Selling Retro Game Collection Instead Of Begging, Life Lessons And Right & Wrong Way To Game Rant!
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Have you had to decide to sell your collection because of an emergency, life changes or whatever?
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I sold most of my game collection in 2017 and used part of the proceeds to get Everdrives and other solutions for playing digital copies of games on original hardware. Kept all of my systems, just sold the physical media. I don't regret it. I keep a curated collection of modern games. If I just own something to own it, rather than intending to play it I'll get rid of it.
Great video! You first got me into the MiSTer. Thankful for that. Huge money saver. Quick question . Have you ever tried pc emulators that are trying to be cycle accurate? Like the higan, Mesen or the Exodus? I'm thinking about getting a Smach Z or one of the GPD mini pcs. I'm not sure if I'll be able to handle software emulation again. But I don't hear anything about those emulators.
Not selling yet.. but a few days I just realized that it was enough of spending money. Im just a few games of having 100 Nintendo switch games and I don't even have the time to play them. Also I love to waste money on collectibles and...they are just sitting there. So I just gonna stop and buy a few games every couple months.
I decided to get rid of games I would not play. No one cares about my collection except my little brother and nephews. Lol and we love gaming together and separately but I’m trying to stick with games I’ll actually keep playing or would like to come back to, so I hold onto it. But it can be tough. Getting the clutter out has helped me be more satisfied with what I do purchase.
Dude, I'm a 44yo gamer father of 3 and sold my collection. Now I emulate as many systems as possible and borrow from library. 100% feel you on this topic
Been there, done that. Most “collections” are just dust collectors.
Nothing wrong with that
I went through something similar with my vinyl record collection. I was packing my records to move to a new house when I realized that I had not actually listened to them in years. I decided it was selfish to keep them locked up when someone else could be enjoying them. So I went ahead and sold them all. I've had a little mild regret, but mostly I am fine with my decision. My suggestion to you is that if you are still enjoying your games (even if it is just to look at them), keep them. If not, then share, give, or sell them to someone who will enjoy them.
unlike videogames, I think music is a necessity. But yeah if I am not into that music anymore yeah sure why not sell it
When I left my country and moved abroad, I had to sell everything. All my books, comics, all my games, action figures, posters. Everything.
It was hard while I was doing it, due to separation anxiety and a sense of loss. But this disconnection was short lived, and I now live a happy life with a LOT less than before. I emulate, I have a PC and 2 last gen consoles, and I love digital games and media.
Life is made out of circumstances, and we never should feel bad for doing the things we need to do, for us or for our families. I'm sure you'll find yourself in a better spot quite soon.
I found this to be very helpful and true. Facing something very similar that is the hardest thing to face but becoming more and more real and it is becoming easier to let go. Thanks for your comment
Emulators are a big factor nowadays!
That's one of the reasons retro collecting is really a luxury now.
Anyways, just don't give up the channel. I love watching the fun videos! More power!
PS2-PS3 emulation sucks on PC
I literally feel like I’m watching myself right now. I’m going through the same exact story. This channel is so relatable .
Same.
I just told my wife to get a job and we were back on track.
I live for emulation, I've wrote emulators, I've help develop emulators, but one thing I'm comfortable saying is that playing on the original hardware is an experience that shouldn't be missed by the player no matter how well or not it may be.
How does one write an emulator, I’ve always had curiosity for the subject. What programming language do you write it in? I’d love to chat and get some pointers from you and I love to learn new stuff. 🤘🏻
I agree, but it depends on the game. Some emulators emulate a game to where it's almost indistinguishable from the original, while some games just look and play like ass in comparison.
I think selling a lot of my past possessions, and later regretting it, lead me down a path of hoarding. Especially after swallowing some of those inflated prices the second time around. I justify it by telling myself there are far worse addictions, like drugs, alcohol, gambling or Big Macs.
Dude! Move out of California! It's to dang expensive to live there!
Richard Boillat Come back to the East Coast! Let’s BBQ, drink beers and play games!
