The Upsetting Reality Of Modern Video Game Collecting

[@justadude3595]

Do you ever think that retro games will stop being collectables or valuable as time goes on? The future generations will not have nostalgia for the vast majority of these games and consoles since they literally won't have knowledge or experiences with them. Also, the people who do desire these games will eventually start dying out (just a fact of life). I could see things like Majora's Mask collectors edition or other rare versions of extremely popular titles retaining some value, but do you think your kids generation and future ones will really want to buy SNES games? Especially with the availability of roms and current state of remasters/rereleases. Just the thoughts of a fellow reseller.

[@MortsGarage]

Such a great question - I think you have to look at collectibles in general to answer this. Comics seem to have the strongest parallel to games (you can read anything digitally, but graded games still command a hefty amount). I think, without any data or evidence to support this thought, that culturally defining franchises and their respective variants will likely remain valuable. But will Magic Sword CiB on SNES? That’s a tough one…

[@6door6four96]

We have along time left to worry i am 29 and i grew up on nes snes and n64 as many kids back in the day did i played nearly every console as friends parents or grandparents would have older generation consoles so my nostalgia is great but if average age of death is in late 70s and I plan to collect right to my end I don't think we will see prices drop in my lifetime atleast ​@MortsGarage

[@SoberJokR]

That’s a really good question! I hope my kids will keep my stuff and so on.

[@tr1bes]

The tough question is "Will it function down the road as everything fall apart?"

[@VogueDistortion]

I think this is inevitable. Everything at a certain point will stop being desired and that is definitely the case for cultural goods like video games. The big question is when this decline in interest will happen. It could be within 10 years but also over 150 years from now. The next console generation will likely be digital only and that could be a huge turning point. Look at films and music. The majority of people today don't care for cds or dvds. Are stacks of expensive old games still attractive to own if a simple subscription service offers you thousands of titles to play without any hassle?

[@IntergalacticDustBunny]

I had to quit collecting years ago, because I started looking at my shelves/totes full of stuff and asked myself "why?" I kept a few lost items from my childhood that I had a direct connection to, and sold everything else (at a decent loss), what I couldn't sell I donated. I've seen the collector space explode and prices inflate, but I think the bubble will bust at some point, FOMO wears off after a time, I've found a lot of collectors (not all) who have massive collections of things they can't possibly use or enjoy in their lifetimes tend to have a shopping addiction that they handwave away as collecting or preserving. My point is you don't need a basement full of toys and videogames to be happy, and a lot of collectors tend to have this "dragon on a pile of gold" attitude that is quite silly once you step outside of the collector headspace. The things that bring me the most nostalgia are my actual toys that survived my childhood.

[@MortsGarage]

100% agree. Love this!!

[@revcodessare]

This is true, I too started to feel this way. The things I collected started to deteriorate and the "why" feeling gets stronger nowadays. It doesn't help that I work away from home most of my life and I barely see my collection. To the point I am having this realisation, "If I die, nothing matters anymore". Going to flea markets like in this video drove the sentiment even stronger, literally collectors just unloading their stuff, they're mostly unopened. With the boxes already yellowing or crushed like old stuff does. That is the end of collection? I shudder. At this point it is a combination of FOMO, hoarding and just being a shopaholic than actually using/playing any of them.

[@sidearmsalpha]

Yeah, I felt the same about my game collection and knowing that I could always emulate or even better now, play games on original hardware through other storage, I just freed up a lot of space and stress about having all this stuff but it's great to know I can still enjoy the hobby by accessing these games on the fly too. Now I gotta figure out what to do about my toy collection. It's massive and I have realized I'm never going to be able to display it properly so I need to decide what I really want to keep.

[@jimmyschmidt14]

@@revcodessare f FOMO, hoarding and just being a shopaholic

[@LordRayken]

100%. I sold about $8,000 dollars worth of games I had just sitting on a shelf and asked "Why." I started seeing them as vacations, experiences, and house upgrades. I never touched them or played them. The hobby, which is going to old stores and buying games and then adding them to the shelf, can be replaced with much healthier hobbies, like traveling and exploring new things.

[@ItsAllDougAndGames]

Agreed with the the core concept - these are not games anymore, these are collectibles. Having said that, to really, REALLY drive the point home, and peel back all of the layers on this onion and state this with NO sugar coating whatsoever - replace "collectibles" with "financial instruments". Do that and you immediately experience a jarring, visceral reaction that makes it crystal clear where all of the contentiousness and drama between "nostalgic gamers" and "collectors" who are effectively "investors". I've stirred the pot, I'll see myself out. :)

[@MortsGarage]

I think we are ultimately saying the same thing - stir the pot, amigo!

[@Bigbenching]

/yawn

[@ohiograssman1564]

I can play it.

[@MrVariant]

Lol pokemon tcg is like that too 😂 I need another vintage set unboxing to drive up the market price 😂

[@MrFIRESEAL117]

Honestly, I can't help but respect the "Nostalgia gamer" Over The Collector any day. The trajectory of the gaming collectors Market is nauseating. Nothing like taking interactive media and incasing it in a plastic coffin.

