What Should Retro Video Games Be Worth / Cost? - Retro Bird
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- Nobody like to pay more money than they have to for things.. even something as great as video games! So, what kind of prices should video games actually sell for? I cover some of the reasons why people are willing to buy games for as much or as little as they do, including all the different factors that determine value for any given gamer.
What Should Retro Video Games Be Worth / Cost? - Retro Bird
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Games that appear in this video: Gunstar Heroes, Donkey Kong Country 3, Biker Mice From Mars, Metal Slug X, Altered Beast
Retro gaming :O
"Take my money!!!"
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One thing... ( I mentioned this in another video)
I Know 2 guys on this date they have 22/25 years and they buy games for the Sega Genesis / Megadrive!
That is the same thing about coins and stamps, there walways be someone collecting!
With 25 now days... They don't know the Sega Days in the 90's.
They collect because they simply like the original games without living the time when this retrogames where new.
I used to love playing DK country.
Just got Alterd Beast complete, more than I wanted to spend, but also got a cheap racer in complete. A Ever-Drive is the best way to go for your $
Konami needs to chill out with retro prices. lol Have you seen Silent Hill games on PS2 and what they goes for now? I thought 8 bit and 16 bit era Konami was high. GEEZ SOTN! oh my god! lol
Im of the opinion that retro games are meant to be played. Not put in a glass case.
Sounds like we agree :)
Same! What's the point having a game when you don't play it. I play all my physical games from time to time.
I agree except if there was only a single copy of a game,
if a game only has 1 copy in existence remaining then it should probably be archived and preserved .
@@caronice666
Well, in that hypothetical scenario, it would be in a video game museum that visitors can travel to and look at it. Not on a shelf in the private collection of some snob.
TOO RIGHT :-)) Games are made to be enjoyed.
Can we all just appreciate that this man put his official boxed Earthbound *in the fridge* for a gag
It's absolutely insane how expensive they can be. It's the main reason why I opted to get a Raspberry Pi.
Not a bad option.
For the price of a pi, controllers, HDD for game storage and a TV you could get MAYBE one or two of the rarer retro games.
If you want to play, go pi.
If you want to collect... good luck.
@@Roggor agree with this. Shoot.....probably just the price of 1 rare game depending on what system your trying to collect for. Even cheaper, get an Xbox and emulate some games on that or a nes,SNES,Genesis classic mini.
@@madbart214yomother7 There are a surprising number of emulators for 3rd/4th gen consoles on the 5th gens but in all honesty a pre-setup pi is worth the extra cost for the ease of use.
@@Roggor I meant the OG Xbox my bad. I got one for 5 bucks and literally just threw games on it. Heck you can get a computer, tv and an og Xbox for the price of 1 game and then add storage or something later. Controllers are still cheap as well.
That scrub daddy scene was impressive
Absolutely, I was scratching my head trying to figure that one out...
My wife was trying to figure that one out too :)
obviously CGI ( artful and high-budget but nevertheless I can tell )
@@sebytheman 🤣
Scrub Daddy lives!
RUN, MORTAL!!
We have a retro gaming Bar in Tulsa. I drive the BikeBar for the city and I love stopping by and exploring peoples taste as a Saturn collector
My pet peeve is when you see an online listing for an item that isn't particularly rare and the price is below the going rate, but others are willing to pay market price. So many times I have been one of the first people to jump on the deal, only to get messaged by the seller saying "sorry, someone else offered me $XXX" (usually an amount close to the going rate). I wish those people would just choose to buy from sellers who post similar listings at market price if that is what they are willing to pay. It costs the same to them anyway! I get that at the end of the day money talks, but I was first, danggit!
Gosh I love spending more than I have to on old video games.
I think retro physical game prices have sadly gotten to the point where they are now mostly reserved for collectors or enthusiasts willing to dish out the cash. For casual gamers looking for a nostalgia fix or digging through a console’s library, there are just so many cheaper options in the emulation space, official or otherwise. Thank you emu devs keeping these games available
I remember this channel had
Thank you!
