Nintendo's classic consoles have a large collector community, with the Nintendo 64 being one of the first to reach high desirability. Despite a competitive market, one collector has managed to join the lucky few who own every North American Nintendo 64 game.
The Nintendo 64 may have lost to its competition in lifetime sales but its library of classic games and unusual design decisions have attracted many collectors who hope to own a piece of gaming history. The system is home to the first 3D iterations of many of Nintendo's most recognized franchises as well as being a pioneer of analogue movement in games.
Most of the N64 games in Reddit user Extension_Ad9411's collection are lined up in glass cupboards along with the original cardboard boxes for many of them. Looking closely at the cartridges reveals that they have custom end labels on them, likely to make finding the correct game easier since unlike the NES and SNES, Nintendo 64 cartridges did not originally have end labels which would make them more difficult to find when lined up on a shelf. Looking to the right of the TV reveals that Extension_Ad9411 has much more than just the games, with a shelf displaying eight different Nintendo 64 console variants.
In the replies, Extension_Ad9411 details plans to collect a full set of Japanese exclusives next. This is no small task as many Nintendo 64 games were never released outside of Japan for the system and only made it overseas through rereleases, like the cult classic Sin & Punishment: Successor of the Earth. However, such a feat is not impossible thanks to the proliferation of Japanese auction proxy services and import stores.
Many of the replies to the original post point out that Extension_Ad9411's collection appears to be "missing" a CRT TV. While the games were designed to be played on CRTs and look very different on flatscreens, the amount of concern some of these comments show over a "correct" way to play the games is sadly common in the retro gaming collection community. Elitism abounds especially when the topic of output methods is brought up, sometimes with heated debates ensuing. Extension_Ad9411 has stated their intention to find a CRT display that fits the setup, though, so for now, no major arguments have broken out.
The collection is impressive and marks an achievement few collectors reach. Some Nintendo 64 games are very difficult to come by and it takes a significant amount of effort to find the rarest games on the system.