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Welcome to the Sega Collectors' Guild. Many of you may be wondering
what exactly the Guild (which I will refer to as SCG ) is and why it
exists. Well, to put it briefly:

I created this website for several reasons. First of all, I created it out
of my passion for Sega. I have always been obsessed with Sega but
have only recently rekindled my desire to collect Sega products. I am
not exactly sure how this desire came about---maybe it did because
Sega is the greatest videogame company in the industry and deserves
devoted fans like me, maybe it is because it reminds me of my
childhood, maybe I just like the color blue. Sega did not introduce me
to videogames (that honor goes to Mattel's Intellivision), nor did they
produce the first system that I owned (that honor goes to Nintendo),
but Sega is the company that made me love videogames and that
counts more than anything else. So perhaps that is where my desire
to collect Sega products comes from.

Which brings me to the second reason I created SCG: my frustration
over the lack of information about classic Sega gaming. While
attempting to collect the top games for each Sega system I
discovered that there was no website completely dedicated to
collecting classic Sega games (or if there is, it is way too difficult to
find). There was no site that had everything I wanted to know: the top
games for each Sega system, the most rare products, etc. So, I
decided to take up the task myself and after months of research (and
a lifetime of experience), I now consider myself very knowledgeable
on the subject. While I admit that I still have much to learn, I feel that
this site should prove to be a reliable guide for anyone interested in
classic Sega gaming and collecting.

This site will feature many helpful and informational areas that will aid
anyone interested in classic Sega collecting, so I have created a short
description of the various areas of the site, which can be read here.

From what I have learned so far, though, collecting videogames is one
of the coolest hobbies in the history of the world. Sure you can fall
victim to the cheaper and less time consuming hobby of emulation
and still enjoy all the old videogames you missed out on, but it's just
not the same and it will never be so. There is just that much more
gratification in actually owning the original and being able to store it
on a shelf (and of course take it off and play it). Not that I am
knocking emulation---for some people it is the only way they can play
these classic games---but for those who have the same passion for
videogames that I do there is no other option than to start collecting.

I will always be eager to receive any advice on the subject, as my true
intention is for the Sega Collectors Guild to become just that--- a guild;
an association of gamers bound together by their interest in
collecting and playing classic Sega games. So, I hope you enjoy the
SCG and find it to be an interesting and fun place to visit. And if you
are like I was but only a short while ago, searching hopelessly for a
website to get you started on the collecting process, I hope that you
have struck gold in your discovery of this site. Be sure to browse
around, every section has a short introduction explaining its purpose.
If you're looking for something particular and can't seem to find it that
doesn't mean it's not somewhere in the site. So don't hesitate to email
me with your questions because I'd be more than happy to help you
out. Better yet, try the Forum.

For more information on SCG including site policies and search
advice, check out the Site Info section. To learn more about me read
my Staff Biography. Looking for nostalgia? Read the Site History.