Hunting For Video Games In Europe Is Surprisingly Different
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Zion! Let me give you one hell of a tip when it comes to PAL GameCube games. Most PAL GameCube game do have a PAL 60Hz option on them, it's just that to enable this you need to press and hold the B button as the game boots up, just as you do if you wanted to launch games in progress scan mode on NTSC models. It'll show a menu to select 50hz, 60hz, or perform a test to see if your TV can do it. You'll need to do this on a CRT so that you can at least see the scan, it'll wrap around and around, but once you fix it, you should be able to get the 60hz mode to run. The catch being is that it's PAL 60hz and no NTSC 60hz, so there might be colour problems and more incompatibility issues. It's just that if you don't do the B button thing, you'll be stuck with 50hz. The only other thing I could suggest is buying a TV from a military base, they typically has TVs that will work on multiple signal types because they expect that soldiers might be stationed abroad in a country where TVs might work differently. So if you know a friend or a family member in the army or navy, they might be able to order a TV that supports NTSC and PAL out of the box.
This is why I want GameCube switch online way too much work to get them working and the games are way too expensive these days
@@brandonscott3423 Dolphin emulator is free
@@epic6178 Bro, how many times people need to say this about emulation. Companies hold licenses back because of emulation it hurts the ability for Nintendo and other companies to release certain games legally if you keep pirating them, you think Square is gonna want to license Mario RPG for the NSO if people are willing to just pirate the damn game?
@@raptros But he owns the physical game... he can just create an ISO of his physical game from his disc and play the game on dolphin completely legally, no piracy at all.
Emulation is not piracy.
And besides... your argument is kind of backwards, people WILL pirate certain games as long as they are not available, if square would like to avoid people pirating their games as much as possible, the best thing they can do is sell their games, not selling them doesn't solve anything, just makes the problem worse. People want to buy old games, retrogaming is a huge market, new ports constantly comming out. For most consumers piracy is the last option, it is just a lot harder to do, as easy as it might seem to some, setting up an emulator with a comfortable controller set up, finding the roms, etc is hard for most people. Something they are willing to do only if they really really want to play the game or if they are already acquainted with tech and emulation. I don't blame emulation for the awful practices of a lot of companies regarding their legacy content. They want to create artificial scarcity and emulation at worst is a small fight against that. Not to mention a huge fight for preservation.
Zion, the excitement in your voice as you game hunt is contagious. It's like I am vicariously living through your experience. 👍👍😎😎😁😁
Thanks for all of the love on this new video everyone! It was delightful putting this all together and it’s a treat in itself knowing you enjoyed it too 😊
Zion, you fool! You accidentally revealed that the secrets to your bowling prowess lay in your magic bowling shoes!
Hi, as a french person who was in the US this summer, I had a similar experience. I collect Zelda merch and in Europe we have so little of it and it's super expensive, in the states I found amazing and silly stuff! It was fun hearing the excitement in your voice because that's how I felt when I found a child's book Molblin's magic spear and my family was looking at me weird so I had to tone it down :D
(Also UK is not exactly representative of Europe in some aspects, your experience may vary per country) :)
Your last point is very correct. Europe is a big place after all!
Cex and Cash Convertors are basically the same concept too. They're "second hand" shops. Charity shops rely 100% on donations where as second shops rely on trade ins. The age of dedicated gaming shops is long gone in the UK sadly. Was amazing back in the day and there are still a few dotted about but the culture has moved online mostly.
@@leighdappa not sure where you are in the UK but charity shops in London are sometimes awesome, found some ls3/4 games at ungodly low prices, some snes carts and once found the entire fullmetal alchemist manga series for £2 a book
@@leighdappa hm, for what it's worth, I've had pretty good times with cash converters. They ship nationwide and prior to buying something you can ask them to take pictures of the item to make sure it's all in good condition. I got some boxed 3ds systems from there and everything was all good, even honored my asking for extra bubble wrap incase it got damaged during shipping
I disagree about gaming shops, there's plenty of not only dedicated gaming shops, but dedicated retro-gaming shops!
