It sounds like the motor in the ps1 is going out and that’s why it’s making that sound it’s nice to see gamestop selling the second model of the ps1 first model has the i/o port that the og gameshark attaches too you could also connect your ps1 to a computer using that port
Spawn Wave I got a Dreamcast not long ago that was refurbished it works perfect and is quiet I heard they are loud but always wanted one and I think that was my Metroid I traded in the label looks very familiar mine was worn the same
"I had gamestop send me a box of stuff" "and they jammed it in this box" stop using phrases to make it seem like they just sent you a box of random shit. You ordered stuff. They sent you stuff it's not that deep lmao.
But I am still not happy because I wanted a little more than I paid for. I mean really? This guy bitches about no jewel case when probably got the disc free or for only a couple of bucks. This guy is such a whiny little bitch!
@@changolord93 you may be right. Myself, I buy dozens of every console, keep them in my basement for 20 years and then mod and restore them. I do this because I clearly don't buy used as well.
@@Vykk_Draygo maybe GameStop ships hundreds of these daily. They save hundreds by shipping it in what is called a CD sleeve. It is called a CD sleeve because it is designed to ship a CD. If GameStop saves money by using these, they can pass the savings on to the consumer. If it really matters that much, go buy a DVD case and spend hours making the cover look perfect for your high expectations. Personally I'd prefer savings.
Honestly I rarely see reviewers actually be prepared and get scissors, a knife or anything smart to open packaging it’s always something random like a hammer pen or even their own fingernails ffs
Its an inside joke. When he had 10k subs around then, when the nintendo switch was first coming out he did a skit with a hammer and its been an inside joke ever since.
John Chaparro John Chaparro Sorry your an idiot and don’t know how to buy retro games! Lmao You’re not that smart about buying retro games I guess? Lmao who buys retro games from EBGames ooops sorry I mean GameStop! Or even Online! Of course you will not get what you’re expecting? How much money did you waste before you realized how dumb you are buying retro games online? Lol lmao! Fucking dumbass!
He's desperately trying to make this a "hate GameStop" video. I mean, GameStop is an awful company, but it's weak to try to make things sound worse than they are.
@@somecuteanimegirl5892 *18 years, and just over a quarter(ish) the age of the game industry, but still sadly retro. Kinda. Makes me feel old for sure.
You word everything like you're letting something slide. "Weellllll it's packaged in a perfectly acceptable way and I can't think of a better way to do it, so I guess this time I'm gonna have to let it go." "Ohhhhh boy... Turns out this is a perfectly legitimate copy of the game with nothing at all fishy about it. I guess they got away with it this time."
While I by no means like anything about GameStop and how it is run, this video was trying a little too hard to crap on the items in the box. Almost no game stores disassemble games to check the battery and at most will power it on and see if it saves. Saying the original battery is somehow bad when it still works is somewhat dishonest. It's pretty labor intensive relative to what you can charge to replace video game cartridge batteries, so it's completely understandable GameStop isn't going to mess with that especially if it's still working. As for the "refurbished" PS1, I'm pretty sure they put that sticker on a used console after it is tested, or maybe it was repaired once many years ago when it was still relevant and happened to get traded back in. Interesting that it didn't work, though it could be the fault of the game as my SCPH-1001 PSX (very first gen) was picky about which games it would read when my PS2 or PS3 would read any PS1 game you threw at it. You might try buffing the Crash disc with a paper towel or cloth as if there is residual wax it might keep it from working. Resurfaced games are a mixed bag and sometimes you're better off leaving it scratched. The reason the Crash disc was in a paper sleeve is because those crappy polystyrene CD cases get cracked super easily in shipping and they probably had a ton of complaints of cracked cases, so they said "screw it, here's paper". Maybe a more durable polypropylene slim DVD case would fare better, but these are already low margin sales and even adding $0.50-1 would be cutting into their profits pretty substantially. Lastly, the Mario Kart cartridge back looked like it was a victim of the standard yellowing that happens to about 25-50% of Nintendo plastic from that era. Due to a flame retardant chemical used, chemical yellowing happens even without UV exposure. Swapping the back out for a collector wouldn't be a big deal, either, as there are probably tons of 99 cent sports games that have the same back. Overall, it felt like you were expecting everything from GameStop to be sold as if it were collector-shape eBay items and that's just a ridiculous expectation considering you're paying at or below market price for similar condition versions of these games. I found this stuff to be par for a typical used game store and no better or worse than what you'd find at most indie game stores I've been to. There's plenty of reasons to hate GameStop, but this order isn't one of them.
Many mom and pop game shops will check things like batteries. I agree it's not something that's particularly reasonable to expect from a chain store, but it is absolutely something that places that specialize in this sort of product will do.
@@matthewlemon4208 what is THIS trend with random CAPITALIZED words for NO reason but to just EMPHASIZE the way THAT I am triggered for NO apparent reason? P(t)S(d) I agree with Brandon and I earn my own money, second hand is LIKE going to a HOOKER, as long as the TITS are something else the rest is BETTER than JERKING OFF
@@pauljas007 Talk about being triggered by one capitalized word for emphasis because that type of shit doesn't just come through text genius. As for the hooker thing, no....just no.
@matthew lemon it's so odd but the Gamestops in my area are so cheap. Much cheaper than some privately owned places. The only thing i hate is they throw out boxes. The only places i go that can be considerably cheaper than Gamestop is antique stores or flea markets.
With that resurfaced Crash Bandicoot, you can also tell that it's been through the buffer by the white residue on the inner ring. Used to see that all the time with refurbished disks from Gamestop.
@Justin Grimes: Nothing wrong with resurfacing a disc to buff scratches out on disc, All data is behind the front label on the metallic surface anyways. As long a you can't see light through the disc should be okay. If you can see light through disc it is done forever and a coaster. None of my discs have scratches cause I always put games back in case after using. But, when I worked at a local family owned game store we would buff scratches out of discs for customers all the time and hardly ever had an issue. If really deep scratches we would try but tell customer if disc is done for It was not our problem (liability).
I ordered a copy of Silent Hill on PS1 to replace my missing copy. To my surprise I got a black label damn near mint copy. I was really happy. I paid $20 compared to $30+ on eBay.
but ... everything retro is easily available to be pirated already .... Why would you buy retro games at all ? Why don't you be like me and procrastinate so long to buy a Ps4 that all the games are cheap and binge buy everything in the last 5 years $150+ on sales on PSN store ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
@@noobiewatcherz9938 that the whole point of collecting for some. It's not as fun if you just play emulation. I really enjoy finding the actual games and playing everything how it was back in the day.
“I Ordered Retro Games From GameStop In 2018...And This Is What They Sent Me...Exactly What I Ordered.” Great clickbait at Gamestop’s expense as always.
Hi, I have an ongoing fear that I'll develop an immunity to gravity and just float away. It's a horrible fear to have to live with. I always travel with rocks in my pockets and I even had special shoes made with steel plates in them. It cost me $670 to have made.
@dezzz what you mean a 20 year old system had an issue reading discs...no way. Guess that’s why they have a return policy guess what I bought an Xbox one that had issues reading games is that GameStop’s fault? Helps if you don’t try and play scratches discs
Edit 2: this comment sucked how do i have so many likes "This is a box." I'm so glad you could help me finally stop wondering about the object on screen. I spent hours, staring at the thumbnail from my sub feed, thinking, contemplating, deeply pondering the possibilities of the contents of the video. My darkest nightmares could not have even foretold what would happen should you have said "This is not a box." Friend, I thank you. This is truly a great day. Edit: I've actually never seen a Metroid Fusion pak, I always emulated, and when my N3DSXL still had working R and ZR triggers, I played the VC version. Earlier this year I picked up Metroid Prime 3 from GameStop for somewhere between $9 and $12. Was pretty happy with the purchase, even though the box it came in had some crusty orange stuff all over it. I was slightly more amazed by the dirtiness of the case than the insane deal I was getting. For all I knew the game was new without the original case because the disc had no scratches, nicks, bumps, etc. on either side. Either someone took great care of their disc before selling it (thank you!) or they had to start getting rid of Wii boxes to make room and this copy just never sold. Either way I'm impressed.
