Most Regrettable Gaming Moment

[CreamSoda]

When I was about 6 or 7(and didn't collect games or systems), I helped my mom throw away the old Intellivision system(complete with box, manual, inserts, everything. From when it was new), and about 50 games(all complete with box/manual/overlays/inserts, like new). Just because it was "Taking up space" in the closet!!!

Not buying a brand new complete Sega Genesis with Sonic 3D Blast from Wal-Mart with a bunch of games. The systems were $20 and all games were $5!!!

Buying Superman 64 for full price!!!

Giving my Nintendo 64 away because I didn't care and I was getting a PlayStation. X_X Luckily a few days later when we went to the store I came to my sences, and got an Ice Blue Nintendo 64 system(which I will never sell or give away!)

Buying a PlayStation instead of a Dreamcast in 2000(don't get me wrong, PSX is sweet, but DC is just the best).

Playing Twisted Metal 3, for a long time I actually thought this was a great game, what was wrong with me?

Saying "Sega Saturn is just a 2nd rate PlayStation" Please don't kill me, I love the Saturn now, but this was back when it was dying and all I had mostly seen for it were the crappy games.

[Rogmeister]

I regret paying full price for Beyond Good & Evil and then seeing it go bargain price about 2 weeks later...

[Jasoco]

I regret paying full price for Beyond Good & Evil and then seeing it go bargain price about 2 weeks later...

If only more people had done that. Maybe we'd have the sequels we so rightly deserve.

[drewbrim]

I remember literally THROWING AWAY my NES stuff in high school. The console itself wasn't working, so my borther threw it out. We didn't see much need for the games without the console (and I was big into the SNES, and TG16) so I threw those away as well. Nothing super rare or anything, just the classics such as mario, zelda, contra, final fantasy, etc.... Now that I collect I rue the day I trashed that stuff. Although we didn't keep our stuff in the best of shape so it was no big loss.

at least that's what I try and tell myself

[drummy]

I passed on complete copies of Suikoden II and Tactics Ogre, Suikoden II for $50 and Tactics Ogre for $35. Since then, I've gotten two Suikoden IIs to feel better about it. I have yet to get Tactics Ogre. I also regret losing my Snowboard Kids 2 game. And selling my N64 and a LOT of games to get what I thought was a huge amount back then (it's been about two years). I regret that, since that was before I was a collector.

[WanganRunner]

Hmmm....loooong list.

I regret:

-Picking up that damned FF7 official strategy guide in EB and reading it before I owned the game. It spoiled one of gaming's best moments for me (death of Aeris)

-Selling my SFC Jr., AV Famicom, CDX, Wonderswan, Saturn, R4 Limited Jogcon boxset, and tons of other stuff.

-Not buying Elemental Gearbolt last weekend for $20

-Not buying that mint white Saturn in Hong Kong for $80

-Losing the poster that went along with my VERSUS FF7 Guide

This list could go on forever....I am just a walking gaming tragedy.

[Jasoco]

I still hope that the day we clean out our attic, I'll find all my missing games. I regret not keeping better watch on them when we moved. They went in a box and into the attic (In theory) so I haven't seen them for.. well, going on two years tomorrow.

[Crossing fingers]

There are probably at least two dozen assorted GB, NES, SNES, N64 and Cube games up there. (In theory)

[Damaramu]

Selling off my:

TG-16 CD/Turboduo systems and games. I even had the Turboexpress w/ TV tuner.

My 1st Sega Genesis collection (I'm on my 2nd now).

My 1st SNES collection (also on my 2nd).


I was dumb. x_x

[Tatsu]

I've sold my N64 together with a boxed Zelda and Mario 64. Still don't regret it at all... But what I regret is throwing away all the boxes from my Super-Nes games. At least I have the manuals but I wouldn't do this again.

Regarding moments in gaming itself: I've beaten Baldur's Gate for the first time (on the PS2) and because of this an extra mode opened up. Guess it was extra hard or something like that. When I wanted to open it I had to load the warrior from the saved game to play. Unfortunately I pressed the wrong buttons and instead of loading the warrior I've deleted the saved game. Which meant I had to restart from scratch with playing...

[suznjak]

selling $700 worth of snes games and system to get the 3do super street fighter 2 turbo,samurai showdown,crash n burn,and gex.I loved the games but overall it wasnt worth it.

[kainemaxwell]

Trading off many my old NES, SNES and other titles before becoming a collector and wanting some of them back for collecting goals or to play again.

[Richter Belmount]

Trying to mod my snes to be pal/ntsc unsucessfuly , but i dont mind now i got a nice complete donkey kong country set one now.

[Cauterize]

selling $700 worth of snes games and system to get the 3do super street fighter 2 turbo,samurai showdown,crash n burn,and gex.I loved the games but overall it wasnt worth it.

This has to win "Most Foolish Award"

[PDorr3]

selling basicaly 75% of my genesis collection to friends and funcoland when i was younger.

Not tgaking good care of my n64 boxes (the cardboard inserts are gone... same for my jaguar.

I also regret not owning a snes and nes earlier so i could have had a earler jump start on collecting for them.

[Jasoco]

Trading off many my old NES, SNES and other titles before becoming a collector and wanting some of them back for collecting goals or to play again.

Ditto that.

[crazyjackcsa]

I unloaded the following Saturn Games

Dragon Force
Panzer Dragoon Saga
Burning Rangers
Shining the Holy Ark
Shining Force 3
Dark Savior
Quake

On the Genesis, Phantasy Star 4

At the Time I was unemployed, but I ended up buying most of them back later.

[Chainsaw_Charlie]

trading in my genesis to get ps2 games

[Putney]

Selling my Atari 7800 and all my games, including my dad's old 2600 games, to buy Astyanax on NES. I was about 11 at the time, so I blame it on youthful stupidity.

Going to replace that setup someday I hope

[Cirrus]

I regret throwing away all of my Nintendo Power magazines. I had ALL of them for the first few years.

Also, on a different note, when my brother erased my Dragon Warrior 4 save file 28 hours in... that hurt.

[SuperNES]

selling my gameboy and gameboy pocket to buy a n64 memory expansion. whatever, i was like 8.