Video Game Collecting Burnout -

[@AVSteve]

I'm still attached to physical media. I don't care what you say, owning something physically is more rewarding than owning something digitally.

[@AVSteve]

TheBrainScratcher it's just a thing I feel a physical case is better than a price of paper with a code on it

[@AVSteve]

TheBrainScratcher oh that's sad

[@usteeler81]

AV Steve same! Literally the only digital game that I own is Wind Waker HD and that's because I bought the limited edition Wii U. Literally every other game I own is physical

[@livingdeaddollsjunky9543]

usteeler81 I only my digital if it only on digital or it supper cheap like street fighter the 3ds one when it was on sell for like 4$

[@5065ca]

AV Steve I prefer both, but if i had to choose I'll go with physical

[@yjzep9922]

Collecting burnout is dangerous. I have sold off with indifference, just to lust after them again a few years later, and the re-aquisition is immeasurably more painful. If you are done, take a break. Start buying other systems.

[@RetroHalfBit]

For me the nostalgia factor is not just for the games I owned as a kid, but also the games I didn't own or couldn't have that I saw screenshots of in magazines.

[@bevoburn]

My collection of 600+ NES games is certainly symptom of a mid-life crisis. Amassing a huge collection of video games is much cheaper than buying a Corvette.

[@playafly316]

Perhaps not in 2021...

[@bevoburn]

@@playafly316 You are not wrong there. No way I could collect today what I did back then

[@playafly316]

@@bevoburn Do you still have your huge NES collection that you had 7 years ago? Did you continue to collect for the system? Or did you end up selling some off?

[@bevoburn]

@@playafly316 I still have my collection. 3500 games and 740 of them are my NES collection. I don’t collect like I used to nor do I watch game collecting KZbin anymore. It sure was fun but my interests have evolved since then.

[@Dongled]

Only reason I think I'm not burnt out on it yet is because I don't collect ALL games for systems. I think more people get burnt out quicker when they try to collect every game for a specific set of systems.

[@AndresLionheart]

Those chairs look so unconfortable =o

[@garystewart9211]

Ian has aged 32 years in a decade! Man he looks like hell now!

[@MrVenom1974]

I started collection due to pure nostalgia. But after getting more and more systems if a game was cheap, I got it. Now after 5 years it's nice to get some rare carts but I don't buy any game for any system any more. Maybe my OCD is satisfied ;-)

[@larryinc64]

I started getting most of my retro games around 2008 when I was in late Middle School/ throughout High School, I found some boxed NES and SNES games at an old video store that somehow still existed, Local Goodwills and Tagsales got me some good titles and systems, and some friends sold me old systems and games they had. As I started to get busier and get into eBay, coupled with local areas drying up I do have to say collecting has gotten less fun. I mostly only ever add to my games at the 1 or 2 cons I go to per year now, with a couple exceptions. Getting things 'in the wild' makes you appreciate what you have more, there are stories attached to finding some items, like when the city bus was going so slow because the driver was talking to someone, to where missed my connecting bus by like 15-20 minutes so I just could not go to collage classes that day, but I stopped at a close by GoodWill and found CIB DK64 and DKC3 for $3 each. I could poit to just about every game I got and remember where I got it from. With eBay almost every game buying story I have is "I searched a game, looked for the cheapest Buy It Now, and bought it"

[@UltraDTA]

It's weird he says this. I just started all out collecting in 09, but in the last year or so I've realized that it's kind of pointless to go out and buy everything you find. I have had so much money tied up in games I would never play and meant nothing to me. I am now a full believer in Johnny Millennium's "collect what you like" version of collecting. I have felt so much better just buying things I remember from when I was younger and just buying a game or two at a time, finishing them before I get something else. If collecting isn't fun anymore for you, I seriously suggest dramatically cutting down the size of your collection. You'll save space, time, and money most of all. I don't think a collection has to be huge to be amazing.

