Is my gaming collection sad?

[Taleweaver]

If you're into hacking consoles, I'd search for an original wii. One with exploitable boot2 (so you can install bootmii as boot2 rather than as an IOS). Should be neither too hard or too expensive. (unless that red wii is an original and is casemodded, of course).

Other than that, I can't really comment. No idea why you would think it's pathetic, or even doubting that it might be. Sure, others may have larger cupboards full of consoles, accessories and stuff like that, but that doesn't say anything of YOUR collection. It's not a race to have the most of 'em.

 

[assassinz]

I collect consoles and hacking hardware/software. Please comment if my collection is pathetic and what I should get.

Look at the first spoiler in my signature.

I also have a 32" 1440p TV that I use.

You need SNES, N64, SEGA Genesis or CDX, or JVC X'EYE, Dreamcast, Colecovision, Atari 2600, and some flashcarts for all your cartridge based consoles. Get yourself a Neo Geo Color Pocket too and at least Match of the Millenium.

Oh, and maybe get a good stereo CRT TV to play all your non-HDMI systems.

 

[TemplarGR]

In my opinion, there is no reason to own consoles older than 10 years. There are emulators and you can have EVERYTHING, without cost. It is illegal, but who cares. Just create a decent media center PC and stuff it with all the emulators and roms available... Get a few controllers and you are set...

And even with emulators, there is no reason to have those games other than nostalgia, curiocity, education purposes. You are not going to play them anyway... Except a few oldie gems of course... Not enough time for the rest...

 

[sarkwalvein]

In my opinion, there is no reason to own consoles older than 10 years. There are emulators and you can have EVERYTHING, without cost. It is illegal, but who cares. Just create a decent media center PC and stuff it with all the emulators and roms available... Get a few controllers and you are set...

And even with emulators, there is no reason to have those games other than nostalgia, curiocity, education purposes. You are not going to play them anyway... Except a few oldie gems of course... Not enough time for the rest...

Xbox 360 is ten years old, where is my emulator please?!

 

[Bimmel]

Here is a list of games I collected over the years.

Spoiler

GBA

- Castlevania - Double Pack
- Final Fantasy I & II: Dawn of Souls
- Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories
- Yu-Gi-Oh: Der Tag des Duellanten

4 Stück

DS

- 999
- Ace Attorney: Apollo Justice
- Ace Attorney: Edgeworth Investigations
- Another Code: Doppelte Erinnerung
- Blue Dragon Plus
- Blue Dragon: Awankened Shadow
- Castlevania Order of Ecclesia
- Castlevania Portrait of Ruin
- Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow
- Chrono Trigger
- Draglade
- Elite Beat Agents
- Flower, Sun and Rain - Mord im Paradies
- Ghost Trick: Phantom Detektiv
- Giana Sisters DS
- Heroes of Mana
- Hotel Dusk: Room 215
- Inazuma Eleven
- Jump Super Stars
- Jump Ultimate Stars
- Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days
- Kingdom Hearts Re:Coded
- Kirby Mass Attack
- Kirby Mouse Attack
- Kirby Power Paintbrush
- Kirby Super Star Ultra
- Last Window: Geheimnis von Cape West
- Mega Man ZX
- Mega Man ZX Advent
- Metroid Prime Hunters
- N +
- Naruto Ninja Council
- Naruto Ninja Council 2
- Naruto Ninja Council 3
- Naruto Ninja Destiny
- Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney
- Phoenix Wright: Justice for All
- Phoenix Wright: Trials and Tribulations
- Picross DS
- Pokémon Diamant-Edition
- Pokémon Goldene Edition – Heart Gold
- Professor Layton: Geheimnisvolles Dorf
- Professor Layton: Ruf des Phantoms
- Professor Layton: Schatulle der Pandora
- Professor Layton: Verlorene Zukunft
- Rythm Paradise
- Solatorobo
- Suikoden Tierkreis
- Super Mario 64 DS
- The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass
- The World Ends With You
- Time Hollow
- Tingles Rosy Rupeeland
- Wario Ware Do It Yourself
- Dragonball Origins
- Magical Starsign
- Band Hero
- Guitar Hero On Tour
- Guitar Hero On Tour Decades
- Guitar Hero On Tour Modern Hits


