This is an old forum post I did back in May. What I'm trying to say is I think it is interesting and you should too.

*clears throat

Recently I wandered into my local EB to peruse their latest selection and was affronted by an outlandish offer. I'm sure you all know of EB's infamous trade in policy; or the way that crappy store makes all of its money.
If one was so inclined, one could trade in a PS2 and 20 games for a measly 300 bucks off a PS3 (from memory, so don't quote me on that).
Needless to say I was quite insulted, but it did get me thinking. What fucking moron would have 20 ps2 games?
Well, it turns out I am just that moron. I was stunned and quite troubled by this disturbing revelation.

How much money have I squandered throughout my years of gaming? How titanic, how complete, how consuming had my nerdom become?

The following prices are all in $AUD, and roughly (poorly?) estimated.

Sega Master System 2, 1995: $200. Games x7: $140.
PC, 1996: $2200. Games x4: $200.
Gameboy, 1996: $80. Games x5: $100.
Gameboy Pocket, 1997: $90.
Nintendo 64, 1998: $200. Games x12: $600. Controllers x6: $280. Other Peripherals: $50.
Gameboy Colour, 1998: $115. Games: $100.
PC, 2001: $1900. Games: $500.
Gameboy Advance, 2004: $100. Games: $50.
PC, 2004: $1800. Games: $200.
PS2, 2005: $500. Games x24 (yeah, I counted them :S): $1680. Controllers x3: $100. Peripherals: $70.
Dreamcast, 2006: $0 (Gift, sort of).
PC Upgrades, 2006: $400.
PSP, 2006: $360. Games: $70.
Wii, 2007: $360. Games: $150. Controllers: $60
World of Warcraft: $380
PC Upgrades, 2007: $1050

Total: Approx. $14085

Or:



Value Today: Jack Shit

Jesus Fucking Christ.
And my collection is reasonably modest I think...

But at the end of the day I think that gaming is still cheaper than a modest crack habit.

THIS COULD HAVE BEEN ME!

For reals.