2:07 but putting those meals in those plastic containers in the microwave does the heat make plastic particles get into those meals? Should be better to take them from those plastic containers and putting the meals in the microwave in a glass container? What does factor say about that? Just wondering!
13:50 😁 Your dad put his hand on your shoulder and said "one day, you will work at a trade in gaming store, & you will see games in conditions your innocent mind and heart could never possibly fathom. Trying to use logic on how these games or controllers could have gotten this way would only drive you further into madness, my son. Now go, and tell your sketchy little sticky fingered friend he ain't taking SH¡T! home from this house, let alone my son." 😅
15:20 😢 In 4th or 5th grade, (im 36) i used to live on a 2nd floor apt with a balcony. One day, walking home from school, i could hear my brothers friends loud and laughing with so much commotion. Once i got to the front of the building, one of my brothers friends was throwing my TMNT toys off the top, and the other friend was hitting them with an aluminum baseball bat. I begged, cried & pleaded my brother, 4 years older, to "ST😭😭😭😭😭😭P!!! He did nothing. Everyone just kept having a laugh!!!
I noticed my friends games were out of the cases, some were loose just sitting around. He asked if he could borrow a game, and I said I can't, because you don't take care of your stuff.
@@robzo87OMG meeee too. God I hate when I drop something , and have a mini panic attack picking it up wondering where it got damaged…. and how bad the damage was.
My dad was like this too- he always told me "don't lend your things to other people, they won't treat it well, they won't care if it gets ruined." For him it was less "this is a collectable item" and more "this is something I spent $50 on so treat it well." He always bought me these plastic clamshell cases for my NES games to make sure they were protected. To be fair, I did lend my games/CDs out a bit in my teen years and getting them back with their cases was hit or miss- dad did have a point.
I have a shop full of great organized hand and power tools.. I also have a lend section full of yard sale cheap stuff I lend when people ask 😂. I got so tired of things not being returned or cared for.
I notice it’s the people who ask to borrow are usually the ones that won’t take care. Just the fact they are thinking of borrowing something shows they don’t value their own things as much and would be willing to let others borrow their stuff. The person who takes extremely good care of their things is the last person that would ask to borrow something. Just my observation.
While Dad makes a point, I don’t think teaching your kids to be distrusting of friends is good. Sure, make them understand the risk but friendships are more important than material items. If they break your game, hopefully you have good friends that will replace it for you. If not, lesson learned with that person.
I never lend anyone anything, because it never comes back in the condition it was lent in, I’ve been burnt one too many times doing this. Your dad was right.
You're absolutely right. There can be rare exceptions but I need to have seen the condition in which they keep their things. And I do mean rare I'm 45 and have one buddy I'm comfortable loaning things.
It makes you wonder what the fuck these people do with their stuff. Like what the fuck. They had one job you gave them and they failed. Is it like they just treat stuff people lend them this way or do they treat their own stuff that way as well. How can people not take care of their belongings it baffles me. Its not that hard. Goes to show you the maturity level of some people.
Your dad is a legend. Way ahead of his time. Agree with not borrowing Video Games half the time you never get them back or you’ll get them back in rough shape ripped labels cracked discs. He already knew this ahead of time. Love the videos Tyler keep the stories coming RIP DAD 🫡 the original OG Collector
He'll leave a fingerprint there at worst... which is a simple wipe of a soft cloth vs. being worried about your young son permanently scratching the disk.
@@rexellate I do not know about anybody else, but I am very overprotective of my discs as well.. I always hold them live I am gripping them with a claw. Mi index finger in the center hole and my thumb and middle finger holding the outer edges. I never loan them out and my nieces and nephew likewise can only play my disc consoles only when I am around. They broke a couple of my Nintendo cartridges already. Their disc games are scratched to shit and they always put them read side down on any surface and never in the case.
The end bit reminds me of when I went to a game expo with my friend and his dad as a kid. We went into a game stand because he promised his son that he would buy him this game that he's been anticipating. I didn't have any money, getting the tickets for the expo was definitely pushing my families budget at the time. I remember his dad looking at me as soon as we get in there and saying "What are you waiting for? Go pick a game you want!" I'll never forget that moment and I hope to repay that kindness one day when I have my own child. His dad was a lot like yours. They always got the newest tech, the new games, and kept them in pristine condition. We'd all go over to his house after school and run lan parties and gaming sessions on the consoles. I'm thankful to have experienced that in my life. Especially since that has become a thing of the past with online gaming.
I agree with your Dad. I'm 43, and I still won't loan disc games or Blu-rays to friends. I did a few times back in the day, and they'd always come back scratched or with a cracked case. It's unbelievable how careless, even adults, are.
My old man HATED my friends, he just hated the concept of "friends". Always told me, in life you will have only like 2 good friends tops, everyone else was an acquaintance. He STRICTLY prohibited lending my games and borrowing them.
As an adult I only had 2 or 3 close friends tops. Maybe it's my personality. Some people have tons of friends.. not saying there's something wrong with that and it could be fun sometimes in a group of semi-close friends. As an adult, I used to have tons of "SEMI"- closed friends too and had good times, that happened in my early 20s up to mid 30s. Now i'm back having few friends(because majority had families). Some people can't be no longer good friends when they have families, but some can still manage it.
@@valcrist7428Well said, I can't relate to having a family since I'm single with no kids and im turning 30 next month.. I still have like practically 0 friends even though in high school and college I had tons of "close friends" yeah not really like that anymore...😮💨😓
Your dad was 100% correct. My son would often lend our PS2 games to his friends and they would usually come back without the manual or case or even not come back at all. So annoying 🤬
Yup, I learned that lesson the hard way when I let a classmate borrow my copy of Mortal Kombat Trilogy for PS1 back in 1998. I told him he could borrow it for a week. It took over 2 weeks to get it back, and when I did, the disc had an insane amount of scratches and scuff marks, that it caused the game to get glitchy. I was beyond pissed, and my parents even moreso, since they were the ones who bought it. Never again after that. Your dad was 100% in the right.
@MyRetroLife - I just got an email saying you liked my comment, but it’s not showing you did on my actual comment 😶 Some type of weird TH-cam bug perhaps?
Hey guys! My Dad had a STRICT POLICY when it came to my friends and video games... specifically when it came to them BORROWING OUR GAMES! 😱 Did your parents have rules around video games?
My parents had to develop rules for my games/toys after too many times friends would borrow things from me and either damage, or lose them. Although my parents did this in the name of protecting me and my possessions I thought they were the jerks. I now have a 16 year old son, and as he was growing up i never told him he couldnt lend things out, but i warned him of the risks of doing so. Sadly the cycle repeated. There was a time he lent out one of his favorite Beyblades to a kid who didnt have one and the "friend" "lost" it. My son was devastated. The messed up thing is the kid tried to reassure my son that everything was alright becuase now they BOTH didn't have a Beyblade.
My dad never leant anything to anybody and I foolishly leant my snes games. Specifically Killer Instinct I never got back and then leant all my snes games to a friend who sold them all!! I should’ve followed my dads example however after having them all stolen I did curate quite a nice collection for myself as a 13 year old 😂
I agree with your dad 100%. I had a kid at work that was a good worker, and seemed to have it together enough that when he expressed interest in watching anime, I lent him one of my Blu-rays. Anyone that collects anime on physical media knows it isn't exactly cheap, but like I said, this guy seemed alright, he was one of my favorite employees after all. Well, shortly after lending him the disc he quit, stopped responding to my texts, and ultimately after 3 months, I had to figure out who this kid's mother was and get her involved to have my property returned. When he did give it back he just left it on my doorstep, couldn't even hand it to me, and to top it off, there was clear liquid damage to the paper inserts. If you're willing to lend something also be willing to throw it in the trash.
Yea, plastic in furniture is a latin thing i think, grandparents here ( ecuador) love to do that, never ever take the plastic of anything, our washing machibe is like 4 years old and still, you dont remove those things EVER unwritten law
My dad, who used to write computer code for Hewlett-Packard, had a strict rule: I could only lend video games to cousins or close family members. He would say “You don’t understand how time-consuming it is to create these games. Owning them is a blessing, and behind every one of them is someone else’s hard work.” That was his philosophy when it came to appreciating everything I had as a kid.