Awesome Video, but as a former collector from Germany, I can say that you shouldn't mix up UK with other European countries. Games there cost a friction of what they cost f.ex. in Austria or Germany. Which is why I also had a chunk of games from there.
Also due to various censorship rules, it's sometimes better to get your game from abroad. On a classtrip to London 2009, first thing I did was buying Mad World which never released in Germany due to the adult rating.
I was in the UK last month and checked out CEX after watching Jon's video. I managed to find a steelbook copy of Xenoblade X for only 25 pounds. This was a ridiculous steal and I wasn't expecting to find games so cheap there. Definitely will play that, it was one of my most wanted games before the wii u eshop shuts down.
I live in Belgium and my father's coworker randomly gave me a steelbook version of Xenoblade Chronicles X, Rayman Legends, Project Zero and a Wii U console despite the fact I already owed one
Cex is wild as you will either get decent prices or stuff still expensive but not Quite at scalper prices
Or you can get RE4 on Wii for 50 entire penny’s
HOW
@@Victini7472 I guess I got lucky. it was 2019 so maybe RE4 wasn’t as wanted back then?
Loved this, Zion. 😀
Had to smile at mention of Kira Kira Pop Princess! 😎
Such a fun and happy video. I’m so glad you three had such a good time!
As somebody who has a terminal case of “British”, this was such a wild video to watch for me.
All of these shops are so common place around the UK, and when you’re that used to something, you take it for granted, or at least I do. I often find myself frustrated by CEX’s pricing, or pretty unfazed by charity shop finds, but being able to see an outsider perspective really makes me appreciate these things more.
Also, I never thought in my wildest dreams I’d hear somebody so much as mention castleween, let alone have a designated segment on it. I feel heard!
~Rawk
I went to Spain in summer of '04 on a family trip. Nintendo was doing this summer tour thing were they had booths on the major towns, showcasing the Gameboy Advance limited editions (Tattoo version is what I recall), and the latest games. Everywhere you look there seem to be Gameboy Advance stuff. I got Final Fantasy Tactics Advance, and Metroid Zero Mission. As a young teenager I didn't even know about region lock but, looking back I'm glad I got games for a region free console.
I love how you talked about CeX like it was some crazy obscure place that nobody had heard of 😂 I shop there regularly! It’s true that a lot of games are cheaper here, but Etrian Odyssey V or the SMT games on 3DS are all ludicrously expensive 😢
I’m an American living in Germany. It’s been fun collecting European stuff. Europe gets some cool exclusive special editions too.
Zion trying to explain cheggers warmed my heart!
Cheggers (aka keith chegwin) He was a tv actor and presenter through the 70s to 00’s in the later years presented a lot of cheesy quiz and game shows, I would imagine his name isnt known very far out of the UK
He's also famous for hosting an entirely naked TV show. He was naked, the contestants were naked! I hope the camera man and the director were naked too. British TV at it's finest!
@@Toaster05 i did not know that one!! My head went straight to its a knockout Haha
Gave naked attraction some inspiration clearly 🤣
@@gazwj I would say Google it but I'm actually quite a nice person and I don't wish that mental imagery on anyone.
@@Toaster05 yehhh thanks but no thanks not having that in my search history 🤣
Keith chegwin. If anyone has watched Ricky gervais show called “extras” then you may have seen Keith. He’s the pop knob in fanny guy 🤣
It's funny how from a North America perspective CeX can be seen as a potential bargain hunters dream. Being from UK myself I see them as rip off merchants. The sticker prices in my local store would make an onion cry!
I think they are great on prices for the most part
They seem to price things up that are more popular etc so there are definitely games that are overpriced, but for the most part I find their stuff fair and better than most other places
I don’t think they are bad at all, especially give you have the benefits of being able to check the product in person. They do inflate the price of more recent stuff sometimes, but for retro games they are usually pretty fair, and sometimes a bit of a bargain compared to other places to buy.
@@Zveebo it seems to vary wildly from store to store. My local has some crazy pricing going on at times but it's a small town store, I'd expect London prices to maybe be more competitive due to competition.
