Nintendo Arcade that's why i stopped buying bad games life is too short, time to play the games i want to play, the best of the best with a few hidden gems, but no more filler bullshit, unless I will play it one day fuck it.
People do 'game room' tours, I'll do my 'game pile' tour some day. And big-time shout out to all the Autism dads! It's a rough job most couldn't handle.
Every 6 months I try to get rid of 25% of my stuff. You should try it sometime... 25% of my stuff I use very frequently... 25% of my stuff I use much less frequently but is good to have on hand (such as tools and seasonal clothes and whatnot)... 25% of my stuff is my cherished items that Ill always have (old photos of family, my first pilots license, rare or valuable small items, etc)... The final 25% is buildup that I can do without. The metric I use for this is "have I used it in the last year, or will I Need it in the coming year?" So for things like that, say a cd burner or a pair of shoes... Gonezo.
Biggest problem with game collecting is that everyone is doing it. I should have stuck with it as i was growing up instead of selling off one system to buy another. Now, im 34 and paying out the ass for the stuff i want again.
The time will come eventually I like to tell myself. I'm expecting a lot of my game playing will be during my maternity leave and after my retirement. I think if you approach it in a way where you don't need to beat every game, but at least play some of every one of them, you get to have a fun experience full of variety. I think I remember reading about someone's article about their steam backlog for example saying they put at least an hour of time into each and every one of their games to consider their "backlog complete", instead of finishing all of them. I personally play at least a little of every game I own, which is some amount over 750 games now so not as much as a lot of collectors but still I think the concept can apply. I do include story sequels to games I haven't finished yet, though for those I tend to spend less time trying them out in order to avoid spoilers and try to skip cutscenes in them and more just trying out the gameplay some before I stop.
getting sick of items and then trying to resell it for the right price. it is veey easy to throw out 200 or 300 dollar's try getting it back or close to it.
Lol. My partner and I both collect and he always starts his look what I got convo with " I got a great deal " or something like that. Lol I'm always like IDC man as long as you don't pay retail! *Obvi some exceptions to that rule*
@Game Wizard I totally agree with you, my wife encourages me to get games when I'm excited about it.. We just got a Trubografix 16 with 9 games..... Perfect woman
I never FULLY understand game completionists. Mainly for the fact that you're buying games you'll never play and some that probably wouldn't even LIKE, and , not to mention, paying a lot of money for some of them. I find a collection should be more PERSONAL. I'd rather explain why a weird game in my collection is special to be rather than "It's just part of the set and I had to have them all"
The Adequate Gamer I agree with you. I've only just recently started collecting snes games and my goal is to collect all of the good games on the system. I don't want to collect games I have no interest in or I know that they're not worth getting to play. So far I only have 2 games. Super Metroid and Donkey Kong Country. Yeah, I am VERY early in the collection process...
This is pretty true, while I never wanted to complete a console collection when I had a better job I was spending way more money on used games just to "have them in my collection".
@@benl5481 I play snes on emulator, and you bet DK country is one I still play with my daughter. Make sure you get UN squadron and killer instinct if at all possible.
I agree I don't buy a physical game unless I intend to play it at some point, it might take me a couple months because of work, family, etc.. but I always play the games I buy. Now when it comes to digital games it's different as I've bought humble bundles for dirt cheap where I only care about maybe 1/2 the games in it, and the others just sit in my STEAM list waiting to never be downloaded, and I don't feel bad about it because it's a digital copy, and it's not keeping someone else who really wants to play those games from doing as such.
My only problem with collecting is getting around to playing all of them and beating them. I have a habit of needing to beat all games I own, whether they're good or bad games.
To me having a large collection is pointless as yes you might have a ton of games, but so many of those games will be barely played or not played at all.
Yeah I feel games are truly endangered with all those I have a complete in box collection of x game system videos I see, also you're fully aware that I was referring to myself as having a large collection is nice for some, but ultimately pointless to me as I'd rather play games I would enjoy firstly over a large quantity of games I would find to be meh due to them being "Rare/Hidden gems".
you right about that. I have 100 PS3 games and 30 3DS games. I want to get a ps4 but then I realized that I haven't even played some of my games that I bought on cheap price. I didn't played Dark Souls 2 yet, or the MGS collection. Many of the PS4 games that I want to play have kind of similar game on my shelf that I didn't finish yet. Mafia 3- I have GTA5 on my Shelf. The new Digimon game- I have Golden Sun and Persona.
I hate people who buy more than enough copies just to resell them at retail price. like not only are you preventing people who have never had the game another missed opportunity , you also sell it at a ridiculouslly high price instead of cutting a deal.
I dont care about supply and demand, I was able to get buy a earthbound for $10at a gsales, just as I was about to buy it, the grandson ran out was frantically asking why had the earthbound game, and quickly snagged out of my hand " mom! metal rock jesus says this is rare! he cant have it" and ran back inside
The point was that a douchebag price gauges and ruines the prices, wise ass. You are one of those morons who thinks stating the obvious was addressing the point made. >_
Masamunezero well it did happen, I had other times where they just said " I saw a video" or " I read" when I thought I was gonna finally get the game I want, theycthink they have gold (earthbound I guess is gold) and ruining my chance to get a game I been looking for,
I'll answer before I watch. My wife. apparently, my immense and awesome collection is a "Waste of time". However, I contend that I actually spend less time gaming and aquiring then she does playing vapid crap ptw games on her phone. Me....4 hours of Dark Souls on a Sunday....selfish waste of time. Her.....playing whatever candy crush clone she's currently playing any time she's standing still. All day every day, most of her work day included....not the same. lol
not really into the whole testosterone "who's the man" malarky. I will say that I have an entire basement to myself full of games and computers tho so she's not really controlling. Just naggy..
Great points made here guys. I'd say for me it's what MJR talked about at 5:40 - my wife - thats the most challenging part... then storage is an issue as well haha
I'm also a primary physical game collector that don't mind getting digital games now and then, even though I prefer physical. My toddler brother is also autistic, but I'm able to find ways for him to be around my collection without damaging it or doing any resorting or such. I really enjoy organizing, sorting, databasing, and playing around with my collection's appearance (moving around figures and other collectibles that aren't the games themselves usually, re-organizing to optimize space, etc.), so even when I become a mother someday myself, I plan to have it all still kept nice and orderly and such. Whether I need to get some glass casings, put my collection in it's own room that I can lock with a key (currently in my living room), teach my child(ren) to be particular about handling collectible items like how I am with them, etc. I want to find a way that I can have my collection out and organized instead of packed in boxes. When my child(ren) know how to be careful with the collectibles and are able to be responsible more, I'd want to share my collection with them. Personally, I find my problem about collecting is when there are times I just find out about a collector's edition of a game I already really wanted right after it gets sold out and trying to purchase the older, harder to find games in as complete and mint condition as possible, as well as making sure it's authentic, for of course a price that won't make me regret it for whatever reason. I also do have a hard time because I work full time as a software engineer and spend a lot of time outside of work on top of it studying, have difficulty finding the time to really play them all. I do make it a point to try every single one of my games out at least once for at least 5 to 10 minutes each. I always imagine that I'll just go through a lot of my backlog during maternity leave and after retirement, but finishing them all is probably impossible by now.
