Derrick's 5 Rarest Games

[@Link__TV]

Don't put yourself down Derrick, your content is much appreciated.

[@BladeBlur]

This.

[@wiiprof89]

Yes. Derrick was the reason I started watching GameXplain back in the day and i'm very happy that he is a part of Good Vibes Gaming.

[@keshe2692]

@@wiiprof89 same.

[@Anonymous121212]

What's happened? I'm not subscribed to their socials.

[@jakeriese4862]

@@Anonymous121212 they were underpayed for long hours. That's why Ashe John Derrick left, Andre didn't give them decent wages and they pulled all nighters every night and I think Derricks girlfriend told him he can't keep doing it like this

[@natoriousthehopeful2786]

Show of hands: who else wants Intelligent Systems to give us remakes of the Radiant Games?

[@kirindas4691]

Definitely!

[@superdankawesomeunikornguy]

Please God yes

[@eastonmurdock04]

I haven't played them and don't want to spend a thousand dollars so i say yes

[@philippuente4322]

Not before the older games tbh

[@guguig9746]

Can we raise both hands?

[@Ziondood]

Knowing that Derrick also at one point owned Dead or Alive Xtreme makes me feel a lot better about my decisions

[@snoopystar80]

This is the most in character thing you could say lmao

[@Ziondood]

You’re welcome

[@TheDavidVAs]

Honestly, I want to see the rest of the crew do this as well.

[@Longshanks126]

Similar to Derrick, but less extreme, a few years ago a friend of mine bought me Path of Radiance as a wedding gift. He knew I loved Fire Emblem and had Radiant Dawn, but was missing PoR. Definitely the coolest gift I got.

[@ItsATMDrums]

Yesss more Derrick content. Love this!!

[@JMenitta]

I really don't have anything that stands out as "rare" in my collection but I seem to have some sort of magnetism towards being given incredibly sought-after GameCube games. A friend in high school one day just gave me Twin Snakes, and a few weeks ago, a very good friend said "hey, I know you collect games, take these GameCube games" of which included Paper Mario TTYD and Pikmin 1. I feel that MVC2 story on a spiritual level. I feel like everyone has a story like that. They sell a game for barely anything and go "hm....that was a mistake"

[@Kiirabu197]

@videoluver7 funny how it seems more likely for that to be gifted to you than to find it for a reasonable price

[@philippuente4322]

Man, I feel that origin story for your collecting, Derrick. But happy to see how much it's expanded since then. On a side note, my first exposure to Xenosaga was through its cutscenes, so the 20+ hours of those means I feel you all too much on your point of the length for each episode.

[@Nay089]

Love this type of content! We should get the rest of the GVG crew to participate

[@Luxin_Xeno]

Xenosaga III is so exorbitantly rare because after II reviewed badly and sold worse than I they ended up not printing a lot of copies of III, which sold very poorly even by series standards, unfortunately starting a trend of North American print runs of Xeno games never providing enough copies to sustain collectors in the long term. I can't agree with Ash enough about the Saga series by the way, III looks better than most Wii games, is my favorite turn-based battle system of all time, AND arguably has the best, most satisfying ending in the series (at least until July)!

[@Fuzunga]

Is that why Nintendo wasn't going to release Xenoblade in North America?

[@amirgarcia547]

@@Fuzunga Nah, Xenoblade is a separate series. It’s mainly because it was released at the end of the Wii’s lifespan and was a niche RPG, so they didn’t really see the value in localizing it until they saw the fan demand.

[@xtv62]

I've moved a lot so most of my game collection is still in cardboard boxes so I can't really check what are my rarest games but I'm pretty sure I have Boktai 1, 2 and Sword of Mana for GBA all still boxed (not brand new but in super good state), the collector edition of Breath of the Wild and two 3DS Zelda (A Link Between Worlds and Majora's Mask).

[@macmo544]

I love telling my story about Path of Radiance: back in 2007 I got obsessed with Rabbids for some reason, I wasn't even a fan of Rayman but saw some trailers of Raving Rabbids 2 and thought it was hilarious and had to buy it day one, so I went and buy it. It had a bit of a discount and I had some spare change and saw PoR on the USED shelf for like 6 dollars so I also got it. It was in pretty bad shape though, the box was damaged, it had no manual and the disc was scratched to the point I was able to see the cutscene where Grail faces the Burger King the first time but after that every time I replay it it crashes (only with that one). But anyways, I became obsessed it, I finished it 2 times in a little over a week and became one of my top 3 favorite games of all times and FE is now one of my favorite IPs.

