@pigs18 I was 10, gotten the game for free from a neighbor because he thought the game was stupid 🙄 🤭 Just the cartridge but was happy to play it as a kid back then
For me it was more like games I bought and then gave away, sold or traded I wish I would have kept. My whole NES, SNES, Genesis, GameCube, 360 and Dreamcast collections. I only recently started rebuilding my collections for Dreamcast, GameCube and 360 collection but I can guarantee it would have been much cheaper to have kept them but young parent and changing priorities during late 90s through 2000s just made it to where I did what needed. I appreciate my game collection I have now and will more than likely hold till I absolutely will no longer have a use for them and will just pass it down to my daughter who is an avid collector herself
I got yo-kai watch 3 on the 3DS eShop before it closed down. It was full price but after finding a physical copy selling for $500 CAD in a Retro Game Store I'm much more glad that I got it.
Young me didn't understand why special edition consoles were a big deal. My biggest regret is selling my limited edition Metal Gear Solid Peace Walker PSP console. Now I am collecting handhelds and see how much one of my childhood consoles is going for now...
@@orbalology Even loose Pokemon cartridges have skyrocketed in price. Honestly blame the pandemic for a lot of it. People had time to dive back into old hobbies so basically everything that falls into the category of retro has massively inflated. Pokemon Emerald for >$200 😮💨
This is one of the main reasons I buy so many games now even though I don’t have time to play them. I’d rather have them sit on the shelf and look nice until I can play them than pay so much more down the line.
I was lucky enough to get Shantae and the pirates curse for it’s regular price of $30 along with all the limited run shantae cards. I do regret not getting Yo Kai watch 3 for $5 at Walmart many years ago
Pirate's Curse on Switch still hurts my soul. It's the only Shantae Switch game I'm missing, and I really wish they did a reprint of it during the series's 20th anniversary.
LRG probably can't do a reprint on Switch without ticking off the customers who bought it since it was sold as a limited run. But I bet'cha they get around that by releasing a Switch 2 version. At least, that's what I tell myself to feel better about it.
@@wufners You’re right that LRG probably can’t do a Switch reprint since they’d be opening themselves up to false advertising claims, but Wayforward could partner with someone else to produce a different version that would play the same. Like you said, Switch successor might also be another loop hole.
I feel this. I missed out on the US version of Chrono Trigger DS when it was in the $50-$60 range. I ended up getting the Japanese version, which i’m happy about, but I prefer the North American box art.
I look more forward to the weekly new orbolology videos on Sunday mornings than the weekly new episodes of my favorite anime. Thanks for another great video Emily 😊
I also missed out on the Jak & Daxter games from Limited Run, but I also heard they were just ports of the PS2 versions and not a remastered collection like they did on PS3. Needless to say Playstation really needs to do something for the Jak fans out there.
My biggest regret is not buying the Fire Emblem Fates collector's edition. I barely knew about collector's editions back then, but now I want it so bad. I just don't want it $600 - $1200 which is the price it goes for on eBay. I usually don't deny myself when I want a game, because I've been bitten by that before and had to pay through the roof. LOL now the only problem is that we need to buy new shelving units all the times for games and merch. 🤣
I was pretty broke at the time that came out but i knew it would be one of the rarest games on the 3DS given all three routes were on cart. With the little money i had i bought it, no ragrets!
@@16xthedetail76 I definitely have envy... it looks beautiful and while there were a few too many characters in the game and it wasn't the strongest FE entry, it was a GREAT game and once that I will eventually go back and play again. One time, a flight my partner and I was on was very overbooked. The airline offered any passenger $100 for someone to postpone their flight to the next day, then $200, then $300, then $600 (hotel and meals also paid for). At that point, I almost caved, because all I could see was being able to afford the FE Fates collector's edition in my mind, just for arriving a day late. 😅 (I would have taken it for sure if we hadn't already flown 5000 miles at that point.)
@@16xthedetail76 I ended up caving and buying it on eBay after seeing a really rough copy of it at a second hand game store... I'm so happy that I did. It cost the most I've ever paid for a game but it was worth it in the end.
Collecting games was always difficult and expensive in the US, but it was always fun to find a great deal. When I lived in japan, though, collecting was like an addiction. I could walk to the local retro game store, and find insanely good deals on legendary games in mint condition. It's just insane how much better the retro scene is in Japan.
Awesome vid as always! That Stella Glow long box is probably my favorite game in my 3DS/DS collection - I got it for a slight premium but under ~$80 in 2020 after I beat my cart only copy and absolutely loved the game :3
I can relate to this greatly. You never know what game will go rare and out of stock. There are too many games to keep up with and it just makes me go digital when I miss out on these rare games because there are so many to keep up with.
I enjoy watching your videos very much. I find them very relaxing Emily. This was another good one. So back in the day, trading in games was the only way I could play what I wanted to, so I understand how it is when one has to get rid of a game because of finances and such. It's one of those things that will always dampen the mood of any gamer, it being nostalgic and sad simultaneously. 🙁
Thanks for another interesting video, Emily. I know you’re travelling in Asia so I really appreciate you pre recording these. Hope you’re having a wonderful trip!
My favourite thing about collectors who say things like “it got away it’s now expensive” then go on to spend way more on a bunch of other games instead.
this is such a great topic and really shows your genuine love for a curated collection! love your channel and it's been amazing to follow the journey. i got back into playing and then collecting last year after buying a switch just to experience totk and i'm so glad to see others who have such a passion for their physical games!
