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The Collector"s Quest

Listen to the Collector"s Quest Podcast! Your resource for topics on game collecting, information, news, sets, variants, etc. If you collect retro games, or any video games, give us a listen!

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01:59:12

CQ 285 - The 57 BEST gifts for HARDCORE gamers that...

The Collector"s Quest ·

2025/11/27

It's the drive home from Thanksgiving and you're looking for a podcast. Are you going to put on an episode of Collectors Quest or what? It's the holiday gifts of 2025.

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01:58:07

CQ 284 - Are giant flops worth collecting?

The Collector"s Quest ·

2025/11/16

Concord is the new Stadium Events. Well, it's either that or Concord is the new Battlecruiser 3000 A.D. We're looking at interesting flops from different eras and whether they're even worth remembering.

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01:58:37

CQ 283 - Okay, the Sega Genesis Halloween games

The Collector"s Quest ·

2025/10/27

Finally, we talk about Splatterhouse 2 or whatever and how CIB Genesis prices have been flat for 5 years.

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02:38:24

CQ 282 - Collecting The SNES Halloween Set

The Collector"s Quest ·

2025/10/13

Johnny has specific criteria for what counts as a Halloween game. We're collecting them all and desperately digging for an interesting variant any of them has. Also finally: The CQ review of The Magic of Scheherazade.

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02:05:03

CQ 281 - Do you collect too many different things?

The Collector"s Quest ·

2025/10/01

We're talking about "collecting spread" as Johnny says, or how many different things you collect. It's only possible to play so many games, and even only possible to know about a fraction of all the games ever made. We're discussing the benefits of specializing vs. collecting everything.

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02:40:16

CQ 280 - Video Games Fell Off

The Collector"s Quest ·

2025/09/15

We're talking about franchises and genres that fell off, or whether they fell off. Contra is a classic that really isn't in the public consciousness anymore. Baldur's Gate was 90s nostalgia until it came back in a big way. 2D shooters used to be one of the most collectible video game genres until... they weren't.

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02:21:59

CQ 279 - We Regret Everything

The Collector"s Quest ·

2025/09/01

We're talking everything we regret from starting this insane rabbit hole of a hobby instead of doing something productive with our lives to collecting Xbox. Because you know, I should've collected PS2 instead of Xbox.

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02:45:43

CQ 278 - Top 10 Collectible Games of 2045

The Collector"s Quest ·

2025/08/17

We're talking what the 10 most expensive games will be two decades from now. 20 years ago people threw out games like Air Raid and Elemental Gearbolt Assassin's Case, which ended up being very wrong. So we're responding to Cheat Code Weekly and making our own predictions.

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02:28:05

CQ 277 - Video Games From Another Angle

The Collector"s Quest ·

2025/07/24

We're talking about video games... with lenticular covers and inserts. Johnny likes this stuff. Maybe you'll learn about an affordable N64 variant though!

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03:52:12

CQ 276 - Someone Has to Collect the PC Games

The Collector"s Quest ·

2025/07/08

So you want to collect PC? Well, not really. We're giving our thoughts and overview of different eras of PC collecting from 1970s Japanese computers to the underrated early 2000s small box era.

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02:51:28

CQ 275 - Preorder This Episode

The Collector"s Quest ·

2025/06/24

Talking about some random cheap tat that comes with games. Mostly pre-order bonuses, but also some Atari stuff to maintain Tyler's interest in cheap tat.

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02:27:23

CQ 274 - Nintendo Launched Another Console? (NOT...

The Collector"s Quest ·

2025/06/12

We're talking about Nintendo's console launches and the collectible future of different types of Switch 2 games.

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02:28:42

CQ 273 - Everything's Going to Zero

The Collector"s Quest ·

2025/05/27

We play devil's advocate and make the bear case for physical video games as a collectible category. Also a lot of discussion about whether Spider-man will be relevant in 500 years.

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02:00:29

CQ 272 - iam8bit situation is crazy

The Collector"s Quest ·

2025/05/14

So you want to collect iam8bit. Wait, what? Yes.

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02:04:16

CQ 271 - Is your "CIB" good enough?

The Collector"s Quest ·

2025/05/01

CQ 271 - Is your "CIB" good enough? by Johnny & Tyler

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02:59:44

CQ 270 - It's time to fix your collection: Spring...

The Collector"s Quest ·

2025/04/17

CQ 270 - It's time to fix your collection: Spring Cleaning by Johnny & Tyler

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02:43:54

CQ 269 - Ten Turbografx/PC-Engine Games We'd Start...

The Collector"s Quest ·

2025/03/31

Finally, an episode where we can talk about Beyond Shadowgate, the second best Bomberman game, and $700 Neutopia games no one really cares about.

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03:06:25

CQ 268 - 20 Reasons Modern Collecting Sucks (and like...

The Collector"s Quest ·

2025/03/17

Two old men enumerate why collecting modern games is generally less interesting and see if it's just a nostalgia thing or the olden days really were the golden days.

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03:26:02

CQ 267 - Does Xbox 360 Have Anything Collectible?

The Collector"s Quest ·

2025/02/24

We're looking at the most expensive, rarest collectible Xbox 360 games and determining if any of this stuff is worth our time in a sea of junky collectors editions.

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02:56:44

CQ 266 - IMPOSSIBLE Collector Dilemmas

The Collector"s Quest ·

2025/02/12

We're talking about the best versions of games and other collecting dilemmas. Do you get the rare variant or the early variant? American or Japanese? Busted original version vs. remake with all the DLC? Nicer condition or better variant?

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