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> If possible, please tell us
a bit more about yourself; how you started, what you collect, what you enjoy
collecting the most, etc.
I'm 26 years old originally from Massachusetts,
living in South Carolina since last August. I've been playing computer
games since I was about 6 or 7 years old, and King's Quest was the first game I
ever played. We played it for a week before we even realized that we could
type. Hehe. Anyway, about a year and a half ago, I was
checking to see what the coin from Ultima 4 goes for on ebay. I
had managed to hold onto the coin since I had gotten the original game; we used
to play with it in the school yard, pretending it had magical powers. We
even call it "The Mindblast Coin". I know, a cross reference from a
Phantasie III spell. Hehe. Anyway, even today, it sits on top of my
television in it's own shrine, and it's worldly power helped power the New
England Patriots to a superbowl win last year. Seriously! :) Well,
when I discovered there were no coins for sale on ebay, I simply put "Ultima
IV", and an originally shrinkwrapped, brand new one came up in the
results. I was amazed that there was a copy still shrinkwrapped, and that
it was going for $50+; more than a brand new game! Anyway, I didn't win
that auction (kicking myself in the pants now), but it prompted me to start
looking for other games I remember from my childhood. Since then, I've
become very "in" to it, learning all I can about computer gaming history, and
trying to reconstruct all my childhood memories.
I basically collect all games I remember as a
child, all games I played, all games I loved and occasionally games I
remember wanting as child, but never got. That includes a large
variety of mostly RPG and adventure, and some action; for which computer does
not matter to me.
I don't think my collection is that impressive yet;
it is approaching 70 pieces, maybe 55 different titles. I collect *only*
originally shrinkwrapped games in acceptable to mint condition. Don't
know why, I just love the idea of owning them in the form that they originally
appeared in stores. Highlights of my collection at this time include brand
new shrinked copies of Phantasie I, II and III MS, King's Quest Gray Box
MS, Mainstreet & Muses releases of Castle Wolfenstien MS, Cosmi's Forbidden
Forest & Beyond Forbidden Forest MS and a Demo/Not for resale Ring Quest by
Origin NMS. Check out the attached pic to see my entire collection as it
is today.
Sorry for the rambling! :)
Brad
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