Once you start purging your collection it gets easier and easier each time. I've made a rule for myself where I only keep 30 game max for each console, I once had a full Dreamcast and an almost complete GameCube collection. It just felt pointless looking at them on a shelf knowing I wasn't going to play 90% of the games
Well said, never understood why people would hoard games they’ll never play , not a healthy addiction The amount of CeX credit people must have rotting away in their collection is crazy I would say 🤣
@@jayfromhull I get your point, games are made to be played, take up so much space and from personal experience hoarding games and keeping games you’ll never play actually affects you without even realising , it’s not till you get rid of them that you realise what burden they had on you, I was so surprised when I finally had a balls to get rid of a lot of the crap I was keeping just cause I found it in a charity shop hahaha Yeah , stamps , football stickers etc seem to have lots of fans across the globe , same with games I guess - only good thing about those is that it takes up little to no space 😁
3 years ago, i rebought a mega drive. I stuck to a rule of only buying 1 game a month, with the odd exception. It has helped stop me getting too carried away but it is tough. Also I'm avoiding games i own digitally eg Streets of Rage 2 on xbox live or Ristar on Wii Virtual Console. It def helps stop me getting too carried away.
I sold off my entire PS1 + PS2 collections including the consoles just before Christmas (over £3000 worth in total). I revisited some of the classics from my childhood during the back end of 2023 and my eyes must now be spoilt since playing many PS4 / PS5 games in glorious 4k / 60fps, most of these now look like dog💩 Like a LOT worse than I remember.. So taking a friends advice, I tried Duckstation + PCSX2 on my Mac, upscaled to 4k, added some fan made texture packs, widescreen patches etc. and I must say it's by far the definitive way to play games such as Burnout 3 Takedown, Def Jam, SSX, NHL Hitz, Tony Hawks, Silent Hills etc etc. Made a fair profit as I keep good records which show that I spent approx £600 on it all back when things were much cheaper and people were almost giving them away!! - I just couldn't justify having what is now worth 3 grand + of stuff sat on the shelves that I know in my heart I'll never actually play again... at least on original hardware anyway. When I get the itch I'll fire up the errr.. jack sparrow versions in 4k! 😂🏴☠ If you ever look at a certain part of your collection and see 'tied up money', rather than the nostalgia and fun, it's time to move that part on! I don't regret selling in the slightest 🙂
I started to purge my 360 collection yesterday took 8 games to cex and got 139 quid on a voucher. Obviously i knew they were higher value but was till shocked when they told me.... Pes 2018 didn't come with a manual as someone said above
The pro evolution game didn't come with a manual mate. The games towards the end of the 360 didn't have them. They just printed the user guide on the back of the cover which you can see when you open the case. They still do it with a lot of games with the X-Box 1.
Great vid, i knew cex would take advantage of the listing of manuals, i wasn't expecting a price hike on manual-less games though. I agree with the collecting habits, i collect for all playstation consoles and both handhelds, also N64 and Dreamcast as i have massive nostalgia for them.I have mini consoles for the Nes, Snes and Megadrive that have all the libraries plus master system, mega cd and 32x the MD mini...those consoles are a rabbit hole to long for me 😂 I picked up all Iss, pes, efootball games last year, plus all the fifas...just need a respectable copy of Goal storm for the ps1.
Market shocks are what you're seeing. Things will even out. Also, you are very fortunate to have CEX. It's a retail wasteland in the states. Gamestop is worthless. Mom and Pop stores are great, but you're very often going to pay top dollar so they can keep the lights on.
Quality over quantity for me, I sold around 100 games from my Xbox One collection which leaves me with 87 left simply because I knew I would never play them and would rather have the money for new games. Great vid 😎
I’ve been collecting for over 20 years now and had to sell off my collection 3 times because life got in the way. Since 2014 I’ve really went mad just getting anything I could get my hands on. But now, my main collecting objective is Full UK pal Xbox 360 collection (over 500 games now, loads more to go) other than that, I just get games for other systems if I like the look of them. I will be parting with most of my Nintendo stuff, apart from NES, SNES and Wii. Great video as always!
I emulate up to PS1 now and buy games from there on upwards Space dictates that, however the current changes and increases kinda take the fun out of hunting/collecting
It seemed over the course of 2023 a lot of the PS1 games went down in value but now the prices have spiked madly, especially with manuals, sadly not a great time to be buying PS1 but a great time to be selling!
I've just done the same thing this morning, dropped 40 odd games in on a drop and go, definitely the time to do it. I think they will all retro well drop in the next few months once it settles down after the change
Yeah the voucher value won me over😂 I want some big megadrive games more than I wanted them although there was a couple of price changes in the time from me putting them in the app to taking them today
I had a white mist of nostalgia come over me today walking by CEX. Never thought I’d be picking up these games for £20+ a pop and not even batting an eyelid. 😂
11:41 - I collect Xbox 360, PS2 games (Despite not owning a PS2) and BIG BOX PC games (Something that seems to get little love on TH-cam beyond MJR / LGR). Most TH-camrs seem to be USA based so its all Nintendo Nitendo Nitendo .. here in the UK it was Amiga, Atari, Spectrum, Amstrad in the 80's early 90's.