When I was a kid I had a huge basket of just over 100 Marvel toy biz figures, was playing with them at a friend's house and my mom picked me up for a dentist appt...so I left them. Those "friends" I had played with for years and trusted, destroyed EVERY SINGLE ONE. I tried for weeks to get them back and when I finally pushed my way in to get them, there were parts and pieces everywhere. Totally devastating. Kids are awful. 😢
I’m sorry that you had to experience your friends treating your possessions like crap. I don’t lend anything of mine out either now. Luckily anything I had lent out & not received back can be replaced. I also remember how awesome Toybiz was as well, and had a good majority of them :)
I learned this the hard way. I was just getting into PC gaming and my friend asked if I wanted to borrow Diablo 2. I said yes, and he asked to borrow my Dreamcast since I took it over his house and we were going to hang out the next week. Called his old number that week, no answer, me and my mom went over his house and found out he moved. He schemed that whole thing just to steal my Dreamcast and move. Dude traded like a 7 year friendship for a Dreamcast and never saw him again
Holy shit thats a lesson of betrayal..... I'm 26 I remember my first lesson of betrayal I was like 12 and playing minecraft hunger games with a team, we were all mining and smelting our iron and they crafted iron armor before i did and just killed me and i was shocked im like wtf..... and this is a game... I cant imagine the anger you felt in your situation bro... It mustve been easy to find him again and get your lick back?
What a story! I can relate because I had kids outright steal my toys. Some kids aren't taught to respect others' belongings, so there's always that risk if you lend them. I can see where your dad was coming from.
He was right, my mom said the same and she never was a collector or anything like that. It's just common sense! These things are expensive compared to something like lending a pot or tin or whatever and you can't trust others to not damage these borrowed things.
As a kid I could only an hour at a time for two hours a day and no games during school days. As a kid it sucked but I understand my mom and dad’s reasoning. I also couldn’t let friends take my games and I’m honestly glad that I never let friends use my games
Dad is right again. I had every game Squaresoft released on the PS1 in the West in a big CD case, and let my “friend” borrow them and he sold them and then acted like he lost them, and even fake looked for them. That one hurt.
Funny thing is that my dad is the opposite. He was pretty rough with game discs, not holding them by the edges and getting his greasy fingerprints on the backside and even pushing in the disc tray on the consoles. He did the same with his music cds which shockingly still work to this day.😂
I thought I was the only one like that, but your father was the same, he did everything right in my opinion, my son is 10 years old and I always tell him the same thing, you mustn't lend out your games, your friends are welcome to come over and you can play together, but unfortunately lending games is taboo for us, I had been collecting things before my son was born, back in the 90s, things that my parents gave me, and I did the same with my son, all these years collecting all kinds of consoles, all kinds of games, none of it was cheap, well, I've talked enough now, thank you for the video, now I know that I'm not the only one who is like that, God protect you and your family.❤
In the early 90s, I lent my rollerblades to a guy at school and in return he lent me his NES. This was the era of early SNES, so the NES wasn't new, but I didn't have one so it was a good loan trade. Now despite me using these rollerblades countless times without issue, he somehow wrecked them, adding to the age old adage that people don't look after your things as well as you do. In this instance, I stood my ground and said "I'll hold on to the NES and games until you replace the rollerblades". I still have that NES today as a cherished part of my collection, years after I would have grown out of those rollerblades. Thanks irresponsible guy from school!
Your dad was super smart. Over life, I've learned to only loan out something that I was okay with not getting back. Applies to videogames, books, and even money. If you are not okay with not getting it back, don't do it. Great video!
You had an incredible Father, with great values, that he passed onto you! As someone who was raised in the 80's and started gaming with an Atari 2600, I can relate. My parents were considered middle income, for that time. With that said, they were extremely frugal! We wouldn't allow us to loan out our games, for any reason whatsoever, for several reasons! Outstanding video!! Thanks for sharing!
This was apparently a big deal for our parents during those times. My own parents had that same kind of reaction when they noticed I borrowed the TMNT NES game from a kid at school for an exchange with one of mine(I forget which one) but they just knew it wasn't anything they recognized from our little game collection lol. As I aged, I did realize that you are almost never gonna see your stuff come back to you if you loaned anything out. I learned that the hard way a couple times before I was done with that lol.
Your dad was absolutely awesome, Tyler. I honestly wish that I could've met him. I also agree with your dad as far as nobody will take care of your things like you would. At 51 years old today, I still practice that rule and I always will.
My parents stayed out of what I did with my video games, BUT I had a strict policy of my own. I only let my close close friends/family borrow games, because I also handled all my games with care. I never let my random friends/classmates at school borrow my games ever. As an adult I completely understand your Dad, and as a stubborn kid, I also understand.
I was the same l. My parents didn’t get too involved with gaming besides buying them for me here and there but I was naturally just very careful with my belingings and taught my friends the same. I would let friends borrow games but only because I knew they knew how I took care of them. Still it was only 2 or 3 friends I trusted like this
My parents also didn't give a rat's a$$ what I did with my video games. I didn't know this was a thing until watching this video and seeing all these comments.
I always kept my discs in pristine condition, no smudges or scratches. If I ever lend them out, they’d come back looking like a fork was dragged on the disc. I learned at a young age hold onto your own stuff!
This is a life lesson taught to a child through the video game medium. Also, it wasn't just about things getting broken or taken, but teaching the lesson that people usually won't like you better for loaning out your things, and sometimes they will treat you worse bc of it. I bet you had more sleepovers and hangouts and good memories of home during your childhood bc of this one simple rule. The good kids came around still, the ones looking to take advantage no longer did. You learned something as a child that adults fail to grasp.
My dad was the same way, he was a electronics manager at KMART and always had the latest games for my family to play. His number #1 rule was nobody was allowed to borrow any games from us, but was more than happy to allow my friends to come over to play every single game in my house. I'm glad he did this, because I still have all the games that he bought for us in playable condition.
I agree with your dad 100%. Back in the GBA days, I flirted with the idea of trading games with my friends, but one day I brought some cartridges to school, showed them off a bit, and then later someone stole them out of my backpack. Kids can be cruel and careless, with little to no respect for other people's stuff, and it's a hard lesson we have to learn if we value the nice things we have.
In hindsight I don't blame him. I lent one friend of mine a Japanese copy of Dragon Ball Z on the Super Famicom, and when I came to pick it up a few weeks later, he had pulled apart the manual and pasted it all on his wall like a poster!!! >:( I also suspect he stole my copy of Super Mario Kart. But, never a lender nor a borrower be.
Off topic but here's a story. I remember seeing ads for Zelda 2 but every store said they have never had it. I don't think it was released yet but my 8 yo mind was convinced it was. The neighbor to my friend said he had it and would sell it for $40 I convinced my mom to give me the money. When I went to get it, he brought out the original Zelda. I was so dissapointed because I was adamant about it being Zelda 2.
An 8 year old asking for 40 dollars??You must have been born in the last 25 years then!I'm close to 60 and I couldn't program my mouth to even say 40 dollars at 8,never mind ask for it!😮
@Amh10780 I guess the world was changing then and I wasn't paying attention.I was in my 20's when you were 8,I can't even imagine in 2024 a 8 year old asking for 40 dollars!😂
@kooldjnez1 it was alot in the 80s. Nintendo games were expensive. I remember it was the first time I held a $20 dollar bill. Today $40 is nothing to an 8 year old. Look at the prices of everything. Nintendo games in the 80s cost the same as Playstation games today
My dad built an entire electric train diorama for me which took a whole year to build and over $700 bucks. I let a friends cousin in the house and he pulled the wiring out of my engine car and that day i decided i never want friends in my house again. I stayed like that til i was around 15
Me and my friends traded games back and forth all the time. Never had an issue, only great memories that I’ll cherish for the rest of my life. He had a N64 and I had a PlayStation, we would trade consoles and games with each other for a week or two and I never had one single issue!
I also came from a household where lending games and toys to friends was not allowed. People forget that a $50 video game in 1991 would be the equivalent of $115 today. I had enough stuff get stolen from me later in life that I totally understand where my parents were coming from. Your dad sounds like he was a great guy - I don't see anything wrong with his rules ❤
We borrowed each other's games all the time. I remember borrowing 2 of my friends N64 controllers and 007 Golden Eye. This was elementary towards the end of the year...I brought them back the last day of school but he didn't come. So I had them all summer. The next year I brought them back and he was all amped up, he thought he actually lost them lol. But my mother always told us not to borrow games because she was worried they would claim we stole them lol. My mom was paranoid about certain things and didn't allow many people to even come in the house or spend the night. If she did she liked you & your parents 😂. She didn't even allow my brothers friends over nor did she trust their girlfriends...But she trusted me for some reason.
I could write this for any video you’ve posted; but this one will do. Every one of your videos seriously takes me back to the good old days. I feel like a kid again, I smile like I was a kid again hearing all these stories giggling away. I truly appreciate your dad and you for allowing us to see such cherished memories.
Nothing is perfect, my parents wouldnt let me play any violent shooters till i was 12 (i still played them in secret, mainly unreal and hexen 2) but borrowing was all the rage back then, we would borrow games in school nonstop, thankfully everyone took really good care of their games, sonwe never had any issues, even when we started dealing with cds, everyone in my group of friends took really good care of everything.
I agree with your dad and from what I observed, no one in the comment section disagreed with your dad. I am so sorry about your loss of The Real Ghostbusters, Egon Spengler.
