Rare and Expensive Games I Got for Stupid Cheap [SSFF]

[@StopSkeletonsFromFighting]

My knees STILL get weak when I think about Mega Man 5. ANYWAYS, thought we’d try a new type of video. We’ll be back next week with Gamecube-GBA Link Cable Peripheral madness, so stay tuned for that. Also tell me about your craziest video game deals!

[@BrayanGomez-jq6nz]

Stop Skeletons From Fighting. can pal games work on a U.S. N64

[@StrangerX9]

Porky is missing out of the newest Smash Bros, so he will be a DLC fighter some time soon, but not around E3 like later on. Lately, the internet has been talking Earthbound because Earthbound 64 footage came out. I think their will be another Earthbound game, and when Porky is revealed is when they will announce a new Earthbound game!!!

[@thepurplemudkip9998]

@@StrangerX9 porky miiiiiiight? i'm thinking a monster hunter and banjo

[@PollyBonanzas]

Wait, how old are you? I had assumed you were younger than me, but '95-'96? I didn't start getting my own games until like '99-'00. I think the first games I actually got on my own were DK64, Majora's Mask, Banjo-Tooie, Oracle of Ages and whatnot. Not that I hadn't been playing games before that, but those were all got for me by my parents. Also, never had a Sega CD. Always wanted one, but my parents wouldn't get it for me. Still have my original model 2 Genesis though. I think I still have my original NES too. Didn't have the SNES either. Good times.

[@TockTockTock]

The best deal I ever got was a bundle of US Sega Saturn games that included Magic Knight Rayearth, Shining Force III, and Burning Rangers for $75.

[@NitroRad]

Mega Man having 5 good games that are different to everybody is one of the most accurate things I've ever heard

[@ThatRandomFastingGuy]

What are we fighting... Foooooor!?

[@fabiopl]

Mine are: MM2, MM3, MM5, MMX, MMX4

[@seabit253]

Yep. Mine are MegaMan StarForce 3 MegaMan Battle Network 3 MegaMan Battle Network 5 MegaMan Battle Network 6 MegaMan 8

[@fishactivation5087]

MMX5 MMZ2 MMZ3 MMX1 MM7

[@maximumrisk2004]

Mine are the Battle Network titles

[@BoundaryBreak]

You lived in alaska?! thats got to have some stories

[@StopSkeletonsFromFighting]

Shesez for most of my life! Let’s just say I’ve tangoed with a moose or two

[@RevanBartus]

Alien probing?

[@jadedheartsz]

@@StopSkeletonsFromFighting What are your thoughts on the animated series The Great North? is that an accurate depiction of life in Alaska. When did you move to the continental USA?

[@Punnyb8]

That last part of the video got me thinkin Top 10-20 dumbest\weirdest things you own do it, Uncle Derek!

[@lightdark28]

Just for info , the version of Panzer Dragoon that was included with PD Orta was actually a straight port of the Windows 95 PC version ,which would have been a much easier game to port than the original Saturn code, even more so given the Xbox was just a glorified PC (right down to the PIII CPU and Geforce3 variant of the GPU). It would have basically been impossible for the original Xbox to emulate the Saturn , certainly at any sort of playable speed

[@ryanimay]

Your unscripted speaking is god tier; hope to see more candid open-style videos like this !!

[@UnderratedAlbums]

I really liked this video, it felt more spontaneous and less scripted. Well done guys!

[@stephenfrog]

"My rarest games" *holds a book in the thumbnail*

[@roaldin]

It’s not just any book, it’s the Bible

[@xalith]

Earthbound had its strategy guide packed in with the game. That's why the box was so large.

[@AndrewSztein]

I became a patron after seeing this video. I used to be a video game journalist, and our website got completely crushed and buried when Metacritic decided that they weren't going to list our reviews anymore for nebulous reasons. Publishers stopped sending us review code and copies because Metacritic was half our traffic. Never recovered and I've moved on to other things. I've been there, and I wanted to support. Became a Patron because this video really spoke to me on a personal level. Keep on fighting the good fight!

