Do you think common/non-sought-after titles are collectible?

[emporerdragon]

Actually, I often have more fun collecting crappy games than good ones, so I don't think the quality is necessarily relevant for the collector
Bad games (as much as bad movies) require a special kind of appreciation. Haha.

I mean I bought Ride To Hell yesterday so I cosign that notion about buying crappy games

Yep, it's great to take one of those bad games and go all Mystery Science Theater 3000 on it with a group of buddies.

There's also something fun about actually taking the time to go out and beat some of those horrible games. I earned that completion of Barbie Puppy Rescue.

[seberhusky]

Actually, I often have more fun collecting crappy games than good ones, so I don't think the quality is necessarily relevant for the collector
Bad games (as much as bad movies) require a special kind of appreciation. Haha.

I mean I bought Ride To Hell yesterday so I cosign that notion about buying crappy games

Yep, it's great to take one of those bad games and go all Mystery Science Theater 3000 on it with a group of buddies.

There's also something fun about actually taking the time to go out and beat some of those horrible games. I earned that completion of Barbie Puppy Rescue.

I did a complete 100% playthough of Monster Garage for the Xbox in 2015 and recorded it. It's widely regarded as one of the most frustrating and terrible games on the original Xbox.  https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvKMZp0zxJ_BaAroWR1o1Sjetszi5CH_-

[ferraroso]

I mean I bought Ride To Hell yesterday so I cosign that notion about buying crappy games

Man, how much I love Ride to Hell! When I was still doing my PhD, I used to spend nights drinking whisky and playing it.
Together with Rogue Warrior, t is one of my favorite shitty games of the last generation!

[cirno]

The problem with the argument the op presents is that what has "value" in collecting is 100% subjective. Value can range from "this game is super rare!" to "This game is somewhat crappy but I have nostalgic memories from my childhood"

Besides, seeking out only especially rare and valuable things isn't really what collectors do. That's moreso the confused investor stereotype of what collecting is

[turf]

If it interests the collector, it’s worth collecting.

Stamps, or rocks, or vintage glass have no appeal to me. Some are worth big bucks. I just do t think they’re worth collecting, to me.

There are a ton of horrible games on the NES. It was worth collecting for me because the library interests me.