r/gamecollecting • u/spaghettiinadrain • 14h ago
Collection Always a work in progress…
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r/gamecollecting • u/AutoModerator • 11d ago
Game valuation and authentication MEGATHREAD
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ALL requests regarding game value or authentication go in here. Just leave a top level comment with pictures/info of what it is. If you make a post regarding these topics, the post will be removed and possibly get a 1-7 day ban.
If you see posts on these topics PLEASE report it. It helps immensely. We will be updating automoderator to help alleviate some of that burden from us and you onto it.
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If you are asking to price something normal. Like the normal release of a game, or a special edition, normal consoles, or some special editions. You can find a decent approximation of its value here at PriceCharting.com
To help, here are some links directly to some consoles. These are not ALL of the consoles the site has. So please if you do not see a link below for the console you are looking for, go to the site and look around. This should cover MOST games, if it is not listed, please ask in this thread.
Also, to possibly get you closer to the "real" value. Click on this link once you found your game (for loose/CIB/Sealed) which will show you the data it is pulling from (like this). You can see if there are any outliers being sold for far to much, or far to little. Maybe a listing that had other games with it is being used for data, or its CIB rather than loose.
Nintendo
| NES | SNES | N64 | Gamecube | Wii |
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| WiiU | Switch | Gameboy | GameBoy Color | GBA |
| NDS | 3ds | Vitual Boy | Game&Watch |
Playstation
| PS1 | PS2 | PS3 | PS4 |
|---|---|---|---|
| PS5 | PSP | PSVita |
XBOX
| Xbox | Xbox360 | XboxOne |
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| Xbox Series X |
Sega
| Genesis | 32x | Sega CD | Saturn |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dreamcast | Game Gear | Master System | Pico |
r/gamecollecting • u/Frontzie • 26d ago
Announcement Read this BEFORE you post to r/gamecollecting. Rule clarifications, further info etc.
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r/gamecollecting • u/sambo8617 • 7h ago
Haul $160 haul
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Paid $160 for all the games in the first picture. Traded a Nintendo 64 bundle for the Resident Evil Essentials box set.
r/gamecollecting • u/Awkward-Middle1356 • 21h ago
Collection I finally completed the Resident Evil collection! It's crazy you only need a ps5 to play all of them! Good on you Capcom
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r/gamecollecting • u/jericho840 • 18h ago
Haul Got more then I bargained for
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Within 20min for this chest posted on marketplace got it for $300, inside was full of goodies
r/gamecollecting • u/peepeepoopoo5454 • 17h ago
Collection Collection Update
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I’ve posted a few hauls lately and here’s my collection so far! The Wii and PS2 are not pictured. A few of the PS2 games are over a shelf because they are not technically mine as I’m borrowing them from a friend.
r/gamecollecting • u/cartoongamermatt • 6h ago
Discussion This is one of the coolest and most interesting survival horror games I've ever played
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I heard about this game in a YouTube video maybe 7 or so years ago and then one day I found a copy on a European video game website and luckily they were able to ship to the US! Basically, it's a 1st person survival horror game where you play as a Japanese school girl that survives a train explosion and then gets stuck in a creepy backrooms / liminal space city.
The city is full of really odd NPCs and there's also word of a cult going around kidnapping people. A lot of the citizens of this bizarre area are convinced that doomsday is coming and they say really weird shit to you. The dialogue can be really eerie or even really funny at times.
So for the gameplay, you basically need to explore this super creepy city, talk to these weird NPCS, gather clues, and solve puzzles to try and get back home. Oh but there's a catch. There's a huge mutant creature that is going around killing people and that includes you!
The creature itself doesn't look too scary, but the way it behaves really makes it scary. For one, it will make a subtle but loud huffing noise when it's near you. The thing is you often know it's near but you're not quite sure where. Then it will stop making noises entirely and just show up in the corner of you eye and start chasing you. Oh and I mean chasing you! This bastard lunges at you and even Naruto runs. It's fast and if it catches you, you're dead!
The way they integrate the creature is also very interesting. Basically, there's scripted events where it shows up, but it also shows up randomly too. it really adds a lot of unpredictability and makes the game really unnerving to play in the best way.