[@Biggi87]

My rarest piece of collection is probably my copy of Ys 2 for the MSX 2 complete in really good condition, hardcover manual and all. I have no way of playing it, but it's such a beautiful piece of packaging so I'm not complaining.

[@jaxpool155]

not sure the value of it, but i have a copy of zelda minish cap and a copy of fire emblem sacred stones my sister gave me which have "NOT FOR RESALE" on the carts. she worked at an eb games at the time, but since this was like nearly 20 years ago i'm not sure if she even remembers how she got them, but i feel them having that on the label is pretty remarkable.

[@kewsound]

Jon is funny, but we love watching your content because you're genuine and also funny. Keep putting out content like this 👍

[@eggroll20xd6]

I think my rarest game (sans box and manual because they got stolen a while back) is Dragon Force for the Sega Saturn. A unique war-RPG that is still one of my favorites to this day.

[@ssmelche]

Since we're talking rare stuff, I recently found my old Virtual Boy that I paid $61 for on eBay. Unfortunately I was an idiot and left the batteries inside the controller and they're all corroded and it ruined the battery compartment and controller. I think the controller may be beyond repair but I'll still give it a try before paying more than I paid for the Virtual Boy just to replace the controller and battery pack.

[@Kiirabu197]

there may be local repair shops around you, try it there before giving up

[@Kritigri]

Thanks for sharing Derrick! Always fun to see people's collections, especially since I was quite young around the PS1 era so didn't even know about a lot of these games.

[@coneg2714]

For Jon's video I commented that a lot of my valuable games are just GCN stuff that was common and cheap back during its life but blew up in value recently. But since then I saw his tweet about pricing for the Super Famicom cart of Umihara Kawase (recently added to Japan's NSO) and found a great deal for complete in box off a Japanese auction site. Otherwise that game goes for $80-$100, really neat to have since it's a comfort yet challenging series I get back into occasionally. The whole series is on Steam for anyone interested and sees the scary physical pricing. Also just found out Project X Zone 2 is going for crazy prices now! Have the cart and a Gamestop box instead of the original packaging but even that seems crazy valuable right now, glad I scooped that a couple years ago.

[@RobertoGon]

Jon is great, but so are you Derrick!

[@jonathansacci2325]

The Mega Man Legends series is one of all my time favorites!! So glad to see it get love! They are my most prized possessions!

[@PhotonSieve]

Also, all 4 of you should do this. It's great.

[@GreenDonuts]

back in 2017 I found Fire Emblem Path of Radience for $50 and thought it was a lot of money for a gamecube game. still haunts me to this day.

[@jimmyzeke13]

Thank you for including some of Path of Radiance's fantastic soundtrack on this video.

[@Spatu10]

I have a distinct memory of seeing Earthbound new on a game store shelf when I was a wee lad. Oh, if only I knew.

[@bobby2643]

I'm getting to this video late but this kind of content rocks, I would love to continue seeing more shortform content from you Steve and ash!

[@ianlotts]

My top 5 most valuable/rare games are as follows: 1. Earthbound - Snes (cart only) 2. Tales of Destiny 2 - PSX (complete in box) 3. Harvest Moon 64 - N64 (complete in box) 4. Zelda: The Minish Cap - GBA (complete in box) 5. Zelda: Oracle of Seasons - GBC (complete in box)

[@garnet_amelia8054]

I actually found my rarest game somewhat recently while showing my girlfriend around my home state before moving in with her, while we were checking out my favorite game store, they had a copy of Skies of Arcadia Legends in! Cost a good chunk of money but I've been really liking it thus far so I think it was worth it!

[@batofdestiny]

Nice collection. I think my rarest game is my CIB of Chibi Robo for the gamecube. An extremely overlooked game. It’s very expensive but I am sure there are other ways of playing it…. 🐬

[@Izzak_Beck]

So I have a factory sealed copy of Drill Dozer that's pretty dope. I'm not sure it's the most valuable game that I have, but it's definitely up there.

