There was a point in the late '90s where I intended to get a complete NES set. Most games were under $5 back then, and I figured it would be fun to try everything. I ended up stopping at around 600 games for it, as I found that a lot of what I was buying wasn't all that enjoyable. I don't see myself going to spend a great afternoon with Orb 3D, Dudes with Attitude, Videomation... so, I stopped trying to get everything and started buying just games that I'd like to play. I kept it all and still buy games, but I'd never go for a complete set again. I much more an advocate of playing over collecting, and keeping things fun. If it isn't fun, a hobby isn't worth doing.

Thanks for the shout out man! As for set collecting for me personally, I orginally never intended on getting a full gamecube set, but by the time I had over 400 games i figured I might as well keep going till I have them all lol. Some advice I would give is definitely stay focused on your favorites and dont pay too much for filler. Sets aren't for everyone. Every system has good, bad and sports games. It all comes down to you personally and what you what your collecting goals are. I love the gamecube and have the set but on the flip side I only have 2 neo geo cd games... so again it's all about what you like. Great video Retro Bird as always. And congratulations on the 2k subs!

I only found this channel yesterday and have been binging it ever since. You deserve way more views and subs. Awesome content.

Complete sets seem absolutely insane, especially since I live in a studio apartment and am not super rich. Plus I can't justify spending lots of money on low quality shovelware.

As a kid, I dreamed of having a complete NES set even though I knew it was impossible. I think it was mostly the fact that I didn't own many games and always wanted to play new ones. However, now I actually think less is more. I'd rather have a smaller collection of games that I _really_ love and want to play. I wouldn't want every game. There are just some games out there that would end up collecting dust anyways as I either would not have time to play them or they just aren't games I would enjoy playing.

I never understood full set collecting until I started following console collector. If you truly love a system like he does I say go for it. I respect the hell out of him for not only playing every game in his set but also reviewing them all. That is a godliness feat. I can’t even play all my games I actually like how can someone play 100+ generic sports games lol. Thanks for this video retro bird great topic bud

It did get me hooked. Part of the fun is the hunt and to find good deals. I am never in a hurry. I did play most of the games in my collection, but I skip some games, like American Football titles or such. I managed to complete Atari 7800, Atari Jaguar, Jaguar cd, 3DO, 32X, Master System (except Smurfs Travel the World), Saturn and Dreamcast. All PAL.

The saying “more money than sense” comes to mind.

Bro you've gotten so much better at these videos! I got some positive Scott the woz vibes here but you're still wholly unique as well. Your ultra dorky persona is really growing on me!

Im from germany and it took me 7 months for a complete european NES Fullset. It took much money but im happy for having it and for reaching this goal. Nice video, i really enjoyed it.

Since I buy almost exclusively in lots, getting a full set would make it a lot harder to be able to keep on affording buying them and selling off the stuff I'll never play, and i'm short on shelving space as-is, so I don't see myself ever finishing any console sets unless I get lucky on the big rares for one of the microscopically small US console libraries, like 32X or Virtual Boy.

I own a complete North American Original Xbox collection and I'm 2 games away from a full North American Nintendo 64 set. My all-time favorite console is the Original Xbox and it was one console that I really wanted to own all of the North American releases. I started my goal over 8 years ago and I was able to complete the set over the span of 5 years. I was able to collect the set for cheap as at the time, original Xbox games were not very popular to collect and the prices were low. Most people didn't care much for the Original Xbox and it was really only seen as the console that you play Halo on. Some of my most expensive games like Outrun 2006 Coast 2 Coast, Jurassic Park Operation Genesis, Teen Titans, IHRA Drag Racing Sportsman Edition etc, I was able to buy for cheap. I bought Outrun 2006 Coast 2 Coast from a local game store for only $5.00. Today people are charging around $200 to $250 for a copy. The big factor with collecting full sets is to collect for that console when it's at it's lowest point in popularity. I would not attempt to collect a full North American Original Xbox set in today's market. So many titles that I got for S0.50 or $1.00 are now going for $5 to $30 each. One of my best scores was 150 Original Xbox games for $100 at one of my local game stores. The store was so happy to see Original Xbox games selling as they had been sitting for years without anyone really buying them. My buddy who was manager at that location at the time said "hey if you buy a bunch of these, I will give you a deal" so I picked out 150 games and he said "take it all for $100.00". You're just not going to get those kind of deals these days. Collecting has become main stream and the Pandemic has only increased the demand for games and made collecting the hot thing to do. When I started to share about my goal of going after a complete North American Original Xbox set on Facebook and KZfaq, I only knew of maybe handful of others who were going after the same goal. Today I know over 100 people who are going after a complete North American Original Xbox set on Facebook. Prices are at an all-time high for Original Xbox and it's become very popular. I would never recommend collecting a full set for any console. I always recommend that people pick a handful of consoles to collect for an play. Pick maybe 20 to 30 games for each console that you really want to play and collect those games. That way you will only own games that mean something to you and you will save a lot of money, time, energy and space for your collection. A great discussion video my friend. You earned a sub from me. If you're interested in seeing my full North American Original Xbox collection video, it's on my channel. Take care and have a wonderful day.

