I bought EVERY Nintendo Wii U & 3DS game before the Nintendo eShop closes

[@ThatOneVideoGamer]

What's some of your favorite Nintendo Wii U and 3DS games?

[@TheChimera70]

Super Mario 3d land for 3ds and Splatoon for the Wii u!

[@GamerGenius17]

I never owned a wii u but my cousin owns one. I would say mario 3d world because I have the switch version and I have beat it. My favorite 3ds games are Mario 3d land and pokemon x. Also if you can, get rhythm heaven. It's very good.

[@subliminallime4321]

Dr. Luigi

[@Matthew6418]

Wii U-probably Xenoblade X 3ds-probably Zelda Link Between Worlds

[@chickenking7057]

I absolutely adore the Yokai Watch series, and it's one of the many examples of hidden gems on the 3ds that don't get the attention they deserve.

[@mg6945]

Literally the completionist right here

[@BlazingJ972]

*now he has to complete all of the games themselves*

[@Dad_Shoes]

​@@BlazingJ972He'll do it.

[@C24U_]

What about all the regional exclusive games. I didn’t see any mention on how he got those games.

[@Jeremy-bt8lo]

Yup, it’s funny how they only bought e shop cards when if you link your Nintendo account from the switch to the E Shop, you can just transfer online through one debit/credit card lol

[@mg6945]

@@C24U_ I don’t think he actually did so. The Wii U and 3DS are region-locked, that would just create too much more of a problem

[@zero3556]

3:06 Everybody who worked in retail once knows all the emotions this woman is going through right now

[@spoiledsalad1851]

I’m not sure if she’s laughing or laughing to insanity

[@VGJustice]

At least she's dealing with nice customers. Could be a pushy and impatient jerk but she got this crew instead.

[@Agent719]

"Manager Authorization Required for Amount Override" or "Please Enter Customer ID", or just something in that vein.

[@gilded2342]

@@Agent719 need to walk across the store with a 5 person line to try to find your manager to get an override

[@kaleidoscopeuniverse8880]

I’m glad someone else noticed cuz I wanted to give her a hug 😂😂😂

[@chryco4]

I used to work at Gamestop and not only is there a limit of $200 worth of gift cards, but if an employee allows the purchase anyway then the register itself would actually shut down for an hour. They don't mess around when it comes to fraud, but in this case it would've been a really fun interaction if it were allowed.

[@tungsten3440]

the $250 limit is to comply with banking regulations. if any company lets you hold more than $300 at once in an account, the us considers that to be a bank and requires the company to hold a banking license. it’s why that limit is basically on most digital game stores

[@jonathancharron7360]

I bet Nintendo can afford the bank liscence.

[@anthosantha]

​@@jonathancharron7360They could definitely afford it, but Nintendo is too cheap for that.

[@severeerror52]

​@@jonathancharron7360 The problem is there's a strict set of criteria that you can only meet if you're pretty much an actual bank.

[@nunyabizness3866]

My man Gerard here is not afraid of banking regulations.

[@mustchow3771]

The fact that you donated this to the Video Game History Foundation makes me so happy. Video games are another form of art that deserve to be preserved.

[@genericscottishchannel1603]

he better have kept a copy, as worthless as it is outside the us

[@truedan6706]

the entire 3ds and wii u libraries have been dumped for years...

[@ryan20028]

@@truedan6706 Never in the hands of 1 group though. Also there is bound to have been at least a few random DLCs that were never archived.

[@crassweller11]

​@@ryan20028 You underestimate pirates lol

[@IgnatiusBlaze4]

I'd also hope for him making an emulation site for all this, doubt he will because he's got a good heart... even if it isn't illegal and technically not pirating. By definition pirating is the stealing of products then reselling them or as a consumer buying the stolen products you can be charged with piracy. Emulation sites don't make money outside of ads or donations, you aren't buying games from them, therefore no one is pirating, thus why Emuparadise back in 2015 could only be slapped with a copyright claim and even that is arguable. MIND YOU I AM NO LAWYER, just basic knowledge and... again the literal definition of piracy you look up on google that's what it says.

[@KarimJovian]

I can 100% appreciate this. Smart idea, fun execution and most of all preservation. Make sure you claim this on your taxes 😉

[@Ice_Soup_3k]

Ah yes , taxes , my favorite 3ds game

[@codesymphony]

bro said smart idea

[@SirDiamondNips]

If you create some kind of museum with these files, that would certainly help with those pesky taxes.

[@Andrew-ww1hz]

Don’t get me wrong I love Jiraed, but these games are already preserved online. He just spent a questionable amount of money to put them all on 1 console.

[@zachcarmichael699]

Unless he loses the system. Then they're all as good as gone I think because it's linked to the system. Nintendo's online model absolutely sucks.

[@maxismills]

I’m upset that people online have been ignoring the context of you doing this. I didn’t know that you were helping to archive games until yesterday. Thank you for doing this!

[@MuffHam]

I wanted to buy games on the eshop on my 3DS. But they are still charging full price for all the games.

[@meisterwu8922]

The thing is.. the entire eShop has been pirately available since what feels like forever. There wasn't anything missing. You can already download and play anything that you desire. Right now. Even the most obscure indie ones. I just don't understand how he wants to "help archiving it" when the entire archive is already complete.

[@SolstaceWinters]

I'm not sure what you are referring to. After a few days, whatever context you are referring to is kind of lost. But based on the comments you have, I'm assuming it has something to do with pirating? My brother and I added the Homebrew channel to our 3DSs. I don't like the idea, but I'd rather have it as an option if I need it for patches or DLC I can't obtain now, maybe games that were only digital downloads now. That said, I'm an old-school gamer manchild and I like having the actual games themselves, so I'd still hunt them if I can find them. For me, Homebrew is only there as a last resort. I wish I could do something like this, but maybe just for the games I'm actually interested in, money being no object. And I do agree, his cause is way more "noble" (if that's the right word for it) than my own. I do think there's an awful lot of shovelware on those systems that we could probably not need to save, but then I guess equally "who gets to decide what is shovelware?"

