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== Literature ==

* In [[Douglas Adams]]' ''[[The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy/Life, The Universe And Everything|Life The Universe And Everything]]'', the third book in the [[The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy|Hitchhiker's Trilogy]], it's the villains who are collecting the pieces of the Wikkit Gate, and our heroes are trying to stop them (or, some of them are. The rest would rather get a drink and have a lie down).

** On a more lighthearted note, there is Wowbagger the Infinitely Prolonged, who has grown [[Who Wants to Live Forever?|so bored of immortality]] that he's made it his mission to track down and verbally insult every sentient being in the universe. In alphabetical order.

** To the point where it's [[lampshade]]d [[Take That Us|hilariously]] in the beginning of ''Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts 'n Bolts''.

{{quote|<small>{{smallcaps|"Now then. In line with Banjo Tradition, your challenge will consist of collecting as many pointless items as possible."}}</small>}}

* Many [[BioWare]] games operate like this.

** ''[[Neverwinter Nights]]'' is almost entirely based off this trope. First, you need to collect the bits of fantastic creatures to cure the plague, then you need to collect the journals of the cultists to prove they are in Luskan, then after Luskan you need to collect the Words of Power, after which the final battle begins.

* In ''Chack'n Pop'', Chack'n has to recover a bunch of hearts that have been stolen by Monstas and trapped inside cages. It's just that kind of game.

* Warzone2100's campaign practically revolves around finding new parts to upgrade your forces - lest you get stomped to bits by your enemy.

 

 

* [[Alien Dice]] involves scattering a number of "dice" over a planet and capturing the animals they bond to. It's supposed to be a deconstruction of the Mons genre if you couldn't guess.

* Professor Dr. of ''[[The B-Movie Comic|The B Movie Comic]]'' just fell to [http://www.bmoviecomic.com/?cid=398 the urge].

* The main quest in ''[[Our Little Adventure]]'' is to collect pieces of a wish granting artifact known as the 'Magicant.'

* ''[[Wasted Youth]]'' has 50 Piggymon cards for you to collect, a card game with hamsters.