The thrill of the hunt is exciting but I have to be honest most of the stuff I’ve picked up again as an adult that I owned as a kid, didn’t last long in my collection. I’m referring to board games, toys and figures which were great fun playing with as a kid but I’ve got no interest in playing or owning them for display. It’s funny because nostalgia is a very strong emotion and I think owning them again for longer periods of time as a adult it no longer becomes nostalgic but more a compulsive addiction to keep collecting for the sake of nostalgia. For me now it’s about creating new memories with video games I never could afford bitd and discovering hidden gems. Lovey video mate
The buzz for me is definitely a massive part of this hobby the hunt the chase for that really nostalgic item, sometimes I agree the buzz is over quick with some items but for me most items in my collection still puts a massive smile on my face
Nostalgia is a powerful emotion..........and as adults we yearn for what we couldn't have as children. But as a retrogamer / collector myself, one thing I've learn is that you can't go back. I always wanted a Commodore 1701 monitor, and when I finally tracked down one as an adult it was great. I think the other key thing, is that these things can't sit on a shelf or in a glass case - you have to use them and get enjoyment out of them, otherwise it does become "more about the hunt".
1:30 If you've had them from childhood of course you have to keep them, I miss the 80s almost as much as I do the 90s 😂 How long does the bus last is a difficult question , Sometimes I feel it's gone as soon as you get what you want but other times I get something out that I haven't seen for years And then it brings me joy for a little while and I put it away again, Years later I will get out the same thing And get that same feeling yet again, 7:20 Really enjoyed your Amigo 32 story, I got the mini mini classic NES when it was released And then after that decided I must have All of them as they were released And now I have Many different types of mini systems and Japanese or American variance And most of them I Ve taken out the box once and played for 30 minutes or so And never gone back to them, I think when it comes to it we are all addicts And we really can't help ourselves when it comes to certain things, Nothing wrong with doing things that bring you a little bit of joy even if it is brief, Fantastic video mate
Yeah man I love this style of video where you feel like you’re just having a chat with a mate. Glad you’re not going anywhere keep the great content coming!
The hunt is definitely part of it. I don't play most of my retro systems, but I like having them as objects - to admire, look at and play occasionally.
@@gingerhippygaming7962 I disagree, it's only a drug. It's only a drug if you make it so. You are shifting the blame from yourself to the concept of collecting. There is a huge line between collecting and hoarding. As this hobby is so expensive, unless one is rich and crapping money, most of us never get into the hoarding state becayse we can't afford it.
hahaha that Slimmer bag is brilliant, would've killed for that back in the day! As for how long does the buzz last? The thrill of the hunt is defiantly a fun part, for that reason there will never be a complete end to my collecting. However all the stuff I have now, the vast majority the thrill has lasted in the time I've owned it, I do choose my stuff carefully and most is full of nostalgia so will always put that smile on my face. My collecting habits are more limited than most though, there will always be some obscure titles I'd like to add and that is enough for the thrill of the hunt to keep going, without wanting more actual systems. Great vid Si mate.
For me it’s getting things I never had as a kid. We didn’t have much money and I would get a game either on Christmas or my birthday and that’s if we could afford it at the time. Money was very scarce for us. Now as an adult and have my own income I buy what I couldn’t have as a kid. It’s like I’m trying to relive my childhood of what I wish it could have had back then. So basically nostalgia.
Most interesting video I've watched all month Si 😍😍 Sold all of your Sinclair computers but the Retro Spectrum is out in November... Maybe a childhood Xmas prezzie to yourself Si 😊😊 I cant wait for that one 🤩🤩 Also, the Retro CD32 might be coming early next year. A full size Amiga is coming out but no details released yet 🤔🤔
Maybe I did keep a spectrum plus 2 as at the end of the day they all play the same games. So really no point in keeping all of them just to say I have them
The 'hunt' is better than actually getting the thing. I've lost count the amount of times I've been super excited about something and then days after getting it, it's left to collect dust and never used again. The only exception to that is my MiSTer FPGA which is used daily.
