Mike love.the channel .I am now the proud owner of a full pal UK set .feels amazing knowing I have achieved this .good luck with your collecting .love the videos 😁
Amazing pick up!! (Castlevania 😍, Mazin Wars 😍). Good luck for getting all Megadrive games, I have a lot of respect for peoples who want full set in their collection 😁💪
@@RetroGamerBoy it’s actually worse than most people think. I read a news story a while back where someone was selling a “rare” game on eBay and was contacted by someone claiming to be from one of the game grading companies (can’t remember which one) who told him that he should be inflating the price higher… in response he gave them the proverbial finger by lowering the price by £1 :-D
I've wanted to get a copy of Havoc for years but couldn't justify the cost. I'm genuinely shocked at how expensive Sparkster and Ristar has gotten over the past 10 years I remember picking both my copies for under £30
Hi Mike, amazing collectors edition and thanks for the shout out. I’ve been after havoc for a few years and wow, I didn’t know it was a data east game as two crude dudes was an immense mega drive arcade conversion by data east 👍, if you don’t have it defo get it. Great to see you nearly completing the Konami set and hope to see you at the next London games market and most defo a drink after, keep up the great work 👍👍👍
At least you don't have the SNES problem with cardboard boxes a lot of those games are sold loose it's so cool to see complete in box games. Great video 👍
Awesome video as always and some brilliant platformers! If I'm not mistaken, that's the EU insert for Havoc, I think the UK one is the black one with skull and crossbones. So much cooler, not sure if you are going for all variants too?
I remember owning the UK black one with the skull and crossbones back in the day. A few months ago i managed to bag myself a cartridge copy for £30 on eBay. Awesome game, holds up so well till this day.
Im glad you said what you paid for it. I've been finding it quite pretentious when most people say "I got this for a good price" and dont actually say. Well if you was collecting 10 years ago Alien Solider was £20. Thats a good price lol It's also made me feel quite a bit better about some of my purchases. I got my copy of Castlevania from a shop near Manchester for £90 when it was going for £150+. I know they had one but didn't have it out on display so I asked to see it. Execting it to be not complete or battered and it was near perfect. I ripped their arm off lol.
I have megagames 2 and 3 that came with my original megadrive (which I still have boxed), same copies I've had since the 90s. They both came with full size 3 colour manuals.
Ristar, Castlevania, Sparkster, and Mr. Nutz are absolute gems. I play these via emulation and can honestly say that they're worth your time. Castlevania's visuals are so damn good.
Mega games came with colour manuals, only in later life did they come with the black photocopied looking ones, nearer the end of the mega drives life, and yes when pristine they did fit, not so much when they have been looked at a few times
Interesting, a coupe of the groups I'm in claim the colour manuals only came with console bundles. But as far as I'm aware only Mega Games 6 vol3 was bundled.
Superb collection you have there Mike! Mazin Wars and Outrun 2019 are completely new to me. I have the Mega Games cart in my Nomad. All times favorite! Golden axe, Shinobi 3 and Golden Axe. Do you have Golden Axe 2 and 3, the special move in 3 is hard to master but once you get it, you can execute it almost instinctively!
£65 is awesome for Ristar CIB! I recently got it for $70 (~£53) loose, and I've been loving the game. I picked up about 7 or 8 Genesis games all together and it totalled up to about $370, so I know how you feel spending console money on old games lol. But man I'm so happy with what I got! Shinning Force 2, Revenge of Shinobi, Shinobi III, Rocket Knight, Castlevania, X-Men 2, and obv. Ristar. Just some real essential games I've wanted for years that I finally pulled the trigger on!
@@RetroGamerBoy Thanks! I was suprised how similar it was to what you picked up. And yeah Shining Force II is one I'd love to have complete (I buy loose to save money). I've really been enjoying it. Have you ever played it before?
I just choked- that castlevania deal is insane - you truly are the chosen collector. "What is a man? A miserable little pile of Sega games." -Dracula, a SNES collector, no doubt 🧐
Wow! Good job on the deals you got for some of those games. It's still absurd that you paid as much as you did total, but it's definitely worth it to have. In the west, Havoc is actually called "High Seas Havoc" and is an extraordinary game I'm surprised you got Ristar for that much. It was a game released late in the MegaDrive's life and is a massive hidden gem for the console. Play it and see why.
Can't say I think any game is worth those prices but that's just how some old 'geek' stuff sells (whether video games, action figures or whatever) and your enthusiasm is what makes this an enjoyable watch. I like seeing people enjoy their hobbies and expensive collections even if not exactly something I'd do myself (I love a lot of old games but I prefer emulation for a whole bunch of reasons). I'd rather have the PS5 myself cos I been after one since launch day (the only machine I've ever had all the money saved up for and allocated for launch day and yet 18 months or so later, I've still been unable to actually get one) and there are several games I want for it (I'm a big fan of Ratchet & Clank for starters... and it bugs me like crazy I still haven't had chance to play the latest). What amused me recently was checking out how much old games cost brand new than adjust them for inflation into today's money. £60 of money from 1993 (say, the cost of Street Fighter II on SNES) when adjusted for inflation is equivalent to about £130 of 2022 money. Maybe modern games aren't quite as expensive as some people think. Well... they still make a huge dent in the back balance but yeah it's kinda strange how the costs work out. And some games end up costing stupid amounts if you end up buying all the paid DLC and some companies REALLY exploit that (since I mentioned Street Fighter II, yep Capcom really milk the more recent SF games for costumes and characters and such). I forgot Mr Nutz. That was a solid and enjoyable platformer with really nice graphics. I had a demo disc of the Amiga version and played through it a lot. Nice work on restoring the quality of the cart and box as much as you could. And as someone else stated below you can possibly remove the marker pen from the manual with a type of eraser.
