is there such a thing as to having too many systems ??

[racecar]

i got 25+ systems(not counting multiples and my arcade cabinets)
i think i got too many system's.. i only used my ps2 and gba sp most of the time..all the other system got left out :shameful: ..along with some/alots of game that i never got a chance to beated/play....... and i don't want to sell them..cause i wanted to played them all.........i just got suikoden 4 and iam still playing my star ocean3 (brought it when it first come out...just getting to it) :roll:
i tried not to buy as many game but i just can't help it....

does anyone has this problem also ??

also if you know anything about arcade monitor please go to the tech forum
>> my vertical monitor has a problem(bending lines on the side)
thank you

[christianscott27]

a collector can never have too many ;)

however you can get buried under all that hardware, go with space saving moves and backward compatible systems to tidy things up. why have a 2600 out and hooked up when you have a 7800? or an SMS when you have the genesis powerbase? i also like to have the little version of console x that always comes out toward the end of its lifespan, saves room on the big shelf. if a system is strictly for collecting i prefer to have it in my boxed display pile, protected and looking store fresh.

i've gone the additional step of having two set-ups to keep the consoles in rotation

rig one is the big TV with the xbox, ps2, saturn and so on. serious modern consoles where games can take weeks of play. i'm gonna spend a lot of time here so its facing the couch and has nice stereo.

rig two is a nice com1084s set at floor level eye view, this is where i keep my classic consoles. most classic games are craving games that you might just wanna go a few quick rounds with, a little pitfall or gorf here and there. i've got a few cushions to sit on and this is where i introduce my toddler to gaming. right now he's moved on from the vectrex to the atari XE, the candy colored buttons are working out great "dadda more , dadda again" all i need to say "hit the blue button son" :)

[imanerd0011]

I think there is such a thing as too many systems. Personally I think there are only around 10 systems that are truely worth owning. I couldn't even name 25 systems if I had too. I have 6 systems, and I only play 1 of them (NES), and occasionally some SNES.

[retroman]

no such thing...i have got over 30+ systems and i am always still looking for one i dont have at a good price....i to dont play all of them...but its nice knowing that if i want to, they are there....pluse i am a collector..sad but true..game are my hobbie

[mr_jiggles_13]

i have too many, thats why ive been selling them off

[FlufflePuff]

I would say that too many systems is never a bad thing, provided you have the space for them. In my case, I have a large entertainment center, 4 shelves on each side, space on top, two shelves on the bottom, and a big ass tv in the middle. I have 15 consoles hooked up to the tv, ready to play. This however is the limit that I can successfully hook up without investing mucho bucks in signal boosters, switchboxes, etc.

If I had the space for a second, smaller tv, i would hook up most of the retro systems to that and keep the current AV systems hooked up to the big one. Someday in the future that will probably be a reality, but for now I'll have to keep some systems hooked up all the time and some in rotations (O2, Intelly, C64, Atari400).

[Mr. Smashy]

I once thought that I had too many systems so I just moved to a bigger place.

[Ed Oscuro]

Now you have too few, correct? :P

[shellac]

i keep the 2600 and sms around because I read somewhere that there are 3 games on each system that don't work with the 7800 or powerbase. I don't know if there's any truth to it, but i've played it safe so far.

[tuxedojoe]

It really depends on how you define yourself in this video-game driven community. For instance, some people here care more about collectiing than others. Therefore, these people will obviously not think there is such a thing as too many systems. Others, like myself, are just die-hard gamers, who realize the benefits in having a small number of consoles.

There are, of course, people who try to collect and play every game they get thier hands on, but it tends to not work out that well after a while.

[Mr. Smashy]

Now you have too few, correct? :P
Damn right. :D

[Gapporin]

At last count, I have 18 consoles, 15 different ones (and 1 more on the way). My only problem is that I tend to buy/trade for consoles more than I do for games, so half of the consoles I own only have two or three games for them. :embarrassed:

[max 330 mega]

i have too many i dont like, so ive been weeding out this shit trying to cut my collection down to like 200-300 games, (accomplished) and 15 systems (working on it)

[Ed Oscuro]

Others, like myself, are just die-hard gamers, who realize the benefits in having a small number of consoles.
There is no benefit besides saving space. Which, as has been demonstrated by a team of scientists at UC Berkeley, is not efficient gaming.

