Buying All the Cheap NES Games at SoCal Gaming Expo 2022

[@JohnRiggs]

If you havent' done so, yet, sign up for Whatnot using my link to get $10 off your first winning auction! whatnot.com/invite/johnblueriggs

[@Atari2600_Dude]

That Total Funpak multicart was released in Australia by a company called HES. They had a piggyback system which meant you had to plug in any licensed NES game into the cart to override the lockout chip to play.

[@assasincerebral]

So happy that SoCal gaming expo has come back! Got my own deals at the event and most importantly I got to meet so many cool people, including you John! 😀

[@tigmo55]

WOW...thank you SO much for sharing this, John! The section at the beginning involving the Art of Nintendo Power literally caused my jaw to drop! I can't believe that you got to physically see some of the iconic items used for covers way back in 1988/89! I mean...the Track and Field shoes? The clay models? INCREDIBLE!!!

[@twysted]

Thanks for being a great guy John I appreciate you ....

[@alfredogomezjr.2192]

You literally have the best vlogs of every videogame convention you go to. I'm glad to have seen you during your panel.

[@davidhershberger7899]

Thank you for sharing that. It was like hanging with you over the weekend at a con, but; condensed into 30 min. Great vid, and excellent pick ups. I don't collect myself because everything I play is on an everdrive or hacked/modded. Though I get hyped when I see little Samson, mightyfinal fight, and princess tomato in the salad kingdom EVERY TIME! I would have hopped on that twin fami as well bro. I have always wanted one of those.

[@maxcoleman42]

Hey John! I saw you at the last So Cal expo in 2019? Shouted out to you while I was standing in the entrance line with my nephews and you came over and took a picture with me and BS'ed for a minute. I skipped this year so I'm loving this recap. Hope all is well!

[@dennismcdonald2607]

Those Choose your Own Adventure books would have ALL been coming home with me! 😆

[@stephanreese1804]

they all came home with meeeeee!

[@dennismcdonald2607]

@Stephan Reese What did that set you back may I ask?

[@SilverKnight16]

You know, I like the fact that your videos of going to expos and whatnot always end up feeling like home video reels. They're unscripted, off the cuff, people just laughing and being themselves, it's really wholesome.

[@bryanobrien2726]

Dang that looked like an awesome event . Wish I could've made it .

[@jokersalive1529]

Dear John, LOL It was cool meeting you Just wanted to say that Turbografx 16 card Blazing Lazers I almost bought that very same one You almost missed out on it Saturday it was packed so I waited till Sunday to pickup some games got some good deals Had a great time Thanks for your time going to try your home brews✌🍻🍻🍻😂😂😂🃏🃏🃏

[@MontviewBlvdBabiez]

Insector X is definitely my favorite Sega Genesis game of all time! played that game for hours as a young kid and still play quite often today very underrated shoot em up. If You don't know about it you should definitely check it out especially if you're a Sega fan.

[@bread-qn5lz]

John, meeting you in person puts the "don't meet your heroes" cliche to the grave. You are a super genuine, sweet, and charismatic guy and it was a pleasure meeting you!

[@mikecole6208]

I purchased my copy of Time Lord from a John Riggs Whatnot auction, I believe that makes it the best copy of Time Lord.

[@snbks4ever]

LOVE these videos, my absolute favorite content, thanks so much for sharing John

[@warrendesenberg]

Just seeing the Dr. Robotnik gloved hand flipping theough NES games is hilarious

[@kylekostamo1880]

Holy mother, I used to love choose your adventure books. They used to have all of them at my public school as a kid, some of us used to rush for those books right away on library day. (one day a week we used to go to library to take a few books to read).

[@MrGundam0083]

This was such a fun video to watch. I bet it was even more awesome to be there and filming!

[@samv.3217]

17:32 The guy kind of sounds like Steve O. I loved his Gameboy camera and Steven universe shirt.

[@ArtofNintendoPower]

Thanks for liking my stuff!

[@timwasylyszyn9838]

Was great talking with you again at the convention John! Always a pleasure! This was an awesome event and already can’t wait until next year.

[@jacobbaranowski]

3 for $10 that sounds like a great 👍 deal...bargen bin at the end...

[@RetroHiDef]

Mr. Riggs, looking like you're doing the walk of shame at the end, hahahaha. Glad you made it to the expo sir, it's always a pleasure to see you.

[@GamingintoEternity]

Great video John! I’m loving your convention vids! Nice editing as well!

[@DrBizz]

Really cool video man. It's neat to have the experience of being on the floor. It's good to see the 3 for $10 deals and $5 common NES carts at least some sellers are sane with their prices. Man, seeing that box of high end NES carts was crazy. I don't get the double and triple prices compared to where things were 2 years ago. $100 games are $300 now?

[@neilwheel9474]

19:46 Haha Riggs looks like Donald McRonald game hunting

[@guidocatrx7]

You called the book cover the "box art". I love it.

[@JohnRiggs]

Did I? haha

[@Abel-Alvarez]

Damn we haven't had a Retro gaming expo here in CA since 2019 (Pasadena) and I'm so happy we're back here again (this time in ontario). 🙂

[@branscombe_]

Thanks John This was a fun adventure and thanks for taking us along!

