Here is the earliest photo I'm able to find! I've collected games (although extremely slowly) for about 3 years. By this point I was able to get a job so I was able to focus more on my collection.

I had just received my Psychonauts copy by winning an auction mere seconds before it ended. And later got more Xbox games. With Xbox games being incredibly cheap, you'll see them a LOT!

This was a gift from an online friend who I had just met up with. My first online friend I met up in real life too! They wanted to play Mario Wonder, and decided to gift it to me as a special occasion.

My roommate and I checked out a very small game store, in there I got Plants Vs. Zombies.

My roommate got Mario Kart DS... and got for me a game metaphorically found at the bottom of the bargin bin.

Just an update on the collection so far.

Those Joy-cons are broken (My fault) docked on my brothers Switch, which he hasn't used in years. So they're just really expensive decor.

Bought myself a Playstation, and I got a copy of the Japanese version of Parappa The Rapper. Later, I got myself a modded memory card to play region-locked games.

I had to return the Playstation, partially because of lack of usage. Partially because the spinner and audio was broken.

It was priced less than what is usually the asking price. So take this word of advice collectors; if the price is too good to be true, either because it is, or there is some kind of caveat. Ask your seller before buying!

Going out on a run to my game store to get a few games. While out I stopped at a Game Cafe and one of the employees had a couple new games from a "yard sale"

That yard sale happened to be next door. Suprisingly, it was like a mini convention with little booths, each with their own goodies. One of with a bin full of video games.

And this is what I picked up from that booth as well as the local game store!

Hoooo' boy. This one's a doozy. The case isn't actually official, it's a reproduction. The disc *alone* was already expensive.

And it was more affordable to just get the official disk and get a reproduction case to along with it. It's incredibly high quality so that's a plus.

Personally, I think using Reproduction cases, manuals, etc. is okay. It's your collection! Just don't claim it is the real thing. Especially when going to sell it.

Here we are, I had just left the nest and moved in with my roommate. We combined our game collections as seen here!

Most of the Switch, Xbox, Xbox 360 and half of the Wii games are mine. Most of the Playstation and all of the PS3 and PS4 games are my roommates, as well as the 3DS and DSi games (off-screen).

For the keen eye'd among you... (bonus points if you're a Cave Story fan)
Yes, that is a plush of Quote! Not official, it's custom made.

Some Wii U pickups at a Game Store.

Me and my roommate went out to a Goodwill on a whim. Didn't expect to find anything special as with most Goodwills.

Then I checked the PC games, found this. I remember thinking "Huh... why is Ape Escape here?", pulled it out and nearly shat my pants in disbelief.

It was only 5$. Instantly bought it.
I also bought a chair...

Went on a shopping spree on eBay.

As the date implies, this was a christmas gift by a friend of mine from Canada. She was extremely kind enough to give me Tomodachi life after I realized how absurd it costs.

She didn't get into it, and had no reason to have it anymore. So she gave it to me. Thank you very much if she is reading this!

A late christmas gift from some of our friends. Included was Sonic Adventure and a Dreamcast.

I had a two week Dreamcast hyperfixation after this... I want Seaman.

Got some really cheap games at an Antiques shop that I was recommended by a store employee.

Needed to fix a shelf, so I thought it would be fun to make a pile of our games. Can you tell that I'm neurodivergent?

Earlier I mentioned the 3DS and DSi games, here they are. The same day I took this picture I bought some Wii games after an eBay splurge.

I have a friend working at GameStop, while I stopped to visit for games, he mentioned there was a sale for the Super Mario RPG.

I wasn't going to find a better deal of this anywhere, especially in new condition, at least not for a long time. So... shamefully, I had to.

Got into CRTs... I got this on Facebook Marketplace with a Remote. When we met up, he gave us some Baja Blast to take home. A true jamer...

I love this thing... It's small but perfect to fit on a desk. Maybe a little smaller than need be, it'll be difficult to read things on the screen, but good enough for me.

Also! Here's a picture of me playing Halo CE on it.
Sorry for the bad photo...

Had a budget of 100$, I think I spent it well. Totally...

After realizing I need a memory card to save data, the store employee decided to give me one for free. So thank you to that store employee if they are reading this!

Two sellers had a lot full of Xbox games on Facebook Marketplace. And this is what I picked up from that splurge.

I could hardly contain my excitement.

I went to FanExpo in Denver, Colorado! My second convention, first being Comic-Con back in 2024.

My highlights were drawing with other artists on the community drawing board. There I drew Quote and Ranma. The main highlight was sheepishly meeting and getting an autograph with Steve Downes. As well as attending his panel with Jen Taylor!

I also met Nikki Rapp, literally the sweetest lady ever. She gave me a friendship bracelet!
I had a slight glance at Richard Horvitz too but didn't get to say hi :(

I did not even think the stars of Psychonauts would be there. Otherwise, I would've brought my Psychonauts copy. I still had a wonderful time!

Out of nowhere I got a sudden excitement and hyperfixation over the GameCube. And I've yet to figure out why.

With that, I spurged on Gamecube games. Here is my catalog so far, I think it's a respectable catalog considering what is considered the most affordable and best selling.

Many of these picked out with the help of some friends, GameCube has some really good games. It's hard to pick on my own.