I finally hit the point where physically having games was starting to feel like more of a chore than a joy. They took up so much space, and I've been moving around a lot for jobs and school, and having to lug everything just isn't fun. They make for a great investment though if you bought them back when they were cheap though haha
While a part of me would like all games to be more affordable, the combination of rarity/desire and people defining the market definitely makes sense to me, and as I get into more obscure console libraries like Turbografx where there simply weren't that many copies of the games made to begin with and are even less on the second-hand market now, it's easier for me to justify shelling out $30 for a common turbografx game than a common-but-wanted super nintendo one because even a common TG game is rarer than most "rare" games on successful consoles.
I think the Virtual Console pricing was actually pretty fair. If anything, games not being sold by the company should be fair to download a rom of so everyone can play it
Bananas 50¢ 🍌
Smashed Genesis Games $1 🔨
Discovering Retro Bird's TH-cam videos, Priceless. ✨
This channel is quickly becoming one of my fave channels on here. Keep up the good work 👍
Thank you!
I found this channel a few days ago. I was quite surprised by your sub count because this seems like a really high quality channel that should be seen by more people. Keep up the good work :D
Thank you! I appreciate it and am glad to have you on the channel :)
I’m not paying $3000 for a Little Samson Nintendo NES game when I watched the Game Chasers buy it for $10 in Texas. 🥂
Game itself isn't worth it. You can own maybe 25% of any game library for that same price. Even more if you had the money before all this craziness.
@@plaintruths6062 100% of the Sega 32x library. It's only 40 games or so lol.
the better the repros for these super expensive games are, the better in my opinion. If i can get that feeling of being proud of owning it then it's fine for me!
Guys - ebay has some awesome Repro Games for TG16 - Magical Chase for less than $40. I bought one and it plays fantastic! Lots of cool people doing cool Repros that help give everyone access to games that are becoming unattainable. Enjoy!
@@vintagecrazyjay4970 i expect them to play fantastic, but what I’m looking for are kinda professional level repros that use super high detail scans of everything, appropriate equipment, and look good/fit with official games...... by the way is there a shop in Europe or one that isn’t super expensive for overseas shipping, that makes good repros for many games?
THANKFULLY, I kept all of my CIB games for the PSP, VITA, GBA, N64, GCN, PS2, XBOX, XBOX 360, PS3, etc.!
They should be less than they sold for in stores, them being well used. However everyone and their sisters want a game room these days. Supply and demand is out the window. Between the nostalgia heads and game room builders it’s making games crazy high prices.
I pretty much only pay for a game if it’s “Good Enough” to be worth it. For example, Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow is absolutely good enough to be worth the $75 I paid for it. Mario Party 6 is good, but it’s not $100 good, so I haven’t bought it.
Great idea retro bird, we should create a market for games smashed with a hammer, keep up great content, enjoy your stuff
Thanks! Glad you're onboard :)
Was just watching some of your older vids and this popped up. What a treat!
You were on at the right time!
Oh man, I have been both on the selling and buying end of retro games for awhile until I finally sold off most of my collection a year or so back. The retro gaming market can be wild, and be driven by so many things. Good video, and good break down. I appreciated it man!
Great vid, you make lots of good points. Here in the UK I primarily collect Sega Mega Drive, Mega CD and Saturn games, with Mega Drive titles making up the vast bulk of my collection. I only add games to my collection if they are compete with their boxes, manuals and are in very good condition, although I will allow for reasonable wearing. Due to my strict collecting conditions I have paid quite a bit for certain titles over the years, but since I started collecting way back in the late 90's/early 00's a lot of the games in my collection were picked up cheaply but have since skyrocketed in value. One quick example would be Terminator for the Mega CD. Back in 2003 I paid £10 for a near mint condition copy, these days on Ebay you'd be lucky to buy a copy in similar condition for under £180! Last year I bought a SNES and added a couple of SNES games that I'd always wanted to my collection. Let's just say that getting my hands on very good condition copies of Super Castlevania IV and TMNT IV:Turtles in Time, complete with boxes and manuals, cost me more than I like to think about. As a result my collecting has really slowed down over the last year!
