How important is having complete copies to you?

[Melf]

Some people are content with loose copies, others aren't. How important is it to you?

I'm pretty anal, so I need to have all my games with box and manual.

[Mel]

I like clam cases, manuals i can really care less.

[landstalkerx]

I have a lot of incomplete games that I bought a while ago but now I will only buy a game if it is complete unless it is rare.

[j_factor]

Complete, mainly because with Genesis I can afford to have them complete. I long ago gave up on getting complete SNES games.

[Fang]

All the games that I have bought in the past couple of years have been cart only. I only want to play them so I don't care if it comes with the shell, as long as it's playable.

[Elusive]

Complete. Sega cartridges are too easily affected by dust and grime not to have their box; besides, boxed games are easier to store and organise. As for manuals - useful, but not absolutely necessary. If it was a game I'd been dying to get cheap, I'd forgo the manual. Not otherwise, though.

[Genesis Knight]

I'm not really a collector--I just try to snag the game as cheap as I can.

[GeckoYamori]

It's a nice extra but nothing vital.

[VinnyT]

I don't really don't care about boxes and manuals, considering how hard games are hard to find in my area at times, I take what ever I can find.

I mean, if I find a Pirates Gold cart sitting at a flea market for $3, i'm not going to hold out for a box.

[tim333]

All I want is to play the game. I love manuals and the clamshell boxes are very nice, so I get them if I can, but if I can't I don't sweat it in the slightest.

[Electroman]

Complete is the ONLY way to go for a platform I love(d).

[Russman]

It's purely based on my mood. If I see a game I really want to play...I'll take it if it's just a loose cart. I prefer it complete though, and I always buy complete if I can, especially when its a game that I won't be playing....if it's purely for collection purposes it must be complete.

[Dartagnan1083]

I once had all the boxes and stuff to my genesis and atari games.

I kept the carts in a shoulder level drawer, while the boxes were organized in drawers near the floor.

a flood in the house eventually made it neccessary to move the furnature, including the drawers the boxes were kept in. Which I never saw again.

I still had the carts though, and some Genny boxes were out of the drawer for whatever reason.

But when I buy Genesis or SMS games. . .the clamshell case or box IS neccessary. For Sega CD, Saturn, PSX, or DC games, I need the box and manual for the nice cover-art.

[Wired]

I am one of those guys who must have the box and manual if I buy a game. Extra stuff, like posters, isn't as important.

[AlexKidd]

Whats up guys? I'm new here. Always been a visitor of the site,just decided to join.

As far as complete packaging goes,if the genesis game originally came in one of those nice plastic boxes, I prefer to have it complete. Though if it's in one of the flimsy boxes the later games came in,I don't really care. Either way if I see a good deal on a loose cart I get it. One store in my area had a copy of gunstar heroes complete for $30 and another one had a loose copy for $7. I'm sure you can guess which one I got.

[Genesis Knight]

The $30 one! ^_^

[Menosa Torres]

Where do you guys find your complete games?

[Dartagnan1083]

Ebay, Amazon, and this nifty local store that gets genny games in every so often.

[Vicman]

Maybe on down the road I'll care more about having the game in perfect/complete condition but right now I'd rather just have the cart if having it complete is alot more expensive. To me Genesis collecting is nice because of the fact that you can usually get games real cheap. Since I can already play every single game for the system free, via emulation, collecting then becomes something of a tangible/nostalgia induced act. Physically having the game gives it more weight in my mind towards playing and appreciating said game, and thus its sweet to have an actual copy in my hands. Nonetheless I don't even like paying $50 for a new game, let alone 1/2 as much for a 10+ year old one. I'm just cheap that way. :P

[landstalkerx]

Where do you guys find your complete games?

I get most of my complete games from estarland.com i've bought many games from them. The games are always in good condition and they have a wide selection of complete games. Their used games even come shrinkwrapped.

[crazyjoedavola]

I definitely try to get complete games. In most cases they're only a few bucks more than loose cartriges. Those clamshell Sega boxes were one of the things I really liked about the Genesis. Very durable and great for collectors, unlike the SNES games which are much harder to find in good condition let alone complete.

[Vicman]

No doubt crazyjoedavola, but when you're talking about a big difference like some of the RPG's or big name greats like Gunstar Heroes it's not worth it IMO.

[David J.]

Sega Genesis, and any other cart consoles I have no problem with it being loose or complete...

If I buy a game with a box and manual, fine. But it's different for Fighting games, I need the manual for those, for move lists.

[Mel]

Sega Genesis, and any other cart consoles I have no problem with it being loose or complete...

If I buy a game with a box and manual, fine. But it's different for Fighting games, I need the manual for those, for move lists.

For me its RPG's, i get lost so easily so I need a linear guide.

its www.gamefaqs.com whenver i get stuck or need a new move ina fighting game =)

[danielscheil]

just complete !

[Drixxel]

If I can, I'll buy complete, but generally if I can find a game I'm looking for, and for a good price, I'll buy it regardless of completeness. It's nice to have the box and manual, but a big reason I collect at all is to play what I collect, so the cartridge is the only essential part. Still love to find games complete, though.

[danielscheil]

for me thats not good i have 170 complete games and i can not start now to collect incomplete games

i can't sleep when i have more than 2 games without a manual :-)