[@DanielNostalgicBitz]

i really like how your videos are both entertaining and also thought provoking on retro game collecting many of us including myself collect for the nostalgia or simply to get the things we couldn't get back when we were kids but i really see myself as a curator of these items i have in my collection many hold stories of others enjoyment with these items and to me that gives it a different kind of value 😊

[@MortsGarage]

Thanks for the thoughtful comment Daniel 🤘

[@DCFatCat]

My accountant would like to remind me that they are technically non-current business assets that have been fully depreciated unless otherwise compared to book value at the time of sale.

[@MortsGarage]

Your accountant is wise

[@coflow9719]

It would be a business asset subject to depreciation if you own a rental store or something. If you’re not in business and it is personal, it would be a capital asset like a stock where your cost basis is the amount is paid for it that gets netted against your sales proceed, what you sold it for, to come up with a capital gain. If you own a store or eBay store and treat your collection like it’s inventory, the cost of whatever you paid for your inventory is COGS and all sales gets netted against COgS

[@stashmerkin9576]

Mort great break down of what makes collectables! I used to say something similar when I worked at a comic shop in the 90s. So much crossover between the retro game market and retro comic collectors.

[@MortsGarage]

I think you have the best parallel between types of collectibles

[@TronicGames]

I think you are completely right when saying that video games are not video games anymore. I never considered myself a collector but ended un with around 1.5K games after years and years of buying stuff. At the beginning the main drive for me was buying games I wanted to play. Sure, I was fuelled by nostalgia but also by the notion of wanting to experience games I did not have the chance back when; either because I missed out or because I only owned the competitor console. I was extremely passionate about video games but you don't end up with 1.5K games just because you want to play them. At some point, not sure when, I started buying stuff I was not madly interested in because it was a good deal. Then started buying lots from which I was only really interested in one or two of the games. Prices then skyrocketed with covid and I've bought very little since. This past year I've been asking myself why the hell I have an entire wall of games at home and no drive to play 95% of them. How the heck have I become an expert on sun fade? I was in it for the video games, not the spine cards, the print number, the region, the scarcity or the club nintendo point cards. I'm selling. I'm out of collecting and back into video games again.

[@MortsGarage]

This mirrors some of my feelings as well. It’s also bizarre what things we become experts on that have literally zero impact on how the world runs

[@LordRayken]

I had a wall of games and dumped them all. It took some time but that $8,000 turned into an above ground pool.

[@ryanboutr7756]

Emulating saved gaming. Imagine life without it.

[@FallicIdol]

Do Gen Z even care about anything before 2010 in games? How many silent pictures do you still watch?

[@TheNameIsSR]

​@@FallicIdolgen z technically starts 1997. So that would include me and many others I know who care about retro games. Even a few casual gamers I know will still get the Wii out at times.

[@hasan9682]

@@FallicIdolI’m born in 2005 and I care a lot about retro games. I grew up with a GBA, SNES, PS2 in my house

[@christocream]

Wata ruined everything after their scandal. Everything costs a small fortune to buy now. In my area counterfeits have skyrocketed. I had around or about 10 boxed nes games from before wata that I got for probably $160 that includes punchout, all 3 mario bros, gray zelda and zelda 2, metroid, doctor mario and nowadays that little set could easily get me over a thousand

[@MortsGarage]

Grading is definitely an element of it, but I think we were already headed to collectible territory. Grading just floored it to that territory. Although - nothing changed much when VGA came to the scene…

[@3OH3Wes]

How in the world does Mort not have 100 million subscribers? Definitely the best retro game channel on KZbin.

[@MortsGarage]

😲❤️

[@spitt0110]

I was playing MMPR fighting editon on snes for a hot minute, back in 2010 I don't know why i just kept firing that game up. it was fun and addicting.

[@MortsGarage]

It’s soooooo good!

[@theusualidiot124]

i personally don’t care what things are “worth”. i’m not thinking about reselling them down the line. i only care if the price being asked feels like a good value to me. yesterday i paid $40 for a 1985 Mumm-Ra action figure to add to my collection. it’s the first thundercat toy i’ve held in my hand since i was like 7-8 yrs old. is it in perfect condition? nope. is it complete? nope again. but it is in good condition and looks badass displayed on my shelf, plus i was able to help support a local business and spend a great afternoon with my wife. i was happy to pay what i did and don’t feel ripped off in the slightest bit. there were tons of cool toys at that toy shop that were out of my price range, and im ok with that. so much of life in general has become digital, and that combined with having to be an adult with a job and working countless hours, ive forgotten the joy of physically holding a damn toy in my hand, or looking through the insert of a cassette tape, or reading the manual of a video game. the memories are 95% of the reason i collect things.

[@MortsGarage]

I totally agree. This was also the point I was trying to make in the video with my Mom. Glad you found something awesome!

[@thomasbalgairies]

The problem I see with game collecting is the state of modern games. As collectors we ask for physical copies but how many modern games come out unplayable until you download 30gb+ of updates. At this point what are you really collecting on your PS5 and Xbox?

[@MortsGarage]

This is absolutely the truth - it’s similar though to when I go to a concert and buy a physical copy of a bands music I like. I’ll still stream it, but the “token” of something physical makes it cool. Even though we have all these updates, I still like the “token” of the disc and case.

