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I used to play the demo for Star Trek Bridge Commander so much and always wanted the full game - several years ago I bought a copy off Amazon (now it's available on Gog). Fun game, but it shows its age now.
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Independence from my parents. Mainly financial independence. Never needing anything from them ever again so they can no longer hold it over my head and be douchebags about how they had to raise me and pay for things.
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Alas, I'll never be able to afford Airwolf!
You guys get disposable income?
On a serious note, here it's very hard to get to a point to get any disposable income, unless you stay living with your parent's all your life and never get married, ...
This is the main reason why I'm now able to actually afford a used ps4, physical manga and be able to finally buy games, especially indie one's without the guilt of pirating them.
NOTE: I'm 20 and have been working since I was 18 seasonal work since that's mostly all you can find here, even if you finish university/college so I just skipped that part.
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I have a bunch of those retro mini consoles on a cheap projector on an unprepared white painted wall (cheap projector and unprepped wall mimics crt blur very nicely)
As a kid I wanted a Neo Geo arcade cabinet... now I have Metal Slug, Samurai Showdown and Fatal Fury on a 100+ inch "screen" (Not to mention the other consoles and switch)
Brass knuckles. I got 100% brass USA-made knuckles. They live on my desk (WFH) and I give them a good polish from time to time. They still bring a smile to my inner child.
Sounds like me with my cane sword
I guess it's time to go find that knife that's shaped like a dragon
It's not even necessarily the income for some things. Tons of things it just never occurred to me a person could get.
A great example is my Beast Wars Tigatron toy that I broke almost immediately after getting. One of the knees snapped. Mum glued it back together a few times, but he couldn't really transform like that and it always broke again. Then last year I was just like "Fuck it. Somebody's gotta be selling their own broken Tigatron on eBay with a good leg." At long last I finally have a proper OG Tigatron.
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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 Iβve got it!
Fountain pens. Such a simple and enjoyable process/hobby, and one that made real sense to me long before the entire world didβ¦
Iβm 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 Iβm just doodling or trying to.
Course, that means I also need to spend money on good paper, but thatβs 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.
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A sodastream machine.
Turns out I don't like most of their syrups though, so I mainly drink fizzed tap water and the occasional lemon squash.
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Warhammer 40k
Thats a good one OP. Are you now the guy bestowing golden deagles to folks in MW2 lobbies? I always thought those people were the coolest. What are you doing with it?
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I bought a Sega game gear (handheld console of the 90s) when I got my first job.
Now in my 40s I get the things I wasn't allowed when I was younger and they're usually gadgets or food related.
I have all the cool tech I need. I have takeaway too often and it always cheers me up, I have snacks and no one yells at me for using too much ketchup.
I love being an adult.
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I didn't exactly buy this but I quit Catholic church and grew out my bangs, and bought my first pairs of bikini underwear, all of which was verboten for me as a youth.
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An over-powered gaming PC
A lot of the games I wanted to try as a kid
Some of them aren't as fun as I thought it would be, but at least I can still try them and confirm
I wasn't exactly a kid (I was in my 20s), but I'm now buying equipment for my home gym. For years I only had a barbell, plates, and two saw horses that I used as squat stands. I also worked out outside on my back patio. Now I have a garage, two benches (one adjustable), squat stands, and just bought a GHR/nordic combo bench.
I have a ton of different Nintendo consoles and lots of gameboy color cartridges for that reason. Good thing I collected them like 8 years ago because they are stupid expensive now
A Zoo York skateboard with Independent trucks and Spitfire wheels.
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.