Game Hunting at Value Village in Fairbanks, AK

I was in Fairbanks, Alaska for a few days and though I'd hit up the Value Village while I was there. I'm so glad I did! They had some decent Genesis and SNES games behind the case.
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[@JohnRiggs]

I forgot to mention, Splatterhouse aside, all the other Genesis games were $9.99 in that case, including Contra, Gaiares and the others.

[@MontviewBlvdBabiez]

I would have snagged those for that too! The other day I found General Chaos for $9.99 at Arc I did not hesitate! Love your channel dude! 🕹📺🤓👍🏽

[@hacatan24]

You live in Fairbanks Alaska???? I actually thought you lived like somewhere in Washington

[@hacatan24]

Never mind man I saw your other video... I didn't even know you had two videos of this.... Was it pretty cold up there in Alaska?

[@MontviewBlvdBabiez]

I found Splatter House 3 at an Arc Thrift Store in a grab bag along with: Boogerman Maximum Carnage Robocop vs Terminator MKII Earthworm Jim X-Men 2 Clone Wars Primal Rage Mutant League Football Streets of Rage 2 The whole bag cost me an unbelievable $6.99! My greatest Sega find ever! I love finding carts in the wild!

[@Videogamelover58]

Nice

[@MontviewBlvdBabiez]

@@Videogamelover58 Makes you wonder who's Mom decided to do some spring cleaning and donate some of her grown son's video games left in a box in the basement... 🤔 Almost felt like I was stealing.

[@ruben_santos]

When you turned that Splatterhouse 3 and I saw the price... Outch!! 😫

[@brianramsay7056]

We used to have the Snoopy ice machine for years. I think we might have used it twice

[@danwales9452]

Star Wars disco album - I have that exact album! Funky and fantastic!

[@rundowndruid]

Passed up ren and stimpy vhs!

[@texastoast7514]

Dude...that SNES controller was pristine compared to some of the ones I've find in the goodwill outlets.

[@JDigital123]

Splatterhouse 3 a value village? Find of the decade!

[@MetalGearKelan]

I see Thunder Force III there; years and years ago (really before retro collecting was what it is now) my grandmother got me a CIB Japanese copy from a thrift store here in our town (Northern Ireland). I think she might've thought it was a VHS, just got it on the off chance it was something that would interest me. Still have it today, was a pretty cool find in the oddest of circumstances.

[@hard4games]

My God...I haven't seen a cartridge game in a thrift store for years.

[@jamesni4498]

I found that same Richard Simmons Vinyl at my local Salvation Amy. You better believe I picked that bad boy up :)

[@retrojustplay7426]

A John Riggs video the cure for a rainy day.

[@deltonviera2051]

Thanks 😄😄

[@tommiefunk2099]

That book behind Splatterhouse 3 is 'The Body: A Guide for Occupants' by Bill Bryson. It's an OUTSTANDING book about anatomy. Both informative and entertaining as all get out.

[@zoinkz112]

That spelljammer book was ancient lol

[@JohnRiggs]

haha, show's what I know :)

[@zincmann]

Value village and Savers (Both the same company), their prices USED to be good now they are a few bucks shy of retail. I used to go every Tuesday and I just have backed off as their prices are not thrift store prices anymore including Goodwill as well.

[@illrobbzilla]

I love sports games and I love guitar hero

[@sog6289]

when I go to value village at my area most retro games have ridiculous prices

[@stevec2433]

Pulled the music straight from Dead Rising 1! =P

[@Shanesshiit]

One of my co workers left me a bag of genesis games when he quit on the spot. I found them on my locker on my lunch break. A great stash of games i mostly didn't have which included a boxed Splatterhouse 2. Never heard from the guy again to thank him, but it was a fun play :)

[@MontviewBlvdBabiez]

Sweet!

[@JolliAllGenGamer]

I went to savers a few weeks ago which is the same company as value village and didn’t see too many video games at all. Must depend on the location.

