Do you count your PC games as a part of your collection?

[djbeatmongrel]

Do you count anything on a computer, DOS based and up, as a part of your collection? I think PC games, while versatile and do usually come on some sort media format, are not really collectable material. Theres literally no end to collecting them as long as you keep upgrading your computer. Collecting pc games is like collecting CDs or some DVDs, they keep making them and theres thousands being made everyday, its humanly impossible to do.

[hydr0x]

i have lots of pc games but there is one reason i don't count them as collection:

a pc game collection would not be finishable

[Speedy]

I do count them in my IGN list, but for the overall collection i don't count them. Once i "collected" PC games i liked, but since they came in DVD cases i switched to consoles (thank god :P ), but i still have them since they are worth shit and i can't just throw them away.

[wberdan]

only for the vintage computers like atari or commodore, mattel aquarius, etc..

my general rule is: if it goes to a computer and it is not a cartridge- it doesn't count.

willie

[Flack]

I don't get the whole, "you can't collect them because it's not finishable" standpoint. Please elaborate.

[Kejoriv]

I don't get the whole, "you can't collect them because it's not finishable" standpoint. Please elaborate.

I agree with this. Most people never finish a collection that they starte anyways

[robotriot]

I sort of do count them, and I don't have ambitions on ever owning a complete collection of PC games (which is impossible anyway). I don't collect them, I just buy the ones I like. But collector's value has decreased a lot lately as they switched to DVD boxes as mentioned above. But there's probably lots of rare very old PC games, like there were games which would boot and don't use DOS in the early 80ies. Those certainly should have a collector's value.

[Querjek]

I think he means that there are SO many that it would be unfinishable. And I have none in my collection because I don't have/want any.

[portnoyd]

I don't get the whole, "you can't collect them because it's not finishable" standpoint. Please elaborate.

You know how the PSX release list will never be complete, because the games keep trickling out? PC games comes out full strength every month. You could have them all one day, and then need 10 more the next.

I don't count them... never even thought to.

dave

[Flack]

So if it is impossible to collect ALL of something, then it is impossible to collect anything of that nature?

[hydr0x]

I don't get the whole, "you can't collect them because it's not finishable" standpoint. Please elaborate.

You know how the PSX release list will never be complete, because the games keep trickling out? PC games comes out full strength every month. You could have them all one day, and then need 10 more the next.

I don't count them... never even thought to.

dave

that's exactly what i meant, i'd guess there are a few ten thousand pc games (depends on what you count though), there are more games released per day (on average) then some "normal" gamers do own, even if you would already OWN all pc games released until now (which would take up a whole house i think) you'd have to buy several games per day to keep your collection up to date, and it would NEVER stop, that's what i mean with unfinishable

[hydr0x]

So if it is impossible to collect ALL of something, then it is impossible to collect anything of that nature?

YEAH, it's impossible to collect a whole if there is no whole

i never said you can't e.g. collect all Might&Magic games or whatever, but it's already impossible to collect all rpg's, or all cd-based games or anything beyond a game series

[jdc]

Well....I guess I count them as "owned" but I don't "collect" PC games. I like consoles. Just put the game in and play. No worry about requirements.

[link1110]

I have a few collectable Rares (Space Quest 1 in a EGA box but with a VGA sticker, Space Quest 3 with unpunched glasses,) but most of the PC stuff I have doesn't really count as "collectable."

[Ze_ro]

The only computer games that I really count are cartridges, but when it comes to computers, those died out long ago. A lot of the disk based games I have now only exist as back-up disks, or as data on a hard drive. It's hard to count that amung a collection.

In fact, I have a hard time counting CD's in a collection too. I'm not sure why that is, but cartridges just seem so much more "real" to me.

--Zero

[Arqueologia_Digital]

I have some boxed/sealed PC games, but i don´t count them...I go for carts!!!

[calthaer]

What kind of question is this? Of course the PC gamez count. Then again, I collect for quality and not necessarily for rarity / completeness...which is why the PC would have to be included. Too many quality gamez to NOT "count" it or collect for it.

[tholly]

I have them in my IGN list, but other than listing them there, I don't really care about them too much and I don't consider them part of my Video Game collection.

[zektor]

What kind of question is this? Of course the PC gamez count. Then again, I collect for quality and not necessarily for rarity / completeness...which is why the PC would have to be included. Too many quality gamez to NOT "count" it or collect for it.

I agree here. Just because you can't get every single PC game ever made does not make PC game collecting not count. There are one of a kind prototypes for many consoles that you will never get...does that make that specific console "not collectable"? If you have a bunch of great PC games they should by all means be included into any collection. Collecting is (to me) mostly about having great games to play, not hoarding every last one.

[tynstar]

I didnt even think about counting them or putting them on my IGN list until I saw this thread. So my vote was no. You could consider collecting them even though there is no "end to them". Any thing could be consider a collection if you had enough of them.