02-06-2015, 12:50 PM
I used to be one of the Box purists, especially with older games. Then I saw how expensive and inflated prices are for games that I could just get a rom for and play in a snap. I think Zombies Ate my Neighbors was the turning point for me, since physically it's $40-$60, but ROMs are free to use and play with friends while being more reliable and less likely to be damaged. Normally I don't endorse emulating, but if I do shovel out fifty bucks of my very, VERY limited gaming budget to get a snes game, Nintendo's not seeing any of it, so I stop feeling bad.
In non-illegal territory, living in a tiny town where the nearest game store is a good twenty miles away, downloading is just so much more convenient for me that I stopped caring so much about boxes. I still try to get them if it's a game I'm super into, like the upcoming Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate or Smash Bros, but aside from that, eShop and Steam are the ways to go.
In non-illegal territory, living in a tiny town where the nearest game store is a good twenty miles away, downloading is just so much more convenient for me that I stopped caring so much about boxes. I still try to get them if it's a game I'm super into, like the upcoming Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate or Smash Bros, but aside from that, eShop and Steam are the ways to go.