Does NWC belong in a "complete" collection?

[Izret101]

I think of a complete collection i think everything that was available at retail. Yes that includes unlicensed. You guys need to get off your highhorses about that :-P

Not necessarily all the variants since in most cases it is still the same game. Notable exceptions would be things like Fable: The Lost Chapters where the Platinum Hits version had a bunch of extra content where as Halo, Halo Platinum Hits, Halo Best of Platinum Hits, Halo BEST OF THE BEST OF THE BEST SIR Platinum hits* were all the same thing reskinned.

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[blcklblskt]

Halo BEST OF THE BEST OF THE BEST SIR Platinum hits

Awesome.


I think Howard said it best.  NWC wasn't really a release as it was only for the competition.  When I think of a complete set, I generally think of all licensed games that have been released for that platform.  I don't regard unlicensed titles as part of a complete set, unless they're so integral to video game history like Tengen cartridges were.  I feel that most unlicensed games are garbage, and for me aren't part of a complete collection.

[techwizard]

i only say no to unlicensed because it's a vague term. licensed is clearly defined

[Quackula]

Unlicensed carts aren't part of a Complete Licensed set, obviously.

I'd imagine anyone wanting a complete set, period, would probably want to get unlicensed stuff, variants, homebrews, etc.

[GamerNick]

I don't really think of it as an unlicensed game because it was produced by Nintendo for the competition.  But to have it in a complete NES Licensed set is not necessary because of the aspect of anyone who wants to complete a set and does will always be missing those two carts because they weren't distrusted massively.  SO in point it wouldn't be fair to make it part of a complete set.

[Duke.Togo]

Stadium Events was also not distributed massively.

[blcklblskt]

^I think SE is part of a complete set because it was officially released by Nintendo.  NWC was not officially released by them, so I don't consider it part of a complete set.

[RetroRage]

^I think SE is part of a complete set because it was officially released by Nintendo.  NWC was not officially released by them, so I don't consider it part of a complete set.

Yep.  NWC is one of those super rare things that's really cool to have, but in no way was it ever meant to be owned by the public other than the people that were in the contest.  If NWC counts, then where does it stop?  Why not add a Playchoice 10 while you're at it...that's sorta a thing.

[Duke.Togo]

^I think SE is part of a complete set because it was officially released by Nintendo.  NWC was not officially released by them, so I don't consider it part of a complete set.

I agree, but in response to GamerNick, scarcity shouldn't be a factor.

[Shadow Kisuragi]

SE was also recalled and pulled off shelves. Doesn't that technically mean that Nintendo revoked their license, and it's not considered a part of the set?
*stir the pot a bit more*

[Beardcore84]

I have a list of the last 62 NES games I need to complete my set. NWC is not on the list (and I don't own one obviously).

Wasn't available for sale, doesn't count.

[Sauza12]

Wasn't available for sale, doesn't count.

In that case, are we to count the Legend of Zelda:  Collectors Edition for the Gamecube in a complete Gamecube collection?  It was only available in the US as a give away from Nintendo Power or for a limited time you could send away for it with the purchase of a new Gamecube.  It was never available for retail sale.

Same thing to some extent with the Ocarina of Time Master Quest release.  It was offered as a bonus for preordering Wind Waker, though for a very limited time in certain regions it came packaged with Wind Waker, though that was a disc only copy.  Should we consider that part of a complete Gamecube collection?  Should just the disc count?

[Beardcore84]

When I bought my Game Cube the Zelda: Collector's Edition was included right in the box. It was available for purchase right then and there. You had to buy a Game Cube to get it, but you still could purchase it. The Master Quest, well, thats a different story. If it came packaged with Windwaker, then you could purchase it, and it counts.

[Izret101]

I bought MasterQuest/Ocarina for 20$s at Circuit City...

[wildbil52]

no.