[@SpaceBandit666]

Please have the whole cast do this! It doesn’t have to be $$ rare, I like the stories behind the game

[@luckycapgaming5957]

Derrick, I think this was a great video… but you should have re-recorded the Xenosaga part. You said “Xenoblade 3” instead of “Xenosaga 3” a few times. You caught yourself eventually, but at that point I’d suggest just splitting the recording rather than doing it in one take. Since this is a discussion about 5 games, I think you could split the video in fifths, then put each section together in post. Overall though, I’m happy to see you try out new things, and I look forward to seeing what you do next!

[@AlexCFaulkner]

I Agree. also love seeing a comment putting constructive criticism so well. And Derrick we love your videos!

[@nickle52003]

I have long thought Derrick was my kind of guy. this vid just confirms it.

[@qazentro4444]

11:29 - Mia best girl? Respect. I was lucky enough to get PoR for a decent price at a flea market one time, with everything in it a few years ago. Aside from me owning the Fates special edition, PoR is definitely one of my rarest games. Recently got Shadow Dragon so I now own all of the english released FE games.

[@rien6215]

Ahh, super jealous of your Suikoden 2!! Probably one of my favorite games of all time and I'd love to see you do a video about it when you play it :)

[@BrotherSlow]

Love the 2nd and Charles shout-out, easily the best hobby store in the biz

[@Kotkal848]

I want this episode re-released with one of the other crew members saying "xenosaga" over Derrick saying xenoblade everytime

[@lucasdellamaggiore]

Right? He kept saying Xenoblade 3 and all i could think of was "That game comes out in a month and a half"

[@jajassa1]

Rarest game I have is probably the metroid prime trilogy with the steelbook case, the artbook and everything in amazing condition.

[@jeffcox6539]

I have many missed opportunities. Not to outdo you, but I have three versions of Misadventures of Tron Bonne, Boktai 2 CIB, Fire Emblem Sacred Stones CiB, all the dot hack games, and a never opened copy of Lunar 2.

[@my_pal_dragon]

In 2021, i grabbed a copy of Legend of Heroes III: Song of the Ocean on Mercari for $60 CIB. That same week, I got a copy of Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon on DS for $40.

[@realnovadamus]

Very nice collection, Derrick! Thank you for sharing. Path of Radiance is my favorite Fire Emblem. It’s my favorite plot, and Ike is my favorite character.

[@thomasfaraone4213]

I got path of radiance for $80 from a friend who knew it’s value but only paid $5 for it at a yard sale the week before. Has the booklet and everything. Amazing

[@vivilover9409]

God I need that game

[@jaretco6423]

I really wanted to try out the Mega Man Legends & Suikoden series. As an Mega Man fan, the Legend series is the only Mega Man franchise that I've never played and the Suikoden series is something I wanted to get invested in for my short, yet fun RPG collection.

[@amirgarcia547]

As I said on Jon’s video, I don’t own too many “rare” games, but some of the more uncommon or expensive ones I have (outside of the obvious like the DS Pokémon games) are the DS version of Chrono Trigger (that one I bought randomly at a used games store years ago and am glad to have held onto), Shin Megami Tensei IV, Persona Q2, The World Ends With You: Final Remix, Hyrule Warriors Definitive Edition, No More Heroes: Travis Strikes Again and both Xenoblade Chronicles 2 and the physical version of Torna: The Golden Country (and that last one I got a very good deal on due to only being $69 [nice], albeit without the case. Though I did buy a replacement case later on.) I did use to own Rhythm Thief and the Emperor’s Treasure on 3DS, but sadly I ended up losing it. ;-; And while European or Japanese copies are relatively cheap, for some reason the NA version goes for HUNDREDS of dollars.

