Collectors corner - Anyone else out there collect?

[neorichieb1971]

Hi,

When I joined this forum after the turn of the century I used this site as a source of information for one of my preferred genres.

Since then I have collected a few systems and just a few games. I was wondering if there are any collectors on this forum.

I know there are a couple at least judging by the sales/wants forums. If you see this thread and its something you enjoy doing as well, might as well see who these people are and talk about playing/collecting/building game rooms/youtube channels/tips and trades.

So I will explain a bit about myself.

I am from the United Kingdom

I collect mostly 16 bit systems. This is what I collect -

Megadrive/Genesis - PAL/JP/USA
SNES - USA/JP
Saturn - JP
PS1 - JP/USA
PS2 - JP/USA
PS3 - PAL/USA
PS4 - PAL
3DO - JP/USA
Gamecube - USA
N64 - JP/USA
Dreamcast - JP/USA


I have some Famicom titles, 1 Master Sytem title. I do collect gaming steelbooks whenever they come about.

If anyone wants to chime in, we can do some pics/chat whatever. I'm in tier 4 lockdown and don't have any local folks to talk to.

Thanks.

Richie.

[guigui]

Ouch, collecting ! The OCD of mine for about the last 3 years.

I'm in France and have been doing JP Sega Saturn. Tried to gather fullsets of genre/categories like shmups, VS fighting, platformer and so on.

Lists and pictures are under spoilers for each category. Pictures may take some time to load.

I'm currently "done" on this collection with about 750 titles (not all pictures here). Only titles I'm still officially seeking are Ruriiro no Yuki T-19716G, and the Mobile Suit Gundam for the stupid collection.

*Shmups set : 56 titles (horizontal or vertical scrollings only)

Spoiler

Love how the alphabetical list starts with Batsugun-Battle Garegga-Blast Wind.

1. Batsugun
2. Battle Garegga
3. Blast Wind
4. Bokan to Ippatstu
5. Capcom Generation 1
6. Capcom Generation 3
7. Capcom Generation 4
8. Cho Aniki: Kyukyoku ... Otoko no Gyakushu
9. Cotton 2
10. Cotton Boomerang
11. Darius Gaiden
12. Darius II
13. Detana Twinbee Yahoo! Deluxe Pack
14. Dezaemon 2
15. DoDonPachi
16. DonPachi
17. Fantasy Zone
18. Game Tengoku T-5712G
19. Gekirindan Time Travel Shooting
20. Gokujyo Parodius Deluxe Pack
21. Gradius Deluxe Pack
22. Gun Frontier Arcade Gears
23. Gunbird
24. Hyper Duel
25. ImageFight & XMultiply: Arcade Gears
26. Jikkyou Oshaberi Parodius: Forever With Me
27. Kaitei Daisensou
28. Keiou Yuugekitai
29. Konami Antiques : MSX Collection
30. Kyuukyoku Tiger II Plus
31. Layer Section
32. Layer Section II
33. Metal Black
34. Planet Joker
35. Radiant Silvergun
36. Salamander Deluxe Pack Plus
37. Sengoku Blade
38. Sexy Parodius
39. Shienryu
40. Shippuu Mahou Daisakusen
41. Skull Fang: Kuuga Gaiden
42. Sol Divide
43. Sonic Wings Special
44. Soukyugurentai
45. Soukyugurentai Otokuyo
46. Steam-Heart's
47. Strikers 1945
48. Strikers 1945 II
49. Terra Cresta 3D
50. The Super Dimension Fortress Macross
51. Thunder Force V
52. Thunder Force V Special Pack
53. Thunder Force: Gold Pack 1
54. Thunder Force: Gold Pack 2
55. Twinkle Star Sprites
56. Wonder 3 Arcade Gears

*More shmups : 20 titles (rear view, fixed, hidden)

Spoiler

Not shmups in the very hardcore sense of the term, but shooting stuff is shooting stuff.