Hi Emily, so Signalis has a reprint on VGP for PS4, none for Switch yet. I also missed out on getting the Child of Light Switch release because for whatever reason I didn't buy it. Another game I missed out on getting cheap was Legend of Nayuta. It's only $50 now so same price as the MSRP, but it was $25 and I was intending to get it but I don't use Amazon Prime and I didn't really want to add anything else at that time and then it was too late, lost my chance. Then the last few games you'll be disappointed in me, is that I only played halfway through Trails of Cold Steel 3 and just got burnt out. The Trails games are great, but same gameplay every game with minor difference and just so much what I feel is pretty unnecessary dialogue. I think modern day RPGs add so much text as a way to artificially add game time(but that's not different than all the other ways that devs force you to spend more time to do the same thing you'd spend seconds or minutes in a classic game. Long story short, because of my burn out on the Trails games and already owning ToCS4 which I bought for $20, I figured I may way for the prices to drop for the others. So now Daybreak is out and I've missed, what, three of the games that have now increased in price? I keep telling myself i just need to buy Daybreak right now as I'm not really losing money to buy it but still haven't. Now I'm sure that you have many of these, but these are two I want and I'll never get. Remember back in the day when Earthbound was only $100. I was like, yeah, I'll keep waiting maybe I'll get it for cheaper. Same with Snatcher on the Sega CD. Well Snatcher, let's hope Konami does a Policenauts/Snatcher Collection because that's the only way you're getting into my collection(Snatcher is a great game but I'm not paying $1000+.) I do own Earthbound finally, on my SNES Classic. Never going to pay the asking price for a complete version of the game though so SNES Classic has to do. I actually own a second SNES Classic so I have two copies of Earthbound.
Trails of cold Steel 1 and 2 PS4 ESB versions is a pretty crazy price spike especially since 3 and 4 are relatively affordable. I was lucky enough to get 1 and 2 at retail. But for Gravity Rush Remastered I also had to pay the extra for the physical copy. Reprints definitely help with games spiking in price. The physical game market can definitely be hard to predict for sure.
Reprints have made a lot of this much easier. Though they sometimes make it so certain games never hit sale prices. Though I'd prefer reprints over crazy expensive games any day.
thanks for sharing Emily it does help put things into perspective and really helps reframe what I consider what I really want when it comes to collecting 😂
I recently sold Kid Icarus Uprising along with a large chunk of my 3DS game collection that I no longer needed. Imagine my shock when I saw how much that game is worth now. I'm so glad I bought it when it was just $15
I remember when Signalis was $20 on Amazon, I went on a gut feeling and bought it. Haven't tried it yet, but I found out I have the version with the picture in it, which is the more valuable version.
I have it on steam and liked it so much I wanted it physically so I got it back in April off Amazon for 20 bucks too, and since I already played it I just left it sealed. I didn't even realize it's so expensive now until like a week ago. How bizarre. Why is it so expensive now? It's up there with my silent Hill games 🧐
That's a strange one yeah, even on PS4, no idea why it suddenly jumped. Paid like $20 here in the UK but the national 2nd hand shop (CeX) was as low as $10 at one point 🤷 Anyway I need to get back to it, played a couple hours and it was fun 🙂
I don't collect games to just leave them on the shelf, I rather sold them so that someone can buy them cheaply and play them, especially if it's a masterpiece.
I got the two trails of cold steel games at a local game store new for 70$ each at the time about 2years ago. My favorite Jrpg series Im so glad to have them physically.
I regret not getting XC2 CE. I'm playing through it now and it's one of my favorite rpgs. I'm excited to try XC3 but I'm taking my time enjoy XC2 first. I'm on chapter 6 60hrs in.
@Sir_Psych no problem! You almost had my hopes up of acquiring the collector's edition of XC2 lol. I have three's CE but I didn't have a switch back when 2 came out!
I'm not a collector, but I like buying only physical, and Gravity Rush Remaster, and Final Fantasy 7 Remake Integrade PS5, are real heartbreakers. I really wanted those games, and came very close to buying them when they were cheap.
I missed out on the Final Fantasy Remake: Intergrade. I was able to get a copy of Signalis on PS4 for like $20-25 like a year ago. Someone from another channel said that VGP is doing a reprint(standard edition) Another game that I was able to get but not before the price shot up, so I did pay a little bit more for it...but I hear that it's also getting a reprint from VGP..that is Capcom Fighting Collection. One game also that I missed out on is Scorn Deluxe Edition on the PS5. I think a complete goes for $150 and new like around $200. There's probably some other games that I missed out on. Great video and topic.
Mine until now is RADIANT HISTORIA long/ big box for N3DS back in the day at Best Buy. There was 3 of them left for $35 each but I was so into the Switch and PS4 at that time already. Until now I still tell my wife about it over and over again. 😢
Even though I had already played and beaten these games digitally via sub. service... I recently picked up physical copies of A Plague Tale Requiem for $20, Calisto Protocol for $10 and Gotham Knights for $10. Also, just picked up the Bioshock collection for $10 digitally. Feel like I came out a winner on these!
I relate to this topic. I definitely regret not buying numerous DS Pokémon games before their prices ballooned in the current era. Nintendo should just re-release their old popular games like they did with the Virtual Console. Would they sell well? I'm sure if the games were properly marketed, they would!
For Digimon Next order, I just bought the much cheaper Pal Version on Switch. I usually don’t buy Pal but for that one, it was the only way I would have bought it for switch due to price of the USA version. For Shantae’s Pirate’s curse, I just bought the collectors edition on 3ds. There’s no way I’ll ever pay what the switch version is going for. That’s pretty much my missed out games that I had to go through different routes getting.
I am actually more regretful of not buying Video Game Soundtracks on CD when they were cheap! In some cases the soundtracks are more expensive to buy than the original games! "Super Mario 64", "Rockman 7", "Rockman 8", "Silent Hill: Downpour", "Killer Instinct Gold Cuts"...all video game soundtracks that easily costs $100+ on CD! Even a more recent release, such as the "FFVII: Remake Special Edit Soundtrack Box Set" goes for hundreds of dollars!
I remember the first Christmas after switch came out seeing Disgaea 5 on sale at Target for $15, and I wasn't committed to getting physical copies yet at that point, and wasn't really familiar with the series either so I ended up passing on it, then months later when it was out of stock everywhere paying like $80-90 for a used copy of it. Did basically the same thing for YS8 before it got a nisa store restock.
My biggest regret is not buying Dragon Quest 4-6 on the DS when they came out. I kept putting them off. I recently managed to get 4 and 6 for 90 ish and just picked up 5 for 180. Didn't went to spend over 100 and 200 on them respectively so I feel like got ahead but then you remember they released at 30/40 each.
7:35 I definitely felt that one, haha. I think what might be worse is when I cancel a pre-order because I think the game will still be readily available after release only to find out that that might've been my only chance to get the game. That's what happened with Samurai Shodown and Digimon World: Next Order both on the Switch. It blows, but at least they're multi-plat so it kinda softens the hit.
