What do you collect? V2.0

[DigitalSpace]

Right now, my focus is on SNES and N64.

I also have a PS2 and Gamecube, and a small collection for both (along with a small collection of PSX stuff) and I buy games for those when I find something I want at a good price, or a cheap game that looks like something I'd enjoy.

I'd collect for Genesis and NES, but lack of room limits me. However, if I found a great deal on one of those systems, I wouldn't pass it up.

I'm considering getting a GBA in the future. We'll see.

[vincewy]

My interests are 16-bit, a little bit of NES and a few current titles. I have collections of Neo-Geo AES (complete), LaserActive (US complete, Jp near complete), Dreamcast (US sealed complete), Virtual Boy (US complete), TurboGrafx (just half of all 97), and 100+ Gamecube (only the best titles).

I also have a small number of games on Saturn, Jaguar, SNES, N64, Lynx, PC-Engine, Xbox, Sega-CD, these tend to be the games I really want to play rather than collecting.

I'm starting looking into Naomi, although officially the games are ported to Dreamcast, many games are in fact cheaper than their Dreamcast counterpart, plus the cartridge form is much more reliable for used products, it's known that used Dreamcast games have many issues from just tiny scratches. I know for sure I won't collect games of current systems as the ratio of junks on PS2/Xbox are disproportionally high (even GC) compared to most 16-bit systems.

Ideally I'd love to collect and aim for complete SNES/Super Famicom, PC-Engine (not US), MegaDrive (not Genesis), and Japanese Saturn collections, but realisticly they'll put me into bankrupcy and I'll have little time to even play all those games.

[Dead Sexy]

I mainly focus on Saturn, Dreamcast, Sega CD, Turbo Duo, PC-FX, and Playstation. I am just starting to collect Neo Geo MVS games.

[Naiera]

but realisticly they'll put me into bankrupcy

Going for that complete AES collection didn't do that? X_x

[pookninja]

i collect everything from the nes on up to the current stuff.my favorite stuff to hunt for is snes,genesis,tubrografx16,nes,sms,3do,and ps1.i really enjoy finding games and controllers i didnt already have for a super crazy low price.and my main games i collect are rpg's,shooters,and platform action games.

[Canadianzombie]

I collect (and trade) Atari 2600, 5200 and 7200 as well as Colecovision, Nes and Snes. I've got about 450 games in all, but what I enjoy most about collecting is getting a sweet deal on something when you'd least expect it, that's rich.
Cheers

[13u1313a]

I collect anything from NES and Master System all the way upto N64.
Dont do handheld systems though. I want to collect NINTENDO stuff more but it seems a lot harder.

[ghostangelofcky]

I collect Genesis games that I find in the box.
Sega CD
Jaguar
Master System that I can find in the box
PSX in the old big box
Gamegear

[KirbyStar27]

SNES and 32x

[-hellvin-]

Right now it's all:

NES, SNES, Atari

[Damon Plus]

Genesis
Master System
GameGear
GameBoy
Nes
SuperNes
Atari 2600
Saturn

[jammajup]

The main one for me is coin-op videogame boards/MVS carts but also ido collect other items on a lesser scale such as:
Any old console/games(Atari 2600,GX7000,etc)
Any old computer/games(Spectrum,C16/64,Vic20,Dragon,etc)
Any User manuals/instructuion books,programing books,etc)
I have to admit ihave a lot of love for the ATARI 2600 and my prize find was a keyboard for it :-P

[Rogmeister]

I recently completed my goal of reaching 100 Dreamcast games (yes, I have quite moderate goals) and have nearly 200 SNES cartridges so I may go for that goal next. I also want to eventually reach 200 Playstation games in my collection (I like round numbers) so I'll be working on that off and on though I'm not as close to reaching that number as I am with the SNES collection.

I am a fairly recent XBox owner so I will continue to look for good but cheap games for that system.

