411 Games
Curiosity gets the better of me sometimes. This whole line of thought came as a result of a post I made about my Christmas list this year. A few days after I put that up, Ashley found a Wii U in great condition on sale at a fantastic price. I bought it. She picked up a couple of games for me which were on the list. A couple of weeks later, Whitneigh gifted me another game from the list and my favorite game for the Wii.
Adding a gaming system to my house at this point involves a level of organization and strategy. I miscalculated with the Wii U figuring it would play more like the Switch. I added it to my bedroom game shelf along with my Steam Deck and Switch. Bad move. Playing Epic Mickey or Link's Crossbow Training is completely awkward in the current configuration. The system has to make the move to the living room with my Playstation systems.
I got myself in gear to dust and move things around, but I like have the Wii U in the bedroom for Teagan. She often comes home and plays Super Mario Maker. She can play that in the living room, but it is easy for her to just nod off in my bed while playing and still be comfortable. The couch isn't as groovy an option. I solved this dilemma simply. I ordered a second motion bar and second power cord. They cost me less than $25. Pricing accessories before investing in a system is totally a thing. It is likely why my next pistol purchase will be a Glock rather than a 1911. $14 additional magazines are a thing on range day. Incidentally, the budget friendly Taurus is pretty pricey on additional mags. I was shocked.
I decided to move the Playstation Games in with the systems. It gave me a chance to dust them off. It also let me organize and catalog my games. I have a whole thing about keeping games in order. It isn't perfect alphabetization because titles don't work well that way. Final Fantasy XIII is following by Final Fantasy XIII-2. That make total sense. The third part of that trilogy is titled Lightning Returns Final Fantasy XIII. Thanks Square-Enix. Though I shouldn't complain too much. That problem is as old as video games have been around. The Legend of Zelda goes in the Ls of the NES collection. Right next to it rests Zelda II: The Adventure of Link losing me both a proper Z title and skewing the whole process.
Don't take that as a serious complaint. Games are for playing more than looking at. As I put games into systems, out of systems, into cases, and back on shelves the order rarely holds. I take it as a pleasure when I can dust and resort the games. This go round, I went a step further.
Ignoring emulators and abandonware that I have collected up, I decided to boot up every system and make a list of all of the games I own both digitally and in physical media. The result surprised me. The initial list is 411 games long. I don't know if that feels like a lot or a little given that I have been an avid gamer since 1987. Then I realized something. There is a difference between being a gamer and collecting games. I have not been trying to build a collection. I just play the games I enjoy.
Still, I am also an organization nerd. My list was wrong. For example, I own Skyrim on PC, PS3, PS4, and Switch. Could I rightly say I have 411 games? No, I wanted to get closer to reality. After the list was made, I had to work back through it which was an adventure on its own. It was around this time that I realized I had a ton of digital content that I had not accounted for. I needed to boot up each system and make lists. God help me, but that was a fun part of the project.
It is worth noting here that 411 games was not actually the correct count. That was the number I came up with on the first round. I discovered about two dozen more games that I had forgotten about which launched a different idea. I decided that working from my most modern systems backward was the easiest ways to account for duplication. As a quick example, I own God of War for both PC via Steam and PS4. They are not technically two different games. I didn't find it fair to count them twice from a collection stand point. I counted the Steam version and made a second list of redundant games.
The result was 358 games in the main count with 67 games I had purchased duplicate (or more) copies. At a casual count, I have purchased the first six entries of Final Fantasy on four different platforms. I have purchased Borderlands, Borderlands 2, and Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel on Xbox 360, PS3, PS4, Switch, and finally via Steam.
I know the list still isn't accurate for two reasons. First, I bought quite a few games digitally on my Xbox 360 and due to a recent mistake on my part my Xbox 360 isn't working. I get motivated by these little projects and put energy into them, but it wasn't quite enough to convince me to troubleshoot and repair the Xbox 360. The list is also wrong in that there are several collection games that should be counted individually. I divided out the Super Mario 3D All Stars into the three games it makes up. I didn't divide out Kirby's Dream Course into the eight games. The same is true for all of my collections on Steam like Quest for Glory or The Contra Anniversary Collection. There are probably several dozen games unaccounted for by that if we get technical.