[@thegreattesm]

A couple I'm proud of: Rule of Rose, a super rare but mediocre horror game I got for 15 dollars, complete, at a used book store. Also got conker's Bad Fur Day (N64), a game I loved when younger, for 12 dollars at a CD store.

[@bobothetransdimensionalhob2659]

The only real rare game I'm proud of is Shin Megami Tensei Nocturne Limited Edition Director's Cut ( soundtrack included )

[@mewfeuille]

Same! My Rule of Rose still has the receipt inside that says 14.99. I laugh every time I look at it lol

[@Ckoz2829]

thegreattesm I never got Rule of Rose, but I do have a copy of Haunting Ground in my cabinet. My brother actually bought it, so I dunno if he paid full price or if he got it discounted, but whatever the case, it’s worth a lot more now than when he bought it. I have played it and it’s pretty good. I love the setting and tone and just how absolutely creepy that game can get. Have you played Rule of Rose? I heard from someone on a different video that it wasn’t that great.

[@Caidren]

@@bobothetransdimensionalhob2659 ONE MORE GOD REJECTED

[@patrickholt8782]

dude for sure make a video of all the weird/bad/interesting/strange stuff you got.

[@dartez666]

The saddest part is that none of those places (comic shops, pawn shops, thrift stores etc.) will ever price like that ever again. Any place that sells games will look up prices on ebay and sell accordingly.

[@SotNist]

I lost my collection in a fire in 2007, but I had Saturn games like Guardian Heroes and Dragon Force + others. They were $25 used when I got them in 1996. Had the big box Earthbound, also $25 at K Mart in 1996, just being liquidated. Best score ever was Snatcher for $6 used in 1997. CIB of course, even with the foam brick to keep the jewel case sturdy. RIP.

[@revalution1965]

i weep for you😢

[@Wheeljack84]

Sorry that you went through that.

[@Butterworthy]

Derek is one of the few KZbinrs that I *legitimately* want to hang out with.

[@MyRetroLife]

It's amazing how rare Keio became. Before I sold my collection, it was one of the rarest I owned, along with Dynastic Hero on Turbo CD. Had them growing up when they were brand new. Great video!

[@The-Ry-Guy]

For some reason, it makes me giddy, seeing and hearing your interactions with Bosco's and Video City. Shout out from Anchorage, AK!

[@AllTheRooks]

I haven't gotten anything crazy, but a working, non-bootleg cart of Chrono Trigger for $12 is decent

[@PolybiusArcadia]

I got earthbound with the box and guide for 15 at a movie rental liquidation sale. They were making room for n64

[@ThetaReactor]

Mine was $12, NIB, at Best Buy. Don't recall the year, but I was buying PSX games at the same time. They had stacks of them on clearance.

[@Bruh-jw8mg]

Well no need to flex but, I got resident evil remake (gamecube version) factory sealed for 150 dollars.

[@roneybill]

Extreme luck holy fuck

[@SalameeQueijos]

I loved that this video doesn't look scripted... it sounds much more natural! It's not like I don't like your scripted videos, it's just that this one tastes different, and it tastes good

[@AlexRN]

SalameeQueijos I also that although it’s clearly not scripted it could pass off as scripted due to how precise and well spoken Derek has gotten. He doesn’t ramble on and on like so many other vlogs out there that end up boring me. I was enthralled from beginning to end. I loudly gasped when he said he paid $5 for a closed sealed copy of MM5. Wow

[@justinorlando3568]

Wait, this is scripted? It barely sounds like it.

[@ThunderdomeDoc]

Mega Man 9 press kit, I’m so glad you that you love it. That’s cool that you got it signed :) It was sitting in my safe for a few years and I was afraid to even touch it because I didn’t want to mess it up. I got more joy out of giving it to you than I did keeping it locked away. Thank you for all of the videos and music you have created. Fingers crossed for some new Starship Amazing tracks at some point :)

[@CaptainL95]

Clearly I don't have a story as amazing as any of yours, but I'm still happy with the time I got a loose copy of Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door at a flea market for $3.

[@mothersbasement]

Derek, just noticed Is the Kallax not one of the greatest shelves for game collections?