It's all down to economies of scale. The more units they can sell the cheaper the games, sometimes. I find the AAA games a little derivative because of this, the last AAA game I made was probably guilty of this as well. But the financial risk is high so they have no choice but to make games for the masses. I think every major era of gaming has suffered from this. The indie scene though is producing some truly inspiring games on all console's.
That's depressing, I sold Castlevania: The New Generation for about £15 three or four years back. Crazy what some games cost now 😆😆😆 Some excellent pick-ups there though Mike, very good finds - Havoc looks really cool!
Nice video! It always bummed me that the PAL version of Havoc did skip the first stage, which the NTSC versions had. You can Gamegenie the level back though.
some amazing pick ups there so many of the retro games are going up in valve which makes it difficult to get your hands on, your games room and collection is really fantastic
@@RetroGamerBoy i cannot wait for your next video to drop. I am addicted and I am with you, I love the mega drive/Genesis. It’s my fave console of all time.
Awesome pickups I got castlevania 2 years ago for 60 it just keeps going up. My pickups this last month were soleil, red zone and then Ninja Gaiden for Master System!
Definitely a better choice than that oversized reversed Oreo cookie look-a-like thing (yeah, the PS5). Especially considering you got some must-have games on the Mega Drive this time.
Super duper pickups this time round Mike...👏 The only one there I'm still needing is Castlevania, you have definitely done well there. Almost down to the final 100...great to see you still adding titles in these crazy times with prices etc. 😉👍
Hi there, new on your channel, I just finished this episode. Did you try solar cream on the manual for Mr.Nutz? It's very efficiant and and it leaves no marks. Take care Mike.
@@RetroGamerBoy I find it drops away pretty dramatically after you fight the werewolf first Mini boss it feels a bit empty compared to sc4, some of the background work is a bit lazy wonder if they were limited by cart size or time constraints.
I have never heard of havoc. It’s not surprising the mega games are going up as it’s such good value for golden axe and streets of rage . Castlevania on the megadrive is very desirable at the moment. Can’t knock a power rangers clone. I don’t think I have actually played sparkster.
I could well believe the price you paid... thinking back to the 90s do you remember when games were £39.99 for new releases..in today's money that would probably come to well over £60 that was back then...and I've subscribed love old retro gaming!
@@RetroGamerBoy going to the retro game fair of kalken in may, i'm gonna ask around see if anyone knows more. Saddly we have way to many nintendo experts and way to few SEGA ones
Mike these are such fantastic pickups my man! Ristar is so good--Sparkster too; and c'mon, Castlevania is an absolute classic. Mazin is great--I only learned of it in recent years when it was part of a lot we purchased.
Yup I'm really happy with these, I need to figure out what to buy next. Lists of cheaper games that are not that great, a few expensive ones that are classics, or one Uber expensive title to get that out of the way.
Great stuff mate, prices are going insane nowadays, but we don’t really care do we 🤣🤣. I’m in Europe and only collect Japanese & Genesis games, I won’t say how much I spent on that stuff LoL, but as long as you’re happy with what you do, it’s all good imho. Keep it up 🤘🤘
Try to find the Sega Power review of the Captain Havoc game. It was quite funny. They were basically ripping on it being Sonic with a hat. Personally I think it’s a fun game, but doesn’t have the fluidity of Sonic.
Spends more money on 7 old games then what a PS5 cost! You are doing it right 💪older games are worth it in my opinion. I hit my local retro shop once a month for games.
Games debate of it being better back then is kind of thrown out the window because we have a indie scene. Scene wasn't enough, every once in awhile we get a 2d game like Metroid Dread or Tropical Freeze. Freeze that argument, I grew up back then, the spirit is still alive.
I'm find my modern consoles getting less and less play time. The games are good but they feel very derivative. The indie scene seem to make the more interesting games.
Some great pick ups there. Hate to throw a spanner in the works. Pretty sure your Havoc is the front cover artwork that was released in Europe. The skull and crossbones is the uk one. I'm not entirely sure in all honesty, but who cares yours still looks good, and you like having different covers/ varients. Just wanted you to be aware their are two different covers. Cheers
I'm all for collectables and original pressings retaining value but I wish games were like films and it wasn't the case you had to purchase something at the time or end up in a situation where an exorbitant sum needs to be paid to experience something you might of missed out on. 1st editions can be worth more but readily and easily available affordable reprints would be fair. We have emulation but it's not always accurate whilst downloadable content is at the whim of the software and hardware manufacturers. 1 to 1 rereleases at the original new cost ( adjusted for inflation if they have to ) would be great
@@RetroGamerBoy It's true games are anchored to hardware. At least to and extent. Apparently Sonic 2 and it's bonus stage was really challenging to get running on the 3DS ( you wouldn't think so with the 3DS being more powerful than the Megadrive but it had to be redone from the ground up ). That being said. All is possible. It just takes time, effort and resources. Look at the money being spent in the retro community. If people are willing to pay three figures on an original then why not £40 on a rerelease? We have the hardware to do this now. We have fpga. Liscensing is a sticking point. But just transfer the lisence. Film companies can do this with back catalogues. Everyone will still get paid
Wow, glad I picked up some of these before they got crazy (the cartridges at least). Havoc (High Seas Havoc in the US) is so good. Data East really pushed the MD.