[@thomasbalgairies]

Makes sense as a comparison, but I think game publishers will see these tokens as little more than an unnecessary expense and will stop producing them much faster than bands will stop selling cds.@@MortsGarage

[@WatchingYoutubeVid]

Unsure about Xbox but most ps4/ps5 games run fine with no day 1 patches or updates. Sure it may be missing a few performance patches but there is still value to these physical games. It may also be the very last modern physical games we will see before we shift to digital, i expect nintendo and sony to continue this current trend in the next gen

[@grizzlybearking1878]

The answer is well, not many. Doesitplay? Is a website that tracks these things. 75% of games today are excellent without a single day one patch eeded. 15% are also playable, but would recommend playing with a patch for moderate to severe bug but still content complete on disc. The remaining 10% are not content conplete and game breaking bugs. Many of these are also live service games.

[@Beavernator]

It's why I've only bought like 8 games for Seris X and PS5... If I didn't use their cool back compatability upgrade features, this gen would have been a massive ripoff in my eyes... Still does kind of feel like that...

[@vinylreckoning]

Interesting take, I dig it. Kind of happens with test pressings in our community. I don’t listen to them because I have a normal pressing but in my brain I have to own it because it’s so rare.

[@MortsGarage]

Yes - the “I must own it” compulsion is the one that I try and explore a bit more deeply for myself

[@yovanymarin3661]

Upset is an understatement, it truly makes it so people won’t be able experience the games just because LOSER wants to make it a collectible and start grading them FOR RESALE not to enjoy the ACTUAL GAME

[@MortsGarage]

Devil’s advocate response - can’t people who just want to play the games find them through many other, highly accessible means? There’s more ways to play than the physical copies, yes?

[@yovanymarin3661]

@@Derthkiss No lie, that’s probably the best response I have seen

[@FullBeardSk8]

you missed with this comment and your salt is showing. stop crying, emulate. and dudes right, you had 30 years to play these games dont cry now. those who were on the ball and acquiring these games for many yeard in the past now have hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of junk in their basement and theyre still crying

[@yovanymarin3661]

@@FullBeardSk8 TF is you talking about, I have all these games and more! I’m talking about the people who truly want to play but can’t due people like you.

[@FullBeardSk8]

@@yovanymarin3661 lol u still not making any sense guy, and u also know nothing about me.

[@AkiDave]

Collecting video games is such a fun hobby, it’s like you’re going on a historical expedition and finding worlds long gone , or ready to be rediscovered. You can passively watch these videos and learn how to spot bad deals. But the problem is that a lot of stores take advantage of people and it’s frustrating, offensive even. It’s why I fell out of love with it, stores I loved closed and resellers often trying to scam people. It’s disheartening you know? Great video!

[@MortsGarage]

It is. I’m glad you enjoyed the video and appreciate your comment.

[@AkiDave]

@@MortsGarage 💙

[@chimmyinfernape9189]

I love the whole idea of this series educating people on value. I can’t tell you have many people have bitched at my flea market table about a game being like 40$ for example but it being “common” then I have to explain supply and demand

[@MortsGarage]

Glad you’re enjoying that aspect of these videos :)

[@HitPointPersonal]

I became a collector for archival reasons, I do promote retro games because in 50-80 years, you might never get to play these games again. So, play them up while you can, and hopefully, with the efforts of archives, the future I fear won't come to fruition.

[@genesis1784]

Mort your videos and topics and the way you put them together are really entertaining and amazing. Thank you and God bless.

[@MortsGarage]

Appreciate this!

[@bricebarber9673]

My oldest son (12 going on 25) loves the endless ocean series and is currently replaying blue world in anticipation for the new release. I find it relaxing to watch him dive and listening to the music. I also find watching your content relaxing and maybe if you had some Hayley Westenra playing in the background he would watch too lol.

[@MortsGarage]

I don’t know who that is, but I’ll look it up. Thanks for watching!

[@mythoceanas8874]

It’s always a quid pro quo, without collectors there wouldn’t be resellers, and without resellers the market would fall and with no market, all these retro games and consoles would be in landfills.

[@MortsGarage]

Excellent point

[@BlaizeV]

I found your videos earlier this week, I love your style soooooooooo much. So entertaning, your love of film elevates this all so much.

[@MortsGarage]

I live for comments like this - thank you for taking the time to comment!

[@shaun8062]

Watching the snowman movie is a Christmas tradition of mine as well. I watched it when I was about 4 and my dad had me convinced that I was the boy in the movie. That winter, I made my first snowman and I used my boots to make a giant heart in the backyard below our house in the small amount of light coming from the stilt porch for my mom, and I put "MOM" in the middle of it. This was in the 80s. I'll always have a soft spot for that movie, it's extremely moving to me.

[@MortsGarage]

That is AMAZING! Thank you for sharing this

[@Beavernator]

I have so many rare games that I lost count over the years... But I have opened and played every single one... I have never bought a game to just set it on a shelf or leave it in a box... Even things like our Box Boy Amiibo are just displayed center of the shelf with all the others... Playing through everything is NOT easy though... Took me over a year to get through the "Trails" series so far...

