So I take it no one has what the OP is looking for.
Also to the OP:
1) nice set up. I enjoy seeing a well maintained gaming set up. Granted the neon lights would hurt my eyes if I tried to game in such a dark dimly light area. But also I guess I might just be old now a days.
2) jump in on the discussion! This forum host great monthly threads on various turbo games for members to play or even re-play and talk about their experiences during the month said game is being played as a community.
We are not talking about another best or top what ever list. Just enjoy your games and throw your two cents around like its a whole dollar.
3) you know how this group is. They will respect you more if you give them a jab back then just taking the harassment. Not saying to be a dick in your response but throw a well timed joke back at the peanut crowd.
And FINALY
4) yo-momma.
Yeah. I went there. Do your worst !
I agree, actually the photos were taken just for the sake of display, usually the lights are either dimmed or off, but if you've ever tried to photo lights you probably know it can be a bit sketchy. Definitely more of a show off/display aspect rather than practical. In fact, I believe on the CRT display area the lights actually interfered with the light guns when put bright, heh. As for mingling more, I mingle a bit on other forums, especially when I do get around to trying the stuff, unfortunately my reception here hasn't always been warm so, rather than fight constantly it's sometimes easier to just handle your business ya know?
There are some cool people here as I do lurk some, I guess i've just never seen a forum that cultivated a section of people who are literally angry about someone who collects something, the only rational reason I could see for it would be the raising expenses of it, but then that would imply they also would like to have it and can't because of price, making them collectards as well, I think?
Personally, I know some people who collect sealed and nothing more, they stuff the games on a shelf or in a tote and then leave them alone forever, I personally don't like that behavior as I believe it contradicts the entire spirit of the hobby (which is to play) but I guess I also see it as irrelevant to judge what others do. Some want a big closet of collectibles, some want nothing and just a lean setup, and others want a big elaborate setup filled with options, live and let live, I mean damn, I can overlook people who care about the amount of screws are in their cartridge vs another version, so I guess the idea of wanting a display box doesn't seem too crazy to me :p
I'm not sure why people here often try to penalize others for that preference, as it basically comes off as a loser in a small club trying to push away as many people as they can out of spite sort of mentality.
Did you even bother to read gynt's post and the specific sentence he quoted? He was mocking your outright refusal to discuss games until after you've bought every single title, not your decision to buy 'em all (boxed or otherwise). Honestly, you come off sounding like just another leech looking to score some sweet deals while not contributing a damn thing to the community.
I also don't really care to hear the complaints of people who want to give me life advice with money.
Tough. This isn't a one way street, especially not after you opened the thread by calling us out as a bunch of jerks and spewing a bunch of other crap that had little to do with buying games.
I've beaten something like 6 or 7 of my TG16 titles up to this point (mind you that I only recently was able to both obtain and hook it up), if you look in the picture, you'll see I not only do not have a ton of TG16 stuff yet, but also do have a lot of other stuff that I do play, including modern games, along with doing other not game related things of course, like working, having a relationship, and other sorts of things people do. My primary purpose to coming to this forum was to find resources, information and of course to gather up the stuff I wanted. Also keep in mind, I only collect what I want to play, there are many TG games I ignore because it's not my genre or taste, no matter the deal.
Also, I do not think i've ever scored anything i'd call a deal on a forum ever, at best a minor discount due to lack of eBay fees and bulk purchase, but I haven't (to my knowledge) taken advantage of any 'sweet deals', in fact I would say this system has been the entire opposite of what one could define as a sweet deal.
In the end, if a person comes here looking to gain information, buy, sell, or whatever, and ends up being captivated by the members good sense of humor, enthusiasm, knowledge or whatever it is that brings us into the fold of a niche hobby like this, that is usually enough to help cultivate a healthy mentality to which people want to partake. If you have a chip on your shoulder and basically want to tell someone to go die in a fire, then yes, they are less likely to want to talk to you.
Part of the problem is likely that while I do love this system (it's basically the hidden city of my favorite generation ever) I do have a broad range of taste, and spread them out as my time can allow. I can't be extreme on every spectrum, and especially so when half of the forum (or more) will dogpile you the moment you mention you own cardboard.
