These Things Still Haunt Me…

[@reverv5211]

Growing up I would always open my SNES and N64 boxes extremely carefully to take the games out and put the manuals back in when I was done, and my dad would keep them in a boxes in the basement for me. Some time growing up I signed off on him throwing them out. It pains me while trying to re-collect everything I already had, if only we could have known!

[@GamerAhmer]

Oh no!! That’s a terrible mistake!!

[@davidboettcher4554]

It's all just objects at the end of the day. We can't take this stuff to the grave. I wouldn't get too worked up about it.

[@GamerAhmer]

Exactly. Just sharing some stories :)

[@DrinkGameswithJosh]

For Shame! 😂 Anytime I spend full price on a game I feel shame…because they are all $5 after a year or two. 🤷‍♂️ You definitely missed out with Stadium Events! That is a crazy story! 😮‍💨

[@GamerAhmer]

Tell me about it! Definitely insane!

[@KirksCORNER1983]

I was in the 1980s Nintendo Torunament as a Kid I wish I could find my shirt and boom box I had won in it and I wish I never sold my Nes game collection for ps1 stuff to babages. Also my middle brother pawned my game gear and all my games in 98 and that makes me mad.

[@GamerAhmer]

That’s insane! I hope you find them too! And if only we knew what prices would be like today!

[@aztecwhistle9122]

One of my shames back in the day was leaving batteries in my Super Scope 6 to corrode when I quit playing it. 😬

[@GamerAhmer]

Oh no!! Yea that’s a big one too!

[@sleepytwiggaming]

Stadium Events is ridiculous for my style of collecting, but I do appreciate people preserving and sharing for historical purposes. I definitely enjoy watching different styles of collectors and what brings everyone joy. Great video! Also my gaming shame is giving away my turbografx with a amazing set of games. That one hurts because they are so expensive now I dont really wanna buy replacements lol

[@GamerAhmer]

Woah!! That’s a good one! Definitely worth a good chunk of change nowadays. 😮

[@viridionwaves]

I regret thinking I was too cool and mature to play pokemon on the gba when ruby, sapphire, and emerald came out.

[@GamerAhmer]

Oh no!

[@zombiejlt1]

My greatest gamer shame was how, at one point, could have picked up LITTLE SAMSON for $3. It was in a bargain bin at one of my favorite stores, I picked it up, and because I had seen what I knew to be rare games, put it down in favor of what I bought. If I had internet as a kid, I could have at least been able to get some information on it.

[@GamerAhmer]

Oh no!! Only $3?!

[@lionneko]

I have a Playchoice 10(arcade) and I periodically look online for more of the game chips/carts that fit into this arcade NES. One day I was looking at eBay and there was a copy of Rokin Kats for $100. It was "untested" so I passed. This is a pretty rare and expensive game on the PC10. The same cart showed up on the Nintendo Facebook group a week later tested and working by the guy who brought it. I regret not trying to win the auction

[@GamerAhmer]

Oh wow! Thats insane. Hopefully you see it again for a deal!

[@mariokart8715]

Remember what happened with your childhood jungle green N64 DK64 bundle box? You lost it in a flood. You forgot to mention it. But you got a replacement eventually; and you kept your console and a handful of games.

[@GamerAhmer]

Oh exactly! Wish I still had that too but it’s ok.

[@mariokart8715]

I gave a lot of my families’ childhood gaming stuff to my brother this year. Some of that stuff is worth some money. I just didn’t want them anymore. And I gave a little bit of it to friends and family too.

[@GamerAhmer]

If they enjoy them then it’s worth it!

[@MaxMilly_85]

lol love that you started off with super ghouls n ghosts one of my fav games. I spent a whole summer in 97 literally minimum 8 hours a day for 3 months and finally beat the game. it's 2nd nature now but I had to definitely put in the blood sweat and tears

[@GamerAhmer]

That’s amazing! One day! If I could just pass the first few levels I’d be happy. 😂

[@ArkansasPicker]

A few years ago I passed on a Sega Nomad for $100. I was like "That's ridiculous, good luck getting that much for one." 😭😭😭😭 I regret it every day.

[@GamerAhmer]

Dang! I hate that! Happens more than I’ve even realized!

[@jarredkrum9894]

They have one where i work but i think its $200-225 for it

[@SmallSpoonBrigade]

@@jarredkrum9894 I'm not surprised, it functions a lot like a regular Genesis, but is much more portable.

