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		Berty		Oct 22, 2002
			I am expecting the arrival of a factory sealed veriosn of panzer dragoon saga. The question is though, should i open it or leave it in mint condition. I think that this is the same thing that goes through peoples heads when they buy starwars stuff. How many of you hardcore collectors out there think i should keep it sealed?

		Nadius		Oct 22, 2002
			keep it sealed. buy another.

		Fabrizo		Oct 22, 2002
			If you can afford to buy another, do so. If not, open it and never look back. Or, if you want, you could keep it sealed and dl a copy from the net. Its become a little harder to find saturn games now that SX doesn't have their ftp forum, but if you know where to look it should still be easily obtainable.

		cherok		Oct 22, 2002
			File sharing networks like Direct connect pretty much specialize in that kind of thing. Why it and MiRC havent been shut down yet, I do not know

		sizone		Oct 22, 2002
			buy a fucking game then don't play it you people baffle me none of you are hardcore, go buy some pokemon cards instead

antime

Oct 23, 2002

	
	
		
		
			Originally posted by cherok@Oct. 22 2002, 7:54 pm



File sharing networks like Direct connect pretty much specialize in that kind of thing. Why it and MiRC havent been shut down yet, I do not know

IRC is not a file-sharing network. mIRC is an IRC client. You can do client-to-client connection in modern IRC but that is not the primary application.

		Taelon		Oct 23, 2002
			I sort of agree with sizone. Buying a sealed game and keeping it shrinkwrapped... I dunno... just as a trophy of some sort? Or maybe to wait until prices rise and resell it? There are better ways to make money. Open the damn thing and enjoy a great game. Be careful with the manual and discs and it'll stay in mint condition. This has been my two cents

		Nadius		Oct 23, 2002
			Yeah, maybe sizone is right. i'm just saying buy a new one because I own the game, and have already had my fun with it. And now that I think about it, I'd open Phantasy Star III: generations of doom if i had it factory sealed.

		Myname		Oct 23, 2002
			Especially a game like Panzer Saga, there's so many people out there who'd love to play it but don't have the means to (legal or otherwise), so keeping one all boxed up and never played seems a waste to me..

		alpharogue		Oct 23, 2002
			Play the game; find out why it kicks ass!! Don't keep it sealed and locked away, because someone will find out about it and steal it. Then you will have no experience playing the game and that SUCKS!!- Just a theory...

		mal		Oct 24, 2002
			I don't think having a copy to play is the issue here. A copy can easily be arranged. ::

		snume		Oct 24, 2002
			Yeah, this is one of those games that is meant to be played.

		Taelon		Oct 24, 2002
			Yeah - ALL games are meant to be PLAYED. Especially the good ones the bad ones nobody wants, anyway...they can go to the trash, shrinkwrap and all. Heh, I bet someone somewhere is proudly displaying a shrinkwrapped original of D-XHIRD on their shelf.... a future historical artefact warning of mankind's past wrongdoings, maybe?

		WiseMan		Oct 26, 2002
			although keeping it shrinkwrapped will preserve the value for resale or whatever there is one vital thing everyones forgetting...AS IF ANYONE WOULD SELL THIER COPYOF PANZER SAGA!!!! open that shit and play it till your saturn dies

		Taelon		Oct 26, 2002
			EXACTLY! Money is the only reason to keep a game in shrinkwrap, and not a good one at that. Games are for players, not greedy people.

		pheadbaq		Oct 29, 2002
			I see what everyone's saying about playing the game, but I usually make back-ups of my software as a general rule, just so I won't have to buy it again in case something happens. Just helps to keep it in even minter (more mint, mintier?) condition. I don't buy it twice though, nooooo way, I have too many games I want to get to be wasting money doing that. But hey whatever floats your boat!

		Taelon		Oct 30, 2002
			Of course you can't make backups of anything until you open its shrinkwrap. So that makes the whole point of "whether or not" moot right there. Issue settled, end of thread, would one of the admins kindly close it.

mal

Oct 30, 2002

	
	
		
		
			Originally posted by Taelon@Oct. 30 2002, 5:11 pm



Of course you can't make backups of anything until you open its shrinkwrap. So that makes the whole point of "whether or not" moot right there.

Actually, even that point is irrelevant.

I just remembered that Berty already has a back up of PDS.

I guess it comes down to whether or not he should open it up to experience the joys of original CDs, a manual and other associated goodies.

		Taelon		Oct 30, 2002
			AAUGGHHH!!!! OK, so if he already HAD a backup, why did he even BUY the original game?? gahh If it wasn't to play it, and if he wasn't sure whether to keep it shrinkwrapped, THEN WHY? I'm telling you, this is getting to be just plain madness, the whole thing.

		Berty		Oct 30, 2002
			Okay!!!! Just to make alot of peoiple happy, I HAVE OPENED THE GAME!!!!!! and i have played it and yes, i have enjoyed all of the goodness that comes with an original game, ie manuals etc. There defineatly is something to be said here for owners of original games though, and that is nothing can compare to owning the originals of games. Even though i get as many backups as possible, i still go out and try and get originals of back-up games that i really enjoy.

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