[@GIR177]

​​​​@@meisterwu8922 He already said why - the games were donated to the Video Game History Foundation. It's worth explaining since people seem to be too shortsighted to grasp what the hell that means. The foundation's plan is to publish their archived games, IF the law gets updated so that video game preservation is taken more seriously and old media becomes public domain. Let's say in 10-20 years, a developer wants to play an obscure but unsuccessful indie title that is no longer sold, but had some neat ideas they'd like to study and improve on. The foundation would be able to provide that historian with a legal way to access and play these games (either by remote play, digital copy, or actually visiting the facility), similar to how a library lends out books. They are playing the long game and while it's not a 100% foolproof plan, it's still the best course of action that doesn't involve illegal activity. Even the pirates still appreciate having more legitimate backups around, so that's not even a strong riposte. It's also just silly to see people whining about how Jirard chooses to spend his money. $22K wasn't exactly going to build an orphanage.

[@austinfondren5053]

​@@GIR177 People don't understand piracy is theft.

[@Nobody_Shroom]

Saying this aged like milk is an insult to aged milk

[@juanvasquez8125]

Why? Im lost

[@Nobody_Shroom]

@@juanvasquez8125 C H A R I T Y F R U A D Spaced it out cause I heard something about him blocking those words. But, yeah, search up something along the lines of "completionist allegations," if you want more info.

[@hashdankhog8578]

definetly funded by sponsers

[@papyrusskeleton2331]

Why

[@ninjaspyteam5]

why?

[@-Gax-]

The fact that you guys are donating the data for preservation is amazing. Thank you all so much. You guys have single handedly preserved a complete (almost) generation of Nintendo. It may not be big now, but in decades to come, this will be indescribably important

[@KaguyaH]

It was already preserved before this.

[@-Gax-]

@@KaguyaH Where? In a museum or a private collection? (Mostly) All of the games? Even the dinky $1 games that 1400 people paid for? Genuine question. I would love to be proven wrong because it means there are two collections out there, doubling the preservation effort. Which i love. Just saying it exists is not enough information for me to even believe you. I know you only said it try make me feel bad, I've been on the internet over two decades i know how it works but, nonetheless, where? Im interested to know.

[@FabioSaturno]

​@@-Gax- hShop

[@Blavin]

@@-Gax-like NeckTie said, hShop

[@-Gax-]

@@FabioSaturno Much appreciated,

[@notawesomebread]

The process of buying the cards, loading them, and buying games, is the real life equivalent to a Runescape grind

[@ClaudioVarone3299]

No. Much easier and faster to do than a Runescape grind.

[@davidlisteresq]

No idea why they thought that would be easier than just buying the games direct with a credit card. I suspect that's what they actually did and the whole "buying gift cards" thing was just a skit for the video.

[@hinata2000100]

@@davidlisteresq You can't use credit/debit cards on the 3DS and Wii U eShops anymore.

[@davidlisteresq]

@@hinata2000100 Was that the case when the video was filmed though as they said at the start that they just weren't going to use credit cards to avoid the bank blocking the payments?

[@notawesomebread]

@@davidlisteresq pretty sure they were referring using the credit cards to buy the gift cards, not directly using the credit card on the eshop itself. no matter what in the end they had to use gift cards

[@nintendolife]

This was one heck of a rollercoaster! You and the team are absolute legends. Thank you for all you do ❤ - Zion

[@oof5992]

Another Checkmark comment lmao

[@Fortzon]

@@oof5992 Yeah? They are relevant and you're not.

[@oof5992]

@@Fortzon >He doesn't know

[@DataGaprindashvili]

hi

[@Sacren365]

​@Oof Are they not allowed to comment something? I mean, seriously, what is with people complaining about a verified account making a comment? They're people too, just like you and me. I don't get it, do y'all get annoyed because it'll instantly get more likes than other people's comments? Because it's not like you get anything substantial from likes anyway.

[@alfasilverblade]

Where gonna find out in 10 years that those 3DS and Wii U are empty with no games on them.

[@nunyabizness3866]

Into the vault these will go for a decade until KZbinrs make him properly put them in the community

[@Luna-Fox]

Jesus, watching this makes me even more glad that modding and HShop exist.

[@bennydesu5807]

Yeah idk why tf this guy just wasted 22k like that instead of getting them for free, and I mean I could kinda see it as a good choice if it was physical media but since it was all digital it was a massive L, but it's his money in the end ig so

[@VoydSyren]

@@bennydesu5807 did you watch the whole video? He explained why at the end

[@bennydesu5807]

@@VoydSyren Yeah I got it he just wanted to preserve it all in the name of videogames and the future but it's still an L nonetheless, both for money, their time and stress with all their issues along the way

[@perkypears]

@@VoydSyren every single game, dlc, update, theme, etc ever documented to ever exist on 3ds is already backed up on H Shop is their point including every region, which i think completionist kinda forgot is a thing here lol

[@Shmookcakes]

they probably netted money from making this video

[@ILoveCats6000]

Never thought I’d see someone complete a game store

[@BigHushAffiliate]

😂😂😂

[@nekomorph17]

Imagine someone speed running the process

[@dogg-paws]

I wonder if there'll be a similar project for the PS3, PSP and PS Vita when those stores shut down. If we really care about game preservation, we should pitch in.

[@RayTheSnivy]

That game store should've been the last thing he completed.

[@nunyabizness3866]

Or Screw up foundation funds

[@Synth_Gaming]

One of the only 100% completions that nobody else would dare to try.

[@fivebrosstopmos]

Me softmodding my console and downloading all of them for free.

[@nunyabizness3866]

If only he concentrate on completing something else…

[@SuperPlaytendo]

Well now we know how this video was possible…

[@nunyabizness3866]

It was an appearance fee!

[@Raderade1-pt3om]

What

[@CatogMedia]

Normally a lurker, but the lengths that the Completionist team went to to preserve this media forevermore, not to mention making sure that it's all preserved properly... Absolutely incredible work 👏👏👏

[@PhilipMarcYT]

Yeah, preserved... With DRM. 🤪 There's a better preservation method than this as it is.

