A long time ago, I went to Toys R Us, and they were getting rid of all their Sega CD stuff. I got a Sega CD with Sewer Shark for $20. and all the games were $10. I got Sonic CD, Shining Force CD, Popful Mail, and Lunar: Eternal Blue... I spent $63 that day.
Wow, I love the detail that these guys offer. They fully explain everything that made the game rare/fun. These guys really know their history. Thanks for putting out great videos.
I love how he made him drink the beer backstage. The Immortal would be so fun to just sit down and rap gaming with. Just being able to visit the collection and talk to John would be an honor.
Thank you very much for organising this, it was really good to hear the discussion on the rarer Sega titles. John's collection is just fantastic. Very good to know as I have a nice copy of Power Strike :) Not the B&W cover version though.
Brings back memories of when I worked at Babbage's 1997-98. I reserved Burning Rangers and Panzer Dragoon Saga (a customer, a coworker, and I reserved Panzer but our store got only 2 copies--customer was SOL). My buddy got Shining Force 3. A few years later I ended up selling my Saturn stuff, including those two gems. My buddy still has his Shining Force somewhere.
Its understandable keeping games sealed for the value, but it is such a pleasure having "hands on" capabilities with the games and consoles. I enjoy sharing this with you guys, and bid good day!
He's right about Mark of the Wolves. This was actually the last game I bought for the DC when it was commercially relevant. When they filmed this it was selling used for around 30-40. Now its averaging 100.
Power Strike was originally obtained by sending in "proof of purchase"s from, if I remember right, two (maybe three) select games, plus some amount of cash. Don't quote me on that, though. May be confusing the deal with the Phantasy Star deal they had. It was later released in stores with full color box art. Love that you support Starland, btw. Have been dealing with them since the early 90s, when there was just a retail store, where I actually worked for a short while. One of the coolest owners, with some of the best employees you'll find.
I bought a copy of Panzer Dragoon Saga but it didn't come with those sleeves for the game. Anybody know where I can get ones that will fit around the four plastic holders like it's supposed to?
The back story on the "sticker" SMS UPC is that those are PAL carts imported to the US and the UPC is a sticker over the European UPC. Spiderman, Strider, Golden Axe Warrior and Sonic the Hedgehog have them. James Buster Douglas Boxing was the last true NTSC release for the SMS henceforth the rarity. Over in Europe is is George Foreman boxing. I collect Sega exclusively :)
That was awesome! I'm from Sacramento so me and my friends love anything Working Designs. They were the local game company doing big things for mostly niche games at the time. We couldn't help but root for them! I miss my copy of PDS. That amazing soundtrack still haunts me to this day. Awesome collection!
What a collection! Panzer Dragoon Saga has to be the best game I've ever played and along with Shenmue 1 & 2 and Shining Force III are my favorite games of all time. I also still need to play Snatcher I hope I can do that eventually.
When it comes to sealed games, I would sell the sealed to buy a used copy if I want to play it. That way someone who wants the sealed copy has the chance to get it instead of having it ruined.
Cool ass video! Sega, one of my favorite companies but interestingly, John you are awesome for having all these games and the condition that they're in.
@HENCEtheWEATHER - Thanks for that. And John has a DVD collection he sells for that goes way more in-depth across his entire collection. Highly recommended!
Thank you for sharing your collection John. I'm hoping for a remake/port of Panzer Dragoon Saga to modern systems. I played a (copy) on my Saturn years ago and this game deserves a much larger audience than it got.
i had disc 1 for panzer saga, sega Saturn magazine in uk released the whole of disc1 as a demo - biggest regret not buying the full game but it's true I didn't exactly see it about.
John shares my views on sealed games. Yeah, its cool to have a sealed copy of a title, but my priority is playing the original version over just letting it sit on a shelf if I am unable to get a 2nd copy of it. Shit, is Joshua harder to get then Spiritual Warfare? I got a complete copy from an Ollie's that had a big shelf full of them and always kicked myself for not grabbing a couple extra.
I saw Power Strike for mail away in Sega Visions, then much later in Toys R Us. I was surprised, especially since they didn't even give it a new, color cover, just that bluish tinged one.
