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Title: Truly Massive Video Game Collection
Post by: brunauss on May 01, 2013, 05:43:56 pm
OK, so people are pretty impressed with what I have for video games and having nearly 1500 is pretty good. The status of massive however goes to a guy named Andrew, who many in the "know" is like THE video game collecting god. Behold and worship.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hCOI19u4Ya8
Title: Re: Truly Massive Video Game Collection
Post by: scott on May 01, 2013, 06:18:27 pm
I dunno.. Flea has over 7000. Which is super impressive.
Title: Re: Truly Massive Video Game Collection
Post by: burningdoom on May 01, 2013, 07:06:06 pm
I dunno.. Flea has over 7000. Which is super impressive.
Yeah I was thinking that too. People have asked who has the biggest collections on here(vgcollect) I just say the flea that cat got more then any games store I've ever seen....Lucky!!!!
Title: Re: Truly Massive Video Game Collection
Post by: sin2beta on May 01, 2013, 10:02:34 pm
We actually have a thread debating whether or not this guy has a lot of games, what he spent, etc.
Title: Re: Truly Massive Video Game Collection
Post by: foxhack on May 01, 2013, 10:37:22 pm
We actually have a thread debating whether or not this guy has a lot of games, what he spent, etc.
... we do?
Somewhere, I'll try to find it. People kept wondering how old he was. Someone said they thought it was massive until they saw AlphaOmegaSin's wall of playstation etc.
Title: Re: Truly Massive Video Game Collection
Post by: slothingXPIG on May 02, 2013, 01:06:16 am
flea talk aside> that cat in the video needs to give me that damn Saturn, virtual boy and definitely that TURBO DUO!!!
Title: Re: Truly Massive Video Game Collection
Post by: ffxik on May 02, 2013, 01:49:05 am
This guy is probably loaded with cash. I'm not going to lie. If I were rich I would have a room like that too.
Title: Re: Truly Massive Video Game Collection
Post by: brunauss on May 02, 2013, 04:21:37 am
My very first collection was that massive. Then I had to sell it all. That hurt...a lot. Then I rebuilt my collection and once again...sell. At that point I just wanted someone to shoot me. My current collection is #3. Yeah. I'm the rare few its purely a love of games that refuses to die.
Title: Re: Truly Massive Video Game Collection
Post by: kimimi on May 02, 2013, 07:16:38 am
I prefer my collection to be honest, which is why mine doesn't look like his :)
Title: Re: Truly Massive Video Game Collection
Post by: turf on May 02, 2013, 09:48:49 am
Pat the NES Punk is doing a series of videos on http://retrowaretv.com (http://retrowaretv.com). In his 10+ of swap meets and flea markets, he has hoarded an sickening amount of stuff. Right now, he's only released 5 of the 7 part series. Give it a look.
Title: Re: Truly Massive Video Game Collection
Post by: disgaeniac on May 02, 2013, 10:09:25 am
I prefer my collection to be honest, which is why mine doesn't look like his :)
Agree!
FIRSTLY - I don't have any games in my collection that I'm not looking forward to playing...I doubt that's the case for the link in the OP.
SECOND - *Quality* over *Quantity* definitely dictates my purchases & in which ways my collection grows -so- I guess that "size really DOESN'T matter" :o
Title: Re: Truly Massive Video Game Collection
Post by: blipcs76 on May 02, 2013, 11:06:25 am
I often wonder how someone this young has managed the time and money to collect that many games. I've been adding stuff regularly for ten years and I only recently passed 1000 games.
Title: Re: Truly Massive Video Game Collection
Post by: sin2beta on May 02, 2013, 11:24:38 am
Pat the NES Punk is doing a series of videos on http://retrowaretv.com (http://retrowaretv.com). In his 10+ of swap meets and flea markets, he has hoarded an sickening amount of stuff. Right now, he's only released 5 of the 7 part series. Give it a look.
I've been enjoying these.
Title: Re: Truly Massive Video Game Collection
Post by: brunauss on May 02, 2013, 02:09:43 pm
I often wonder how someone this young has managed the time and money to collect that many games. I've been adding stuff regularly for ten years and I only recently passed 1000 games.