1. After Burner II
2. G-Vector
3. Galaxy Force
4. Guardian Force
5. Mobile Suit Gundam
6. Mobile Suit Gundam Z 1st half
7. Mobile Suit Gundam Z 2nd half
8. Night Strikers
9. Ojyousama Express (Sano Arms hidden)
10. Panzer Dragoon
11. Panzer Dragoon Zwei
12. Purikura Daisakusen
13. Sky Target
14. Space Harrier
15. Space Invaders
16. Star Fighter 3000
17. Stellar Assault
18. Titan Wars
19. Tokimeki Memorial Forever With You (Twinbee and Psyth hidden)
20. Tsuukai!! Slot Shooting

*Capcom 2D VS fighting set : 14 titles

Spoiler

Are Capcom ones the best ones ? This X-Men Vs Street is not that easy to find in non RAM Pack version.

1. Capcom Generation 5
2. Cyberbots
3. Marvel Super Heroes
4. Marvel Super Heroes Vs. Street Fighter
5. Pocket Fighter
6. Street Fighter Collection
7. Street Fighter Real Battle on Film
8. Street Fighter Zero
9. Street Fighter Zero 2
10. Street Fighter Zero 3
11. Vampire Hunter ~Darkstalkers' Revenge~
12. Vampire Savior ~The Lord of Vampire~
13. X-Men Children of the Atom
14. X-Men Vs. Street Fighter

*SNK 2D VS fighting set : 11 titles

Spoiler

Are SNK ones the best ones ?

1. Garou Densetsu 3
2. Real Bout Garou Densetsu Best Collection
3. Real Bout Special
4. Samurai Spirits Best Collection
5. Samurai Spirits III
6. Samurai Spirits IV
7. Shinouken (Ragnagard)
8. The King of Fighters ‘95
9. The King of Fighters ‘96
10. The King of Fighters ‘97
11. World Heroes Perfect

*Others 2D VS fighting set : 21 titles

Spoiler

1. Advanced V.G.
2. Astra Superstars
3. Asuka 120 %
4. Battle Monster
5. Dragon Ball Z Shinbutouden
6. Fighter’s History Dynamite
7. Galaxy Fight
8. Golden Axe The Duel
9. Groove on Fight
10. Mortal Kombat II
11. Ninku
12. Pretty Fighter X
13. Primal Rage
14. Rabbit
15. Rise 2 Resurrection
16. Sailor Moon Various Emotions
17. Sokkou Seitokai Sonic Council
18. Suiko Enbu
19. Suiko Enbu 2 ~Fuuun Saiki~
20. Ultraman
21. Waku Waku 7

*3D VS fighting set : 22 titles

Spoiler

1. Criticom
2. D-Xhird
3. Dead or Alive
4. Dragon Ball Z Idainaru
5. Elan Doreé
6. Fighters Megamix
7. Fighting Vipers
8. Final Fight Revenge
9. FIST
10. Goiken Muyou ~Anarchy in the Nippon~
11. Last Bronx
12. Robo Pit
13. Savaki
14. Toushinden S
15. Toushinden URA
16. Virtua Fighter
17. Virtua Fighter 2
18. Virtua Fighter Kids
19. Virtua Fighter Kids Java Tea Original
20. Virtua Fighter Remix (blue spine)
21. Virtua Fighter Remix (red spine)
22. Zero Divide

*Beat Them All set : 11 titles

Spoiler

Please do not mistake Crows with The Crow.

1. Batman Forever Arcade Game
2. Crows The Battle Action
3. Dungeons and Dragons Collection
4. Dynamite Deka
5. Guardian Heroes
6. Iron Man X-O Manowar in Heavy Metal
7. Nekketsu Oyako
8. PuLiRuLa Arcade Gears
9. Tenchi Wo Karu II
10. The Crow City Of Angel
11. Three Dirty Dwarves

*Puzzle : 57 titles

Spoiler

Jigsaw puzzle games excluded on purpose ... well at least the ones that do not involve uncovering girl panties.