Hey bro, been a fan of ur content, you got any advice / knowledge on sourcing CRT displays in england? finding it really hard to find them atm but really want some
Some ps1 titles are ridiculously priced nowadays. The Parappa the rapper game in particular is quite pricey now. Don’t get me started on um jammer lammy. Picked up the ps1 Parappa from retro world derby a few weeks back for 40 with no manual. Complete it goes for more. 😂
Well guys collecting retro videogames in Sweden is getting harder and harder year by year,. There are NO gamestores left that sells physical videogames. Even when buying new videogames they have to be orderd online.I got 633 games in my collection and 90% of them are from online stores/auctionsites. Finding old games in the wild is extremely RARE, ofc sometimes I got lucy. GAME and GameStop left us in 2019 now there are just a few stores scatterd over the southen part of Sweden.
If you ever want to discuss a near-mint version of Skyrim Collectors Edition (with the dragon figure) for Xbox 360, i can do you it for £180 inc postage.
I’ve been selling loads of my collection and it’s been great. The number of storage boxes I’ve got rid of has been liberating. The extra money has been put towards a house extension. And after all this I still have a lot (probably too many) retro games so I don’t miss them at all. Something that helps is that for all my retro consoles I have Everdrives (or mod chips for CD/DVD based consoles) so I can still literally play almost any game on original hardware if I get the urge and don’t own the original. So I don’t feel like I’m missing out of anything.
This video has deffo made up my mind now I have loads of wii 360 and ps3 doubles etc I think it’s time to move them on to new homes aka CEX for the fodder and my local games store for the better stuff. Very informative video and good to know. That Tekken Tag 2 box set is SWEET! Didn’t even know it was a thing 🤯🤯
The prices are insane - it feels like there has been 10 years of thinking 'Oh surely the bubble will burst at some point, this isn't sustainable' and yet its just got worse and worse, even with stuff like re-releases, streaming services, emulation becoming even more mainstream, mini-consoles, etc that you think might have eaten into the value of people's collections a bit. I've always said that I'd happily have my collection be worthless if it meant I could pick up whatever game I wanted, I couldn't care less what my collection is worth It's at that point now where it's a bit like trainers where it feels like there is a whole other layer of people into it simply for the flipping and collecting side of it, rather than actually playing or whatever - kinda how like people will buy Jordans to flip them down the line and not to actually wear. Obviously reselling has always existed, but I remember it wasn't so long ago that someone purely being a reseller was really frowned upon in the community, where as now all the biggest retro channels seem to be ones where it's just lads going around with their nose glued to the eBay app and seeing what they can find to flip elsewhere for as much money as possible, or going to conventions a game earlier and getting their mates to sort them out. Often they don't even seem to have much knowledge or love for the games themselves Its funny cos those are the ones that seem to be the loudest about game prices being crazy, even though they're directly responsible for driving prices up
I decided to slim down a lot recently, just gonna be keeping what I’ve played and enjoyed, or what I plan to playing within the next 5 or so games, the only games I get multiply variants of are Uncharted games and Resident evil games as they are my favourite franchises
Not really a collector as I’m the opposite, I’m pretty much a minimalist at this point 😂. But after discovering your channel, I’ve gone into handheld gaming, Nintendo Switch. I’ve been PlayStation all my life but as good as graphics are now, I just haven’t got 200+ hours to play a game! So thanks for the Switch recommendations! Love the videos 🤘🏼
I respect that! 🙏 I actually have a minimalist house.... helps my mind... but my hoarding/ collecting tendencies lead to me building a dedicated room 😅
ive really enjoyed this video i appreciate the advice i tend to collect games that i really enjoy myself ive had people saying this game is crap etc a prime example that comes to mind is final fantasy 7 remake i got told its a ok game and it got a lot of hate but i was a huge fan of the original final fantasy 7 on ps1 which i do own and i fired the remake on and i absolutely love the remake its 1 of my favourite games of the year so far on a side note i just finally got a wii u did a trade for my old ps4 but i was happy to do so because it came with games so this will be getting focused on getting games for as well as im continuing collecting games i like on the xbox 360 and mega drive which i recently added 4 games to it i do have ps3 but im not actively collecting for it at the moment but i have some great games 1 was a freebie of ico and shadow of the colossus hd collection which in cex sells for 18 pounds its true what you say collect games that you personally enjoy im not really a football person myself but i respect those that do collect and play them its just not my type of games i dont think id go for a full set but im getting games i personally enjoy some of the games i have i was trying to get them for a few years so when i finally got them i was absolutely delighted as always keep up the amazing and awesome content i really enjoy your videos take care and i will see you on the next 1
Knew your ps1 collection would get terrorised first 😂 glad you back tracked though. Ive more or less got all the games i wanted for ps1 but even the prices have got thinking of sacrificing a few but then have to talk myself out if it. I just sold off my n64 collection to soley concentrate on megadrive/gameboy/ps1 and it feels good to have to only concentrate fewer systems. Great video as always 😎
I've been saying for Months that it will be the first to go 😅... yeah I figured if I get rid if games I have no attachment to I can't go wrong... be interesting to see if games I kept continue to rise 🤔
Compared to other nostalgic collectibles of that era, retro games on the whole are still very affordable (I'm a PS1 collector). they are without doubt increasing though so I'm snapping them up when I find them
GTA filler??? 😂 I know you don’t like platinum versions but should have kept the others. I personally prefer the top down versions, so many memories (Elvis, Tanks, radio stations…)
Went to my local CeX today and noticed they have some games which say the real case is behind the desk for example like Pokémon heart gold and few other more expensive games is this a new thing or just my local
Biiiiig video man 🔥🔥🔥 Only right classic PS1 games gone up, that console changed the game, im a BIG PS1 man, the PS1 an PS2 are the last consoles an games you sat in a room with 10+ waiting for the pad back in the day an had physical interaction, before online an digital come, now sit on our ass one man with a mic and headphones. PS1 an PS2 will rocket in the future, an I mean the classic games everyone played back then. I can see in future people who had them consoles, will want to play again with friends and family. LEGENDARY console 🫡👍glad you kept Broken Sword 😁 BANGER 🫡🔥🔥🔥
Have virtually all PES games on all PlayStation consoles and all the PlayStation's always fun to go back and play some retro pes before they ripped its heart out for Efootball rubbish
From a retro gaming stand I have been collecting an elite set of 360 games and boxes gameboy games, that and retro style games on the switch gotta love a bit of gaming 🤙
Another great episode mate, and totally agree retro game prices are definitely always been high in Australia 🇦🇺 like yourself I wait patiently and if I see a game on eBay that’s at an affordable price I’ll get it, I recently got a copy of pilot wings for snes complete in the box for $20AUD and just completed the line of donkey Kong on SNES with donkey Kong 3 for $100AUD in the box so I have all three donkey Kong snes games now and I’ve got bubsy on snes coming in the box 📦 for $60AUD so I agree that patientence is the key with getting the game at the right price great episode as always 😎👌🏻🔥🔥🔥
Wii U games prices in AUS have dropped dramstically apart from a few heavy hitters, interest rate rises are starting to bite.... i see it as a great oppurtunity to finally complete the set.
