At its core, collecting video games is a hobby. When you get right down to it, you will have to spend some of your hard earned money to add to your collection. I’m going to talk about my retro game collecting tips, and some important points to consider when starting out.
As I mentioned in my first post, I’m very passionate when it comes to gaming. Nostalgia is what drives that passion. That very word can invoke a lot of things for people. For me, it makes me think of happy childhood memories of blowing on a Nintendo cartridge, sticking in the console, and pressing the Start Button.
Over the last few years or so, it seems that there has been a lot of interest in playing the old retro games of past decades. That feeling of nostalgia tends to creep up on you, especially as one gets older.
And in the case of video games, companies like Nintendo and Sony have listened. We’ve seen the release of classic “mini-consoles” such as the NES Classic, the SNES Classic, and even a mini version of the PlayStation release.
We’ve seen indie developers release games that intentionally look like they did in the 8-bit era. And for those who enjoy game emulators, computers these days are powerful enough to play the older systems without issue.
When it comes to Retro gaming, it is hard to say what exactly counts as a “retro” game these days. In most cases, it is a game that is either older than yourself, or old enough that you could have played it when you were a kid.
But as we get older, our consoles do as well, and given enough time, any game could become retro….
Anyways, I’ve gone a bit off topic.
In this post, I hope to show you everything you need to know about retro gaming for beginners. I’m here to give you a bit of information of what’s out there, where to start looking for old retro games, and which ones are a good starting point.