The only things I've seen at Cex that I think are overpriced are GameCube games. TTYD costs £120 now.
@@Toaster05 The prices at CEX are done by an external pricing team the whole company follows. All stores use the same EPOS system and should have the same prices unless they havent updated the price labels.
I always thought the Wii Points boxes were custom display boxes made by game shops to make the Wii Points cards stand out. I didn’t think they would actually sell those display boxes and I definitely didn’t know these boxes weren’t display boxes at all, but a real thing by Nintendo!
14:15 Wow, what a fail not calling it "Wii Wish You a Merry Christmas" what were they thinking
I'm late to this video, but thanks for putting it together! I'm so glad to see you guys finally meet :)
10:45 Actually, while a vast majority of DS games are region free and can be played on any DS or 3DS system regardless of the region, games that utilize the DSi's hardware in some way (ie: camera or WPA/WPA2 internet connections) are semi-region locked and can only be played either on the correct region's DSi/3DS systems or an original DS/DS Lite from any region. It's a very small number games that do this (the only games I'm aware that are this way are DSi exclusive games and the Gen 5 DS Pokemon games), but it's something to keep in mind if you find one of those games.
That said, yeah. The prices for older games here in the US is absolutely ridiculous, so I'm pretty surprised to see such cheap prices in other regions for some games even with conversion being considered.
You are the “actually” meme lol
I really feel as though in the US people artificially inflate the prices to make them seem more valuable, causing people to pay more for them, and so on. Some games really are valuable, but most are not worth anywhere near market value over there.
Not a video game, but at Epcot in Disney World, I found a Kirby Otamatone for like 15 dollars in their Japanese themed store. I think they had video games there too, which was crazy to see at Disney World of all places.
Thanks fr the vid! I have my own channel and am heading to Prague in a few weeks as part of a study abroad program. Looking forward to seeing what video games I’ll find in the Czech Republic
It's so wild, the differences in trivial things like this across different countries. The internet's growth has changed so much to get us all on the same page.
I'm in the UK but used to travel to Greece a lot for holidays as a kid. I remember when Pokemon Silver came out my brother and I both bought a copy each at the airport and basically spent the whole holiday glued to our Gameboys. Another trip I bought the Pocket Pikachu at a neat game shop in a Greek town. Good memories.
You speak about Europe alot in the video, but you were only in England. I just wanted to let you know I don't think it's the same inevery country, cause I don't recognize these cheap prices at all
This video justify the joys of being a gamer these days. Also its cook you got an amazing experience in europe with the NL crew and even hangout with Jon and Felix. Watching this video around 8 AM is the best way to start my sunday. ✌️
Almost every time he says "europe", he means UK (except regionlock). If you go to different country, your experience will likely be very different.
im actually on a trip to amsterdam rn and london later. video came out at a good time
Amazing vid as usual Zion! I really love how your content has really developed over your time at Nintendo Life and how you have your own unique Vids on the channel. This vid brings back such good memories of my time living in the UK and visiting CEX! Such fun. Also during those 2 years I found this little shop in London that sold new gaming gear but if you went downstairs there was a basement full of retro games. I always got so excited to go visit the store and pick up goodies from there. Keep up the amazing content!
When I modded a Wii all I did to get an EU Billy Hatcher copy running was use CleanRip to rip the ISO then played the ISO on Nintendont with the force NTSC mode enabled. Game booted fine and let me use the 60Hz mode. So all you need to do when modding is force the NTSC mode and it helps fix PAL games. Also works for Wii games but for the Wii you normally want to use USB Loader GX and do the steps to run Wii game rips off a USB drive. Same settings work. Modding a GameCube the same kind of logic applies.
Yeah! I bought Bayonetta 2 for the switch for only 30 pounds.
And zelda spirit tracks, zelda phantom hourglass for 15 each! 15!!!! It’s so crazy expensive in the US!
But bear in mind the opposite is also true…like the game Pokemon Conquest that was only available on the US and Europe doesn’t have it.
Still I’m super glad to have found the 2 zeldas! Bought them 2 months ago! Oh and also Golden Sun for the GBA, it was a bit more pricey (40 pounds) but I never found one that was at least double the price.
