12:23 This reminds me of a used game store near my gf's house that has a fake snes game case that was like "(owner of store)'s adventure" for 1,000,000.00 dollars. And when I asked about it, it seemed like the employees even had a script to introduce the game and jokingly suggest you buy it. More used game stores need those little jokes.
Fun fact: NBA Elite 11 is that price because it was cancelled at the last possible second. BUT, copies were still sent to retailers. People got their copies if they pre ordered it but a lot if not all were recalled. I think it had to do with licensing issues with the NBA, but that’s why it’s the way it is. I remember my dad getting it at our local gamestop and that’s how I know. 8:34 J&L is the store and atp it’s a museum because I rarely buy anything there because of the price. You’ll 99% find what you’re looking for, but it’ll be 100+ dollars for no real reason other than gouging
I'm so sorry for all Americans that have to deal with such ridiculous prices because here in Europe, more specifically in slavic countries, prices for old games are not as extreme and im not really surprised seeing people fly over here to buy them.
4:01 I can't not look at that render of Mario and not think of the version with the sunglasses poorly edited on him and the text "Welcome to the Comedy Area"
@@RenniUltraFox Brother are you a Dynamite Headdy fan? I hear Headdy's jumping sfx everytime your character moves and in the intro you used the song for when you complete a bonus stage lol. I'm just shocked to see somebody that knows this game in the wild
2:21 so the story about the sports game is that when it released, it had to instantly get pulled from store shelves for some reason (idk why), but some people where able to get it before the recall, making it expensive
I once went to a gamestore where the guy was actively looking up Ebay prices and trying to upcharge from them while at the counter. Later that week I found the same game I was looking for, for waaaaay cheaper at a thrift store.
2:21 NBA Elite 11 actually does have a reason for being rare and graded: the game was actually cancelled very last minute after a demo for the game was universally panned for being a buggy mess, but a few copies ended up escaping into some retailers due to how last minute it got the axe
Yep! I do know the lore about why it's so rare and expensive. But I still think grading is silly. The game could easily be preserved in a protective case that can be opened, so the game could still be played.
Sorry to hear that you’re sick Renni, and honestly resorting to selling your kidneys just to play Conker’s bad fur day is…. Uh… Desperate, that’s all I’ll say about that
i feel like the whole concept of collecting retro games has kinda lost its value as of a few years ago. like, that one game that woulda sold for like 4-6 bucks is now worth a couple dozen now for some reason. its pretty weird
DUDE Renni. i'm super into rock/ mineral collecting and like, there's so many parallels to retro video games. people overprice literally the most common minerals and think they have like museum- tier stuff, its incredibly infuriating to see these metaphysical "healing" crystal shops sell super low grade stuff for 10x the price cause they think it'll cure cancer or whatever. i really hate citrine too cause sellers overcharge WAY too much for heat treated amethyst. its just heated amethyst ITS NOT NATURAL CITIRINE REEE SORRY FOR THE RANT lol there's just so much stuff similar with retro video games and the mineral market ok love u bye i promise i'll get that old video done this year LOL
The aftermarket for any hobby can be so bad like this, it's not even about the quality of the product anymore. It's notoriety is just about it's aftermarket sale. "Why is this expensive?" Because people want it. "Why do people want it?" Because it's expensive.
I love your voice and your character and form of editing, only thing to note being that sound that happens when your PngTuber lights up. Other than that the video would be 11/10 :]
Thank you so so much!! Also yep, this was my first time trying a video like this, and I’ve had a few people mention that sound was annoying. I’ll be sure not to use it next time if I do something like this again!
This is why playstation, steam, xbox and Nintendo should be required to offer all previously released games for sale on their online stores. I don't see why we can't have access to retro games on modern consoles, the technology exists but humans are too greedy to stop fighting over copyright bullshit.
Really cool video! Though I personally recommend you should remove the sound that plays whenever your character begins talking again from a silence. I understand why it may have been done, but it can get grating after a while. But once again, super good video, keep up the good work! ❤️
1:53 i think what particularly fascinates me about the fire emblem game in the pic i sent is that the 3 in the price tag is a bit faded out so from far away you’d think it was “$24.99” but then you look up close and see the 3 in front of it, which just really irritates me lol
2:24 fun fact NBA elite 11 was a sports game that was largely unreleased but has a couple thousand copies out in the wild which is why it’s more valuable.
