My Game Collection

Figure 1.1

We now turn our attention to the fact that the typical factory seal, which is found on a multitude of consumer products which are frequently, though not always, sold at retail establishments, remains intact on this particular product. Indeed, it is quite impressive for the typical factory-applied seal to remain intact on such a product for the length of time it has on this particular specimen. Scholars and scientists alike, to this very day, continue to research the phenomena that have no doubt given rise to such occurrences. When a new example is discovered in nature, scientists study the example intensely, scholars find ways to innovate based on these findings, and ultimately, mankind's understanding of the world; indeed, the universe, is fundamentally changed forever.

Now, I would not call this "stupid" in the sense that the Nunchuk itself is stupid. It's that I found a factory-sealed one at a thrift store for like $3 and I decided to keep it factory sealed. Also, of all the things that would be cool if they were kept factory sealed (I mean things like the Wii Remote, or even the console (or a game) itself), the Nunchuk is probably the stupidest thing to keep sealed. I mean, it is only a Wii Nunchuk. It is not a Wii Remote, or a game, or even Wii Component Cables (I have those but not factory sealed). But anyway, I think this is kind of cool. Probably most people will not bother to keep the Nunchuk sealed; maybe they will keep the Wii Remote or a game sealed, but probably people look at these as everywhere (I guess they are right). Honestly, if I ever absolutely need a Nunchuk, I may open it, but I want to at least make a minimal effort to keep it sealed. Other than that, what else do I have? Let me think......

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かんがえてます。ちょっと待ってください。

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Honestly, the only thing that might barely qualify as stupid or weird is my PS2 network setup disk, but I don't consider it stupid. Maybe now in 2021 it is mostly (or completely) useless, but the disk is not stupid. That is the closest thing I could think of, and it does not really even qualify as stupid or dumb. What is the next question?

"What do you regret buying the most, Floppy?"

ええ、that is a good question! I am going to limit my answer to either a game or a console itself, or MAYBE a major accessory. I am not going to say, "Oh, I wish I did not buy this $2 cable." No, I am going to (try to) give you a good answer. かんがえてます。もう一度、ちょっと待ってください。Actually, the answer came to me quickly, and it was unfortunately obvious. It is my Japanese PS1(s). I know the first one has at least minor laser issues, and the second one might as well. I am the kind of guy that wants things to work exactly like they should (within reason), but a laser that is not completely 100% is unfortunately one of them. I don't regret buying them for any other reason, however. It is ONLY because of the potential laser issues (I still need to do some more testing, but it looks like it might be the lasers). I guess to add to this, I was considering getting a Japanese PS2 instead. I was more interested in PS1 games, so I chose that instead. Also, Japanese PS2s are kind of expensive. So, I kind of regret not getting a PS2 instead. Before I continue, my American PS1, which comes from a thrift store, works absolutely fine. Now, I am going to list a game. Okay, I was thinking. There are definitely some games I regret, but the price was honestly not enough for me to ultimately care that much in the end. So, I am going to list one I did regret (or more like lost interest in, not regret), but now I really like. It is Final Fantasy II (really 4) on the SNES (I am ultimately talking about the American release of FF4 which was called FF II). I got it, and honestly, the kind of bad translation got to me. Now I like seeing some funny stuff every now and then, but this version is honestly one big not so good to bad translation. After a little bit, I stopped playing. A few months later, I told myself I was going to play it because dangit, I spent good money on it, and I am going to force my money out of it! And, so far, this is the ONLY Final Fantasy game I have beat so far, and it rivals 6 (III) as my favorite. 9 comes dang close too, and maybe it is even better than 4, but either way, those three are all up there close together. I was able to get past (or at least through) the bad translation and I ended up enjoying it a lot!

"What is the most you have ever spent on one game, Floppy?"

I think I already explained this. It was Four Swords Adventures. Now, I also have Pokemon Crystal, which you may know is about the same value as Four Swords Adventures, but that one was given to me for FREE (along with Gold and Yellow, and a GameBoy Color) a long time ago. So, I did not pay for that. Would I pay for Crystal now? Probably not. I like the old Pokemon games, but dang these things are almost worth their weight in gold (they don't way that much, but again, one ounce of gold is like $1800 now?). Why are they so expensive? They sold well, I think. Ok, about $20-30 for Red; well, maybe $30 is a bit much, but I found it for $20 at a thrift store, and that is I think OK for Red. It is a good game, and it is popular, and honestly, $20 for it I don't think is all that bad. But I would not pay $80 for Crystal. I DO NOT LIKE digital versions of games, but if you are only mildly interested in Pokemon, maybe just get it on the 3DS eShop. If you end up really liking it and you want the physical version, then alright, but otherwise... I just realized I ranted about the price of Pokemon games when the most I ever spent on one in my life was like $22, and the answer to the question could have been answered (and indeed, it was) with two sentences. But look at me just going on and on and on and on and on and greatly and quickly increasing the ever-growing word count of the section of the paragraph where I have duly spent actual time, time which I will most certainly never get back no matter what I do, simply but wordily ranting about the average price that one might find a Pokemon game being sold for in the marketplace.

You see what I did there, right? I need to be quiet (or stop typing) sometimes. (But I kind of like typing on this laptop's keyboard.... It's actually one of the better laptop keyboards I have used. Do I really haaaaave too be quiet? I don't wanna...)

"You have a European copy of Wii Play that you are legally obligated to keep on your dresser and never use, right, Floppy?"

Yes. Next to it, I have a little notebook, and on top of that I have a Proof 1968 nickel. That thing should have never been in circulation... I guess somebody broke it out of the set. Whatever, it is mine now.

Honestly, there is something kind of nice about the artwork on the European copy of Wii Play. It is simple but good.

"What are you going to talk about now, Floppy? You started writing this, but you still were not sure what you wanted to write about."

This is true. I don't know what I want to talk about here. I am thinking maybe a specific game. No, I can't think of anything. The PAL Wii Play is still there, but the nickel and notebook have moved.

OH! I can talk about the Genesis 6-button Arcade Stick. I have one, and even though I barely use it, I like it. Apparently, these are worth a little bit, but there is a store near me that is selling them for like half the price that I think everywhere else wants for them. I want to get another one, but I kind of want to get the three button one because it honestly looks a little bit cooler. They are the same price unless they have changed it recently.

"What is the console you play the least, Floppy?"

That is an easy question with an unfortunate answer, which I think I might have already gave on this website. It is my Dreamcast. I honestly have not seem any compelling games being sold as complete for a good price. The only two I can think of that I really want are Sonic Adventure and Tokyo Extreme Racer. I honestly want to enjoy my Dreamcast more, but right now, I just don't have any games that greatly interest me. Don't get me wrong, I don't hate the Dreamcast, nor do I plan to get rid of it. The entire reason I bought one was because there was a store that was selling them for cheap ($40 with a controller and cables), and I wanted to take advantage of that deal now in the event that prices would rise (I think they have now) in the future and then I would want to get a Dreamcast. Maybe that second part has not come yet. I know that there are some fighting games on there, but remember, I don't really like fighting games. Right now, it is just sitting. I do need to replace the clock battery in mine, though. It looks like it uses some special tab, so I can't take the same batteries that I used to replace the clock battery in my GameCube and use one there.

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