Always hear how its expensive in California, but compared to what? I think no matter where id live I could say I am paying too much for something lol. I remember years ago my grandparents visited from New Jersey and my brother in law said something about how its cheaper to live in Jersey than in California. My grandmother was like, how do you figure, seems similar? Shits expensive everywhere lol. Now Northern California, definitely living expenses are more expensive than where I live in California.
Madlittlepixel The silent killer are taxes. No matter where you live... taxes is just money the government wastes for you. I don’t know what taxes are like where you are but New Jersey taxes aren’t cheap either.
@@Madlittlepixel I hear what your saying! Things are expensive now days. I go to grocery store to just get a few things and when I see the total I'm like snap! WTH!
@@PabstOban I live in Texas so luckily we don't have state taxes. Also, Texas has a bunch of good things in place for veterans.
I used to buy just any game for a given console I liked, but now I only buy games that I am actually going to play and I have sold games in my collection that I never play anymore.
Sold a few collections off. It will always be around when you're ready to come back to it.
A big question is, how many folks who collect aren't saving towards their retirement.
Ive heard of people collecting saying its an investment toward there future... Lol... I dunno about that. Shit doesnt always gain value or is easy to sell. Imagine you buy a game for $50 and 30 years later its worth $55 and is a bitch to sell... Not much a retirement plan.
Those retro games are already old, 20 to 30 years old and its not gonna last forever..one day it will not work anymore. Best retirement plan is having money in the bank and a plan
Make a ebay store...
Im willing to buy games and adaptors and stuff from you buddy....lol
I think having these internal realizations often are important for anyone doing heavy collecting, especially for their mental health.
The urge to collect and the urge to purge come in waves. And when I decide to minimize what I have I try to really think about what in my collection realistically reflects why I love to hold on to some old gaming tech.
I'm in the same boat. i don't NEED to sell my games, but if it came down to it, I wouldn't hesitate for the right reasons. I have considered selling some stuff that i have no intention of playing and that's something that I need to set aside time to do one of these days.
Dude, I am about to turn 50 and been where you are multiple times. I think you will regret it if you sell up your stuff. I know I do.
I sold all my retro games in 2005 and regretted it 4 years later and in 2010 started collecting again for nostalgia, depression, the thrill of the hunt, you tube channel. I now have all the retro video games I had when I was a kid and so much more. I buy games I know that I love and will enjoy for years to come. Great topic for a video.
Maybe you should make a new image. Call it hoarder edition! 🤣
I understand your situation. Do whatcha gotta do bro. Peace
I only collect for things I will play and want to play in the future, no point in collecting if your not enjoying it.
Also collecting to sell for retirement is dumb, game is $50, maybe it's worth $70 when your selling but can you find a person to sell to and inflation makes it so you probably lose money...
Collecting video games can be very expensive and take up a lot of space. A friend wanted to start buying a lot of Super Nintendo games because those were his favorite games as a kid. Not to collect them but to play them. I told him there was a way to get to play all the SNES games he wanted and not to have to pay a cent to get them and not have to store them. Download a SNES emulator and download ROMs of the games. He did it and said I saved him thousands of dollars. Plus I said no matter how many SNES carts of Chrono Trigger and Super Mario World he buys it is nothing new but exactly the same old game he remembers. I told him there are ROM hacks of these classics that hackers change the games and you can play new different versions of the games. There are fan retranslations of Chrono Trigger closer to the Japanese Super Famicom version and new versions where you can save Schala and one with a completely new area added. A completely playable 1999. I told him there are ROM hacks, at least a dozen of them, that are completely new versions of Super Mario World. The best reason not to get into buying a lot of original carts is you can play the games for free on ROM hacks on your computer with an emulator. I have told a lot of my friends the advantages of ROM hacks and they sold all their video games to get the cash and free up the space. All the Super Nintendo games you ever wanted on one little thumb drive AND completely new versions of old favorites. .
My Pi is the only retro system i need.
quality > quantity and of course family comes first.