Awesome video! Tekken Tag 2 artbook there... 🥵 Downsizing the filler titles in my PS2/DS collection made me appreciate my collections a bit more. The killer no filler approach makes collections so much better imo. Don't think PES 2018 on the 360 ever came with a manual so think you're in the green (intended pun) with that one. Keep the great vids coming 🙏
Great video. It’s annoying that CEX don’t say if a ps3 or Xbox 360 come with a manual. I’m collecting for the ps3 currently. Collecting subsets too. Currently doing a Lego game one as it’s surprisingly cheap but some going up in value. Keep the videos coming. I really enjoy them.
I think there is a charity compilation with Broken Sword, Road Rash and Myst on PS1. Might be worth looking out for if you can get it cheaper than the trade in value to then trade in. I am happy with SNES cartridge only and have most mega drive and PS1 and PS2 games of nostalgia and wanting to play. I have never played online so Wii and XBOX 360 are my most current consoles I am collecting. I got a backwards compatible wii thinking I will buy GameCube mainly and just a couple of Wii essentials- but instead is the complete opposite and the Wiimote is great for arcade like shooters and I am keeping an eye out on point and click adventures (I am waiting to find Broken Sword on the Wii as CEX selling it for about a pound!)
Great video again as always 😊 I had 2 sega saturn games in basket last night with intention of paying today on payday. However just went into basket and one game has gone up from £15 to £22 and another from 10- £15 😮 now this just seems bit steep. Decided now not to purchase and hold off for a while. Love collecting for various consoles but the way it's going I won't be able to much longer 😢
I’m collecting for Xbox 360 mostly with over 600 games so far and many steel books and special editions. I collect for ps2 as well. My main problem is just not be able to find many games anymore that I need for 360 as I have so many but I still enjoy having a good hunt around the shops too see what I can find.
Big PES / Pro Evo fan here; pretty much since ISS 98 on the PS1! I would actually love to see you make a dedicated PES-video. Maybe a video in which you play one match in each game? :D Or a spitballing video with a likeminded PES fan? :D
Love the pro evo addition. I used to spend far far too much time editing on the PS2 games. Personally I mainly play modern games on my Series X (When I get time with 2 kids) - But I do have a little sideline of collecting Old football and football management games of the 16bit era. Very Jealous of your Sensible Soccer International Edition on the Snes 😁
I've been a collector of 360 for years and i had over 600+ games at one point but last year i trading in half of them to cex, did take me some time to think it over and i was like the same way as you, i can get this much for them $_$ but at the end of the day, I've played them, 100% them, never going to play them again and if i do i can get them again or find them. but sometimes its best to have a clear out and get your self back on the hype as that the best part of collecting ps1 games are going up a lot. you got to watch out for the case because if it broken they will not take,
Just seen retro ricks latest video and he unboxed your t shirt and nickelodeon gift you sent him so cool. Loving your passion for retro games 😀 keep up the great vlogs 👍🏻
That We Are Tekken edition is my favourite special edition I've got, best artbook by a mile. Perfect amount and range of things crammed into a solid brick of special edition goodness
Great video 😊 i sold my sega mega drive mini and ps1 mini yesterday which was just used as display pieces as i have the the original consoles which i collect for, i put them on fb market place and within 5 mins they was sold, the money paid for my pacman arcade 1 up machine which i got of fb market place, it now sits in my pool room
Thanks so much for this video Callum! I decided to sell my megadrive games to fund this year to help finances a bit. It's made me look at other collections like the gameboy advance games and potentially a steam deck which have most games on also, including retro games so it's making me think about what I want a bit in my collection. Also tbh I mainly collect now for the switch if I'm honest 😅 nearly 50 games for it now physically
I like to collect a bit of everything when it comes to games. I think the thing that prices have affected the most for me are pokemon games. They are outrageous now
I got intrigued by yr vids And now collecting games that are all killer no filler ayyy. New series… And us yr tips now. That I never thought of, in the past. To save money.