Another great discussion topic. I actually own a small video game store. What I’ve learned over the years is that in order to get in the popular and high-end games, you have to pay a lot for them. The way I look at it is this. Collectors want certain titles, and they want them at a relatively good price. However, in order to get those titles you typically have to buy them off of other collectors (usually in large collections), who also want fair value for their games. Odds are if you see a game that is expensive in a game store, it’s because the owner had to pay good value just to get that game in. In terms of paying a lot for a game, for me it’s all about value. If you think you’re going to play a game for tens of hours then it’s well worth paying the going rate for the game.
I definitely liked what you had to say in this one! All I have to say is that I'm glad I started retro collecting in 2006 and acquired everything I was interested in getting about 3 years ago. Prices are so much higher now than they were when I was collecting. I wish that weren't the case, though...
I think it is fair that a game far out of print would sell for more than original price, especially with inflation. There is no more being printed, and if there are few available, it is what it is. That being said, I would of course like them to be more reasonably priced, but it does make me appreciate what I have even more. The bigger issue for me is deciding if I should sell a game I already own because it sky rocketed in price. You know what they say, "A Retro Bird in the hand is worth two in the bush" :)
Hahah. Is that what they say? :)
GREAT! I just saw Nanners stock price doubled after this video posted. Thanks. A. Lot.
Strangely enough, there was someone at my door who wanted to sell me bananas right after too.
Just subscribed with this account. I've been watching a while on my personal one though. You're content and creativity is great. I greatly admire your entertaining attitude and overall outlook. Just wanted to let you know that I'm a fan. Keep up the good work!
I really appreciate that and am glad that you're enjoying it! Thank you :)
A lot of Hype for older games has inflated prices to be more than I would like to pay. There is no way I could repurchase my current collection. Honestly anything over $100 seems a bit much for older games. The real problem are not the gamers or collectors. It is the Investors. You know those jerks that buy 20 copies of a rare game and have zero appreciation for it. All they want to do is get as much profit as they can squeeze out of it.
I definitely couldn't buy back my collection either. I slowly got game after game for 5,10,20,30 bucks and didn't want to pay that either. There's always gonna be those jerks that ruin a hobby and turn it into a business just to run out the hobbyists and watch it burn as they cash out.
4:15 I was eating some fish carefully to not swallow any fish bone and this scene made me laugh so much I swallowed the whole thing. No fish bone thankfully and a lot of smiling! Thank you!
Hey always enjoy your videos . one good topic I think would be...saving games on original snes and genesis etc...how to know right away if your game won't save ... changing batteries and what not. I remember you mentioning about your Chrono Trigger experience .
For me I feel like I just got lucky because I started collecting retro games like that when I was 15 I'm 32 now so I've been going at it for a while but I also sold shit. So getting things and selling things put me in a weird spot but I've gotten a lot I've sold back and a lot of things I've never had so it's been a good ride
Anytime I see footage of Gunstar Heroes, I always have to give it a like. Might be the one game that I have yet to get back in my collection after so many years. :D
Speaking of expensive games, I see Retro Bird's got a cool 2 grand just chillin' in his refrigerator.
Is that right? Didn't realize all my frozen pineapple was worth that much.
@@RetroBirdGaming Haha, frozen pineapple isn't an expensive game, nor is it a game at all. But Earthbound complete in box is. 🤑
I gotta say, your vid a keep getting better man, this was another really good one. As far as prices go, I would like to see more reasonable prices but if the prices aren't crazy, say over $100+ I'll usually get by especially if it's something I really want to play. If it's even more than that, say at a retro store it's time to figure out a trade and work some deals.
Thank you my friend!