This video was super fun, made me want to go game hunting with my friends too 😄
It is soooo weird hearing someome from another country talking about Cex, what's normal to us Brits is like a whole new world to others!
Learning that the 3ds is so popular that The Louvre has a guided tour specifically for it blows my mind.
Man I wish all the CEX stores I have visited had anything somewhat interesting. The local ones never seem to have anything new and the ones further afield seem to have nothing unique in them.
Went into one the other day and the had a Wavebird AND a Gameboy Player WITH disc.
Of course they were being sold for £70 and £120 but it was cool to see. Wish I had that kind of money.
You guys went past my area a few times I wish I could have seen you guys.
Love the extra effort that went into the editing, entertaining as always!
Love the Echoes music used in the middle of the video
Man, I would love to go to Europe. I had a trip planned literally the month the pandemic started :(
We had to cancel
Man, you guys make video game collecting look so fun. If I had the money I would most certainly look to start buying some games myself.
The sheer warmth and excitement in this video put a smile on my face
Why have you put Europe in the title when you only went to the UK?
Europe is the entire continent. You can't make an assertion about the entire continent if you only go to one country.
Agree with your point, but to be fair he did start the video in Paris.
Wow never thought I'd hear Cash Converters mentioned in a Nintendo Life video. They're from my hometown in Australia ❤️
When I went to London, I got Superhot VR and Ratchet and Clank: Quest for Booty which were exclusive physically in Europe and of course got the game in the Louvre on my trip in Paris, also found Animal Crossing for the Wii in a thrift store for cheap which I now regret buying and couldn't find inFamous First Light so I just bought it on Ebay, overall I loved my trip in Europe and thankfully went two months before lockdown in 2020
When did you get the louvre game cuz I went like a month ago and it was gone
@@SquidStuff Got mine January of 2020, have a bad feeling they won't make anymore since the 3DS is slowly discontinuing unfortunately :(
Interesting to see your experience browsing European games 😊 One big asterisk is needed though. You kind of had the luck of buying your games in the UK and thus the games will be in English. But if you buy across the mainland of Europe, you need to watch out for regional versions with no English whatsoever! As a Belgian from the Dutch speaking part of Belgium, I bought Black & White back in the day from a bargain bin in the Dutch speaking part, but the game on the disc turned out to be in French … It was luckily a PC game and they released the English language as a patch, but you will be out of luck with other games and especially with console games.
Game hunting in Europe actually differs wildly in each country, France and the UK are very different from let's say Belgium or Germany. A major hassle Europeans have to deal with as well is the language barrier as some games are dubbed in the native language of the country it's being sold at without having the option to change languages. I live in Belgium, more specifically the Flanders region and I have to deal with French versions of games constantly...
So true, as a Belgian, I resorted to just hunt for UK copies. But whenever I find something cool, it’s always some french (irl) or Italian (online) copy
I agree, every country has it's own market. Some prices can vary between regions and game tastes are slightly different (so some games can be more or less obscure). Many of the prices seen in the video are better than what you would pay in a shop here in Belgium.
In Luxembourg it‘s the worst actually. If you find games with only one language, it differs from every shop. Some have them in German, some in French and some in English. Sometimes dutch is also packed in either the german or french Versions. I mean, I don‘t care about them games not being Luxembourgish, I don‘t like that language anyway.
@@ct4547 I think we are both 'crossroad countries' so it is not really that surprising. :) At least most games are multi language these days. It doesn't really affect gameplay. And sometimes I am happy to buy a german, Italian or French version just because it is a few euros cheaper. In a way it is also charming that I have game boxes in all the possible languages.
@@ct4547 As a kid I lived nea Luxemburg and I experienced this exact same thing with Pokémon cards. still have a few german ones
So weird seeing your perspective to CEX lol they don’t exactly have the best reputation with us brits
please, please don't bother coming to the uk for 'cex' they are the biggest rip offs ever. you best bet is what we call in the uk 'car boot sales' or the outdoor markets, or even facebook market place, but for the love of god....not cex 🤣🤣
Level 1 during handholding tutorial: "it's not that easy to just hop across the pond"
one minute later:
Level 99 during open world exploration: "before you know it, we hopped on a plane, and hopped on another plane..."
