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Got to say this is my favourite video of yours, everything was right on the money, very funny 😂. I'm bored of a lot of channels content, it can't be very sustainable to go out multiple times a week buying 10-15 bangers and a grail on Sundays.

In the same as you man . None of my friends or family collect like I do but do have gamer friends . I agree with a lot of what you say here . I’ve always thought bangers was an English thing :) Belter up here in Scotland . Something I like about watching different channels is regional accents and stuff are in play . Local slang and that . Uk is very varied on that kind of stuff . Also a lot of the terms are subjective one mans “grail” is another mans “fodder” Looking forward to this years journey Happy game foraging :p

Loved the video! The "hunting" one had me, the phrase has always been one I dislike - especially when you think about the reality of it being just a bloke stood filming stuff on a shelf in a charity shop 😅 I've noticed some comments about addiction and totally agree with most of what I've read. I collect myself and to people close to me I could be accused of being addicted as I have a sizeable collection but I am strict that I only collect for older consoles I played back in their day and only buy things I am actually interested in playing and not because of their prestige in the collecting circles 😆 Also I completely agree about the "all killer no filler", it can definitely be subjective! I would take the original Bioshock any day over a £500 game that I have no interest in playing!

Mate, just a quick comment because I'm off hunting.. this video's hilarious 😂 seriously though, it's really original and a brilliant watch.

Haha love this video 😂. I agree with you on most of these, but for me “in the wild” is just buying it in person. So basically anything not online like eBay or Amazon.

Mate when I hear bangers I think of sausages , I'm on the hunt 🍆🍆😂😂😂

I’ve used all these 😂 heavy hitter in my opinion is £100+ in the wild for me just means something that you’ve found in person whether that’s carboot charity shop retro shop or gaming convention for example. I agree with you on grails/holy grail. In my opinion all killer no filler means filled with good games not necessarily price. For example if you had fifa 07,08,09 etc compared to crash bandicoot, sonic, halo etc

Heavy hittet is a fairly expensive game, grail is basically a game that you always wanted fir years, holy grail is as you said, kuon, gun club or rule of rose

Honesty, if that's what you're going to do, I think you should say banger all the time.

I let my girlfriend name my page and design my logo 😅😭😂

16:43 visualising the Drake meme: Hunting - 🫷 Perusing - 👈

With you on most of these, In the Wild gets used so much even when somethings bought in cex, nope, not for me. Banger might be a bit of a regional thing, ive let slip a banger or two but in manchester its pretty common to describe something as banging or a banger, I'll use belting or a belter more often as thats a common north manchester or even lancashire phrase. Disagree with hunting though, not sure its any different to house hunting or bargain hunting really!

An all killer no filler collection to me would be a collection with my favourite games only not ones that are highly priced or anything. Purely just games I enjoy and would actually play as appose to just buying to fill up the shelf.

Hello mate amazing video as always, I find a lot of people use terms to boost how good there collection is when all that should matter is if they are happy with what they have and not what others think

Spamming yoir comments now but have you seen the guy called James, retro ghetto did a room tour. He brought everything in the room in 12 months, its thousands of pounds worth. Its ckearly been done to impress retro ghetto and make a friend. Its not right at all. His channel makes me cringe so hard, he has a huge pile of deliveries each week from his 'friends' that just send hundreds of pounds worth of things each month. I dont even buy my friend birthday cards. I feel he plays on his position and the vulnerable people who want to make friends.

This videos reqlly make me cringe hard. Worst ine for me from a few years ago is 'LETS GO!' ten times per video. I do feel people are collecting now to copy and keep up with other people. Retro ghetto i uave said on his videos people are buying utter shite just to copy him. They also think its funny buying/spending loads of games and egg eachother on during their 'hunts'. Its not healthy its more of an addiction now than a collection. I started going down that route a year or two ago. I looked what id spent in a year and stopped, sold loads of stuff od brought for fomo and kept what i actually liked.

Pretty sure “in the wild” just means seeing something in person and not online. Doesn’t matter if it is from a charity shop or a flea market or a game store, if you can see it and hold it in person, it’s in the wild. It’s a way to distinguish that from buying things from eBay and mercari.