Dont know. I only went back to PS2 and OG Xbox era. Those games are playable today. I play the games I have collected. If I feel I wont play one a second time and its worth some money. Those I may resell.
@gingerhippygaming7962 Just happens to work for me. I am old now though, 64. When I was younger I would really only play the "newer" stuff except for 1 or 2 classics. So, I get it. Life is an evolution.
Im a rare collector who has never liked the hunt. Im also careful with my purchases and currently have over 600 games that took me over 20 years to get. Most people I see on youtube get that amount in abour 1 year and thats usually when I see regret.
Finding a specific computer in great condition was always a priority for me (preferably refurbished) to add to the collection, so the hunt there was exciting. But it was always a priority too that they all be on display and connected to a CRT (rather than in a cupboard). These are computers that have a special nostalgia for me because either a friend had one or they were on display in the shops around the same time (my first computer was the 48K Spectrum) and some later computers like the QL and Amiga. Even just looking around the room it brings back so many happy memories of the exciting time when there was seemingly a new computer available every couple of weeks.
I know what you mean, there was a little sadness for a while that there was nothing to search for anymore. I did look at more computers for a while, but decided I already had the key computers that I had grown up around and I enjoy owning them. Computers today are nothing to look at - just a box, keyboard and mouse. Computers back then had character and were unique. Something that mixes the old Speccy with a modern twist is the ZX Spectrum Next/N-go. I find that more interesting than modern PC's. Sometimes less is more from a coding point of view, coding on a limited system can be challenging and fun.
For me, I have always contemplated selling some of my more expensive gaming and retro items which have garnered a significant price on the secondary market, but the way I see it is, unless I am unemployed, or in desperate need of money grater than what I have saved, I will never sell anything from my collection, because I don't need the money, and more importantly, those items bring me more happyness just by looking at them, than anything the modern world has or could every offer me. The moment I have trouble getting into my house or room because of hoarding is the only day I will ever consider selling stuff, but it will never get to that.
When you don't know anyone who has the same interest as you . The novelty is wearing off.. but yeh the pursuit is also the problem. But at the same time . Old games are easy an fast to finish. I have 5 sons to enjoy them with luckily. But still .. its not the same as when you was with your old buddy as a kid.
Yes as much as we want to get our childhood back it will never be the same. Odd we spend our childhood trying to be a adult and then the rest of our lives trying to be kids again
The post-find crash where you realize that it was the hunt, not the thing itself, is why I try to keep my targets niche and narrowly scoped. Example being, hunting for sealed metal gear releases, versus hunting for a complete PS3 set. I'm not finding things very often and when I do it is a strait collectible, a trophy, versus me rationalizing "oh for sure I'm going to play this ... not"
I know what you mean mate about the hunt! It’s not gaming related but I collect wrestling figures and I have been after this box set that I use to have from when I was a kid and I stupidly sold it around 2007 time and I want it back. I have been searching for well over a year and just cannot find it but I keep searching. I’ve recently started selling some of my games also, like you said it is a safety net collecting if you collect the right things. There is more money in buying certain collectibles than what there is interest in the bank. I mainly collected n64 and GameCube games, there is the games I grew up playing that was nostalgic about but the games I didn’t have back in the day I was not that bothered about and sold them on.
For me I try not to go crazy and get a lot of systems I tried to stick with very few Like recently i just got a gold n64 It's the same model I had as a kid that was probably The happiest i've been in years I got like 25 loose n64 games I think i'm pretty happy with that.
For me it wasnt the item so much as the story behind the item. I love the memories i had to get them. I think after i got into excess i get sick of looking at it.
Game more when you have less...that makes perfect sense mate. My collection is nothing like yours and I'm already looking around thinking "ok....what don't I use? What can go?"