[@CatogMedia]

@@PhilipMarcYT Absolutely - a public forum with every single one of these games would be ideal, as games are meant to be played, and Nintendo clearly didn't want money off these games anymore. But 1) they can't, as a group not exactly anonymous, distribute these games in an emulation format. They would be open to a lawsuit by Nintendo - a famously litigious company - and 2) given the limited time, isn't it an inherently good thing that they essentially got these games on a lifeboat, so to speak? Thus allowing the best option of the games getting (hopefully) distributed in the future?

[@marxist-leninist-protagonist]

@@CatogMedia Fuck Nintendo, jesus christ

[@aj9780]

Yeah I’m hoping all the games get emulated in the future

[@Glory2Snowstar]

Looking at all of the DSiware and indie titles on the EShop moments before closure really gave me an eye-opener as to how important this service is. Through preserving these games, you’re ensuring that there’s ALWAYS proof of the creativity, work, and time invested into each and every one of them. You and your team have done a massive service for the medium of gaming, and pretty much prevented a digital recreation of Alexandria.

[@indy5280]

There is a backup library for 3ds called hshop. It should have all everything that was released on the 3ds

[@jackbootshamangaming4541]

All of this was already preserved.

[@bsanchez3563]

What is Alexandria?

[@livetochange974]

You fanboys sound so ignorant and naive with the preservation thing lol...ever heard of hshop?

[@Tvojamamijehot]

@@bsanchez3563 library of alexandria had the largest collection of books in egypt like 200BC but got destroyed in a fire or smtn

[@Writebrain82]

The fact that you did countless numbers of what you've even admitted were "low-quality" mobile game sponsorship ad reads just to do this project is amazing sir. You put yourself and your team through a ton of work, pain and time sucks just to get this done. I tip my cap to you, and I'm glad that you're out there doing this for gamers everywhere.

[@nunyabizness3866]

You must regret these words at this point

[@Writebrain82]

Had I known what he did, I wouldn't have said this, yes.

[@pogman15]

i hope they end up online for anyone to enjoy, and not just a museum. they should be shared

[@Diego-Garcia]

I think Nintendo would not like this... even after turning off the eShop.

[@thatbluedemon186]

There’s a little thing that starts with an H and it’s a shop

[@Polai010]

@@thatbluedemon186that would take too long to download the entire library. It would take a much shorter time if this person loaded them all onto an online website.

[@OugonGatekeeper]

You can hack a 3DS really easily and every game is online already.

[@WindriderDelta]

I have a crippling fear of media becoming lost media. Even if I myself will probably never play all of these, seeing that someone, somewhere, has all of them saved... brings me a bit of peace.

[@HenyaStudent]

@Southern Nerd you're pretentious and going out of your way to be needlessly critical of a random comment on the internet that means nothing to you

[@youtube_bat3811]

@A Bored Viewer bro too far

[@sephnickel9516]

@A Bored Viewer I can only confirm what you've written. I used to work for Islamic relief and I've seen some of the worst conditions people can live in and I can assure you that consumable media becoming lost is the LAST thing those people worry about. Worrying about games becoming lost? It's laughable and embarrassing really but then again, we should consider ourselves lucky that these are some of the few things that we, that live in the 1st world have to worry about and I'm grateful every day.

[@cameronrichter3449]

you do realize that all of these games have already been uploaded to rom sites

[@toastytoast9800]

@A Bored Viewer food becomes the least of your worries when you're drowning to death, what's your point?

[@JamSome]

This is why emulation plays an important role in game preservation.

[@Kimuraminato]

i support emulation even with pirated stuff because the big companies doenst care about the old games, how many times Nintendo has shamessly charge 60 usd for the same game like Zelda Twilight Princess (which has a cube, wii and wii u version) enough already, i shouldnt pay a full price for a ported game (pokemon lets fucking go eevee and pikachu are STILL on 60 usd despite has been like 5 years) also paying 99 usd for nintendo online and shitty versions of super/nintendo/gba games? no thanks (also goes to sony, i have playstation extra but never premium because im not gonna spend my money to play CLOUD versions of PS3 games, no thankies) long live emulation

[@_SYDGAMING_]

@@Kimuraminato for sure . Like why pay for a old game that the money isn't going to the company for on the secondary market. If you already have the games then go ahead play them but if you're unsure or just that nostalgia feel may as well pirate a rom

[@GloopSoup]

@@Kimuraminato it’s been awhile since I’ve checked, but last I recall, older Call of Duty titles are *still* full price on Xbox, Steam as well, unless they’ve changed them recently.

[@genericscottishchannel1603]

it's only important for america the rest of us are shit out of luck

[@Kimuraminato]

@@GloopSoup they are not, unless u think 30 usd or less are their original price which is not, those yearly third party games drop the price at the 6 to 9 months from release but there are several xbox/ps exclusives that u can get for free or for less than 19 usd and thats a huge difference with Nintendo

[@ovenishot7173]

the dedication in this is fucking insane and I'm so glad to see that these games will be preserved, i hope that someone will back up the roms to make sure that they aren't lost

[@DuskLegend]

And so that when uploaded we can play them for freeeeeeee baby

[@PurgPurg]

@HinkleDinkleDoo people have already preserved almost any game online when you hack your 3ds or Wii U. There are tons of people who pay for Nintendo games initially but now that they’re inaccessible you can get them for free. It doesnt really harm the industry

[@plumdutchess]

@@HinkleDinkleDoo You never heard of roms?

[@GabrielDias-ek3jo]

​@HinkleDinkleDoo you can't buy the games anymore, so what's the point?

[@serily4524]

@HinkleDinkleDoo nintendo bootlicker

[@SeikiRikodou]

Wow this video is well "FUNDED"

[@xperazola1175]

Thank you all for your service!! This makes me so relieved and all my stress is gone knowing that they have all been archived and are safe 😭🙏

[@mikhailsharon4331]

For now...

[@ruegore]

Except you can't get any of them, so what's the point?

[@doomrider7]

​@@ruegore ... For now.