[@Drinkabeerandplayagameofficial]

The surprise eBay price for splatterhouse, still some darn good pickups

[@backslash_iii]

I swear, every thrift shop in America has at least one copy of Ecco the Dolphin on Game Gear. So crazy to see an old beat up copy of Sub Terrainia in the wild! I have 2 copies, one to play and the other factory-sealed. Someone will be pleasantly surprised when they pick that one up.

[@legolarry6026]

That was a great video. Too bad they priced the splatter house game so high but I’m glad you still picked it up it will gain more value over time.

[@monsterram6617]

Nice finds!

[@NMack-is3nb]

I hate that thrift stores charge those high prices. It's not like they check to see if they even work!

[@madmoneynonpoint]

played a ton of contra hard corps as a kid

[@JohnRiggs]

Probably my hardest contra!

[@sir_mattimus7069]

Nice, I'm in Anchorage. We are only left to one actual retro game store still open. The Video Game Depot

[@khanthevideogamehunter2946]

Woow fantastic haul contra is also a great game 50 bucks for splatter house 3 is a great deal

[@EsotericArcade]

Very hard to find a thrift store these days that doesn’t use price charting or eBay to look up their games. Looks like you got some good deals though in the end!

[@c.conley5240]

If you don't have or haven't seen RONIN, I recommend it. Thanks for the video John.

[@kyleteal5888]

If you swing through Anchorage I recommend Anchorage House of Hobbies. Its a little bit of a tangent from video games but I see video gamers and Remote Control car guys in both places sometimes. Not only that they've been around since the beginning of RC. Family Owned.

[@MediCali951]

Whenever goodwill near me does that I just take the label off grab some other random game and tell the youngest employee there this one is missing label. 99% of the time they’ll mark it similar to the other games in this case it’d be 9.99. Kinda stealing but those places are getting those items free so no bad karma for me

[@jhighturntup5558]

Oh yeah trade bait we use that in fantasy football too... 🤟😜🤘

[@marcelpetrus3381]

Not an Imac but the screen for a G4!

[@JohnRiggs]

Thanks!

[@SW3434]

You should make a video talking about covid and the price of vintage games spiking...im interested to know your thoughts and if you think prices will stay this high

[@MontviewBlvdBabiez]

Only going to go higher, 80s and 90s nostalgia keeps rising even to the new generation who doesn't even remember any of it but are fascinated with the culture.

[@astridsactionrc545]

The AD&D SpellJammer book is from 1989. I had them as a kid. But they were stolen.

[@39Chevy]

That sucks. The book in the case should be a boxed set. My favorite setting by far.

[@projectpat006]

It pisses me off when I see donated items go on sale for ebay prices.

[@jasonshiers5771]

Nice work Riggs.

[@SpecterVideoGamer]

My local stores have jack lol

[@ShiggitayMediaProductions]

@JohnRiggs 3:04 - 3:09 that's an Apple Studio Display CRT. Not sure of the diagonal screen size. I can understand why you mistook it for an iMac at first/quick glance because iMacs of that era (iMac G3) came in that color as well.

[@chrisgoetz3816]

Contra Hard Corps on Genesis was awesome when I was a kid.

[@maxpower10k]

Yeah except its a fake contra game. They slapped the name on another game that was abandoned lol I forget the name bit theres some good videos out there about it.

[@chrisgoetz3816]

@@maxpower10k Ive heard too that the Snes version is way preferred. I cant say as I havnt played it. But playing HC at sleepovers as a kid was so much fun, up there with turtles in time, Biker mice from Mars( underrated), and the best game in its day that has not held up Golden eye.

[@chasebearsfan]

Should have grabbed that Mecco, it's classic!! The Entire side one is basicly episode 4 to disco from the begining of the movie to the end. It's awesome. Check it out on KZbin

[@TastyAbbyJamz]

Really nice finds! :)

[@savagellama7213]

Wow!! Youre in my town!! What you doing in fairbanks 😀

[@JohnRiggs]

I was with my mom. She's from there and had to take care of something by the Chena River.

[@savagellama7213]

@@JohnRiggs cool i wonder if thode super Nintendo games are still there. Its starting to get cold here

[@savagellama7213]

Definitely picking up the Richard Simmons vinyl!😅

[@stevenlamorte6330]

Alaska has stores???! No way

[@gregoriocruz4530]

You should have bought the Chávez boxing game. Those are hard to find.

