Love, love, love this video and the message. It breaks my heart that there are people out there that would send hate to a father who is sharing something with his kids that I'm sure is very special to him. I can't tell you how happy it made my sister and me that her daughters love to play video games. We love getting to share and play the games we grew up with with them and seeing how much fun they have is priceless. My parents had my sister and me playing Atari and NES when we were around the same age as your daughter. I guess you could say we're carrying on a family tradition. These are honestly some of our best memories growing up.
I'm sad that I got into retro collecting a little too late, since everyone's in on it now and people found out how to maximize profit off of it As much as I like to play on original hardware, it takes a lot of room and money of course, and a lot of the time I just go to emulate the games on my pc. I collect and play the way I want to, and other people should play and collect how they want too, and not feel bad about it. Not everyone has time, money, or space for people to play games how gatekeepers want them to. Some aspects of certain games are lost on new hardware, but most of the time it really shouldn't matter to a normal person as long as they have access to the game. If people don't want to haul a 200 pound crt into their home that will probably break in the next year, they don't have to, and they shouldn't get flamed for it. And they shouldn't have to buy them for $300 from a reseller that knows they are scamming people.
Honestly, if companies worked more on preserving the past games and making them available on each system digitally, we probably would eliminate most of the issue with retro collecting. Most people just want to play a game they remember as a kid that they can't find anymore, or a game they didn't know about, and it pops up on their RUclips feed and it piques their interest. If you could just boot up your Xbox, Playstation, or Switch and download it between $5-15, the sellers would have to drop their prices.
Thank you dude. I didnt know it was this bad, hearing the father story and him being berated by snide stagnant clods who can't let others just have fun and be supportive. That got me heated.
@@SoulforSale And if I decide to feed you love, then you'll eat it without a fight. So I'm gonna stuff you full of love you ungrateful accident of happiness.
@@SoulforSale this is such a weird take when we're talking about passing on our love of old video games. I guess if you don't have access to old hardware and games anymore physically, it's better for your 10 year old to play some new crap instead because they're not good enough for retro games? Such an odd take, seriously. By the way in case you missed it, YOU are what's wrong with retro gaming today. IT'S ABOUT THE GAMES!
Heartfelt video, agree the way keep this hobby alive is showing it to the next generation no matter the way. Whenever i talk to people at my local game store they're never as toxic as online. The gatekeepers only feel comfortable criticizing people online 😂
I mean, clone consoles introduce issues themselves from introducing glitches to ripping contact pins off the cart. Destroying the game or just damaging it. Also, a 22 to 24 inch crt is lightweight and small enough to enjoy. Also literally the only way to play a light gun game with a lightgun. Also they're free, if you're paying hundreds for one then you're making a big mistake and being taken advantage of There are plenty of great games on each console that are under sub 30 usd and many under 10. So yeah Also price will drop rock bottom just like Atari 2600 and colecovision etc
If the sticker is clean then yeah I keep it on. I don’t mind used slightly worn classic games. Especially when bought from a fellow retro game player that wants to see the game played. I understand wanting to just collect the game but I open my old games I buy to play. I make friends cry because they can’t stand to see a brand new classic opened lol. I never plan to sell any of my clsssic stuff. My kids use them as well. You can see the years of west and tear of someone’s old system and think how many good memories were made playing these devices.
Earthbound never made sense to me, it was everywhere for years after the SNES was discontinued. I literally bought 2 new copies that the Walmart I was at had for $2 each at the freaking midnight launch of the GameCube. I did it just because I got tired of seeing them sitting on the shelf lol. The best way to combat the price gouging is they need to rework copyright and say if a company doesn't release the game in some form after say a decade, it's public domain but not for resell, something like that.
As a fan of both you and RGT85, thank you for calling that shit out. It’s true, people like me who love retro gaming we just wanna play the games. I respect the collector’s perspective but me, I play these games because they’re fun. It’s true that retro gaming is so expensive that most of us can’t play them on native hardware. Look whether it’s in retro gaming, music, politics, or what ever, gate keeping is so wack and I’m glad you guys called it out. Also screw anyone who would say disparaging things about kids. Losers, all of them.
I used to have a separate webcam on the systems I streamed on, whether it was an original vintage console, an aftermarket clone system, or some random modern system with NO "prestige" like the Wii U, but I stopped because I didn't want to be seen as seeking clout, I just thought the means by which people played their games was interesting. This was especially true of my Analogue consoles, I only have those because I wanted to play my childhood copies of the game in real-time while I reminisced about them, and I think the alluring mystique of exclusivity is so unwarranted. Just play the games in a way that's attainable and meaningful for YOU.
Just want to say - I found you from your DkOldie videos, and your content is great. I can see you having a successful RUclips career, if that’s what you want to accomplish.
