Wow, that's quite the haul!

Awesome dude. I remember playing code veronica on the dreamcast with a buddy of mine over a weekend during high school. Never beat it though, we were awful at it.

Awesome pickups! OMG, when you mentioned Time and Eternity I laughed LOL

I agree with FabryLON. This is really neat. Going to listen at work later, but I love the intro and seeing you peruse the collection as you get each version and look through them. Nice touch. I don’t know why, but my memory of a lot of my earlier gaming experiences isn’t that great either. I’m with you.

Very cool video, Steve! I'm also planning to replay Code Veronica sooner rather than later, and I can't wait! It's definitely a good one! That's true: Code Veronica was originally supposed to be the third main game in the series, while Nemesis was a spin-off for the playstation fanbase. At the same time, another major title was in development for the upcoming pstwo. Then, things changed: capcom saw how poorly the dreamcast was doing, so they decided to promote Nemesis as the third game, while Code Veronica became the spin-off. Also, the pstwo game was becoming Devil May Cry, which was not exactly how RE was supposed to be...

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Those shelves look pretty neat. What are they?

That’s crazy! A Saturn lot is wild!

I'd totally sell you my Wii U kiosk, but that would be quite a journey from WA to CO, lol.

Our first time we all thought we were being clever bringing every pikmin type to this boss. The blues are zero help. Yellows just keep him down for a bit so you only need like ten of them Reds are who you want with you in this fight

This is the only way they could sell the pro at that price point. Let's say you had no interest, but then you see this cool, unique version, and now you want to go for it. They've converted you into a buyer. Now, if you missed out, you are more likely to just jump on the normal one because "eh, it's cheaper, and I would have bought the 30th one." It's also just guaranteed sales and gets more people in the door and converts them into buyers. If you don't make it limited enough, nobody will want it. Like it or not, people like having rare items. Many say it doesn't matter, and they aren't all about hype, but their favorite piece in their collection always ends up being some ultra rare, one of a kind piece. Lol. The money is going into sonys pockets. They know over printing leads to low sales. Look at trading card games, same balance.

The only reasons I can think of why they don't do made to order is because they can only manufacture items in specific quantities, and maybe the next tier of manufacturing would leave them with too many extras. That, and they are able to quickly and proudly proclaim that they are sold out.

Awesome list! There are a few expensive games I would love to own, like Yokai Watch 3 or even EVO on the SNES!

To be honest I don’t like the term “holy grail”. I feel like it is way over used. That being said I plan on using it in my next thumbnail. A game I picked up is as close to something I consider a “grail” as it gets. If it’s something you really desire and is at least somewhat rare then who can judge?

I live in Portland and just got a nes, snes, and genesis from offerup. I was planning on going to this convention this year for the 1st time just to get some cheap common games. It sounds like I should just shop on ebay or physically go into brick and morter retro game stores instead. If I just wanted like the basic mario, castlevania, and tmnt regular nes games would I be paying double at the convention?

Man I know all about that 737 taking off from your desk

Honestly, it costs $100 too much, and it should have the disc drive. It’s a “pro” system, right!? The PS4 Pro was a worth while purchase.

Sony has always been greedy and anti consumer. People just forgot because of how badly microsoft screwed up with the xbox one. I remember the vita memory card outrage. It's the same old cycle. One company goes up, and the other goes down. It's crazy how bad people are at remembering these things. Sony just has good will to burn right now and they are using it to milk their customers. Microsoft would do the same if given the opportunity. It's just a balance of how much you can burn at once.

Excellent pick ups! Glad the hunt is still active in your area! I need to get out a hunt more myself!

Nice picks ups! You’re lucky you can still find stuff on marketplace or yard sales. My area is horrible.

Not bad for a temporary game room!

Dude that WII sports is awesome

Nice pickups! Loved playing NFL Blitz on the N64 back in the day. The last successful in-person haul I had was at my local thrift store - got a copy of Army of Two and Resistance on the PS3 and the Gears of War Ultimate Edition / Rare Replay combo on the Xbox One (brand new sealed!) all for $20 flat.

Fun video and some great stuff! Enjoy these as always!

At least you went back and beat it! Better than it staying in the pile of shame.

Honestly, it amazes me that these old cartridges still function

So awesome man! Your continued dedication to one JRPG over 8 years is impressive. DQVII is still one of the DQ's that I need to play too.

100% with you on all of this. Hate seeing people scam others just to get the best deals they can. I’m also a Christian and your statement of wanting to honor Christ in everything you do is of paramount importance. Awesome awesome awesome to hear.

Great video! Love the shoutout to Johnny and Dustin!!! This is one of the only Dragon Quests I still need to play - might make it a priority next year!

Couple thoughts: - I can relate so much to your struggle with picking up, putting down, picking up, and putting down again. AS WELL as returning to a game and continuing on after a bit of trial and error. I’m one of the few that would rather take a bit to re-acclimate to the game and continue on from my last save than to start the whole experience over again from the beginning. I’ve got a few JRPGs (and other RPGs in general) that I’ve temporarily shelved for the exact reasons you described, but I’ll get back to them eventually. One of them ironically enough is DQVIII: Journey of the Cursed King (3DS)! - Your video was so well done here, man. Seriously. Just as nostalgic and fun to go through in the beginning as any one of HCG’s videos and the way you talked through the game and your experience was just as articulate and enjoyable as what Dustin’s discussions were like. You don’t give yourself enough credit. Loved this video. And congrats on finally finishing this massive gem! I’m looking forward to someday tackling it as well and you can better believe it’ll likely take me several years at minimum to do the same. Haha!

Nice video! Bring back the podcast

well done Steve! That was a great video :D

Congratulations 🎉

Yea do not mind that kid absolutely cooking at Tetris rn like bro is crazy 🔥🔥🔥

Oooooh man! Brutal story but also super interesting!

Loved how that rough deal turned around for ya! I also have fond memories of renting games back in the early to mid 90's. Streets of Rage and Lost Vikings come to mind.

I feel like everyone from our generation has that one game they rented that they just never brought back lol mine was Saturday night slam masters on the super Nintendo

That silver GB Pocket is an original launch pocket. It came in a long plastic case and had that silver bezel screen. Great gets!

Dude the old laggy gamer turned into Gimli? That beard is epic.

Im guessing overall it wss like 900$

Life my friend life the older I'm getting the harder it is currently playing octopath traveler 2 loving it tho don't want it to end

Great discussion! I typically don't go to Game Stop, but if they are the only option I will. We have tons of them here since I'm in a big city, but I typically just go to my indie mom and pop store OR online. Sometimes Walmart and Best Buy. I always do my trade-ins at my mom and pop store since they give me way more than Game Stop would. Nothing wrong with Game Stop just don't typically go there!

Always best to be honest and really appreciate how awesome you are with reselling and collecting! I think it's best to do the right thing too!!!

I'm shocked the deal actually went through. I recall going back even six or seven years ago, or longer, a friend of mine who is huge into yard and estate sales mentioned people breaking out their phones and checking out ebay prices. Most people seem to set a low price, then hit people with the, "Oh, actually, someone offered me X" and they crank the price up. I think age makes a difference. Someone who knows their way around a smartphone is one thing, but a mawmaw or, even if someone's younger, a person letting go of a collection after a loved one passes? Man, that can't slide.

As someone who used to release content and was one of the first, if not the first to record finds at garage sales, it boggles my mind how these KZbinrs feel comfortable filming people INSIDE (or outside too) their home, releasing the footage, and never a thought to blur their faces. Also, that reseller sucks.

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Loved the tour!!! So much fun!

Yeah most definitely

Beautiful! 🎉