personaly I don't even thinking about complete sets, I love to collect only games wich I realy want to add in my collection because I realy love that games or they have some special memories for me, but I'm fully understand people who want complete sets, they are collectors and they enjoy buying every single game

Owning all the Paper Mario games makes me so happy

What you said is right: what makes a collection is both the games you own and the games you DON'T own.

You continue to surprise me with the content! As soon as i think you couldn't possibly come up with another video idea, BAM! You pop out another great title!

Your facial expressions make your videos so enjoyable LOL

Keep up the great work!!!

Great vid! I honestly never understood the completionist thing. They can do their thing, but I prefer a more curated collection. Now their are subsets I wouldn't mind going for, like all the Renovation Genesis games.

Your little inserts crack me up. You have a good sense of humor. Been enjoying your content very much. Keep it up and best of luck.

To me with video games, it’s all about enjoying playing the games, otherwise, what’s the point? I do feel that game collecting can be a metaphoric time machine to a happier/easier time, but that’s just my thoughts.

Another good video. Totally unrelated, but do you have a name for your pixel... you know the one...

More make more, I’ve already watched every single video keep making MORE haha

I collect games for my friends in a pool so as long as they have their own consoles they can stop at my "library" and just pick whatever they want, my friends take care of me in a lot of other ways, so I offer them all the entertainment I know so that they can have fun, Sometimes we both play the same game at the same time like them playing breathe of the wild on the switch while I play it on the Wii U connected to a CRT, so we get to compare them and not have to trade controllers, and between Sega, Sony, and Nintendo From NES to Genesis to PS5 their are 17 consoles, 5 Sega, 5 playstation, and 7 Nintendo home consoles, if you just owned 20 games for each consoles, You'd have 340 games, which is no small collection to try and stack up in your living room and still look convenient. Ive been collecting 8 years, and honestly, it almost feels like a rush to finish because you want to be done, when you realize how much money it has actually taken to make the dream a reality, all you start to think is Once I finish this collection...Im gonna have so much money, but that day always seems one or two years more away like a moving goalpost.

I almost had all the licensed and tengen nes games. I was about 20 short and was only missing stadium events of the heavy hitters... had all the mainstream controllers, ROB, miracle piano. You name it. Finally sold out

I haven't changed my mind and not going to start any complete collection.. but I've decided to finally complete Castlevania Bloodlines 😁

As cool as it is to see a complete collection for a single console, I couldn't bring myself to try this with the majority of consoles I own. There's just way too much filler and high priced games to consider. Space is also an issue regardless of the games media type or console. The only console I'm debating on doing a complete collection for is the Neo Geo CD. The overall library for the NGCD has less than 100 games and I already own 1/3 of that number. The problem I face is that many of the remaining titles I'd need cost hundreds of dollars, in the case of a couple specific games maybe even close to a thousand. An insane price tag for any game to be sure, but for serious Neo Geo collectors especially for the AES it may be seen as chump change lol. I do have a number of heavy hitters in my collection though, so maybe I can do it if I'm patient enough and find some good deals here and there. Otherwise, for the rest of my console collection, I just get what I feel is going to be good regardless of whether its pricey or dirt cheap. Everything else I get along the way either gets traded and/or sold to go towards others that I do actually want.

IMO getting complete sets for a system is insane based on cost alone. The average person has much more important things to spend their money on and collectors generally already spend more than they probably should. That said, I have thought about getting complete sets for systems with really small libraries but in the end couldn't justify spending money on the crap games which I would probably never even look at. That's money I could be using towards games which I would actually play.