I have let stuff go over the years but I was addicted to the odd stuff and did love a failed computer or console. But now things need to change and really think it will be for the best
Miss the 16 bit days for the hunt but lots of nice memories some things I've lost the buzz some things I haven't I still love my PS2 I think working so much is keeping the buzz because I don't have time to enjoy my games lately
I'm lucky, I don't have the collectors gene. But unluckily, I have an easily attracted gene which mean I buy whatever catches my eye 😂 So I don't really hunt as much as I just stumble onto something new and shiny 😂 That slimer bag though, brilliant 😎👍
I have started buying X Box One games as I picked up an X Box O e for £20. It is still a very good console. I must stop hunting as I have nowhere to put anything and the Mrs will go mental.
I love hunting for good deals but it seems like nowadays even the uninformed are overcharging in the retro market. Fortunately, I'm almost done collecting for my last console (nes). Presently, I'm grabbing the newest versions of everdrives for all of my consoles.
Totally get what you mean about having less and playing more si. The thrill of the hunt, sometimes it does feel like abit of an anticlimax when you get the thing you been chasing. It is nice though to have it and even just look at it 😊
Always. my fave thing is my upright virtua racing cab, my other "retro" consoles aren't retro cos i've had them all from new so they're just old, entex handhelds and vectrex get used all the time, my only regret is where did my msx cartridge collection go? Someone borrowed it but never brought it back.
Hunting for games in the 80s and 90s was great , game collecting was frounded upon back then . Games were cheap second hand . I think TH-cam has blown the hobby out the water and people are competing to show off there collections. I’ve been a collector 44 yrs since I was 15 . Done the full set malarkey on every console just about . Bought cheap and sold when in demand . I never publish my collection on TH-cam.
You know I miss the days when it was everywhere at a carboot and you could walk round think about it and come back to it still sitting there. Now people get there and fight over it before they have even set up
Yea I have a Pandora box arcade system and I’ve played it twice since I had it so that will be sold when I’m back in the UK! I wanted it love it and now it’s just a dust collector in storage ffs 😂🤦
Lasted about 10 years for me, then it became tiresome. Especially when people started posting "look what i got" on facebook etc. Facebook also ruined it for me, the stuff is vultured within 5 minutes of posting as opposed to ebay where at least i could bid for something i really wanted.
@@gingerhippygaming7962 Yea. i think youre doing the right thing selling alot of it off. I will be doing the same next year i think. Theres also the concern it turns into atari 2600 stuff that lost alot of its value/appeal due to generational shift. Its scary to think kids these days think ps2 is vintage.
The thrill of the hunt is exciting but I have to be honest most of the stuff I’ve picked up again as an adult that I owned as a kid, didn’t last long in my collection. I’m referring to board games, toys and figures which were great fun playing with as a kid but I’ve got no interest in playing or owning them for display. It’s funny because nostalgia is a very strong emotion and I think owning them again for longer periods of time as a adult it no longer becomes nostalgic but more a compulsive addiction to keep collecting for the sake of nostalgia. For me now it’s about creating new memories with video games I never could afford bitd and discovering hidden gems.
Lovey video mate
The buzz for me is definitely a massive part of this hobby the hunt the chase for that really nostalgic item, sometimes I agree the buzz is over quick with some items but for me most items in my collection still puts a massive smile on my face
Nostalgia is a powerful emotion..........and as adults we yearn for what we couldn't have as children. But as a retrogamer / collector myself, one thing I've learn is that you can't go back. I always wanted a Commodore 1701 monitor, and when I finally tracked down one as an adult it was great. I think the other key thing, is that these things can't sit on a shelf or in a glass case - you have to use them and get enjoyment out of them, otherwise it does become "more about the hunt".