@@SmashyPlays Yes. Justin Y. comments that are just forced random jojo references get thousands of likes. Also, by the time i commented that it doesn't have nearly as much likes as it is does now.
What a lame, boring video. Was expecting to see something noteworthy. I'm gonna start making videos of me unboxing regular products purchased from regular stores. It's gonna be epic!
@@osha_t4 I was thinking of it more like "I ordered some PS games from GameStop ...and THIS is what they sent me!" My fault for trying to read between the lines and failing lol. I really didn't think someone would make a RUclips video of someone opening a box of ho-hum items. I thought there was going to be a dead rat or at least a BROKEN game or something. Talk about lackluster lol
@@scangittman9952 Many people complain that the box gamestop sends you have items in bad shape or not even the items they ordered, this guy bought a box himself to see it and show to the subscribers what to really expect when buying one
A GameStop refurbished console not reading discs? That's unfortunately something I've seen before. Got a Wii a while ago, I was able to find 3 different employee initials on it confirming it was all good to go, yet it wouldn't read anything haha.
A jewel case is not much safer to "ship" a game. If the middle pins break down the disc can move all over the case and get scratched. Other reason is probably for storage. Jewel cases take way more inventory space than simple slips.
He complains that the disc came in a paper sleeve, but he'd probably also complain if it came in a jewel case and the front was cracked or a pin broke and scratched the disc, like you said. Guy seems a bit strange.
After hearing/seeing all the hype/complaints, I had to try this. So in November I order a PSX and 5 games for $60. They came 8 days later and everything worked just fine. Nothing brand new, one game was in box, otherwise in sleeves. I mean for $60 i feel like it was a deal. Anecdotal but it's so cheap, I feel like it was worth the "risk."
I feel you have everything backwards on the whole game stop thing. I would never expect GameStop to replace game batteries but I would expect them to inspect / referb the consoles. I am not a GameStop fan boy, but i feel you are just way off base on this one. For the amount you are paying for the game you can open it up fire up the iron and do 30 seconds of work. I would not trust my 17 year old son to do this as a part of his part time job after school.
They dont fix it at the store, they send it off to "professionals" and they "refurbish" it. And it doesnt matter the price, they said it was "refurbished" meaning they fixed it and it should work with no problems, and if there are any, send it back. You shouldn't have to fix it yourself no matter how quick you can do it. You paid for it to come in working perfectly, not fix something they goofed up on
@@MightyOwl_01 he shouldn't when he's working a part time retail job for the summer...good for you if u did that as a kid but it should not be expected
Wait why does this guy get mad about the Pokémon game having a replaced battery but also gets mad when the snes game has the real battery. He definitely wanted to get this box which he ordered specifically and wanted everything to be fake or broken or whatever and didn’t get what he wanted
@@vulxxx it’s beginner as hell, that’s why, if you’re a gaming store, with access to repair equipment and the guarantee of refurbishing, you’d expect them to open it up and simply solder a battery, especially since it’s so easy, but they don’t, like at all.
I worked at an EB shortly before/during the GameStop transition. I picked up quite a few old nes and SNES games for 1/10th the cost of many today. It's sad to see how much that company has fallen off, our EB store was clean, organized, had a playable ps2, Xbox, and GameCube which we would rotate new games into. They had retro games and systems. Today's GameStop is trash.
"I ordered a bunch of stuff from Gamestop and I assume it will all be wrong and bad. Now I will make you sit through 20 minutes of me mostly being wrong."
@RoseWolfz Prime And the overpriced memory cards and the fact that Gamestop didnt really get a lot of games for it - at least in my area they didnt. Personally, for me it was the rear touch pad of the Vita that I didnt like. Always bumping it and shit lol.
"Did they change the laser?" Early models did have laser problems, yes, due to thermal reactive plastics used next to the power supply, but I went through 3 PlayStation consoles, from the original with RCA Ports as well as a Multi-out for A/V and a Parallel Port on the back to the version that dropped the RCA ports but still had a Parallel Port, to the version that didn't have the Parallel Port. All of them stopped working eventually, just wouldn't turn on. It was a pretty common issue in this part of Texas due to both humidity and heat. I did buy a PSX with LCD screen and it's still chuggin' along like a champion.
I absolutely love your channel! The first video I watched was when you checked out the refurbished consoles from Gamestop. Ever since I decided to subscribe and receive the notifications. Watched the game awards with you and many of the other viewers! Great stuff!!!
@HicksZ34 The refurbished systems I seen was an Xbox 360 and a PS3 system. They weren't the greatest and he does not recommend getting a system from there that's refurbished haha. And I'm not too sure, it must of been an older video.
ya there's no clickbait in the title. He ordered stuff from gamestop and he does a video showing the quality of each item he received. If you thought it meant anything else its on you for not understanding.
you are trying so hard to shit on gamestop here in the title, it seems like that they sent you a random box full of games, but LITERALLY at the beginning section of the video, you said that you hand-picked all the items to be delivered to you. This seems a bit desparate.
he never said they sent him a random box full of games in the title. You just assumed what the title meant and were wrong. he was just making a video reviewing random retro games/console/accessories and letting people know what they can expect from gamestop.
I got really excited when you said that they sell retro games on their website. I went to their website and turn out they don't have any retro games on their swedish website :(
I used to work at GameStop. They aren't supposed to take games without labels or with tape on them. And as far as the old systems, they have no way to test them. They make sure all the cables and controller is there and they just send them back to the warehouse. Same with old controllers. They can only test the last 2 systems generations (Xbox 360, Xbox One, PS3, PS4 and those games). Handhelds can be tested when they come in and should be. Pretty much everything that comes in that is an older generation, a sticker prints that says return to warehouse, it goes into a drawer and is sent back once a week.
@@blarghts It's unlikely they would. They don't want to have to spend any money they don't have to. I can't tell you how many times my first manager at GameStop invested her own money into the store buying cleaning products, vacuum cleaners (because they would send us used ones that wouldn't work), etc. and never got paid back by the company. We had so many things that were broken that had to be fixed over the time we were there. and it would take months to get it done. Our security system was messed up for like 4 months until they finally sent someone.
I was a manager (sga) at gamestop till earlier this month. We took all retro games and systems in on trade and they get sent to warehouse. Gamestop resells our retro trade ins via the online site. The thing is though, the way gamestop outlets and warehouses process packages and mail they dont usually use bubble wrap or cushion they just throw them right in the box. They arrive with cracked cases and sometimes worse. We aren't limited to what we take either. We are allowed to take in retro games without cases so most likely you might get shipped a game in a yellow little sleeve if warehouse was (and likely will be) lazy. I wouldn't suggest ordering from the website. Ever. For retro games OR modern games due to the way they are handled. Go into the store if you want modern games, go to local retro shops for older games. Gamestops warehouse does NOT care if you get something in working condition or not. Trust me.
I've only had like 2 problems in the 10 years I've shopped there, one was they gave me a game without the disc and said their inventory was right, so waste of 45$ and then I got a 360 that broke after like 6 months other than that no problems
The only problem I have is they try to convince me to get the gamestop rewards card each time I shop there, which i only go there about 3 times a year.
3/4 of the comments on this video: -whining and b****ing about him doing exactly what you’d expect in the video based on the video title Don’t complain and say his titles are clickbait if he’s doing EXACTLY what his titles say in the videos. Go whine about something pointless somewhere else.
Ahh Gamestop when i'm not paying attention, the good ol days. just a few years ago i went to binge buy a buy 2 get 1 free USED games deals IN STORE and asked for Uncharted 1,2 etc... and they gave me 2 copies of Uncharted 2 .... Can't believe i have to check the damn discs before i leave the store to make sure they give me the right game .
lol Gamestop employees were not allowed / don't really have time to open Gameboy games to check the battery, at least when I worked there back in 2006. Maybe the distribution center could? Idk.
Wrong. Those cases break very easily during shipment. Often times ps1 discs are very strong and will do much better just in a sleeve unless you like your games come with broken glass.
