One of the biggest game system collections? [Archive]

Rickstilwell1

11-19-2008, 07:51 PM

Counting systems, add-ons and converters for playing other game formats on a system, I have the largest system collection I have seen on any forum. Does anyone else here have a collection that compares? Here's what I have and I still plan to hunt more items down:

1. Fairchild Channel F
2. RCA Studio II
3. Atari 2600 (4 switch wood)
4. Starpath Supercharger for Atari 2600 (plays cassette tape games)
5. Bally Professional Arcade
6. Magnavox Odyssey 2
7. Mattel Intellivision
8. Milton Bradley Microvision
9. Emerson Arcadia 2001
10. Atari 5200 (4-port)
11. Coleco Colecovision
12. GCE Vectrex
13. Nintendo NES (front-loading)
14. Nintendo NES (top-loading)
15. Sega Master System (original)
16. Atari 7800
17. Nintendo Game Boy
18. Nintendo Game Boy Pocket
19. Watara Supervision
20. NEC TurboGrafx-16
21. NEC TurboDuo
22. Sega Genesis (original)
23. Sega Genesis (2nd model)
24. Power Base Converter for Genesis 1
25. Sega CD (original)
26. Sega 32X
27. Sega Game Gear
28. Atari Lynx
29. SNK Neo Geo AES
30. Super Nintendo (original)
31. Super Game Boy for SNES
32. Philips CD-i (Magnavox model)
33. Pioneer LaserActive
34. Sega Genesis Module for Pioneer LaserActive
35. Panasonic 3DO (FZ-10 model)
36. Atari Jaguar
37. Atari Jaguar CD
38. Nintendo Virtual Boy
39. Sega Saturn
40. Sony Playstation
41. Sony PS One
42. SNK Neo Geo CD
43. Nintendo 64 (w/ expansion pak)
44. Nintendo Game Boy Color
45. Sega Dreamcast
46. SNK Neo Geo Pocket Color
47. Nintendo Game Boy Advance
48. Nintendo Game Boy Advance SP
49. Sony Playstation 2 (original)
50. Sony Playstation 2 (slim)
51. Nintendo GameCube
52. Game Boy Player for GameCube
53. Microsoft Xbox
54. Microsoft Xbox (hard modded)
55. Nintendo DS
56. Sony PSP (1000 original model modded)
57. Sony PSP (2000 slim model)
58. Microsoft Xbox 360 Elite
59. Sony Playstation 3 (60 GB fully backward compatible model)
60. Nintendo Wii
61. Yobo FC Twin (NES/SNES 2-in-1 clone)

megasdkirby

11-19-2008, 07:52 PM

Very nice collection, but I would be weary about claiming the title.

As I've learned in life...there is someone out there who has just a little bit more...

Not me, though. I just need to win the lotto for that to occur. :D

c0ldb33r

11-19-2008, 07:58 PM

this thread's been done, and better.

link (http://www.digitpress.com/forum/showthread.php?t=26737)

Superman

11-19-2008, 08:01 PM

If you are just counting systems, then there are quite a few people who have as many systems as you and more.

Now if you are talking complete game sets for those systems, then you might have an argument.

megasdkirby

11-19-2008, 08:04 PM

My question is why try to be the best if the most important thing is to play and enjoy the games?

Sniderman

11-19-2008, 08:05 PM

"One" of the biggest? Sure, it's fairly impressive. But "the" biggest? Not as such, not around here. There are a LOT of folks that frequent these forums that could grind your collection to dust. But, yes, yes, ees verr niiiice.

/Monty Python French Taunter

Cornelius

11-19-2008, 08:09 PM

I agree with the above. I'm a nobody, and I've got you beat on Genesis systems and VCS. And not to be too critical, but you list the Super GameBoy in its own slot? Really?

Still, nice collection, and I like the way you have it ordered in your list.

cyberfluxor

11-19-2008, 08:19 PM

I agree with the above. I'm a nobody, and I've got you beat on Genesis systems and VCS. And not to be too critical, but you list the Super GameBoy in its own slot? Really?

I just noticed that and the GBA GC add-on, but he is claiming:
Counting systems, add-ons and converters

So I guess my standard Saturn and modded Saturn count as two seperate instances? Also the VCS add-ons, Nintendo disk systems, and lots of items for the Intellivision count? I mean the competition just grows exponentially with the dedicated collectors in their own concentrations.

Good setup either way, but pictures or it doesn't exist!

