Introduce Yourself!

[minorleagueguy]

Ok, my turn.
My name is Matt Kistka (minorleagueguy). I'm 36 years old, and have been a "classic" gamer for 3 years now.
I live in Cheektowaga NY, a suburb of Buffalo NY.
I also belong to Atari Age, and found the DP site through them.Also, I bought the last guide(7th), and still read it every day!
I don't really have a "favortie" game, as all my systems get played on a regular basis.
I have the following systems hooked up to one tv in my rec-room,2600,5200,7800,o2,arcadia 2001,intelly,CV,astrocade,channel f, telstar adcade, and 7 different pong units.
My wife and I also have 3 arcade games in our rec-room, Out-Run, Tetris, and one that plays DK,Galaga, and Ms.P-M.
I am a produce mamager with a local supermarket chain in the area.

I guess that's about it, I look forward to talking to everyone here


minorleagueguy

[gamerz]

Hi,
My name is Jeff, and i have been a member of AA for about 6 months, and heard of digitalpress from there. I am 38 and have played video games since the Atari 2600. A list of systems I own:
Atari 2600
Atari 7800
Nintendo nes
Super Nintendo
Nintendo 64
Game Cube
Playstation 2
Sega genesis
Atari Jag
Atari Lynx
Sega Gamegear
4 differnt gameboys
X-box

Hope to be posting a lot on here.

[DigitalSpace]

Hey, I'm Josh. I'm from Portland, OR. As for my age, since I'm not going to be updating this post any longer, I'll just say I was born on September 24th, 1982 and let you do the math.

I found Digital Press in February 2004 while looking for a Super Nintendo rarity list.

I'm more of a gamer than a collector, but I still have over 750 games in my collection, including over 160 SNES games and over 120 NES games.

A list of video games and systems I own can be found by clicking the "Game Collection" link in my signature. There's also a link to my CD collection (mostly hard rock, classic rock, and metal) if you're really bored.

In no particular order, here's my favorite games for each system I've played:

Atari 2600: Pitfall!
NES: Super Mario Bros. 3
Super NES: Super Metroid
Genesis: Sonic The Hedgehog 2
Sega CD: Sonic CD
Game Gear: Sonic Chaos
Atari Jaguar: Tempest 2000
Virtual Boy: Wario Land
Nintendo 64: Mario Kart 64
PlayStation: Gran Turismo 2
PlayStation 2: Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
Gamecube: Super Smash Bros. Melee
Game Boy: Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins
Game Boy Color: R-Type DX
Game Boy Advance: Castlevania: Aria Of Sorrow
Nintendo DS: New Super Mario Bros.
Wii: Wii Sports

I am obsessed with video games. I don't want everything, just stuff I know I'd enjoy, making me more of a gamer than a collector. But there's a lot of games I'd enjoy, which means I'm going to have one hell of a collection. Living in Portland, OR, there's a good selection of stores out here that focus on new and old systems alike.

So there you go. Keep on gaming!

[King_Collector411]

- Who you are ryan
- Where you live massachusetts
- How you found the forums looking for an nes rarity list a few years back
- What your favorite games are many old arcade games smb3 and super mario rpg
- What systems you collect for nes
- What you do in "real life" work at bestbuy

[dc-uk]

Hello, i'm Darren from Stevenage in Hertfordshire UK.

Video games have been a way of life for me for many years now. Starting back with the Spectrum 48k and progressing through to the Xbox now.

Like many fools i've sold to upgrade many times during my youth and am only now trying to grab back what i lost through my teeenage youth.

I'm not a mad collector, i like building my collections but i'm not one for spening into the £100's for a game.

I discovered this site due to the rarity lists, which i was looking for as a way to catalogue and gauge my current collection.

Hope to speak to many of you soon.

Cheers, Darren.

[richmond]

been lurking these forums for while now, want to start getting involved more, so thought i better introduce myself..

- Who you are

richmond rice, 20

- Where you live

south wales, united kingdom

- How you found the forums

google while researching for play-retro.com (emulation forum)

- What your favorite games are

smb 1,2,3

- What systems you collect for

dabble in everything - hardware and software

- What you do in "real life"

between jobs

- Any other interesting facts, like how you began collecting, etc.

started off picking up the systems and titles i wanted as kid but never got. has quickly turned into an obsession, picking up just about anything. have soft spot for mario, but not a fanboy!