[@thestopmotion]

I’ve heard there really good, but I personally like the Ikea Billy bookcases.

[@SonataFanatica]

Out of all the gaming-related channels on KZbin, SSFF is the one and only that makes me happy with each new video. Can't even really say why, but I just love this channel.

[@ViciousVirusV2]

I just want to express how much I appreciate you guys. Your energy and attitude really makes me anticipate every video. Keep it up.

[@jvcdeadmoney]

I've had 2 lucky finds so far: - The first one was POSTAL 2 on PC. I was in high school at the time and I already knew about the game being banned in my country (France) when I found it for 12 euros at a thrift store. It was the English version. I still don't know how that game ever ended up there. - The second one was F-ZERO on SNES. I found the German version, complete in box, on Amazon for 5 euros. It still has the original price tag (50 Deutschmark) on the box!

[@BADC0FFEE]

Panzer Dragoon Orta on xbox is not emulating the saturn, the original game is a port of the pc version (yes there's a version of panzer dragoon for windows 95)that version uses directx, like the xbox, so it was the easiest to port

[@wdcain1]

I got lucky and bought _Misadventures of Tron Bonne_ for $5 from my local Blockbusters when it was clearing out their ps1 stock. It still plays great.

[@GuileOhio]

I got that one for like $140 and it was STILL a deal. Goddamn, son.

[@wdcain1]

@@GuileOhio My second best deal is when I picked up _JoJo's Bizarre Adventures_ on the ps1 for $30 at a pawn shop when it first came out. I could not find this game at any retail store so when I finally saw it at a pawn shop, I picked it up despite the high price. A complete copy now fetches over $150 on ebay.

[@KevlarGorilla]

That Earthbound Box. For years and years there was a stack of like ten of them in my local Zellers, sticker price of like $50 each. I could have sworn when Virtual Boys were being liquidated, they had a stack of 6 for $50 each too.

[@joeboots89]

I got Earthbound brand new from Best Buy for $5 in 1996, I think. Best $5 i ever spent

[@ChevyCamaroIsBetter]

That's hilarious how cheap that was.

[@gsilver0]

My Best Buy had a big stack of them for $7. I bought one, but I’m kicking myself for not buying a second and leaving it unopened.

[@patricknguyen7530]

Seeing the strategy guides Derek owns, I would like to see a video all about that, in particular for same games with 2 different strategy guides and notice any difference or additional information

[@MixMasterLar]

The Final Fantasy 7 ones are cool side by sides; the official one is missing a ton of hidden stat info

[@BurtKocain]

I just wanna say you guys' channel is really cozy and chill. You're both positive without being loud and annoying. ILY.

[@craftycatgirl3939]

SSFF is still one of the best gaming channels around. Both of you play off of each other really well and have this great energy and enthusiasm that really comes through with the way you two interact together and talk with each other and the audience, and it makes for some really enjoyable stuff. Kudos, and thanks for the great watching material!

[@alexrushdy2751]

This is the kind of content I LIVE for. The stories here are so fun! Felt like we were hanging out at a bar exchanging game hunting stories!

[@HuntersMoon78]

I got a zipped cd case full of Dreamcast games for £3, the seller thought they were old junk but to me was like digging up a huge chunk of gold.

[@Real1Gaming]

I remember working at this mall in a comic book shop, and we had a copy of Spider Man: Web of Fire for 32x for like 10 dollars or so. I had no idea it was worth a lot more and some geek just came in and bought it just like that. Crazy.

[@JaredConnell]

Cant believe he stole your paycheck like that

[@HiJello64]

Can’t believe they compressed your $10 paycheck into a Sega 32x cartridge.

[@MixMasterLar]

Pretty much every expensive game I own was bought years ago for the cheap, with the exception that a few years ago for my Birthday my brother actually paid the big bucks for a CIB copy of Beatmania IIDX 16th Empress for ps2. Thanks Bro! Play that game all the time still.

[@LucianoThePig]

I got a Gameboy Adance SP a few years ago for €2 in a charity shop. I don't use it much, but it's cool to have nonetheless

[@TheAmazingSpiderPunk]

My big bargain was a boxed copy with manual of Conker's Bad Fur Day for $40. I am still super proud of that one!

