The reasons for me to do this poll is to find out who use thier allowance to buy games because im thinking to ask my parents to give me an allowance

They'll probably ask me this 2
Reason?
How much?

I want you guys to tell me how did you get your parents to give you an allowance and how much did you get a month


Help is appreciated

Thank you

good poll dude, i m wandering how those ppl get so much money to buy original games

let the mystery reveals itself

wah..very useful thread....I'm curious to know also..some of PSP owner bought so many ori games..and yet they still want to buy somemore...1 game does cost about 180 buck to 250 buck depend on the stock availability......

Should be pretty obvious for some - working people like me have NO allowance, so I save up what I can every month for that ONE DS game. It's not easy, but it ensure s I appreciate it.

I work and save from my allowance

All of them are rich ppl arr..

I rather buy something else than buying original games using my hard earned cash from my part time job...I'll only buy it if it really worth it

Errr.. Work? Expect everything to be free is it?

work loh ofcoz..

look for part time job can go sell pet pet

Still studying, allowance is for me.

Work 3 months as sales assistant at Toys R Us for my GBA and games. Then half year as temp teacher for 250 hyper kids for my DS, DSL(comming soon) and games.
My parents oppose me from buying games. They're Jack Thompson NO.2 and 3

For those people who work how old are you guys?

Me is 23.. fresh grad from Uni.

Your forgot to add, "steal / rob" in the list of choices.

Id have to say that only since I started working was I able to buy original (GOOD QUALITY) games (and I come from a middle class family).

I would have to say that only people (and children of parents) in the upper middle class income could afford to buy original games on a regular basis. Unless if the children work part time and save up that is.

For others they would have to be VERY choosey in order to do so.
IMHO it is not something that we have to be ashamed of. It is a fact of our economy. Until the price of a game title is in proportion to 20%-30% of the minimum wage income/month of our country; then Id have to say that original games are the previlege of the wealthy.

For those who come from lower then middle class income parents, Id say we would like to hear YOUR story of obtaining an original title before you started working.

Work. what else. work work work..

then can buy original games.

Yup. Work, work and more work. There are months that I have to forget buying games since the bills and all else don't allow it (try living on your own, paying house loan, car loan, etc etc) and then there are months that I see MP:H and I HAD to have it. So this month kurang makan lah....

I'm 28, btw.

me 26...but still enjoys my console/handheld gaming...

Wow nice success stories there i wish i could have a job like you guys so i can buy games

hahaha...by the time u start work u would have wished u didnt have to work to get ur money.........

hahaha
im 22 ! part time work part time studying ~.~

besides work any other way to get money ?
rob ?

LOL, Jack Thompson.

These days anyone who's against videogames are labelled as Jack Thompson.

Yeah, we normally work for it, and I can say it's all the hardwork we been through to get it.

im 20, i got my DS after working as a office boy for 3 months D: well most of the time i skip meals in school just to save money and constanly complain to my parents that the price of food are going up and got them to pay me more =x and when ever they give me 30 to buy a prepaid card i would get a 10 and save the 20 >_<

Lucky for my brother, my parent's are pretty cool with games. He gets all the funds he needs to import his Gamecube and games as long as his grade look good.

well.. that's his 'job' and he's 'working' for his games too

i put mine under allowance cos i'm under scholarship? i know i'm being paid to study not ds-ing but what d heck. as long as there's a balance from what i hav n how much my parents giv, i guess it's ok. prob get a part time soon for my future endaevours though.

duit raya + work for school koperasi = buy 1 ori game per year

I'm still studying and I dont work.

I seldom buy things, not to mention original games. Cause the money isn't mine, I dont feel happy to spend my parents money.

Hey how long did you guys have to wait to get your ori games

erm..work lor..worked for half a year and it seems that i dont have much savings coz i spend quite a lot...lol

work work work...full time work, next month may get promotion.. more money to buy..

save up, allowances and sales revenue from previous games.

only invest in those u like a lot, and I mean a WHOLE lot.

Work of course.

I remember in 2001 when i start working as a research assistance, my first pay i gave some money to my mom then buy a ps2.

Left with rm150 for the whole month. then only eats once in the morning for the whole month, and always looking at the office buletin for any department meeting to join them for after meeting food. Ha ha... down 4 kilo that month. But worth it..... the PS2 still working like a charmed.

Now ownes xbox, NGC, GBA, start collecting money for PS3.

i got to work my arse off for my nds lite and revolution. ahahaa!

28, WORKing...