The saddest thing I read from r/gamecollecting is that this guy was telling us in a thread that when he worked in the warehouse that packed all the retro games for GameStop that they would take the large jewel cases from Sega Saturn and PS1 and throw them out for reasons that it would require bigger packages to ship the games.
They may not stay open for that long. They have about 700 million in the bank from the sale of their cellphone division, with massive debt. They want out.
It's almost certainly not personal, his GameStop console breakdown videos did really well and the algorithm favours new videos in a discernible high-view series (not all of the channel's Gamestop videos, just the ones with similar titles to this one.) There's no reason for him not to keep on making similar content, especially when the channel still has a wide variety of other content and the algorithm's really favoring these videos in particular.
It's too bad GameStop doesn't take more effort to differentiate the conditions of the games they have for sale. I for one would be more inclined to order if I knew whether or not the game came w book & box or not.
Basically dont expect any disc ones to come CIB. I had that happen with the dreamcast stuff i ordered and i had to end up ordering replacement cases off ebay to make up for it.
I agree. As an exemployee it seemed strange to me that we had a button to differentiate between fine and defective but we could simply have a third to show in system that a game didn’t have the original box. Having a collection with a GameStop generic box in the middle is such a drag
@@Mashamazzi but if they priced the poor quality one's cheaper they could probably still move them. Their prices are more attractive than what you would pay on E-Bay.
7:10 I'm confused with how he says "most people wouldn't do this and they'd have to live with what they get"... like if any normal person just orders a used game online to play, it's pretty obvious that they wouldn't screw open the fucking cartridge and then cry about the inside... like what kind of high quality stuff do you expect when ordering used games online...
I purchased a PlayStation 1 after its original release and remember it like it was yesterday when my best friends daughter broke the unit after only 2 weeks of my owning it. She was 5 years old and had been told over and over not to run or jump around the game controller cables. CRASH !!! After that, it wouldn't boot up at all. I was so pissed, but didn't get all verbal about it. I just simply stated " Oh well, there goes that !!! ". This all happened on a Saturday and my buddy and I worked for the same corporation who worked us Monday thru Friday. Come Monday, when he came to pick me up ( we carpooled together because I was on his way to work and gave him gas money to pick me up ), I got in his pickup truck and there was a PS1 unit sitting in the middle of the bench seat. I asked him, " Hey, what's up with that PlayStation ?? ". He said, " That's yours ". I was all, " Dude, that's your wife's PlayStation, she's going to kill you !!! ". He simply stated after a chuckle, " You let me worry about that ". lol. He was so goofy. We lost him to a heart attack about 22 years ago. Dennis had a heart of Gold. His wife, Jenny, also left us about 2 years ago. Sidenote: Life is precious, people, live your life to the fullest and have as much fun as you can while living day to day.
Matthew Curreri you two are spot on. I would also wear gloves because of the console. I just don’t trust trade ins because of dead roaches found inside some of them.
I order from Gamestop all the time, and I would say 1 out of every 10 games I purchase have an issue. I never have a problem bringing to a store to get my money back though. Same with systems. I recently bought a Gamestop refurbished Wii U and it came mint with all the stickers on it. Works great and looks brand new.
It's like watching a kid on christmas trying to open a box. You cut the sides first and never down the middle in order to prevent slicing open an invoice or return slip. What's worst is you call yourself a gamer with a shopping list like that.
Unless you are lucky probably not since the "retro craze" hit. I used to dig through bins of games at shops or flea markets $1 a game and find hidden gems like rare games or first prints of games, etc. Now the same shops and flea market vendors have the same bins of games and want $10-15 a game and they've long since picked out any gems to sale separately for crazy mark up.
Whether or not any games would be a steal or not at smaller stores and flea markets, we can all agree that 99.9% of the time it's better prices than gamestop.
Maybe in your area. Over here, the chumps are selling mario duck hunt for 20$ and a boxed copy of smb2 for 50$. And no, neither of these games should cost this much.
You said when you would take gameboy games in and change out and solder the battery in? Did you used to work at GameStop? Cause if you did I can guarantee you didnt do that.
I think he means when he use to work at a mom and pop game store back in the day not at GameStop and you're right he was kinda misleading with his words
US Gamestops are perfectly fine. People just like bitching about anything at all. I shop at several regularily depending on who has what I need. I buy used all the time. Not 1 single customer service issue...ever. Not 1 faulty game....ever.
joegrycow that’s funny actually like a few weeks ago I was at a GameStop and the customer was hella pissed cuz he didn’t get his game that he already paid for and they told him that it was an inventory mistake and instead of giving him some sort of discount or something to make up for the mistake they didn’t do nothing
Never knew about batteries in game cartridges until I watched this video, and never had a problem with them either. I have a plethora of SNES games and original Game Boy games with their original batteries, and I've never had a single problem with the at all.
I ordered Super Mario Sunshine because it was much cheaper from GameStop than it was on eBay, and I was surprised to see it came with the case. Actually been pretty happy with retro orders from GameStop for the most part. It’s easy to return something if I’m not satisfied with the condition, and if you use it for mostly Cartridge games than you don’t really need the box with it.
On the subject of durable PS1 games: I had a copy of symphony of the night that was scratched to fuck and back and had something caked on the back and it still ran with only one issue: sometimes the level tilesets didn't load right when I went through into a new area.
Honestly, most people don't. The biggest problem with GameStop is their corporate policies and the way they undercut competitors and treat their employees like garbage. Because of their size, GameStop gets better deals on inventory than most indie stores and can more efficiently refurbish products and move inventory store to store so they can easily be more profitable than most indie stores. Employees have to push pre-orders, magazines, membership cards, etc. or they'll get their hours cut, which is basically GameStop's version of being fired. You can't just be a helpful employee looking out for the customer's best interests. Even if you sell a ton of games, if you don't sell add ons, you'll be in trouble. It's like a restaurant that has pretty good food but they force out other restaurants by getting ingredients for less money and then make their waiters sell items customers don't really want or need or else they'll get fired. This is the problem with GameStop, not the merchandise necessarily. People also complain about trade-in values on games, but IMO it's mostly stupid people that don't recognize that nobody wants a 3 year old copy of Madden and you don't deserve to get $50 3 years later just because you spent $60 on it. It's really not worth the trouble to sell it yourself on eBay for an extra $7 or so you might get selling it yourself vs. trading it in.
Like i said, and i understand what you are saying, but my experience has been great. Ive been to about 3-4 local gamestops, and all look for my best interest, and help me find the best deal. Maybe im at an advantage because of my personal game Knowledge, in comparison to the regular customer. I guess moms buying for their kids would have a harder time knowing what they want
@RoseWolfz Prime OK, well then it was your bad decision to buy a brand new $60 game you didn't plan to keep. You should've rented it first or sold it yourself if it was still a new release. I don't know which exact version of FF you're talking about, but if it was a big dud and lots of people were trading it in, they reduce credit because they don't want to sit on a ton of games nobody wants. You as a consumer still get to make the choice whether or not the trade-in credit was enough, they base it on the current demand which one way or another was probably pretty low.
@Spawn Wave That noise you're hearing at 16:22 is failing the secondary piracy check. After the first "beep" (1st piracy check) it will load a header and then go to a 2nd one, which is where a LOT of PS1s have issues as the laser intensity needs to be turned up. Typically it can be resolved with potentiometer adjustment while using an ANALOG ONLY oscilloscope on some test points (kinda rusty on which) and making sure the "eye pattern" wave is not clipped at the top or has any space between the top lines and the top of the curves. I can also tell that it is an original laser, when you opened the top, those little plastic pieces that cover the orange O-ring were gone. Many times they just break off after repeated use, and all new lasers (only 1 company by the name of Hong Lei makes them) have those little black plastic pieces installed when new. If you have any more questions about how to refurb/fix these things, let me know. I've been refurbing and selling them for nearly 4 years now with over 50 PS1s fixed/sold.
No, people understand, he just worded it in a way that implied he ordered something similar to a loot box, when in fact he was already aware of what was inside. Given that he went through and showed the order list straight away though, I get the sense that he just misspoke.