I can relate. I was able to get Yo-kai Watch 3 physically for $40. But for me, my biggest regret was not getting the Yo-kai Watch Blasters games on 3DS. Thankfully I was able to get them before the 3DS eShop went under. Both versions. That and I also thank SEGA/Atlus for all those 3DS deals and I was able to get A LOT of their catalogue digitally for cheap.
I regret not selling more of my collection before I moved a few years ago. I don't want to hold on to most of it any longer, but I've been lowballed too many times when I try to sell. I do have that longbox version of SMTIV on 3DS. I hope I can sell some of these games soon.
I actually just purchased Final Fantasy Remake Intergrade from Gamestop at $5 under MSRP after waiting for a while to find a copy at this price. This game going so quickly out of print was most shocking since it's been such a popular title!
I have the child of light double pack on the switch, I paid 10 bucks for it. I lost interest so I sold it for like 20 or $30, and then I got to wanting to play it again and didn’t realize it shot up so much. 🤦🏽♂️😩
in recent memory, "The Messenger" was a big regret for me. I let it slide thinking I would find a good deal on it..... Still keeping my fingers crossed.
My biggest gaming regret is selling my Nintendo Switch games collection, i pretty much had it all (first party collectors/limited editions), at the time i can't recall why i even did it, now some of them go for insane amounts i.e Octopath's CE, XBC 1-2 etc :( Huge regret there! Lol
SMT titles on the 3ds.. I do have smtIV long box but it was pricey. I also sold my devil survivor overclocked back in the day for basically nothing and "had to" rebuy it a few years later when I decided to actually start collecting.
Great topic! One that I missed out on was Solatorobo for the Ds. I had a chance to get this game from around £30/40 on ebay years ago. I didn't get it because I thought it was far too expensive at the time but now the prices for a complete copy are around £95+. I'll probably never get this game 😅
i gotta be honest, i loved collecting for switch but after collecting nearly 300 games i'm starting to burnout. while i hate digitally owning games, cus it doesn't really feel like you truly own them, i feel like we get better discounts "upwards of 90% sometimes" of some games on the digital store front and you don't have to go through the hassle of trying to figure out what games are fully on the cartridge or maybe some region's print has everything on the cartridge and others don't and some games being out of print and so on.
The final fantasy pixel remaster Square Enix did a really scumbag move and opened the orders window at like 3am in the US and they were immediately sold out. The ps4 version was going for around $700 until recently videogamesplus did a reprint I also picked up painkiller and the Syberia collection from them for $40 when they were going for $300 I also lost my original Pokémon black 2 while moving, I got it for $40 and now it’s around $150
I was waiting on Signalis too even when it was $20. Not sure it was something I wanted to play. VGP just had a restock on this game for the ps4 and I got a copy. Thanks for the video. I just started collecting physical games early last year and this video is so relatable!
Two things: 1. I just sold my copy of Gravity Rush Remastered for PS4. I needed the funds to help get me a Debug PS2. And 2. I actually have a copy of FF7 Remake Intergrade for PS5. A friend of mine was trying to hunt down a copy last year, and I was shocked that it was rare/now over $100 for a new copy. I went to my local mom & pop shop, and they still had two new copies, so I bought them, send him the one, and kept the other. I still have it sealed, along with a Deluxe version of Rebirth
I bought the SNES version of Chrono Trigger brand new and for $10.00 from a bargain bin in a store called Biggs in 1997, two years after its release. I had no idea what it was, it was just cheap and the box art looked cool. At the time, I was rarely playing the SNES at all because the N64 was the latest thing. I loved it so much and had no idea that it was even that big of a deal until many years later when the internet became more common. I saw it in a retro game store not long ago with a price tag of $220.00 for the cart only.
I can related to that regret countless times. I remember when our local GameStop had Persona 1 and 2 for the PSP for $19.99 each and those were the versions with the goodies. Probably a more recent example was not picking up Professor Layton vs. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney when it was at MSRP. I had gotten into the 3DS late in it's life and while it looked interesting, I wasn't sure about visual novel style games at the time.
helpful tip and something that i do is i buy extra collectors editions of other games so that i can use them for trade for the games i do want. you gotta pick nice stuff that is desirable but this method works well and everybody is happy and the world is ok once again 😊
I’ve regret not buying ever oasis, Atelier Ryza 1 on switch and Grandia HD collections. These 3 are really hard to find in my experience here in my country.
One i can think of is the misadventures of tron Bonne on ps1. But it was more because i never knew it existed until like 5 years ago, loved the mega man legends games and would have definitely picked it up, sells for around $600 now. I ended up just buying it on the PlayStation store digitally for $5. I got into the 3ds around the same time and went on a buying spree. Almost everything i bought around then has tripled in price
I had the PS5 version of ys9 pre ordered from GameStop but never picked it up at the time and I as well have switch version so I wasn't compelled to get at the time.
Hello! For the longest time, Xenoblade on the Wii was hard to find (at least for me) and I missed out as I was young and didn't know what I was playing when I rented it. When I wanted a copy it was impossible. I found one CIB at a garage sale last winter. Sometimes the ones that got away come back! All the best!
My biggest regret is not buying the special edition of Ico (PAL). I remember seeing it in Gamestop when I was a kid and being very close to buying it. It has a beautiful cardboard case and art cards.
I really really wish I never sold my entire 3ds collection and also my new 3ds consoles. I had a huge 3ds game collection and now I have nothing. Ive made sure not to make the same mistake with the switch but thats my biggest regret tbh...
I got greedy on a copy of Dragon Quest 8 for the 3DS. My local walmart had a copy on mark down that kept getting cheaper and cheaper. Last I saw it was $25, but I thought I’d wait and see if it got any cheaper. Now, I’m looking at 3-4x the cost to get it on there. Oh well, I’ve lucked out on a few other games since then.
I checked Gamestop randomly one night and FFVII Intergrade was up for sale and managed to grab it! It ended up coming with the case and everything. Although it does have a big chip on the paint. Plays perfectly fine though!
I also missed out on those Trails PS4 versions and feel your pain. I'm at peace with the PS3 versions for now, at least I have that. Love those Xenoblade 2 statues of Pyra & Mythra in the background, so bad ass 😎
@@orbalology Yeah, you think it's gonna last a little bit longer then suddenly Puff!! nowhere to be found MSRP. Luckily, I managed to salvage Guacamelee collection, Signalis (with Polaroid pic, YAY) and Tsukihime at good time :)
Such a fun video! Hmm can't think of a gaming regret at this time. The Trails of Cold Steel PS4 physicals i found used on marketplace and offerup somw time ago. Glad i got rhose when i did.
