just a few gets this time here but man, what a fun hike going out there to get the stuff. repair and refurbishing vids on the systems coming soon so stay tunned :)
this is so therapeutic. I wish I could repair systems like that.... i stopped playing vids at around 25 , 26 yrs old, but about a year or so ago i started watching these retro gaming YT videos. i broke down and got a gbc with 2 games and 1 more coming Saturday. lukes gb and restoration vids are awesome, all of 'em are, really.
thanks for sticking with me Luke, the storm sandy destroyed us here , ten feet of water in our home . we are just about back to normal here and I'll be making more videos , its nice to see your still around and with me bro
Nice haul there. I'm really looking forward to seeing those systems rescued and released back into the wild. Ha ha, so many people enjoy your hard off vids, that we could all chip in and buy you a car just to get you there :)
Awesome hard off gets! Man, it sounds like it took a huge effort to get all that stuff home. I can definitely understand why you haven't been going to hard off so much the past couple of years since the skyline was sold. Awesome pick ups as always Luke, it was really great to see hard off again and then the stuff you found there as well =)
I have the same sentiment toward the original Playstation and I have grown to love its style. I think one of the most important systems in gaming history!
Truck load of stuff, amazing you brought all that back on the train! Will be interested in seeing the Saturn repair videos. Mine works, but after you use it for a while you get horizontal distortion on the screen and it no longer reads. Saw the other video about getting the MSX running - awesome. Mighty big thumping model that one. A friend of mine is trying to repair my Sony MSX 2+ machine, the transformer was blown so he is adapting another power supply for it.
Awesome finds Luke. A mr clean magic eraser will take the marker off your carts quick and easy with no damage. If you ever come across a neo geo cdz at a good price I would buy it off you. Have a great weekend buddy.
Wouldn't be surprised if that famicom cart turned out to be Clu Clu Land or Mario Bros. Or any other of the more common orange famicom carts for that matter :) Lovely pickups, especially that fine looking MSX, hope to see it up and running soon.
Awesome pick ups! That V-Saturn is the gold item of the bunch, I look foward to the repair video on it! Also the pink Game Boy Pocket it's quite uncommon (was released only in JP an EU). And that two shades Nintendo 64 controller is a Limited Edition one, bundled with Mario Kart only in JP :)
thats a audiophile ps1 you have there, got one myself & the laser had gone so i replaced it with a psone laser, works perfect with the reliability of the psone newer laser cool vid & great finds bro!
As stated below, those original PS1s with the RCA jacks in the back are sought-after in the audio communities for their high quality sound hardware. Keep your eye out for more, you could probably make a small profit on them!
Looks like that was the very first PS1 models that still has those AV out at the back. Never seen one of those around here. I got the 5xxx model and the 7xxx model that has the funky menus and the Sound Scope music visualization system built in.
ive used the powdered oxy clean with a little water mixed in it worked great for me on older yellowed controllers etc made them look almost new just be careful to use the same ratio in mix or youll get an uneven cleaning don't no if you have anything better put the oxy is cheap u can even get it at laundry mats in those 50 cent boxes
I use 97% isopropyl alcohol on perm marker on games and it usually comes right off. One more slightly more extreme method would be to use a magic eraser, but they'll also take some plastic with it since it works like sandpaper.
You probably looked like me when I hit up one of the local jockey lots from time to time. I sometimes spend all my spare cash on several items I see within the first 30 minutes of walking around. The wife is still looking, and I just keep carrying about 20 pounds of electronic and pc parts for a couple of hours. Have been known to walk around for an hour or so with a 15" pc CRT (probably 30 lbs.) on my shoulder back in the day as well. Not these days though... I'm too brittle!
Haha, I'm thinking about buying a Saturn and you are picking them up left and right. So many great games on that System, but only a few of them in Europe sadly.
Wow, I can't imagine trying to carry that MSX while trying to ride a bike! And the guys over on the Game Informer official RUclips channel are doing a "Super Replay" of Blue Stinger which is a really cool coincidence!
Haha you picked up some awesome stuff Luke :D I miss my original Playstion :/ I would love to see a video of how you de-yellow stuff, my Dreamcast is slooooowly turning an off-white colour and it's making me nervous :/
........Kilo...... I finally understand the weight :) Nice video, as all your videos. .....I'm fixing 2 PS3 at the moment and your uploads are always inspirational........
I have had a few drinks this evening so i wondered if you could just confirm if there were ever any other systems released that were not in this video! :)
I love the old PS1's too. I have 1 "fat" PS1, 1 slim PS1, 2 "fat" PS2's, 1 PS2 "slim" and 1 PS3 slim. All of the consoles expect the PS2 slim and the PS3 was found in a dumpster.