Great video with a great perspective. About 6 months ago I sold my Playstation OG, Nintendo Game Cube, Dreamcast and Saturn and their games. I felt like I had them just to have. Most of my playing these days is on NES and SNES classic, Retrocade and PSOne classic. That thing is a little monster of an emulator. With all that, and the fact that I'm getting older, I just feel the emulators are good enough. I have a Switch as well and that's not leaving my collection anytime soon. Love that damn thing. I used to be heavy into collecting movies and toys/comic books as well. It just seems to get to a point where you can't keep up. You start to ask yourself, "am I gonna just be endlessly collecting? When will I have time to enjoy it all?" You look at those movies on your shelf and say , as great as they may be, how many times will I watch them? Yeah, I think we all have have come to this point from time to time.
Full PC Emulation setup is the way to go!
Not a collector myself and I certainly like emulation for it's convinence and space saving but It's not perfect yet from what I've seen. I've seen quite a few N64 and PS1 games that havent been able to be emulated corrected still.
@@honeypower Yes not perfect, but with PC and improvement of PC over the years, it'll be soon that we can play those pretty efficiently.
@@Samuelc79 I hope so
This is a really relevant video to make - have often thought lately about my own game collection, which has been extremely trimmed back in the past 5 years to just PSX, PS2, GameCube, GBA, PSP - with the rise of emulators, do you really need the physical copy? Probably not, certainly not to the factor that it takes up multiple rooms. I think we all need to pick out what we love best, and what is the best method to play it without taking up multiple rooms to house that hardware!
Stuck in this same spot. Nice to hear some relatable thoughts instead of hearing "keep buying" lol
This is where I am at the moment and everything you said is exactly why I'm ready to part with some of my collection, that and I got about 5 emulators and tons of roms, the money I save can go towards a Switch and an X Box, got to a point where I didn't even play my 3DS games just hoarded them 😂 games are meant to be played and enjoyed, not hoarded and collecting dust knowing I'll never touch them again, feels good to de clutter and get rid of something that made me a little nuts I won't lie lol.
Billy from
The Game Chasers did a very similar video just like this today.
I had the same issue, from the time I was a kid to an adult I collected games and consoles. At one point in my life I wanted to own most major consoles, but the issues with that is, you end up buying a ton of games to go along with that console.
Later I got into emulation after high school, however, I could only play arcade games, old 16 bit/ 8 bit consoles and 90's PC games on my old Pentium 3 at the time.
In college I got a better PC and finally I got into emulating PS1, Sega 32X, N64, etc... By doing this caused me to slow down in purchasing physical games because I didn't have a lot of room to store new games for the 15 consoles I owned, plus it was more convenient to play these games on the PC.
Fast forward to today and I now buy my games digitally and sometimes physically, however, with my digital collection I have over 700 games on different platforms and they don't take up space (well except on my hard drives).
....aaaahhh damn it! I'm a hoarder! I'm a digital hoarder....
This guy is hitting on all the aspects of game collecting that I kinda take issue with. Here’s how I would break it down: if you spend more time obtaining video gamers than you do playing them, what your doing is closer to being a clothes horse than a fashionable dresser. You’re an acquire of things. It becomes more pure avarice. I found the moment I stopped trying to “build my collection” and just focused on playing the games I own or get digitally, my enjoyment of the actually hobby went up substantially.
And most people who have massive collections, they could not buy another game in their entire life and they would still have enough games to keep them busy for the rest of their years. I know that’s where I’m at. I’ve even slowed up on buying modern games because my backlog, retro and new, is so massive that I’m just wasting money buying new games day one.
I ran into the dilemma as you a while back Ron...and I feel it, believe me! Problem is I have boxes full of xbox 360 games that I'd be lucky to get $50 total for, so my question is/was "do I bite the bullet and hang onto them?". It literally seems a crime to get ripped off by parting with them for such a small amount of $.
I’ve been there. Sold my collection twice. First time I was broke and could barely afford to pay rent. Got about 150 for everything. This was back in 2011 and the retro gaming crazy was barely getting started. I always regretted it and told myself “one day I’m gonna rebuild my collection better than ever”. Around 2015 I started again. I started with a Sega Genesis and Sega Dreamcast and went from there. My collection was never big by any means, I only ever had NES, SNES, Genesis, PS1, PS2, Dreamcast, and about 20 games for each system. This time however I did have a famicom, famicom disk system and super famicom.