I got rid of my full set ps3 and full set wii u collection! To concentrate on Super Nintendo , Wii u never meant anything to me anyway as never owned it, when it came out! Now I’ve upgraded a lot of my snes games to mint! And got super Turrican 2 and itchy and scratchy on there way to me via eBay! The thing with disc based games they were so much more massed produced than snes and most of the snes boxes got battered or chucked away .
@@RetroGhetto had to buy from abroad mate, wanted to complete the simpsons subset and that was the last of the four I needed! Look forward to the next vids!
Man I wouldn't sell the PS1 games if I were you.. I bet in a year or so you will be searching for them again. I have over 700 PS1 games and I wouldn't sell one of them.
@@RetroGhetto South Park on the PS1 is a great game lol 😁. You are correct each To Their Own. I started out with Mega Drive then PS1 I guess that's where my love for them comes from same with you and Nintendo. Either way you have a great collection keep up the good work. 👍
I tend to buy new anyway so the ups n downs of the prices of games doesn’t really effect me to much. I’m kind of glad as retro is crazy money lol. Though I used to have a sealed copy of TTT2 on 360 and sold it with a view to getting the standard edition. I actually prefer standard copies of collectors sets on the 360 as they fit better on the shelves. Apart from Catherine, I love my Catherine CE’s that I’ve got across various formats. Great stuff mate and take it easy.
@@RetroGhetto yeah good job you changed your mind and came to your senses! I’m a resi nut though I’ve got it on the GameCube and Dreamcast too. Probably too 3 favourite game of all time
I took a few in today with a couple of small cracks that they were fine with - BUT!! They were very fussy about the discs?? Honestly just normal marks and they wouldn't accept anything!!??...
Only GTA series in my opinion.... fules by my desire to eradicate Platinum titles... a collection is a personal thing ultimately... some random sports titles have real nostalgia to me, whereas other may consider them nothing more than filler
@RetroGhetto oh yeah defo try to go for black label only. Anyway love the videos and hopefully you make enough from this eventually to help with the price increases!
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Retro Ghetto been hit by financial FairPlay sanctions. Gotta sell a game to buy a game 😂
🤣🤣🤣 The Man City of game collectors
That’s quality 😂😂😂
Once you start purging your collection it gets easier and easier each time. I've made a rule for myself where I only keep 30 game max for each console, I once had a full Dreamcast and an almost complete GameCube collection. It just felt pointless looking at them on a shelf knowing I wasn't going to play 90% of the games
Well said, never understood why people would hoard games they’ll never play , not a healthy addiction
The amount of CeX credit people must have rotting away in their collection is crazy I would say 🤣
Why would you collect stamps in a book if your never going to use them lol could argue that about anything you collect
@@jayfromhull I get your point, games are made to be played, take up so much space and from personal experience hoarding games and keeping games you’ll never play actually affects you without even realising , it’s not till you get rid of them that you realise what burden they had on you, I was so surprised when I finally had a balls to get rid of a lot of the crap I was keeping just cause I found it in a charity shop hahaha
Yeah , stamps , football stickers etc seem to have lots of fans across the globe , same with games I guess - only good thing about those is that it takes up little to no space 😁
I've started collecting the PS4 hits collection. Not quite retro but you can pick them up at reasonable prices, even sealed.
3 years ago, i rebought a mega drive. I stuck to a rule of only buying 1 game a month, with the odd exception. It has helped stop me getting too carried away but it is tough.
Also I'm avoiding games i own digitally eg Streets of Rage 2 on xbox live or Ristar on Wii Virtual Console. It def helps stop me getting too carried away.
I sold off my entire PS1 + PS2 collections including the consoles just before Christmas (over £3000 worth in total). I revisited some of the classics from my childhood during the back end of 2023 and my eyes must now be spoilt since playing many PS4 / PS5 games in glorious 4k / 60fps, most of these now look like dog💩 Like a LOT worse than I remember.. So taking a friends advice, I tried Duckstation + PCSX2 on my Mac, upscaled to 4k, added some fan made texture packs, widescreen patches etc. and I must say it's by far the definitive way to play games such as Burnout 3 Takedown, Def Jam, SSX, NHL Hitz, Tony Hawks, Silent Hills etc etc. Made a fair profit as I keep good records which show that I spent approx £600 on it all back when things were much cheaper and people were almost giving them away!!
- I just couldn't justify having what is now worth 3 grand + of stuff sat on the shelves that I know in my heart I'll never actually play again... at least on original hardware anyway. When I get the itch I'll fire up the errr.. jack sparrow versions in 4k! 😂🏴☠
If you ever look at a certain part of your collection and see 'tied up money', rather than the nostalgia and fun, it's time to move that part on! I don't regret selling in the slightest 🙂
I started to purge my 360 collection yesterday took 8 games to cex and got 139 quid on a voucher. Obviously i knew they were higher value but was till shocked when they told me.... Pes 2018 didn't come with a manual as someone said above
The pro evo having printing on the inside of the art work would suggest that it was a 360 game that didn't come with a manual.
Yeah so I have been told... bonus! Nice one
No manual for that pes game has the warning on art work so that means a Xbox 360 game like that does not have a manual
Lean and mean is the way to go for me. I fell into the trap of buying everything then moving into a new house slapped some sense into me.
