This is how picky I am! Our collecting lists

Post by **Erik_Twice** » Sat Oct 06, 2012 7:28 am

I thought it would be fun if we exchanged collection lists and commented on them. Since I'm apparently very harsh here's mine:

NES (US)

Castlevania
- Castlevania III
Contra
Dr Mario
Gyruss
Megaman 2
- Megaman 3
Super Mario Bros/Duck Hunt
Super Spy Hunter

SNES

Donkey Kong Country 2
Uniracers
Zombies ate my Neighbours

MEGADRIVE

Gunatlet IV
Micro Machines Turbo Tournament 96
Sonic the Hedgehog
- Sonic the Hedgehog 2
- Sonic & Knuckles (Because if not ZeroAx will kill me)
Space Harrier II (Manual)
Super Fantasy Zone

TG-16

Akumajo Dracula X
Gate of Thunder
Lords of Thunder
Dungeon Explorer II

GB/GBA

Lots of Pokemon boxes
Pokemon Pinball
Fire Emblem
Golden Sun
- Golden Sun: The Los age
Final Fantasy Tactics Advance
Motocross Maniacs 2

PSX/PS2

Tempest 2000
Persona 3 FES/Persona 4 (Probably ditching one)
Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistance
We <3 Katamari

DREAMCAST

Re-Volt
Typing of the Dead
ChuChu Rocket!
Quake III Arena
Propeller Arena (Repro)
Daytona USA 2001
Shenmue

DS/3DS

Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan
- Elite Beat Agents
- OTO 2
Phoenix Wright
- PW: Justice for all
- PW: Trials and Tribulations
Pokemon Heartgold
Taiko no Tatsujin DS
- TnT DS 2
- TnT DS 3

PC

A Train (Diskettes)
- AIV Networks (Box)
- The Rail Baron (A-Train VIII)
Command & Conquer Red Alert
- Counterstrike
- The Aftermath
Civilization V
- Gods & Kings
Doom
- Doom 2
Genewars
Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis
OutRun 2006 Coast to Coast
Railroad Tycoon
- Railroad Tycoon 2
- Railroad Tycoon 3
SimCity 4
- Rush Hour
SimTower
Silent Storm
Seven Kingdoms
The Incredible Machine 3.0
The House of the Dead
- HotD 2
- HotD 3
Theme Hospital
Transarctica
Total Annihilation
UFO: Enemy Unknown
Vampire: The Masquerade Bloodlines
Wasteland/Wasteland 2
World of Goo

FAQ:

Why do you want to get Castlevania III but no Bloodlines? Why Megaman 2 and no X?
I'm simply holding out until I beat more games. If after beating Megaman 3 I still fancy more Megaman, I'll get another, no point in getting ten similar games at once!

This is why the list is so small, actually.

Didn't you love arcade games? Why aren't they listed?
As a rule of thumb, I stick to MAME for arcade games over ports unless the port is greatly improved. I haven't listed digital games.

X game isn't a port and I know you love it, so why isn't it listed?
There are many games I still don't know which version to get (Crazy Taxi or Bomberman, for example) or I haven't played to really know if I can dedicate the space to them (Ghost Trick).

Quake III on a console?!?!?! Turn your superior PC race card now!
Hey, hey, it has splitscreen and you can use a keyboard and mouse setup! Don't hurt me!

Digital games aren't listed! (So no HL2, TF2, VVVVV, Streets of Rage Remake etc)

So, what are yours? Please don't list collections in the thousand game range!

And suggestions are always welcome

Post by **dsheinem** » Sat Oct 06, 2012 7:44 am

isn't there a subforum for this?

Post by **Erik_Twice** » Sat Oct 06, 2012 7:48 am

dsheinem wrote:isn't there a subforum for this?

Well if the admins think it should better go in another subforum, I don't see why not.

Post by **Menegrothx** » Sat Oct 06, 2012 9:14 am

So you wont buy new Mega Man games but you have three different versions of Rail Road Tycoon and fricking HOTD? I'm fairly sure there is a lot bigger gap between classic Mega Man and Mega Man X than there is between two arcade light gun games. I'm not that familiar with the Railroad Tycoon series but why have 3 games when business/construction and managment simulation games generally become better and better with sequels as they become larger and larger?

Any particular reason why you don't own Valve or Looking Glass Games, Deus Ex or any RPGs beyond Wasteland and Vampire: The Masquerade Bloodlines? If you're aiming for a small collection with only excellent games, I dont see any reason why you should own 3 different HOTD games and not own Planescape: Torment, Half Life 2 and Portal.

Why go for Dr Mario instead of the real deal? You do have a Game Boy.
You've got 3 Sonic games but you don't own Rocket Knight Adventures? 1&2 are flawless, but from a design point of view RKA>Knuckles&3 and it offers a crazy amount of variety unlike Sonic.

I don't know how long you've been collecting or what your money situation is, but the fact that your only PS1 game is a port of an Atari Jaguar game gives an impression that you are either way too critical (while simultaneously ignoring even games that are pure excellence like PS:T, CT, FFVI and SS2

), or that you dislike so many game genres that it's very hard to make any recommendations.

I'm not sure if you want to limit the amount of games you have of each genre, but you could probably add more strategy and RTS games like Rome: Total War and Hearts of Iron to your collection. Warcraft 3 is a game you must own, no matter what you do.

