I Spent $100+ On Old Games At GameStop And...

Last time we decided to shop at GameStop, it was an absolute catastrophe. This time around? Well, that's for you to decide...
GameStop Haul: • I Spent $100 On Retro ...
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[@BobVids77]

Between the 3 brothers growing up it was a big deal who got to unwrap the new game from the plastic. Against our better judgement, we let my youngest brother unwrap one and he proceeded to accidentally tear off the front cover of the game box… we still make fun of him to this day.

[@progamer461]

Back in the day my OG sly cooper copy the cover art was held on clear tape BC I accidentally cut the plastic cover off when opening it for either Christmas or birthday I don't remember 😂

[@regulator18E]

Lmao I'm my late 30s now and totally forgot the unwrapping fights me and my brother had growing up. And then who got to read the instruction manual (remember those things?) first. Thanks for this reminder, had a good chuckle

[@BigFootSize]

@@regulator18E heh, I never read those manuals

[@Yeeter-my7do]

My wife did this to me when I bought her a switch lmao

[@Tommy-bd2wq]

You've gotten me into game collecting. There are about 4 Retro game shops in my area that ive spent alot of money on hahaha

[@retrorebound8887]

It's an expensive yet fun hobby!

[@finchtm]

I go to my favorite retro shop every Saturday morning as a little weekly tradition. Needless to say, I spend probably more than I should. I picked the wrong time to get into retro collecting especially with the price surges post Covid.

[@Tommy-bd2wq]

@@finchtm I feel that. From now on Every time I go to shops I'm setting a budget lol.

[@finchtm]

@@Tommy-bd2wq Yeah I'm gonna have to do the same.

[@MyNamesNotLogan46]

Lol take cash and leave your card at home

[@markone338]

As a physical collector I absolutely love this channel actually showing the cases and manuals great idea matty!

[@agentverona]

You've really inspired me to start back up my physical game collection again. Back in the day, I never had money for games, so I'd have to do trade in's when I finished one. I'll always be bitter that I didn't save those PS2 .Hack/sign games, seeing as now they're like a couple hundred dollars each. I've had some good luck so far with my buying. A couple of times now, I'd order what I'd think was just the normal version of an old PS2 game, and Gamestop would end up sending me the collector metal cases at no extra cost.

[@AllHailShadow117]

Infamous Collection had a release in a cardboard sleeve which is one of the problems with it, makes it a pain in the ass to order a copy that isn’t on like eBay or Mercari

[@DeliciousMorsels]

War for Cybertron and Fall of Cybertron are GREAT picks! Bummer about the cases though. You can't even buy those games digital anymore so physical copies on the PS3 and 360 are the only way to go, and they're legitimately the 2 best Transformers games ever made!

[@ChrisWTube]

Such a shame we never got a proper third entry

[@DeliciousMorsels]

@@ChrisWTube dude, right? I'm hoping the Microsoft acquisition opens the door for us to finally see one since High Moon won't be on CoD Port duty anymore. One can dream 🤞

[@ChrisWTube]

@@DeliciousMorsels but neither Microsoft or Activision have the Transformers Hasbro license

[@DeliciousMorsels]

@@ChrisWTube true, but I don't think any one company in particular has it currently, so I'd imagine they could license a game if they wanted to

[@hulkingbean4972]

One thing to consider with GameStop games is that this is just how poorly people take care of their games, not necessarily gamestop’s fault. I worked at a GameStop for a while and the stuff people would bring in would make me need to wash my hands. I don’t order used games from them, I only buy games in person to see if it’s in good shape because they don’t test games, only consoles. The stuff you order comes straight from the stores and is likely something somebody just traded in in the condition you’re seeing.

[@Boxymoney]

Hey Matty u ever heard of soul hackers 2. It's a new shin megami tensei game coming out this year. I know how much u like persona would love to see u talk about atlus games ❤️❤️❤️

[@mattsmokes2505]

I would like to see that to

[@ClassicKrusty]

He did a good video on Shin Megami Tensei IV Apocalypse somewhat recently if u missed it.

[@MemesAllDay670]

GameStop: I’ll give you 6 seller: 6 billion GameStop: 6 cents for the Mona Lisa.

[@178laaleros]

I feel bad that you have to check GameStop for retro games where I live there are 6 different retro video game stores that do a good job keeping all games in good condition

[@retrorebound8887]

I have options, but I do this for that "pack opening" feel

[@nickgeurtsen]

Stop worrying about the stickers, Matty. Get you some goo-gone and rubbing alcohol. Almost every case can be a good case with that 1-2 punch.