I remember once going to a game store to get Dreamcast games only to find out that somebody already came in and bought every Dreamcast game in the store, sheesh
2:21 To be fair, NBA Elite 11 is also similar to that of Clayfighter: Sculptor's Cut, in that it's an EXTREMELY rare release. The game was cancelled last minute, so last minute that copies were already shipped out to retailers, so some copies have slipped through the cracks and go for insane prices.
I’m sick watching this video 😭 what a great way to start off 2025. Anyways good video, luckily in my area games aren’t so overpriced at my local retro game store. They even tried to fix both of my wind waker copies that were severely scratched up. One of them was actually playable but would stop playing at certain points. I was so happy to see it was still alive even for a short while. I am now playing it on an emulator LOL. Rip wind waker I miss you fr
this is my first time ever seeing any of your videos and i just wanna say i fucking love your sona. she is adorable. the production quality of your videos in general is amazing i can’t wait to see more
I remember back when I started collecting retro games in 2010, I bought a copy of Mega Man 6 for 15 dollars. This was considered a splurge by the era’s standards.
We constantly complain about how large companies have greedy practices and don't care about preservation, but then the game collecting scene has tunes into something just as bad. Sure, some of the super rare stuff might warrent a high price, but having everything so high activey gatekeeps people from experiencing a lot of older titles if they don't want to pirate. The whole thing is hypocritical, really.
i try to support local game stores as much as possible but its really hard when theyre charging 85 bucks for a sealed copy of wario master of disguise 💀
I literally tried to get into it, and immediately the prices went up thanks to a certain group of people (scammers and upsellers) getting me to now sell my soul for things, even worse when every time I've bought a Sonic game, Sega announced a remaster short afterwards, Colours and Generations.
It’s ridiculous how a simple game becomes expensive because it becomes popular for like a week. Piglets big adventure going to the $80-$90 because of Ooo spooky looking is just ridiculous
I know eBay listing's typically have a minimum character limit, which is one reason why alot of listing's throw in RARE willy-nilly for common items. But also, "IYKYK" as in "If you know you know"??? That makes no sense! Anyone searching for this item must know, and anyone stumbling upon it won't be more convinced by this acronym to buy it.
Hey, I remember this thread. I knew my submission wasn't really that heavy of a hitter, but it was still nice to share a little something at the time. I think on that same day I saw a copy of Manhunt 2 for £6, but that might've been a different trip to CEX.
the consoles are usually way cheaper than most of the games, which means i've settled into being an original hardware person. i love flash carts with all my heart.
When the Battletoads meme was big, a GameStop I went to got a legit CIB copy of the NES one and marked it like 100K so they could troll the prankcallers back lol
good video its crazy how much retro games are going for nowadays its unfortunate its so high now im still happy i have my old collection of childhood games c: unfortunately most of them have no mans :c but at least i can play the games whenever
Selling a fucking R4 for 300$ is actually more criminal than the fact of owning an R4 like wtf 😭😭😭 I used to bought those cartridges for like 10-15 bucks when I was a kid, im crying that's so ridiculous ahahahaha
I recently got the Master Chief Collection, a deluxe version of Xcom 2, and a Katamari game shipped for the same as the upfront cost of the cheapest English version of AC For Answer. 8 games and some dlc for ONE short game that typically cost $30 for a Japanese copy.
It turns out that the koopa amiibo has been reprinted, same for goomba, waluigi, wedding Mario, wedding bowser, and wedding peach. You could literally get all of the stuff I mentioned for less than what the reseller is selling it at.
I am officially missing every single organ in my body just so I could buy a copy of Minecraft Story Mode.
Was it worth it?
@@WaterMeLoan64 indeed mc story mode kicks ass
So you have transcended humanity and became one with the game?
Nothing built can last forever, but when one story ends another one begins.
12:23 This reminds me of a used game store near my gf's house that has a fake snes game case that was like "(owner of store)'s adventure" for 1,000,000.00 dollars. And when I asked about it, it seemed like the employees even had a script to introduce the game and jokingly suggest you buy it. More used game stores need those little jokes.
Fun fact: NBA Elite 11 is that price because it was cancelled at the last possible second. BUT, copies were still sent to retailers. People got their copies if they pre ordered it but a lot if not all were recalled. I think it had to do with licensing issues with the NBA, but that’s why it’s the way it is. I remember my dad getting it at our local gamestop and that’s how I know.