I think I enjoy gaming more in my middle age than I did as a kid. Nostalgia greatly enhances the experience of booting up a classic title. I have some fond memories for specific titles and systems. I remember playing Street Fighter II with Dwight at a picnic table at Norris Lake's camp ground. I remember trading and fighting Pokemon with Taila's Mom while she was pregnant on the Gameboy Color. I will save those and other stories for other blog posts... which I wasn't certain until recently were going to continue into the new year.
Anyway, for the curious here is the imperfect list of my games without the duplicate list:
Nintendo Entertainment System
1. Balloon Fight
2. Bubble Bobble
3. Castlevania
4. Castlevania II Simon's Quest
5. Donkey Kong
6. Donkey Kong Jr.
7. Double Dragon II
8. Dr. Mario
9. Excitebike
10. Final Fantasy
11. Galaga
12. Ghosts N' Goblins
13. Gradius
14. Ice Climber
15. Kid Icarus
16. Kirby's Adventure
17. Mario Bros.
18. Mega Man 2
19. Metroid
20. Ninja Gaiden
21. Pac Man
22. Punch-Out!!
23. Star Tropics
24. Super C
25. Super Mario Bros.
26. Super Mario Bros. 2
27. Super Mario Bros. 3
28. Temco Bowl
29. The Legend of Zelda
30. Zelda II: The Adventure of Link
Super Nintendo Entertainment System
31. The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
32. Super Mario Kart
33. StarFox
34. Street Fighter II Turbo
35. Secret of Mana
36. Mega Man X
37. Super Metroid
38. Super Punch Out
39. Final Fantasy III
40. Donkey Kong Country
41. Kirby's Dream Course
42. EarthBound
43. Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
44. Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
45. Kirby Super Star
46. StarFox 2
47. Super Mario World
48. F-Zero
49. Super Ghouls N Ghosts
50. Super Castlevania IV
51. Contra III The Alien Wars
Nintendo DS/ 3DS
52. Brain Age 2
53. Final Fantasy XII Revenant Wings
54. Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince
55. The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds
56. The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask 3D
57. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D
58. The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass
59. The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks
60. Luigi's Mansion
61. Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon
62. Mario Kart 7
63. Personal Trainer Math
64. Sonic Rush
Digital Purchases
65. Zelda Four Swords Anniversary Edition
66. Shinobi
67. The Legend of Zelda Link's Awakening DX
68. Super Mario Land
69. Kid Icarus
70. The Legend of Zelda Oracle of Ages
71. The Legend of Zelda Oracle of Seasons
72. Pokemon Red
73. Ninja Gaiden II: The Dark Sword of Chaos
74. Ninja Gaiden III: The Ancient Ship of Doom
75. Double Dragon
Nintendo Switch
Digital Purchases
76. Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light
77. Hyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition
78. Johnny Turbo's Arcade Caveman Ninja
79. Monster Hunter Generations Ultimate
80. Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle
81. Overwatch 2
82. Pac-man 99
83. Super Mario Odyssey
84. Scott Pilgrim vs. The World: The Game
85. Splatoon 2
86. Super Mario Party
87. The House of the Dead: Remake
88. The Messenger
89. Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2
Cartridges
90. Borderlands Legendary Collection
91. Collection of Mana ( Final Fantasy Adventure)
92. Collection of Mana (Trials of Mana)
93. Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity
94. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
95. The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD
96. Nintendo Switch Sports
97. Paper Mario: The Origami King
98. Super Mario 3D All Stars (Super Mario 64)
99. Super Mario 3D All Stars (Super Mario Sunshine)
100. Super Mario 3D All Stars (Super Mario Galaxy)
101. Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury
102. Super Smash Bros Ultimate
103. Xenoblade Chronicles Definitive Edition
Nintendo Wii
