First 10 games acquired (circa 1993-1996):
1. Battletoads Double Dragon
2. Super Mario World
3. Madden NFL '94
4. Super Mario All-Stars
5. Donkey Kong Country
6. NBA Live '95
7. FIFA International Soccer
8. Out to Lunch
9. Madden NFL '96
10. Donkey Kong Country 3

500th game:
491. Super Baseball 2020
492. College Football '97
493. Bass Masters Classic
494. Chester Cheetah in Wild Wild Quest
495. NBA Showdown
496. Prehistorik Man
497. Packy and Marlon
498. Newman Hass Indy Car
499. Power Piggs of the Dark Age
500. Gemfire

Smallest amount paid for a game (>$0): Ultima The False Prophet - $.99
Largest amount paid for a game: Hagane - $260
Largest number of games acquired at once: a dozen $1 sports titles in Billings, a half dozen $1 games in Idaho, 7 games from a certain mysterious awesome user
Best condition game: Eek the Cat, Lock-On, Super Strike Eagle, Mega Man 7, Pocky & Rocky 2
Worst condition game: MLBPA Baseball, John Madden Football, Super Batter Up
Biggest surprise: FireStriker, Skyblazer, Dragon View, Brandish
Biggest disappointment: Death and Return of Superman, Addams Family Values, Combatribes
Best value: Bronkie the Bronchiasaurus - $12, Robotrek - $6.66, Imperium - $6.66, Super Mario RPG - $4, Super Bomberman 2 - $2.50, Stone Protectors - $6.66
Worst value: Spiderman X-Men - $15, Eye of the Beholder - $12, Top Gear - $12
Game owned the longest without playing: n/a
Games that gave me the biggest fight to get working: Tetris 2, Pocky & Rocky
Games that didn't work: Robocop Vs. Terminator, War 2410 (fixed by AaronE)
Game I've owned the most copies of: Populous (x3), Sim City (x3), Bassin's Black Bass (x3), F1 ROC II (x3)
Games I lost bidding wars/got sniped on the most: Pocky & Rocky, R-Type III
Common games that continue to elude me to this day: NBA Jam, Fatal Fury, Ms. Pac-Man, Metal Combat, BattleClash
Uncommon games that I run across at abnormally high rates: SOS
Highest price I've seen at retail: Pocky & Rocky 2 - $250
Lowest price I've seen at retail: sports bin - $1/ each, Shaq Fu - $1
Most bizarre price I've seen at retail:  Kirby's Avalanche - $60, Tetris Attack - $50
SFC games I've come across at retail: Sim City 2000, Turtles IV
Games that non-collecting friends just happen to have from childhood: Demon's Crest, EVO, Earthbound
Strangest Craigslist encounter: WCW Super Brawl, Best of the Best
Strangest Game: Ultimate Fighter
Duplicates bought because I mistakenly thought my copy was trashed: Riddick Bowe Boxing
Guys who hooked me up with free games:  Foochie, ap123, mystery user (has asked to not be named), Kemp
Guys who sold me games:  acidjaguar, TriHart, skinnygrinny, Silent Hill, Loxx O))), bridgemute, TheGameBastard,ToxieRules, doner24
Yellowest game: Chavez Boxing II
Acquired in mystery boxes:  WWF Wrestlemania Arcade, Monopoly, Super Black Bass
Still have never seen a copy of this common:  Tom & Jerry, ABC Monday Night Football, MVP Football


Remaining games

Aerofighters

Donkey Kong Country Competition

Exertainment Mountain Bike/Speed Racer

International Superstar Soccer

International Superstar Soccer Deluxe

Ren & Stimpy Buckaroos

Star Fox Weekend

Damn man nice collection.
Id like to start collecting snes but some of the prices are outrageous, and id preferavly like collecting CIB. Dat smrpglotss $4 tho.

You gotta play 7th saga, I'm not even lying it's worth it. Don't listen to the critics

500 is a solid achievement. You are closing in relatively quickly! Hopefully it won't take another 22 years to finish

Man, I just couldn't get past the camera snapping in Brandish.

Congrats Brock!

Congratulations! I'm still hovering around the 100 mark, but haven't put much into it over the past few years. In my 20 years of casually collecting for the system, I think my best additions have been 10$ copies of Chrono Trigger and R-Type III. I also second that The 7th Saga is worth playing, although I remember next to nothing about it.

Congrats dude! Getting there. Also pretty sure I saw a metal combat today for $8 Canadian (5.70 us)

Damn dude, congrats! 22.5 years on and off, huh?

This came to mind for me as well.

Congrats on 500. This is a cool way of reporting a milestone.

 

Cool post, I like the stats, wish I kept stats for my collection.

AWESOME DUDE!

Love the stats sweet idea.

Snes is my favorite. Im only sitting on about 40 carts right now but they are all killer no filler.

Score on that hagane cart. I pretty much wrote that game off since it spiked

Congratulations man. Nice thread too. I enjoyed reading the stats. I'm closing in on 200 snes, and it's a great system with great games. What's your timeline on finishing the set?

Like others have mentioned, I'm a fan of the stats

500 is an impressive number. Are there any other big titles for SNES on your immediate radar?

Well, never.  The only way I could ever see justifing the cost of MBR/SR is as an investment.  Or my salary doubles.

But completing 99% of the collection?  I could see it happening in 3-4 years.  Plenty of uncommons left to go.

 

Next time I get a bonus, or large raise or something, I'm targetting Metal Warriors

 

Very cool!  Thank you for the stats idea.  My first milestone that I'll post should follow a similar formula.  Good luck on attaining that sought after game  "May the odds ever be in your favor."

 

Sweet!

Congrats playa. Thats a lot of SNES.

Congrats and excellent break down.

Congrats on the milestone!

Nice, dude! Congrats on 500 SNES. That's a lot of games.

I enjoyed reading the history behind your milestone. Wish I knew those kinds of stats with my collection!

Congrats man! That's a whole lot of snes games! I enjoyed reading all the stats!

I think the most I had at one time was like 130 or so. I'm down around 50-60 now. Not really actively collecting for snes anymore but it's still my favorite system!

Congrats, that a real milestone. I'm at around 355 at the moment my goal is 400 this year. On off collect since 1996. I don't have as many details on mine as yours though haha. Loose cart? Got a pic of the beast?

Awesome post and congrats! SNES rules!