[@RetroRivals]

Oh geez, losing out on a stadium event is a massive loss for sure! Listening to you talk about all the shames I realized early in our collecting days we went to a yard sale early and a guy had a ton of different stuff but nothing we were specifically interested in or didn't already have and instead of picking it up we tried to tell him what he had was worth more than what he had it priced at so he wouldn't get ripped off. But he said I don't care. I just want to get rid of these games and we left there without any of them. Now I would pick them up and I would use the mesh trade bait at our local pawn to get something we actually want. He had tons of pokémon games and some really high ticket GameCube games. I guess hindsight is 20/20 😂😂😂

[@GamerAhmer]

Exactly! If only we all knew! Haha.

[@AndDeathForAll82]

I kind of regret not buying a Virtual Boy and Jaguar when they were $30 each at Kay-Bee in the late ‘90s… but then I revisit their libraries and realize I still would’ve overpaid.

[@GamerAhmer]

😮 That’s insane though!

[@crimsondragon20]

Selling all of my games and THROWING AWAY most of the boxes and manuals! 😖

[@GamerAhmer]

Oh that’s a great one!

[@PragmatikReviews]

I'm still ashamed that I play the first Onimusha yearly and have to look up the water puzzle solution even now. I know my wife definitely regrets giving away her cib DK N64! Guess we gotta just learn from the regret!

[@GamerAhmer]

Exactly! We live and we learn!

[@ranger64gmfr]

I stupidly got rid of my teal Gameboy color and array of Pokémon games, all because my brothers were giving me a hard time about playing Pokémon as a 14 year old kid. To this day I regret that. I bought back the Pokémon games that I traded in, but I’ll never find my original games again. The other regret was I was talked into getting rid of my cases in favor of using DVD binder cases. Luckily I was able to buy the cases online, I’ll never make that mistake again.

[@GamerAhmer]

Oh no! That’s terrible! And I remember tons of people doing that with their DVDs. Definitely a shame!

[@mariokart8715]

My biggest gamer shame is not being able to finish Tomb Raider Chronicles on PS1 because I didn’t know the controls of how to jump from the ropes to ledges.

[@GamerAhmer]

Oh no! Hopefully you get to go back and play it!

[@mariokart8715]

I just heard that Tomb Raider 4-5-6 Remastered was announced.

[@michaeljacyno8368]

I was just talking with somebody about this. I kick myself for selling my PS2 and everything with it many years ago. I got it on launch day!! I traded in a bunch of Genesis games to help pay for my PS1. There were a few NES games I traded as a kid too. Aside from that I've pretty much saved everything, so not too bad. I guess my Nelsonic Zelda watch is one I'd like to have back, too.

[@GamerAhmer]

Yes!! That watch. Thats one I’m still hunting for. Definitely wish we all knew back then!

[@mariokart8715]

I sold half of my PS1 games and 2 PS4 games to The Swap Shop in Frankfort, KY.

[@GamerAhmer]

Oh no!

[@mariokart8715]

I wanted to thin out my collection because I beat some of those games and I wasn’t using them anymore.

[@FalcomScott312]

Super Ghouls and Ghosts is a very difficult game to play here & I think some people have beaten the game but others have a hard time here! I think Capcom made this game not only fun but so hard to beat! Great video Brandi and stay safe! ❤❤

[@GamerAhmer]

Yes! It’s super challenging! Thanks for watching. :)

[@retrowildlands]

It's a pretty standard answer, but I just wish I wouldn't have traded away or given away my old games growing up. It's not like I needed the money, either! I mean, I still have all my old DVDs, why do I have those and not my old copy of Silent Hill 3, Resident Evil or Skies of Arcadia?! Ahh!

[@GamerAhmer]

I know right?! If only we knew!

[@jeremysouthard]

I think my biggest "Gamer Shame" is how unorganized I feel like my collection is. I can tell you all day long about the various games and systems I have and can play, but I'm not inviting anyone over because my game room is a MESS! Ugh.... I'm working on it, though.

[@GamerAhmer]

Oh it’s always a task to clean and organize! Good luck! I have some organizing to do myself!

