RickR Posted September 23, 2014 Share Posted September 23, 2014 The mode is the answer that occurs most often. The mean is the average (add them up and divide by the number of responses). The median would be the answer in the middle if we sorted the responses from low to high. Edna Mode Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zwackery Posted September 23, 2014 Share Posted September 23, 2014 Total # of titles: 504 Unique # of boxed titles: 451* * = no label/box variations or PAL; no Zellers, Dactar, Telegames dupes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andromeda Stardust Posted September 23, 2014 Share Posted September 23, 2014 (edited) edna-181x300.jpg Edna Mode Nice, Lulz In the case of collections, there's no really midrange figure. Hardcore collectors who are more likely to post in online forums will have large numbers of games ranging in the hundreds. A more casual collector or the guy who pulls the items out of his attic from time to time will have far fewer, perhaps a dozen or less. So assuming accurate statistics can be calculated (which they can't), the mode and median in this case will be well below the average figure due to the fact that numerous collectors may have an order of magnitude more games than the casuals. This creates a disparity similar to the distribution of wealth, where the top 10% of individuals control 90% of the wealth. In almost all cases, the statistics for such an unequal distribution will look something like this: Mode < Median < Average In situations like these, the textbook formulas like standard deviation and bell curve get thrown out the window. Instead, you get a curve where the number of games owned is roughly inversely proportional to the number of people who own said quantity of games. Given the popularity of later gen systems such as Nintendo, and the relative obscurity of Atari in general, I can guarantee that the "Mode" for number of Atari carts owned, even among gamers, is zero. Median will be relatively small, and has the potential to also be zero (if less than half of all gamers own at least one Atari cart, then the median will also be zero). Average, who the hell knows. Dismissing all collections with zero Atari carts or [insert other game system / subset here] will still conform to the following formula, I beleve: 0 < Mode < Median < Average Edited September 23, 2014 by stardust4ever 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vega-Starscream Posted September 23, 2014 Share Posted September 23, 2014 238 unique titles, 287 with label variations Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dustygraves. Posted September 26, 2014 Share Posted September 26, 2014 316 titles from 1st and 3rd parties. varients add maybe 150 to 180 more. not sure as not checked that total in awhile.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Wonder007 Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 Give me a break...I lost count..... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Special Teams Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 151 all CIB in like new condition 'cause that's how I roll. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rgr1973 Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 I believe between 150-175. The funny thing is, I've been culling my LP collection, but I refuse to part with any of my 2600 carts. Oh, I'm seriously considering adding Stella's Stocking to the collection. I've had the order page pulled up for a few days.....guess I should bite the bullet! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Nathan Strum Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 I own all of my 2600 games. I haven't borrowed or stolen any of them. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rgr1973 Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 I own all of my 2600 games. I haven't borrowed or stolen any of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PFL Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 After a recent clear out (for space reasons) I only own around a dozen games now all of them releases from the past few years. I just use my Harmony for the classic stuff. I do miss seeing loads of 2600 carts piled up against the wall though (a la General Mike) ... There's something mesmerising about looking at a wall full of 2600 carts for me. It's my modern art I suppose! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigO Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 After a recent clear out (for space reasons) I only own around a dozen games now all of them releases from the past few years. I just use my Harmony for the classic stuff. I do miss seeing loads of 2600 carts piled up against the wall though (a la General Mike) ... There's something mesmerising about looking at a wall full of 2600 carts for me. It's my modern art I suppose! Yeah, my wife doesn't miss seeing all of my carts in trays on the floor (Harmony Cart = ) , but there is something interesting about seeing them all at once. I'm thinking of putting up a high shelf in my home office to display them. Somewhere in the vicinity of the pinball machine, neon sign, clock and my gaming CRT should be acceptable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Helmet Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 Last time I counted I was around 350 loose with a couple dozen boxed. Haven't added anything new in a while...should probably do something about that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unbeliever Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 (edited) So, being a casual collector, I'd say 35 (no duplicates included), and around 8 complete boxed games. Amazed at some of the numbers that are on here that people have... Edited October 1, 2014 by wolfpaw1966 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HelloAtariJason Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 My spreadsheet says 629 but i'd bet I have 50 doubles sitting around too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andromeda Stardust Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 (edited) I own all of my 2600 games. I haven't borrowed or stolen any of them. Somebody's been digging up Alamogordo, I see: Finders Keepers! I believe between 150-175. The funny thing is, I've been culling my LP collection, but I refuse to part with any of my 2600 carts. Oh, I'm seriously considering adding Stella's Stocking to the collection. I've had the order page pulled up for a few days.....guess I should bite the bullet! I see Stella's Stocking is back in stock. I guess that's a positive sign. It was one of my first AtariAge purchases, in May 2012 no doubt. Definitely worth it IMO. Stay frosty and Grandma's Revenge are two of my favorite minigames. In Grandma's Revenge, you can also plug in a Driving controller in player 2 instead of a joystick... Edited October 1, 2014 by stardust4ever 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noah98 Posted October 2, 2014 Share Posted October 2, 2014 152 unique titles (not counting label variations or doubles). My recent order of Stella's Stocking, Reindeer Rescue, and Toyshop Trouble puts me over the top! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azcolor Posted November 21, 2014 Share Posted November 21, 2014 I am an old gamer who is very new to collecting. Just thought it would be fun to do with my teenage son. We made the decision to start collecting 5 weeks ago and our Atari 2600 collection is at 211. If you count all the old consoles we are collecting we are at 390. I guess you can call that jumping in with both feet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cybearg Posted November 21, 2014 Share Posted November 21, 2014 I own every game... potentially. (I have a Harmony cart with a 4Gb SD card.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0078265317 Posted November 21, 2014 Share Posted November 21, 2014 About 10 or 15. For everyone else, wow. I got to show my mom this next time she complains. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rybags Posted November 21, 2014 Share Posted November 21, 2014 Not many carts, probably less than a dozen. But I have a jr with 128 builtin although I think they're all <= 4K so all up close to 140. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andromeda Stardust Posted November 21, 2014 Share Posted November 21, 2014 I own every game... potentially. I got all the carts I'll ever need: Harmony NES PowerPak Everdrive N8 (Famicom) SNES Everdrive Everdrive MD Turbo Everdrive Just missing the ED64 and the upcoming Harmony Concerto (7800) and I'll have all my cart systems covered. I could sell off 90% of my games (excluding homebrews) and still have access to everything. But then what fun would it be to collect games if I already have everything? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davyK Posted November 21, 2014 Share Posted November 21, 2014 (edited) CIB: Combat, Demon Attack, Yars Revenge, Video Pinball, Space Shuttle, Video Olympics, Super Breakout cart only : Megamania, Circus Atari, Kaboom!, Warlords, Space Invaders, Road Runner, Phoenix, Carnival, Dodge 'em Homebrew : Medieval Mania. I also have a 32-in-1 cart but I wouldn't count that. 16 then. However, I have a Harmony Cart with a complete romset so from the point of view of gameplay I'm sorted - I never touch my carts! I would like to have my favourites all CIB which would amount to maybe 20 or 30 games but I'm toying with getting an NTSC console before doing that. It's great playing PAL60 games via the Harmony but I would rather have a nice collection of my favourites CIB running at 60Hz. Edited November 21, 2014 by davyK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Army Of 2600 Posted November 21, 2014 Author Share Posted November 21, 2014 218. Three homebrews, two hacks and the rest are old school originals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unbeliever Posted November 21, 2014 Share Posted November 21, 2014 Added Stargate (boxed) a couple of weeks ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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