Your dad was right in most cases. Found out the hard way lending things to people only to have them damaged or never getting them back. The bad part was I didn't learn the first time it happened. Lost Mario Paint and Ocarina of Time lending them to "friends" and lost my entire SNES collection lending it to my brother, who put it in a storage unit and subsequently failed to pay for it. Had a guitar amp damaged lending it to another band during a show we played together and had a guitar stolen lending it to a "friend".
@@deezy81 He is, yeah, but nope, never got paid back. He's a POS and always tries to bring up other things totally unrelated and fully of his own doing. I had a SNES Jr and the following games: Aladdin Batman Returns Chrono Trigger DKC F-Zero Gradius 3 Jurassic Park Kirby's Dreamland 3 Lester The Unlikely MK2 Megaman X Ren and Stimpy Veediots Road Runners Death Valley Rally Rocko's Modern Life SFII Turbo Shaq Fu Skuljagger Starfox Super Aquatic Games (probably one of the worst games ever) Super Bonk Super Ghouls n Ghosts Super Mario RPG Super Mario World TMNT IV Taz-Mania Tiny Toons Buster Busts Loose Zombies Ate My Neighbors There are definitely some questionable purchases in there, some I made, some my younger brother made (not the one who left them in storage), some my mother made during clearance sales. I have since reacquired many of the games from various lots I purchased about 15 years ago, but still missing a few. I did end up getting an FX Pak Pro (SD2SNES) a few years ago, in order to play some of the more expensive games, without having to purchase them at exorbitant prices.
@@deezy81 Never got paid back. He's one of those people who will change the subject and try to make it your fault, when it was entirely his own doing. Lost some highly collectible games, like Chrono Trigger, Kirby's Dreamland 3 and Super Mario RPG, among about 25 other games, and a SNES Jr. Probably somewhere about $1500 in today's value. Ended up reacquiring most of the games later, through various lots I found on craigslist about 15ish years ago, plus I just ended up getting an FXPak Pro, to play those uber expensive titles, that I didn't want to pay exorbitant prices for.
Lending out games never felt ‘right’ to me. It was different than other toys I had. I always had a sense of pride for my games. Fortunately my best buddy felt the same way. Since we lived close to one another, we’d always ask for different games for birthdays and Christmas so we could take them over to each other’s houses, but whatever came with us, left with us.
I had very similar experience, My 1 and only Ray Stanz was taken by one of my neighborhood buddies,it magically disappeared. So I never did have the whole team again. And fast forward to 2nd grade a kid wanted to borrow my nes tmnt game, I bring it to school (big mistake) then by the next day he says he loses it on the bus home and never even got to play it ( little did I know how horrible the game was anyways) Your dad was spot on!
I was like your dad when I was a kid 😅 I was so protective of my games, I barely l even let me cousin borrow them. Any time I let someone borrow a game, it either came back dirty, broken, scratched or just never came back at all. So I cut everyone off 😅 worked out because then everyone would just come hang out at my house to play anyway.
Had a few friends borrow games in the past, things went fine with most. Then one of them back in 7th grade borrowed a Pokemon game. He gave it back and it didn't work anymore. I was so mad. Then found out he switched it out with his messed up copy of the game. It started a whole thing with my mom and from then on I never let anyone borrow a game ever again lol
Given how many game/toy borrowing horror stories I've heard, your dad was correct. It sounds fun in theory, but in practice it can cause some legit drama.
I remember going over to my friends house for the first time. And his mom literally asked me, "You're not here to steal his games are you?" Definitely was not. And we became best friends after that. Miss that dude. Hope he's doing okay. Thanks for showing me Legend of Mana and Shining Force 2 Curtis! Still love 'em to this day!
I'm with your dad 100%! What a lovely man and a loving father 💖 ! I've watch every single video you have made, I'd say some of the best content on TH-cam! Thank you for sharing and hopefully lots more to come ❤
He was right to have that outlook. While I was free to do with my games what I wanted, it was rare to get a new game, and they were highly valued items, by me. So I wasnt quick to lend games out. Alot of kids were little assholes, like one kid dipping my case of NES games in a pool to fuck with me. Or the games would come back smelling like potato chip grease, etc. One time I traded some games with some kid from school I barely saw, just to try some different games. I quickly realised that he was trading off games he was sick of, that were pretty shitty, like Goonies 2. Back then you didnt know what other games were like. There were no videos and you tried to get a glimpse of them in magazines, but were limited to what was printed in the issues you got. Seeing and playing games in motion is much different than a magazine showcasing the best scenes with no animation. So it was tempting to check out other games by trading, even if it was risky. So I got stuck with some shitty games for a while and didnt hear back from the kid. Thats usually how those things went. This was when I was very young. In the future I only lent out to one of my very close friends. He let me borrow the SNES console and all his games for a while before I got the console used, so there were no trust issues. There was also times I did a permanent trade with no expectations of getting the game back, as I had played the shit out of a particular game and wanted something different. This was how I got Gremlins 2 which I ended up really liking. Sky Shark not so much. The other time I took a chance was with some Sega Master System games that this kid didnt want anymore. I ended up with a few really bad ones like Pro Wrestling, Time Soldiers and Alex Kid In High Tech World (Super obscure game to play). No good games at all in that exchange. I cant remember what I traded for those, but I dont think I had money back then to purchase them.
This video made me shed a tear. I’m going to be a father of a daughter very soon & you just taught me how to be a little better . Thank you brother these videos are great, Love the channel 🤎
I had one friend borrow Chrono Cross and he returned it too scratched up to work. I had a different friend borrow Final Fantasy Chronicles and he "lost" it.
Your father was right. I had my Genesis + 32x stolen after a friend asked me to borrow it for a weekend. Never again. By the way, your friend looks like that AVGN rip off, Game Dude lol
He’s mentioned it before but who cares I’m from NY my nonno/grandfather started Ralph Lauren with Ralph back in 1967 and is still alive in his 90s everyone’s lives are different you make it what you want in life I’ve seen and have all from 1980-Now I have every console and tons of games what a life of gaming throughout the decades
Well come on dude let's be honest it's not like it's some sort of intergalactica job on some other unknown planet literally just paperwork for Marvel in some random place in the United States ..with just a person who is just like you ..simply just doing that job😂
Coming from someone who was nice enough to let friends borrow my PS1 and PS2, but to never get them back because "rhey disappeared", your Dad was 100% in the right here. I had that same Egon figure; I used to feed him Doritos lol
Your father was 100 percent right . If only he knew how many people are now watching him on his videos and have came to love him for the great father he was.
I totally understand this. My dad is the exact same way. I grew up almost the same time you did. I didn't have as many video gamesbut that unwritten rule was there. I've seen a lot of your videos now. And I can tell not your dad was a genuine leap, awesome guy and a good father. Even in this video it is clear with how He interacted with your friends. I love your videos, buddy. They remind me of a simpler time.
Your Dad taught rules well and you honoured them now that’s a real father and son relationship something I never had that’s for sure! May he RIP I wish I had a father like yours Tyler 💙🙏
Your dad was a wise man. Too many times I lent things to friends, and then regretted it later. Games would come back with the disc scratched to hell, or the case and manual missing. I remember one time I lent my copy of Halo 1 to a friend and when I asked for it back, he said he didn't have it because he lent it to someone else🤦♂
I remember letting a high school friend borrow 2 of my best PS1 games Vandal Hearts and FF7 Original, good friend I'd known for 10+ years. After I hadn't heard about them for 1 year I found out he'd sold them to someone else along with his system. I learned soon after never lend even your "best/good" friends your prized items because even if you do get it back it will probably take a long long time to see it again and could cause loss of friendship. Your friends also have family members and other friends that might destroy or lose your items also. Don't lend money, appliances, games, vehicles, don't sign any type of co-sign with anyone but close blood family, and usually not even then.
@@deezy81 Never did, but now I have a good job and could just re-buy whatever I wanted. Learned a good life lesson when it happened though. This happened 26 years ago in High School.
I’m 💯 with the way your dad taught and demonstrated respect for your belongings and how to take care of them. I always kept my games boxed with the manual and everything perfect. I traded a game when I was 9/10 and ended up getting my game back without the manual and a torn box. Learned a valuable life lesson then and wish I’d have had a father to teach me.