How in the worlf did you bike this stuff home? Now that my friend is a really true blue gamer. :).. Those big systems are super cool never heard of those. Cant wait too see your fixn them videoes. Really have learned alot from you,and very much appreciate you shareing your knowledge Z
Wow ! I cant believe the prices you paid for that stuff ! Awesome again ! Hey you should do a video of the moment you find out what famicom game it is :-)
your legs must be a beast. I own spelunker, awesome cart for sure! That sega saturn gamepad looks so rad. A Pink pocket? are those are rare? magical kun, darn it i should pick that up. you should try to find a defty backpack large enough to fit items into it to allow you to carry things inside.
Awesome finds man. Find out what that mystery game was? Im really curious to see what it was... PUT UP A SURPRISE VIDEO OF IT! Just an idea... Keep up the awesome work man.
I'd love to import a lot of games but I don't want to pay ebay prices. I know those had to of been cheaper than what's posted even shipped. I think it's cool that you're showing us what collecting is like in japan
Wow! I just woke up and barely had any coffee and this video is recommended to watch. I see you're collecting old japanese games. I only have one question... who the fuck are you? This is a weird way to wake up, and some guy dressed as a mod flashing all these rare SNES tittles and shit. You certainly helped start my day! LOL!
Cool man :). I'm just curious what do you end up doing with all the games and systems that you fix up? It seems more like a labor of love than anything super profitable, was just curious if you kept most of it, sold them, donated, etc. I like the idea of saving stuff like that from the grave,... Gotta be hospitals or community centers that would want that stuff at least.
that's weird I dont know a lot about the ps1 only a few things but I am guessing that model only came out there in japan because the one I have has just a place to put the power cable in and a place to put the a/v cable wire in.
I know right only place we can find if your lucky is Tradera (Swedish version of ebay if some ones wonder) but then you need to be rely lucky to find something good.
Hi Luke awesome pickups!! Just wondering have you ever looked into chiptune / circuit bending modding? :-) could be a fun project to make a chiptune music GameBoy ^^
Was wondering the same thing here. You seem more interested in fixing over playing, but i'm not sure. What do you do with all this stuff? I would do the same but I'd need a warehouse to store it all!
Hey bud! I'd love to see you do a vid of sanrio world smash ball. That game looks really cool, and I have it coming soon and am looking forward to firing it up =)
Thanks god that there are people like you that fix up all this great old stuff.
this is so therapeutic. I wish I could repair systems like that.... i stopped playing vids at around 25 , 26 yrs old, but about a year or so ago i started watching these retro gaming YT videos. i broke down and got a gbc with 2 games and 1 more coming Saturday.
lukes gb and restoration vids are awesome, all of 'em are, really.
thanks for sticking with me Luke, the storm sandy destroyed us here , ten feet of water in our home . we are just about back to normal here and I'll be making more videos , its nice to see your still around and with me bro
Nice haul there. I'm really looking forward to seeing those systems rescued and released back into the wild. Ha ha, so many people enjoy your hard off vids, that we could all chip in and buy you a car just to get you there :)
Dammit very good goodies once again Luke. Awesome to see how the repairs go with those systems.
Awesome hard off gets! Man, it sounds like it took a huge effort to get all that stuff home. I can definitely understand why you haven't been going to hard off so much the past couple of years since the skyline was sold. Awesome pick ups as always Luke, it was really great to see hard off again and then the stuff you found there as well =)
I have the same sentiment toward the original Playstation and I have grown to love its style. I think one of the most important systems in gaming history!
i love your mancave with all those stuffs and artifacts.wish i had one.
Truck load of stuff, amazing you brought all that back on the train!
Will be interested in seeing the Saturn repair videos. Mine works, but after you use it for a while you get horizontal distortion on the screen and it no longer reads.
Saw the other video about getting the MSX running - awesome. Mighty big thumping model that one.
A friend of mine is trying to repair my Sony MSX 2+ machine, the transformer was blown so he is adapting another power supply for it.
Great video, Luke! It's so exciting to see so many great games for so cheap! I can't wait to visit Japan someday.
Awesome stuff! If there was a Hard Off in Canada, I'd probably never leave.
Ah yes Hard Off. I love that place. I can't tell you how much I've spent there.
Awesome finds Luke. A mr clean magic eraser will take the marker off your carts quick and easy with no damage. If you ever come across a neo geo cdz at a good price I would buy it off you. Have a great weekend buddy.
Wouldn't be surprised if that famicom cart turned out to be Clu Clu Land or Mario Bros.
Or any other of the more common orange famicom carts for that matter :)
Lovely pickups, especially that fine looking MSX, hope to see it up and running soon.
Now i`m gonne watch the MSX repair video. Nice Pick ups Luke !
Good luck getting all those games and consoles cleaned up and working!