[@rontheron4807]

​@@ruegore it's reassuring to know there will remain a trace of all these games and they won't just be fully lost to time if not emulated, even though having them downloaded isn't entirely foolproof it's better than nothing

[@ruegore]

@@rontheron4807 But they aren't disappearing since other groups already archived everything online before The Completionist decided to do it, and they've archived way way way more content than Completionist did.

[@AlsoAlaskanBeard]

I data hoard as a hobby and the amount of innocuous things that I've accidentally preserved is honestly a little frightening. Things like software versions that had all their download pages removed, or game versions I had squirreled away somewhere that got updated with no way to revert. It's surprising in the worst way seeing things disappear. People like Jirard and Kelsey are my actual heroes and I hope things like this become easier, or even legally required in the future.

[@kallemetsahalme5701]

honestly the ecology cant handle that. the alexandria library was a couple of rooms and contained most of the existing material. soon we will have people going "every a.i. created art piece is unique and needs to be preserved". humanity will need an ever growing trillions of terabytes to "preserve" all sorts of really marginal things, which of course takes tons of hd materials, server power, internet bandwith etc. and then indeed we have people doing it separately for the same things for "backup purposes" so i certainly hope it wont become legally required. i game and collect some but when he said he bought 866 wii u games i was just thinking "over 600 of those are absolute showelware, why would anyone care those" humanity needs to learn to let some things go. museums are supposed to give out the general idea of the said era with a set of objects and some others acknowledged through pictures. if we hoard everything from the past then we will just end up destroying the actual world

[@inc3000]

Omg what have you saved?!

[@09RHYS]

£22,791... Where have I seen a figure similar to this before? I distinctly remember the word expense, but I can't quite place it?....

[@TheGoonsies]

Wait is this really referenced in any video

[@nunyabizness3866]

@@TheGoonsies we’re talking about THE THING

[@tungleCool]

@@nunyabizness3866 you cant just say "THE THING" and not elaborate

[@anobody8430]

​@@nunyabizness3866yea what

[@NoahHalfSquid]

​@@tungleCool yes we can because he censors every mention of it and deletes our replies

[@knofear8859]

Jirard out here becoming the modern Library of Alexandria for videogames. You're my fucking hero, man.

[@bitwolfy]

For sending incomplete harddrives of already dumped games to a museum no one will ever actually get to play?

[@Yixdy]

Not a library unless, y'know, the public can access it

[@guilhermerosa255]

Let's just hope it doesn't burn down

[@Saiyan0X]

The Library of Jirardian

[@samuraiedge9761]

@@bitwolfy thanks to him all the wii u games will be collecting dust on a hdd sitting on a shelf in a museum. What a true hero. This is a W for gamers. And take this 20k$ usd nintendo. This will teach you to shit on game preservation!

[@Liamx-00]

This is going to be looked back on for years to come by how incredible it was

[@jamesdos8005]

Lol no

[@misterknite]

@@jamesdos8005 lol yes!

[@abelleyva3204]

Yyeeeaaahhh, about that... something happened

[@okan8065]

That collection in the end represents, countless hours, years even, of effort on the part of passionate developers that love their craft and this artform. This is millions of dollars and decades of collective development time. The time, money, and effort you've put in to preserve all of these games has preserved all of this. You and your team are heroes Jirard.

[@johnlucas1543]

+okani Exactly right. Which is why I wanted to do this legally rather than bootleg things. A lot of people put their hearts & souls behind these games in a time where Nintendo was in its biggest crunch period competitively. Nintendo's fighting Apple & Google in the Smartphone Revolution. And Nintendo's fighting Sony & Microsoft in the ongoing Console Wars. Nintendo fought for the 3DS to succeed at all costs & Wii U as great as it was just couldn't carry its weight. So for these indie or 3rd party developers who stood by Nintendo in this time, I wanted to reward them as much as possible for maintaining a presence on the platforms run by the last TRUE gamemaker. I say last TRUE gamemaker because Nintendo has no ulterior motives for why they're in this business. They're simply here to make & sell games for us to play in its purest form. Seal of Quality still matters. If we want that ethos to survive, we must support the company who embodies that ethos. Those who help that company should be rewarded for keeping gaming 'GAMING'. No gacha, no ads, no FMV cinematic movies posing as games...but ACTUAL Gameplay as the focus first. But consoles suck at game preservation so we need The Completionist to aid in keeping this media alive. Jirard & his team did a good thing even though Nintendo's jankiness made it a struggle. Hahaha!

[@Kaisona2017]

@@johnlucas1543 They’re still in it for the money. If they cared they’d fix the joy con drift issue by now.

[@MrValgard]

1:45 bunch of sponsors, you all :D

[@TheRavenArchon]

FYI, some Wii U games do not show their dlc in their store page - you can only see the dlc if you boot up the game and click the shop icon. Pikmin 3, for example, has no dlc listed on the store, but does have several dlc packs available from the game’s main menu.

[@Demonologist013]

oh wow

[@sentry007]

Further complicating things, there are some games that don't even have their dlc until you reach a certain point in the game. Looking over at you, Fire Emblem

[@VrtualRealityTurtle]

This man isn't just completing games. He's completing game stores, truly a man dedicated to his craft

[@DIRTY-MERLIN]

*cart

[@joshdeveaux6936]

@@DIRTY-MERLIN ?

[@hanzo90]

​@@DIRTY-MERLIN ,¿?¿?¿

[@adamhunt607]

@@DIRTY-MERLIN mario cart

[@ConservativeJuggaloPodcast]

Digital media isn’t even ownership….

[@SakuraStardust]

As a former Gamestop employee, I can tell you that people tried to scam the store ALL time time by gift card purchases. I recall this group of people constantly calling my store, pretending to be the regional manager, and demanding to give them thousands of dollars in giftt card codes or they would be fired. A few associates ended up falling for it during my time there too :/

[@Yous0147]

They should've pretended to be assistent to the regional manager, more believable that way.

[@GameTimeWhy]

​@@Yous0147 bears, beets, battlestar galactica

[@crenoxi4155]

At least now we know where the 22k came from.

[@SharpVCN]

He is literally now Nintendo’s most valuable fan.