Oof! You can say that again Mike. They have been on my list for a good amount of time and stop because of other interest on my want list that cost just as much. Anthony..
Daaaaaaam that copy of Castlevania looks omega minti I would love to pick up that game myself but I can't justify the price. I will never go for a full set so spending 100+€ for any retro game is to much for me and I can always play the game through the collection or the Mega Drive mini. 2 more weeks until Retro Gamescon I m so hyped for that and watching other peoples pick ups helps me get excited in advance
@@RetroGamerBoy It's a small convention in germany. Would be cool to see you there but given that you are from the UK I will not hold my breath. And like I said it's small. Not a full convention center but more of a townhall.
sparkster best after sonics. Should played hard bcouse on normal game shorter missing content levels and boss phases espcially final boss 2nd phase. Good true ending on hard and need to collect all swords golden sparkster to see true ending. To get first sword not skip oppenning robo battle. Music also best.
I fear I will never have a decent Mega Drive collection. The prices are just going through the roof, and I'm concentrating elsewhere currently. By the time I shift focus to Mega Drive I'll need to start harvesting people's kidneys to sell! 🤣🤣
Paying $100-$120 is pretty much the difference in inflation for a Genesis/MD game today so I have zero issues especially if I’m getting good-very good CIB. I’ve paid $200-$300 (USD) for a couple games that I missed out on back in the 90’s and I’m ok with that too. Funny how many games I overlooked or flat out missed in the 90’s primary due to lack of funds, can only buy what I could afford back then.
Same, there are some big price hitters on my list still. I've crossed some of the games that are $700+ off the list or I already had them from back in the day.
Why people charge up the ass is beyond me Maybe someday the bubble will pop and enough people are gonna get tired of paying out the ass for video games....
Yup and I don't really understand why. I've never been a fan of PAL games. I don't like the box art layout and find them inferior to their NTSC counterparts. They're a jumbled mess. The Mega Drive border is just nasty looking in blue and while the United States is the only territory to be called the Sega Genesis it feels more natural. Nobody knew what the Master System was but Genesis started it all and really got Sega on the map but I think the red Genesis border is much better better looking than the Mega Drive, plus NTSC console have a cleaner Sega Genesis stamp on the console itself whereas the Mega Drive doesn't pop, instead the 16-Bit is what's visible it's just, egh. Then you have the PEGI stamp which is atrocious and really ruins you box art, which applies to any game you get from the PAL territory. They're in various colors and shapes and sizes and just look like an eye sore. NTSC are simple and clean and basically just look like a stamp in the bottom corner that doesn't really take away from the box art selling you on the game. What was interesting at that time with the V.R.C. was the raring system kinda made you feel like the rebel, like you were living on the edge. Here you were this kid that got their hands on a game that wasn't for kids, but you were a kid. Mortal Kombat, Primal Rage, Robocop vs The Terminator, even Street Fighter had an MA-13 rating and you felt like you were a rebel. These days, I don't know why, kids are allowed to play and watch whatever they want, it wasn't that way in my era, you were a completely irresponsible parent if your kid had no restrictions, that there were rights of passage that had proven you were growing up, maturing and could responsibile AND it gave you something to look forward to. I knew kids that grew up in homes where, while or wasn't a big deal content-wise, there were families that were big into Warhammer and as a kid you had to watch while the adults and teenagers played Warhammer, you couldn't play until you were sixteen, and when that day came, it felt like you'd majorly leveled up in life and it was a big deal and you see those people now, and their lives are immaculate, today, it's a just a free for all. So, yeah, box art is terrible! I totally get why American collection is more sought after, making it even more difficult for those in the States to collect because they're competing with the rest of the world. Finally, there are some games you're never gonna find in the United States and THOSE are the rare hard to get and sought after games. Headhunt for the Sega Dreamcast was never released in the States on the Dreamcast, you had to import it. You could get it on the PS2, but not the Dreamcast so that one is harder to find. I will say the jewel cases for the Dreamcast was pretty cool for PAL Dreamcast games though, I'll give them that, but you had other games like Evil Twin, you can only get in PAL territory, Shenmue II, and then you had to go to Japan to get Ikaruga and Rez and with the PlayStation Mickey's Timeless Adventures you can ONLY GET in PAL territory. The downside to being forced to do this is compatibility issues, which is another reason NTSC (American) complete collections are more valuable and sought after and that's because of technology regulations in varying territories. When the PS3 launched, gamers hated it and refused to get one because of one big thing, FRAME RATE. It nearly killed Sony and shot the Xbox 360 ahead for three years. Well, unbeknownst to the simple gamer is the very same with PAL retro games. Europe, more specifically the UK had restrictions on their visual technology that limited their games to a lower frame rate in order to be compatible with their CRT sets. In the United States (NTSC) TVs displayed at a higher rate because they weren't as regulated SO to make them compatible to their respective territory, they had to do modifications to the actual games. Japan (NTSC-J) was just as it was in the States. So, not only is finding compatibility hard with these regulations, importing and getting the games to actually work is really hard with retro games 32-bit and back. Japanese and US games work no problem, though you need an adapter to play Japanese Mega Drive games on the Sega Genesis. But, with PAL games, not only is it a nightmare to get the hardware to work, you have to buy PAL hardware, but it's still not going to work because of tech and regulations in the PAL territories which shuts most people down and locks it all out because of those regulations, PAL games run worse than NTSC games and are choppy because they run at a lower frame rate. You'd think it was a programing error but it's not, the game isn't broken, but the refresh rate is different on Euro tvs running at 50hz versus the US/Japan of 60hz. You think it's not that big of a deal or noticable, but it is, and if you want to play them the way they were always intended, you've got to import a 50hz CRT beast from over seas, which shipping really isn't at all cheap
I'm pretty sure the person setting the price is putting the price up. Blaming creators for the actions of sellers is never a winning argument. My protectors are from retroprotect.co.uk
Mike love.the channel .I am now the proud owner of a full pal UK set .feels amazing knowing I have achieved this .good luck with your collecting .love the videos 😁
That's awesome to hear, what was you last game you collected and what was the hardest to find?