[@ubercow6611]

My 5 rarest games are Golden Eye 007 on N64, Donkey Kong Country 2 Diddy Kong's Quest, Banjo-Kazooie, Perfect Dark, and Diddy Kong Racing

[@prinzkomi5490]

man, am I jealous of that copy of Path of Radiance lmao I managed to snag up a pretty good condition (complete booklet and all) copy of Radiant Dawn a few years ago and already felt like a champ haha though I think the best I've gotten was Shadow Dragon for like... 35 bucks at Gamestop. Even the cashier knew how much it's usually worth, I remember she looked at me going all "oh wow you found a real treasure there" and I was just like "I KNOW RIGHT", grinning from ear to ear lol

[@Yae_1995]

Love your SMT video!!! Your contents always good Derrick

[@superdankawesomeunikornguy]

Path of Radiance is F I R E. Radiant Dawn is still my favorite for its gameplay and story, but a lot of what makes that game so great started with Path of Radiance. It had just the right amount of customization options like Bonus EXP, Custom Weapons, and Skills that weren’t completely game breaking for the most part. I feel like every new entry in the franchise reeeeeally struggles to engage with me, just because the difficulty feels self inflicted. With online components, DLC, absurdly broken skills, too many customization options and super high support buffs, if you play the newer Fire Emblem entries on the hardest difficulties, they’re challenging for like 6 chapters, and then you grind like hell, as you are actively encouraged to do, and then the rest of the game is smooth sailing. I much preferred the linear gameplay and limited resources of the older games. Fire Emblem Radiant Dawn is my favorite game of all time, and Path of Radiance is pretty high on my list, but I just don’t enjoy the newer entries in the series whatsoever :( Hoping that the Tellius series gets some kind of rerelease on Switch

[@igorsheludko]

I like your vids Derrick. Keep it up!

[@tannerward802]

Dude I did Suikoden 2 about two years ago completely ice cold. The battling is great and the story is legitimately top tier. It’s not particularly challenging so don’t be intimidated by it

[@garyhernandez84]

This a great video Derrick. I really enjoyed it. Look forward to more! My rarest game is Pokémon Soulsilver Walmart exclusive bundle with the lugia figure and pokewalker jacket.

[@Axecon1]

That's a cool collection!

[@jeremyelkayam]

Derrick, I own Boktai 2 but not the first game and it definitely kept the sun mechanic-- similar to you, that's the reason I was never able to beat it. I had the GBA SP with the backlight, too! I think maybe the DS game removed the solar mechanic? But the sequel on GBA definitely kept it.

[@zZaxOo]

loved the video! wonder if the other cast will make one too :D

[@gametourny4ever627]

Great list of Rare titles. The great thing is that the majority of them are great games as well. I am happy to say I own all of them but Boktai. Never tried that one before. Here are my top 5 Rarest games. 5. Rule of Rose (PS2) 4. Magic Knight Rayearth (Saturn) 3. Kuon (PS2) 2. Snatcher (Sega Cd) 1. Panzer Dragoon Saga (Saturn)

[@PhilUP]

Boktai is defiantly an interesting concept to do; totally a Kojima thing to do. We will never see anything like this again just due to sun glare and video screens not being a good match for each other.

[@avalpsychicguy]

I have some DS and 3DS RPGs that I bought recently. Don't know exactly how rare they are, but judging by how much I paid for them, some of them must be rare enough (especially Etrian Odyssey III... hoo boy).

[@carltonhobbs7667]

My father-in-law owned all 5 Suikoden games CIB. My wife took them when we moved in together and I have yet to play any of them.

[@MUSQUIZanimation]

I love how Derrick keeps saying Xenoblade instead of Xenosaga. Haha. That’s how you know you’re a true Xeno fan. I can relate.

[@andreseloyostos]

I like Derrick

[@nosardines]

Derrick should definitely Stream Suikoden when we get a solid release date for Eiyuden Chronicle 100 Heroes.

[@EM_vi_ix]

I have Boktai and MegaMan Legends 2. If you play Boktai on the right emulator you can simulate the sun and see what you're doing.

[@ClampEEGEE]

This video made me realize Boktai 2 is over $200 cart only. WHEN DID THAT HAPPEN I SWEAR I BOUGHT THIS FOR ONLY $20

[@TheZebbga]

To up Jon you should have done 6 rarest games, that would have been funny.

[@carlosr7723]

ohh man Boktai. I remember my buddy telling me to pick it for the longest time. One day I'll pick it up

[@abdielsantana8444]

Let see…have xenosaga series too, cost me a penny… pandoras tower and the last story, The whole smash amiibo collection if it counts

[@mr.beluga3996]

You should totally play Xenosaga 3. While the first two games can be a bit rough, Xenosaga 3 has amazing characters, music, a very complex and exciting story, and good gameplay to tie everything together. If anyone is a fan of Xenoblade or Xenogears, I believe Xenosaga 3 is just as good if not better than Takahashi’s other games.