[@RayTheSnivy]

and for the wrong reasons

[@DidYouKnowGamin]

Completing your way to our hearts ❤

[@oof5992]

Generic checkmark comment spotted

[@debunked1783]

@@oof5992 it’s so easy to just not be an asshole you know.

[@UltraXPGaming]

Oh hi didyouknowgaming!

[@oof5992]

@@debunked1783 It's so easy to not Comment just to get Algorithm boosts? It's clear that this comment was just made to appear high up in the Comment sections, that's how the checkmark channel comments work.

[@Akwatypus]

@@oof5992 They're also real life friends. Of course they're gonna comment.

[@GreenShellShock]

Thank you for always fulling my archiving dreams. I don''t know why forever losing a single mediocre $1.99 3ds game makes me sad, but it does. I'm so glad that everyone here cares about that preservation. From the hidden gems to the cult classics to the smash hits, I'm just so happy that they're forever protected.

[@runed0s86]

Nothing is lost forever. Since Nintendo has abandoned it's IP, it's now all abandonware.

[@LEXICON-DEVIL]

Emulation is the way. RIP Contra Rebirth RIP Castlevania Rebirth RIP Wii Shop channel

[@infinitygames9317]

It's because it isn't about having every game. It's about having any game. Our own childhoods often prove even the crappiest of shovelware can hold wonderful memories to us. To destroy that in an instant is just wrong.

[@Lucario1121]

It's insane how quickly people turned on this video after the drama coming out

[@googleuser4720]

Mobs, am i rite?

[@SkullMon7]

What drama?

[@Lucario1121]

@@SkullMon7 long story

[@loulou3676]

The cards were probably hard to buy in large amounts because online scammers often ask their marks to send money via gift cards

[@criticalblaster458]

My thought as well when they first tried to purchase at the game stop. 200 dollar limit.

[@LilyBlue53]

The man completed entire consoles, hot damn Fr tho, this is pretty huge for game preservation, knowing that every game and their DLC on these two systems will go to people that will preserve them is fantastic. Kudos to you and your team Jirard!

[@Shantae-June22002]

Agree

[@RadioballZ129]

Agreeed

[@sub-jec-tiv]

Hmmm wonder how easy it is to make ROMs for people to play these officially-unavailable games? 🤔

[@clydefrosch]

@@sub-jec-tiv what? literally every single one of these has been "preserved" forever. its all done already. the systems are so easily modded, it almost happens on its own and theres homebrew for you to just download backups straight to the syste too. this is just a pretty silly video for clicks because the algorithm currently loves the terms eshop and closure and nintendo

[@Pacmanfan-po9rn]

Their already archived

[@Nanomaroni]

Imagine all the Effort this Team went through and how easy it would be for Nintendo to send those games to preserving them forever...

[@bronistevoni]

well id imagen that there would be a crap-ton of copyright and licensing issues with all the non 1st party game

[@Faude18]

@@bronistevoni yup and lots of smaller devs release their products into the wild over the years (illegaly), but it's definitely not as easy for Nintendo as to just give a copy of the whole eshop catalogue to someone.

[@majkenxd]

when are you going to buy the memories of people with dementia ??

[@johnboona4048]

He was gonna but he forgot 😂

[@RedwindAndBeyond]

You’re living up to your name everyday man. That’s hardcore dedication to game preservation.

[@JoshuaJacobs83]

It's only preservation if it's uploaded for others. If not, it's like a rich guy buying all the art and then locking it away for no one to see. It's selfish and useless

[@RedwindAndBeyond]

@@JoshuaJacobs83 You can say the same to Nintendo.

[@RedwindAndBeyond]

@@JoshuaJacobs83 also didn’t he say he’s going to donate the stored games to Preserved Play?

[@JoshuaJacobs83]

@@RedwindAndBeyond I'll be honest, I didn't watch the whole thing. Even if he did, money could have helped people in need. I mean, Syria just had a massive earthquake after all...

[@AshKetchumRawkz]

​@@RedwindAndBeyond Close! They're going to the Video Game History Foundation, Preserved Play is the charity stream he runs for donations to the foundation.

[@DawzDaBozz]

Thank you Jirard "Dragondeeznuts" Khalil AKA ThatOneVideoGamer AKA The Completionist for accomplishing this tremendous feat! I watched way back in the OG Completionist days, and it's a beautiful thing to see your gaming passion still flourish nearly a decade later. Much love, man ❤️

[@nhodgie]

Thanks for the historic efforts of art preservation! This is a genuinely massive effort, and it's appreciated across the globe my man.

[@intestines6343]

all of these games are readily available online and can be found and downloaded in like 3 clicks

[@RideRedRacer]

He's doing nothing. What is wrong with all these people commenting the same stupid comment. All these games were already available online for free. This guy is a clown

[@ModernButSimple]

​@@intestines6343 shhh

[@DannyRFN]

@@intestines6343 You can also homebrew your 3ds and wii u and download the games onto those consoles + avoid almost ALL of these problems Jirard had in this video, INCLUDING the 3ds DLC problem since you can just simply download DLC like how you can on the Wii U. You dont have to open the game, play through 6 chapters or even beat it, all you do is download the DLC.

[@group555_]

Not to be an ass. Any support is great. But there is something really funny about a 5 dollar donation on a video where tens of thousands of dollars where spend on something incredibly stupid.

[@Eeeri]

now we all know how this video was possible!

[@SkullMon7]

Modding?

[@robertbrown380]

@@SkullMon7embezzlement

[@EPICLULZ123]

As someone who went through and had a bit of a browse on the 3DS last week, and picking out a couple cheap games, I can say I am stunned that you had the patience to go through and navigate to every freaking game one by one, from the start, over and over. My God.

[@southsidegamer5611]

me too I couldn't have continued

[@collidingwithmars]

would’ve loved to have seen an entire long-form documentary on this

[@bazzfromthebackground3696]

Could even milk it as a Patreon exclusive, but yeah this was a fascinating dive.

[@lazerang456]

In this episode of The Completionist, Jirard completes THE ESHOP!

[@jimjilliker2890]

You can only install 300 game icons on a single console. How many consoles are claimed to be set up to have ‘every game’? All of these games are Already preserved and available. None of this makes sense.