Why do you have Quake 3 instead of the original? All the Quake fanatics seem to think that Quake 2-4 are horrible because they are so slow compared to QuakeWorld.

+1 for UFO: Enemy Unknown. It was actually voted the 2nd best game of all time in a local gaming magazine.

Post by **Erik_Twice** » Sat Oct 06, 2012 11:59 am

Menegrothx wrote:So you wont buy new Mega Man games but you have three different versions of Rail Road Tycoon and fricking HOTD?

That's because I have already beaten those while I have barely played Megaman 3. No point in getting more until I do.

Any particular reason why you don't own Valve

I actually own most of their games, I have only listed games with a pyshical release worth owning, so as to speak.

or Looking Glass Games, Deus Ex

I haven't really looked into them so they aren't on my list for now. I do want to play Thief.

or any RPGs beyond Wasteland and Vampire: The Masquerade Bloodlines?

Well, there are a couple reasons.

The first one is that most games follow the Dragon Quest template, which I don't think it's any good. Pressing A, getting more numbers, pressing A more on stuff with more numbers, heal back, and press more A. Not something I'm really interested, to be frank and it's probably no secret I find all the games following this template to be greatly flawed. I'm keeping Golden Sun and Persona title and that's enough for me.

The second is that,I don't really know much about games like Ultima, Mines of Titan or the D&D adaptations so I haven't really played any besides Wasteland and VtM, which I just recently beat. I'm wary of them, though, because I think I would rather play the actual game than a computer adaptation but I'm all ears for any RPG-like game that doesn't have any grind.

Why go for Dr Mario instead of the real deal? You do have a Game Boy.

What's the real deal?

You've got 3 Sonic games but you don't own Rocket Knight Adventures?

I got them for very cheap and they would probably end up here sooner or later so they overtook any other platformer. I still haven't played RKA.

the fact that your only PS1 game is a port of an Atari Jaguar game gives an impression that you are either way too critical, or that you dislike so many game genres that it's very hard to make any recommendations.

Eh, kind of, kind of but the main reason is just that I don't know much about the PSX library. Sure, I don't like Symphony of the Night and I don't think Wip3out is worth playing over F-Zero GX but there are probably many good games out there.

[quot€]I'm not sure if you want to limit the amount of games you have of each genre, but you could probably add more strategy and RTS games like Rome: Total War and Hearts of Iron to your collection. Warcraft 3 is a game you must own, no matter what you do.[/quote]
Yeah, I would rather have a diverse collection. With so many strategic games and the strategy-focused boardgames I own, I don't really see much of a reason to get more unless they are extremely interesting.

I have never liked, WC3, though, I'm too much of a builder

Why do you have Quake 3 instead of the original?

I have never seen anyone say that Quake III is bad, much less slow! The reason why I'm getting it is for the splitscreen multiplayer with an actual mouse, which is very, very rare. I might get the original or 2 for single player purporses, though.

And UFO is really, really great. Even if you have to dodge a couple of glitches

Post by **Menegrothx** » Sat Oct 06, 2012 12:45 pm

General_Norris wrote: The second is that,I don't really know much about games like Ultima, Mines of Titan or the D&D adaptations so I haven't really played any besides Wasteland and VtM, which I just recently beat. I'm wary of them, though, because I think I would rather play the actual game than a computer adaptation but I'm all ears for any RPG-like game that doesn't have any grind.

Then I suggest you look into Planescape: Torment. It has a heavy emphasis on dialogue, there are no random battles and majority of gameplay time is spent in cities talking to people. The game world and characters are really unique, the game breaks many RPG conventions and a high number of RPG fans consider it to be story/writing wise the best RPG of all time (I concur).

What's the real deal?

Tetris

Eh, kind of, kind of but the main reason is just that I don't know much about the PSX library.

There are a lot of great games on PSX but if you wanna skip the JRPGs, I'd recommend trying out some of the following

I have never liked, WC3, though, I'm too much of a builder

The epic storyline and all the different online game mods (DOTA, Tower Wars, Hero Line Wars etc) make it worth it even if you dislike how normal gameplay works in it compared to other similiar titles.

I have never seen anyone say that Quake III is bad, much less slow!

Well, it's the fanatics who've been playing the game for almost 15 years

I think there are some new guns and gameplay elements in Q2 and beyond (like the railgun) which make it slower than the original. I've also read that the movement isn't as precise or something like that.
QW is insanely fast

Post by **BoneSnapDeez** » Sat Oct 06, 2012 7:14 pm

You need more SNES games, Norris.

Post by **BurningDoom** » Sat Oct 06, 2012 9:09 pm

Interesting collection. Not huge, but at the same time full of some rarities. I can see that you're definitely more of a PC guy than a console guy.

I agree that you need more SNES games, and I'd suggest stocking up on PS1 and PS2 games while they're so cheap.

Post by **BurningDoom** » Sat Oct 06, 2012 9:22 pm

Instead of posting a long list, here's a link to my Darkadia collection, which lists it all:

http://darkadia.com/member/BurningDoom/ ... lf/owned/1

I'm at just over 400 games right now on various consoles, handhelds, and PC.

Post by **Menegrothx** » Sat Oct 06, 2012 9:58 pm

BurningDoom wrote: I agree that you need more SNES games, and I'd suggest stocking up on PS1 and PS2 games while they're so cheap.

PS1 games (except sports games) haven't been cheap for a long time.

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