Game Collecting: The Art of Organized Hoarding - Throggy
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- Опубліковано 24 сер 2024
- Hello, my name is Throggy, and my hobby is game collecting. And yes, I consider this to be organized hoarding, don't judge me!
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#videogamecollecting #gamecollecting #hoarding
Hey everyone, just wanted to say thanks for stopping by, and I hope you enjoy the video!
About 70% of my collection is games I will play eventually. Based on that alone I have too much stuff. Organized hoarding is an interesting way of looking at it. I refer to my collection as expensive plastic and cardboard lol.
The struggle is real out here. At this point retirement is going to be me playing through my entire backlog lol. And hey, expensive plastic and cardboard is better than nothing lol
I've never understood the argument of "why collect games when you can just emulate them all." In fact, I find the two go hand in hand. Emulating games is a good way to find out if you'd be willing to throw the money down to add a physical copy to your collection.
This is very true. Wish I would have done this a few years ago lol
Are you really going to drop $300 on Futurama for ps2 instead of emulating it? Or do both because of the emulation? If so, wow.
@@Jbluez1 More than likely, no. If I had the money to just throw at games, I don't see the problem with it.
I mean, less money, less space. Why not load a micro SD with 1000 games rather than hoard that much?
I'm not so sure people understand what a hobby is and why people collect the things they do. Maybe learn a little psychology instead of being dumbfounded as to why someone would want to collect.
I relate so hard, that I became a game designer/systems developer in the actual industry. Sure, it was out of passion, but also to let me say “it’s just for work/study reasons…”
Lol. At least you have a good excuse. My brother was astonished when he found out I collected games, even though he was an avid gamer when we were younger. I told him that I just enjoy the hobby, and his response was "well, I guess everyone needs a hobby in their spare time." Little does he know I have a failing UA-cam channel lol.
I'm sure many are comparing you to scott the woz, and there are some parts that seem almost direct conversions from his video on collecting, but I think you do add things that weren't covered, like the risk financially to try and out collect others, a tendency we all kinda feel when we start collecting. I spent a lot of money on my first year and now, especially going from community college to uni, need to slow down greatly, and balance budgeting between necessities and still getting things I want. Sometimes collecting has to go on the backburner, and that's ok.
When I first started collecting, oh man I was blowing money left and right. I'm glad that I calmed down because it was really starting to get out of hand for me!
And yep, sometimes collecting has to go on the back burner, and that's okay. It sucks, but hey, life things come first.
And yes! Totally agree - game collecting is almost always organized hoarding. We all got probably a huge backlog.
This is kinda like a video that Scott the woz made
Well, I feel somewhat honored someone watched this and thought of Scott the Woz. He’s probably one of my biggest inspirations when it comes to making UA-cam videos
@@Throggy Eh, I feel like a big name comes around and has a distinct style it makes a lot of people making similar videos unconsciously lean into it. Hell I thought about talking about games even. But I love seeing different people's different collections. For example, Scott seems to have only more recently begun fleshing out his collection for systems like the Dreamcast and PS1, while you seem to have gone for the approach I have, which is to spread out more evenly across different systems. Also, you can always tell which systems people love based on the different sizes of their collections, so long as you consider the environment they live in. Like, the dreamcast is such a cool system, but I feel like there's not much to collect for it. A lot of sports games, and a lot of games I already would get on the gamecube. And speaking of gamecube, if someone has a sizable gamecube collection in comparison to their other systems, you know they must really hate themselves and love gamecube because my god are they getting expensive.
But it's cool to see what people choose to collect in the more infant stages. Scott's collection is cool, especially with how it's laid out across a whole room, and I envy his nice basement setup where he can space everything out to feel like a livable space WITH a game collection, and not a collection crammed into a living space or a living space just purely used to hoard games.
But he started making videos well late into his collecting time. Meanwhile, it's neat to see your 31 gamecube games and see what you valued spending money on. For example, I'm somewhere around 50 gamecube games, but there's still quite a few must haves and key items I'm missing. I got Smash melee and Sunshine at too many games 2022, so only recently, and I am still missing air ride, mario kart, luigi's mansion, TTYD, and some other staples. So it's just neat to be able to follow the collection as you prioritize games.
Keep going man. Your style is pretty similar sounding to scott the woz, but it's expected, and as you make more videos, I think you'll find yourself falling into niches in the way you speak and present stuff that will be more your own style with influence from scott.