[@IkeanerReborn]

The end of this video literally brought tears to my eyes. To know someone went through all this for the sake of game preservation, and donating all these games to a foundation that cares about this, touched me deeply - just because it's beautiful to see people care as much as myself about this silly hobby of ours, and that they use their time and resources for good like this. Thank you, you're good people for this 💖

[@ThisWillCharacter]

I don’t understand the foundation. What’s the point in them archiving everything if they’re never letting anyone else access it? Imo, hshop has done a much better job at preservation in that they have everything from every country and they let people access it rather than just keeping it themselves, at that point it’s just a personal collection. Nintendo also have a copy of absolutely everything, so if that’s what preservation is, then nintendo are already doing it themselves and it’s pointless.

[@bro7496]

​@@ThisWillCharacter ☝️🤓

[@jordanhayes829]

Thank you so much for doing this. If Nintendo refuses to preserve anything I’m so glad fans have been working overtime to keep these great titles alive

[@dogg-paws]

Nintendo is said to have a vault of every single published game on a Nintendo console, both first-party and third-party games. Square Enix needed to go to them for re-releasing Secret of Mana since they supposedly lost the original ROM.

[@Miriam_J_]

My biggest question is how they didn't know about any of the Eshops restrictions beforehand. Did they seriously not look into the online stores rules before they decided to buy thousands of eShop cards? Just a very confusing video, you think it'd been planned out a lot less sloppy.

[@Miriam_J_]

​@@dogg-paws Yeah, Square lost nearly everything in the PS2 era. It's why the classic PS1 Final Fantasy games remasters look so blurry. They don't have access to the original assets now, so they can't properly upscale them. It's why Kingdom Hearts 1 and 2 had to be completely remade for the HD collections too. It's baffling how Square lost so many of their iconic games, it's still affecting us today. FFX somehow looks so much worse than it originally did. It's sad that they didn't care about saving their games until it was too late

[@captainpollman]

I truly hope this hard work pays off for you guys if it hasn't already! The friends I have who would appreciate this video have probably already seen it but I will definitely share this with the rest, you guys deserve a lot of credit for this!

[@CherryDad]

how was this funded? people need to know.

[@ericmay560]

He says in the video. Had to use sponsors from other videos since he couldn’t get one for this video

[@jankepanke5868]

possibly funded by selling his dead parent's organs

[@Thornskade]

​@@ericmay560 Can we believe him?

[@timleftwich]

This video was surprisingly heartwarming by the end. I know it was incredibly frustrating (and expensive) but the work you have done for this medium that we love, before this project, with it, and after, are unparalleled. Thank you for everything.

[@BarryKramer]

In awe of what you guys achieved here.

[@aidanmcguire3160]

Is that your brother bc he looks so much like you lol

[@spimbles]

holy shit its Barry, no idea what youre up to these days but youre a legend dude hope youre doing alright

[@bitwolfy]

Wasting $20,000 on already preserved roms for it to go collect dust in a museum?

[@imnotastarfish]

When he said Alex my brain said Barry. 😌 🙏

[@ArcRay20]

@@aidanmcguire3160 i was confused when i saw who i though was Barry only to find out that was a man named Alex. clearly Barry has a twin that we were unaware of.😮

[@michaelmcgee4736]

Well,We all know how he could afford to do😉

[@crenoxi4155]

lmaooo

[@sleepless9003]

right? no one has brought this up.

[@jasonjak7775]

The emotion this man has in this video is unmatched. Well done brother.

[@orangeleaf2056]

Honestly, I was so sad when I learned about the Eshop closed, but this makes me so happy! I’m really glad game preservation is taken seriously these days. Thank you so much for completing the Eshop, and I hope you get some rest (both you, the team and your bank accounts)!!

[@orangeleaf2056]

There’s so many EShop games, 3DS wise get Stella Glow or Radiant Historia, very good and underrated games. A ton of good Atlus games are on the system, like Shin Megami Tensei IV (my favorite), strange journey redux and devil survivor. Also the FE dlc for dates, as much as I’m mixed on the game, are worth picking up if you want the whole story. Also classics like Kid Icarus and Pokemon Sun (also, Pokemon Bank will be free once the eshop closes, just make sure you download bank and Pokémon transfer to make sure you can use them)

[@lokikol6537]

As someone who skipped both the 3DS and Wii U consoles entirely, it is comforting to know that, due to the efforts of preservationist like you all, I have not completely missed out on those chapters in gaming.

[@Lucifer-lf7pw]

And pirates

[@collegedegree8506]

The question is… how is this going to stop you from missing out? I don’t have access to his Nintendo Account 😂

[@thedapperdolphin1590]

He hasn’t really contributed. The files for all these games have already been dumped for use on emulators. And it’s not like you’ll be able to access his specific consoles

[@2lycos]

Wii U wasn't worth it overall but 3ds was awesome

[@rammyfier5088]

@@Lucifer-lf7pw Once a game becomes completely impossible to buy legitimately its no longer piracy, its preservation.

[@Idyvist]

Well, I'm sure his mother will be proud of him for spending all those donations on games instead of dementia research

[@serily4524]

pride is sin

[@anonymoushuman8443]

who cares

[@fullmetalbleachnote]

​@@anonymoushuman8443literally everybody who donated

[@robertbrown380]

@@anonymoushuman8443the age of MAGA summed up in two words

[@FactorVIII8]

Can we get this man and his team an award or something please they are so deserving of one!!!!

[@jd-mp3uf]

I’m so glad you guys did this, preservation is so important and the fact all the hard work of so many developers was at risk of getting wiped out only for you guys to come in and preserve them is amazing.

[@cjmaverick_]

hShop

[@Amber-jb8su]

@cjmaverick Yeah but this is the legal way

[@Zysperro]

​@@Amber-jb8su how is it more legal than HShop if they were to share it?

[@cjmaverick_]

@@Amber-jb8su how is it preservation if those games are LOCKED to those systems? At that point, it’s the equivalent of just buying every single game for yourself - how does that help anyone and the true overall effort to preserve and benefit everyone else? At that point, hShop has already done that.