[@octopusman52]

I usually get replacement game cases at thrift stores by using the cases of games nobody wants

[@vinniecorleone62]

Matty, use the best kept secret for removing stickers on any case or cartridge is "Rubber Cement Thinner" designed for graphic designers who have to remove old scotch tape or adhesive off original artwork or a ad layout. You can purchase it from any Art Supply & Graphic Arts retail stores. It will not damage delicate printed case covers that slip within the clear plastic as well as tough to get off stickers on any rare or valuable game. I removed old 20 plus year stickers off cardboard printed PS1 Tall Boxes with zero damage to the printed artwork on cover, also great for removing stickers off strategy guides & SNES or Genesis carts! I uploaded a video on it with my own gaming channel!

[@rickalbuquerque1205]

I use gas

[@BlueePluto]

I use nail polish remover on a cotton ball.

[@ghostsAreSexy]

loved seeing your reactions to manuals! it hurts not having them nowadays😢

[@wadenessdotcom744]

I’m 99% sure the Infamous collection was a console bundle pack in, and they were in paper sleeves, so they probably never had a proper plastic case. Still no excuse for a loose disc.

[@juanprogbass662]

Hey Matty. OG MrMattyPlays fan and Defining Duke listener/watcher here. Congrats on Retro Rebound. You’re doing great work, man.

[@retrorebound8887]

Thanks so much!

[@Luke-ig1xz]

"Inside we go." -Matty 2022 Love ya dude!

[@MSUHitman]

On that infamous collection, there was a PS3 bundle that had the games in cardboard sleeves like Wii sports was, so you may have had one of those copies traded in to the store that fulfilled your order, and their only choice was to put them in a blank case. Had it been my store though we would’ve put one of the discs in a sleeve and put it in the slot for the manual.

[@sabrinabarnes4867]

Different stores print different stickers. That's why you were able to peel it easily.

[@ggarcia7065]

Babe wake up, Retro Rebound just posted

[@dewinter1411]

11:35 This is the only version for Xbox. This released first on PS2. The Xbox version was a special edition because it had some extra modes PS2 didn’t have. You got the right game.

[@taylorkeating6884]

Thank you! As a enthusiastic collector of Star Wars games, and owner of three copies of Starfighter (PS2, Xbox and Xbox Platinum Hits), as soon as Matty said that I rushed to the comments to see if anyone had already informed him of the difference.

[@Yorm_]

Your excitement on seeing manuals is great 😂

[@ClassicKrusty]

That Infamous collection was definitely a catastrophe

[@TMAC_93X]

I got Lost Odyssey and it came complete boxed with manual but the cover are had a hole in it. I got RDR2 new and it was a display copy so they put that stupid sticker to keep it from opening I got AC 1 and it was the black case

[@Deadwolf27]

A lot of them don't come from warehouses they come from in store where people traded them in. A lot of them also went from a store where they were traded in, to a warehouse.

[@Deadwolf27]

The sticker on the inside is a protection on the game someone bought. It's recommended you put it on the inside of the case so you don't have to worry about where you put it. It covers anything from the game being scratched to it being smashed with a hammer.

[@MartinMull13]

So fun fact. Every one of those packages came from a different store depending on availability. They also rarely send them from stores that are close to you. And the stickers are dated. If they are dated after 2018 they should be "new" stickers.

[@MartinMull13]

Also the generic cases that they use are the absolute worst quality ever. They pretty much all break at the top or bottom.

[@Unironicunicorn5]

Something about a complete clean physical game that most people can’t find does my heart good.

[@ChrisWTube]

I just got Lego Lord Of The Rings for 360 (in box with manual) as it’s backwards compatible with FPS Boost on SeriesX, but the game is delisted digitally. Drakengard 3 boxed with manual for PS3 and all the PS3 physicals for the Ratchet & Clank trilogy and Future games, Resistance games, 4 Sly Cooper games and The Puppeteer

[@hemocorekid939]

I love these videos!