@@TurtleSauceGaming I appreciate the kind words! And I agree, I've pushed more for an "even collection" rather than collecting heavily for one system. I own the most games for the Wii U, but I haven't bought anything for that particular system because I feel like I've collected everything for it besides 2 or 3 games.
And then the Gamecube stuff..... it's costing me an arm and a leg to buy stuff for it. I bought Mario Party 5 CIB for $70 and I almost leaped for joy because that's the cheapest I've been able to find it locally and online. It's a shame on how much those games have gone up, and if they keep going up I'm just going to stop collecting for it honestly.
And about the Scott thing, I feel like once I sort of settle down, I'll eventually find my own groove on how I want to do things. I think the thing I try to emulate the most is his flow/delivery. It's buttery smooth and keeps the viewer hooked, no matter the subject.
Movies and music can totally give people "a nestolgic feeling" + movies have better quality on disc rather then streaming
Music is also generally better on vinyl or FLAC than streaming, for that matter.
True and I even know some people who prefer reading physical books for the same reason.
Reading from a book as opposed to a Kindle are two very different things. I get that nostalgic feeling when reading paperback. There is something special about owning actual vinyl instead of just Spotify. Each to their own.
I love to see how far you’ve come! Your videos are always awesome! Keep up the good work!!
Thanks! I appreciate the compliment! Thanks for stopping by!
I gotta say you did a great job with this video I really love video game collecting (not only because it’s fun) but also there’s a story to them!
Sometimes it can be awesome like how I got my copy of metal slug on sega Saturn!
And other times it can be weird creepy and disturbing like how I got my copy of the salamander deluxe pack plus on the sega Saturn!
@@calebpribyl5152 are you currently collecting for the Sega Saturn? I know that can be quite expensive
@@Throggy
Some of them are…!
And then there’s the Japanese section!
They’re really cheap!
I honestly think the collector's that tell new collector's to go after certain games or consoles are silly. The best advice you can give in my opinion, is to tell someone to collect things you're passionate about and know you'll enjoy. You like Zelda? Great, start there and work your way up, you like Call of Duty, not my cup of tea but go ahead and start collecting those COD games. Start with the things you enjoy and know you'll want to play and before you know it you have a nice collection you can be proud of.
Think that's the problem with social media and the human brain, we want to catch up to others and have what they have and that's no way to live. Just go at your own pace and budget and just enjoy the ride if you're truly in it for the love of it and not trying to flip which is a whole other problem.
Love your advice, it always feels like you're told what to and not to buy. Personally I like to get a (Nintendo) system and for the next year or so pick up a few games that I really would like for the system. I love to experience games on their original hardware. Most people I know dislike Nintendo and their consoles. But I think it's the uniqueness that drives them away, which for me and many others is one of the reasons we like Nintendo's hardware and software.
I've stopped asking people what I should buy at this point because everyone likes to tell you their preferences instead of what you're interested in.
And that's interesting about Nintendo. Where I live, Nintendo is like the hot ticket item. The stores around me can't keep older Nintendo consoles on their shelves. And used Switch consoles?!! Those sell a few hours after they are traded in.
The life of a game collector:
Early days
- Pfft. Who buys more games when there's still lots to do in Zelda. 😏
Coming of age
- I only buy games I know I'm going to play soon. 😊
Adulthood
- OMG! This guy is basically giving away his copy of [Expensive Trash] for FREE! 🥵
Death bed
- If I sell my last kidney now, I can at least have it written on my tombstone that I owned NWC. 💀
Pretty much LOL. At this point, I'm making time to where I can play the games I have, but of course, with new consoles coming out, the collection and backlog will only continue to grow. Maybe when I retire I can devote some time to playing the games. Or like my mom said, whenever the kids move out you get more free time.
As a fellow larryboy on ps2 owner, I appreciate your copy of larryboy on the ps2
I see you are a person of culture as well
The whole "it's best to play a game on its original console" is 100% in your head. I've played enough ports to know that. Also, for games where there are multiple versions of the same game but on different systems (something like Arkham Asylum), what do you consider the "true version?" Or even non-exclusive games where the version varies depending on what console you buy it for? Like the SNES version of Aladdin vs the Sega version of Aladdin?
Also, for someone who has the money to collect all the consoles that have ever existed, have room for them in their house/apartment, and own a CRT TV, I'm sure it's nice to have that sentiment. For all else, I don't think playing a game's port...or even emulation...is that big of a deal. Hell, I'd argue some of the ports are upgrades to the original. Chrono Trigger for the DS, for instance. Not to mention, getting different ports of a game can be part of a collection, too. Going back to the Arkham games, I have several different versions of Arkham City, for instance, because it's one of my favorite games.