60 Stück

3DS

- Fire Emblem: Awakening
- Kingdom Hearts 3D: DDD
- Professor Layton: Maske der Wunder
- Rayman 3D
- Resident Evil: Revelations
- Super Mario 3D Land
- Tales of the Abyss
- The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D
- Virtue´s Last Reward


9 Stück



Gamecube

- Baten Kaitos 2: Origins
- Baten Kaitos: DSDEUDVO
- Battle Stadium D.O.N.
- Buffy: Im Bann der Dämonen - CB
- Der Herr der Ringe: Das Dritte Zeitalter
- Dragonball Z Budokai
- Dragonball Z Budokai 2
- Eternal Darkness - Sanity's Requiem
- Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance
- Geist
- Gotcha Force
- Mario Kart: Double Dash
- Mega Man Anniversary Collection
- Mega Man X Collection (Englisch)
- Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes
- Metroid Prime
- Metroid Prime 2: Echoes
- Naruto - Clash of Ninja European Version
- Naruto Gekitou Ninja Taisen 4
- P.N.03
- Paper Mario: Die Legende vom Äonentor
- Pokémon Colosseum
- Pokemon DX: Der Dunkle Sturm
- Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
- Prince of Persia: Warrior Within
- Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones
- Rayman 3 Hoodlum Havoc
- Resident Evil Zero
- Serious Sam: Next Encounter
- Sonic Adventure 2 Battle
- Soul Calibur 2
- Spider Man 2
- Starfox Adventures
- Super Smash Bros. Melee
- Tales of Symphonia
- Zelda: The Wind Waker (OOT / MQ)
- Zelda: The Wind Waker (1 / 2, OOT/MM)

38 Stück

Wii

- Cursed Mountain
- Disaster: Day of Crisis
- Dragonball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 2
- Dragonball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 3
- Fire Emblem - Radiant Dawn
- Guitar Hero: World Tour
- Metroid Prime 3 Corruption
- Kirby und das magische Garn
- No More Heroes
- Super Paper Mario
- Super Mario Galaxy
- Castlevania Jugdment
- Tales of Symphonia DOTNW
- Klonoa
- Madworld
- Mario Kart Wii
- Mario Strikers: Charged Football
- Metroid: Other M
- Muramasa: The Demon Blade
- Naruto - Clash of Ninja Revolution
- Naruto - Clash of Ninja Revolution 2
- Naruto Shippuden: CON Revolution 3
- No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle
- Okami
- Onechanbara - Bikini Zombie Killers
- Opoona
- Red Steel
- Sonic und die Geheimen Ringe
- Straßen des Glücks
- Super Mario Galaxy 2
- Super Smash Bros.: Brawl
- Tetris Party Deluxe
- The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
- Wario Ware Smooth Moves
- Wii Sports
- Wii Sports Resort
- Zack & Wiki: Der Schatz von Barbaros
- The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
- Pangya! Golf with Style
- Super Swing Golf
- Wii Play
- Wii Fit Plus
- Death Jr.: Root of Evil
- Der Herr der Ringe: DAVA
- Spyborgs

36 Stück


PS1

- Castlevania Chronicles
- Final Fantasy VIII
- Kensei Sacred Fist
- Klonoa
- Rival Schools
- Spyro 2
- Star Wars: Jedi Power Battles
- Street Fighter EX Plus Alpha
- Tomb Raider IV
- Toshinden
- Toshinden 2
- Toshinden 3
- Toshinden 4
- Disneys Herkules
- Metal Gear Solid
- Rayman 2
- Colin McRae Rally
- Gex: Deep Cover Gecko
- Pandemonium 2
- Rayman Rush