Anywho, I did what I said I was gonna do...I not only built my collection back to where it was, but it built it better. I played the stuff for a bit. Even got me a CRT television just to add to the nostalgia. But then...prices got way too high, scalpers and hoarders were annoying, I had discovered raspberry Pi and retropie at this point and had a cheap, compact way to play any retro game I ever wanted. Eventually, the games just sat on the shelf and collected dust. It was months since I had played any of them. I made a decision....time to get out and sell this stuff to people who will get more use out of it than I am currently and turn a profit before the market crashes. This time I made about 800 bucks, and to this day, unlike last time, I do not regret it. I did what I said I was going to do, I rebuilt my collection, I proved it to myself...and that was all I needed.
@Ryan I actually sold it all on FB marketplace and Varagesale. Took me like 3 days.
A few years ago I sold my entire video game collection for money to ride my bicycle from the US to Panama and I thought that was a lot more fulfilling than keeping my collection. I never looked back. I thought as I was selling them I'd look back and feel bad but it has been two years and I haven't felt that way since. It was really hard to start listing things on ebay though, that took time for me to build up to.
I had a large Star Wars collection that I sold off about 2/3 of around 3 years ago now. I had lost my job and was driving for Lyft while I was tying to find work. It turns out I drove for Lyft for close to 3 years. I couldn't find work in my field and I decided I needed to make something happen. I enrolled in an adult training program were I received training in cnc. As a result I couldn't invest the time I had devoted to driving before. So I started selling off my collection. It was something that I was always planning to do eventually but I wasn't going to do it that soon. But I did what I had to do. It helped pay the bills. I guess I was lucky in a way that I could do that but it wasn't my intention to part with it that way, I always figured that I would have it well into the future and sell it off when I'm old so I would have a chunk of change to do what ever I wanted with. That's the part that sucks. I sold some really great figures that I'll never get back because of prices going up and I've seen some of them on line sell for a lot more than at the time I was selling mine. Oh well. However as I said I was lucky. And in a way I think it's good to clean out your life sometimes.
In my opinion, video game collecting is the least, harmful addiction as opposed to drugs, alcoholism, gun collecting, tattoos, toys, shoes, materialistic items, whichever...
End of last year I sold all my retro consoles, because of long covid I'm not able to work from April 2022 already and I needed a way to pay my bills.
But surprisingly, I don't miss any of the systems and still can easily play everything via emulation. For me actually playing retro games is the real deal, I don't need the physical versions of them.
Really funny you made a vid about this. I just sold FOUR of my systems within the last 2 weeks on Offerup, one still waiting to sell. You’re right tho, there’s a fine line between being an enthusiast and a hoarder. Great vid btw MLP👌🏾👌🏾👌🏾
I'm an uber driver and totalled my jeep in snow storm and I owe too much on the loan so I have to sell my retro collection, iv realized I can play most of it on switch now with the classic online controllers it's a great retro option.
I’m into emulation. It’s not perfect, but it scratches that itch 99%. I’ve gotten to play so many things that I missed years ago thanks to android boxes and mini consoles. It’s a nice compromise without going broke.
I keep the best and sell the rest.
Quality over quantity. Thanks for sharing your thoughts. I think it is important for people to consider what they consume so that they know how to value their time and possessions🙏🏽
Yep quality or quantity will take you a long way.Some people don't know when to stop then it becomes a disease of the mind that can't be controlled.
Madlittlepixel great video! I couldn't agree more. This just bumped you up to my #1 youtuber. I get so sick of how prevalent e-begging is on UA-cam now days.
What did the UA-camr meant with begging? If you collect, you can buy from it from ebay, right? A fixed price. Buy it or leave it. Anyone care to explain please? Thanks
I love collecting the Hardware but I don't care about collecting the Software. Collecting the games is where you're going to spend the most money. Can't wait for the Saturn Satiator!
I agree with the comment below, don't live in CA. But I wouldn't get rid of things, us gamers use excuses to get rid of our collections, we say we "need money", "I don't play this a lot", "I have no more room". We tell ourselves this a then regret doing it. We come up with so my excuses to thin out our collections. I have a family an I'm able to handle both, you just got to know what you want to collect, most people just jump in a collect everything.