1. 3D Lemmings
2. Angel Paradise Vol.1 Sakaki Yuko
3. Angel Paradise Vol.2 Yoshino Kimika
4. Bakabons ! Heisei Tensai Bakabon Susume
5. Baku Baku Animal
6. Break Thru
7. Chibi Maruko-chan no Taisen Pazurudama
8. Cleopatra Fortune
9. ClockWerx
10. Coin Puzzle Moujiya
11. Columns Arcade Collection
12. Cube Battler Story of Anna
13. Cube Battler Story of Shou
14. Deron Dero Dero
15. Gal Panic SS
16. Girls in Motion Puzzle Vol.1 Hiyake no Omoide + Himekuri
17. Girls in Motion Puzzle Vol.2 Body Special 264
18. Gussun Oyoyo S
19. Gussun Oyoyo Zoku
20. Hansha de Spark
21. Incredible Toons Nazomakaimura
22. Jewels of the Oracle
23. Jungle Park T-18008G
24. Kururin Pa!
25. Kururin Pa! Shingata
26. Lode Runner
27. Lode Runner Extra
28. Logic Puzzle Rainbow Town
29. Magical Drop
30. Magical Drop II
31. Magical Drop III
32. Minami No Shima Lucas no Daibuken
33. Monster Slider
34. Noon
35. Ochan no Oekaki logic
36. Ochige Designer Tsukutte pon!
37. Pappara Paoon
38. Pastel Muses
39. PD Ultraman Link
40. Popoitto Hebereke
41. Pukunpa
42. Puyo Puyo Sun
43. Puyo Puyo Tsuu
44. Puzzle Bobble 2x
45. Puzzle Bobble 3
46. Rox 6=Six
47. Sakura wars Hanagumi Taisen Columns
48. Sound Qube
49. Super Puzzle Fighter II X
50. Tenchi Muyou! Rensa Hitsuyou
51. Tetris Plus
52. Tetris S
53. Tokimeki Memorial Taisen Pazurudama
54. Tokimeki Memorial Taisen Tokkaedama
55. Waku Waku Monster
56. Zenkoku Seifuku Bishoujo Grand Prix Find Love
57. Zoop

*Racing set : 43 titles

Spoiler

Sega Rally is still that good so many years after release, but let's face that Wipeout is way better played on the Sony Playstation.

Can you spot the only demo I do own there ? Impossible to let it aside, it has a Cave logo on it.

Also worth mentionning that the T10613G version of Nissan Presents Over Drivin' GT-R is a real pain to find.

1. Choro Q Park
2. Code R
3. Courier Crisis
4. Crimewave
5. Daytona USA
6. Death Throttle
7. Deka Yonku
8. Delisoba Deluxe
9. Destruction Derby
10. F1 Live Information
11. Gale Racer
12. Gran Chaser
13. GT24
14. Hang On GP95
15. Hi-Octane
16. Impact Racing
17. Initial D (spine 7229)
18. Initial D (spine 7335)
19. ManxTT
20. Nissan Presents Over Drivin' GT-R T10613G
21. Off-World Interceptor Extreme
22. Outrun
23. Power Drift
24. Race Drivin'
25. Road Rash
26. Sega Rally Championship
27. Sega Touring Car
28. Shutokou Battle '97
29. Sonic R
30. Street Racer Extra
31. Taito Chase H.Q.
32. Touge King the Spirit
33. Touge King the Spirit 2
34. Vatlva
35. Virtua Racing
36. Virtual Kyotei
37. Virtual Kyotei 2
38. Wangan Dead Heat
39. Wangan Dead Heat + Real Arrange
40. Wangan Trial Love
41. Wipeout
42. Wipeout XL
43. Zero4 Champ DooZy-J Type-R

*Action games selection : 22 titles

Spoiler

Well, Taromaru is there. Not the hardest one to find in this list though. Keriotosse! and Motteke Tamago are tough too.

