 dink. I like to call Nozomi every day to see what will transpire.
It's never out of the question to have numerous versions. Probably would make it a more realistic experience.
Them Dreamcast cases are awful! They are so delicate, I bought a lot of my Dreamcast game pre-owned and half of the cases are cracked. I won't lie, the only reason I keep my Dreamcast now is for Shenmue. If that were to ever go on the Playstation Store along with Shenmue II I would sell it.
Shenmues dialogue is amazing. I always wondered what they would do if they released new version that was big budget how they would handle the voice overs?
There are lots of good games on DC, Resident Evil Code Veronica was the best version over PS2 along with Grandia II, Soul Calibur, and DOA2. RE2 and Soul Reaver are better versions of the PS1 games. Never had a problem with the actual jewel cases, they are pretty standard.
Mine is special because it has Final Fantasy V-XII. XI doesn't count. It has XIII but that doesn't count because it isn't a real FF.
Also it is special for being made up largely of games that are not popular but that I really enjoyed; diamonds in the rough imo.
I wouldn't call my collection special, but definetely sentimental. I have around 650 games and have played all but about 50 of them(PS+ is killing me), almost all of which are current gen games(the ones I haven't played that is). My collection really isn't worth much as most of them are games that I enjoyed, so not to many rarities. However something I want to start working on once I start working is getting rare or truely collectible games. I enjoy games enough that I should turn them into a prorper investment.
I do hope that I can either fund some of my retirement with my collection or at least leave a great historical library of gaming to my grandkids.
My video game collection in general is special because I've kept every game that meant a lot to me. I have games across generations from NES, SNES, Genesis, N64, PS1, PS2, and countless different handheld systems. I also have some PC games on my shelf.
Only thing I sold was my XBOX and games in order to buy an engagement ring. I made a wise choice.
FFXIII-2 should be bought used just to make sure nobody profits from it.
For a while, I didn't like having games in my collection I hadn't completed. But with less time, it became impossible to finish them all, and I don't like getting rid of great games.
That being said, I'm proud to say that at least 80 – 85%% of all the games I own have been beaten.
Ben, that's quite an achievement. I don't have a huge collection because I have sold off my old machines and games as I went along.
It will probably be similar this generation. Actually, if the PS4 is backward compatible I will just sell off the PS3 hardware and keep my original games. However I will keep my 60GB Sony Phatt console as that one has my Linux install on it, but will sell off the other PS3.
I have yet to buy a second-hand game. I have a small collection, but they are the games I spend huge amounts of time, especially games such as Battlefield 3 multi-player. But that is because I enjoy this brainless down time. It's the only way I relax.
Looking forward to a few of the up and coming Sony exclusives which will again, add a few top notch titles to my small but growing collection.
Reminds me, I need to pick up "Journey" online soon… in-fact I will do it over the course of the weekend… Also keen on "Dust514".
I'm soooo closing in on my unfinished games. It's kinda nice to be a lil behind on them though. When I pick up another game to play it's already been reduced to 20 bucks! Helps me wallet a bit it does.
Q! You've still got Linux on your PS3? That's awesome.
I had it there for a while, but I only have the one PS3, so I had to get rid of my Linux install when the firmware was "updated" removed the ability have other OSes installed. That's not an update. That's a downgrade. But I still love my PS3, I just wish I could still run Linux on it.
A Boy and His Blob, Battletoads, Bionic Commando, all 3 Castlevanias, Both Contra and Super C, all Double Dragons, Dragon Warrior 1&2, Final Fantasy, Mega Man 1-4 and 6,both versions of Punch Out!, Shadowgate & DeJaVu. 
Wouldn't necessarily call myself a collector, but I am proud of my admittedly small collection. Why? The general quality amassed within it, I have a few games that probably aren't as deserving as others, but I'm okay with that. The other thing is the memories. Some of them hold sentimental value for helping me through difficult points in my life, but all of them have unique memories associated with them, even if it is only be developer intention. And really, isn't experience the whole point of gaming?
I still have my (31 in 1) and Chip and Dale game, my first video games, from FamCom.
My 31 in 1 includes Contra( up up down down left right left right B A B A select start) Super Mario and of course Bomber Man.
Mass Effect, Final Fantasy X, Super Smash Bros. (the original on N64!), Onimusha (especially the 3rd!), Metal Gear Solid 4, Jak and Daxter, Ratchet and Clank, these are simply just a few that sprung into in my head at this moment.
I wouldnt call what I have a collection. Ive had numerous systems from the Atari, Nintendo, Sega Genises, N64, PS1,2 and 3. But before the PS2 I never kept anything either because I was too young to collect or was in and out of gaming Until the PS2. The games were just too good. But along came the PS3 and I got rid of a lot of my PS2 games to purchase PS3 games I wanted. Only my favorite PS2 games remain.
So although I have many PS3 games it's not much of a collection of games. But what makes the games I have special is I like them all for one reason or another. I enjoyed playing all of the games I have for reasons specific to each.
But what is the definition of the term "collector"?
I got quite a lot of games but I consider myself only to be a gamer, not a collector.
Am I a collector just cause I happen to buy a lot of games? I'd say no. I just buy a lot of games… I trade in most of them again to buy new games, and to part with them doesn't hurt me one bit. Generally speaking, after I'm done with it I'm done with it. I only save those who I think I might want to play again, cause they are too good to let go of. Ergo, I am no collector – just a gamer, right?
To be a collector, doesn't one need to obtain the items for the items themselves, not just to use them? So for instance, if you buy a third copy of a game just to get the three variations of the cover of that game, well that sounds like a collector. Or if you exclusively buy the collectors editions. Or every release from a specific publisher, or specific era, or specific platform.
To me, collecting and gaming are two different things. I don't usually call those who trade in games when they're done with them "collectors," unless they're going out of their way to obtain certain other times for their library.
Then we agree (yay us ;))!
But while I'm not a collector there are still some nuggets I will keep for as long as I own games. Or at least for as long as I own the platform they run on.
To me, the term gaming collector can mean many things, those who only collect 1 genre of games, those who only collect a specific console's games, those who only keep the games they've played or they know they'll like. Plus I'm sure that there's a hell of a lot more types of collectors that I've even mentioned above too.
Then there's also a few gaming collectors like myself who "Slowly" try to obtain every single game put out for every system made, whether we'll ever play them or not.
I myself, have many RPG, RTS, & Sports titles in my collections, that I have never played & don't ever intend on playing either, but I still want in order to fill out all those still missing pieces of my consoles collection, just like in a jigsaw puzzle. And some games are on multiple consoles or handhelds, so then I might wind up needing that very same game 4 times, but in different system versions too.
But I make sure I only buy those games as either bargain bin, B2G1 free used, or during stores stopping support for a particular system. For example, when GameStop was getting rid of all their original xbox games & had consolidated all their regional store's stock to just 1 last store around here, they did a $1.99 to $2.99 "B