My advice? Go half way. Get an emulator, try out the games you want, find out which games don't work on the emulator, then make a list - a smaller list - of games you are looking for, and games you would buy on sale. Then look. It will take years to get a small collection if you don't want to pay through the nose for it, but it can be fun. Kijiji and stores for games that aren't rare , but that you want (Like Dragon Warrior, you used to be able get that at Video Game Trader for $15 or so). Garage sales, flea markets, pawn shops, and even conventions for the rest. But it will take some real leg work if you don't want to pay up for anything. The only reason those last three work, is because the people who are selling it don't know what they have (which doesn't always happen with those, either). On the internet, they do know what they have, and price it accordingly.
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