[@JWUniverse]

Looks like we’re both going to Retro Collecting. The Digital Future is not so bright so I too will be Collecting Games that I sold years ago for some reason! I could still have them in Fantastic Condition… But no…

[@EliteXclutchX21]

Fucking love this channel

[@eta9997]

I have actually bought quite a few pre owned complete wii games from gamestop. Og cover art and case

[@kaetce]

I mean. GameStop probably didn’t have the original case for infamous. A lot of people trade in games without cases and also steal cases off the wall thinking it’s the game

[@MarkGrouch]

Matty hit us with the Marone🤌🏻🤌🏻

[@knapper212]

100 bucks for just that? Yikes! Games have skyrocketed ridiculously.

[@timothyalexanderlewis]

GameStop stickers aren't all that bad. When I was a kid I bought Sega Bass Fishing solely because the sticker was placed over the letter B and it said Sega Ass Fishing.

[@lunch_trey]

Aww, yeah. Perfectly peeling off the GameStop stickers is so therapeutic.

[@xLemperx]

War for Cybertron was so good man! Sunk so many hours into that multiplayer the customization for your own transformers was crazy for the time. Sucks the case is trashed but not surprising as I still have my complete in box cuz the games so good lol.

[@cash592]

The ziplock bag 😭😭😭

[@tomdarbyshire1703]

These were so expensive!! 100 dollars plus I would be crying will never get US pricing 😢

[@ThePhantomKingX]

I love these haul videos. It really got me into collecting games. Too bad I promised my fiance I would buy anymore until I beat half the games on my backlog

[@joshvgame]

Why would you promise that.... you got to do what I did and get her into collecting something as well... my wife collects anything stitch and doesn't care as much about my games, I have 550 physical switch games currently...

[@ThePhantomKingX]

@@joshvgame she has her own collections she's building. I just promised her because I won't finish my games otherwise 🤣

[@Hydra360ci]

I tend to buy digital nowadays... Haven't set foot in gamespot in like 4 years. Last game I bought was Bayonetta 2 for the WiiU which happened to be in mint condition with it's box and both games 1 & 2. Paid for it, though... it wasn't cheap. Why I don't buy physical, anymore? Well... house got robbed and they took quite a number of them. While all my digital copies... I could still play. Not to mention physical copy doesn't mean jack, anymore, being that the Patches are often bigger than what is on the disk.

[@Seventh27Seal]

I dont trust gamestop for ps3 games i hunt down. Between the double stickers and the lack of original case, i feel ebay is the cheapest option, or supporting local retro game stores, though their prices may be a bit more than ebay. If i cant SEE the product, i wont buy.

[@anabang1251]

Laura Craft truly is an icon

[@defiantralph3327]

I’m still shook how ps3 and 360 is retro same thing with GameCube

[@atony1400]

Blue PS3 cases are usually for foreign copies. Perhaps they bought a bunch of cases to resell games in? I see you're also slowly working on the BC Xbox games collection! Nice stuff there!

[@TripleThreatChery]

I loved this vid! It did trigger me a little bit because a few weeks ago I ordered a 2ds and it came in the WORST packaging. To make matters worse BOTH screens were busted. I called customer service and they just gave me a refund, they didn’t even want the system back ☠️

[@cochemoche]

6:11 I know how disappointing it can be to get generic boxes like that, no manuals, etc, but I wouldn't blame Gamestop (I would, however, blame them for bad stickers, doubling up discs, etc, though). Instead, I'd blame other gamers and clueless parents who trade in games in that condition, who lose game boxes and let their dogs chew on things. Gamestop and other used stores generally try their best.

[@EvenSteven]

As someone who works at gamestop, people think we have control over how people bring their games in to trade in. My store has one regular who comes in from time to time to trade his stuff in and never has any cases. He will just hand me a stack of games and i would somewhat sarcastically be like aww no cases (cause now i have to make cases for a stack of games) and he would be like yeah i don't like cases, i just throw them all away. so like what do you say to that?

[@cochemoche]

@@EvenSteven who, me? Yeah I'd agree with you, you can't help it if someone trades in caseless games.

[@UndrAttack]

When I get those generic cases I take them straight to the closest retail store for a refund. They look at me like an asshole most of the time, but fxck them. If they sold it to me for a CIB price that I can find on ebay then it better at least have the original sleeve. I know what the fine print says about the possibility of no artwork or box, but their return policy doesnt say it cant be returned for that reason. And taking a hair dryer to the old trash stickers usually works.