1. Assault Suit Leynos
2. Blood Factory
3. Bulk Slash
4. Burning Rangers
5. Die Hard Trilogy
6. Elevators Action Return
7. Grid Runner
8. Hissatsu!
9. Keriotosse!
10. Magic Carpet
11. Mass Destruction
12. Metal Slug
13. Motteke Tamago with Ganbare! Kamonohashi
14. Nights Into Dreams…
15. Saturn Bomberman
16. Saturn Bomberman Fight
17. Shin Shinobi Den
18. Shinrei Jusatsushi Taromaru
19. Silhouette Mirage
20. Soviet Strike
21. Tomb Raider
22. Wolf Fang

*2D platformer set : 20 titles

Spoiler

Some very good games in here. A shame Earthworm Jim 2 does not live up to its predecessor.
Also some major pieces here : Castlevania, Mizbak, Tempo, Deppy.

1. Akumajou Dracula X
2. Astal
3. Bubble Symphony
4. Capcom Generation 2
5. Castle of Illusion/Quackshot
6. Clockwork Knight 1 Joukan
7. Clockwork Knight 2 Gekan
8. Doraemon Nobita to Fukkatsu no Hoshi
9. Earthworm Jim 2
10. Gex
11. Johnny Bazooka
12. Mizubaku Adventure (Liquid Kids)
13. Mr Bones
14. Rayman
15. Rockman 8
16. Rockman X3
17. Rockman X4
18. Sonic Jam
19. Super Tempo
20. Tryrush Deppy

*3D platformer set : 11 titles

Spoiler

Not that much good games here. Welcome to the 3D world.

1. Bug !
2. Bug Too!!
3. Croc! Pau-Pau Island
4. Magical Hoppers
5. Ninja Jajamaru-kun ~Onigiri Ninpouchou~ Gold
6. Ninpen Manmaru
7. Sonic3d Flickies Island
8. Spot Goes to Hollywood
9. Steamgear Mash
10. Whizz
11. Willy Wombat

*FMV games set : 6 titles

Spoiler

1. Brain Dead 13
2. Guyferd
3. Shinsetsu Yumemiyakata
4. Strahl
5. Thunder Storm & Road Blaster
6. Time Gal & Ninja Hayate

*FPS games set : 7 titles

Spoiler

The Sega Saturn is definitely not the best for 3D, but some of those games are solid. Special mention do Seireki 1999 (Powerslave US/Exhumed PAL).

1. Alien Trilogy
2. Assault Rigs
3. Creature Shock
4. Doom
5. Hexen
6. JSWAT Tokusou Kidoutai
7. Seireki 1999 ~Pharaoh no Fukkatsu~

*Light gun shooting set : 11 titles

Spoiler

Yet more reasons to keep your heavy Sony Trinitron TV.

1. Aera 51
2. Chaos Control
3. Chaos Control Remix
4. Death Crimson
5. Henry Explorers
6. Mechanical Violator Hakaider -LAST Judgement-
7. Mighty Hits
8. Revolution X - Music is the Weapon
9. The house of the Dead
10. Virtua Cop
11. Virtua Cop 2

*Pinball set : 7 titles

Spoiler

Tecnosoft released this funny pinball game here : Kyuutenkai.

And may this be called a set without the white backsheet version of Last Gladiator ? I guess so, unless you read those lines and tell me the opposite.

1. Hyper 3D Pinball
2. Kyuutenkai
3. Last Gladiators (green backsheet)
4. Last Gladiators ver.9.7
5. Necronomicon
6. Pinball Graffiti
7. True Pinball

*Unsortable games : 9 titles

Spoiler

Fit nowhere, but still deserve to be there. That Phantasm package is huge, and the Japanese dub is atrocious.

1. Densha de Go Ex
2. Irem Arcade Classics
3. Jung Rhythm
4. Nanatsu Kaze no Shima Monogatari
5. Phantasm
6. Simulation Zoo
7. Techno Motor
8. Tennis Arena
9. Worms

*Satakore set : 66 titles

Spoiler

Reprint of the best seller on the system with red borders and red spine card. Some people will say 'I do not like Platinum version', though this set was one the funniest to collect.

Among the notable titles are Choro Q Park Satakore which is rare, and Rockman 8 Satakore which cost me an arm.