Awesome pick ups! That V-Saturn is the gold item of the bunch, I look foward to the repair video on it! Also the pink Game Boy Pocket it's quite uncommon (was released only in JP an EU). And that two shades Nintendo 64 controller is a Limited Edition one, bundled with Mario Kart only in JP :)
thats a audiophile ps1 you have there, got one myself & the laser had gone so i replaced it with a psone laser, works perfect with the reliability of the psone newer laser
cool vid & great finds bro!
As stated below, those original PS1s with the RCA jacks in the back are sought-after in the audio communities for their high quality sound hardware. Keep your eye out for more, you could probably make a small profit on them!
Looks like that was the very first PS1 models that still has those AV out at the back. Never seen one of those around here. I got the 5xxx model and the 7xxx model that has the funky menus and the Sound Scope music visualization system built in.
If you buy any more games your apartment will sink into the ground :) love the hard off videos
Mr. Clean Magic Eraser should get the marker writing off your cartridges in no time. I love Magic Eraser.
ive used the powdered oxy clean with a little water mixed in it worked great for me on older yellowed controllers etc made them look almost new just be careful to use the same ratio in mix or youll get an uneven cleaning don't no if you have anything better put the oxy is cheap u can even get it at laundry mats in those 50 cent boxes
I use 97% isopropyl alcohol on perm marker on games and it usually comes right off. One more slightly more extreme method would be to use a magic eraser, but they'll also take some plastic with it since it works like sandpaper.
Rock and roll racing is awesome.still play it to this day
You probably looked like me when I hit up one of the local jockey lots from time to time. I sometimes spend all my spare cash on several items I see within the first 30 minutes of walking around. The wife is still looking, and I just keep carrying about 20 pounds of electronic and pc parts for a couple of hours. Have been known to walk around for an hour or so with a 15" pc CRT (probably 30 lbs.) on my shoulder back in the day as well. Not these days though... I'm too brittle!
Great pick ups, I love Blue Stinger. Maybe I'll get the Japanese version some day since the camera angles are different in it from the PAL version.
For the marker on the cardridges, try some erasable marker. (The one you use on white boards.)
Apparently, it works very well.
Ooh I love rock n roll racing! You should play that 2 player with some one so fun, I'd totally play it with you if I wasn't across the world.
Mr Luke Awesome Video
Great deals, especially the RPGs. Gunman's proof is awesome!!
No converter need my friend. The plug from the Japanese console is the same as america and we use very similar power rating so their interchangeable.
best way to get marker writing off plastic is to use lighter fluid,works great for me :)
'I'ld buy that for a dollar' DC games for a dollar is an ubberbargain mate. Looking forward to the repair vids
Haha, I'm thinking about buying a Saturn and you are picking them up left and right. So many great games on that System, but only a few of them in Europe sadly.
Worth it for the JVC-V :) hope you get it running
Awesome pickups . Plenty of intresting projects .
I beleave there was an american football game to that had that little light to .
Wow, I can't imagine trying to carry that MSX while trying to ride a bike! And the guys over on the Game Informer official RUclips channel are doing a "Super Replay" of Blue Stinger which is a really cool coincidence!
hahaha I just came from hard off with a bunch of PC engine games and hardwares :D way to go! :D
Nice pickups video Luke. Keep em up.
Nice Playstation looked like that's the sought after SCPH-1002 model with the better sound from RCA good luck getting it working :D
its only an inconveniance that they cut the cord on the cx cos you will have it up and running in no time.
dude!! just get married !!! lol
just kidding !!!
great video man !!
Haha you picked up some awesome stuff Luke :D I miss my original Playstion :/ I would love to see a video of how you de-yellow stuff, my Dreamcast is slooooowly turning an off-white colour and it's making me nervous :/
........Kilo...... I finally understand the weight :) Nice video, as all your videos. .....I'm fixing 2 PS3 at the moment and your uploads are always inspirational........
Man, I have no idea how you do it. It was really hard getting shit back from Akihabara back to my hotel. Just so many things to pick up in Japan.
I have had a few drinks this evening so i wondered if you could just confirm if there were ever any other systems released that were not in this video! :)
I love the old PS1's too. I have 1 "fat" PS1, 1 slim PS1, 2 "fat" PS2's, 1 PS2 "slim" and 1 PS3 slim. All of the consoles expect the PS2 slim and the PS3 was found in a dumpster.
Nice pickups man, when im moving to Kyoto in 2 months i´ll be searching for a Neo Geo AES :D
yea, they are run by the same company. We got several book offs here in LA.