Man I was at a flea market and this guy was trying to sell an Atari 2600 for 150. I thought at first it was a good deal until I took a closer look. It was practically gutted. No cartridge port, missing half of the switches and I'm pretty sure it had gunk stuck in it's power port
Checking in from 3 months in the future. You get that Nintendo Power graded? Typically I don't like graded items because it renders the media sterile. Games should be played, comics should be read, etcetera, but from a preservative standpoint I fully support the effort. That's so cool that you have such fondness for that magazine and it would probably bring you happiness to be able to display it. You do you. Gatekeepers are super easy to deal with. Ignore them. I've got my Switch and my GameCube hooked up to a giant flat screen TV in my office. If anyone told me I was doing it wrong the answer is, "Whatever kid. Stay off my lawn and go do your homework." Seriously, don't let these people live rent free in your brain. I find it amusing that I have been labeled a retro collector by the sheer fact that I've held onto the stuff I bought 25 years ago. I loved the items, so I kept them. It is what it is. Happy gaming everyone. Play however makes you happy and spread the joy.
when i reached my mid to late 30s i stopped buying everything and just bought what i'd actually want to play or have fond memories of from the past. it's cheaper and makes me much happier lol. right now i only have about 40-50 games and i'm happy with that. i can't wrap my head around the idea of buying stuff because you think it might be worth a lot of money. i also don't have an issues with emulation especially older games that you can't buy anymore except from another owner that's marked it up significantly. i don't even want to buy an expensive game because then it feels like an investment and not something i'm going to want to risk damaging by playing. and with comic book which i used to collect, now i'll just buy paperbacks or just read them online. it got to the point where i didn't want to read them because of how expensive they were
You guys are great and knowledgeable I love hearing you all talk about gaming. I have the same problem and beef you guys have no game is worth big money no game I don't care it it's 10 20 30 Year old. No game is worth big money or consoles. All it does is hurt the people who really actually want to enjoy the game they get. Silent Hill, Illbleed, Mario games it's just people who try to get the highest price for it. I think the only games your able to get cheap are the Sega Genesis games and some Nintendo NES. Every other consoles are a headache to collect.
the reason i dont have a crt is because idk how to get it to the second floor of a building (no elevator). My parents have one unused in their bacement because they are afraid of hurting anyone (including themselves) trying to remove it.
Hoarding is a problem, and money hitting a collecting hobby is always a problem. I've had a few hobbies that I've been priced out of when people got into it looking for profit rather than just collecting for enjoyment and honest enthusiasm.
I wouldn’t be the retro gamer and collector I am today if I only got to experience old games from watching RUclips and replaying some stuff that I had personal experience with from when I was younger. It’s also because I got to play rereleases and remakes of old games, getting a super trio, and even my old (and pretty bad) atgames genesis and playing most of this stuff on an lcd tv and eventually a gaming monitor. Now I love games and consoles that I had no nostalgia for and even ones from before I was born. I still get introduced to even more retro games with official rereleases and remake’s because it’s cheaper and easy in many cases and I keep finding games that I want to get the old original versions of because of that. I love original hardware and crts now but I know just because that’s my favorite way to play it doesn’t mean it’s has to be like that for everyone and I am just happy when I see others are enjoying retro games especially when it’s people like me who have a great time with ones from before they were before the were born no matter how they play them.
It really is too bad what retro collecting has become, as someone who wants to get into I just cant because prices are insane. I am probably just going to collect the cheap stuff that i enjoy from now on
i got sculptors cut for $14.99 but at the time i hated stickers all over my games so i dont have proof other than my own brains. seeing that zelda cart gave me the piss shivers
I will not say that encapsulating a game or a comic (which are meant to be played and read, respectively) is inherently dumb because I understand the rationale of preservation, but the most ridiculous part of grading games is that they are not even worried about the functionality of the game itself. I mean, it could be broken in half inside the sealed box or a factory error with a completely different game in it (which happened to me when I bought Mario Bros 3 the week it was released). Video games are made to be PLAYED, which means they have to WORK. However, all WATA (and other services that grade games) is concerned about is the condition of the box, art, and, if applicable, how well the heat-sealed plastic and hanger tag has held up. At least with comics, they make sure all the pages are in the book and no coupons are cut out that would affect the readability of the story if the book was not encased in a plastic shell. Ridiculousness at its finest.
i actually was in the retro store the other night and there was this retro collector there being so cocky and pompus to the ladies behind the counter and it was just making me so mad like this is suppose to be a community where people help each other out not put each other down
There will be a crash at some point - it’e inevitable. Most of the people shelling out money are doing it out of nostalgia; we’re trying to recapture our childhood. Most of my collection was kept from my childhood, but I completed it in the early 2010’s before prices went crazy. At the end of the day, the next generation will inherit these from us. Frankly, anyone thinking these will retain value is incredibly naive. I’ve been saying this for years (and these sentiments have been echoed by Pat and Ian): do NOT get into video games as an investment! Do it because you love old games, do it for nostalgia, do it because you enjoy the hunt. But if you think you’re going to sell these in 20-25 years and be able to retire, you’re playing with fire. I’m appalled by the price gouging going on. Personally, I don’t care if prices plummet. It’s not why I collect. I hope everything bottoms out so the douche bags trying to price gouge get absolutely burned.