[sabre2922]

I collect for:
XBOX; just got Knights of the old Republic :D great freakin game
Gamecube; currently addicted to Metroid Prime even though im kinda stuck
PSone: mostly all the best 2-D games for this system just picked up Megamanx4 and x6 not too interested in most of the 3-D stuff for PSone becuase the games DID NOT AGE GRACEFULLY
DREAMCAST: I buy whatever I find for my fav system of all time but there simply are no more games or ANYTHING for the DC in my area :(

[Sibs]

NES
SNES
Gameboy/Color/Advance
N64
Gamecube
Dreamcast
Playstation
Playstation 2
X Box

Right now I'm concentrating on rebuilding my NES collection I sold in a garage sale 8 years ago.

[Psyleid]

Whatever system I have is what system I collect for.

[Link_Chrono]

Anything concerning N64 and Zelda. The only problem is, I have a VERY limited income, and I keep seeing things that aren't N64 related that I just have to have (like an MB Donkey Kong board game I got recently)

[videogameking26]

Mainly PS2,Xbox,GBA right now. Also GameCube & PSX also a little bit

[Jumpman Jr.]

I've been really hardcore into NES lately, but I'd like to get into SNES and N64 a little bit more.
I love Nintendo 8-)

[Biff_McFresh]

RPGs, survival horror games, a few select series.


Also, basically any good games :D :D

[towerofsong]

Any decent RPGs, obsessed with the damn things. Also RPG strategy guides, love the artwork in them
Also 2D shoot em ups...now if only I was good at them

[AlexKidd]

My favorite systems to collect for are the 16-bit ones.All three of them but especially turbo-grafx. I also collect for the 2600 and GBA.

[snes_collector]

SNES
GC
NES
Gen

^ Mainly

[legov8]

I mainly focus on the Nintendo 64. I also collect for all the Game Boys and Game Cube. When I get a NES or SNES I'll collect for them too.

[jp]

Mostly Saturn, though that collection is slowly winding down... I'd say in less than 6 months it'll just be Derisoba Deluxe, Eyeful Home, and Heim Waltz left, and those can wait for a year or two for all I care.


Right now I'm transitioning into the PC-Engine market... though maybe a bit too fast I'm thinking...

[AlexKidd]

I know I have already posted in this thread before but while I own 20 something systems and have been collecting for all of them I have limited my collecting. I now collect mainly for nintendo systems(every one except virtual boy, don't have one) because I enjoy playing those systems the most and I'm sick of collecting stuff that I don't play. I will buy the occasional turbo grafx or 2600 game but mainly nintendo from here on. Hopefully I'll save some money. :roll:

[VG_Maniac]

It depends what I'm in the mood for. Overall....my NES and SNES have been the main focus of my collecting. Lately, I've been working on my Atari 2600 collection.

[EricRyan34]

I collect mainly for the NES and SNES. I file every game that I have, such as when I purchased them, where, the price and where I bought them from. My Playstation 1 collection seems to be growing quite large so I need to start filing them as well.

[syd]

The two main systems I collect for are the SNES and the N64. I'm mostly into playing games, not collecting them. For example I have an SNES flash card that plays almost every SNES game, so I am only collecting those games that the card doesn't play. For N64, I collect whatever games are both unique to that system and are fun to play. I refuse to collect for CD based systems, I've had bad experiences buying them in the past so I would rather just collect burned copies of the games. As well, I try only to collect loose games for the most part, because like I said I'm interested in playing the games.
:D

[Biff_McFresh]

I don't really collect for a specific system at the moment. I do however try to pick up as many rpgs and survival horror games as I can find, it seems.

[SeiruKoji]

I collect many systems and games. I even have controllers, games, manuals, cables, etc to systems I don't own. I also collect toys, videos, cereal boxes, and other things related to games and game characters.

[Jumpman Jr.]

