Complete Collection of games for one system [Archive]

SegaAges

03-10-2004, 12:05 PM

I really want to do this (I am sure many others do too), but I am having trouble deciding which one to try and persue. I am currently trying for virtual boy, but jack bros., wario land demo and red alarm demo never come around (except on eBay, and newbs seem to enjoy making the prices jump).

I want to get started on another system. I want to do a system that doesn't have many rare games. I am thinking either dreamcast or game.com, but I think it would be cool to do it for N64. is there an easier system, or one of those that you guys would suggest. let me know. I am at the point right now where I have a game collection, and I want to actually start collecting, instead of just buying up particular games. Give me some suggestions

udisi

03-10-2004, 12:12 PM

well, let's see here?....you're gonna run into some rares no matter which system you pick, by number NGPC has a small library, so does 32x, but about 4-6 titles are kinda tough. atari 7800 is not too bad.....Dreamcast is a great system, and relativley cheap, but 248 games or so is bigger than you think, I'm about half way done with it and it's taken my 2 years already. I'll tell you that no system is a walk in the park, it'll take time to complete any system you pick, I'd just pick on you're really interested in and stick with it.

Garry Silljo

03-10-2004, 12:19 PM

I did Neo Geo Pocket with relative ease by buying in the begining so I wouldnt have to fight on ebay, but now with the newly discovered US Faselei carts I guess I'm no longer complete there. I also have a complete 32x, though I had to fight hard for my copy of Spiderman, and Pitfall was not expensive but hard for me to find.

Because of the low amount of games I would say go after that. I'm also working slowly on Dreamcast and almost finished with Saturn (all my collections are domestic only btw). Lynx is another one that I think is pretty easy to collect for and my brother has an impressive library of Jag and Jag CD games. Hope any of that helps you.

HellStar

03-10-2004, 12:24 PM

Im right now in the process of completing my DC collection.
Im thinking about starting a NeoGeo Pocket collection LOL

But yea your gonna run into rares in every game collection :)

norkusa

03-10-2004, 12:26 PM

I'd stick with the Virtual Boy. It'll probably be easier to finnish that than to start a completely new collection. Do you really need to get the demo carts though? All they really are is just label variations and don't have any difference in game play from the originals.

I've got a complete US Virtual Boy collection (and 1 away from having a complete Japanese collection). Got the demo carts too. ;) Jack Bros. was also the last one I needed. Stick with it and you'll eventually find it. Keep checking newly listed ebay auctions...you might find one with a cheap BIN.

Atari7800

03-10-2004, 12:30 PM

Yes, you will run into a few rares everywhere you look. The N64 and DC are good about not having many super-priced or super-rare games (yet) but that's still 200 plus games for each system, and that can be pricey (and hard in the N64's case if your going for complete games... those boxes get smushed way easy, and there are a lot of Blockbuster games with box only, no instructions floating around.)

32x is prety easy, with a few exceptions that have already been mentioned. T-Mek is a hard one to find, too.

The only truly complete collection I have is for the 32x (those three imports were a bitch) and I've stopped about 2/3 through the domestic Saturn library as the bulk of what I have left is sports games (though I'm getting Baku Baku in the mail.)

Then again, I have no idea what kind of cash you have to spend... if you're loaded, go for the Dreamcast! Shouldn't be too hard to put together the whole US collection in a few months if you really apply yourself and let the funds flow.

:D

SegaAges

03-10-2004, 12:31 PM

I am sure that I will run into a few hard to find games no matter which system I choose, but I am trying to find one where I would be able to hop on eBay and pretty much do a search for a game and find it (my local game store is a hit or miss, sometimes they have very good prices, other times they over price).

Atari7800

03-10-2004, 12:31 PM

briskbc

03-10-2004, 12:33 PM

I am also working on the Dreamcast. It has enough titles to keep me busy both playing and hunting. The nice thing is you can find the games in the wild. I have gotten a few of the rares this way.

Then you can factor in the emulation side of the console (which I have no luck with) and you have a cool little system.

