“What’re You Buying?” – Video Game Collections
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photo courtesy of Flickr user veganstraightedge
Flickr user, n8duke’s NES collection of 769 games is just one shy of ”all the U.S. licensed games and less than 20 away from all the U.S. non-licensed games.”
It’s an impressive library but just a drop in the vast ocean of video game collections.
When compared to what many consider to be the world’s largest, the overall effect of just how involved people get with their collections is staggering.
The website VideoGameCollectors has “been collecting the photos of collectors’ game rooms – the elegant beauty of hundreds of games packed into small and large spaces. These rooms are havens for collectors, living space devoted to the hobby we all love.” Designed as a means for fellow collectors to share, post photos, and discuss their collections, Digital Press brings to light the important, communal aspect of these collections as users share their libraries with the world.
This urge to collect is a common trait amongst gamers and it’s reflected in the way many titles are developed. After all, how many games offer some sort of collection element? Pokémon has sold millions based on the idea of obsessively collecting every creature but it goes way beyond that. Just recently, I found myself fixated on getting every star coin in New Super Mario Bros. Wii and every piece of intel in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. Overall, these items don’t offer much more than the challenge of locating them but, for some reason, I am drawn to get every single one. This situation is not uncommon. Whether it’s blast shards in inFamous, bobblehead dolls in Fallout 3, or treasures in Uncharted, games are chock full of things to collect. It’s no wonder gamers take their collecting outside of the virtual space and amass libraries of consoles, handhelds, and games to an extreme degree.
Pete Dorr, creator of Pete’s Game Room shows off his collection of more than 1,300 games and over 40 video game systems.
On his internet-radio program, A Life Well Wasted editor and host Robert Ashley explores gamers’ proclivity for collecting in the episode “Gotta Catch Em All”. The episode chronicles Mike Mika, game developer and avid collector of all things gaming. In addition, Ashley speaks with Michael Schiess; collector and owner of Lucky JuJu Pinball in Alameda, California. The episode is an intelligent, in-depth profile of the people drawn to collecting video games.
YouTube user, Finngamer posted a video of his impressive collection which includes 1,300 games, about 50 consoles and handhelds, and 3 arcade machines.
Do you have a video game collection? If so, email us a photo at contact@gameshack.com
14 January 2010
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