Actually, I had dinner with a friend recently...we used to play games together in high school such as Pool of Radiance, Lurking Horror, etc. (I know I'm dating myself). He said to me, "Stuart, those games were awesome, but I don't get it...why would you want to collect the boxes??? I can understand keeping the code, but why the boxes?" I said something like, "Well, remember those Infocom games with all the props, blah blah blah..." but he didn't get it. It made me feel sort of weird since he still remembered those days fondly but still couldn't understand the collecting.
We didn't have a lot of money, so for me keeping the box and displaying it on a shelf was a sign of personal pride and accomplishment. I saved my money dilligently and bought one game every two months or so. I still have my first few purchased when I was 14:
Tass Times in Tonetown Starflight Music Construction Set Pinball Construction Set Jewels of Darkness (Firebird) Buck Rogers (Sega)
All IBM. Except Tass Times and Buck Rogers, they are in VG condition and only missing their registration cards (yes, I actually filled them out and sent them in).
Another appeal of collecting "the whole thing" is because I was very heavily involved in warez. I had copies of pretty much anything I wanted to have, so owning the full box+manual+extras was a treat.
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Jim Leonard ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) http://www.oldskool.org/
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