The Superior Spider-Mew especially for someone like me who can only get 4 or 5 of the consoles plugged in while the other 5 consoles are not plugged in and cords are dangling
My father was a vinyl record collector turning into an hoarder, he has 20k record, mostly french and english music from 50'S to 80'S, he had mostly Johnny Hallyday stuff. When he die from 2 cancer last year, we saw he has loaded his credit card, still buying physical music while also pirating for around 16tb of mp3 and movie + copied dvd. He got 2 year before a new mortgage and removed his life insurance. He had mostly saved money for retirement which he never could benefit. Thank to the record collection selling and the house getting sold in 3 week, we where not in necessity to renounce to the succession. While he lived, he was so poor and had no money most of the time because he was always purchasing music record.
Same here. One of the primary rules I live by with collecting is that the games have to be games I actually enjoy playing. Of course to each their own, but I personally never saw the appeal of having a complete collection of every single game released for a system because when you think about it, great games tend to be the minority in most game system libraries. The majority will usually not be particularly great, and many will be complete crap. So why on earth spend the time, money and limited shelf space on bad games? That's just my take on it anyway.
For me, the biggest problem is just the cost. Like yeah, I'd love to have a big collection of games and consoles from all sorts of different generations and all that, but it's inconceivable for someone with a limited budget like myself. Even now, where I'm only buying games that I'm actually interested in playing myself and are what I consider to be "good" games, I still can't really afford to buy too much. And I know that when my "wishlist" is finally complete and the only games I'll be buying afterwards are new releases, I will have too many to play and not enough time to play them, so dozens, even hundreds, just sit on my shelf, because that's already the case with what I have now. Edit: Posted this before watching the video cause I just wanted to get my own thoughts out. Kinda strange that the person asking the question ruled out the financial side, because that is the biggest part of the whole process.
Riggs is my kind of guy. Though i consider myself a serious collector, I'm also a gamer first! Physical space is the obvious issue, and I'm a hardware guy, i just want every single weird and obscure console on my room, and some consoles just take a ton of space.
I find that while I'm massively motivated to acquire, I'm unfortunately ultra lazy about getting rid of the stuff I don't like. So as my collection has grown, it has started to feel bloated and diluted with crap I have very little interest in.
This was a great episode; especially the discussion on responsible collecting. I wonder if you should mention more on this from time to time. I bet a lot of people without the means to collect are inspired by your videos, and some of them probably do take it too far.
I have a moderate lack of space in my bedroom right now, but not because of games. Instead, its books and Blu-Rays. My entire game collection only equals about 30 titles, mostly on the NES and SNES. I have a few for the Wii and recently bought a Genesis, but that's it.
Great Question! I agree that collecting can be a challenge, discipline and practice of self-control toward life priorities! I really enjoyed listening to MJR and Riggs responses. Remember, "Happy wife--Happy life" is the key to avoiding over indulgences that cause needless clutter and financial stress. Pure enjoyment of your collection should always be used to assess the balance or cancel out the harmful characteristics that can be brought about by obsessive and compulsive collecting.... Great review guys!!!
I'm a stepdad to a boy with severe autism, and it can be a lonely life at times, so it's so refreshing to see another guy who knows what it can be like. Thank you for sharing this John, always great watching your videos. I totally get the PSP thing as well! My lad needs constant supervision, so the only way I can really game is on portable, so I've modded a PSP 2000 to play loads of classic systems and games, and although I love my consoles, they are usually boxed up and I play on my PSP or Switch Lite.
One day, I’ll go game room tour to my co workers, the only difference is that I don’t have any space for my physical copies. I put all my physical copies of PS1/PS2/Wii/GC in my closet. I prefer digital only from the last 2 yrs range from Nintendo Switch/3DS/Wii U/ to PlayStation PS3/PS4/Vita/PSP
I think at this point fear of counterfeits is the biggest problem. Sure, if you know what you are doing it is easy to spot, but there are so many fake carts out there at this point
That sways me away from some games, but I mainly collect to play, so if I were to get a counterfeit game that still played perfectly, I don't think it would bother me that much.
Very good point!! I don't think I'd EVER buy a Nintendo cartridge on Ebay...for any system actually... Maybe N64...cuz those seem like the least pirated!?
Space is by far my biggest hangup for me. My fiance and i live in a 1br apartment so we have already limited space. Its to the point where i have slowed down my collecting for now until we move in October. Once we move though I am definitely hopping back in.
Space is definitely an issue. I have a solution to John about his space concerns, maybe install some shelves that are higher up that your keys maybe can't reach. Or if all else fails, get a storage shed and put it in your backyard, and you could have it locked up with a padlock.
the worst part about collecting is people giving you crap about having games collect dust on shelves or that you should open up your sealed games. it's like some contest for who can try to make you feel the worst.
I'm one of those late 20-something guys scratching the nostalgia itch bought a snes and a couple childhood games...a year later I have 30+ consoles lol and the thing I hate is I can't fine a company that makes a video game specific shelving lol
Derpy Pedro OK? You can't do it, or don't want to? Fine. But, don't act like it isn't easy or even possible to begin with. Ever take woodshop in school? Did you ever play with Legos as a kid? Have you ever exercised the creative side of your brain at all? Are you one of those lazy bastards who always wants someone else to do the work for you?
Good info. It's funny how even when trying to avoid talking about the financial side of game collecting, that aspect always makes its way into the conversation. Especially these days!
Very good points made. I have to say the hardest part of collecting for me is lending games out. It's cool to have friends play the games I enjoy but there have been those times where I've gotten games back in rough condition or not gotten them back at all. I sort of have to pick and choose who I lend them out to.
My biggest problem with collecting is to get it all to look nice. I dont have a spare room that I can use as a game room so its more a game corner, but getting it to look nice can be kinda hard. Specially for a small time collector. But I got some pretty good ideas to make it look nice. I have even made a chair that I coated with a vinyl print, back and front, with the different nintendo controllers. The legs have been removed and Im gonna hang it up. Also have some other ideas involving vinyl or banners. (I can make them myself due to my work so all I gotta do is basicly just design it)
Great tips and video! I'm not a full blown collector (although I do have a few great games for Dreamcast/N64/Gamecube/Xbox/GBA/Wii/WiiU/3DS) and the thing that has been holding me back has definitely been space as well as the fact that I have two little boys. So I can definitely relate.
Really refreshing to hear you talk about your severely autistic son. My stepson has severe autism too and is quite aggressive/destructive and one of the things that really upsets him is video games. My way around this is to use my Raspberry Pi as it’s so inconspicuous and I can pick it up for 5 minutes when he’s into something else and have a quick play then put it away again. My proper consoles (not a huge collection, SNES, Megadrive, Atari St) organised in boxes to get out if I have the night to myself :). Love all your videos Metal Jesus, thank you for all your hard work on these.
Without a doubt the biggest problem, non-financial, is being able to preserve your collection in working conditions. It may not be that much of a problem now, but eventually stuff like lithium batteries, capacitors, processors, power supplys will die one day. Everybody loves having rechargeable lithium batteries, but one day they will die and render your game or system useless, unless you can replace it which will most likely be with cheap chinese ones. Nintendo still sells GBA SP batteries at their website to this day, but who knows for how much longer. My PSP battery died because I left it in the system without turning it on for a very long time, and now it's very hard and expensive to find a sony one, and chinese ebay ones are duds one out of three. The DS does not work directly hooked to power if the battery is dead. Good luck to you guys who live in salty humid Seattle, though living in a dry desert area is not much better with all the dirt in the air.