@Tsugatr The last commercial development for the PS2 ended in 2016, with the last PS2 update and the shutdown of PS2 servers for Final Fantasy XI: Online, yet I'm pretty sure you could count the PS2 retro a good few years therebefore.
I've decided to give the PlayStation a second chance at life and will be working on it in a follow up Tech Wave so get subscribed for that :D
"Here's Why A Refurbished Gamestop PS1 Is A Waste Of Money"
It sounds like my original PlayStation from 1995. Ridge Racer was the only game I could get to work when I fired it up a couple weeks back. 🤣
It sounds like the motor in the ps1 is going out and that’s why it’s making that sound it’s nice to see gamestop selling the second model of the ps1 first model has the i/o port that the og gameshark attaches too you could also connect your ps1 to a computer using that port
How did you get controllers from GameStop that weren't completely wrecked 😅
Spawn Wave I got a Dreamcast not long ago that was refurbished it works perfect and is quiet I heard they are loud but always wanted one and I think that was my Metroid I traded in the label looks very familiar mine was worn the same
Refurbished PlayStation = They removed the mod chip and put a sticker on it 😜
Modern Vintage Gamer Truth. There are probably more modded out there than unmodded.
Probably accurate
What reason is there to have it not modded at this time :D
Oh well I want a PS1, but I can’t afford it as I am a teenager with no job which equals an empty wallet.
Edit: I forgot my PS2 could run PS1 games.
i love my modded ps1 first modded system i ever owned
"I had gamestop send me a box of stuff" "and they jammed it in this box" stop using phrases to make it seem like they just sent you a box of random shit. You ordered stuff. They sent you stuff it's not that deep lmao.
@Roy Vice lmao fuckface
@Roy Vice lol bro.
Roy Vice the original poster makes a valid point lol
Yes, you're absolutely right.
The irony in that last sentence is pungent
“So I ordered this random box of things that I specifically ordered, and I received it... thanks for watching.”
But I am still not happy because I wanted a little more than I paid for.
I mean really? This guy bitches about no jewel case when probably got the disc free or for only a couple of bucks. This guy is such a whiny little bitch!
@@mrdennisday So, it's unreasonable to expect the item to be packaged in an appropriate container?
@@changolord93 you may be right. Myself, I buy dozens of every console, keep them in my basement for 20 years and then mod and restore them. I do this because I clearly don't buy used as well.
@@Vykk_Draygo maybe GameStop ships hundreds of these daily. They save hundreds by shipping it in what is called a CD sleeve. It is called a CD sleeve because it is designed to ship a CD. If GameStop saves money by using these, they can pass the savings on to the consumer. If it really matters that much, go buy a DVD case and spend hours making the cover look perfect for your high expectations. Personally I'd prefer savings.
@@mrdennisday I'd rather pay a dollar for it in the box than get it free without one.
Everything i know is wrong. This guy cut tape with a hammer 😟
I really dont understand lmao
I feel like I has a box hammer on him at all times, he did it like it was very normal to him lol
Yeah I went to go rethink my life aster I saw that
I work in a factory, and EVERYTHING is a knife when you need it.
Does it box knife?
Screwdrivers. Yes.
allen wrench. Yes.
toggle switch plate? yes.
so when he used a hammer to open that box i was like "I get it."
“Just shipping tape, standard stuff”
*pulls out hammer*
I've never actually seen anybody use a hammer as a cutting tool before... but hey, it worked.
Honestly I rarely see reviewers actually be prepared and get scissors, a knife or anything smart to open packaging it’s always something random like a hammer pen or even their own fingernails ffs
His mom doesn't let him Play with knife or scissors imo.
standard shipping tape opening tool.
Its an inside joke. When he had 10k subs around then, when the nintendo switch was first coming out he did a skit with a hammer and its been an inside joke ever since.
So you ordered stuff from GameStop and they sent exactly what you asked for?
Except the ps
John Chaparro John Chaparro Sorry your an idiot and don’t know how to buy retro games! Lmao You’re not that smart about buying retro games I guess? Lmao who buys retro games from EBGames ooops sorry I mean GameStop! Or even Online! Of course you will not get what you’re expecting? How much money did you waste before you realized how dumb you are buying retro games online? Lol lmao! Fucking dumbass!
Now now calm down children.
@@grinkster you sound like an idiot
Pretty sure he didn't order a broken PS1.
if you get why they ship them in plastic bags why do you keep bringing it up?
He's desperately trying to make this a "hate GameStop" video. I mean, GameStop is an awful company, but it's weak to try to make things sound worse than they are.
right. I quit watching it becouse I got tired of hearing about the bags...lol but true...:)
Because he's trying to make a big deal out of nothing.
He's a virgin
20 minute video of him complaining about a plastic bag
"This is a box... thank you guys for watching, remember to subscribe and hit that like button if you liked... the box..."
I liked the box.
Better than the fortnite cube
hopefully it makes it into smash
@@jtaster6002 There is already a box in Smash Bros, comes with a Snake in it.
Eduardo Lobato, I like your profile picture 🦊
WTF?? They sent you the EXACT things you ORDERED?? WHAT THE HELL GAMESTOP!?!? I'M NEVER GOING TO PURCHASE FROM THEM AGAIN.
Playstation and GBA as retro... really makes you feel old.
Life is indeed short. That's why you gotta binge on ALL anime and ALL video games as ridiculously fast as you possibly can . Time for some binging :D
@@somecuteanimegirl5892 *18 years, and just over a quarter(ish) the age of the game industry, but still sadly retro. Kinda.
Makes me feel old for sure.
Yeah.
I know, when the video said "retro" I thought he was going to show us some Atari or NES games. Or Famcom
THANK YOU.
Did the inside of the box smell like a dry fart? You can tell us the truth.
Dry Fart?
Lol eeeeeew!
Whoever smelt it, dealt it😆
@@MichaelMashpotato who rhymed it crimed it......
Some thing tells me that's your fetish
You word everything like you're letting something slide. "Weellllll it's packaged in a perfectly acceptable way and I can't think of a better way to do it, so I guess this time I'm gonna have to let it go." "Ohhhhh boy... Turns out this is a perfectly legitimate copy of the game with nothing at all fishy about it. I guess they got away with it this time."
He is basically the comic book nerd from the Simpsons
0:00
Spawn Wave: This is a *Box*
Me, an intellectual: no shit
This is a comment.
That's actually a reply
Owned
He actually replied using a comment
Double Owned
NO THIS IS PATRICK !
I replied to a comment with a reply in a comment
While I by no means like anything about GameStop and how it is run, this video was trying a little too hard to crap on the items in the box.
Almost no game stores disassemble games to check the battery and at most will power it on and see if it saves. Saying the original battery is somehow bad when it still works is somewhat dishonest. It's pretty labor intensive relative to what you can charge to replace video game cartridge batteries, so it's completely understandable GameStop isn't going to mess with that especially if it's still working.
As for the "refurbished" PS1, I'm pretty sure they put that sticker on a used console after it is tested, or maybe it was repaired once many years ago when it was still relevant and happened to get traded back in. Interesting that it didn't work, though it could be the fault of the game as my SCPH-1001 PSX (very first gen) was picky about which games it would read when my PS2 or PS3 would read any PS1 game you threw at it. You might try buffing the Crash disc with a paper towel or cloth as if there is residual wax it might keep it from working. Resurfaced games are a mixed bag and sometimes you're better off leaving it scratched.
The reason the Crash disc was in a paper sleeve is because those crappy polystyrene CD cases get cracked super easily in shipping and they probably had a ton of complaints of cracked cases, so they said "screw it, here's paper". Maybe a more durable polypropylene slim DVD case would fare better, but these are already low margin sales and even adding $0.50-1 would be cutting into their profits pretty substantially.
Lastly, the Mario Kart cartridge back looked like it was a victim of the standard yellowing that happens to about 25-50% of Nintendo plastic from that era. Due to a flame retardant chemical used, chemical yellowing happens even without UV exposure. Swapping the back out for a collector wouldn't be a big deal, either, as there are probably tons of 99 cent sports games that have the same back.