Defenetly subscribing. I checked the other videos good stuff
Thanks! I appreciate it!
I kept most of my family's video games that we had since I was a little kid and then started to collect hard about 15 years ago when video games were still affordable. I was able to amass a large collection over 10 years ago and own most games I ever wanted to own.
I would never start retro game collecting these days with how expensive games are now. I would have never been able to afford my collection if I started buying games now.
I've pretty much come to a complete stand still right now when it comes to collecting. The only things I'll buy right now are cheaper OG Xbox games because of the price. As much as I would like to continue my Gamecube collecting.... the prices on the games I want are so high right now.
@@Throggy I have been buying a bunch of PS2, XBox, PS3, and XBox 360 games off of Facebook Marketplace for cheap.
Those systems are still affordable to collect for. I bought over 200 games for $150 Canadian a few months ago off someone from FB Marketplace.
New to your channel, so just watching through your back catalogue of vids, enjoying the content.
The dangerous rabbit hole of game collecting! ...im with you on its not just having the games to play, i also enjoy being amongst the collection, looking at the artwork, re-jigging the room in another bout of room-tetris!
Some real great advice and tips there....the cool thing about the hobby is we all collect in different ways...maybe fullsets/specific consoles-regions/genres etc etc its endless!
Keep the vids coming 😉👍
Thanks for stopping by! And I agree, collecting is always interesting because you get to see people’s different taste in games.
Brown hair.... Glasses.... Nintendo games.... some funny gags...
I'm starting to sense a pattern here
Oof. I guess people will start calling me the generic version of Scott LOL
In all honesty though, I know my videos mirror his..... more than I would like. I've been trying extremely hard to not mimic what he does but hey, what he does works. I'm still trying to find my own style but I guess my videos mirror his because I just like the way he does things.
Bro this video was so good I was shocked when I saw you didn’t have millions of followers keep it up
Thanks! I appreciate the kind words! Slowly but surely I am making my way to hopefully getting millions of followers!
In a certain sense I've always been a collector because I still have all my childhood NES games and a fair number are CIB because even as a kid I recognized the value of keeping my stuff "all together". As far as when I actually started seriously collecting, I too began in my final year of college. The very first thing I ever bought off ebay was a Sega Genesis bundle that came with nine games for 25 bucks. That was, of course, before retro gaming was a huge deal and most of my consoles were bought back when they were actually affordable. I consider myself VERY lucky because if I were just getting into it now, stuff like the Sega Saturn would be out of reach.
In regards to getting into now.... I wish I would have started way back when I first got a job at 16 lol. I would have been able to afford way more stuff back then because retro gaming was dirt cheap when I was in highschool. And right now I can't find good deals in my area because of a few resellers in my area that snatch everything up the minute it hits Facebook Marketplace or even my local game store. I've sort of taken a pause on collecting just due to some financial strain, but I think I'm going to go after some cheap FPS games like the COD franchise, Battlefield, etc since I like FPS campaigns.
Thanks for the fun video on organized hoarding.
You're welcome. Thanks for stopping by, I appreciate it!
I collect and put all my games in small cases and cd cases for the bigger consoles
"How do I start collecting?"
"Go to a store or website, pay some money, and voila."
"How do I do that?"
Great video, you drop some real truth bombs here. Will now refer to collecting as "organized hoarding" for sure lmao
Thanks lol. Nothing better than some organized hoarding lol
Sweet collection! But great advice on how to get started, I really appreciate it!
Thanks, I appreciate it!
Loved the video. I just realized tonight I'm a pretty serious collector and then your video popped up. Great great vid. Do you have the dust sleeves for those Christian nes games?
I do not. I probably need to invest in some third party cases for my cartridge games soon.
Ahh yes, nothing better than blowing your money on things you don’t need, but I completely understand lol. Nice looking collection!!
I mean, it could be worse LOL. Could be blowing my money on things I don't like.
Great video! Your collection is so similar to mine but you got more consoles :)
I got "only" Wii (GC compatible), New 3DS XL, Switch and the three great Mini consoles NES, SNES and Genesis.
My "strategy", or what to call it, is to only buy the games that I wanna play. So I skip game series like Pokemon, Pikmin, Animal Crossing, Minecraft just to mention a few.
I only care about what I like, not what other people like. I got around 30-35 games per console. Maybe more than that for Switch. Always physical copies!
