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Starcade

02-13-2003, 07:15 PM

I have never met up with a hardcore Gameboy collector, I am not talking about having 5 or ten complete GBA games, I am talking about being a hardcore gameboy collector with at least a hundred GB games..just wondering.

Daniel Thomas

02-13-2003, 10:05 PM

The great thing about the Gameboy is that there so many games have been released over the years; you may find yourself a minor collector by just tracking down your favorites.

I would think that GB collecting would be a big thing. If your thrill comes from the treasure hunting, well, there's a ton of treasure to be found there.

Starcade

02-14-2003, 01:50 PM

I know what you are saying, it's just I never hear about ANYONE who soley collects GB games.

portnoyd

02-14-2003, 09:01 PM

Heh, I will..... in 5 or so years when I have N64 and SNES finished..... too expensive right now.

dave

Arqueologia_Digital

02-16-2003, 01:18 PM

Well, i recently started collecting gb games, i have about 10 right now :roll:

sonnenhexer

02-16-2003, 02:25 PM

I collect Gameboy, got today Ultima runes of virtue on ebay. :)

Collecting Gameboy is a hard task, thinking of all the games released. .)

Michael

nesman85

02-16-2003, 09:26 PM

i have a bunch of gb games, but i don't really like collecting them, they are so small...they don't display well...

Arqueologia_Digital

02-18-2003, 12:21 AM

hydr0x

02-18-2003, 09:20 AM

mh does anyone have infos about pirate/unlicensed gameboy games? a second-hand store here in town has a sachen 4in1 gb cart for 7� without manual or box, is it worth that? is it rare?

nesman85

02-18-2003, 02:30 PM

i have a bunch of gb games, but i don't really like collecting them, they are so small...they don't display well...
Maybe it�s not a greeeeeeeat LCD screen, but it�s a little great machine with excellent games in my opinion
i'm not talking about the actual gameboy, i'm talking about the games being small and i can't figure out a way to display them so that they look cool and so i can still see what game it is.

scooterb23

02-20-2003, 01:14 AM

I don't know if these are available everywhere...but for my small GB collection (14 games or so) I use something made by SGRL called The Spine (no pics online, and their site isn't in great order right now... :roll: ) I'll try and get a picture up tomorrow, unless somebody beats me to it...

Basically, you place the carts on this plastic spinner, the titles are reasonably easy to see...multiple spines are stackable (each level looks like a vertabrae...hence the name)...about the only bad thing (for those completists) is that you can't have the box or manual on this thing...

It also, sadly, does not hold GBA carts (I got them before the GBA ever came out...)

I know that Big Lots stores in Ohio carried them last time I checked (the company is based in Ohio...) Hope tis helps a bit...I'll try to get a pic up

mikeetler

02-25-2003, 11:21 AM

mh does anyone have infos about pirate/unlicensed gameboy games? a second-hand store here in town has a sachen 4in1 gb cart for 7€ without manual or box, is it worth that? is it rare?

I have 7 or 8 Sachen 4 in 1 carts for GB and 1 single game cart. The only place I ever saw them available was United Game Source in Florida and that was about six years ago. They're no longer around and the latest closeout lists I've seen from the former partners don't list them. I think I paid around $8 each new at the time.

-Mike

Raedon

02-26-2003, 09:27 PM

GB collecting is just to expensive as it stands right now.. Most are still $10+ and to me many of the titles are not worth $5 even.

zemmix

03-01-2003, 07:21 PM

Me me! Actually the Gameboy was the very first system I ever started collecting. I have about 50+ games and most of them with boxes. I haven't collected much though since I started collecting everything. GB carts are still just too much. And I prefer the box and manual to just the cart.

l_lamb

03-02-2003, 02:16 PM

I actually have a fairly large collection of handheld systems. Right now, I have:

175 Game Boy games (gray carts) about 75% box/manual
111 Game Boy/GBC games (black carts) 100% box/manual
283 Game Boy Color (smoke carts) 100% box/manual
17 GB/GBC rumble games (black or smoke) missing 1 box/manual
44 Game Boy Advance games 100% box/manual

These can be gotten extremely cheap if you check the clearance areas of places like Target, Best Buy or Toys R Us. I've gotten many of them for under $5.00 new.