[@GreekRetroGeek]

Exactly. Same here

[@Supernovaeh]

I experienced this the other week, bought 3 transformers games and rise of the dark spark cover was in Italian. Also a bit of a gamble when buying from the shop itself as they remove all the games from its cases so you never know the condition of the disk until you bought it

[@ilyasmasker4242]

wtf i love these this is like a pack opening

[@retrorebound8887]

THAT'S WHAT I'M SAYIN'

[@leeartlee915]

The day I stopped caring about plastic boxes and stapled pieces of paper was the day I felt liberated. I buy games to play them. If I wanted something nice on the wall, I’d buy some art.

[@amethystwyvern]

Really enjoy these videos

[@Welter117]

Loving these videos Matty. You were my inspiration to get a PS3 of my own. I'm just looking to get the biggest exclusives though. Infamous, Resistance, God of War, etc.

[@GreekRetroGeek]

You know you can return the ones with generic case and then reorder online hoping for better luck, right?

[@leeartlee915]

Did PS3 games even have manuals? People are so use to obsessing about CiB I think they forget that modern games are just the case and the disc.

[@Rockyrodentt]

Bro i love this videos !

[@gabrielortiz7284]

Honestly I feel like gamestop has gotten better when It comes to cases lol at least for me I ordered MK 9, MK VS DC, Portal 2, Batman Arkham Origins, Skate 2, The Orange Box, Dead Rising 3 and Elder Scrolls Oblivion and all came complete in box with manuals and everything.

[@mister-pinkman]

You may already know about them, but I recommend DKoldies for retro games. Their packaging is great, and the 8 games I’ve purchased from them are all complete box copies in great condition.

[@cochemoche]

Yeah, they have interesting KZbin shorts, that's how I heard about them. I think they're based out of Pennsylvania

[@mister-pinkman]

@@cochemoche yeah, I like when companies are transparent as DKoldies is. They’ll show their receiving, cleaning, and shipping processes on video, which are all adequate, and it eases the customers mind when purchasing from them.

[@joshuaselley2262]

@@mister-pinkman for the price of Dkoldies. It should be a new copy. The games are ridiculously overpriced compared to the rest of the market, it is trustworthy yes, but the prices are extortionate.

[@mister-pinkman]

@@joshuaselley2262 not really, the games I got were fairly priced, I just got ninja gaiden 2 for $17 on there, pretty solid imo

[@joshuaselley2262]

@@mister-pinkman but it’s 5 on ebay

[@Aames32]

I remember when I was a kid and I would have to go into the video rental store to get my games resurfaced it was a dollar 99 for PlayStation games and ninety-nine cents for GameCube.

[@DarthSega]

(Old Guy Here) In regards to the Star Wars Star Fighter - The PS2 had the Starfighter "Standard" Edition The "Special Edition" version was exclusive to the Original Xbox with the extra content, much like Burnout 2 had a Director's Cut on Xbox, but not on PS2.

[@SocietyOfDecency]

To be fair, Infamous 1 and 2 collection came in a cardboard sleeve along with the uncharted collection with specific ps3 slim consoles. They were just sandwiched in the cardboard too with no padding. Good thing Blu-Ray is designed to be anti-scratch.

[@xXGateSlayerXx]

Love how this man is complaining about game cases, which as a collector I get, or the discs being outta the holder, yet majority of the time that is the company deliverying fault compared to GameStop in general. Then there’s the complaint on the generic cases, which again fine I get, but GameStop takes games without cases but still have to put them in something? Like you’re complaining about stuff that realistically isn’t exactly always GameStop fault? Iunno seems petty. I know it’s fun to hate on GameStop but lol

[@k1ngk4gl3]

Based solely on the title, I can't blame you. Especially for PS3 games. Though, I remember at the beginning of Gen8 PS360 games were _dirt_ cheap. I _WISH_ I had $100

[@polishprince47]

Salutations Mr Matty!!

[@awardwinner9184]

Can you not just take them back? Here in Australia (although we may have better consumer laws im not sure) if its not as described or if its with 7 days our EB and CEX shops u can take back, as long as it is in the condition you bought it. So if its a pic of the game case and a generic sleeve arrives or its disc only or even bad quality...you can just go back to a store and return it for refund of cost and postage. Then u just keep trying till u get a good one.

[@bananasean5145]

Matty it break my heart to see you picking up games in such poor condition. There is a local game store I got to that prides them self on selling quality. They don't even put stickers on the boxes! They buy and sell out of state if you want to look into them. They are called Video Game Plus in Oklahoma City.

