Dilemma

megbydogs · 02-15-2008

First of all, I hope this is the correct section to post this... if not, my apologies. Now to the subject at hand.

A quick background. I have a bad habit of purchasing games and not playing them right away, therefore, have a huge backlog of titles that span a couple of generations of consoles... some all the way back to the 16-bit days! I had every intention of playing each one when making the purchase, however...

Here's my dilemma. Do I go ahead and break the shrinkwrap off of titles like Super Mario RPG for the SNES and Snatcher for the Sega CD and play them like I originally intended? Or, do I keep them in their mint condition and put them up for sale somewhere (I've seen USED versions of some games going for several times the amount the were originally on sale for back in the day!)?

I'm curious, does anyone else go through stuff like this? Thanks in advance for any and all thoughts and/or opinions.

BoyEngland · 02-15-2008

Don't open any games pre-N64 since the majority of them are worth at least something.

After playing PS2 or even PS3 titles (if you are that up-to-date) you won't really appreciate SNES to warrant opening them for a few hours of gameplay.

Keep them all un-opened and one day they will be worth a fair bit.

LiKuidLinsang · 02-15-2008

Well, it depends. If you really want to play it right now, then open 'er up. =P

If I were you, however, I would keep them sealed and store them if you're a collector, or sell them if you want a hefty profit for most older games. You could get a used copy for cheaper (in most cases) if you don't mind having such a copy just to play it.