Overall, it felt like you were expecting everything from GameStop to be sold as if it were collector-shape eBay items and that's just a ridiculous expectation considering you're paying at or below market price for similar condition versions of these games. I found this stuff to be par for a typical used game store and no better or worse than what you'd find at most indie game stores I've been to. There's plenty of reasons to hate GameStop, but this order isn't one of them.
Seriously good review of the review-er.
100% agree
and the prices looked really ok!
crash bandicoot was a free game. look at the invoice 2:39. he does come off as a douche.
Many mom and pop game shops will check things like batteries. I agree it's not something that's particularly reasonable to expect from a chain store, but it is absolutely something that places that specialize in this sort of product will do.
This dude the kind of guy that will go to a restaurant and complain about too much cheese on his cheeseburger.
if you're not spending your parents money..........then you want EXACTLY what you work hard and pay for. Especially for what gamestop charges
@@matthewlemon4208 what is THIS trend with random CAPITALIZED words for NO reason but to just EMPHASIZE the way THAT I am triggered for NO apparent reason?
P(t)S(d) I agree with Brandon and I earn my own money, second hand is LIKE going to a HOOKER, as long as the TITS are something else the rest is BETTER than JERKING OFF
@@pauljas007 Talk about being triggered by one capitalized word for emphasis because that type of shit doesn't just come through text genius. As for the hooker thing, no....just no.
if he paid 100 dollars, then yes
@matthew lemon it's so odd but the Gamestops in my area are so cheap. Much cheaper than some privately owned places. The only thing i hate is they throw out boxes. The only places i go that can be considerably cheaper than Gamestop is antique stores or flea markets.
With that resurfaced Crash Bandicoot, you can also tell that it's been through the buffer by the white residue on the inner ring. Used to see that all the time with refurbished disks from Gamestop.
He did briefly allude to that in the video.
Not to mention that disk rot will eventually take hold. :(
Justin Grimes does it affect the graphics, gameplay or game content?
it's 'sanded' down to the layer of the scratch
@Justin Grimes: Nothing wrong with resurfacing a disc to buff scratches out on disc, All data is behind the front label on the metallic surface anyways. As long a you can't see light through the disc should be okay. If you can see light through disc it is done forever and a coaster. None of my discs have scratches cause I always put games back in case after using. But, when I worked at a local family owned game store we would buff scratches out of discs for customers all the time and hardly ever had an issue. If really deep scratches we would try but tell customer if disc is done for It was not our problem (liability).
I ordered a copy of Silent Hill on PS1 to replace my missing copy. To my surprise I got a black label damn near mint copy. I was really happy. I paid $20 compared to $30+ on eBay.
but ... everything retro is easily available to be pirated already .... Why would you buy retro games at all ? Why don't you be like me and procrastinate so long to buy a Ps4 that all the games are cheap and binge buy everything in the last 5 years $150+ on sales on PSN store ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
Noobie WatcherZ some people, like myself, enjoy collecting physical discs and boxes
@@noobiewatcherz9938 that the whole point of collecting for some. It's not as fun if you just play emulation. I really enjoy finding the actual games and playing everything how it was back in the day.
@@noobiewatcherz9938 I'd rather pay for something to actually posses/own.
Noobie WatcherZ sadly no one will see how much of a genius you are
"We're gonna cut this guy open". *grabs a hammer.
You need to add the Soujlaboy Game box to your wall
😂lmao
“I Ordered Retro Games From GameStop In 2018...And This Is What They Sent Me...Exactly What I Ordered.” Great clickbait at Gamestop’s expense as always.
Triggered GameStop fan boy. They sent him a shit PlayStation that didn’t work
Hi, I have an ongoing fear that I'll develop an immunity to gravity and just float away. It's a horrible fear to have to live with. I always travel with rocks in my pockets and I even had special shoes made with steel plates in them. It cost me $670 to have made.
@@teddybonkers3580 wtf
Teddy Bonkers Feel u bro.. fml
@dezzz what you mean a 20 year old system had an issue reading discs...no way. Guess that’s why they have a return policy guess what I bought an Xbox one that had issues reading games is that GameStop’s fault? Helps if you don’t try and play scratches discs
*casually picks up hammer to cut open box*
That part had my crying laughing.
Edit 2: this comment sucked how do i have so many likes
"This is a box."
I'm so glad you could help me finally stop wondering about the object on screen. I spent hours, staring at the thumbnail from my sub feed, thinking, contemplating, deeply pondering the possibilities of the contents of the video. My darkest nightmares could not have even foretold what would happen should you have said "This is not a box."
Friend, I thank you. This is truly a great day.
Edit: I've actually never seen a Metroid Fusion pak, I always emulated, and when my N3DSXL still had working R and ZR triggers, I played the VC version. Earlier this year I picked up Metroid Prime 3 from GameStop for somewhere between $9 and $12. Was pretty happy with the purchase, even though the box it came in had some crusty orange stuff all over it. I was slightly more amazed by the dirtiness of the case than the insane deal I was getting. For all I knew the game was new without the original case because the disc had no scratches, nicks, bumps, etc. on either side. Either someone took great care of their disc before selling it (thank you!) or they had to start getting rid of Wii boxes to make room and this copy just never sold. Either way I'm impressed.
Underrated comment.
Cupangkoi is 109 likes underrated
daffy duck amazing story
LOLLLLLL!!!!
@@SmashyPlays Yes. Justin Y. comments that are just forced random jojo references get thousands of likes. Also, by the time i commented that it doesn't have nearly as much likes as it is does now.
What a lame, boring video. Was expecting to see something noteworthy. I'm gonna start making videos of me unboxing regular products purchased from regular stores. It's gonna be epic!
What did you expect, the title says it all.
@@osha_t4 I was thinking of it more like "I ordered some PS games from GameStop ...and THIS is what they sent me!" My fault for trying to read between the lines and failing lol. I really didn't think someone would make a RUclips video of someone opening a box of ho-hum items. I thought there was going to be a dead rat or at least a BROKEN game or something. Talk about lackluster lol
@@scangittman9952 Many people complain that the box gamestop sends you have items in bad shape or not even the items they ordered, this guy bought a box himself to see it and show to the subscribers what to really expect when buying one
No one wants to watch you.
I ordered a box of retro games from GameStop, and this is what they sent me... the games that I ordered
A GameStop refurbished console not reading discs? That's unfortunately something I've seen before. Got a Wii a while ago, I was able to find 3 different employee initials on it confirming it was all good to go, yet it wouldn't read anything haha.
Those signatures just mean that a console has been reset
Yea same here got a refurbished X360 and it has issues with disc reading
Thats pretty shotty.. 😞
The first thing supposed to be done is ensure the console can read a disk and check memory sizes of consoles.
@@styxxhs8048 *shoddy
A jewel case is not much safer to "ship" a game. If the middle pins break down the disc can move all over the case and get scratched. Other reason is probably for storage. Jewel cases take way more inventory space than simple slips.
He complains that the disc came in a paper sleeve, but he'd probably also complain if it came in a jewel case and the front was cracked or a pin broke and scratched the disc, like you said. Guy seems a bit strange.
@@nathantroutman2251 exactly my thoughts also.
Also, aren't the retro stuff sold by a retro store where gamestop act as a distributor anyway?
Gamestop throws away jewel cases, always have.
Eh, not really comfortable having things shipped in paper sleeves to be honest. I honestly think at least plastic jewel cases are a bit safer.
He sounded so upset when pokemon was real. He is so weird.
Of course, he wanted to shit on them.
Yeah. Not constantly hating on shit is bad for the youtube algorithm
@@Dominicn123 Quit copy/pasting your same dumbass comment. Did your date auction not go well? Is that why you're so hurt?
Yes hes emotionless or whatever it is called
Kevin lol the irony that he copy and pasted his comment about this guy copy and pasting content
Let's cut this open.
Uses a hammer.
Was not expecting that.
keep the audience on their toes lol
That part was hilarious. I guess he can't afford a utility knife since he is buying Gamestop stuff he can whine about.