I would say a game over $100 is a heavy hitter. a Grail like you said is personal, so for me that's Turtles in time on the SNES because of memories. And I love the idea of the community coming together to say what a holy Grail is, and that really should come down to rareness and cost. Something like stadium events. All killer no filler should be based on the games you are actually going to play or love, I just finished Mafia and it's not expensive, but to me that's killer! Great video BTW. Super fun to watch.

"The wild" is always been to me Charity shops and Car Boots with a slight sprinkle of CEX luck for stuff they don't differentiate and just sell for the normal price. I can't tell you the amount of times in CEX that I've gotten something that should of costed more, if i was buying on eBay/Vinted. As I agree CEX is the Zoo for games. However they still have some exhibits that escape from time to time. 😂

Funnily enough I recently took a ps3 controller that I fixed to cex and they took it no questions asked but I guess there's no way to know if I'd done it because dualshock 3s have no warranty seal ...

Great video, and I agree with your observations-they really resonate. If I may, I’d like to add ‘shovelware’ into the mix. This term refers to software hastily ‘shoveled’ out with little regard for quality, often to cash in on trends or fads like movies, franchises, fitness crazes, or platforms like the Wii. I think ‘shovelware’ is a more fitting term than ‘fodder’ or ‘filler’ in these cases. My understanding of ‘filler’ is that it refers to titles people own but don’t intend to play, used purely to bulk out a collection (or YT setup background), whereas ‘fodder’ feels more like disposable content consumed/played and forgotten. Happy new year, great video to start 2025 dude!

I went into the wild once recently I found myself in bamboo forest in Kyoto with wild boars knocking about but I didn’t want to go hunting 😂

I have a question for you!! Do you have any terminologies that only you use?? 🤔

According to The Oxford Gaming Dictionary: Fodder: a item which provides only a meagre satisfaction when acquired, a small temporary 'fix', acquired only for the sake of expanding a collection or 'scratching the itch', see also 'filler' Heavy Hitter: has a 'big impact' in terms of monetary value and/or reputation, considered 'significant', possibly purchased with a mixture of pride and shame when used in reference to monetary value In the Wild: an item that is found outside of the specialised domain, in the 'land of the heathen', 'uninitiated', or 'Joe Bloggs', see also 'pearls before swine' Banger: (it's a banger), provides ample entertainment and/or is of high quality, derived from 'banging';- ''it's a banging tune man", see also 'cracker/cracking', not to be confused with;- -Old Banger: automobile of considerable age and/or poor condition, likely to 'go bang' or indeed currently going 'bang' when driving -Bangers: (couple of bangers), mammary glands of noteworthy size, if they were to 'pop' there would be a considerable 'bang' -Bangers: (and mash), sausages;- minced meat packed tightly into, and contained by, a thin covering of intestinal tract, see also 'couple of bangers' -Bang-er/Bang-im: (I would), She/He is considered bang-able, not only able to be banged but desired to be banged, the 'banging together' of genitalia Game Hunting: looking for, and also possibly purchasing, a game or games, may also be accompanied by a fevered desire, lust, or insatiable hunger to find a 'rare bargain', possibly an addiction... seek help All Killer no Filler: a games collection containing only highly desired and appreciated items, no 'fodder', all items must be treated with the reverence afforded to 'holy relics' Holy Grail: an item of unequalled value and desirability, one would 'sell', or indeed 'trade-in', their own Grandmother in order to purchase or acquire Grail: an item, or items, that are only beaten by the 'Holy Grail' in regard to their value and desirability, one would not sell, or trade-in, their own Grandmother in order to purchase or acquire, though it would be a 'tough call', and one certainly would sell, or trade-in, one's Mother-in-law and/or Grandmother-in-law

I enjoy Dan The Games Man's content, but he seems to pick up a 'grail' in nearly every video which makes me laugh 😁

