• MajorHavoc@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    I had curated perfect-to-me PS1 and PS2 game collections, and had the later, smaller versions of both systems. Both whole collections fit in a bread box, but I gave both away to save space. I cannot believe how much I regret that.

  • Kyrgizion@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Not a console but I used to have a working Amiga 500 in the 90’s which I got rid of in favor of a PC. Wish I’d had held on to that one.

  • Hikyuri@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    My mum made me sell my Gameboy Colour, which was still in great condition, for a 10er at a flea market. Still get sad about it any time I think about it… Was my first ever console and probably the reason green is my favourite colour now.

  • datavoid@lemmy.ml
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    1 year ago

    Silver Gameboy advance SP - times were desperate, it ended up in a pawn shop.

    Im sorry old friend

  • gljo@lemmy.world
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    I got an NES when I was 12 and my mom told me that I had to get rid of my Colecovision and games because there was “too much clutter.” I tried selling it in the classifieds but I got no calls, so I wound up throwing it in the trash.

    This series of events haunts me on a regular basis.

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    I regnet selling my Atari Jaguar. My Brother and i only had 3 Games If i remember correctly. One was Alien vs Predator and it was a blast. We sold it to buy a PS1.

  • LazyBane@lemmy.world
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    When I was young my brother wanted to trade in our crystal xbox for money towards an Elite 360.

    I made a stink about it because I didn’t want to upgrade at the time, and I even ended up setting it up in the attic to try and avoid having it sold.

    In the end Dad did end up trading it in… for 20p (good riddance to physical game shops).

    Ended up getting my own crystal xbox as an adult, and I did end up playing Halo 3 ODST’s multilayer disc religiously. Still, for 20p Dad?!

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      1 year ago

      I hear your pain. Game shops have always been rip offs with trade ins, and 20p? Can’t even get a chocolate bar with that… My biggest regret was getting rid of the Gameboy camera and printer combo. Picked it up in the early 2000s for about £3 and didn’t keep it. Even came with the paper included

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    1 year ago

    My parents made me sell my original Gameboy before they would get me a Game Gear. I miss the way it sounded!

  • k0mprssd@lemm.ee
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    1 year ago

    i actually regret getting rid of my wii u. it had a solid library of games and i sold it to gamestop to buy overwatch and a couple other games during a steam sale. only years later did i learn that the wii u is probably the best console for playing the entire nintendo catalogue. rip.

  • AliasWyvernspur@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    I regret getting rid of my Wii, only because that’s the one I’m missing to complete my Nintendo home console collection. I had initially sold it because the Wii U played Wii games, but it would be nice to have it back for a complete set.

  • suprjami@lemmy.sdf.org
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    1 year ago

    I have the same regret, I gave my N64 to a family friend in the late 90s. However, I later bouught a replacement N64 with two new-in-box gold controllers so I can still get my GoldenEye fix.

  • DidacticDumbass@lemmy.one
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    1 year ago

    I have never sold a console. I have frustratingly lost a few handhelds, which sucks.

    I slightly regret not keeping a large CRT, but honestly those things are stupidly heavy and made of glass. I did score some small CRTs at flea markets awhile back, which is more than enough for the novelty.