Barbarianoutkast85

03-10-2004, 12:33 PM

Last May when i first started collecting I decided on Sega Genesis and so far its been a good trip. I have around 200 so only around 500 to go. But ive been focusing on a lot of Nintendo and Saturn lately.

portnoyd

03-10-2004, 01:01 PM

I once again have to extol the virtues of the Genesis. Sure, it has one of the largest libraries, but the super rares are very few, and with eBay as a backup, you can get all but 4-5 titles with little exertion.

Prices are still low, even with oddball jumps lately, where there are still only about 2 definite $50+ complete titles. (Pirates! Gold, Shining Force 2, not counting the BB cart). You can get games complete super easy, and the plastic hard shells, and the ability to take out the box insert allows you to replace broken shells on the fly. If you just want to do loose, you'll be hard pressed to pay over $30 for anything besides the BB cart. If you do loose lots, you'll pay $2/game on average at the most, and $3/games on average at the most on complete lots.

And did I mention there's a lot of great games to play too?! :D

dave

hydr0x

03-10-2004, 01:26 PM

The only truly complete collection I have is for the 32x (those three imports were a bitch)

eeeeeeeeeeeh 3???? you're missing DarXide then... btw FIFA 96 is very easy to get if you know how ;)

Mayhem

03-10-2004, 02:08 PM

I've gotten NGPC UK and 7800 complete collections... they weren't too bad to put together, just some time, patience and money :)

Famidrive-16

03-10-2004, 02:34 PM

There weren't many games for the Jaguar CD that usually go around ebay

Garry Silljo

03-10-2004, 02:56 PM

I forgot to mention the Domestic Master System complete collection is a pretty good one to go for. I still need about 9 games myself, and some peripherals... sports pad, light gun, 3d Specs.....

Yet another under-appreciated Sega system with a small library of mostly great games.

Atari7800

03-10-2004, 03:13 PM

The only truly complete collection I have is for the 32x (those three imports were a bitch)

eeeeeeeeeeeh 3???? you're missing DarXide then... btw FIFA 96 is very easy to get if you know how ;)

You misunderstood, kind sir... I have all three imports, but they were a bitch to find. I lucked out madly with DarXide and FIFA 96 (very lopsided trade, didn't know that at the time) and I paid out the butt for someone in Japan to go looking for Romance of the 3 Kingdoms and buy it for me.

I'd keep working on my Saturn, but I've run out of room... those big boxes are both cool and crappy at the same time.

:o

SegaAges

03-10-2004, 05:26 PM

well for virtual boy, I don't have any of the rare jap games (gundam, space squash, insmouse), they go on eBay for 100+. For domestic vb games, all I need is a complete jack bros., and the 2 demo games. i know the demo games are the same, but the fact that i have them will help me in my collection. i actually stopped trying for virtual boy after i found out that every single game i need is almost always going for 100+. i have a few jap games, but the ones i have that are different from us games are mario tennis (could be a rumor, but i was told you could unlock some characters in it), and v-tetris.

the reason why i wanted to stray from vb was because the rest of the games cost way too much.

i might try and start up a 32x collection, but then i have to find the rare jap games and try to find spiderman (as well as dealing with all the newbs getting knuckles up super high). i thought of doing a 32x collection just because i was lucky enough to get t-mek from my local game store for 10. i guess that counts as finding a "semi-rare" in the wild. its not like i found a nwc or anything, but close enough for me.

this feedback is awesome and really helping me, keep it coming fellas.

Speedy

03-10-2004, 05:46 PM

I'm going for a complete Dreamcast PAL collection, it is relative easy i think (even Samba the Amigo is not so hard to find, and it is from what i know the most rare game for that system). There are a lot of cheap games on eBay and in my own town there are still 3 shops that sell DC games, one of them has a good collection to. Besides that it is a kickass system to play on, loads of good titles.

First i wanted to collect the Saturn PAL list, but those are more hard to find and i don't like to play the system that much.

