"Why do you bother?" - Why I collect previous generation games

   Although my wife has never said the above quote directly, I can see it in her eyes when I talk about or purchase games from "previous generations."

   I've also asked myself that question as well. Not because I'm going to give up, but when I'm outbid on an eBay item at the last minute for example.

   One of the main reasons for me (but I imagine it's the same for others) is firstly the nostalgia associated with these games. I admit it, I haven't always (yeah right) been into videogames as much as I am now.

   I think I was roughly 10 or younger when a PlayStation console first entered my childhood home. Myself and my brother were taken aback by it the most, although my sisters were slightly interested initially.
   We acquired the standard games everyone had back then, Tekken games, Tomb Raider games, Gran Turismo, Metal Gear Solid, Fifa 98 and endless amounts of Official PlayStation Magazine demo discs.

   The Official PlayStation Magazine demo discs were the best. They allowed us to have a taste of games that we could also buy but.... didn't for various reasons.

   That's where my need and obsession to have and build my videogame collection comes in. For example I remember the countless times I would play the T'ai Fu: Wrath of the Tiger demo or Populous: The Beginning. And I would never bore of them. Nevertheless 16 years later, I now want to know what I missed.
   I want to know if T'ai Fu ever got what he wanted, I want to know what powers I missed for my people of Populous and I want to know if Spyro the Dragon did whatever he was on a quest for.

   The second reason I buy games from "previous generations" (I keep placing those words in quotation marks as they're still current generation to me! Dammit!) is because certain games are not on the European PlayStation store.

   I know and understand that not all games will ever be available on the store due to various reasons.

   So I'm, on a small scale, wanting to try and make sure those games aren't forgotten about.
   Be it by sending a single Tweet (@iamdark1988) or multiple Tweets! Sure, there is a possibility no one will read these Tweets. But at least I tried by spamming the Tweet with various hashtags.

   That's about it really. Plus I'm working to obtaining a rare game..... one day!