I love my PSPgo, I have Custom firmware on it which lets me have the complete NES, genesis, Master system, Gameboy, Game gear [SNES but... they don't really work] with a few PS1 games all in my pocket with solid battery life... It's like having the best game collection in my pocket at all times
I understand the person who I loan games to, I appreciate what went into creating the game, and being a collector, I don't want to receive it back damaged or wounded. So if you get a game from a friend, keep it kindly. Thrive and enjoy! But I agree with MJ and you JR,, let your son handle your game organization! Having a "COLOR coded/coated" Game Room would be awesome! He would learn about games and possibly develop his own passion for them, maybe in a way you never imagined. :D
For me it's just because I can afford doesn't mean I care to ever pay near what it's worth =] Deals found when patient, and trades are great way to get rare stuff.
I often wonder what will happen to my collection after I pass on. Most likely my family will take it (nieces and nephews as I don't have any kids myself, at least not yet), but it's also certainly possible that they would just sell everything off. It's kind of disheartening to know that I spent all my life collecting these games only for something like that to happen, but I guess that's life. That also goes back to having too many games, if you can't play them, if you can't enjoy them, what's the point?
I honestly wonder the same thing. I don't want to have children, but I would want my nieces and nephews to experience the journeys I've gone through in my games.
To hell with my nephew and niece, and to hell with having kids. When I die, I'm going to pass on my collection to another collector who will appreciate it.
Eh, collecting is just part of life, not all of it. I'm more focused on leaving other legacies behind for my children and nieces/nephews. However, I assume my collection will get passed down to my kids, some kept and the rest sold off. But honestly, as I beat the games I have in my backlog I will probably sell off my collection anyway and just get it down to my personal favorites and must plays for my children. I am over the desire to have games in my collection for the sake of it, so unless they are part of a particular series I like or have nostalgic value (my childhood NES and N64 games), then they better have replay value or they are getting sold. I only have a toddler now but plan to have another kid, but who knows if they will even like video games anyway? I'm not really concerned what happens to my games as long as they don't end up in a dumpster and someone else gets to enjoy them.
FireMrshlBill I want younger audiences to go on the journeys I've gone through once I pass on. I want them to save the world in Dark Souls 1. I want them to solve the mystery of the Origami Killer in Heavy Rain. I want them to experience the wild west in Red Dead Revolver and Red Dead Redemption. That's one of the things that inspires me to collect games.
James, Leader of Team Plasma Ya, definitely hang on to the games worth playing/replaying or that have some nostalgic value to you. My kids will have access to all Zelda, Final Fantasy, Dragon Quest and GTA (when they get older) games, because I will keep all of those plus my childhood NES and N64 games that I will never sell unless absolutely necessary. However, I don't need to hang on to, I dunno, a game like Mirror's Edge or The Darkness... games that were decent for their time but not must plays or worth replaying to me. Or like now, I'm finally getting around to beating Mario and Luigi Super Star Saga, but not sure it's a game I'd replay or worth hanging onto for them to play (if even interested), so I'd probably just sell it to pay for another game.
I would argue that most collectors have too many games. I have consolidated my collection so many times and it does wonders. It helps bring focus to the games you really want to play. You can actually find nicer ways to display a smaller collection as well. Most large collections look like a mess (and yet people who have the same problem go "whah, look at all those games, awesome". People just get obsessed with "more is better" and the process of adding games to his/her collection becomes an addiction.
I don´t mind digital games most of the time I can get them allot cheaper like Suikoden for ps1 only 10 bucks instead of 170 bucks for physical copy. I collect games I like and I wanna play not collect them so they can collect dust on a shelf and not because they are worth 100+ dollar I collect games I wanna play and plan to play.
Big Riggs , I agree!! I think once people start focusing back on the "playing" of games and not so much the collecting , devices like PSP Go will be the go to . I love mine . I modded it and have most of my favorite SNES ,NES , Sega Genesis games on it . I think the phrase "but have you played it ?" is going to oust a lot of fake gamer's in the community lol . That's fine if you just collect but it's like collecting nice vintage guitars and not playing them .
I really like your channel. You have such a kind approach and I get my retro and gaming kicks by watching your vids, since I have limited time for gaming. Been here since the 2600
I have to agree storage space for me has always been a problem as I'm limited in space to my home office, and media room, and a g/f who does not want the house cluttered up with mass amounts of games all over the place. So I've gotten into mostly collecting for the GB, GBC, GBA, DS, and 2DS/3DS which don't take up as much room, plus for the most part the prices of the games are cheaper as well.
For me as a collector, I agree to understand that to know when enough is enough. I am a University student, who lives out of state, so my parents give me an allowance that is used for books, school supplies, food, utilities, and for entertainment. Now I could buy myself a rare or expensive gamecube, gameboy, ds, 3ds, or ps vita game, but the problem is that I won't have enough money for a two weeks worth of groceries or I don't have enough money for a haircut to a interview or have money for gas for a job interview or something for emergency. So I must be smart and be responsible with my money. Another is problem for me is time. Like I said I am a University student, so my time is used for going to class, doing homework, and studying for a test. Because of that I don't have enough time to play my games. There are times where I won't touch my handhelds for at least a week or more because of my time using for school.
My biggest problem is not being able to have all my systems hooked up at once. I currently have 8 consoles and most of them were meant for CRT TVs and the one I have in my game room only has one AV port so I can only have one system hooked up at a time. I got no issue having the consoles plugged in to power sockets (except the NES and SNES with their big AC adapters), just hooking them up to the TV is kind of inconvenient.
My biggest problem with game collecting is living in Europe. It's so goddamn hard to collect for retro systems because you have to import the ntsc version of basically evey game. 99% of pal games run in slow-motion which is terrible. I don't want to collect inferior versions of my favorite games.
Don't buy games on release the price drops in a matter of weeks and before you know it you ca find games for $8.99 in bargain bins. I have hundreds of games i i bought them on release i would own like 30 games !!!!
Finding space to put all of my games etc. is my biggest problem. I'm only in a rental house, and I keep most of my (nearly 3,000) games in my bedroom, packed away in cardboard boxes. My bedroom is like a storage room. Having no more space is very depressing when you have no intentions of ever stopping the collecting. It's what I live for.
I was a collector before, I collected every single Megaman and Castlevania game because they're my favorite games but I got so many games that I had to dust them off every week or 2 from my shelves and when I was trying to get some rare games like MMX3 or RM Complete Works 1-6 it was just way too much money. So when I was sort on money because of college or I needed a new laptop, ultimately I sold my collection off. As I have grown up I realize that these games are just happy memories of the past, all I need is to listen to the Soundtrack of the game to revive those memories, or play the game on Emulators with an SNES USB pad, that is good enough for me. Right now what I would like to buy the original consoles, play using RGB with FrameMeister and an Everdrive cart to play on a big tv with real hardware all my favorite games from the nes-snes era, without having to collect piles and piles of games, but I just laid off and when I find a new job I'll get into it lol.
I'm watching this video right after a car accident had my tail light knocked off bothering me some thanks for cheering me up through this Hard collector still motivated through this \m/
That is one thing I do feel guilty for. I do not have a large collection, but between playing modern games, work, reading, movies, music, and all the other hobbies out there I don't find myself playing retro games as often as I feel justifies owning them.
In my case what it comes to mind is parents and wife because they has the balls to said is a Waste of time and Money. I can get pretty annoying about it because you play, but don't abuse too much. that is the reasons I live along in my house I don't have good relationship. My parents aren't those who does't like video because play a little bit on home consoles, she prefer handheld consoles. My dad does't care too much about video game or stuff like that because he did't grow up with it because his era is when there is no console, PC or any electronics any kind.
