How long have you been collecting games?

How long have you been collecting games? From the time you got your first video game or pinball mac


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I got my first cabinet 3 years ago. I was 19. My buddy said to me "hey... let's get arcade cabinets." Was the most random suggestion ever. I thought "man, those are probably like $1200 each..." Obviously we discovered the ones we wanted costed much less, but when we have guests, we act like they cost $1200 :p
 
Picked up my first pin when I was 18, that was almost 10 years ago. I had wanted my own games since I was at least 10, when I read Bill Kurtz's Slot Machines and Coin Op Games.
 
Started collecting about 2 months ago. 1st purchased a Wonderboy in a Dk Jr cab. Sold Wonderboy to start piecing together DK Jr. Currently have Roc N Rope and Frogger for projects. Traded a Pole Position for Nintendo parts.
 
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First game around 18-24 months ago. Four more since October. Only looking for a handful more.
 
My wife and I have been collecting going on four years. We are up to 12 pins and 18 arcade games. We hope to get our vaps set up soon! The first games we got were astro blasters, heavy barrel, and we are Kung foo. We got all three for$100. That started it all!
 
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Its been 28 years for me. Purchased my first game from a local bar at 2am by signing over my check ...
 

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25 years. Began my journey back in 1992 with the single purchase of an Atari Millipede upright for 200 dollars. Still have it today.....
 
I started right before I joined here. This place helped me fix that dart board that I first acquired. I think of it as more of a fixing things hobby and then do not want to part with it afterwards.
 
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