Yeah makes sense.... collect to your means ans crucially your space... appreciate you guys taking the time to watch 🙏
I’m going through the same process, moving house in a few months so I’m down sizing my collection
I liked some of the sentiments you made about collecting what YOU want as opposed to what other people think is valuable/cool! Stay up Ghettz
The pro evolution game didn't come with a manual mate. The games towards the end of the 360 didn't have them. They just printed the user guide on the back of the cover which you can see when you open the case. They still do it with a lot of games with the X-Box 1.
Hoping that ps1 prices do sky rocket, sitting on 900 games with 400 duplicates!
Might be a good time to cash in.... the more people trade in... the more likely games will sit in stock and ultimately prices reduce
Great vid, i knew cex would take advantage of the listing of manuals, i wasn't expecting a price hike on manual-less games though.
I agree with the collecting habits, i collect for all playstation consoles and both handhelds, also N64 and Dreamcast as i have massive nostalgia for them.I have mini consoles for the Nes, Snes and Megadrive that have all the libraries plus master system, mega cd and 32x the MD mini...those consoles are a rabbit hole to long for me 😂
I picked up all Iss, pes, efootball games last year, plus all the fifas...just need a respectable copy of Goal storm for the ps1.
Thank you Luke, that's it mate... collect what makes you happy 👊🏻
Alien Resurrection £90!!!
Bloody hell. I had no idea they’d gone up that much.
Looked on my app and I’ve got that game.
FIFA is better than pro evo, just saying 👍
Market shocks are what you're seeing. Things will even out. Also, you are very fortunate to have CEX. It's a retail wasteland in the states. Gamestop is worthless. Mom and Pop stores are great, but you're very often going to pay top dollar so they can keep the lights on.
A shelf of "all killer, no filler". Love that.
Quality over quantity for me, I sold around 100 games from my Xbox One collection which leaves me with 87 left simply because I knew I would never play them and would rather have the money for new games.
Great vid 😎
Worms ps1 not being on the keep shelf 😱 that's shocking 🤣🤣
I’ve been collecting for over 20 years now and had to sell off my collection 3 times because life got in the way. Since 2014 I’ve really went mad just getting anything I could get my hands on. But now, my main collecting objective is Full UK pal Xbox 360 collection (over 500 games now, loads more to go) other than that, I just get games for other systems if I like the look of them. I will be parting with most of my Nintendo stuff, apart from NES, SNES and Wii.
Great video as always!
I emulate up to PS1 now and buy games from there on upwards
Space dictates that, however the current changes and increases kinda take the fun out of hunting/collecting
Yeah I get that mate, Dow hat works for you my friend
I don't think your pro Evo would have had a manual just the print on the insert. Common with late 360 games..
Yeah so it would seem, bonus! Nice one 👊🏻
It seemed over the course of 2023 a lot of the PS1 games went down in value but now the prices have spiked madly, especially with manuals, sadly not a great time to be buying PS1 but a great time to be selling!
Up the 360! Been collecting and playing games since 1983 and it’s by far my favourite console. Great back catalogue and still affordable. Great video
I've just done the same thing this morning, dropped 40 odd games in on a drop and go, definitely the time to do it. I think they will all retro well drop in the next few months once it settles down after the change
You could well be right,ultimately I figured if I only get rid if games I have no attachment me ... cant go wrong
Yeah the voucher value won me over😂 I want some big megadrive games more than I wanted them although there was a couple of price changes in the time from me putting them in the app to taking them today
I had a white mist of nostalgia come over me today walking by CEX. Never thought I’d be picking up these games for £20+ a pop and not even batting an eyelid. 😂
😅...happens to the best of us!
@@RetroGhetto technically it’s your fault for the decent TH-cam content. 🤷🏻♂️🤣 The more I watch the more I buy 😂
11:41 - I collect Xbox 360, PS2 games (Despite not owning a PS2) and BIG BOX PC games (Something that seems to get little love on TH-cam beyond MJR / LGR). Most TH-camrs seem to be USA based so its all Nintendo Nitendo Nitendo .. here in the UK it was Amiga, Atari, Spectrum, Amstrad in the 80's early 90's.
Hey bro, been a fan of ur content, you got any advice / knowledge on sourcing CRT displays in england? finding it really hard to find them atm but really want some
Some ps1 titles are ridiculously priced nowadays. The Parappa the rapper game in particular is quite pricey now. Don’t get me started on um jammer lammy. Picked up the ps1 Parappa from retro world derby a few weeks back for 40 with no manual. Complete it goes for more. 😂
Yeah wish I'd picked that one up couple years ago 😬😅
Well guys collecting retro videogames in Sweden is getting harder and harder year by year,. There are NO gamestores left that sells physical videogames. Even when buying new videogames they have to be orderd online.I got 633 games in my collection and 90% of them are from online stores/auctionsites. Finding old games in the wild is extremely RARE, ofc sometimes I got lucy. GAME and GameStop left us in 2019 now there are just a few stores scatterd over the southen part of Sweden.
If you ever want to discuss a near-mint version of Skyrim Collectors Edition (with the dragon figure) for Xbox 360, i can do you it for £180 inc postage.
I’ve been selling loads of my collection and it’s been great. The number of storage boxes I’ve got rid of has been liberating. The extra money has been put towards a house extension. And after all this I still have a lot (probably too many) retro games so I don’t miss them at all.
Something that helps is that for all my retro consoles I have Everdrives (or mod chips for CD/DVD based consoles) so I can still literally play almost any game on original hardware if I get the urge and don’t own the original. So I don’t feel like I’m missing out of anything.