[@ssmelche]

I was a dumb kid and threw away all my GBA game boxes and manuals 😭. I did keep the carts and have a loose copy of Boktai. The only Gameboy game I have boxed was an extra copy of Pokemon Silver I got as a kid and I never opened it. It's still in the shrink wrapped box to this day.

[@BenjiBearPup]

My 5 rarest in no order: Okamiden for DS Klonoa Beach Volleyball for PS1 Sword of Mana for GBA Chibi Robo for GCN Fragile Dreams for Wii Boktai I have extremely fond memories of. Saw the trailer on a demo disc for CUBE magazine. Which btw search for that trailer, it's a treat! I think it released for us in the UK after the GBA SP came out. So glare was never an issue for me. It's a really fun game. I actually have 1 and 2 boxed in my collection! Path of Radiance i'm also lucky enough to own. But it comes with a story! This was some time during the late Wii era. I was nosing a GAME store and of all things. There were 5 copies of Path of Radiance brand new. I knew it was a rare game so I grabbed it immediately and also texted my best friend and asked if I wanted to pick it up for him and he can pay me back. I believe they were about £20 each and I still haven't played it, but it sits proudly on my shelf.

[@rien6215]

I don't have anything too crazy at all really. I have my copy of Paper Mario TTYD CIB, and it's the original release not the players choice. I picked it up for like $30 at the time and I'm glad I did because on Price charting it's around $100 average for a copy in the condition mine is in!

[@amirgarcia547]

Given the whole sunlight gimmick, I’m wondering how emulating Baktai would even work tbh.

[@METR0lD]

My rarest game is probably Shantae on the GBC. I bought it myself 20 years ago.

[@jakeriese4862]

Lovely

[@Joeynator3000]

lol....I remember Boktai, I eventually ended up cheating with that game. The sensor detected UV light, the same kind of light that a plasma ball puts out that I had way back then. xD

[@jo.sevigny]

Will Ash, Steve, Daniel and Brandon eventually do a video on their top 5 rarest games ?

[@juiceala]

Derrick what if your significant other damaged your copy of Suikoden 2 out of jealousy?

[@TheDman.G]

Just played through Suikoden 1 and 2. Deff play 1 before 2

[@No0wis]

The rarest game I owned was xenoblade on the original wii, but I sold it. Funnily enough I sold it at a good time cause the price dipped right after because of the Wii U re-release

[@No0wis]

At the time it would sometimes go for around 100-150, but now it's just at $50

[@SodaPopBot]

When the sun implodes or whatever, how are we gonna be able to play Boktai?! Biggest concern of the human race tbh

[@goldmemberpb]

Suikoden 2 is great. There are some softlocks though , all of which I ran into on my playthrough because of my need to explore. Lucahjin actually did a great LP of it way back when which I actually used as a guide. i think any of the gamecube games I have now are well over 100 bucks . i got TTYD, and WW for about 10 bucks over a decade ago. I also have a physical copy of Prime trilogy but it is not the steelbook cover one. Gamestop restocked it a while back for 80 bucks. Chrono Trigger DS was also a very difficult find. Not sure if that's worth much now.

[@jajassa1]

Also found wario world for 2$ at a garage sale lmao. That was a good get.

[@why3994]

That samus shirt is awesome btw

[@goldfart420]

I didn't know girlfriends came with the added bonus of buying you vintage games 😅

[@cencil6497]

Boktai is perfectly playable..Get yourself an AGS101 GBA SP

[@t-elijahmorrison6855]

You did great job on the game and your video too? Good job

[@jasonulloa]

With Jon's, I think I had 2 or 3 of his 5 games in my library, but I've got 5 out of 5 here (I need to check if my copy of Boktai came with a box or not). Thing is, being the old man that I am, I got these not that far from their launch dates, so I got them for normal MSRP. I guess being old is good for something after all. Also, if this is a sharing circle, do I have to make a video of my 5 rarest games now?

[@tcoogz1379]

Mandatory.