20 Stück




PS2

- God Hand
- Kingdom Hearts
- Kingdom Hearts 2
- Naruto Uzumaki Chronicles
- Oni
- Soul Calibur 3
- Castlevania: Curse of Darkness
- Dragonball Z Budokai Tenkaichi
- Dragonball Z: Budokai 3
- E.O.E Eve of Exctinction
- Echo Night Beyond
- Final Fantasy VII - Dirge of Cerberus
- Klonoa 2 Lunates Veil
- Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance
- Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater
- Naruto Uzumaki Chronicles
- Naruto Uzumaki Chronicles 2
- Nightshade
- Onimusha Warlords
- Red Dead Revolver
- Tekken 4
- Tekken 5
- The Bouncer
- Red Ninja: End of Honour
- Shadow Hearts: From The New World
- Time Splitters
- Devil May Cry
- Naruto - Ultimate Ninja 2
- Naruto - Ultimate Ninja 3
- ICO
- Evil Twin: Cyprien's Chronicles

30 Stück


PS3

- El Shaddai - Ascension of the Metatron
- Eternal Sonata
- No More Heroes - Heroes' Paradise
- Portal 2
- Resident Evil 5 - Gold
- Resonance of Fate
- SEGA Mega Drive Ultimate Collection
- Soul Calibur V
- Valkyria Chronicles
- Heavenly Sword
- Tomb Raider Trilogy
- Catherine
- Heavy Rain
- Ico & Shadow of The Colossus
- Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 2
- Naruto Ultimate Ninja Storm 3
- Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm
- Playstation 3 Move Starter Disc
- Resident Evil 6
- Tales of Graces f
- Tekken 6

22 Stück

PSP

- Castlevania - The Dracula X Chronicles
- Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep- Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII
- Dissidia: Final Fantasy
- LocoRoco
- Naruto Shippuden Legends: AR

6 Stück


Xbox 360

- Bayonetta
- Blue Dragon
- Bullet Witch
- Ninety-Nine Nights
- Alice: Madness Returns
- Call of Juarez
- Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood
- Conan
- Guitar Hero III: Legends Of Rock
- Half-Life 2: The Orange Box
- Infinite Undiscovery
- Jumper: Griffin's Story
- Mirror's Edge
- Naruto - Rise of a Ninja
- Naruto - Rise of Ninja 2
- Nier
- Ninja Blade
- Portal 2
- Prince of Persia
- Red Dead Redemption
- Resident Evil 5 - Gold Edition
- Resonance of Fate
- Sonic: Unleashed
- Soul Calibur IV
- Star Ocean - The Last Hope
- Velvet Assassin
- Wet
- X- Blades

27 Stück


= 252 Games

They're all sold now. Am I sad? No, I have a lot more room now.

I possess 3 WiiU games and I'm happy with it.

 

[Lycan911]

Weren't you going to leave for a long time?
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Okay, I won't be asking this anymore, it's getting old.

 

[TemplarGR]

Xbox 360 is ten years old, where is my emulator please?!

There is no need for one. Seriously, what for?

 

[WiiCube_2013]

I can guarantee your gaming collection will never be as bad as this one:

 

[sarkwalvein]

There is no need for one. Seriously, what for?

Actually, I don't feel there is a need for it. But I believe it would still be impossible to emulate with consumer PCs from this age a high-end console from ten years ago.
I could say that it would be needed to play Gears of War 2-3 on PC... Or some Halo... perhaps that one or two Tales of games... or for... mmm... almost nothing else, everything is on PC.

 

[RolfXCIV]

Where you buy your games, which games you buy, which games you play, and which games you keep is irrelevant. If you want to build a gaming collection, you can choose to attribute to each game and console a subjective value, but there might be some academic study measuring which games and consoles have or will have more value. I think it's very important to make sure you preserve your collection well, if your intention is to treat it as a collection. The right furniture, cover protections and other things may be expensive depending on the size of it, but I think it makes more sense to first protect what you have and to make sure you can protect anything you might buy in the future.

 

[TemplarGR]

Actually, I don't feel there is a need for it. But I believe it would still be impossible to emulate with consumer PCs from this age a high-end console from ten years ago.
I could say that it would be needed to play Gears of War 2-3 on PC... Or some Halo... perhaps that one or two Tales of games... or for... mmm... almost nothing else, everything is on PC.