@@RetroGamerBoyI’m also interested to know!
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Yup, that's what I use. Great stuff.
They are also more fun than the actual PS5 exclusives
Big facts! I always find myself going back to my Sega Genesis games and just having blast.
😅 A few people have said that.
Amazing pick up!! (Castlevania 😍, Mazin Wars 😍).
Good luck for getting all Megadrive games, I have a lot of respect for peoples who want full set in their collection 😁💪
It's a lot of fun discovering games that I never came across and playing them.
Amazing collection!
It’s a real travesty the way prices of old games have become artificially inflated over time though…
Tell me about it. That Castlevania is up for £400 on eBay. The game has always been around 150 until 6 months ago.
@@RetroGamerBoy it’s actually worse than most people think. I read a news story a while back where someone was selling a “rare” game on eBay and was contacted by someone claiming to be from one of the game grading companies (can’t remember which one) who told him that he should be inflating the price higher… in response he gave them the proverbial finger by lowering the price by £1 :-D
I've wanted to get a copy of Havoc for years but couldn't justify the cost. I'm genuinely shocked at how expensive Sparkster and Ristar has gotten over the past 10 years I remember picking both my copies for under £30
I'm the same with games like SoR3. I got that new for £35 in release month and now some people are trying to sell it for over £400
Ristars.only £20
Hi Mike, amazing collectors edition and thanks for the shout out. I’ve been after havoc for a few years and wow, I didn’t know it was a data east game as two crude dudes was an immense mega drive arcade conversion by data east 👍, if you don’t have it defo get it. Great to see you nearly completing the Konami set and hope to see you at the next London games market and most defo a drink after, keep up the great work 👍👍👍
I have 2 Crude Dudes from when I bought back in the 90s, I love that game. It was great meeting you sir and I can't wait for the next market.
Excellent haul! You have a stunning collection and I appreciate your attention to detail.
😬👍 thanks
Revenge of Shinobi, Streets of Rage, Golden Axe. What a fine trio of games.
The Mega Games carts are great for people wanting to play games on the Genesis and Mega Drive.
At least you don't have the SNES problem with cardboard boxes a lot of those games are sold loose it's so cool to see complete in box games. Great video 👍
My SNES collection grows so slowly because of this.
Sparkster is one of my favourite. The underrated game, I guarantee it!
I'm loving the game. The original was great but this sequel turns things up.
Awesome video as always and some brilliant platformers! If I'm not mistaken, that's the EU insert for Havoc, I think the UK one is the black one with skull and crossbones. So much cooler, not sure if you are going for all variants too?
I will have to get the the UK variant as well.
I remember owning the UK black one with the skull and crossbones back in the day. A few months ago i managed to bag myself a cartridge copy for £30 on eBay. Awesome game, holds up so well till this day.
Im glad you said what you paid for it. I've been finding it quite pretentious when most people say "I got this for a good price" and dont actually say.
Well if you was collecting 10 years ago Alien Solider was £20. Thats a good price lol
It's also made me feel quite a bit better about some of my purchases. I got my copy of Castlevania from a shop near Manchester for £90 when it was going for £150+. I know they had one but didn't have it out on display so I asked to see it. Execting it to be not complete or battered and it was near perfect. I ripped their arm off lol.
Nice, I've seen some people trying to sell Castlevania for £500!
I have megagames 2 and 3 that came with my original megadrive (which I still have boxed), same copies I've had since the 90s. They both came with full size 3 colour manuals.
That's good to know, thank you 👍
The original Sega Genesis Golden Axe Manual was color cover but the interor was black in white on gloss paper.
Very true.
Fire content, retro gamer boy! 🔥🔥🔥
Thanks 🤘😝🤘
Ristar, Castlevania, Sparkster, and Mr. Nutz are absolute gems. I play these via emulation and can honestly say that they're worth your time. Castlevania's visuals are so damn good.
Yup I'm loving them, great games 👍
I don't understand English well, but I watch your channel with pleasure. Thank you Mike for your videos!
That is great to hear, I have auto translation on my videos but I don't think they are very accurate.
My original official Mega Drive controller broke and I must have thrown it away but I wish I kept it and repaired it.
No way, I think this is the same for quite a few people.
Mega games came with colour manuals, only in later life did they come with the black photocopied looking ones, nearer the end of the mega drives life, and yes when pristine they did fit, not so much when they have been looked at a few times
Interesting, a coupe of the groups I'm in claim the colour manuals only came with console bundles. But as far as I'm aware only Mega Games 6 vol3 was bundled.
Superb collection you have there Mike! Mazin Wars and Outrun 2019 are completely new to me. I have the Mega Games cart in my Nomad. All times favorite! Golden axe, Shinobi 3 and Golden Axe. Do you have Golden Axe 2 and 3, the special move in 3 is hard to master but once you get it, you can execute it almost instinctively!