Growing up, and moving neighbourhoods a few times, I remember every friend group had one of these "strange" parents that were more highly strung than the others and had strict rules like these. My parents on the other hand were the opposite. They figured I could do what I want with my things - lend them, give them, trade them, sell them, whatever. While I definitely appreciated the way my parents were (Growing up with them was lovely and my friends felt comfortable in their presence), it's now that I'm an adult that I can maybe get a sense of what's happening with your Dad here. Your Dad liked collecting things, while my parents weren't that way inclined. So when he gave you a new video game, in a sense he valued that as a part of the family collection. Yes it was "technically" yours. But he was super involved in the giving and playing of the games, as demonstrated here where he asked if you had told your friend about Turtles in Time. My Dad wouldn't have known Turtles in Time and if he did, he wouldn't have lost sleep if he hadn't played it once. Your Dad on the other hand shared your love of game collecting. That love was a double edged sword I guess. Another insight I can give you was that I've always looked after my things as an adult. I handle my laptop with care (even a work issued one) and don't put stickers on it. I wash and vacuum my car regularly and like to keep it clean. I don't keep place in my books by turning the corners of the pages. For better or worse, that means I have attachment to things, which my parents simply don't. Their computer is just a tool - a means to an end. It will have fingerprints on the screen and could have a little dent or two. If I see one of my kids treating their laptop in this way, I let them know they need to look after their things better. I guess in that way, I see a little bit of your Dad in myself. We all have our quirks I guess.
I lived in an apartment when I was a kid and had an upstairs neighbor I was friends with and we borrowed each other's games all the time. One day I got into an argument with my little sister over use of the TV. She proceeded to take my borrowed copy of Mortal Kombat on the SNES and whipped it across the room, causing the cartridge to come apart. I was able to repair it like it never happened but holy shit if my mom had been forced to replace a $60 game that wasn't mine, it wouldve been me who took the heat instead of my sister. Moral of the story, I get where your dad is coming from.
Man, this brings back things I forgot about. My dad was the same way, just more about the guns and furniture. It rubbed off on me to the point where I didn't even want friends coming over because they were too rough with my stuff, so I always opted to go to their houses. Love these videos dude. Born in '85 so these really do bring me back.
I had so many memories of a game being borrowed and being stealth trying to not let the parents know from both sides you touched on every aspect from the interrogation to older kids envying your stuff and purposefully breaking it or not returning it at all which until now I hadn’t really thought about for a long time but man those were such dramatic moments dealing with the kid or parent that I really don’t know if that happens as much anymore as it did in those days thanks for the memories have a good day!
Your dad was a solid dude. I wish my dad was as invested in me and my passions 30 years ago. Not to badmouth mine, I have gotten everything my heart desired. I like your videos alot. And I still own the Egon AF to this day! Big hug from the Netherlands.
This channel is so beautiful. I love your respect for your dad's legacy, while also being introspective enough to know that you want your own kids to have the things that you didnt as a child. I just love it.
I can get that. My dad is about the same age as yours. I can see my dad being that way too. Only to my dad it would be not because their collectibility (although he was that way with baseball and hockey cards) but more the fact $80 to $100 CAD for a game cartridge in the early 90s is ludicrous to not take care of. If it got lost or broke, without a doubt there wasn’t going to be a replacement
100% agree with your dad on this. When I was younger I would borrow things like dvds, vhs and video games to people I considered my friends just for them to not ever give it back to me with the most wildest excuses ever. I ended up having to move so I never saw those items again but now being older I understand what a huge mistake I did doing that. Being huge in gaming and collecting myself, i will be a constant reminder to my children to never borrow their or our stuff to their friends and to never borrow their friends stuff because you never know what could happen to it
Na your dad's right I once borrowed out a copy of Chrono Trigger for my buddies copy of link to the past. Let's just say I still have a link to the past in my collection. Dude moved shortly after and he avoided me like the plague.
Thank you Tyler for making my Sunday morning coffee better. My family was pretty strict about me lending games out in my younger days, and there was absolutely some problems later on in my teenage life. But me and my cousin did swap games occasionally, so it worked out with family.
My dad was also very organized with taking care of games. He would get upset seeing disc in other cases, or cartridges out of the boxes. He would take them away from me for a certain amount of time if I didn’t learn to be more careful with taking good care of them.
Your dad did the right thing no doubt It’s like one time I’ll let someone borrow a burnt CD / a dvd and I never got them back and never again that would happen. That’s why I never let anyone ever borrow anything ever. Like you wanna watch a movie come to my place and we’ll watch it together. Lol
At a young age my dad showed me how use the VCR and when I got older he bought me my first CD/Cassette stereo system and showed me how to use it. My childhood friends and I never really borrowed each other's games, instead we would just play them at each other's houses on our system(s). Though when it came to Game Boy that's were my close buddies and I would try each other's games and give them back when we were done.
I’m the same way now with my daughter. I loved gaming growing up in the 80’s and 90’s but could never afford expensive systems or games. I had to go over to my friends house to play systems like SEGA or SNES. As I became an established adult, I started collecting every system and games ( emulators, arcade machines etc.) and have taught my daughter the value of taking care our collections. Plus she’s been collecting Pokémon cards since she was very young. I can appreciate what your dad taught you.
It's true that no one else takes care of your games like you do. I grew up in a trailer park during the NES era, meaning there were plenty of other kids around who were always willing to swap NES cartridges. We'd write our name on ours, let a "friend" borrow it, and get one of theirs in return. Sometimes there'd be a set period, other times we'd just borrow the games indefinitely and then go retrieve ours whenever we tired of the borrowed game. The problem was two-fold (at least). First, if you had a Grade-A title (Metroid, Zelda, later SMB3, etc.) and swapped for something less-than stellar, it might take quite some time to get your game back. I had the likes of Jaws and Bump n' Jump, with very few objectively good games. It was almost impossible for me to swap for more than a day or two, unless it was my Castlevania cartridge, in which case it might take weeks or even months to get back. Second, the latter was often due to being unable to catch up with the "friend" who borrowed my better games. I'd knock on the door only to have a parent tell me he wasn't in. Also, it wasn't uncommon to see games spread across the living room floor, whether they belonged to that person or someone else. Just a jumble of NES games strewn about and getting kicked out of the way. A lot of times the cartridges would just seem abused. The first copy of SMB3 I played was borrowed, and you could tell multiple people had put it through the ringer. The label was torn all up, there were scratches in the plastic like it had been dropped and/or thrown, and it was clearly neglected. Let's not even get into the habit of blowing into the cartridges that most of us had. I ended up getting a proper cleaning kit and eventually just stopped loaning games. Years later, I made the mistake of letting a neighbor borrow my original copy of Resident Evil. I never got it back and eventually bought the Director's Cut. I'm glad I wasn't a kid during the disc era, because the way we treated cartridges would guarantee that a game swap was a one-way ticket to the trash can.
I remember when I was little, a kid at school convinced me to trade my sega genesis for an NES. My older brother stepped in and contacted the family and got my genesis back.
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13:50 😁 Your dad put his hand on your shoulder and said "one day, you will work at a trade in gaming store, & you will see games in conditions your innocent mind and heart could never possibly fathom. Trying to use logic on how these games or controllers could have gotten this way would only drive you further into madness, my son. Now go, and tell your sketchy little sticky fingered friend he ain't taking SH¡T! home from this house, let alone my son." 😅
15:20 😢 In 4th or 5th grade, (im 36) i used to live on a 2nd floor apt with a balcony. One day, walking home from school, i could hear my brothers friends loud and laughing with so much commotion. Once i got to the front of the building, one of my brothers friends was throwing my TMNT toys off the top, and the other friend was hitting them with an aluminum baseball bat. I begged, cried & pleaded my brother, 4 years older, to "ST😭😭😭😭😭😭P!!! He did nothing. Everyone just kept having a laugh!!!
@DarioACordova Your about to spiral into a world of BPA.
Your Dad seemed to always be ahead of the times
I agree with your dad here. Not really about trust, but noone treats your things as well as you do.
did you not see the burned egon part of the video ?
I disagree, nobody broke my stuff quite like I did.
Absolutely nothing but the truth! I’m a little OCD with everything I own, so I tend to freak out, even if it has finger prints 😅😩
I noticed my friends games were out of the cases, some were loose just sitting around. He asked if he could borrow a game, and I said I can't, because you don't take care of your stuff.
@@robzo87OMG meeee too.
God I hate when I drop something , and have a mini panic attack picking it up wondering where it got damaged…. and how bad the damage was.
My dad was like this too- he always told me "don't lend your things to other people, they won't treat it well, they won't care if it gets ruined." For him it was less "this is a collectable item" and more "this is something I spent $50 on so treat it well." He always bought me these plastic clamshell cases for my NES games to make sure they were protected. To be fair, I did lend my games/CDs out a bit in my teen years and getting them back with their cases was hit or miss- dad did have a point.
I have a shop full of great organized hand and power tools.. I also have a lend section full of yard sale cheap stuff I lend when people ask 😂. I got so tired of things not being returned or cared for.
Your dad was absolutely right.
I notice it’s the people who ask to borrow are usually the ones that won’t take care. Just the fact they are thinking of borrowing something shows they don’t value their own things as much and would be willing to let others borrow their stuff. The person who takes extremely good care of their things is the last person that would ask to borrow something. Just my observation.
that's overbearing AF
While Dad makes a point, I don’t think teaching your kids to be distrusting of friends is good. Sure, make them understand the risk but friendships are more important than material items. If they break your game, hopefully you have good friends that will replace it for you. If not, lesson learned with that person.