No, it wouldn't be impossible. The biggest issue is that it would require extreme effort from hobbyists. Modern consoles are more complicated and use sophisticated apis. An emulator would require a large team of highly skilled coders with enough motivation to work for many hours without pay...

As for the hardware, a modern Intel CPU would be enough. Maybe not for 100%, but most emulators began development when it wasn't possible to 100% either...

 

[Deleted member 361703]

A normal ammount? I've asked like 20 people at my school and most of them have between 2 and 4 consoles. Mostly Xbox 360 or PS3 / Xbox One or PS4. Some of them have a GBA or DS from their childhood but don't play it...

I'm assuming most of them are children then because only 12 year olds just have a 360/ps3 and a ps4 because they usually don't play older games. Not be be insulting but that made me feel old because we all had game boys as kids where I grew up and one kid had a n64 while the other had a ps1 etc...guess we were obsessed 90's kids. Also cool kids still play GBA

 

[migles]

A normal ammount? I've asked like 20 people at my school and most of them have between 2 and 4 consoles. Mostly Xbox 360 or PS3 / Xbox One or PS4. Some of them have a GBA or DS from their childhood but don't play it...

thats because they usually only got 1 or other system.. and just like to play recent football or racing games.. or generic shooters

normal people get a console and put the old one on the attic and later either sell it or put on the trash... they dont care about owning consoles
or dont have reasons to own several....
they take space.. kids don't care about old games..
and parents will not buy them consoles while they already got a recent one..

your collection is better than mine but its small..
right now i only have ds lite, 3ds, and a cousin's wii

in the past had a ps1,slim ps2, psp, original game boy, gb color, sega megadrive (genesis)
but i was a stupid kid, didn't took care of them and they now long gone...

do you collect games?
i like to collect only the games from series i enjoy (like pokemon, mario)

 

[Deleted member 361703]

thats because they usually only got 1 or other system.. and just like to play recent football or racing games.. or generic shooters

normal people get a console and put the old one on the attic and later either sell it or put on the trash... they dont care about owning consoles
or dont have reasons to own several....
they take space.. kids don't care about old games..
and parents will not buy them consoles while they already got a recent one..

your collection is better than mine but its small..
right now i only have ds lite, 3ds, and a cousin's wii

in the past had a ps1,slim ps2, psp, original game boy, gb color, sega megadrive (genesis)
but i was a stupid kid, didn't took care of them and they now long gone...

do you collect games?
i like to collect only the games from series i enjoy (like pokemon, mario)

Preach it! I feel you I lost a psx,ps2,GBA,ds,childhood genesis,and childhood SNES...nothing more frustrating then saying I want to play something again then spending 80$ just to play one game...oh life

 

[sarkwalvein]

Preach it! I feel you I lost a psx,ps2,GBA,ds,childhood genesis,and childhood SNES...nothing more frustrating then saying I want to play something again then spending 80$ just to play one game...oh life

Oh well... My Megadrive just died in a fire, my Famicom is completely MIA, I think perhaps I could find my PS1 that is somewhere in parts, my brother broke my PS2 phat, a friend borrowed my PSP3000 forever, my GBA got stolen, I don't have a clue what happened with my Atari 2600, and even if you may not consider this a console my grandparents threw my beloved C64 into the trash can like a decade ago (they didn't even ask)...
Life is hard...

 

[Bimmel]

I can guarantee your gaming collection will never be as bad as this one:

It scares me how 90% of this is shit. What a total waste of good money.

 

[migles]

It scares me how 90% of this is shit. What a total waste of good money.

but isn't the wii u the most affordable collection? #wiiuhasnogames

 

[Bimmel]

but isn't the wii u the most affordable collection? #wiiuhasnogames

If you like babyblue plastic, yes.

 

[Deleted member 361703]

It scares me how 90% of this is shit. What a total waste of good money.

this makes me feel good lol. ill keep hording gbc games then

 

[WiiCube_2013]

It scares me how 90% of this is shit. What a total waste of good money.

Yeah... Of all those 200 or so games only about 16 are worth owning and playing. Heck, MK8 + SM4SH + BAYO 2 would be more than enough for a complete Wii U collection.