This video has deffo made up my mind now I have loads of wii 360 and ps3 doubles etc I think it’s time to move them on to new homes aka CEX for the fodder and my local games store for the better stuff. Very informative video and good to know. That Tekken Tag 2 box set is SWEET! Didn’t even know it was a thing 🤯🤯
The prices are insane - it feels like there has been 10 years of thinking 'Oh surely the bubble will burst at some point, this isn't sustainable' and yet its just got worse and worse, even with stuff like re-releases, streaming services, emulation becoming even more mainstream, mini-consoles, etc that you think might have eaten into the value of people's collections a bit. I've always said that I'd happily have my collection be worthless if it meant I could pick up whatever game I wanted, I couldn't care less what my collection is worth
It's at that point now where it's a bit like trainers where it feels like there is a whole other layer of people into it simply for the flipping and collecting side of it, rather than actually playing or whatever - kinda how like people will buy Jordans to flip them down the line and not to actually wear.
Obviously reselling has always existed, but I remember it wasn't so long ago that someone purely being a reseller was really frowned upon in the community, where as now all the biggest retro channels seem to be ones where it's just lads going around with their nose glued to the eBay app and seeing what they can find to flip elsewhere for as much money as possible, or going to conventions a game earlier and getting their mates to sort them out. Often they don't even seem to have much knowledge or love for the games themselves
Its funny cos those are the ones that seem to be the loudest about game prices being crazy, even though they're directly responsible for driving prices up
I decided to slim down a lot recently, just gonna be keeping what I’ve played and enjoyed, or what I plan to playing within the next 5 or so games, the only games I get multiply variants of are Uncharted games and Resident evil games as they are my favourite franchises
Not really a collector as I’m the opposite, I’m pretty much a minimalist at this point 😂. But after discovering your channel, I’ve gone into handheld gaming, Nintendo Switch. I’ve been PlayStation all my life but as good as graphics are now, I just haven’t got 200+ hours to play a game!
So thanks for the Switch recommendations! Love the videos 🤘🏼
I respect that! 🙏 I actually have a minimalist house.... helps my mind... but my hoarding/ collecting tendencies lead to me building a dedicated room 😅
Cracking vid as always. Went over to doorway to dorkness the other day because of one of your vids. Incredible place. Oh and I say Wu and you say?
TANG! Thanks Kyle yeah it's a great shop! Did you pick much up?
ive really enjoyed this video i appreciate the advice i tend to collect games that i really enjoy myself ive had people saying this game is crap etc a prime example that comes to mind is final fantasy 7 remake i got told its a ok game and it got a lot of hate but i was a huge fan of the original final fantasy 7 on ps1 which i do own and i fired the remake on and i absolutely love the remake its 1 of my favourite games of the year so far on a side note i just finally got a wii u did a trade for my old ps4 but i was happy to do so because it came with games so this will be getting focused on getting games for as well as im continuing collecting games i like on the xbox 360 and mega drive which i recently added 4 games to it i do have ps3 but im not actively collecting for it at the moment but i have some great games 1 was a freebie of ico and shadow of the colossus hd collection which in cex sells for 18 pounds its true what you say collect games that you personally enjoy im not really a football person myself but i respect those that do collect and play them its just not my type of games i dont think id go for a full set but im getting games i personally enjoy some of the games i have i was trying to get them for a few years so when i finally got them i was absolutely delighted as always keep up the amazing and awesome content i really enjoy your videos take care and i will see you on the next 1
More trimming than Newcastle United in the January transfer window
I wish I could argue with you😢😂
I buy one retro game per year now. The price is getting ridiculous 😵💫😵💫😵💫
did u call gta filler on ps1?
so yes get some soap ofr ur mouth...
I decided to get rid because its platinum version... and if selling OG, decided to sell them all... makes sense in my collector brain 😅
Knew your ps1 collection would get terrorised first 😂 glad you back tracked though. Ive more or less got all the games i wanted for ps1 but even the prices have got thinking of sacrificing a few but then have to talk myself out if it.
I just sold off my n64 collection to soley concentrate on megadrive/gameboy/ps1 and it feels good to have to only concentrate fewer systems. Great video as always 😎
I've been saying for Months that it will be the first to go 😅... yeah I figured if I get rid if games I have no attachment to I can't go wrong... be interesting to see if games I kept continue to rise 🤔
Best pick ups for me gal guardians on switch £14s and cuphead on switch £11s
Im picking up switch games, getting cheaper and some stores will clear stock before switch 2
I’m collecting for the ps5 and switch I have over 200 ps5 games so far
Great video as ever ,energetic and enthusiastic and its contagious!
Boosting for the algorithm
Compared to other nostalgic collectibles of that era, retro games on the whole are still very affordable (I'm a PS1 collector). they are without doubt increasing though so I'm snapping them up when I find them
Never did I think I would see my local CEX, Paisley on one of these videos lol!
Nice pickup at the end!
Nice one 🙏
GTA filler??? 😂 I know you don’t like platinum versions but should have kept the others. I personally prefer the top down versions, so many memories (Elvis, Tanks, radio stations…)
Yeah I almost did... but I know what I'm like... if I kept GTA2 and London I'd of ended up buying GTA.... defeating the point of the exercise 😅
Out of interest did they take any PS1 cases with cracks/damage?
