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Anthony1
06-30-2003, 11:52 AM
I'm assuming that the original Playstation has the largest library of games, considering that it came out quite some time ago, and that it still has new games coming out for it, even today. Does anybody know the total number of games that system has?

What about the NES? I would think that the NES would also have a pretty considerable library of games.


Is there anybody out there that has, or is trying to have a complete collection of every single game released for either of these systems? If so, wow, that must be a very daunting and expensive task!

Quintracker
06-30-2003, 12:04 PM
Here's a link for ya! :D

http://www.digitpress.com/lists/cartcount.pdf

NE146
06-30-2003, 12:14 PM
Here's a link for ya! :D

http://www.digitpress.com/lists/cartcount.pdf

Yknow.. that chart could use some nice easy to read numbers because for us "color challenged" males.. it's is pretty damn hard to read LOL I mean..My wife is good with subtle hues bit there are a couple of yellows and browns there that I can't even tell the difference between :P

digitalpress
06-30-2003, 12:22 PM
Yknow.. that chart could use some nice easy to read numbers because for us "color challenged" males.. it's is pretty damn hard to read LOL I mean..My wife is good with subtle hues bit there are a couple of yellows and browns there that I can't even tell the difference between :P

I can't distinguish between the colors either, that's why it's arranged alphabetically with the alphabetical list across the top. It's not hard to read if you follow along wtih the legend.

SoulBlazer
06-30-2003, 01:00 PM
If you consider ALL four types of the Game Boy games as the same, and not broken down as they are here, then THAT has the largest library at well over a thousand.

Although I thought the Atari 2600 and NES libraries were bigger?

NE146
06-30-2003, 01:40 PM
Yknow.. that chart could use some nice easy to read numbers because for us "color challenged" males.. it's is pretty damn hard to read LOL I mean..My wife is good with subtle hues bit there are a couple of yellows and browns there that I can't even tell the difference between :P

I can't distinguish between the colors either, that's why it's arranged alphabetically with the alphabetical list across the top. It's not hard to read if you follow along wtih the legend.


AHA!!! lol I was reading that going from top left going down (i.e.32x, Atari 7800, Dreamcast) Now I see it's arranged to be read from left to right LOL Thanks ;)

On that note, it might be easier to read going that way (going down via column) rather than from left to right.. I dunno. I guess it's good either way. Just a thought. :)

Raedon
06-30-2003, 01:45 PM
if you count all the GB,GBC, GBA games as the same then you could say the PS2 has the largest with 1200+ PSX and 450+ PS2 games.

can you believe there are already nearly 500 PS2 games out there?

Sylentwulf
06-30-2003, 01:51 PM
My guesses are (in order):

PC
Commodore
PS1
Gameboy

Since I don't personally count the PC or Commodore, I would say the PS1 takes it.

Oberfuhrer Hamm
06-30-2003, 02:16 PM
Yknow.. that chart could use some nice easy to read numbers because for us "color challenged" males.. it's is pretty damn hard to read LOL I mean..My wife is good with subtle hues bit there are a couple of yellows and browns there that I can't even tell the difference between :P

I can't distinguish between the colors either, that's why it's arranged alphabetically with the alphabetical list across the top. It's not hard to read if you follow along wtih the legend.


AHA!!! lol I was reading that going from top left going down (i.e.32x, Atari 7800, Dreamcast) Now I see it's arranged to be read from left to right LOL Thanks ;)

On that note, it might be easier to read going that way (going down via column) rather than from left to right.. I dunno. I guess it's good either way. Just a thought. :)

I personally would find that if the names were put directly underneath their respective bar, even if the name was vertical, it would probably be the easiest to read. That may not be a space saver, but it might be less confusing. At least, that is just my 2 cents about it anyway. ;)

kevincure
06-30-2003, 02:26 PM
I count 1243 games for the PS1 as of now, but as noted, there are still games coming out for it every month. No other home console is anywhere near this number (for comparison, the DC and 64 both had 200-something games and the NES 7xx).

