Current Events > Retro collectors who say they're doing it for their kids

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So cringe lmao.

"I want them to have the experiences I had/the experiences I couldn't have."

Not only will younger kids probably not have an interest in it generally, but if you're the kid of a retro collector, being around it your whole life, there's a high chance it won't have the same appeal.

That's not to say their kids can't love it. I've seen some that do. But these guys should just admit they're doing it for themselves.

This coming from someone who has a collection worth thousands. But i have no illusions or excuses that it's some kind of legacy for my children. I know theyll probably be selling it when I die.

Thats the point. They sell it for money after you die. Why would they keep it?

I do it for me

I would do it for me lol. But if I have kids and want them to retro game, I'll just do it the....more convenient way >_>

gamestunner posted...

Thats the point. They sell it for money after you die. Why would they keep it?

They could invest the money in more useful ways. And the chances are your kids who don't know as much about each item as you will have to sell most of the collection in bulk for pennies on the dollar. Honestly I put this under the excuses category.

Def true. My kids are really hard to predict. Most older games they dont care much about. However my 5yr old took a shine to Mario Tennis (64) and Mario Maker (technically retro) and my 3yr old is really into Super Metroid and Kirbys Adventure.

Fuck no.
I'm buying that shit for me. The kids and grandkids just get the leftovers when I keel over.

Screw the kids, theyre only getting the madcatz controllers

I cant tell you how much your kids dont care about old ass video games....

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These people are literally Walter White lmao "Do you know how much I've done for this family?!"

JimmyFraska posted...

If the parent wanted money for their kid when they die, there's a near infinite number of better ways to do it. And the chances are your kids who don't know as much about each item as you will have to sell most of the collection in bulk for pennies on the dollar. Honestly I put this under the excuses category.

I mean in general. Unless the stuff was sentimental, why keep it?

Ive seen it a lot with guys buying the new Masters of the Universe Origins line for their kids.

gamestunner posted...

Thats the point. They sell it for money after you die.

I can tell you one thing, plastic degrades like a mother fuck. Ive got some 79 Star Wars figures that are permanently sticky from the plastic degrading. Same with some 86 MASK figures. Ive begun to wonder if theyre even healthy to keep around. Who knows what kind of toxic shit theyre off gassing? In another 30 years theyll probably be a puddle of goo. So I dont know how wise it is to invest in plastic crap.

their kids will just play the emulated ports nowadays >_>

BTW, if were talking video games, my local video game store has crates of Atari 2600 games under the NES table. Some for like a buck. Nobody wants them. One day people are going to view your PS2 games the same way. As unplayable junk.

VandorLee posted...

I cant tell you how much your kids dont care about old ass video games....

This may sound weird but keep in mind while those games are old, for the kid those games are new to them. They will enjoy those games, assuming those games as good.

Why would the kid care if it is old, when the kid has never played it before? For all the kid knows he may think it is new.

VandorLee posted...

I cant tell you how much your kids dont care about old ass video games....

My little cousins (ages 6 to 14) all still play NES games.

Despite the fact that I wrote this topic, I want to mention that with how invested in retro I am, I will probably have my kids play almost exclusively retro games, so I suspect they will have a taste for it if they become gamers. At least until they get a little older and start going to friends' houses.

BeyondWalls posted...

I can tell you one thing, plastic degrades like a mother fuck. Ive got some 79 Star Wars figures that are permanently sticky from the plastic degrading. Same with some 86 MASK figures. Ive begun to wonder if theyre even healthy to keep around. Who knows what kind of toxic shit theyre off gassing? In another 30 years theyll probably be a puddle of goo. So I dont know how wise it is to invest in plastic crap.

How well have you taken care of that stuff though over the years. Is it packed away nicely but accessible, just tossed around laying wherever, sitting on a shelf....

Anyone who claims "plastic doesn't decompose" never had to deal with a box of disintegrating Transformers from the 80s. The metallic-plastic Transformers from the 90s are probably dust by now.

BeyondWalls posted...

Ive got some 79 Star Wars figures that are permanently sticky from the plastic degrading.

BeyondWalls posted...

permanently sticky

BeyondWalls posted...

the plastic degrading

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Questionmarktarius posted...

Anyone who claims "plastic doesn't decompose" never had to deal with a box of disintegrating Transformers from the 80s. The metallic-plastic Transformers from the 90s are probably dust by now.

The few remaining plastic figures I keep in a shoebox don't seem any kind of melted. Paint's horribly worn, texture feels weird, but I have a Happy Meals Blue Ranger from 1995 that looks the same as ever.

I'm gonna lie to my fucking kids and act like we're dead ass broke and can't afford any new shit

but daddy, i wanna play the games my friends play...

SHUT YOUR MOUTH AND ENJOY YOUR BATTLETOADS.

but i don't like it daddy you can't even save

KEEP IT UP AND YOU'LL GET ANOTHER SMACK. WHERE THE FUCK ARE MY SMOKES? FUCK.

Questionmarktarius posted...

Anyone who claims "plastic doesn't decompose" never had to deal with a box of disintegrating Transformers from the 80s. The metallic-plastic Transformers from the 90s are probably dust by now.

You're probably thinking of Gold Plastic Syndrome. G2 Transformers and Beast Wars were notorious for it. Beast Wars Megatron with fall to pieces if you look at him the wrong way.

Vintage Star Wars figures start breaking down and become sticky as the plastic degrades. It's oil leaking from the plastic. I've had the most problems with original Star Wars figures and MASK figures, both made by Keener. Vintage He-Man figures actually exhibit what's known as Crotch Rot where the plastic degrades near the hip joints. They also suffer degradation in the form of "plastic mold" spots. GI Joe plastic on the other hand becomes incredibly brittle. That's why a "Grunt" figure without broken thumbs is incredibly rare.

LeadPipeCinche posted...

How well have you taken care of that stuff though over the years. Is it packed away nicely but accessible, just tossed around laying wherever, sitting on a shelf....

Incredibly well in a dark air conditioned environment. It didn't prevent the plastic from breaking down. Just like you can find yellowed figures from sealed boxes.

Naysaspace posted...

but daddy, i wanna play the games my friends play...

SHUT YOUR MOUTH AND ENJOY YOUR BATTLETOADS.

but i don't like it daddy you can't even save

KEEP IT UP AND YOU'LL GET ANOTHER SMACK. WHERE THE FUCK ARE MY SMOKES? FUCK.

If you can't beat the bike section before bedtime, no allowance this week!! I'm not raising some weak n00b!!

It's for reddit karma whoring

Does anyone actually say that?

darkmaian23 posted...

Does anyone actually say that?

Mostly youtubers with big collection rooms.

I just let my kids dig through whatever they want of my old stuff, and they find all kindsa shit they love.

Big hits so far:
Kirbys adventure
Mario 1,2,3
Snake rattle n roll
Battle toads
TMNT 2
Ecco the dolphin (master system)
Marble Madness
Rad Racer II
Elebits
Battalion wars I and II
Battle works
New super Marios on Wii
Mario Galaxies
Little Kings Story
The Pikmins