect of the package because I worry about that kind of stuff. But I rectified the problem by buying another copy of Drac X with a perfect disc but beat up case/manual that I can toss around and play without having to put my white cotton gloves on. Problem solved!
Well, its cheaper than the deep psychotherapy that you obviously are very badly in need of.
Haha, very true. Yes, I'm a game collector so condition is a pretty good deal to me. Don't get me wrong, I play the heck out of my games, even the rare ones, rip open sealed games from 1989, etc., but there are few special games that I have a hard time messing with too much.