A LITTLE HANCOCK Collecting Talk! - Happy Console Gamer
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- I am joined by the Legendary John Hancock as we discuss what made him become the collector that he is and how collecting has changed over the years!
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I love listening to older guys talk about games and collecting. I'm in my 30's myself so we're all coming from the same generation of gaming. I really feel the passion and the love with which you guys discuss this stuff.
Great chat! I remember going into the store and saying "I'll take the entire Sega Master System collection, please". Actually I wish I had. I got some great games back then that are super-expensive now but I should have gotten so much more.
Game Sack!!! I didn't know you guys watch HappyConsoleGamer.
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Of course! Check out our Ys episode for a Happy Console Gamer appearance!
I haven't seen that one, probably check that one later.
MetaKnuxXbeats Yes you should! :D
I am guessing this is Joe!
John has one of the most magnificent game collections I've ever seen. Great chat!
"collect what you like" that's the best motto in collecting one could ever have!
This may be my favorite video you have done Johnny Millenium, you and John make a great duo, would love to see more of these. Interesting hearing from older game collectors, I like hearing about the cheap days of collecting haha.
Yep I can totally can agree with everything you guys said. I'm 31 now, and I can remember when collecting was nothing like what it's become today. I often am explaining to younger like minded folks that my collection is only as big as it is because when I started 16-17 years ago it was nowhere near the crazy market it is today. I too can remember going to local rental stores in the wake of Blockbuster types taking over and spending a few hundred dollars and walking out with 20-30+ complete games. It really was so much easier to collect 10-15 years ago than it is today.
I just discovered both your channels in the last year, and it's been a dream going through all the episodes and to stumble on this now is incredible, I know you probably won't see this comment years later but just want you to know you're the best Johnny and John!
I am really liking how all you guys intermingle now with videos. Good stuff.
I actually love that a bunch of people are starting to get into collecting. I'd take knowing other people who have the same passion as I do than getting better deals, yknow.
How did I never know this video existed???????????
I have been subscribed since 2009.
awesome vid man! great seeing you two together, and my favourite game of all time got a mention, Actraiser!
I like all your videos before the advertisement even finishes, since I know I'm gonna love it.
Just seeing this video (many, many years later) - it feels like an old-school crossover episode 😆
You make a good point at the end Johnny, you really can get good deals if you Network! Another great video. Bloody fantastic guest. I wish I could meet you and Rob (and John)
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Fantastic vid . John seemed a really nice genuine bloke
John reminds me of AL from Home Improvement .. good stuff !
Fantastic video, great to see you guys together talking about what you are passionate about.
You are totally right that new collectors need to focus in something they are passionate about themselves, rather than just grabbing everything.
Although I collect for a lot of systems, I mainly concentrate on genres that I really like. I also make a video of game play for every title as I get it, which itself ensures that each title does not just become shelf ware and I get to enjoy each title.
My main collection passion would definitely be the MSX though, as nothing beats finding a new title for what was a quite obscure system outside of Japan. No way would I ever have a complete set though, as there are easily over 3000 titles.
Awesome interview, and John's collection is epic. :-)
Years ago, I found a used, complete Neo Geo AES system in the 'for sale' ads of my local newspaper for dirt cheap. It's a system I've always loved, but collecting games for it is so damn expensive! It's still tons of fun to plug in and play.
Great video guys. I've been trying to focus on my collection lately. I've always had a cycle of buying and selling a few years later. With today's market I regret it, but I'm just going to be happy with what I have.
Great video guys! I loved the tips...collecting has become expensive and it is imperative that we follow a concise game plan that is within our budget.
This is why I'm a PS Vita collector NOW, and I'm already seeing some rarer games going for $200+
I love RPGs and that is what I collect. I could care less about having every game for a system. I want to buy good and great games, that I will eventually play. The prices of games have skyrocketed, but some of the greatest titles are still cheap. Also, if you take the time to take a deep breath and play the games you buy then you will find that the prices games go for aren't the biggest issue in the world.
Most of us have massive backlogs, so the prices of games aren't affecting our ability to play games. It's just a matter of how many things are on the shelf. Don't ever forget that playing the games is the most important thing and collecting comes second.
Yep, I'm not really that big on collecting except when it comes to RPGs especially for PS1. This was the time I really got hardcore into gaming and RPGs became my favorite genre. I amassed quite a large chunk of them available on that system. It was unintentional as I would often sell games unless they held a special place in my heart. I could sell my Suikoden II and Valkyrie Profile on ebay but I'd never part with them. I couldn't justify trying to get every game on a system as every system has games I have zero interest in that would just rot on my shelf. If I don't plan on actually playing it I'm not going to buy it.