[@TheSupervillain316]

I regret selling my NES as a kid because I had all the boxes etc. I also sold my old Diamond Back bike 25 yrs ago as I hadn't used it in ages for $50, if I had it still it's worth over $2000. Plus the parts box I gave away with it would be at least $1500 now

[@GamerAhmer]

Woah!! That’s insane. If only we all knew!

[@TheSupervillain316]

@@GamerAhmer the front brake and levers alone would be $1000 now and cost about $40 then. It's like old cars where some want the date coded stuff, which drives the price up

[@GamerAhmer]

@@TheSupervillain316 That’s so crazy!! Definitely insane!

[@TheSupervillain316]

@@GamerAhmer I'd never pay it but some do. I ride my stuff, some build up like it just rolled out of the showroom.

[@KatelynJewel]

There are two Sonic games I have buyer's remorse over from my early teen years. The first is one I feel bad for my dad about. Shadow the Hedgehog was was $100 dollars at launch. I remember him telling me it would probably go down to $50 dollars after Christmas, but I was so excited about Shadow having a spin-off game that I couldn't wait until after Christmas, so I got it as a present from him on Christmas Eve, then January came and just like he predicted, it went down to $50. I liked this game, but I didn't get into it as much as the Adventure games, so while I don't regret having it, I hate that my dad overpaid for it. The other is Sonic and the Secret Rings which I spent $50 dollars on the night Walmart started selling Wii consoles and I got mine. The motion controls were so hard for me to get used to that I couldn't even get past the tutorial. It already felt wonky trying to steer the Wii remote to control where Sonic goes, but swinging it to make him jump was the worst part because it made it hard controlling where he landed leading into countless bottomless pit deaths. Apparently a lot of people had the same problem because I've seen this game at conventions and local game stores being sold for $5 dollars making that $50 feel like a big loss. Outside Sonic, I regret not growing up with the Mario Bros. game franchise. I did get into the cartoons during my late childhood, but there were so many games in the franchise that I didn't know where to start, so I didn't start playing them until I was an adult. This seems hard to believe considering my big Luigi collection which I call my Luigium. This kind of ties into another thing that adds this this huge regret, because it took until 2017 for me to start getting into the Mario Bros. games, I missed out on Year of Luigi back in 2013. Because I've become such a huge Luigi fan, this hurts me knowing this event will never happen again (also, it got misblamed for causing one of Nintendo's worst financial years when it was really the Wii U's failure that caused this, as the year's tie-in games did sell well.) Yeah, we got a Month of Luigi in 2019 to celebrate Luigi's Mansion 3, but that wasn't as big. Another game series I regret not growing up with is Pokémon. I became obsessed with franchise when I was 7 following the Burger King promotion for Pokémon The First Movie because I was fascinated by all the different Pokémon designs and how the series was about going on adventures and collecting them, so Burger King became my first Pokémon adventure. I watched the anime regularly as well as the first movie which I had the VHS of, saw the second movie at the theater, and collected some of the trading cards (though I didn't have anyone to play the game with since I was homeschooled), but I didn't know the video games were the main part of the franchise until much later. Because I only focused on Sonic (and later, Kirby after getting into the anime) in terms of game franchises, I missed out on a lot. Ever since the pandemic, Pokémon games that came out prior to the Switch have skyrocketed in resale price. Even the 3DS games which aren't even that old started going for over a hundred dollars. Because of this, I don't think I will ever be able to collect all the mainline Pokémon games.

[@GamerAhmer]

Those are great stories! Mario, Sonic, and Pokemon. I feel like many people have similar stories with the franchises. Crazy to see the prices for some of these games too!

[@nickangelo16]

Good topic. I have too many of these types of moments to pick just one.

[@GamerAhmer]

Oh absolutely! I’ve thought of more since this video too!

[@lucasstephens5003]

OHHH! I got one! I had Ken Griffey Jr's Major League Baseball on the N64, and the Dolphins were playing The Rockies, so we went to go the game, and I was supposed to bring my cart to get it signed by Ken Griffey but I FORGOT ti bring the cart! Still kicking myself and that was almost 30 years ago!

[@GamerAhmer]

Oh no!! That’s terrible.