8:34 J&L is the store and atp it’s a museum because I rarely buy anything there because of the price. You’ll 99% find what you’re looking for, but it’ll be 100+ dollars for no real reason other than gouging
Buying games you won't even play just for the novelty is like the worse version of those guys that buy watches for fashion
Atleast they're wearing it. Should've said guys who collect watches to just look at them
The fact that companies like Nintendo have the audacity to be mad at people for pirating games they don’t sell anymore and this is the alternative
I'm so sorry for all Americans that have to deal with such ridiculous prices because here in Europe, more specifically in slavic countries, prices for old games are not as extreme and im not really surprised seeing people fly over here to buy them.
Pfft, lucky.
This is why I wanna live in Europe!
@CrackerNDaisyAnimations
So do it. It's worth it.
I've heard it's similar case in Japan
0:14 JABRONI MIKE MENTIONED!!!
HOLY SHIT, IS THAT A FUCKING [HAHA BALD] REFERENCE!?
I like your YTP sense of humor
Thank you!!
I couldn’t pin down a way to describe why I like the humor here. But you nailed it
Agreed
I couldn't describe her humor in a better way that's a perfect description
where there smoke
If god didn't wanted each one of us to get a wario amiibo then we wouldn't have two Kidneys
4:01 I can't not look at that render of Mario and not think of the version with the sunglasses poorly edited on him and the text "Welcome to the Comedy Area"
your character is very cute!! i love the usage of dynamite heady sound effects and music ^0^ such an underrated gem! also love your voice too :D
Look
Thank you so much!!
@@RenniUltraFox Brother are you a Dynamite Headdy fan? I hear Headdy's jumping sfx everytime your character moves and in the intro you used the song for when you complete a bonus stage lol. I'm just shocked to see somebody that knows this game in the wild
The Pal Nights into dreams at 7:53 seems fine at first, but if you look closely that isn’t even the original case
I’m not as familiar with pal stuff so thanks for pointing that out lol
@ No problem. My old name was TheSEGAnerd, you can guess why
2:21 so the story about the sports game is that when it released, it had to instantly get pulled from store shelves for some reason (idk why), but some people where able to get it before the recall, making it expensive
I LOVE when video games can cost upwards of an entire mortgage to own!!!!
Cory in the House being $99,999 dollars is actually a steal, such a mythical game at that price.
I once went to a gamestore where the guy was actively looking up Ebay prices and trying to upcharge from them while at the counter. Later that week I found the same game I was looking for, for waaaaay cheaper at a thrift store.
2:21 NBA Elite 11 actually does have a reason for being rare and graded: the game was actually cancelled very last minute after a demo for the game was universally panned for being a buggy mess, but a few copies ended up escaping into some retailers due to how last minute it got the axe
Yep! I do know the lore about why it's so rare and expensive.
But I still think grading is silly. The game could easily be preserved in a protective case that can be opened, so the game could still be played.
@RenniUltraFox Yeah and plus I know some of the companies that grade these are rather sketchy
"This song wasn't released, it escaped" mfers when they find out about NBA Elite 11:
🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯
0:20 that image never gets old and still hasnt been trumped
It's so iconic. I should get it framed and hang it up on my wall.
Sorry to hear that you’re sick Renni, and honestly resorting to selling your kidneys just to play Conker’s bad fur day is….
Uh…
Desperate, that’s all I’ll say about that
16:50 FINALLY SOMEONE UNDERSTANDS THE QUALITY OF SHREK SUPER PARTY
Okay, that Wario impersonation was spot on. Charles Martinet would be proud.
i feel like the whole concept of collecting retro games has kinda lost its value as of a few years ago. like, that one game that woulda sold for like 4-6 bucks is now worth a couple dozen now for some reason. its pretty weird
Man, i shopped at game x-change and they're selling DBZ BT3 for around like $170. At this point, emulators make more sense.
I got that game for a third of that price last year
@admiralAlfonso9001 Lucky
Once again, I hope the retro game market bubble pops and these prices will lower to those who actually care about playing these games.
i too, wish to play Mario Kart Double Dash without having to sell my left lung
DUDE Renni. i'm super into rock/ mineral collecting and like, there's so many parallels to retro video games. people overprice literally the most common minerals and think they have like museum- tier stuff, its incredibly infuriating to see these metaphysical "healing" crystal shops sell super low grade stuff for 10x the price cause they think it'll cure cancer or whatever. i really hate citrine too cause sellers overcharge WAY too much for heat treated amethyst. its just heated amethyst ITS NOT NATURAL CITIRINE REEE
SORRY FOR THE RANT lol there's just so much stuff similar with retro video games and the mineral market ok love u bye i promise i'll get that old video done this year LOL
So Retro! :D
The aftermarket for any hobby can be so bad like this, it's not even about the quality of the product anymore. It's notoriety is just about it's aftermarket sale. "Why is this expensive?" Because people want it. "Why do people want it?" Because it's expensive.
