We Keep Getting Scammed at Video Game Stores

[@JRPGLife]

We never get to testing our games in time for the return policy! Does anyone else have this problem? Comment below!

[@mechaotakugamer]

Nope and I've had a super good track record of buying games that always work

[@JRPGLife]

​@@lilbench5834 depends on the store, but usually 1 week

[@Pixel_Parts]

@@JRPGLife I try but goodness do I fail! We are just always on the move too. I tend to figure it out when I finally get around to playing that particular game 🤪

[@MrSmithV]

We test and inventory same day. The only games still on our wishlist are high dollar and it would not make sense to wait.

[@Tobanaman]

If you're dealing with pre-owned stuff it's your responsibility to check it out before a warranty runs out. Pretty damn entitled to expect these retail spaces to test out all 10,000 games they buy in off the street.

[@Retrobash80]

So awesome you guys came all the way from Arizona to Arkansas for the convention. It was great to see you guys.

[@JRPGLife]

You as well man, we had a blast!

[@TheCookieDoeDeer]

Azure Dreams was one of my favorite games growing up, hardly anyone knew about it which is such a shame. Was so good and never fully replicated in newer games

[@adamantium1983]

Exo Squad was so underrated for a cartoon. There should be a live action remake series of it. Universal owns the rights to it and have done nothing with it though. All my friends and I obsessed over that show and the toys.

[@WhatsOnMyShelf]

I found it interesting that the toys are rebranded Robotech toys.

[@pedrocortez3485]

The president, or the head guy of universal , didn't ever want exosquad to air, atleast the head guy way back in the 90s. There's stories of his not wanting to give the creator muegenot heugenot I forget his name, the support for the show. But yes was an awesome show it's time. The show will never get any chance to resurrect, robbi Benson, the voice of marsh was approached one day years ago, in Canada, and had knowledge that the show would never get a second light of day. Universal is more likely to reboot xena than continue exosquad

[@PsycH0w0LF]

Toys were freakin awesome 😎

[@Skifictious]

Nice video, well edited on this one in particular. As always, keep throwing heaters!

[@JRPGLife]

Thanks so much for the kind words 😊

[@TheGebs24]

Yay! What another awesome episode. Nice little haul…. I won’t spoil it in regards whether “it” works 😮

[@JRPGLife]

Thanks Gemma 😊

[@Uncle_Retro84]

I’m glad you guys liked the store, I am blessed that to be my local game store. I will say I did go to Retrofest and saw you guys there, but every time I saw you guys you were filming and I didn’t want to interpret you guys. Hopefully next time I can say hi and get a photo with you both. Love the content!

[@JRPGLife]

You can totally come say hi to us anytime! Thanks for watching 😊

[@theghastlygamer5326]

The store is ok, but just like all youtube resellers, Rick is a douche in real life. I hate when you see them get rock bottom prices from people, but will not cut you a deal if you are buying bulk in store. They will give people deals on the channel but if you go in store and ask if you can get a discount if I buy a stack of games and they tell you they don't give any discount not even bulk

[@JRPGLife]

​@@theghastlygamer5326 we couldn't possibly disagree more about this. Never once has Rick ever been rude, and I doubt anyone would ever find proof otherwise. Asking for a discount at a local game store is generally just not cool. We paid full price for everything we bought and were happy to support him and his team.

[@theghastlygamer5326]

@JRPGLife what's not cool is buying something for a couple bucks and selling it for a couple hundred. And no sorry, unless it's a chain store, that is the only store that I have not cut a deal if you buy bulk. Sorry, the amount you bought is not bulk. I wouldn't ask for a discount if I was getting 5 or 6 games. I'm talking 15 or more

[@theghastlygamer5326]

@JRPGLife oh and you are a youtuber of course he will treat you better.

[@joshsparrowchannel]

God bless y'all!!! i love the retro gaming/collecting community!

[@BananaNinja]

I like how you guys even got the newest worker by chance also & I'm glad you finally got a working copy

[@JRPGLife]

😊

[@retrobeliever]

Great pickups! This was a fun store to visit, glad we got to finally meet in person! Nice video my friends!!! I won’t spoil the end 😉

[@JRPGLife]

It was great meeting you as well 😊 Thanks for watching!