I'm a collector atair 2600 to ps5 . I got a pandora box I have all my games on it. It so fast to go from nes to n64 its pug and play. I have over 5,000 games
I wouldn't pay that price, the whole idea is to make money. It's annoying and almost like scalpers. They don't even play the game, they put it on a shelf, then that person dies and some jackass get that persons stuff.
I watched that video as soon as it was posted, and I just had to applaud RGT's honesty. I'm pretty sure more ppl on YT will come out and say the same. WATA grading that damn Mario 64 was one of the worst things to happen to the retro community. If you havn't seen Madlittlepixel's video on the WATA graded 4,000 bootleg of Rondo of Blood, that is also highly recommended. Theyre supposed to be "experts" at grading. Well expert my ass! Also, the sad thing is that Mario 64 will sit behind plastic and never be played, ever. Games were meant to be played. And play them on whatever the hell you want. I have the original consoles myself, and I play them through a Retrotink. But I also have a Retropie, and I love the thing. The only real crime would to be of these games get lost to time, never to be played again. If would make me very sad.
Dude we got some of the same problems in my community you mentioned about stores-unfortunately some of the retro shops in my area look to DKOldies as their standard of business practices :/ not all, thankfully. We still got some good shops with reasonable prices. But damn can it be disheartening when you see something marked up way higher than it ought to be. That’s life I guess. Also, totally agree with you. Gatekeepers have too much time on their hands. Best thing to do is like you said, don’t even give them the time of the day. We all got bigger things to worry about anyway.
“Play how you like, play what you want, play your own way” Even Nintendo states this with the motto for the Nintendo Switch. It’s your way to play! There is no wrong way to play a game! The only bad thing is people price gouging on kids and collectors and making fun of people who play old games. I love playing retro and modern gaming. My dad got me into the original Super Mario bros. And he tells me his memories of his gaming days and he still plays games with me. Don’t make fun of people with how they play especially if you don’t know what got them into them.
My family is actually collectors of a lot of things. Movies, tv, books, games. It’s pop culture! Let people live their lives how they want to live their life. As long as they don’t break the law what’s wrong with that? Nothing
I have a sealed Duck Tales 2 that I've wanted to get graded for a while, but I don't want to send it because the turn around time is a year. Very nice SONY Trinitron, that bad boy was designed to play video games.
Man you pumped me up. I DO wanna play retro games. What a solid pep talk. Paused the video at 21:26 and I'm heading out to start my collection. Short on money though so I'm gonna have to rob my local game store. BRB. EDIT: YO just got back and WHAT A HAUL let's continue the video! EDIT EDIT: Aw shit dude I let you down I'm sorry
I collect cause it's a fun hobby it's kinda sad how serious it's taken and how money grubbers like DKOldies and other places exist. Graded games just seem like scams/rip-offs or just exist to launder money lmao
I 100% agrees and that 2 kids and thiers dad shouldnt have to deal with no life basement dwellers its about play the games enjoy them and show them for the new gen of players
Personally I love those clone consoles and hope they keep getting made. It's a great way to keep playing your old games especially with how expensive real hardware is. Let people be happy.
I wanted to add another problem about retro games and that is the scumbag resellers. I don't mean people that resell cause I resell. What I mean is the people who have no interest in this hobby who buy up the Minis to resell just to make a buck. Like the people you see at flea markets and thrift stores scanning all the games with their phones. I belive it hurts the hobby and takes away from the people who want to enjoy the items.
Speculative Investing in the retro gaming as well as collusion from those investors with WATA and auction houses to grade games announce when😢 games sell high snd then hopefully raise the floor on pricing for everyone
19:25 thank you I dont want to see an CRT ever in my life again. They mess up my back and im only 40 years old. Those CRT/ tube TVs if there around 30 inches just hope you can bench press 300 pounds especially the Sony Wega which I left it in my old house since I cant carry that TV alone. I have my 47 inch LG flat screen TV that all it has is a great response time for gaming for an LCD TV from 2012. that is 120hz. It only weighs 30 pounds.
Like all collectible items or antique items, prices will go down. This market in particular is overblown, overvalued, oversaturated and will collapse. They made millions of these games and consoles. You just have to look elsewhere for them and not websites or eBay. Every garage sale in my area here in the Midwest always has someone selling their old NES games, N64, PS1, Sega Saturn etc. etc.
