Worth it for nostalgia...? - Page 6

AE986E7C · 10-19-2023, 07:35 PM

TL;DR: Would you pay $450 for the whole Car Wars digital archive?

Hi Warriors!

First an introduction, then a question...

I started playing Car Wars when it was first released in 1980. I loved it! I still love it. It's the reason I've mounted weaponry on my daily driver. Wait. That part's not true. Freeway traffic was the reason I mounted the weapons. Wait! That's not right either. I just thought about mounting weapons... Anyway, I digress. Time passed, I got older, I lost all my CW pocket boxes, but I never(!) forgot about Car Wars.

The other day I found myself with my kid in a game store at a mall (I haven't been to a mall in over a decade). Gleaming amongst the noise was a Car Wars 6E Red & Yellow starter set. "Whoa! SJ Games still makes Car Wars!?" I proclaimed. "Weren't they shut down by the CIA in '90s because they knew too much? Oh. No? Yeah, they're still making and selling games. Cool."

Anyway, I looked online and found Warehouse23. I bought the Pocket Box bundles. Then I saw all the original Car Wars stuff there in digital format. The foggy dreamland of nostalgia set in quick! I added every digital Car Wars product to my cart (like 101 things). It came to almost $450! I emailed SJGames. "Hey man, any discounts?" I asked. "Nope," they said. "A sale once in a while though." "OK," I thought.

I didn't pull the trigger. I couldn't! I mean almost half-a-K for PDFs!? I can't afford it but, maybe, I could... I could sell some of my kid's toys. Maybe slip a few bills from my spouse. Auction off my oldest comics?

All those AutoDuel Quarterlies I had... The expansions... Uncle Albert's catalogs... I mean hell, I just plopped down some cold hard cash for all the Pocket Box bundles. But... All that CW goodness; the fantasies and fun times; my youth...

So, friendly driven drivers, is it worth it? $450 for all the digital OG Car Wars goodies SJGames has to offer? It would be so fun. My laser printer would hate me. Could I? Would I?

Would you?

I don't think I'd even be able to find someone to play with these days. Oh the suffering!

10-19-2023, 07:35 PM	#1
AE986E7C Join Date: Oct 2023	Worth it for nostalgia...? TL;DR: Would you pay $450 for the whole Car Wars digital archive? Hi Warriors! First an introduction, then a question... I started playing Car Wars when it was first released in 1980. I loved it! I still love it. It's the reason I've mounted weaponry on my daily driver. Wait. That part's not true. Freeway traffic was the reason I mounted the weapons. Wait! That's not right either. I just thought about mounting weapons... Anyway, I digress. Time passed, I got older, I lost all my CW pocket boxes, but I never(!) forgot about Car Wars. The other day I found myself with my kid in a game store at a mall (I haven't been to a mall in over a decade). Gleaming amongst the noise was a Car Wars 6E Red & Yellow starter set. "Whoa! SJ Games still makes Car Wars!?" I proclaimed. "Weren't they shut down by the CIA in '90s because they knew too much? Oh. No? Yeah, they're still making and selling games. Cool." Anyway, I looked online and found Warehouse23. I bought the Pocket Box bundles. Then I saw all the original Car Wars stuff there in digital format. The foggy dreamland of nostalgia set in quick! I added every digital Car Wars product to my cart (like 101 things). It came to almost $450! I emailed SJGames. "Hey man, any discounts?" I asked. "Nope," they said. "A sale once in a while though." "OK," I thought. I didn't pull the trigger. I couldn't! I mean almost half-a-K for PDFs!? I can't afford it but, maybe, I could... I could sell some of my kid's toys. Maybe slip a few bills from my spouse. Auction off my oldest comics? All those AutoDuel Quarterlies I had... The expansions... Uncle Albert's catalogs... I mean hell, I just plopped down some cold hard cash for all the Pocket Box bundles. But... All that CW goodness; the fantasies and fun times; my youth... So, friendly driven drivers, is it worth it? $450 for all the digital OG Car Wars goodies SJGames has to offer? It would be so fun. My laser printer would hate me. Could I? Would I? Would you? I don't think I'd even be able to find someone to play with these days. Oh the suffering!