Most of the games I regret not buying are all DS JRPGs. Some that come to mind: Nostalgia, Solatorobo, Suikoden Tierkries, Summon Night, Sands of Destruction, and the Dragon Quest ports.
A game that I am super happy that I kept was the original ps1 Xenogears. For some reason I never got rid of my ps1 rpg’s (all the Ff’s, legaia, star ocean 2). One that I regret not getting cheap was Brave fencer Musashi.
I have Pirates Curse along with the other Shantae games in the collection hard slipcover. I love the franchise, I hope it re-releases for people who want them.
If you like Signalis. Faith: The Unholy Trinity and Pizza Tower are on Fangamer. They're all part of those indie titles that got SUPER popular on Steam, so they got a physical release. I have a feeling they're going to be rare.
OMG, I didn´t realize Gravity Rush was going for so much as I picked it up at a garage sale for 3 games for $20.00. I´ll have to mark it as a keep in my collection.
Yo, that 7th Dragon III long box! I've got such a soft spot for that game. I ended up collecting the whole series. Wish we could get them officially rereleased and localized, but that's sadly unlikely. Sadly, my 3DS RPG collection would be a lot better if I impulse bought more of them the way I did 7th Dragon. I think a lot of us assumed the system would remain cheap and abundant the way it was in its waning years.
I somehow managed to purchase two copies of gravity rush remastered. Forgot I even placed the order earlier off amazon. Two showed up at my door. Forget what I did with the second copy. It was a good deal at launch. Who knew it would go up in price and be rare? Mostly these days its a limited run games release that I don't get to in time that I have regrets about. Can't buy everything you want.
There’s plenty of games I wish I could have pulled the trigger on. But my most recent regret was PlayAsia’s Grandia HD Asia-English version going on flash sale for $35 over the holidays. Otherwise I wish i would’ve cared about the collectors editions for games like Tactics Ogre Reborn and Octopath Traveler. I was just getting into JRPGs at the time though and didn’t realize how much I would enjoy diving in.
I was looking for FFVII Remake for PS5 everywhere and couldn’t find it. Went to my local Walmart and they had the PS4 version on clearance for $10 so I grabbed it. 3 weeks later I was at a Target and, right behind all the other games on clearance, was a single copy of it for PS5 marked down to $22. I grabbed it right away. I was very excited for that super random find. This was around this June, btw.
When I was a kid or young adult I was more into gaming, I regret not buying games for the Sega Genesis when they went to $30 band new at the time or & skipping the PS1 N64 Generation when PS1 games were very cheap to begin with brand new. Yeah I get it because I used to be like you very passionate about gaming. Now I am not passionate about gaming as I once was. So now if I don't buy a certain title I don't have regrets. Now I just buy games I like & I am only gaming on the switch now for modern consoles. I research & try to prioritize as much as I can when buying games.
I bought Yokai watch 3 for 35 Euro release price, but even at release the print was low😢 On the other hand SMT 4 and Alliance alive only released digitally in Europe 😅 I sold Suikoden Tierkreis for 30 Euro and Super Robot Taisen OG Endless frontier for 125 (worth 400 now) years ago. Never sell unless you really hate a game. Worst price hike in Europe was Little Witch Nobeta for Switch. It was in September 20ish and now 60+
Back when FFVII Remake Intergrade was available in store my mom offered to buy me one game of my choice and I passed on it… one of my biggest regrets 💀
This is relatable. I made the mistake of being a toddler when Earthbound was brand new. I definitely ended up paying for that one.
Oh, so many games I missed out on too while I was young. If only we could jump in a time machine 😂
I feel old. When I was your age I was already eight.
@pigs18
I was 10, gotten the game for free from a neighbor because he thought the game was stupid 🙄 🤭
Just the cartridge but was happy to play it as a kid back then
Good one. 😂
For me it was more like games I bought and then gave away, sold or traded I wish I would have kept. My whole NES, SNES, Genesis, GameCube, 360 and Dreamcast collections. I only recently started rebuilding my collections for Dreamcast, GameCube and 360 collection but I can guarantee it would have been much cheaper to have kept them but young parent and changing priorities during late 90s through 2000s just made it to where I did what needed. I appreciate my game collection I have now and will more than likely hold till I absolutely will no longer have a use for them and will just pass it down to my daughter who is an avid collector herself
I got yo-kai watch 3 on the 3DS eShop before it closed down. It was full price but after finding a physical copy selling for $500 CAD in a Retro Game Store I'm much more glad that I got it.
Young me didn't understand why special edition consoles were a big deal. My biggest regret is selling my limited edition Metal Gear Solid Peace Walker PSP console. Now I am collecting handhelds and see how much one of my childhood consoles is going for now...
Oof, yeah that always stings. I didn't have any special edition consoles growing up but when I look at all the in box pokemon prices 🫠
@@orbalology Even loose Pokemon cartridges have skyrocketed in price. Honestly blame the pandemic for a lot of it. People had time to dive back into old hobbies so basically everything that falls into the category of retro has massively inflated. Pokemon Emerald for >$200 😮💨
Great video! I definitely regret not buying Yokai Watch 3...that one stings!
This is one of the main reasons I buy so many games now even though I don’t have time to play them. I’d rather have them sit on the shelf and look nice until I can play them than pay so much more down the line.
Same!
I was lucky enough to get Shantae and the pirates curse for it’s regular price of $30 along with all the limited run shantae cards. I do regret not getting Yo Kai watch 3 for $5 at Walmart many years ago
Pirate's Curse on Switch still hurts my soul. It's the only Shantae Switch game I'm missing, and I really wish they did a reprint of it during the series's 20th anniversary.
LRG probably can't do a reprint on Switch without ticking off the customers who bought it since it was sold as a limited run. But I bet'cha they get around that by releasing a Switch 2 version. At least, that's what I tell myself to feel better about it.
@@wufners You’re right that LRG probably can’t do a Switch reprint since they’d be opening themselves up to false advertising claims, but Wayforward could partner with someone else to produce a different version that would play the same. Like you said, Switch successor might also be another loop hole.