I love your voice and your character and form of editing, only thing to note being that sound that happens when your PngTuber lights up. Other than that the video would be 11/10 :]
Thank you so so much!!
Also yep, this was my first time trying a video like this, and I’ve had a few people mention that sound was annoying. I’ll be sure not to use it next time if I do something like this again!
One could say… The Retro Video Game Market is PAINFUL
OH MY GOD YOU USED DYNAMITE HEADDY MUSIC IN THE BEGINNING I ACTUALLY LOVE THAT GAME
Aw, sorry that you're sick! Hope you get better. And Happy New Year!
This is why playstation, steam, xbox and Nintendo should be required to offer all previously released games for sale on their online stores. I don't see why we can't have access to retro games on modern consoles, the technology exists but humans are too greedy to stop fighting over copyright bullshit.
I’m hot, I shouldn’t have to pay hundreds for a game I can play in a single click
ain’t no way I gotta win a season of rupauls drag race in order to afford clayfighter 63 1/3 sculptors cut 💀💀💀
I love the cute sounds you use for censorship bleeps
Just found your channel. Glad I did :3
Your choice of F-bomb censory has me utterly Dying, I'm glad I found this video xD
Wario would charge hundreds for a figure of himself
I swear some game stores care more about flexing the owner’s collection then actually selling to customers
That Tail Concerto price is also hella bonkers.
Really cool video! Though I personally recommend you should remove the sound that plays whenever your character begins talking again from a silence. I understand why it may have been done, but it can get grating after a while.
But once again, super good video, keep up the good work! ❤️
Thank you I’m really glad you enjoyed it! :)
And yep, I plan on keeping that sound effect out next time I make a video in this format.
1:53 i think what particularly fascinates me about the fire emblem game in the pic i sent is that the 3 in the price tag is a bit faded out so from far away you’d think it was “$24.99” but then you look up close and see the 3 in front of it, which just really irritates me lol
LMAO I just did that. I thought it was 24, then I looked closer and got mad on behalf of the customer
2:24 fun fact NBA elite 11 was a sports game that was largely unreleased but has a couple thousand copies out in the wild which is why it’s more valuable.
I remember once going to a game store to get Dreamcast games only to find out that somebody already came in and bought every Dreamcast game in the store, sheesh
I see that 700 flipping dollars for Tail Concerto, goddamn.
I really like your yt video Renni! I hope you get feeling better and nice mascot design btw! :)
2:21 To be fair, NBA Elite 11 is also similar to that of Clayfighter: Sculptor's Cut, in that it's an EXTREMELY rare release. The game was cancelled last minute, so last minute that copies were already shipped out to retailers, so some copies have slipped through the cracks and go for insane prices.
these sellers thinking people buy games to stare at them and not play them are out of touch.
its a game not an art piece.
Good luck with the move 💖
Thank you 💙
You didn't sound that bad while sick, also I enjoyed the video. Hope you have a good 2025!
Because of this video I sold my copy of tomodachi life for 150 bucks on eBay and someone actually bought it
idk if anyone's mentioned it, but omg your avatar is so cuteeeee
I’m sick watching this video 😭 what a great way to start off 2025. Anyways good video, luckily in my area games aren’t so overpriced at my local retro game store. They even tried to fix both of my wind waker copies that were severely scratched up. One of them was actually playable but would stop playing at certain points. I was so happy to see it was still alive even for a short while. I am now playing it on an emulator LOL. Rip wind waker I miss you fr
2:22 That's NBA Elite 11, a game that has about 10 known copies to exist. I feel that if you're gonna grade a sports game, it's gonna be that one.
Hearing the dynamite headdy jump sound effect every 5 seconds is making me go insane
Sorry lol
Won’t be so repetitive in future vids
this is my first time ever seeing any of your videos and i just wanna say i fucking love your sona. she is adorable. the production quality of your videos in general is amazing i can’t wait to see more
aaaaa thank you so so much!!
Don't say that about my precious Mighty No. 9😭😭😭
I remember back when I started collecting retro games in 2010, I bought a copy of Mega Man 6 for 15 dollars. This was considered a splurge by the era’s standards.
I seen a new copy of Mighty Number 9 at a dollar store for $5 and I still thought it costed too much.