[Swiftman007]

ok ill introduce myself.. im 23 from Canada,montreal... ive been in ''the video game world'' since im 6.... always like that . I have about 30 systems or so , but the one I prefer is the 3DO.. dont ask me why I always loved that weird system .. there is some great games done for that one. So thats it , i dont have a trade list for now....maybe ill try to post some pic of my collection later.!!! thanks digitalpress!

[Overbite]

Who you are

Chris. 24THF/8MNK

22 i mean. ?
Where you live

New Hampshire. near funspot

How you found the forums

En Esch told me to post


What your favorite games are

Marathon series, Final Fantasy XI, Penguin Land, Shining Force, Phantasy Star
What systems you collect for

all systems
What you do in "real life"

work
Any other interesting facts, like how you began collecting, etc

i have over 300 games. thats about it. my bro has about 200.

im dull

[Stewie]

I'm an NES collector currently at about 170 games

Big Family Guy fan

27 Delaware OH (close to Columbus)

[Fatghost28]

I'm Stephen from Toronto. I've been playing games for over 20 years and have been collecting for over 10. I collect pretty much everything console related, but I also play a lot of recent stuff for consoles and PC too.

I'm buying a bigger house soon and hope to get into Arcade cab collecting (I only have an Asteroids machine right now).

[Gnarkill]

Hey hey everyone...

Name:Chase
Alias:Gnarkill and Herne
Age:15
Favorite Console:SNES
Job:Ill have 1 soon...
Hobbies:Guitar, Games, Anime, Online Gaming, Collecting

[Cobra Commander]

Hello there.

Dan here. I'm around 27ish and have been playing since 1979.
Around the middle of last year I started a site dedicated to the NES called aptly enough.... PlanetNES.

As far as what I'm into... if it's a video game that's not on a PS2 or Xbox, it's open season. I collect EVRYTHING video game related.

Anyway, I've been coming to digitpress for awhile now and thought I'd join up with the forum finally.
Thanks for taking time to listen to me drivel.

[neuropolitique]

I'm joe ratulowski and currently live in Atlanta, GA by way of Western New York. Came across these forums shortly after discovering the DP site. Just googled for "classic gaming" and there it was.

I have small to middling collections for quite a few systems, but have just recently decided to concentrate on handheld, cartridge based systems. With my recent acquisition of a Microvision I am now only missing a turboExpress and a GameGear. Now I can truly begin to accumulate some games for all these systems.

Used to work as a systems admin, and a bench tech for a while, but found I disliked the work. So, now i'm management at a national home improvement store. Not sure which I prefer. If only I could find a job working on printers.

neuropolitique

[Graham Mitchell]

I'm Graham Mitchell. I'm originally from Seattle,WA, but I'm now in medical school in North Chicago IL (which is actually not Chicago, it's the middle of nowhere.) I'm 25 years old, and I live with my fiancee. Besides gaming, I have a fierce passion for rock music, in all its forms.

I must have started gaming back in around 1986 or '87. I was a bit too young for the '2600, so my first machine was a NES. As the years went on, I bought so many more consoles that I can't even count them. I have owned such machines as a TurboExpress, a Sega Saturn, a Sega Master System, Sega CD, 32X,Turbografx CD-Rom basically all the 16-bit garbage that came out...they all had gems though, and they were worth owning for those rare finds.

I've played 'em all since then, but nothing beats the 8- and 16-bit consoles for me personally. I have a sharp interest in more off-beat and obscure games. I also believe that video games are a viable artistic medium, and have a great appreciation for games that exhibit that fact.

I don't have time to play much anymore, but I read a lot, and hope to meet other people interested in the underappreciated classics of this unquittable habit.

Cheers, Graham Mitchell.