Thanks man! Needed this today.
I wouldn't collect games, I'll just emulate all the classic old games on a PC and relive those games that way.
For me, having old consoles can become cumbersome, especially when you cannot play the newest games on retro consoles, or you can't do much with old systems that have any major lifestyle benefits, whereas a PC can be an actual work tool. That's why I now largely game on PC, and use emulators on PC, starting all the way back in 2006.
Think of it another way its an investment and if you hadn't have bought all the games and consoles you wouldnt have been in the position to fix your car and have the option to soften the blow by selling off some of your collection. Its almost like investing in gold or silver. Its a tangible investment.
It's always great to hear the truth from another perspective! Family first and everything else is extra.
You're 100% right my dude I've been collecting for years mostly everything you name it half of the stuff is collecting dust I play more mini consoles and my PC at the end of the day it's just not worth it don't get me wrong I love my collection but I rather spend it on my kids that is the most important thing in life I wouldn't change it for the world
MLP Two Days Later: Oh no flooding ruined my collection of 500 Factory sealed Earthbounds insurance pay me STAT! Engine Swap vid comming soon Buh Bye and BOOM!
I need to start selling some of my games, I'm trying to just keep what I really like and play.
This was fun to watch. Yea it really annoys me when people are begging for help to take care of their own responsibility. Now as far as collecting I say collect what you want. Just take care of life first.
As a longtime gamer I only collect what I’ll actually play, I see no point just grabbing stuff and filling shelves with games I could care less about
I like the retro games but having the mini consoles is as far as i go. Most collectors don't even play the games they just have them stack up in shelves just for sake of having it and staring at them.
I hear yea Ron this collecting hobbies is gone out of hands for me since after high school now I just need to pause and relax on buying too many games I just enjoy what I got keep up the good videos I watch your vids almost everyday and your streams when I get the chance
Bravo man, i really enjoy your videos!
It is easy to say "I'll not die for my VG collection", but we all killing ourselves for even less noble stuff, like eating wrong or too much, smoking, drinking or even living in a big polluted city.
The fact is we take irrational decisions with video games, but with other stuff as well.
What kind of car do you have if you don't mind me asking
Do what you have to do my friend. I've been there before, having to sell something i loved, to pay for more important things. I remember having to sell my 82 camaro about a decade ago, a car that i had a custom black and silver paint job on, a 383 stroker engine that cost me $4000 at the time, custom leather interior, etc. The car was very nice, and i was just in love with that thing. Then, the housing crisis hit. And since my brothers and I are in the custom cabinet business, without homes being sold, no need for cabinets to go in said homes. It didn't take long for our business to hit rock bottom. I ended up selling the car, for the cost of the engine. I damn near cried when i sold it. since i probably invested 11 or 12 grand in it easy. But bills had to be paid, and food put on the table. i don't regret the decision, because providing for the family was more important than a car that, in essence, i didn't really need. Thank for the video, and explaining your situation. Best of luck to you, and do what's best for you and your family.
I love this video. I recently decided to be done with collecting for the most part. With my retropie, all the mini consoles, snes and nes classic, neo geo mini, c64 mini, PlayStation classic and more on the way like the genesis mini and turbografx mini all these ways to play retro games, I decided continuing to buy retro games just doesnt makes sense for me anymore. I play my PS4 and switch more than anything while most of my retro stuff sits on a shelf. So I recently sold a bunch, only kept what I care about the most and sold what I dont have nostalgia for and have no regrets. Do what you gotta do man.