[@JohnRiggs]

I thought about it. If it was less I would have. Never see Chavez 2 in the wild.

[@nerdyhillbilly5565]

When employees at these secondhand stores price these games at retail their defeating the purpose of the store. People go to these stores to get away from paying retail. Local Salvation Army had Back to The Future for nes priced at $45. I wrote that place off.

[@bENOFFICIALMASSIVE]

RIGGGGGGSAAAAYYYYY!!!!!!!!!

[@linkmasters535]

Yeah we have a goodwill near me and I found the Witcher 3 wild hunt for PS4 disc was in excellent condition for $4.99 not sure how much they really go for nowadays

[@linkmasters535]

Yeah as for me I would have loved to grab all of the Super Nintendo games quickly

[@v4videogamess]

Hey!!! Are you making your way to Anchorage? I live there. We have a few places. ...and more Value Villages!

[@JohnRiggs]

I'm not. My mom is from Fairbanks so I was there with her for that.

[@TheRmm1976]

I thought you were crazy for buying Splatterhouse 3 for that price. Then I looked on ebay... nice buy.

[@JohnRiggs]

I can probably find a cheaper one, but I loved the condition of this label.

[@TravestyJunction]

Damn, that was a good price for that Alice In Wonderland game

[@NahmOmar]

Lol, you called Destiny Anthem. Made me do a double-take to make sure I was looking at the same thing.

[@thefreshwaterpirate]

i just bought a complete gaiares for about 120 usd. I think you done good :)

[@treedeblue]

Wow Riggs is in Alaska?!

[@JohnRiggs]

Yep, I was there for a few days.

[@molove70]

i live in Juneau AK

[@JohnRiggs]

nice!

[@dav786]

what is splatterhouse

[@lastkof7578]

There are a couple of pawn shops in Fairbanks that always have great finds.

[@zombiegeorge749]

The AD&D Spelljammer book was 90's for sure.

[@geoffreyjagdfeld6382]

John just mailed you a package 📦 but I forgot to put a note inside before I sealed it. Sent a bunch of stuff for you but if it's nothing you need or want please pass on to other retro gamers/collectors

[@thickmancrew3787]

Im from Montréal Québec and believe me never you gonna find old game. Oldes console gonna be Ps2 and xbox and almost all ea sports game...😔

[@Killahfam69]

Dogma was filmed in my neighborhood in Pittsburgh the church was in east liberty we seen everyone

[@jackgreen7342]

recently at a value village i found a copy of The Megaman X collection for the ps2

[@jonathankrejcar7138]

I go in there once a week to check things out. I've gotten a few Dreamcast games, a HD DVD drive for the xbox360,, as well as a jasper. Cleaned it up and runs prefect.

[@BDBD16]

3:07 That is an apple monitor, not an iMac, i hate that i know that.

[@ShiggitayMediaProductions]

Don't be hatin' on Apple. Why do you hate that you know that?

[@jacobserperior]

I was about to say if you didn't grab that Splatterhouse 3 and you didn't have the game, I would've been upset with... probably... not really.

[@lurkerrekrul]

2:52 - That's a Logitech controller for computers. Good controller, although in my case, the shape gives me sore knuckles from where my middle fingers rub up against the front curves. 2:56 - Can someone please explain the appeal of snow cones to me? Yeah, flavored ice sounds good in theory, but what you actually get is plain ice with a puddle of syrup in the bottom of the paper cone/cup. I have never in my life seen a snow cone, where the syrup actually soaked into or stayed on the ice to actually give it flavor. That's what Italian Ices are for. 3:36 - My mother's friend's son had an Intellivision II with the voice module. One day he asked if I wanted all his Intellivision games. I accepted and when I asked why he was giving them away, he said that the power supply for the console died. I asked if he still wanted to keep the hardware itself and his mother said "Oh, we already threw it all out." ARGH!

[@tekkenfan01]

Did he mention that certain colors will give you half off?

