Easy to collect?

[kainemaxwell]

Would anyone say some systems are easier to collect for? Like the Intellivision, Atari Lynx, or Virtual Boy?

[scooterb23]

Those are the exact three systems I would have said as well, not too many crazy rare games...but I am having a heck of a time getting the last 5 Virtual Boy games I need (of course, I haven't exactly been active about pursuing them)...

Yeah, for the last few, you are still looking to spend some major coinage...but nowhere near as much as for the last few NES or 2600 carts to finish a collection.

I'd probably also throw the Sega Master System, Odyssey2, and Game.com into that list as well :)

[Half Japanese]

I'll have to go with my favorite portable, the Neo Geo Pocket Color. Collecting them all complete (which I imagine many here would want to do) might be a semi-difficult feat, but if you're willing to accept loose games you can get the games for a song nowadays, both on Ebay and at EB. Plus, I'd say that over 75% of the library is good to excellent. It's a win-win situation.

[maxlords]

Loose NGPC games don't count! :D Seriously....it's easy to collect NGPC games....unless you want them complete.....then it's damned near impossible :D

[Balloon Fight]

I would say that Virtual Boy, Lynx, and Game.com are the easiest. Intellivision is a little hard because there is always Congo Bongo and Conversational French. Sega Master System isnt the hardest system to collect for, but i can tell you it isnt the easiest either. (Damn you Buster Douglas)

[Dr. Morbis]

There are many systems less difficult to collect for than the intellivision. Try the 7800 on for size. As far as made-for-tv-use consoles go, it is about as easy as it gets. Only 57 official releases, and two thirds of them can be had for pocket-change, and still in in their manufacturers seal, on ebay. You'll only have to plunk down a little money for Tank Command and a couple others. As the DP guide says: it's the perfect 'starter' system.

[MarioAllStar2600]

Vectrex isn't that hard. I tihnk im going to start to work on that. The only thing that is goig to cost a real pretty penny is Mr. Bostons clean sweep, and the 3d Imager.

[vincewy]

Of the 3 systems you mentioned, I'd say Virtual Boy US is the easiest of the 3 to complete, if you'e sure you want to go this way, make sure you get these 3 games first:

Jack Brothers
3D Tetris
Water World

4th game you need to get to cover yourself with rare games will be Nester's Funky Bowling

I have all 14 US VB games, I tried to get other Jp games, the last 4 missing can't justify the cost, ie: SD Gundam for $500+

BTW, have you thought of N-Gage? It might also be easy to complete, aren't we all just picking on N-Gage lately?

[norkusa]

I have all 14 US VB games, I tried to get other Jp games, the last 4 missing can't justify the cost, ie: SD Gundam for $500+

Lemme guess...the other three are Space Invaders, Virtual Lab and Virtual Bowling, right? ;)

[vincewy]

I have all 14 US VB games, I tried to get other Jp games, the last 4 missing can't justify the cost, ie: SD Gundam for $500+

Lemme guess...the other three are Space Invaders, Virtual Lab and Virtual Bowling, right? ;)

You got it, actually, I could've gotten Virtual Lab for $200 at one point, but even at that price, I couldn't justify for the monochrome game, it's not like Neo-Geo AES games which are made of heavy duty stuff with great artworks outside, graphics, and game plays to back them up, even for NG AES, the highest I've paid is $400, and even that was an exception to my buying rule just to complete my collection.

I am pretty happy with my VB collection, the JP only games I have are good enough (Space Squash, Inmouse House, VTetris, and Virtual Fishing). There's a Virtual Bowling isting on Yahoo Japan now, look at how much it's fetching

http://page6.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/f10050186

[hydr0x]

how about the dreamcast? there a NO really really rare PAL/US games so both collections should be rather easy, i know there are 200+ dc games but it's still not to hard to find them all...

32X PAL would be easy if there wasn't DarXide, i still hope i will find this at a flea or something ;)

[kainemaxwell]

For some reason I have been considering the VB or Lynx...besides other options. I do have a bid on Mario Clash right now...

