Gemini-Phoenix's N-Gage Collection

by Gemini-Phoenix Sat Sep 01, 2007 9:04 pm

I was always drawn to the N-Gage ever since I heard there would be PlayStation style graphics. Early games like Pandemonium, Tomb Raider, Sonic N, and Super Monkey Ball were what attracted me, and it looked like it had serious potential to be a major handheld player (That is, until the PSP was announced by Sony)

I liked the initial design, and it was one of the first Symbian mobile devices out which enabled the ability to play music and listen to radio and send picture messages etc, plus it had a colour screen (Something of a new thing back then). In all, a nice handheld / mobile at the time. A shame it had no camera, and it was a little bulky, and you had to remove the battery to insert a game ~ Something that was changed for the redesigned N-Gage QD.

The emulation was something that kept it alive. Although not perfect, and despite various problems (Ie, little or no sound support), it was great to be able to play classic NES, Mega Drive, and GameBoy games on a mobile phone device.

When I first got my N-Gage back in the summer of 2004 I struggled to find games for it, as many stores had ceased selling them. The few that I was able to find were only the older releases which were released in abundance. Newer games I had to rely on eBay to get hold of. After the first handful of games, some kind fellow on eBay sent me a Cd-r with all the games on which could be uploaded to my memory card ~ Although I always bought the games sealed, it was at this point that I decided to keep them sealed and try and collect the complete set!

As time went on, the prices of the games dropped, but they became harder and harder to get hold of. As Nokia then decided to cease MMC production and move onto downloadable content, it is very difficult to get hold of the last few MMC's to be released. Also, Sega Rally is somewhat of an N-Gage collector's Holy Grail, as it was not released in America or Europe, with many collector's having to track down the scarce Australian versions.

The main appeal of collecting for the N-Gage is that it is an achievable goal to collect a complete set, especially now that the majority of the games are so cheap and easy to find, even sealed copies. The exception being the handful of later releases that were released in limited numbers prior to the decision to be download only.

Here is my (Almost complete) UK N-Gage collection:
(Pictures added 4th September 2007!)

Asphalt Urban GT
Atari Masterpieces: Volume I
Atari Masterpieces: Volume II
Bomberman
Call Of Duty
Catan
Colin McRae Rally 2005
Crash Nitro Kart
Fifa Football 2005
Glimmerati
High Seize
Marcel Desailly Pro Soccer
MLB Slam!
Moto GP
ONE
Operation Shadow
Pathway To Glory
Pathway To Glory: Ikusa Islands
Pocket Kingdom: Own The World
Puzzle Bobble Vs
Rayman III
Red Faction
Requiem Of Hell
Sonic N
Spider-Man II
SSX: Out Of Bounds
Super Monkey Ball
System Rush
The Elder Scrolls Travels: Shadowkey
The King Of Fighters: Extreme
The Roots: Gates Of Chaos
The Sims: Bustin’ Out
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2004
Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Jungle Storm
Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell: Team Stealth Action
Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory
Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater
Worms World Party
WWE Aftershock
Xanadu Next
X-Men Legends
X-Men Legends II: Rise Of Apocalypse

Sega Rally ~ (Australian only release)

Glimmerati ~ (Duplicate)
The Elder Scrolls Travels: Shadowkey ~ (Duplicate)

I also have the following games which are not sealed:

Ashen
Fifa Football 2004
Pandemonium
Puyo Pop
Sonic N
Super Monkey Ball
Tomb Raider
Virtua Tennis

Pathway To Glory ~ (Sell / Trade)
Pocket Kingdom: Own The World ~ (Sell / Trade)
SSX: Out Of Bounds ~ (Sell / Trade)
Virtua Tennis ~ (Sell / Trade)

The last few games I am still seeking are:

Asphalt: Urban GT II
Civilization
Mile High Pinball
Rifts: Promise Of Power
Warhammer 40,000: Glory In Death ~ (Unconfirmed as MMC)

NCAA Football 2004 ~ (USA only release)

by Pascal Sat Sep 01, 2007 9:09 pm

i must say i do not really like the n-gage at all but i think your collection is still impressive... i know that some of this game are really hard to get in sealed condition! Finally a good and nice sealed collection!

by Sammelhammel Sat Sep 01, 2007 9:27 pm

Hey Gemini

Huu....another one.
Is there a system which you do not own and where you do not collect sealed games? Wink

I would say the N-Gage is one of the underestimated systems. Can't believe that so many games are so cheap...but I think in some years they gonna go high

by Gemini-Phoenix Sat Sep 01, 2007 10:06 pm

Sammelhammel wrote:Hey Gemini

Huu....another one.
Is there a system which you do not own and where you do not collect sealed games?

I would say the N-Gage is one of the underestimated systems. Can't believe that so many games are so cheap...but I think in some years they gonna go high

I believe certain game MMC's will be sought after, especially the harder to find late releases. I would say demand will be high for certain titles, but not so much high values. After all, these games are easily available for download legitimately, as well as easily cracked and distributed, which is probably it's downfall.

I also agree that it was under-rated though. There's some great games. It's a shame the N-Gage was so poorly designed (Vertical screen doesn't help), and the backlit screen tends to also be a negative factor as it often goes off during play.

I also have a System Rush promotional Gold Master Review Press Kit version which I forgot to mention.

by Gemini-Phoenix Tue Sep 04, 2007 6:48 pm

I've added some new pictures to the initial post! These pictures are not of my entire N-Gage collection, just the sealed games, so below are a few links to pictures of the whole collection:

Gemini-Phoenix's Complete N-Gage Collection ~ Picture I
Gemini-Phoenix's Complete N-Gage Collection ~ Picture II
Gemini-Phoenix's Complete N-Gage Collection ~ Picture III

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