[@MortsGarage]

Oof...that's like a billion hours. Godspeed!

[@Beavernator]

@@MortsGarage I'm glad those game had great charachters and stories, because otherwise, SHEESH...

[@kylespevak6781]

Finding electronics that aren't 40 years old at a flea market is unheard of these days

[@MortsGarage]

Not in SoCal :) We have it pretty great out here!

[@humblemudgames]

Dude your editing never fails to blow me away. I rewatched that section explaining what collectibles are a couple times just because I was in awe at how smooth all of that was. Also, you and your brother have a great back and forth.

[@MortsGarage]

Comments like this make my day. Thank you for taking the time to make it!

[@RetrocartCollector]

Love the your conversation in this one brother. As always, a masterpiece! Now I’m going to have to go to Goodies and look for some games 😉. Plus, now I know I’m an Antique, not a Collectable… dang! 😂😂😂

[@MortsGarage]

Hahahaha - Still a collectible to me amigo

[@erikjohanson3929]

I don't know how I haven't found this channel earlier, because it's gold. Really glad I saw you in a video by JRPGlife, otherwise you would have passed me by. I now have yet another youtube channel to binge watch/listen too when out on my walkabouts.

[@MortsGarage]

So glad you’re here! Thank you for your kind comment!

[@justjustin93]

From MewithoutYou shirts to a '68 shirt, that music taste is on point, great video Mort

[@MortsGarage]

The real ones get it

[@Jacrispy777]

Love the sense of narrative that you gave this video. Really makes it stand out from the game collector content farms. Subscribed!

[@MortsGarage]

How kind of you- thank you! It’s the middle of this series, I hope you enjoy what else has been put together.

[@completetechheads]

I can think of sooooo many collectibles that are worth less now than the RRP, that does not disqualify them from being a "collectible". Even so, great video!

[@MortsGarage]

Fair point - and thanks for the comment!

[@completetechheads]

@@MortsGarage This is coming from someone who collects prequel era Star Wars figures if that explains my point better lol

[@Dr.Serious1970]

Greeting Mortimus prime. I'm looking forward to watching this video. Also,deeply grateful for this incredible community of creators whom share with us. I hope you and your family are doing well. Please say hi to her mom too. Take care from sunny and snowy Vermont.🙏👍🙏🎮🕹🤓

[@MortsGarage]

Cheers! Appreciate the comment - peace to you and your family

[@Dr.Serious1970]

Real time reply. Thanks alot Mort. Enjoying this video. Sending my best to you my brother.

[@TheNintendoDScollector]

Well, i saw legacy of ys ds sealed at a expo. It was my ultimate #1 grail. Price was a blur and now its pretty behind glass.

[@MortsGarage]

Oof…would you want one that’s not sealed?

[@TheNintendoDScollector]

@@MortsGarage I do yes. The only game I'd have 2 copies of, stare and play.

[@JeseeWalker]

You deserve over 100k subs. Some of the best video game collecting content there is. THANK YOU MORT!!!

[@MortsGarage]

How kind! Thank you :)

[@scottg8314]

I saw Petey LIVE 2 weeks ago. That man is my soul! Also 90 pounds of Pete was a former project of his. His show was incredible! I can send pics if you want. Mandatory: Don't Tell the Boys!!! Thank you Mort. Subscriber for life.

[@MortsGarage]

DTtB is a tearjerker of a tune. Great to know about his former work! Love his aching lyricism and emotional song structures.

[@scottg8314]

@@MortsGarage You're right his lyrics really reach deep. Checkout contemplative drunk & arms by 90lbs. I think about those lyrics all the time to this day even.

[@Squidward_Tikiland]

You get an old broken console, a laptop with emulators and old looking controllers, some game boxes/cases, and viola. I think emulators look pretty good on an hdtv with the right filter. Not the pixelly filters or scanline filters, but the one that makes the pixels glow and blend together like a crayon drawing almost. That’s how the games look like on CRT, to me anyway and I have CRTS and working consoles

[@MortsGarage]

Whatever works :)

[@timmy3822]

Good video. I’m the kind of guy who was always looking forward to the next piece of technology and excited for new consoles etc. The state of ‘modern gaming’ has left me feeling quite jaded though. I grew up in the 90’s and early 2000’s, you bought games and had the entire game on your choice of physical media. You could buy expansion packs for some games, but there was little fuss and you owned those titles. Now, you have games released which don’t actually work out the box unless you download massive patches, which still leave them a bug ridden mess most of the time. Then there’s the battle passes, season passes and that’s without touching on gacha and gambling in games now. After gaming got big with the PS3/360 era everything was dominated by big profits and investors using the medium as a money making machine. This has compromised gaming a lot imo, with games now being designed first and foremost as a cash shop to generate profit than to be an actually fun game. So I’ve started to collect games I used to have when I was younger again and let go without much thought years back. I’m also buying a number of old game boy systems because I’m getting into the modding scene but also I desire to rescue some of these broken systems and give them new leases of life for future generations to enjoy. There’s something incredibly satisfying taking a system that’s got a burnt polariser or cracks on the shell, cleaning the board and fixing any broken components before giving it a new shell and having it boot up like its new. Emulation is great, it helps preserve games hopefully indefinitely long after all original hardware has gone but you can’t replace that tactile feel and experience. Kids now are so used to backlit IPS displays it’s amusing to hand them a Game Boy DMG with that pea soup dot-matrix display and see their shock when you tell them there’s no backlight and you have to angle the system to reflect light. Now they will know our struggles playing Pokémon between street lamps and night in the back of the car! 😂

[@MortsGarage]

The back of the car GameBoy light problems struggle was for REAL! Haha

[@Ryan_TheBold]

Oh man! I hated Walking in the Air until I heard Foxy Shazam’s cover. Now I unapologetically love that song. And that movie!

