I really wanted a modded Xbox 360 when I was younger because I thought being able to play ‘backed up’ games and having a custom dashboard was really neat.
I ended up buying one last year to fulfill that childhood wish.
An original Saint Seiya action figure, more specifically Aquarius Camus.
Turntables and a mixer. When I was about 10 I saw Run-DMC on TV and wanted to learn to DJ, but my mother just laughed saying I already had a record player and they didn’t need to but me a second one.
That’s a great hobby! I got turntables when I was 17 and it really depended my connection to music. May I recommend the book “Last Night a DJ Saved My Life” by Bill Brewster. It’s a great read on the history of DJing!
Yeah that book is great and I went on to DJ at many clubs and parties just to show my mother why you need two turntables.
Mitsubishi 3000 GT. Found a black, beat-up, but running 1994 that I got for $900 3-4 years ago. Unfortunately, the wheel snapped off, as they’re wont to do, so I only had a few months with her.
Dwarven Forge. I don’t use it nearly often enough to justify how much I buy but I love it the same way my grandma loves her Thomas Kinkade village.
To a lesser extent, the Steam Deck is great for gaming on the go, it really is the computer in my pocket (well, backpack) I wished I had when I was a kid, and I do travel enough to justify it.
A really nice electric guitar, amp, and pedal. Money was tight as a kid for a lot of reasons, my dad did the best he could. However, this meant playing with some equipment that didn’t sound quite right.
Now I have what I always wanted, but have trouble finding the time and energy to play.
Now I have what I always wanted, but have trouble finding the time and energy to play.
I feel like that’s the story for a lot of people here. I definitely feel that way with video games on occasion.
If only I had disposable income.
A Zoo York skateboard with Independent trucks and Spitfire wheels.
A Honda S2000. I saw the first one in 1999-2000 before college, and I thought, hell yea I want that. So in 2008 I bought a brand new one that I still have.
it’s probably worth more now than when you bought it lol
It has <40k miles on it. It’s not in pristine condition, but it has been garaged for basically the entire time I’ve had it.
I bought a new '99 Civic Si but when I saw the S2000 I wished I had waited. I loved my Si - it was blue and I named him Moonshadow – but that S2000 is sweet. Will never forget driving from Vegas to SoCal and being passed by a guy driving an S2000. Or did I pass him? It was so long ago. One of us yelled “nice car!” and the other said “you too!”
A really nice joystick, throttle, and pedals + additional button boxes for flight simulators and space simulators.
Growing up I had the cheapest little joystick and always wanted something more, but it was nixed by my parents. Now I’ve got it!
I don’t think there are any desires I carried over from childhood that I finally fulfilled later. Most things I wanted in the past I simply stopped wanting as I changed with age.
I have, however, on numerous occasions in my adult life, looked at something that probably would’ve made my kid self go into orbit with excitement and thought, “Man, if only I could get an adult to buy me this…” only to blink a couple times, see the lightbulb turn on, and go, “HEY, WAIT A MINUTE…!”
We had computers at home when I was little. Vic-20, C64, PCs.
But, of course I wanted a NES like all the other kids. Or a Megadrive/Genesis. But, no, computers are for work. We don’t do video games.
So, I’ve had to make up for that by having a collection of all the consoles I never had. I’ve had a good run doing software development the last two decades, so I’m financially comfortable. I’ve recently taken the plunge into becoming an indie game developer. So, I guess the joke’s on both me and my parents.
My gaming collection currently has a VIC-20, C64, plus/4, A600, A1200, NES, master system, genesis, WiiU, switch, Gameboy, GBA SP, DS, 3DS and PS Vita. And a miyoo mini, retroid pocket 3+ and a gpi case for emulation.
My gaming collection currently has a VIC-20, C64, plus/4, A600, A1200, NES, master system, genesis, WiiU, switch, Gameboy, GBA SP, DS, 3DS and PS Vita. And a miyoo mini, retroid pocket 3+ and a gpi case for emulation.
Do you have a favorite or a recent go-to device?
I probably spend the most time with the C64. Mostly for watching or coding demos, so I know it quite intimately at this point.
The NES is the most recent. The miyoo gets a lot of playtime on the toilet.
Fountain pens. Such a simple and enjoyable process/hobby, and one that made real sense to me long before the entire world did…
I’m not where I want to be today, but I managed to find a few bucks and grab a Kaweco Lilliput in brass for my bday. Cheap af but legit makes me happy - even if I’m just doodling or trying to.
Course, that means I also need to spend money on good paper, but that’s a small expense relative to cost of pens and inks, and the feeling of laying down ink from a good pen, on straight up amazing paper, is nirvana.
Bought myself a kaweco sport and a travellers notebook for work notes. I’ve found that going pen/paper for notes is a breath of fresh air compared to text editors. I find myself referring back to them more often, making bullet to-dos, and I’ve worked hard to improve my hand writing.
A pickup truck.
It’s the first thing I remember ever wanting. I remember as a kid watching one plow snow on the yard of our apartment building and instantly falling in love. I always thought that it would just be too expensive and unpractical but few years ago I stumbled upon a perfect black used Nissan Navara King Cab for sale for a reasonable price and I just went fuck it and bought it. It’s by far my favourite possession.
Big ass Star Wars Lego sets. Actually I didn’t want them as a kid because they didn’t exist yet, but I was really into Star Wars ever since I saw Return of the Jedi in a theater (one if my first movie memories), and I drooled over sets like the Imperial Star Destroyer as a young adult. Now I have my very own Venator!
Lot’s of cats.
Got any pics?