[@retrobeliever]

@@JRPGLife you’re welcome!

[@VideoGameVotary]

Great video guys! Was great seeing you again

[@JRPGLife]

You as well brother!

[@Xtrafix2015]

Great outcome!! Glad you found a game that didn’t have disk rot and it taught me alot about expiration dates which I will check before selling anything

[@wiffmastermase]

6:30 ''Is it CIB''? - ''No it's not'' *proceeds to rotate the disc in the case with his fingers* -- Obviously not

[@void5613]

That official Nintendo guide book is awesome.

[@excaliburnorth446]

You guys truly make some of the most engaging Game based content I've seen. Look forward to the next video every time. I've also really enjoyed the pickups you guys collect. Has taught me about games and publishers I probably wouldn't of known otherwise. Thanks for the great content Dan and Eliza!

[@JRPGLife]

Thank you so much for your kind words 😊

[@PongbyAtari]

I think it's awesome that you have the complete collection of 3ds i have 152 3ds games including the majority of heavy hitters of my favorite handheld system 😊

[@JRPGLife]

Very nice!

[@LatashaMoore-y7r]

Watching your channel I learn something new all of the time

[@JRPGLife]

You are too kind! 😊

[@LordZero1]

glad you enjoyed my Home state for a bit, Awesome Vid

[@JRPGLife]

Arkansas was great! 😀

[@TurtleSauceGaming]

How do you have wholesale on games that aren't being made anymore?

[@JRPGLife]

Wholesale-level pricing, not technically wholesale. 😊

[@Twistedredlab]

Always look forward to a new JRPG video!

[@frankurmom8741]

3DO has a great port of street fighter. 3DO is under rated TBH

[@RetroFix]

I tried to get the game store I repair for to create a game testing station behind the front counter. Owners thought it was a silly idea, which is silly of them to think.

[@DARKDURELL2]

Where did you guys get that my neighbor shirt from

[@JRPGLife]

It was a gift from Elisa's brother 😀

[@DARKDURELL2]

@@JRPGLife it’s nice

[@Eagleknight815]

I had something like this happen with a SNES cart. Game loaded but froze roughly two minutes into the game. The store owner did right by changing out the battery and confirm/clean the pins but no luck. So it's going to be a shadowbox piece

[@JRPGLife]

Argh, thays so frustrating

[@Hellv1n]

3DO is really underrated IMHO. Love that system to death. That copy of Icebreaker that was in the case is worth picking up. It's a simple game but it can get quite addicting.

[@WhatsOnMyShelf]

More worthwhile than a CDi.

[@GamerAhmer]

So glad it worked! I have a few games like that. Multiple copies and nothing…

[@JRPGLife]

It's so frustrating lol

[@jstarkush8035]

Reprint the cases guys , you have done enough truly cool to have all of those 3ds games ❤

[@JRPGLife]

The journey is far too fun to stop now 🙂

[@jstarkush8035]

@@JRPGLife very good , carry on

[@jasonmaricle1107]

I remember putting in so many hours on Azure Dreams and almost to the end, I got the dreaded "save file corrupted." Used to happen so often back in the day of the original PS1.

[@JRPGLife]

🫣 argh that's the worst feeling!

[@jasonshouseoffunandvideoga7169]

Glad to see you found a working copy of DC 3. I can't remember ever seeing it in the wild. I'm guessing you will out up a vid of the event and hopefully a few other surprises. 🤞✨️

[@JRPGLife]

Yep! We have a few expo videos coming 😊

[@morganboucher6789]

Idk if its rare but i wonder how much spec ops the line goes for. I have it on steam but its unlisted.

[@RARENCLASSIC]

It was nice seeing ya.

[@JRPGLife]

You as well 😊

[@Cookie_Slayer405]

I found and bought up a copy of azure dreams last month. Such a good game I played as a kid and loved it. Had to pay up for sure but worth it. Definitely not one you see out in the wild too much.

[@daviddonnell2153]

@7:00 that employee acted like he didn't know what he was doing but every game I buy I always test them at home even with my busy schedule, I just find time to do it

[@JRPGLife]

He just didn't think Dino Crisis 3 would work with the 360, and he was correct 😅

[@Tobanaman]

​@JRPGLife that why you played goofy music to make him look like a joke?

