The Gamer's Quarter

[Cycle]

And I bet you are too!

It's time to fight back! It's for me to lord MY stuff over people, and you can join in too! Show that dess she isn't the only queen in this deck of cards!

First, my magazine collection!

This here consists mostly of Next Generation magazines, plus an assorment of other random magazines, mostly one off purchases.



In here are my macaddicts, pcpowerplays and more random magazines. The one on the top left is the first and only issue of jumpbutton, plus a note from the guy who sent it to me apologizing for it's lateness. Something about triplets! He was a cool guy, I wish I had a chance to write for this magazine. It was very TGQish! On the right is an issue of edge. I don't have many of these, but underneath are issues 1-12.



Ok, here are more magazines, la de dah.



The first and only issue of the australian guide to computer games. Covers stuff from the very early 90s/very late 80s.



The first two and only issues of Quandary, an indie aussie mag dedicated to adventure, puzzle and rpg games. The people who made this are great people, and I actually began my career in writing thanks to them (and the website they run which is much more succesful than the magazine). The magazines sure make me miss the early-mid 90s!



All of the electronic fun magazines I own, the first gaming mag. Great stuff, and ironically more intelligent than most magazines which followed. The earliest issue I have is one month younger than me. Some of you may recall me scanning some articles back at insertcredit. I should finish scanning the entire magazines should something happen to them. Also is a CVG issue, plus the official nintendo power SMB3 guide. Eat THAT, whoever is that guy who collects guides.



My two (2) Mother 3 Boxsets. Insides follow.






This here is the Invisible Alien Neutralizer! Basically, it's Enemy Zero/Hunt The Wumpus portable. The device beeps, and depending on the sound, it tells you where the alien is. You only have one shot at getting him so don't screw up!



A collection of PC games. Two marathon trilogy boxsets (one sealed), one sealed Id Anthology (which I plan to open one of these days since I'm never gonna sell it unless I have to), Mario Paint with mouse stuff, Collecters edition of Dreamfall including soundtrack CD and art book, Special edition of Evil Dead: Hail to the king including a copy of the original movie (on VHS!), Star Trek 25th anniversy special edition featuring a video, a button and a bunch of other stuff I can't remember, Outcast, Tribes Vengence, Vampire Bloodlines, Daikatana, Gabrial Knight 3, The Last Express (still havent opened this one yet, I probably should) and Omikron: The Nomad Soul.



My Tiger Mechwarrior LCD game that doubles as an action figure with interchangable arms. On the back is the LCD screen and the controls for the game.



My collection of game related books and graphic novels, plus stuff that wouldn't fit on my "serious" literature shelf. The game related books ARE:

Mother Encyclopedia
Kings Quest Book 1: The Floating Castle
Virtual Organisms (about artificial life)
The Mactintosh Gamers Bible
The PC Gamers Bible
The Computer Strategy Games Bible
Masters of Doom
Naked Before God (not really game-related, but I bought it because it was written by the Alley Cat creator)
Zork I: Force of Krull (written by Steve Meretzky
The computer, console etc encyclopedia

P.S all the shitty books on this shelf were gifts which I'll probably get rid of soon.



I have no idea why I bought this thing, I haven't even played a Dragonquest game. Plus the blue one looks cooler. It must have been cheap or I was stoned or something. Actually, I say no to drugs so I guess I was just stupid. I'll probably put it up for trading soon.



I bought this because it was cheap (like $5) plus it just looked so cute. It has fluffy handcuffs around it's tounge.



hey what how did this get in here, this isnt my bag baby honestly



My two copies of Nahan, an ultra-rare game which I found two of at the same time. I had been trying to track this game down for like seven years. I managed to find one of the guys behind the game, I plan to interview him some time about his experience. He seemed pretty keen about it. The game itself is shanghai but in FULL 3D and actually makes use of the extra dimension and it's pretty brilliant.



A drawer full of random stuff. The handheld model of the Tiger-RX (I have the virtual boy knock-off around somewhere, too), Pocket Sakura, Gameboy camera and printer, a keyboard for my mac classic, bomberman tin and some tiger lcd games. Oh, and some barcode battlers game.



Oh look, I have the 3D controller too, Dess, how you like dem apples. I even have the box and all the inserts and christmas nights too boot. Yeah, stick that in yer pipe and smoke it. To really add insult to injury, I also have the collecters edition of Policenauts with the artbook. Yeah. That's right. Even if the slipcase thing is a little beat up.



Alright that will do for now. Stuff not pictured... uh... final fantasty tactics trading cards... my copy of segagaga... my actual game collection... games that weren't released that i can't talk about.. some other crap.

Anyway, I actually am trying to get rid of lots of this stuff right now, only keeping the stuff that actually means something to me in some way. So alot of stuff will be going! Keep an eye on the trading thread in the future. Or maybe ebay.
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[aerisdead]

Why do you have two Mother 3 box sets?
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aerisdead

[Cycle]

oh, that's this whole.. crazy thing...
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[Lestrade]

"Candleman, the world's best candles?" Is that for real?