How in the worlf did you bike this stuff home? Now that my friend is a really true blue gamer. :).. Those big systems are super cool never heard of those. Cant wait too see your fixn them videoes. Really have learned alot from you,and very much appreciate you shareing your knowledge Z
Wow ! I cant believe the prices you paid for that stuff ! Awesome again ! Hey you should do a video of the moment you find out what famicom game it is :-)
your legs must be a beast. I own spelunker, awesome cart for sure! That sega saturn gamepad looks so rad. A Pink pocket? are those are rare? magical kun, darn it i should pick that up. you should try to find a defty backpack large enough to fit items into it to allow you to carry things inside.
well that makes soo much more sense. thanks man
Awesome finds man. Find out what that mystery game was? Im really curious to see what it was... PUT UP A SURPRISE VIDEO OF IT! Just an idea... Keep up the awesome work man.
the pink gb pocket is so cute!!!
that black and grey n64 pad is the mario kart limited edition pack pad !! cool
If you put all your stuff on the floor you can swim in it like Scrooge McDuck. Insane lot.
Rock n roll racing is great I played it on the genesis back in the day, which was a Tuesday
great video! more please!
You mentioned cleaning up the yellow from the plastics, how do you do that? I have a yellowed SNES -- bleaching, perhaps? Great vids!
I dont have all my stuff displayed like that anymore, I just keep them in drawers and bring them out when I want to play one.
Great pickups.
I have a PS2 game I want to mount a modchip into it, I do like how?
I like Super running in the background
I'd love to import a lot of games but I don't want to pay ebay prices. I know those had to of been cheaper than what's posted even shipped. I think it's cool that you're showing us what collecting is like in japan
Ive got one and the laser mech has gone out on it. Ive got a Laser Mech on order for it.
Nice pick ups dude!
that poor MSX man... how someone could do that lol
Wow great pick ups.
that black top and grey bottom Controller is probobly from the Mario Kart Bundle for the Nintendo 64
Very nice definitely make more Hard Off Vids!!
So cool deals.
I'm not super knowledgeable about Playstation, but I'm pretty sure that ps1 is pretty rare to find with the composit outputs.
Luke be on his suit and tie, shit tie, shit.
Wow! I just woke up and barely had any coffee and this video is recommended to watch. I see you're collecting old japanese games. I only have one question... who the fuck are you? This is a weird way to wake up, and some guy dressed as a mod flashing all these rare SNES tittles and shit. You certainly helped start my day! LOL!
Cool man :). I'm just curious what do you end up doing with all the games and systems that you fix up? It seems more like a labor of love than anything super profitable, was just curious if you kept most of it, sold them, donated, etc. I like the idea of saving stuff like that from the grave,... Gotta be hospitals or community centers that would want that stuff at least.
that's weird I dont know a lot about the ps1 only a few things but I am guessing that model only came out there in japan because the one I have has just a place to put the power cable in and a place to put the a/v cable wire in.
I know right only place we can find if your lucky is Tradera (Swedish version of ebay if some ones wonder) but then you need to be rely lucky to find something good.
Hey Luke, Do you think you can pickup another White Saturn cheaply from Hard Off? I would really love one of them systems!
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Why hello me!
Look! That's me on the cartridge! :D
Grandia II for a hundred and five yen? Not bad at all, Luke.
Would you be down to film a repair of one of your pickups? I find those very entertaining.
i was just thinking i have a japanese copy of grandia 2 and then you showed it :D
But have you heard of Dophin Up? The best use for an Ipad4 ever ha ha :)
Great haul Luke. How did you manage to get all them heavy systems home on a bike? Do you have a rucksack or bike storage (panniers)?
You get so much better deals on site in Japan unlike Ebay :-(
Take a picture next time you load your bike down...awsome.you need too get a bike trailer ;p
seiken densetsu 2 or secret of mana hold many childhood memories for me.
Hi Luke awesome pickups!! Just wondering have you ever looked into chiptune / circuit bending modding? :-) could be a fun project to make a chiptune music GameBoy ^^
luke can you do a video showcasing some of your rarer games/systems/etc?
Nice pickups
You may know you can still make some bucks on that Mother 2 empty box. By the way, how much they charge for those vcrs?
You can find new screens for your Game Boys from eBay from seller called ninjascastle I recommend to look.
Was wondering the same thing here. You seem more interested in fixing over playing, but i'm not sure. What do you do with all this stuff? I would do the same but I'd need a warehouse to store it all!
you inspire me to be a better man and find broken console and attempt fixing them :
How on earth did you get all that stuff on your bike Luke?! Nice haul :D
watched this vid went straight to ebay for a gb colour bundle
I thought Blizzard made Rock n Roll racing? I'm guessing Namco ported the Japanese version, could be the other way around though.
Hey bud! I'd love to see you do a vid of sanrio world smash ball. That game looks really cool, and I have it coming soon and am looking forward to firing it up =)
When you resell what you cleanup/refub, where do you sell from? Ebay, Amazon?