"The problem is either the disk or the playstation itself" Harvard: "You wanna scholarship bro?"
After hearing/seeing all the hype/complaints, I had to try this. So in November I order a PSX and 5 games for $60. They came 8 days later and everything worked just fine. Nothing brand new, one game was in box, otherwise in sleeves. I mean for $60 i feel like it was a deal. Anecdotal but it's so cheap, I feel like it was worth the "risk."
I feel you have everything backwards on the whole game stop thing. I would never expect GameStop to replace game batteries but I would expect them to inspect / referb the consoles. I am not a GameStop fan boy, but i feel you are just way off base on this one. For the amount you are paying for the game you can open it up fire up the iron and do 30 seconds of work. I would not trust my 17 year old son to do this as a part of his part time job after school.
I agree with you here. Also GameStop never replaces batteries in store.
Agreed, he doesn’t seem to know much about how retail works. And listening to a system instead of hooking it up to a tv is disingenuous.
They dont fix it at the store, they send it off to "professionals" and they "refurbish" it. And it doesnt matter the price, they said it was "refurbished" meaning they fixed it and it should work with no problems, and if there are any, send it back. You shouldn't have to fix it yourself no matter how quick you can do it. You paid for it to come in working perfectly, not fix something they goofed up on
at 17 he should be perfectly competent to use the soldering iron, i used it a lot when i was like 13-14 and i didn't harm myself
@@MightyOwl_01 he shouldn't when he's working a part time retail job for the summer...good for you if u did that as a kid but it should not be expected
I lmao when u pulled out the hammer.
Dark Mage lol
When?
How are you commenting if youre dead? :O
@@Daemon4 I'm alive! 😭
I wonder if it's the same hammer he used on the fake Wish SD Card 😁
Wait why does this guy get mad about the Pokémon game having a replaced battery but also gets mad when the snes game has the real battery. He definitely wanted to get this box which he ordered specifically and wanted everything to be fake or broken or whatever and didn’t get what he wanted
Tapping the battery in is seriously unprofessional. If it doesn't make contact for a second you lose your save.
He’s not mad that the battery was replaced. He was mad that they did it in the wrong way. It would’ve taken 3 seconds to do it properly.
The King why does that matter if it still works how intended
@@vulxxx it’s beginner as hell, that’s why, if you’re a gaming store, with access to repair equipment and the guarantee of refurbishing, you’d expect them to open it up and simply solder a battery, especially since it’s so easy, but they don’t, like at all.
I’ll never forget the day Gamestop originally stopped selling all the old games off the shelves. Sad day.
You could go in and get smash for the gamecube, sunshine, and luigis mansion easily
I worked at an EB shortly before/during the GameStop transition. I picked up quite a few old nes and SNES games for 1/10th the cost of many today. It's sad to see how much that company has fallen off, our EB store was clean, organized, had a playable ps2, Xbox, and GameCube which we would rotate new games into. They had retro games and systems. Today's GameStop is trash.
Matt B i know right? It’s just filled with random plushies and merchandise that nobody buys. I’ve never seen anyone buy any of that random stuff.
Yeah Happened like a day ago, long time indeed
@@Ford6610SeriesII Thats not really true. The reason why they sell so much merch nowadays is cause they sell better then the games they sell.
Someone who can't figure out how to open a box shouldn't crap on whoever packed it.
@@Dominicn123 you've literally commented the exact same comment so many times. Lol...
@@BoganBrett yeah it's pathetic
@@BoganBrett He's probably a Gamestop employee xD
@@Dominicn123 or maybe, just maybe...GameStop is trash lmao
@Mason Wright yeah
"I ordered a bunch of stuff from Gamestop and I assume it will all be wrong and bad. Now I will make you sit through 20 minutes of me mostly being wrong."
Isn't that the point of a *review* ? Or am I supposed to only review things I know I'll be deemed correct in prematurely judging?
@@Dominicn123 how many times did you post this? Fucking moron.
damek666 DomDiggity is 100% the type of viewer to dislike every video somebody makes.
DomDiggity bruh your latest upload doe
Every system I got from them has been super mint, especially PS Vita. That looked completely untouched.
Well, it was a PS Vita so im sure it was untouched.
FailBucketFilms i partly posted that comment as a bait for someone to say that haha
@RoseWolfz Prime And the overpriced memory cards and the fact that Gamestop didnt really get a lot of games for it - at least in my area they didnt. Personally, for me it was the rear touch pad of the Vita that I didnt like. Always bumping it and shit lol.
HOLD FAST it’s ps vita who would want to touch it
Lucky 🍀
"Did they change the laser?" Early models did have laser problems, yes, due to thermal reactive plastics used next to the power supply, but I went through 3 PlayStation consoles, from the original with RCA Ports as well as a Multi-out for A/V and a Parallel Port on the back to the version that dropped the RCA ports but still had a Parallel Port, to the version that didn't have the Parallel Port. All of them stopped working eventually, just wouldn't turn on. It was a pretty common issue in this part of Texas due to both humidity and heat. I did buy a PSX with LCD screen and it's still chuggin' along like a champion.
I love that Soulja Boy gamebit tool/box opener!
I absolutely love your channel! The first video I watched was when you checked out the refurbished consoles from Gamestop. Ever since I decided to subscribe and receive the notifications. Watched the game awards with you and many of the other viewers! Great stuff!!!
@HicksZ34 The refurbished systems I seen was an Xbox 360 and a PS3 system. They weren't the greatest and he does not recommend getting a system from there that's refurbished haha. And I'm not too sure, it must of been an older video.
BS click bait title they sent exactly what you ordered.
The title doesnt say they didn't.
@@osha_t4 it insinuates he did not get what he ordered.
And this is what denial looks like. Even if you like the guy, you can't pretend this isn't a clickbait title.
The title doesn't imply anything you dumb fuck, and no he didn't order a broken PS1 now did he??
ya there's no clickbait in the title. He ordered stuff from gamestop and he does a video showing the quality of each item he received. If you thought it meant anything else its on you for not understanding.
This boi is just like the comic book guy from the Simpsons
Yesss!
I thought he was Barbara Streisand's barber
Worst comment ever
@@doodlebob3374 ily
I like how this guy doesn’t act like a child.
He clearly knows his stuff and more like a friendly help desk person
That's why unsubbed to obe1
*opens box with claw of a hammer* lol
you are trying so hard to shit on gamestop here
in the title, it seems like that they sent you a random box full of games, but LITERALLY at the beginning section of the video, you said that you hand-picked all the items to be delivered to you. This seems a bit desparate.
he never said they sent him a random box full of games in the title. You just assumed what the title meant and were wrong. he was just making a video reviewing random retro games/console/accessories and letting people know what they can expect from gamestop.
@@snazzy9002 Gamestop sells broken refurbished consoles ;)
I got really excited when you said that they sell retro games on their website. I went to their website and turn out they don't have any retro games on their swedish website :(
I used to work at GameStop. They aren't supposed to take games without labels or with tape on them. And as far as the old systems, they have no way to test them. They make sure all the cables and controller is there and they just send them back to the warehouse. Same with old controllers. They can only test the last 2 systems generations (Xbox 360, Xbox One, PS3, PS4 and those games). Handhelds can be tested when they come in and should be. Pretty much everything that comes in that is an older generation, a sticker prints that says return to warehouse, it goes into a drawer and is sent back once a week.
They should just invest in a Single CRT for each store to test older systems on would save money in the long run.
@@blarghts It's unlikely they would. They don't want to have to spend any money they don't have to. I can't tell you how many times my first manager at GameStop invested her own money into the store buying cleaning products, vacuum cleaners (because they would send us used ones that wouldn't work), etc. and never got paid back by the company. We had so many things that were broken that had to be fixed over the time we were there. and it would take months to get it done. Our security system was messed up for like 4 months until they finally sent someone.
He was shocked twice at the end, once for each controller. I guess you could say he was Dualshocked.
