Well, heck... I never properly introduced myself!

[justjustin]

WARNING: Read only if you are bored ;D

Hey everyone. I just realized that I sort of appeared out of nowhere, blathering about PC-Engine and asking for help and whatnot. I was originally going to type this long-arse rant about how I love to play random old obscure games most people haven't heard of-- but seeing as how I post here you can already assume that (and assume correctly!).

... and guess what? I'm going to rant anyway! (sorry, folks...). However, instead of rattling off games-- I like this game... and totally dig that game... and... and oh MAN this game is GREAT!-- I'll just tell y'all other random stuff.

I used to go outside. I really did! I actually didn't play very many games back in the day; nor did I know of very many. I sorta bought a game here and there based on the cover art and what the back of he box said. However, when I moved to New York around age 11 the terrain was different... the people... were different. It was nothing like Kentucky. I felt no desire to venture outside and face strangers in a strange land. So, I looked at that Playstation thingy I bought.... hm....

For a three-month stretch (it was during summer break before my first year at Middle School) I talked to no one. I met no one. I just sat there and played Star Ocean: The Second Story far longer than nature intended (however long that is...). Then, our family finally got an up-to-date computer and this "internet" thing appeared. I stumbled upon GameFAQs (and other gamin' sites) and gazed at the computer screen until it hurt to shift my eyeballs. It was basically like discovering the lost city of Atlantis-- almost too good to be true; an infinite wealth of video game knowledge... I then subscribed to EGM-- read the Top 100 games of all time list which led me to my "old-game crusade" and the rest is history.

I also have a short attention span and I often read the last paragraph of anything first. So: My name is Justin (as you can... kind of already tell). I say hello. I used to not play video games, then I did-- and now I do. I have a cat named Cleopatra and I do not watch anime or read manga of any kind... because I am lazy and have yet to investigate that alien universe.

RANDOM GAME STATS:

-I own 296 video games; spanning 11 systems. The first game I got was Super Mario Bros. 3 for the NES... 14 years later and it still works.

-220 of my games predate the PS2/GC/XBOX era.

-47 of those 296 videogames were imported from Japan and are, of course, in Japanese. And one system, my PC-Engine, was also imported.

-I own soundtracks from 6 video games; imported from Japan.

-I have 7 years-worth of EGM issues; that's not including the countless Nintendo Power magazines (and Dreamcast.. and gamefan... and gamepro... and gameinformer... and all those other ones that start with "game").

-I have over 30 strategy guides; published over the course of 15 years. And yes, I have a strategy guide for Earthworm Jim 2. (but why?)

-And lastly, I am not ashamed

Thank you for your time. Hopefully all these words did not cause any injury-- as they were very boring. If you bashed your head against a wall, or cut your eyes out... or anything to that degree, I apologize.

Regards,
Jimmy... er... Justin

[vysetd]

Heh, you aren't alone. I play pretty much anything, for pretty much any system I can find. Obscure games have almost become second-hand nature to me, and I love SNES/Super Famicom more than anything (game-related anyway). I'm a little envious of you too. I can remember my first SNES game or my first Genesis game (even my first NES game), but I can't recall the very first game I've ever played. I should probably be ashamed of my collection, but I'm not. Then again, I doubt anyone here is ashamed, whether it be a tangible collection or not. Playing games is what matters most in the end, IMO.

[xorthen]

Wow, that's pretty hardcore. I used to have a bit more games, but I've had many crappy experiences. Brother was a jerk, pawned off all my Genesis stuff, and SNES stuff. So I had to build up some of that Library slowly.

[Malroth]

Well, you're into PC-Engine stuff, so that earns some serious points in my book.

[kal]

Try having a decent collection of Transformers (the older sets, like die cast metal Optimus Prime and the different sets of 5 robots that form one big ultra transformer, kinda like Voltron who also kicked ass) then discovering that one day your parents threw them all out years ago while leaving all your crappy stuff you couldn't care less about behind...hey it sucked okay.

[vysethebold]

Would those Transformers be the Constructicons?