I was so lucky I found two nes consoles and 43 games for 20 bucks this summer at a garage sale and I live in a small town
I always like hearing what John has to say when he makes appearances on other channels. FINALLY, I subscribed to his. :)
You guys hit the nail on the head. It is SOO hard collecting these days - even tougher here in South Florida. Thrift shops are dry wells, there are very little to NO game stores that deal in retro stuff, and for the very few that there are, everyone seems to go by eBay prices these days. What to do? I have very modest PS1-3, Dreamcast, Wii, and Xbox/Xbox360 collections, with a few import DC, PS, PS2, and region free 360 titles. DC is probably the closest that I have to a full collection of any kind (about 80 now), but at today's prices, I know I'll never get it. :(
How have i not watched this!? Epic video!
Fascinating interview guys, thanks.
Very cool video. My collection is unorthodox...I don't go for any specific genre or console set. I basically collect games I want to play, or I'm a fan of the liscense, or it looks interesting to me for some reason. I don't have much structure, but it's a very personalized collection and I love that about it. Thanks for all the videos Johnny!
Game collecting is just getting crazy. SNES, N64, PS1 stuff... But, it's still fun going out there and getting a great deal. Great video Johnny. ^>^
HappyConsoleGamer Great discussion Johnny, always enjoy videos that feature the immortal John Hancock in them, very down to earth guy and you couldn't ask for a nicer guy. I am very grateful for the knowledge he chooses to share as well as some of the stories he's told (how he got ahold of Stadium Events is great one!)
I have a bunch of those same Staples copy paper boxes that I've used to move houses a bunch of times over the last few years, and they've held up. Really great boxes.
Great vid, love the game chat episodes.
You guys should post or make a video of games you want/need (if you can play pal region) I'm sure some people on here could find them.
Great stuff. John is always a wonderful guest.
Amazing! great episode Johnny! and yes collecting out in the wild is very problematic nowadays. I myself am trying to collect for the TG-16/PC Engine and there's literally nothing around my area now.
Interesting stuff guys.
I'm 41 and started collecting around the Colecovision days. I also kept much of my brother's Atari VCS stuff. I've continued since then and have rarely sold anything other than dupes. Most of my collection was bought at it's original time. I would never be able to have many of the games I own if I were to try and buy it today. I really feel bad for people trying to start large collections. The prices, especially on NES/SNES/N64 have just gone nuts!
Anyway, keep up the great work man!
Matt/SpooNMan [VGO]
Man what a great show. I really enjoy listening to you about gaming and stuff. Just wondering if you would ever do a meet and greet with your fans?
Love this video, could hear game talk all day. Nice to see John I saw him on Metal Jesus. Is there a posted "Missing Games" list from either of your collections?
I don't comment here enough. Great channel and very interesting chat. I envy you guys who've kept your passion for games all these years and managed to build such impressive collections. I'm older than both of you, and unfortunately I lost that passion some time ago as the time and money went to cars, casinos and women. I sold most of my Genesis and Sega CD games a couple years back. The copy of Snatcher I bought for $9.99 on clearance way back, sold for over $200 on eBay. Crazy. Didn't even know video game collecting had gotten so big. Hope you never sell any of yours and your passion continues forever.
Man, it's so strange to look back on these videos and realize that I live super close to this guy, and that I live super close to you to!
(Also, greetings from Vancouver, WA! The 'inferior' Vancouver lol)
I'm like Johnny , I buy what I love and has a meaning for me behind it. And like he says I don't get buying games for the sake of having them. But John Hancock is different. He loves everything that has to do with gaming. You can tell he is very passionate about games and their place in history. And he truly enjoys sharing his love and knowledge of games with others. This two guys are freakin' amazing! I wish one day I get to meet them in person.
Thank you! and yeah John is an amazing guy! I love his passion as well!
Great video Guys, as always. BTW the Final Fantasy Music in the background is EPIC!!
I just started collecting myself, It started with Final Fantasy Games, and Now I am up to about 300 games between systems like SNES, N64, Gamecube, 3DS/DS/Gameboy, PS 1, PS 2, Xbox and Xbox 360.
I primarily hunt on Kijiji.com and local pawn shops. I avoid retro game retailers, especially the one in my area cause they are just CRAZY expensive. Unless I have games left over from bundles that I can't move, I trade them in there and pickup the crazy expensive stuff there. Like most recently I bought 60 games for PS 2 for $1/each traded 20 on them to the games store and got $5 for them. Kept the ones I liked and sold the rest.