LOVE this video, BC i was always since birth loved SEGA, i started out gaming on nes , but my first console purchase was the genesis, then the sega cd and then yall know ,but anyways i am a Nintendo fan first now but only bc SEGA has died this unfortunate death, great vid
I've seen this before and may have commented the same thing, but it's cool to hear John is from Redding, repping Northern Cailfornia. Shout out from your Stockton fans:)
I've started collecting for the Sega Saturn, but exclusively in Japanese since so few of the games require any knowledge of the language, and many of the same games are a fraction of the price in Japan than they are in English. That doesn't stop the rare ones from reaching into the hundreds of dollars. The best-known one is probably Radiant Silvergun, but I was shocked to learn that not only did Street Fighter Alpha 3 come out for the Saturn, it's actually better than the Dreamcast port. Both of those games regularly get into the $200-250 range. But the holy grail of JPN Saturn collecting is a little number called Shinrei Jusatsushi Taromaru. Outrageous prices on eBay. Haven't seen it for anything less than $750. Sealed copies have stretched into the $2000 range. Apparently, less than 8000 copies of the game are known to exist.
John Hancock is a BO$$!!!!! "If I really want to play a game, I'M GOING TO PLAY THAT GAME!!" Spoken like a straight BOSS! Episodes with John are so sick. You get great history as well as getting to see the physical media.. Metal Jesus and Drunken Master, you guys are straight boss too.
hey man I really liked your video, I found all my old Genesis games and I was looking for info on what they might be worth... I guess my best find was Splatterhouse 2 in the box and with the original book...
I just did a complete playthrough Crusader of the Century. I must have played it wrong, because during the entire game I never came across anything remotely resembling an RPG.
I just got my first Saturn a few days ago. Now I need to find some more games! Probably won't be getting Panzer Dragoon Saga any time soon, but I've always wanted to play it.
In terms of having a sealed game, i would crack it open and play it, i dont collect to sell the games later, i collect to play the games. I actually don't get the point of buying a game and never opening it because its worth a lot. Why would you buy a game if you are not going to play it?
think of it this way: for the most part, if you're playing the games, a used game is going to be cheaper vs. a sealed game. unless you come across a sealed game that's extremely rare for a relatively good price, you wouldn't bother buying it sealed. most people buying sealed games see it as an investment, or they specifically like collecting them. [i'm talking about older games btw... current gen or last gen i prefer new games in general, and yes i open them and play them[
I have a copy of sonic adventure limited edition (no case) but it doesn't have any of the property of video labels on it, it's completely mint! Got it for 5$ in a used game shop in the loose dreamcast section!
I stand corrected. As for "engines", look up Ring King and World Champ for the NES, as well as Double Dribble and Ultimate Basketball for the NES as well. These two pairs are very similar to each other. :)
@Masterofthesmashing - We showed MUSHA a few episodes ago, so we wanted to keep things fresh for Subscribers. As for Moonwalker, it's not even in the Top 10 of rare CIB games...at least in the US. You can see for yourself at RarityGuide (dot) com.
I love how he asks how much the games cost. I hate when people make videos about games and don't tell you what the price range is. Metal Jesus You Rock!!!
I'm guessing he was pointing at Keio when he said he would open it if it was sealed. The copy of Keio I bought was sealed (no I did not get a great deal on it lol), and I opened it to play it. I'm am right there with you man!!!
I have seen many videos with john in them, and I have even chatted with him myself over the phone. He seems like a very nice guy. Also he is nicer then I am I don't even allow and food or drinks in my game room, especially near my rare games.
You can on game boy advanced, they remade Shining Force 1 and fixed some of the game play issues that they fixed in 2, but they made it very easy and added some characters. Still fun to play.
I sold my Crusader of Centy years ago... A few weeks ago I found it at the game shop and it was my original cartridge. Still has my saves on it.
at the beginning, mj says sorry for the length of this video.. then at then end im like what is that all? i would watch 40 hours of his collection!!!
A long time ago, I went to Toys R Us, and they were getting rid of all their Sega CD stuff. I got a Sega CD with Sewer Shark for $20. and all the games were $10. I got Sonic CD, Shining Force CD, Popful Mail, and Lunar: Eternal Blue... I spent $63 that day.
Legendary. I miss Sega
***** I'm with you. I really wish Sega could make another console, but sadly, it ain't gonna happen.
If I joined Sega, then I would probably suggest a console idea to get it back in the race.
i love sega too i also like sonic and ........... ( cant frikin tellz )
east3myway cuz no one at sega thinks about that? Im sure it's been discussed they cant even put out a proper classic edition it's all 3rd party now
This video had me giggling with excitement just to see what he had to show. Like "show and tell" for video game nuts. Thanks for the video!
