Author Topic: The Great Pre-Wii U Backlog Saga (Read 26837 times)

NWR_Lindy · « **Reply #50 on:** July 29, 2012, 01:43:31 PM »

Oh yeah man, I've been keeping an eye on you. I've seen you saying you're buying something on Twitter, and even I've said to myself "Why? He isn't even going to play it". I've seen you admit that you're buying something while fully accepting that you won't play it for months. That's when you know you have The Lindemann Syndrome.

Lindemann Syndrome has ten distinct stages:

1. Financial freedom
2. Realization of cheap, good games
3. Massive purchasing
4. Realization of impossible backlog
5. Financial peril
6. Extreme scaling back of purchases
7. Acceptance of responsibility for backlog
8. Infrequent purchases
9. Attacking of backlog
10. Death

I'm at #9. Only my backlog and death awaits me. I am one of the damned.

oohhboy · « **Reply #51 on:** July 29, 2012, 03:15:39 PM »

9a. Fleeting periods of overwhelming glee.

NWR_insanolord · « **Reply #52 on:** July 29, 2012, 05:03:50 PM »

Quote from: NWR_Lindy on July 29, 2012, 01:43:31 PM

Oh yeah man, I've been keeping an eye on you. I've seen you saying you're buying something on Twitter, and even I've said to myself "Why? He isn't even going to play it". I've seen you admit that you're buying something while fully accepting that you won't play it for months. That's when you know you have The Lindemann Syndrome.

Lindemann Syndrome has ten distinct stages:

1. Financial freedom
2. Realization of cheap, good games
3. Massive purchasing
4. Realization of impossible backlog
5. Financial peril
6. Extreme scaling back of purchases
7. Acceptance of responsibility for backlog
8. Infrequent purchases
9. Attacking of backlog
10. Death

I'm at #9. Only my backlog and death awaits me. I am one of the damned.

I don't know how many people are going to get this, but I read this in the voice of Walon, which I suppose makes me Bubbles.

By that list, it seems like I'm at 3 and 4 at the same time. I have on numerous occasions admitted I will never be able to finish my backlog, yet I continue to buy tons and tons of games.

Shaymin · « **Reply #53 on:** July 29, 2012, 05:19:58 PM »

So right now, I don't know where on the 5-8 continuum I'm at (probably 5).

Sarail · « **Reply #54 on:** July 29, 2012, 06:53:14 PM »

Definitely at step number 6, Jon. I've got 999 problems, and I desperately need to fend off the Back'laag.

Buk buk. :/

NWR_Lindy · « **Reply #55 on:** July 29, 2012, 09:41:10 PM »

#5 is perhaps not necessarily financial peril, but probably better characterized as some sort of reckoning or crisis, or life event that makes you rethink everything. Whether that's suddenly not having any money (e.g. losing your job), a fiance that says "this game buying has to stop, we're saving for a house", moving into a new house and suddenly realizing you have to move 300+ games along with you, having a baby, etc.

Somewhere along the line you hit the downward spiral.

Razorkid · « **Reply #56 on:** July 30, 2012, 12:50:18 AM »

Quote from: NWR_Lindy on July 29, 2012, 01:43:31 PM

Oh yeah man, I've been keeping an eye on you. I've seen you saying you're buying something on Twitter, and even I've said to myself "Why? He isn't even going to play it". I've seen you admit that you're buying something while fully accepting that you won't play it for months. That's when you know you have The Lindemann Syndrome.

Lindemann Syndrome has ten distinct stages:

1. Financial freedom
2. Realization of cheap, good games
3. Massive purchasing
4. Realization of impossible backlog
5. Financial peril
6. Extreme scaling back of purchases
7. Acceptance of responsibility for backlog
8. Infrequent purchases
9. Attacking of backlog
10. Death

I'm at #9. Only my backlog and death awaits me. I am one of the damned.

I'm at #9 as well. My #5 was a baby 3 years ago, then another baby 3.5 moths ago. I just take solace in the fact that if I don't buy another game, I have soooo many great ones to play through for now. I often think that if I was an old man living in a retirement home, having a backlog of this size would be awesome as it would be pretty much the only thing that I would (or probably could) do.

Kairon · « **Reply #57 on:** July 30, 2012, 03:03:02 AM »

I'm somewhere between #5 and #9... somewhere... T-T

King Bowser Koopa · « **Reply #58 on:** July 30, 2012, 09:06:27 AM »

Glad you like the game so far Cai! If you finish it, make sure to wait for the great part after the credits.

thedefalcos · « **Reply #59 on:** July 30, 2012, 11:27:14 PM »

Most of you put me to shame! Not just in backlog, but in sheer number of Wii games owned. And Lindemann, I bow to your backlog greatness. You are the Master, no the Potentate!, of gaming backlog. I feel ashamed to even be in your presence... on a blog.

Anyway, my offering is meager, but here it is:

1. Cave Story (presently playing)
2. Guitar Hero: Van Halen
3. Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones (GC)
4. Lego Harry Potter: Years 1-4
5. Epic Mickey
6. Marvel Ultimate Alliance

I just finished Hulk: UD, Xenoblade, and Sin/Punishment 2.

There are others that could be on this list, but it's more like completing the extras than beating them. I'd like to collect all the coins in NSMBWii, defend my title in Punch-out!, complete hero mode in Skyward Sword, etc. Not sure any of that's going to happen, though. Not enough time.