ubersaurus
06-30-2003, 02:36 PM
If you count only the individual games themselves and not label variations and pirates, the atari 2600 only has about 700 too. Even with the 7800's extra, what, 59? it isn't enough to usurp the PSX. So I say that the psx has the most, period.

hydr0x
06-30-2003, 02:47 PM
I count 1243 games for the PS1 as of now, but as noted, there are still games coming out for it every month. No other home console is anywhere near this number (for comparison, the DC and 64 both had 200-something games and the NES 7xx).

what about the snes? anthony didn't say us-games only, so i think snes/sfc would be a true competitor

digitalpress
06-30-2003, 03:05 PM
what about the snes? anthony didn't say us-games only, so i think snes/sfc would be a true competitor

Not if you do the same and include non-US PlayStation games. In fact, I think that would officially blow any other console out of the water (unless you include disk-based systems).

Ruudos
06-30-2003, 05:19 PM
How about the Famicom then?

Mayhem
06-30-2003, 06:52 PM
C64... 10k+ titles at least... though PC would dwarf that entirely and all the rest put together...

Sylentwulf
06-30-2003, 07:15 PM
If you're doing worldwide, wouldn't the SMS put up decent shot in the running? (Beyond my knowledge, but I know brazil STILL loves it)

Funk Buddy
06-30-2003, 07:47 PM
Not that this helps, but the Japanese Saturn has over 600 releases. :)

I can't see counting all the GB's together. They are different systems, unlike the Genesis which has the three versions but they still go in one category. Did that make sense? I need some sleep! @_@

anagrama
07-01-2003, 08:14 AM
C64... 10k+ titles at least...

ditto Spectrum.

anagrama
07-01-2003, 08:16 AM
If you're doing worldwide, wouldn't the SMS put up decent shot in the running? (Beyond my knowledge, but I know brazil STILL loves it)

Nah, possibly upto 500-ish including the Brazillian games

Mayhem
07-01-2003, 09:51 AM
C64... 10k+ titles at least...

ditto Spectrum.

Difference is the US factor... Spectrum was really just Europe games for the most part whereas C64 has all the US software too. C64 > Spectrum here for games, but it isn't a massive amount, probably a few thousand...

liquidmetal
07-01-2003, 11:21 AM
commodore 64 has about 95 percent of its games on disk. over 10,000 games :/

Mayhem
07-01-2003, 11:50 AM
Probably not that high a %... you don't realise just how much C64 stuff was released in Europe as tape only ;)

Queen Of The Felines
07-01-2003, 12:00 PM
Not if you do the same and include non-US PlayStation games. In fact, I think that would officially blow any other console out of the water (unless you include disk-based systems).

I know there's at LEAST 2000 Japanese-only PSX games, and God knows how many Europe-only games...I'm up to 1480 games and I've just barely started keeping track of the foreign ones!

Kristine

Jorpho
07-01-2003, 03:51 PM
I once read that a Colecovision equipped with a 2600 adapter had the largest library of games. Of course, that was many years ago.

Does a fully-equipped Pioneer LaserActive count? :)
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Ed Oscuro
07-01-2003, 04:11 PM
Even with the GameBoy Player and e-Reader, (and if you're willing to count GameBoy, GBC, GBA, GameCube and e-cards as games for one console) the GameCube isn't touching PlayStation releases, I'm sure. Though if they keep up with the backwards-compatibility idea through the release of the next Nintendo console they might start reaching higher levels...The thing is, though, that there are a whole ton of Japanese GBA titles...haven't counted the number, but it's a lot.

NES? Wasn't that 700? There's a whole ton of Famicom/FDS titles out there, make no mistake, but again it doesn't touch Commodore 64 or PC levels.

Arqueologia_Digital
07-01-2003, 07:10 PM
Donīt forget the Coleco vision, with the 2600 adapter...