Dad: "Did u ever lose a tooth albert?"
Albert: " 4 "
Dad: "You're gonna lose a lot more if you exchange games with my son again"
Funny but I don't think they ever exchanged games.
@@OptimusPrimeribs and Albert kept his teeth
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That's why I always check the comment section. 🤣🤣🤣
I never lend anyone anything, because it never comes back in the condition it was lent in, I’ve been burnt one too many times doing this.
Your dad was right.
You're absolutely right. There can be rare exceptions but I need to have seen the condition in which they keep their things. And I do mean rare I'm 45 and have one buddy I'm comfortable loaning things.
And then they don’t even comment on it and you have to point it out to them.
It makes you wonder what the fuck these people do with their stuff. Like what the fuck. They had one job you gave them and they failed. Is it like they just treat stuff people lend them this way or do they treat their own stuff that way as well. How can people not take care of their belongings it baffles me. Its not that hard. Goes to show you the maturity level of some people.
@alphaomegaslayer9298 I concur on every point.
@@RemoWilliams1227 yeah I’ve tried again as I’ve got older, but the same still persists. Some people just don’t value things the same unfortunately.
Your dad is a legend. Way ahead of his time. Agree with not borrowing Video Games half the time you never get them back or you’ll get them back in rough shape ripped labels cracked discs. He already knew this ahead of time. Love the videos Tyler keep the stories coming
RIP DAD 🫡 the original OG Collector
I concur 👍
"Dad" was lettin every other "Dad" on the block plow mom I bet
@@Beyondsaybeats You’re a disgrace!
yep true.i let someone borrow my game.i got all scratches and deep on it.
Your dad not letting you touch the discs but mishandling them himself 😂
Lol yes. That was a rental Japanese Playstation though so could be he didn’t care
@@MyRetroLifeso he cares about his own stuff, but not the rental stuff he is borrowing🤪Ha ha
@@MyRetroLifeSurprising reading that after watching the video. "Rules for thee, but not for me" isn't it?
He'll leave a fingerprint there at worst... which is a simple wipe of a soft cloth vs. being worried about your young son permanently scratching the disk.
@@rexellate I do not know about anybody else, but I am very overprotective of my discs as well.. I always hold them live I am gripping them with a claw. Mi index finger in the center hole and my thumb and middle finger holding the outer edges. I never loan them out and my nieces and nephew likewise can only play my disc consoles only when I am around. They broke a couple of my Nintendo cartridges already. Their disc games are scratched to shit and they always put them read side down on any surface and never in the case.
Your grandfather was Mike Esposito? Thats explains a lot, your family has a great legacy
Super cool
I'm assuming it's the comic book artist and not the football player right
@@BaxterSqueeyes
He was both. Pro football star 🏉✨ and top comic artist 😎 🕷️🕸️
yes Tyler even gets a shout out on his Wikipedia page cool aint it
The end bit reminds me of when I went to a game expo with my friend and his dad as a kid. We went into a game stand because he promised his son that he would buy him this game that he's been anticipating. I didn't have any money, getting the tickets for the expo was definitely pushing my families budget at the time. I remember his dad looking at me as soon as we get in there and saying "What are you waiting for? Go pick a game you want!" I'll never forget that moment and I hope to repay that kindness one day when I have my own child. His dad was a lot like yours. They always got the newest tech, the new games, and kept them in pristine condition. We'd all go over to his house after school and run lan parties and gaming sessions on the consoles. I'm thankful to have experienced that in my life. Especially since that has become a thing of the past with online gaming.
I agree with your Dad. I'm 43, and I still won't loan disc games or Blu-rays to friends. I did a few times back in the day, and they'd always come back scratched or with a cracked case. It's unbelievable how careless, even adults, are.
Your Dad making those kids apologize to you is an awesome Dad move, he taught both you AND the other kids a lesson.
My old man HATED my friends, he just hated the concept of "friends". Always told me, in life you will have only like 2 good friends tops, everyone else was an acquaintance. He STRICTLY prohibited lending my games and borrowing them.
As an adult I only had 2 or 3 close friends tops. Maybe it's my personality. Some people have tons of friends..
not saying there's something wrong with that and it could be fun sometimes in a group of semi-close friends. As an adult, I used to have tons of "SEMI"- closed friends too and had good times, that happened in my early 20s up to mid 30s. Now i'm back having few friends(because majority had families). Some people can't be no longer good friends when they have families, but some can still manage it.
What a wise man, I hope you listened to him because that’s true
@@valcrist7428Well said, I can't relate to having a family since I'm single with no kids and im turning 30 next month.. I still have like practically 0 friends even though in high school and college I had tons of "close friends" yeah not really like that anymore...😮💨😓
Same here bro, shit is toxic but its understandable as a man
Your dad was 100% correct. My son would often lend our PS2 games to his friends and they would usually come back without the manual or case or even not come back at all. So annoying 🤬
As kids we couldn't understand why they didn't want us borrowing Games. As an Adult now I now Understand why.
And great Video by the Way!
you can't borrow digital media
@@nomadcowatbk Tell that to steam
Yup, I learned that lesson the hard way when I let a classmate borrow my copy of Mortal Kombat Trilogy for PS1 back in 1998. I told him he could borrow it for a week. It took over 2 weeks to get it back, and when I did, the disc had an insane amount of scratches and scuff marks, that it caused the game to get glitchy. I was beyond pissed, and my parents even moreso, since they were the ones who bought it. Never again after that.
Your dad was 100% in the right.
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Same but for mk4.
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Hey guys! My Dad had a STRICT POLICY when it came to my friends and video games... specifically when it came to them BORROWING OUR GAMES! 😱 Did your parents have rules around video games?
Yea I had a strict policy too I had to be there with my game system if other kids like cousins wanted to play my sega CD system.
My parents had to develop rules for my games/toys after too many times friends would borrow things from me and either damage, or lose them. Although my parents did this in the name of protecting me and my possessions I thought they were the jerks. I now have a 16 year old son, and as he was growing up i never told him he couldnt lend things out, but i warned him of the risks of doing so. Sadly the cycle repeated.
There was a time he lent out one of his favorite Beyblades to a kid who didnt have one and the "friend" "lost" it. My son was devastated. The messed up thing is the kid tried to reassure my son that everything was alright becuase now they BOTH didn't have a Beyblade.
Your dad's old film collection is amazing. Totally agree with his policy
My dad never leant anything to anybody and I foolishly leant my snes games. Specifically Killer Instinct I never got back and then leant all my snes games to a friend who sold them all!! I should’ve followed my dads example however after having them all stolen I did curate quite a nice collection for myself as a 13 year old 😂
My mom was the one who had the policy of no lending games out
I agree with your dad 100%.
I had a kid at work that was a good worker, and seemed to have it together enough that when he expressed interest in watching anime, I lent him one of my Blu-rays. Anyone that collects anime on physical media knows it isn't exactly cheap, but like I said, this guy seemed alright, he was one of my favorite employees after all. Well, shortly after lending him the disc he quit, stopped responding to my texts, and ultimately after 3 months, I had to figure out who this kid's mother was and get her involved to have my property returned. When he did give it back he just left it on my doorstep, couldn't even hand it to me, and to top it off, there was clear liquid damage to the paper inserts.
If you're willing to lend something also be willing to throw it in the trash.
I think it’s an Italian thing also. My dad went and hunted down the kid I let borrow a game.
“ you don’t let nobody borrow your Nintendo tapes”
lol yep!
Your grandparents wrapped their couches in plastic too?
Yea, plastic in furniture is a latin thing i think, grandparents here ( ecuador) love to do that, never ever take the plastic of anything, our washing machibe is like 4 years old and still, you dont remove those things EVER unwritten law
My dad, who used to write computer code for Hewlett-Packard, had a strict rule: I could only lend video games to cousins or close family members. He would say “You don’t understand how time-consuming it is to create these games. Owning them is a blessing, and behind every one of them is someone else’s hard work.” That was his philosophy when it came to appreciating everything I had as a kid.
When I was a kid I had a huge basket of just over 100 Marvel toy biz figures, was playing with them at a friend's house and my mom picked me up for a dentist appt...so I left them. Those "friends" I had played with for years and trusted, destroyed EVERY SINGLE ONE. I tried for weeks to get them back and when I finally pushed my way in to get them, there were parts and pieces everywhere. Totally devastating. Kids are awful. 😢
I’m sorry that you had to experience your friends treating your possessions like crap.
I don’t lend anything of mine out either now. Luckily anything I had lent out & not received back can be replaced. I also remember how awesome Toybiz was as well, and had a good majority of them :)
Find a way to get even with those dregs.
