>wanna play some old games
>realize I need to have 10 different consoles because they're not backwards compatible and/or are exclusives
>need to pay 10x$500
>need to tangle controllers and 10 different cables and plugs
>mfw
>>3625741
or you could just emulate most of them on your computer or a Wii
>Need to have electricity
Why bother?
>>3625789
>Need to have shelter to protect games from rain and snow
Why bother?
>wanna play some old games
>already own all the original consoles and games I could want to play, and willing to settle with playing ROMs on a flashcart or through emulation for the games I don't own
>got most of my shit when it originally came out, or in the early 2000s, before youtube, 4chan, and hipster-exploiting jewry blew up in popularity
>keep all my systems and peripherals storage boxes, ready to hook up to my CRT when I want to use them, and then put them back tidily when I'm done
>mfw
>>3625848
Are you me?
>>3625741
Go finish that 72 hour boss battle frodo
>>3625848
I usually ripped open through boxes, got the cart, threw the box into bin, used manuals for scrabbling time when cartoons are on, and then my father used it to fire up the bar-r-q. I kept my SNES stickered with chewing gum pictures.
If only I knew.