I was a manager (sga) at gamestop till earlier this month. We took all retro games and systems in on trade and they get sent to warehouse. Gamestop resells our retro trade ins via the online site. The thing is though, the way gamestop outlets and warehouses process packages and mail they dont usually use bubble wrap or cushion they just throw them right in the box. They arrive with cracked cases and sometimes worse. We aren't limited to what we take either. We are allowed to take in retro games without cases so most likely you might get shipped a game in a yellow little sleeve if warehouse was (and likely will be) lazy. I wouldn't suggest ordering from the website. Ever. For retro games OR modern games due to the way they are handled. Go into the store if you want modern games, go to local retro shops for older games. Gamestops warehouse does NOT care if you get something in working condition or not. Trust me.
Gamestop in general doesn't care if anything you buy works. In store or not. I've gotten so much broken shit from them so I no longer from them.
I feel like the only person who's never had a problem with Gamestop
Me also. People just like bitching.
@@joegrycow well you said you haven't had a problem, if you did you have something to say.
I've only had like 2 problems in the 10 years I've shopped there, one was they gave me a game without the disc and said their inventory was right, so waste of 45$ and then I got a 360 that broke after like 6 months other than that no problems
The only problem I have is they try to convince me to get the gamestop rewards card each time I shop there, which i only go there about 3 times a year.
Nope, I haven't had a problem with them either. Except the online store wont let me buy a PSP for some reason.
3/4 of the comments on this video:
-whining and b****ing about him doing exactly what you’d expect in the video based on the video title
Don’t complain and say his titles are clickbait if he’s doing EXACTLY what his titles say in the videos. Go whine about something pointless somewhere else.
Yes thank you
I bought Mario kart double dash off the GameStop website the other week. And they gave me a broken disk...
Man, I am sorry to hear that :(. Did you get a refund?
Just soft mod a wii and then download a copy. The secondhand game market is wack and it's not like Nintendo has a virtual console.
I ordered a Luigis Mansion from them and it would just freeze after the “Nintendo”. I called them and they sent me a replacement for free
I feel sorry for you
Ahh Gamestop when i'm not paying attention, the good ol days. just a few years ago i went to binge buy a buy 2 get 1 free USED games deals IN STORE and asked for Uncharted 1,2 etc... and they gave me 2 copies of Uncharted 2 .... Can't believe i have to check the damn discs before i leave the store to make sure they give me the right game .
I like how he expects all these 15+ year old games to be in perfect condition with all their boxes
lol Gamestop employees were not allowed / don't really have time to open Gameboy games to check the battery, at least when I worked there back in 2006. Maybe the distribution center could? Idk.
copper and human fluids are a great mix.
This guy is dying to bash gamestop lol but failed miserably
you can hear the disappointment in his voice
@@kurtking8046 😂😂😂😁😁
This guy is toxic
@@medipex Get cancer
Except they sent him a trash system, so wtf is this comment?
Wrong. Those cases break very easily during shipment. Often times ps1 discs are very strong and will do much better just in a sleeve unless you like your games come with broken glass.
Literally never had a jewel case even crack on a purchase/sell. Common sense helps avoid it
The PS1 cases were frequently cracked on the shelf when they were new, I would always check them before buying.
The saddest thing I read from r/gamecollecting is that this guy was telling us in a thread that when he worked in the warehouse that packed all the retro games for GameStop that they would take the large jewel cases from Sega Saturn and PS1 and throw them out for reasons that it would require bigger packages to ship the games.
This is true. I have a friend who got fired for taking jewel cases (that were put in trash) home to box his old collection.
Jones kamacho dang that sucks. like, if they are getting thrown out, why wouldnt you want to take them home? gamestop is kinda chaotic
They may not stay open for that long. They have about 700 million in the bank from the sale of their cellphone division, with massive debt. They want out.
You have GameStop middle management written all over you!
My guy shaves his hands but not his arms, what an absolute mad lad
XD
syd barrett, how are you mate?
Your reviews of GameStop seems it was a ex of yours... Dude you need to move on.
@George196207 I guess he’s got a personal vendetta against GameStop.
I agree. But GameStop does suck
Right a woman scorned lol
@@GarlicMonoxide Doesn't suck enough to spend 112$ on 20+ year old games appearntly >.
It's almost certainly not personal, his GameStop console breakdown videos did really well and the algorithm favours new videos in a discernible high-view series (not all of the channel's Gamestop videos, just the ones with similar titles to this one.) There's no reason for him not to keep on making similar content, especially when the channel still has a wide variety of other content and the algorithm's really favoring these videos in particular.
It's too bad GameStop doesn't take more effort to differentiate the conditions of the games they have for sale. I for one would be more inclined to order if I knew whether or not the game came w book & box or not.
Basically dont expect any disc ones to come CIB. I had that happen with the dreamcast stuff i ordered and i had to end up ordering replacement cases off ebay to make up for it.
I agree. As an exemployee it seemed strange to me that we had a button to differentiate between fine and defective but we could simply have a third to show in system that a game didn’t have the original box.
Having a collection with a GameStop generic box in the middle is such a drag
No one would buy them if they knew the quality was poor
@@Mashamazzi but if they priced the poor quality one's cheaper they could probably still move them. Their prices are more attractive than what you would pay on E-Bay.
@@Jokir4754 most people would still prefer to spend the extra to get the complete game/item
7:10
I'm confused with how he says "most people wouldn't do this and they'd have to live with what they get"... like if any normal person just orders a used game online to play, it's pretty obvious that they wouldn't screw open the fucking cartridge and then cry about the inside... like what kind of high quality stuff do you expect when ordering used games online...
Wait! GameStop mailed you your Cyber Monday order? I still haven’t gotten my Black Friday stuff from them yet! Lol
I got my black friday stuff from em about a week later.
I ordered a game on November 21st and it's suppose to arrive tomorrow... we'll see.
@@Randomninja47 aye my guy come back to this thread and tell us if it comes, I'm very interested in this and wont be able to sleep if I don't know.
Don't tell him. Let him suffer.
@@walkerlambert815 yeah don't
Why did I watch 20 minute video of a guy opening a box and showing me what he ordered?
I purchased a PlayStation 1 after its original release and remember it like it was yesterday when my best friends daughter broke the unit after only 2 weeks of my owning it. She was 5 years old and had been told over and over not to run or jump around the game controller cables. CRASH !!! After that, it wouldn't boot up at all. I was so pissed, but didn't get all verbal about it. I just simply stated " Oh well, there goes that !!! ". This all happened on a Saturday and my buddy and I worked for the same corporation who worked us Monday thru Friday. Come Monday, when he came to pick me up ( we carpooled together because I was on his way to work and gave him gas money to pick me up ), I got in his pickup truck and there was a PS1 unit sitting in the middle of the bench seat. I asked him, " Hey, what's up with that PlayStation ?? ". He said, " That's yours ". I was all, " Dude, that's your wife's PlayStation, she's going to kill you !!! ". He simply stated after a chuckle, " You let me worry about that ". lol. He was so goofy. We lost him to a heart attack about 22 years ago. Dennis had a heart of Gold. His wife, Jenny, also left us about 2 years ago. Sidenote: Life is precious, people, live your life to the fullest and have as much fun as you can while living day to day.
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ReneeNme that was beautiful
14:22 you did touch the laser which what it looks to be which is usually a no no to do.
Matthew Curreri you two are spot on. I would also wear gloves because of the console. I just don’t trust trade ins because of dead roaches found inside some of them.
"So apparently GameStop sent me a box - Let me just open it with my hammer."
He’s a chaf
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GameStop puts the discs in the sleeve thing cuz if it’s in a case the game might fall out during shipping and get scratched.
thats not the case at all, if so even new games would fall out
In case*
The psx was refurbished because I jizzed in it... I sold it to them 34 years ago
Psx didn't exist 34 years ago...
@@jtn191 what year are you from? I'm a time traveller from 2028
@@The_Totes_Adorbs Fuck off
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I laughed.
"If you're a collector"
You do not buy anything from Gamestop. Period.