[Vroomfunkel]

Not so sure that there are *no* rare PAL dreamcast games. Ever tried finding a PAL Samba De Amigo box set for less than £100?

That would be the sticking point for me, I think!

Vroomfunkel

[hydr0x]

Not so sure that there are *no* rare PAL dreamcast games. Ever tried finding a PAL Samba De Amigo box set for less than £100?

That would be the sticking point for me, I think!

Vroomfunkel

well, Samba de Amigo is not THAT rare, it's just damn expensive, there are only about 30 dc pal games which didn't pop up once on ebay.de/fr/uk/nl the day i searched for all dc games to check how rare they are, and most of those have been on ebay regularly after that

[Atari7800]

the American 32x is easy... you'd find T-Mek, Spiderman, and the other uncommons eventually. It's the three non-US games that can pose the problem.

The American Saturn is another good one to collect for... the N64 for that matter... neither system has any real rarities other than a few games for the Saturn, save for few choice games which you'd find eventually (after spending the cash, of course.)

Still, both systems have well over 200 games each... that can be expensive and space-consuming when you try to get ALL of them... I still have about 60 or so US Saturn games to go. Mostly sports and such, but it's not going to be cheap.

Game.com!

[vincewy]

how about the dreamcast? there a NO really really rare PAL/US games so both collections should be rather easy, i know there are 200+ dc games but it's still not to hard to find them all...

32X PAL would be easy if there wasn't DarXide, i still hope i will find this at a flea or something ;)


DC games, at this point, are great bargains, considering the quality of the games, of the 247 (I don't consider Sega Swirl as official release) games out there, the challenges will be trying to find them all new and sealed, I personally don't like used DC games as GD-Roms are very sensitive to scratches, and most gamers don't know how to take care and handle those properly, we tend to hear a lot of DC games not working properly, simply from a few scratches on CDs.

There're a few games, if you're collecting US DC games seriously, to watch out for:

SD Gundam Side Story 0079
Project Justice
SF3: 3rd Strike
F355 Challenge
4X4 EVO
I-Spy
Striker Pro 2000
NBA Hoopz
Cannon Spike
Power Stone 2
Soldier of Fortune
Sno-Cross Championship
Reel Fishing Wild

I stand corrected on my earlier post about rarest DC game, the rarest is actually SD Gundam Side Story 0079

[kainemaxwell]

Well I would go more full-force with the DC if I could find more places around here that sold DC games. :(

[Slipdeath]

game.com :D

[Balloon Fight]

I have all 14 US VB games, I tried to get other Jp games, the last 4 missing can't justify the cost, ie: SD Gundam for $500+

Lemme guess...the other three are Space Invaders, Virtual Lab and Virtual Bowling, right? ;)

I am pretty happy with my VB collection, the JP only games I have are good enough (Space Squash, Inmouse House, VTetris, and Virtual Fishing). There's a Virtual Bowling isting on Yahoo Japan now, look at how much it's fetching

http://page6.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/f10050186

Actually $480 isnt that much for Virtual Bowling. (If my currency conversion is correct at all. ;) )

[Funk Buddy]

Well I would go more full-force with the DC if I could find more places around here that sold DC games. :(

Good luck with that! eBay is ok, but it looks like Amzon marketplace has some cheap deals. I'd buy from HERE (http://www.gexpress.com), they have ok prices on new games. I still feel $10 is a ok price, but some may not. To get a legit game the first go around is worth the extra $$.