[@viridionwaves]

My most intense feeling of regret came when i had an opportunity to purchase an extremely rare (and not very desirable) sealed mint condition game boy color game. This game was a grail for me cause its just a super unique and very "me" type of game. I decided to buy it, and while checking out, at the last second, i hesitated and went to check prices online again on pricecharting. Of course there was little history but it reassured me I should buy it. When i went back to the page, literally 20-30 seconds later, someone else had bought it. I know of 3 copies that exist in similar condition in the world, and on pricecharting only a few copies have ever even sold new. I cant tell you how much I felt robbed and burned internally in shame for weeks, cause all I had to do was click the button but that 20-30 second hesitation cost me the game. It's not like it was newly listed either, it had been up for a long time. Lol i laugh about it now, but for months i would randomly think back on it and feel that remorse and upset. I managed to find a fairly great condition cib recently, so I feel better about it, but still.

[@GamerAhmer]

Oh absolutely! At least you feel a bit better about it. If only we all knew! That’s a crazy story.

[@AdamsOlympia]

I never could beat Mike Tyson as a kid. That's my only lifetime gaming regret.

[@GamerAhmer]

@@AdamsOlympia Oh no! I think most of us struggled with that game.

[@hollywoodjim]

I think every game i play has a stopper level. Won't play a certain game for a year or so and then you come back and remember! Oh no, not this fn level!!!

[@GamerAhmer]

Bahaha. There’s always one level!

[@jacobwebb2623]

Yeah,,,,, I had the opportunity to buy "Flint stones" back when it was in the "Funco" catalogue back int he 1990s. Didn't get it and that's one I still kick myself over.

[@GamerAhmer]

Woah!! That’s wild! Definitely a hard one to find now for a deal.

[@theblubus]

I too can not make it past the 1st level of Super Ghouls and Ghosts LOL The thing that's REALLY gotten under my skin and haunted me for years...... I can NOT for the life of me get DonkeyKong to elite tier in SmashBrosUltimate LOL No issues with a lot of other characters. But DK....I just have this glass ceiling I can not break through. I get sooo close everytime. It's wild.

[@GamerAhmer]

Yes!! Let’s hope one day I can beat it! You too!

[@TwistedIdentity]

Good ole Gamer ShAhmer :P For me it's just stuff that I shouldn't have sold. I bought Castlevania Chronicles for PS1 in like middle or high school for $60...and at the time I thought THAT was expensive. Little did I know. (and I eventually sold it, probably for less than $60.)

[@GamerAhmer]

Oh exactly! If only we knew!

[@TwistedIdentity]

@@GamerAhmer CV Chronicles is a game I want so bad to put back into my collection but I don't wanna pay friggin $200+ T_T

[@eastcoastandloveit3857]

I wish I still had all my code master games and my game genie. I believe they were sold under a different company in the US vs Canada.

[@GamerAhmer]

Oh absolutely!

[@thequeeng2282]

Gamer shame is just part of the journey….the process. 😂😢 It’s inevitable. I’ve got plenty! On franchises I don’t care for, games I suck at, games I shoulda bought…ugh! lol.

[@GamerAhmer]

Exactly!!

[@andygoss3117]

I can't get past any 1st level in the Ghouls and Ghosts series lol. I also had to use a game genie for half my games growing up

[@GamerAhmer]

I know right?!

[@mariokart8715]

Please visit Retro Rick’s Game Point; you’ll love it. Will you be at Retro Fest in Arkansas?

[@GamerAhmer]

I wish! I’ll get there one year. I am putting something together for my parents so I unfortunately won’t be able to make it this time

[@pnx_world]

As I kid the only way we got new consoles was by selling our old ones. So not shame but I do wish it could’ve been different. That being said now I get to create new stories hunting for them so a win in my book

[@GamerAhmer]

Very true. Happened way too often!

[@jimedd2561]

I really regret selling my vectrex and other collectibles games over 170 Atari games I sold all together for a dollar a piece 😖 rare Sega Genesis games all sold..😞I even found a rare Atari game one time at the Goodwill it was only a dollar and I thought to myself I don't need another game so I let it go next day my friend goes and picks it up finds out it's worth $500 😮🎉.🙄 Oh I just have to add I threw away my crash bandicoot, Tekken , crazy taxi,and Sonic cardboard stand-ups😢

[@GamerAhmer]

Oh no! Those are all terrible things. The Vectrex is such a fun system! And the stand ups! Oh no!

[@sergeleon1163]

Selling of some games, toys etc. back in the day and regretting it later. Also missing out on some great deals while being tight on money and thinking/doubting too long, while than it's being sold to someone else already when finally making the decision and missed your opportunity.