[@AlexRN]

Thy Name Is P! Oh man I remember like it was yesterday walking into a Best Buy just a few months after Conker’s BFD had been out and seeing an entire rack of new copies being cleared out for $20. I snatched it like nobody’s business and ended up loving it. I have to thank that game bombing in sales for me to get it so cheap so it’s a bittersweet feeling.

[@ComicKathy]

I got a copy of BFD loose that I bought for $30 from a small mall game store that was going out. Not my rarest / most expensive game but still a great deal.

[@ellpoyohlokoh]

I found a copy of Magic Knight Rayearth for Saturn in box for $30 at a swap meet when I was starting to collect Working Designs games. At the time, I don't think anyone knew it was even a rare game, it's crazy to think it's worth hundreds now.

[@kerricaine]

i think the highlight of our collection is my wife has a full set of the .hack// games. we went to check out the local pawn shop and they had #3&4 in the series, for i believe 100$ each (ebay they were going for almost double that). i remember how excited she got, we ran home, she grabbed every book, game, CD, etc of value to bring in and sell to get them.

[@bahooneyonastick]

This was probably one of my favorite episodes. You’re a great story teller man, I would love more episodes like this in the future.

[@jkemp6791]

Derek, I remember years ago in your Rocket Knight HVGN vid, you mentioned Sparkster made a cameo in Snatcher. I’ve finally been able to play it and you’re right; it’s a masterpiece!!!

[@SirMeowMusic]

Game collecting stories are honestly so fun to tell and hear about. When I was a kid I remember going to our local rental store with my uncle around the time when the 7th generation started and I really wanted to play Chibi-Robo on the Gamecube cause I would always rent it. They weren't letting people rent the game anymore cause they wanted to sell it and I was super bummed out but my uncle got it for me at an incredibly cheap $10 Canadian nowadays the NTSC version is around $100 - $200 which isn't really that expensive but that game means a lot to me and I'm just happy to have a CIB that's pretty much new (thank god I took care of my games). I'm not one to usually comment on videos but this video brought back a lot of memories from collecting and it made my day. Great video you two!

[@wateredwillow]

"Kids, get outta here!! Git, or come back and hang out; cuz your friend Derek is d'tupid." ~ Derek Alexander, 2019

[@maddiequestionmark]

I love just hearing you tell stories! You have a very charming and inviting personality, I’d love to just listen to you talk about gaming stories.

[@MudkipOnYT]

Nintendrew: Best Deals I’ve Found in Retro Gaming (and where to find them!) (26 May 2019) SSFF: bruh (6 June 2019) this video was good lmao

[@squiddlyn]

Game collecting is one of my favorite hobbies, I'd love to hear you guys talk about it more in the future! I'm so hype for flea market season, I already found a Dreamcast with all the hookups and controller for $10 the other day!

[@CutMan567]

Because of YOUR video on it (when it was first released), I got Wild Guns CIB for 8 bucks at the local thrift store right down the street that I'd visit religiously in 2007-2011

[@VGMFan20XX]

I usually find the best way to price games is to search on Ebay and select the "Sold" and "Completed Listings" option to then show you what people were willing to pay for a particular title over the past few months to get the best, most recent "average" value.

[@stellardafellar]

I remember finding my copy of Earthbound in a local used game store last year and felt ecstatic, with instantly using my saved up rainy day money. It's honestly just insane what you can find if you take the time to do a small hunt for games.

[@nobody4821]

Panzer Dragoon 1 also was released on PC (It's how I played it as a kid) and I wouldn't be surprised if Orta's version is the PC release or code. The PC release actually worked perfectly on windows 7 when I tried it out of the box again. Shoutout to Sega for making Orta back compat on Xbox one thus helping preserve PD1 and Orta.

[@radiantfalcongamevision1113]

can confirm that it's the PC version, as stated in an early Punching Weight episode and by Larry Bundy Jr. in the comments section.