TheRealist50

11-19-2008, 08:23 PM

just running down your collection, your missing a lot of systems that a lot of people would have on top of what you already have...if you count variations that is. You put 2 xbox systems just because one is modded? isn't that like buying 40 Super Nintendos and putting each one in their own catagory?

but still...very awesome console collection. Just not what you claim it to be.

c0ldb33r

11-19-2008, 08:32 PM

You put 2 xbox systems just because one is modded? isn't that like buying 40 Super Nintendos and putting each one in their own catagory?
I've got two nintendo 64's. One has a sticker on it and the other doesn't. Can I count it twice?

Porksta

11-19-2008, 08:33 PM

I hope you didn't register just to post this.

Maxx

11-19-2008, 08:37 PM

And not to be too critical, but you list the Super GameBoy in its own slot? Really?

Can I list my GameGenie too? I've got one for the NES; one for the super NES, Genesis... Oh! and Gameboy.....

Tempest

11-19-2008, 08:41 PM

Not even close. I have all of those (minus one or two) plus many many more and my collection (while considered large) isn't nearly as big as some others I know of. Not by a long shot. There are some private collectors out there who don't post on the boards who I hear have some giant collections.

Tempest

MachineGex

11-19-2008, 08:47 PM

Aren't those systems just a requirement to join DP?
Nice, but I don't see Gamewave or even Game.com on that list.

otoko

11-19-2008, 08:56 PM

Aren't those systems just a requirement to join DP?
Nice, but I don't see Gamewave or even Game.com on that list.

Damn, then I'm way behind on that respect...

jcalder8

11-19-2008, 09:29 PM

It's a nice looking collection but as others have said it's no where near the biggest.

Hopefully you'll hang around and check out what DP has to offer. You'll learn about systems you didn't even know existed.

swlovinist

11-19-2008, 09:33 PM

nice list of systems, but I hate to burst your bubble, but there are several that I know personally that have more systems than you posted. I have approximately 140 systems(89 boxed) and dont consider myself a contender for the most.

link to game room of doom

http://s268.photobucket.com/albums/jj28/swlovinist/

Again, people on this forum are SERIOUS collectors who have been doing this for decades. I respect what you have, but I learned early on that to boast the biggest collection on this forum is a MISTAKE

cyberfluxor

11-19-2008, 09:38 PM

I also forgot, what about the arcade collectors? I know at least a few DP members have more dedicated cabs than 61.

The 1 2 P

11-19-2008, 09:40 PM

I've got two nintendo 64's. One has a sticker on it and the other doesn't. Can I count it twice?

No....unless it has a smiley face sticker on it.

Can I list my GameGenie too? I've got one for the NES; one for the super NES, Genesis... Oh! and Gameboy.....

That only works if they come in different colors.

I hope you didn't register just to post this.

Atleast he didn't make up an account for a stupid ass rickroll like Anon did. Hey, did anyone else notice his screen name?

DreamTR

11-19-2008, 09:41 PM

Heh, I own 66 arcade machines myself =P

Fuyukaze

11-19-2008, 09:46 PM

One of the biggest game system collections?
On your street? Posible. In your neighborhood? Just as posible. In your town? That's even posible. On this site? No way in hell. There's atleast 20 I could name with atleast twice that and over half of them dont own their own game store or work for a gaming company either. Hell, there's one or two that have that many Genesis systems if not more. This site's full of obsesive compulsive collectors who must own everything. You'll find people with collections that include the worst of the worst simply because they feel as if they must own everything. That's not intended as an insult, but some of you know how true it is. Still, it's an impresive list and see a few systems on it that were fun as well as a few that are a bit obscure or difficult to find.

Stark

11-20-2008, 04:32 AM

I have more than that and I don't even consider myself having alot compared to people here. Lots of old timers on this board been "collecting" probably longer than the OP has been alive. Man did he come to the wrong place to brag.

smork

11-20-2008, 05:05 AM

Nice collection, Rick, but I'd be wary of comparing e-dicks around here as there are some serious, serious collectors here.

