A thought has crossed my mind several times in the past few months as a result of nearing the light at the end of the tunnel for many collections on consoles that I originally got into collecting for. For example, I am only 7 games away from having every NTSC PS2 game I've ever wanted, having started with a want list well over a hundred a fifty games deep for that console just a few years ago. Likewise I am close to finishing my N64 collection, Dreamcast collection (again lol), SNES, and Wii collections. I am completely finished with my original XBOX, Gamecube, and NES collections.
So the thought I've been having is after I complete these collections, and several others I am relatively close to finishing, what will I do next? Luckily I have come up with a few answers to this question, and once I finish up a few of my NTSC/North American collections I will be working more on the following:
- start heavily collecting imports, specifically on the Dreamcast, Saturn, and PS2
- Converting select loose carts on the N64 and SNES into CIB (just the games I owned and/or played as a kid)
- collecting video game statues, poster, artwork, and other memorabilia.
Given that these other game related pursuits are much more expensive because they often require paying full retail online or at a store, I figure it will be at a pace that will be slow enough to sustain me for a long time. It is a sad thought to think of being done with collecting actual games and consoles, but it will inevitably happen, and at the rate I've been collecting, I would not be surprised if I reached this point in the next couple years.
So to everyone else, what will you do once you obtain every game on your want list or wrap up a library for a specific console you are really into? Will you just stop collecting anything related to video games, or will you transition to collecting something else, video game related or not?
I'm interested to see what other peoples plan are regarding this