I've allready posted in here, but things have changed since then.
I'm currently collecting 'hardcore' for the following:

Master System (about 15 more games to go) all boxed or complete
32X (about 4 more games to go) all complete
NES (about 100 more games to go)
SNES (alot to go)
N64 (total of about 100 boxed or complete games)

Other than that, I collect a little bit for:
Genesis
Gamecube
GameBoys (all of them; DS, Color, etc..)
2600
7800

Plus, I've collected for the following (completed US collections, so I don't really 'collect' for them anymore:
Intellivision
Virtual Boy

[zerohero]

Mostly right now for the SNES. I think I've got all my old games back on + some.

The psx, ps2, saturn, nes, are others that i collect for, but I'm not all "gung hoe" for them.

[johno590]

My true love is the SNES. Since I had one when I was a kid and I enjoyed it, I really wanted to collect for that. When I first started collecting I didn't even have a SNES because I had sold my old one. I collected everything that I didn't have when I was a kid like for the NES and Genesis, because I thought it would be cool, but I don't like them as much as the SNES.

I've been mainly collecting for SNES now. Trying to get all of the games I used to have (A couple more to go.. like Smash TV, UN Squadron, Mystical Ninja) and also I'm collecting pretty much any game I can find for the SNES. To me it's just a fun system to collect for.

[liab1228]

Just started collecting the N-Gage today. We have 6 out 39. This is the first collection both me and my fiancee started together :D
We are also working on the PS 1 which we currently have around 400+ games.

[danielscheil]

i collect genesis / mega drive and sega cd games
i have ca 250 and an Sega Amstrad Mega PC
i will got much more but i have not so much money

[clawx]

I mostly collect for the NES, but i'll buy games for the SNES and Sega Genesis too, if they look intresting or I played them as a kid or they are rather cheap.

[freckledpeas]

I collect all game systems (minus clones and pongs). I don't think I'll ever have a complete collection for any system that I currently own, but thankfully, I don't really have an interest to. For me, as far collecting is concerned, as it's the hardware that makes me happy. :)

[B - Mark]

At moment i collect this systems and his respective games:

Sega Systems:
- Master System
- Mega Drive / Genesis

Near future i will collect this games

Sega Systems
- Game Gear
- Saturn
- Dreamcast

Nintendo Systems
- NES
- Super NES
- Game Boy Classic, Color and Advance
- Nintendo DS
- Game Cube
- Wii

NEC Systems
- PC Engine Duo RX

[7th lutz]

I am more of a gameplayer then a collecter. The only thing I collect for games is good games for the systems I own in the genre's I like. I still have 2600,7800,lynx, Neo geo poket color,ps1,genesis,sms,dreamcast and a bunch of tg-16 games I want.

[Hammy]

Collector For:

Arcade (boards and cabs)
Megadrive (pal + jap only)
Mega CD (pal only)
Saturn (pal only)
Dreamcast (pal only)
Gamegear (pal + jap only)

[Rickstilwell1]

I've gotten into hobbies in music so I've started drifting away from collecting crap and started only really wanting to hold onto the game systems and my favorite games on each. The rest of the games? ahh there's too many to collect, not enough money and not enough space. I want my money back!

Still I think collecting systems rather than games is more interesting as you tend to really want to keep games that are a particular system's strong point anyway. Some systems really do well for certain genres while others not so much.

[RetroYoungen]

Wow... haven't seen THIS thread in a while! Anybody else have any updates?

I'm mostly focusing on newer consoles and any/all of my handhelds nowadays... my tiny collection of DS games is growing nicely enough, with more than a few gems. As for older stuff, I still pop in the occasional FamiCom title and hooked up my Sega CD a little while back (had to remind myself that I did indeed enjoy my time with Vay and - gasp! - Sewer Shark), but I'd love to actively go hunting for more portable-ish things.

[rgw825]

The only system i really collect for is the Intellivision. All other systems i only buy games that i want to play. But if i was to collect for other systems in the future it would probably be the NES, Atari 2600, 7800, and Colecovision.

[Game Freak]

I collect for NES and SNES, but buy mostly any other Nintendo-system game that looks interesting.

[csgx1]

collecting original Gameboy & color games because they are relatively cheap and most of the decent games are fairly common.