104. Disney's Epic Mickey
105. Disney's Epic Mickey 2 The Power of Two
106. Link's Crossbow Training
Nintendo Wii U
107. Super Mario Maker
Playstation
108. Dungeons & Dragons Iron & Blood Warriors of Ravenloft
109. Soulblade
110. Spongebob Squarepants Supersponge
111. Tenchu Stealth Assassins
112. Vampire Hunter D
Playstation 2
113. Disney's Stitch Experiment 626
114. DDRMAX2: Dance Dance Revolution
115. Karaoke Revolution
116. The Powerpuff Girls Relish Rampage
117. Scooby-Doo! Night of 100 Frights
118. Soulcalibur III
119. Spongebob Squarepants Revenge of the Flying Dutchman
Playstation 3
Discs
120. Anarchy Reigns
121. Injustice Ultimate Edition
122. Lollipop Chainsaw
123. Mortal Kombat
124. Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe
125. Soulcalibur IV
126. Soulcalibur V
Digital Purchases
127. Wild Arms
128. Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
129. Tekken 2
130. Medievil
131. Mortal Kombat II
132. Rampage
133. Warhawk
134. Lemmings
135. Qbert v2.0
136. Joust
137. Super Stardust HD
138. R-Types
139. Warhawk
140. Street Fighter Alpha
141. Street Fithter II Turbo HD Remaster
142. Castlevania Chronicles
143. Marvel vs. Capcom 2
144. Zombie Apocalypse
145. Burn Zombie Burn!
146. Frogger Returns
147. Dracula - Undead Awakening
148. The Terminator
149. Street Fighter Alpha 2
150. Tomb Raider
151. Silent Hill
152. Rampart
153. Echochrome
154. Mega Man 10
155. Mega Man 9
156. Parasite Eve
157. Dead Nation
158. inFamous
159. Angry Birds
160. Parasite Eve II
161. Chrono Cross
162. Trine
163. Choplifter HD
164. Final Fantasy Tactics
165. Mortal Kombat Arcade Kollection
166. Max Payne
167. Tony Hawk's Pro Skater HD
168. Marvel vs. Capcom: Origins
169. Ducktales Remastered
170. Vagrant Story
171. Xenogears
172. Soul Calibur V
173. God of War II HD
174. God of War HD
175. Qbert Rebooted
176. Dark Souls II
177. Soul Calibur II HD Online
178. Syphon Filter
Playstation 4
Discs
179. Call of Cthulhu
180. Destiny The Taken King Legendary Edition
181. Marvel Spider-man
182. Mortal Kombat XL
Digital Purchases
183. God of War
184. Grand Theft Auto V
185. Horizon Zero Dawn: Complete Edition
Playstation Vita
Digital Purchases
186. Super Stardust Portable
187. Tetris PSP
188. Darkstalkers Chroncile: The Chaos Tower
189. Killzone Liberation
190. LittleBigPlanet PSP
191. Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lion
192. Super Stardust Delta
193. Shin Megami Tensei: Persona
194. Dissidia Final Fantasy
195. Dissidia 012 duodecim Final Fantasy
196. Dead Nation
197. God of War Collection
198. Deadman's Cross
199. Desert Ashes
Steam
200. Alex Kidd in Miracle World DX
201. Among Us
202. Aperture Desk Job
203. Batman: Arkham Asylum GOTY Edition
204. Batman: Arkham City GOTY
205. Batman: Arkham Knight
206. Bayonetta
207. Borderlands GOTY
208. Borderlands GOTY Enhanced
209. Borderlands 2
210. Borderlands 3
211. Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel
212. Burn Zombie Burn
213. Castle Crashers
214. Castlevania Advance Collection
215. Castlevania Anniversary Collection
216. Chrono Trigger
217. Conan Chop Chop
218. Contra Anniversary Collection
219. Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy
220. Crazy Taxi
221. Cuphead
222. Cyberpunk 2077
223. Dark Souls Remastered
224. Darksiders Genesis
225. Dead Cells
226. Dead Rising
227. Dead Space (2008)
228. Dead Space 2
229. Dead Space 3
230. Devil May Cry HD Collection
231. Devil May Cry 4 Special Edition
232. Devil May Cry 6
233. DmC Devil May Cry
234. Dragon's Lair
235. Dragon's Lair 2: Time Warp
236. Dungeons & Dragons Chronicles of Mystara
237. Dungeons & Dragons: Dark Alliance
238. The Elder Scrolls: Arena
239. The Elders Scrolls III: Morrowind
240. The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
241. The Elder Scrolls V; Skyrim Special Edition
242. Fieldrunners
243. Final Fantasy
244. Final Fantasy II
245. Final Fantasy III
246. Final Fantasy III (3D Remake)
247. Final Fantasy IV
248. Final Fantasy IV: The After Years