[@victorortiz6422]

Hello

[@velvetaeon2774]

Long way to go for value village 😂 Hope you and yours are happy healthy and safe 😷

[@CanadianRetro]

And when Value Pillage checks eBay we are paying retail. Mine is the worst. Only found a decent game cheaply the other day but I think the manager was off that day so that was why.

[@bdillmore40]

You definitely bought some good games! That Splatterhouse 3 was a much buy!!!

[@brettrudy2245]

I'm thinking Metal Jesus would've grabbed that SSX for the Wii.

[@atul43]

Yay always happy to see ur vid John 🙂 thx for all those vid u make 😁😁 And all hope you all have a great day!! 😏

[@Christophersanchez1326]

Yup that second hand place does mark up items that don't need to be that high on the dollar 😮.

[@ThatWeirdoWhoMakesVideos]

That's a nice find you got there The only sega stuff I found at my local value village (it's called savers over here) was just the loose sega genesis systems model 1 and model 2 respectively never found any actual cartridges though Also the amount of nick tapes I saw were pretty neat don't run across those ren and stimpy tapes often

[@Loanwolf387]

Love value village. Made some awesome finds there. And the one that I’ve been going to is relatively new and depending on who’s working there, stuff will come out for great prices, or eBay prices. In terms of video games, got link to the past for $3! As well as some nes games, all $3. Got a game boy pocket and Pokémon yellow for $3. Got a vintage my buddy doll for $2, which for me was a great find. Also have found some vintage action figures for cheap, like street sharks, turtles and motu. Just got to go on the regular 👍

[@maxpower10k]

Man I bought so many of those “wu tang” kung fu movies back in the day on dvd! Most of them were awful cash grabs because they just slapped the “wu tang” name on there lol

[@jmac79ers]

Nice vid John, some nice finds! You can tell that they have different employees pricing things, and it's quite laughable sometimes. I've seen common nes games for $29.99, but at the same store found eternal darkness for gamecube complete for $2.99.

[@LooneyViews]

The opening music threw me off for a moment...made me think I was watching a WhatCulture video.

[@JohnRiggs]

haha, it's from the free youtube library.

[@fatboosh81]

Lmao Anthem and Destiny were equally boring so I understand John mixing them up

[@RetroGameNova]

Goldmine thrift store finds lol All I find at Value Village is nothing

[@Unregistered007]

4.99 for XboxOne games? Still too much for sub HD trash.

[@polymetalalloy]

2:53 That ps2 controller by Logitech for 6.99 brand new is a steal. That's the best wireless controller for ps2. Just ask metal Jesus.

[@rushgalt196]

Alaska is probably the only place in America you'll find anything worth of value at a thrift store anymore.

[@Heartfelt07]

Yaaaay

[@SodaGumX]

because nobody owns or wants xbone stuff and they want to get rid of the things to they list them as next to nothing.,

[@j-stilt9746]

$2.99 is a steal for the SNES controller, if it works.

[@MrPeteykins]

Ha ha, I have that Star Wars disco album by Meco, and it's not nearly as good or as bad as you want it to be.

[@erikmolnar6585]

The person doing the pricing must have thought the Xbox One games were to a system much older than the Playstation 4?!?!

[@TheRmm1976]

Destiny for PS4... not even worth a buck to use as a coaster and they want $9.99?!

[@Videogamearcade]

You didn’t pick up Gaiares for $9.99 ?? Wow

[@JohnRiggs]

I grabbed that first!

[@Videogamearcade]

JohnRiggs You're the best !

[@mikeytappe]

What did you pay for the other pick ups?

[@JohnRiggs]

about $100 but also grabbed other stuff (like a sweater)

[@psychochicken9535]

$50? Pass.

[@Killahfam69]

Anthem and destiny is pretty much the same lol

[@sethtanner1]

John ! SMH the payoff is what you got, and how much you paid. We got 5 seconds of what you got, 20% of what you paid and 5 minutes of build up. Do better Riggs. :)

[@Killahfam69]

Notification squad

[@turnupthewhat4583]

Xbox sucks. That's why it is priced lower. You of all people should know why