It helps to travel a bit too. Find a lot of bulk deals that way. Plus he likely lives on the west coast as well.
Title: Re: Truly Massive Video Game Collection
Post by: torvez on May 02, 2013, 03:03:18 pm
That's cool and all that he has all of it, but none of it is being used. I can't stand to see people hoard games. Why does he need to have a boxed version, a loose version, a slightly similar variation of a console etc.? I don't know, personally, I don't collect just to say I have it (or 4 of them). I collect because I want to play games!
Title: Re: Truly Massive Video Game Collection
Post by: kimimi on May 02, 2013, 03:10:14 pm
I collect because I want to play games too, and sometimes that curiosity leads to me having multiples of the same game, such as my collection of Eiyuu Densetsu 1-3 on near-enough every format they're ever been on. The differences in the games and the packaging are enough for them to be worth it to me, even if they aren't for anyone else.
Title: Re: Truly Massive Video Game Collection
Post by: soera on May 02, 2013, 03:34:35 pm
I dont normally own more than 1 copy of any release with my Virtual console being the exception (a lot of the stuff on there I eventually found and bought a physical copy of cause Im sure my Wii will one day crash and burn and Nintendo does not allow the movement of any VC games from one Wii to another).
My collection consists of both display games, games I want to play, and sealed items although not much of the sealed stuff.
Title: Re: Truly Massive Video Game Collection
Post by: stethebubble on May 02, 2013, 08:50:05 pm
That's cool and all that he has all of it, but none of it is being used. I can't stand to see people hoard games. Why does he need to have a boxed version, a loose version, a slightly similar variation of a console etc.? I don't know, personally, I don't collect just to say I have it (or 4 of them). I collect because I want to play games!
gamer first collector second.
Title: Re: Truly Massive Video Game Collection
Post by: foxhack on May 02, 2013, 09:43:34 pm
OCD First. Gamer Second. Collector Third.
8)
Title: Re: Truly Massive Video Game Collection
Post by: scott on May 02, 2013, 10:24:46 pm
Title: Re: Truly Massive Video Game Collection
Post by: brunauss on May 03, 2013, 12:33:42 am
OCD?
Title: Re: Truly Massive Video Game Collection
Post by: kimimi on May 03, 2013, 12:41:57 am
Obsessive-compulsive disorder link (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obsessive%E2%80%93compulsive_disorder), although people increasingly misuse it when all they actually mean is "I like to keep my games neat and tidy" or that they really like something (ex: "I'm totally OCD about getting every Final Fantasy port!".
Title: Re: Truly Massive Video Game Collection
Post by: brettybluevein on May 03, 2013, 04:26:16 am
So I mentioned it in the other thread, but the Andrew kid is 20 and lives in Canada. I find it funny the amount of flack this guy is taking for his collection. Who is anyone on this site to dictate the "correct" way to collect video games? So kimimi, its okay for you to have 3 copy variations of a game but this guy isn't allowed collect systems in color variations? Whose to say you even have to play your stuff, maybe he's more in it for the history behind all of it rather than playing? Do I play a good majority of my games? Yes. Every single one? No. I jumped a guys ass locally that was just racing to attain a certain number of NES games each month. I called him out for just hoarding games and not being a "player." Then I quickly apologized because I realized "who the fuck am I to say what's the right or wrong way to collect?" I think Andrew has an amazing collection, regardless of what he might do with it. If you'd do a little research, you might find that he actually plays quite a few of them in a series he has called "Random Game of the Day" in which he goes to the shelf, selects a game at random, and basically does a let's play on it. I actually admire the kid for being 20 and having an appreciation for the NES, which he has made clear several times is what started his collecting habit.
Sorry to rant but it seems like so many people think their way of collecting is "right because its the way I do it." Maybe step off your thrones now and again and examine different perspectives of what people enjoy about the hobby....