Wow, I love the detail that these guys offer. They fully explain everything that made the game rare/fun. These guys really know their history. Thanks for putting out great videos.
This video never gets old, one that I have to come back to every so often ❤.
I always love the videos with all three of you guys cause that collector dude always has something awesome to show :D Seems like a very humble man :D
Awesome collection. Awesome video. Thanks for sharing. Very very interesting, I love hearing in learning about rare video games.
Really enjoyed seeing some of John's SEGA games! Brings back memories.
Soooo many games!
Excellent video, I really appreciate you guys for going all the way to interview this guy, he really had some epic games in his collection.
I love how he made him drink the beer backstage. The Immortal would be so fun to just sit down and rap gaming with. Just being able to visit the collection and talk to John would be an honor.
Cool vid bro, get these two in your vids more often, i bet the three of you together would be so funny! Keep up the good work!
Cool video. It is neat to see all these rare Sega games.
You need some more longform content, I loved this video and how intricate it was.
I like UA-camrs that can do both. Make a good three minute video and a good thirty minute video. Metal Jesus Rocks... rocks.
Rick Steiner?! Is that you?! lol
Welcome to the dogpound!
i never knew about Radical Rex,this is freaking awesome,thank you for sharing
Thank you very much for organising this, it was really good to hear the discussion on the rarer Sega titles. John's collection is just fantastic.
Very good to know as I have a nice copy of Power Strike :) Not the B&W cover version though.
PHENOMENAL collection man, best I have ever seen.
god DAMN i love the Blues Brothers reference at the beginning. well done
Handcock, Hidden Gems, Double Chins... This man has it all \m/
Breathtaking collection!
"It's Seattle, and we're wearing sunglasses". I love this.
john thank you for sharring ...i am a huge gamer since i was 5 so seeing the jems you have is truly awesome
Brings back memories of when I worked at Babbage's 1997-98. I reserved Burning Rangers and Panzer Dragoon Saga (a customer, a coworker, and I reserved Panzer but our store got only 2 copies--customer was SOL). My buddy got Shining Force 3. A few years later I ended up selling my Saturn stuff, including those two gems. My buddy still has his Shining Force somewhere.
Its understandable keeping games sealed for the value, but it is such a pleasure having "hands on" capabilities with the games and consoles. I enjoy sharing this with you guys, and bid good day!
He's right about Mark of the Wolves. This was actually the last game I bought for the DC when it was commercially relevant. When they filmed this it was selling used for around 30-40. Now its averaging 100.
Rambo 3 on Sega Genesis = The best video game EVER!
How have I never seen your videos before!? subscribed!
What an awesome collection. Must be great to just sit back and smell all the gaming history on those walls.
He does have MUSHA, but we just chose to not show it for this video, because we already did during his previous Room Tour
Just saw a panzer dragoon saga for saturn sell for $800! And a factory sealed for $1,000!
Wow... I've owned that since it released.. Could be tempted to sell :o
Power Strike was originally obtained by sending in "proof of purchase"s from, if I remember right, two (maybe three) select games, plus some amount of cash. Don't quote me on that, though. May be confusing the deal with the Phantasy Star deal they had. It was later released in stores with full color box art. Love that you support Starland, btw. Have been dealing with them since the early 90s, when there was just a retail store, where I actually worked for a short while. One of the coolest owners, with some of the best employees you'll find.
Of all those games, the only one I played was the Snatcher. That game holds a very special place in my heart, Love it.
Thanks for this man. definitely gonna hit up the flea markets later this week
I bought a copy of Panzer Dragoon Saga but it didn't come with those sleeves for the game. Anybody know where I can get ones that will fit around the four plastic holders like it's supposed to?
The back story on the "sticker" SMS UPC is that those are PAL carts imported to the US and the UPC is a sticker over the European UPC. Spiderman, Strider, Golden Axe Warrior and Sonic the Hedgehog have them. James Buster Douglas Boxing was the last true NTSC release for the SMS henceforth the rarity. Over in Europe is is George Foreman boxing. I collect Sega exclusively :)
I come home from work and i see this video on my youtube updates! BROUGHT A SMILE TO MY FACE :) MJR!
Watching this in 2020... Still great 😊
I Love the music you got in the background for this video!!