[@MortsGarage]

Haha - that’s awesome! It’s a beautiful song, I have just heard it more times than I can count

[@M00nlightOfficial]

I was actually kind of considering a few years ago to get into retro collecting, and not gonna lie, I thought using the hardware I never had the chance to was cool. However, what's mostly important is the games themselves, which I'll just emulate the games I bought backed up so I don't put more wear and tear on what I bought. Let people play the money game; I'll just play the video games. As for Endless Ocean, my dad bought it on a whim around the console's launch when I was in elementary school. At first I thought it was boring, but eventually I gradually grew interested in the game to becoming one of my most played Wii games, with Blue World being even more as we're talking hundreds of hours. It may not be in HD, but the graphics were ahead of its time for what's considered a console that's just 2 GameCubes stuck together lol.

[@MortsGarage]

Your sentiment resonates: It’s about enjoying the games at the end of the day - smart to play the back ups and not add wear and tear.

[@charlesshamseldin9555]

I'm not a collector, I'm just a gamer who never sells his games and mostly bought new over the years -- at least from the Xbox 360 era and earlier all the way back to the PS1 era. As a result I've accumulated a very very large game collection all CIB in mint condition that is now worth a sizeable amount of money at current Market value. Games like Conker's Bad Fur Day, Silent Hill 1,2,3; Eternal Darkness, Twin Snakes, Resident Evils all of them etc etc etc etc. After watching your video it makes me want to download an online curator and perhaps approach my insurance agent about covering these things on my homeowners policy.

[@MortsGarage]

This would be a wise move

[@audiohazard1203nut]

Since games are not played from the discs nowadays, there is nothing to collect. Licenses issue and servers will get shutdown and you will eventually not be able to play all current modern games. Day one patch means the server has to be reachable and the license needs to be kept updated in order to download tour game to play. There is no valid reason to collect modern games. Nobody will be able to play the. So why own it?

[@MortsGarage]

You raise some great points!

[@squidracerX]

Hearing about screws in the back of NES carts making some people care made me decide i was done with any sort of physical collecting all together, I never collected really - not for value or complete collections - i just bought what I wanted to play and always bought more than I could ever play. But yeah, I sold a majority during Covid and dont regret it. I HATE the collecting scene.

[@MortsGarage]

There are indeed incredibly tiring aspects of it. Thanks for giving the video a shot though.

[@adamnasz]

Hi Mort. As a 38 year old, I have recently got back in to gaming and what I have noticed is that the value of games hasn't dropped much for 2nd hand titles or gone up unrealistically, especially for PS4, switch and Pre 2000 era games due to the combination of the Pandemic, Resellers and KZbinrs. I have started to collect PS4, PS5 and limited run games so that I can PLAY them and then keep them in the hope that if I have kids, they can enjoy them later on as long as everything is kept in good condition and if they increase in value, fine, otherwise I'll keep them as long as I can as I hate digital download gaming especially when you have to open many launchers and other things or compatibility issues/crashes happen which kill the enjoyment. What really annoys me is that I see many people who aren't even gamers, buying games especially the limited run games to sell at 2X to 4X the price and with the whole influencer lifestyle the world see in this day and age, that's what's driving the overall greed in my opinion and it's pretty much taken the sting out of the hunt, especially here in the UK of buying games that you like for dirt cheap so you can keep them and play them many times over the years with very little cost to you.

[@MortsGarage]

That’s something I didn’t consider - how much of these sentiments are global? What is the collectibles market like in various regions? Hmm….

[@davidtobin1]

Thanks for the great video Mort! Am I hallucinating or is that a copy of Dinosaur Planet on N64 in your game room?

[@MortsGarage]

That is indeed a copy of Dinosaur Planet! Repro box and Repro cart. Had to do it!

[@NESADDICT]

Excellent video Mort! Loved the negotiation. That was cool.

[@MortsGarage]

That vendor is awesome. I appreciated his flexibility.

[@Aerodeth]

"I'm gonna teach my kids the horrors of square corners on controllers." Youre also gonna teach them the horrors of the never ending flashing reset!

[@MortsGarage]

Lol

[@projectf20]

Really love the format of these videos Mort. For some reason, I'm not seeing anything new on your Goodiez page and haven't for the last few weeks. I want to buy things from you!

[@MortsGarage]

I know! I’m planning to post up a lot more this weekend. Been on vacation. Thanks for your support!

[@projectf20]

@@MortsGarage Hope you had a good vacation!