1. 2do Aru Koto Satakore
2. Advanced World War Satakore
3. Albert odyssey Satakore
4. Baku Baku Animal Satakore
5. Bulk Slash Satakore
6. Chaos Seed Satakore
7. Choro Q Park Satakore
8. Command and Conquer Satakore
9. Culdcept Satakore
10. D Satakore
11. Decathlete Satakore
12. Dodonpachi Satakore
13. Dragon Ball Z Idainaru Satakore
14. Dragon Force Satakore
15. DX Jinsei Game Satakore
16. Dynamite Deka Satakore
17. Enemy Zero Satakore
18. Falcom Classic Satakore
19. Fire Pro Wrestling 6 Men Scramble Satakore
20. Gungriffon Satakore
21. Gyuwambler ~Tokyo Mahjongland~ Satakore
22. Honkaku Pro Maajan Testuman Special Satakore
23. Jleague Pro Soccer 2 Satakore
24. K1 Fighting Illusion Satakore
25. Kochira Katsushikaku Satakore
26. Koden Koureijutsu Hyaku Monogatari Satakore
27. Langrisser 3 Satakore
28. Langrisser 4 Satakore
29. Layer Section Satakore
30. Magical Drop 3 Satakore
31. Metal Black Satakore
32. Mobile Suit Gundam Satakore
33. Momotaru Douchiki Satakore
34. Nights Into Dreams Satakore
35. Princess Crown Satakore
36. Princess Maker 2 Satakore
37. Pro Maajan Kiwame S Satakore
38. Pro Yakyuu Greatest Nine 98 Satakore
39. Puyo Puyo Sun Satakore
40. Puyo Puyo Tsu Satakore
41. Puzzle Bobble 2X Satakore
42. Rockman 8 Satakore
43. Rockman X4 Satakore
44. Sakura Taisen Satakore
45. Sankyo Fever Satakore
46. Saturn Bomberman Satakore
47. SeabassFfishing 2 Satakore
48. Sega Rally Championship Plus Satakore
49. Shanghai ~Banri no Choujou~ Satakore
50. Shin Megami Tensei Devil Summoner Satakore
51. Side Pocket 3 Satakore
52. Silhouette Mirage Satakore
53. Sonic Jam Satakore
54. Steep Slope Slider Satakore
55. Street Fighter Zero 2 Dash Satakore
56. Sword and Sorcery Satakore
57. Techno Motor Satakore
58. Terra Phantastica Satakore
59. Tetris S Satakore
60. Texthoth Ludo ~Arcana Senki~ Satakore
61. The Conveni Satakore
62. The House of the Dead Satakore
63. Thunderforce 5 Satakore
64. Tomb Raider Satakore
65. Virtua Fighter 2 Satakore
66. Zen Nihon Pro Wrestling Featuring Virtua Satakore

*Stupid Collection : Gundam Side Story jewel case versions

Spoiler

This is the stupid collection : gather as many Gundam Side Story I, II and III in jewel case versions as possible. Codes are T-13307G, T-13311G and T-13313G.

Here we have a picture of its state as of april 2020 (Covid-19) : 10 x SSI, 6 x SSII, 1 x SSIII

Note that Side Story III T-13313G is definitely one of the rarest game in the system, the lack of its spine card on this picture kills me a bit more every day.

*RPG set : 96 titles

Spoiler

This one set was quite fun to gather, but not easy at all. The Saturn has lots of very good jRPG, a shame so few of them were localized (Working Designs made a great work in this domain). Obviously the langage barrier is very strong on many of them, though the fanbase has already translated major titles (modded system or AR required to play ) : SFIII series, Dragon Force II, Sakura Wars, Langrisser III and more.

Among the obscure hard to find versions here are Senken Kigyouden, Black/Matrix T-20118G, Next King ~Koi no Sennen Oukoku~ T-13328G, Farland Saga ~Toki no Michishirube~ T-32509G. The rarest one is Princess Quest T-24603G, a very good exemple as how standard versions may be rarer than limited versions.

