The Crack Like Addiction of Buying Pc-Engine/Turbo Games

[Sinistron]

Even if a week goes by without me buying a game- I start to feel like I'm losing control or something.  I'm an obssessive person- but I don't think I've ever been as much so as with this.  Even when I'm broke I feel the need to squeeze out a little extra cash- even if it's to get some shitty universally panned loose hucard game like Rastan Saga II.  My girlfriend probably enables my addiction because it keeps me home!  As each holiday approaches she starts to whisper soothing things like which "Turby" game do you want for Valentine's Day?  and what not.  Pop 'n Magic starts swimming in my head as a real possibility.  Titles float in and out of consciousness as I lay down in bed.  The sound of the fully powered Legendary Axe becomes the sound of my eureka moments (ok- not really- but it should).  I maniacally pour over the same reviews over and over for games yet to be in my collection.  The artwork for games like Magical Chase, Dynastic Hero, Beyond Shadowgate, Terra Cresta II, Kaze Kiri and The TV Show seem to twinkle and wink at me- as if to say "You'll love me! Maybe! One Day! One Day You'll Afford Me! If You Can Stay Alive Long Enough!".  I feel a constant urge to see Hero Tonma leap across my screen- to see the newer, improved motoroader cars, to see two Chiki Chiki Boys hacking cartoonish fiends to ribbons.  I'm in the middle of moving and instead of worrying about setting up a Time Warner appointment- or figuring out how I'm gonna move the bed, or if I should buy a new TV- I'm wondering if I have enough in my account to purchase Circus Lido.  I am going slowly, surely, delightfully mad and all of my other obssessions have suffered for it.
Anyone else have this affliction?   

[MurderDate]

sounds like your girlfriend rules.

yeah dude, same problem here.  If I'm not actively buying them I'm making lists and watching clips and reading reviews and planning which ones I want next.   and the clincher - how I'm going to find them.

OH and I play them too.

It's fun ...

[OldTurboBastard]

At least the turbo games don't have you peering out a window all night long and mortgaging your home. That sounds like the "good" sort of addiction

[nat]

I'm in the middle of moving and instead of worrying about setting up a Time Warner appointment- or figuring out how I'm gonna move the bed, or if I should buy a new TV- I'm wondering if I have enough in my account to purchase Circus Lido. 

Gold! Pure gold!

[Necromancer]

My girlfriend probably enables my addiction because it keeps me home!  As each holiday approaches she starts to whisper soothing things like which "Turby" game do you want for Valentine's Day?  and what not.

Marry that woman!  Alternatively, club her over the head and lock her in the basement.

Anyone else have this affliction?   

Yes, though not to the compulsive extreme that you've reached (thoughts of Circus Lido dancing in my head will never keep me up at night).  I sometimes wonder, what will I do once I've amassed a complete collection of US titles.

[guyjin]

which "Turby" game do you want for Valentine's Day?

    

[D-Lite]

Haha, fantastic stuff.  And just to think the next big sale is coming soon...... 

[ceti alpha]

lol. That's awesome Sinistron. 

For me my Turbo obsession is about 65% gaming and 35% collecting....give or take. I love scouring the internet for potential buys, reading reviews for games, and watching Youtube clips of gameplays. One topic that still hasn't gotten old, even after all these years, is the console comparison issue. There will never be a conclusive or unanimous decision on that topic, but it won't stop us from talking about it or Joe from making side by side comparisons of Ys III.  100% fun dot com. 

I only wish I had gotten my Duo sooner than just this past summer. I spent years on the internet looking up Turbo stuff on the internet without even owning one. I think I was turned off from some of the outrageous prices on eBay for Turbo Duos. Though there are obviously still some crazy auctions, it doesn't seem quite as bad. Good deals can be had.

[nat]

Haha, fantastic stuff.  And just to think the next big sale is coming soon...... 

I think Dean has becoming just as addicted to hosting these sales as we are to participating in them.

[Sinistron]

Haha, fantastic stuff.  And just to think the next big sale is coming soon...... 

I think Dean has becoming just as addicted to hosting these sales as we are to participating in them.

thank gawd fer that!
how soon til this new sale stomps into my waking hours?

[nat]

He says soon, so my guess would be, oh, about 9 weeks.

[Sinistron]

That's ok by me.  I'll be moved into my new place and hopefully I'll be financially recooping and ordering from his sale with my new Imac.  Flash me forward forkers!  I'm sick of "now".

[D-Lite]

He says soon, so my guess would be, oh, about 9 weeks.

Haha, you've seen this play before.

Actually I'm more organized this round.  I've got a bunch of stuff already tagged with conditions and I'm waiting for at least 1-2 more boxes to come in.  You folks do realize that basically I get a metric shit-ton of games in an effort to complete and upgrade my own collection and sell the rest, yes?  I'm just as addicted and maybe more so 

[ceti alpha]

Actually I'm more organized this round.  I've got a bunch of stuff already tagged with conditions and I'm waiting for at least 1-2 more boxes to come in.  You folks do realize that basically I get a metric shit-ton of games in an effort to complete and upgrade my own collection and sell the rest, yes?  I'm just as addicted and maybe more so  Drool

Holy tamoli!  That's awesome. heh

[nat]

In a rare show of form, I'm actually going to steer this thread back on topic.

I was thinking about it, and I guess I do have an "addiction" that extends somewhat beyond the "norm." Whenever I buy used games, I always ritualistically have to clean them very thoroughly to get them looking as new as possible. CDs get their playing surfaced serviced, cartridges get contacts filed to remove oxidization. Cartridges also get a bath, with as much scrubbing as is necessary to have them looking like they were manufactured yesterday.

Cases always get a Windex treatment and I make English spine labels for any games that have Japanese I can't understand.

I can't stand looking at dirty games. Anyone else do this?

EDIT: One more thing-- sticker removal. I can't stand price tags and other nonsense on my games. Peanut butter (yes, you read that right) applied to any leftover "stick" residue will nullify the stick and let you wipe it clean off, leaving absolutely zero trace it was ever there. This is because 99% of the time the glue used in stickers is oil-based. When the oil from the peanut butter interacts with the oil-based glue, it essentially liquifies it and allows you to remove it extremely easily.