The value in sealed RETRO games is the unlikely miracle that it exists at all - a small piece of one's history that somehow survived the test of time without being opened or damaged. I'm partial to Mega Man, as it was my favorite franchise growing up, and being able to hold a sealed copy of Mega Man 3 is more of a nostalgia trip than playing it. Remembering the joy of getting a new game back then, of holding this little box of worlds to explore, abilities to experience, challenges to overcome, robot masters to defeat... Even before you opened the box you KNEW how much fun you were about to have. That long car ride home, holding the box, BEGGING your mom to let you open it in the car, pouring over the instructions imagining what it would be like to play it.
Getting a new game was the best moment in any kid's life back then, and consequently that's why SOOO few of them remain sealed. We tore in to those puppies faster than a piñata. Getting to own one as an adult is an incredibly rare joy and I absolutely believe it's worth the cost.
That said, keeping modern games sealed for the express purpose of speculation - expecting them to go up over time with the intention of selling them later for profit - is lame. There's no history, nostalgia, or attachment. Just a flipper playing the long con. Because of this there'll be TONS of today's sealed games 30 years from now, and I personally doubt prices will climb as high.
I’m glad some people keep Games sealed because I love opening them when I buy them. Plus I know I can keep them in pristine condition so starting with a new game helps with that. I just wish they weren’t so expensive. Obviously I can’t get every game sealed. Usually about as far back as I can afford sealed games for is the PS1. Heck I can’t even afford to get some of the Nintendo and super Nintendo games complete inbox much less sealed.
I can totally respect wanting to open the seal on the games yourself. Fellow TH-camr "Good Vibe Collecting" does that as well. It's too bad they aren't cheaper for you to be to obtain :(
@@RetroBirdGaming What I really want to do is open up a Brand New NES and a New copy of Final Fantasy 1 just like I did in 1989. Probably never happen but that would be Rad!
I chose a bad time to try and round up some of the games that I had back in my younger years.
Great video, subbed! Also, love your outro song. It reminds me of Videlectrix.
Thank you and welcome to the channel!
Ideally games should cost what's reasonable & low so that more people can play these great games. The reality is companies still produce board games that have been around 100 years, but other than a handful of games its harder & harder to get these. I love seeing my collection appreciate in value as much as the next person, but then I'm hit with the thought that it means there's legions of kids who won't play these games.
Cool. I just found Gunstar Heroes at a game store in Pittsburgh this weekend for $60 and picked it up. I've been wanting it for a while.
I don’t like to spend more for a retro game than I would for a new release. I’ve done it... but I don’t like it. Luckily many good games still remain in this range.
Now 50 cents for a nanner... that’s just crazy talk 🤨
Haha let's hope the price of nanners remains where it is.
10 to 20 if it's common and everyone has played it but it's still super fun.
Under 10 if it's just niche.
30-50 for an RPG.
It's definitely a moving target in terms of what we "think" it's worth as the price changes, and that can go both ways.
I remember buying a complete copy of both Castlevania Bloodlines and Contra Hard Corps in 2017 for about 50-60$ each. At the time that was a lot to pay for singular Genesis games, and I wondered if it was "worth" spending that much on a Genesis games, because the Sega stuff had stayed cheaper for longer. Fast forward to today and those prices have at least quadrupled for mint complete copies, and so retroactively I look at those prices as "deals" I scored.
I saw a copy of pokemon soul silver in the case in a pawn shop being sold for like $130 when you could still get pokemon red for like a fourth of that price. Sometimes the price is just too high!
So there is this console the wii (one of the best selling ever) it has a wireless classic controller and cheap component cables. you can get a CRT for free. roms are a thing. I love your channel. please keep up the good work.
I love how you pulled up Chrono Trigger.... 😆 I actually came across a copy while I was out of town over the weekend and pulled the trigger on purchasing it! I got it somewhat cheaper than the average Ebay price but not by as much as I would have liked though....
“Pulled the trigger”. I see what you did there.
It is intereting watching value of video games over time. Remember games basically had the same or similar value once they were released on a system and as time wears on, its amazing how about 90% are worthless and the remining 10% are as expensive as a second mortgage.
My advise is, to get the games you really want when a system is winding down (like a PS4). That way you can get a deal and you can keep it in your collection.