NWR_insanolord · « **Reply #60 on:** July 31, 2012, 04:42:55 AM »

Hey, I beat Lindemann by 20 games. If anyone's the master, it's me.

Kairon · « **Reply #61 on:** July 31, 2012, 04:51:09 AM »

Quote from: NWR_insanolord on July 31, 2012, 04:42:55 AM

Hey, I beat Lindemann by 20 games. If anyone's the master, it's me.

A dubious honor, if ever there was one!

Chozo Ghost · « **Reply #62 on:** July 31, 2012, 06:04:14 AM »

Quote from: NWR_insanolord on July 31, 2012, 04:42:55 AM

Hey, I beat Lindemann by 20 games. If anyone's the master, it's me.

Only a master of evil.

Kairon · « **Reply #63 on:** July 31, 2012, 06:21:58 PM »

I'm curious Danny, are you going to try to beat ED three times over for the "real" ending? It's just a video you can probably find on youtube though... still. I'm pretty happy to have beaten ED three times over, once for each Ancient. I think the Chattur'gha vs. Xel'lotath is the best set up for the ending!

joshnickerson · « **Reply #64 on:** July 31, 2012, 08:29:04 PM »

Quote from: NWR_insanolord on July 31, 2012, 04:42:55 AM

Hey, I beat Lindemann by 20 games. If anyone's the master, it's me.

Really?
http://www.backloggery.com/joshnickerson

Razorkid · « **Reply #65 on:** August 01, 2012, 02:38:53 AM »

Quote from: joshnickerson on July 31, 2012, 08:29:04 PM

Quote from: NWR_insanolord on July 31, 2012, 04:42:55 AM
Hey, I beat Lindemann by 20 games. If anyone's the master, it's me.

Really?
http://www.backloggery.com/joshnickerson

Soul crushing.....

the_dan_x · « **Reply #66 on:** August 01, 2012, 03:51:28 AM »

If I beat Eternal Darkness once, I'll be satisfied enough. Apparently, I picked the hardest magik color to go through the game, blue. So far it hasn't been difficult, though.

Khushrenada · « **Reply #67 on:** August 01, 2012, 10:44:04 AM »

Quote from: lolmonade on July 26, 2012, 08:07:32 PM

The only thing this thread has taught me is that the forum posters here are completely loaded.

The majority of my backlog is from Steam sales where I paid an average of $5/game for.

ALRIGHT! We are the 1% forum. Crack open the cristal champagne everybody.

Chozo Ghost · « **Reply #68 on:** August 01, 2012, 11:12:02 AM »

Quote from: Khushrenada on August 01, 2012, 10:44:04 AM

ALRIGHT! We are the 1% forum. Crack open the cristal champagne everybody.

Outlaw bikers don't drink champagne.

thedefalcos · « **Reply #69 on:** August 01, 2012, 11:53:32 AM »

Josh: Where in the world do you get the time and money to even BUY that many games? Seriously, even my worst obssession, comic book collecting, pales in comparison to this collection. And comic books are cheaper. And logging all those games must have been a part-time job in and of itself.

Fatty The Hutt · « **Reply #70 on:** August 01, 2012, 12:37:02 PM »

Quote from: The_Dan_x on August 01, 2012, 03:51:28 AM

If I beat Eternal Darkness once, I'll be satisfied enough. Apparently, I picked the hardest magik color to go through the game, blue. So far it hasn't been difficult, though.

I thought red was the hard one? I recall them saying that on RFN during the ED themed podcast (complete with fun insanity effects! Go look it up if you haven't listened.)

joshnickerson · « **Reply #71 on:** August 01, 2012, 10:37:51 PM »

Quote from: thedefalcos on August 01, 2012, 11:53:32 AM

Josh: Where in the world do you get the time and money to even BUY that many games? Seriously, even my worst obssession, comic book collecting, pales in comparison to this collection. And comic books are cheaper. And logging all those games must have been a part-time job in and of itself.

What's REALLY scary? This is AFTER a big purge last year or so when I got rid of a substantial chunk of my collection, getting rid of most of the games I either disliked or had no interest in playing. I actually wasn't that into video game collecting up until a decade ago, when a friend got me into it and we started competing with each other to see who could build the bigger collection.

My secret? Yard sales and flea markets. Plus I cleaned up on clearance items when Circuit City went under. I have been cutting back in the past year or so though, but I have been picking up odd Gameboy games whenever I can find them dirt cheap.

NWR_insanolord · « **Reply #72 on:** August 01, 2012, 10:41:51 PM »

I would argue there's a distinction between a backlog and a collection. To really be a backlog, the games have to have been purchased primarily with the intent of playing them.

You didn't beat me if I can prove we're not doing the same thing.

ymeegod · « **Reply #73 on:** August 02, 2012, 12:10:03 PM »

Actually Josh % of beaten games is higher than yours Insane so wouldn't that make you the collector and him the gamer?

Of course Josh added multiple generations together, hell if I did my list would be HUGE as well. 70 games/year by 30 years of gaming=roughly 2100 titles. That's playing 5 or 6 games per month.

Khushrenada · « **Reply #74 on:** August 02, 2012, 06:22:25 PM »

Well, I'd heard about the site before but didn't care much about it. But after seeing other people's lists, I ending up liking this shared experience so decided to join up at the Backloggery as well.

Here is my listing at the site.

If others want to join up their listings with me there, let's do it.

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Author Topic: The Great Pre-Wii U Backlog Saga (Read 26837 times)