I kept my collection small. By curating it, I had, at one point a hoarder level of stuff. Then I traded, and sold of certain things to get other things. Helped increase the overall value of my collection, financially, and to myself.
Hey John there are some really great media storage containers with doors and locks that you can get for your video games. I would invest in those and you wouldn't have to worry about the kids getting to them.
My main problem with game collecting is definitely space. I don't have a whole room to store my games, so I keep'em in plastic boxes inside my wardrobe. My cartridges are extremely well organized though, since they fit tight inside the boxes. The good side of this problem is that I keep my collection concise and don't buy games that I don't know or don't care so much only because they're available and cheap, I only buy stuff that I really like and want.
Great video! I can relate to the space. My wife and I with parents and just have the downstairs area so my game collection is behind my home office desk. It's cramped and not very organized but it's gotta do atm
I started collecting because I wanted my kids to grow up playing every system I did. Starting from the NES to the modern day! My kids love it! My oldest son took over pretty much all my sytems, NES, Super NES, N64, GameCube, Wii, Wii U, Switch, Sega Genesis w/32x, DreamCast, Saturn, Game Gear, PS1, PS2, PS3, Microsoft XBOX, XBOX 360, XBOX ONE, he took them all! That is the reason why I started to add to the games I had, so my kids can experience that great gaming!
In regards to space problems, i try to keep my collection as functional as possible. And by functional i mean, try to buy games i'm actually going to play (or intend to). Sometimes i sacrifice the displaying of the boxes of portable games (PSP, PS Vita, DS and 3DS), and just have them in cases.
Space issue sure is huge. That was my reason, why I got rid of my PSP games and many of less desirable (and cheap) PS3 games, many of them I never played because of time issues, so I wasn't that sad. Only collection which I ever want to complete is Sega Saturn collection, I will never had that much money to do it but I want to complete it.
My main problem with my collection is deciding what to play lol. With so many games sometime I'll sit for about 3 hours just looking at boxes and manuals and watching reviews before deciding what to jump into.
I'm with John on this one, digital downloads all the way. Where I live can't get the games I want, but with digital download you can get the games everywhere and in a couple of minutes :P
A big one for me is dealing with duplicates as I buy in bulk lots quite a bit. The end result is my displayed collection and boxes of endless sports games tucked in a closet.
The biggest problem with game collecting is the part of the collecting community who see it as a financial investment and try to drive up the prices for profit.
This is very true, but the problem is that people in their 30's and 40's have started to get nostalgic for games/consoles from the 80's/90's and that it's been damaging the scene since people smell money. I'm not talking about super rare stuff but just your average NES/SNES that sells for $30+ for a yellow piece of shit that like 2 years ago t you'd trip over at flea markets for $10 at the most.
Price gouging is a huge problem. One big example of that is Panzer Dragoon Saga, EarthBound, and several games for the Saturn and Dreamcast. Another issue of collecting is not having the time to play them all. The last one is this. Many girls don't seem to care for men who purchase games all the time like I do. This might affect any relationship I may have later down the line.
I display my collection in second hand amazon prime boxes. They stack nice in the corner of my junk room next to the Christmas tree and the filling cabinets.
i lke john he is a very honest person and thats rare these days with that said go subscribe to him its def worth it some of the open cart surgery videos will blow you nugget back
Every time I see the thumbnail for the video of MetalJesusRocks... I ALWAYS want to go watch the video.... how dare you!!!! LOL. ps... they are awesome videos so love them anyway.
I'm like John, Gamer first collector second. I also don't mind digital like him and am a fan of the PSP Go. I actually intend to have an ED for every console so I can play all of the games on original hardware without the space issue. I still love physicals obviously but he's totally on point for everything. For the kids issue I wonder if there is a reason he doesn't lock the game room when not in it so yes his kids can go in there WHILE SUPERVISED. But he can keep everything safe.
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The worst thing about collecting games is not having enough time to play them all 😞
Great video as always 😎👍
With our limited time on Earth, it's depressing to know that I might not be able to finish a few games in my game collection before I die.
That's why we have to cut out all that human interaction and finish all our games!
Nintendo Arcade that's why i stopped buying bad games life is too short, time to play the games i want to play, the best of the best with a few hidden gems, but no more filler bullshit, unless I will play it one day fuck it.
Nintendo Arcade true man:(
Its true!!
People do 'game room' tours, I'll do my 'game pile' tour some day.
And big-time shout out to all the Autism dads! It's a rough job most couldn't handle.
I have a game room/theater, but I'm severely running out of space for these games and systems...and boxes and accessories...
my 7 year old daughter is autistic. My smaller collection is definitely by color haha
You're a great person John. Love your videos as well!
I know a guy who shelved his entire CD collection around the house with a full circumference shelf in every room 8" from the ceiling.
do some mystery unboxings with all the loot you have scored over the years.
the things you own end up owning you.
You met me at a very strange time in my life.
never look a gift horse in the dick
The people i meet along the way; they're single serving friends.
in Soviet Russia you don't own games they own you lol
Every 6 months I try to get rid of 25% of my stuff. You should try it sometime... 25% of my stuff I use very frequently... 25% of my stuff I use much less frequently but is good to have on hand (such as tools and seasonal clothes and whatnot)... 25% of my stuff is my cherished items that Ill always have (old photos of family, my first pilots license, rare or valuable small items, etc)... The final 25% is buildup that I can do without. The metric I use for this is "have I used it in the last year, or will I Need it in the coming year?" So for things like that, say a cd burner or a pair of shoes... Gonezo.
Biggest problem with game collecting is that everyone is doing it. I should have stuck with it as i was growing up instead of selling off one system to buy another. Now, im 34 and paying out the ass for the stuff i want again.
motorcity Mayhem damn exactly what I did now I want everything back too!
motorcity Mayhem and then there are kids like me that have just got in retro game collecting and have to wait for prices to go down..... :/
Use this knowledge to your advantage.
There are a LOT of young people out there now who are going to make this same "mistake" capitalize on it.
Con: Not having time to play the games you bought!
Always a good one!
The time will come eventually I like to tell myself. I'm expecting a lot of my game playing will be during my maternity leave and after my retirement.
I think if you approach it in a way where you don't need to beat every game, but at least play some of every one of them, you get to have a fun experience full of variety. I think I remember reading about someone's article about their steam backlog for example saying they put at least an hour of time into each and every one of their games to consider their "backlog complete", instead of finishing all of them. I personally play at least a little of every game I own, which is some amount over 750 games now so not as much as a lot of collectors but still I think the concept can apply. I do include story sequels to games I haven't finished yet, though for those I tend to spend less time trying them out in order to avoid spoilers and try to skip cutscenes in them and more just trying out the gameplay some before I stop.
getting sick of items and then trying to resell it for the right price. it is veey easy to throw out 200 or 300 dollar's try getting it back or close to it.
My wife also collects and so does my son. She never questions anything I buy and is always happy for me. The perfect woman.
plz don’t leave her thank u
Lol. My partner and I both collect and he always starts his look what I got convo with " I got a great deal " or something like that. Lol I'm always like IDC man as long as you don't pay retail!
*Obvi some exceptions to that rule*
My husband (RIP :'(...) was the same. I married him because he didn't mind my clutter -- because he had lots of his own.