Great character progression there.
Talking to people from the US of States about collecting video games is a bit odd for me. There's just such a cultural difference.
This video is so lush. Such cosy wholesome vibes.
I live in Paris and last year I went to the Louvre shop to find the 3DS game. They were almost out of stock, so I managed to get one of the last copies.
As someone who moved from a NTSC region to Europe, you don't know how much I understand your pain. I brought my WiiU from Chile, but I'm always unable to buy some European games because of the Region lock, and hacking the WiiU just to play a handful of games seems not worthy.
Also, older games from the 8-16-64 bits or even GameCube/PS2 era are a NO NO for me. them being 50hz its a torture I'm not ready to endure LOL
On the other side, im rebuilding my entire PS3 Collection (about 120 games that sold before moving) with European games because they are not 50 hz, and prices are low as a cheeseburger.
Zion, you would have had your mind blown if you came over here 2 years ago. You could get some of the rarest/most expensive games for less than €50 in CEX. Unfortunately prices jumped juring the pandemic.
No, that's not true.
Cex is very hit and miss - as in you might find a somewhat rare gem at a reasonable price, but you equally may find nothing of value. However, as long as you are prepared to be potentially disappointed, it is always worth a visit if you pass one by.
In my experience their prices are typically slightly "behind the curve", if a game is in the process of increasing in value - they will typically sell it slightly lower than you'll get on Ebay.
I've acquired so many games at very reasonable prices from Cex over the years. Some Nintendo examples off the top of my head:
- Project Zero 5 (WiiU) for circa £35 from Kilburn Cex in early 2017
- Ghost Trick (DS) for £20 from Kilburn Cex in mid 2017
- Aliens Infestation (DS) for £15 from Stratford Cex in circa 2016
- Pokemon Typing Adventure (DS - complete in box) for £12 from Rathbone Place Cex in early 2015
- Game & Wario (WiiU) for circa £10 from Camden Cex in February 2019
- Persona Q (3DS) for £35 from Winchester Cex in early 2018
- Valkyria Chronicles (Switch) for £20 from Hammersmith Cex last month
- Astro Boy: Omega Factor and Advance Guardian Heroes (GBA - both complete in both) for circa £25 each from Angel Cex in circa late 2017
- Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin (DS) for £18 from Tottenham Court Road Cex in early 2018.
Sakura Wars 5 (Wii) for circa £25 from one of the central Glasgow Cex stores (if there are multiple, I can't remember which one) in September 2016.
Flabbergasted to see CEXs so well stocked with pre gen 8 games.
I wouldn’t compare CEX to GameStop, rather it’s equivalent is now the merged gamestation which is now part of GAME.
Funny how an American travels to UK, talks about some UK specific things and calls them European :-D
UK is still part of Europe, just not part of the EU ;)
@@m.m.2341 These things the author was talking about in the video are so UK specific that it is very thin stretch to call them European. I would rather call them "British" :-) Or do you regularly buy gaming stuff in CeX shops in France, Spain, Italy, or Germany? UK video game second hand market is very specific -- it is much more rich compared to any other European country where it is fragmented and sparse. Some European countries don't have any second hand chain like CeX at all, you'd be lucky to find two second-hand video game shops in many large cities around the Europe. Showing to Americans shelves full of retro games in the CeX shop somewhere in London and saying how "Europe" has it cheap and the offer is plentiful is just misleading.
@@defordefor9865 No, I'm in Germany and we don't have CeX, so yeah, I actually plan on visiting one next time I'm in the UK :D
That's interesting i'm in the PAL region, and back in the day i bought the Zoids Vs. games, arguably the games i spent the most time on specially Vs. III, even more than smash melee, they were Japanese imports, so i used a free loader disk, it was a standalone free loader without the action replay part and the game ran without a hitch.
