N-Gage collectors thread

[roushimsx]

So how many Press Kit discs were there?

Esquire has 11:

• Asphalt 2
• Catan
• Civilization
• High Seize
• Mile High Pinball
• One
• Pathway to Glory: Ikusa Islands
• Rifts
• System Rush
• Warhammer 40K: Glory in Death
• X-Men Legends II

If anyone has any and wants to rip the disc images, I'd be totally willing to host them up until my provider yells at me for using too much bandwidth (which is unlikely). Lord knows this stuff should be preserved, especially since those press kits tend to have a ton of screenshots, videos and high quality artwork that just simply isn't available elsewhere.

I'm particularly interested in the Warhammer, Civilization and Catan press kit discs. Just in case, I guess I'll be watching eBay for the next few months hoping to get lucky.

[Gemini-Phoenix]

I have a System Rush Gold Master Review Kit, which comes with the 'Not For Resale' cart; The cart case; And a 3 inch disc which is still sealed. Am I right in thinking that this is considered complete?

I can't remember where I got it from. I think it was a bonus given to me when I bought a handful of sealed N-Gage games off of an eBay seller some time ago, and he bundled it in with the games as a bonus.

[rodarkone]

I also got the gold press kit from system rush (and it's still available from the same user on ebay) ... but I think it's only the soundtrack.

[roushimsx]

I also got the gold press kit from system rush (and it's still available from the same user on ebay) ... but I think it's only the soundtrack.

I can't find it. Guess this is what I get for finding that High Seize kit

There's an Ikusa Islands Media Kit up on eBay right now with no bids if anyone wants one. Includes NFR versions of Pathway to Glory and Chaos Theory + some neat N-Gage tchotchkies.

I need to get around to scanning in this N-Gage QD Games and Enhancements Vol. 1/2004 booklet this weekend.

[esquire]

(edit) wasnt bomberman that got autographed...not sure what the deal with that copy is.

It was "Rifts: Promise of Power" that got autographedin limited numbers by Kevin Siembieda, the RPG's creator. I remember ordering 3 copies from 'Let's Talk' before they ran out of stock and every copy I got was autographed. Believe it or not, I was trying to get a regular copy so I could keep the autographed copy sealed. I never got a regular copy. I ended up selling the extra copies here on DP.

[esquire]

Does anyone know if they make MMC card holders? I am looking for something that can hold all of my loose NFS cards, but not just individual cases, maybe something along the lines of the actual game cases which hold multiple cards if you want them too.

[swlovinist]

It was "Rifts: Promise of Power" that got autographedin limited numbers by Kevin Siembieda, the RPG's creator. I remember ordering 3 copies from 'Let's Talk' before they ran out of stock and every copy I got was autographed. Believe it or not, I was trying to get a regular copy so I could keep the autographed copy sealed. I never got a regular copy. I ended up selling the extra copies here on DP.

I think that you kindly sold one to me, and for that I am very thankful.

I scored a standard copy from ebay a few years back.

Good to see this thread still chugging along

PS, I have about 7 of those (media kit review) boxed n-gage games boxed with the little cd etc. Is there a list of what games had those made for them?

[roushimsx]

PS, I have about 7 of those (media kit review) boxed n-gage games boxed with the little cd etc. Is there a list of what games had those made for them?

Looks like the ones with the mini-DVDs only came out for late release games. I haven't stumbled on any references to any that esquire doesn't have, so I think that lucky jerk may have 'em all.

Still looking for more! The ones for the earlier games (like Pathway to Glory or Fifa) don't seem to come with the fun-to-explore discs

[esquire]

Looks like the ones with the mini-DVDs only came out for late release games. I haven't stumbled on any references to any that esquire doesn't have, so I think that lucky jerk may have 'em all.

Still looking for more! The ones for the earlier games (like Pathway to Glory or Fifa) don't seem to come with the fun-to-explore discs

I think they were only released for the later releases...

42. Catan*
43. System Rush*
44. Atari Masterpeice Vol 1
45. One*
46. Heigh Seize*
47. X-Men Legends 2
48. Rifts*
49. Asphalt Urban GT 2*
50. Pathway to Glory: Ikusa Islands*
51. Mile High Pinball*
52. Atari Masterpeice Vol 2
53. Civilization
54. Warhammer 40,000

...although I have yet to see one for either of the Atari Masterpiece releases.