One good way to get your games is to "take" them from little kids walking around shopping complexes with their...errr... nvm...

Hehehe...you're RIGHT! Must try this later.

I am 21 this year, Studying so i have PTPTN. u should add another option "PTPTN".

sometimes i sell some accs( as seen in signature) , and collect it to buy. But now no business leh....haih.....still have many ori dualshock and the psp casing inside my room. want to get another dozen of dualshock later. if no people buy, then no money for my next GBM/NSDL.........

nowadays i hafta budget buying my games. do research and buy those that u really want. last time when i was into my ps2, i could buy for fun cos 'ahem' stuff la but somehow i get bored of it easier as i'm spoilt for choice?now i decided just to stick to originals. partly to reduce addiction and time spent as well

Yeah, now married with two kids, when they are old enough, use their angpow/duit raya for some of the games.....

these kids lucky lo, have parents who also/still playing games...

me, still getting allowence so can buy a game a month. I get max RM200 (230 including money for phone credit ) but if i very lazy the whole last month never do my share of the housework etc then they slice it down to about Rm120

This post has been edited by Mr.Ginger: Mar 27 2006, 05:46 PM

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work. and work. and more work

for one shot big time expenditure, ill do something.. big

like im planning to sell one kidney for nintendo revolution

(pm me if anyone is interested)

u want to sell sifat

u wan to buy???? ........

LOL, this topic is getting hilarious.

In my opinion if we work hard to get those Original games, we get to enjoy more out of it, thanks to our own hardwork.

but tat is assuming we r planning to buy not many.....wat if we wan to buy lots of original games for collection ? ....work like mad oso cannot save tat much..

Money is a problem.
Solution: Work

Work also not enough money.
Solution: Find another method of earning cash. (like sell sifat)

Use your imagination. Get a 2nd job or something. (like sell sifat, lol)

But honestly, yeah, I too got problems keeping up with games with my dough. Heck, I've even spent my Tetris money already. Planning to find some side-job to do.

This post has been edited by sihumchai: Mar 27 2006, 10:31 PM

True. That's why like comrade carsonoel said, only invest in games you really like, games that are worth every dollar you paid. Of course not buying every games you see in one go, sure go "Bankrupt".

Hoho. Best. Reply. Evar.

for u guys maybe.....but i cannot stand seeing new games......hahaaha

LoL. Dude, just because it's new, doesn't mean you HAVE to buy it NOW, you know. Or even ever. There's a reason review sites like metacritic exist, so you spend on the titles you REALLY want.

On the other hand, maybe we're talking two different languages here. No responsibilities, no monthly payments to make, it's easier to splurge on yourself.

Besides, cannot stand how much also, if no money, Djinn's not gonna sponsor the game for you

well not all games i like to owe but most of them.. .....n besides i dont really trust review sites..usually i would buy those "other" versions n try it out myself...if i like it i will buy the original game... ...n i do have responsibilities...need to pay my car loan, parent's, insurance, etc... ......left little to spend

owe or own ?

and on this issue, i just want to say this.... priortize. I think most of the peeps here already said it.. you dont need to buy every single game out there. I'm married (yes, sihumchai, i'm married ) and as responsible husband i have to settle all the monthly bills and loans that take about 75 % of my income. Still i managed to buy 1 ori game per month. How did i do it without resorting to eat maggie mee every month? Priortize.

sorry....my mistake..own...

Wow, everyone sure loves to rub the 'married' label on me, LOL..

I think when evoHahn becomes a daddy, he'll probably be limited to 0.5 games per month, lol!

Maggie mee taste good, no problem for me.

Maggie mee tastes good but the "taste" of playing DS games are even more "delicious".

playing ps2 with a cup noodle beside.... cool !!!

how much do u guys buy ur new games on average anyway? if the price is around RM130-RM140 anyone interested?

sorry double post..laggy connection

This post has been edited by awh85: Mar 29 2006, 12:34 AM

parents,the best solution

This post has been edited by crimsonhead: Mar 29 2006, 12:30 AM

getting your parents to buy games instead of using your own hard earned money gives less satisfaction somewhat.

totally agree

i know,but im still young XD

Agreed, actually i was introduced to games by them, back then in 1985, my dad bought himself the Atari2600. It was fun back then. Then he got busy no more games except for the x86 computer in 1987 which he used for work but also play classic games like 'digger' and 'snake' (snake in nokia meets pacman) he was crazy with those games. As a kid, it was fun watching them. Well that was it. No more new console until 2001 where i bought myself my ps2 with my first salary.

