Trolling a$$hole collectors

[csgx1]

I feel the exact same way, spending 3 figures on a game is crazy.  I've only spent $100+ on a single game twice in my life.  Now days I'm really hesitant to spend even $20 for a game.  However, I've been told I'm a cheap bastard before.

[poponon]

1$/hr? I should say?

funny you say that, I think the exact same thing. 1$/hr is the most i'd like to pay for playing a game.

[wilykat]

$1 per hour? Whoever created Sudoku is f*cking rich, I spent over $1,000 on this game on my 3DS easy, another $1000 for one on my smart phone, etc.  Multiply that by a few thousand other Sudoku games and a few million people who plays it.

:p

Most games I keep under $20, there are rare cases I've spent more.  I think the last time I spent $50+ on a single TG16 game is Dragon Trap.

[Black Tiger]

paying more than 20$ for any game alone is pretty crazy imo. games gotta be pretty amazing to get me to pay more than that. that being said tho i'd pay a bit more to get some arcade pcbs that don't have some sort of flashcart or other cheap means of playing on original hardware

So you only buy games that have been discontinued long enough to be at such a low price? Have you ever bought games at full price? If so, when did that change?

1$/hr? I should say?

funny you say that, I think the exact same thing. 1$/hr is the most i'd like to pay for playing a game.

Do you make an exception to the $20 limit for RPGs, since you're getting $30 - $50 worth of play time from them?

[Gredler]

paying more than 20$ for any game alone is pretty crazy imo. games gotta be pretty amazing to get me to pay more than that. that being said tho i'd pay a bit more to get some arcade pcbs that don't have some sort of flashcart or other cheap means of playing on original hardware

So you only buy games that have been discontinued long enough to be at such a low price? Have you ever bought games at full price? If so, when did that change?

1$/hr? I should say?

funny you say that, I think the exact same thing. 1$/hr is the most i'd like to pay for playing a game.

Do you make an exception to the $20 limit for RPGs, since you're getting $30 - $50 worth of play time from them?

It's a lot harder for me to jump into new games, yeah, which is why I hate saying that.

I picked up Xenoblade Chronicles X last year and have since put 110$ hours into it - so the new game price feels like a good investment.

I plan on picking up Uncharted 4 to play with my fiance - she likes to watch these games for the spectacle and story like an action movie - and I doubt it will take me more than 10 hours to beat that, so that's ~$6/hour, but I might just rent that at redbox over the weekend making it 60 cents an hour... I've always been a cheep skate/rental guy - most of the old games I've picked up have been supplimenting my library with games I played a lot as rentals.

So yeah, I typically wait for price drops to pick up games, unless I know I'll sink time into it and want to play it urgently. I'll probably pay full price for FFXV...

[poponon]

So you only buy games that have been discontinued long enough to be at such a low price? Have you ever bought games at full price? If so, when did that change?


Do you make an exception to the $20 limit for RPGs, since you're getting $30 - $50 worth of play time from them?

Never bought games at full price. I usually wait until around next generation to buy a console. hype train is over rated

Also I haven't really bought any RPGs lately, I have so many older ones to play still . I did pick up dark souls 2 with all the DLC on ps3 for 25$ though. that's one of those amazing games that's worth it, especially considering i get atleast 100 hours play time from them. Actually now that i think of it I picked up dragons dogma dark arisen for around the same cost too. i guess my limit goes up by 5$ for RPGs lol. big spending

[SignOfZeta]

Also mentioning the guy buying up multiple copies while he himself has held these games for decades is ironic.

This is what has bothered me about the CUPodcast video as well as others calling this guy a hero or a saint.

Part of the reason SE hit $35k for a sealed copy was the belief that only maybe one or two existed in new condition. On the NA registry, there are only 9 CIB or New copies. This new information tripled the known number of CIB/New in existence. Essentially, by hiding the fact that these 18 copies existed for 20+ years, he helped that game attain its high price tag. Or, at least, he could have prevented it from ever getting that high in the first place. Instead, he stayed silent.

James Brown was the godfather of soul, yet he beat his wife. The greatness of ones works doesn't increase as one removes sin from their lives. I don't know why that's such a problem for people to understand. Someone can be a complete prick but still do something cool, maybe on a regular basis even. 

Anyone who collects sealed cases of shit is probably an ass but if this is all above board, it's pretty terrific. I would *love* to be able to drop a bomb like that on those a$$holes. I would like to find a skid of this shitty unplayable non-game and tank the value of his six copies as well as the others. Circus Lido that shit right into the dollar bin.

[Necromancer]

Ha!  It's extra funny that people pay such silly sums for such a turd of a game.  Too bad the Turbo's white whale isn't something like World Sports Competition, a game one hell of a lot less fun to play than Magical Chase.

[seieienbu]

$1/hour of entertainment?  You've never spent ~$8 or whatever to watch a four hour movie?  Gone to a bar with your friends and had a tab of over $20 for a couple of hours of fun with the guys?

Look at something like tickets to a football game.  You spend more money than that on Parking (ignoring the $150 ticket to the actual game).  $1/hour seems a little bit on the hyper-cheap side of things to me...

[Gredler]

$1/hour of entertainment?  You've never spent ~$8 or whatever to watch a four hour movie?  Gone to a bar with your friends and had a tab of over $20 for a couple of hours of fun with the guys?

Look at something like tickets to a football game.  You spend more money than that on Parking (ignoring the $150 ticket to the actual game).  $1/hour seems a little bit on the hyper-cheap side of things to me...

Agreed, I've paid 150$ for NHL playoff tickets, and I subscribed to CABLE for a while recently, so it's very hypocritical for me to say. I think it's because I already have a glut of games I've not played enough of - it's difficult for me to sell my myself (let alone my fiance) on getting any new games when I already have a bunch to play.

[poponon]

$1/hour of entertainment?  You've never spent ~$8 or whatever to watch a four hour movie?  Gone to a bar with your friends and had a tab of over $20 for a couple of hours of fun with the guys?

Look at something like tickets to a football game.  You spend more money than that on Parking (ignoring the $150 ticket to the actual game).  $1/hour seems a little bit on the hyper-cheap side of things to me...

games are more of a time-wasting individual past time then something more eventful with friends like a movie or sports game. a good cheap solo past time.

[johnnykonami]

It is bat shit crazy that anyone would pay that much for a game, even if you are a rich ass with money To burn. To me, even 4 figures is crazy for a game.

Even 3 figures is crazy in my book.  I have done it a couple of times in the past (especially on PC Engine imports during the 90's) but I wouldn't again for a single game I don't think.  I could be wrong but I can't think of anything I'd blow $100+ on anymore.

So you're not interested in buying my MIB copy of TurboGrafx-16 Magical Chase for $100?

 I was just talking about plausible situations!   But I could probably find the scratch to help you unload it since you asked nicely.

[esteban]

I don't mind paying $$$ for anything that provides me with happiness.

[johnnykonami]

I don't mind paying $$$ for anything that provides me with happiness.

Me neither man, but I have to limit myself a little bit.  Plenty of awesome games out there that you can get without going broke to do so!

[Gredler]

I don't mind paying $$$ for anything that provides me with happiness.

Sex and drugs.