249. Final Fantasy V
250. Final Fantasy V Pixel Remaster
251. Final Fantasy VI
252. Final Fantasy VI Pixel Remaster
253. Final Fantasy VII
254. Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade
255. Final Fantasy VIII
256. Final Fantasy VIII Remastered
257. Final Fantasy IX
258. Final Fantasy X/ X2 HD Remaster
259. Final Fantasy XII The Zodiac Age
260. Final Fantasy XIII
261. Final Fantasy XIII-2
262. Lightning Returns Final Fantasy XIII
263. Final Fantasy XV Windows Edition
264. Five Nights at Freddy's
265. Grand Theft Auto III
266. Grand Theft Auto IV: The Complete Edition
267. Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
268. Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
269. Hades
270. Injustice 2
271. Journey
272. The Journeyman Project 1: Pegasus Prime
273. Left 4 Dead
274. Left 4 Dead 2
275. Little Nightmares
276. Mega Man Legacy Collection
277. Mortal Kombat 11
278. Nier Replicant ver.1.22474487139…
279. Nier: Automata
280. Ninja Gaiden: Master Collection Sigma
281. Ninja Gaiden: master Collection Sigma 2
282. Ninja Gaiden: Master Collection 3 Razor's Edge
283. Oxygen Not Included
284. Pathfinder: Kingmaker
285. Plants vs. Zombies Game of the Year Edition
286. Portal
287. Portal 2
288. Quest for Glory Collection
289. Race the Sun
290. Resident Evil
291. Resident Evil 0
292. Resident Evil 2
293. Resident Evil 3
294. Resident Evil 4
295. Resident Evil 5
296. Resident Evil 6
297. Resident Evil 7 Biohazard
298. Resident Evil Resistance
299. Saints Row 2
300. Saints Row The Third
301. Saints Row IV
302. Sky Force Anniversary
303. Sky Force Reloaded
304. Soul Calibur IV
305. South Park: The Fractured But Whole
306. South Park: The Stick of Truth
307. Space Ace
308. Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order
309. Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collector's Edition
310. Street Fighter V
311. Strider
312. Tales of Arise
313. Tales of Berseria
314. Tales of Symphonia
315. Tales of Vesperia: Definitive Edition
316. Tales of Zestriria
317. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge
318. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Cowabunga Collection
319. Ultimate Marvel Vs. Capcolm 3
320. Ultimate Street Fighter IV
321. Usagi Yojimbo: Way of the Ronin
322. Warhammer: End Times Vermintide
323. Warhammer Quest
324. Weird West
325. The Witcher: Enhanced Edition
326. The Wither 3: Assassin of Kings Edition
327. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Epic Games Store
328. Stranger of Paradise Final Fantasy Origin
329. Centipede Recharged
330. Total War: Warhammer
331. City of Brass
332. Rogue Legacy
333. The Vanishing of Ethan Carter
334. XCOM 2
335. Insurmountable
336. Terraforming Mars
337. Jotun: Valhalla Edition
338. Prey
339. Redout: Enhanced Edition
340. Bioshock: The Collection
341. Wolfenstein: The New Order
342. Maneater
343. A Game of Thrones: The Board Game Digital Edition
344. Car Mechanic Simulator 2018
345. Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition
GOG.com
346. Diablo +Hellfire
347. Warcraft Orcs & Humans
348. Warcraft II Battle.net Edition
Battle.net
349. World of Warcraft
350. Diabllo Immortal
351. World of Warcraft Classic
352. Diablo II Resurrected
353. Diablo III
354. Starcraft Remastered
355. Starcraft II
Xbox 360
356. Hitman 2
357. Max Payne 2 The fall of Max Payne
358. Saints Row
What I didn't track was all of the games that I picked up and loved playing for a little while. I only put something on the list when I "beat the game." I suspect if I tracked properly and kept time I would have dozens or even hundreds of game. For example, I can put hours in Super Mario 64 without ever trying to complete the game. As a matter of fact, I gave up my Super Mario Bros. series play through because of frustration with a rolling snow ball. I never could finish that level. Like, I have done it once, ever.
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