61 systems is nice, but I doubt it's in the top 100 around these parts.

murdoc rose

11-20-2008, 05:09 AM

wow dude im not impressed, after rereading your post i'm not that offended by your post but seriously I can't believe you would even think that. I assume your new to collecting to post something like that and you have to learn that someone always has a better collection. It's just a fact and anything to worry about. oh and by the way I'm sure there is more than one person out there that has everyone of those systems sealed and piled in there basements. anyway good luck you can learn a lot here if your willing too.

tom

11-20-2008, 07:43 AM

I got a PC which emulates well over 200 systems, do I win?

icbrkr

11-20-2008, 08:34 AM

I'd have to spend some time counting my systems. I have entered 74 into my database, but I know I have at least 20-30 more handhelds and such that haven't been added yet. That, and roughly 3,200 games ;). I think a 20 system 200 game minimum is part of being a forum member!

megasdkirby

11-20-2008, 09:17 AM

I got a PC which emulates well over 200 systems, do I win?

LOL!

Tom wins!

(btw, I will bother you later on MSN, Tom. :))

TheRealist50

11-20-2008, 09:42 AM

I think a 20 system 200 game minimum is part of being a forum member!

Aww man...*Hangs head in shame and walks away slowly* I'm sitting at 199...bummer...

AB Positive

11-20-2008, 09:43 AM

Porksta

11-20-2008, 09:45 AM

Aww man...*Hangs head in shame and walks away slowly* I'm sitting at 199...bummer...

I've only got something like seven, but the difference is that I love mine more!

SegaAges

11-20-2008, 10:17 AM

Dude, where the hell is theChad at, he already has that beat. He has about 50 systems before add-ons.

(I checked through my software, but it does remind me that it is broke, so the person that posted this is pretty much just giving me a huge reminder to fix a chunk of code, thanks bro)

otoko

11-20-2008, 10:50 AM

hooray e-dicks!

On a serious note I remember in my heyday I had around 37 unique systems including handhelds and NOT including addons/convertors. And I was nowhere near top dog. Maybe a pug... or a bulldog. Mebbe even a boxer but not top dog.

I think at my last count I had somewhere around 35 different systems.. but I think I included my SCD, 32X, and PBC in there.. Hmm I figure I'd be a less then you. A yapping yorkie maybe...

Xander

11-20-2008, 12:12 PM

AB Positive

11-20-2008, 12:32 PM

Consider it freshman hazing. Hell I went through quite a bit myself when I started here - I wouldn't say anything here got too bad - however it's true, sometimes scaring away the n00bs isn't what you want to do.

Still just coming in and *claiming* something outright on the interwebz always gets some people's dander up. Or at least causes some guffaws.

Anyway, I didn't see a NGPC or Neo Geo AES on OP's list. For shame.

SegaAges

11-20-2008, 12:45 PM

Before I discovered DP I thought I was pretty skilled at appraising the values of games. DP widened my horizons, and it probably did for a lot of other members.

Be more gentle with people guys, especially the new ones. I love the community here but seriously sometime a lot of you sounds like huge jerks.

Very true. All I was doing was helping the dude out in informing that there are collectors out there that will always put somebody else to shame.

I mean, I have 1100 games, and that is nowhere near huge in my eyes and some other people's eye, but in some people's eyes, I have the biggest collection ever. I will just not go somewhere and tell people I do have that though.

The DPers can seem harsh, but like somebody said, it is like freshmen hazing. We all went through it. If you can survive that, then you are good (and it is not hard to survive that).

Iron Draggon

11-20-2008, 12:45 PM

I got a PC which emulates well over 200 systems, do I win?

only if you hook me up with all those emu's, and help me get 'em all running tight on my rig too... I prolly won't want 'em all, but I'm sure I want a few...

now let's see... if I can count converter carts as systems, I currently own:

1. PC - somewhere around 200-250 games, at least... half of them racers...
2. Sega Genesis - somewhere around 500 games... at least 475... prolly more
3. Sega Genesis Game Genie (for playing import games) only own 2 JP imports
4: Sega CD - somewhere around 100-150 games... how many were made?
5: Sega CD Memory Cart (for saving games)
6: 32X - over 30 games for sure... nearly every game made... not all though
7: 32X CD - somewhere around 5 games, I think... not very many, not all made
8: SNES - nearly 150 games... I think I'm right at 140 now... like to get more
9: SNES Game Genie (never tried it for imports... use a Honeybee instead)
10: SNES Honeybee (for playing imports) only own 4 JP imports... want more
11: SNES Super Game Boy (used for playing Donkey Kong) keep GB DK in cart... +1 bonus... add 1" of e-penis :pimp:
12: 3DO - somewhere around 50-75 games... maybe more like 100... not sure
13: still need a 3DO Game Guru... -1 penalty... subtract 1" of e-penis :bad-words:
14: 3DO VLM (or whatever it's called) plays trippy visuals for music CD's... +1 bonus... add 1" of e-penis :pimp:
15: Sony Playstation - reduced by half to somewhere around 150-200 games
16: Sony Playstation Game Shark (for playing imports) only own 1 JP import
17: Sony Playstation Memory Card (for saving games) I own 2 of these
18: Sega Saturn - somewhere around 250 games... how many were made?
19: Sega Saturn Game Shark (for playing imports... use a Satellite instead)
20: Sega Saturn Satellite (for playing imports) own around 100 JP imports
21: Sega Saturn Memory Cart (for saving games)
22: Atari Jaguar - just increased to over 30 games... own almost all rarities
23: Atari Jaguar CD - only own 5 games so far... like to get at least 5 more
24: Atari Jaguar VLM (plays trippy visuals for music CD's) +1 bonus... add 1" of e-penis :pimp:
25: Atari Jaguar Memory Cart (for saving games)
26: Sega Dreamcast - over 30 games... somewhere around 36 or so, I think
27: Sega Dreamcast Game Shark (for playing imports) only own 4 JP imports
28: Sega Game Gear - own over 75 games... I think it's 76, to be exact
29: still need a Game Gear Game Genie... -1 penalty... subtract 1" e-penis :bad-words:
30: Nintendo Game Boy Advance - over 50 games, plus 2 GBC games... +2 bonus... add 2" of e-penis :pimp:
31: still need a GBA Game Genie... -1 penalty... subtract 1" of e-penis :bad-words:
32: Nintendo Virtual Boy - own 12 games... only need 2 to own all US releases -2 penalty... subtract 2" of e-penis for still needing Baseball & Golf :bad-words:
33: Sega Nomad (plays every Genesis game on the go, or on TV) a winner is me! :king:
34: Mattel Electronics Computer Chess (extremely rare LCD handheld that plays chess)
35: Tiger 7-in-1 Sports Stadium (rare LED handheld that plays 7 different sports games)

WOW, that's AWESOME... I just DOUBLED my collection counting it all this way! :cool:

otoko

11-20-2008, 12:54 PM

Very true. All I was doing was helping the dude out in informing that there are collectors out there that will always put somebody else to shame.

I mean, I have 1100 games, and that is nowhere near huge in my eyes and some other people's eye, but in some people's eyes, I have the biggest collection ever. I will just not go somewhere and tell people I do have that though.

The DPers can seem harsh, but like somebody said, it is like freshmen hazing. We all went through it. If you can survive that, then you are good (and it is not hard to survive that).

As far as that goes, it seems I never got that "Freshman hazing". I have a feeling that I more or less slowly and quietly announced my presence.. Heck at this point I don't even know if I'm a pronounced member of DP yet. Honestly, if that is still the case I wouldn't mind.

mailman187666

11-20-2008, 01:15 PM

As far as that goes, it seems I never got that "Freshman hazing". I have a feeling that I more or less slowly and quietly announced my presence.. Heck at this point I don't even know if I'm a pronounced member of DP yet. Honestly, if that is still the case I wouldn't mind.

I kinda snuck in here too a couple years ago. I was actually never even part of any boards before I came here. I never did an introduce yourself post, and just kinda jumped in on conversations and started a bunch of threads that had already been done to death. I mostly used this board to educate myself on some of the history and values of videogames. I still never really got the whole freshman hazing thing from anybody here either, so if you guys want to, I'll set you up for it:

"not only am I a better collector than everyone here, but I'm also better at playing them, and can always find them for cheaper in the wild than everyone else. I sold a loose copy of Superman 64 for $70 yesterday also."

so there you have it...come get me Seniors ha ha ha.

Sniderman

11-20-2008, 01:24 PM

"not only am I a better collector than everyone here, but I'm also better at playing them, and can always find them for cheaper in the wild than everyone else. I sold a loose copy of Superman 64 for $70 yesterday also."

so there you have it...come get me Seniors ha ha ha.

FRESHMAN!
http://www.hahastuff.com/files/74755147afbbc56c11abc7ac0d98d0db.gif

Gentlegamer

11-20-2008, 01:29 PM

Mariott Guy has you beat:

http://www.videogameconsolelibrary.com/

Tempest

11-20-2008, 01:46 PM

otoko

11-20-2008, 01:54 PM

In my book, if you want those big e-dick points it's not about how many systems you have but how obscure they are. Anyone can go out and buy a 2600, Colecovision, NES, etc., but it takes dedication to hunt down things like a Videobrain, SV-328, Sorcerer, or SG-1000. :)

Tempest

Damn you and your large, throbbing, all knowing penis Tempest!!