[@juusukun]

Preserved for one person to play and that's it. Thanks Nintendo's legal team!

[@WinterBoots15]

Tax experts are gonna love that $22,000 tax write off 😂😂

[@aaronburrell3729]

Now we know where you got the $23,000 to buy all these games. Shame shame.

[@jeremycards]

Microsoft Excel was the real MVP! Seriously tho, my god Jirard, how much dedication! it was annoying enough for me to redownload all my digital games on 3ds, i can't imagine how mind numbingly insane this must have been for you guys!

[@snows2211]

Looked like it was Google Sheets tho

[@jeremycards]

@@snows2211 Maybe, but Excel is more meme

[@crickettbug3959]

I adore the little documentary type content every time TOVG does it! This was funny and fascinating, and I’ve rarely seen a team so kindhearted and impassioned as Jirard and the crew. I’m hyped for the charity event, and I really hope that fossilized controller design is available on a short! It’s amazing!

[@smallmailman3992]

Jirard, I cannot thank you enough for doing what I wanted to ever since I first heard bout the E shop closing. The Wii U and 3DS hold a very special place in my heart, especially the 3DS, and I will miss being able to use its Eshop wholeheartedly. Honestly, thank you for everything you do in general, and making my days brighter...

[@manzenshaaegis8783]

you guys deserve an effing medal for this work. I think it is wild how companies can just basically erase entire artforms from a generation because it is no longer financially sustainable, and YET, not allow those who wish to preserve this art to do so in a legal and straightforward manner.

[@michaelepica3564]

@@OddRob92You do realize it’s inevitable? No company can keep an old store online forever. So no. That’s a really dumb reason to justify pirating.

[@MasterLPG]

@@OddRob92 I wonder what sort of medal they hand out for things relating to the handling of donations behind IndieLand? 🤔

[@torrb420]

A gold medal while going to prison.

[@williamthompson2866]

This video really stands for so much of what you do and have done. So much time, energy and money poured into the community I’ve grown up with. This video is perhaps a good example of what is required to create a KZbin account that can thrive? Not having the time or money, but still putting your whole heart into making something that so many people will enjoy. We see the work you and your team have done Jirard (sorry if that’s spelled wrong). Thank you. I do think you’re insane for being The Completionist in the first place, but I have a ton of respect for what you do and your personality is very fun to watch :)

[@TheMackles]

I love how I knew in my heart from the moment I saw the title the purpose was preservation. Thank you so much completionist team for all the mind numbing hard work that went into this.

[@jameslawrenson1208]

What hard work can do.

[@Myst8th]

This dedication and insanity to video game preservation is ASTOUNDING! I will rewatch this video multiple times a day because you deserve the views Jirard. Here's hoping for those videos showcasing some of your weirder discoveries on the eshop from this crazy adventure

[@nintyfan1991]

This did NOT AGE WELL! LOL

[@AustinJohnPlays]

This St. Patrick's Day, I poured out a green beer for out fallen E-shops.

[@NPCelious]

wait what

[@solidskullz5736]

The completionist is the textbook definition of dedicated, literally nothing stops this beast of a man

[@SanDiegoDaD]

Buffet

[@TaxiCabCole]

Buffet

[@nano210z]

with a great beard comes great responsibility

[@ramonasbunns8246]

the amount of effort you guys put into this is incredible, game preservation is so important now as we’re moving into more digital only games well done!!

[@Bfresh357]

Hey, I just wanted to say that I'm checking out this video because of the Nontendo podcast you did. Amazing video! I had never heard of the completionist before then and will be checking out more of your content in the future. Thanks for what you did here!!!

[@nunyabizness3866]

So what do you think of him now?

[@GoldChocobo77]

I'll never say again that I'm a perfectionist. This man wins all existing perfectionist awards

[@sawyeryi1864]

The dedication this man has is unreal

[@Heathiekins]

This video was such a delight to watch and, let's face it, many of us imagined doing this exact same thing, shrugging it off as too expensive. (Rightfully so.) It's not enough to just say thank you for doing this, but that's all I have left to give is gratitude. Just seeing the title of the video, I sent it to all of my friends. Also, I'm going to miss SO many rhythm games that were exclusive to these systems (anyone remember Dedede's Drum Dash Deluxe?).

[@jordanmillraney5481]

Now preserve every item from the Xbox 360 Marketplace. This means every DLC item, every accessorized and prop items in avatars, gamer pictures and themes. 2 months left to go!

[@juanvasquez8125]

That's what I was thinking, is going to be really expensive though

[@mikhail2736]

Thank you for what you did here. I was already impressed by the idea of completing the eShop but the fact that you donated all of this to the Video Game History Foundation makes me very happy. THANK YOU COMPLETIONIST AND YOUR TEAM!

[@LamarrWilson]

Completely incredible journey; thanks Jirard for doing this for gamers everywhere!

[@Mandarin9900]

What did this do for me

[@JakeMeOff]

@@Mandarin9900 He has every single title. Which means said titles could be uploaded and emulated in the near future so they aren’t lost forever

[@Mandarin9900]

@@JakeMeOff *Every single title available on the US eShop at that time. Even they admit in this video that during their project there were titles which got removed from the store. There already have been archival projects that are complete and have all the games from all eShops around the world and have games that are not available anymore. This doesn't.

[@MK8MasterJunjie]

How the hell do you have more subscribers than me?

[@starrush1818]

​@@MK8MasterJunjie Maybe because you're mid

[@firejib3359]

Well, this puts a lot of potential episodes of the Completionists on the table

[@herotaylor]

I wonder if he actually donated the hard drives and the sd cards to the video game history foundation….

[@billyhatcher643]

i doubt he did

[@stoicvampirepig6063]

They didn't want them.

[@dontfearthestinger]

You are an actual hero for this.

[@Chunkiemerk]

😮 $50!?

[@alfasilverblade]

You refunded 1 of the many Link cards they brought.

[@nicecube2798]

Relax

[@crimsontide1980]

Lemme hold 50 til next forever

[@bencebob8055]

hero for what? the 3ds / Wii u libraries are already available to download for free on the internet. he just wasted his money for no reason.

