How come CDrom2 games with spine cards are so much more harder to find than those of super CD? For example, It took me months and I mean months to get Valis II and Exile 1(XZR 2) complete with their original spine cards. I am not saying anything about rare or anything, but I mean sometimes certain games are truly quite a pain to find. Don't get me wrong I love being able to get the games with their original spine cards, but I would like some information as to why Thank You
Maybe they are just older? I dunno. They appear to be of the same quality. It might just be a coincidence.
Probably due to the fact they are older. But in regards to the whole spine card collecting, I kind of feel it isn't worth while (For me anyways). You can't play a spine card, or enjoy it the way you enjoy a game, or looking at the manual, or cover art. It's just a spine that has the game name printed on it. So in that regard, I wouldn't pay a premium for spine cards or go hunting for them. But that's just my humble opinion.
yeah, it sums all down to the point if you only like to play the games, or if you also care about the completness of the games. it's more of a collectors thing rather than a gamer thing.
I don't know, I think it makes the game box presentation so much better. Also it kind of bugs me not seeing a bar code, and the bar code is unfortunately on the spine card lol. Also it is sort of me being OCD in that sense. It is kind of like how SNES people need every piece of paper that comes in their snes games, at least for those who are in a way hardcore snes collectors. It just sort of looks a lot better to me I guess is all Mind you I play all my pc engine titles that I own, and am very happy with what I have. Also one of my favorite consoles to collect for as well
I used to think if you didn't have the spine card, the spine would be blank but I have only one cd pce game and it doesn't have the spine card and I really couldn't give a s#%*. If somone doesn't buy the game cuz it doesn't have a spine card or a snes game because its missing a nintendo power subscription slip that just means more for me. I like having boxes, jewel cases and manuals for all my games but spine cards are stupid. I can't read kanji so f^€< it. I will admit I would never buy a pc engine game loose like a disc or hu card but Idc if it has the spine card. I did get castlevania IV with the box and all the paperwork though I guess that makes me a real snes collector but I would buy a rare a game like hagane or aero fighters loose for the right price, NTSC of course, no repros. Edit* it does sound goofy but I do care about box presentation too : P
I used to think that too, but some odd reason my thought process changed 1 day, and I just sold off my entire set of games that were on saturn, mega cd, and pc engine cd/scd so I can have them in a sense complete. I don't go for 100% complete, now what does that mean you may ask? It means spine card/obi or registration card/post card(hagaki). The registration is more of a bonus, but not something I go out of my way to seek, and have in my collection. Again it is a lot of fun getting these games with their original spines, and mind you I do speak the language as well, so having the spine card is sort of essential pieces to at least import collecting. In my case of course
I'm looking at super raiden right now and it's got the spine card. Let's just say I really want this, spine card or not. Are there any controllers for the PCE you or anyone else would recommend? I use the standard pad and the Hori fighting stick but I mostly use the fight stick with just about everything, except platforms. The stick is pretty nice with Raiden, I can't lie. I actually got it brand new.
Spine-cards just make the whole presentation of the box so much nicer so look at. I like to pay for aesthetic things and my games need to be complete, so the spine-card needs to come with it. Sure, it doesn't affect functionality, but it adds value/enjoyment for many collectors.
one of the controllers I actually really dig is the pc engine avenue pad 6. It works great for fighters, and is a solid controller overall.
Your a fairly prominant collector of PCE/Saturn titles. In your opinion, what is the best way to display games with a spine card? I found that most spine cards (with exception to ones which are glued on), are simply held to the spine by shrink wrap. So once that seal is broken, generally I'm at a loss as to what to do. I've seen people place the spine infront of the cover, but then it blocks like 40% of the cover art. If you place the spine inside the cover with the registration cards, then everything fits ok, but now you don't see the spine so figuring out if you have it or not is kind of a pain. Any suggestions?
This is what I do for my games that are in CD format. I put them in the way that were before when they were factory sealed. They are called OPP bags, and they have them in all kinds of sizes such as BD, DVD, CD/double CD. Presto a la presentation lol
Ah, that looks nice. However, if you want to play the games it's probably a PITA to get out and put back again. I suppose keeping the spines really are for people who collect rather than to play or enjoy.
actually its quite simple for me I just open them up like a zipblock bag, the spine card stays in the plastic and when i'm done...put the game back in and all that. Then again I also like to preserve the cases, so these plastics help out so you don't get the original casing all sorts of scratchy. It gets the job done, but again everyone is quite different about their collections.
The bags look pretty awesome, I like how clean they look. I was thinking of putting all my nes games in bags like that to protect from moisture and dust. I could see you opening them up and putting them back pretty easy too. Preserving games is top priority.
You want to do something like this I am guessin. If you are curious about the size, it is a standard CD size OPP bag
Haha, thanks, not sure how prominent I am though > I would not put them in front of the cover. If I don't have a protective plastic bag for a game yet, I usually put them behind the manual or inside the manual (depending on how much space there is). I try to display all spine-cards, though, because that was the natural way the were packaged and it looks the nicest: ^ the plastic bags for CD/DVD cases ran me around $6 for a pack of 100. There is no sunlight ever coming into the rooms where I display my games, therefore the risk of sunbleach should be minimal (I opened the blinds for the picture ). Risk of general wear due to taking the game out of the plastic bag is also absolutely minimal because the spinecards stay in the plastic bag when I take out the game. I put the spinecard in the "dead-end" side of the bag, so I just take out the CD case to access the CD with the spine remaining where it always is, without being folded/unfolded. To explain it better, the bag opens on the right side in this picture: Because I value the aesthetics of my collection very much, I want it to be displayed in the way I enjoy it the most. I also put DVD cases and other boxes in plastic bags though, I think it makes everything look more pristine. Also keeps dust away from cardboard boxes... and some dust can be quite persistent if it's been on cardboard for over a year or so.
Ah, I understand what you mean by putting it in the 'dead-end' side. Don't you need to be careful that when you insert your game you don't catch the spine and fold it as you cumple the case in? In any case, I don't think I have enough spines in my collection to make doing it worthwhile. It would look odd with only a few spined, and the rest non-spined. But I can understand how it looks better for sure.
Opp bags Got my opp bags comin in the mail they should be way better than the nes dust covers. That's a pretty sweet saturn collection ave it definitely looks prestigeous. Thanks for letting me know about the bags tknjin.