[@MrNineties]

The unfortunate reality of DVD and recordable discs. They tend to rot the fastest. Blu-ray I understand last longer...

[@christolupo7909]

Goodies sounds too good to be true but I’ll try it.

[@JRPGLife]

It's legit, otherwise we would be talking about it 😊

[@GambinoGameroom]

do you guys happen to have the big box of lego star wars the force awakens with the lego set in it for 3ds? I found one recently I am looking to sell if interested!

[@adventurenetworkstudio]

Good find on Azure Dreams! One of my favorites

[@antonyjames4698]

azure dreams is a great game! I love the intro song.

[@cicerothenekoknightplaysall]

Awesome pickups 🎉

[@JRPGLife]

Thanks so much 😊

[@peachfuzz137]

Does anyone know if Goodiez will come to Canada?

[@JRPGLife]

Not yet, unfortunately 😔

[@peachfuzz137]

Darn, here’s to hoping it will🤞, it looks like a great app!

[@lostchild00]

No way u picked up a copy of one of my favorites on PS1 Azure dreams. Have fun playing

[@JRPGLife]

Thanks! We are looking forward to trying it out 😊

[@TheClosetGamer]

I've been looking for a Ragnarok DS for a long time, awesome find

[@JRPGLife]

I have been wanting to try it out on DS since I used to play it on PC, it's not bad!

[@TheClosetGamer]

@@JRPGLife I played a few months after IRO launched in the US. I was a freshman in highschool. Our entire friend group played on the Loki server, and we sometimes come back to the game. It's a classic true and true.

[@Tenchi10]

I think the game could have worked on the Series X, since it added a vast majority of the library to their backwards compatibility platform as updates. Probably should have attempted that before the 360 lol. I seen Dino Crisis 3 at another game store myself just today, but I passed on it due to lack of funds. When I get paid this Wed night/Thurs morning, I will go back to see if it's still available. If not, I have the 360 Spider-Man library to fall back on. Although, he moves into a new studio next week Monday! So, I think I will wait until at least then.

[@mjdf122]

Another day with JRPGLife

[@jasonbrassard5572]

Did Dino work on your system at home?

[@JRPGLife]

Yep!

[@vinylreckoning]

Were we holding our breath waiting for the Xbox to read the disc? YUUUUUP

[@JRPGLife]

We were so excited! 😅

[@Lexxander1979]

I agree that most of the games on the 3DO were terrible. But you're forgetting about Road Rash. That was a great port for the 3DO...as long as you turn off the motorcycle engine noise lol.

[@AnxMa]

Amazing people who love retro are the reason the community will survive. These days way too often real gamers re replaced by quick-insta-fame-fake-gurus who once called us 'losers' cuz we were gamers or loved Anime and comics. Now smelled a chance for a quick buck and stole our tech. I recently made a 'X360 as the last great gen' video as a tribute, but it looks like a gloomy prophecy...

[@felix-ve8jk]

I don't remember being called a loser for playing video games lol

[@jstarkush8035]

Couldn't agree more 360 generation was the best

[@mp4c12winning]

It’s not that serious…loser!

[@LUMBEEPHENOM2012]

Still a loser 😂😂 😂

[@alexsmith6914]

You didn’t get called a loser for being a gamer or reading comics. You did because of the Anime. 😂

[@RetroGamesBeyond]

the mother 2 yoyos are not old. they are brand new from 2023. you can still get them online, but maybe seller want to have like tripple the price, sadly.

[@JRPGLife]

They look awesome!

[@WhatsOnMyShelf]

1:39 Honestly $100 for a set of well-made Earthbound plush is comparatively cheap to many UFO machine plush of yesteryear. I have seen some go for thou$ands like the Boshi plush of Mario RPG. If you want that set, it's probably a good idea to get it before you have to wait years to see an available set.

