How has your appreciation for retro Nintendo titles influenced your gaming collection?

[killamch89]

Classic Nintendo gems like Super Mario Bros., The Legend of Zelda, Metroid, and others carry a timeless allure that compels collectors to hunt vintage cartridges, factory‑sealed editions, and rare hardware variants. These treasures blend nostalgia with gaming history, offering tactile connections to childhood memories and design milestones. How has your passion for retro Nintendo influenced the treasures on your shelves? Do you chase region‑exclusive labels, restored consoles, or limited‑run memorabilia?

[The Blackangel]

With the exception of RDR2, you won’t see me gaming on anything other than a NES, SNES, N64. With the occasional Sega, Atari 2600, PS1/PS3 games. I buy NES cartridges because they’re games I want to play. I always make sure they’re authentic as opposed to a repro. The only game that I would knowingly buy a repro is Little Samson. The actual authentic copies of Little Samson are too valuable to open up and play. So I would give that one a pass. I have some extremely rare NES games, but there’s no demand for them, so their rarity has no effect on their value. Some of these games are so rare and obscure, that the vast majority of people don’t even know they exist. For example, who here is familiar with Taboo The Sixth Sense? I have that one. There’s a Sega game I have that I’m willing to bet that no one here has heard of. Awesome Possum Kicks Dr Machino’s Butt. That is literally the name of the game. On PS1 there’s a game called Darkstone. Has anyone heard of theose games? If more than 3 people can honestly say yes I’ll die of shock.

[Scorpion]

My appreciation for retro Nintendo titles has deeply shaped my gaming collection. I enjoy collecting classic games and consoles, valuing their nostalgic charm and historical significance. They remind me of simpler times and inspire me to explore gaming's rich history.

[killamch89]

Retro Nintendo games taught me the value of elegant simplicity. My collection now purposely balances complex modern titles with the pure gameplay of classics like Metroid and Zelda. There's something refreshing about games that achieve so much with so little, reminding me why I fell in love with gaming in the first place.