I learned this the hard way. I was just getting into PC gaming and my friend asked if I wanted to borrow Diablo 2. I said yes, and he asked to borrow my Dreamcast since I took it over his house and we were going to hang out the next week. Called his old number that week, no answer, me and my mom went over his house and found out he moved. He schemed that whole thing just to steal my Dreamcast and move. Dude traded like a 7 year friendship for a Dreamcast and never saw him again
Damn, that sounds like a horrifying way to get trust issues haha, really though, sorry for your loss
FBI
That's a sad story 😞
This is why prefer cats and dogs over people.
Holy shit thats a lesson of betrayal..... I'm 26 I remember my first lesson of betrayal I was like 12 and playing minecraft hunger games with a team, we were all mining and smelting our iron and they crafted iron armor before i did and just killed me and i was shocked im like wtf..... and this is a game... I cant imagine the anger you felt in your situation bro... It mustve been easy to find him again and get your lick back?
What a story! I can relate because I had kids outright steal my toys. Some kids aren't taught to respect others' belongings, so there's always that risk if you lend them. I can see where your dad was coming from.
He was right, my mom said the same and she never was a collector or anything like that. It's just common sense! These things are expensive compared to something like lending a pot or tin or whatever and you can't trust others to not damage these borrowed things.
As a kid I could only an hour at a time for two hours a day and no games during school days. As a kid it sucked but I understand my mom and dad’s reasoning. I also couldn’t let friends take my games and I’m honestly glad that I never let friends use my games
Dad is right again.
I had every game Squaresoft released on the PS1 in the West in a big CD case, and let my “friend” borrow them and he sold them and then acted like he lost them, and even fake looked for them.
That one hurt.
Funny thing is that my dad is the opposite. He was pretty rough with game discs, not holding them by the edges and getting his greasy fingerprints on the backside and even pushing in the disc tray on the consoles. He did the same with his music cds which shockingly still work to this day.😂
Amazing how everyone is different and taught different things growing up, for better or worse!
I thought I was the only one like that, but your father was the same, he did everything right in my opinion, my son is 10 years old and I always tell him the same thing, you mustn't lend out your games, your friends are welcome to come over and you can play together, but unfortunately lending games is taboo for us, I had been collecting things before my son was born, back in the 90s, things that my parents gave me, and I did the same with my son, all these years collecting all kinds of consoles, all kinds of games, none of it was cheap, well, I've talked enough now, thank you for the video, now I know that I'm not the only one who is like that, God protect you and your family.❤
In the early 90s, I lent my rollerblades to a guy at school and in return he lent me his NES. This was the era of early SNES, so the NES wasn't new, but I didn't have one so it was a good loan trade. Now despite me using these rollerblades countless times without issue, he somehow wrecked them, adding to the age old adage that people don't look after your things as well as you do. In this instance, I stood my ground and said "I'll hold on to the NES and games until you replace the rollerblades". I still have that NES today as a cherished part of my collection, years after I would have grown out of those rollerblades. Thanks irresponsible guy from school!
Awesome.
Your dad was a smart man
To me he comes across as kinda having issues but whatever.
@@barryschalkwijk9388nah, only 1 person is gonna care things like ones self….and that’s ones self
Different parents, different rules! Having respect for valuable things is much better than disrespect. Have a great Thanksgiving, Tyler!
Same to you!
my mother refused to let me borrow or lend out videogames to friends as a kid. once i was 16 she let me figure out why. lessons are learned not given
Your dad was super smart. Over life, I've learned to only loan out something that I was okay with not getting back. Applies to videogames, books, and even money. If you are not okay with not getting it back, don't do it. Great video!
You had an incredible Father, with great values, that he passed onto you! As someone who was raised in the 80's and started gaming with an Atari 2600, I can relate. My parents were considered middle income, for that time. With that said, they were extremely frugal! We wouldn't allow us to loan out our games, for any reason whatsoever, for several reasons! Outstanding video!! Thanks for sharing!
This was apparently a big deal for our parents during those times. My own parents had that same kind of reaction when they noticed I borrowed the TMNT NES game from a kid at school for an exchange with one of mine(I forget which one) but they just knew it wasn't anything they recognized from our little game collection lol.
As I aged, I did realize that you are almost never gonna see your stuff come back to you if you loaned anything out. I learned that the hard way a couple times before I was done with that lol.
Your dad was absolutely awesome, Tyler. I honestly wish that I could've met him. I also agree with your dad as far as nobody will take care of your things like you would. At 51 years old today, I still practice that rule and I always will.
My parents stayed out of what I did with my video games, BUT I had a strict policy of my own. I only let my close close friends/family borrow games, because I also handled all my games with care. I never let my random friends/classmates at school borrow my games ever. As an adult I completely understand your Dad, and as a stubborn kid, I also understand.
I let a non close friend borrow one of my ds games in middle school. He lost it and never bothered to try and replace it.
I was the same l. My parents didn’t get too involved with gaming besides buying them for me here and there but I was naturally just very careful with my belingings and taught my friends the same. I would let friends borrow games but only because I knew they knew how I took care of them. Still it was only 2 or 3 friends I trusted like this
I was the same way as a kid. I wouldn’t even let my dad handle my games. They were rare and precious.
My parents also didn't give a rat's a$$ what I did with my video games. I didn't know this was a thing until watching this video and seeing all these comments.
I always kept my discs in pristine condition, no smudges or scratches. If I ever lend them out, they’d come back looking like a fork was dragged on the disc. I learned at a young age hold onto your own stuff!
This is a life lesson taught to a child through the video game medium.
Also, it wasn't just about things getting broken or taken, but teaching the lesson that people usually won't like you better for loaning out your things, and sometimes they will treat you worse bc of it.
I bet you had more sleepovers and hangouts and good memories of home during your childhood bc of this one simple rule. The good kids came around still, the ones looking to take advantage no longer did.
You learned something as a child that adults fail to grasp.
My dad was the same way, he was a electronics manager at KMART and always had the latest games for my family to play. His number #1 rule was nobody was allowed to borrow any games from us, but was more than happy to allow my friends to come over to play every single game in my house. I'm glad he did this, because I still have all the games that he bought for us in playable condition.
I agree with your dad 100%.
Back in the GBA days, I flirted with the idea of trading games with my friends, but one day I brought some cartridges to school, showed them off a bit, and then later someone stole them out of my backpack.
Kids can be cruel and careless, with little to no respect for other people's stuff, and it's a hard lesson we have to learn if we value the nice things we have.
Hope you were able to eventually replace those games..
In hindsight I don't blame him. I lent one friend of mine a Japanese copy of Dragon Ball Z on the Super Famicom, and when I came to pick it up a few weeks later, he had pulled apart the manual and pasted it all on his wall like a poster!!! >:(
I also suspect he stole my copy of Super Mario Kart.
But, never a lender nor a borrower be.
You’re a douchebag
Off topic but here's a story. I remember seeing ads for Zelda 2 but every store said they have never had it. I don't think it was released yet but my 8 yo mind was convinced it was. The neighbor to my friend said he had it and would sell it for $40 I convinced my mom to give me the money. When I went to get it, he brought out the original Zelda. I was so dissapointed because I was adamant about it being Zelda 2.
An 8 year old asking for 40 dollars??You must have been born in the last 25 years then!I'm close to 60 and I couldn't program my mouth to even say 40 dollars at 8,never mind ask for it!😮
@kooldjnez1 I'm 44
@Amh10780 I guess the world was changing then and I wasn't paying attention.I was in my 20's when you were 8,I can't even imagine in 2024 a 8 year old asking for 40 dollars!😂
@kooldjnez1 it was alot in the 80s. Nintendo games were expensive. I remember it was the first time I held a $20 dollar bill. Today $40 is nothing to an 8 year old. Look at the prices of everything. Nintendo games in the 80s cost the same as Playstation games today
My dad built an entire electric train diorama for me which took a whole year to build and over $700 bucks. I let a friends cousin in the house and he pulled the wiring out of my engine car and that day i decided i never want friends in my house again. I stayed like that til i was around 15
Me and my friends traded games back and forth all the time. Never had an issue, only great memories that I’ll cherish for the rest of my life. He had a N64 and I had a PlayStation, we would trade consoles and games with each other for a week or two and I never had one single issue!
I also came from a household where lending games and toys to friends was not allowed.
People forget that a $50 video game in 1991 would be the equivalent of $115 today.
I had enough stuff get stolen from me later in life that I totally understand where my parents were coming from.
Your dad sounds like he was a great guy - I don't see anything wrong with his rules ❤
We borrowed each other's games all the time. I remember borrowing 2 of my friends N64 controllers and 007 Golden Eye. This was elementary towards the end of the year...I brought them back the last day of school but he didn't come. So I had them all summer. The next year I brought them back and he was all amped up, he thought he actually lost them lol. But my mother always told us not to borrow games because she was worried they would claim we stole them lol. My mom was paranoid about certain things and didn't allow many people to even come in the house or spend the night. If she did she liked you & your parents 😂. She didn't even allow my brothers friends over nor did she trust their girlfriends...But she trusted me for some reason.
