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briskbc

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Hello again. It is about time to update the blog again. I received another package in the mail yesterday filled with 30 demos for the collection. Most of which are duplicates of what I already own. This brings up a couple of points worth noting.

 

1) I live in a small town in the Okanagan (British Columbia) and the chances of finding demos in the wild are quite low. I have only found 2 demos in my home town and about 5 other discs from the surrounding area. All from pawn shops and thrift stores. I have to rely on the net to fill my collection. I prefer it this way though. The game collecting community online is thriving. I don’t feel as isolated as I would if I was trying to do this strictly from local sources. It also saves on gas :)

 

2) I have reached that point with my collection where most of what I find for the PS & PS2 are doubles. Not that I'm complaining, it’s nice to pick up trade bait. The harder to find demos are going really going to be expensive as shown in the recent auction for the Metal Gear Solid trade Demo that closed at $72. My attempt to snipe at $64 didn’t even register. Bid too low.

 

Konami Metal Gear Solid Press kit CD ROM! VERY RARE

 

I tend to go through cycles when collecting. I can add 100 discs to my collection over a month or 2 and then completely stall out for the next 3 months. I have spent a lot lately and I am probably at the end of my little spree for awhile. At least the money is coming from selling other gaming related items rather than my pay cheque. There is one more large purchase of about 65 demos that should be mailed soon. I’m pretty jazzed and I’ll post again when it comes in.

 

 

So here is a pic of what came in yesterday. I really have to work on a trade list.

 

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The trade demos are Gun Grave and Haven: Call of the King and the new additions are Twisted Metal Black Online, Amplitude, Alter Echo and some one of the holiday demos.

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EricBall

What's the appeal of collecting demos? Rarity I can understand, but do they play any differently than the retail versions?

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Well for me it's the challenge which I suppose ties into rarity. Some demos do have exclusive content / levels not included in the full game. I really like the idea that I can find things (demos) I didn't even know existed. Some of which may not have even been intended to reach the hands of the public. All of the retail releases of full games are well known and cataloged across the net on multiple sites. There is a bit of a sense of the unknown with demos.

 

I hope I was able to clarify how it appeals to me. I'm sure others have different reasons.

 

Thanks for reading

Shawn

 

 

What's the appeal of collecting demos? Rarity I can understand, but do they play any differently than the retail versions?
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