1. Airs Adventure
2. Albert Odyssey T-1514G
3. AnEarth Fantasy Stories ~The First Volume~
4. Arcana Strikes
5. Atelier Marie Ver.1.3 ~Salburg no Renkinjutsushi~
6. Azel Panzer Dragoon RPG
7. Bakuretsu Hunter R
8. Baroque
9. Black/Matrix T-20118G
10. Blue Breaker ~Ken yorimo Hohoemi wo~
11. Blue Seed Kushinadahirokuden
12. Bouken Katsugeki Monomono
13. Bushidou Retsuden Shinsetsu Samurai Spirits RPG
14. Chaos Seed
15. Cyber Doll T-22401G
16. Daikoukai Jidai Gaiden
17. Daikoukai Jidai II T-7628G
18. Dark Savior
19. Device Reign
20. Dragon Force
21. Dragon Force II
22. Dragon Master Silk
23. Dungeon Master Nexus
24. Falcom Classics 1 T-31502G
25. Falcom Classics 2 T-31505G
26. Farland Saga
27. Farland Saga ~Toki no Michishirube~ T-32509G
28. Farland Story ~Habou no Mai~
29. Feda Remake !
30. Funky Fantasy
31. Gal Act Heroism
32. Gensou Suikoden
33. Ginga Ojousama Densetsu Yuna 3 Lightning Angel
34. Grandia
35. Grandia Memorial Package
36. Great Adventure
37. GunBlaze-S
38. Ishin no Arashi
39. Langrisser 3 T-2502G
40. Langrisser 4 T-2506G
41. Langrisser 5 ~The End of Legend~
42. Langrisser Dramatic Edition
43. Langrisser Tribute
44. Linda³ Kanzenban
45. Linkle Liver Story
46. Lunar 2 Eternal Blue
47. Lunar Magical School
48. Lunar Silver Star Story T-27901G
49. Madou Monogatari
50. Magic Knight Rayearth GS-9058
51. Mahoutsukai ni naru Houhou
52. Marica ~Shinjitsu no Sekai~
53. Master of Monsters ~Neo Generations~
54. Mouri Motonari ~Chikai no Sanshi~
55. Next King ~Koi no Sennen Oukoku~ T-13328G
56. Nippon Daihyou Team no Kantoku ni Narou! Sekaihatsu Soccer RPG
57. Nouvelle Fanpasia Gulliver Boy
58. Ogre Battle
59. Paneltia Story ~Köln no Daibouken~
60. Phantasy Star Collection
61. Princess Crown
62. Princess Quest T-24603G
63. Riglord Saga
64. Riglord Saga 2
65. Ronde
66. Senken Kigyouden
67. Shadows of the Tusk (Seganet)
68. Shining Force III Scenario 1; Outo No Kyoshin
69. Shining Force III Scenario 2; Nerawareta Miko
70. Shining Force III Scenario 3; Hyouheki No Jashingu
71. Shining The Holy Ark
72. Shining Wisdom
73. Shiroki Majo
74. Slayers Royal
75. Slayers Royal 2
76. SMT Devil Summoner
77. SMT Devil Summoner Soul Hackers
78. Soldnerschild
79. Sorvice
80. Super Robot Taisen F
81. Super Robot Taisen F Kanketsuhen
82. Sword & Sorcery
83. Tactics Ogre
84. Terra Phantastica
85. The Apocalypse IV - Tengai Makyou Dai-yon no Mokushiroku
86. The Legend of Heroes I & II ~Eiyuu Densetsu~
87. Thor -SEIREIOHKIDEN-
88. Tilk ~Aoi Umi kara Kita Shoujo~
89. Vandal Hearts
90. Virtual Hydlide
91. Wachenroder
92. Waku Waku Puyo Puyo Dungeon T-6606G
93. Wizardry Llygamin Saga
94. Wizardry Nemesis
95. Wizardry VI & VII Complete
96. Zanma Chou Ougi Valhollian

*Perverts ! Red X18 Label set : 30 titles

Spoiler

Those are all the adult games which received the 'RedX18' label, meaning it is forbidden for under 18.

Now this one was hard, and I'm happy to have it done. When you start to fight Japanese people on buying adult games via auctions, you never know where it can end.

This spine variant of My Best Friends (the second one on the picture) I only saw once for sale, same for Super Real Mahjong PV P's Club.