[@TheGameBench]

I don't buy games that I don't want to play. However, I've gotten burned out collecting games. I can't image how big my collection would be right now had I not stopped for a few years. You guys talk about finding games in the wild vs. eBay. Now this is a subject I've heard on a lot of other channels. It seems that people look down on people that buy games off eBay. I think it's crap. Sure, if all you do is pay whatever outrageous price people are asking to amass a huge collection quickly. Yeah, I can get that. But there's next to nothing where I live in the wild. If I want retro games, the internet is pretty much it. I probably spend as much time looking for games as you do at flea markets to get them for a somewhat reasonable price. Perhaps that would be a good topic for discussion on a future podcast?

[@thesaskatchewankid]

It's interesting to watch these two talk about feeling a desire to pair down and transition their collections. They're entering the phase of life where collecting isn't as important anymore. Reading articles about the differences between collecting, extreme collecting and hoarding, it's a regular cycle we all go through. Early 20s to mid 30s is peak collecting phase, and life progression and other priorities move in over time. Pretty funny to hear and see it flesh out here as I begin to contemplate the same things...

[@CodedGames]

Woah, I honestly never knew they were actually in the same room together.

[@ZERO_42069]

Mindfuck

[@js200gb]

I love these podcasts. Always interesting and good points. Keep it up!

[@Silverpourer]

Is it sad that these completely unnecessary podcasts are my favorite thing to watch on KZbin?

[@Playongo]

I got to the same place with NES. The stuff I really like owning are things I owned, or wanted to own. It's the stuff that really means something to me. My old NES collection brought me no joy to own. There's no shame in getting rid of a collection that doesn't make you happy.

[@Bigbacon]

I did this. I paired down all my Nintendo stuff and went with everdrives. I enjoy the games but I felt I no longer needed the physical carts. I started doing it with all my games and just kept the hardware. My thing wasn't money either. It just got to a point where I didn't need them around anymore to enjoy them. Space was also another factor. You can be a gamer and a knowledgable person on games without having tons of them around.

[@SaintCyrX]

I'm losing interest in games, but yet still buy them... its like the kid in me is fighting the adult in me. I have maybe 125 games bought on Steam, and I think I have played 15 of them so far.... I think part of it is when you were young you looked at all these games that you couldn't have and got sucked into the magazines etc etc, and now that you CAN buy them, you dive in even if you won't play them.

[@jpesicka492]

MrSmapdi no it sounds like you buy them thinking you will play them but can't find the time

[@neildennis7294]

You swap for Xbox, this sounds like me. Downloaded a ton of games I loved or wanted to try, and I’ve barely played half of them even once.

[@TheDoolie123]

As a collector myself. I say there are times when you just don't care. I suggest carry on at those points smartly. Continue to get great deals, don't purge if you clearly don't know why. Always pretend you care. or else you will kick your self in the butt.

[@siamese605]

This happens to me alot. Keep your collection. You'll likely want them back once you no longer have them. I have purchased 4 Dreamcasts, 4 Gamecubes, 3 Xbox's, 4 original Game boy's (etc..) I don't feel attached to them, sell them, then wqnt thwm back and pay more each time. Lesson learned. I'll never be able to replace the Street Fighter 2 arcade machine I bought for $100 and sold at a garage sale for $40....

[@Breakbeats92.5]

Ian just put your games in storage. You will regret getting rid of them. Selling those games off is easy, trying to get them back will be timely and costly.

[@KreyzMcKormik]

Music Power agreed. I had about 200 games between 2600, 7800, NES, SNES, Genesis, N64, and so on. Had to sell them for gas money back in the '08 recession, and just got back into it. It's a Bitch right now...

[@RyujiTwin]

Gone through the same thing, just had a baby & had to make room. Sold off alot of megadrive/NES/SNES stuff and got a OUYA. Now everything is in one tiny box that I can play anytime without digging through boxes.