Title: Re: Truly Massive Video Game Collection
Post by: kimimi on May 03, 2013, 04:31:35 am
So I mentioned it in the other thread, but the Andrew kid is 20 and lives in Canada. I find it funny the amount of flack this guy is taking for his collection. Who is anyone on this site to dictate the "correct" way to collect video games? So kimimi, its okay for you to have 3 copy variations of a game but this guy isn't allowed collect systems in color variations?
I actually have six variations of at least one game :D
Also, where did I say he wasn't allowed to collect colour variations? I genuinely couldn't find it in either thread.
Title: Re: Truly Massive Video Game Collection
Post by: ffxik on May 03, 2013, 04:39:56 am
So I mentioned it in the other thread, but the Andrew kid is 20 and lives in Canada. I find it funny the amount of flack this guy is taking for his collection. Who is anyone on this site to dictate the "correct" way to collect video games? So kimimi, its okay for you to have 3 copy variations of a game but this guy isn't allowed collect systems in color variations? Whose to say you even have to play your stuff, maybe he's more in it for the history behind all of it rather than playing? Do I play a good majority of my games? Yes. Every single one? No. I jumped a guys ass locally that was just racing to attain a certain number of NES games each month. I called him out for just hoarding games and not being a "player." Then I quickly apologized because I realized "who the fuck am I to say what's the right or wrong way to collect?" I think Andrew has an amazing collection, regardless of what he might do with it. If you'd do a little research, you might find that he actually plays quite a few of them in a series he has called "Random Game of the Day" in which he goes to the shelf, selects a game at random, and basically does a let's play on it. I actually admire the kid for being 20 and having an appreciation for the NES, which he has made clear several times is what started his collecting habit.
Sorry to rant but it seems like so many people think their way of collecting is "right because its the way I do it." Maybe step off your thrones now and again and examine different perspectives of what people enjoy about the hobby....
Plus side is guys like this lose interest and then move on to other things. Usually putting everything or most of, back on the market
Title: Re: Truly Massive Video Game Collection
Post by: brettybluevein on May 03, 2013, 04:58:01 am
So I mentioned it in the other thread, but the Andrew kid is 20 and lives in Canada. I find it funny the amount of flack this guy is taking for his collection. Who is anyone on this site to dictate the "correct" way to collect video games? So kimimi, its okay for you to have 3 copy variations of a game but this guy isn't allowed collect systems in color variations?
I actually have six variations of at least one game :D
Also, where did I say he wasn't allowed to collect colour variations? I genuinely couldn't find it in either thread.
You didn't say that, I'm just giving an example of some of the stuff he does, and I'm assuming you don't agree with his collection habits based on this
"I prefer my collection to be honest, which is why mine doesn't look like his :)"
Not meaning to pick on you personally as LOTS of people in these forums had shit to say about him when those videos first made the rounds, but ^^that^^ line certainly erked me because it came off as a bit pompous. Is that really the reason yours doesn't look like his? If I had the available space (nice finished basement) and resources, mine would certainly be on par with his. My collection as is is far from what I feel will constitute a complete collection. But hey, maybe you're right, he's got too much filler and fluff and collecting 6 copies of one game is the way to go. Whatever floats YOUR boat, right?
So specifically, what is it that he does or doesn't do within his collection that makes you prefer yours over his, I'm just curious?
Title: Re: Truly Massive Video Game Collection
Post by: kimimi on May 03, 2013, 05:12:23 am
^^that^^ line certainly erked me because it came off as a bit pompous. Is that really the reason yours doesn't look like his? If I had the available space (nice finished basement) and resources, mine would certainly be on par with his.
Well, yes. He buys what he want, I buy what I want. I want to buy Sega games, arcade boards and Chinese RPGs so even if my collection doubled in size (which would be over 2000 games!) my collection still wouldn't look like his.
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But hey, maybe you're right, he's got too much filler and fluff and collecting 6 copies of one game is the way to go. Whatever floats YOUR boat, right?
Umm, that's it exactly - whatever floats my boat. Just like nobody gives a flying monkey's when I buy another doujin shmup or yet another Xian Jian RPG, I reserve the right to be unimpressed by walls of cart only NES games.
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So specifically, what is it that he does or doesn't do within his collection that makes you prefer yours over his, I'm just curious?
