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DaveMB · 25 September 2011, 20:22

Hi, just wondering, at what point for you guys/girls does re-living the retro dream become an expense thats difficult to justify?

EG: i recently aquired a Commodore branded A1200 for £32 which is a very good price.

The case was immaculate after a wash but the keyboard was a bit yellowed so i have oredered a new one from Amigakit.

My expenses for this A1200 currently are as follows.

A1200 £32
External floppy drive £12
New mouse £10
A500 heavy psu £12
Joypad £7
IDE Adapter + 4gb CF £15
RGB to scart £13
New keyboard £23
3.1 Roms £18
400 Floppys £8
PCMCIA transfer kit £17
1gb CF for transfer kit £8
ACA 1230 42/64 (in a couple of weeks £140 ish including delivery)

So my desire for retro hardware that started at £32 has now set me back £325

So at what point does it go from 'i will buy this' to 'i can't justify buying this'

25 September 2011, 20:22	#1
DaveMB Banana in disk drive eror Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: England (Hull) Age: 44 Posts: 358	Retro gaming vs expense Hi, just wondering, at what point for you guys/girls does re-living the retro dream become an expense thats difficult to justify? EG: i recently aquired a Commodore branded A1200 for £32 which is a very good price. The case was immaculate after a wash but the keyboard was a bit yellowed so i have oredered a new one from Amigakit. My expenses for this A1200 currently are as follows. A1200 £32 External floppy drive £12 New mouse £10 A500 heavy psu £12 Joypad £7 IDE Adapter + 4gb CF £15 RGB to scart £13 New keyboard £23 3.1 Roms £18 400 Floppys £8 PCMCIA transfer kit £17 1gb CF for transfer kit £8 ACA 1230 42/64 (in a couple of weeks £140 ish including delivery) So my desire for retro hardware that started at £32 has now set me back £325 So at what point does it go from 'i will buy this' to 'i can't justify buying this'