I just remembered when "budget game collecting" was a thing. Instead of buying the brand new PlayStation you'd buy a NES and some games on a flea market for pocket change.
The fun was finding a system that was at its lowest price because it was obsolete but hadn't yet gained status as a collectible.
I think with the demise of physical copies and insane prices on Ebay, budget game collecting is definitely a thing of the past 🥲
#retrocomputing #retrogaming
Roel Nieskens
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