This isn't new it's all started with metaljesusrock making videos of hidden gems inflating the retro game market way before Wata and DKoldies. No one takes RGT85 seriously he still crying about non-existing "Switch pro" that RUclipsrs made up for the last 5 years.
Emulation and modded consoles are the only real solution at this point. I myself have a soft-modded OG Xbox, a Fat PS2 with a SATA adaptor with an SSD drive, and a GameCube with a GC loader clone from AliExpress. It's so much cheaper to find just the original hardware. Modify it and get all your roms/isos online. I absolutely refuse to feed the beast that is the retro-gaming bubble.
My copy of Dark Sector on Xbox 360 has a Blockbuster sticker on it; keeping it on. Its too nostalgic. RGT is right though; some collector are ridiculous online. Happy I got a ps2, no crt; people gave me shit. Got a crt, and people gave me shit for it being a small crt. ☠️ I now play on my hdtv and have zero issue with it. It works perfectly fine for me. F those annoying people in comment sections. 😂
I understand normies only want to play the games and that's fantastic ! I would never criticize people like that . But we do need some gate keeping in the gaming community because of folks like Limited Run Games and the SJW activist Anita Sarkisian! People shouldnt be fired from their job because of different political beliefs! Gaming shouldnt be a hobby only for Democrat / Leftists !
i disagree. gatekeepers are not the biggest problem cause you can ignore them. i play my own things without care. the biggest issue is the prices of the retro market. the only way to avoid it is through emulation or hacking consoles cause everything is more expensive ontop of the cost of living and scarce with more people getting into the hobby.
Let’s be honest, at least the kids are playing retro games. Maybe I’m wrong, but I think it would be pointless if the dad got them a proper CRTV and a authentic console if they got a PS5 or any modern console laying around. They were probably playing retro games out of curiosity. They’ll put down the controller and never touch it again lol
people who gatekeep because they are on a clone console are some of the biggest losers i've ever seen. when i started down the retro gaming rabbit hole i started with a clone console, the Retron 3, was the emulation perfect? no but i didn't care because i was able to play these old games with the actual cartridge and i was happy about it. everyone starts somewhere and clone consoles are the easiest (and cheapest) way to go.
Iv been buying a lot of Japanese imports for the sega saturn and dreamcast American releases are way over priced not to mention I put a hard drive in my ps2 with over 100 games because I'm not gonna pay 800 for rule of rose they can 800 dollar these nuts
I think graded games will kill the collecting. Theres been some people claiming Wata has graded repro games and people are grading like modern games which is insane. Look at the sports card market. I think also with the continued making of mini systems... The games will drop off in price. Look at what happens when they added N64 games to switch. Seems like as soon as they did, the N64 game prices dropped off. I think it all depends on the generation of people and what age they are.
Not gunna lie either , he got a lot of shit in the Sega Saturn Facebook community because of this video which ironically from elitist! Like he mentioned in the video ! He litterally proved from that video alone people sticking their nose in ! It’s really sad ! I feel for him he has a handful of valid points ! Hang in their RGT
I avoid blockbuster stickers n64 carts and move on… but I have kept some as placeholders cart until I can replace them for a cleaner copy. I absolutely hate Hollywood Video etched carts argh😡 luckily most etched the back of the cart which I have madden carts to replace them with 😅.
At the end of it all at least my children are being raised right with original hardware on a CRT. Not under false pretenses with emulation and pixelation.
You keep defaming DKOLDIES and joey, everything I have ordered has been perfect. Reviewtechusa video was fake. I hope the DK family sues all you youtubers for your lies
I am allowed to have negative opinions on a company and give my honest review. You must not have been around RUclips very long 😂 saying a company charges outrageous prices is not a crime 😂
Love, love, love this video and the message. It breaks my heart that there are people out there that would send hate to a father who is sharing something with his kids that I'm sure is very special to him. I can't tell you how happy it made my sister and me that her daughters love to play video games. We love getting to share and play the games we grew up with with them and seeing how much fun they have is priceless. My parents had my sister and me playing Atari and NES when we were around the same age as your daughter. I guess you could say we're carrying on a family tradition. These are honestly some of our best memories growing up.
I just have to say that Karl Jobst is an absolute legend :)
I like your commentary man, I think you've got great insights
Thank you dude 😊
CGC is the grading company you were thinking about
That’s right thank you 😊
I keep the Blockbuster and Hollywood stickers on my games because memories
RGT rules!
I'm sad that I got into retro collecting a little too late, since everyone's in on it now and people found out how to maximize profit off of it
As much as I like to play on original hardware, it takes a lot of room and money of course, and a lot of the time I just go to emulate the games on my pc. I collect and play the way I want to, and other people should play and collect how they want too, and not feel bad about it. Not everyone has time, money, or space for people to play games how gatekeepers want them to. Some aspects of certain games are lost on new hardware, but most of the time it really shouldn't matter to a normal person as long as they have access to the game. If people don't want to haul a 200 pound crt into their home that will probably break in the next year, they don't have to, and they shouldn't get flamed for it. And they shouldn't have to buy them for $300 from a reseller that knows they are scamming people.
