Game journalist from Belgium collecting games, press materials and related stuff

[skoolboi]

Hello everybody,

I'm 37 years old from Belgium, a gamer since I was a 7 year old kid (I started off with Atari 2600, way back in the eighties).

The last 16 years I worked as a game journalist for specialized gaming magazines and newspaper. During those years I've kept almost everything (read: EVERYTHING) game companies have sent me.

Think complete games, special editions, promo copies, standard and debug consoles, stickers, posters, merchandising, T-shirts, figurines, preview discs and an awful lot of press kits. And so on.... and on... and on :-)

I've visited during all those years a lot of events like E3 and GamesCom, got invited into a lot of game studios. These are also interesting places to get some really cool stuff.

There are currently 1112 PlayStation titles in my collection: PSX, PS2, PS3, PSP and PSVita. But my collection is much bigger. From Atari 2600 to Nintendo Game Watch, from Sega to N-Gage. At this time most of my collection is put away in cardboard boxes since I have no space yet for a dedicated mancave :-)

But if you let me know what you really would like to see (or trade), feel free to ask. I'll see what I can post.

I thought I was the only crazy guy collecting all these press materials, but today a new world has opened for me. I'm not alone, thank God :-)

Since today I'm also active on the PlayStationCollecting-forum.

Today a lot of my stuff is in boxes after refurbishing my house. But I have really cool stuff. I will post some pics it a soon as possible.

Questions or requests? Don't hesitate.

Cheers

skoolboi aka FrogEy3

[SwiftDeath]

:welcome:

I think you'll like it here :)

Do you have any interesting Assassin's Creed items by chance?

[skoolboi]

I'll check it out. But I only swap or trade things that I have more than once.

I really have to dig in my boxes :-)

[SwiftDeath]

I'll check it out. But I only swap or trade things that I have more than once.

I really have to dig in my boxes :-)

No worries

While I'm certainly interested in that sort of thing

I'm just as interested in seeing pics of what you do have :drool:

Although I understand what it's like to have too much stuff then you could possibly display

[skoolboi]

Here are some pics from a few years ago:

http://s1297.photobucket.com/user/skoolboi_BE/library/Facebook/Game%20Galore?sort=3&page=1#/user/skoolboi_BE/library/Facebook/Game%20Galore?sort=3&page=1&_suid=137254264216606521968718453051

[AndyTheCollector]

:welcome: mate and enjoy your stay here! You must have really interesting experiences being game journalist and visited all those amazing places. :)

Really want to see pictures of your collection if it's possible and you have some interesting collectibles outside the boxes. :)

[skoolboi]

If you're interested in steelbooks: I have one for the last Tomb Raider, but it's only the steelbook without the game or booklet

[SwiftDeath]

Here are some pics from a few years ago:

http://s1297.photobucket.com/user/skoolboi_BE/library/Facebook/Game%20Galore?sort=3&page=1#/user/skoolboi_BE/library/Facebook/Game%20Galore?sort=3&page=1&_suid=137254264216606521968718453051

Thanks for the link but that album is private

You will have to make it public/semi-private for us to view

[LeX]

Hi and welcome to forum..
also interested with Assassin's Creed stuff so really want to see the pictures but the album is private. :)

[HIPPEEDUDE]

Welcome,i hope you enjoy your stay:) Love to see some pics

[skoolboi]

Okay, sorry guys

I switched the settings to Public

[SwiftDeath]

Okay, sorry guys

I switched the settings to Public

Thanks :D

Some great stuff you have there

I was wondering what the wooden box on the desk in this picture was?

http://s1297.photobucket.com/user/skoolboi_BE/media/Facebook/Game%20Galore/965553_10200616487187953_16190083_o.jpg.html?sort= 3&o=13#/user/skoolboi_BE/media/Facebook/Game%20Galore/965553_10200616487187953_16190083_o.jpg.html?sort= 3&o=13&_suid=137256879269509004906486495928

[skoolboi]

Ok guys,

I changed the settings to 'public', you should be able to see the pics right now

[skoolboi]

the wooden box was just a wine crate that I use to store small items :-)

In the wooden crate you can catch a glimpse of the yellow press kit for the PSP-game Patapon

However I have a very nice press kit for the original Jak & Daxter, signed by the developers at Naughty Dog. That press kit also was a wooden box. I'll post a picture as soon as I can find it