Here's my entry: all three issues of 1up Zine, the only gaming publication other than TGQ that matters! I've never met anyone who has these. Do any of you?

[Cycle]

I do not!
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[Winged Assassins (1984)]

Those covers are hell of swish.
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[Lestrade]

Issue #2 actually has a 3D cover, with 3D glasses glued to the inside for you to use. 1UP Zine is a warm, fuzzy, labour of love; each issue is like a little present.

[DaleNixon]

[aerisdead]

I have the same floor here in Toronto... And the same three issues of 1up zine... in Scotland.

So the issues aren't easily verifiable but, you know, I'm sure you all believe me.
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aerisdead

[Cycle]

btw if you want more detailed pictures of an item, let me know!

what's in those 1up magazines anyway!
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[dark steve]

news games journalism and 3D glasses
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[Cycle]

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[aerisdead]

I also have that (in Scotland.)

It is great.
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aerisdead

[internisus]

I'm extremely curious about the insides of the Mother Encyclopedia and the Meretzky Zork book.

Also, I have the three 1up zines. They're lovely! I hope they aren't being bent even a little by anything wherever they are in my room.



You guys ever get stoned and sit in a daze wondering what kind of person has stuff like this? This happened recently between myself and my hard drive.

[Cycle]

I say no to drugs!

But I do wonder why I bought certain things sometime, but it's no worse than any other person I know in real life. Mine is just more videogame focused.

I'll take pictures of the books when I get my camera back.

The Zork one is a CYA book, just FYI.
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[internisus]

Hoh, a CYOA? But.. it's by Steve Meretzky, right? So is it great, or what?

Besides Lone Wolf, which stretches the definition, Creature of Havoc is the only CYOA I've ever been interested in. Though I liked those Mario books when I was young!

[seryogin]

[DonMarco]

[Lestrade]

[Harveyjames]

Man, 1up's covers are slightly cooler than ours, huh.

[Lestrade]

[aerisdead]

I don't think they're cooler. I think TGQ is more impressive because you've managed to publish for longer than three issues and keep up a similar level of quality writing (that only improves, too.)
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aerisdead

[Lestrade]

That's true. Shaper has beat the three-issue curse of zines, which is more prevalent that one might think.

[TOLLMASTER]

Do a review of the Pocket Sakura for TGQ. C'mon. C'mon. C'mon. Do it!

[Cycle]

I decided to do an inventory of my games today and Ihave way more crap than I realise. I'm currently trying to get rid of most of this stuff. This list isn't even complete!

PC:

Dangerous Dave *
Soldax *
Shadow Knights *
The Catacomb *
Rescue Rover *
Rescue Rover 2 *
Hover Tank 3D *
Catacombs 3D *
Commander Keen: Invasion of the Vorticons *
Commander Keen: Keen Dreams *
Commander Keen: Goodbye Galaxy *
Commander Keen: Aliens ate my Babysitter *
Wolfenstein 3D *
Wolfenstein: Spear of Destiny *
Ultimate Doom *
Doom 2 *
Master Levels for Doom 2 *
Final Doom *
Quake *
Quake 3 Gold
Evil Dead: Hail to the King (awesome edition)
Daria's Inferno
Theme Hospital
Tony Hawk 2
Return to Castle Wolfenstein
Far Cry
Twinsen's Odyssey
Project IGI (I'm Going In!) *
Commandos: Behind Enemy Lines *
Beach Head 2000 *
Spec Ops II: Green Berets *
Spec Ops II: Operation Bravo *
Deus Ex: GOTY edition
Nosferatu: The Wrath of Malachi
Sanitarium
Bad Milk: A Puzzling Interactive Beverage
Monty Python's Quest for the Holy Grail
Monty Python's Complete Waste of Time
STALKER: Shadow of Chernobyl (awesome edition)
Planescape: Torment
Heroes of Might & Magic IV Complete Collection
Gabriel Knight: The Best Within
Homeworld: GOTY Edition
Faust: Seven Games of the Soul
One Must Fall: Battlegrounds
Cyberswine
Thief: The Dark Project
Thief II: The Metal Age
Thief: Deadly Shadows
Bad Mojo: The Roach Game Redux
Giants: Citizen Kabuto
Starcraft
StarCraft:Brood Wars
Deer Avenger *
Deer Avenger 2 *
Panty Raider
MYST *
Riven: The Sequel to Myst *
Myst III: Exile: The Threequel to Myst *
Galapagos
Clive Barker's Undying
Chex Quest
Nahan: The Ultimate 3D Puzzle Game
Flight Simulator for Windows 95 Version 6.0
Boiling Point
Sinkha
Milo: The Fuel Run
Toxic Mayhem: The Troma Project
Explora-1
Serious Sam 2
The Last Express
Urban Chaos
Enemy Zero
Requiem: Avenging Angel
Discworld Noir
Pathologic
SepterraCore: Legacy of the Creator
Koala Lumpur: Journey To The Edge
Battle-Girl
Estatica 2
Obsidian
Riana Rouge
Blade Runner
Mafia
Driver
Anachronox
The Adventures of Fatman (awesome edition)
DEFCON
Project Eden
Hyleyn
Daikatana
Vampire The Masquerade: Bloodlines
ARMA: Armed Assault
Sam & Max: Season 1
Project Snowblind
Deus Ex: Invisible War
Sega Rally
Outcast
Syberia
Soulbringer
Realms of the Haunting
Starship Titanic
Omokiron: The Nomad soul
Gabriel Knight 3: Blood of the sacred, blood of the damned
Dreamfall
Tribes: Vengence
Harvester
The Elder Scrolls: Redguard
Chronomaster