As far as storage, I have one of those Iris 6-drawer rolling units that I got at Office Depot for $19.99. The drawers are the perfect height for Game Boy games in the plastic storage cases. I have all of the gray and smoke cartridges in cases (the smoke carts have the hump at the top that makes them suck at stacking) and all of the black cartridges are loose. As far as systems go, I have 20 different variants; three originals, 10 pockets, 5 GBC, and 2 GBA units, including a couple of store exclusive colors like Ice Blue and Extreme Green. I've also got a storage tote full of accessories and one of the original Game Boy displays with the black and white monitor.

I also have two small drawer units full of the other stuff I collect.

21 game.com carts, 1 regular unit/2 pocketpro, 100% box/manual
33 Neo Geo Pocket Color, 3 units, 100% box/manual plus a complete 2-unit store shelf display
9 Virtual Boy carts, 1 unit, 100% box/manual
25 Lynx carts, 1 unit, 92% box/manual
89 Game Gear carts, 2 units, about 50% box/manual (many are Majesco reissues).

Starcade

03-05-2003, 04:46 PM

O_O Very nice lamb...would you sell a NGPC, pm me with price... :D

l_lamb

03-05-2003, 07:47 PM

Very nice lamb...would you sell a NGPC, pm me with price...

Nah... :-D two of the three that I have are attached to the display. While they can be removed, it would make the display unbalanced as well as really ugly

Dobie

03-07-2003, 12:15 AM

I consider myself a GB "collector," and I have right around 50 games. Not much considering the size of the library, or even compared to those on this board, but its more than anybody I personally know. So I consider myself "hardcore" enough to take on the title of collector.

What is a collection really anyways? Its whatever you make it. If a person has five beanie babies, does that make them a collector? Sure...if the person calls themselves a collector, then in their eyes, they must be. "Collector" is just a relative term to whoever is using it.

To me, there's a difference between an "accumulator" and a "collector." Its easy to accumulate. Its much more difficult to collect.

Kamisama

03-08-2003, 04:56 PM

I have 17 Gameboy Games. But i have never really started collecting for it. Its just that i have this systems for 10 years now and i got most of the games for free :D
However when i ever get a lot of money i would like to do some GBA and Wonderswan Collecting, but that may be far in the future...

mikeetler

03-09-2003, 12:40 PM

Hopefully by now, some of you checked out the Gameboy list (http://www.digitpress.com/lists/gameboy.pdf) that was uploaded Friday. No prices or rarity information yet, but if anyone has any corrections, additions (product id #'s would be great for the 20% of titles I don't have them for) or any other suggestions, feel free to PM or email me.

Note that is list is B&W only releases and does not contain color enhanced games that are B&W compatible. Those will be on the color list that I started and hope to have up in a week or so.

Also, if anyone has a US release not on the list, please let me know the title, manufacturer & product id # so it can be added.

Games that were re-released by different manufacturers are noted in the description instead of taking up a second entry. If anyone has additional re-release information, please let me know.

-Mike

Jackalneo

03-11-2003, 09:09 PM

mmpoole

03-15-2003, 03:00 AM

I collect portable system games, was into getting gameboy games a few months ago. I probably have about 100 regular b/w gameboy games, mostly cart only. I actually don't care much about boxes as they take up too much room and get damaged easily.

Anyone know when the rarity/prices of the gameboy games in the rarity list will be up? I'm looking forward to that.

mikeetler

03-15-2003, 08:51 AM

Anyone know when the rarity/prices of the gameboy games in the rarity list will be up? I'm looking forward to that.

I started work on it this past week and should have a first pass done by the end of next. I started a color list after I sent in the B&W list so I can work on both at the same time.

-Mike

sonnenhexer

04-27-2003, 09:31 AM

i have a bunch of gb games, but i don't really like collecting them, they are so small...they don't display well...

Get some of those Hockey card binder plastic sheets. GB games fit perfectly in them, and it looks impressive when opened.