Oops.. Sorry "e-penis"... I mean there's no way I would...

Oh, shit....

/uncomfortablejoke

coreys429

11-20-2008, 02:05 PM

Well I think the kicker is that Rickstilwell posted but hasn't responded to any of the messages back.

Iron Draggon

11-20-2008, 02:33 PM

SHIT... I forgot to count all my light guns as separate systems too... D'OH!

36: Sega Genesis Menacer (plays 6 different light gun games on one cart)
37: Sega CD Justifier (plays Sega CD Justifier compatible games)
38: Sega CD Justifier P2 (allows a second player to play Justifier games too)
39: American Laser Games Gun (plays ALG Sega CD & 3DO ALG games)
40: SNES Super Scope (plays 6 Super Scope games on one cart + compatibles)

EDIT: should I count all my mouse games separately as well? Mario Paint, etc?

SegaAges

11-20-2008, 02:42 PM

c0ldb33r

11-20-2008, 02:54 PM

iron draggon is just making this thread LOL

skaar

11-20-2008, 03:01 PM

It's not the SIZE of the collection, but how you use it ;)

SegaAges

11-20-2008, 03:06 PM

It's not the SIZE of the collection, but how you use it ;)

I was going to say how you play with it, but yours sounds more "PC".

mailman187666

11-20-2008, 03:36 PM

FRESHMAN!
http://www.hahastuff.com/files/74755147afbbc56c11abc7ac0d98d0db.gif

I was thinking Dazed and Confused also after I typed out my last post ha ha ha.

Iron Draggon

11-20-2008, 03:45 PM

iron draggon is just making this thread LOL

*takes a bow*

really, I'm loving this new system of cataloguing my collection... it's great!

as for the OP, I remember when I first came here... thinking that surely I had more game stuff than anyone else on earth, cause all my friends always said that I had more game stuff than anyone else they knew... then I found out about people like Joe (the founder of this board) and many others with 10's of 1000's of games and 100's of systems... it was humbling and exciting... finally, I knew I wasn't the only one trying to collect and archive all this stuff... so the hazing is all in good fun... we all understand the feelings... we've all been there... so as long as you can take all the hazing with a grain of salt, you'll be fine... indeed, you do have a very impressive collection... just far from the largest on earth, even using your padding techniques...

welcome to the boards... I hope you don't let all the hazing drive you away

happy collecting!

Tempest

11-20-2008, 04:31 PM

I hope you don't let all the hazing drive you away

Hazing? No. Giving someone a quick dose of reality? Perhaps.

Tempest

Sanriostar

11-20-2008, 07:10 PM

I'm gonna be one of the nice ones around here: Rick, welcome to DP. Your collection is average around here, but good. Don't mince up your collection into subsystems, it looks bad and newbie-ish on your part. But still, post in our 'Introduce yourself!' thread, and add to the conversations. If it seems that we've slapped your collection around a bit, it's 'cause we get '1-posters' claiming to be "t3h P11MMP" around here all the time, and we've gotten kinda sore about it, and now our Beef Min needs to be Calmed. Stick around, and read up. I recommend the 'Classic Discussions' section of our message Board.
I'm sitting on about 17 systems, FWIW...

Marriott_Guy

11-20-2008, 08:29 PM

I second Sanriostar's post - welcome to DP and do not be discouraged at all. This is a great forum with an excellent, diverse and knowledgable community. Though a daily visitor, I do not post a great deal - one of the items I really need to improve upon.

Your collection is very good. As has been previously stated, there are some MONSTER collections/collectors out there, but this in no way diminishes the efforts you have made to date on your collection. I remember starting out my collection of consoles and saying to a friend that I thought I had collected every console ever released. Once I started to really learn the history of the video gaming industry (in the US and abroad), I saw how wrong I was. To this day, I am still learning about a few hidden gems out there.

Keep on gaming and collecting, as well as visiting DP - you will not be dissapointed. Drop me, or any of us, a message if you ever need any help or have any questions.