[Famidrive-16]

Hi there

- Who you are - rick, 16
- Where you live - California, south of san fran
- How you found the forums - I just came upon them. :\
- What your favorite games are - Donkey Kong Country 2, SMB3, many more
- What systems you collect for - I've got an original NES, two SNESs (both the original and topload), Genesis I, Dreamcast, N64, Gamecube, Playstation, PS2, and all gameboys.
- What you do in "real life" - I'm lookin around, tho I'm trying to bust school first.
- Any other interesting facts, like how you began collecting, etc. - I've been playing since I was 2 1/2. My family was poor for a while and when I got an NES as a gift it was one of the few things I had around to play with. It's pretty much grown since then.

[Galsia]

Hello. Its good to be here. ^_^

- Who you are - I'm Nick, 22
- Where you live - Derby, England
- How you found the forums - Recommended by two members of www.animenation.com
- What your favorite games are - Streets Of Rage 2, Final Fantasy VII, Wonderboy 3: The Dragon's Trap
- What systems you collect for - Mainly Master System, Megadrive, SNES
- What you do in "real life" - I work at Toyota
- Any other interesting facts - I've played guitar for seven years. I've been in a few bands but nothing successful yet

I hope I'll enjoy it here...

[drid]

see profile for Berserker M
mods can delete Berserker M if they want... decided to switch to my regular name i use everywhere else, which is this

hi my name is Nate and i'm from Onondaga Michigan, a lawless backwoods town full of bikers and bars. i really should move out into the city

i'm 20, i like video games, art, and loud noise.

thats about it.

[Cmosfm]

HEY! Just realized I've been here for a loooong time and never introduced myself. How did I forget that? Oh well, I'll do it now even though most of you already know me.

- Who you are

Chris O'Sullivan - Cmosfm

- Where you live

Spartanburg, SC

- How you found the forums

Hmmmm, Searching for rarity lists I believe

- What your favorite games are

Favorite game of all time is Super Mario 64, followed Closely by Super Mario Bros. 3

- What systems you collect for

Anything I can get my greedy mits on, from dedicated pong systems to PS2 and the like.


- Any other interesting facts, like how you began collecting, etc.

How I began collecting...well, I got into roms to pass time at work, then I remembered a classic game from childhood and found it at the flea market - Stinger for NES - also grabbed up some other .50 games I found. SMB3, SMB2, Final Fantasy, Double Dragon 2. Got home and realized that I remember when I used to have a lot of games for NES (about 50-75) and I figured I'd start up a collection of them again. Now my collection in total is about 1700 games and over 500 is NES alone. Still not reaching some of the heavy hitters here like Joe or Achika but oh well...im happy! Hope to reach 2000 by mid-year.

[-hellvin-]

Hello, I've been reading these great forums for quite some time and finally signed up. Here's some info on ol' me:

- Name - Jeff
- Place Of Residence - Glendale, AZ
- How you found the forums - On google searching for something else
- Favorite Games - Flashback, Betrayal At Krondor, Final Fantasy II
- What systems you collect for - Atari 800XL, Intellivision, NES, SNES, SMS, PSX
- What you do in "real life" - Best Buy Retail
- Any other interesting facts, like how you began collecting, etc. - About a year ago I started reminiscing about how I totally regretted selling off my old systems and just all of the sudden started buying tons and tons of systems and games and now it's my hobby of joy and love!

[Shuey]

Hi all, I'm John from Illinois. I'm 31 and been playing video games since 1977. I started collecting when I was 17 and I want to add my room to the Ultimate Game Rooms page. Anybody have any info that can steer me in the right direction?

K, gotta update my post a bit too

- Who you are - John
- Where you live - Loves Park (bout an hour northwest of Chicago)
- How you found the forums - from The Ultimate Game Room page
- What your favorite games are - Super Mario Series, puzzle games like Tetris and Bust-A-Move, and arcade style shooters like Ikaruga, Gradius, etc
- What systems you collect for - Nintendo, Sega, Sony, Atari, and several others...I can post a list sometime if you would like
- What you do in "real life" - I'm a journeyman ironworker, goto www.ironworker.com and click on pictures to see what my job is like
- Any other interesting facts, like how you began collecting, etc. - always played video games in the arcade and wanted to collect but parents wouldn't buy me any systems after the atari, so when I was old enough and had the money (17 years old), I started to collect. I since then have amassed who knows how many thousands of dollars worth of stuff