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I know that the culture around video games nowadays is to sell or trade them in for the newest ones that hit the shelves. That being said, I find that I tend to be one of the few people who keep their video games after beating them (as far as talk in places like Gamestop and such are concerned). I have all of my old N64 games, and probably 90% of my games from back to the Gameboy Color to the Nintendo Wii.
Ever since I was a teenager, I saved and saved any money I earned so that I could purchase these select games and play them to my heart's content. But long after I got 100% completion I kept those games when they could have been sold for some pocket cash or be traded in for another game. I didn't want to just experience those games I wanted to OWN them because I worked hard just to have them; and when I look back at all my game cases collecting dust, it's like looking at a library of my gaming history, seeing where I've come from and how my tastes in gaming has changed over the years. I guess that's something I don't see much happening anymore with this particular form of entertainment.
So the basic discussion topics for this thread are:
Ever since I was a teenager, I saved and saved any money I earned so that I could purchase these select games and play them to my heart's content. But long after I got 100% completion I kept those games when they could have been sold for some pocket cash or be traded in for another game. I didn't want to just experience those games I wanted to OWN them because I worked hard just to have them; and when I look back at all my game cases collecting dust, it's like looking at a library of my gaming history, seeing where I've come from and how my tastes in gaming has changed over the years. I guess that's something I don't see much happening anymore with this particular form of entertainment.
So the basic discussion topics for this thread are:
- What do you do with your games after beating them? Keep them? Sell them? Trade them? And why?
- How do you view the usefulness of your games after you're done with them?