[@benvigil5677]

Excellent podcast guys! I'm glad that you touched on this. I have been a lifelong player and collector. Twice in my lifetime I have been burglurized, losing hundreds of games and yet, through an act of personal perseverance, I have continued to collect games and build my game collection. I like to think of game collectors more as archivists than hobbyists. I spend more time looking for games and "hunting" than I actually do playing the games I spend my days obsessing over. That being said, I feel as though many game collectors are interested more in the act of preservation than the actual content of the game. As gaming continues to progress and new generations find themselves gravitating toward gaming as part of their identity, it is our responsibility to ensure that the gamers of tomorrow know the history of this digital art form. Each cartridge and tattered game box serves as an artifact of our culture, a culture that is still in it's infancy. Keep up the good work. We love your podcasts. Thanks.

[@MarkQDunbar]

@12:32 I'm right there with you on that, Ian. When I started my NES collection, I was a bit manic. I think I bought like 150 or so games in like 3 months. I don't regret it, because I had wanted to start my collection for a while and this helped me jump-start it.But yeah, I've definitely slowed down since then, but it still comes and goes.

[@FriendofSonic]

I went through this similar crisis a few years ago. I started to consider how I may have become compulsive in my collecting. While it always interfered with the amount of time I could delegate to actually playing the games, I saw the influence creep into my everyday life, and it began to affect how much time I spent with family and friends. After careful consideration, I began selling my collection. I had about 4,000 games, so it's taking a while-- I should be done this year. After a very minor period of adjustment, I can say I'm really much happier. I had also, generally speaking, had made some very good purchases, so I'm sort of receiving an investment-like return. Good move for my life, but I can understand why collecting is so fun

[@floralpoboop]

I find it hard to recognize myself anymore, because I am not only stretched too far but I know too much of the past, much more than when I actually enjoyed doing what I did. Its like a phantom that haunts me, its no longer there but you feel that it is. I think this phantom haunts us the more we try to cling on to who we are, with no love in its heart we end up becoming more and more like it without a soul and stretched too far for our selfs to even recognize anymore and that is exactly how I see myself now. I try too hard to cling on to the past, and I can't let go because I can't find happiness, joy, or love for this hobby any more just this phantom that haunts me.

[@BananaFishBliss]

I think you make a good point, how the desire for something (Drugs, Money, NES Carts) so often outpaces the "need" (Or potential reward) for said thing as the law of diminishing returns takes effect. I think everyone struggles in some way with holding onto some version they perceive of themselves, but I'm always surprised how whenever I let go of something (Material or Emotional) how I usually feel better without the clutter and almost never end up missing it, easier said than done though of course...

[@AgentAnnK]

i started collecting games because I was dirt poor as a kid. almost all the toys i had i had to work for shovelling driveways, raking yards, i would even search dumps with a magnet to gut scraps for the sellable metal.because i made a list & stuck to it, i only have what i really wanted & nothing i really don't need.

[@oldasscoke]

I "curated" my entire collection. If I'm not gonna play it, I don't buy them. Folks who just buy for the sake of it are who are driving up prices. I only have a few games left that I want to buy, so I'm not having that problem..

[@Tentacle]

The comment about going back and buying games from your childhood is something I recently begun. Sometimes its best to leave those games in the past, ha-ha.

[@adamwilson1691]

This video is old now but I’m still getting value from it. Been thinking about this topic for a while now.

[@PurifyWithLight]

I'm cheap, I collect digital collections and use original controllers with usb adapters. Have 14 controllers hooked up so far. I maintain the look & the feel of the system at a minimum cost. If I had the space & money to collect games & systems though, I would. I spend enough collecting comics. I would love to be able to display all 3 original boxed Castlevania NES games, but they are way too expensive:/

[@cbthethird]

I started in the mid-90's. One of the few collecting trends I saw coming and got in on in the good days. Then a home invasion took all my games and systems. Sucks, as I had lots of gems that I can never afford to replace now. So that started the being burned out. I still play vintage stuff, and I have built a small collection of "the essentials", but I will never get THAT into collecting again. I just can't.