I get what you are saying man. But as for me, I am a collector and still will be for a couple of years (at least till I’m 60, I’d sell off my entire collection at an old age), it’s a hobby of mine and I have a strong desire to play certain games. Whatever is on my flash card and I get the real thing of, I tend to delete that (unless if it’s a handheld game that has multiplayer that needs a second cartridge, I use a flash card to solve that because I don’t need another copy of that game unless if it’s on a different platform). I still buy a lot of things I desire to this day. No one can judge me for that or anyone for who they choose to be. I am a video game (both physical and download, I mostly download retro games on newer consoles), home media (definitely includes anime as well as many movies and some tv shows but mostly cartoons), book (mostly manga and graphic novels) and a CD collector (thanks to collector’s editions and strong interest in heavy metal music, asides me listening to Spotify). Yes, I do sell off things I don’t need. Like whenever I feel like getting rid of something and replacing it or feeling no longer interested in that thing and selling it. Whatever things I have no interest in buying, I won’t bother. I’m not a hoarder, just hesitant with some things. Yes I’m happy to have those things and I think it’s worth it, I’m just a bit hesitant, it’s hard to explain, not hoarding, that’s all.
The way Neo Geo prices are, you could probably put your kids through college if you hold onto it until they are old enough.
There is very little joy in letting something sit on a dark shelf forever. Amen Brother!
Family always comes first, I've done the same thing Brother.
I recently had a huge issue come up with my car. Decided it was time to get rid of my PS4 and XBOX to help recoup some of the financial strain. Hardly touched them so though, why not. My heart has always been with the retro games I grew up with and got myself a Pi last year and play the heck out of it. Plan on building a small bartop for the Pi. Going to be a fun project.
Agreed to pretty much everything you said here. Even the Neo Geo part. Nothing is actually needed. Just a luxury. Well said there.
The moment I learnt about Pi and the ArcadePunks scene was the moment I lost all interest in collecting. I have never been more into gaming! I don't have the room to collect so having all that stuff is sorta depressing.
This is an awesome video! Thanks for doing it. Would like to see more life stories like this. Gaming today is very expensive. And I am in the process of putting my ps2 collection on to an hdd. Selling it off to afford other games. I gained this collection from yard sales and stuff. From Wii and older you can just sell your valuable games to afford new ones. And archive them to an hdd now. Your only making resellers money now.
Some great points you make there.
I've actually been thinking this exact topic while making my PS classic build this week.
My thoughts are; if these games play properly and look ok on my HD TV, do I still really need the handful of physical PS1 games I own?
Dont know if I would be ready to sell my entire retro game collection yet though 🤔
I guess it's also a matter of preference. Keep what you love, sell what you don't.
Positivity very hard to find that feels genuine. Subbed
IMHO If you really feel like you might just sell off your games and systems on a whim, Just stick with a raspberry pie and stop collecting. Then you have all the games you could ever want to play on one device. No more hassle with meaningless stuff!
I think since we had the reintroduction of Retrogaming via Classic systems with HDMI, i think we're always looking at how much we spent on our collection, and how often do we just take it out to play it? We have so many ways to play those games now via different systems and products that we re-think how we really need or want something. If it's easy and small to have one system to do all those things, the clutter really goes down in the house, may feel much better. I mean I do have a collection of DVDs and a few Blurays but really I noticed it not important anymore, since we have Netflix and Hulu. I think only thing that's important to keep is things that may have lot of value long term. What do I mean by important things, such as Mario/Nintendo first party games have more value than third party games, or Disney Animation Films vs generic films that end up in bin boxes at walmart for a cost that could be rented. Just something to think about.
There is something in the nature of the mind that always wants more. Look at billionaire businessmen who still buy other assests. What for? They dont need the money. The images for retropie have thousands of games yet how many can you play? It feels good to 'have' them all. Its madness really lol
Stuff comes and goes family/life is more important.👊
I know what you mean. I’m 49 and do not have any of my old systems with the exception of my original Xbox. It sits in the closet, and my wife has asked numerous times when I am getting rid of it. My answer every time is I’M NOT.. hell I still have that Dance Dance Revolution pad and game for it along with about 30 other games. All my other systems... Nintendo 64 , PS, PS2, PS3,PS4, Xbox 360, Dreamcast, Sega Genesis, 32x, etc are all gone. I think I held onto the original Xbox because I thought it was just badass when it came out. Also, in the later years, I thought I would mod it. Never did. So, it just sits there in the cost. I fired it up last year and it still worked.
Back to the original discussion though. I’ve sold all those other systems for various reasons. A few of the times it was because I needed the money and it was painful selling them at the time.