I started going for a full nes set but got priced out a few years in. I got some big ones before that happened though. I have a complete in box virtual boy collection and Wii U collection. I love the idea of full sets but, have no plans for any others at the moment. I do know of someone who is current on a full switch set. That’s crazy to see

I've loved the idea of a complete set as a novelty of having everything for something, I've been debating a complete set of intellivision games with their boxes, there's not too many and almost all of them are dirt cheap until you get to the 20 or so rarer ones, and even then I don't think any go for above 3 digits Edit: this one volleyball game goes for $1,000 with it's box and there are like 5 or 6 in the 3 digits, then it quickly drops to 20 bucks each and 5 bucks each

Yeah I just can't imagine getting a complete set for any system. Like at first I think in a sort of, "Maybe if somehow I just had everything out of no where it'd be neat." But the more I thought about it, the more I would honestly say no. There's certainly systems I have a good amount of games wanted lists for, but even for the absolute ideal situation of a small library for a system I'm super passionate for, say the Neo Geo Pocket Color or the 32X, I just wouldn't want to go for it. I can definitely acknowledge how neat it is to have the historical aspect of seeing everything on a system, but by god if I wind up with a copy of Neo Cherry Master, I'm not gonna play it, I'm never gonna play it. I might pop it in once and go like, "Yep, that sure is a slot machine game." But after that, it's neat to look at, but it's just clutter I have very little interest in asides from how little interest I have in it. For the 32X, even with its library of 40 games I'm only planning on maybe having, 4, 5, or maybe 7 games at the most depending on if I find a good deal on a copy of Kolibri and get the 32X versions of Space Harrier and After Burner rather than the Saturn or even 3DS versions of those games. Like if I got into the whole library that'd mean getting a lot of Genesis ports and some pretty awful stuff like Spiderman Web of Fire. Heck, even for a game I really enjoy like NBA Jam, I want to stick with the Genesis version since I just like a lot of the music there way more than in the 32X version. But that certainly doesn't mean I'm not super passionate about the games I do want for the thing. Honestly stuff like this that involves cutting out huge portions of a console's already small library goes to show having a small amount of games doesn't determine how much you love a system. I can go on about the games I currently own on either system for hours. When I finally get a copy of Virtua Racing on the 32X I'll be singing to the high heavens just how fun of an arcade racer it is! Going on about how much I think that version is my favorite version of the game despite there being objectively smoother ways to play the game out there. There's just so much less money spent in a way that I feel better represents what I love about the systems. The same type of thinking certainly applies to other consoles with way bigger libraries, I just think these are the best ones to use as examples since they're easily the most extreme cases in my collection. I still certainly admire the dedication and passion required to go for a complete on any system. I certainly wouldn't be able to achieve that any time soon. At the end of the day, I wish anyone who does want to pursue a complete set of games for any system the absolute best of luck!

Your video's are such great quality. When watching you for the first time in the last few months your face just seemed so familiar to me and I thought that I was watching a really big channel. But no, you have like 8K subs which is crazy because you have seriously amazing quality video's

Haha, two people who have complete collections, "what do you got? Oh the exact same ones I have too! Nice!" I legit laughed so hard I spit out my cereal!

I learned this lesson about a year ago when I hit 84 N64 games and realized I didn't want the rest or really don't care to complete the collection every now and then when I see one for cheap that I don't have I'll pick it up though

I once considered getting a complete NES collection. Then I remembered "Nintendo World Championships". Scratched that off my bucket list real quick...

I am totally retro and love cart based gaming. I mostly go for games I want to play and me liking them plays a big part.

I have a complete MVS set. I also decided on doing a complete SNES set however only the games developed in Japan. The odd good NA dev'd game are cool though they don't count as my set goal. Great video man.

The only Console, I would go for a complete set on is the Neo Geo Aes. It won’t happen because of the cost but it is the one console, I would buy any game for it when I see one.

I used to be a full set person. I was going for Snes. I got pretty far, but I pretty much got all the games I wanted, and getting the second half of the set was going to be like 15k. I quickly gave up on that dream. Now I’m just focusing on picking up the remaining I want and getting boxed copies of things.