[@Skifictious]

Hey Mort-been a minute. Lord Sluggo beat me down pretty good but, I managed to put him in his place long enough to watch the video. Love the content subject and some nice Wes Andersony vibes in this video-and I'm here for it!

[@MortsGarage]

CURSE YOU FIEND LORD SLUGGO!!!! (And welcome back 😊)

[@leeokami1021]

It always depends on the game for me. I never buy new games on release because my backlog is crazy. But for stuff like limited run I don't mind. Digital is untrustworthy now. Its all good until the Eshop or digital service vanishes, or your downloads disappear because of licensing rights going away. But ill say i will never cross the line of hoarding or let fomo get in the way

[@MortsGarage]

The untrustworthiness of digital storefronts and libraries really is a point of consideration that is being underscored more and more these days

[@greggeiger7532]

I enjoy my (modest) collection of games but I like to be able to play them too. Too tough for me to leave them in the plastic! Maybe if it was an inert thing like a figurine I wouldn’t care but a video game i’m gonna want to play and experience.

[@RetroHead-od3cu]

Great video as always mate!

[@MortsGarage]

Cheers amigo!

[@viridionwaves]

Very cool music. I appreciate how you are experimenting with your editing

[@MortsGarage]

I appreciate you mentioning something - it's my favorite part of this process

[@QuinnNoble]

I used to love watching Speed Racer. There was a Speed Racer arcade machine in the 90's that was awesome. They had it at my local AMC. I remember going to the Movies early, I would get a Fruitopia and play the hell out of it... memories and all that, blah blah.

[@MortsGarage]

That’s awesome!!

[@louiehewitt6514]

The internet has pretty much made gaming a very expensive hobby but tbh if you look back at the cost of brand new games going back to the SNES they were around £40-50 for a new release anyway. A lot you can still find cart only for way below that. Some are clearly more expensive because of the reasons mentioned in your video but you could argue that you can make video game collecting as expensive or as cheap as your personal budget allows. I, personally, do not see the point in complete collections for systems because I know I won’t play the majority of the games so I write lists of all the games I really would like to play and collect that way. It’s a lot more enjoyable plus it takes up way less room. This way you don’t mind letting things go either if there’s something else on your radar. Having games on the shelf sealed or just there is a pointless endeavour but that’s just my opinion. Games should be played and enjoyed, just take care of the box/case and manual 😊

[@MortsGarage]

Well said!

[@neilarnold5506]

This is going to be an awesome video. Two brothers searching the flea market for deals. That Harley Quinn and Speed Racer stuff looks cool. No idea how collectible they are, but the Harley Quinn statue I'm sure is somewhat at the very least. Videos like yours have kept my hopes up for when Yard Sales begin in my area again. I love going to them as you never know what you will come across. You may strike out 80% of the time, but when you hit it normally pays off for the times you don't. I gotta agree with Gabbo, LJ has done alot, but there will never be another Jordan I don't feel. MJ is the GOAT, and other will be in his shadow (even if they come close). I think LJ and Kobe are def in contention for a 2nd though. Even though I'm not sure about the price on the lot of games, there is some cool stuff for sure. Power Rangers Fighting Edition I only remember renting it when I was a kid, but was super fun. Another incredible video, looking forward to the next one. Seems like some nice progression towards the manual funds in this one, even if some will take a bit to sell. Keep up all the amazing work, and have a great day. #Roadto30k

[@MortsGarage]

Thanks man!! It was a smashing day. Have a great day as well.

[@boo1_gaming927]

I feel like it depends on exactly what you consider collectable. amiibo at this point are just collectables. Yes, they can do things in game, but beyond that, they're just figurines. I have over 60 amiibo, and they're mostly just collecting dust on my shelf. Now, most cartridges loose and CiB discs are not collectables imo, even though they may sell higher than original MSRP. Of course, games used to only come in a box, so having a box for those will be collectible, but with everyone using plastic cases for the better part of 2 decades at this point, CiB or even just case and game are going to be the standard for newer systems. Plus, having cases keeps all of the games organized and somewhere safe when not in use, especially discs.

[@MortsGarage]

I guess that’s a bit the point of the video - Collectibles are anything worth more than their original retail price, defined in parts by rarity and desire. How we got so much desire is the next question I’m eager to dive into

[@Triple_A_Gaymer]

Currently at least 5 sculptors cuts manuals on eBay, not that difficult to find

[@MortsGarage]

But quite difficult to afford for me

[@JslvGotcha]

This channel deserves 1 million subs

[@MortsGarage]

How kind of you to say!

[@Albee213]

There is nothing wrong with nostalgia and collecting things. But treating it as an investment and worrying about its value ruins everything. I collect music because I want to listen to it, luckily there are a lot of options that keep the prices of old LPs and CDs prices reasonable. I never bought one LP thinking it's going to be worth more or less. I bought it because I wanted it, the price was what I was willing to pay and I can listen to it over and over. If the price is more than I am willing to pay I let it go and just get the CD and be done with it. The older I get I realize that all the stuff I have means nothing but it's fun to have until I get to my final destination.

