Some families bond through a shared love for sports. Others may connect with their relatives over a shared music taste.

For the Holler family, it was collecting vintage video games. Specifically, Nintendo Entertainment System games.

It started as the hobby of father Roger Holler, that over the years spread to his wife and three boys. Over the years they compiled more than 800 games, many of them rare and valuable finds.

“Every last one of those games worked,” Veva Holler said. “We made sure of it. We still played them.”

But after spending a few days camping in Eastern Washington, they returned to their home near Puyallup on August 16 to a devastating sight.

Their front door kicked in. The wooden shelf storing the rare games completely bare. The plexiglass cover bolted onto the shelf ripped from its frame.

Four decades of collecting, gone.

It took Veva ten hours and 47 double-sided pages to fill out the theft report with the Pierce County Sheriff’s Office. She estimates the collection is valued between $50,000 to upwards of $100,000.

“It was gut-wrenching,” Veva said.

The games weren’t the only items missing. Other vintage Nintendo game gear, Veva’s tennis bracelet and her mother’s ring were all gone as well.

“I really wish we knew who did it,” she said. “Unfortunately, in the area we live in unincorporated Pierce County, no one around here has had cameras.”

Veva’s husband, Roger Holler, began the collection when he was 11 years old.

The family would make trips out of their hobby, driving to conventions and stores across Washington. Roger was saving the collection to pay for his grandkid’s college education.

In the wake of the theft, gamers from around the state and country are showing their support.

Popular video game influencer A Gamer’s Basement created a GoFundMe for the family to recoup the loss. So far it’s raised $4,137.

The family will continue to search for their missing games, scouring website and local stores for any signs of their beloved collection.

“These games could be anywhere,” Holler said. “They could be going to pawn shops. They could be done as trade-ins. They could be trying to just outright sell them because somebody knows what they have.”