1. Can Can Bunny Premiere
2. Can Can Bunny Premiere (Thank You Soft)
3. Gal Jan
4. Haunted Casino
5. Idol Janshi Suchie-Pai II
6. Idol Janshi Suchie-Pai Remix
7. Idol Janshi Suchie-Pai Special
8. Idol Maajan Final Romance 2
9. Idol Maajan Final Romance R
10. Idol Maajan Final Romance R Premium Package
11. Maajan Hyper Reaction R
12. Maajan Tenshi Angel Lips
13. Maajan Yon-Shimai ~Wakakusa Monogatari~
14. My Best Friends ~St. Andrew Jogakuin-hen~ (!! spine card)
15. My Best Friends ~St. Andrew Jogakuin-hen~ (° spine card)
16. Nonomura Byouin no Hitobito
17. Playboy Karaoke Collection Volume 1
18. Playboy Karaoke Collection Volume 2
19. Sotsugyou II Neo Generation
20. Super Real Maajan Graffiti
21. Super Real Maajan Graffiti P's Club Genteiban
22. Super Real Maajan P V
23. Super Real Maajan P V P's Club Genteiban
24. Super Real Maajan P VI
25. Super Real Maajan P VI P's Club Genteiban
26. Tenchi Muyou! Ryououki Gokuraku
27. The Yakyuuken Special
28. Tokimeki Maajan Graffiti ~Toshishita no Tenshi-tachi~
29. Tokimeki Maajan Paradise ~Koi no Tenpai Beat~
30. Virtua Photo Studio ~Cameraman Simulation~

[neorichieb1971]

I will definitely put you in the category of obsessive/goal driven and completionist.

I have owned/sold and traded a lot of those games in the past. Some on this very forum. My Saturn collection currently is so -

After Burner II (Sega Ages)
Astal
Baku Baku Animal
Batsugun
Bubble Symphony
Capcom Generations 1
Capcom Generations 2
Capcom Generations 3
Capcom Generations 4
Capcom Generations 5
Clockwork Knight
Columns
Darius Gaiden
Earthworm Jim 2
Elevator Action Returns
Fantasy Zone
Game Paradise (The)
Gokujyo Parodius-Da! Deluxe Pack
Gradius Deluxe Pack
Marvel Super Heroes
Marvel Super Heroes vs Street Fighter
Outrun (P1K version)
Panzer Dragoon
Panzer Dragoon Zwei
Power Drift (Sega Ages)
Puzzle Bobble 2x
Saturn Bomberman
Sexy Parodius
Soukyugurentai
Street Fighter Zero
Street Fighter Zero 2
Street Fighter Zero 3 + 4MB ram cartridge
Super Dimension Fortress Macross (The)
Super Puzzle Fighter 2
Virtua Cop
Virtua Cop 2
Xmen Children of the Atom
Xmen vs Street Fighter + 4MB ram cartridge


My Saturn wants are Super Tempo and Chase HQ currently. But hardly a priority. The problem is I wait and it gets more expensive.
My Saturn is a Derby Stallion iteration. My Brown version started to show graphical glitches around 2003-4.

Do you have a good setup for all these Saturn games?

[Steamflogger Boss]

I think the only thing I have that could be considered a full set is every fighting game released on the Dreamcast.

I collect a lot of crap. DVD/Blurays -mostly anime, I have a pre-order of multiple BD every month with Rightstuf if that tells you anything. Mostly BD now, I basically never buy new DVD anymore. Figures - wish I had more space for the boxes... Video games - tons of Dreamcast, recently focused on re-acquiring top shelf PS1 stuff and almost done, lots of PS2 and then of course loads of PS3, 360 and PS4 almost just by accident... I would say that gen 5/6 are my favorite for quite a bit of things. Certainly the heydey of the JRPG, and this year I went back and played a fair number of that genre on PS1. Books as well, I read a lot. Mostly fantasy and sci-fi. Earlier this year I got rid of some extra books I had acquired due to buying lots or buy accident, it was like 50 books lmao.