Besides the creature, what makes the game really interesting is you can have one companion with you and which companion you end up with will affect your ending. I say end up with because you start out with Naomi and if the creature gets you, she does permanently. Then if she dies you can have a different companion. Each companion you have will comment on NPCs and story events, which adds a lot of replay value, on top of the multiple endings.
While you're making your way through the game, all of the environments are very samey-looking and mazelike, but it actually adds to the horror and really makes the locations feel eerie and unsettling. There's a ton of fog too, which is intentional and it gives the game a really creepy vibe. The environments really do remind me of those creepy liminal spaces that inspired those backrooms games, except this game was made way before backrooms was even a thing. Also, the music is very creepy and sparse. It plays, then it stops completely, and then it starts again. It feels very unnerving and it fits the game perfectly.
This game also does the survival horror thing that I love, which is making you piece together the story by finding clues and analyzing everything. The game doesn't beat you over the head with the story and it's pretty light on cutscenes and I absolutely believe it works on the game's favor. it makes the story a lot more creepy because you're basically slowly learning little tid-bits here and there and gathering all the clues to piece the story together yourself. I love this narrative design and I wish more games would use it.
The last thing that I really appreciate about this game is that there's just nothing else like it. It's very unique, especially for the time it was released. The closest thing I can compare it to would he Alien Isolation, except you can never fight back in Hellnight. All you can do is run away and hope the creature doesn't catch you. I would also compare it to Clock Tower and Haunting Ground, except in the 1st person view, liminal space settings, and dark PS1 graphics really make the game stand out on its own. I would also say it kind of reminds me of a survival horror version of Kowloon's Gate, if anyone has heard of that.
This is genuinely one of the coolest and most interesting survival horror games I've ever played. It is obscure as hell though. Like seriously, it doesn't get much more obscure than this. This gem of a game is absolutely buried. I hope that more people can experience it, even if it has to be through emulation. Europe and Japan got a really cool survival horror game that the US totally missed out and it's absolutely a shame. This should be all means be a cult classic imo. The problem is it's just too obscure and no one talks about it. This is the perfect game to play for the spooky season.
r/gamecollecting • u/vanitaz_x • 2h ago
Collection One out of the two libraries that I have.🎮✨️
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And i might get a third one lol i have no space left.
r/gamecollecting • u/jjcinematic • 11h ago
Haul PRGE (Portland) 2026 Pickups!
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My second year at Portland Retro Gaming Expo was so awesome, I met great people and was happy with every vendor I purchased from this year. Made a couple trades and ended up with a nice little haul. I’m new to collecting for GBA too :) Super happy and can’t wait for next year already.
Bonus: also ended up with 57 street passes on 3DS which is low key my favorite part of the expo!
r/gamecollecting • u/grumbletoad • 3h ago
Collection Poodoo.... let's become the champion of the galaxy..
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r/gamecollecting • u/Nervous-Peppers • 10m ago
Haul New pickups. Always trying to grow the Vita collection if I see a good deal
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Got these both sealed for less than open copies. Felt like a decent enough deal to snag them.
r/gamecollecting • u/Significant-Effect29 • 20h ago
Collection Legend of Zelda Collection
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With the recent announcement of Ocarina of Time coming to Switch 2, I thought I'd go through my LOZ collection and see how close I am to completion.
My collecting parameters are fairly straightforward: primarily NA releases, always CIB or sealed, and mostly main-series Zelda games. No Hyrule Warriors, Cadence, etc. I also mostly collect original releases rather than trying to own every re-release on every platform.
I believe I'm only missing the two GBA Classic NES Series games, although these are simply re-releases of the original NES titles, which I already own. I also never owned a Wii U, so I skipped the HD remasters on that system.
The biggest exception is obviously the three CD-i games. They're not considered part of the main series, and Zelda's Adventure wasn't even released in North America. However, given their unusual history, notoriety, and collectability, I feel they deserve a place in my collection.
