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Games collector ‘Ahans76’ has turned an innocent pastime into something bordering a dangerous obsession. If his games collection (pictured below) looks to be a little on the large side that’s because it features every single PlayStation 2 game ever released in North America. Oh, and they’re all unplayed first editions in factory-sealed condition too. It all began innocently enough when Ahans76's mum bought a PlayStation 2 console from a catalogue. 'Ridge Racer 5' was his first game for the system and, yes, it still holds a special place in his heart and his gargantuan library. Well, it’s in there somewhere, we're assured. The rest is 19 years of history, a collection that exceeds 1850 PS2 games and an investment that's likely to be somewhere in the region of £40,000. Some games have been harder to find than others too. Ahans76’s lengthy search for a sealed copy of ‘Moto GP’ only ended when an innocent eBay trader in the UK let it go for a fiver - a fraction of the amount he was prepared to pay. The majority of the rest of his games were bought at the regular retail price or thereabouts, though. With all the effort and cash dedicated to fulfilling his quest it’s surprising to learn that Ahans76 has the time or energy left to actually play any of the games he owns. Nevertheless, he lists ‘Final Fantasy XI’, ‘Dragon Quest 8’ and the ‘Uncharted’ series for PS3 as his absolute favourites. Ahans76's journey won’t end once he has every single PlayStation 2 game - a few new ones are still released every year. He’s currently trying to complete the Neo Geo and PlayStation Portable catalogues. Perhaps it’s a blessing that he seems to have overlooked the Wii, Xbox 360 and Nintendo DS. So far, that is...