How many games do you usually own per console?
I average around 10-15 games per console and I accumalate that much throughout its life. My largest game library is on the SNES with barely 30+ games and counting. Is this typically normal for a gamer?
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To answer the question: I've got a few more, but I prefer to play NES & SNES, so I like a bit more variety.
I average around 10-15 games per console and I accumalate that much throughout its life. My largest game library is on the SNES with barely 30+ games and counting. Is this typically normal for a gamer?
For a gamer, sure. For a site devoted to collecting, I would say not even close
NES 300+
SNES 250ish
N64 100+
Genesis 50+
PS2 9
Xbox 175+
xbox 360 250+
Xbox360x2 (aka my COD / netflix machines) = <5
Gamecube = 1 loose game (that i accidently left in there)
NES = 1 (Mario 3)
WiiU ~10 top titles
N64 = All of them
Ps2 = 0
So you might call me an N64 collector.
~30 gb/gbc/gba/ds
~30 gc/wii
~4 ps3
You can see which I collect
~30 SNES
~30 N64
~30 GC etc. etc.
I only collect for NES but have the core quality games for any other system I own.
Rough guess
NES 300+
SNES 250ish
N64 100+
Genesis 50+
PS2 9
Xbox 175+
xbox 360 250+
Holy crap, 360,250 xbox games?!
Also, you need to step up your game on PS2.
I average around 10-15 games per console and I accumalate that much throughout its life. My largest game library is on the SNES with barely 30+ games and counting. Is this typically normal for a gamer?
Yes, that is very normal for an actual gamer.
Collectards have hundreds of games for each system.
Nes about 150
Snes about 150
N64 25
Sega Genesis 50
Sega cd 10
xbox original 12
ps2 15
Dreamcast 20
ps1 35
Atari 2600 35
SNES (also collecting for) - 325
7800 (sort of collecting for) - 38
2600 (play on the 7800) - 24
Gamecube (not collecting for) - 5 (all first-party fun titles)
N64 - 29
GCN - 26
Wii - 16
Wii U - 14
DS - 3
3DS - 26
PS1 - 6
PS2 - 14
PS3 - 25
I'm a collector in the sense that I want to collect every game I intend to play or all my favorite games, but I'm mostly just a gamer who likes old games (and some new). My collection fluctuates constantly as I trade off games I deem less important for ones I'd much rather own. But these are the current numbers. SNES and N64 are my focus.
Rough guess
NES 300+
SNES 250ish
N64 100+
Genesis 50+
PS2 9
Xbox 175+
xbox 360 250+
Holy crap, 360,250 xbox games?!
Also, you need to step up your game on PS2.
What's funny is, I grew up with PS2 as well as the NES and SNES, yet I hold no attatchment. I'd rather play on xbox for some reason. I always liked xbox live more than the playstation services. For PS2 I have the Socom's, God of War's, Manhunt 1 and 2 and Syphon Filter. I plan on getting the Ratchet and Clank's and Jak's again though.
I loved the 360. It's one of my favorite systems. I played so many games in phases and have such great memories from the console. Gear's of War days. Halo days. Ghost Recon Days. I kept all my games complete and I worked in a game store when I built the collection up so I only got brand new cases for my games and only bought them if the art was there in good shape. I also cleaned all the discs with the machine. Im pretty proud of my 360 stuff but for now it's all boxed unfortunately.
For those who have hundreds of NES and SNES games, did you amass the bulk of your collection before the prices started skyrocketing?
Sorta. I had a good amount of them, then moved out of my parents place (I was a late leaver), and had them boxed up. Someone took said boxes, and moved them to a barn, where they were pooped on by many wild animals. I had a better poop collection than game collection honestly, and cart based games faired the worst. Anyways most of the nintendo games I currently have I've bought post-2013, and many of them were replacing games I've owned at some point.
Originally posted by: mbd39
For those who have hundreds of NES and SNES games, did you amass the bulk of your collection before the prices started skyrocketing?
Yes for both Nes and Snes i got most of my games before they even started to skyrocket in price
Your numbers are normal for a typical gamer.
Yes, most of my stuff was bought before prices started skyrocketing. I didn't get started as early as some here, but I still got a good jump.
It honestly just depends on the system.......I wouldn't have the same amount of games for SNES as I would the TG16 for example.
odyssey =10
odyssey 2 =20
atari 2600=100+
atari 5200=10
atari 7800=5
atari xeg =50
nes =150
snes =50
n64 =50
vb =10
gc =100+
wii =100+
wii u =50
famicom =100
famicom disk =150+
playstation=300+
ps2 =500+
ps3 =50
ps4 =1 lolllllllll
xbox =500+
x360 =100+
xone =50
sms =50
sega genesis=100+
cd =20
saturn =20
dreamcast =100+
intellivision =50
colecovision =10
vic 20 =20
c64 =500+
PC =1000+
and for handheld
gb =50+
gbc =20+
gba =20
ds =50
3ds =5
gg =30
lynx =10
microvision =5
R zone lolll =10
Originally posted by: Guntz
I have 17 Neo Geo AES games.
Nifty. I'm at 7 AES and 10 MVS, for a combined total of 17! Once you have a good adapter, MVS is so much more feasible.
Quality -> Quantity.
Seriously. I've "thinned the herd" so many times that it gets old. I personally only try to collect games now that are 1) fun 2) rare, or 3) desireable. The rest of the crap just takes up too much space and serves absolutely no purpose.
550 NES
40 SNES
50 Genesis
40 SMS
20 N64
50 GB/GBC/GBA (still hanging on to these)
It was fun for awhile, but eventually I just wanted my living room back. I should mention, I have about 500 games tied to my Steam account as well.
I should mention, I have about 500 games tied to my Steam account as well.
That's like 12 Humble Bundles.
But, that said... when the systems were still current/recent, which for me goes back to the SNES days (SNES, N64, PS2, PS3 were the order I had my systems) I usually only had between 5-10 games for whatever was the current system. Usually on the lower end of that scale. I was never the kid that had alot of games, I was the one that found one game I really liked and played it to death before I moved on to something else. I rented quite a few games, especially for SNES and N64, but I only ever owned games I really really got into, and I just never came across alot of those. Even now, with my PS3, I probably only actually accumulated around 5-6 games since I got the system new years ago. Three Batman games, and Diablo 3 are the only ones I can actually think of off the top of my head lol.