Note I said 'want'. I suggest to buy games you will enjoy playing, not games for hope of profit, where's the fun in that?
That's definitely a good strategy. The problem is that people's enthusiasm is pretty low for those consoles at that point.
There are just so many games to play that it’s hard to justify dropping $75-$100 on a game.
Sadly, I probably won’t end up playing Skies of Arcadia: Legends even though it looks kinda cool. It makes me wonder how much the price of the GameCube version would change if the PS2 version ended up getting released. 🤔
I think that the best version to play it is emulating. The dolphin emulator runs the game well.
I don't know if anyone talked about it in the comments but the solar cream is great to erase the marks of names on the games. It's magic! Hope some of you will read this because its really efficient. (and I hope my english is not too bad...) Have a good one then.
He's talkin'.... Talkin' about video games! Where are ya from Mr. Bird
Great video!
It usually comes down to how much you want a particular game and can you afford it? If you can't, don't sweat it, you can always look for a similar alternative which might only be cheaper but better. That has happened to me once or twice, and gamers in the main are pretty helpful if you are looking for something. As always, Game ON One & All :-))
I love watching your videos so much, I wanted to start giving some suggestions on things I'd love to see you discuss or make your weekly videos on. Ideas for future videos I'd love to hear your opinion on as follows (I watch your discussions but love the videos due to the comedic skits in them!!). 1) Games that aged well or will age well (genres, platforms, series). 2) The opposite, games that aged badly (same as before in terms of types of games, platform or series like Sonic, Mario, GTA etc...).
Well, it's an older video but I actually have already discussed this :) If you're interested, here is the video: th-cam.com/video/JJWOQ-1FnyA/w-d-xo.html
I used to collect older console games but seeing as how I will never have all the ones I want due to their rarity and price or that I will never have room to keep them all in, I settled for just being able to play the games in one way or another even if I have to resort to emulation.
People being upset about market prices isn't just restricted to video games. In this case though it's easy enough to just emulate. And if that's not good enough then maybe money isn't the real issue.
My plan is to use Everdrives on original hardware and buy the odd original here and there as a treat. While I’d love a mint collect of Mega Drive games in their boxes, the reality is I just want to enjoy games. Having said that, it’s Still pretty expensive if you’ve got to source the console, upscaler and then the Everdrive, but I think that’d a good place to start.
If you're investing in things to do emulation with. Can I suggest an Nvidia Shield TV with retro arch installed and some 8bitdo themed bluetooth controllers? Playing Link to the Past this way might not be authentic, but with a bluetooth SNES controller I can't tell the difference. Lol The shield also does all the tv/movie streaming, google play store, pandora stuff.
That’d Definitely make a good set up and I think most people won’t or don’t notice the ‘lag’ that exists in emulation. I already plug my surface pro into my tv and use a Logitech F310 controller and that works really well. I just want the original hardware sitting on my cabinet. Haha!
@@autumnshade84 I've seen some choppy music here and there and I've had situations where I've been too far from the console for controller inputs to register accurately, but I've beat mike Tyson's punch out in an emulator. Kinda requires good timing etc. I dont think it's possible for NES to lag at this stage in the game lol.
Surface Pro is the dream though. Been wanting one of those things for awhile now. I have trouble justifying the price tag when I already have tablets around the house, a computer, the shield already doing emulation and an xbox one (getting ready to dev kit that as well)
@@rem9466 That's great to hear that Mike Tyson's worked for you and shows the the lag might really just be something a very small few notice. I think I just really nostalgic for the original hardware of the 16-bit era. I am also considering getting the mini consoles and jail breaking them, but I prefer the form factor of the Mega Drive 2 to the Mega Drive 1. I'll keep thinking. All the best for your dev on Xbox 1. I use my Surface Pro and Game Maker to build 2D games. It's great fun.