The hardest thing to find will be that Sonic game from BlockBuster. :angry:

[norkusa]

Actually $480 isnt that much for Virtual Bowling. (If my currency conversion is correct at all. ;) )

It isn't that much. In fact, that is pretty damn cheap. I've never seen one of these sell for less than $1,000, but those were all on ebay. This is the last one I need to complete my VB collection too. I might bid on it but I'll have to come up with the cash fast. Maybe it's time to sell-off my Panesians. :o

[Balloon Fight]

Actually $480 isnt that much for Virtual Bowling. (If my currency conversion is correct at all. ;) )

It isn't that much. In fact, that is pretty damn cheap. I've never seen one of these sell for less than $1,000, but those were all on ebay. This is the last one I need to complete my VB collection too. I might bid on it but I'll have to come up with the cash fast. Maybe it's time to sell-off my Panesians. :o

I would say go for it. Especially since it is the last one you need. Sell Bubble Bath Babes, and keep the others. Peek-a-boo Poker and Hot Slots may be a little harder to find than BBB. Also if you would like to sell BBB for around $50, pm me. ;) :D

[Retro Pro]

NOTE: I'm not trying to insult anyone here, I'm just genuinely curious.

Okay, guys, I really have to ask...

What exactly would possess you to collect EVERY game made for a system when (in a lot of cases) a good majority of them are pure crap or things that you'll never play?

$500 for a bowling game?! On a system that gives you headache and backaches after 15 minutes of play time, no less. Is there something in the water where you guys live? :D

I've just gotten back into the retro gaming scene myself, and really, I could care less about collecting every game ever made for my systems of choice - I just want to get the ones I like, then have fun playing them. After all, isn't THAT what it's supposed to be all about?

Feel free to enlighten me.

[Slipdeath]

NOTE: I'm not trying to insult anyone here, I'm just genuinely curious.

Okay, guys, I really have to ask...

What exactly would possess you to collect EVERY game made for a system when (in a lot of cases) a good majority of them are pure crap or things that you'll never play?

$500 for a bowling game?! On a system that gives you headache and backaches after 15 minutes of play time, no less. Is there something in the water where you guys live? :D

I've just gotten back into the retro gaming scene myself, and really, I could care less about collecting every game ever made for my systems of choice - I just want to get the ones I like, then have fun playing them. After all, isn't THAT what it's supposed to be all about?

Feel free to enlighten me.
then your more of a gamer than a collector

[kainemaxwell]

If you need to ask, then you're more a gamer then a collector.

[norkusa]

[b]What exactly would possess you to collect EVERY game made for a system when (in a lot of cases) a good majority of them are pure crap or things that you'll never play?

$500 for a bowling game?! On a system that gives you headache and backaches after 15 minutes of play time, no less. Is there something in the water where you guys live? :D

Well it may give YOU a headache, but I experience no ailments when playing the VB...

I hope you weren't referring to the VB as pure crap :)The Virtual Boy (next to the NES) is my all-time favorite system. Since there were only a handful of games released for it, it's a fun and easy one to collect for. Several of the Japanese games are pretty expensive, but for me it's worth spending that much money for a game since I'm so close to completing my collection and I enjoy it so much. I really dig bowling games too, so I know I'd get my moneys worth if I bought Virtual Bowling. From what I've heard, the 3-D effect is real killer and the game play is surprisingly deep.

[Retro Pro]

If you need to ask, then you're more a gamer then a collector.
Yeah, and your point is what exactly...? :)

I just honestly don't understand the appeal of collecting a bunch of games that are horrible and won't ever be played more than once if even that. Why? To stare at them on a shelf? What's the point?? No one has given me an adequate explanation yet.


I hope you weren't referring to the VB as pure crap :)The Virtual Boy (next to the NES) is my all-time favorite system.

Of course not. Never. :)

Seriously though, I wouldn't mind having a VB. I'm sorry I didn't buy one when they were being liquidated for $25. Is it a top priority for me as far as future systems go? No. But at the same time, I'd like to own one down the road and if I ever saw one with a really good price and some games thrown in, I'd probably grab it.