@Game Wizard I totally agree with you, my wife encourages me to get games when I'm excited about it.. We just got a Trubografix 16 with 9 games..... Perfect woman
Is she hot
I never FULLY understand game completionists. Mainly for the fact that you're buying games you'll never play and some that probably wouldn't even LIKE, and , not to mention, paying a lot of money for some of them.
I find a collection should be more PERSONAL. I'd rather explain why a weird game in my collection is special to be rather than "It's just part of the set and I had to have them all"
The Adequate Gamer I agree with you. I've only just recently started collecting snes games and my goal is to collect all of the good games on the system. I don't want to collect games I have no interest in or I know that they're not worth getting to play. So far I only have 2 games. Super Metroid and Donkey Kong Country. Yeah, I am VERY early in the collection process...
The Adequate Gamer their money is just burning their pockets in my opinion, if i was rich I'd go ahead and be a completionist too
This is pretty true, while I never wanted to complete a console collection when I had a better job I was spending way more money on used games just to "have them in my collection".
@@benl5481 I play snes on emulator, and you bet DK country is one I still play with my daughter. Make sure you get UN squadron and killer instinct if at all possible.
I agree, but I guess the homo sapiens collects by nature.
I collect games because i want to play them not collecting just for the sake of it
I agree I don't buy a physical game unless I intend to play it at some point, it might take me a couple months because of work, family, etc.. but I always play the games I buy. Now when it comes to digital games it's different as I've bought humble bundles for dirt cheap where I only care about maybe 1/2 the games in it, and the others just sit in my STEAM list waiting to never be downloaded, and I don't feel bad about it because it's a digital copy, and it's not keeping someone else who really wants to play those games from doing as such.
perfectly said, especially the steam part.
Same
Agreed 👍
My only problem with collecting is getting around to playing all of them and beating them. I have a habit of needing to beat all games I own, whether they're good or bad games.
civoreb That sucks no time to play bad games ... too many good games coming out.
Same for me. Nasty habit.
Bro same but I play good games no shitty ones in my collection
To me having a large collection is pointless as yes you might have a ton of games, but so many of those games will be barely played or not played at all.
Preservation for future gamers and enthusiasts
Yeah I feel games are truly endangered with all those I have a complete in box collection of x game system videos I see, also you're fully aware that I was referring to myself as having a large collection is nice for some, but ultimately pointless to me as I'd rather play games I would enjoy firstly over a large quantity of games I would find to be meh due to them being "Rare/Hidden gems".
you right about that. I have 100 PS3 games and 30 3DS games. I want to get a ps4 but then I realized that I haven't even played some of my games that I bought on cheap price. I didn't played Dark Souls 2 yet, or the MGS collection. Many of the PS4 games that I want to play have kind of similar game on my shelf that I didn't finish yet. Mafia 3- I have GTA5 on my Shelf. The new Digimon game- I have Golden Sun and Persona.
hmm you just sound a bit jealous...
Stona Raptor If you talked to me, yes, I'm jealous. It still doesn't change that fact that I didn't play of my games and need to save money.
I hate people who buy more than enough copies just to resell them at retail price. like not only are you preventing people who have never had the game another missed opportunity , you also sell it at a ridiculouslly high price instead of cutting a deal.
I dont care about supply and demand, I was able to get buy a earthbound for $10at a gsales, just as I was about to buy it, the grandson ran out was frantically asking why had the earthbound game, and quickly snagged out of my hand " mom! metal rock jesus says this is rare! he cant have it" and ran back inside
The point was that a douchebag price gauges and ruines the prices, wise ass. You are one of those morons who thinks stating the obvious was addressing the point made. >_
Red Phoenix agreed
yea like arron kosharksy he is gamer cancer his greed makes me sick
Masamunezero well it did happen, I had other times where they just said " I saw a video" or " I read" when I thought I was gonna finally get the game I want, theycthink they have gold (earthbound I guess is gold) and ruining my chance to get a game I been looking for,
I'll answer before I watch. My wife. apparently, my immense and awesome collection is a "Waste of time". However, I contend that I actually spend less time gaming and aquiring then she does playing vapid crap ptw games on her phone. Me....4 hours of Dark Souls on a Sunday....selfish waste of time. Her.....playing whatever candy crush clone she's currently playing any time she's standing still. All day every day, most of her work day included....not the same. lol
YJZep sounds like a great match. Must be nice to have support from your spouse.
that's rough dude!
now I feel guilty, I just found my birthday present for next week I think. Theres a box in the closet that says "Hori" and "KOF XIV"... ;)
not really into the whole testosterone "who's the man" malarky. I will say that I have an entire basement to myself full of games and computers tho so she's not really controlling. Just naggy..
Got bad news for you. your jokes sucks much deeper, than his wife
The biggest problem with game collecting is not having enough time to play them all
dirtymonkey001 so true. When I put games on my shelf, I'm thinking "I'm so looking forward to playing you - in about ten years time". :(
True!!
I still own a copy of ff7 from when I was a kid and never to this day never played it. same with legend of dragoon
Hello My name is Kacy. I have a hoarding problem. #HoardersAnonymous
Kacy DaGameNerd
Hi Kacy...
Great points made here guys. I'd say for me it's what MJR talked about at 5:40 - my wife - thats the most challenging part... then storage is an issue as well haha
I'm also a primary physical game collector that don't mind getting digital games now and then, even though I prefer physical.
My toddler brother is also autistic, but I'm able to find ways for him to be around my collection without damaging it or doing any resorting or such.
I really enjoy organizing, sorting, databasing, and playing around with my collection's appearance (moving around figures and other collectibles that aren't the games themselves usually, re-organizing to optimize space, etc.), so even when I become a mother someday myself, I plan to have it all still kept nice and orderly and such. Whether I need to get some glass casings, put my collection in it's own room that I can lock with a key (currently in my living room), teach my child(ren) to be particular about handling collectible items like how I am with them, etc. I want to find a way that I can have my collection out and organized instead of packed in boxes. When my child(ren) know how to be careful with the collectibles and are able to be responsible more, I'd want to share my collection with them.
Personally, I find my problem about collecting is when there are times I just find out about a collector's edition of a game I already really wanted right after it gets sold out and trying to purchase the older, harder to find games in as complete and mint condition as possible, as well as making sure it's authentic, for of course a price that won't make me regret it for whatever reason. I also do have a hard time because I work full time as a software engineer and spend a lot of time outside of work on top of it studying, have difficulty finding the time to really play them all. I do make it a point to try every single one of my games out at least once for at least 5 to 10 minutes each. I always imagine that I'll just go through a lot of my backlog during maternity leave and after retirement, but finishing them all is probably impossible by now.
All the cords can be hell if you don't have them organized.
The cords for my PC are hell I can't imagine having like 5+ systems hooked up to a single TV.
Trust me, if you dont have them well organized. Things get tangled. Fast!
This is truth.
I only have three consoles hooked up to my TV, and the cables still somehow get tangled.
The Superior Spider-Mew especially for someone like me who can only get 4 or 5 of the consoles plugged in while the other 5 consoles are not plugged in and cords are dangling
My father was a vinyl record collector turning into an hoarder, he has 20k record, mostly french and english music from 50'S to 80'S, he had mostly Johnny Hallyday stuff. When he die from 2 cancer last year, we saw he has loaded his credit card, still buying physical music while also pirating for around 16tb of mp3 and movie + copied dvd. He got 2 year before a new mortgage and removed his life insurance. He had mostly saved money for retirement which he never could benefit. Thank to the record collection selling and the house getting sold in 3 week, we where not in necessity to renounce to the succession. While he lived, he was so poor and had no money most of the time because he was always purchasing music record.