Good perspective. Great stuff.
Great episode, thanks!
I wish I was in the area just to take that class. I bet its so much fun!
Great conversation.
Yeah! Redding!!! I know where my next retro trip is going to be! only 3 hours away.
I don’t collect, I keep what I truly enjoy and see myself playing again. I sold so much stuff
Awesome stuff. My first cart base game system was the Odyssey 2. The one with silver controllers. In 1978 for Christmas. Game On.
NHL 94 on the Genesis is a classic!
Agreed. I'm not even a sports games guy, but I adore NHL 94
When my local video store went out of business I got so many great rare Sega Titles for $5 each! full box and manual. Phantasy Stay IV, Shining Force, Etc - It was so great
I would love to see the Oddessy 2 collection!! I have one with a few games - scored a sick deal, boxed system and 5 games at a yard sale for $10... dont no what games i sould be looking for, and whats good, you recommendations would be greatly appreciated!!
awesome episode!! very useful!
Imagine throwing a grenade in that guy's game room. That would destroy me emotionally
I consider myself a hardcore retro game collector, even have several complete sets, of roms zing!!
Great stuff! Genesis (Megadrive over here) is my favorite system to collect for aswell, I guess it grew to be my thing when everyone else I knew had a Super Nintendo at the time, instead. I enjoy SNES library hole alot, but those prices made me go for a flashcart while back.
I appreciate the Lunar the Silver Star music in the background :)
Great discussion guys!
i think u guys both should do more game collecting tips. awesome tips very helpful and very enjoyable to watch
I'm around the same age as you guys as well and it was totally the same finding games that stores were unloading for dirt cheap in the 90s up until even a few years ago. It was the best when a new generation of consoles was coming along because the shops would be unloading the previous gen's stuff for next to nothing, and this was during a time when people didn't think about the collectibility of games. I remember when the PlayStation and Saturn came out, and shops were practically giving away 16-bit games to clear old inventory. Good times back then. =)
Also, I've been trying for a Saturn Collection and it just depresses me. I'm wondering if the games prices really do reflect the number of copies out there or are people making stuff up to get the better price on ebay?
Awesome guy. Yeah i've kind of got out of collecting because it's just too much hassle these days. The game deals aren't out there and most thrift stores I used to go to have been picked dry + prices going through the roof. :/
And now you DO have a Super Nintendo collection 😊
Grabbed a lot of psp games as they dropped in price. Just made a habit of checking out rpgs on that system. Backlog grew and so about a year ago I decided to look up how much some of my sealed games are worth. Glad I kept collecting haha.
I feel you, Im a late starter, even though I started playing sense atari days i sold all that years ago and now its hard to find anything I use to have for cheap.
Can someone tell me what game Johnny is talking about at the end.
The man, The Legend :-)
to all collectors , do u collect every games or only specific series? i only collect the games i really like , unless i get a good deal so i'm not really interest in things like rare games or out of prints stuff
Hats off to Handcock for being the game collecting master.
"nerd list"
haha, I remember taking a red duotang with the NES rarity guide inside to the flea markets about 10 years ago.
that ninja gaiden shirt! where did you get it?
Is that metal slug music in the background lol cool
I have a question about collecting. hcg, do you lend out the games you collect?? i have a bluray collection, but when i buy a bluray, i do so looking forward to sharing with others, films they might never see... i noticed hancock and yourself have almost completest collections. is it more about the aquizition?? or about turning others onto games that you think others will love, knowing they might never get the chance to play them?? thank you man cheers!!
I ONLY Lend to Rob Man, back in the day I lost so many games...
I love sharing cool info on forgotten games for sure especially if someone finds a game from me and loves it? that's amazing!
I am 19 year old (very young for a collector where i live) and i am collecting since like two or three years now. Even though i am living in a third world country, i am surprisingly finding a lot of stuff and began a little collection. Even though mostly are ps2 and a lot of gamecube stuff, but i saw that it's harder for me to find those megadrive/genesis games, because in my circles of friends who are collectors(and much older than me), megadrive stuff is very rare here, after come the gamecube games for some reason(very expensive and very rare) and i have the larger collection over them(gone abroad numerous times and got my chance to find a lot of cheap stuff and good games aswell ) in that category which made me very confident and more motivated for collecting all the things that i like, mostly for ps1 and ps2 now since they are still cheap(guess i am in the same position a Hancock was when he was around my age)
I got into collecting stuff, mostly electronic stuff thanks to my older brother, who was collecting a lot of random crap and junk when he was young(around 14, i was 8 at the time) and i saw how fun it is.also i was into retro gaming because my brother got me a ps1 cd with the label "mario" in it, with hundered of games in it, i then found out years later after i got rid of my ps1 for a ps2, that it was all NES games, i was playing them non stop, and i am glad to experience them at least in my childhood. and couldn't help but just begin collection too after i found a fucking mega cd(sega cd) at a flea market for around 5$ in US money and it was working too, after that a mega chain of luck came and i got a lot of stuff( maybe i gave a little attention to flea markets and to friends who might have old stuff)
I just wanted to share my little story here because i see it as a good place here to do so, and that this channel made me see the beautiful stuff in gaming and had made me want to go back to it at full force and revive my old passion, the experiences and the memories you hold to them are irreplaceable.
