What are your main collection(s)?

[Rickstilwell1]

For me it's

US released game systems, whether console, handheld or computer

Cartridges of arcade ports for pre NES systems

Complete in box games for systems NES and on

Specific favorite genres to collect for:
RPGs
Adventures
Platformers
Arcade Ports
Fighters
Puzzles

And most of all, games that belong to favorite franchises like:
Mario
Sonic
Donkey Kong
Kirby
Zelda
Final Fantasy
Dragon Quest
Oddworld
Legacy of Kain
Bust-A-Move
Dragon Ball
X-Men (and to a lesser extent other Marvel characters)
Suikoden
Pokemon

And of course many many others. The list could go on and on all day.

I guess an easier way to say this with a broader term is that I collect games that are in my opinion fun, good ones.

[Kitsune Sniper]

hats, in tf2.

/me slaps you around with the Scout's Holy Mackerel

[Balloon Fight]

My main collections are NES, SNES, and CIB Game Boy.

[PapaStu]

Actively collecting:

PlayStation (about 500 from a set, before variants/demos and the like)
Nintendo DS (cause i'm a crazy fool)
X360 (main system I play, plus I'm a LE fool)
PS3 (system exclusives)
3DS (it'll be my next DS, mark my words)

Kinda sorta collecting
Dreamcast (I've got a 'variant' complete collection, save a Speed Devils variant, I could use the few DC demos, otherwise it's done)
NGPC (Complete US collection, could use to get the NPG 'English' games, and I need 3 US system box variants, if more US clamshells show, then i'll get em, otherwise its a complete set)

Anything else is a grab cause it's 'special' to me kind of thing.

- DS games (MOAR DS PLOX)

MOAR DS!

[PnkyDmn13]

In no particular order...

-Famicom carts: Not too hard to find good condition CIB and sometimes even claimed-to-be-new games... but a lot of dull games and/or RPGs that far exceed my meager knowledge of Japanese. At least most of the platformers are enjoyable enough.

-Famicom disks: Easy to find provably new games, thanks to the seal = guaranteed complete copies in good condition. A lot of the crappy games are dirt cheap, even new. Plus, I like the unique FDS sounds/music found in some of them.

-Arcade: Most of them work on the easy to learn, hard to master principle, meaning they are great for people with short attention spans. I also like the look of huge PCBs. It is also fun to play the true originals of games that typically only get played as ports or in MAME.

I'd like to start getting more original Japanese GameBoy games, just need to get a new Japanese DMG-01 (and yes, I know there are no region lockouts and that the US/JP models are nearly identical) or get my current one to work better. Dang screen lines. Or just give up and use my pink GB Pocket

[Drixxel]

I'm always on the hunt for Game Boy but surges in local availability have a lot to do with what I'm actively building on (it's been NES more than anything, lately). As far as more superficial collecting goals, boxed Genesis games (grid pattern) are the bee's knees - few things look cooler lined up on a shelf. However, I'm perfectly happy with a collection that's predominantly loose. I feel oddly apprehensive about playing something when there are concerns over maintaining the condition of a cart or packaging. The fact that my shelves are nearing capacity makes loose Game Boy carts an especially realistic collecting target.

[goatdan]

Dreamcast (I've got a 'variant' complete collection, save a Speed Devils variant, I could use the few DC demos, otherwise it's done)

There is a Speed Devils variant? More info please

[TurboGenesis]

My main primary collections in which I play and collect for, as well as a complete set:

Turbo Grafx 16/Duo (NOT PC Engine, but the USA released games of the Turbo Grafx 16, Turbo CD, and the Turbo Duo Super CD games) - I have all 44 of the official USA released CD games, and I am about 15 hucards from the full official USA released titles, and I already have Magical Chase so my goal is a reachable one, though Bonk 3 hucard seems to be more than I wish to spend, especially as I have the CD game… this collection has been in the making since 1990 when I purchased my Turbo Grafx 16, so I am not in hurry for completion…

I am casually coming closer to having a full USA released games set of the Sega Master System, BUT I sold my USA Sonic the Hedgehog, knowing full well I'd likely never get it again, and wouldn't want to spend what I was paid when I had sold it, I am content with a European version…

Lately, I am also finding myself building my Atari 5200 collection, and I may go for a complete officially released set, but the high tier titles are rather pricey, and difficult to find, so I may never fullfil this…

[Emperor Megas]

I only collect the games that I want to play for every system I own, however, I'm a sucker for odd peripherals, and collect the ones that I find cool just for the quirk factor. Things like the Onimusha 3 Soul Controller, the Resident Evil 4 chainsaw controllers, the Dragon Quest Slime controller, the Power Glove, the Final Fantasy X Tiny Bee controllers (which I don't own, yet), etc.

I also collect inexpensive statues, models and plushes of characters I like, so long as they look cool. I only have a few things like that because I'm very particular, and don't want a room full of that sort of shit. I also have my favorite series, mainly survival horror games that I'll purchase practically anything for, especially license items. Things like those promotional newspapers for Silent Hill and Resident Evil that were given away at theatres, I have a Resident Evil Outbreak File#1 flashlight/toolkit, several posters, etc..

I mainly collect practical stuff that I can use, like game themed wallets, t-shirts, and messenger bags; things of that sort.

Oh, and I really like Special/Limited Edition variants of consoles. They're usually the ones I have set up in my gameroom, like the Gold Nintendo 64 (Toys 'R' Us exclusive), Green HALO Edition XBOX, Red Resident Evil 5 XBOX360, HALO Edition XBOX 360, 25th Anniversary Wii, etc..

[kupomogli]

I'm not collecting for complete sets but if they're good games that I don't have I'll pick them up.

Favorite systems
-PSX
-PS2

Other systems I collect for
-NES
-SNES
-PS3
-PSP
-DS
-GBA
-GB/C

Collect for but very rarely
-Sega CD
-Gamecube
-N64
-Genesis