Honestly, if companies worked more on preserving the past games and making them available on each system digitally, we probably would eliminate most of the issue with retro collecting. Most people just want to play a game they remember as a kid that they can't find anymore, or a game they didn't know about, and it pops up on their RUclips feed and it piques their interest.
If you could just boot up your Xbox, Playstation, or Switch and download it between $5-15, the sellers would have to drop their prices.
Mannnn u r absolutely 💯 right great video I'm new to ur channel appreciate u keep up the awesome work
Thank you dude. I didnt know it was this bad, hearing the father story and him being berated by snide stagnant clods who can't let others just have fun and be supportive. That got me heated.
I’m glad you liked the video dude I really appreciate it bro 😊
If you want to feed your children nothing but junk food I guess all that I can say is at least you feed them.
@@RectWizard Of course dude. Keep it up, gotta keep people informed, and you do it great man.
@@SoulforSale And if I decide to feed you love, then you'll eat it without a fight. So I'm gonna stuff you full of love you ungrateful accident of happiness.
@@SoulforSale this is such a weird take when we're talking about passing on our love of old video games. I guess if you don't have access to old hardware and games anymore physically, it's better for your 10 year old to play some new crap instead because they're not good enough for retro games?
Such an odd take, seriously. By the way in case you missed it, YOU are what's wrong with retro gaming today. IT'S ABOUT THE GAMES!
Probably the best video I've seen on your channel
Thank you 🙏 that means a lot
Heartfelt video, agree the way keep this hobby alive is showing it to the next generation no matter the way. Whenever i talk to people at my local game store they're never as toxic as online. The gatekeepers only feel comfortable criticizing people online 😂
CGC for grading comics
I recently got a Sega Dreamcast because I never had one as a kid and I love it
The only way to find a good CRT TV is by going to a place that fixes them up and then resells them
I will never understand people who want to gatekeep hobbies....kiiiiiiiiinda cringe.
I mean, clone consoles introduce issues themselves from introducing glitches to ripping contact pins off the cart. Destroying the game or just damaging it.
Also, a 22 to 24 inch crt is lightweight and small enough to enjoy. Also literally the only way to play a light gun game with a lightgun. Also they're free, if you're paying hundreds for one then you're making a big mistake and being taken advantage of
There are plenty of great games on each console that are under sub 30 usd and many under 10. So yeah
Also price will drop rock bottom just like Atari 2600 and colecovision etc
Loving these video man keep them up
Thank you 😊
If the sticker is clean then yeah I keep it on. I don’t mind used slightly worn classic games. Especially when bought from a fellow retro game player that wants to see the game played. I understand wanting to just collect the game but I open my old games I buy to play. I make friends cry because they can’t stand to see a brand new classic opened lol. I never plan to sell any of my clsssic stuff. My kids use them as well. You can see the years of west and tear of someone’s old system and think how many good memories were made playing these devices.
glad i found a new channel to watch keep up the good work
Awesome, thank you! Means a lot 😊
Earthbound never made sense to me, it was everywhere for years after the SNES was discontinued. I literally bought 2 new copies that the Walmart I was at had for $2 each at the freaking midnight launch of the GameCube. I did it just because I got tired of seeing them sitting on the shelf lol. The best way to combat the price gouging is they need to rework copyright and say if a company doesn't release the game in some form after say a decade, it's public domain but not for resell, something like that.
As a fan of both you and RGT85, thank you for calling that shit out. It’s true, people like me who love retro gaming we just wanna play the games. I respect the collector’s perspective but me, I play these games because they’re fun. It’s true that retro gaming is so expensive that most of us can’t play them on native hardware.
Look whether it’s in retro gaming, music, politics, or what ever, gate keeping is so wack and I’m glad you guys called it out. Also screw anyone who would say disparaging things about kids. Losers, all of them.
I used to have a separate webcam on the systems I streamed on, whether it was an original vintage console, an aftermarket clone system, or some random modern system with NO "prestige" like the Wii U, but I stopped because I didn't want to be seen as seeking clout, I just thought the means by which people played their games was interesting. This was especially true of my Analogue consoles, I only have those because I wanted to play my childhood copies of the game in real-time while I reminisced about them, and I think the alluring mystique of exclusivity is so unwarranted.
Just play the games in a way that's attainable and meaningful for YOU.
Just want to say - I found you from your DkOldie videos, and your content is great. I can see you having a successful RUclips career, if that’s what you want to accomplish.