Because I have my own personal taste in games and I like what I like, whilst he likes what he likes - it's not a strange concept.
Title: Re: Truly Massive Video Game Collection
Post by: theflea on May 03, 2013, 05:27:25 am
I dunno.. Flea has over 7000. Which is super impressive.
For sure.
My ears are burning.. :P
I've seen these videos and he's got a massive collection, he has a lot of stuff I wish i had. I love the display cabinets he has. And I have much that he doesn't have. He also collects a lot of the video swag that I don't. I love some of the retro stuff, I just don't have space or money to buy every video game toy they release. My gaming room is mainly for the games, systems and accessories. I do have a lot of promo toys from the days I reviewed games. Strangest pieces I have is a bottle of wine with a playstation anniversary logo etched into the glass. Then I got a survival kit with a condom in it. lol
Title: Re: Truly Massive Video Game Collection
Post by: foxhack on May 03, 2013, 08:19:59 am
Obsessive-compulsive disorder link (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obsessive%E2%80%93compulsive_disorder), although people increasingly misuse it when all they actually mean is "I like to keep my games neat and tidy" or that they really like something (ex: "I'm totally OCD about getting every Final Fantasy port!".
I was being dumb when I said that. If anyone has it, please don't be offended. >_<
Title: Re: Truly Massive Video Game Collection
Post by: kimimi on May 03, 2013, 11:27:40 am
Sorry Foxhack I didn't mean to make you feel bad, it's just a pet peeve of mine when people say things like that.
Title: Re: Truly Massive Video Game Collection
Post by: disgaeniac on May 03, 2013, 12:38:25 pm
Sorry to rant but it seems like so many people think their way of collecting is "right because its the way I do it." Maybe step off your thrones now and again and examine different perspectives of what people enjoy about the hobby....
:o
I think that you've blown this *WAY* out of proportion & context here, man.
Also (to me, at least) "giving someone flak" is -actually- you know...giving that person flak.
AFAIK - not one person (from vgcollect) has had anything derogatory, good, and/or bad to say to the person in question.
What we're doing here is/was discussing our own ideas, thoughts, and opinions - just because the majority of us here seem to view, see, and experience collecting differently than he does /=/ "giving him flak"; because...again...to give him any flak - we would actually need to be in communication with him.
Also, you said "it seems like so many people think their way of collecting is "right because it's the way I do it"
Well, this I agree with :)
MY way of collecting *IS* "right" because of the way that I do it...
...*FOR ME*
That's why I (and maybe Kimimi) prefer our collections over his, because they're focused on & consist of - what we WANT them to consist of.
Now, this doesn't by any means invalidate and/or make anyone else's collections/ways of collecting "wrong"...just "not for me"/"not my preference".
If he's happy w/ what he collects & how he collects it = he's doing it right!
Lastly, I've yet to get the impression from anyone here that they put themselves on any kind of a "throne"; maybe you're just reading too much into things and/or taking things personally...that AREN'T personal.
Title: Re: Truly Massive Video Game Collection
Post by: insektmute on May 03, 2013, 12:45:46 pm
That's why I (and maybe Kimimi) prefer our collections over his, because they're focused on & consist of - what we WANT them to consist of.
Hit the nail right on the head. My collection is microscopic compared to many people, but I'd still take it over someone with every NES and SNES game ever made or whatever. Every game I own or want to own is something I've played or think will be worth playing, but alongside that, I treat my collection like I'm curating an exhibit. I want it to represent what I consider to be the best of the best, whether that means I have a few hundred games, or a few thousand.
Personally, the only system I'd probably consider collecting every game for is the Neo-Geo, and even then, there are plenty of duds I'd rather not spend money on or give up space for. Quality over quantity, yo.
Title: Re: Truly Massive Video Game Collection
Post by: brunauss on May 03, 2013, 04:08:52 pm
That's why I (and maybe Kimimi) prefer our collections over his, because they're focused on & consist of - what we WANT them to consist of.