Cex have completed messed up the gameboy advance prices, none of them make sense
Wow cex prices are so high your collection must be worth few quid lol
Spyro 2 is a must have surely! always preferred 2 and even 3 over 1 for some reason
Went to my local CeX today and noticed they have some games which say the real case is behind the desk for example like Pokémon heart gold and few other more expensive games is this a new thing or just my local
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Biiiiig video man 🔥🔥🔥 Only right classic PS1 games gone up, that console changed the game, im a BIG PS1 man, the PS1 an PS2 are the last consoles an games you sat in a room with 10+ waiting for the pad back in the day an had physical interaction, before online an digital come, now sit on our ass one man with a mic and headphones. PS1 an PS2 will rocket in the future, an I mean the classic games everyone played back then. I can see in future people who had them consoles, will want to play again with friends and family. LEGENDARY console 🫡👍glad you kept Broken Sword 😁 BANGER 🫡🔥🔥🔥
Didn’t realise there was that kind of value in ps1 games 😮 another banger mate keep it up 🔥
Yeah prices gone silly! Thank you 🙏 appreciate you watching
Why do people have a negative view of collecting 360?
Have virtually all PES games on all PlayStation consoles and all the PlayStation's always fun to go back and play some retro pes before they ripped its heart out for Efootball rubbish
Don't think the pes/fifa games had manuals after about pes 2014
Puma Street Soccer got that SEALED somewhere
Nice! Don't know anyone else that's played it .. I had a copied version as a kid
From a retro gaming stand I have been collecting an elite set of 360 games and boxes gameboy games, that and retro style games on the switch gotta love a bit of gaming 🤙
Great system to collect for!
Another great episode mate, and totally agree retro game prices are definitely always been high in Australia 🇦🇺 like yourself I wait patiently and if I see a game on eBay that’s at an affordable price I’ll get it, I recently got a copy of pilot wings for snes complete in the box for $20AUD and just completed the line of donkey Kong on SNES with donkey Kong 3 for $100AUD in the box so I have all three donkey Kong snes games now and I’ve got bubsy on snes coming in the box 📦 for $60AUD so I agree that patientence is the key with getting the game at the right price great episode as always 😎👌🏻🔥🔥🔥
Wii U games prices in AUS have dropped dramstically apart from a few heavy hitters, interest rate rises are starting to bite.... i see it as a great oppurtunity to finally complete the set.
yes nearly all wii u games dont have value and will never go up.
Awesome video! Tekken Tag 2 artbook there... 🥵 Downsizing the filler titles in my PS2/DS collection made me appreciate my collections a bit more. The killer no filler approach makes collections so much better imo. Don't think PES 2018 on the 360 ever came with a manual so think you're in the green (intended pun) with that one. Keep the great vids coming 🙏
Great video. It’s annoying that CEX don’t say if a ps3 or Xbox 360 come with a manual. I’m collecting for the ps3 currently. Collecting subsets too. Currently doing a Lego game one as it’s surprisingly cheap but some going up in value. Keep the videos coming. I really enjoy them.
I think there is a charity compilation with Broken Sword, Road Rash and Myst on PS1. Might be worth looking out for if you can get it cheaper than the trade in value to then trade in. I am happy with SNES cartridge only and have most mega drive and PS1 and PS2 games of nostalgia and wanting to play. I have never played online so Wii and XBOX 360 are my most current consoles I am collecting. I got a backwards compatible wii thinking I will buy GameCube mainly and just a couple of Wii essentials- but instead is the complete opposite and the Wiimote is great for arcade like shooters and I am keeping an eye out on point and click adventures (I am waiting to find Broken Sword on the Wii as CEX selling it for about a pound!)
Great video again as always 😊 I had 2 sega saturn games in basket last night with intention of paying today on payday. However just went into basket and one game has gone up from £15 to £22 and another from 10- £15 😮 now this just seems bit steep. Decided now not to purchase and hold off for a while. Love collecting for various consoles but the way it's going I won't be able to much longer 😢
I’m collecting for Xbox 360 mostly with over 600 games so far and many steel books and special editions. I collect for ps2 as well. My main problem is just not be able to find many games anymore that I need for 360 as I have so many but I still enjoy having a good hunt around the shops too see what I can find.
Big PES / Pro Evo fan here; pretty much since ISS 98 on the PS1! I would actually love to see you make a dedicated PES-video. Maybe a video in which you play one match in each game? :D Or a spitballing video with a likeminded PES fan? :D
Love the pro evo addition. I used to spend far far too much time editing on the PS2 games. Personally I mainly play modern games on my Series X (When I get time with 2 kids) - But I do have a little sideline of collecting Old football and football management games of the 16bit era. Very Jealous of your Sensible Soccer International Edition on the Snes 😁
I've been a collector of 360 for years and i had over 600+ games at one point but last year i trading in half of them to cex, did take me some time to think it over and i was like the same way as you, i can get this much for them $_$ but at the end of the day, I've played them, 100% them, never going to play them again and if i do i can get them again or find them. but sometimes its best to have a clear out and get your self back on the hype as that the best part of collecting
ps1 games are going up a lot. you got to watch out for the case because if it broken they will not take,
Just seen retro ricks latest video and he unboxed your t shirt and nickelodeon gift you sent him so cool. Loving your passion for retro games 😀 keep up the great vlogs 👍🏻
PES 18 doesn’t come with a manual. On the writing on the inside of the case is the ‘manual’. Hope this helps!
