Collectors, what do you collect?

[aileron]

...Arcade cabinets...

Wow! Those take up a lot more space than most of the other items mentioned in this thread. May I ask approx how many? 2-3, 10, 100s?

[LoJan7]

I have had 30 at the most but now I only have 12 some auctioned off 1 was stolen believe it or not. I store them at my father's he has a secure location. My absolute favorite is my cocktail table Jungle king machine they only made a few of them because Disney sued them for stealing Tarzans image.

[aileron]

Wow! That's a massive collection. I don't remember Jungle King. https://www.arcade-museum.com/game_d...p?game_id=8258 Scrolling right to left? WTH?

[ifnir]

Comics. I got Lucky Luck, Asterix & Obelix, Tintin, Blacksad, Mad, Playboy Satire Comics, Marvel, DC, Blondie Comic, Spirou and Fantasio and so on. I was also lucky to inherit my grandfathers coin and stamp collection.

[Byer]

I used to collect the classics from when I grew up. A few years ago the wife and I moved from the city to a 10 acre farm without a real dedicated ISP. So, with the move I needed to downsize and, sadly, gave away all my old systems, Atari 800XL (my first computer with a 300 bps modem and no HDD), NES, SNES, etc. Now I collect all things physical copy from movies, TV shows, and video games.

After living 37 years in the city where, eventually, unlimited high-speed internet was the norm to about 20 Mbps and a 50 GB/mo cap, digital downloads and streaming just isn't doable. I still weep now and again.

[Murray]

I've collected games for the following consoles:

Paystation 1, 2, 3 and 4
Xbox, Xbox 360 and Xbox One
NES, SNES, N64, GameCube, Wii, Wii U, Switch
Sega MegaDrive, Saturn

Handhelds:
PSP, PSVita
GameBoy, GameBoy Advance, DS, 3DS

and of course, I have games on PC, GOG and Steam. Sometimes physical, sometimes digital or both.

[Murray]

So you sold a bunch of games?

[Spect3r]

Really nice!

[Murray]

Thanks.

[Yoshi]

I amass digital PC games but collect arcade boards. The latter is much more carefully curated, due to price and space requirements, which to me makes it a collection. The "gotta catch 'em all mentality" is more hoarding than collecting to me.

[SnarkyJay]

I collect gaming consoles and cartridges, and I am lucky enough to have most of the major consoles. I recently filled a hole in my console collection by ordering a WiiU. I'm actually really looking forward to Tokyo Mirage Sessions FE, and Fatal Frame V. They are pretty much the reason I bought the console. I still play most of my consoles regularly. Right now, I am on a Super Famicom / SNES Disney kick, and am currently playing Magical Quest 3: Mickey and Donald. It's an excellent platformer with wonderful sprite work. On my modern consoles, I am playing Shadow of the Tomb Raider and Yakuza Kiwami. I will admit, I don't have a huge game collection. I have maybe 5 or 6 hundred games, which seems like a lot, but isn't that much compared to die hard cart collectors. I am always looking to add new games to my collection however, and I don't discriminate when it comes to how retro it is. I'm just as happy picking up a PS3 game as I am a SNES/Super Famicom cart. Outside of gaming, I collect watches. I am an engineer by trade, and watches have always fascinated me.

[Spect3r]

I collect G2 size steelbooks.
Any game, any platform, as long as it is a G2 size steelbook, me wants!

[Astraea]

Very sexy!

[Spect3r]

Thanks man

[Verac]

I try to collect old consoles and games these days. There's a lot of games I didn't get to try back in the day and they're super cheap today. I also collect some figures.

[JAC3D G33K]

Currently collect a few random games for 6th and 7th generation systems since they are dirt cheap at the moment along with a few Saturn games here and there mostly Japanese. I actually use emulators for N64 and Playstation 1 games along with older consoles since the prices of physical copies are super high. Emulation for these systems is also near perfect, unlike the 7th generation consoles where you are lucky to get 15 FPS on beefy hardware. I also hope Sega releases some Saturn games to the Switch or a Saturn Mini NOT made by ATGames since games are super expensive and the emulation is garbage.

[Teratus]

Movies and Games mostly with a slight interest in physical collectables.

I much prefer physical copies of my games but I tend to only collect those now on consoles as well as the consoles themselves.
I've far more interest in collecting older games over newer ones though, with Pc being my main platform and a declining interest in newer games for many various reasons I just don't find myself buying new games that often but rather investing far more in remakes and old games instead.

[Astraea]

I only collect videogames. The way I go about it is I buy games I really look forward to on disc, and digital games are mostly games that I know I will play a lot and never return afterwards.

Oh btw, I used to collect Hearthstone cards, which is a weird thing to collect since they're digital. But I was so into that game for a while, that cashgrab though.

[Zeoinx]

I collect random toys that spark my fancy when I am shopping for groceries or other things. This includes table top game models, like Star Wars X-Wing ships and Armada Ships. Also Heroclix, if the figure model looks good, I enjoy a nice rotating visual experience on my shelves to change things up in my living space.

[Melta]

My wii, 1st xbox, xbox360, 3ds, ds lite, gba micro and my gba advanced are not in this pic, but i have them

[Tech_0ne]

Metal gear solid and Mass Effect collection. Don't collect much any more. Just the odd game and soundtrack.

[therepublica]

I myself collect most things physical though my Steam library keeps growing and growing.

I have a few odds and ends, I mean I'll grab games for whatever I come across but as for active collecting I am working on both consoles (usually including revisions if I have the space) and games including imports:
Xbox One
PS4
Switch
Wii U
However, with modern systems I am increasingly wary of games that are physical in name only like THPS 5 was.

3DS
DS
GBA
GBC
GB
Game Gear

360
Wii
Xbox
PS2
GameCube
Dreamcast
N64
PS1
SNES
Genesis
NES
Atari 2600

I also like those so-called Plug n Play systems like the ones from Jacks Pacifics but they do take up a far bit of oddly shaped space so I go easy on them and their various revisions. I also like Tiger handhelds and a few of boxed retro PC games mostly from the late 80's/early 90's.

What about you guys? What are you collecting?

Its funny because I don't have a PSP either haha.