I’m not much of a collector of games, but I’ve seen a fair few collections in my time. Absolutely nothing – nothing – compares to this. PlayStation enthusiast Ahans76 is apparently the only gamer in the world with a complete collection of every single NTSC PlayStation 2 game ever made.
PlayStationCollecting has a full interview with Ahans76, which is worth reading.
“My entire collection consists of first editions,” he claims. “What first edition means is when a game came with a white Sony seal on the top of it. This is the version of games that I have. Some older games got a second release and the white Sony seal is not there. I did not collect those types of games. I made sure that all the games that own have the white Sony seal. Also no greatest hits versions, unless they made a game greatest hits with “extra” content. I think there are only 3 games like that and I do have them in my library. Those games are Devil May Cry 3, Midnight Club 3: Dub Edition and Namco 50th Anniversary. I also have the original version of these games in my library as well.”
Ahans76 also had some advice for potential collectors.
“My tip would be to collect what you want,” he said. “Don’t be forced to collect anything that you don’t have any love for. My entire video game collection is post-NES. I wasn’t old enough for the Atari and don’t care about the Atari so I don’t collect any of them. I do have some rare older games in my collection like Minestorm 2 but that is just for the rarity.”
Check out the full interview at PlayStationCollecting.























ShiggyNinty
Tuesday, July 5, 2011 at 10:04 AMI wish I had money…
lamboman007
Tuesday, July 5, 2011 at 10:07 AMHe probably also has the biggest pile of shame in the world too :P
Lord Crumplebottom
Tuesday, July 5, 2011 at 10:15 AMHA!
I hope he also owns a few boxed PS2′s as well. Be a shame to have all that and no way to play them in 15-20 years.
Braaains
Tuesday, July 5, 2011 at 10:38 AMThat’s ok – it’s Shameless Gaming Month! I’m sure he could polish that lot off in the 3 and a half weeks left in the month :P
Tom
Tuesday, July 5, 2011 at 10:11 AMHoly moly..
Makes me feel better about the money I’ve spent on my habit so far though. :D
static_22
Tuesday, July 5, 2011 at 10:19 AMThat. Is. Amazing.
Jasonl(blood apathy)
Tuesday, July 5, 2011 at 10:21 AMpossibly a diseased mind there.
Chuloopa
Tuesday, July 5, 2011 at 10:39 AMLarge disposable income and now wife/kids?
Still, that looks VERY impressive
RUFiO
Tuesday, July 5, 2011 at 10:53 AMThis man is both a gentleman and a scholar.
Reiko
Tuesday, July 5, 2011 at 1:41 PM+1 This is exactly what went through my head.
Picky
Tuesday, July 5, 2011 at 6:57 PM+1
Harli
Tuesday, July 5, 2011 at 10:57 AMA great man.
Corey
Tuesday, July 5, 2011 at 10:58 AMThey’re NTSC, who cares?
Show me someone who has an entire PAL collection of PS2 games. That would be a TRULY impressive sight.
oggob
Tuesday, July 5, 2011 at 11:07 AMThe dude has 2 Fortune Hunter Editions! TWO!!
Dude has bucketloads of cash!
Joshy206
Tuesday, July 5, 2011 at 11:19 AM*had :P
GamerLuke
Tuesday, July 5, 2011 at 11:50 AMI thought my PS2 collection was good (about 250 PAL games).
This bloke deserves a freakin’ trophy.
James Mac
Tuesday, July 5, 2011 at 3:14 PMThey didn’t come in until PS3.
VGP
Tuesday, July 5, 2011 at 12:24 PMThis is crazy. I wonder how much he spent. Could have put a deposit on a house or something!
Aaron
Tuesday, July 5, 2011 at 12:59 PMNice to know someone else has a copy of War of the Monsters. The greatest PS2 game ever made.
Chazz
Tuesday, July 5, 2011 at 1:21 PMOh cmon now, we all know the greatest PS2 game is a tie between Bratz: Forever Diamondz and Bratz: Rock Angelz.
Tanner
Tuesday, July 5, 2011 at 1:20 PMMy hero although he’s missing those Final Fantasy XI expansions.
Korwin
Tuesday, July 5, 2011 at 1:21 PMI call lies, there’s no way he owns every bit of shovel ware that ever game out on that platform :D
tyler
Tuesday, July 5, 2011 at 1:54 PMI like the layer of dust on top of them, clearly money well spent.
effektd
Tuesday, July 5, 2011 at 2:10 PMGood to see a complete collection. I’m currently working on a full zelda collection (excluding CD-i and spin-offs).
Local sellers have been quoting me about $400.00 for a sealed copy of “The Legend of Zelda” – NES.
So he might have said he didn’t pay too much more than retail. For PS2 that might be the case, but for the older systems… lots of $$$
Picky
Tuesday, July 5, 2011 at 7:00 PMI have a complete pal dreamcast set, and a complete mtg revised set
KRiSX
Wednesday, July 6, 2011 at 9:03 AMwow… love it…
while i’m not trying to do this… it makes my 360 collection look tiny (just over 200)… lol
Dr_Stef
Wednesday, July 6, 2011 at 3:29 PMTelegram for you Mr Lomax…
BIN IT TEALEAF!! Bin it with
all the others!
(Google it lol)
Scrapper
Tuesday, July 12, 2011 at 9:21 AMTo bad ps2 sucks.