My guess is that this was because for a while our TVs were stuck in 50hz and later they started selling TVs that supported both settings and at the time the cube came out TVs that supported both 50hz and 60hz setting became the main thing, i suppose in the US TVs only supported 60hz through out, so that is makes quite the hurdle if you import from the PAL region to the US.
That leads me to a small curiosity though, the Genesis is not region locked however it will change the settings of the game automatically depending on the region, my Genesis copy of Sonic 2 runs as if it was a pal game, what would happen if you booted a pal version of Sonic the hedgehog 1 on a US Genesis?
I remember finding a PS3 Saint Seiya game while I was in an airport in Mallorca.
Also yes!!! Rhythm Thief music!
Cheggers is the nickname of Keith Chegwin - a popular radio and TV show host over here in the 80s and 90s. I think he passed away a few years ago now.
Back in 2016, I spent ages saving up £50 to buy Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door from Cex. A few months ago, I bought Star Fox: Assault for the same price at Cex on a whim because I'd wanted to get it for a while and finally had the chance. Being an adult with money is great.
Felix is a lot taller in normal context than I expected. In his videos he looks like a little boy.
Hahahaha I've gotten that a lot. No idea why I look small, but it's always fun to see the face of people when they see me in person xD
The Welsh fella is conspicuously absent; where Alex at?
I went to a cex in Bologna when I visited Italy and got some pretty cool games !
Has an European myself,this is a very intresting story
I’ll be headed to London next month for vacation so maybe I’ll do some browsing especially for DS since that’s not as region locked as other consoles
@14:36, Europe is a continent. 😊
I’m a Londoner, and I’ve never heard of this “quiz show” - so I doubt it’s even a UK thing. It’s just a one off, whacky quiz game it seems - nothing to do with Europe, least the UK.
"A lot of Fifa" ... welcome to Europe 😃
Enjoyed the video. I'd like to see this video but through the perspective of Alex who lives in the UK and has firsthand everyday experience of the UK market.
I live in the UK but stopped going into game stores over the last several years and buy either direct from Nintendo online or Amazon so I've lost all my knowledge of the second hand market..it'd be useful.
Sidenote, Keith Chegwin hosted numerous primetime family shows over the 90s..
That said I'm still baffled that game exists..
These type of videos from Zion hit different, keep it up!!
A lot of what is presented here only applies to the UK, sadly (the UK isn't even a part of Europe anymore). Europe as a whole is quite different in terms of video games availability and pricing.
Would love to see more Nintendo Life x GVG collabs. Looks like a fun trip.
It's such a great attitude for them all to have, they could pretend Jon was never there. But leaning into it and promoting GVG is awesome
9:03 I've never seen a HDMI cable with so much character. Hey there little buddy! Hunting for HDMI-ins?
Are we not gonna talk about how smooth that Wii paper disk throw was
14:26 Dunkey's video on games' box art features this game.
Where have you been? LOL It's been 15 years. LOLLLL
Gotta love the John plugging in this episode
Such a cool and joyful video. I initially skipped it but now I'm really happy I cane back to check it out
I knew this was a Zion video
I love Zion but American's have a weird habit of calling Europe a place like "Oh I'm going to Europe" Which part?
I can find every game i want but i cant for the love of me find a copy of kirby planet robobot in germany. Last week i just found 2 copies of spirit detective in some grocery store a fricking grocery store!
I love that Nintendo Life allow you you to collaborate with Jon/Good Vibes Gaming!
I wish retro game hunting was that easy in Australia. We have the same kinds of shops, but CeX only goes back as far as PS2, GCN & Xbox & our Cash Converters & hock shops charge like wounded bulls for anything older than Xbox 360 & PS3.
If you need to find out more about Chegger's Part quiz may I recommend the following ruclips.net/video/xtmLzRhEWk8/видео.html
This video is so delightful! I tend to enjoy the stuff Nintendo Life puts out but this one feels a bit more personal than usual and it is such a joyful watch. Loved seeing Zion meet his co workers for the first time.
to be honest: most of the Europe Games you find there cheap are also very cheap on ebay overall. I know it's different to hunt the Games on a trip, but it's acutally not hard to find this Games at all.