Consoles like NES and SNES are special. I'm fine with these Classic Mini consoles. Honestly, that works great for me. You get the correct controllers and you get a great game library. Of course I miss some games on these Classic Minis like Mega Man 1/3/4/5/6 and some more games that I had for NES in the childhood.
Never say never! I might buy a NES and collect for that console some day. There are some stores that got NES games and there's also some good sites where I can buy directly from other people. So I know how to collect but the big question is: do I want to collect for NES in the future? And same thing for SNES... Only time will tell...
If I had the money I would just buy everything I want and call it a day lol. Issue is, since I make UA-cam videos, a lot of what I collect is for particular videos, but I try my best to come up with ideas that involve games I already have, or games that are on the cheaper side. I can't afford to buy games like Chrono Trigger or any other expensive games that people may want to hear about.
I appreciate you for stopping by the channel! Happy hunting, and yes, physical media >>> digital media!
Same here! Would buy so much more. But with a limited wallet I do my best to find good deals for new games. Physical copies of course!
I've actually bought a few digital downloads. A good example is Castlevania Anniversary Edition on huge sale. Costed around 4 dollar. But I've already bought the physical copy :)
I like that your strategy: games that you already have, mostly.
Speaking of the weakness for physical games... my Wii console's disc reader stopped work (common problem), so I bought a "new" Wii. That costed not much more than repairing the console.
I'm happy with my collection. One thing that still hurts is that I let a friend borrow 3 GC games (Mario Sunshine, Zelda WW and Metroid Prime 1) and I never got them back! I should never have let that person borrow the games!
I got Mario Sunshine kind of back thanks to Super Mario 3D All Stars. But I still miss the two other games.
So that can be a subject for a future video from you: "collecting mistakes". So one mistake is to let a friend borrow some games and you never get the games back. But there's probably other kind of mistakes we all have done.
Another mistake is when it's a great deal and you buy only one copy. Why not buy 2-3 copies? That will cost a bit more but it might be worth it in the long run.
Also yet another mistake that's not a mistake but it can feel like that... when you sell your console with all games to afford to buy another console. But it might be a better deal to save up money for the new console even if it takes "X months".
I can see that this video is highly inspired by scott the woz. But I could not make anything like this. Amazing video! Keep it up
Thank you! I was inspired by Scott. I'm trying to not be a clone of him though lol.
Nice collection! You have some great games in it!
Thank you, much appreciated, here's to many more years of collecting!
My family is forcing me to quit this year all together. Not just in games but all of my collectables. I've always told them that it's organized collecting, but they have called it hording junk. They've always had that minimalistic mind set about them when it comes to physical media. Saying "Oh you don't need it, modern is worth more." It's always been that "Traditional vs Simplified" througout my time.
This feels a little too like Scott the woz even with the colored boarder on the thumbnail 🤔
The thumbnail idea was sort of my idea as well as the guy who makes my thumbnails. We thought it would be fun to see if anyone could pick up on it.
As far as the content itself, I'm trying not to be a Scott the Woz clone, but times are hard out here and sometimes I let inspiration seep into my own personal content too often. It's something I've been working on a lot recently.
Is it hoarding if you kept all your games from childhood and add to the collection the games your parents didn’t wanna buy for you as a kid?
Nope lol. Pretty much that’s how my collection started.
eBay pretty good, I always look at the seller history, and they have to have at least 1000 sold item’s or i won’t but but take my time and search but lucky for me I have a bunch of retro gaming stores around me
I wish I had a bunch of retro stores around me. I live in the middle of nowhere lol. I think I'm going to make a list of stores in the US and then pick some that I want to go to at least once a year just to say I went. Then over the course of a year, I'll save up money that way I have some spending money when I go.
@@Throggy Portland OR has alot of good quality store's like side quest Games which they also hold an expo this year on oct 13th
Fun video. First of yours I watched. Just a tip for ya - the physical media hobby of collecting and listening to music on vinyl and/or CD is absolutely massive …. And much of it is nostalgia-based. Ya streaming on Spotify is easy but look at those who stream music the same as those who download video games. But nostalgia and the feeling of ownership/connection when buying and collecting physical music is the exact same as physical video games (I collect both).
Very true, and this applies to DVD/Blu-Ray/4K collecting too.
I used to collect physically, specifically PS3/PS4 games. I collect to an extent, after I Platinum/100% complete a game, I sell the game straight after. I do prefer physical over digital because I can get some money back but most of the time I buy games on whichever media is the cheapest.
