Theory

[icycalm]

I was meaning to write an article on this, but Mikey beat me to the punch by writing an article with the OPPOSITE subject lol!

There’s Too Many Games, They Say
http://www.learntocounter.com/theres-to ... -they-say/

we already know that hoarding, whether digital or elsewise, is something to be frowned upon.

Actually, this is a typical casual mindset, and the truth is the opposite: hardcore gamers are hardcore hoarders, and with good reasons. Can anyone try guessing them here before I write the article?

On another note, Mikey has got himself into political commentary now:

Because if you want to do away with the world where everyone is entitled to make a game—and continues to prove that democracy sucks—

I wonder who he got that idea from. I see Learn to Communism coming up.

Also:

then you would have to blow up the internet. You’d have to blow up the distribution model that allows anyone to publish a game and revert back to the pre-2007 world where publishers ruled the industry. And unfortunately, I don’t have that much dynamite. It is an inevitable reality of the twenty-first century and it’s something you’re going to have to live with. Those are the rules, man up.

He would have blown up the internet if he could... He would have blown up Steam lol... Cutting-edge theory from Learn to be Casual from a Casual, ladies and gentlemen.

The entire article is riddled with this stuff.

[quash]

Owning an extensive collection of games is awesome because it doesn't restrict which titles you can revisit on a whim. It also allows you to appreciate how games have evolved (such as starting with a series at a late iteration, then going back and playing the older titles before replaying the new one) in a way that someone who regularly gets rid of games can't. It's also nice to buy games in advance, that way when your tastes change, you can immediately jump in to something a little different from your normal gaming habits.

Emulation does bridge this gap a bit, though obviously there are still a number of titles (let alone consoles) that are not well emulated at this point. Playing on the original hardware is always a plus, as well, assuming the rest of your gaming setup is adequately equipped for it.

Of course, this is not to excuse things like collecting an entire console's library of games, which is just collecting for the sake of it. Games are meant to be played, and unless you're looking to invest in sealed games (lol), there's no point in it.

I try to keep my collection large, but still limited to games that I at least find interesting or intriguing. Once I get all my gaming stuff together in one place, I think I'll post it over in the Hardware Porn thread.