Several of the Japanese games are pretty expensive, but for me it's worth spending that much money for a game since I'm so close to completing my collection and I enjoy it so much. I really dig bowling games too, so I know I'd get my moneys worth if I bought Virtual Bowling. From what I've heard, the 3-D effect is real killer and the game play is surprisingly deep.
FINALLY, an answer I can relate to. You're willing to pay that much because you ENJOY playing the game. THAT is the whole point of having games in the first place IMO. Would I pay $400 for any game? I can't see myself doing that, quite honestly, but then again, I've never been confronted with a game I really, really want that's that expensive. I think the most expensive one on my want list is Ninja Gaiden Trilogy for the SNES ($60-$75 usually). I'll probably break down and buy it one day, but in the meantime, I'm gonna focus on getting some of the other cheaper games that I'm interested in.

[Slipdeath]

it just feels good to have a complete collection, is it really are fault that you like games in a different way??

[Dr. Morbis]

Compare vg collecting to other popular hobbies like baseball cards, beanie babies, and stamps. What can you do with those things? Look at them fondly? A comic collector could read his comics, I guess. But every reading will *slightly* damage the comic. Cartridge-based vg's are solid-state media. You could play Contra literally a million times without risk of damaging the cartridge.

Collecting anything takes a special type of quality. You either have it or you don't.

Regarding owning EVERY game for a system: I don't know how many times I've read someones glowing review of a nes game that I had already written off. It's nice to know that whatever game it is, I can just go and pop it in my system and give it a second chance to prove it's gaming worth.

[1bigmig]

I just honestly don't understand the appeal of collecting a bunch of games that are horrible and won't ever be played more than once if even that. Why? To stare at them on a shelf? What's the point?? No one has given me an adequate explanation yet.

While you can get a good feel for a system and its games by only playing the ones you like, when you collect all the games (or at least have a large majority) you get a deeper understanding of what the system was or wasnt capable of, a better overall feel for the system's library, and a more precise feel for the quality of an individual game in relation to the whole. Having the bad games in some sense is almost as valuable as having the best. Surely, you will likely play some of them very little, but each one shows off another facet of the system. Most games for a system have enough play value that it is worth going through them at least once and like someone said above you will likely find some gems that you otherwise would have passed up. And there is a certain satisfaction in knowing you own every game made for the system.

[DrunkenMonkeysRule]

You guys are pulling my chain, right? PLEASE tell me that this is a rib! Are you guys serious? You really, really, really want to try to get every game for a system? What's the point of this? Is it so one day you can sell it and get mucho bucks? I just don't understand this. Why would you want some games that are pure crap? Are you telling me that if there was a game for Super Nintendo called The Cow Molests The Farmer, you would buy it? REALLY? @_@

[Dr. Morbis]

You don't collect anything? Let me ask you this: have you ever heard of a (fairly popular) hobby called stamp collecting? Now, if you could own a shitload of video games or a shitload of stamps, which would you choose? Most collecting hobbies are not about aquiring things in order to use them for their intended function. Beanie babies are not collected for excessive play, stamps are not collected by people with excessive postal needs, coins are not collected by people with obscure spending needs, etc, etc. Most collectors gather their stuff just to 'have' it. It just so happens that video game collectors can and do use their games for their intended function: gaming! You get the best of both worlds: the ability to play the games, and a huge library to make your selections from.

Nice first post by the way. You'll probably be crowned King of this board before the week is out :o

[Rev. Link]

Hold on now, folks. I know I'm new here and all, but I really don't think it's fair to say someone's not really a collector just because they don't want *every* game for a particular system. Not everyone can afford to do that, for one thing. Also, as was said before, a lot of games just aren't that good.

If you do want to collect every game, that's great! I think that's really cool. But if you just want to collect a lot of games, or even just the stuff you like, that doesn't mean you're not a collector. You're just not real hardcore about it, is all.

[vincewy]

For me to collect games of a system, the library has to be mostly decent to stellar, luckily the systems I collect are the case (Neo-Geo, Dreamcast, and LaserActive). To buy games of a small portion just to fill the collection is small price to pay. Plus, of all these systems, I play the games to begin with, like them, and decide to collect. For other systems, I do have games I really want to play and keep them in good shape.

So it's both aesthetic and practical, more than collecting beanie, coins, stamps, and sports cards which you have no use of these items at all. What would be bad for collecting, something I don't like at all, even if they cost little and easy to collect, such as collecting and completing game collections for N-Gage, 32X, and Jag (though I do have a few good games).