Goood video, Im more of a collector of finding things for a good price or even cheap then finding everything in a rush. Adds up pretty quick an u be very surprised on just waiting for that one game u want an its for a awesome price.

I've got it in my head to go for the 32X and Atari Jaguar full CIB collections. Not a lot of games in those libraries, but they were also consoles I didn't have in my childhood, and I like the idea of exploring them. I also really like the box art and think they look great on a shelf to display. That being said, there are a few rather rare and expensive games in these collections, so I won't be finishing them anytime soon. Perhaps over the next few years? Who knows. It's a goal, but not one I am in a huge rush to accomplish.

I don’t have any complete set for a particular console, however my first collecting goal was getting all PAL released Pokemon games complete in box. I am very happy that I managed to meet this goal. The thing I love about Pokémon is there it is not only games but countless merch to! So even if I happen meet someone with all the games as well their display will look drastically different to mine as they will likely have different merch accompanying their collection, which I feel personalises it!

Great channel brother! I've been binge watching your videos! Been watching for a while but recently started to go back and watch your back log. As some one that collects and a fellow content creator in this amazing community, I can totally relate to your video topics! Keep up the great content brother! 😁👍

Hi Retro Bird. I've stated this before, but I currently have 32 complete console libraries and several more only need one or a few games to be completed. For me though, I own the Console Purist Museum, which loves all console video games. I've learned to love each game more and more with time and each one is an awesome treasure to have, regardless of the price. Below are the 32 libraries I have completed. I hope to complete the CD-i library and the 3DO library very soon, and after that, the Sega Dreamcast library. 1) Game.com Christmas 2010 2) Microvision June 11, 2014 3) Game Wave July 5th, 2014 4) Hyperscan Christmas 2014 5) RCA Studio II April/May 2015 6) Sega Genesis March 2, 2016 7) Magnavox Odyssey 2 March 11, 2016 8) Sega Master System May 2, 2016 9) VIS January 23, 2017 10) Wii U March 3, 2017 11) Sega Pico May 4, 2017 12) Xavixport July 5, 2017 13) N64 November 20, 2017 14) Sega 32X December 1, 2017 15) APF MP1000 March 28, 2018 16) Atari Jaguar CD April 23, 2018 17) Sega Video Driver April 23, 2018 18) Video Buddy System August 27, 2018 19) Atari 5200 September 27, 2018 20) Coleco Telstar Arcade October 16, 2018 21) Palmtex Super Micro October 21, 2018 22) Sega Game Gear November 25, 2018 23) Arcadia 2001 March 7, 2019 24) APF Mathemagician September 2, 2019 25) Atari Jaguar Christmas 2019 26) View-Master Interactive Vision Christmas 2019 27) Children's Discovery System January 20, 2020 28) Coleco Total Control 4 January 20, 2020 29) LJN Video Art March 27, 2020 30) Action Max April 29, 2020 31) Socrates March 3, 2021 32) Super Nintendo April 8, 2021

I'm not usually the type to feel like I need a complete set but if I were going to try for one, it would probably be the 3DS because the library is small enough to be hypothetically doable, it's a system I like a lot and the non-Nintendo games that make up the bulk of it aren't that expensive.

Say it, say it SEGA!!!

I don't think so but I'm still going to watch your video, i don't complete sets but I'm happy to have complete set of your videos watched.

I want an Intellivision complete set, since there's only ~120 games, and the grand majority of them are extremely cheap. I'm currently 60 games in but I'm still not expecting to complete the set anytime soon, and it'll be a huge undertaking to track down the uncommon and expensive games.

I finished a complete North American Dreamcast collection nearly five years ago. I'm missing 1 from the "All stars" variant subset, but I'm not in need of it. I managed to get most the games though for super cheap 10+ years ago. I'm also 1 away from a full North American PS Vita set. If I were to have started even thinking about full setting Dreamcast even 2 years ago though, no way I would ever attempt it with how hard the games are to find now and the cost of them! Makes me cringe seeing Sonic Adventure at $40 today when they were $10 several years ago! I don't plan on ever getting a full set of anything going forward!

Yeah... at somepoint we got to collect the cdi console and the three iconic cdi games. You know the ones! I'm talking about Hotel Mario, Zelda the wand of gamelon and Link the faces of evil. They're bad but atleast in a good way. Man, those glorious scenes from "i hope she has lots of spaghetti!" To "I'm sorry Link, i can't give credit, come back when you're a little mmmm richer!"