Yeah, Money shaming is a thing that I see often on facebook groups, like " you spend money for sealed games? Youre scrub, youre that" and so on. Youre right with the purpose is to play them but its cool too that people care about having games in there original form if you bought them originally. I mean, if you want to play Yoshis story on the N64 you have plenty of options to buy them, so that couple of copys that stay sealed dont hurt the market. I find it still stupid what people pay but hey, not my problem, each there own. Other think that goes on my nerves is people that want the collectors and rare stuff but wouldnt pay much. I mean there is a reason that stuff like Castlevania Symphony of the night in the PAL version costs like 200€ + (its quite uncommon and every collector that have it keeps it and castlevania) and that you have people that want to pay 100€ max. I understand that you want to pay as less as possible but be realistic man. Is its just insulting when you sell stuff and you get questions like "20€?" for stuff that you put in there for 50€, thats the reason I prefer ebay, just put your stuff on there and when your price is good it will sell.
I am willing to do whatever if I really want to play a game. And honestly most of the games I emulate I bought at some point so I figure I own it. Or it was something that never came out here. I technically have 5 ish consoles because the Genesis mini, Pi, and Wii is my Gamecube. I do plan on getting a TG Mini soon. Point being, where am I gonna put all that stuff? Space is a consideration. I don't want thousands of carts in my apartment. And while I certainly wouldn't mind having back my 2600, NES Game Gear, Sega CD games and Genesis games back... I'm not buying them again. I love Punch Out! It's probably my second favorite game.
But I bought it around five times now.
While I love it, getting it for $5 on the VC sounds reasonable. I can still play it, I just don't have the cart.
A game that didn't cost me too much was Dark Souls Remastered xbox one for 12.99. It always goes on sale for 14.99, I saw the 12.99 and was like yup, sold. Also TMNT:OOTS for 7.49. Bought it. Love it. And you can't get it anymore.
the retro game memories of tomorrow, today
very cool hahah
games should at least cost less than they were upon release if nothing else
Agreed.
Now I finished the video. Here's my extensive thesis on the subject. Retro games, not available anywhere new, should cost whatever the person selling them wants and we should pay whatever we're willing to. That is all. 😎
Great retro channel
Thanks :)
Cool video!
04:18 DUDE!! :O you look like that girl ( no pun intended) from the conjuring!!!
:O
Not exactly what I was going for haha :)
I don't have much to say in terms of what games "should" cost, as it's all market value as you said. I will say that an unplayable game is worth NOTHING to me. I would never buy a sealed game with the intent to keep it sealed. Games are meant to be played. Period. I've been buying mostly old late 80's, early 90's computer games lately. Mmmm big box. :D
I love this videos gif preview haha
Most I spent was 100 bucks on mk trilogy for saturn. It was totally worth it to me and many hours have been put in since I got it. I saw its gone up big time. Sad to think if I was to have held out longer, I'd miss out on the fun of this game
Keep on makin' em... I'll keep haunting the comment section! I got Altered Beast arcade but not Genesis. Guess I'ma get it
My personal rule is I'll never pay more than a what a brand new game costs for a retro game
I never really understand people who collect just for the sake of having things (in general). This whole trend of locking your games behind a VGA rating in a plastic hardshell case seems contrary to what games are; popculture (and I would argue, art. But that's a whole other discussion I will leave be for now).
When I bought Radiant Silvergun for the Saturn (my most expensive game purchase) the first thing I did was read the cool manual and absorbed all of the artwork and instructions inside of it. Then I popped it into my Saturn and gave it a whirl (for hours on end). As a work of artistic merit, a game is primarily an experience to be, well experienced (played). It starts with the physical, the admiring of a box art, the screenshots on the back, the goodies contained in the manual, the disc artwork, and cumulates with the act of playing the actual game.
Just buying Alien Soldier VGA rated 90+ to let it sit on your shelf is denying the essence of gaming as a cultural phenomenon itself. Ofcourse this happens to pretty much everything humans create (or even nature itself), and comes to some very philosophical questions regarding the nature of collecting. What is the purpose of collecting? Are there ethical considerations to collecting a thing? Why do people collect in the first place? All of these questions have interesting an various answers and will lead to more questions undoubtedly (most interesting questions do).