Man I was at a flea market and this guy was trying to sell an Atari 2600 for 150. I thought at first it was a good deal until I took a closer look. It was practically gutted. No cartridge port, missing half of the switches and I'm pretty sure it had gunk stuck in it's power port
Checking in from 3 months in the future. You get that Nintendo Power graded? Typically I don't like graded items because it renders the media sterile. Games should be played, comics should be read, etcetera, but from a preservative standpoint I fully support the effort. That's so cool that you have such fondness for that magazine and it would probably bring you happiness to be able to display it. You do you.
Gatekeepers are super easy to deal with. Ignore them. I've got my Switch and my GameCube hooked up to a giant flat screen TV in my office. If anyone told me I was doing it wrong the answer is, "Whatever kid. Stay off my lawn and go do your homework." Seriously, don't let these people live rent free in your brain.
I find it amusing that I have been labeled a retro collector by the sheer fact that I've held onto the stuff I bought 25 years ago. I loved the items, so I kept them. It is what it is.
Happy gaming everyone. Play however makes you happy and spread the joy.
I have a copy of the first Nintendo power too and if mine was really minty, I would totally consider getting it graded.
when i reached my mid to late 30s i stopped buying everything and just bought what i'd actually want to play or have fond memories of from the past. it's cheaper and makes me much happier lol. right now i only have about 40-50 games and i'm happy with that. i can't wrap my head around the idea of buying stuff because you think it might be worth a lot of money. i also don't have an issues with emulation especially older games that you can't buy anymore except from another owner that's marked it up significantly. i don't even want to buy an expensive game because then it feels like an investment and not something i'm going to want to risk damaging by playing. and with comic book which i used to collect, now i'll just buy paperbacks or just read them online. it got to the point where i didn't want to read them because of how expensive they were
You guys are great and knowledgeable I love hearing you all talk about gaming. I have the same problem and beef you guys have no game is worth big money no game I don't care it it's 10 20 30 Year old. No game is worth big money or consoles. All it does is hurt the people who really actually want to enjoy the game they get. Silent Hill, Illbleed, Mario games it's just people who try to get the highest price for it. I think the only games your able to get cheap are the Sega Genesis games and some Nintendo NES. Every other consoles are a headache to collect.
the reason i dont have a crt is because idk how to get it to the second floor of a building (no elevator). My parents have one unused in their bacement because they are afraid of hurting anyone (including themselves) trying to remove it.
Great video. You’re never too old keep on playing.
Absolutely! 😊
Hoarding is a problem, and money hitting a collecting hobby is always a problem. I've had a few hobbies that I've been priced out of when people got into it looking for profit rather than just collecting for enjoyment and honest enthusiasm.
Wata is a scam. They graded a fake pokemon game.
I wouldn’t be the retro gamer and collector I am today if I only got to experience old games from watching RUclips and replaying some stuff that I had personal experience with from when I was younger. It’s also because I got to play rereleases and remakes of old games, getting a super trio, and even my old (and pretty bad) atgames genesis and playing most of this stuff on an lcd tv and eventually a gaming monitor. Now I love games and consoles that I had no nostalgia for and even ones from before I was born. I still get introduced to even more retro games with official rereleases and remake’s because it’s cheaper and easy in many cases and I keep finding games that I want to get the old original versions of because of that. I love original hardware and crts now but I know just because that’s my favorite way to play it doesn’t mean it’s has to be like that for everyone and I am just happy when I see others are enjoying retro games especially when it’s people like me who have a great time with ones from before they were before the were born no matter how they play them.
It really is too bad what retro collecting has become, as someone who wants to get into I just cant because prices are insane. I am probably just going to collect the cheap stuff that i enjoy from now on
i got sculptors cut for $14.99 but at the time i hated stickers all over my games so i dont have proof other than my own brains. seeing that zelda cart gave me the piss shivers
I will not say that encapsulating a game or a comic (which are meant to be played and read, respectively) is inherently dumb because I understand the rationale of preservation, but the most ridiculous part of grading games is that they are not even worried about the functionality of the game itself. I mean, it could be broken in half inside the sealed box or a factory error with a completely different game in it (which happened to me when I bought Mario Bros 3 the week it was released). Video games are made to be PLAYED, which means they have to WORK. However, all WATA (and other services that grade games) is concerned about is the condition of the box, art, and, if applicable, how well the heat-sealed plastic and hanger tag has held up. At least with comics, they make sure all the pages are in the book and no coupons are cut out that would affect the readability of the story if the book was not encased in a plastic shell. Ridiculousness at its finest.
i actually was in the retro store the other night and there was this retro collector there being so cocky and pompus to the ladies behind the counter and it was just making me so mad like this is suppose to be a community where people help each other out not put each other down
If it’s a blockbuster sticker I leave it
I actually like to leave on the Blockbuster stickers
There will be a crash at some point - it’e inevitable. Most of the people shelling out money are doing it out of nostalgia; we’re trying to recapture our childhood. Most of my collection was kept from my childhood, but I completed it in the early 2010’s before prices went crazy. At the end of the day, the next generation will inherit these from us. Frankly, anyone thinking these will retain value is incredibly naive. I’ve been saying this for years (and these sentiments have been echoed by Pat and Ian): do NOT get into video games as an investment! Do it because you love old games, do it for nostalgia, do it because you enjoy the hunt. But if you think you’re going to sell these in 20-25 years and be able to retire, you’re playing with fire.