I have 2 but 3 never came to the UK. I'm going to get an after market version of it.
@@RetroGamerBoy that will be awesome, perhaps a Golden Axe trilogy episode in the near future.
£65 is awesome for Ristar CIB! I recently got it for $70 (~£53) loose, and I've been loving the game.
I picked up about 7 or 8 Genesis games all together and it totalled up to about $370, so I know how you feel spending console money on old games lol. But man I'm so happy with what I got! Shinning Force 2, Revenge of Shinobi, Shinobi III, Rocket Knight, Castlevania, X-Men 2, and obv. Ristar. Just some real essential games I've wanted for years that I finally pulled the trigger on!
Those are some awesome games you picked up there. Shinning Force II still alludes me. I can't wait to get my hands on that gem.
@@RetroGamerBoy Thanks! I was suprised how similar it was to what you picked up. And yeah Shining Force II is one I'd love to have complete (I buy loose to save money). I've really been enjoying it. Have you ever played it before?
I just choked- that castlevania deal is insane - you truly are the chosen collector.
"What is a man? A miserable little pile of Sega games." -Dracula, a SNES collector, no doubt 🧐
😅 yup it was a good deal. All four games were around 130, and they were on different stores.
Havoc is one game that I had never played in my entire life! OO
Definitely worth trying
@@RetroGamerBoy Indeed
Always good to see how your collection is coming plus a couple of titles there I didn’t know about . I definitely got to check Havoc out x
It's really good, I've really enjoyed playing it.
Wow! Good job on the deals you got for some of those games. It's still absurd that you paid as much as you did total, but it's definitely worth it to have.
In the west, Havoc is actually called "High Seas Havoc" and is an extraordinary game
I'm surprised you got Ristar for that much. It was a game released late in the MegaDrive's life and is a massive hidden gem for the console. Play it and see why.
Yup I'm finishing off Castlevania and then I'm straight on to it.
Well done Mike. Some great finds there. How many do you need now for the full set?
For a UK full set, I need 140, the there is 5 left for a full EU set, 5 from Australia, and all the Tec Toy games.
they are among my 150+ Sega games, here is a mention that i don't think really gets enough, Bio-Hazard Battle low-key the best shmup ever
I love that game, and the cover art.
Can't say I think any game is worth those prices but that's just how some old 'geek' stuff sells (whether video games, action figures or whatever) and your enthusiasm is what makes this an enjoyable watch. I like seeing people enjoy their hobbies and expensive collections even if not exactly something I'd do myself (I love a lot of old games but I prefer emulation for a whole bunch of reasons). I'd rather have the PS5 myself cos I been after one since launch day (the only machine I've ever had all the money saved up for and allocated for launch day and yet 18 months or so later, I've still been unable to actually get one) and there are several games I want for it (I'm a big fan of Ratchet & Clank for starters... and it bugs me like crazy I still haven't had chance to play the latest). What amused me recently was checking out how much old games cost brand new than adjust them for inflation into today's money. £60 of money from 1993 (say, the cost of Street Fighter II on SNES) when adjusted for inflation is equivalent to about £130 of 2022 money. Maybe modern games aren't quite as expensive as some people think. Well... they still make a huge dent in the back balance but yeah it's kinda strange how the costs work out. And some games end up costing stupid amounts if you end up buying all the paid DLC and some companies REALLY exploit that (since I mentioned Street Fighter II, yep Capcom really milk the more recent SF games for costumes and characters and such).
I forgot Mr Nutz. That was a solid and enjoyable platformer with really nice graphics. I had a demo disc of the Amiga version and played through it a lot. Nice work on restoring the quality of the cart and box as much as you could. And as someone else stated below you can possibly remove the marker pen from the manual with a type of eraser.
It's all down to economies of scale. The more units they can sell the cheaper the games, sometimes. I find the AAA games a little derivative because of this, the last AAA game I made was probably guilty of this as well. But the financial risk is high so they have no choice but to make games for the masses. I think every major era of gaming has suffered from this. The indie scene though is producing some truly inspiring games on all console's.
That's depressing, I sold Castlevania: The New Generation for about £15 three or four years back. Crazy what some games cost now 😆😆😆 Some excellent pick-ups there though Mike, very good finds - Havoc looks really cool!
It's insane what some of these games cost. I wish they were cheaper 😅
Great job! How far are you into the Genesis set? Are you going for all the unlicensed US games as well?
Knowing me yes😅. I'm only a few games into Genesis. PAL is the main focus at the moment.
Sparkster in the original Konami box . . What a beaut
Such a great game. I'm really enjoying it.
*Well done sir! Especially the new Mega Drive controller so cheap! But Castlevania is very censored this PAL copy* ⭐️
I know, it's the same with SoR3.
For D&D make sure the battery save still works
Yup that still functions. Replacing the battery is simple though.
Mazin wars looks like a very hard game I saw a playthru and looked very difficult. Do you have dj boy and fatman games on Megadrive.
I have DJ boy, but not Fatman. I'm not buying Japanese games yet.
Congratulations on adding to your collection! Good games and the joystick are the same.
Thank you, I'm very happy with these games
Nice video! It always bummed me that the PAL version of Havoc did skip the first stage, which the NTSC versions had. You can Gamegenie the level back though.
I never knew that, thanks.
Fantastic deals here Mike!
Thanks, I was super happy with them. Especially as there are people out there saying you can't get these games at the prices they were 6 months ago.
some amazing pick ups there so many of the retro games are going up in valve which makes it difficult to get your hands on, your games room and collection is really fantastic
Yup it's getting harder and more expensive.