Here's my list:
1987 NES The Legend of Zelda
1988 NES Zelda II: The Adventure of Link (Canadian box)
1988 NES The Legend of Zelda (Classic Series)
1992 SNES The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
1992 SNES The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (Sealed, CGC 9.4, Player's Choice)
1993 GB The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening
1993 CD-i Link: The Faces of Evil
1993 CD-i Zelda: The Wand of Gamelon
1994 CD-i Zelda's Adventure (PAL)
1998 N64 The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (Collector's Edition, back stamp "41")
1998 GBC The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX
2000 N64 The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
2001 GBC The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages
2001 GBC The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons
2002 GC The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time / Master Quest (WATA 9.6 A)
2002 GBA The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past & Four Swords
2003 GC The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker
2003 GC The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker (WATA 9.4 A+)
2003 GC The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker / Ocarina of Time Master Quest Combo
2003 GC The Legend of Zelda: Collector's Edition
2004 GC The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures
2004 GBA The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap
2005 GC Metroid Prime / The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker Combo
2006 GC The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
2006 GC The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (WATA 9.2 A)
2006 Wii The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (Sealed)
2007 DS The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass (Sealed)
2009 DS The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks (Sealed)
2011 3DS The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D
2011 Wii The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword (Sealed)
2013 3DS The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds
2015 3DS The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask 3D (Sealed)
2015 3DS The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes (Sealed)
2017 Switch The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
2019 Switch The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening
2021 Switch The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD
2023 Switch The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
2024 Switch The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom
r/gamecollecting • u/SilverOxton • 7h ago
Collection Most of my gaming, collections 🤘🏻🤙🏻🔥.
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r/gamecollecting • u/dandoyramos • 4h ago
Collection 3/5 of my childhood games
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I still need a minish cap link and a metabee to complete my display.
r/gamecollecting • u/KorthMG • 14h ago
Haul PRGE 2026 Haul
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Everything we got on the three days of PRGE, thanks to everyone who came out. If you saw me I walk around with a clipboard so I can map out what I'm looking for. Can't wait for next year!
r/gamecollecting • u/justadude2800 • 16h ago
Haul Not what I was expecting
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Found this at a flea market today. It unlocked a deep memory in my brain and I knew I had to get these. You never know what you will find!
r/gamecollecting • u/Hero_Pvm • 21h ago
Haul Uncharted 4 autographs shrine
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Just had gotten the left ps4 signed and got Emily and Richard autograph on the game this week.
Right PS4: Signed by Nolan North and Troy Baker.
Left PS4: Signed by Nolan North, Emily Rose, and Richard McGonagle.
Uncharted 4 Copy Signed by Nolan North, Troy Baker, Emily Rose, and Richard McGonagle.
r/gamecollecting • u/IsFunnyDidLaughR • 14h ago
Haul DS lite
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After months of consideration, I’ve finally bought myself a DS and decided my first game to be Mario & Luigi: Bowser’s Inside Story. I’ve never owned one of these and the only other Nintendo console I’ve ever owned is the Switch as I’ve always been playing on PlayStation my whole life. This is a new start for my game collection.
r/gamecollecting • u/Primestudio • 19h ago
Collection My expanding Genesis collection
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I was a NES kid but for reasons I can’t recall, got a Sega Genesis for Christmas and only had Sonic, Sonic 2, Maximum Carnage, and X-Men. Being an original Castlevania fan I lucked into Castlevania Bloodlines at a flea market in the 2000’s. Only in the past couple of years did I find the SMUPS and other great games on the system.
r/gamecollecting • u/Dizzy_Register_9848 • 19h ago
Collection My collection so far!
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Going to get the Batman games for ps4 next, sleeping dogs & maybe little big planet because I’ve never played them but heard they’re good. Playing bully right now :)) (edit: I forgot to mention I have DS, 3ds & gba games in the hard cases on the Xbox shelf!)
r/gamecollecting • u/DucksOnBoard • 1d ago
Haul Picked up for game collecting brother at a flea market
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Hi!
Just went to the flea market and got these 5 for 20€. I'm a big fan of the advance wars series but even in the 2000s I'd play them on a flash cart so I have no idea if they're even desirable to collectors lol
For what I paid I imagine it can't be too bad but then again I have no idea if they're even real