I’m appalled by the price gouging going on. Personally, I don’t care if prices plummet. It’s not why I collect. I hope everything bottoms out so the douche bags trying to price gouge get absolutely burned.
I always keep the Blockbuster stickers or any other movie rental Mom and Pops shops back in the day on video games.
I'm a collector atair 2600 to ps5 .
I got a pandora box I have all my games on it. It so fast to go from nes to n64 its pug and play. I have over 5,000 games
I wouldn't pay that price, the whole idea is to make money. It's annoying and almost like scalpers. They don't even play the game, they put it on a shelf, then that person dies and some jackass get that persons stuff.
I watched that video as soon as it was posted, and I just had to applaud RGT's honesty. I'm pretty sure more ppl on YT will come out and say the same. WATA grading that damn Mario 64 was one of the worst things to happen to the retro community. If you havn't seen Madlittlepixel's video on the WATA graded 4,000 bootleg of Rondo of Blood, that is also highly recommended. Theyre supposed to be "experts" at grading. Well expert my ass! Also, the sad thing is that Mario 64 will sit behind plastic and never be played, ever. Games were meant to be played. And play them on whatever the hell you want. I have the original consoles myself, and I play them through a Retrotink. But I also have a Retropie, and I love the thing. The only real crime would to be of these games get lost to time, never to be played again. If would make me very sad.
I agree with what he said in the video I enjoy video games however I play video games retro or modern
Dude we got some of the same problems in my community you mentioned about stores-unfortunately some of the retro shops in my area look to DKOldies as their standard of business practices :/ not all, thankfully. We still got some good shops with reasonable prices. But damn can it be disheartening when you see something marked up way higher than it ought to be. That’s life I guess. Also, totally agree with you. Gatekeepers have too much time on their hands. Best thing to do is like you said, don’t even give them the time of the day. We all got bigger things to worry about anyway.
“Play how you like, play what you want, play your own way”
Even Nintendo states this with the motto for the Nintendo Switch. It’s your way to play! There is no wrong way to play a game! The only bad thing is people price gouging on kids and collectors and making fun of people who play old games. I love playing retro and modern gaming. My dad got me into the original Super Mario bros. And he tells me his memories of his gaming days and he still plays games with me. Don’t make fun of people with how they play especially if you don’t know what got them into them.
My family is actually collectors of a lot of things. Movies, tv, books, games. It’s pop culture! Let people live their lives how they want to live their life. As long as they don’t break the law what’s wrong with that? Nothing
I have a sealed Duck Tales 2 that I've wanted to get graded for a while, but I don't want to send it because the turn around time is a year. Very nice SONY Trinitron, that bad boy was designed to play video games.
Man you pumped me up. I DO wanna play retro games. What a solid pep talk. Paused the video at 21:26 and I'm heading out to start my collection. Short on money though so I'm gonna have to rob my local game store. BRB.
EDIT: YO just got back and WHAT A HAUL let's continue the video!
EDIT EDIT: Aw shit dude I let you down I'm sorry
I collect cause it's a fun hobby
it's kinda sad how serious it's taken and how money grubbers like DKOldies and other places exist. Graded games just seem like scams/rip-offs or just exist to launder money lmao
I 100% agrees and that 2 kids and thiers dad shouldnt have to deal with no life basement dwellers its about play the games enjoy them and show them for the new gen of players
I have a sealed Nocturne for ps2 and when I bought it from my local game store online I didnt realize it was sealed until I got it lol
Personally I love those clone consoles and hope they keep getting made. It's a great way to keep playing your old games especially with how expensive real hardware is. Let people be happy.
I use a clone console to save ware and tear on my original console.
I spotted God of War 2 ,water grade not sure, goin for more than $1,000
I wanted to add another problem about retro games and that is the scumbag resellers. I don't mean people that resell cause I resell. What I mean is the people who have no interest in this hobby who buy up the Minis to resell just to make a buck. Like the people you see at flea markets and thrift stores scanning all the games with their phones. I belive it hurts the hobby and takes away from the people who want to enjoy the items.
Love your content! Keep it up
Speculative Investing in the retro gaming as well as collusion from those investors with WATA and auction houses to grade games announce when😢 games sell high snd then hopefully raise the floor on pricing for everyone
19:25 thank you I dont want to see an CRT ever in my life again. They mess up my back and im only 40 years old. Those CRT/ tube TVs if there around 30 inches just hope you can bench press 300 pounds especially the Sony Wega which I left it in my old house since I cant carry that TV alone. I have my 47 inch LG flat screen TV that all it has is a great response time for gaming for an LCD TV from 2012. that is 120hz. It only weighs 30 pounds.