Marriott_Guy

Total video game consoles : 139 (95% CIB; no handhelds, pongs, dupes or protos/dev units in this count)
Main consoles still searching for : RDI Halcyon (though my fellow VGCL partner has), CreatiVision, Daewoo Zemmix (any model), AdventureVision
Collector's that have more than me : Many

Gentlegamer

11-20-2008, 08:48 PM

Told ya Marriott Guy has you beat. :)

As for game media, this is the largest collection I've seen: http://www.vintagecomputing.com/index.php/archives/103

Marriott_Guy

11-20-2008, 09:09 PM

As for game media, this is the largest collection I've seen: http://www.vintagecomputing.com/index.php/archives/103
I agree with Gentle - that is the largest game collection I have seen. Are there some bigger collections than that? I would venture to say yes, but the general public will never see see those pics - same with some of the other MONSTER collections. They are just too valuable to risk the posting.

Bojay1997

11-20-2008, 10:08 PM

Told ya Marriott Guy has you beat. :)

As for game media, this is the largest collection I've seen: http://www.vintagecomputing.com/index.php/archives/103

I still think Joe has this collection beat by about three times given that he estimates his at around 25K to 30K games now. Given that these appear to be single row deep shelves, I think the estimate provided in the follow-up interview of this guy having 10K games is probably right. It's very impressive and I would venture to say that few if any collectors have the luxury of being able to shelve their entire collections like this guy has been able to do. Having said that, there are several collectors on here that have in the range of 15K or more games, so imagine another 50% added on to those photos, and then try to imagine the shadowy mega-collectors that have 20K or more.

I think I'm less impressed with quantity than I am quality since in this age of emulation where it's getting harder to tell the original from the rom, I think that having a physical piece of plastic is just as important as having a nice box, manual, etc...since it's part of the art and experience of buying, owning and collecting games. I'm at just over 16K right now, but I have always collected MIB or new stuff, so I kinda doubt I will ever cross the 20K mark, simply because it's gotten to the point where money is not the issue, its the simple reality that some games don't exist or are not available MIB or new which is preventing further growth.

otoko

11-20-2008, 10:10 PM

Told ya Marriott Guy has you beat. :)

As for game media, this is the largest collection I've seen: http://www.vintagecomputing.com/index.php/archives/103

Agreed. I think that person has a room of doom somewhere in the collectors section.

They have 20 plus some odd genesis consoles. /Gah!

I still think Joe has this collection beat by about three times given that he estimates his at around 25K to 30K games now. Given that these appear to be single row deep shelves, I think the estimate provided in the follow-up interview of this guy having 10K games is probably right. It's very impressive and I would venture to say that few if any collectors have the luxury of being able to shelve their entire collections like this guy has been able to do. Having said that, there are several collectors on here that have in the range of 15K or more games, so imagine another 50% added on to those photos, and then try to imagine the shadowy mega-collectors that have 20K or more.

I think I'm less impressed with quantity than I am quality since in this age of emulation where it's getting harder to tell the original from the rom, I think that having a physical piece of plastic is just as important as having a nice box, manual, etc...since it's part of the art and experience of buying, owning and collecting games. I'm at just over 16K right now, but I have always collected MIB or new stuff, so I kinda doubt I will ever cross the 20K mark, simply because it's gotten to the point where money is not the issue, its the simple reality that some games don't exist or are not available MIB or new which is preventing further growth.

Of course Joe does, but we are talking about normal people :P

ryborg

11-20-2008, 11:23 PM

I hope you don't let all the hazing drive you away

No elephant walk = no hazing in my book.

Adol

11-21-2008, 06:10 AM

I agree with Gentle - that is the largest game collection I have seen. Are there some bigger collections than that?

I do.
And the value of the collection you're talking cannot even be calculated,because we can't EVEN SEE THE TITLES.
There could be 700 Duck hunt in NES carts,instead of a NES fullset,you couldn't see it.

I personally do fullsets, i feel it better than collecting 10000 games out of nowhere.
Some of my games are worth 2000 Duck Hunt each. I prefer quality (if i could say it,since i do fullsets i do have a lot of shitty games) over quantity anytime.

Too,do not make confusion between personal collections and professionnal (running a store) collection, that's not the same thing at all (well,could be sometimes) :)

But since the topic is about SYSTEMS, for systems collection,this one is ok (From France too):

http://kaori30.com/
or topic about it:
http://www.assemblergames.com/forums/showthread.php?t=9239

Like 1000 systems or so..?