It seems like we are ripping on N-Gage constantly, I've not seen this type of negative sentiments since 32X and Jaguar.

[Retro Pro]

Hold on now, folks. I know I'm new here and all, but I really don't think it's fair to say someone's not really a collector just because they don't want *every* game for a particular system. Not everyone can afford to do that, for one thing. Also, as was said before, a lot of games just aren't that good.

Exactly. Hey, if you have the time and money to blow on collecting every game for your systems of choice, more power to ya - I just don't see the point. I collect old games that I want to play and will enjoy. Sure, I'll take chances on obscure games if they're cheap enough or games that I've never tried before if the buzz for them is good, but I will not go out of my way to acquire known turkeys just so I could have them to stare at on a shelf.


If you do want to collect every game, that's great! I think that's really cool. But if you just want to collect a lot of games, or even just the stuff you like, that doesn't mean you're not a collector. You're just not real hardcore about it, is all.
How do you define "hardcore" exactly? To me, collecting a bunch of worthless crap that will only collect dust isn't hardcore, it's insanity. Hardcore is getting the games you want, trying some that you're curious about, and maybe picking up a few obscure games if they're cheap enough. Actually, hardcore is simply having a retro system and buying games for it. How many people still do even that? Most gamers today are into PS2, etc. (and I am too), but they never give the old classic consoles a second look.

[ianoid]

If you're asking the question 'why?' then you are definitely new to these forums and to the Digital Press 'mentality.' Get with it! We all dig video games, for so many different reasons.

I can't believe this system hasn't been mentioned- talk about getting the collection for a song.

Odyssey 2

Save $100 for Power Lords and then get the rest for <$1-$5. A complete collection could probably be had for $350 with a little care.

Any collection is completable if you throw alot of money at it. I wouldn't consider Vectrex easy, unless you've got alot of dough.

And when you talk about V-boy the question is IMPORT OR DOMESTIC? Domestic is alot easier.

NGPC- games for a 'song?' I dunno, I never see the games for much less than $10. A song to me is $3. That's where I make the cutoff to collect anything. Here's a $1 song: fa la la la la fa la la SQUAAAK

And then there's 5200- mostly getable reasonably except for Bounty Bob Strikes Back, and maybe Meteorites if you didn't go for it already.

Microvision is a nice one to go for- very small and getable.

ian

[norkusa]

Are you telling me that if there was a game for Super Nintendo called The Cow Molests The Farmer, you would buy it? REALLY? @_@

Of course I'd buy it! How could a game with a title like that NOT be good???

[Rev. Link]

How do you define "hardcore" exactly? To me, collecting a bunch of worthless crap that will only collect dust isn't hardcore, it's insanity.

Hardcore is a word that's thrown around way too much these days when talking about games. But that aside, you have to always remember that there's almost always someone who's more into something than you are. That's the deal with the folks who want to buy every game for a system. They're just that much more into it all. And while I probably wouldn't do that myself, I certainly see why someone else might want to. I don't think it's insanity. I have a number of games myself that I don't really think I'll play much ever again, but I'm not getting rid of them. Indeed, they sit on my shelf and occasionally I look up at them and smile because I have them. It's just like collecting anything else.

But my point is, just because I don't plan on collecting every game ever made, that doesn't mean I'm not a collector. I'm just not as hardcore as some of the other people here.

[Retro Pro]

If you're asking the question 'why?' then you are definitely new to these forums and to the Digital Press 'mentality.' Get with it! We all dig video games, for so many different reasons.
Give me a break! I'm not trying to start any fights here, I'm simply curious and asking questions. Aside from a few intelligent people, most of you have greeted me with extremely snobby replies.

"You must be new here."

"You're obviously not a collector, you're a gamer." (as if there's something wrong with that)

"You're not hardcore."