[rodarkone]

12 to fullset ...

[tom]

12 to fullset ...

you said '12' in your previous post

[rodarkone]

It was a mistake - there are only 11 games (I counted Pocket Kingdom from last post ... )

The missing games are:

Asphalt: Urban GT 2 (ordered - found on amazon just the MMC)
Atari Masterpieces Vol. I
Atari Masterpieces Vol. II
Call of Duty (ordered from USA)
Civilization
High Seize
King of Fighters EXTREME (ordered from USA)
Operation Shadow (ordered from USA)
Rifts: Promise Of Power
Sega Rally Championship (I can order this from ebay.de .. but it's kinda pricy I wait a copy of the game from Australia, I missed one on 6-7 euros)
Warhammer 40,000

[tom]

do you want a copy of cover/instructions for Asphalt 2?

[rodarkone]

I have the original cover - I just need the manual.

[tom]

Big boxes

So I got Asphalt promo big box, with racing gloves:


'pocket' in France has Pathway to Glory big box with a lamp:

(pic by pocket with permission)

and Splinter Cell big box(also with some extra):

(pic by pocket with permission)

are there any more 'big' boxes?

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[Gemini-Phoenix]

Now that the old N-Gage Arena site and forum are gone, and replaced by the new Arena forum, are there any other major fan-made 'Homage' sites out there which specialise in the collecting of the N-Gage?

If not, then perhaps we should form a specialist community and create one, and use it as a preservation site for all things N-Gage... Rather than just limited to one discussion thread on a popular gaming site, we could host screenshots and databases, as well as high quality scans of all releases and pictures of our collections etc... Anybody already thought about doing this?

[WindowsKiller]

are there any more 'big' boxes?

All big boxes are promo versions, not retail ones. High Seize had such a promo release as well, which was in a big box made of wood and included a bag, a compass, and some other stuff.

[roushimsx]

If not, then perhaps we should form a specialist community and create one, and use it as a preservation site for all things N-Gage... Rather than just limited to one discussion thread on a popular gaming site, we could host screenshots and databases, as well as high quality scans of all releases and pictures of our collections etc... Anybody already thought about doing this?

I was kicking the idea around, but I think it'd be more fun if we invaded GiantBomb and fix up their N-Gage database. It needs a ton of work; new pages need to be created, others need to be split off (many games are grouped with dissimilar titles with the same name, such as Chaos Theory, Xanadu Next, Colin McRae, etc), tons of screenshots need to be uploaded still, gallery management is a bit wonky, we can't upload videos (but we CAN use YouTube to hold the nice stuff off of those media kits), and the forum system is set up similar to GameFAQs where every game and system has its own mini-forum.

Upside: Anyone can edit, it's easy to make changes and we can upload high quality images and scans. Supports fancy game guides (with permissions set for only only the people you choose to edit) and linking to other games based on similar features (such as games in the same franchise, games that play similarly, other games that take place in the same time period or place, etc)
Downside: No versioning system (I know, a wiki without a versioning system? Wtf?) and you need to accumulate 1,000 points from submissions prior to being able to make "live edits". Gallery management is incredibly non-intuitive.

[WindowsKiller]

It needs a ton of work;

After reading the bullshit it tells about Piracy, I think it requires a ground-up rewrite, not just "a ton of work".

[roushimsx]

After reading the bullshit it tells about Piracy, I think it requires a ground-up rewrite, not just "a ton of work".

Oh you can easily nuke that page from orbit and rewrite it. It needs it. :P

The real money though is in the individual game pages. Given how a vast majority of the gamers out there have never seen an N-Gage first hand, let alone played one, their information per game is woefully lacking. I'm going to fill out the Call of Duty page this weekend, though I'm finding it extremely difficult to be objective and balanced while filling out the actual entry. I need to remember to try to focus on leaving criticisms in a separate section along with cutting down on the amount of weasel words.

But look at high profile stuff like High Seize, Pathway to Glory, Rifts and Glimmerati. Major games for the system but the pages and galleries are nearly empty. We could easily flesh that stuff out with our knowledge and resources.