Comments on: A Better Interview, Starring the Massive Video Game Collection Owner’s Friend

Comment on A Better Interview, Starring the Massive Video Game Collection Owner’s Friend by: Nhoj Raalegov

Sat, 06 Mar 2010 21:14:08 +0000

Just by putting information that I have read about him at various places on the web I can say with relative certainty that I know which flea market he works at. I would prefer to respect his privacy as he is an acquaintance, and doubt he would like everybody to know, but lets just say it is a rather large flea market in Edmonton, Ab Canada. I have worked at Nexwave videogames(we focus on older games and rarities) and have dealt with him a couple times.

Comment on A Better Interview, Starring the Massive Video Game Collection Owner’s Friend by: KCasey

Mon, 22 Feb 2010 04:36:27 +0000

Do we know which flea market this hero works at? i might have bought some stuff from him. Also I’d like to congratulate him next time I visit the flea market.

Comment on A Better Interview, Starring the Massive Video Game Collection Owner’s Friend by: 1984_to_2010

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 18:26:06 +0000

That’s the biggest collection I’ve ever seen. Amazing work.

I collect consoles and games myself. With consoles, I try to acquire them all, basically, but I’m not willing to spend huge amounts of money. With games, I mostly get what I like or find interesting. I have a quite low game-to-console ratio… but that’s the way I like it. I don’t need NHL ‘97 to make my collection complete, I much rather look at a shelf full of stuff I really like.

Still, this guy has an awesome, awesome collection.

Comment on A Better Interview, Starring the Massive Video Game Collection Owner’s Friend by: scott

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 17:59:14 +0000

For real folks, you only live once. If the guy’s dream is to own every video game in the world let the dude do his thing. He has a wife, a kid, lives a normal life like most of the people making fun of him probably don’t. As for the collection that is simply amazing. I just kind of started collecting video games to bring back some nostalgia from what I played when I was younger and what I missed out on that was before my time. And by the way to all the haters, I’ve seen video game collections less than 1/4th that size sell for like five thousand dollars. I honestly can’t even imagine what a collection like that would sell for, but it’s a hella lot son.

Comment on A Better Interview, Starring the Massive Video Game Collection Owner’s Friend by: MesonW

Tue, 15 Sep 2009 12:08:12 +0000

@Aulbath - from my experience, I didn’t collect Amiga or C64 games because I considered them computer games; I started with SNES and expanded to include all console formats. I know it’s partly semantics, but at least it puts some sort of limit on my ambitions.
Though I did recently buckle and buy an Amiga and some games! Hey, it’s a good machine!

One thought: if all games went digital download only, there’d finally be a finite number of games for collectors to collect. Wonder what that number will end up being

Comment on A Better Interview, Starring the Massive Video Game Collection Owner’s Friend by: SonicTheHedgehog

Thu, 26 Feb 2009 19:07:37 +0000

Wow, an interview from 2006 with people still posting? Yeah, I am keeping this alive. I actually found out about this from digital press (digitpress.com) and some of the information about this is very true.

I mean, really, I am 26 and have been collecting for awhile and have about 1200 games. I see people from high school and refuse to tell them where I live. I keep all my games in the basement and pretty much anybody that comes to my house knows that the basement is off limits, my roommates know that nobody goes into the basement.

Yes, it would be nice to show people the collection and be proud, but lets face it, getting robbed is not exactly something any collector wants to happen. Nobody wants to get cleaned dry from one shotty sale or accidently saying too much to somebody during an interview.

My collection is not near as big as his, but with some of the stuff I have, I could easily sell all my games off and use that money to pay for my new car I bought and college, but I would rather play games.

Nes also mentioned something that many people do not realize, and that is that once you hit a certain point, sure you play games, but you will never play all of your games. I have a small collection of 1200 games and there is no possible way I can play them all.

I don’t blame the guy for being quiet about his collectiom, I would be quiet about mine too, which I am. All it takes is one random person finding out where he lives, and that is that.

Comment on A Better Interview, Starring the Massive Video Game Collection Owner’s Friend by: alex banks

Fri, 20 Feb 2009 00:49:05 +0000

i am inspired i will do all i can to get to that standard if possible i will buy them off you i think i have enough money what do u say

Comment on A Better Interview, Starring the Massive Video Game Collection Owner’s Friend by: Benjamin

Fri, 14 Nov 2008 06:54:52 +0000

I like to hear that people like to go to Microplay. And i am a bit envious but I like to think that I did a good with what i have. I like to take to other people about games. I just don’t have to many friends to talk to or play with. I have to say that you “the Video game Collector” have a nice collection. At one time i could have said that i played ever game that i own but not anymore partly do to the fact that i just don’t get around to it or the game is bad and i am stuck with it. I can say that i only sold three games in my live 2 copies of Super Mario world and a copy of Buck Rogers for the Genesis. Yes to me that game is that bad. I my self is a bit of a game hoarder my self so dose that mean that i have a problem. I like to play. People who have a problem would do nothing but collect. Spend all his or her money and not care about anything else a true problem. He has 2 kids and a wive so i don’t think that he has a problem. If he go a divorce lost his house, kids and all his belongings because he must buy nothing but games then he has a problem. A lot like drug addiction. I like to look other peoples collection and i would also like to talk to others about games I just don’t have many people take to. I don’t have a job, much of a life, and right now I have a lot of time on my hands.

BenjamVG Aim

Comment on A Better Interview, Starring the Massive Video Game Collection Owner’s Friend by: david bandel

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 02:05:41 +0000

I don’t understand why everyone is being so hostile to this guy.

I like to collect used condoms. Sometimes I spread them all over my bed and roll in them for hours. Sometimes I’ll put them in the pot while I cook my stew to add flavor. (removing them afterwards of course. I wouldn’t want to eat rubber)

This doesn’t make me less of a person.

And I think collecting video games is a lot cooler than collecting used condoms.

Comment on A Better Interview, Starring the Massive Video Game Collection Owner’s Friend by: Tim

Mon, 07 Apr 2008 11:14:20 +0000

This is the tidiest collection and most extensive collection I have ever seen. Congratulations for taking the time and patience in organising a collection like this. Hopefully one day mine will be close to this!!
From sunny downunder!!