I order from Gamestop all the time, and I would say 1 out of every 10 games I purchase have an issue. I never have a problem bringing to a store to get my money back though. Same with systems. I recently bought a Gamestop refurbished Wii U and it came mint with all the stickers on it. Works great and looks brand new.
It's like watching a kid on christmas trying to open a box. You cut the sides first and never down the middle in order to prevent slicing open an invoice or return slip. What's worst is you call yourself a gamer with a shopping list like that.
$111 for all that? That’s such a rip off. Go to locally owned game stores if you can find one and you’ll get so much for $111
Unless you are lucky probably not since the "retro craze" hit. I used to dig through bins of games at shops or flea markets $1 a game and find hidden gems like rare games or first prints of games, etc. Now the same shops and flea market vendors have the same bins of games and want $10-15 a game and they've long since picked out any gems to sale separately for crazy mark up.
At my local game store Pokemon Yellow itself would cost $50.
Well idk what the shops around you guys are thinking. I got a heap of ps2 games, Pokémon gameboy games, and a Wii for $175
Whether or not any games would be a steal or not at smaller stores and flea markets, we can all agree that 99.9% of the time it's better prices than gamestop.
Maybe in your area. Over here, the chumps are selling mario duck hunt for 20$ and a boxed copy of smb2 for 50$.
And no, neither of these games should cost this much.
You said when you would take gameboy games in and change out and solder the battery in? Did you used to work at GameStop? Cause if you did I can guarantee you didnt do that.
I think he means when he use to work at a mom and pop game store back in the day not at GameStop and you're right he was kinda misleading with his words
Agreed. GS would shut that down so fast. You refurb it, you ship it out.
I never had problems with used games from gamestop, the again the gamestop were I live seems to operate verry differently from the US gamestops.
US Gamestops are perfectly fine. People just like bitching about anything at all. I shop at several regularily depending on who has what I need. I buy used all the time. Not 1 single customer service issue...ever. Not 1 faulty game....ever.
joegrycow that’s funny actually like a few weeks ago I was at a GameStop and the customer was hella pissed cuz he didn’t get his game that he already paid for and they told him that it was an inventory mistake and instead of giving him some sort of discount or something to make up for the mistake they didn’t do nothing
Never knew about batteries in game cartridges until I watched this video, and never had a problem with them either. I have a plethora of SNES games and original Game Boy games with their original batteries, and I've never had a single problem with the at all.
Well they'll be running out of juice sooner or later, it's better you find out now. Sounds like you've been pretty lucky tbh.
I ordered Super Mario Sunshine because it was much cheaper from GameStop than it was on eBay, and I was surprised to see it came with the case. Actually been pretty happy with retro orders from GameStop for the most part. It’s easy to return something if I’m not satisfied with the condition, and if you use it for mostly Cartridge games than you don’t really need the box with it.
Uhhh why don't you invest some money in a knife to open that box
Why would he do that when he’s got a hammer
I think he should invest in a spoon to cut the boxes open
He needs to invest in a razor to shave the ass hair on his face
OPENS THE BOX WITH A HAMMER AS CASUALLY AS IF YOU WERE BUTTERING SOME BREAD...
Mike Time lmao if you were buttering some bread with a hammer
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On the subject of durable PS1 games: I had a copy of symphony of the night that was scratched to fuck and back and had something caked on the back and it still ran with only one issue: sometimes the level tilesets didn't load right when I went through into a new area.
Looking forward to watching you take apart the Playstation to find out what's inside. Should be interesting.
They should have to be forced to list the condition of the item like on eBay or even grade it by letter.
0:00 - 0:02: "This is a box."
**video ends**
Gamestop: *refurbish a PS1*
Also Gamestop: Breaks the ps1 in the meanwhile
You know who else (still) ships discs in sleeves.....Netflix.
Really I thought they stopped doing that
Woow! That box is worth three times as much today. Unbelievable how much of an impact covid had on game prices.
Never had any issues EVER with Gamestop. But thats just me
Honestly, most people don't. The biggest problem with GameStop is their corporate policies and the way they undercut competitors and treat their employees like garbage. Because of their size, GameStop gets better deals on inventory than most indie stores and can more efficiently refurbish products and move inventory store to store so they can easily be more profitable than most indie stores. Employees have to push pre-orders, magazines, membership cards, etc. or they'll get their hours cut, which is basically GameStop's version of being fired. You can't just be a helpful employee looking out for the customer's best interests. Even if you sell a ton of games, if you don't sell add ons, you'll be in trouble.
It's like a restaurant that has pretty good food but they force out other restaurants by getting ingredients for less money and then make their waiters sell items customers don't really want or need or else they'll get fired.
This is the problem with GameStop, not the merchandise necessarily.
People also complain about trade-in values on games, but IMO it's mostly stupid people that don't recognize that nobody wants a 3 year old copy of Madden and you don't deserve to get $50 3 years later just because you spent $60 on it. It's really not worth the trouble to sell it yourself on eBay for an extra $7 or so you might get selling it yourself vs. trading it in.
Like i said, and i understand what you are saying, but my experience has been great. Ive been to about 3-4 local gamestops, and all look for my best interest, and help me find the best deal. Maybe im at an advantage because of my personal game Knowledge, in comparison to the regular customer. I guess moms buying for their kids would have a harder time knowing what they want
@RoseWolfz Prime OK, well then it was your bad decision to buy a brand new $60 game you didn't plan to keep. You should've rented it first or sold it yourself if it was still a new release. I don't know which exact version of FF you're talking about, but if it was a big dud and lots of people were trading it in, they reduce credit because they don't want to sit on a ton of games nobody wants. You as a consumer still get to make the choice whether or not the trade-in credit was enough, they base it on the current demand which one way or another was probably pretty low.
I have 2 playstation 1's so it's pretty cool seeing you get another one.
What the fuck is up with your profile picture
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0:00: “This is a Box” me: GOD HELP ME 😂
alternatively titled: a picky man looks through a box
I’m disappointed with how little of this was disappointing.
@Spawn Wave That noise you're hearing at 16:22 is failing the secondary piracy check. After the first "beep" (1st piracy check) it will load a header and then go to a 2nd one, which is where a LOT of PS1s have issues as the laser intensity needs to be turned up. Typically it can be resolved with potentiometer adjustment while using an ANALOG ONLY oscilloscope on some test points (kinda rusty on which) and making sure the "eye pattern" wave is not clipped at the top or has any space between the top lines and the top of the curves.
I can also tell that it is an original laser, when you opened the top, those little plastic pieces that cover the orange O-ring were gone. Many times they just break off after repeated use, and all new lasers (only 1 company by the name of Hong Lei makes them) have those little black plastic pieces installed when new.
If you have any more questions about how to refurb/fix these things, let me know. I've been refurbing and selling them for nearly 4 years now with over 50 PS1s fixed/sold.
I like how he didn’t zoom in on anything.
Me too
He seems like the type of guy to open a box with a hammer
Wow. When he flipped over that PS1. “Wha? Whaat? A refurbishment sticker?” Oscar Level acting there buddy...
I've never had a battery in any of my game carts die.
Does it matter how much you play a game as to how long battery lasts?
Yeah my Zelda games on the NES still work so I wouldn't expect to see a dead battery in anything else. Nothing gets older than that.
Judging by the comments, a lot of people didn't understand the purpose of the video
No, people understand, he just worded it in a way that implied he ordered something similar to a loot box, when in fact he was already aware of what was inside. Given that he went through and showed the order list straight away though, I get the sense that he just misspoke.
*This is a playstation black disc.. Cut number 1 contains computer data so please.. don't play it. But you probably won't listen to me will you?* ✅🙂
cut number 1?
Castlevania?
GBA is now considered retro?
Even the GameCube, DS, and Wii. You can proceed to say "woah".
@Tsugatr When was the last time the Wii got a game?
@Tsugatr Ah, alright
@Tsugatr The last commercial development for the PS2 ended in 2016, with the last PS2 update and the shutdown of PS2 servers for Final Fantasy XI: Online, yet I'm pretty sure you could count the PS2 retro a good few years therebefore.
@@Kiwibr_o it's only just dance so it doesn't count lmao
just dance is released every year