You're dating yourself also, Jim. Now I'm curious how old you are exactly. :
)
Some of my most prized gaming posessions are those that survived from when I
was a kid, even if they may not be in the best shape. I have a Seastalker
folio that my parents wanted to throw out when we moved, but I insisted on
saving it. A few years ago when I started collecting in earnest, I raided
all the boxes to find it. ("I KNOW it's in here somewhere!"). I also have a
few other things, but sadly, my Dad's Starcross saucer was stolen not too
long ago. (Doesn't that sound weird? "Commissioner! The hope diamond has
been stolen! And that's not all! A Starcross saucer!" "A Starcross saucer???
Good lord! Alert the mayor!") There was also a lot of stuff which I DIDN'T
insist on saving when we moved. Oh well. : (
Stuart
-----Original Message-----
From: Jim Leonard [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, July 24, 2003 11:59 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [SWCollect] Housecleaning
Feldhamer, Stuart wrote:
> 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.
--
Jim Leonard ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
http://www.oldskool.org/
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