[@jdbarrera]

Went with my son on Sunday. Checked out your panel. We bought a couple choose your own adventure books and a bunch at 3 for $10 games. Wish they had the arcade section like 2019!

[@DJTipsyTony]

I got the N64 Arcade Controller down here in Germany too. ;) Just great to see this thing in a video from an expo in america. :D

[@hectormontalvo5565]

WOW! So many goodies especially NES games great convention. I wish they did something like that here. They only do records fair twice a year and there's no retro stores anymore. If I was there I'll spend several hundreds of $! And to think that before 2005 I had like 300 NES games CIB. I am so emotional that I am without words! Cool video John!👍

[@rschmidt9495]

John calling that book cover "box art" shows how much of a gamer he truly is.

[@jebfullinwider4379]

I love when you call the choose your own adventure cover "box-art"

[@BrainSlugs83]

The off brand cartridge with Duck Maze and Othello needs a cartridge on top because it doesn't have its own CIC chip. So it just passes the CIC signals through to bypass the copyright check.

[@Progressive.G]

SUCH a dope video! Love these vlog style ones, Riggs does a great job of filming ‼️

[@retronaut8864]

CUBIX CORE!! Best TurboGrafx shooter 100%. Seriously envious, that show looked so great. Can't wait for the next Houston show.

[@kornsin]

I have said it before, Kings of the Beach is one of the most solid volleyball games ever made.

[@ValtinaProductions]

John, big fan of your videos, and also a fan of that strawberry milk. Had some the other day in fact, with a package of keebler strawberry wafers, quite a combo FYI. Looking forward to more great content, thanks!

[@freddyvidz]

That purple Capcom label brings back a TON of memories

[@NumberSpace]

In the midst of everything political going on, I'm glad your channel exists

[@dennisneo1608]

F politics.

[@MontviewBlvdBabiez]

Peace, Love, and Video Games! ☮💙🕹

[@NumberSpace]

@@MontviewBlvdBabiez Indeed :-)

[@chadfugate564]

what makes it even better is politics are never mentioned. it's all about gaming as it should be

[@rschmidt9495]

I literally stopped watching any news channels or anything political several days ago, and I feel less stressed out.

[@mastaboog749]

Wow I really need to get to one of these conventions. I should have never sold my collection over 15 years ago and this is a great way to get it back

[@lisarox]

I got there late on Sunday. I saw your table on y quick once around, but by the time I got back over to that side you were gone. RIP

[@vintagecrazyjay4970]

I also got the RYGAR for PS2 for Christmas from my wife...very cool.

[@Goobysaursrexz]

"Welcome to Seattle" had me dying great video!

[@JJUniverseChannel]

Nice video man 😎!

[@Horzzo]

Looked like a lot of fun. Man you cleaned up on some bargain games John! Also love the Princess Tomato outro.

[@seanm1738]

Loved that last clip.

[@roberthornibrook6344]

Makes me miss PRGE that much more. Glad you got some good deals Mr. Riggs!

[@fitnessandgaming2053]

I love how the rain welcomes you haha

[@DREQON2005]

Was watching this literally salivating like I was looking at food omg I want everything here !!

[@mjdf122]

John Riggs Back At It

[@BobbyReborn]

13:26 amazing costumes

[@chall6761]

30:08 This guy plays the MOST HILARIOUS PRANKS ALL DAY LONG! What a comic genius this fellow is! Cannot wait for his next series of HILARIOUS pranks! It's awesome when he calls a gamestore looking to prank and only he and the audience are in on it! PRANKS. PRANKS. PRANKS. PRANKS. PRANKS. PRANKS. PRANKS. PRANKS. PRANKS. PRANKS. PRANKS. PRANKS. PRANKS. PRANKS. PRANKS. PRANKS. PRANKS. PRANKS. PRANKS. PRANKS. PRANKS. PRANKS. PRANKS. PRANKS.

[@cliffordelsey9942]

Turbo racing was my favourite game for a good while when I was younger. My thumb on the D pad would be wrecked after playing it... Still kept going back for more though.

[@RetroFindsWorldwide]

Thanks for stopping in and great to meet you!

[@JohnRiggs]

FIVE DOLLARS!

[@kuruptein]

Shoutout to dude with the alkaline trio shirt. Like my radio..plugged in and ready to fall

[@NinjakX]

John you are awesome. You exposed great game conventions

[@stest2935]

Wow... missed it. Would have love to attend this and not too far from my house. Thanks for having the video for those who couldn't show up.

[@MyRetroLife]

I’m legit going to be looking out for the “Taco Bell Edition” of Jewel Master now!

[@supermainiac7075]

Great video Riggs keep it up

[@redmist78]

Great video. That's funny I saw one of those chicken places on the way home from a trip I took in Ohio on Monday and I couldn't tell what it was and here I watched this video and now I see the logo. Krispy Krunchy chicken. Never heard of the place but now I want to go back.

[@robhav11]

Ghost town chicken is pretty good from casper. Hit that place all the time when I head in from out of town. Cool to hear you use to live around here.