The real way to go is to get every console with games on it that you like, get those games, and then be happy. \m/

[-hellvin-]

Well, for me, in an individual state, I get around to playing something on them every once in a while, so I don't think I could ever have too many (except for my channel f....DIE)....but when it comes to extras of a certain system it can get outta hand, cause I have a few extra genesis systems that I'm just not gonna be able to resell for shit.

[goatdan]

I feel as if I have joined the same thoughts lately. I currently have a ton of systems, and pretty much always have had a bunch of systems ever since I got a Jaguar.

I have a complete Jaguar collection, and I can say that I have played every game in that collection at least once. Most of the games I have played for an extended period of time, and I have beaten probably 75% of the games that I had hoped to.

I have a complete Dreamcast collection. I have played probably 20% of my collection, and beaten maybe 2% of what I would like to. There are a LOT of Dreamcast games that I would like to play more of, but I haven't had the chance.

I picked up a bunch of PSOne games recently. And Xbox. And GameCube. I still have probably 25% of the games that I have picked up in the last six months sealed, and that isn't because I want to keep them sealed. I'm kind of overwhelmed and have to make decisions when I play of what to play.

I wish that either I had a week off just to sit around and game or didn't have quite as much as I do right now, but it is probably just because I have been pretty overwhelmed lately. I did get to finally break open a copy of Viewtiful Joe that I bought immediately after X-mas tonight and play, and if I can get a few hours per night of gaming in... I'll probably be needing more consoles again ;)

[mezrabad]

I've just started inventory on my games and will do so soon on my consoles. I'm not done yet, but I've already reached the conclusion that I've got more games than I'll be able to play in this lifetime if I want to actually count it as a life.

So, as a collector: No. You can never have too many consoles.

As a gamer: Yeah, I think you can.

[ChronoTriggaFoo]

I've just started inventory on my games and will do so soon on my consoles. I'm not done yet, but I've already reached the conclusion that I've got more games than I'll be able to play in this lifetime if I want to actually count it as a life.

So, as a collector: No. You can never have too many consoles.

As a gamer: Yeah, I think you can.


Well said Mezra. I've thought of exactly the same thing, that I have more games than I'll be able to play in my lifetime. As it is, trying to schedule gaming around my girlfriend, work, other activities, COLLECTING :D , etc, is really hard. I long for the days when I could have at it on a long RPG like Chrono Trigger or Earthbound. But no longer. I'm limited to the likes of Katamari Damacy and Gradius V to satiate my gaming thirst.

[Videogamerdaryll]

Depends...


...................
Me :..No..

I want to be able to play as many games as I can and on as many systems that I can find/acquire.
Too many is never enough..for me atleast..

As mezrabad wrote:
I've already reached the conclusion that I've got more games than I'll be able to play in this lifetime.
But since my Son is the little gamer that he is..He'll get to play a lot more then me of what I have and what I buy...This makes collecting more games and systems even more important to me....for him to enjoy.

[Xantan the Foul]

As long as you have the space for them, and the time to play them, then no. Never too many. ;)

[Tatsu]

I understand that you are worried because of the lack of time to play all your games. I feel the same personally and I still can't stop buying new games. In fact I've bought a Game Gear with a ton of games just the other day. And I'm also thinking about buying a Gamecube because there's a cheap offer. And even more I want the X-Box because of Fable and Morrowind. But I will for sure never sell any of my old system. If it really bothers you then just plug the systems out you spend the less time with it and box them. Maybe you can focus on the newer systems and their games. So you will not have to regret selling some nice old games but maybe find more time to play new stuff.

[vulcanjedi]

i keep the 2600 and sms around because I read somewhere that there are 3 games on each system that don't work with the 7800 or powerbase. I don't know if there's any truth to it, but i've played it safe so far.

F-16 Fighting Falcon is the only SMS game I know of that doesn't play in the powerbase converter.

Some games like Carmen Sandiego will play in the powerbase but you need an original SMS joystick.

VJ

[vulcanjedi]

Oh yeah one more thing.

My inventory
http://www.vulcanjedi.com/inventory.htm
Shows 50 different systems with 961 games.
If it tapes a floppy, cart, tape, disk or other media I have it listed.

That will be up over 1000 when I get my new games in from the last 3 months.

Do I win a prize?

VJ

[neuropolitique]

I think it is totally possible to have too many systems. Specially early on in your collection. Your resources get spread too thinly. You end up with a lot of systems with few games for each. That's what happened to me. personally, I find large collections for a few machines much more impressive, so I pretend I don't have all those systems, and now only actively collect for a few.