First impression: “Dude, what’s this crap?” Second impression: “Whoa, this is awesome!”
The semi-regular but now hopefully weekly Show Us Yours returns with reader Hayden D’s amazingly varied collection of retro game gear.
Hayden actually sent in a bunch of photos illustrating how his current collection has grown over time, from humble beginnings (pictured left) to the remarkable digital – and occasionally analogue – junkyard it is now.
“I started my collection after I bought a Wii, my first console since 1995 when I bought my SNES,” he explains. “Dad had an N64, and the PS2 is my brother’s (which I have permanently borrowed now). Unfortunately I sold all my SNES games when I was in grade 6 to help fund my purchase of a Tamagotchi.
“After I while I bought a NES and some Game Cube games. The NES was a bargain at $1 (no leads or controllers), but on the same day I picked up a controller for $3 and Super Mario Bros for $2, so I had the full NES experience for $6.”
Then his collecting started to really pick up. Describing the two pics below, Hayden says: “As you can see I have now got a lot of extra consoles… I have no idea where they all came from. I’ve also managed to start filling a shelf with games. I think the biggest purchase out of this lot was a CD-i with a few games, one of note being Zelda: The Wand of Gamelon (at this point in time I thought it would be cool to try and complete every series for a Nintendo character, which I now think is impossible).
I’m pretty sure that’s the first CD-i we’ve had featured in Show Us Yours to date.
Next, came some Sega consoles.
“This is pretty much my last photo before a big change in where everything rests. I still have space for DVDs, which will soon disappear as the video games take over. I’ve never really had a lot of love for Sega, but the Dreamcast soon turned this around. It’s a terrific console and it definitely is a shame that they died out because of the mistakes before this console’s release. The Saturn really is quite horrible, but I always remember that when I was a kid I wanted one based purely on it having Daytona USA.”
Check out some more detailed close-ups of the rest of Hayden’s awesome collection below. Just click on each pic to enlarge it.
If you’d like to Show Us Yours, you can do so by emailing us some (hi-res) snaps of your collection of gaming paraphernalia. Oh, and please include a brief description. Look out for more Show Us Yours every Thursday.
MiK3
June 25, 2009 at 3:24 PM
wheres the PS3? XD
Report PermalinkBarry Meacham
June 25, 2009 at 3:33 PM
awesomes! i love the warping of the shelves :P
Report Permalinkx Plug N Die
June 25, 2009 at 3:47 PM
I noticed WiiFit there, would that be for after the mass gaming sessions? :P
Report PermalinkSam Lawrence
June 25, 2009 at 4:10 PM
Ever Herd of OCD? lol
Report PermalinkDousatsu
June 25, 2009 at 4:20 PM
Did anyone else notice how he has a zillion games, massive speakers but an ordinary, rather crappy tv?
Report Permalinkchaz123
June 25, 2009 at 4:53 PM
He’s taking advantage of the superior black levels of CRT technology.
Report PermalinkSchnugglePuff
June 25, 2009 at 4:32 PM
…virgin.
Report PermalinkAzza
June 25, 2009 at 5:29 PM
i’ve found the first to point fingers are often the most guilty…
Report Permalinkcircle
June 25, 2009 at 5:08 PM
awesome insulation.
Report PermalinkElephant Fresh
June 25, 2009 at 5:21 PM
Attention this dude, I have a superb mint condition xbox 360 HD-DVD drive. If the CD-i and the fuggen Neo-Geo *shudder* are collectible then my useless box of crap HD-DVD drive should be.
Report PermalinkPedantics
June 25, 2009 at 8:21 PM
The Neo Geo and its software are some of the most sought after gaming collectibles.
Check ebay. Many AES carts regularly fetch over a grand a pop.
D to the umbasss.
Report Permalinkplmko
June 25, 2009 at 7:20 PM
For some reason I remember buying one of those Mario Brother movie figures when I was 6.
Report PermalinkROM
June 25, 2009 at 8:46 PM
errrr! I would need to take around 7 or 8 Photos to get in all my lot. Is that acceptable?
Also, I assume you want them in Jpeg format as my camera defaults to BMP and they are greedy in Meggage.
Maybe I should also wait till I get my new Thermaltake PC case?
Report PermalinkROM
June 25, 2009 at 8:49 PM
Ooops my bad, I meant 17 or 18 photos.
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Fabl3
June 25, 2009 at 9:05 PM
This kid is now my idol
Report PermalinkBrendanT
June 26, 2009 at 6:56 AM
Mario the Movie the Game.
I think that takes the cake.
Report PermalinkBrendanT
June 26, 2009 at 6:57 AM
Game… I meant figurine. I’m half awake.
Report PermalinkDr_Stef
June 26, 2009 at 7:54 AM
He’s got a Mario Bros MOVIE action figure!!!! lol.
Impressive collection.
Report PermalinkScruffy
June 26, 2009 at 2:12 PM
Everytime i see a collection like this, i kick myself for not keeping all my old games.
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