Hit the nail right on the head. My collection is microscopic compared to many people, but I'd still take it over someone with every NES and SNES game ever made or whatever. Every game I own or want to own is something I've played or think will be worth playing, but alongside that, I treat my collection like I'm curating an exhibit. I want it to represent what I consider to be the best of the best, whether that means I have a few hundred games, or a few thousand.
Personally, the only system I'd probably consider collecting every game for is the Neo-Geo, and even then, there are plenty of duds I'd rather not spend money on or give up space for. Quality over quantity, yo.
This
Title: Re: Truly Massive Video Game Collection
Post by: sin2beta on May 03, 2013, 04:59:22 pm
Personally, the only system I'd probably consider collecting every game for is the Neo-Geo, and even then, there are plenty of duds I'd rather not spend money on or give up space for. Quality over quantity, yo.
Dude... a complete neo geo collection would be sweet.
Title: Re: Truly Massive Video Game Collection
Post by: scott on May 03, 2013, 05:26:15 pm
I think it's neat looking at other folk's collections though and seeing what they do with them. Sure this guy's collection is massive, and if he likes it, cool. Especially if he's a younger guy, it's nice to think that the younger generation of gamers can appreciate the older stuff.
The best part of game collecting is that each one of us has a different take on it. Some like amassing piles of games, some focus on genres or consoles or generations. It's like a fingerprint, no two collections are exactly the same. Though they may have the same staples, each one is unique to that person.
I think it's impressive that this guy has all that stuff. Especially if he got it via lots and bundles for cheap. Hell, if I had the amount of expendable income I had 4 years ago, I would have a ton more games that I currently do. But, now with more responsibility in life, I've found myself needing to refocus and redefine what my collection means to me and what is most important money wise.
Title: Re: Truly Massive Video Game Collection
Post by: mkarasch on May 03, 2013, 08:19:35 pm
I always enjoy disgaeniac's posts beacause of the exciting and colorful use of text modifiers. Just wanted to throw that out there.
The WALL of games makes me happy down deep. It's almost like the cartoony "kid in a candy store" metaphor, with this MASSIVE wall of VGs, and they are all MINE TO PLAY!
I'm reminded of going to the rental store, and walking through the aisles of games, looking at boxes.
I collect mostly stuff I'll play, because I can only afford to collect stuff that I'll play. Make no mistake, if I had rooms of walls of games, I'd be one happy camper.
Title: Re: Truly Massive Video Game Collection
Post by: turf on May 03, 2013, 08:33:16 pm
Just like everyone has said, collecting is different to everyone. Hell, the collection I want is different from system to system. I would love to have a complete NES collection. Give me every game, accessory, and book. I want it all. Anything else, I don't really care. I just buy stuff I want to play. Admittedly, I will buy stuff I might play if the price is right. *Disclaimer: I will buy something just because it is collectible if it's a deal.
I like this dude's collection. Would I want all that stuff? Not really. Am I impressed? Kinda.
You want to know the type of collector that bothers me? The guy that drops tons of coin on eBay pisses me off. It's like cheating. I'm not saying, "Don't use eBay". I have and I will keep buying stuff I really want, but can't find. Finding a deal is a huge part of the fun for me. I guess collecting is different for everyone. But seriously, EFF the guy that buys a huge collection at full market value. 8)
Title: Re: Truly Massive Video Game Collection
Post by: kimimi on May 04, 2013, 01:10:00 am
You want to know the type of collector that bothers me? The guy that drops tons of coin on eBay pisses me off. It's like cheating. I'm not saying, "Don't use eBay". I have and I will keep buying stuff I really want, but can't find. Finding a deal is a huge part of the fun for me. I guess collecting is different for everyone. But seriously, EFF the guy that buys a huge collection at full market value. 8)
Funnily enough, that's pretty much me! I will say though that for the gaming stuff I buy if I waited for a local deal I'd be waiting forever - I've genuinely never seen an arcade game or Chinese PC game for sale (even a bootleg), and I haven't seen an import Saturn/DC/SNES game in a shop for about five years now.
I don't mind paying market value either! My little thought process goes: Do I want it? -> Can I afford it? -> Is this definitely the best value I can reasonably find? - > BUY 8)
The point to all this being that we all do things differently and have different priorities and interests *and* that's a good thing.