I would at least say that it is a shame that people with less means (monetary) are being priced out of the market. However this isn't (as the video says) the fault of any specific individual, that's just how a free market based on supply and demand works. So even though for most (sane, lol) people a physical copy of Alien Soldier isn't a real option, they are able to experience the actual act of playing the game through various means. These days we have so many options of playing games (FPGA, emulation, rereleases via digital services).
Oh and for anyone wondering why I mentioned Alien Soldier more than once; I had that game sitting in my Ebay cart with my finger on buy now more times than I can count these past few days! It's a sickness I swear :(
Hahah Alien Soldier has been torturing you :) I enjoyed reading your post!
Regarding the argument of supplies. I'd like to present a rebuttal. Sure, we have a finite amount of copies produced from back in the day, but with the technology we have now. It isn't out of the realm of possibility. There have been repros done in the past, and while that's frowned upon because it's "not the original" companies like Retro-Bit and Limited Run have worked with the original IP holders to rerelease official new copied of old games, and in my opinion, that's as authentic as you can get, without breaking the bank from purchasing the original version.
Also, it's important to note that markups are dependant on nostalgia. You could easily find a GBA for cheap a few years ago, but nowadays they're almost $100.
Other than that, this was a good video. Keep up the good work, Retro Bird. :)
I mentioned those repros done by companies like iam8bit though. I said the issue is that they don't make enough of them, which sounds like what you're advocating for. I think we agree my friend!
Emulation and re-releases have been a blessing for me. It's allowed me to own and play my favorite games that otherwise not be possible due to the cost.
I'd love to hear your thoughts on emulation. 😎🤘
I'll definitely have to do a full video on emulation.
@@RetroBirdGaming I can't wait to see it. 😎🤘
There's two main categories retro gaming can truly fall into, playing and collecting.
If you just want to PLAY retro games then a pre-setup raspberry pi 3 and above will play 95% of everything from the fifth gen and down for like $200 including storage and controllers. That alone is more potential game time that a human lifespan.
If you want the original physical storage medium of the games then you're in the same boat as art collectors (could have cheap prints instead of originals) and vinyl enthusiasts (mp3s are still the same songs). Supply and demand and the supply is never going to go up.
Personally, I emulate the expensive games and keep original hardware for when there are physical restrictions, i.e. lightguns or disc trickery (see vib ribbon et al).
I know it's an impossible dream, but i would love a world where games never exceeded there original retail price, silly and impossible I know, I recently had to sell Metroid Prime Trilogy (it was a rough week and fuel prices are killing me) I hated doing it feels like i lost part of my soul in doing so 😭 point being I suppose I'll be paying WAY mote than I think it's worth to get it back, it's one of my all time favorites so it was doubly painful
One time I bought a video game
I try not to spend too much more than the $60/70 mrsp of new games on retro titles. I have a couple of games that are in the $80 range but nothing over $90. For me, if it gets to $85 and above I’ll look for alternate ways to play the game, either digitally or official rereleases.
Sealed games is something I don’t really agree with. Games are meant to be played and I wouldn’t value a sealed game much more, if any, than a well taken care of copy. Sometimes I like buying games that are a little beat up with a decent label to save money and it adds some charm to the it.
That's cause you know better. Why am I gonna pay more than retail when these same games were junk and garbage literally 10 years ago or more?
what "should" games cost? I think our best bet is letting the market decide. to still have a game in any type of good condition after 10-30+ years demands a premium. I'd have a few thousand dollars more if I'd had them on my hands now if I kept my old games and consoles but it felt like such a chore along the way. They collected dust for YEARS!
Ah, the games we let go :(
Thats why i have a nes mini classic and not the real one...
Not a bad option :)
They should cost the same amount they did when Funcoland was still open!
I have no problem paying a fair market value for a game. I have games that I spent hundreds of dollars on and really enjoy playing.
Yeah, I think how much enjoyment you get out of the game plays a huge role.