[@AlexRN]

Derek, from the bottom of my heart I write here to tell you I absolutely love your videos. Your style, your demeanor, your positivity, your passion, keep doing what you’re doing. I wasn’t having a good day but after seeing this video (which went by as if it was 5min) I was instantly feeling better after it. You’re the reason I gave Earthbound, the Disney Afternoon Collection, and others a chance. It warms my heart to hear you say EB went from criminally underrated to almost overrated in your watch. Pat yourself on the back, man because you had a hand in that! For the longest time your video was THE Earthbound video with the most views on KZbin. I can’t tell you how many ppl I’ve recommended your HVGN EB video to. Take care and if we ever come across I’d love to buy you and Grace a beer for all these years you’ve been here. Thank you. PS: you must’ve been a little spoiled if you owned a SNES, a Genesis, a 32X and a Sega CD when you were a kid, lol. The Sega CD alone was $300 (in 1992 dollars!) when it was new!

[@wizardsdestroyedthem]

I really enjoyed the flow and editing of this video!

[@callme_Sweetpea]

Wow! When Alaska switched to DVD from VHS, I was one year away from buying my first Blu-Ray movie...

[@ImpergatoxYT]

Derek, the things you said at the end are the things I'm preaching for years and I'm happy that you are saying it to a wider audience than I ever could. I kinda started collecting arround 20 years ago. My family always visited flea markets and I came along when I was still little. When I was 5 or 6 years old I got a 2nd Hand SNES and GB (the grey brick one), and from then on I always looked for SNES or GB games when we were on a flea market. The games were pretty cheap compared to today, so I could get good games for 5 to 10 DM (Deutsche Mark). This was the way I started getting videogames. Today I rarely buy SNES or GB games because of the prices. I usually get some obscure ones the majority doesn't care about like the Japan-exclusive Super Formation Soccer 2 or The Fish Files. Today I mostly buy Wii, Xbox or DS games on flea markets or at videogame shops, because these are now the games that are easy and cheap to get. For example I lately got Pikmin 3 for 5 bucks. And I tell everyone who wants to get into retro stuff to either look for some good bets or to get the stuff no one else is interested in. The best way to get old games for less money is to get them in this time span where parents sell the console of their kids and no one with an income has nostalgia for them. I used to start my SNES collection like that. Greeting from Germany, I really love your channel! You two are doing an amazing job!

[@chriscastillo4634]

I found a new in box Super metroid and a link to the past at a goodwill a few years ago for $5 each! Best score of my life !

[@paulsomero]

You have multiple copies of strategy guides because they had a limited shelf life at Gamestop and the assistant manager would "throw them out" or reprice for a penny a couple times a month, where they would immediately land on Amazon for like $9.99

[@EngineerOfChaos]

Mine is Star Fox Super Weekend. Got it back in like 2003 at Gamestop where it was marked as a copy of regular SNES Star Fox so I got it for $8. Your site there priced it at over $1000 now. So that's nice.

[@GreyWolfLeaderTW]

Funny this should go up a few days after I found a CIB copy of Armored Core: Project Phantasma (PS1) for ~$31.00 from a used video store, when the going rate for that game CIB on eBay is typically over $80.00.

[@malformedmalice7517]

Your Earthbound box has left me mad jelly for years boii! I have the guide in excellent condition and the cart saves just fine with the battery. Just need the big ol box to complete my set .-.

[@bitchassmcgee9708]

There's a box selling on eBay rn for 25 bucks plus shipping

[@bobbyman9642]

Mad jelly.... boi... big ol box... .-.... stop.

[@Megaspartan23]

In 2010, I remember getting a copy of Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence on PS2 for £4, in excellent condition with all three discs. This was when Blockbusters was still around in the UK. They had a bargain bin with old games from the sixth generation of gaming. When I saw that they had that game in the bin, I had to grab it. I think that game can go for over £100 on eBay or Amazon

[@NickyJamesTV]

More ssff. Doesn't matter the content.

[@metalslugfest]

My best find was probably a couple sealed NES games at a flea market: FF1 and LoZ, for $5 bucks each. I had my older brother sell them on eBay for me so I could buy more games, which is what probably set off my love for thrifty game hunting all those years ago.