Yep, when i was young, satisfaction still there. Where else can you get money? Plus it was fun if your parent play with you. Now i have 2 kids (3y and 1y) its a nice family evening activity together. My 3y daughter liks to play eyetoy with me.

Ahh... memory lane.

Btw, my dad still plays games if he come to my house - his favourate? - TimeCrisis series - Heh he. 54 years, still a player. Now the blood have comedown to his grandchildren.

Well, some people buy new handphone every 6 months. buy a new game every other month dont seem all that bad.

Oh. And I work for the money too.

This post has been edited by Mudmaniac: Apr 7 2006, 11:17 AM

Now I used up all my working savings after buying DS Lite (certainly gonna happen) , I guess I have to rely on my allowance.

spend yr money wisely. an original game per month wont that bad if u have yr budget. game is for fun and sometime satisfaction when u able to achieve higher level. dont always look for new game but end up u did not even finish a game. it happened to me before when i own a sega saturn. now plan to buy nds with only original game.

anyway, i work and use my salary to buy the O game.

just my 2 cents.

This post has been edited by dust: May 28 2006, 02:31 PM

Wow my thread is still alive i think 3 months already

dust brought up a almost dead thread

i was curious when i saw this thread . so add in some comment lor. money is hard to earn nowadays.

dust and scripted uses same avatar, i wonder......

We copied it

My friend get paid $400 for creating 6 pages of flash website.

BTW he used templates.

And now he has a lot of new game cds

Was the employer his dad ?

No.Kl company.He has been working for two months.$400 per month.

Which one is right here? 6 pages of flash for 400$ or 2 month of work for 400$?

Tell him to go work in mcdonalds or something that pays around rm5 per hour
8 hours = rm40
10 days = rm400

or divide it by half

4 hours a day for 20 days

This post has been edited by scripted: May 29 2006, 01:30 AM

correct. copied from some else.

Only one website permonth .
Each website has about 5-6 pages.
that's it

JPA! please give me more money to buy original games! u don't want ur scholar to be a 'criminal' do u?

Dude who moved my topic

In many cultures thread necromancy is considered a vile crime punishable usually punished with social discrimination.

I say its just lucky this one wasnt taken to the cleaners in the last forum cleanup.

There are lessons to be learnt here about buying ori.

erm. onlye one dude said the source is parents..i m sure there r many more, but to scared to vote n come.

i worked hard for my sne,snes, gb,gba,gbasp,ps2,psp,dc,xbox.my hard earned money. ps3 coming soon.

work three jobs. like me

but now become one only.

next month starting become two again

actually i got my money from my parents too,but i dont buy ori games often.mostly 'ahem' games

I dun think that's quite the case.

I get from money from working too to get ori games....exspecially PSP,DS games.......ahem games?..hahahaa...i can get 10 pieces in 1 go......

as for me, i'm sharing games with 3 of my brothers, so, since all of us working, so, no problem in getting games.. but then.. since all of us working, theres no time in playing games.. so, since then.. its kinda wasted buying game.. since then, we only dload the demo game only .. hahahaha

no time man.. damned, but we love playing games..

ALLOWANCE!! to t3h max! WHO NEED WORK!? ( maybe i am to young to work)

study...get ok cgpa...get money from sponsor...buy game... n___n

From work of course. Do your homework on which game you like best and buy it. Take your time playing it (1-2 months) and by the time you finish it, another good game gets released and go get the new game. Sell the previous game if you don't plan to keep it.

Unless you're the type that buys 2-3 games 1 shot and then sell 'em after playing halfway. Hehehe...

This post has been edited by naziaf: Jul 16 2008, 03:33 AM

I prefer to buy games.... if I don't, most prolly I'll go on a drinking binge and spend all my money

erm.. take a bank loan?

Work work work... oh wait, I also sell stuff and use the money to buy games... chuckle...

work work, get money, buy first, kena nag later:D

part time work + allowance = more games

im a part time gigolo and a full time traceur. rofl!!

but yeah, work.

let just say im a gamer who hava a work & life

bukan ke ko jual BONTOT... ....

me WORK.... OT kaw2... and do part time job.... (design friend or client house.. )...

me just a simple life
had a frenz working at any bank
then ask to the be my alliance to rob atm money like wat happen at maybank
lol

aik yus bukan ko ke yg buat keja jual bontot? tu yg OT kaw²

elele....buat malu² nak ngaku plak