Here is one I'm sure many have been curious of, my game collection!
(Disclaimer, in my country, game collecting does not, and did not exist back then. I could only get my games through visits to the United States. Today, there do exist specialty stores that import games, but the pricing is always a lot higher than the common retail value in the United States. Even used games commonly go for a lot, no matter the rarity.)
Nothing good. Mario 3 is there, but that's basic. I lost the Light Gun very early in my childhood, so I barely experienced Duck Hunt despite having the cart for it. Oh well, at least I had the Capcom Disney games. I acquired Chip & Dale from someone throughout life and I got Duck Tales for my Birthday.
Victims of Genocide
Exodus
King of Kings -
TWO Color Dreams/Wisdom Tree games I acquired through life and got them locally due to Christian influence in my country allowing Religious Book stores to prevail. They often imported Wisdom Tree games and were actually the only people importing video games for sale on my island.
Great Waldo Search
Operation Wolf
Kirby's Adventure
Some Football game
Had some more meat in my collection, until I went through a tape and video game genocide in 2005 thanks to Church yard sales, and my dad wanting to thin things out under the assumption of "You're never gonna use it again!" Thankfully, during the Church Yard sale, I discovered I somehow actually had a second, in the box, NES with Lightgun. I now had a lightgun in my collection again! But the NES isn't gonna work so who cares? I dumbly had this NES sold in the Church Yard Sale with a second subsequent copy of Mario 3 I also picked up at a local flea market Abaco did one year when we still had our beloved 90s tradition Christmas Bazaar. Oh what days of innocence.
My Snes collection, and one a lot more meatier. Some good ones here, some oddities. I was more of a grown kid by this time so I knew what I always wanted. Yoshi's Island the year it came out, Super Mario RPG the year it came out (thank God for that one, rare like hell today), Kirby's Super Star and Donkey Kong 3 when it got released. I certainly do have all the Donkey Kong Country games, but only 3 has appeared here...
One game I have in particular that I loved but
everyone else hates is Bubsy. I guess I get the one-hit KO thing is annoying and the Hit detection is very weird, but come on guys. This game was always a great classic of mine, and the final level was well worth the length!
I'll never forget that Christmas 1992. We had our vacation up in old Gatlinburg Tennessee. It was a nice and snowy year and it was great being on vacation with my Nassau cousins. I was always a rude, peeky peeky child and I'll never forget the rush of excitement when I peeked through the door when my family was not ready yet, and glimpsed over at my sister's dolly sitting right next to a Big Boxed version of Mario Paint, solidifying that I got a SNES for Christmas! The SNES was nowhere to be found though, was told "Santa is bringing it back to the Bahamas" and my dumb kid self believed it. I don't remember what other games I got besides Super Mario World that day.
Later on through Ebay I added Turtles in Time, Star Fox, Doom, Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, Secret of Mana, Illusion of Gaia, FF Mystic Quest and I picked up boxed F-Zero and Tetris 2 at Megacon when I once lived in Orlando.
This is not my complete N64 collection, because I'm using it right now and all my best games are with me on the small island.
I was 11 or so when the N64 era started, didn't get one until 1998 due to my island not selling video games and consoles. Basically a lot of Pokemon titles, and a bunch of crap.
I've had 2 or 3 different copies of Goldeneye due to losing it (happens plenty!) and rebought because obviously its one of the systems best and most nostalgic for me.
I also have, on the small island at my quarters there
Super Mario 64 (trademark title, gotta have it!)
Banjo Kazooie (got this at a local pawn shop in 2003 or so, around the time pawn shops and the like started doing games)
Donkey Kong 64 (Biggest game of the system!)
Doom 64 (Don't often play it because I got no way to save progress, no Controller Pack)
Pilotwings 64 (Most beautiful and uplifting game in existence, it was always relaxing to me to fly around. Didn't actually own my own copy until 2012)
Turok 2 (Have never beaten a level due to how sprawling they all are, but it was pretty fun to slaughter the creatures with the many interesting weapons.)
Star Fox 64, Pokemon Stadium, Mario Party, Mario Party 3, Cruise N World, and Super Smash Bros became victims of a stupid selling decision on my part
I'll end with this, my Game Boy collection. Best one too. A lot of Pokemon games, but good oddities around. I'm pretty satisfied being so far out of the way in the world but having TWO Import Japanese games in my collection, since I knew Play Asia existed. I decided just to get Mother 1+2 because the Mother 3 translation patch was soonly coming. I love going around the island with my DS and having that Yellow coloured SMB2j in it.
Edit Dec 3rd: Here's another little story. Vacation of 2001, which I'm guessing because that's when these games came out, I picked up Legend of Zelda Oracle of Seasons at the Toys r Us somewhere near Palm Beach County, Florida. I told my mom how Zelda is kinda being like Pokemon this time, and coming out with two games but this time its like two parts to the story. I was used to being able to purchase just one game at a time so I was prepared to just get Oracle of Seasons, but my mom said I can go ahead and get the second part, which was Oracle of Ages. So that was sweet of my mom. I probably wouldn't have had Oracle of Ages if not for that.
Oh, and in case you don't see it. I have this bad boy. Impressive to have. This is my trophy of the collection. My aunt just happened to be going to the United States when this limited edition bad boy came out. The chances of me ever getting anything limited edition in my childhood was slim and none unless I was in the United States at the time. When I heard about this GBA SP design, I knew I had to have it. (as the Game Chasers would put it)