Could you post a pic of the sheets?
I don�t know what you mean, maybe because here in germany hockey is not SO popular.

Thanks

Michael

Tetsu

04-27-2003, 07:17 PM

GB collecting is a tough, expensive market. Most games are in terrible condition with torn labels and pen marks, complete copies are hard to come by, and lots of games suck. But, there are some $40 rarities out there, like that Hello Kitty game (slipped through my fingers! Curses!) and Kid Dracula. All those older titles can fetch between $5 and $15, like the original R-Type, Ninja Turtles, Mega Man, and especially the addictive puzzle games like Alleyway. What pisses me off, and makes collecting much harder, is that Gamestop buys up people's grimy games for pennies and sells them for $15 if they are desirable. So now everyone with copies of Kwirk and Final Fanasy Adventure without labels and covered in dog shit try and sell them for top dollar. If you can put up with these hazards, there's great stuff to be had.

anagrama

04-28-2003, 08:04 AM

sonnenhexer

04-28-2003, 09:56 AM

Thanks, but I�m in germany. :)

Maybe another site with shop can help me. ;)

Michael

ozyr

05-03-2003, 05:30 AM

I just bought the GBA SP recently (I wouldn't buy a GB until it was backlit - like my trusty old Atari Lynx :P ), and have now gone out full force in collecting games for this system (and buy all the versions of the system itself too - GB, GBC, etc). I hope to have a rather large collection by the end of 2003!

ianoid

05-23-2003, 01:29 AM

I buy 'em only when they're cheap- under $5. I hope I never go to GB boxes. The good thing about collecting a system like this is that you could have 500 carts in a small drawer. If they're alphabetized you might even be able to find the ones you want to play.

I have about 30, I think. I love collecting handheld carts, since they take up so little space.

Duncan

06-14-2003, 06:44 AM

Thanks, but I�m in germany. :)

Maybe another site with shop can help me. ;)

Michael

Since I sort of used to collect baseball cards ( :) ), I can help out here. The 3x3 binder sheets are intended to fit smaller sports cards of the 1930s and early 1940s, but they're also a perfect size to hold unboxed GB and GBC carts with a standard cart case (and probably not those with rumble or other features). I'm sure GBA carts will fit in there too, but they might rattle around a bit too much since they're smaller.

As for sources? www.beckett.com is a major sports-collectibles marketplace; I'm sure someone there will be able to get the 3x3 sheets to Germany. You could also check out www.Ultra-Pro.com -- they make the best quality sheets in my view.

This is a great thread, overall, and bargains can be had if you look. Target and Toys R Us both stock of lot GBA games for $10 or so.

My brother still has his "classic" clear-case GameBoy, complete with that nasty contrast control and a well-worn (and still oft-used) copy of Tetris. Good times... :p

Duncan :D

PS: As a side note, I'm wondering if my new Platinum-case GBA-SP is set to be a limited-edition like the matching GameCube console... :/

psxknow

07-14-2003, 08:37 AM

i collect japanese boxed gameboy games only.
i got around 20 or so by now.. all good condition with manual and box :)

XJR15

07-23-2003, 06:56 AM

Nespit

07-30-2003, 04:26 AM

I buy them if i see them for cheap. Have about 150 + i think.

it is still a grey area and very cheap, therefore very attractive object to collect beside my obscure nintendo stuff fetish..;-)

And ofcourse, i buy prototypes for it.

den68

07-30-2003, 04:07 PM

I've got close to 100 carts spread out over the various incarnations of the Gameboy. I don't actively search for GB games but won't pass a good deal if I find one. Most of what I have was purchased new but I have scored a few at thrifts. Handheld stuff doesn't seem to be as plentiful in the wild as the console stuff.

as far as the GB's themselves, so far I've got:

5 original Gameboy's, 3 standard, 1 clear, 1 green
3 Gameboy Pockets, 1 black, 1 yellow, 1 metallic blue
1 Gameboy Color, clear purple
1 Gameboy Advance, platinum
1 Gamebot Advance SP, platinum