[@StudioMudprints]

Here's my SNES flex. -Pocky & Rocky: $10 -Pocky & Rocky 2: $10 -R-Type III: $10 -Ogre Battle: $14 -Earthbound: NOTHING. Whatup.

[@BMB]

I've bought some loose NES games before and stuff, but my rarest game is NFL Fever 2003, factory sealed. My dad bought it years back.

[@Kouh_Sijaed]

watching your rarest games video reminds me of the time I went to a local Value Village (kinda like a goodwill) and found a sealed copy of Silent Hill 3. I asked the clerk how much was this and it was only 3 bucks. Thank you SSFF your videos are always great to watch knowing their are others out their like me who are passionate for old and underrated games.

[@RW-cp8gp]

I’ve been trying to get a look at that record in the back for months and finally figured out why it looked so familiar. When I was very young I was listening to it with my family while sitting on my aunt’s lap. I got so scared I peed on her. Love your channel!

[@DeadwingDork]

holy crap MICROPLAY I got my N64 there as a kid, and I cherish the dude who suggested I get Banjo-Kazooie with it. RIP mom 'n' pop game shops.

[@Firing_Order]

I remember I was a little kiddo when our local Blockbuster was clearing out their N64 inventory. I went in with my dad and I remember we bought Rogue Squadron and Episode One Racer for $8 a piece. Still have the sticker on it too.

[@TomAznable]

The best find I've ever had was finding Metal Warriors for SNES for $3 at Book Off in NYC. This was years ago before they started charging above eBay prices for everything. When I picked it up I actually instinctively looked around me to see if anyone had noticed it, as if I had done something wrong. When I started collecting back in college for my Genesis (because it was cheap), I decided I was going to try and collect games I'd discovered via emulation. I paid $30 for a copy of MUSHA boxed on eBay, which at the time I remembered thinking "Man, this is a bit pricey but I really do love this game." Little did I know it would go for A BIT MORE years later.

[@joseluki]

The Panzer Dragoon 1 in Panzer Dragoon Orta is probably a port of the PC version.

[@Otome_chan311]

"There's like 5 good mega man games, but those 5 are different for everyone" I spit out my drink. It's so damn true.

[@MegaMattX86]

You guys are the best! Great video! Really cool to see the collection!! ❤

[@MisterSouji]

I actually found a bunch of sealed Saturn games at a yard sale around the time I started college. Tomb Raider, Independence Day, Myst and Panzer Dragoon Saga. Unfortunately I never played it, as it was sealed. Ended up selling it on eBay.

[@Spookybluelights]

Some KZbin fandoms get to call their favorite channels patriarch Daddy. We get to call ours Uncle. 😎

[@kasig2013]

Dude, Aunt Grace and Uncle Derek are the fucking best!

[@Ckoz2829]

This was a great video. I love seeing other people’s collections. I dunno if I would call myself a collector because I don’t seek out rare or valuable games, but I do have a few Limited Run games. They’re not really worth anything, but maybe their value would increase over time, being limited and all that. It’s whatever, though. I’m not interested in how valuable a game is, I’m more interested in having the physical media to add to my collection.

[@cheesystick1]

It’s great to hear all these Anchorage shoutouts. I also got a lot of great deals out of Bosco’s. Often times, they had no idea what they had. I got over half the Neo Geo Pocket library for $5 each. I had no idea you worked at the I’ll fated Microplay. Ah, good times. Anyhow, great video!

[@GuileOhio]

I'm also a game collector, but I'm mad jelly of people that live in the US and can hunt in bargain bins, flea markets and the like. Only really having access to eBay means my success stories are "paying $140 instead of $300 on a game". My prized possessions are Misadventures of Tron Bonne (the aforementioned $140 one, on an eBay auction), a Rule of Rose copy that sadly lacks the manual, which I got for $45 after spotting it on the shelf of a random game store's picture and basically begging the guys to sell it to me, and Kunio-tachi no Banka, a SNES japanese sequel to River City Ransom, which I bought in Japan (for normal retail price, but still, I love this game and wanted to have it for the longest time). And for one that's totally worthless as far as rarity and price goes but means a lot to me, a copy of Final Fantasy VII signed by Nobuo Uematsu.