I feel this. I missed out on the US version of Chrono Trigger DS when it was in the $50-$60 range. I ended up getting the Japanese version, which i’m happy about, but I prefer the North American box art.
I look more forward to the weekly new orbolology videos on Sunday mornings than the weekly new episodes of my favorite anime.
Thanks for another great video Emily 😊
I also missed out on the Jak & Daxter games from Limited Run, but I also heard they were just ports of the PS2 versions and not a remastered collection like they did on PS3. Needless to say Playstation really needs to do something for the Jak fans out there.
Yea the PS3 version is actually the superior version since it's actually remastered and not emulation like on PS4.
I am STILL keeping my fingers crossed for a western yokai watch 4 release, but, yeah..I don't think we're ever getting it 😿
My biggest regret is not buying the Fire Emblem Fates collector's edition. I barely knew about collector's editions back then, but now I want it so bad. I just don't want it $600 - $1200 which is the price it goes for on eBay.
I usually don't deny myself when I want a game, because I've been bitten by that before and had to pay through the roof. LOL now the only problem is that we need to buy new shelving units all the times for games and merch. 🤣
I was pretty broke at the time that came out but i knew it would be one of the rarest games on the 3DS given all three routes were on cart. With the little money i had i bought it, no ragrets!
@@16xthedetail76 I definitely have envy... it looks beautiful and while there were a few too many characters in the game and it wasn't the strongest FE entry, it was a GREAT game and once that I will eventually go back and play again.
One time, a flight my partner and I was on was very overbooked. The airline offered any passenger $100 for someone to postpone their flight to the next day, then $200, then $300, then $600 (hotel and meals also paid for). At that point, I almost caved, because all I could see was being able to afford the FE Fates collector's edition in my mind, just for arriving a day late. 😅
(I would have taken it for sure if we hadn't already flown 5000 miles at that point.)
@@16xthedetail76 I ended up caving and buying it on eBay after seeing a really rough copy of it at a second hand game store... I'm so happy that I did. It cost the most I've ever paid for a game but it was worth it in the end.
Collecting games was always difficult and expensive in the US, but it was always fun to find a great deal. When I lived in japan, though, collecting was like an addiction. I could walk to the local retro game store, and find insanely good deals on legendary games in mint condition. It's just insane how much better the retro scene is in Japan.
The secret on japan is well out now. Any populous area is fairly picked over and set to market with international wallets in mind.
Awesome vid as always! That Stella Glow long box is probably my favorite game in my 3DS/DS collection - I got it for a slight premium but under ~$80 in 2020 after I beat my cart only copy and absolutely loved the game :3
I can relate to this greatly. You never know what game will go rare and out of stock. There are too many games to keep up with and it just makes me go digital when I miss out on these rare games because there are so many to keep up with.
I enjoy watching your videos very much. I find them very relaxing Emily. This was another good one. So back in the day, trading in games was the only way I could play what I wanted to, so I understand how it is when one has to get rid of a game because of finances and such. It's one of those things that will always dampen the mood of any gamer, it being nostalgic and sad simultaneously. 🙁
Thanks for another interesting video, Emily. I know you’re travelling in Asia so I really appreciate you pre recording these. Hope you’re having a wonderful trip!
My favourite thing about collectors who say things like “it got away it’s now expensive” then go on to spend way more on a bunch of other games instead.
Well more things for the one price does seem more reasonable.
It’s one vs many…. So perfectly understandable if you think about it that way.
this is such a great topic and really shows your genuine love for a curated collection! love your channel and it's been amazing to follow the journey. i got back into playing and then collecting last year after buying a switch just to experience totk and i'm so glad to see others who have such a passion for their physical games!
Thank you for the kind words! And glad to hear you've been enjoying the switch in the last year 😀
Hi Emily, so Signalis has a reprint on VGP for PS4, none for Switch yet. I also missed out on getting the Child of Light Switch release because for whatever reason I didn't buy it.
Another game I missed out on getting cheap was Legend of Nayuta. It's only $50 now so same price as the MSRP, but it was $25 and I was intending to get it but I don't use Amazon Prime and I didn't really want to add anything else at that time and then it was too late, lost my chance.
Then the last few games you'll be disappointed in me, is that I only played halfway through Trails of Cold Steel 3 and just got burnt out. The Trails games are great, but same gameplay every game with minor difference and just so much what I feel is pretty unnecessary dialogue. I think modern day RPGs add so much text as a way to artificially add game time(but that's not different than all the other ways that devs force you to spend more time to do the same thing you'd spend seconds or minutes in a classic game.
Long story short, because of my burn out on the Trails games and already owning ToCS4 which I bought for $20, I figured I may way for the prices to drop for the others. So now Daybreak is out and I've missed, what, three of the games that have now increased in price? I keep telling myself i just need to buy Daybreak right now as I'm not really losing money to buy it but still haven't.
Now I'm sure that you have many of these, but these are two I want and I'll never get. Remember back in the day when Earthbound was only $100. I was like, yeah, I'll keep waiting maybe I'll get it for cheaper. Same with Snatcher on the Sega CD. Well Snatcher, let's hope Konami does a Policenauts/Snatcher Collection because that's the only way you're getting into my collection(Snatcher is a great game but I'm not paying $1000+.) I do own Earthbound finally, on my SNES Classic. Never going to pay the asking price for a complete version of the game though so SNES Classic has to do. I actually own a second SNES Classic so I have two copies of Earthbound.
Hey Emily, Signalis can be ordered on VGP as of this morning
Trails of cold Steel 1 and 2 PS4 ESB versions is a pretty crazy price spike especially since 3 and 4 are relatively affordable. I was lucky enough to get 1 and 2 at retail. But for Gravity Rush Remastered I also had to pay the extra for the physical copy. Reprints definitely help with games spiking in price. The physical game market can definitely be hard to predict for sure.
Reprints have made a lot of this much easier. Though they sometimes make it so certain games never hit sale prices. Though I'd prefer reprints over crazy expensive games any day.
@@orbalology I definitely agree!
thanks for sharing Emily it does help put things into perspective and really helps reframe what I consider what I really want when it comes to collecting 😂
I recently sold Kid Icarus Uprising along with a large chunk of my 3DS game collection that I no longer needed. Imagine my shock when I saw how much that game is worth now. I'm so glad I bought it when it was just $15
I am thankful for those PAL copies of Cold Steel everyday. I think they were like $25 each and came with a nice instruction manual.