[@SimplyNotReally]

covered in smegma

[@nobeac]

The Zelda Windwaker game you got from them in a few vids ago should've had the soundtrack or a soundtrack sample CD with it and didn't though.

[@Leweise]

I have a huge collection of PS3 games & they all look brand new no broken cases no scratch discs & a lot of collectors editions that I never took out of the box & funny thing is that I don’t care for it but also not interested in selling. I don’t display it it’s all nicely put away.

[@tybread2997]

Just buy some empty cases and print out the artwork. Looks fine on the shelf. I'm surprised you still shop at gamestop. I haven't bought anything from them in years now.

[@joshvgame]

I liked you video.... I buy switch "new" games when gamestop has then on sale. However if they are not sealed when they show up I return them. For example I bought the game Greak for switch I think 8 times.... so gamestop had to refund my money 7 times, and they had to pay the shipping to send them all to me because it was free shipping on their part... the gamestop guy near me was super annoyed because I was like this isn't new someone opened it.... and I told him I was ordering it again and I didn't get any of those back because I made a small mark on each... I really hate gamestop for not sending sealed games when you buy them new... long story though they paid like over 40ish in shipping fees for a 39.99 game...

[@countgrammar04]

Yall better then me, I never buy used games from gamestop, just not willing to risk it. I've still been screwed buying new to tho, receiving games not sealed or with stickers on them.

[@captain5935]

I love this channel, keep up the great work

[@Aames32]

Where did you get that Mass Effect Matt?

[@crimsonshadow1140]

stickers are my biggest pet peeve with collecting games (besides preowned replacement cases), because they have a tendency to not peel off completely. One of my local second hand store is the worst when it comes to stickers, they put them on the god damn spines of the case

[@MSUHitman]

Beware the tomb raider trilogy on PS3 is up rezzed versions of the PS2 games for the first two parts. You have to own the 360 versions to get the true HD versions.

[@EvenSteven]

i do find it funny when people blame gamestop for how other customers trade their items in.

[@Main_Records]

That sticker inside the Star Wars III Lego game was the Warranty. IF you had issue with the game you could take it back and get it replaced. :(

[@chaserseven2886]

you forgot the "im not sorry" part

[@edwardbrennan3963]

I like going back and watching these old ones. "It has this stuff on it, don't know what it is", foreshadowing the Man Juice 😂

[@thegamedog882]

I don’t understand why anybody would be upset about a resurfaced game disc. If it makes it work and look like new what is the big deal?

[@drloomisc1241]

Gamestop burnt me two weeks ago with a horrible black box and a "Playstation hits" copy....awful

[@NidorinoAlliance]

Tomb Raider Trilogy is really fun and feels surprisingly modern, with its climbing and acrobatics.

[@litodat233]

I just ordered some Zelda skyword sword joy cons for my Switch from GameStop I’m hoping for the best

[@flymartian33]

That's why I just use a CD binder I keep the boxes for art but I don't like my games in their actual case

[@swissmrkc]

70% of the games came without a manual man a big tell is if there is printing on the inside of the case... 95% of the time that means it never came with a manual.

[@ilovefanservice]

im taking psychological damage from these ps3/360 games now being classified as “retro”

[@aaronkline890]

You should check out Double Jump Video Games. They have a pretty good online store and share their day to day trades on YT.

[@JackalGoldKick]

Nice ring is it from a video game or a specific series? Good video

[@Derrickb1990]

“OG Xbox One’s” Microsoft is just terrible with naming their products

[@thatssomegoodpie]

What a horrible rip-off... They should be ashamed selling games in that condition.

[@speedwaynutt]

I love the ps3 Theme Tomb Raider trilogy has. If I remember you get it after updating.

[@SZebracorn]

You don’t know how to peel off stickers, mate… Cringe moments when you attempted that.

[@AlexGreat321]

Over here in the UK we have CEX and they do similar stuff. They've got reprinted covers and they still sell the items for the same price. I'm not paying the same for a reprinted cover haha

[@spongebelt]

Rubber cement thinner solvent takes those stickers right off. 😄

[@ahunnidproofgaming9262]

When dealing with old pre-owned games there's a Big chance you won't get a game manual

[@midnightstrike3625]

Crazy to think PS3 can be considered retro....

[@kenkendavis]

You need a goo gone pen for stickers. It’s like magic. Walmart has them.

[@420caht]

Looks like those discs where the ones that came in a slim bundle they only had card board sleeves.