Absolutely love these games. Great work on getting good prices. How close are you to having all of the mega drive games?
For a full PAL set about 160! So still a way to go.
@@RetroGamerBoy i cannot wait for your next video to drop. I am addicted and I am with you, I love the mega drive/Genesis. It’s my fave console of all time.
Looking at how expensive these games are atm I'm so SO glad I bought the majority of my MD collection 15+ years ago...
I had a decent amount, but was not ranking much money in the 90s, as I've earned more I've bought more.
Awesome pickups I got castlevania 2 years ago for 60 it just keeps going up. My pickups this last month were soleil, red zone and then Ninja Gaiden for Master System!
Soliel!!!! I want that game, but I keep putting off buying it. I don't really want to pay 200+ for a game that sold for under 100 a year ago.
@@RetroGamerBoy oh jeez, this will probably sting then when I tell you I paid £70 for it complete and good condition
Definitely a better choice than that oversized reversed Oreo cookie look-a-like thing (yeah, the PS5). Especially considering you got some must-have games on the Mega Drive this time.
Oh ya there are some absolute classic games here.
Some belters there mate👌👌
Yup, still not the big ones yet.
Castlevania For £130 what a steal!
All four copies were around this price. I think it's the actual price rather than the inflated prices.
Super duper pickups this time round Mike...👏
The only one there I'm still needing is Castlevania, you have definitely done well there. Almost down to the final 100...great to see you still adding titles in these crazy times with prices etc. 😉👍
Mate there are still some expensive titles out there. And some people seem to think that their games are worth hundreds more than they actually are.
Hi there, new on your channel, I just finished this episode. Did you try solar cream on the manual for Mr.Nutz? It's very efficiant and and it leaves no marks. Take care Mike.
Really, that's interesting. I'll give it a go.
@@RetroGamerBoy I tried it on a Castlevania cartridge on ds and it worked perfectly. On an older cartridge was just okay. Wish you success!
4:40 thats the most hyped up megadrive game around imo it feels like an empty shell compared to Super Castlevania 4.
I really like it, and I find it faster paced than SC4. I own both so I guess I get to experience the best of both.
@@RetroGamerBoy I find it drops away pretty dramatically after you fight the werewolf first Mini boss it feels a bit empty compared to sc4, some of the background work is a bit lazy wonder if they were limited by cart size or time constraints.
I have never heard of havoc. It’s not surprising the mega games are going up as it’s such good value for golden axe and streets of rage . Castlevania on the megadrive is very desirable at the moment. Can’t knock a power rangers clone. I don’t think I have actually played sparkster.
I hadn't played Sparkster until now and I'm really impressed. It's a little faster and more puzzle focused. The visual style is also different.
Sega lord x also made a video like this a few days ago
Really liked this video as alwaysl
Oh interesting, what games did he pick-up?
@@RetroGamerBoy ruclips.net/video/gjx8-ymvSk8/видео.html
Different games for different regions
Mazing wars was a blockbuster rental for me and my brother back in the day, good memories :)
It's a lot of fun, I had no idea it existed until I started collecting the full set.
@@RetroGamerBoy I loved the beat em up power ranger sections. It was something new and long with the manga craze going on back then
Awesome stuff Mike, really enjoyed this episode keep them coming!!
Thank you sir.
Great pick ups Mike I love Havoc and Ristar both are great games 👍
I still have not had a chance to play Ristar, but I'm really looking forward to it.
I could well believe the price you paid... thinking back to the 90s do you remember when games were £39.99 for new releases..in today's money that would probably come to well over £60 that was back then...and I've subscribed love old retro gaming!
Remember the bargain buckets? You could get new games for £5. I wish I had picked up more back then.
ristar is a lot of fun. glad i picked it up before it spiked in price. last boss is a cheeky sod.
I can't wait to see it.
My boxed Sega megadrive controller i found at a thrift store also just came with the controller
That's good to know, thanks.
@@RetroGamerBoy going to the retro game fair of kalken in may, i'm gonna ask around see if anyone knows more. Saddly we have way to many nintendo experts and way to few SEGA ones
Mike these are such fantastic pickups my man! Ristar is so good--Sparkster too; and c'mon, Castlevania is an absolute classic. Mazin is great--I only learned of it in recent years when it was part of a lot we purchased.
Yup I'm really happy with these, I need to figure out what to buy next. Lists of cheaper games that are not that great, a few expensive ones that are classics, or one Uber expensive title to get that out of the way.
I absolutely love watching your videos Mike. You are legit THE BEST sega megadrive channel on RUclips
That's kind of you to say. But I am a mino in the sea of retro gaming RUclipsrs.
@@RetroGamerBoy well to your fans you're the best 😁👍💯
Great Pickups
Yup I'm really happy with them
Great stuff mate, prices are going insane nowadays, but we don’t really care do we 🤣🤣. I’m in Europe and only collect Japanese & Genesis games, I won’t say how much I spent on that stuff LoL, but as long as you’re happy with what you do, it’s all good imho. Keep it up 🤘🤘
I'm really happy to see the collection grow. I love building it up.
Try to find the Sega Power review of the Captain Havoc game. It was quite funny. They were basically ripping on it being Sonic with a hat.
Personally I think it’s a fun game, but doesn’t have the fluidity of Sonic.
Sonic was an over all polished product. I've played it to death so I think playing that different was refreshing.
Try using a dry erase marker on that manual for Mr Nutz.