The gatekeeping we should be doing is against companies like WATA or DK oldies 🤮
- also you give me john hancock (youtuber) but unhinged vibes
Big fan of John been watching him for years 😊
Like all collectible items or antique items, prices will go down. This market in particular is overblown, overvalued, oversaturated and will collapse. They made millions of these games and consoles. You just have to look elsewhere for them and not websites or eBay. Every garage sale in my area here in the Midwest always has someone selling their old NES games, N64, PS1, Sega Saturn etc. etc.
This isn't new it's all started with metaljesusrock making videos of hidden gems inflating the retro game market way before Wata and DKoldies. No one takes RGT85 seriously he still crying about non-existing "Switch pro" that RUclipsrs made up for the last 5 years.
Emulation and modded consoles are the only real solution at this point.
I myself have a soft-modded OG Xbox, a Fat PS2 with a SATA adaptor with an SSD drive, and a GameCube with a GC loader clone from AliExpress.
It's so much cheaper to find just the original hardware. Modify it and get all your roms/isos online.
I absolutely refuse to feed the beast that is the retro-gaming bubble.
My copy of Dark Sector on Xbox 360 has a Blockbuster sticker on it; keeping it on. Its too nostalgic. RGT is right though; some collector are ridiculous online. Happy I got a ps2, no crt; people gave me shit. Got a crt, and people gave me shit for it being a small crt. ☠️ I now play on my hdtv and have zero issue with it. It works perfectly fine for me. F those annoying people in comment sections. 😂
Blockbuster , Hollywood videos i Would leave but GameStop stickers on the other hand ……
Same 😂
I understand normies only want to play the games and that's fantastic ! I would never criticize people like that .
But we do need some gate keeping in the gaming community because of folks like Limited Run Games and the SJW activist Anita Sarkisian! People shouldnt be fired from their job because of different political beliefs! Gaming shouldnt be a hobby only for Democrat / Leftists !
i disagree. gatekeepers are not the biggest problem cause you can ignore them. i play my own things without care. the biggest issue is the prices of the retro market. the only way to avoid it is through emulation or hacking consoles cause everything is more expensive ontop of the cost of living and scarce with more people getting into the hobby.
Let’s be honest, at least the kids are playing retro games. Maybe I’m wrong, but I think it would be pointless if the dad got them a proper CRTV and a authentic console if they got a PS5 or any modern console laying around. They were probably playing retro games out of curiosity. They’ll put down the controller and never touch it again lol
people who gatekeep because they are on a clone console are some of the biggest losers i've ever seen. when i started down the retro gaming rabbit hole i started with a clone console, the Retron 3, was the emulation perfect? no but i didn't care because i was able to play these old games with the actual cartridge and i was happy about it. everyone starts somewhere and clone consoles are the easiest (and cheapest) way to go.
Iv been buying a lot of Japanese imports for the sega saturn and dreamcast American releases are way over priced not to mention I put a hard drive in my ps2 with over 100 games because I'm not gonna pay 800 for rule of rose they can 800 dollar these nuts
I think graded games will kill the collecting. Theres been some people claiming Wata has graded repro games and people are grading like modern games which is insane. Look at the sports card market. I think also with the continued making of mini systems... The games will drop off in price. Look at what happens when they added N64 games to switch. Seems like as soon as they did, the N64 game prices dropped off. I think it all depends on the generation of people and what age they are.
Not gunna lie either , he got a lot of shit in the Sega Saturn Facebook community because of this video which ironically from elitist! Like he mentioned in the video ! He litterally proved from that video alone people sticking their nose in ! It’s really sad ! I feel for him he has a handful of valid points ! Hang in their RGT
I avoid blockbuster stickers n64 carts and move on… but I have kept some as placeholders cart until I can replace them for a cleaner copy.
I absolutely hate Hollywood Video etched carts argh😡 luckily most etched the back of the cart which I have madden carts to replace them with 😅.
Retro gaming, just buy Chinese flash carts fuck wasting so much money.
Take the stickers off disc games, blockbuster and other video rental stores sent alot of ps2s into a early death of laser readers
At the end of it all at least my children are being raised right with original hardware on a CRT. Not under false pretenses with emulation and pixelation.
You keep defaming DKOLDIES and joey, everything I have ordered has been perfect. Reviewtechusa video was fake. I hope the DK family sues all you youtubers for your lies
Have you not seen how you have to pay an extra 60 bucks for the actual controllers for a consoles plus the all the consoles are triple the price there
I am allowed to have negative opinions on a company and give my honest review. You must not have been around RUclips very long 😂 saying a company charges outrageous prices is not a crime 😂