[@thatguyontheright1]

The rarest game I own is Plumber's Don't Wear Ties on 3DO in the box. I remember when a loose Earthbound cart would only fetch $70. I got my copy of Earthbound cheap because it was water damaged. It did not work. I kept the damaged label, but I have a fully functional copy that I've played through several times.

[@Jenohart]

I got TWO boxed copies of Snowboard Kids 2. One is an ex rental in a crappy box that was cheap but the other is in good condition with original box and manual from ebay that was more expensive (but not the price it is today). I had no idea it would become rare or valuable, it was seriously just my favorite game ever for a while and I absolutely wanted my own copy and ended up getting two.

[@princegoatcheese9379]

I got a semi-complete NA copy of Solatorobo: Red the Hunter on the DS. I won it from an eBay auction for about $97 USD. I played it and it's a fantastic and technically impressive RPG, and it's super rare, like over 100,000 copies *worldwide* exist, the majority of them in Japan and Europe.

[@MrXabungle]

Panzer 1 in Orta was actually the PC port, running kinda like an in-house DOSBox.

[@dumdumm3299]

i think a lot of it depends on where you live. if you live in a big city, it’s really difficult to bargain hunt in thrift stores and flea markets because you are one person in a SEA of people who know exactly what you do, bargain hunting just like you. in addition, thrift stores in huge cities *know* the prices of what they have. the two thrift shops closest to me charge just under market value for rare games, usually, and they keep all video games in the expensive case with the jewelry and designer clutch purses. in big cities, i think your best bet is always gonna be to drive the extra mile to go to an estate sale OR go to the nearest smallish town to hunt. i can never find anything in my city, but as soon as i stepped into an antiques shop in Nowheresville a few hours away, i spotted an anime VHS tape that was easily worth hundreds of dollars.... being sold for $1. never give up!

[@MrTTar]

Many of my best gaming purchases (here in the UK) were whenever a retailer was facing financial difficulties and liquidating stock. While it is of course a tragedy when this happens, the company's urgent need for cash means many rare games are sold at staggeringly low prices. When GAME first entered administration in summer 2012, I purchased Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn and Wild Arms XF for £5 each (about $7.80 at the time). Then a year later in July 2013, the UK's Blockbuster went bust and I bought sealed copies of Pandora's Tower, Dragon Quest VI DS, and Project Zero (aka Fatal Frame) II Wii for less than £30 collectively (cira $45 at the time).

[@GreatScooty]

I got my copy of Earthbound from a neighbor of my Dads about 10 years ago. He just gave it to me with a couple of other games. He was much older, and just happened to have a little collection of SNES games. He told me he was letting me borrow it, but he has yet to ever ask for it back. It's pretty crazy to think I wouldn't have the kind of reverence I do for this game if it wasn't for the influence of your videos.

[@weirdproq]

One thing I was amazed to find years ago was Sin & Punishment: Star Successor for $2 CAD new at a GameStop. It seems like hardly anyone bought that. It's still cheap to get though. But, maybe in 10 years it'll be worth something.

[@brux357]

This video was great. So much fun. Please do more collection showcases with Grace yelling at you for being wrong from off camera.

[@Thomas-te2lg]

I found a working Philips CD-i console in a bargain outlet for $20 (no controller), because the owner thought is was "CD player" (it does play CDs, so he technically wasn't wrong...). Had I not noticed the words "CD-i" on it, I would've likely missed it myself, as this model looks nearly identical to standard CD players and looks nothing like the more "common" variants of the CD-i you seen online. I've went to many retro game stores, never seen anyone have one for sale, yet some dumpy bargain outlet in my hometown a couple blocks away had this.

[@nobeac]

Cool. Some rare games I have are: Dragon's Lair Trilogy - WII Haunting Ground- PS2 Strider 2 -PS1 King Neptune's Adventure - NES Power Blade - NES Shatterhand- NES Super Spy Hunter - NES Metal Storm - NES

[@tristan7666]

Back in the day not long after it first came out, I got my hands on PSO Episodes 1&2 Plus on Gamecube. Never even noticed the plus appended. Played it regularly for literal years before I realized, and found out even used copies sell for hundreds. Not dirt cheap, but still pretty neat that one of my favorites for so long turned out crazy valuable.