Thanks for the tip, I'll try that.
Megarive games
Don’t look great on modern tvs any idea what we can do to improve quality
I use an old CRT, but I do have an OSSC which is a zero lag line doubler. This gives you pixel perfect results.
this is why emulation exists
Emulation democratises classic gaming.
@@RetroGamerBoy i dont see the point in spending £400 on a single game
Congrats!
Thanks
Spends more money on 7 old games then what a PS5 cost! You are doing it right 💪older games are worth it in my opinion. I hit my local retro shop once a month for games.
Games debate of it being better back then is kind of thrown out the window because we have a indie scene. Scene wasn't enough, every once in awhile we get a 2d game like Metroid Dread or Tropical Freeze. Freeze that argument, I grew up back then, the spirit is still alive.
@@yeahyeahwowman8099 most of these indies just aren't as good or better then the games they are trying to be.
I'm find my modern consoles getting less and less play time. The games are good but they feel very derivative. The indie scene seem to make the more interesting games.
Some great pick ups there. Hate to throw a spanner in the works. Pretty sure your Havoc is the front cover artwork that was released in Europe. The skull and crossbones is the uk one. I'm not entirely sure in all honesty, but who cares yours still looks good, and you like having different covers/ varients.
Just wanted you to be aware their are two different covers. Cheers
Ya, I was not sure what the skull and crossbone release was, thanks for letting me know.
Damn your right. Well I'll need to tack a copy of that down now 😅
@@RetroGamerBoy yours still looks good. Depends on how much it bugs you. 😬😅
Ah wow I just picked up mr nutz my self from eBay last week !
I still haven't played the game, so many others have come in and quite a few are great games to play.
I'm all for collectables and original pressings retaining value but I wish games were like films and it wasn't the case you had to purchase something at the time or end up in a situation where an exorbitant sum needs to be paid to experience something you might of missed out on. 1st editions can be worth more but readily and easily available affordable reprints would be fair. We have emulation but it's not always accurate whilst downloadable content is at the whim of the software and hardware manufacturers. 1 to 1 rereleases at the original new cost ( adjusted for inflation if they have to ) would be great
Retrobit are doing a bit of this. Unfortunately games are anchored to hardware where as films are almost ubiquitous and not hardware exclusive.
@@RetroGamerBoy It's true games are anchored to hardware. At least to and extent. Apparently Sonic 2 and it's bonus stage was really challenging to get running on the 3DS ( you wouldn't think so with the 3DS being more powerful than the Megadrive but it had to be redone from the ground up ). That being said. All is possible. It just takes time, effort and resources. Look at the money being spent in the retro community. If people are willing to pay three figures on an original then why not £40 on a rerelease? We have the hardware to do this now. We have fpga. Liscensing is a sticking point. But just transfer the lisence. Film companies can do this with back catalogues. Everyone will still get paid
@@robsmall6466 agreed, I run Antstream Arcade which is the biggest officially licenced retro gaming platform. It's like Netflix for gaming.
Wow, glad I picked up some of these before they got crazy (the cartridges at least).
Havoc (High Seas Havoc in the US) is so good. Data East really pushed the MD.
Data East were such amazing devs and publisher for the 16bit era.
Oof! You can say that again Mike. They have been on my list for a good amount of time and stop because of other interest on my want list that cost just as much.
Anthony..
The crazy thing Anthony is that these are still relatively cheap games compared to what I have left to buy.
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I love SEGA
As do I 🤘😝🤘
Daaaaaaam that copy of Castlevania looks omega minti
I would love to pick up that game myself but I can't justify the price. I will never go for a full set so spending 100+€ for any retro game is to much for me and I can always play the game through the collection or the Mega Drive mini.
2 more weeks until Retro Gamescon I m so hyped for that and watching other peoples pick ups helps me get excited in advance
What's Retro Gamescon??? That sounds like something I want to be part of.
@@RetroGamerBoy It's a small convention in germany. Would be cool to see you there but given that you are from the UK I will not hold my breath.
And like I said it's small. Not a full convention center but more of a townhall.
Great games added. 😍😍
Thanks, it's been fun playing through these.
Lol rocket knight murders both sparksters versions
I'm really enjoying the game, very well developed.
Thank God for emulation.
It is a God send, and how I think most people will play these games in the future.
@@RetroGamerBoy I have NES, Genesis, and SNES controllers for my computer. I use them just for emulation.
I’m sure you’ll get more fun out of those games than a PS5.
I think so too.
sparkster best after sonics. Should played hard bcouse on normal game shorter missing content levels and boss phases espcially final boss 2nd phase. Good true ending on hard and need to collect all swords golden sparkster to see true ending. To get first sword not skip oppenning robo battle. Music also best.
I do love the game, it's amazing.
Still have my original copy of sparkster tucked away, ill never part with it
That's awesome.
nice i had castlevania as kid to great game😄
It's amazing I love playing it.
Never played havoc but I am going to check it out now looks great :D
Nice pick ups :D
I've had a lot of fun playing, I had no idea this game existed back in the day.
@@RetroGamerBoy Nor me but I do now thanks :D
Better than Sonic though....
Ooofffff thats a bold statement!! :P
I fear I will never have a decent Mega Drive collection. The prices are just going through the roof, and I'm concentrating elsewhere currently. By the time I shift focus to Mega Drive I'll need to start harvesting people's kidneys to sell! 🤣🤣
I'm already there.