[Steve W]

I avoid Nintendo games and hardware and Sony games, I'll collect just about every thing else. In the past couple years, I've also started collecting electronic handhelds from the '70s and '80s, like Mattel's Football and similar games.

[Mikhal]

Saturn US/Import
PSone US
SNES
PS3
X360
Turbo Grafx/PC Engine

[BamBoo]

I collect Metal Gear Solid items, and I bet I have more items than anyone on here :D

[nensondubois]

Gamecube demos
Game Boy
NES
SNES/SFC
Famicom
Sega Genesis
Sega Saturn
Intellivision
Playstation
Anything else really.

[katrincarroll]

I am a big fan of computer game. i will collect the 16 bit area game for my system ...............

[QuickSciFi]

I mainly collect Sega Genesis/CD/32X games (Trying to finish-up those libraries one day). Besides those, the Saturn and Dreamcast libraries seem small enough to want to finish-up one day also. And beyond those, virtually any console I own or will ever own. But besides my main Sega craze, I only collect shmups, RPGs, action Platformers and the like.

I stop at sports, shovelware, party games and pretty much anything that plays solely on gadgetry (i.e.-motion controls). I am however, a stickler for mint CIB, though (especially when it comes to Sega consoles). The only consoles I've decided to collect for strictly loose are the Atari and Nintendo Cart-based systems (with handhelds like the GB and GG still undecided).

I used to collect Star Wars toys from the 90s, but I gave that up eons ago. Toys of any sort really fail to do it for me. I guess I've tried to collect virtually anything as I was growing up (from stamps and comic books to action figures and knives), but I also gave all of those up. I think the only other item I actually collect besides select video games are hard cover 1st print/1st editions of books I admire (mainly victorian or contemporary Fantasy/Sci-Fi). But that became expensive real fast. So, though not altogether "thrown" aside, it must be "gently" put aside for the time being.

P.S.> My biggest pet-peeve are "Plushy" collectors. I'm talking about fully grown, male gamers who extend their enthusiasm to anything and everything from Beanie Baby Marios to life-size Sonic plushies. I really don't get it. It's not that I've grown over that phase, it's that I never saw plushies and teddie bears as items that could hold-up as "collectible." Those things get nasty, fast! yuck.:puke:

[binici]

Lately, I have been focusing on finiding old skool board games. Love to play them as well just to have an idea of what people were doing when they were board with no TV or video games...

[Retro_gamer36]

I collect Yu-Gi-Oh cards (I HAVE MORE THAN...thaan...I don't know, just very much T^T)

[namzep]

I've not really been collecting for the last little bit (mostly consolidating what I already own) but I mostly collect arcade and stuff to play, anymore. I also collect books (all genres), shot glasses/barware, comics (probably what I've been concentrating on the most), horror movie collectables, and sports memobralia.

[Parodius Duh!]

shifting strictly to famicom only!

[Rickstilwell1]

Current focus: CIB games. Only games that I think are good and fun to play. For any console or handheld. I am trying to move away from loose cartridges or discs and sell those off.

[gillzManiju]

I mostly collect Jazwres Sonic toys and video games of course.
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[lauraleebm]

I collect PC retro, SNES, Game Gear and TG16!

[Suikoman444]

I collect RPGs for every console mainly. Other than that I collect games from my favorite publishers, like Atlus, NISA, Aksys, Nintendo and Square, Enix or Square-Enix.

[dchristie74]

I have been collecting systems and i am moving on the games now. i even created a quick site to show off my finds. The virtual boy was my favorite find.

www.thevideogamecollector.weebly.com

[retroguy]

Odd as it may seem, I'm interested in collecting licensed games because I actually like to play them, unlike most gamers. One of my favorites is the NES version of Spy vs. Spy, one of the best two-player games ever made. My friend and I used to spend hours blowing each other up and we thought it was the funniest thing in the world. Another good one is Who Framed Roger Rabbit. I don't know about anyone else, but I stayed up all night playing that game when I first got it. And, of course, the Capcom Disney games are awesome.