Title: Re: Truly Massive Video Game Collection
Post by: turf on May 04, 2013, 02:40:53 am
Kimmi - I'll give someone like you a pass. You're not buying stuff released where you live. I imagine there aren't a whole lot of Chinese RPGs floating around the UK. You have no choice but to order stuff online.
Title: Re: Truly Massive Video Game Collection
Post by: brunauss on May 04, 2013, 02:55:05 am
Kimmi - I'll give someone like you a pass. You're not buying stuff released where you live. I imagine there aren't a whole lot of Chinese RPGs floating around the UK. You have no choice but to order stuff online.
Especially if you want the complete Monster Hunter experience. Would believe there is a episodic Monster Hunter title that is exclusive to both Xbox360 AND Japan on disc? *L*
Title: Re: Truly Massive Video Game Collection
Post by: scott on May 04, 2013, 08:42:19 am
Hmm. I bought a good deal of my CIB Castlevania games from NES- GBA via ebay. Seemed to me that was the only and best way to go about it. The chances of finding any of those in town or around my area seemed pretty well not likely. I also do a lot of game buying on Amazon too. Because I can't usually find what I'm looking for around here.
A nice example would be Revelations: The Demon Slayer, which I just bought. Looked for it for a while at all my used shops around here and nothing. Then I checked eBay and Amazon for prices and decided to wait. Then, I checked Amazon randomly one day and found it for like $5-6 less than what other folks were asking.
Like Kimimi said
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Do I want it? -> Can I afford it? -> Is this definitely the best value I can reasonably find? - > BUY
Title: Re: Truly Massive Video Game Collection
Post by: disgaeniac on May 04, 2013, 09:11:04 am
I always enjoy disgaeniac's posts beacause of the exciting and colorful use of text modifiers. Just wanted to throw that out there.
:o
Thanks :)
It's kinda' a "Love-it-or-hate-it" sort of thing -some tell me how much they like it -and- others seem to strongly dislike it; MEH/whatever...
Sometimes it's just my "inner child" saying "Look! Look!", I guess, other times it's strictly for/from EMPHASIS/Passion -and- the rest of the time...I may just be a bit buzzed from my pain-management meds :P
Title: Re: Truly Massive Video Game Collection
Post by: elraiser on May 05, 2013, 01:45:02 am
EDIT: I used the wrong topic ::)
Title: Re: Truly Massive Video Game Collection
Post by: turf on May 05, 2013, 02:16:46 am
I think you hit the wrong thread. Not a big deal, just a heads up. Nice pick ups either way.
Title: Re: Truly Massive Video Game Collection
Post by: elraiser on May 05, 2013, 02:22:19 am
YEah right sorry for that. Gonna modify it imediately ;)
Title: Re: Truly Massive Video Game Collection
Post by: sin2beta on May 05, 2013, 03:24:07 am
A youtuber I follow by the name of NinjaBearHug posted a video about fullset collecting. He has a full Master System and Mega Drive (minus a box) PAL set. Anyways, he talks about when he first got on the internet getting a bunch of flak from other collectors. I think what he says can easily be applied to the video from the original post.
Anyways, I found it interesting. I find a lot of truth in what he says. And I have definitely seen what he mentions. This thread and its original one are full of examples. I suggest watching the video. It's interesting.
Anyways, he says things better than I could.
To summarize what he says: you collect for the joy of collecting, Collecting and gaming are different things. You can get a lot of enjoyment from collecting,
Title: Re: Truly Massive Video Game Collection
Post by: ffxik on May 05, 2013, 04:49:23 am
I deeply enjoy both. My collection consists of games that either I'm curious about or already know I'm going to enjoy. The bad thing is I have some filler games that I really do enjoy. Sports games that I don't enjoy. My hoarder side kicks in and I have trouble getting rid of a lot of stuff.
I don't have that problem with games. I could care less about complete collections. Hardware on the other hand. I do lover collecting system variations, well as long as it's a major cosmetic change. Color change not so much.