@@RetroGamerBoy Is that what channel membership is all about. Eventually you'll invite us all to a meet up and harvest a kidney from each of us? 🤣🤣
Paying $100-$120 is pretty much the difference in inflation for a Genesis/MD game today so I have zero issues especially if I’m getting good-very good CIB. I’ve paid $200-$300 (USD) for a couple games that I missed out on back in the 90’s and I’m ok with that too. Funny how many games I overlooked or flat out missed in the 90’s primary due to lack of funds, can only buy what I could afford back then.
Same, there are some big price hitters on my list still. I've crossed some of the games that are $700+ off the list or I already had them from back in the day.
Anyone who watches this channel will have never shouted why did you do that.
😅 I'm sure my wife did.
3:05 Is it just me or is the game lagging there?
It's was the capture card freaking out. But I was up against the clock so I left it in.
Why people charge up the ass is beyond me
Maybe someday the bubble will pop and enough people are gonna get tired of paying out the ass for video games....
I hope so, then I can buy more video games
Yup and I don't really understand why. I've never been a fan of PAL games. I don't like the box art layout and find them inferior to their NTSC counterparts. They're a jumbled mess.
The Mega Drive border is just nasty looking in blue and while the United States is the only territory to be called the Sega Genesis it feels more natural. Nobody knew what the Master System was but Genesis started it all and really got Sega on the map but I think the red Genesis border is much better better looking than the Mega Drive, plus NTSC console have a cleaner Sega Genesis stamp on the console itself whereas the Mega Drive doesn't pop, instead the 16-Bit is what's visible it's just, egh.
Then you have the PEGI stamp which is atrocious and really ruins you box art, which applies to any game you get from the PAL territory. They're in various colors and shapes and sizes and just look like an eye sore. NTSC are simple and clean and basically just look like a stamp in the bottom corner that doesn't really take away from the box art selling you on the game. What was interesting at that time with the V.R.C. was the raring system kinda made you feel like the rebel, like you were living on the edge. Here you were this kid that got their hands on a game that wasn't for kids, but you were a kid. Mortal Kombat, Primal Rage, Robocop vs The Terminator, even Street Fighter had an MA-13 rating and you felt like you were a rebel. These days, I don't know why, kids are allowed to play and watch whatever they want, it wasn't that way in my era, you were a completely irresponsible parent if your kid had no restrictions, that there were rights of passage that had proven you were growing up, maturing and could responsibile AND it gave you something to look forward to. I knew kids that grew up in homes where, while or wasn't a big deal content-wise, there were families that were big into Warhammer and as a kid you had to watch while the adults and teenagers played Warhammer, you couldn't play until you were sixteen, and when that day came, it felt like you'd majorly leveled up in life and it was a big deal and you see those people now, and their lives are immaculate, today, it's a just a free for all. So, yeah, box art is terrible! I totally get why American collection is more sought after, making it even more difficult for those in the States to collect because they're competing with the rest of the world.
Finally, there are some games you're never gonna find in the United States and THOSE are the rare hard to get and sought after games. Headhunt for the Sega Dreamcast was never released in the States on the Dreamcast, you had to import it. You could get it on the PS2, but not the Dreamcast so that one is harder to find. I will say the jewel cases for the Dreamcast was pretty cool for PAL Dreamcast games though, I'll give them that, but you had other games like Evil Twin, you can only get in PAL territory, Shenmue II, and then you had to go to Japan to get Ikaruga and Rez and with the PlayStation Mickey's Timeless Adventures you can ONLY GET in PAL territory.
The downside to being forced to do this is compatibility issues, which is another reason NTSC (American) complete collections are more valuable and sought after and that's because of technology regulations in varying territories.
When the PS3 launched, gamers hated it and refused to get one because of one big thing, FRAME RATE. It nearly killed Sony and shot the Xbox 360 ahead for three years. Well, unbeknownst to the simple gamer is the very same with PAL retro games. Europe, more specifically the UK had restrictions on their visual technology that limited their games to a lower frame rate in order to be compatible with their CRT sets. In the United States (NTSC) TVs displayed at a higher rate because they weren't as regulated SO to make them compatible to their respective territory, they had to do modifications to the actual games. Japan (NTSC-J) was just as it was in the States. So, not only is finding compatibility hard with these regulations, importing and getting the games to actually work is really hard with retro games 32-bit and back. Japanese and US games work no problem, though you need an adapter to play Japanese Mega Drive games on the Sega Genesis. But, with PAL games, not only is it a nightmare to get the hardware to work, you have to buy PAL hardware, but it's still not going to work because of tech and regulations in the PAL territories which shuts most people down and locks it all out because of those regulations, PAL games run worse than NTSC games and are choppy because they run at a lower frame rate. You'd think it was a programing error but it's not, the game isn't broken, but the refresh rate is different on Euro tvs running at 50hz versus the US/Japan of 60hz. You think it's not that big of a deal or noticable, but it is, and if you want to play them the way they were always intended, you've got to import a 50hz CRT beast from over seas, which shipping really isn't at all cheap
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Honestly i'd rather have these games then a PS5 so 🤷🏻♂️
Same 😁👍
Not really I only get mine games for $10
Nice price
@@RetroGamerBoy what game you brought that cost alot of money?🤔
I hate when RUclipsrs does video games and prices videos.. they always make the prices go up on eBay 🤣🙈 where did you get the manual protector
I'm pretty sure the person setting the price is putting the price up. Blaming creators for the actions of sellers is never a winning argument. My protectors are from retroprotect.co.uk
More money than sense !!!
And I have very little money.
SPoiler" all dungeons and dragons console games suck
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