Some I use but the rest just sit there
1:30 If you've had them from childhood of course you have to keep them, I miss the 80s almost as much as I do the 90s 😂 How long does the bus last is a difficult question , Sometimes I feel it's gone as soon as you get what you want but other times I get something out that I haven't seen for years And then it brings me joy for a little while and I put it away again, Years later I will get out the same thing And get that same feeling yet again, 7:20 Really enjoyed your Amigo 32 story, I got the mini mini classic NES when it was released And then after that decided I must have All of them as they were released And now I have Many different types of mini systems and Japanese or American variance And most of them I Ve taken out the box once and played for 30 minutes or so And never gone back to them, I think when it comes to it we are all addicts And we really can't help ourselves when it comes to certain things, Nothing wrong with doing things that bring you a little bit of joy even if it is brief, Fantastic video mate
Yeah man I love this style of video where you feel like you’re just having a chat with a mate. Glad you’re not going anywhere keep the great content coming!
Thanks mate will definitely keep them up it's nice to just chat and share what you are passionate about
The hunt is definitely part of it. I don't play most of my retro systems, but I like having them as objects - to admire, look at and play occasionally.
Think why I ended up with so much collecting IS definitely a drug
@@gingerhippygaming7962 I disagree, it's only a drug. It's only a drug if you make it so. You are shifting the blame from yourself to the concept of collecting. There is a huge line between collecting and hoarding. As this hobby is so expensive, unless one is rich and crapping money, most of us never get into the hoarding state becayse we can't afford it.
hahaha that Slimmer bag is brilliant, would've killed for that back in the day!
As for how long does the buzz last? The thrill of the hunt is defiantly a fun part, for that reason there will never be a complete end to my collecting. However all the stuff I have now, the vast majority the thrill has lasted in the time I've owned it, I do choose my stuff carefully and most is full of nostalgia so will always put that smile on my face.
My collecting habits are more limited than most though, there will always be some obscure titles I'd like to add and that is enough for the thrill of the hunt to keep going, without wanting more actual systems.
Great vid Si mate.
Love that bag he is definitely coming with me
For me it’s getting things I never had as a kid. We didn’t have much money and I would get a game either on Christmas or my birthday and that’s if we could afford it at the time. Money was very scarce for us. Now as an adult and have my own income I buy what I couldn’t have as a kid. It’s like I’m trying to relive my childhood of what I wish it could have had back then. So basically nostalgia.
Nostalgia is a powerful drug
Totally agree the hunt is sometimes bigger buzz than actually owning games lol
It's like a drug chasing games isn't it
@@gingerhippygaming7962It’s better than chasing the dragon😂
Most interesting video I've watched all month Si 😍😍
Sold all of your Sinclair computers but the Retro Spectrum is out in November... Maybe a childhood Xmas prezzie to yourself Si 😊😊
I cant wait for that one 🤩🤩
Also, the Retro CD32 might be coming early next year. A full size Amiga is coming out but no details released yet 🤔🤔
Maybe I did keep a spectrum plus 2 as at the end of the day they all play the same games. So really no point in keeping all of them just to say I have them
@gingerhippygaming7962 Are you selling your BBC Micro as well Si 😉
you are talking the truth for the majority of hard core collectors its defo the hunt its like a drug.
An expensive one
The 'hunt' is better than actually getting the thing. I've lost count the amount of times I've been super excited about something and then days after getting it, it's left to collect dust and never used again. The only exception to that is my MiSTer FPGA which is used daily.
Will be nice to let stuff go the sorting out to sell just made me remember how fun the hunt was
Dont know. I only went back to PS2 and OG Xbox era. Those games are playable today. I play the games I have collected. If I feel I wont play one a second time and its worth some money. Those I may resell.
Good way to be
@gingerhippygaming7962 Just happens to work for me. I am old now though, 64. When I was younger I would really only play the "newer" stuff except for 1 or 2 classics. So, I get it. Life is an evolution.
Totally get that. Full sets for me Hit squads codemasters & KIXX. Still got one more major itch to scratch that is a PC engine. Also an Amiga 1200.