What is it from dude?
Metal Jesus..turning normal music into fine wine
That was awesome! I'm from Sacramento so me and my friends love anything Working Designs. They were the local game company doing big things for mostly niche games at the time. We couldn't help but root for them! I miss my copy of PDS. That amazing soundtrack still haunts me to this day. Awesome collection!
Rex game super rare. he had no idea he had it and never played it lol. seems like it found a good home
What a collection! Panzer Dragoon Saga has to be the best game I've ever played and along with Shenmue 1 & 2 and Shining Force III are my favorite games of all time. I also still need to play Snatcher I hope I can do that eventually.
I've got Panzer Dragoon Saga EU and Shining Force 3 EU versions... Sometimes tempted to sell. Crazy prices
Did anyone else notice how quickly and seamlessly Paul pulled out that knife at around 7:00? That man has had professional training.
When it comes to sealed games, I would sell the sealed to buy a used copy if I want to play it. That way someone who wants the sealed copy has the chance to get it instead of having it ruined.
That's a great idea!!!
how rare is RC Grand Prix for master system?
I absolutely love Working Designs I have all there games on the Sega CD, Sega Saturn and most all for the PlayStation and TurboDuo!
I got my one(1) sealed copy of Snatcher in a clearance box for $5. There was at least 20 of them that I did not get. Ugh.
Played some of these last night on my Mega Everdrive. Love Golden Axe Warrior, need to play more of Crusader of Centy.
Cool ass video! Sega, one of my favorite companies but interestingly, John you are awesome for having all these games and the condition that they're in.
awesome vid man!! this guy's home is a museum
I used to have Panzer dragoon on the Saturn back when I was a kid in the 90s, think I threw it away somewhere down the line haha
@HENCEtheWEATHER - Thanks for that. And John has a DVD collection he sells for that goes way more in-depth across his entire collection. Highly recommended!
Thank you for sharing your collection John. I'm hoping for a remake/port of Panzer Dragoon Saga to modern systems. I played a (copy) on my Saturn years ago and this game deserves a much larger audience than it got.
i had disc 1 for panzer saga, sega Saturn magazine in uk released the whole of disc1 as a demo - biggest regret not buying the full game but it's true I didn't exactly see it about.
Nice to see Crusader of Centy there, that was one of my favourite MegaDrive games back in the day.
awesome collection! John seems like a real cool dude
That big chain game store you guys are talking about wouldn't be the same one that cover their games in stickers would it?
John shares my views on sealed games. Yeah, its cool to have a sealed copy of a title, but my priority is playing the original version over just letting it sit on a shelf if I am unable to get a 2nd copy of it.
Shit, is Joshua harder to get then Spiritual Warfare? I got a complete copy from an Ollie's that had a big shelf full of them and always kicked myself for not grabbing a couple extra.
I saw Power Strike for mail away in Sega Visions, then much later in Toys R Us. I was surprised, especially since they didn't even give it a new, color cover, just that bluish tinged one.
Love all his video's , you rock
So far, this is my favourite video
LOVE this video, BC i was always since birth loved SEGA, i started out gaming on nes , but my first console purchase was the genesis, then the sega cd and then yall know ,but anyways i am a Nintendo fan first now but only bc SEGA has died this unfortunate death, great vid
A Lunar Silver Star Story on your shelf! Here, you can have my like :D
Power strike is awesome.I really enjoyed listening to you guys.Keep that beer cleer.
Love the fact that this dude will open a rare game he wants to play and not just set it on a shelf!
I've seen this before and may have commented the same thing, but it's cool to hear John is from Redding, repping Northern Cailfornia. Shout out from your Stockton fans:)
I've started collecting for the Sega Saturn, but exclusively in Japanese since so few of the games require any knowledge of the language, and many of the same games are a fraction of the price in Japan than they are in English.
That doesn't stop the rare ones from reaching into the hundreds of dollars. The best-known one is probably Radiant Silvergun, but I was shocked to learn that not only did Street Fighter Alpha 3 come out for the Saturn, it's actually better than the Dreamcast port. Both of those games regularly get into the $200-250 range.
But the holy grail of JPN Saturn collecting is a little number called Shinrei Jusatsushi Taromaru. Outrageous prices on eBay. Haven't seen it for anything less than $750. Sealed copies have stretched into the $2000 range. Apparently, less than 8000 copies of the game are known to exist.
