ScuzzBlog: Diaries September 2018 Entry 21st September 2018: Post 01: Amiga - Collecting Stuff Amiga - Collecting Stuff I kinda made a conscious decision back in April 2008 that I would resist adding much more to the collection. Over the ten years since that date I have added a number of items, but still refrain from collecting general computers and the more bulky items. I have seriously run out of space. Saying all that I do keep an eye on the auctions and if something comes up that catches my eye I will put the odd bid in. I have been desperate for some time to get hold of a boxed version of Elvira the Arcade Game. Sadly sellers just want way too much for the game and it sells better in the States. So when a boxed game came on the auctions relatively cheap I was intrigued as to why. Turns out the box and poster has suffered water damage. Anyway, I won the auction and determined to scan the box and restore in Photoshop the actual box art. In truth Photoshop is so good I could basically print off a new version and make a new box if I so wanted. Not an issue as the artwork is all I wanted anyway. In addition to the box being damaged the first disk was also faulty. I was able to make a repair with another disk that I have. These last few weeks I have obtained a few things to bolster the collection. The first being a boxed version of Captain Planet to go with my Cartoon Classics collection. Next up I got a boxed version of ProFlight which was featured on the Amiga Format magazine that came with Cartoon Classics. I also got a rare copy of EM magazine which incorporated The Jam. I don't think I have ever seen one of these magazine come up on the Bay. It features the Walker as the next gen Amiga. Never happened. On a less retro note I have been struggling to put together a SONY mini hi-fi system that incorporates the mini disc player. My own set up with the MD fell over. The first hi-fi I purchased was faulty but I had more success with the second. And now I can play all my very wonderful mini discs that I have. Just a comment about sound quality. The MD is without doubt the best that I have ever experienced. It just has a depth and clarity that can not be matched with CD. Sadly MP3 players are very poor. What may be surprising is that I view cassette as the next best quality. Amiga - Collecting My water damaged box of Elvira the Arcade Game. The box corner, front face and poster were damaged. The inner box had survived better. The poster had also picked up water damage. Poster damage to both sides. I also had to mend the first of the game disks. This was the box art in its damaged state. This was the box art fully reinstated. The poster in its damaged state. The poster in its repaired state. Captain Planet and the Planeteers. Captain Planet and the Planeteers - Front. Captain Planet and the Planeteers - Back. HiSoft's ProFlight. HiSoft's ProFlight. HiSoft's ProFlight. HiSoft's ProFlight. HiSoft's ProFlight. HiSoft's ProFlight. HiSoft's ProFlight. HiSoft's ProFlight. - Box Front. HiSoft's ProFlight. - Box Rear. EM10 Magazine incorporating The JAM. EM10 Magazine incorporating The JAM. EM10 Magazine incorporating The JAM. EM10 Magazine incorporating The JAM. EM10 Magazine incorporating The JAM. EM10 Magazine incorporating The JAM. EM10 Magazine incorporating The JAM. EM10 Magazine incorporating The JAM. SONY Mini Hi-Fi system. SONY Mini Hi-Fi system. Don't you just love gadgets

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