I remember when Signalis was $20 on Amazon, I went on a gut feeling and bought it. Haven't tried it yet, but I found out I have the version with the picture in it, which is the more valuable version.
I have it on steam and liked it so much I wanted it physically so I got it back in April off Amazon for 20 bucks too, and since I already played it I just left it sealed. I didn't even realize it's so expensive now until like a week ago. How bizarre. Why is it so expensive now? It's up there with my silent Hill games 🧐
2/8/24 proud owner of signalis from Amazon for $20.
That's a strange one yeah, even on PS4, no idea why it suddenly jumped. Paid like $20 here in the UK but the national 2nd hand shop (CeX) was as low as $10 at one point 🤷
Anyway I need to get back to it, played a couple hours and it was fun 🙂
I don't collect games to just leave them on the shelf, I rather sold them so that someone can buy them cheaply and play them, especially if it's a masterpiece.
I got the two trails of cold steel games at a local game store new for 70$ each at the time about 2years ago. My favorite Jrpg series Im so glad to have them physically.
Glad i picked up FF7 Intergrade, Yo-kai Watch 3 before they were expensive. Paid $50 for Yo-kai Watch 3 and $27 for Intergrade
I regret not getting XC2 CE. I'm playing through it now and it's one of my favorite rpgs. I'm excited to try XC3 but I'm taking my time enjoy XC2 first. I'm on chapter 6 60hrs in.
Have you checked Walmart in a while? We have them here in Canada still.
@@Sir_Psych I think he is referring to the collector's edition (CE)
@@dariushines1251 oh you're right. I scanned through the comments too quickly. Thanks for the heads up.
@Sir_Psych no problem! You almost had my hopes up of acquiring the collector's edition of XC2 lol. I have three's CE but I didn't have a switch back when 2 came out!
I'm not a collector, but I like buying only physical, and Gravity Rush Remaster, and Final Fantasy 7 Remake Integrade PS5, are real heartbreakers. I really wanted those games, and came very close to buying them when they were cheap.
I missed out on the Final Fantasy Remake: Intergrade. I was able to get a copy of Signalis on PS4 for like $20-25 like a year ago. Someone from another channel said that VGP is doing a reprint(standard edition) Another game that I was able to get but not before the price shot up, so I did pay a little bit more for it...but I hear that it's also getting a reprint from VGP..that is Capcom Fighting Collection. One game also that I missed out on is Scorn Deluxe Edition on the PS5. I think a complete goes for $150 and new like around $200. There's probably some other games that I missed out on. Great video and topic.
VGP currently has a reprint of signalis for MSRP.
One of the few people to mention Child of Light, such an underrated game.
Mine until now is RADIANT HISTORIA long/ big box for N3DS back in the day at Best Buy. There was 3 of them left for $35 each but I was so into the Switch and PS4 at that time already. Until now I still tell my wife about it over and over again. 😢
Even though I had already played and beaten these games digitally via sub. service... I recently picked up physical copies of A Plague Tale Requiem for $20, Calisto Protocol for $10 and Gotham Knights for $10.
Also, just picked up the Bioshock collection for $10 digitally.
Feel like I came out a winner on these!
I relate to this topic. I definitely regret not buying numerous DS Pokémon games before their prices ballooned in the current era. Nintendo should just re-release their old popular games like they did with the Virtual Console. Would they sell well? I'm sure if the games were properly marketed, they would!
For Digimon Next order, I just bought the much cheaper Pal Version on Switch. I usually don’t buy Pal but for that one, it was the only way I would have bought it for switch due to price of the USA version. For Shantae’s Pirate’s curse, I just bought the collectors edition on 3ds. There’s no way I’ll ever pay what the switch version is going for. That’s pretty much my missed out games that I had to go through different routes getting.
I am actually more regretful of not buying Video Game Soundtracks on CD when they were cheap! In some cases the soundtracks are more expensive to buy than the original games! "Super Mario 64", "Rockman 7", "Rockman 8", "Silent Hill: Downpour", "Killer Instinct Gold Cuts"...all video game soundtracks that easily costs $100+ on CD! Even a more recent release, such as the "FFVII: Remake Special Edit Soundtrack Box Set" goes for hundreds of dollars!
Carto looks quirky. I have found it on Steam and there is a free demo that I am downloading now. Thank you for sharing.
I remember the first Christmas after switch came out seeing Disgaea 5 on sale at Target for $15, and I wasn't committed to getting physical copies yet at that point, and wasn't really familiar with the series either so I ended up passing on it, then months later when it was out of stock everywhere paying like $80-90 for a used copy of it. Did basically the same thing for YS8 before it got a nisa store restock.
Rule of Rose, at my local gamestore (when we had one) for $20!!! 😅😢😢
My biggest regret is not buying Dragon Quest 4-6 on the DS when they came out. I kept putting them off. I recently managed to get 4 and 6 for 90 ish and just picked up 5 for 180. Didn't went to spend over 100 and 200 on them respectively so I feel like got ahead but then you remember they released at 30/40 each.
7:35 I definitely felt that one, haha. I think what might be worse is when I cancel a pre-order because I think the game will still be readily available after release only to find out that that might've been my only chance to get the game. That's what happened with Samurai Shodown and Digimon World: Next Order both on the Switch. It blows, but at least they're multi-plat so it kinda softens the hit.
PAL version of FF7 Intergrade on PS5 is pretty common if you don't mind a PAL version.
I can relate. I was able to get Yo-kai Watch 3 physically for $40. But for me, my biggest regret was not getting the Yo-kai Watch Blasters games on 3DS. Thankfully I was able to get them before the 3DS eShop went under. Both versions. That and I also thank SEGA/Atlus for all those 3DS deals and I was able to get A LOT of their catalogue digitally for cheap.
I regret not selling more of my collection before I moved a few years ago. I don't want to hold on to most of it any longer, but I've been lowballed too many times when I try to sell. I do have that longbox version of SMTIV on 3DS. I hope I can sell some of these games soon.
I actually just purchased Final Fantasy Remake Intergrade from Gamestop at $5 under MSRP after waiting for a while to find a copy at this price. This game going so quickly out of print was most shocking since it's been such a popular title!
