For me personally, I have a very conservative collection (handpicked) and the items each have their spot/location in my basement/game room. I honestly don't feel like moving things around to take pictures.
I still haven't taken pictures of my game room, which I've said for years I should do.
Sounds a cool idea, I had a massive Saturn and dc collection back in the day but sold alot of it off to get a couple of Xbox 360s and games at launch for me and my brother, regret that now but started rebuilding my collection after I found some bits at my folks when sorting through some old boxes! Up to about 70 dc games, couple of dcs and lots of add ons ( guns/vmus etc ) and some bits of merchandise
The great thing about collections is the fact that, whether you have 10 games, 100 games or 1,000 games, it's a very personal thing, and there's no 'right' or 'wrong' way to doing it. I know people who call themselves collectors can get a bad rep sometimes, so I feel articles like this can be a bit more of a positive story than the usual social media moans.
We've got some amazing collections coming up - eye wateringly amazing for someone like myself who would happily spend all day exploring other peoples collections. But we also have more modest and conservative collections, and they bring me just as much happiness to view, as the passion from people is so obvious in their responses.
Sunday, April 05, 2020
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If you're reading this
blog, there's a good chance that you're a fan of the Dreamcast. I
mean, why else would you be here? And as fans of Sega's little 128
bit machine, we have numerous ways of enjoying the excellent game library – some of us like
to stick to emulators on our souped up PC's, lacking the space
required to have shelves of games. Others will have invested in one
of the numerous mods available to have hundreds of DC games on your
real-life Dreamcast at all times, a great way to experience titles
that would otherwise be out of reach. Then there are those who do it
old school – only play original discs on an original machine, and
only the very best of the library.
Despite what some
people may tell you – all of these are completely legitimate ways
to enjoy the console if you so choose. We're one big happy Dreamcast
family, and there's no one out there able to tell you how to enjoy
your own precious time playing games. This also, however, goes for
those people out there who want to amass large collections. If you
want to have a ton of awesome Dreamcast games, consoles, merchandise
or collectables – that's cool too! Whilst collectors are sometimes
'frowned upon' by sectors of the Dreamcast community, there's
absolutely no denying that some of your collections are...
magnificent! And we at the DCJY, fine connoisseurs of everything Dreamcast, like many of you, love seeing what bits and pieces people have in their games rooms.
And that's where this
latest series of articles for the Dreamcast Junkyard comes in. We've
scoured our contact books, sent some begging e-mails, and genuinely
made a nuisance of ourselves, all in the pursuit of showcasing some
of the best, interesting and weird Dreamcast collections out there. We ask the collectors
themselves just why they do it, get them to show off some of their
wares, and hopefully showcase some rare bits whilst we do it!
But it's not only the
super-collectors who we'll showcase here. We want to take a look at
some of the more modest collections from other passionate Dreamcast
collectors, and so we'll be talking to some of those as well. Not everyone can afford, or indeed wants to own, a large collection, but they cherish what they have, and these passionate fans are the backbone of our little community.
We'll be bringing you the very first of these new articles very soon, but we'd love you (yes, YOU) to take part as well! If you have a Dreamcast collection you're just dying to share with the wider DC community, drop us a message through any of our various social media platforms.
"Dreamcast Collectors Unite!"
3 Comments -
This is a cool idea!
For me personally, I have a very conservative collection (handpicked) and the items each have their spot/location in my basement/game room. I honestly don't feel like moving things around to take pictures.
I still haven't taken pictures of my game room, which I've said for years I should do.
Saturday, April 04, 2020
Sounds a cool idea, I had a massive Saturn and dc collection back in the day but sold alot of it off to get a couple of Xbox 360s and games at launch for me and my brother, regret that now but started rebuilding my collection after I found some bits at my folks when sorting through some old boxes! Up to about 70 dc games, couple of dcs and lots of add ons ( guns/vmus etc ) and some bits of merchandise
Saturday, April 04, 2020
The great thing about collections is the fact that, whether you have 10 games, 100 games or 1,000 games, it's a very personal thing, and there's no 'right' or 'wrong' way to doing it. I know people who call themselves collectors can get a bad rep sometimes, so I feel articles like this can be a bit more of a positive story than the usual social media moans.
We've got some amazing collections coming up - eye wateringly amazing for someone like myself who would happily spend all day exploring other peoples collections. But we also have more modest and conservative collections, and they bring me just as much happiness to view, as the passion from people is so obvious in their responses.
Sunday, April 05, 2020