[@MortsGarage]

Spot on - love this

[@SoberJokR]

I want more of that kind video! Interesting to dive into what makes us collectionner

[@MortsGarage]

There’s a few more in the series playlist that dig into this more as well :)

[@TheTurtlesrockz]

Mort the quality, production and editing of the videos is astonishing! Amazing work!

[@MortsGarage]

Thank you - this means the world to me!

[@popvoxmusic]

The Endless Ocean games are amongst my absolute favorites on the Wii. I’ve played them endlessly (ha ha) and still play them to this day. The new game on Switch is EASILY my most anticipated upcoming release. Don’t underestimate Endless Ocean! 😁

[@MortsGarage]

I’ll take that recommendation to heart - especially coming from you Phil 🤘

[@popvoxmusic]

@@MortsGarage ❤

[@tonyLA24]

You are the reseller! That's why i don't collect, don't want to give sweaty nerds my money, i chose emulation.

[@MortsGarage]

It's true - I do resell. I try and be fair - You should check out some of the vending videos I have on the channel where I give away items to random folks. I'd love your feedback. Take care :)

[@NESADDICT]

Also I love Brett Hull Hockey. I bought it as a kid! 😂

[@MortsGarage]

Haha - funny enough, it sold right away

[@Desolis_]

Ah yes! The 3 vs 5 screw variant thing always bugs me a little as a software engineer. Being from an era where we couldn't just push an update, what if those older 5 screw versions had 3 screw counterparts where software revisions fixed bugs in the game? You could potentially be paying more for an inferior product or play experience. (assuming play is the intention of course) Always love the videos sir, cheers to you and yours.

[@MortsGarage]

THIS x100. I don't get it.

[@ronthorn3]

Shit I remember seeing Wiis at goodwill for $10 just a few years back, STACKS of them.

[@MortsGarage]

Thems was the days

[@RetroMoments]

I was getting ready to sing "Hey Mort!" but it didn't happen this time around xD Anyways, enjoyable game-hunting video as always, Mort! :)

[@MortsGarage]

(Sorry!)

[@markjansen9886]

I love your videos. Thanks so much for the content Mort ❤

[@MortsGarage]

Cheers Mark!

[@tedlogan5628]

At the end of the day I am just glad that emulation exists so people can keep playing these classics. In 100 years, Super Mario Bros. 3 will still be a great game. Party On, Dudes!

[@MortsGarage]

Couldn’t agree more my man 👊

[@mjdf122]

I’ve seen all from 1980-Now I’ve never liked Earthbound compared to all the other JRPGs for the SNES and Super Famicom

[@samanthaazira]

Hopefully i can run into you someday and buy some of your supernintendo games to beef up my collection. Always a joy watching your videos. I might make it to the portland retro gaming convention in oregon.

[@MortsGarage]

Message me! I can ship to you :)

[@samanthaazira]

@@MortsGarage possibly packing up the house but I will keep that in mind

[@ResellerMadness]

Oh sweet mercy. I got 99.8% through burnout 3. Loved most of it. The last few F1 car races were downright evil. Had to walk away without completing it. 🥴

[@MortsGarage]

Those cars are bananas - I couldn’t finish it either. Still want an HD remaster though

[@theusualidiot124]

my brother played the CRAP out of cyborg justice. i personally never cared for it but i haven’t heard that name in almost 30 years! great video as always!

[@MortsGarage]

Rad! I’d love to give it a try

[@ohiograssman1564]

It’s kind of like hanging your Johnson up on the shelf and not procreating 😂

[@MortsGarage]

🤔

[@cornbreadcody]

At this point in my life, it pains me a little to say, I am more of a collector than gamer. The things I collect however, are all things that are related to my favorite games and franchises, with "nostalgia" in the driver seat. Idk what it is though about a sealed game (especially one from years past), but to me it just feels like it's the game in its most pure form, and the fact that it lasted all that time and was never used for its intended purpose is kind of wild. The only sealed games I have are ones that I purchased new and just haven't gotten to yet, but I confess, I have gone back and bought a second copy of some games that I really adored just so I could hold on to that one as a true "collectable".

[@MortsGarage]

I can relate to this - but enjoy what you enjoy, have no pains about :)

[@Skackle]

Nice video. & nice '68 shirt. 👌

[@MortsGarage]

Thanks - I have live footage of them at the start of my next video :)

[@Chronis67]

Oh man, Endless Ocean: Blue World is great. It's so relaxing, and yet the game urges you to explore and solve these small missions that come up. It very much is "a game," even if it portrays itself as a scuba sim. Totally worth a play. And yes, I'm excited for the new one. On the other hand, the original Burnout.... ehhhh. That game reeks of not having enough budget. The core driving experience is decent and it looks ok. But its just lacking. They somehow forgot to add the fun to the game. Also I remember the soundtrack being basically nonexistent.

[@MortsGarage]

Good to know! I remember thinking quite little of it on GameCube, but felt like it was time to revisit it

[@gears6476]

Would be awesome if you can do an updated room (garage) tour for 2024

[@MortsGarage]

Working on a concept for one right now :)

[@16bitgium]

Did Wes Anderson direct this episode?

[@MortsGarage]

❤️😊❤️

[@knuclear200x]

Digital and emulation, and just as much changes in tech, destroyed the value of owning physical copies anymore. The only thing worth collecting is merchandise. Not amiibos though, if you're going to buy a toy that does nothing, might as well buy an action figure instead or a poster.