"Get with it!" (my favorite one)

Let me make it clear that I'm NOT talking about all of you, just the few people those quotes are attributed to. Many of you have been very nice and helpful in explaining this so-called "Digital Press mentality." :) To those people, I say thank you. Is there really any need to be rude and put others down? I wasn't insulting ANYONE, all I did was merely ask a few questions out of curiosity. That SHOULDN'T be considered a crime. Hey, maybe I'm being too sensitive, but when I'm told to "get with it," something's a bit wrong here.

[Retro Pro]

How do you define "hardcore" exactly? To me, collecting a bunch of worthless crap that will only collect dust isn't hardcore, it's insanity.
Hardcore is a word that's thrown around way too much these days when talking about games. But that aside, you have to always remember that there's almost always someone who's more into something than you are. That's the deal with the folks who want to buy every game for a system. They're just that much more into it all. And while I probably wouldn't do that myself, I certainly see why someone else might want to. I don't think it's insanity. I have a number of games myself that I don't really think I'll play much ever again, but I'm not getting rid of them. Indeed, they sit on my shelf and occasionally I look up at them and smile because I have them. It's just like collecting anything else.

But my point is, just because I don't plan on collecting every game ever made, that doesn't mean I'm not a collector. I'm just not as hardcore as some of the other people here.
Okay, I understand what you mean by hardcore now - and I agree. I'm pretty much the same way as you. Sure, everyone is gonna have their share of less-than-stellar games in their collection (including me), but I wouldn't want to get rid of them either. Why bother, ya know? I bought them in the first place either because they seemed interesting at the time or I felt like giving an obscure game a shot because it was cheap enough. Sometimes that pays off and sometimes it doesn't, but it's nice to have them on your shelf nonethless for a rainy day or whatever.

[vincewy]

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And when you talk about V-boy the question is IMPORT OR DOMESTIC? Domestic is alot easier.

NGPC- games for a 'song?' I dunno, I never see the games for much less than $10. A song to me is $3. That's where I make the cutoff to collect anything. Here's a $1 song: fa la la la la fa la la SQUAAAK

ian

I do have all domestic VB games, but I don't consider this complete when a system is universally compatible, so I need all unique titles including all JP-only titles to call my collection complete.

Same for Neo-Geo AES, I have a mix of US and Jp titles, but I do have all 112 games made so far and they're identical internally, so I consider this complete.

NGPC - check this out

http://www.neo-geo.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=65896&highlight=NGPC

http://www.neo-geo.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=65892&highlight=NGPC

I'm never fond of portables, let alone N-Gage, but if I'm hardcore NGPC collector, I'd go for it. The only portable I ever got hooked was Turbo Express and Nomad, again, these are console games to begin with.

[vincewy]

Are you telling me that if there was a game for Super Nintendo called The Cow Molests The Farmer, you would buy it? REALLY? @_@

Of course I'd buy it! How could a game with a title like that NOT be good???

There're more gamers digging for obscure games than we think, back a few years ago, there's a game store in Minneapolis called Games To Go, they had a few copies of some rare SNES games such as Romance of 3 Kingdom 4, Sim Ant, people from others states called them all the time looking for wierd PC-E (ie: Toilet Kid), SNES and Genesis games.

[zektor]

Well, I didn't read through every post in this thread but on the main topic I would have to say Atari 800 carts are pretty easy to collect money wise and there is a great selection of games for it to boot. I do notice the price of the actual computer has been pretty steep ebay wise lately however.

[thegreatescape]

im not gonna go into the whole "d00d spending b1g $$ on games is teh KraZy" thing, but i will say that the Sega Mega CD/Sega CD wouldnt be tooo hard to complete. Certainly easier than Dreamcast.

It wouldnt take up a whole lot of room (if you collect mega cd), there are only around 100 titles, and there are only a few spendy ones like Flying squadron, Snatcher (if you decide to get it off ebay), or phantasy star. Not to mention there are some damn good games for Mega CD. 8-)

[ianoid]

Give me a break! I'm not trying to start any fights here, I'm simply curious and asking questions. Aside from a few intelligent people, most of you have greeted me with extremely snobby replies.

