What do you collect? V2.0

[DylanOZ]

I'm mainly a video game collector, i collect for all the systems I have, I havent got a large video game library but i'm working on it . I also like collecting the old movies from the Film Noir era. "Here's looking at you kid."

[sloan]

Beer cans, only the older steel ones, not the cheap aluminum type
Comic books
Hot wheels
Big Boy memorabilia
Every home VG console within reach

[turboexpress]

I collect handhelds.

[Kabrelle]

Anything and everything Starfox. I have pins, posters, clothing, official collectors merchandise (such as the promotional Starfox Adventures Fox McCloud bobblehead complete with certificate of authenticity, postcards, Johny Lightning SF64 car, etc.), and have even gone as far as to interview a lot of the voice actors. Oh, own every game of course in multiple forms/regions (SF64, Lylat Wars, etc.).

Next to that, kaiju films. Nearly complete with Godzilla, moving on to Gamera. I own some rarities such as Frankenstein Vs Baragon, and others whose names I cannot remember at this time.

I'll also add Resident Evil and Silent Hill to my list of things I collect, but only game/movie wise. Use to collect RE toys, but lost interest after the expensive line of RE3 figures (which were my favorites btw) became harder and harder to find.

[PacKid]

Nes and DS (both) and more, coming soon.

[DeseoParadise]

I collect for all systems but PC, Game Gear, Turbografx and Neo Geo are the most importants for me.

[Steve W]

My collecting habits have changed a bit over the years since I last posted. I used to go searching for games in thrift stores and flea markets, then I'd look for games and handheld electronic toys from the '70s and '80s (like Mattel's Electronic Football, Simon, that kind of thing). Now when I go out hunting I pretty much never find games I'm interested in, so I find myself looking mostly for old electronic toys, interesting and old board games, and generally any toys from my childhood that would look cool on a shelf. For example, I've picked up three or four lunchboxes over the years, just because I liked them. I've bought a couple VR helmets, just because they look good on a shelf sitting on a styrofoam head.

A lot of the time, though, my flea market and thrift store trips are mostly just a reason to get out of my neighborhood and go someplace new and explore a little bit. And trying out different local restaurants when I'm there.

[Daria]

Can't believe I've never posted in this topic before.

Anyway, I collect RPGs for any and all systems (620 and counting wooo!). My second loves are survival horror games and CIB NES. I'd love to delve into vintage computers (Apple II and Commodore 64 specifically) but I can't claim to collect, as I don't actually have anything for them currently. I just think that they're sexy as hell.

[PizzaKat]

I collect any system I can find, I have a bunch so there isn't much left to collect. Im not picky if cartridges are complete or not. Sony, Nintendo, Sega etc.
I also started collecting WWF LJN wrestlers from the 80s just late last year. I picked a slew of them this year at a 80stoys expo just recently. I also like to collect toys from the 80s although they are rare that I find them reasonably priced. I'm also a fan of Garfield as I like to pick up different memoribilia which usually is a plush.

[dj898]

I mainly collected Sega Saturn and Dreamcast although also collected SuperGrafx, MegaDrive, N64.

Those were followed by PS1/PS2/Xbox.

Due to family life skipped entire PS3, Xbox360 scene ^^

[wizardofwor1975]

Lately I've been collecting mainly C64 games. Most recent pickups include Ant Atack, Orc Attack, Airborne Ranger, and the Mars Saga. I also collect NES, Atari 2600/7800, Sega Master System, Genesis, ColecoVision, PS1, Amiga 500, and vintage PC games mainly from the early 90s.

[celerystalker]

I buy all kinds of console games if they look fun. I'm not trying to complete any libraries or anything like that, but I do buy a bit of everything... you just won't catch me buying some fun with numbers game just because I don't have it. If I buy, I intend to play it. I'm sitting at about 2000 or so games right now, no duplicates. In the last year, I started adding dedicated arcade cabinets like I always wanted as a kid, so that's been neat. Lately I've also gone after a lot of PC Engine HuCard games.

Most of all, I really like scrounging up unique oddball games to play with friends. The classics are great, but a little Choaniki or Zombies vs Ambulance really can make a wild night of gaming.

[ZP3]

For some reason, I'm just really into NES. I think it's just the way the carts look...I don't know, but there is just something about them. I am also really into finding GameCube and N64 games (as I grew up on those two systems) and I absolutely love finding anything Pokemon related.

[flameboy]

I've started collecting soccer games! Specifically on SNES, NES and Genesis I already owned quite a few on Genesis but in the last few days I've

Soccer (NES)
Goal! (NES)
Head on Soccer (SNES)
Super Soccer (SNES)



Plan on picking up World Cup (NES) and Megaman Soccer (SNES)

[ProjectCamaro]

When I first got into it I started by buying up all the old games I had as a kid and loved, then I moved to the games I wanted but couldn't afford. Finally now I'll buy anything that is fun to play. If I don't think the game will be fun I won't buy it. I'll never go for a complete collection of anything as I don't see the point of buying games just to sit on a shelf.

I do like to have all the different consoles too. When I really started to get into it I went out and bought all the major consoles and then started to really grow the collection of games for them.

[retronintendonerd]

I mainly collect consoles, both home and handhelds. My focus is mostly Nintendo but I also have some Sega, Microsoft and Sony mixed in there as well. I have a decent library for each console but I also collect flash carts and play a lot of homebrew.

[ZP3]

I collect mainly NES, SNES, N64, and gamecube. I was a Nintendo kid, so this is where my interest gravitates. I usually stay away from handhelds, unless it has to do with Pokemon. I'll buy Genesis games if I see them, but I don't go out of my way to collect them, per se.

[FUZZY PICKLES!!!]

Just games that I want to play. I don't do boxed copies unless I find no other options (although I did just buy Bomberman 64 (Japan) off of eBay in a boxed copy). Although even buying the bare cartridge gets expensive.

[Maedhros]

II've been doing black box cartridge variants for the past couple years. The search is the best part, a lot of variants are still unconfirmed. Some can be found for a buck, some can't be found for less than $50, and some simply can't be found. I also am obsessed with MINT (not minty) CIB NES games. It's interesting how the cardboard that the game boxes were made out of slowly but surely became cheaper with each new generation. The NES game box cardboard was stiff and sturdy, SNES was a bit thinner and wobblier, and N64 was just plain flimsy and frail.

There's something about 30 year old gem mint cardboard boxes that are mesmerizing. And NES has some great box art.

They took the place of the baseball card, all three dimensions of them. Huzzah!

[Dormond]

I collect games for any system I have. I primarily focus on JRPGs, especially on the older consoles. They're not the only things I collect, but given options, I go towards JRPGS on my own.

I also collect random merchandise too. Amiibos took up a lot of my money for a while but I have all of them that I want now. Before that my obsession was getting original Japanese promotional posters for all the Kojima directed Metal Gear Solid titles (I'm talking about the posters that were hung up in shops to promote the games in Japan.) I have one for every entry in the series now, except Phantom Pain because those are still being used in shops.

Since these kind of things usually get tossed in the trash after the promotional cycle ends, they actually end up being nice little collector's items and fetch a pretty high price on Ebay (you are getting gouged on Ebay though). The MGS 3 poster was the most expensive, but the MGS: Integral was by far the hardest to get (probably the only time I've hunted for something for more than 8 months without losing interest.)









I'm going to get them all framed eventually, but these posters are all B2 paper size(19.7 inches x 27.8 inches). That's a common poster size for promotional posters in Japan but you cannot buy frames that size in the states, so they have to be made custom and there's not much reason to frame them if you don't have any empty space to hang them on, so that project is on hold until I move.