SegaAges

03-10-2004, 05:54 PM

i don't live in the uk, so i really didn't want to try to start up a uk collection. actually, i thought of something else with virtual boy. dude, you said that the only difference in the demos and the regular versions is the sticker. even though that is the only difference, do you plan on giving up one of those demos anytime soon dude?

oh yeah, what is the possibility of finding the timed demos for systems. i know that n64 had 1 with mario 64. it was for when people would play the game at tru, and it had like a 10 or 20 min timer on it. how hard are these to find?

orrimarrko

03-10-2004, 06:01 PM

Sheer availability, no rares above an R5, and lack of general interest make the N64 one of the easiest to collect for - in my opinion.

There are a few titles that will take some looking, but there isn't a single title that you cannot get with any relative time spent - eBay or not.

Just my experience.

However, Dave has a great point about the Genesis. The only thing with the Genny library is that more people are beginning to show interest, so it will get harder in the near future.

If you have any designs to go that route, you may want to start soon. Otherwise, N64 and DC can be completed rather easily.

Good luck!

Qixmaster

03-10-2004, 06:02 PM

norkusa

03-10-2004, 06:05 PM

Out of curiosiy, what are you missing? Virtual Lab? That bowling game? Gundam? :D

It's Virtual Bowling. I've never seen that game sell for under $1,000, so I don't think I'm going to be getting it any time soon. All the other expensive Japanese VB games I got through trades though, so I didn't speed much on my collection. In fact, the most I've spent on a single VB game was Space Squash (off ebay for $68). I lucked out by getting all the others.

SegaAges, I'm not planning on selling my VB demo carts any time soon. I'll entertain offers for them though. If it's something that I REALLY want, I just might accept. ;)

Qixmaster

03-10-2004, 06:06 PM

Sheer availability, no rares above an R5, and lack of general interest make the N64 one of the easiest to collect for - in my opinion.

I'd say some of these games are getting harder and harder to find, but it is definately do-able. Just saw a complete Indiana Jones on Ebay top out at 61.01 @_@ .... and i just picked up my complete Blitz Special Edition for $4.25. You just gotta keep your eyes peeled for the N64 and if you are going for complete games then good luck finding that Clayfighters Sculptor's Cut box.

-Josh

SegaAges

03-10-2004, 06:06 PM

oh yeah, what is the possibility of finding the timed demos for systems. i know that n64 had 1 with mario 64. it was for when people would play the game at tru, and it had like a 10 or 20 min timer on it. how hard are these to find?

I'm not quite sure how hard these are to find, but not too easy by any means. I have also heard of a DK 64 demo and a Legend of Zelda OOT demo. I am sure there are more...

-Josh

I know these exist, just because I remember playing the 20 minute demo of mario 64. i know that tru has a habit of letting things slip out of their grasp if somebody asks a manager nice enough (had I asked, I would have had the original display stands for SNES and Genesis).

tynstar

03-10-2004, 06:10 PM

Why are you going for the US and foregin releases? Just sick with where you live. I am trying to get the complete 32X collection but US released games only. I will consider that system complete. If later I decied to get the other three games I will but that doesnt mean the US system is not complete.

SegaAges

03-10-2004, 06:20 PM

some of the harder to find stuff i am sending to you, so that is not going to help out my collection of 32x games. i want this to be a fun hobby, not a burden to try and spend 100 per game, when i could be collecting for n64 or dc spending that 100 on like 25 games or something.

now, i am sure that it won't be that hard to complete 32x, but i need something with at least 150 games or more, just to make up for my lack of bulk (most of you collectors are trying to do the opposite, but i haven't even built up my bulk yet).

SegaAges

03-11-2004, 08:37 AM

the general consensus from you guys is this:
32x and neo geo pocket color are the easiest to collect for. they have some rares, but since there are not many games for these systems, it makes it easy to collect every game.

dc and n64 are just as easy, but there are many, many more games for these 2 systems. even out of these 2, the n64 would be easier since it has pretty much no rares at all.

if you guys have any other tips or advice, please feel free to share.

Garry Silljo

03-11-2004, 04:04 PM

I think Sega Saturn is easy to collect for, though it has more rares than the others mentioned, and I already mentioned the Master system, which has 114 in the US and more for imports, so it adds some bulk, though it has its rares too. For game playing pleasure as well as bulk building, I'd go with the Saturn or DC, both approx. 250