I don't think anyone's trying to start a 'fight' with you. And I'm not sure how my reply was some form of a call to arms.

Point of fact is that this forum and site 'takes all kinds,' quite happily in fact! Welcome! Welcome, from those of us stupid enough (me included) to complete collections and from those of us who just want to game, and everyone in between. Still, a few moments of observation might yield that the forums only fault those who fault each other for being different.

ian

[ddockery]

Is there actually a difference bewteen V-Tetris and 3D Tetris on the Virtual Boy? I myself LOVE the system, but can't justify paying for the tougher Japanese releases, at this point it's just ridiculous IMO. That said, I'd love to see Space Invaders and Space Squash sometime. I love this little system. Headaches I can see, but backaches?

[norkusa]

Is there actually a difference bewteen V-Tetris and 3D Tetris on the Virtual Boy? I myself LOVE the system, but can't justify paying for the tougher Japanese releases, at this point it's just ridiculous IMO. That said, I'd love to see Space Invaders and Space Squash sometime. I love this little system. Headaches I can see, but backaches?

Yes, there is a difference between the two. V-Tetris plays like any old game of regular Tetris. 3D-Tetris on the other hand is a 3D version of the game which plays exactly like Block Out for the Genesis.

I think Space Invaders is one of the few games that justifies it's high price. The game is simply that good. Actually, I prefer the VB Space Invaders over any arcade version of the game. In it, you can play either original SI or the special 3D version. There is also a Challenge mode where you can do a score or time attack. The 3D effect in it is very cool too.

[kainemaxwell]

Yes, everyone does have their ideas but could w ekeep the swearing and aruging down low so a good topic like this doesn't get locke dor thrown in the battlezone?

Anyhow for me only way, outside of trading with friends here, to get more VB, Lynx and even Intellivision carts would be ebay. Which I use at times for parts for other collections, like boxes.

I am considering one for Vb or Lynx..Atar i 7800 or others I'd like a basis to start out with though.

[vincewy]

Also the following can be easy to collect, for systems after video game crash:

Jaguar - unless you want to add Songbird as part of the collection, official Atari collection isn't too hard, except Zero Five and Towers II, but heck, I see those at every CGE and Telegames, and Air Cars doesn't even have complete box. In fact I had the chance to complete Jag collection as I live in the same town as Karl Forhan and could've grabbed some rare Jag games.

Sega CD - I think the main challenge is finding complete, mint copies of Snatcher, Koei Flying Squadron, the rest isn't too hard with just a little bit over 100 titles. But a high % of FMV garbage just turns me off completely.

TurboGrafx hucards/CD/SCD - I'm actually half way through hucard collection (with box), and might complete this later if I have cash to blow, there're only 97 games on this and nearly all games are pretty inexpensive other than Magical Chase. Adding CD and SCD is dif story, Beyond Shadowgate is expensive and hard to find.

US 32X - This is actually the easiest, but giving this to me, no thanks, they just take up too much space in my apt.

N.U.O.N. - only 7 games, but couple of them are very hard to find (ie: Iron Soldier 3)

NOt sure about game.com and Lynx, there're a few games I find very hard to find.

[ChuckthePlant]

There're a few games, if you're collecting US DC games seriously, to watch out for:

SD Gundam Side Story 0079
Project Justice
SF3: 3rd Strike
F355 Challenge
4X4 EVO
I-Spy
Striker Pro 2000
NBA Hoopz
Cannon Spike
Power Stone 2
Soldier of Fortune
Sno-Cross Championship
Reel Fishing Wild

I stand corrected on my earlier post about rarest DC game, the rarest is actually SD Gundam Side Story 0079

I would add Sonic Adventure Limited to your list. It seems hard to find complete and not trashed. I cannot figure out why 4x4 EVO is so hard to find complete. Any copy I find seems to have been used as a sanding and chiseling aid to the maritime industry. Despite this it is a totally excellent system to collect for.