I have a pretty strong distaste for collecting of any kind. It's why earlier in life I went through a phase where I literally sold off everything video game related, all the games, consoles, controllers, even my memory cards containing a few thousand hours of progress, everything. Even as I start to buy back stuff, I only want to own stuff that represents my taste in some way. I hate collecting so much, that even for something that would be really cool, like filling your garage walls with license plates from every state, even if it was easy/cheap, I would rather not. Virtual props to those who do complete entire sets, but that's just a totally different world to me.

For the people that say yes, I don’t blame you, we all have moments that we know no matter if we are BILLIONAIRES we will never get back. Moments that are unique, and can never be replicated. That’s what we’re looking for, and the collectors that have the budget to recollect those memories, hats off, it’s hard to draw a line to where the sacrifice isn’t worth the unique memory resurgence

I agree there is no wrong answer. Me personally I have no interest in buying bad games just to say I have a complete set for a console. If I were to do it though I’d go for the Sega 32x. I’d be forced to spend a lot of money for the terrible Spider Man Web of Fire, but it is only about 40 games and I already have like 6. I’m more interested in just getting the games for a console that I’m interested in and picking up some here and there that are dirt cheap to just try it out. Currently my biggest physical collection for a single console is probably the original Xbox at somewhere around 60 games.

My "complete set" was every single Legend of Zelda game released on the 3DS. At first I wanted a physical copy of every single Zelda game. But I didn't want to get all the consoles to do so. Then I discovered Virtual Console on the 3DS eshop and thought "digital it is." I thought it would be a fun pastime and I've always wanted to play the Zelda games. I thought I would get the 2 DS games, Spirit Tracks and Phantom Hourglass, for cheap. I remembered heading to GameStop and browsing the lose DS game cartridges. I WAS NOT expecting like 10 year old DS games to be $40. Other problems included: 1. Needing a 'new' 3DS/2DS for SNES VC so that was another trip to the store. 2. The Ambassador Exclusive, Minish Cap 3. The limited time release, Four Swords Anniversary Edition. My complete set for just digital Zelda games and those 2 physical DS games cost me up to roughly $500. Though I'm super satisfied an proud of my collection, I can't imagine spending $1000+ for games I don't like or even play.

I'd love to go for a complete set but I hardly have the cash to get just the games I want. So if I was gonna try for one I'd pick one of the consoles with a few games. The only console that *really* caught my eye that I'd like to get a complete set for is the casio loopy. It's cute, only has 10 games, but one or two of them are kinda hard to get so it'd still be a fun hunt. *And* I'm a fan of every game on the console. Virtual boy or N64 would be runners up. VB because it's cool and small library (I like most of those games too). N64 because I've already got 10% of the library lmao. I think it's a little silly to try and do a complete set for the consoles with larger libraries and a *huge* variety of games, since you likely won't like everything (or most things) and it can get very time consuming and expensive. But a smaller niche console? Sure, it'd be affordableish, and there's a better chance that you'd like everything on it, since you can easily check out the games before committing to the full set.

Love your humor, good stuff. Also I've thought about the N64, the system made a huge impression on me as a kid and it's one of the smallest libraries but I still won't because I just don't need to.

I have a handful of games for each of the most popular consoles. I am seriously thinking about getting everdrives for nes, snes, n64 and genesis. Not bothering with disc based. Then done. Too expensive to collect these days. In the end, I want to play them on my crt on original hardware.

This guy is a legend. Needs more subs.

There is a documentary movie called "Nintendo Quest" where a guy sets a goal of collecting all of the official North American releases on the NES. He wanted to collect them all in 30 days. If anyone hasn't seen it, I would recommend it.

The only complete set that I want, is Virtual Boy because I am a big fan of vr (main on Quest 2), and it was the single console that killed consumer vr for so long

I did the NES set, all except Stadium Events. Also got all the PAL exclusives just because...I never spent a dime out of pocket because I just would grind out lots and resell extra stuff to fund the collection. Stayed above zero and inevitably came out way ahead in the end. I play a lot, and have beaten over 300 of them...full sets ain't for everyone but I like popping in a game even if it sucks because I love the era and even the bad games interest me on a historical/developmental level.