[@Itemtotem]

My father told me once that if i loved something, to not make it my occupation.

[@surfthestreets86]

hmm makes sense for sure

[@justinclark8360]

Do what you love in life, a lot of successful people do that.

[@Kvalen0]

I don't really consider myself as a collector, but i've kept my original games from childhood and buy some to replace the ones i don't have anymore Or i just buy the ones i really wanna play (especially as a child) And then i find myself not really playing any of them... I just wanna have them there but i think it's mostly nostalgia.

[@giznad138]

I pretty much do the same.

[@LordsOfSkulls]

I only collect stuff i would play, I got over 1300+ Games, My favorite console is "PS2" it is my love and butter you have to murder me first before you part me with my PS2 Collection and my Handheld collection of video games (like psp, psvita, ds, 3ds) You wont find 1 Sport title. So my version of Collecting Is Games I want to play and i want to own to be able to play them at anytime. Or if me and my friends want to go down the memory lane and play some stuff together.

[@rocko7x]

I'd love to see a picture of your sega collection

[@8-BitEric]

Ive been burnt out on nes collecting

[@DeaDlyCorpsE528]

because of all the times you have been caught slipping its defenitly understandable

[@AtariMachine]

Unfortunately I think collecting is a mild form of OCD.

[@treflip063]

If there's one thing I regret doing, it's selling off my video game collection. I had so many games that I genuinely loved to play and made me so happy to physically own the game. I blame myself for not being financially stable at the time, which led me to sell em' on ebay. I want to get so many of those games back but they are so expensive. But thanks to you guys, i'm inspired to hit up the flea market and build it all over again and more. You guys rock!

[@tharock220]

Holding onto cartridges just to say you have them is what I think Ian was getting at. Having Mega Man 2, Mario 3, Tetris, Contra, etc is one thing. I'll play those sitting in front of my television instead of being hunched over my computer any day. Owning CastleQuest just to get stuck once, never play it again, and let it sit on a shelf for years becomes pointless.

[@briangleeson1528]

I was collecting when I was in college and I wanted a cheap escape from my papers and projects. I'd go on ebay and bid on Nintendo and N64 games that were going for maybe less than $10. I started to get burned out when I won an auction for a Paper Mario, and it really didn't work most of the time. Then I bought a copy of Pokemon Snap, and I realized I needed help. My only real success was a CIB gold cartridge Zelda, and a CIB Golf black box.

[@chanceishikawa1699]

I wouldn't say that it's a burnout, but now a days games are so expensive it's really hard to get quality stuff for a fair price. I miss the good ole days when you could get a good lot of quality games for less than $20.

[@smokeglacken]

Passionate Neo Geo MVS collector here. Love the podcast guys.

[@Skullash007]

I see myself as a very selective collector. Just because I see a game I don't have does not mean I will buy it. I see a lot of people on KZbin community buying games to fill space on a shelf. Or buying a game because it had few prints but it is something a 5 year old would play. That is not my style.

[@markz5031]

I have been getting back into the swing of buying old school games. I think I am just trying to re-buy my childhood and I have not got into burn out yet, but I can imagine burnout will happen. It is just fun to relive being a kid again.

[@TheExaminedLifeofGaming]

I experienced this a bit recently. I was buying a lot of new games, and a lot of bad old games, just so I could have them and possibly use them for the show. Recently I backed off a bit, and started casting about for games I actually wanted to play. Got a few Genesis games, some PS1 stuff, and it really jazzed me up for the hobby. Then I moved, and all of my free time went to shit. What a waste of good motivation!

[@424Recording]

Oh, man, FuncoLand! Anyone remember those newspaper printouts they used to have with the prices? Were those monthly? Good times; the thrill of the hunt!