How did he forget that? Ha ha.
I could write this for any video you’ve posted; but this one will do. Every one of your videos seriously takes me back to the good old days. I feel like a kid again, I smile like I was a kid again hearing all these stories giggling away. I truly appreciate your dad and you for allowing us to see such cherished memories.
Nothing is perfect, my parents wouldnt let me play any violent shooters till i was 12 (i still played them in secret, mainly unreal and hexen 2) but borrowing was all the rage back then, we would borrow games in school nonstop, thankfully everyone took really good care of their games, sonwe never had any issues, even when we started dealing with cds, everyone in my group of friends took really good care of everything.
I agree with your dad and from what I observed, no one in the comment section disagreed with your dad. I am so sorry about your loss of The Real Ghostbusters, Egon Spengler.
Your dad was right in most cases. Found out the hard way lending things to people only to have them damaged or never getting them back. The bad part was I didn't learn the first time it happened. Lost Mario Paint and Ocarina of Time lending them to "friends" and lost my entire SNES collection lending it to my brother, who put it in a storage unit and subsequently failed to pay for it. Had a guitar amp damaged lending it to another band during a show we played together and had a guitar stolen lending it to a "friend".
Well, unless you are typing this from a prison day room. I assume your brother is still alive. Did he ever pay you back??
@@deezy81 He is, yeah, but nope, never got paid back. He's a POS and always tries to bring up other things totally unrelated and fully of his own doing.
I had a SNES Jr and the following games:
Aladdin
Batman Returns
Chrono Trigger
DKC
F-Zero
Gradius 3
Jurassic Park
Kirby's Dreamland 3
Lester The Unlikely
MK2
Megaman X
Ren and Stimpy Veediots
Road Runners Death Valley Rally
Rocko's Modern Life
SFII Turbo
Shaq Fu
Skuljagger
Starfox
Super Aquatic Games (probably one of the worst games ever)
Super Bonk
Super Ghouls n Ghosts
Super Mario RPG
Super Mario World
TMNT IV
Taz-Mania
Tiny Toons Buster Busts Loose
Zombies Ate My Neighbors
There are definitely some questionable purchases in there, some I made, some my younger brother made (not the one who left them in storage), some my mother made during clearance sales. I have since reacquired many of the games from various lots I purchased about 15 years ago, but still missing a few. I did end up getting an FX Pak Pro (SD2SNES) a few years ago, in order to play some of the more expensive games, without having to purchase them at exorbitant prices.
@@deezy81 Never got paid back. He's one of those people who will change the subject and try to make it your fault, when it was entirely his own doing. Lost some highly collectible games, like Chrono Trigger, Kirby's Dreamland 3 and Super Mario RPG, among about 25 other games, and a SNES Jr. Probably somewhere about $1500 in today's value. Ended up reacquiring most of the games later, through various lots I found on craigslist about 15ish years ago, plus I just ended up getting an FXPak Pro, to play those uber expensive titles, that I didn't want to pay exorbitant prices for.
Lending out games never felt ‘right’ to me. It was different than other toys I had. I always had a sense of pride for my games. Fortunately my best buddy felt the same way. Since we lived close to one another, we’d always ask for different games for birthdays and Christmas so we could take them over to each other’s houses, but whatever came with us, left with us.
Also your dad was the real OG content creator and OG collector and that is epic and I love it!!!
Your dad sounds like he was such an awesome father, friend and role model. We lost a good soul with his departure from this life.
I had very similar experience, My 1 and only Ray Stanz was taken by one of my neighborhood buddies,it magically disappeared. So I never did have the whole team again. And fast forward to 2nd grade a kid wanted to borrow my nes tmnt game, I bring it to school (big mistake) then by the next day he says he loses it on the bus home and never even got to play it ( little did I know how horrible the game was anyways) Your dad was spot on!
That's one golden rule for life, not only collectables:
NO ONE is ever going to take care of your things as good as you do
I was like your dad when I was a kid 😅 I was so protective of my games, I barely l even let me cousin borrow them. Any time I let someone borrow a game, it either came back dirty, broken, scratched or just never came back at all. So I cut everyone off 😅 worked out because then everyone would just come hang out at my house to play anyway.
man I wish i had a dad like that growin up. you guys seemed so close. im sorry hes gone
Had a few friends borrow games in the past, things went fine with most. Then one of them back in 7th grade borrowed a Pokemon game. He gave it back and it didn't work anymore. I was so mad. Then found out he switched it out with his messed up copy of the game. It started a whole thing with my mom and from then on I never let anyone borrow a game ever again lol
Given how many game/toy borrowing horror stories I've heard, your dad was correct. It sounds fun in theory, but in practice it can cause some legit drama.
Yep… it can be a horrible experience! Thanks for the Super Thanks 🙏
I know his father wouldn’t have approved of him selling his collection
I remember going over to my friends house for the first time. And his mom literally asked me, "You're not here to steal his games are you?" Definitely was not. And we became best friends after that. Miss that dude. Hope he's doing okay. Thanks for showing me Legend of Mana and Shining Force 2 Curtis! Still love 'em to this day!
sometimes borrowing is permanent
I'm with your dad 100%! What a lovely man and a loving father 💖 ! I've watch every single video you have made, I'd say some of the best content on TH-cam!
Thank you for sharing and hopefully lots more to come ❤
Your grandfather worked on Marvel comics? That is a flex!
Yup, same thing as "Nobody will ever love you like your parents."
He was right to have that outlook. While I was free to do with my games what I wanted, it was rare to get a new game, and they were highly valued items, by me. So I wasnt quick to lend games out. Alot of kids were little assholes, like one kid dipping my case of NES games in a pool to fuck with me. Or the games would come back smelling like potato chip grease, etc. One time I traded some games with some kid from school I barely saw, just to try some different games. I quickly realised that he was trading off games he was sick of, that were pretty shitty, like Goonies 2. Back then you didnt know what other games were like. There were no videos and you tried to get a glimpse of them in magazines, but were limited to what was printed in the issues you got. Seeing and playing games in motion is much different than a magazine showcasing the best scenes with no animation. So it was tempting to check out other games by trading, even if it was risky. So I got stuck with some shitty games for a while and didnt hear back from the kid. Thats usually how those things went. This was when I was very young. In the future I only lent out to one of my very close friends. He let me borrow the SNES console and all his games for a while before I got the console used, so there were no trust issues. There was also times I did a permanent trade with no expectations of getting the game back, as I had played the shit out of a particular game and wanted something different. This was how I got Gremlins 2 which I ended up really liking. Sky Shark not so much. The other time I took a chance was with some Sega Master System games that this kid didnt want anymore. I ended up with a few really bad ones like Pro Wrestling, Time Soldiers and Alex Kid In High Tech World (Super obscure game to play). No good games at all in that exchange. I cant remember what I traded for those, but I dont think I had money back then to purchase them.
This video made me shed a tear. I’m going to be a father of a daughter very soon & you just taught me how to be a little better . Thank you brother these videos are great, Love the channel 🤎
Your pop was a wise man with wise lessons
I've been watching your channel for over a decade, and your dad still surprises me dude God bless him
I had one friend borrow Chrono Cross and he returned it too scratched up to work.
I had a different friend borrow Final Fantasy Chronicles and he "lost" it.
Thank you Tyler. Positively impacting everyone's lives with solid morals. It's good to give.
Your father was right. I had my Genesis + 32x stolen after a friend asked me to borrow it for a weekend. Never again. By the way, your friend looks like that AVGN rip off, Game Dude lol
One of the best TH-cam videos I’ve seen. Your dad was the man
Dude just casually mentions his grandpa was an artist for marvel like it was no big deal lol
Probably because hes mentioned it many times before.
He’s mentioned it before but who cares I’m from NY my nonno/grandfather started Ralph Lauren with Ralph back in 1967 and is still alive in his 90s everyone’s lives are different you make it what you want in life I’ve seen and have all from 1980-Now I have every console and tons of games what a life of gaming throughout the decades
@@mjdf122yea well my uncle works at Nintendo and he gave me the Switch 2
@@thesymdicate3396 the difference here is I’m telling the truth and you aren’t bot/troll
Well come on dude let's be honest it's not like it's some sort of intergalactica job on some other unknown planet literally just paperwork for Marvel in some random place in the United States ..with just a person who is just like you ..simply just doing that job😂
Coming from someone who was nice enough to let friends borrow my PS1 and PS2, but to never get them back because "rhey disappeared", your Dad was 100% in the right here. I had that same Egon figure; I used to feed him Doritos lol
Your father was 100 percent right .
If only he knew how many people are now watching him on his videos and have came to love him for the great father he was.
I totally understand this. My dad is the exact same way. I grew up almost the same time you did. I didn't have as many video gamesbut that unwritten rule was there. I've seen a lot of your videos now. And I can tell not your dad was a genuine leap, awesome guy and a good father. Even in this video it is clear with how He interacted with your friends. I love your videos, buddy. They remind me of a simpler time.