For me "Heavy hitter" means a game that now sells above original retail, and is a good game that people want to play. So desirable thus cost more than youd wona pay. "Grail" is a game i want but is either expensive and/or uncommon. "Holy grail" actual rare and super expensive. Cost more than rent. On that subject a term i hate is "rare" for me there arent many actually rare games. If you can go to a shop or online right now and can buy it then it isnt rare, its just maybe very expensive. But if you cant find it or it only pops up on ebay 1 or 2 times a year then its rare for me. An example a friends said pokemon xd is rare, no its not, multiple copies available right now to buy in cex and ebay. Printed in the thousands. Pokemon games printed in the millions yet some cart only go for £100+. Desirable not rare. "Fodder/filler" shit games id never wont play, very subjective, everyones different. "Game hunting" i use the term, its a fun short hand for me to say, im going out to look for games, whp knows what ill find if anything but ill have fun doing it. I only say it to myself or other game collectors. "In the wild" anywhere outside that you can buy games unexpectedly. So carboot and charity shops, yes. Off of people on fb where you have to arrange to collect it. I would of put game shops and cex in that category too but now they are gona be "in the zoo" for me now, thats a perfect way to describe what we do to games we dont want that we find in the wild. "Bangers" i dont use this word for gaming. Its a sausage and comes with mash. "All killer no filler" complete bollocks, what you collect is subjective and based i think on nostalgia, for the retro stuff anyway, so very subjective. For me football manager would be a filler game cos id never play it and have no desire too. But for others it may be their favorite game. I think the problem in the game collecting youtube community is that to continue to create content they have to constantly move their collecting goal posts. Full sets or sub sets to make a series and keep the views coming. If you werent putting it on yt would you collect it? But on the flip side would i watch if they werent doing it this way? Its kinda collecting vicariously through them as i only add maybe 20 games a year to my collection cos its a casual hobby for me. And its how i find games ive never heard of. Another annoyance for me is when does collecting become just showing off? Again that line is very subjective for everyone. An example is retro ghetto, i like his videos but i hate that every sunday at least half the video is him tidying away or rearranging his game room for more than half the video. I used to watch all of it but now skip past that montage every week, im just bored of it now. Dont want to see you mary kondo your games every week. But i do enjoy his game hunting and pick ups.

I see 'killer no filler' as a term that is individual to that persons collection. For example I have games that most people would consider 'filler', but because they mean something to me I would consider that killer.

I think some of the terminologies are dependent on geography!! It's not just vocabulary used by collectors/gamers but by people in their everyday lives!! I'm from North Manchester, ANYTHING that's good is a banger!! Anything that's mint is also a banger and by default good!! 😅 "Hunting" - I don't mind that one but it's not something I'd say myself... "All killer" I don't think that's to do with price/value. I think that's more to do with genuinely good games. But that's subjective and obviously very personal - I prefer to say that my collection is "heavily curated"... I genuinely want to play everything in my collection because I genuinely believe that they are all bangers!! 😉 Grail is personal and nothing to do with value but could indicate rarity?? Holy grail has to be unobtainable - one of a kind!! "In the wild" - I use that one a lot to be fair. To me it's more about coming across something that you wouldn't normally find in person - normally only online. I can honestly say that I've never found anything in the wild ... 😢

I have probably used most of these in my own pickups videos 😅 however my understanding of the phrases is... When I talk about Fodder I tend to mean games that are going to feed the collection i.e. I pick up Wii sports as it's good trade fodder, as I pay £1 for it and get £6 back for it to use for a game I need, the term I think you are thinking of is filler as in shelf filler which just takes up space. Heavy hitter is subjective to someone collecting on a budget a £20 game could be a heavy hitter whereas someone who gets a £200 game may say it's a heavy hitter. Grail/holy grail is over used imo, it should be like you say something that is neigh on unobtainable thinks like the Celtics Vs Lakers on mega drive where there are only 14 known pal copies Killer no filler again is subjective but you're right it's in essence saying I only want good games and not rubbish ones I e. Fallout is great so is a killer game FIFA 06 on PS2 is a filler game. In the wild I would use in the way you've described, finding something in a charity shop/car boot is in the wild, finding it in a game shop, cex etc is like you say in captivity at best. Hunting I think is an extension of in the wild, you're going into the wild to hunt for video games. Bangers, haha yeah I remember it being a bad car or even a sausage (with mash)... However I think it's probably from the music world where songs are referred to as banging or bangers.