CEX is a funny place, sometimes there's good deals, sometimes the its ridiculous. Was in my local one yesterday and picked up Ace Combat 6 for £6
Cheggers is a man called Keith Chegwin who was a quiz show host/television personality sadly passed away in about 2017
Well there goes that plan. was thinking of going to france just for the louve game lol. I mean don't get me wrong I would enjoy other things but that was a hope. Sucks they don't have it anymore.
"Cheggers" is Keith Chewin a quirky ( to say the least) TV present from the 80s 90s.
He also did a programme called "Naked Jungle" back in the 90s where he and the contestants were all fully naked throughout the physical "action" gameshow. 🤦🏼♂️🤦🏼♂️🤦🏼♂️🤦🏼♂️
Thanks for bringing that back to the front of my mind 😭😭😭😭
I live in Sweden and most physical stores for video games are out of business here. Occasionally I'll stumble on one, but even so prices are ridiculous. There are a couple that always show up on our version of comic con, but it's not even fun to browse their selection because of the prices. But I did go to the UK back in 2019. I went to MCM Comic Con in Birmingham and walking past the video game stalls there were an absolute delight. I got complete in box copies of Pokemon Ruby, Pokemon Platinum, GBA version of Link to the past and Yu-Gi-Oh Duelist of the Roses for PS2 (but no manual for that one) for a total of 115 GBP. That wouldn't even pay for Platinum alone in Sweden. Looking at Swedish "eBay" right now (3 years later, but prices haven't gone up that much as far as I know), I'd have to pay the equivalent of over 300 GBP for those same games, not including shipping. Also went to a CEX in London where I stayed. Didn't buy any games there, but did buy a Complete in box Playstation Vita for 85 GBP. Best I could find in Sweden for a boxed one is 200+ GBP and a loose one sells for around 130-150.
i dont like the eu cases for the most part but having the colored cases for the pokemon games like omega ruby is pretty cool but man do i wish the 3ds wasnt region locked so i could buy some of the eu physical copies
pretty sure that was from dunkey not scott the woz (unless they both talked about it)
Im an American Collector who moved to Europe with their collection. Its definitely different...
Eh I’d argue that CEX isn’t the UK equivalent of GameStop. Admittedly, I don’t know loads about GameStop so I may be wrong but I would argue that GAME is more like the UK equivalent. CEX only sells preowned games and consoles whereas GAME sells new and preowned games and consoles. CEX can be pretty good for finding niche games but if you want to get a popular game secondhand, it’s almost full price, I’ve found. And don’t even try to buy old pokemon games from there coz they just Go Up in price.
I never wanted to go to Europe more than Now
Wait but... y'all went to the Louvre. But didn't check out Boulevard Voltaire at all??? All the best video game and manga stores of France are located on that one street literally minutes away from the Louvre. Love to see a youtube personality collecting pal games after starting with an ntsc collection - like i did. However, I'm massively let down Boulevard Voltaire wasn't discussed not once :(
8:26 That cannot be true. At least not completely. There is no reason to lock a game to 60 Hertz for the Japanese Market. You would instantly cut your potential customer base in half. (Seriously, why does Japan still has this oddity of an electrical grid? Decide already!)
-2:29 (I hate that the YT App does this now if you pull back.) "Magically finding myself in Europe" First up, if I was suddenly teleported without my consent I would be terrified.
Second: Born and raised in the Occident I don't need any magic for that.
Am just looking that the title and like I don’t maybe. Now hunting down anime is a nightmare.
I love how this guy keep saying Europe when referring to England 😂 "in Europe they call them cash converters not pawn shops" 😂😂😂 I'm in Sweden and we wouldn't know what the hell a cash converter is. You can't just lump every European country up and assume that it's all the same. That's like saying that the US, Canada and Mexico are all the same. 😂😂😂
I hope it's that easy to find so many games, both old gen and new gen here in Indonesia, we do have Official Sony Indonesia here, so yeah you can find PS4 and PS5 games with no headache, but Nintendo games is a different story, Switch games? Plenty of em you can find here, but the old ones like Wii, GameCube, NDS, GBA, they're almost non existent.. they're a rarity here