NES Collector App

QUESTION!!!

I use this app and I love it but I have a question or two....

It says there 849 Nintendo games...is that accurate?

I also bought a game that isn't on the list, seems fishy.



Anyone run into something like this?



I'm trying to collect them all and this is all I really have to by.

THANKIE!!

Comments

  • Originally posted by: AirnMonkey79



    It says there 849 Nintendo games...is that accurate?

    I also bought a game that isn't on the list, seems fishy.

    It's probably including a bunch of label variants, Euopean NES exclusives, and non retail games like test carts or NWCs. Hard to tell without knowing which app. Honestly, they're programmed with whatever list the app developer put in there.



    Which game wasn't on the list?



    North American retail (available in stores from 1985-1995) NES list with unique code totals 768 games, 677 are licensed, 91 unlicensed. European exclusives adds another 30.
  • Knowing what game would help. There were games being made that are unlicensed around that time that arent included in that count.
  • It's a Famicom Multicart called "Supervision 76-in-1"
  • Originally posted by: AirnMonkey79



    It's a Famicom Multicart called "Supervision 76-in-1"

    Yeah, that wouldn't be on a North American retail list. Really, Famicom collecting is considered separate from NES collecting, even though the hardware is (mostly) the same. But even the NES bootleg multicarts wouldn't be on most collector lists. It's a pretty niche collecting focus.



    What set are you going for? North American retail? Retail release worldwide? Sets including test carts and competition carts? Anything that fits in an NES (good luck!)?







     
  • Originally posted by: Tulpa

     
    Originally posted by: AirnMonkey79



    It's a Famicom Multicart called "Supervision 76-in-1"

    Yeah, that wouldn't be on a North American retail list. Really, Famicom collecting is considered separate from NES collecting, even though the hardware is (mostly) the same. But even the NES bootleg multicarts wouldn't be on most collector lists. It's a pretty niche collecting focus.



    What set are you going for? North American retail? Retail release worldwide? Sets including test carts and competition carts? Anything that fits in an NES (good luck!)?







     





    Sheesh...umm...all of them? I'm kind of new to this so.

    I'm not looking for Test Carts or any CIB, nothing fancy.

     
  • Originally posted by: AirnMonkey79





    Sheesh...umm...all of them? I'm kind of new to this so.

    I'm not looking for Test Carts or any CIB, nothing fancy.

     

    Well, again, good luck. There's the Hong Kong Mah Jong cart that's rarer than Stadium Events. Still in single digits of known carts (nine, maybe?)



    There's also the Sachen games that have a controversial status, that'll add another 69 carts to your list, and probably isn't on that 849 list.



    There really isn't a defined complete NES list, if it includes all the pirate/bootleg and hombrews, as the list is growing and fluid. There is a defined retail list, but again, it depends on your parameters.



    We all start somewhere, though, so it's all good.  

     
  • Originally posted by: Tulpa

     
    Originally posted by: AirnMonkey79





    Sheesh...umm...all of them? I'm kind of new to this so.

    I'm not looking for Test Carts or any CIB, nothing fancy.

     

    Well, again, good luck. There's the Hong Kong Mah Jong cart that's rarer than Stadium Events. Still in single digits of known carts (nine, maybe?)



    There's also the Sachen games that have a controversial status, that'll add another 67 carts to your list, and probably isn't on that 849 list.



    There really isn't a defined complete NES list, if it includes all the pirate/bootleg and hombrews, as the list is growing and fluid. There is a defined retail list, but again, it depends on your parameters.



    We all start somewhere, though, so it's all good.  

     





    Ok, so now that I know all that...I'm going to try and get all the games listed on this app maybe even the Test ones. No home brew I'm not apposed to them just not that interested.

    Thanks for all the feed back people!
  • 849 is an interesting number. Do you have the list or a link to it? I'm curious to see what parameters were used for inclusion.
  • Does it include weird stuff like Hong Kong versions which are technically NES or is it just North American releases?
  • Use the list(s) on this website, they're pretty good and it's easy to filter what you actually care about (e.g. licensed North American releases or whatever)
  • Originally posted by: DefaultGen



    Use the list(s) on this website, they're pretty good and it's easy to filter what you actually care about (e.g. licensed North American releases or whatever)

    Looks like retail releases around the globe are 2700+ titles. But there's obviously a lot of overlap.







     
  • I think that app also includes some accessories like the arkanoid controller and some other ones on the list. I believe you ca take out unlicensed and pal exclusives from it as well.



    At least, if it's the same app I use, which I think it is.
  • If you're talking about the iOS app, it includes PAL stuff, unreleased stuff, some duplicates (both Metroid labels for example), all of the Aladdin enhancer crap, and so forth



    I remember first using the SNES one to track my collecting back in the day, and it was awhile before I realized stuff like F-1 Pole Position II didnt' exist
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