[@GamerAhmer]

Oh those are great points. Something terrible about missing out on those items!

[@lucasstephens5003]

I have sold so many things in my past... I had no concept of value back then.

[@GamerAhmer]

Exactly!

[@zinaholmstrom8529]

I always wanted to collect the psp umds and games that came in the little sleeves but there's so many of them now it would take hundreds of dollars to get them all now

[@GamerAhmer]

Oh for sure!

[@jarredkrum9894]

None my collection haunts me but i dont buy games to sit on a shelf and never be played. My only shame is the games i cant beat after 30 years of trying. Cough cough ninja turtles nes! Ive finally got to shredder tho lmao

[@GamerAhmer]

Yes!! Ninja Turtles! 🐢 Cowabunga!

[@JonnytheGamer725]

I still haven’t gone back to finish Ni No Kuni, and I’m at the final boss, I kept losing so I gave up 😮

[@GamerAhmer]

Oh no! That’s terrible!

[@jacobbaranowski]

yeah parents just don't understand.

[@GamerAhmer]

Exactly!

[@mikesilva5069]

I wish I still had my copies of Suikoden 2, Sadly this game has become expensive and not sure if I can justify spending $200 for a copy.

[@GamerAhmer]

Exactly!

[@davemoffett3657]

i remember standing in line at best buy for hours to get a wii.

[@GamerAhmer]

Woah! Thats insane! I remember those days

[@davemoffett3657]

@@GamerAhmer I can't believe it only took me months to build my collection back up being 66 and retired helps

[@videostash413]

No, I am not haunted, it's just a hobby

[@GamerAhmer]

@@videostash413 That’s great!

[@Adevall9]

Selling my original Sega Genesis lot at a yard sale

[@GamerAhmer]

Oh no!

[@NerdCrave]

Your initial reaction was correct about stadium events. Do you actually want to play Stadium events probably not it’s a terrible game. There is no reason to own it except for either bragging rights or some kind of OCD completion syndrome. I can see spending even $200 on a game that is actually good, but I wouldn’t even want a copy of Stadium events if I had to pay more than 50 bucks for it.

[@GamerAhmer]

Just insane! Crazy how prices are today.

[@samanthaazira]

That's funny that you said something like who would spend that much money on old games 😂 you have grown so much 😅 thanks for the shout out

[@GamerAhmer]

@@samanthaazira bahaha. I know. I was way too young and new at collecting. So glad I’ve found the way! Great idea! Curious to see who else joins.

[@zinaholmstrom8529]

Iam having that problem with alone in the dark ps5 puzzles games are fun but challenging

[@GamerAhmer]

Oh no!

[@Punisher6791]

the only gamer shame i have is never beating Tomb Raider IV The Last Revelation. this game was dark souls before Dark Souls was even a thing.

[@GamerAhmer]

Yes!!!

[@lootbaglarry8.2]

I don’t think anyone can pass the 1st level of SG&Ghosts 😂😂

[@GamerAhmer]

Bahaha. I’ve seen people make it! I’m so envious! 😂

[@MasterSystemMarceau]

Psycho Fox Master System. It's the same as Kid Cool NES. Everyone loves it, I can't stand it. I did speedrun it but I raged.

[@GamerAhmer]

Oh we all have those games. I’m not familiar with it. I’ll have to check it out!

[@MasterSystemMarceau]

@@GamerAhmer careful, I still have PTSD from it. I had to do the speedrun cause it was a viewers' request. They all had a good laugh watching me though.

[@GamerAhmer]

@@MasterSystemMarceau 😮

[@mightywhiskas3880]

LoL where did u get that mario statue

[@GamerAhmer]

I got lucky at a toy/game store in Delaware

[@MrMasteroftrades]

I wanted get crystal clear original xbox console it was cheap I should bought it when I had chance now it’s rare

[@GamerAhmer]

Oh that’s a cool variant!

[@emsemtsemsemts4707]

Instead you used that money for nice trip or invested in Amazon stock 😮

[@GamerAhmer]

I wish!

[@desertcoliseum]

How have you and your beautiful t1ts been?

[@GamerAhmer]

😮

[@desertcoliseum]

@@GamerAhmer You're hot.

[@Marvel_Polaris]

#@GamerAhmer has the golden Mario ✨️ 💛 lets get her 🤩🤗🤣

[@GamerAhmer]

Bahaha!