[@samanthasandersfeld9898]

What an incredible work of video game archiving and preservation. So much respect to you and your team for accomplishing this. Also, wow, this sounds like it was a massive pain from start to finish.

[@breadone_]

literally not preserving anything

[@cyber_xiii3786]

@@breadone_ Ok sure. Explain.

[@breadone_]

@@cyber_xiii3786 every single one of these games has long since been dumped and is available online, so already this work is nullified. beyond that though, theres no way in hell this creator would dare dump any of the games, let alone make them available to others. so what, every 3ds/wiiu game ever is available on those specific consoles? what if they break? all this is is a big publicity stunt and an excuse to give (read: reward) nintendo with tens of thousands of dollars they do not deserve and they can use to justify closing more digital storefronts in the future.

[@cyber_xiii3786]

@@breadone_ I wholeheartedly disagree that Jirard and Co intended to reward Nintendo for (completely unnecessarily) shutting down services. I also doubt that EVERY single piece of software on those storefronts were already dumped somewhere before. But I do agree that Nintendo is a shitass company that's drunk with power and doesn't deserve the fortune it gets. Especially considering how horribly it treats its fanbase/customers and how overpriced they make everything. I really like The Completionist and think they had honorable goals in mind but... yeah. This might've been a wasted effort. Also screw Nintendo.

[@spoiledsalad1851]

@@breadone_it’s a wasted effort but I heard that they donated the preserved games to a museum. That museum doesn’t accept ripped roms. (This comment was made before the end of the video). Sure it’s already been dumped online but

[@lunafrost3705]

It brings me a lot of relief to know that there is now a physical library of these game and that they won’t just disappear into the aether

[@RealSkello]

More like virtual

[@Eevee213]

Until one of the HDD breaks😢

[@ericmay560]

@@Eevee213 it’s tied to your account. So you can transfer to another console. As long as Nintendo doesn’t go away from Nintendo accounts it’s saved

[@Eevee213]

@@ericmay560 that is true. But one day the store will close completely and you can't do that either.

[@MrHowlforever]

@@Eevee213 one day the sun was have total heat death, meaning all human existence and history means nothing

[@mistyleo]

dementia patients wouldnt remember these games. he did what he had to do

[@Jeffeffery9]

oh my god 😭

[@kevinwelchhhh]

You guys put so much work into this. As someone who cares about the gaming medium and making sure it’s preserved, honored, and appreciated, thank you.

[@ralphtaylor7448]

I cant wait for piracy

[@hyperion8650]

This gotta be the most beautiful act of love in videogame history, or well, one of them for sure. You have my most highest respects

[@notsyzagts7967]

In terms of online material, I agree. However, don't discount the efforts of other gamers who bought every physical commercial release of past consoles. Their contributions are equally beautiful in their own right. It's a collective effort, no pun intended.

[@Endercurse]

Jirard had already earned my highest level of respect I can afford giving to a stranger, back when he did the whole new game plus ordeal with the completionist show. The, honestly speaking, unhealthy stubbornness and great morals that drives this man to fight for his passion for videogames, though I would be surprised if it doesn't extend beyond that, is one of the most wholesome things I've ever seen from an influencer. I do wish for him to be able to find some peace of mind for himself someday, because damn, does he often seem stressed with how hard he pushes himself..

[@ZachWillott]

This seems like something most people won’t realise quite how huge a deal it is for maybe decades, because it is that astonishing an achievment. The preservation of creative works is important whatever the medium, from film to music to art and of course video games. Thankfully we live in an age where media can be preserved, but even with the technology we have it takes tremendous will and dedication. So congratulations to Jirard and the rest of the team, and I hope you work here will be recognised. And if not? Well it doesn’t matter, because either way this is monumental for the history and preservation of video games. ♥

[@atomic5134]

but didn't hshop already archive everything

[@NFFE]

aslo, side effect, the price of that 3ds and wiiu just sky rocketed if he evern needs to recover any of the money

[@PrincessShokora2002]

@@atomic5134 yes

[@LasagaMan]

@@atomic5134 everything siginificant about Nintendo's previous consoles has been archived already on the Internet Archive, Vimms Lair, and whatever Piracy site that you can think of, but the internet denizens that believe they have a moral authority for not just downloading the games they wanted to play because it's piracy, which has been over-complicated with people caring about the morality despite the face the people who made piracy popular did so under the montra of 'If it's Digital, than it's Free."

[@5izzy557]

Huh? Don't worry these titles have been reserved by scene groups (they always have) & better yet, even a way to play them on brand new readily available and future HW for many generations, it's called the PC & emulation also via just modding the OG console if you so choose.

[@whalewaffle2771]

Uuuuh... We should be more "doubtful" about funding in stunts like these.

[@matthewdavidson5377]

I would expect no less from Jirard to do something like this. This was one of his most impressive completionist tasks he’s ever undertaken, and maybe his most important. Great job.

[@TheKevann]

The Completionist has evolved… Now he’s not just completing GAMES but entire CONSOLES! Super entertaining, TOVG! Amazing job!

[@Iansanity1995]

This is what it means to truly have a passion for something. To say "I don't have the money to afford to make this happen, but i will find a way anyway," that is truly the inspiration here. Having a passion and a love not only for the games themselves, but the incredible people, some of whom are already lost to time. This is truly an amazing accolade by the completionist and every individual who busted their butt on this project.

[@HestnetIT]

“All these games will on”… yes as some worthless digital licenses… great work.

[@goracks69]

$22,791!? That’s some serious dedication to a single video! I know it’s tax deductable and you get views and subs, and sponsors will offset the costs, but holy hell, that’s a lot of capital to fork over up front on one video! Def deserves a like, sub and comment.

[@zachcarmichael699]

I don't see how this would be tax deductible. Clearly a personal expense, not business-related.

[@goracks69]

@@zachcarmichael699 Their channel is a business. If their business is making youtube videos, any video expense is tax deductible, meaning a huge refund next year which they’ll probably put back into making bigger, better videos.