[shifted]

I collect NES, NES II, SNES, N64, Wii, PSX, PSOne, PS2, PS3, XBox, XBox 360, SMS/SMS II, SMD/SMD II, SMC/SMC II, Saturn, Dreamcast.... I think that's it...

[TheShireGamer]

Im all about every gen of gaming, as well as most genres. So I guess in a way its a little harder to collect when Im not only focusing on the current gen but also for classic gens as well, I try and finance myself well. Though I currently want to start collecting more for my N64, SNES, NES, Playstation 1, Genesis to start off, and do some online collecting when I can for the Wonderswan, Famicom, and a few others also to start off and then Ill move on from there.

[Genesaturn]

I collect pretty much everything pre-128 bit era...except for the Dreamcast. but most of my collection is Sega based. Currently working towards finishing a Genesis collection.

[DylanOZ]

I'm mainly a video game collector, i collect for all the systems I have, I havent got a large video game library but i'm working on it :D . I also like collecting the old movies from the Film Noir era. "Here's looking at you kid."

[sloan]

Beer cans, only the older steel ones, not the cheap aluminum type
Comic books
Hot wheels
Big Boy memorabilia
Every home VG console within reach

[turboexpress]

I collect handhelds.

[Kabrelle]

Anything and everything Starfox. I have pins, posters, clothing, official collectors merchandise (such as the promotional Starfox Adventures Fox McCloud bobblehead complete with certificate of authenticity, postcards, Johny Lightning SF64 car, etc.), and have even gone as far as to interview a lot of the voice actors. Oh, own every game of course in multiple forms/regions (SF64, Lylat Wars, etc.).

Next to that, kaiju films. Nearly complete with Godzilla, moving on to Gamera. I own some rarities such as Frankenstein Vs Baragon, and others whose names I cannot remember at this time.

I'll also add Resident Evil and Silent Hill to my list of things I collect, but only game/movie wise. Use to collect RE toys, but lost interest after the expensive line of RE3 figures (which were my favorites btw) became harder and harder to find.

[PacKid]

Nes and DS (both) and more, coming soon.

[DeseoParadise]

I collect for all systems but PC, Game Gear, Turbografx and Neo Geo are the most importants for me.

[Steve W]

My collecting habits have changed a bit over the years since I last posted. I used to go searching for games in thrift stores and flea markets, then I'd look for games and handheld electronic toys from the '70s and '80s (like Mattel's Electronic Football, Simon, that kind of thing). Now when I go out hunting I pretty much never find games I'm interested in, so I find myself looking mostly for old electronic toys, interesting and old board games, and generally any toys from my childhood that would look cool on a shelf. For example, I've picked up three or four lunchboxes over the years, just because I liked them. I've bought a couple VR helmets, just because they look good on a shelf sitting on a styrofoam head.

A lot of the time, though, my flea market and thrift store trips are mostly just a reason to get out of my neighborhood and go someplace new and explore a little bit. And trying out different local restaurants when I'm there.

[Daria]

Can't believe I've never posted in this topic before.

Anyway, I collect RPGs for any and all systems (620 and counting wooo!). My second loves are survival horror games and CIB NES. I'd love to delve into vintage computers (Apple II and Commodore 64 specifically) but I can't claim to collect, as I don't actually have anything for them currently. I just think that they're sexy as hell.

[PizzaKat]

I collect any system I can find, I have a bunch so there isn't much left to collect. Im not picky if cartridges are complete or not. Sony, Nintendo, Sega etc.
I also started collecting WWF LJN wrestlers from the 80s just late last year. I picked a slew of them this year at a 80stoys expo just recently. I also like to collect toys from the 80s although they are rare that I find them reasonably priced. I'm also a fan of Garfield as I like to pick up different memoribilia which usually is a plush.

[dj898]

I mainly collected Sega Saturn and Dreamcast although also collected SuperGrafx, MegaDrive, N64.

Those were followed by PS1/PS2/Xbox.

Due to family life skipped entire PS3, Xbox360 scene ^^