Interesting. I have heard of some people who will beat a game, then sell it if they know they aren't ever going to play it again. There are some games I'll buy digitally, like if a game is going to be released by Limited Run Games I usually miss out on grabbing it physically so I'll have a digital copy on my Switch.
I've been debating on "downsizing" somewhat, especially my Wii U collection, but I just like the console that much that it's been hard for me to commit to it lol
@@Throggy Yea, I used to be a materialistic person, but after contemplating costs, space and overall convenience, I decided to have a minimalistic approach.
And you are right, I sell finished games because I know I will not be playing them ever again. I only keep games that I am constantly playing and they tend to be digital for convenience. I used to keep nostalgic and rare games but imo, there's no point keeping them if I don't tend to play them again. For me, I prefer experiencing the game rather than collecting.
Btw, there's not much to downsize your Wii U collection, that system has one of the smallest libraries lol.
I want to start a video game collection (despite collecting a variety of different things lol) and I am going to start with Mario ^^
That’s a great franchise to start with!
Nice video. Sunshine is my favorite Mario game ✌️
Thank you! It’s odd to see a Sunshine fan out here. I feel like most people dislike the game.
His video looks exactly like the video of scott the woz
They don't call me Great Value Scott for nothing.
For those that arent in the loop-- Dont go to DK Oldies 💀
Lol. They have definitely went off the deep end
The problem for me is... not enough space...
I feel you on that one. Running out of space myself lol
The worst part was that you traded them in instead of seling them.
I’ve done both honestly. Trading them is less of a hassle but you’ll get less for them.
Sucks you got rid of your gamecube collection back then. I have mine, including some pretty pricey games, but I did the same with my ps2 and games from my childhood and so sad I did. Slowly getting some ps2 games back, but I still need a ps2 to play it. Might go for backward compatible ps3, so I can play both ps2 and ps3 games right out The gate. Roms work, but having tree physical games just has a great feeling to it.
Just got my wii u and now waiting for it to come in. It'll be nice to finally get it and get the few dlc I want before the eshop closes
Oof man, those backwards compat PS3's that can play PS2 games are pretty expensive. I thought about investing in one until I saw what they were going for online.... it's definitely a hit to the ole wallet for sure. Best of luck to you if you can find one for a good price!
i bought 4 wiis for 95 dollars at goodwill
Now that’s a score
lol the thumbnail looks like a scott the woz ripoff
and so does the contents
Do I take a lot of inspiration from Scott? Yes, and I will admit, I probably take a little bit too much from him. It’s difficult trying to find your own style/voice while analyzing other people you look up to and trying to emulate their success.
I appreciate the comment, and I’ll try to continue towards working on becoming more authentic rather than completely copying someone else
@@Throggy ay if it means anything, the content is original, and it's only fair that the key points were the same since it's a general topic
@@WeegeeCool1 I appreciate it man. It's tough out here lol. Every topic has been covered and it's hard to put your own twist on it, especially if someone larger has already covered it.
@@Throggy yeah, totally. Hope you can rise up the ranks and BE that big UA-camr covering the topics, you make great content
@@WeegeeCool1 Thanks! I appreciate the kind words! Hopefully I'll be back to making content by the end of the month.
don't use DKOldies
Modern games can't really be obtained in big box stores much anymore. Most of the time you have to pre-order, or just order it online. GameStop is a wasteland of the same games nobody wanted for years, and lots of empty shelves. You think they got in a bunch copies of Super Bomber Man R 2 today? Heck no. They never get anything new. Same thing at Walmart, more empty shelves than actual games.
Interesting. My local Wal Mart is usually filled with games. It also has about 10 PS5's and 10 PS4's just sitting in the case. I think it depends on the area though. Where I live, it's more of a poorer community, and I think a lot of people just can't afford the new consoles.
Except with movies, streaming services dont include special features,. E-readers will never replace the feeling of a real book. With video games, 100% of the game is emulatable. Unless you count it sitting on your shelf a part of the game. Nostalgia making you spend $50 on 20 year old games is amusing.
Agree, it's fine that he values the nostalgia of playing games on their original hardware but he can't act like that's a unique phenomenon just for gamers. All the other things he was comparing it against can also have unique nostalgia attributed to them when consumed in the way people used to consume them. Like you said, some people prefer reading hard copies of books, or watching DVDs instead of streaming movies. Or for music, yes, some people also prefer listening to and collecting vinyl records or CDs rather than streaming it.
Love your style,Like bit similar to @ScottTheWoz
I appreciate it! Scott definitely is a big influence when it comes to my UA-cam videos. I try not to be exactly like him tho, don’t want to be a copycat