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    New board, new members, let's revive some classics!

    I was thinking of making this a poll again, but it seems like there could never be enough options to fit everyone's collecting style in. So, let me just pose this as a question; What do you collect mainly and why?



    I'll get the ball rolling by saying that my main area of interest is pre-crash stuff. The reason being that the styles of games from that time appeal to me the most. I also would be lying if I didn't say I have a lot of nostalgia about that time in my life (79-84 or so) and the older games take me back in a way. Plus I know enough about how videogames work to really get a kick out of seeing what people could or couldn't do with the limited technology of the day.

    I also enjoy some newer stuff, but I'm not as active about getting it. I love shmups and Contra style action games and try to get all of that I can, but other than that I'm more interested in finding stuff cheap. Though I lean more towards the older stuff, I can't pass up a bargan if the game is good.

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    I mostly play games rather then collecting, but for me collecting is part of gaming- collecting decent games to play later. I still have my Atari 2600, NES, SNES, Sega CDX, a PSX and N64.

    The PSX and N64 is what I play mainly now but thanks to emulation I have gone back to play many other s/nes games I missed because they never came out over to America, or games I had once and sold off or rented. I'm considering going into collecting of one or another once I find a new job, perhaps either some NES stuff or Atari related. Right now if I find a game I like for any system, I get it eventually- mainly for the PSX or N64 (like getting Tempest X3 for $5 and Bad Fur Day for $8 at my local EBX).

    One day I'll post my game lists.
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    Hmm... Well, I personally try and collect NES and SNES. Mostly because this is the era I started in and the had some of the best games hands down. Although I must admit it's not going to well, I only have about 200 NES games and 100 SNES games :-(
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    i collect for the nes, snes, genesis, neo geo aes, dc, saturn, psx, ps2, and i just got a n64. my main collecting focus is 2D fighters and now im starting to get into shmups. i usually buy any cheap complete nes, snes, or genesis game i come across. right now i am tryin to catch up on import psx, saturn, and dc games i may have missed out on earlier.

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    :box!: I collect mostly 2d fighting games. From the snes to the playstation.

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    I'm currently trying to finish my Intellivision (70 games), Jaguar (26 games) and Lynx (22 games) collections.

    Besides that, I also collect for the 2600/5200/7800 and SMS, with an occasionally NES/SNES/Genesis cartridge being picked up.

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    I collect for any computer/video game system I can find!

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    My main area of interest are the games of the 16 bit area...snes/genny/pc engine. Planning on delving into the Neo world soon as i get out of college and have some spare money
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    I never turn down a good find, as I am sure most of you do the same. I collect most anything I can get my hands on. If I find it at a decent price, I usually go for it. With that being said, the two main interest I have are Atari 2600 and NES. I grew up with the NES and Atari is very appealing. I do have other systems, but they do not get too much attention.
    My roommate is more into newer systems (such as PS2, XBOX ect.) I've played them and do sometimes like them. However, I do not find them as exciting or interesting as the older systems. I wouldn't mind drumming up some more dreamcast items though.

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    In my case, anything goes. My room is like that fictional chocolate factory, nothing ever comes out.

    If it's fun, it's hooked up to the TV. So I collect mainly for playing.

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    I collect almost everything that's a cartridge - with the major exceptions of N64 and Colecovision. Stuff like SNES and Genesis are more just games I'll play or at least have some kind of story to them. NES has turned this way too, as I mainly stick to unlicensed stuff and the playable games. The systems that I'm most active with are 2600, Intellivision, SMS, and Arcadia (gotta have something obscure.)

    Lately, I've been getting into the old handheld and tabletop games too. As I've said, VFD is good shtuff.
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    I kinda collect for all sega systems and the psx, but I seriously collect for the Saturn. I'm about halfway now, but it's going slower and slower...

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    Has to be the C64 of course

    With nearly 300 carts and over 1,500 titles in general, I think I've done pretty well over the 18 years.

    Recently I've got a Vectrex (with multicart, though I'll be looking for some of the new stuff at CGE) and 7800 (just really the HES PAL stuff let to get) to bide me over and have something new to focus on. Next maybe go back to the NGPC as I have a system and some games already...

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    Just to make it official - or for those who don't know me - I collect everything for every system. I wish I had limits, it would make things much more cost-effective! Actually I used to also collect comic books and baseball cards. Those got cut out of the equation about ten years ago when I started the Digital Press project and decided to focus on my first love

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    I collect everything except non cart based handhelds. I even like collecting boxed disk computer games! Just about everything I have I found locally. I don't generally buy online or from ebay unless it is something I really want. Right now most of my dollars are going to used PSX games and I am working to get all the big boxed ones.

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    My 3 systems that I collect fer are Genesis, NES, and Dreamcast. Indeed!
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    I only collect for The King of Consoles:

    Atari 2600

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    I collect for NES and N64, and i'll collect the Megadrive (sorry genny) when i get the time.
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    I generally collect for anything I can get a good deal on. When I can find it I pick up anything I don't have NES or earlier. Genny and SNES I'm real picky about. It pretty much either has to be really cheap or somthing I particularly want to play. I still hate the playstation, I didn't get one untill I found a system for $10 and so far I've only gotten a few pinball games and classic compilations or remakes for it. I'm currently focusing on trying to complete my U.S dreamcast collection (up to 160 games now) after that I'll get around to picking up the last 8 or 10 games I need to finish my 5200 collection

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    I collect everything concerning nintendo. Mainly the obscure, like prototypes, test cartridges, demo cartridges, competition cartridges..
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