I had that knockout boxing game for my master system as a kid. Only over here in the UK I think it was called Heavyweight Champion.
love the blues brothers reference !!
If a newbie wanted to get started collecting Sega, where would y'all, or John, suggest they start? So overwhelming! Great video, thank you :)
John Hancock is a BO$$!!!!! "If I really want to play a game, I'M GOING TO PLAY THAT GAME!!" Spoken like a straight BOSS! Episodes with John are so sick. You get great history as well as getting to see the physical media..
Metal Jesus and Drunken Master, you guys are straight boss too.
This video was at least 4 hours too short - I need more!
Great video- wondering if he has Daytona netlink for the saturn
Sega FTW! 6000 games? Damn,that's a lot! Thanks for this video MetalJesus,i love your videos! :D
hey man I really liked your video, I found all my old Genesis games and I was looking for info on what they might be worth... I guess my best find was Splatterhouse 2 in the box and with the original book...
The immortal John Hancock. The name is COMPLETELY appropriate. I feel like I might meet this man one day.
I just did a complete playthrough Crusader of the Century. I must have played it wrong, because during the entire game I never came across anything remotely resembling an RPG.
I just got my first Saturn a few days ago. Now I need to find some more games! Probably won't be getting Panzer Dragoon Saga any time soon, but I've always wanted to play it.
The Punisher was such an awesome beat em up, I used to rent it from Blockbuster all the time.
That boxing game was released over here as Heavyweight Champ. It's good man, what the hell?!
also the other cover of power strike is the UK version, which had full colour, again a send away, but never released properly
In terms of having a sealed game, i would crack it open and play it, i dont collect to sell the games later, i collect to play the games. I actually don't get the point of buying a game and never opening it because its worth a lot. Why would you buy a game if you are not going to play it?
think of it this way: for the most part, if you're playing the games, a used game is going to be cheaper vs. a sealed game. unless you come across a sealed game that's extremely rare for a relatively good price, you wouldn't bother buying it sealed. most people buying sealed games see it as an investment, or they specifically like collecting them.
[i'm talking about older games btw... current gen or last gen i prefer new games in general, and yes i open them and play them[
I have a copy of sonic adventure limited edition (no case) but it doesn't have any of the property of video labels on it, it's completely mint! Got it for 5$ in a used game shop in the loose dreamcast section!
Dude...Game Nut is MY FAVORITE place to buy games! I can't go in there and not come out with something...well worth the 45 minute drive from South KC!
Beautiful library man, congrats on a sexy collection!
Awesome educational video
I stand corrected. As for "engines", look up Ring King and World Champ for the NES, as well as Double Dribble and Ultimate Basketball for the NES as well. These two pairs are very similar to each other. :)
@Masterofthesmashing - We showed MUSHA a few episodes ago, so we wanted to keep things fresh for Subscribers. As for Moonwalker, it's not even in the Top 10 of rare CIB games...at least in the US. You can see for yourself at RarityGuide (dot) com.
I love how he asks how much the games cost. I hate when people make videos about games and don't tell you what the price range is. Metal Jesus You Rock!!!
I'm guessing he was pointing at Keio when he said he would open it if it was sealed. The copy of Keio I bought was sealed (no I did not get a great deal on it lol), and I opened it to play it. I'm am right there with you man!!!
awesome video !
I have seen many videos with john in them, and I have even chatted with him myself over the phone. He seems like a very nice guy. Also he is nicer then I am I don't even allow and food or drinks in my game room, especially near my rare games.
I own PDS! Bought it day one. It's still in mint condition. I knew way back when it would be valuable. It is awesome.
if im not mistaken you can play shining force 1 and 2 on gameboy, not sure if the story remains the same tho
You can on game boy advanced, they remade Shining Force 1 and fixed some of the game play issues that they fixed in 2, but they made it very easy and added some characters. Still fun to play.
Awesome collection. The only rare games I have the Dreamcast is the Sonic Adventure 2 Birthday Pack and the Demo of the game known as the Trial.
There were only released a total of 999 PAL copy's of Panzer Dragoon Saga!! That is really rare.
and i'm just listening and chilling here,because it's interresting
Metal Jesus, the plastic casing you had around spider man web of fire for the 32x, where did you or could i get ahold of those?
Shining Force 1 and 2 were available in Australia, on the Megadrive (Genesis) and they were awesome fun.