[@MortsGarage]

Whatever you decide, may you be happy :)

[@LoafingMushroom]

I really only buy what I want to play, but if there is a cheap digital version I'll buy that instead.

[@MortsGarage]

This is the way

[@megamob5834]

You really are asking the important questions when on the hunt for a $5000 paper booklet. No judgement in that statement btw, but these are questions that will need answers when you’re about to hand over that much cash in exchange for a game manual. But that said, I’m excited to join you for the journey and see what kind of answers and insight you can possibly provide for someone like me who often wrestles with spending large amounts on these so called collectibles 😅

[@MortsGarage]

That’s the intent - to put all of it under the microscope, but have fun at the same time

[@SerCaliber]

I don't believe collectibles need to be worth more than it is sold for, but that it's just something that is made to be collected or is being collected.

[@MortsGarage]

Sure, but by and collectibles have the value component

[@dasenase]

I just collect peripherals and pirate my old games. Japan is such a goldmine for peripherals, and retro gaming as a whole

[@MortsGarage]

Still would love to visit Japan!

[@JRPGLife]

I think you have definitely dialed into a strong argument, but I also feel like there is a minority group within there. We collect games primarily to play them. The exception lies in our "complete" sets like the PSVita and 3DS. Maybe the mix of both types of collectors makes the world go 'round? 😅

[@MortsGarage]

We completionist collectors are a special breed.

[@kevdogyt08ti]

I've had a video gaming collection started since late 2000, sad to state Mort: it's diminishing (needs to make a great comeback). I fear for physical media collecting, especially games... #mortsgarage #retrogaming #gamehunting #physicalmedia #preserving

[@MortsGarage]

Have no fear, just fun 😊

[@kevdogyt08ti]

@@MortsGarage Thanks for that reply. You're right. Fun is what we need to all keep having. 🙂👍👍

[@psychoapplesauceeater8562]

The upsetting thing is that I have no time to play

[@MortsGarage]

I hearted this comment twice.

[@Sillysoft]

that speedracer from 2002 is "vintage". Anything 20 years or older

[@Mysticbladegod]

I have hundreds of games, yet I only have collector's editions complete in box.

[@MortsGarage]

@@Mysticbladegod sweet!

[@MailOrderGamers]

I never knew I needed a speed racer set

[@MortsGarage]

:)

[@MajorUpgrade760]

This is what emulation console mods and everdrives are for

[@jonathannoble9465]

What are you saving up to buy again? An N64 manual??

[@MortsGarage]

Correct, or as I try to make the argument in the video: a quite collectible gaming piece

[@weezymo4456]

​@@MortsGarage Which one? It was kind of annoying to watch and not know what you're talking about the whole video

[@MortsGarage]

@@weezymo4456 That would be irritating :) Clayfighter Sculptor's Cut.

[@weezymo4456]

@@MortsGarage Thanks 🙏, it's a challenge of the KZbin episodic format, this is the first video of yours that was recommended so I didn't realize I was coming in mid-journey. Something to consider, maybe update newcomers with a quick reference in future installments?

[@MortsGarage]

@@weezymo4456 great idea - thank you! I made a playlist called “Finish the Hunt” if you’d like to start at the beginning

[@SunshineLoLypops]

Anything "graded" selling for those prices is involved in money laundering.

[@MortsGarage]

Ehhh...there's plenty of graded markets with collectibles, I'm not sure why gaming gets such a bad wrap. Comics are almost the same - you can't play a graded game or read a graded comic - but for some reason, comic collectors don't mind.

[@SunshineLoLypops]

@@MortsGarage It's not about collecting. It's about moving money around. "Fine" art has the same problem.

[@MortsGarage]

@@SunshineLoLypops Fair point - I think I see what you're saying now. I appreciate your comments!

[@porchman]

Seething for the Wii - Seething!!

[@MortsGarage]

So much seethe

[@Xtrafix2015]

Tbh..I love that 68 shirt but I’m not as big as you, and my collection is meh and I subscribed because I liked the fact the games are rare now. And who knows what it gonna be next year😢

[@MortsGarage]

Whatever it may be, long live rock and roll and enjoying life 👊

[@secretminiboss]

Oh hey, that's my local Swapmeet! Cool!

[@MortsGarage]

Sweet!

[@mjdf122]

Mort get that N64 Manual

[@MortsGarage]

Workin on it!

[@777superlightwater]

Josh Scogin! Love Norma Jean and The Chariot

[@MortsGarage]

🤘❤️

[@alluringazay958]

What's your take on the trend of gamers preferring digital in light of all this? Do we think that the modern games will never be worth anything? Does it make sense to stick to physical so there is at least the POTENTIAL for "collecting"?

[@MortsGarage]

Ultimately, most gamers just want to play the games. Collectors want to collect. Collectors will justify it, gamers will play it. I’ll teeter back and forth between the 2.

[@Scruffythegamer]

U given Warhawks and NHL hockey send them my way haha great haul and video as always

[@MortsGarage]

You gotta come pick em up at an event ;)