[@KarlMancini]

Total FunPak and carts that look like that were for the HES in Australia.

[@djbloodshot]

That nintendo power art was so cool

[@frankez99]

$2 Ice Hockey……worth a million dollars of fun!

[@timgold577]

Hi John! It was a pleasure getting to meet you on Sunday. My fiancée and I talked with you in the food line. She said afterwards that the whole time she was just thinking about how nice you were. I didn't mention it at the time, but we actually had left the center, thinking we might have missed you, and then decided to go back in to do one last walk around to find you before heading home. Fortunately we found you! We also watched your 2019 SoCalRetroGamingConvention video when we got home. Glad to see how things went for you there with this video! Hope to see you again sometime soon. -Tim :)

[@JohnRiggs]

Glad you caught me! Always a fun time.

[@DiedrichSeth]

DUDE I LOVED THIS VIDEO! GREAT JOB!

[@jtlerch]

Ya know your a video game nerd when you call the cover art on choose your own adventure books "box art" :) rock on

[@Longboardersrule12]

Man I cant believe I missed it this year on my birthday weekend! I’m buying my tickets for next year right now

[@mtshark7]

Looks like a great time John!

[@andygluehere8266]

Been watching for years. Finally subscribed... sorry. 🐈‍⬛🐈‍⬛🐈‍⬛🐈‍⬛

[@bdillmore40]

Dude, the part with Jewel Master having that Taco Bell sticker was historical! 😂😂😂😂 Glad you picked up a lot of cheap games. My parents heard you kept saying "$5", and were like how many times is he going to say that? Lol!

[@CliffConway]

Nice seeing you there man! Awesome vlog!

[@JohnRiggs]

nice finally meeting you!

[@chadwolsieffer109]

Best ending ever……welcome to Seattle! Hahaha

[@0u73rh34v3n]

Just realised the Choose Your Own Adventure font is the same as (or extremely similar to) the Stranger Things logo.

[@aaronchapman6994]

That fun pack u need to put a genuine cartridge on top for it to read in the NES

[@themonkeyhand]

CYA Books were OK but I liked Escape from Tenopia and Escape from Frome, they each had four books for a longer story. Then, I discovered Lone Wolf, the real RPG novel.

[@DREDALGO]

It was awesome meeting you there surprised me cause I didn't know or realized you were soo tall 🤣 I ended up picking up that psone lcd combo that was in this video

[@JohnRiggs]

I'm always sitting in my videos so I get that a lot haha

[@retroweirdo5818]

I went hoping to find some TG16 titles and found only one in the whole con. I mainly bought reasonably priced NES titles including, Ducktales.

[@texturem0nkey]

Pretty random to stumble upon this video, I was there as well. I wish I had picked up the Tomy electronic Pac-man seen in the vid (I was contemplating it, then saw someone else snag it right beside me). I probably don't need more clutter, but.. it IS Pac-man

[@LarryLonson]

John! Let's go!! Show some support

[@LabRatWarfare]

OMG man, you had me cracking up with that ultra rare Taco Bell special edition Jewel Master!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🐀

[@mikemcdonald2755]

I LOVE Nes Complex!!

[@teckademiczlol]

wow.. i remember that cover. wanted those shoes so bad lol

[@13lake]

Envelope art. Nintendo Power was cool.

[@kuddy53]

Dragon Fighter is $550. Geez i have one sitting on a shelf doing nothing. I didnt know it was a heavy hitter. Got Whomp em too.

[@JohnRiggs]

Great investment to have! Fun games, too!

[@alwaysnever446]

Wish you would edit in everything you picked up in the end of the video. I wish we had these type of conventions in Sweden

[@RayRayZ28]

Should've made a stop to Frank & Son's, only 20min away from there. Saw you at the expo, didn't want to bug but it was a fun expo.

[@mullinsjm1]

Man I need to find a retro gaming expo around here in Tennessee. I'd have so much fun.

[@JohnRiggs]

There's something in Nashville at the end of October.

[@mullinsjm1]

@@JohnRiggs thank you kind sir! I'm only about 4 hours from there. I'll look it up!

[@Dorelaxen]

You know, I think I'm gonna watch Heavy Metal again, too.

[@RickSFfan]

darn. Didn't know it happened this year.

[@neilwheel9474]

Haha best gas station chicken those biscuits are on Par

[@JohnRiggs]

Those were great!

[@dwaynemenzies8824]

I wish I could go to these conventions.

[@Wehlfest]

just go for it

[@seannilsen3072]

I ended up grabbing that Blazing Dragons!

[@kjellohman1553]

Love this Mr Riggs

[@acidriott]

Who did that zombie/monster art? The zombie mario, buzz lightyear, monster can and spam. I need one of his piece's! Also great video! Just discovered you and your stuff is awesome!

[@matttherrien9608]

The 5 Star looks delish.

[@chimpsfall75]

Riggs, every time I hear you say "What?!" I hear your video with MJR where you say "Tiny Toon Adventures?! What?!" On NES Hidden Gems part 2, I think. Every time!

[@JohnRiggs]

haha, classic.