I only collect games that I want to play not just for completing a collection for a system
Same here. One of the primary rules I live by with collecting is that the games have to be games I actually enjoy playing.
Of course to each their own, but I personally never saw the appeal of having a complete collection of every single game released for a system because when you think about it, great games tend to be the minority in most game system libraries. The majority will usually not be particularly great, and many will be complete crap. So why on earth spend the time, money and limited shelf space on bad games? That's just my take on it anyway.
For me, the biggest problem is just the cost. Like yeah, I'd love to have a big collection of games and consoles from all sorts of different generations and all that, but it's inconceivable for someone with a limited budget like myself. Even now, where I'm only buying games that I'm actually interested in playing myself and are what I consider to be "good" games, I still can't really afford to buy too much. And I know that when my "wishlist" is finally complete and the only games I'll be buying afterwards are new releases, I will have too many to play and not enough time to play them, so dozens, even hundreds, just sit on my shelf, because that's already the case with what I have now.
Edit: Posted this before watching the video cause I just wanted to get my own thoughts out. Kinda strange that the person asking the question ruled out the financial side, because that is the biggest part of the whole process.
Aren't wives the biggest problem with game collecting?
Jen B LOL true
Ooooohhhh......., you 'bout to get in trouble... 😆😆
kids are. they take up valuable money that could go towards the hobby
Jen B in my cases its boyfriend 😠
Haha so true!
Riggs is my kind of guy. Though i consider myself a serious collector, I'm also a gamer first!
Physical space is the obvious issue, and I'm a hardware guy, i just want every single weird and obscure console on my room, and some consoles just take a ton of space.
This is my kind of comment :)
That's a pretty lucky kid to have a dad like John, he seems like an all around really nice and super fun guy
People asking too much money for 20-30 year old games and people buying up all the games just to HAVE them and not even PLAY them. That's the problem.
Good stuff. I can relate to both.
I find that while I'm massively motivated to acquire, I'm unfortunately ultra lazy about getting rid of the stuff I don't like. So as my collection has grown, it has started to feel bloated and diluted with crap I have very little interest in.
This was a great episode; especially the discussion on responsible collecting. I wonder if you should mention more on this from time to time. I bet a lot of people without the means to collect are inspired by your videos, and some of them probably do take it too far.
Price gouging.
If not money it would be space and effort put in without results.
Luuk Vekemans - Chiaotzu!!! You live!
I have a moderate lack of space in my bedroom right now, but not because of games. Instead, its books and Blu-Rays. My entire game collection only equals about 30 titles, mostly on the NES and SNES. I have a few for the Wii and recently bought a Genesis, but that's it.
Great Question! I agree that collecting can be a challenge, discipline and practice of self-control toward life priorities! I really enjoyed listening to MJR and Riggs responses. Remember, "Happy wife--Happy life" is the key to avoiding over indulgences that cause needless clutter and financial stress. Pure enjoyment of your collection should always be used to assess the balance or cancel out the harmful characteristics that can be brought about by obsessive and compulsive collecting.... Great review guys!!!
I'm a stepdad to a boy with severe autism, and it can be a lonely life at times, so it's so refreshing to see another guy who knows what it can be like. Thank you for sharing this John, always great watching your videos.
I totally get the PSP thing as well! My lad needs constant supervision, so the only way I can really game is on portable, so I've modded a PSP 2000 to play loads of classic systems and games, and although I love my consoles, they are usually boxed up and I play on my PSP or Switch Lite.
One day, I’ll go game room tour to my co workers, the only difference is that I don’t have any space for my physical copies. I put all my physical copies of PS1/PS2/Wii/GC in my closet. I prefer digital only from the last 2 yrs range from Nintendo Switch/3DS/Wii U/
to PlayStation PS3/PS4/Vita/PSP
Probably one of the funniest little clip I watched for either of you guys. Rock on!
I think at this point fear of counterfeits is the biggest problem. Sure, if you know what you are doing it is easy to spot, but there are so many fake carts out there at this point
This is very true... any thing that is collectible is prone to counterfeit. We just need to be careful.
That sways me away from some games, but I mainly collect to play, so if I were to get a counterfeit game that still played perfectly, I don't think it would bother me that much.
as long as I didn't pay full retail for it.
Very good point!! I don't think I'd EVER buy a Nintendo cartridge on Ebay...for any system actually... Maybe N64...cuz those seem like the least pirated!?
You're not even safe buying them boxed either. I've seen legit or repro cases sold with Chinese bootleg game carts pop up on Ebay for full price.
Space is by far my biggest hangup for me. My fiance and i live in a 1br apartment so we have already limited space. Its to the point where i have slowed down my collecting for now until we move in October. Once we move though I am definitely hopping back in.
Space is definitely an issue. I have a solution to John about his space concerns, maybe install some shelves that are higher up that your keys maybe can't reach. Or if all else fails, get a storage shed and put it in your backyard, and you could have it locked up with a padlock.
You in my opinion have the best videos on TH-cam . Awesome topics and personalities.My favorite. You rock dude!
i have an old fashioned book shelf that fits and displays nicely all my games, and books. i limit myself to 4 systems.
Riggs is so underrated. I am glad MJR is out to make him known.
the worst part about collecting is people giving you crap about having games collect dust on shelves or that you should open up your sealed games. it's like some contest for who can try to make you feel the worst.
J Benson you might want to remove those people from your life and start doing what makes you happy and remove the things that don't, including people.
+GeddyMX so you would remove your mom and dad and sister out of ur life?
yeah
you should get all that stuff VGA graded and then off yourself
finally, a plan! they will be worth more when I'm dead, right? or is that just for art and underground tupac albums?
I'm one of those late 20-something guys scratching the nostalgia itch bought a snes and a couple childhood games...a year later I have 30+ consoles lol and the thing I hate is I can't fine a company that makes a video game specific shelving lol
bookshelves are fine but I'd love themed shelving for different systems
Build your own. It's not that hard.
Most Hated riiiight lol
Derpy Pedro
OK? You can't do it, or don't want to? Fine. But, don't act like it isn't easy or even possible to begin with. Ever take woodshop in school? Did you ever play with Legos as a kid? Have you ever exercised the creative side of your brain at all? Are you one of those lazy bastards who always wants someone else to do the work for you?
Well yes, anyone can build one. But it won't always look good.
Good info. It's funny how even when trying to avoid talking about the financial side of game collecting, that aspect always makes its way into the conversation. Especially these days!
Very good points made. I have to say the hardest part of collecting for me is lending games out. It's cool to have friends play the games I enjoy but there have been those times where I've gotten games back in rough condition or not gotten them back at all. I sort of have to pick and choose who I lend them out to.
My biggest problem with collecting is to get it all to look nice. I dont have a spare room that I can use as a game room so its more a game corner, but getting it to look nice can be kinda hard.
Specially for a small time collector. But I got some pretty good ideas to make it look nice.
I have even made a chair that I coated with a vinyl print, back and front, with the different nintendo controllers. The legs have been removed and Im gonna hang it up. Also have some other ideas involving vinyl or banners. (I can make them myself due to my work so all I gotta do is basicly just design it)
Great tips and video! I'm not a full blown collector (although I do have a few great games for Dreamcast/N64/Gamecube/Xbox/GBA/Wii/WiiU/3DS) and the thing that has been holding me back has definitely been space as well as the fact that I have two little boys. So I can definitely relate.
the biggest problem with collecting is all these youtubers inflating the prices on retro games by hyping them up
Amen, this and the influx of scalpers have pretty much ruined it for all
"I am a gamer before a collector."