Iron Draggon

11-21-2008, 08:59 AM

I still think Joe has this collection beat by about three times given that he estimates his at around 25K to 30K games now. Given that these appear to be single row deep shelves, I think the estimate provided in the follow-up interview of this guy having 10K games is probably right. It's very impressive and I would venture to say that few if any collectors have the luxury of being able to shelve their entire collections like this guy has been able to do. Having said that, there are several collectors on here that have in the range of 15K or more games, so imagine another 50% added on to those photos, and then try to imagine the shadowy mega-collectors that have 20K or more.

I think I'm less impressed with quantity than I am quality since in this age of emulation where it's getting harder to tell the original from the rom, I think that having a physical piece of plastic is just as important as having a nice box, manual, etc...since it's part of the art and experience of buying, owning and collecting games. I'm at just over 16K right now, but I have always collected MIB or new stuff, so I kinda doubt I will ever cross the 20K mark, simply because it's gotten to the point where money is not the issue, its the simple reality that some games don't exist or are not available MIB or new which is preventing further growth.

I've always bought new too, but if it ever got to a point where I couldn't buy more new games simply because new copies couldn't be found, I'd prolly start buying MIB or CIB... at some point simply owning a copy would be preferable to not owning a copy at all... I'd still hate not being able to buy new though

blue lander

11-21-2008, 10:55 AM

That's a pretty mundane collection, you should consider branching out into Japanese and European import systems.

Tempest

11-21-2008, 11:43 AM

Has anyone ever seen Ian's (Ianoid) collection? His has to be in the top 10 biggest collections.

Tempest

Bojay1997

11-21-2008, 01:49 PM

I do.
And the value of the collection you're talking cannot even be calculated,because we can't EVEN SEE THE TITLES.
There could be 700 Duck hunt in NES carts,instead of a NES fullset,you couldn't see it.

I personally do fullsets, i feel it better than collecting 10000 games out of nowhere.
Some of my games are worth 2000 Duck Hunt each. I prefer quality (if i could say it,since i do fullsets i do have a lot of shitty games) over quantity anytime.

Too,do not make confusion between personal collections and professionnal (running a store) collection, that's not the same thing at all (well,could be sometimes) :)

But since the topic is about SYSTEMS, for systems collection,this one is ok (From France too):

http://kaori30.com/
or topic about it:
http://www.assemblergames.com/forums/showthread.php?t=9239

Like 1000 systems or so..?

Two things here. I think you do in fact have an impressive collection, but since I have no interest in non-English import games, to me your collection is no more exciting than the guy who displays his collection of old farm implements at the county fair every year. Similarly, the links to this guy's system collection are pretty unimpressive to me simple because it's just a bunch of versions of the same few systems. I would be much more impressed to see someone with a couple of hundred mint or new systems including all the most rare/obscure ones. Anyone can spend a ton of money on different versions of common systems, but finding the ones that never come around for sale is a whole different level of difficulty.

kupomogli

11-21-2008, 04:58 PM

I thought I had a really nice collection until I first viewed this forum years ago. Atleast all the games I enjoyed for each system I owned, though I didn't really brag. I own 500-600 games though, where my collection doesn't even put a dent on many of the collections I've seen on this site.

After I first saw the collections on the forum I was like O_O. Also I did notice Adol posted about how he collects full sets. I do have to say that Adol's SNES collection is amazing.

Adol

11-21-2008, 05:13 PM

Two things here. I think you do in fact have an impressive collection, but since I have no interest in non-English import games, to me your collection is no more exciting than the guy who displays his collection of old farm implements at the county fair every year.

Yeah,i'm feeling the very same thing about any collection of US NTSC games, I understand.
Worth crap to me.
But realistically,it is worth something to somebody else's eyes.

Similarly, the links to this guy's system collection are pretty unimpressive to me simple because it's just a bunch of versions of the same few systems. I would be much more impressed to see someone with a couple of hundred mint or new systems including all the most rare/obscure ones. Anyone can spend a ton of money on different versions of common systems, but finding the ones that never come around for sale is a whole different level of difficulty

But the "Bunch of versions" of the few systems,some are worth $2500 each. Those versions are 10 times more OBSCURE/RARE than some regular retail releases.
Because they never were for sale,and some are like 48 pcs in the world.
Finding a PC Engine Modem or a Megadrive Printer isn't exactly easy,you know.

kainemaxwell

11-21-2008, 05:14 PM

It's not the SIZE of the collection, but how you use it ;)

So do you use yours daily, or once or twice a week then? :)

SegaAges

11-21-2008, 05:15 PM

kupomogli

11-21-2008, 10:18 PM

Ah, give it time, and this place will make you want to collect even more.