I just sold my 1200 this week was sad
@@gingerhippygaming7962 oh mate it’s tough. You never know you might pick one up in the future
I'm only keeping the 600 as it's the one I had as a kid
Hello, love your collection
Thanks it's the sorting most out to sell that made me think of this question
Im a rare collector who has never liked the hunt. Im also careful with my purchases and currently have over 600 games that took me over 20 years to get. Most people I see on youtube get that amount in abour 1 year and thats usually when I see regret.
Finding a specific computer in great condition was always a priority for me (preferably refurbished) to add to the collection, so the hunt there was exciting. But it was always a priority too that they all be on display and connected to a CRT (rather than in a cupboard). These are computers that have a special nostalgia for me because either a friend had one or they were on display in the shops around the same time (my first computer was the 48K Spectrum) and some later computers like the QL and Amiga. Even just looking around the room it brings back so many happy memories of the exciting time when there was seemingly a new computer available every couple of weeks.
I'm glad the hobby can bring you so much joy in a way I wish I never found the things so the hunt still continued
I know what you mean, there was a little sadness for a while that there was nothing to search for anymore. I did look at more computers for a while, but decided I already had the key computers that I had grown up around and I enjoy owning them. Computers today are nothing to look at - just a box, keyboard and mouse. Computers back then had character and were unique. Something that mixes the old Speccy with a modern twist is the ZX Spectrum Next/N-go. I find that more interesting than modern PC's. Sometimes less is more from a coding point of view, coding on a limited system can be challenging and fun.
And I'm glad you're not going away. Just pick the systems and nik naks that have true meaning to you.
For me, I have always contemplated selling some of my more expensive gaming and retro items which have garnered a significant price on the secondary market, but the way I see it is, unless I am unemployed, or in desperate need of money grater than what I have saved, I will never sell anything from my collection, because I don't need the money, and more importantly, those items bring me more happyness just by looking at them, than anything the modern world has or could every offer me. The moment I have trouble getting into my house or room because of hoarding is the only day I will ever consider selling stuff, but it will never get to that.
When you don't know anyone who has the same interest as you . The novelty is wearing off.. but yeh the pursuit is also the problem. But at the same time . Old games are easy an fast to finish. I have 5 sons to enjoy them with luckily. But still .. its not the same as when you was with your old buddy as a kid.
Yes as much as we want to get our childhood back it will never be the same. Odd we spend our childhood trying to be a adult and then the rest of our lives trying to be kids again
The post-find crash where you realize that it was the hunt, not the thing itself, is why I try to keep my targets niche and narrowly scoped. Example being, hunting for sealed metal gear releases, versus hunting for a complete PS3 set. I'm not finding things very often and when I do it is a strait collectible, a trophy, versus me rationalizing "oh for sure I'm going to play this ... not"
I once was going for a full gamecube set that was madness I stopped when I was looking for a bratz game and it was £70.
Now just have my favourites
the buzz goes away keep selling for profit then you get the buzz back
Well with everyone going on I'm definitely selling
@@gingerhippygaming7962The real buzz when your bank says o hello 😂
I know what you mean mate about the hunt! It’s not gaming related but I collect wrestling figures and I have been after this box set that I use to have from when I was a kid and I stupidly sold it around 2007 time and I want it back. I have been searching for well over a year and just cannot find it but I keep searching.
I’ve recently started selling some of my games also, like you said it is a safety net collecting if you collect the right things. There is more money in buying certain collectibles than what there is interest in the bank. I mainly collected n64 and GameCube games, there is the games I grew up playing that was nostalgic about but the games I didn’t have back in the day I was not that bothered about and sold them on.
The hunt I really do think is the fun part I also love the gamecube but now going to get mine modded games are to expensive
For me I try not to go crazy and get a lot of systems I tried to stick with very few Like recently i just got a gold n64 It's the same model I had as a kid that was probably The happiest i've been in years I got like 25 loose n64 games I think i'm pretty happy with that.
For me it wasnt the item so much as the story behind the item. I love the memories i had to get them. I think after i got into excess i get sick of looking at it.