We constantly complain about how large companies have greedy practices and don't care about preservation, but then the game collecting scene has tunes into something just as bad. Sure, some of the super rare stuff might warrent a high price, but having everything so high activey gatekeeps people from experiencing a lot of older titles if they don't want to pirate. The whole thing is hypocritical, really.
i try to support local game stores as much as possible but its really hard when theyre charging 85 bucks for a sealed copy of wario master of disguise 💀
All you had to do was ask me to trade, I was selling retro games so I could buy a KIDNEY!
8:31 Pretty sure I've been to that store, they charged $400 for a triple amiibo pack. It's insane
I literally tried to get into it, and immediately the prices went up thanks to a certain group of people (scammers and upsellers) getting me to now sell my soul for things, even worse when every time I've bought a Sonic game, Sega announced a remaster short afterwards, Colours and Generations.
It’s ridiculous how a simple game becomes expensive because it becomes popular for like a week. Piglets big adventure going to the $80-$90 because of Ooo spooky looking is just ridiculous
I know eBay listing's typically have a minimum character limit, which is one reason why alot of listing's throw in RARE willy-nilly for common items. But also, "IYKYK" as in "If you know you know"??? That makes no sense! Anyone searching for this item must know, and anyone stumbling upon it won't be more convinced by this acronym to buy it.
So glad i kept my childhood games. Including Conker
oh my gosh wes weasley footage as you talked about upcharging was soooo funnny omgosh... :D
I love the twilight princess bird noise as a censor for the swears I love that sound effect
Hey, I remember this thread. I knew my submission wasn't really that heavy of a hitter, but it was still nice to share a little something at the time.
I think on that same day I saw a copy of Manhunt 2 for £6, but that might've been a different trip to CEX.
Had the perfect opportunity to say the price on that copy of Super Monkey Ball was bananas.
Seeing these prices makes me kinda understand why some people resort to piracy.
This is why piracy of retro video games will never die.
The $80 PS1 controller is not only from a thrift store but from a MORMON thrift store
14:38 700$ for Tail Concerto...
Bandai, CyberConnect. You need to rerelease this game for the love of god.
Next video: Selling myself to buy the rarest video game in the world
just discovered your channel and i love your character she's so skrunkly
awesome video~! yeah good luck buying any pokemon games :U they are always insane prices
the consoles are usually way cheaper than most of the games, which means i've settled into being an original hardware person. i love flash carts with all my heart.
I sold my lungs for a copy of Transformers Devastation for PS4. I can’t breathe without an iron lung, but it was worth it.
When the Battletoads meme was big, a GameStop I went to got a legit CIB copy of the NES one and marked it like 100K so they could troll the prankcallers back lol
Today I learned what a grated game is. Thanks, Renni.
Oh wait… it’s GRADED not GRATED
good video its crazy how much retro games are going for nowadays its unfortunate its so high now im still happy i have my old collection of childhood games c: unfortunately most of them have no mans :c but at least i can play the games whenever
9:00 I was not expecting that joke...I was thinking it when I saw the image of the loose goomba but I was not expecting it to be made in this video.
I recognize that Dynamite Headdy sound effect
This is why I mod my consoles... And set sail on the high seas. IYKYK.
im glad u liked mikes preggerthon
I didn’t notice it when I was recording but when I was editing i saw it and laughed really hard
Idk if I should feel bad that I at first thought your voice from being sick was from you doing voice training lol
Nice vid btw
oh yeah time to add one of these games to my collection
Idk why it trips me up seeing lyra's art in a youtube video
woah woah Duke nukem forever is not a scam at 5 dollars but because randy pitchford owns the duke nukem license....its a scam at 5 dollars
Selling a fucking R4 for 300$ is actually more criminal than the fact of owning an R4 like wtf 😭😭😭
I used to bought those cartridges for like 10-15 bucks when I was a kid, im crying that's so ridiculous ahahahaha
I recently got the Master Chief Collection, a deluxe version of Xcom 2, and a Katamari game shipped for the same as the upfront cost of the cheapest English version of AC For Answer.
8 games and some dlc for ONE short game that typically cost $30 for a Japanese copy.
It turns out that the koopa amiibo has been reprinted, same for goomba, waluigi, wedding Mario, wedding bowser, and wedding peach. You could literally get all of the stuff I mentioned for less than what the reseller is selling it at.
i dunno clay fighters is definitely worth both of my lungs
The funny thing the goomba and koopa amiibo are restocked as of writing so that saves me about 170 dollars.
It’s a tragedy that most retro games cost about as much as a new game console
So unironically retro
I'm convinced these guys are a front for the mafia or something