I am doing some small updates to this blog. First of all, I've recently created a Facebook page where I'll post all the latest stuff that I write here. All the information, pics, comments and gibberish will be posted exclusively here, so the Facebook page is not much more than a heads up of what's new here. I still like to keep my low profile. Next year will be this blog's 10th anniversary. I thought that I would eventually grow tired of it after a couple of years but it seems that it's still my favourite place to write stuff that I really can't write anywhere else.
Secondly, I am updating most messages in this blog since the very first one. When I changed the layout a few years ago, most of the older messages remained in the old format, with smaller images and outdated, inaccurate labels. Since I've kept all the original photo montages posted in this blog, I have the chance to update all the old style posts with bigger images to match the same format I'm currently using in the newer messages. And since I'm updating almost every one of the 400+ messages I've posted here so far, I'm also taking my time to update the labels and fix some small errors. I've added at least three new labels, such as Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo. Basically, you will now have more options to filter all the posts to the themes you like the most. Up to now, you were able to filter my posts per platform but not per company. So if you are only interested in checking my Nintendo or Sony stuff, you'll now have that chance. As an added bonus, I've also created labels for some of the most popular companies such as Square (Enix), EA, Bandai Namco, Capcom and a few others.
Finally, I'm kinda sad to say that a few of the older posts and pictures I've placed here over the years will be removed. This blog has a very simple recipe: whenever I buy something interesting, I take a picture, edit it on photoshop in order to remove the background and then post it along with something I feel like writing at the moment. I don't post everything I have over here and I usually prefer to leave regular games out of this, unless they mean something. This basically works as a special gallery that I can enjoy myself and share with a small number of people. I'm nothing remotely close to a pro photographer and I don't have the patience to take fancy pictures of my stuff, so I came up with these easy, quick and enjoyable editions to remove the backgrounds and give my pictures a better look. It seems to work fine for me and it became a "signature move" of this blog. However, not every post I've placed here follows this criteria. Shortly after creating this blog several years ago, I posted some images with all my latest acquisitions. Some of those images are just messy bundles with too many regular games that don't look good enough. Now I've decided to remove them because I don't consider them interesting enough to be here. I will still leave some of the early compilation photos with multiple games from the same series because those make sense to stay and I still enjoy looking at them. The only problem is that some of those regular bundles sometimes contain important items that deserved individual pictures that I never took. It's okay, I still own all that stuff and I can take those pictures when I have the chance.
And that's it! I hope this is the last big text in a while :)
Hey just seen your collection and I'm very impressed :)
ReplyDeleteAre any of your pal final fantasy 7s factory sealed?
Thanks for the comment. I wish any of them were mate. The only sealed one is the Japanese international version. Then I have my old used copy and two unused copies (one of them is platinum). Cheers.
DeleteHi again, i really cant help but be blown away by your collection. its by far one of the best I've seen. Can you give me a little into about yourself please.... If its not too much to ask. Just things like how long you have been a collector? What console do you prefer most? Do you collect sealed/ unsealed etc?? I'm very interested to know more about you and how you have come to amass such a large collection.. Its strangely similar to xtincheds aka Dr retros collection in terms of the seriousness and the press kit you both have. Are you familiar with him??
ReplyDeleteI myself am a pal ps1 collector for quite a few years. I mainly collect sealed PlayStation games (currently about 400 ps1 and 300 ps2 sealed games) and have some very nice press kits also hence why I'm interested to know you :)
Thanks for your comment. I knew Dr. Retro a few years ago and I've sold him a few double items I had, but I'm not from a country with so many sources to get games for low prices like he does. I'm pretty sure he learned many things from my collection because I was kinda ahead of him in terms of press kits. I stopped paying attention to him several years ago after I learned that he was making a business out of his collectors' finds and refused to help some collectors out there just because he was too worried making profits, which makes him no different than the majority of eBay resellers who steal the good deals for resale purposes. I'm not totally innocent but overall I'm against that kind of attitudes.
ReplyDeleteThere's some info about my past as a collector scattered in some of the posts that I wrote but there's still plenty to write about myself. I assume you understand that I'm the type of guy that kinda keeps a low profile even with this blog. There's a label called "real saturn chronicles" and those are the posts where I talk about how it all started to me. So far I only covered the beginning when I've become a gamer, but in a matter of time I will tell the rest of the stories.
As for the rest of your questions, I can tell you that my favourite system is the PS1. I collect both sealed and unsealed games, depending on several factors. It's hard to tell when I trully became a collector because I've been through many different stages as a collector so it's not something that started out of the blue, but something I've been doing (kinda...) since I was still a kid.
Hi do you have any pictures showing your sealed games or perhaps a list of which titles you have? Very interested to know.
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Hi. Unfortunately I don't have specific pictures nor an updated list. I have many sealed games, but most are for the newer systems. I am not truly a sealed game collector nor a nitpicker when it comes to the condition of the cellophane, mostly because I don't have that much money to buy everything sealed. I wish I had. My main concern is getting the games in the best possible condition and for the best price. If they come sealed and the price is worth it, great then :D
Deletethanks for the reply. Well if you have any press kit you would consider selling please let me know. That way you could buy some more sealed games again :)
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