DarkKobold

Here it is!

 

I managed to find a European seller who had the US version Pete Sampras label and box for a reasonable price. Some of the ones released in Spain had the same label and box.
 

Would it be bad form to post a picture of my set in this thread?

2 hours ago, Gentlegamer said:

TG-16 is trash, stay away.

Ironic enough PCEFX is the birthplace of your favorite word.... COLLECTARD

I'm so glad I got my copy.

On 11/6/2019 at 8:29 AM, thatgamernerd said:

My gosh, I had no idea there were that many. 
 

Regardless, this drives a good point. If you consider those GBA video cartridges part of the GBA set, you would certainly have to consider the PSP ones part of the PSP set. But set collecting is really just what you want it to be, there’s no standard that says “You have to collect these games listed here in order to call your set complete.” Just take a look at NES set collectors, they can argue for an eternity about whether or not unlicensed cartridges count towards the set. 

Or whether or not Sachen games count as part of that unlicensed set... *summons fcgamer*

Another thing to consider - lots of sets have unverified games. Do you count NBA Elite 11 as part of the PS3 set? Do you need 1 of the 2 existing copies of Chase HQ to complete the Amstrad GX4000 set? Do you need that Hilton instructional video for the PSP set? There's too many psuedo prototypes out there for most sets to have easy definitions.

The deeper you get into collecting, the more you have to define what *you* are going for, not what consensus of a forum is. You'll go insane letting others make those choices for you.

I enjoy collecting for more obscure consoles, and I've been meaning to show this off. I decided to get the GX4000 full set.
 

Here's some details on it:
The Amstrad (short for Alan Michael Sugar Trading Company) was a successful line of budget 8-bit computers in England. After having wild success in the field of computers, Sugar decided to move into the field of video game consoles with the Amstrad GX4000. However, much like the Super A'can, he decided to release an 8-bit system, right on the heels of the release of the 16-bit Mega Drive. Thinking (again like the A'can) that he'd undercut the more expensive new consoles, he expected the GX4000 to be a hit. It wasn't. I was an abysmal failure, with only 26 games released. Another major point of failure was that most games had been released for the computer on cheap cassette tapes, and Sugar was expecting people to rebuy the same games on new, more expensive cartridges.

If you enjoyed reading this, and want more, the nostalgia nerd did a great series on the Amstrad Computers/GX4000. I enjoyed watching these, they are on the level of the Gaming Historian.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8o1OTwFv7WQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1KS7nSKnxE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ph4AFT7iH8w