[@nightadubz2406]

i did the exact thing with my complete dreamcast collection, i traded it or sold my entire DC collection for records and games for my other systems, i also got rid of my expensive games from my other systems to get many less expensive titles that i enjoy more. i feel you man, collecting games/consoles is a tricky thing

[@Stealthborn]

What was described in the podcast actually happened to me last year. This reminds me of when I got rid of my Dreamcast games (all 68 of them). Not because I needed the money or disliked the DC but because it wasn't the same as when I first had it. That is when I strictly went to Nintendo collecting although I have thought about getting a Genesis.

[@geoffguthrie9549]

I have experienced burnout, but the binge after the burnout is more troublesome because it becomes incredibly expensive!

[@adamtaft43]

i sold my entire collection apart from a few games at the start of the year, ive replaced them all with everdrives and can honestly say i play them more then when i was collecting, i had just over 400 snes games and very rarely played the damn thing, now i have everdrives i use it all the time, i think with me i got to point where i wanted a full collection and started buying everything. i dont miss the physical carts discs etc and my wife loves having alot of space back.

[@johnnyjechura417]

I am with you 100% on records (or CDs). Those are where my heart is. I love video games but have never had an attachment to anything physical related to them.

[@businessghost3008]

I'm starting to collect a lot of PS2 and Xbox 360 games on a Facebook page called "Yuma Video Gaming Exchange". Basically it's a page where you can post video game consoles and games and buy, trade, or sell them to people on Facebook. I bought, sold, and traded about 25 games and I love looking on the website everyday.

[@caffeineadvocate]

Is that Ian's collection in the little box?

[@HippyShake9]

I use Ebay for some of my NES game collecting. It's hard to do it any other way because of where I live. I love the thrill of the hunt, but they're not so easy to come by where I am unfortunately. I'm just glad to have started doing this a while ago, before this price explosion! I got Mega Man 1-6 Rockin Katz and Gun Nac before it was cool!

[@sneshead3326]

That’s what happened to me I started collecting just the games I played as a kid but then couldn’t stop. At this point it’s totally a mental thing and I’m trying to downsize again

[@HeavyMetalGamer9000]

Great topic guys! I have actually feeling the same wat as Ian with my NES collection and a few other collections

[@CrimsonHalo2112]

I've been through a SNES burnout not because of i'm bored with the system, but because the cost to play any good games have been spiked to ridiculous rates. I can't even find a copy of Super Metroid or Kirby Super Star for under $30. It makes me not want to bother, at least not where I live. I've been focusing on the Playstation (hence my screen name) and the Saturn and Dreamcast. No one really cares about the Playstation and Dreamcast right now, and i've gotten about all the good games worth having on the Saturn, not to mention the ability to import. Hopefully the SNES will drop soon so I can get back into it, but for now i'm comfortable with Playstation, Saturn, and Dreamcast. The PS2 and Gamecube are starting to pick up a bit in collecting, too.

[@Darkstar263]

I don't even buy games often these days. It all depends on if I manage to find something I am looking for. And I usually take time to try and finish them before buying new ones.

[@mandrias]

My collection is modest in comparison.... but I love the fact that people like Pat exist. I live vicariously through Pat, AVGN, etc. Having amusing public personalities that have done the hard work to collect these games, curate their collections and then talk about them and show them off for the enjoyment of others...well, let's just say I really appreciate the hard work you guys do and hope you never burn out.

[@ionmyke]

Great discussion guys, a lot of this hits close to home for me.