Gaming is a passion that’s come and gone with me since the days of the Atari 2600 and the Commodore 64.
Sometimes, we have to grow up for a little while and make those “hard” decisions.
You’ve sparked my interest in emulation again though and I’ve got the PlayStation Classic with a few builds from all PS to various retro system systems. Thanks for that!
Anyhow fellow gamers, enjoy your games while you can. Save money, be responsible, and enjoy life. Family first though.
I used to be like this with music. I liked how having a big collection looked and the status of it but realised I was probably only listening to 10-20% of it realitsically and who am I trying to impress at this point? But it takes up so much unnecessary space. I can see both sides, digital is great for conveniance and space saving but although it is grossly over rated by hipsters there is nothing quite like owning a physical copy of something in your hands. It just feels "safer" to me and like I actually owning it. Probably because I'm from the era where physical media was the only option. That being said the actual product is the most important thing. The best thing to do is sell everything you don't play or use routinely, bar rare stuff that is just cool or will be worth more later. You'll make money to buy stuff you will actually use a lot more than the neglected games and you'll be able to focus on the ones you do own more because there will be less of them. Nothing wrong with having a nice smaller collection of things you play and cherish but the hoarding of games is unnecessary. I think obsessive completests and collectors are probably missing something in their lives and using game collecting to fill the void.
Same here dude. Selling it all + comic books and DVD’s and CD’s. It’s all just stuff taking up space and collecting dust. Peace
Yo all digital dude, cool.
Brother lost much in divorce, served in Japan in the 90's brought alot home, even had a full Jaguar cd setup and more. Lost it all thanks to lawyers. Nothing is more important that life & family. Games are just games.
What a philosophy! We all want something! What if we never wanted anything? What would we do right now?
I'm going through this right now on ebay. Multicarts and emulators work for me.
I'm in a similar position madlittlepexel. I don't collect games (I use flash carts) but I like to game on original consoles. I got my 4 favorite consoles (took a year or two) and got stuck in this mind set that I had to get the next console. I was looking at getting a neo geo, getting it rgb modded and getting a flash cart. It was going to be like a thousand dollars. There is only a couple games on the system I really want to play. I decided to not buy anymore consoles. So glad I did. I emulate when I want to play neo geo, turbografx or any other odd console. Retroarch+ runahead+ crtemudriver. Works a treat.
Good video!! I like when you get real!!
I buy games just to check them out. I then sell on eBay. Sometimes I like to give the proceeds to Charity. It sucks sometimes when you don't get the price you want but better than holding on and having them get damaged.
Every collector has an excces of stuff they don't need. Sell that it doesn't matter how popular you get or how much money you make if you sell your main collection eventually or a few years down the road you'll not just regret it but if you ever want to replace it you might develop the mentality were you wont want to part with the money because now it's not worth it. I did that and now it's all about emulation which is cool but it's not the same and I cant afford to go ham and just buy most of it back.
I used to have pretty much everything that was out there, but space definitely becomes an issue & lately I've been offloading stuff I'm not overly attached to. It's a vicious cycle, buy new stuff, get rid of some old stuff. You don't have to get rid of everything however.
Good to hear you also had a Neo Geo collection, I used to have an AES & a few games, but after having my fun, I got rid of it all. I guess the nostalgia just wasn't there.
CE's especially are getting out of hand. I was a big CE buyer, but nowadays I'm happy with just the game & a steelbook or a nice box.
I still collect but only good worthwhile titles. If I’m never going to play it, it doesn’t come home with me
Thank you for making this video, sorry about your engine man. Life always pops up and kicks you in the balls.
I know for me the retro stuff I had as a kid always means more. If I was in a bind I would sell the rare stuff that I got later in life.
It’s hard sometimes being a fan of you tubers I feel like I have to keep up and buy all the gaming stuff but at the end of the day you tubers Job is to produce content and it isn’t realistic for me to buy every new emulation handheld or game gadget and controllers.
Great topic !
I'm content with my PC and my Pi these days. I do a little gaming on the PC but it's more for music and real work. My Pi is my game system of choice. I have more games than I'll ever be able to play and it takes almost no space. I'm far too busy with work and life to make the huge investments in gaming anymore that I did when I was younger. I know a lot of people that spend hundreds on gaming every month and that's their thing. Me, I'm good with what I have and I'm content.