Now there is a quote that sums me up perfectly! Permission to use it?
Great video!
Really refreshing to hear you talk about your severely autistic son. My stepson has severe autism too and is quite aggressive/destructive and one of the things that really upsets him is video games. My way around this is to use my Raspberry Pi as it’s so inconspicuous and I can pick it up for 5 minutes when he’s into something else and have a quick play then put it away again. My proper consoles (not a huge collection, SNES, Megadrive, Atari St) organised in boxes to get out if I have the night to myself :).
Love all your videos Metal Jesus, thank you for all your hard work on these.
Without a doubt the biggest problem, non-financial, is being able to preserve your collection in working conditions. It may not be that much of a problem now, but eventually stuff like lithium batteries, capacitors, processors, power supplys will die one day.
Everybody loves having rechargeable lithium batteries, but one day they will die and render your game or system useless, unless you can replace it which will most likely be with cheap chinese ones. Nintendo still sells GBA SP batteries at their website to this day, but who knows for how much longer. My PSP battery died because I left it in the system without turning it on for a very long time, and now it's very hard and expensive to find a sony one, and chinese ebay ones are duds one out of three. The DS does not work directly hooked to power if the battery is dead. Good luck to you guys who live in salty humid Seattle, though living in a dry desert area is not much better with all the dirt in the air.
can;t you run psp off a power supply through the wall?
I love my PSPgo, I have Custom firmware on it which lets me have the complete NES, genesis, Master system, Gameboy, Game gear [SNES but... they don't really work] with a few PS1 games all in my pocket with solid battery life... It's like having the best game collection in my pocket at all times
the CPS1 and CPS2 emulators are incredible
I understand the person who I loan games to, I appreciate what went into creating the game, and being a collector, I don't want to receive it back damaged or wounded. So if you get a game from a friend, keep it kindly. Thrive and enjoy!
But I agree with MJ and you JR,, let your son handle your game organization!
Having a "COLOR coded/coated" Game Room would be awesome!
He would learn about games and possibly develop his own passion for them, maybe in a way you never imagined. :D
For me it's just because I can afford doesn't mean I care to ever pay near what it's worth =]
Deals found when patient, and trades are great way to get rare stuff.
I often wonder what will happen to my collection after I pass on. Most likely my family will take it (nieces and nephews as I don't have any kids myself, at least not yet), but it's also certainly possible that they would just sell everything off. It's kind of disheartening to know that I spent all my life collecting these games only for something like that to happen, but I guess that's life. That also goes back to having too many games, if you can't play them, if you can't enjoy them, what's the point?
I honestly wonder the same thing. I don't want to have children, but I would want my nieces and nephews to experience the journeys I've gone through in my games.
To hell with my nephew and niece, and to hell with having kids. When I die, I'm going to pass on my collection to another collector who will appreciate it.
Eh, collecting is just part of life, not all of it. I'm more focused on leaving other legacies behind for my children and nieces/nephews. However, I assume my collection will get passed down to my kids, some kept and the rest sold off. But honestly, as I beat the games I have in my backlog I will probably sell off my collection anyway and just get it down to my personal favorites and must plays for my children. I am over the desire to have games in my collection for the sake of it, so unless they are part of a particular series I like or have nostalgic value (my childhood NES and N64 games), then they better have replay value or they are getting sold. I only have a toddler now but plan to have another kid, but who knows if they will even like video games anyway? I'm not really concerned what happens to my games as long as they don't end up in a dumpster and someone else gets to enjoy them.
FireMrshlBill
I want younger audiences to go on the journeys I've gone through once I pass on. I want them to save the world in Dark Souls 1. I want them to solve the mystery of the Origami Killer in Heavy Rain. I want them to experience the wild west in Red Dead Revolver and Red Dead Redemption.
That's one of the things that inspires me to collect games.
James, Leader of Team Plasma
Ya, definitely hang on to the games worth playing/replaying or that have some nostalgic value to you. My kids will have access to all Zelda, Final Fantasy, Dragon Quest and GTA (when they get older) games, because I will keep all of those plus my childhood NES and N64 games that I will never sell unless absolutely necessary. However, I don't need to hang on to, I dunno, a game like Mirror's Edge or The Darkness... games that were decent for their time but not must plays or worth replaying to me. Or like now, I'm finally getting around to beating Mario and Luigi Super Star Saga, but not sure it's a game I'd replay or worth hanging onto for them to play (if even interested), so I'd probably just sell it to pay for another game.
I would argue that most collectors have too many games. I have consolidated my collection so many times and it does wonders. It helps bring focus to the games you really want to play. You can actually find nicer ways to display a smaller collection as well. Most large collections look like a mess (and yet people who have the same problem go "whah, look at all those games, awesome". People just get obsessed with "more is better" and the process of adding games to his/her collection becomes an addiction.
I don´t mind digital games most of the time I can get them allot cheaper like Suikoden for ps1 only 10 bucks instead of 170 bucks for physical copy. I collect games I like and I wanna play not collect them so they can collect dust on a shelf and not because they are worth 100+ dollar I collect games I wanna play and plan to play.
Zero Walker same here.
my collection is called " collection of favorites ".
Big Riggs , I agree!! I think once people start focusing back on the "playing" of games and not so much the collecting , devices like PSP Go will be the go to . I love mine . I modded it and have most of my favorite SNES ,NES , Sega Genesis games on it . I think the phrase "but have you played it ?" is going to oust a lot of fake gamer's in the community lol . That's fine if you just collect but it's like collecting nice vintage guitars and not playing them .
I love you Metal Jesus!!!!
I really like your channel. You have such a kind approach and I get my retro and gaming kicks by watching your vids, since I have limited time for gaming. Been here since the 2600
I have to agree storage space for me has always been a problem as I'm limited in space to my home office, and media room, and a g/f who does not want the house cluttered up with mass amounts of games all over the place. So I've gotten into mostly collecting for the GB, GBC, GBA, DS, and 2DS/3DS which don't take up as much room, plus for the most part the prices of the games are cheaper as well.
For me as a collector, I agree to understand that to know when enough is enough. I am a University student, who lives out of state, so my parents give me an allowance that is used for books, school supplies, food, utilities, and for entertainment. Now I could buy myself a rare or expensive gamecube, gameboy, ds, 3ds, or ps vita game, but the problem is that I won't have enough money for a two weeks worth of groceries or I don't have enough money for a haircut to a interview or have money for gas for a job interview or something for emergency. So I must be smart and be responsible with my money.
Another is problem for me is time. Like I said I am a University student, so my time is used for going to class, doing homework, and studying for a test. Because of that I don't have enough time to play my games. There are times where I won't touch my handhelds for at least a week or more because of my time using for school.
My biggest problem is not being able to have all my systems hooked up at once. I currently have 8 consoles and most of them were meant for CRT TVs and the one I have in my game room only has one AV port so I can only have one system hooked up at a time. I got no issue having the consoles plugged in to power sockets (except the NES and SNES with their big AC adapters), just hooking them up to the TV is kind of inconvenient.
My biggest problem with game collecting is living in Europe. It's so goddamn hard to collect for retro systems because you have to import the ntsc version of basically evey game. 99% of pal games run in slow-motion which is terrible. I don't want to collect inferior versions of my favorite games.