[@Duskets]

Oh shit SSFF uploaded! Time to stop literally anything I am doing.

[@jkemp6791]

I got the rare single disc variant of resident evil 1 DIRECTOR’S CUT for $1 at a thrift store. It’s worth a little over $100. Was really happy to find it!

[@DonkeyBoyVids]

Not worth a lot but some lady let me buy a Nintendo 2DS with a copy of pokemon Sun in it for a quarter at garage sale. That's my craziest gaming story. But this video is really cool! Love everything and have been binging videos for a while. So fun to watch

[@chaospoet]

I vividly remember going to flea markets in the 90s and it was 50 cents for NES games and 25 cents and in some cases 10 cents for Atari games (2600, 5200, 7800 it didn't matter). And a lot of the time cib. You were right about Wii U games at Gamestop and other such places. They had deals for a time like buy 4 games and regardless of the price all the games would be $5 a piece if you bought 4. I'd find 3 I wanted and have to pick a 4th to get the deal so those two $10 games would be $10 total. I'd be looking at what was left like "Funky Barn? Hello Kitty Racers? Mario and Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games? I guess I'm getting those too!" Now I'm eternally grateful for grabbing them.

[@Metalcortaku]

I spent years searching for a deal on Castlevania SOTN, finally found a really nice looking copy at a goodwill for 3.50. Really happy about that one.

[@KmartCult]

I picked up many rare anime dvd sets at the mall Bosco’s location since they’d price them all at the same amount. Wonder if they still price them that way as I don’t live there anymore.

[@surferbrg]

One pickup I would never forget was one time I was at a gametop where they were selling a bunch of PS2 games years ago and onetime while browsing I picked up Marvel VS Capcom 2 for $30 and had a felling the game was worth more and expensive, so pulled out my money and brought it. Plus ended up playing the crap out of it too.

[@venom23]

Cool vid! I'm not really a collector but here's my top 5 most expensive games. 1. Klonoa Door to Phantomile (PS1) $185 Bought it the year it came it out but never finished it. Still in good condition. 2. Castlevania Order of Ecclesia (DS) $133 This is new/sealed. Bought it for like $20 a few years ago, never got around to playing it, but it jumped up in price for some reason 3. Zelda Minish Cap (GBA) $89 I actually have 2 copies of this game (complete/good condition). One was my brother's but he didn't want it anymore. Probably thought it was worthless. 4. Meroid Zero Mission (GBA) $84 Bought it when it came out. Complete/good condition. 5. Pokemon FireRed (GBA) $81 Honestly don't know why pokemon games costs so much considering they sell million of copies.

[@imaloony8]

One of the major issues with going to Gamestop and picking up Wii games is that frequently they're in terrible shape. The boxes are fucked, no manual, sometimes they have the Gamestop replacement box, and even then, they're sometimes more expensive than you can find on eBay. Like, I love my local game stores, but I'm the same way about these games: if I can get them for a better price elsewhere, I will. Frankly, the best strategy on eBay is to look for the cases plastered with stickers. They sell for less because people think they're in worse condition, but they're really not. Even stubborn stickers are a snap to get off. I've done it with games as old as Gamecube with three or four stickers on that don't seem to want to come off, and I'm able to get the cases looking pretty spiffy. Take the game, manual, and artwork out, peel the sticker off as best you can with your finger nails, soak the remaining sticker in water, rub it with a cloth or paper towel until the paper part comes off, then clean the residue off with Goo Gone. Blamo, good as new.

[@KetsubanSolo]

Rarest Games I have - Gitaroo Man (PS2) found it at Gamestop on clearance for $20. - Both Osu Tatakae Ouendan games AND Elite Beat Agents, all for like $30. - A Distribution Cart for shiny Entei/Raikou/Suicune for the DS, was $45 for me. Ebay. Snore. - Gimmick! on the Famicom. Ebay again, but I got mine for $200 which was crazy considering how high it normally goes.