I love my collection but like you said when collecting become hoarding, when does it end? I feel exactly the same as you bud! .. Still when I get in my video game room, man I love the feel, I look at my boxes, manuals, sometime take game and spend time on it, brings a lot of nostalgia. Anyway I know how you feel, sometime you have to take big boy decision.
Oh ! ... Yep I'm a game horder. Also got flash carts for all systems... saves on space a pi emulators & adapters for pc... keep coming back to about 10 games... they include Mr Do! Pac Man, Mario Kart, Ghouls and Ghosts & Castlevania . And can't get rid of any... I tryed !
Very well said!
I’ve been there. Sold my childhood video game collection to help pay for a wedding. Then I sold my childhood comic book collection to help pay for a house. You do what you gotta do. You can always get that stuff back and maybe you decide you don’t need it back. If sometime came up and I had to start selling stuff, I’d just do it... and I’d be glad I had something I had to enjoy for a time to sell. Yeah, it would be a bummer but that’s life.
I’m glad you shared your story and I can relate to it. There are always other options to get you by.
As for the UA-cam thing... I’m really glad you stuck with it and you keep pumping out quality content for all of us to enjoy.
This reminds of people telling Metal Jesus to sell his collection after his game room had mold.
lol, i never really followed that story. But to me if you are strapped for cash and there is a need... why beg for donations when you have shit you can sell that you don't do anything with but either let collect dust or brag that you own? Big boy decisions, instead of relying on strangers to feel sorry for you and donate to fix your problems. I don't care if people want to help others out... just speaking on my thoughts~
Awesome video. Made me think a lot
I retro game for the same time constraint reasons that you do. Combine that with how well they play on handhelds and its super fun and convenient!
You right about some people that game start to become hoarders.I watch alot of UA-camrs and see first hand how hoarding can quickly take over your life and well-being?I believe long as you have space and not killing every paycheck on the hobby then you should be fine?Ive said before many times if I ever sold my collection it would be "game over" ending my retro collecting days.Boys and girls at the end of the day it's suppose to be about having fun and reliving the nostalgic times like we did back in the day.😉
Dude, amm... May I suggest something?...
I have the filling you have pass the "hipe" and the hobby meta you had in mind long time a go. I pretty much consider you an OG on games. I'm from 1980, I collect and I have seen this happen a lot with my friends. If you ever get to that point, sell all the games, and keep 3 to 6 of each systems you love. Keep the Consoles and the "ROM cartridges" , I recommend the ones that separates the data in to the analogue chips to get the real deal... so you can keep the experience of the game and release some room space at home. The Sega CD and Sega Saturn games sell them individual on in little combos, cuz those are good sells this days. Get a display rack to put only the consoles there to display and ready to open any time you have the urge of nostalgia. You can always sell most of games in small/medium lots and get more moola. Important games with full art boxes & manual put them in solo sales. This is only a just a suggestion, I mean, If I ever get to that, I'm sure i would keep some games that I can't stop looking for nostalgia or because I never got to had them at the time they came out and I really love them..
Good luck dude! loved your video...
Quick, someone tweet this video to DarksydePhil. 😂
I hear ya, I recently moved and when I was going through my collection of 35+ years, since I was 1! It was annoying to move and pack, so I just got rid of stuff, things of value, I sold, things that nobody cares about, I donated to kids, friends or just to the local used store where all funds go to our Hospital.
I sold my copies of Fire Emblem Fates CE and Catherine CE PS3 and I was surprised to see how much I got for them, over 350 dollars each.
I only kept my favorites mostly.
Like you said, there isn't enough time to play them anymore anyways, you get to a age, you have bigger things to worry about than playing video games.
I had a CRT TV for playing certain games like light gun games still, but I even got rid of that cause it was a huge waste of space at the moment.
I got rid of around 500 square feet worth of stuff. lol
I am eyeing up some of my collection to put money toward building an arcade pedestal. Getting up the nerve to post the stuff on ebay is the hardest part though.