Mac (includes hybrid Mac & PC games):

Wolfenstein 3D *
Ultimate Doom *
Doom 2 *
Final Doom *
Pathways Into Darkness *
Marathon *
Marathon 2: Durandal *
Marathon Infinity *
Descent
Locus
Avara
Ice & Fire
Welcome to the Future
Nikolai's Trains
Total Distortion
Spaceship Warlock
L-Zone
Weekend Warrior
The Lawnmower Man
Nightfall
Last Call

Spectrum:

Don't Buy This

GameCube:

Super Mario Sunshine
Wave Race Bluestorm
Killer 7
Megaman X Collection
Cubic Lode Runner
P.N 03
KeroKeroKing DX
Viewtiful Joe
Donkey Kong Jungle Beat
Max Play
HULK: Ultimate Destruction

Commodore 64:

Impossible Mission
Impossible Mission 2

PS2:

Rez
Leisure Suit Larry: Magna Cum Laude Uncut
Ico (awesome edition)
Shadow of the Collusus (awesome edition)
GTA: San Andreas
Treasure Box
We Love Katamari
Spider-Man 2
Bully
Burnout 3
Way of the Samurai 2
Project Zero 3
Guitar Zero
King Kong (awesome edition)
The Red Star
Tony Hawk 4
Zombie Vs Ambulance
ChoroQ
Dog's Life
TimeSplitters
Super Monkey Ball Deluxe
Valken
Zombie Zone
Demolition Girl
Fighting Angels

Saturn:

Tempest 2000
Christmas Nights
Nights into Dreams
Digital Pinball
Virtua Racing
Sega Rally
Super Puzzle Fighter Turbo
PoPoitto
Panzer Dragoon
Panzer Dragoon II Zwei
Virtua Fighter 2
Virtual On
Manx TT
Saturn Bomberman
Sega Ages Vol. 1
Zombie Vs. Ambulance

Sega Mega Drive:

The Haunting Starring Polterguy
Ranger X
The Lion King
World Cup Italia '90 *
Super Hang-On *
Streets of Rage *
The Revenge of Shinobi *
Columns *
Golden Axe *
Sonic 3
Rocket Knight Adventures
Mickey Mouse and the Castle of Illusion
Sonic 1 *
Sonic 2 *
Dr Robotnicks Mean Bean Machine *
Mickey Mania
Herzog Zwei
Ecco The Dolphin
Streets of Rage 2
Global Gladiators
Ecco the Dolphin


Sega CD:

Funky Horror Band

Dreamcast:

Segagaga
Blue Stinger

TurboDuo:

World Court Tennis

Wii:

Wii Sports
Wii Play
Excite Truck
Super Mario Galaxy
Resident Evil 4
Metroid Prime 3: Corruption

Xbox:

Shenmue 2
Outrun 2
Munch's Odyssey
Stranger's Wrath
Breakdown

Xbox 360:

Halo 3 (limited edition)
Gears of War
Shadowrun
Test Drive Unlimited
Bioshock (awesome edition)

SNES:

Mario Paint (inc. Mouse)

GBA:

Mother 3

Other:

Namco Plug n Play
Ataria Plug n Play
Mother 3 Boxset
Pocket Sakura

* Donates a game that's part of a collection
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[Winged Assassins (1984)]

More games than sense!
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[Cycle]

PRETTY MUCH.
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[Cycle]

rero im trying to get rid of many of these games, anything you see that you'd like to buy
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[Harveyjames]

[Cycle]

Not really, I just haven't sold any of my game stuff my whole life until recently, so I have quite a build-up. I've been thinning it out lately... lots of stuff in the pictures I got rid of long ago.
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[dhex]

[Harveyjames]

This is what TGQ's cover would look like if Dhex was editor:



WHY CAN'T SUPER MARIO LOOK LIKE THIS? INSIDE

Ha ha but seriously. I'm not sure what 'hipster' means. I'm pretty sure I've never met a 'hipster'. I think it's a bit like when dumb kids called smart kids 'brainiacs', nerds call people who are into cool things and dress well 'hipsters'.

[ApM]

Cycle, your list reminded me that ShaperMC never ripped his copy of Funky Horror Band for me

[dhex]

harvey, that's far too well-dressed for me. or rather, far too much effort.

also, we all know what the emasculated other looks like. if you ever come to new york you'll burn skinny jeans in solidarity after about 30 minutes.
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[bleak]

I imagine Dess ladying her stuff over everyone, rather than lording.
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[Harveyjames]

What's the difference?

[FortNinety]