This is a question I've been asking myself for quite awhile.

My game library:

1. God of War
2. God of War II
3. Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory
4. Splinter Cell: Double Agent
5. Devil May Cry
6. Devil May Cry 3
7. Metal Gear Sold 2
8. Metal Gear Solid 3
9. Dragon Guest VIII
10. Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones
11. Soul Calibur II
12. Jak II
13. Ratchet and Clank: Up Your Arsenal
14. Ratchet and Clank: Going Commando
15. Super Mario Sunshine
16. Super Smash Bros. Melee
17. GTA: San Andreas
18. Fable
19. Halo 2
20. Halo 3
21. NBA 2K7
22. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
23. Half-Life 2
24. Jade Empire
25. Shadow of the Colossus
26. Mass Effect
27. Final Fantasy
28. Psychonauts
29. KOTOR II
30. The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker
31. The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
32. Gears of War
33. Ninja Gaiden
34. Viva Pinata
35. Resident Evil 4
36. Okami
37. NBA 2K7

Soon to have in a couple of days:

1. Halo: Combat Evolved
2. KOTOR (I would have this now, but a retarded Gamestop employee gave me Star Wars Episode III)
3. Sly 2
4. Jak and Daxter
5. Ratchet and Clank
6. Half-Life
7. Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
8. The Orange Box
9. Bioshock
10. Dead Rising
11. Naruto: Rise of a Ninja
12. Assassin's Creed
13. Gran Turismo 3
14. Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
15. Unreal Tournament 2004

 mm... ya... just remember to get Counter Strike off of Steam eventaully.

I forgot about having Metriod Prime and Metroid Prime 2.

Counter-Strike: Source, ssj2?

the ultimate test, go beat Mario Bros 3, any Fire Emblem on normal first time ever playing, and then go run through the original Donkey Kong 5 times without dieing, and then you will truly be hardcore....

in reality who cares.

Edit: owning Metriod Prime 1 & 2 are always bonus points towards the hardcorez

The games you own dont make you a hardcore gamer, its that you put most of your entire ife dedicated to gaming, that makes you a hardcore gamer.

game libary doesnt really tell if u are hardcore(u could might aswell be rich). I link hardcore together with ppl that breath for video games...aka nerds.

@psymatiq

Nerds arent hardcore gamers. They are just wierd.

I am a hardcore gamer and the complete opposite of a nerd.

If you're a hardcore gamer, how hardcore am I then with my 400+ games? Oh wait, you mean the kind of games? Right... well... that's total nonsense. It depends on how much time and money you spend on games, no matter what kind of games you have. Only because you own a bunch of shooter or action games that doesn't mean you're per definition a hardcore gamer.

I'm sure as hell dedicating myself to completing all those games, especially Ninja Gaiden.

I'm really trying to get into PC gaming right now, so I plan on getting Half-Life and Unreal Tournament 2004, but who else do you guys suggest? No new games.

Being rich and having good taste in video games are quite the opposite.