Wow, that's a great price!
@orbalology yes, thankfully a decent price! But definitely one of my biggest regrets as well for not getting it when on sale 🥲. Great video!
The fact that they didn’t reprint it in the lead up to Final Fantasy VII Rebirth and making new players hunt down used PS4 discs was ABSURD
@@tuskoub At least it goes on sale for $15 on psn (dlc included), I did want a physical copy but can't beat that price.
Ps5 EU version is available in Pnp games for 30$. I purchased it today
I have the child of light double pack on the switch, I paid 10 bucks for it. I lost interest so I sold it for like 20 or $30, and then I got to wanting to play it again and didn’t realize it shot up so much. 🤦🏽♂️😩
I fixed this problem by mass downloading and burning Sega Saturn games, they were cheap at one point but not anymore
in recent memory, "The Messenger" was a big regret for me. I let it slide thinking I would find a good deal on it..... Still keeping my fingers crossed.
My biggest gaming regret is selling my Nintendo Switch games collection, i pretty much had it all (first party collectors/limited editions), at the time i can't recall why i even did it, now some of them go for insane amounts i.e Octopath's CE, XBC 1-2 etc :(
Huge regret there! Lol
One game I do regret not buying years ago is Kuon for PS2. It was expensive enough at £200, when I was collecting. Now it sells for around £600 😬
SMT titles on the 3ds.. I do have smtIV long box but it was pricey. I also sold my devil survivor overclocked back in the day for basically nothing and "had to" rebuy it a few years later when I decided to actually start collecting.
Great topic! One that I missed out on was Solatorobo for the Ds. I had a chance to get this game from around £30/40 on ebay years ago. I didn't get it because I thought it was far too expensive at the time but now the prices for a complete copy are around £95+. I'll probably never get this game 😅
i gotta be honest, i loved collecting for switch but after collecting nearly 300 games i'm starting to burnout. while i hate digitally owning games, cus it doesn't really feel like you truly own them, i feel like we get better discounts "upwards of 90% sometimes" of some games on the digital store front and you don't have to go through the hassle of trying to figure out what games are fully on the cartridge or maybe some region's print has everything on the cartridge and others don't and some games being out of print and so on.
The final fantasy pixel remaster
Square Enix did a really scumbag move and opened the orders window at like 3am in the US and they were immediately sold out. The ps4 version was going for around $700 until recently videogamesplus did a reprint
I also picked up painkiller and the Syberia collection from them for $40 when they were going for $300
I also lost my original Pokémon black 2 while moving, I got it for $40 and now it’s around $150
VGP did no reprint of FF Pixel Remaster. Square Enix did the reprint... It's available for pre order everywhere not just VGP
@@-Cold-World you’re right. I got mixed up since I preordered it along with some other reprints that they did at the same time
I was waiting on Signalis too even when it was $20. Not sure it was something I wanted to play. VGP just had a restock on this game for the ps4 and I got a copy. Thanks for the video. I just started collecting physical games early last year and this video is so relatable!
Two things:
1. I just sold my copy of Gravity Rush Remastered for PS4. I needed the funds to help get me a Debug PS2.
And 2. I actually have a copy of FF7 Remake Intergrade for PS5. A friend of mine was trying to hunt down a copy last year, and I was shocked that it was rare/now over $100 for a new copy. I went to my local mom & pop shop, and they still had two new copies, so I bought them, send him the one, and kept the other. I still have it sealed, along with a Deluxe version of Rebirth
I bought the SNES version of Chrono Trigger brand new and for $10.00 from a bargain bin in a store called Biggs in 1997, two years after its release. I had no idea what it was, it was just cheap and the box art looked cool. At the time, I was rarely playing the SNES at all because the N64 was the latest thing.
I loved it so much and had no idea that it was even that big of a deal until many years later when the internet became more common. I saw it in a retro game store not long ago with a price tag of $220.00 for the cart only.
I can related to that regret countless times. I remember when our local GameStop had Persona 1 and 2 for the PSP for $19.99 each and those were the versions with the goodies. Probably a more recent example was not picking up Professor Layton vs. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney when it was at MSRP. I had gotten into the 3DS late in it's life and while it looked interesting, I wasn't sure about visual novel style games at the time.
there’s so much games i regret not buying 😭 but also regret buying as well
helpful tip and something that i do is i buy extra collectors editions of other games so that i can use them for trade for the games i do want. you gotta pick nice stuff that is desirable but this method works well and everybody is happy and the world is ok once again 😊
I’ve regret not buying ever oasis, Atelier Ryza 1 on switch and Grandia HD collections. These 3 are really hard to find in my experience here in my country.
One i can think of is the misadventures of tron Bonne on ps1. But it was more because i never knew it existed until like 5 years ago, loved the mega man legends games and would have definitely picked it up, sells for around $600 now. I ended up just buying it on the PlayStation store digitally for $5. I got into the 3ds around the same time and went on a buying spree. Almost everything i bought around then has tripled in price
Signalis is having a reprint on videogamesplus
I had the PS5 version of ys9 pre ordered from GameStop but never picked it up at the time and I as well have switch version so I wasn't compelled to get at the time.
Bro i wish I never sold my Kid Icarus Uprising to GameStop as a kid.
Hello! For the longest time, Xenoblade on the Wii was hard to find (at least for me) and I missed out as I was young and didn't know what I was playing when I rented it. When I wanted a copy it was impossible. I found one CIB at a garage sale last winter. Sometimes the ones that got away come back! All the best!
Signalis is up on VGP and so is Capcom Fighting Collection. The latter I regret not picking up but VGP saved the day again!
My biggest regret is not buying the special edition of Ico (PAL). I remember seeing it in Gamestop when I was a kid and being very close to buying it. It has a beautiful cardboard case and art cards.
I really really wish I never sold my entire 3ds collection and also my new 3ds consoles. I had a huge 3ds game collection and now I have nothing. Ive made sure not to make the same mistake with the switch but thats my biggest regret tbh...
I got greedy on a copy of Dragon Quest 8 for the 3DS. My local walmart had a copy on mark down that kept getting cheaper and cheaper. Last I saw it was $25, but I thought I’d wait and see if it got any cheaper. Now, I’m looking at 3-4x the cost to get it on there. Oh well, I’ve lucked out on a few other games since then.