Best quote ever @ 5:22.
Oh, and what is Pong? xD :P
Awesome video.
Does anyone know what song is being played in the background at 6:18 ?? Thanks!!
At that point it is more than a collection, it is a repository worth of being at a library / institute / museum.
Love John Hancock!
Really enjoyed the video :)
hi guys, just wondering what you thought of my snes collection, what would you think its worth? like you guys i grew up with the genesis and snes and from the word go ive been nuts about rpgs
Super nintendo rpg collection
megadrive-genesis-saturn rpg collection
Oh boy another video!
Always glad to see Hancock. I'm still glad that Genesis prices are still affordable compared to everything but I'm really cringing at the price spike just over the hill. I'm with John on the Odyssey collection because it still cheap, interesting and oddball all in one.
I’m kicking myself for getting rid of some great Genesis and GameCube games. I’ve gotten the retro bug and can’t afford the games I used to have. With the invention of HDMI adapters and retro systems like Analog I’m really stoked about playing on my HDTV.
excellent video, I only buy games I like and play them, I wouldn't buy an entire set for a specific platform but I keep the games I like and don't sell them, does that still make me a collector?
Of course!
Absolutely. Again, there is no wrong way to collect games. Just have fun doing it...that is my only rule I go by.
I'm keeping an eye on PS3 RPGs,I love playing them
Great video!
I'm still happy I managed to find Shenmue 2 on Dreamcast on a flea market for £10 :D
Are there any good flee markets in the uk. I lived here my whole lige and never found any
At the time this video aired, Castlevania: Bloodlines was $50 complete. Now it's over $150. My how time flies. :/
The excitement of these retro games (from places like TH-cam) have caused scalpers to rise up and sell games for insane prices.
I LOVE THE IMMORTAL JOHN LAMBCHOP!!!
John has a full collection of US Master System games. I wonder if he's ever tempted to go for the games that were released in Europe.
I've been collecting probably fifteen years but got kinda a budget so mine not even close to you guys. Hopefully one day!
MY GOD I WANT IT ALL
Awesome!
Awesome episode!
I wish I could open a business where I would sell retro games (mainly imports) at affordable prices for the real fans and collectors. It would be a dream come true.
I wanna have a Game Collection Like that
Every time I watch your vids my eyes seem to focus on the Earthbound game on your shelf. I used to own two copies: One that I used and one that was unopened. Needless to say I sold both to a pawn shop when I was in college for 10 dollars. I grit my teeth every time I see what its worth now, especially an unopened copy.
A real nice guy. I enjoyed listening to both of you talk about the hobby. It is a shame how resellers or whatever you want to call them drive up prices and scoop up all the loot from the people who really want and enjoy the stuff. But it's not likely to end any time soon. Good luck finding the deals everyone!
Excellent video. By the way, it's now possible to collect an original copy of E.T. for the Atari 2600 that had been dumped into a landfill in the New Mexico desert for 30 years. :)
Awesome vid
Johnny: "Buy what you like! I hate people that go in and start buying stuff, they don't even know what it is." Guy next to him, with many complete collections - keeps quiet and looks a bit sheepish.
I knew exactly what I bought back in the day. I was passionate about videogames, the hobby, as well as play quite a bit. I was not just someone who "jumped in" because it was cool or profitable.
John Hancock Hey, I understand. I've got a full PAL Master System collection. But I still cringed when he said it!
Nice a PAL SMS set.
John Hancock Favourite system of all time. As a guy from the UK, where the Master System ruled, I find it unfathomable that the NES dominated in America.
If I ever went for a complete set for a single console, it would have to be the Sega Mega Drive. It was the first console I owned so I have a lot of fond memories. There's also a ton of games that I haven't played on that system yet. I like Sega and Nintendo equally, but I think you'll always have a soft spot for your first console.