Why should I pay 50-120$ for some Mario Party, Mario Sunshine, Smash Bros, F-Zero or Paper Mario on the Gamecube? That's just waaaay too much.
I wouldn't pay more than 30-40$, tbh.
I've reconciled with the fact that some games are going to be expensive. I consider that price an opportunity cost. I divide the cost by my hourly salary and then consider how long it would take for me to find it in the wild at a garage sale. Most of the time I'll spend the FMV. Especially NES games.
tbh the reason i stopped video game collecting was because of the cost. I wanted shinobi 3 for the genesis because it's one of my favorite games of all time, so i checked ebay, 60 bucks! that was for the cib price which i know is picky but when i collect i like to feel like i just bought it for the first time even if its not sealed. So i went to my local mall and just bought it for 20 bucks. It didn't have the manual but i can just buy that on ebay for like 10 bucks
Slowly piece it together if you like. Shinobi complete used to go for 20 maybe 30 bucks so I know the pain of trying to buy stuff now for inflated prices.
IMO games should cost whatever they normally sell for. What I get really tired of is ebayers trying to charge two or three times the normal going rate for a game. If a game is worth $100 according to price tracking sites like pricecharting.com so be it. If a game sells at auction for $300 on ebay so be it. But if some doofus wants to list their copy of Splatterhouse 2 on ebay for $300 despite heavy cosmetic damage? Lol screw that! (Splatterhouse 2 CIB in good shape goes for $275 on ebay normally).
Yeah, I really don't understand listing games for way more than completed sold listings have gone for.
I feel like unless a game had a low production run then it shouldn't cost as much as a brand new game or more.
I think some time in the past decade, a lot of super popular games hit the "nostalgia threshold" in age, and a bunch of people who hadn't touched a game in decades entered the market with the assumption that retro games were far more valuable than they were. Now, because there were suddenly a bunch of people willing to pay a lot more, that drove the price up. Now games that are common enough to pave roads out of sell for double or triple their original price. IMO, if a game is common enough that you can hop on eBay and consistently find multiple copies for sale at any given time, it should not be worth more than it's original price.
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All right!
Always look at sold ebay listings. Never asking prices. Take the sold price and take off 30-60% and is what the game is worth in the real world.
Simple--the games I have should be really expensive and all the games I want should be cheap.
Haha convenient :)
Ya that's how i feel lol.
The only thing I want to smash with a hammer is the Wata grade boxes and whomever thought this was a good idea.
I feel that retro game prices should be between $20-60. Depending on the game. Pack in games no more than 5. I hate the idea of common games like Pokemon shooting past the 40-50 dollar value to the 80s, 100s and 120s.
Yeah, Pokemon games just seem like they should always be affordable with how well they've sold.
I’ve seen some people make some great man caves with old 90s stuff. And I get the appeal to that.
Then you see people just hoarding them, and that’s just strange.
None of the developers get any royalties from buying these old games, and I think just having an emulation box is enough to play them.
The people putting them in plastic boxes, are just treating them like baseball cards or old comic books. That’s just weird. How much money does one actually make? Hoarding 1000+ games for 30 years so that in the off chance one of them is worth $10 000?
I don’t get it
I'm not proud of paying 100 bucks for Chrono Trigger, but at least I was able to nab it. It's good. Not worth 100, but I worry if I don't buy them then they'll skyrocket in price and I'll never get to experience them.
It definitely seems like more games have gone up in price than have gone down in recent years...🤔😖
I would say the games probably should go up
Cause they don't make em no more. For example say u wanna buy a Super Nintendo there may be many now but more and more will break over time till theirs just s few left and they'll be harder than ever to find
Yeah I want old games 🎮, the ones I want are expensive 😫. Just got Alterd Beast complete, more than I wanted to spend, but also got a cheap racer in complete. A Ever-Drive is the best way to go for your $
Hey! Altered Beast!
Some games can be more expensive even with a digital availability on modern platform. Example would be SOTN physically. There were many patches on this game but the patches didn't make it better but worse than the original.