Collecting so many bread clips for a 3 second joke 🤣

I collect what I'm in to for the Genesis and NES as those are the consoles over 25 years old

Thanks for this. Your videos really help putting this hobby into perspective. I think that since discovering your channel I feel better about the idea of selling off parts of my collection, since up to this point I had been a "never sell" guy. But recently I took some games to trade in at the store, and then a few weeks later I wanted to see what they were selling my extra copy of Marvel Ultimate Alliance Gold Edition for and it was already sold, so that actually made me feel good. I should probably get rid of most of that Xbox 360 stuff. Retro is better. Definitely still want complete Game Gear collection being more than half way there already, but I guess I don't need a complete N64 collection. I'll just put Clayfighter Sculpter's Cut up as a trophy instead of surrounding it with other pointlessly expensive games and useless sports games that I don't even want anyway.

I thought about this many times but after rationalizing with myself I decided against it. I love video games and I just want to play the ones I like, I’m not looking to impress anyone.

I'm going for complete sets of Wii U and Gamecube, I'm over halfway through Wii U and a fifth through Gamecube. I collect really passively though I haven't bought any games for those systems in a while. It depends on what I'm into at the time

I have 3 kind of games : the ones i bought new, the ones i found for cheap and the missed gems. In either case i try to buy only good games and games i know i can enjoy.

I collect for some systems as complete sets- my reasoning is that until I have tried all games available for the system I won't know if I like them or not, one difference is that I'm in no rush to complete those sets. It will be nice to know you can play every game ever released for said system, good or bad! Each to their own, what I can't understand are sealed collectors- you can't even play the game through fear you will severely de-value the game!

The Sega Genesis is my best friend and after 10 years of emulation, im building a real collection again. Loving it... but i dont want a complete set. Cuz i dont want to lose the thrill of adding to it whether its replacement boxes, repros or even hack cratridges. Theres barely any games i dont like on the system so having so many to go after is a slow crawl and gives me something to really look forward to

Recently completed the Panzer collection for Saturn. I don't think I'll ever find a collection I enjoyed as much for the price 😬

I have a complete NA Wii U library. Got it on the cheap at the right time, and have moved on to the two consoles of my childhood. NES and Genesis. The hunt is a big part of the fun for me. But ya...it isn't for everyone.

I have a huge Saturn collection, but was never interested in getting a full set. I have only kept games that I enjoy, and think I will want to play again.

I think the hunting of a certain collection, is a game of it's own. Been enjoying your content since yesterday. One more vid and i might sub lol

I can't see myself ever trying to go after a complete set of games for any of my consoles, but I am however obsessed with completing my sub-set collection of Sega Cards for the Master System...I guess much like one would collect all the black box games for the NES.

Can’t get enough

I’d rather own every platform instead of every game for one platform. No game is out of my reach and I can get the “best version” of any game I desire, within reason.

Good insight e-bro

I’m going for the full PC collection going back to 1982 including, Floppy Disk, CD Rom and digital download collections.

Me seeing the price for little Samson after wanting a complete NES collection: so much for that

The idea of a complete NES set appeals to me until I think about those two terrible words: Stadium. Events.

I started collecting for the PS3 about a year and a half ago and I got over 400 games. Then it just got to the point of what left that I really wanted to play. I was looking at the collection and I asked myself do I really need to play vampire rain?

im gonna be honest with you im a super die hard genesis fan LOVE the system to death....and i never ever heard of outback joey before this video lol

I have different collecting motives for each system. I want to collect all the official NES games, but I thought about getting repro's of the rare games like Little Samson. Some people may argue over whether or not having some repro's would complete a set. I guess it comes down to someone's opinion. There are other systems like SNES and the various Atari systems where I'll probably collect as many games as I can, but may not care about having all the expensive one's..

Who except a compulsive collector would deliberately seek out and buy bad games? I don't want all that taking up space in my house

I would like the whole Intellivision and Atari 2600 complete set. They are so easy to buy for cheap. At least loose carts. The overlays for Intellivision can be tricky

Awesome video man! I have a couple of complete sets: Sega 32X CD, Magnavox Odyssey 2, & GBA E Reader. I'm only missing spider man web of fire for for Sega 32X and I'm also going for a complete game gear set. I also have mini sets I aim for: NES Tengen set, Xbox original exclusive games, Capcom NES set, Black box NES set to name a few.

