What's your 2nd choice were you to collect a set?

[Nintegageo | 582]

Which non NES set would you want to collect was the other choice as a title

[Reed Rothchild | 9,523]

NES was the 2nd choice

[a3quit4s | 4,097]

32 minutes ago, Reed Rothchild said:

NES was the 2nd choice

Same but only because N64 was easier and cheaper to complete lol

[Gloves | 11,777]

NES would be quite far down the list of desirable sets to have complete. 

For me it's be PS2 first, SNES second.

[LifeGame | 760]

This has always been the order for me for the last 15 years :

NES loose (now completed-SE)

SMS complete (now missing 7 games)

Atari Jaguar complete (now missing 5 games)

TG16 case/manual/card (now missing approx. 25)

 

[RH | 4,903]

I’d say the N64 and Game Gear sets are tied for first, so which ever I’m most motivated to pursue, the other is second.

[Tanooki | 4,933]

Since I don't really like frittering money on a lot of filler, honestly, I just don't have one.  Virtual Boy was one I put all the effort into and it has 14 (US) games so it was manageable and not an utter nightmare.  I can't think of another, at least that I have even a moderate level of interest in.

I almost want to say R-Zone, but I'm on the edge of letting it go up for sale/trade because I can't source the games locally, and the toxic stupid sort have kind of flocked to it on ebay now so even the garbage is getting like $20+ and the good stuff is at least $50 with the rare stuff(good or crap) over, maybe well over $100 for a loose cart.  For what's essentially a ghetto VB red machine tapping the awesome power of a tiger segmented LCD handheld I can't justify it.

Back when I got back into it just a bit too late I was trying the NES in 2009/10-2012 but when the shit hit the fan a decade ago I was around 350 carts and prices skyrocketed there(and on TG) so I shifted gears initially hoping SNES wouldn't get wrecked but it was within 6-12mo too.  At that rate it was riding damage control keeping ahead of the fomo orgy and any concept of sets I'd appreciate went up in flames.  Even something as moderately small (300) as the N64 was not one I could stomach.

[fox | 1,667]

SNES was the focus, then NES

[MegaMan52 | 2,445]

NES first, GameCube second. Or maybe it's the other way around, since I have 200+ games for my GameCube.

Edited May 20, 2022 by MegaMan52

[Jfreakofkorn | 282]

Snes n than nes 

 

[Brickman | 3,983]

I'm currently working towards a complete Japanese GC, N64 & GBA set.

But for sets that I don't think I will every realistically finish but would love to have that would definitely be PS2, Super Famicom and Famicom.

 

[Code Monkey | 2,006]

Atari 2600 was my second choice, about 500 games into that now.

[Dr. Morbis | 2,088]

NES #1 (seven to go for a CIB set) and Famicom #2 (roughly 400 to go for a loose set, but I'm in no hurry).

[DarkTone | 984]

Nes wasn't even in my top 5. 

[ifightdragons | 234]

Shouldn't this be in the Collecting sub-forum?

[PII | 1,885]

#1 NES (theoretically) #2 COLECOVISION (still need 5 or 12 carts depending on how one looks at it) #3 GAME GEAR

[Sumez | 2,950]

Does any platform even exist where every game is worth owning?

Maybe SuperGrafx

[Nintegageo | 582]

2 hours ago, ifightdragons said:

Shouldn't this be in the Collecting sub-forum?

it was meant to  I wasn't paying attention at the time lol

[OptOut | 8,883]

I've already completed my first set, well two N64 sets actually, PAL and Japanese, plus the US exclusives. That was always my number one goal, and I probably won't complete any other sets.

I AM actively collecting for Japanese Mega Drive at the moment tho, so if I COULD complete that set that would be my number two choice, but I doubt I will seeing as it's so expensive.

Sealed Japanese Dreamcast would also be an epic set to go for, but again, unrealistic. Worldwide OG XBOX and/or Xbox 360 would be awesome too, but unnecessary and excessive, given how many games are in those libraries.

NES would be in the double digits in terms of priority for me, WAY down the list.

[twiztor | 850]

i think it would be the coolest (for me personally) to own the complete NES set, but i'm not interested in actually doing that. my collection is curated to around 200 carts and i'm not actively searching for more.

i do have complete sets for VB and 32x, just for weirdness. if i had to do another, it would likely be n64 due to size (but i really like having 64 carts for my n64, so i'm not looking to complete that, either).

[T-Pac | 7,539]

The only consoles where I'd be interested in collecting a "full set" would be something limited and super niche, like the Bally Astrocade or Bandai Wonderswan or something. Unfortunately, those games are equally difficult to find and laughably expensive these days.

My main collections (2600 and NES) are super curated like @twiztor said - which is the way I like it for bloated libraries like those.

-CasualCart

[Tabonga | 2,317]

Not being interested in full sets at all it would probably be the Sega CD -  I have 1/2 of the US library already - I have most of the heavy hitters (including the 7 variants of Lunar Silver Star) so it would be doable.

After that it would be the Jaguar and Jaguar CD libraries - I bought a used console back when in the thrift store for $15 with a bunch of games in both formats - not really sure how many but they were both small libraries so again it would be doable.

Edited May 20, 2022 by Tabonga

[3rdStrongestMole | 430]

SNES >> N64 >> NES

[TDIRunner | 2,735]

As others have said, NES was the second choice.  

PS1 is my true passion and NES would probably be my true second, but if I had to pick another, it would be the SNES.  

[Gloves | 11,777]

1 hour ago, CasualCart said:

The only consoles where I'd be interested in collecting a "full set" would be something limited and super niche, like the Bally Astrocade or Bandai Wonderswan or something. Unfortunately, those games are equally difficult to find and laughably expensive these days.

My main collections (2600 and NES) are super curated like @twiztor said - which is the way I like it for bloated libraries like those.

-CasualCart

I remember a time when Wonderswan stuff was in the price range of "maybe I'll pick up this Final Fantasy collectors edition set sealed sometime just for shits". I've not checked the prices in a long time and now I'm a little scared to.