View Poll Results: What games do you collect?

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  • Games I like only

    16 25.00%
  • I collect by series (i.e. every Contra game)

    1 1.56%
  • I collect by system (i.e. only CD-i)

    17 26.56%
  • Imports (whatever region you fancy)

    0 0%
  • Systems

    2 3.13%
  • Arcade stuff

    1 1.56%
  • Wierd things (...you define)

    1 1.56%
  • Every game ever made

    14 21.88%
  • By price (cheap or expensive :P)

    7 10.94%
  • I don't collect games, I play them.

    5 7.81%
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Thread: Your collecting habits--10 choice Poll of Doom

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    Default Your collecting habits--10 choice Poll of Doom

    Awful topic title, I know (especially before I modified it). Anyhow, I'm interested (personal, non-research reasons only) to see how everybody would look at their collecting habits.

    Some of the options will overlap for anybody--just choose the option you think suits you best.

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    I collect by series. I'm two measly games short of completing my Bonk game collection. Where are the last two? Somewhere in Japan. I'm just waiting for them to pop up on EBay.
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    Which ones? Also, have you a copy of PC Denjin, the shooter game?

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    While I buy games of ANY system(s) I really like, I also collect games for a few systems that I truly indulge and tend to get complete game collections, these game libraries have crap to whole game list ratio of less than 25%.

    IN essence, I could've easily completed 32X, Jaguar, or Sega CD collection but that would defeat the purpose of collecting.

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    collecting everything with the following exceptions-
    *PC or computer games, unless its an 8 bit cart game
    *collecting but not actively pursuing playstation and other modern titles, waiting until they get old and cheap.
    *no post 1985 LCD handhelds, except game and watch
    *no edu-games, as in no TI-99 learning games or Pico titles etc.
    *space and cash will keep my arcade collection nice and small
    *import titles only by chance finds
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    Nintendo only
    NES
    SNES
    N64
    Gamecube
    Gameboy
    Gameboy Color
    Gameboy Advance
    Nintendo stuff (figures,merchandize,..)

    also looking for these thingys:

    Nintendo Hanafunda cards


    Nintendo's Gunpei Yokoi's Light Gun toy

    anyone?

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    Those of you who have been here for awhile know my answer to this already, I collect everything and anything video game related, though I do "concentrate" on a system at a time and try to complete the ones I'm closest to. I'm just about done collecting for 3DO after scoring masses of imports, a Sanyo TRY system, the Decathlon prototype,, and the dealer demo binder... next up is Saturn for me.

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    Aaah! Everybody, guard your copies of Panzer Dragoon Saga!

    Yeah, I figured you'd post that.

    On the topic of my poll...I know there's no "Other" option (I originally intended to have it, but forgot to include it) and I could've included some other useless options. 10 is by far good enough; it looks like that's enough to give people some real choices and spread out the votes, but not too many to deal with.

    Personally, I go with option #1, though I fit in other categories as well. There really aren't many games I refuse to allow in my collection, but I really don't want to buy a bunch of commons and bad games. For example, I generally will try to buy every Phantasy Star game but I won't touch Phantasy Star III, certainly not the Genesis version. Maybe the Japanese someday for the cover art. Of that series, I value the Sega Ages remakes and straightforward Master System/Mega Drive RPGs over the Game Gear and newer GameCube releases. I also value my space to some extent--I'm going to have enough trouble finding places for those 48 x68000 games

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    Predominantly, I collect games I like and want to play.

    Also, I try to get what are considered the cream of the crop of titles for each console.

    Currently, my main focus is on Sega Mega CD, Sega Saturn and Sega Dreamcast - but I'm always grabbing stuff for other consoles too.

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    Ah, where's John Madden when you need him?

    "Usually, the choice with the most votes wins the poll."

    He could have a fun time pointing out how it's amazing that so many people voted for "by system" whereas half that number voted for fun games (at last count, 3 votes compared to By System's 6). I thought Buttasuperb and the other Neo Geo/CPS 2 fans out here would justify my "Arcade stuff" option, but I'm going to give that more time.

    "He was waiting for somebody to vote and... whap! He got voted!"

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    I'm with Joe. I collect for most systems but tend to focus on one or two at a time as my fancy strikes. Hell, sometimes it rotates on a weekly basis... right now I'm working on Saturn, N64, and Odyssey2.
    Seeking display quality copy of I Want My Mommy for the 2600... if you have one, PM me, I will pay/trade well.

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    I'm with dreamcaster, I collect games that I enjoy playing. However, I may stray the course for the rarest of rares...that is if I find them cheap enough.

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    as my collection is based almost soley on thrift and flea market finds i cant focus on one system at a time really. i'm kinda like a beachcomber that way. i'm pretty close on some systems (ody2, SMS, 5200, 7800 etc..) but i wont throw down big bucks on ebay just to be complete. i'm more likely to find something rare to trade and try and complete my collections that way.

    funny how this hobby has a way of expanding on you, when i started out i hadnt even heard of half the systems i'm currently collecting for.
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    i'm doing complete pal collections of games released for one system

    currently working on 32X (yeah i know, DarXide) and Dreamcast (fairly easy and cheap), after that i will focus on Saturn and Gamecube (haha)
    -Jan

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    I guess bottom line is price. When I see a game, any game at less than $1.00, I pick it up. I also forget what games I have and end up with 2 or more copies of said game. But I feel that any game in my collection is one less game that might get pitched into the dump., yes this includes all misfit Combats and Duck hunts!
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    "A little bit of all the above"

    On any given day, in any set of circumstances, my habits are affected & changed

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    i collect games i like to play, I usually buy a ton, weedout the crap ones. I could never have a room of doom, unless i get every possible game i like, then we might have something here.
    My life and perception has changed, but my principals are the same.

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    I principally collect PAL Sega stuff and am concentrating on Master System & Megadrive libraries, which should keep me preoccupied for a while

    I'll buy anything else that's cheap and hang on to the stuff I like, and eBay/trade the rest.
    Oh, and I'm thinking about purging all my handhelds, since they never get used.

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    I collect by system. I'm currently trying to get all US released TurboDuo games, then I'm moving on the all US Neo Geo home carts. I may pick up a fer Japanese titles just for giggles.
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    Voted..

    Every game ever made..

    I have games that I don't even know what they are for..

    If it's a Video game I buy it..and if it's cheap enough at a garage sale or flea market I pick it up for the heck of it...
    I'll figure out what's it for later..

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