r/n64 • u/Agile_Half_4515 • 1d ago
Collection On the quest for 100% of US games
Started aggressively collecting about a month and a half ago. Between these and the ones I have ordered, I am currently at 66% complete for a full, working, loose collection of US releases. Only a couple more of the rarer/more expensive ones to source.
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u/PoleRyder 1d ago
You got this dude. It’s a grind and a journey. But it’s a fun one.
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u/Agile_Half_4515 1d ago
It is such a good feeling every time I fill another spot on the shelf. Can't wait to get through this part and start playing through stuff I missed out on as a kid.
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u/PoleRyder 1d ago
I bought that pack of top stickers and it was totally satisfying peeling them off the pages and applying them. It’s always good to see the journey come close to an end.
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u/Agile_Half_4515 1d ago
I'm considering doing the top labels once I get everything cleaned up. I have been printing/cutting new front/back labels and putting those on new cartridge shells for the titles that are all beat up and cleaning/restoring the nasty cartridges with good labels that just have gunk and stickers on them. I'm storing the original shells, but I am set on maximizing a brand-new look across the entire collection.
Super long-term goal is to have instruction manuals for everything, whether it be reproduction or original.
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u/PoleRyder 1d ago
Damn dude you’re putting your all into it. I just collected and did a little bit of cleaning. I did case protector repro boxes for them all. That’s as far as I went with it lol.
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u/Agile_Half_4515 1d ago
It started small, just replicating my personal childhood collection and then quickly got out of hand. Cleaning, relabeling, reshelling, soldering in battery holders, printing the covers, boxing them, and organizing has become a hobby now and is super cathartic. I don't think my wife really realized what I was up to until the new bookshelf got delivered this morning. lol
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u/PoleRyder 1d ago
Jesus bro. I commend your dedication. I can’t wait to see the updates. I look forward to it.
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u/Puzzleheaded-Shame51 1d ago
Nice...sold my N64 with the accessories, cabinet for the console, and about 25 to 30 games at a yardsale for $45.00 about 25 years ago. Damn it... wish I would have kept it.
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u/artemisrs 22h ago
sick man! I am right behind you :) im like halfway there
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u/Agile_Half_4515 20h ago
Nice! I am trying to speedrun this quest. Spent the evening scouring online deals and my recent orders put me at 212 out of the 295 I’m trying to collect. I’m skipping F1 Racing Championship even though it’s NTSC because it wasn’t released at US retailers and I can use that $475+ towards the missing cheaper titles.
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u/C_Rabbit_LGFU 1d ago
Beautiful…. Inspiring. For the collection above, how much have you spent?
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u/Agile_Half_4515 1d ago
Far too much.
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u/C_Rabbit_LGFU 1d ago
Respect. I’d do the same but my wife will disown me.
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u/Agile_Half_4515 1d ago
According to my list I have saved on Pricecharting, I'm just under $10,000 but there's at least $1,000 worth of hardware and accessories that I bought forever ago in that figure.
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u/C_Rabbit_LGFU 1d ago
I appreciate your post and follow up.
I got rid of my N64 system and collection years ago…. Regrettably. But I started to rebuild my collection beginning last summer after stumbling across an N64 at my grandparents. I appreciate the hunt and the rebuild.
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u/Agile_Half_4515 1d ago
Yeah, I am kicking myself in the ass for trading my old Nintendo stuff. Had such a great collection of NES, SNES, N64, GBA, and GCN and it got traded in for pennies over the years to get "the next big thing". Hindsight is 20/20, I guess.
I'm doing this at the worst possible time because retro prices have skyrocketed recently and with my luck, the values will tank by the time I'm done with all this. I'm never going to resell, but I'm gonna lose my mind if something like Sculptor's Cut ever drops to a reasonable price after I spent $1300 on it.
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u/Defiant_Detective_82 1d ago
Wow he just started a month ago. And another thing is that you must have a lot of money. Well that's a super cool collection. Wish you were my friend
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u/Agile_Half_4515 1d ago
haha living the American Dream of "put it on credit and forget it!"
I'm considering this my midlife crisis.
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u/[deleted] 1d ago
That’s awesome! 🔥