Why did you guys start collecting games? I want to start collecting myself...

[Dreamcazman]

I think I've pretty much been collecting games since the Megadrive era. I still have the majority of what I bought with my pocket money. I have also sold a few games here and there which I've usually regretted and then bought again. There was no particular instant when I decided I was going to start collecting, it was something that just happened.

I love collecting stuff, and my main collections are games & CE's, steelbooks, game guides and action figures (both game & movie). I also collect movies (Blu-ray/DVD) but I'm not as passionate about them.

The biggest problem is having space and money. For me space is more of a concern as some of the bigger CE's (Skyrim, Halo Reach, Gears of War 3) are bloody huge! I am self employed running a rather successful small business, but I do have a family and a mortgage to take care of, so money isn't as freely available as it once was. I do generally buy games, etc that I really want, others I'm not so fussed about I usually wait until they've dropped in price.