When I first joined, i was like many of you, around 200 or 300 games. I joined 4 years ago, and being completely broke, I have gotten over 1100.

After joining I've actually seriously thought of collecting arcade games and getting a complete SNES collection.

DreamTR

11-22-2008, 04:36 PM

There's also the other issue of just how many "different" games are there? I mean if you really sit down and think about it, how many different console games out there even with PC? I have no doubt with store stock, doubles, arcade, etc you can have 100K games....LOL

Heck, I sat down and thought about every console release of games that I do not have, and by far the library with PS1, PS2, and PSP are the ones I don't collect for much, and I think I have around 1,300 for those systems out of 3,200 or so games, and with those being the largest game collections available sans PC, how the heck can you have 20,000+ different games unless you're counting PC...and even then....I can totally see doubles being put into perspective, but I'm at 15K (and I am not counting store stuff, only different games and protos) and I can't go much further except for current console stuff, and even that's a stretch...who the heck are all these 20K guys and what do they have in terms of system by system stuff?

Rickstilwell1

11-22-2008, 09:11 PM

Wow, so I take it most of you have much more experience than me. I'm only 21 and have only had a year to collect all these so this is pretty good for my age. Most forums I had been on consisted of people around my age group.

It's not like I'm trying to get the most systems but it looks like I've finally found a community who knows what the heck I'm talking about.

My main goal is simply to have the US released systems as I am from the US. I don't care as much about collecting foreign items unless they are really cool. Like I might try to get that Canadian Commodore Amiga CD32 so I can play games like Microcosm (looked cool on youtube). I haven't gotten into gaming computer collecting either, so no Commodore 64 yet.

For the one who said I should post pics, I should actually take pics of them and post them. That would be pretty cool having a picture of all them together. I may have to take separate pictures and put them together in Paint though. I tried taking a picture of them all at once when I had less systems and I couldn't find a way to get them all onto the screen. Maybe I'll just do it in groups.

PS: I only count modded Xbox because of the fact it plays emulators for many consoles. That is all I use it for and I play Xbox games on the unmodded one, so I treat them like separate systems. Also, it's the only other way to play rom hacks besides romcarts for the original systems. There are some pretty good Sonic, Mario and Zelda hacks out there if you know where to look.

I do have some doubles of systems but I usually try to sell off all my duplicates ASAP so I can get something else I don't have yet.

AB Positive

11-22-2008, 09:18 PM

My main goal is simply to have the US released systems as I am from the US. I don't care as much about collecting foreign items unless they are really cool. Like I might try to get that Canadian Commodore Amiga CD32 so I can play games like Microcosm (looked cool on youtube).

http://www.spoonyexperiment.com/games/Microcosm/

I would recommend watching that link before deciding on Microcosm. CD32 has a lot of great games but... well watch that and you decide.

Glad to see we didn't scare you off - but for 21 you do have a great start on the console side. I think I was 23 when I hit my 'heyday' which when I actually have a good job I'm sure I'll start getting up to again, heh.

As for romhacks and homebrews and whatnot - while xbox is easier (and i've done it too) there are people that make real carts for the systems out of those hacks and homebrews. I'm learning to do it myself but a few other people do it too - mainly for nes and snes.

Welcome to DP - we like to joke around and stir the shit now and again but for the most part we're good people. How's the game side of the collection look, as a question? We host pics of "Room of Doom" style stuff too where people show off collections, might be neat to look. :)

Rickstilwell1

11-22-2008, 09:41 PM

I've got 1,662 actual console and handheld games, 15 real PC games, and 10 real import games which are mostly Neo Geo CD at the time of this posting. No dupes listed as I try to get rid of those. And a lot of these are loose carts and discs in just plain jewel cases. A lot of them were only for $2.50 or less because a local game store liquidated games for older systems at that price. I decided to take advantage and get everything they had that I didn't yet. My friends thought I was crazy for spending all my extra money on that stuff, but I had a great time doing it. The manager there even ordered games from store locations in other states so I could go through them. Since I never bought dupes it started to pile up there and they stopped doing it because they had no more room for it.

Now here's a good question. Where can you find all those rare game systems besides ebay and amazon.com? Are there supposed better ordering sites you guys can tell me about so I can start getting more of what I want for better prices? You might have better careers than I do by a long shot. I'm just a $10 an hour baker.