I think I'm tbe same
Game more when you have less...that makes perfect sense mate. My collection is nothing like yours and I'm already looking around thinking "ok....what don't I use? What can go?"
I have let stuff go over the years but I was addicted to the odd stuff and did love a failed computer or console. But now things need to change and really think it will be for the best
Miss the 16 bit days for the hunt but lots of nice memories some things I've lost the buzz some things I haven't I still love my PS2 I think working so much is keeping the buzz because I don't have time to enjoy my games lately
That us the problem of growing up isn't it can buy more but have less time
I'm lucky, I don't have the collectors gene. But unluckily, I have an easily attracted gene which mean I buy whatever catches my eye 😂
So I don't really hunt as much as I just stumble onto something new and shiny 😂 That slimer bag though, brilliant 😎👍
Everyone loves that bag I remember taking it to school in tbe 80s
I have started buying X Box One games as I picked up an X Box O e for £20. It is still a very good console. I must stop hunting as I have nowhere to put anything and the Mrs will go mental.
Story of our lives wife having ago because we got new toys lol
I love hunting for good deals but it seems like nowadays even the uninformed are overcharging in the retro market. Fortunately, I'm almost done collecting for my last console (nes). Presently, I'm grabbing the newest versions of everdrives for all of my consoles.
The good old day have gone I still remember when you found amigas or spectrums in skips or left out for the scrap man. Will never see them days again
Totally get what you mean about having less and playing more si. The thrill of the hunt, sometimes it does feel like abit of an anticlimax when you get the thing you been chasing. It is nice though to have it and even just look at it 😊
I think I'm looking forward to just having a few games and enjoying them
@gingerhippygaming7962 be like back in the day when we only got a game for birthdays and Christmas 😄👍🏻 and we had to like them
@steve36207 you know that sounds really nice place to be
@@gingerhippygaming7962 👊👍🏻
Always. my fave thing is my upright virtua racing cab, my other "retro" consoles aren't retro cos i've had them all from new so they're just old, entex handhelds and vectrex get used all the time, my only regret is where did my msx cartridge collection go? Someone borrowed it but never brought it back.
That happens all the time the msx has some very good games on it
@@gingerhippygaming7962 And every cartridge is now worth silly money
You can get carts now you can use a sd card
Hunting for games in the 80s and 90s was great , game collecting was frounded upon back then . Games were cheap second hand . I think TH-cam has blown the hobby out the water and people are competing to show off there collections. I’ve been a collector 44 yrs since I was 15 . Done the full set malarkey on every console just about . Bought cheap and sold when in demand . I never publish my collection on TH-cam.
You know I miss the days when it was everywhere at a carboot and you could walk round think about it and come back to it still sitting there. Now people get there and fight over it before they have even set up
Yea I have a Pandora box arcade system and I’ve played it twice since I had it so that will be sold when I’m back in the UK!
I wanted it love it and now it’s just a dust collector in storage ffs 😂🤦
My arcade is the same
@@gingerhippygaming7962 I had a modded SF2 Arcade1up aswell I did loads of work on but I sold that in January aswell!
Nice to own then buzz just dies
The dopamine effect I’m afraid
Yep I think you are right
@@gingerhippygaming7962 I know I’m right mate unfortunately you were right in saying collecting is a drug it is DOPAMINE which we all possess!
@@gingerhippygaming7962 Silly influencers TH-cam shorts and dopamine have all but trashed game collecting mate
Lasted about 10 years for me, then it became tiresome. Especially when people started posting "look what i got" on facebook etc. Facebook also ruined it for me, the stuff is vultured within 5 minutes of posting as opposed to ebay where at least i could bid for something i really wanted.
That's the problem now people see it just as money so there is less and less for collectors to find
@@gingerhippygaming7962 Yea. i think youre doing the right thing selling alot of it off. I will be doing the same next year i think. Theres also the concern it turns into atari 2600 stuff that lost alot of its value/appeal due to generational shift. Its scary to think kids these days think ps2 is vintage.