I checked Gamestop randomly one night and FFVII Intergrade was up for sale and managed to grab it! It ended up coming with the case and everything. Although it does have a big chip on the paint. Plays perfectly fine though!
I also missed out on those Trails PS4 versions and feel your pain. I'm at peace with the PS3 versions for now, at least I have that. Love those Xenoblade 2 statues of Pyra & Mythra in the background, so bad ass 😎
I played Signalis on Game Pass, loved it. Bought it for Switch and am super surprised where the price went. Great game.
What an awesome video! Thank you so much. I definitely relate to this!
In Europe FFVII Remake and Ys IX on Ps5 are still very easy to find and cheap, I'm very surprised to see these 2 games on the list
I think she meant she didn't get them during a flash sale so she missed out. Not that it's difficult to find.
Remake on PS5 specifically is very expensive in the USA
Came here to post this exact comment lol
@@hotdogcandy Not difficult to find per se, but sealed NA copies are SIGNIFICANTLY more expensive than in the EU or Japan for some reason.
They're both difficult to find for around MSRP here in the US! That's why they made my list.
Before watching the video, my deepest regret was Salt & Sanctuary. It was literally dirt cheap but kept contemplating until whoops!! it's around $100
I witnessed that one shoot up too at the time. It's wild how some games can jump up like that.
@@orbalology Yeah, you think it's gonna last a little bit longer then suddenly Puff!! nowhere to be found MSRP. Luckily, I managed to salvage Guacamelee collection, Signalis (with Polaroid pic, YAY) and Tsukihime at good time :)
Such a fun video! Hmm can't think of a gaming regret at this time. The Trails of Cold Steel PS4 physicals i found used on marketplace and offerup somw time ago. Glad i got rhose when i did.
Yeah cold steel 4 prices have been rising lately I've noticed!
Most of the games I regret not buying are all DS JRPGs. Some that come to mind: Nostalgia, Solatorobo, Suikoden Tierkries, Summon Night, Sands of Destruction, and the Dragon Quest ports.
A game that I am super happy that I kept was the original ps1 Xenogears. For some reason I never got rid of my ps1 rpg’s (all the Ff’s, legaia, star ocean 2). One that I regret not getting cheap was Brave fencer Musashi.
Xenogears was a great one to hold on to!
It’s too bad that the devs didn’t get the time or money to properly finish the second half of the game, but it’s still fantastic.
I have Pirates Curse along with the other Shantae games in the collection hard slipcover. I love the franchise, I hope it re-releases for people who want them.
If you like Signalis. Faith: The Unholy Trinity and Pizza Tower are on Fangamer. They're all part of those indie titles that got SUPER popular on Steam, so they got a physical release. I have a feeling they're going to be rare.
I don't regret buying A.W. Phoenix festa for the vita from playasia when it came out
OMG, I didn´t realize Gravity Rush was going for so much as I picked it up at a garage sale for 3 games for $20.00. I´ll have to mark it as a keep in my collection.
I don’t know why level5 and nintendo have NOT been able to add at least english subtitles to Yokai watch 4. It’s been out in japan for many years now
Blasphemous on swich is definitely one I regret not getting. Especially after it got a retail release :(
Yo, that 7th Dragon III long box! I've got such a soft spot for that game. I ended up collecting the whole series. Wish we could get them officially rereleased and localized, but that's sadly unlikely. Sadly, my 3DS RPG collection would be a lot better if I impulse bought more of them the way I did 7th Dragon. I think a lot of us assumed the system would remain cheap and abundant the way it was in its waning years.
Oof, I feel you on gravity rush. I own gravity rush for Vita, but I do regret not picking up gravity rush 2.
I somehow managed to purchase two copies of gravity rush remastered. Forgot I even placed the order earlier off amazon. Two showed up at my door. Forget what I did with the second copy. It was a good deal at launch. Who knew it would go up in price and be rare?
Mostly these days its a limited run games release that I don't get to in time that I have regrets about. Can't buy everything you want.
There’s plenty of games I wish I could have pulled the trigger on. But my most recent regret was PlayAsia’s Grandia HD Asia-English version going on flash sale for $35 over the holidays. Otherwise I wish i would’ve cared about the collectors editions for games like Tactics Ogre Reborn and Octopath Traveler. I was just getting into JRPGs at the time though and didn’t realize how much I would enjoy diving in.
I was looking for FFVII Remake for PS5 everywhere and couldn’t find it. Went to my local Walmart and they had the PS4 version on clearance for $10 so I grabbed it. 3 weeks later I was at a Target and, right behind all the other games on clearance, was a single copy of it for PS5 marked down to $22. I grabbed it right away. I was very excited for that super random find.
This was around this June, btw.
When I was a kid or young adult I was more into gaming, I regret not buying games for the Sega Genesis when they went to $30 band new at the time or & skipping the PS1 N64 Generation when PS1 games were very cheap to begin with brand new. Yeah I get it because I used to be like you very passionate about gaming.
Now I am not passionate about gaming as I once was. So now if I don't buy a certain title I don't have regrets. Now I just buy games I like & I am only gaming on the switch now for modern consoles. I research & try to prioritize as much as I can when buying games.
I can feel I've also gone through the same thing. Especially around ten or fifteen years ago. But life goes on😊😊😊
I regreat that i don't bought Persona 4 Golden for Switch in preorder. Right now i rather buy digital as limted run copy are to much expensive.
I bought Yokai watch 3 for 35 Euro release price, but even at release the print was low😢
On the other hand SMT 4 and Alliance alive only released digitally in Europe 😅
I sold Suikoden Tierkreis for 30 Euro and Super Robot Taisen OG Endless frontier for 125 (worth 400 now) years ago. Never sell unless you really hate a game.
Worst price hike in Europe was Little Witch Nobeta for Switch. It was in September 20ish and now 60+
Back when FFVII Remake Intergrade was available in store my mom offered to buy me one game of my choice and I passed on it… one of my biggest regrets 💀
How expensive is it today in US?
@@Unbekannt-007-00 between $90-$100
I also missed Child of light and Dragon Quest VII is getting out of hand 😢 I'm just hopping DQ7 gets upgraded to the Switch or next console.
I can see it maybe happening, especially if DQ3 remake does well.
I usually pride myself in knowing about most games... I have never heard of Moco Moco Friends before!