[@ValensBellator]

Sometimes a break from collecting can help, but I've never collected to the degree that you guys do. With games I mostly focus on those games that I either recall playing as a kid or think would be fun to play now, so my library isn't terribly large for any of my consoles. I also collect Roman and Greek coins, though, and that tends to take place in spurts... the difference, of course, is that you'll rarely find them in American flea markets so you're mostly stuck paying full price from accredited suppliers. My interest in them often wanes, but a year later after focusing on other hobbies I find my passion for that particular collection tends to rebound. I seem to shift between manic and disinterested without warning heh

[@JRRacing64]

I myself started really collecting in early 2013. Didn't put together a huge collection but I have a good chunk of games. But not too long ago I got a Raspberry Pi to emulate lots of the older systems. I haven't touched the physical systems in about a year. Just starting to realize I don't need these any more.

[@joeyisabsb1]

I only collect games I've played and beaten so it keeps me from going crazy with my collection or ever getting the feeling of burnout because of it.

[@randywatson8347]

It's the fait of a hoarder. I collect vintage sony walkmans but I do enjoy commuting with it playing tapes, changing units every day. Sometimes collect records. But walkmans had defined the way of portable music. As a collector I see historical value and I maintain them and use them. See yourself as having a museum and you are the musemkeeper. With games, it's a different story. You have thousands of games for just one console where cassettetapes can be played in thousands of different devices from different time and improvement in technique.

[@BenBlackEquinoxEngelhard]

The burnout is tough. Especially when you resort to forcing your interest because you've invested so much of your life in the one hobby that there just isn't anything else to occupy your time with...

[@katakis1]

I've sold most of my collection two months ago. Mine was nowhere near as big, maybe around 150 games. Only kept the games I truly enjoy.

[@bonesz0659]

Been there twice regretted it years and started over. Will not make that mistake again. To restart each time has cost entirely to much. If it ever gets to the point of burnout I will just box it up and store it. Getting rid of things now that I'm older has opened my eyes to the meaning of true nostalgia. You will at one point in the future miss what you had.

[@Garrette63]

There's actually quite a few retro game shops where I live. At least five within 10-15 minutes of each other. I pick up a lot of games from them, but it's mostly because I like buying them at an actual store. Their prices are basically Ebay prices, since that's where the value for older games comes from. That said, I often have to resort to Ebay to find a game I really want. I've been trying to find Metroid: Zero Mission, Pinball Quest, Minish Cap, and Dragon Spirit for awhile now, and they never have them.

[@WagnerPaivaCCB]

Life is too short for having love for objects, collecting makes sense for profit, nothing else. Gaming should be about having fun and playing. But, after you already played it, what is the point?

[@Rokios]

"It's not the same."

[@WagnerPaivaCCB]

***** Good point,I wonder what is the line that divides the behavior of this two, hoarders and collectors. Pat´s collection sure look like a hoarder´s affair to me in the 9 collection videos, but I really don´t know how hard it would be for him to get rid of some of that, hoarders cannot get rid of nothing till the trauma that caused the hoarding disorder is adressed. But, as you said, if it is for fun, why not? I myself have 7 video game console, which is abnormal for the country i live, Brazil. But I do play them.

[@DancingwithGhosts]

sorry to sound super ignorant but what is a Nintendo power pack? is that some kind of emulator om thing?

[@largolagrande]

I suppose s Nes flash cartridge.

[@JaredConnell]

he acts like hes better than people who buy off ebay cuz he 'worked' for it by finding them at swapmeets, etc. but nowadays if it werent for ebay it would be almost impossible to collect nes games.. swap meets and garage sales, etc. havent sold nes games in years. you would be lucky to find ps1 or n64 games!

[@Knieghtz]

I find nes and snes games at a few local swap meets every week.

[@DFMusic811]

I've gotten every single nes game I own out in the wild.

[@jonnylaser85]

Daniel Miller Me too bro... Wait... What?

[@DFMusic811]

jonnylaser85 The phrase "out in the wild" is used by collectors to say they got their games anywhere else out in the real world in stead of online.

[@jonnylaser85]

hahaha nice! thanks man.