Biggest problem? Spending money.
K. Huntington next time try watch more than 10 seconds of the video before commenting.
GeddyMX But that's my problem, it's the cost. Lol
and having no money! :)
Don't buy games on release the price drops in a matter of weeks and before you know it you ca find games for $8.99 in bargain bins. I have hundreds of games i i bought them on release i would own like 30 games !!!!
The problem i have is the eager to play the new games.
Finding space to put all of my games etc. is my biggest problem. I'm only in a rental house, and I keep most of my (nearly 3,000) games in my bedroom, packed away in cardboard boxes. My bedroom is like a storage room. Having no more space is very depressing when you have no intentions of ever stopping the collecting. It's what I live for.
I was a collector before, I collected every single Megaman and Castlevania game because they're my favorite games but I got so many games that I had to dust them off every week or 2 from my shelves and when I was trying to get some rare games like MMX3 or RM Complete Works 1-6 it was just way too much money.
So when I was sort on money because of college or I needed a new laptop, ultimately I sold my collection off.
As I have grown up I realize that these games are just happy memories of the past, all I need is to listen to the Soundtrack of the game to revive those memories, or play the game on Emulators with an SNES USB pad, that is good enough for me.
Right now what I would like to buy the original consoles, play using RGB with FrameMeister and an Everdrive cart to play on a big tv with real hardware all my favorite games from the nes-snes era, without having to collect piles and piles of games, but I just laid off and when I find a new job I'll get into it lol.
I'm watching this video right after a car accident had my tail light knocked off bothering me some thanks for cheering me up through this Hard collector still motivated through this \m/
That is one thing I do feel guilty for. I do not have a large collection, but between playing modern games, work, reading, movies, music, and all the other hobbies out there I don't find myself playing retro games as often as I feel justifies owning them.
In my case what it comes to mind is parents and wife because they has the balls to said is a Waste of time and Money. I can get pretty annoying about it because you play, but don't abuse too much. that is the reasons I live along in my house I don't have good relationship. My parents aren't those who does't like video because play a little bit on home consoles, she prefer handheld consoles. My dad does't care too much about video game or stuff like that because he did't grow up with it because his era is when there is no console, PC or any electronics any kind.
I kept my collection small. By curating it, I had, at one point a hoarder level of stuff. Then I traded, and sold of certain things to get other things. Helped increase the overall value of my collection, financially, and to myself.
Biggest problem are these videos. They make everything that's rare even more rare.
Being a MJR and John Riggs Patreon has been totally rewarding, thanks guys. Be Awesome! See you in the FB chat. \m/
Hey John there are some really great media storage containers with doors and locks that you can get for your video games. I would invest in those and you wouldn't have to worry about the kids getting to them.
My main problem with game collecting is definitely space. I don't have a whole room to store my games, so I keep'em in plastic boxes inside my wardrobe. My cartridges are extremely well organized though, since they fit tight inside the boxes. The good side of this problem is that I keep my collection concise and don't buy games that I don't know or don't care so much only because they're available and cheap, I only buy stuff that I really like and want.
My friends and I call our collecting addiction "The Sickness", as in the Disturbed song "Down With The Sickness". =)
Great video! I can relate to the space. My wife and I with parents and just have the downstairs area so my game collection is behind my home office desk. It's cramped and not very organized but it's gotta do atm
I can see the Stonekeep box in the background. That is one of the best packages of all time.
I started collecting because I wanted my kids to grow up playing every system I did. Starting from the NES to the modern day! My kids love it! My oldest son took over pretty much all my sytems, NES, Super NES, N64, GameCube, Wii, Wii U, Switch, Sega Genesis w/32x, DreamCast, Saturn, Game Gear, PS1, PS2, PS3, Microsoft XBOX, XBOX 360, XBOX ONE, he took them all! That is the reason why I started to add to the games I had, so my kids can experience that great gaming!
Storage is definitely my biggest problem.
In regards to space problems, i try to keep my collection as functional as possible. And by functional i mean, try to buy games i'm actually going to play (or intend to). Sometimes i sacrifice the displaying of the boxes of portable games (PSP, PS Vita, DS and 3DS), and just have them in cases.
Space issue sure is huge. That was my reason, why I got rid of my PSP games and many of less desirable (and cheap) PS3 games, many of them I never played because of time issues, so I wasn't that sad. Only collection which I ever want to complete is Sega Saturn collection, I will never had that much money to do it but I want to complete it.
My main problem with my collection is deciding what to play lol. With so many games sometime I'll sit for about 3 hours just looking at boxes and manuals and watching reviews before deciding what to jump into.
I'm with John on this one, digital downloads all the way. Where I live can't get the games I want, but with digital download you can get the games everywhere and in a couple of minutes :P
why are you not more popular on YT. your my favourite gaming channel. keep up the great work MJR
A big one for me is dealing with duplicates as I buy in bulk lots quite a bit. The end result is my displayed collection and boxes of endless sports games tucked in a closet.
I feel that it is moving. I just moved and dear God ive been unpacking and organizing for days
The biggest problem with game collecting is the part of the collecting community who see it as a financial investment and try to drive up the prices for profit.
agreed
It's not just games. Look at sneakers, sports memorabilia, stamps, jewelry, vinyl records, handbags, etc.... etc... etc...
This is very true, but the problem is that people in their 30's and 40's have started to get nostalgic for games/consoles from the 80's/90's and that it's been damaging the scene since people smell money. I'm not talking about super rare stuff but just your average NES/SNES that sells for $30+ for a yellow piece of shit that like 2 years ago t you'd trip over at flea markets for $10 at the most.
Price gouging is a huge problem. One big example of that is Panzer Dragoon Saga, EarthBound, and several games for the Saturn and Dreamcast.
Another issue of collecting is not having the time to play them all.
The last one is this. Many girls don't seem to care for men who purchase games all the time like I do. This might affect any relationship I may have later down the line.
Hey! you had that coin in your hand at the very beginning of the video! =]
I never knew John Riggs was so tall.
I've only seen a few of his vids before but he's always sitting down.
is he talking about pat the nes punk ?
I display my collection in second hand amazon prime boxes. They stack nice in the corner of my junk room next to the Christmas tree and the filling cabinets.
i lke john he is a very honest person and thats rare these days with that said go subscribe to him its def worth it some of the open cart surgery videos will blow you nugget back
Every time I see the thumbnail for the video of MetalJesusRocks... I ALWAYS want to go watch the video.... how dare you!!!! LOL. ps... they are awesome videos so love them anyway.
I'm like John, Gamer first collector second. I also don't mind digital like him and am a fan of the PSP Go. I actually intend to have an ED for every console so I can play all of the games on original hardware without the space issue. I still love physicals obviously but he's totally on point for everything. For the kids issue I wonder if there is a reason he doesn't lock the game room when not in it so yes his kids can go in there WHILE SUPERVISED. But he can keep everything safe.
So cool that you have that Interstate '76 bigbox up there, one of my favorite games :)
Biggest problem is jacking up the prices for people who actually want to PLAY games. Hoarders.
Yes John, I can relate. That's why my gameroom is at another house a few miles away ha!
It's a nice game room, though! And close enough that you can visit at your leisure.
you bought a another house just for your games?
JOE!!!
OMG
I just started collecting original xbox games again recently it really helps working at goodwill and getting an employee discount sometimes
John Riggs laughs like the final boss in Mushihimesama. 0:45 0:53