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An avid gamer has put his entire collection of more than 5,700 video games and 50-plus systems up for sale on eBay.

The seller, who goes by ‘reel.big.fish’ on eBay and ‘Nintendo Twizer’ on other forums, is asking $164,000 for the whole shebang. And no, he's not interested in breaking it up. While 'best offer' bids for the collection haven't been disclosed, the auction has received five inquiries so far.


The collection covers a wide range of systems and manufacturers, but it's likely to be of particular interest to Nintendo fans. Over 4,000 of the games are for Nintendo systems, including 835 for the NES, 744 for the SNES and 319 for the N64. That's every single game made for each system, as well as a handful of homebrewed and unlicensed additions.

"Arguably every single retail (on store shelves) game released from Nintendo between 1985-2000 is represented here," says the seller. "That’s just scratching the surface with many more from Sega, Atari, Playstation, Xbox and Turbografx."

Also included in the sale: Every color variant of the Nintendo 64, a Virtual Boy, a 1985 R.O.B. (Robotic Operating Buddy), a Turbografx-16, and a hefty handful of PlayStation and Xbox titles.

The games aren't museum pieces, though. The current owner notes most of the titles are used, though they're in overall good condition.

"I've always replaced lesser quality titles with higher quality titles as I received them," says the seller. "So you are getting my master set. I've always been picky with titles and tried not to pick up many with less than good labels, although there is a small amount."

A complete list of the games and systems for sale can be found here, but to really appreciate the sheer size of this collection, you really need to watch this video walkthrough.



Admittedly, this collection is notably smaller than the one Michael Thomasson unloaded a few months back. That one boasted 11,000 games and 100 consoles and saw bidding escalate at a rate so fast and so high that it chased away Palmey Luckey, the cash-rich founder of Oculus, who put in bids for $50,000 and slightly more than $90,000. Thomasson’s collection, which nabbed a Guinness World Record, eventually sold for more than $750,000.

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