[Bloodreign]

I collect, mostly loose carts for the 8 and 16 bit consoles, have gotten a few boxed games over the years, also collect for the Gameboy as well. PS1 and Saturn I try to get what I can too, but I'm nowhere near in number what I have for the 8 and 16 bit consoles. Currently own 1,271 games, somehow I have found room for them, though my storage in such a small space isn't exactly the ideal way I'd like.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/merftyc86w4pt ... n.txt?dl=0 Basically what I own (Yes, it is in my signature here).

[kitten]

the last several years, i've been doing a lot of thinking about collecting, so i'm going to make a big post -

i tend to think of 'collecting' as mostly pernicious and something that tends to frequently get terribly out of hand. curation, however, is pretty dang cool. if you're submitting yourself to arbitrary collection of things - distributor, franchise, console, even limiting to just one medium like video games - i feel like you often wind up accumulating so much detritus that your identity is slowly replaced by a much-lower-than-animal impetus to fill a catalogue and an addiction to the weak dopamine trickle that grants you. one's exterior emptiness ultimately begins to reflect an interior one, and you stop being curious, stop pursuing, stop living, and just fill your world with monuments to your stasis. it's unsurprising many people collect things that meant something to them during (or reflect) their childhood, because that's the last time anything ever meant anything at all to many of them.

i own over 2,000 physical games at this point, but what matters more to me are the experiences and opportunities to share them with others or personally reflect on them. i started my youtube channel to have more to talk about with people on here, and it's become a personal thing i refine that is akin to a travelogue or little journal. i'm happy to do it for myself, and i'm happy when even one single other person gleans something meaningful from 'em. i only started a few years ago, so there's much both forward and backward in my history to look forward to doing more of. i sometimes watch 'em with friends and have a blast talking about them.

anyone with a rom folder of favorites and some good clears under their belt are having just as much joy curating what they're doing, tbh, minus maybe a hampered aesthetic experience without a crt (there's risks to immaterial collection, too! perfunctory, soulless play for quick clears or trophies/achievements is as bad as a wall of unopened amiibo). i do have some fun lookin' shelves for all my conceit, though! glad to take some pictures if there's interest, i try to meaningfully decorate & arrange them to make them an inviting library to my interiority. i tend to get a bit of personal enjoyment out of the physical because it places arbitrary limitations i have power to negotiate with and makes pursuit a bit more engaging. manga, anime, movies, figures, cards, toys, albums, whatever. sometimes i go more digital for a variety of reasons, but i love having things someone can pull off a shelf and have a conversation about or experience with.

i also tend to enjoy the ritual of maintenance! scrubbing the contacts on a cart and sticking it into the machine is an experience that helps me exercise some mindfulness. it reminds me a lot of how much i've come to enjoy making coffee for a loved one - picking the beans, hand-grinding them at the correct coarseness, folding the filter and placing it in the beaker while the water boils, adding a pinch of sugar from between my finger-tips and a bit of cream... and then the aroma, the smiles, the relaxation. ah, geez. you know, i get a bit mushy watching a big filter box empty out, because i get to think of how that was one-hundred times i made someone happy. i don't even drink coffee, myself lol. sometimes the best collections are the ones you have nothing material to show for.

never put the cart(ridge) before the horse - curate first and then let a collection be the side-effect.

[pablumatic]

I collect a lot of video games. Retro home console games in particular. Some modern games (mostly digital for modern stuff). I've also got a decent video game poster collection.

I mainly focus on the 8 and 16-bit era and always aim for complete items (game, box and manual). Mostly NES, Turbografx-16, Sega Genesis, and SNES. With a spattering of Sega Master System, Sony Playstation, and Sega Saturn. I have a healthy collection now, but always looking to expand upon it. If I had the money I'd get an arcade cabinet collection going. For now arcade collections and other means of emulation will have to suffice to scratch that itch.

In addition I collect random Japanese robot/mecha toys like the new Genesis Climber Mospeada line from the company called Sentinel and the near impossible to get Bandai DX SDF Macross line. Thankfully these releases aren't that numerous.