[@keatonkitsune4064]

Ahhh, Mega Man Legennds. I wish Capcom would remaster these games so much. Also somewhere around my house is a PS1 complete case of Legends 2, but I don't know where. T~T

[@Sbzkxos]

That thumbnail picture of Derrick has to be the laziest I’ve ever seen

[@PigDan]

That's my main criticism (other than things needing more editing), especially because their graphic design work is usually great!

[@By-the_Way]

I'm still waiting for my Megaman Legends 3, Capcom... And hopefully a remake of Legends 1 & 2 & Tron Bonne. (Honestly, they just give me Tron Bonne and i'll be happy.)

[@KingOfHart34]

Whenever you play Suikoden II, I'm sure you will, but just play I first. It's short but adds a lot to the journey and world. It really does make the experience better. And I would definitely recommend III as well, because that's literally my favorite game of all time. I am in the minority on that, but I do think it's a wonderful game that has a lot to offer, even if it clicks with me more than most. By that point you should just play the rest, haha, but V is expensive as well now, so I'd understand if you didn't. I was very fortunate to have gotten into the series back before it really blew up in value. Aside from II. I actually won that back in 2015/16 on ebay for $81. I remember being so low on cash at the time that I felt really guilty, but oh boy, even then was that an amazing deal. But now?... Haven't been that lucky since. Maybe my luck ran out that day. Worth it.

[@jaretco6423]

Just curiosity, what is it about Suikoden 3 that alot of people don't like about?

[@KingOfHart34]

@@jaretco6423 I just think most fans don't like anything that's different. It's the most fundamentally different, being the only one with multiple protagonists, none of which are silent, and an overall different atmosphere than the first two. I know it's not the case for everyone, but I think nostalgoa has a lot of influence on it. Don't get me wrong, I love the first two, and I acknowledge a lot of III's flaws, but they don't detract from my experience personally. I think it's always worth a playthrough so you can decide for yourself where you fall and why. I personally find the narrative and characters to be so engrossing, and the way the game tells its story to be so creative, unique, and incredibly executed. I love it to death, but I understand most people don't agree, and that's okay. It's the beauty of art.

[@jaretco6423]

Hmm. I see. I need to play the series at some point. I heard good things about the first 2 & also 5.

[@KingOfHart34]

@@jaretco6423 Those are definitely the fan favorites, and I understand why. It's a series that most likely you'll find enjoyment in at least one game!

[@larsnyman2455]

The time has come to brag about my copy of OG Xenogears

[@bobrod2224]

It's a good thing I have internet it helps to get through the parts that are really hard especially when you play through old video game or a new one😄😄😄🎇🎆✨🎇✨

[@kiteamakusa]

GODDAMN PLEASE DERRICK PLAY SUIKODEN 1 then 2 oh god

[@tvirus9369]

I have klonoa for the ps1 I bought at a yard sale for 3 dollars

[@ssmelche]

Now Fire emblem path of radiance is one I got as a kid and I thankfully never traded in. I kept almost all of my GameCube games and lucked into some stuff that's stupid expensive now like Cubivore.

[@tcClockworth]

We need to work on your self-talk sir! You're awesome!

[@petergotbored9306]

I don't have anything crazy rare, I have a first print of Xenoblade 1 for the Wii, Skies of Arcadia Legends, and a few Dragon Quests for the DS that got really pricey

[@hododod246]

I have good ds, 3ds collection so probably one of the pokemon, atlus, or crono trigger game has the highest value. But for me the following games are the most important: - MGS HD collection for xbox360: This has remastered version of MGS2, MGS3 and MGS peace walker from Bluepoint. - MGS legacy collection for PS3: This has all the MG games from 1987 Metal Gear to MGS4. - MGS 4 for PS3 These games are neither expensive nor rare I guess but unfortunately, Konami removed all of them since they are some licensed scenes. Square Enix did fantastic job with Kingdom Hearts series with that all in one package. It has entire franchise and it is only 30 pounds. I hope Konami and others follow them as an example. Also I have xbox version of mvc2. It is the shitty version but I love that game anyway.

[@SpanishVanguardia]

Did derrick say xenoblade instead of xenosaga multiple times?

[@MegaStevo1993]

my rarest game is persona 3 portable