[@VirtualRobotsRevolt]

I got a Mega EverDrive for my genesis since i did play a ton of Sega Genesis games growing up with the Sega Channel and renting them. So i have a ton of nostalgia for plenty of those games. So many cool things about these everdrives, rom hacks, homebrews, save states (some of them), etc.

[@FlintG]

I recently purchased a sega dreamcast system for 40 bucks that I thought was used but it turns out it was actually brand new doesn't have a scratch on it even the battery that saved the time and date worked. I have a bout 13 or so games for it that I bought stuff like sonic adventure 1 and 2, crazy taxi, unreal tournament and star wars racer. One of my favorite consoles that I still play. I even have a genesis model 2 that I got when I was a kid still have my games for it as well.

[@anthonyterry8162]

Hey Ian, I'm going through the same thing as you. I started collecting at a late age and I find myself not wanting some systems and games. Strangely enough, I'm enjoying playing ps1 games and buying them than any other system. It was never my favorite system but as an adult is the perfect median between graphics and charm. I want to collect genesis games since it was my favorite system growing up but probably won't play them much. Thank you for not letting me feel like I'm the only one feeling this way about collecting.

[@TheGreyBaron]

Great conversation. The past few years I've tried to pare down my physical collection to the games that mattered the most to me. Hasn't been easy, but at the end of the day its for the best.

[@PaulHenning84]

Ian Ferguson I totally feel ya on flash carts vs. collecting. It's nice to know you're a PCE guy as well. I think part of what you feel is the allure of domestic titles is gone. Japan is new territory. New language, culture and everything. By the way there is a flash card for the PCE, Turbo Everdrive. I got mine from Krikzz himself because I didn't feel like paying $30 for Kato and Ken. Then I found a copy for $20. I still prefer the TED over real cards. Keep up the great work. You're most of the reason I watch the podcast. You don't hold back.

[@pxlsicle]

Appreciated!

[@Christhatradioguy]

This was a great podcast.. Pat your podcasts should be longer , thanks

[@thaddeusmcgrath]

I been collecting console games I missed in the 90's that I never played as a way to not get burned out retro gaming. I have all the NES games I had from the late 80's through the early 90's, but enjoy finding Sega CD & Dreamcast games for the nostalgia I will have for these tomorrow!

[@PMCRetroGamer]

love your channel guys. keep up the good work

[@KevinStriker]

You know, your reviews are so-so with me, but I'm really enjoying these excerpts from the Completely Unnecessary Podcast. It's just you two having a conversation and I like that.

[@anaraug]

I only have Burnout(tm) for PS2.

[@redsox258]

I dont like the fact that n64 games are worth more money than brand new PS4/xbone games because of companies like lukie games hording large amounts of them.

[@kodekristian]

Experiencing a burnout is just a natural consequence of doing the same thing for too long or too frequent. I usually rotate my hobbies to avoid this, and so far has worked great, keeping all of them consistently interesting when I am focusing on them.

[@Apprentice_of_the_Leonine]

Is Conker's Bad Fur Day available on EverDrive64? Ian told me that Luna sells an original cart for $70.

[@tommymallicoat7550]

I totally feel the same way. Been collecting for years and now the prices are outrageous and to many resellers jacking them up. Pluss things are getting harder and harder to find. Space is also an issue. I will keep what I have but my doubles I give to buddies that don't have those games. Love the the show keep it up.

[@Icywolfoskelsos]

I felt the same way when I basically gave away my manga. I sold the most of my manga and kept the essentials that meant a lot to me. I hope I don't get into collecting games and feel the same way again :/

[@x-hunter1965]

this makes me want to cry. I feel you on space but I only collect the good games.