3:37 I hope the fingerprints were wiped off from the bottom 💀
Your Dad taught rules well and you honoured them now that’s a real father and son relationship something I never had that’s for sure!
May he RIP I wish I had a father like yours Tyler 💙🙏
Come on dad you have your fingers right on the disc😂
Exactly getting his greasy fingers all over it 😂
Your dad was a wise man. Too many times I lent things to friends, and then regretted it later. Games would come back with the disc scratched to hell, or the case and manual missing. I remember one time I lent my copy of Halo 1 to a friend and when I asked for it back, he said he didn't have it because he lent it to someone else🤦♂
I remember letting a high school friend borrow 2 of my best PS1 games Vandal Hearts and FF7 Original, good friend I'd known for 10+ years. After I hadn't heard about them for 1 year I found out he'd sold them to someone else along with his system. I learned soon after never lend even your "best/good" friends your prized items because even if you do get it back it will probably take a long long time to see it again and could cause loss of friendship. Your friends also have family members and other friends that might destroy or lose your items also. Don't lend money, appliances, games, vehicles, don't sign any type of co-sign with anyone but close blood family, and usually not even then.
Hope you were able to replace those games
@@deezy81 Never did, but now I have a good job and could just re-buy whatever I wanted. Learned a good life lesson when it happened though. This happened 26 years ago in High School.
I’m 💯 with the way your dad taught and demonstrated respect for your belongings and how to take care of them. I always kept my games boxed with the manual and everything perfect. I traded a game when I was 9/10 and ended up getting my game back without the manual and a torn box. Learned a valuable life lesson then and wish I’d have had a father to teach me.
What happened to Albert? Are you still friends?
Growing up, and moving neighbourhoods a few times, I remember every friend group had one of these "strange" parents that were more highly strung than the others and had strict rules like these. My parents on the other hand were the opposite. They figured I could do what I want with my things - lend them, give them, trade them, sell them, whatever.
While I definitely appreciated the way my parents were (Growing up with them was lovely and my friends felt comfortable in their presence), it's now that I'm an adult that I can maybe get a sense of what's happening with your Dad here. Your Dad liked collecting things, while my parents weren't that way inclined. So when he gave you a new video game, in a sense he valued that as a part of the family collection. Yes it was "technically" yours. But he was super involved in the giving and playing of the games, as demonstrated here where he asked if you had told your friend about Turtles in Time. My Dad wouldn't have known Turtles in Time and if he did, he wouldn't have lost sleep if he hadn't played it once. Your Dad on the other hand shared your love of game collecting. That love was a double edged sword I guess.
Another insight I can give you was that I've always looked after my things as an adult. I handle my laptop with care (even a work issued one) and don't put stickers on it. I wash and vacuum my car regularly and like to keep it clean. I don't keep place in my books by turning the corners of the pages. For better or worse, that means I have attachment to things, which my parents simply don't. Their computer is just a tool - a means to an end. It will have fingerprints on the screen and could have a little dent or two. If I see one of my kids treating their laptop in this way, I let them know they need to look after their things better. I guess in that way, I see a little bit of your Dad in myself. We all have our quirks I guess.
I lived in an apartment when I was a kid and had an upstairs neighbor I was friends with and we borrowed each other's games all the time. One day I got into an argument with my little sister over use of the TV. She proceeded to take my borrowed copy of Mortal Kombat on the SNES and whipped it across the room, causing the cartridge to come apart. I was able to repair it like it never happened but holy shit if my mom had been forced to replace a $60 game that wasn't mine, it wouldve been me who took the heat instead of my sister.
Moral of the story, I get where your dad is coming from.
Great episode as always! What is the music at the end from? So enchanting! 💗
Man, this brings back things I forgot about. My dad was the same way, just more about the guns and furniture. It rubbed off on me to the point where I didn't even want friends coming over because they were too rough with my stuff, so I always opted to go to their houses. Love these videos dude. Born in '85 so these really do bring me back.
I had so many memories of a game being borrowed and being stealth trying to not let the parents know from both sides you touched on every aspect from the interrogation to older kids envying your stuff and purposefully breaking it or not returning it at all which until now I hadn’t really thought about for a long time but man those were such dramatic moments dealing with the kid or parent that I really don’t know if that happens as much anymore as it did in those days thanks for the memories have a good day!
Your dad was a solid dude. I wish my dad was as invested in me and my passions 30 years ago. Not to badmouth mine, I have gotten everything my heart desired. I like your videos alot. And I still own the Egon AF to this day! Big hug from the Netherlands.
This channel is so beautiful. I love your respect for your dad's legacy, while also being introspective enough to know that you want your own kids to have the things that you didnt as a child. I just love it.
I can get that. My dad is about the same age as yours. I can see my dad being that way too. Only to my dad it would be not because their collectibility (although he was that way with baseball and hockey cards) but more the fact $80 to $100 CAD for a game cartridge in the early 90s is ludicrous to not take care of. If it got lost or broke, without a doubt there wasn’t going to be a replacement
100% agree with your dad on this. When I was younger I would borrow things like dvds, vhs and video games to people I considered my friends just for them to not ever give it back to me with the most wildest excuses ever. I ended up having to move so I never saw those items again but now being older I understand what a huge mistake I did doing that. Being huge in gaming and collecting myself, i will be a constant reminder to my children to never borrow their or our stuff to their friends and to never borrow their friends stuff because you never know what could happen to it
Na your dad's right I once borrowed out a copy of Chrono Trigger for my buddies copy of link to the past. Let's just say I still have a link to the past in my collection. Dude moved shortly after and he avoided me like the plague.
Thank you Tyler for making my Sunday morning coffee better. My family was pretty strict about me lending games out in my younger days, and there was absolutely some problems later on in my teenage life. But me and my cousin did swap games occasionally, so it worked out with family.
My dad was also very organized with taking care of games. He would get upset seeing disc in other cases, or cartridges out of the boxes. He would take them away from me for a certain amount of time if I didn’t learn to be more careful with taking good care of them.
Your dad did the right thing no doubt
It’s like one time I’ll let someone borrow a burnt CD / a dvd and I never got them back and never again that would happen. That’s why I never let anyone ever borrow anything ever. Like you wanna watch a movie come to my place and we’ll watch it together. Lol
At a young age my dad showed me how use the VCR and when I got older he bought me my first CD/Cassette stereo system and showed me how to use it. My childhood friends and I never really borrowed each other's games, instead we would just play them at each other's houses on our system(s). Though when it came to Game Boy that's were my close buddies and I would try each other's games and give them back when we were done.
I’m the same way now with my daughter. I loved gaming growing up in the 80’s and 90’s but could never afford expensive systems or games. I had to go over to my friends house to play systems like SEGA or SNES. As I became an established adult, I started collecting every system and games ( emulators, arcade machines etc.) and have taught my daughter the value of taking care our collections. Plus she’s been collecting Pokémon cards since she was very young. I can appreciate what your dad taught you.
It's true that no one else takes care of your games like you do. I grew up in a trailer park during the NES era, meaning there were plenty of other kids around who were always willing to swap NES cartridges. We'd write our name on ours, let a "friend" borrow it, and get one of theirs in return. Sometimes there'd be a set period, other times we'd just borrow the games indefinitely and then go retrieve ours whenever we tired of the borrowed game.
The problem was two-fold (at least). First, if you had a Grade-A title (Metroid, Zelda, later SMB3, etc.) and swapped for something less-than stellar, it might take quite some time to get your game back. I had the likes of Jaws and Bump n' Jump, with very few objectively good games. It was almost impossible for me to swap for more than a day or two, unless it was my Castlevania cartridge, in which case it might take weeks or even months to get back. Second, the latter was often due to being unable to catch up with the "friend" who borrowed my better games. I'd knock on the door only to have a parent tell me he wasn't in. Also, it wasn't uncommon to see games spread across the living room floor, whether they belonged to that person or someone else. Just a jumble of NES games strewn about and getting kicked out of the way.
A lot of times the cartridges would just seem abused. The first copy of SMB3 I played was borrowed, and you could tell multiple people had put it through the ringer. The label was torn all up, there were scratches in the plastic like it had been dropped and/or thrown, and it was clearly neglected. Let's not even get into the habit of blowing into the cartridges that most of us had. I ended up getting a proper cleaning kit and eventually just stopped loaning games.
Years later, I made the mistake of letting a neighbor borrow my original copy of Resident Evil. I never got it back and eventually bought the Director's Cut. I'm glad I wasn't a kid during the disc era, because the way we treated cartridges would guarantee that a game swap was a one-way ticket to the trash can.
I remember when I was little, a kid at school convinced me to trade my sega genesis for an NES. My older brother stepped in and contacted the family and got my genesis back.