Really enjoyed this video, I've always found "on the hunt" to be an odd way of describing as You've said shopping however like the recent radio broadcast of xmas songs 24/7 ive grown to ignore this slang.

I always thought "banger" meant either a clapped-out car, a cheap sausage, or a disappointing firework. The Page 3 stuff must be a Midlands thing! (Please add more "bangers" to future videos. They cheer me up!)

A lot of things, as always are subjective. Grails, Bangers, etc. It is funny though that the hobby has kind of accumulated these masculine terms like hunting and in the wild.

I'm pretty sure you're calling out Retro Ghetto.......... fight fight FIGHT 😂

One I hate which Gebs uses is “Not my Jam” - personally I think quite a few channels,well especially her, has an addiction problem; An addiction to video games - which is quite worrying. I felt bad for my partner, she puts up with alot

Apologies, I feel another comment to share. So you've discussed the different elements of games, yet there is one that has not been included that deserves probably a video in its own right...and that is the 'Chickens arsehole' of third party publishers. Those games that no one shelled out good hard earned cash on release date, and in some cases have been elevated to holy grails based purely on the scarecity of availability. Trash from inception to release. These include but are not limited to Phoenix, midas, fun box (Uk only publisher afaik), Big Ben - Big on peripherial attachements. What terminology is used for these arse pube releases...not fillers at all. Lemons definately and rarely talked about. The wii was notorious for these and will no doubt become a new trend in the near future. Let's not forget the plethora of fitness games on console...ooh the irony.

One person's grail could be another person's fodder, it just depends on what you're after and like. I used to collect pops, and was after certain ones for ages, which I personally couldn't find, but other people could find relatively easy.

Funny af. I am a collector, never used the word 'Fodder for anything other than Cannon Fodder - Great game btw. Fodder has been co-opted as a generic term for 'Filler'. Fillers are just mass produced titles, readily available any generically cheap. Old Fifa's, Some driving games, old cods. All good games in their own right, but a dime a dozen. Heavy hitters - in other words,,,slightly more expensive than standard titles and not so easy to come by in terms of availability. Price and demand factor in massively on what decides a heavy hitter. Holy Grails are those titles we wish we bought on release...knowing they would be soildly expensive down the years....ahem Cindy World on ps1....is a heavy hitter based on price...not quality. Everyone has their own persoanl traits in how they use words to describe 'things' it shouldn't make any difference. Just assess what the item is and make your own mind up, ignore the jargon. Nice display btw, Happy new year peeps.

Probably enjoyed this more than I should, top tier video to kick off 2025.

The line you said “ it makes it sound like we’re predators “ made me laugh so hard 🤣🤣

Hi fodder to me are games I bought and didn’t like regardless of cost so they don’t sit on my shelf and I think heavy hitters would depend on your budget. Anything over £40 for me.

I definitely think that “fodder” are not games that can be bought cheaply, but games that are both cheap and poor in quality, which of course is very subjective.

Spot on about your thoughts on "in the wild"

Heavy hitter is one of the expensive games from a certain collection. Symphony of the night being a PS1 heavy hitter, or sonic and knuckles on the Megadrive for example

I went game hunting in the wild i donned my leopard loin cloth and went to CEX and bought Trials Fusion for the Series X for 4 quid! What a good day hunting for total bangers

I don't mind 'hunting' but I can't stand fodder and bangers! In the wild to me means charity shops, Carboots etc places that don't specialise in games. What an awesome video!!

Great video i think out and wild is when i get some games from a carboot and charity shop

I love going game ‘hunting’ looking for ‘bangers’ and ‘heavy hitters’ in the ‘wild’ always looking for that ‘grail’ but always tend to find ‘fodder’ but guess that’s just me 🤣

Love your ‘wild’ monologue! 😂 brilliant

I feel like if you find a steel book in CEX that counts as it being in the wild

Agreed of your terminology. Great video. Thank you