That We Are Tekken edition is my favourite special edition I've got, best artbook by a mile. Perfect amount and range of things crammed into a solid brick of special edition goodness
Great video 😊 i sold my sega mega drive mini and ps1 mini yesterday which was just used as display pieces as i have the the original consoles which i collect for, i put them on fb market place and within 5 mins they was sold, the money paid for my pacman arcade 1 up machine which i got of fb market place, it now sits in my pool room
Thanks so much for this video Callum! I decided to sell my megadrive games to fund this year to help finances a bit. It's made me look at other collections like the gameboy advance games and potentially a steam deck which have most games on also, including retro games so it's making me think about what I want a bit in my collection. Also tbh I mainly collect now for the switch if I'm honest 😅 nearly 50 games for it now physically
I like to collect a bit of everything when it comes to games. I think the thing that prices have affected the most for me are pokemon games. They are outrageous now
Cool respect GGG-unit !! Scores i have pes18 +4 😮off CeX tomorrow 😅
Good job on broken sword man on not getting rid such a decent point and click series plus there’s a new one coming out and remaster to
Great video once again
Did you debunk the super mario world price ? Crazy price 😂
I'm enjoying the TH-cam video. Keep up the good work
A rapid what?? 😂😂
I got intrigued by yr vids
And now collecting games that are all killer no filler ayyy. New series…
And us yr tips now. That I never thought of, in the past. To save money.
Only for Ps1 Tom, not much else has changed with existing sets.... just concentrating on some areas more than others
I just have a few main ps1 games like metal gear solid, resi evil, etc but the prices are good if u wanna trade in .. not so good to buy lol
Where there's change there's opportunity 😅
I got rid of my full set ps3 and full set wii u collection! To concentrate on Super Nintendo , Wii u never meant anything to me anyway as never owned it, when it came out! Now I’ve upgraded a lot of my snes games to mint! And got super Turrican 2 and itchy and scratchy on there way to me via eBay! The thing with disc based games they were so much more massed produced than snes and most of the snes boxes got battered or chucked away .
Mate...I respect that! And great additions! Been after Itchy & Scratchy for a while 👏
@@RetroGhetto had to buy from abroad mate, wanted to complete the simpsons subset and that was the last of the four I needed! Look forward to the next vids!
Hello Great video agree with you just started collecting for xb 360 only have 4 games have alot of ps3 games what games should i look for ?? Bye
Keep watching the channel Kevin... ill highlight some soon
thnx@@RetroGhetto
that inside cover suggests to me that Pro Evo 2018 doesn't have a manual
Ahhhh OK, I'll check some ebay listings, nice one 👊🏻
Alien resurrection allows you to play burnt cd type games I believe
Like the old chipped days
Ahhh yeah that's it... 😂... that was my childhood right there
Prices have sky rocketed on it.
@@RetroGhetto think we all shared that part of childhood 😂
Modern Vintage Gamer broke this news and has a detailed explanation: th-cam.com/video/uRB7iUCX4KQ/w-d-xo.html
Man I wouldn't sell the PS1 games if I were you.. I bet in a year or so you will be searching for them again. I have over 700 PS1 games and I wouldn't sell one of them.
Each to their own Tom, not a system I have any real love for.... I don't envisage a day that I'll miss owning South Park on the PS1
@@RetroGhetto South Park on the PS1 is a great game lol 😁. You are correct each To Their Own. I started out with Mega Drive then PS1 I guess that's where my love for them comes from same with you and Nintendo. Either way you have a great collection keep up the good work. 👍
@tomgreen2737 thanks Tom, appreciate it... my Ps1 journey growing up was all copied games for £3 each 😅
@@RetroGhetto same I used to buy copied games in a market every Saturday and a guy had them out on a table freely for everyone to see lol
I tend to buy new anyway so the ups n downs of the prices of games doesn’t really effect me to much. I’m kind of glad as retro is crazy money lol.
Though I used to have a sealed copy of TTT2 on 360 and sold it with a view to getting the standard edition. I actually prefer standard copies of collectors sets on the 360 as they fit better on the shelves. Apart from Catherine, I love my Catherine CE’s that I’ve got across various formats.
Great stuff mate and take it easy.
Thanks Dylan... yeah the CEs I like to collect are the same height as the games pretty much... helps with display... see you soon my friend 👊🏻
Name your price for that ps1 collection ? 💰😉
😅 already sold
@@RetroGhetto for real? That was quick man wow 😂
@@nathandouglas4726 KEV 😅
@@RetroGhetto that vulture I should’ve known ! 😂
Trading resi 2 is a crime you should be arrested
Have you finished the video?........
@@RetroGhetto yeah good job you changed your mind and came to your senses! I’m a resi nut though I’ve got it on the GameCube and Dreamcast too. Probably too 3 favourite game of all time
@Daz_86 I'll probably let it go eventually.... no real nostalgia for the system... and after the re-release I don't envisage playing the OG ever again
@@RetroGhetto original has a lot content missing from the remake, both great in their way own ways though
Will they take in cracked cases?
Not usually, I switched a couple and they took in ones that had minor damage... all store dependent
I took a few in today with a couple of small cracks that they were fine with - BUT!! They were very fussy about the discs?? Honestly just normal marks and they wouldn't accept anything!!??...
New to your channel and I must at I’m really enjoying it !!!
No filler? You got rid of what most people would consider seminal PS1 titles!
Only GTA series in my opinion.... fules by my desire to eradicate Platinum titles... a collection is a personal thing ultimately... some random sports titles have real nostalgia to me, whereas other may consider them nothing more than filler
@RetroGhetto oh yeah defo try to go for black label only. Anyway love the videos and hopefully you make enough from this eventually to help with the price increases!