The thought occurred to me, when I realized that I have a decent chunk of the N64's and GameCube's North American libraries already. But completing them would still be so prohibitively expensive, and I can't imagine ever seriously pursuing either of these. Plus, I'd be retreading some of the same ground: do I really want to repurchase 60+ games that I already own on other platforms, just for the sake of collecting?

As someone who collects Gamecube games I'm confused why someone would go for a "complete" NA set when there are better imports to be had. Why chase after Doshin the Giant when you gotta buy about 8 probably identical Tiger Woods games. If you have to go complete, go all region. I mean not now, you'd probably should have started around 2008.

I think that there needs to be at least a few dozen people collecting a full set to preserve gaming history. Gaming history is much more intriguing to me because it involves music art computer graphics and coding making it something enjoyable.

Almost every game lot I have purchased over the last 40 or so years have had a mix of games and keeping one of each at the time wasn't hard because you would make your money back selling your doubles. Being married puts a damper on having a complete collection because of obvious reasons and now only keep the titles that I will play.

Every console that I own with a cartridge slot has an everdrive so in a sense I have a lot of complete sets. For actual collecting,I focus on critically well received exclusive games for most consoles. If I really want a cross platform game, I’ll only get it for whatever console it’s superior on.

I have almost all the Wiiu games. I'm missing around ten. And that's pretty much by accident. I just kept buying the ones that looked good. I don't intend to get a full set, because the games I skipped look bad.

Ha, your GC collection is about as big as mine... Anyway, I got a complete Wii U collection, which I completed not long after the Switch came out (if you don’t count the few releases that have come out in the past few years - but I was able to get those too!). I scoured every GameStop in my area, scoped out the sales on games wherever possible, and luckily picked up a few while they were still available. Sure, I may have paid a little higher than “Clearance” prices on everything, but at least I didn’t pay high than retail for ANY of them. I briefly considered getting a full Dreamcast set (which is probably the next lowest library count), but alas, a few of the games have become precious grails. So while the idea floats in my head a bit, I won’t be devastated if I never get it.

If I had to go for a complete collection for a system, I would probably opt for the Nokia N-Gage It's relatively cheap, has a small library and I have a bit of a personal history with the system.

You mean there are people out there who buy sealed games and don't even open them? Uhg, that purple medicine was the absolute worst. What the heck was in that stuff? Probably explains why I'm paranoid about taking medicine as an adult. The only system I would like to have a full CIB set for is of course the NES. Do I see myself getting there anytime soon? Not really but life is about the journey. Not the destination.

Yes I am also among the higher elite of complete set collectors. Neil before my complete NEW 3DS PAL collection. YES I have both games. I gotta tell it feels pretty incredible to have a full set of something. All joking aside I bought Xenoblade Chronicles 3D during a buy 3 pay for 2 sale. I was such a noob I didn't even know I couldn't play the game on my regular 2DS. Than much later I saw Fire Emblem Warriors in a bargan bin for like 5€ so I picked it up. At some point I found out that these 2 games were the only 2 games released in PAL regions for the NEW 3DS so I completed a "set" on accident lol.

Unless the game library is very small I wouldn't try to collect every game in a library but being a huge TMNT fan I have made a point of collecting every TMNT game I can and over the years have acquired or reacquired a version of every TMNT game that had a physical release on console and Nintendo portable. I think I have at least the vast majority of Nintendo published Switch games as well and might attempt to collect all of them because that seems feasible to me but most successful consoles have way too many games and way too many games I don't even care to play so I'd rather be selective about what games I collect for those consoles.

I have consoles with hundreds of games but across the collection I'm happy with 25 good games per console. That way I'm more likely to play them. I couldn't throw money at a game I know I wouldn't play. Recently I picked up the mega drive flash back and I only have two games on the want list and one of them is a master system title. I'm trying to find another eight worth buying but most the games I'm nostalgic for are pre loaded on the system already.

It's not just the expense, it's the room. If you wanted to go for a complete DS library you'd have to build a new wing for your house!

I've always said full collections are stupid. Waste of space, money and time. Example I don't play sports titles there over 800 sports games on my fave system the ps2 so why would I waste my time money and shelf space on a genre I hate and games i would never ever play