[@alexhorvath7511]

I can definitely understand the mentality of this, i was a SNES era gamer for most of my youth, and when i became a hard core collector in the mid 2000's i began buying up everything. But ive sold off anything thats not NES onward minus one or two special titles. why? well theyre bulky as hell, and i find i play PC games more than anything, ive also refocused my NES, SNES and 64 collection. I only keep rarer games(i wonder how bragging rights equate into this...) and certain franchises, like final fantasies, Zeldas, marios...etc whatever i dont want in my collection i sell and put into the games i do want, or a new system(recently flipped a few NES's for my wii u...ITS A GR8 SYSTEM BTW) I have a business to run and it takes up enough space as it is. I dream to have a awesome game room one day, but that being said, it will only have the cream of the crop...and a joust cabinet(hehehe)

[@InazumaDash]

I like having the originals, but playing them on the VC on Wii U and such is more comfortable... Plus you can save anytime... I always liked that about emus. It may seem like cheating but seriously some games are so old they are almost unplayable without it... lol

[@InazumaDash]

***** Yeah, I use that too. There are many games that are not on the VC. You can also plug in original controllers with adapters.

[@Xx1SailorScoutxX]

The best & most realistic podcast EVER.

[@the7kSRK]

I've actually been going through "curating" my collection recently too. While it's more for need of money, there's still some games that I won't sell regardless - like, my red box MGS3S for PS2, even though it's worth a ton of money, I'll keep that.

[@RobertGuido]

For myself I have been finding that I've come to the end of the road. It is a little sad because I like the thrill of the hunt. Part of the problem that I see is the video games have gotten so expensive that it's not fun paying $20 for a crappy game. Everybody And their brother is a reseller now everyone checks eBay for top prices it's just sickening. And the thing is I've been Collecting videogame since the 1980s and it has never got more expensive and more cutthroat than it is now. Think it might be time to get a new hobby.

[@arthur78]

I love how Everdrive has "normalized" piracy as of late. I keep seeing people say they did or want to sell their collections and get Everdrives on forums and channels where in the past you would get banned or stigmatized for saying that you pirated games... but nobody seems to bat an eye if it's done through Everdrive. Or maybe it has little to do with Everdrives and more to do with people being less uptight about playing roms of old games they don't own. I'm not complaining mind you, I relate to a lot of what is said in the video and I have recently sold my collection after I learned about Everdrive.

[@habibjafar9048]

this is how i feel about collecting disc based games and my Marvel comic book collection I know exactly how you feel

[@retrogamenut9741]

Personally I think burnout is a bit too strong a term as it implies a complete halt or incapability to continue collecting due to some form of stress or over exertion. Maybe that still rings true for some collectors, but I think it ultimately boils down to circumstance (lack of space/money etc...) or boredom, not burnout. I'd be willing to bet that we will see a lot of people sell off their games because a lot of recent "collectors" are people who just got into it since retro is trendy now. It won't be trendy forever, and they will eventually get bored and move onto the next thing.

[@justinclark8360]

RetroGameNut I don’t think you know the meaning of burnout.

[@Rokios]

I love my current selection of games I have recently sold quite a few game I thought were crap but people love them.

[@Zabuza3190]

Why are these videos blurry at 720p?

[@failurestates]

I'm bipolar too, and I've noticed much of the same behavior Ian mentioned in the podcast. My entire collection was stolen years ago, and either out of some misguided sense of nostalgia or because the things from my childhood bring me comfort, I've been slowly rebuilding my collection. The problem arises in my spending habits. I've found that when I'm manic but shitty I tend to buy a lot. Like, more than I can reasonably afford. Shit, I've had weeks on end where I ate nothing but ramen because I splurged on games (like last week when I spent over $250 on games for my NES despite having almost 300 games that I haven't even touched yet between my PC and various playstations alone). I tell myself I can't afford to spend the money. I tell myself that I can't go to the local retro games store, and yet, week after week, I find myself buying game after game after game, even though realistically I'll never finish them. I want to keep collecting, but I want to do so in a more sustainable (and less self destructive) manner. Maybe limit myself to 1 game a month or something. I don't know...

[@skins4thewin]

Was the Everdrive N8 not available yet when this video was made? I assume not.