[@brendanbishop3684]

Dino Crisis 3 in the UK is £25 in CEX, equivalent to 32 dollars, you'd expect there to be more copies in the US than the UK with the much larger population, US supply chains etc, I think the US gaming market is slightly on the high side, is the guy out of Starship Troopers in it game? Or did they copy his face 😊

[@ZackMuffinMan]

Awesome! :D

[@nicholaspickell7448]

I fricken L.O.V.E. Exo Squad!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@Greg7791]

Now you're making me nervous that my Dino Crises 3 won't work. I bought it like 8 years ago and haven't played it yet (I'm waiting to find the second one first).

[@JRPGLife]

It never hurts to put it in and test it 😊

[@Amiibo_Amiigo]

I've literally had the same problem with dino crisis 3!!

[@JRPGLife]

🤯

[@gokh666]

Hope you two can go to double jumps new bigger store when it opens in Vancouver Washington or pink gorilla in Seattle.

[@JRPGLife]

We hope to travel to the Northwest someday!

[@Abe-my9wb]

Magus mentioned!!!!!!!

[@kbkimoseley]

Well if I knew you were looking for Thor and Captain America I would have saved for you. I sold at a Con back in August

[@CrystalKyd]

I had to trade in a psvr2, a ps3, and a psp for a place to give me a new 3ds xl with 2 tn screens. Even the local game stores have no shame. It’s a huge shame.

[@JRPGLife]

Interesting. Well I can't speak for ALL video game stores, but we generally have great experiences and are offered fair trade amounts. We generally expect about 30% trade in values (less for cash) when shopping at local game stores. Overhead and taxes are just too high to expect anything more 😊

[@Bird-Birdy-Love]

Just subscribed hope you will reach for the play button soon. I love the OG Dino Crisis and More Dino Crisis but i hate dino crisis 3 as it killed the franchise. XD

[@JRPGLife]

Yeah, the game isn't the best 😅

[@johntroutman7256]

Please keep your faces in your thumbnails, on other videos had no idea it was my favorite gaming couple!

[@MaI2Me]

What retro games store is putting their price stickers directly on the cardboard? That’s horrible.

[@JRPGLife]

Rick thoroughly tested his stickers before using them on his products. They peel off super cleanly and very easily 😊

[@MaI2Me]

@@JRPGLife that’s good to hear 👍

[@mechaotakugamer]

Never heard of Magus before on ps3, I wonder if it's a HIDDEN GEM. I hope that Dino Crisis 3 works. And nice score with Ragnarok on ds

[@JRPGLife]

Thanks! Yeah we are very curious about Magus 🤔

[@mechaotakugamer]

@@JRPGLife I love action rpgs sp my I terest has been piqued. Thank you for not skipping over that game and actually showing it off

[@Bird-Birdy-Love]

It is a rare american exclusive game and for 60 dollars sealed that is a bargain.

[@jamesschulpius2225]

Magus is ass I'm not even kidding

[@cucumbercountry4634]

Magus is certainly a game LOL. It’s pretty bad with semi entertaining cutscenes tbh

[@marsbase1357]

What's in the box?

[@JRPGLife]

It was where the cables for the Xbox were 😅

[@mariokart8715]

Please get rid of your 2 broken copies of the third Dino Crisis game (except for one good manual).

[@JRPGLife]

I'm not sure what you mean? Of course we are getting rid of them 🤔

[@autograph415]

i would assume if the xbox 1 could tell the game was a xbox game then the disk was gucci

[@KINGDUDE74]

Dude works at a video game store and doesn't know what the Xbox 360 looks like.

[@JRPGLife]

He was looking for the OG Xbox that was gone, but was also concerned that it wouldn't play on the 360 (he was correct) 🙂

[@elwinroyale]

If only goodiez was in europe

[@RACOONBACON]

Dino Crisis 3 question complete

[@36CatsHeavenRescue]

I’m old😂 I’ve been collecting stuff and playing video games and pinball since 1974.I used to enter pinball tournaments!😂 my whole life until I got to busy with my teen and adult kids I would collect everything and anything until around 1998. Sad part almost every I collected is not desirable at this time.maybe if I wait another 20 years😂 I’ll be 85 who knows😂 I used to collect stuff I thought was cool but never seemed to catch on until just recently (music magazines,music cassettes,vhs movies and toys) unfortunately we didn’t save our hundreds of Nintendo games….,but we have around 300 ps1 and ps2 games! And 200 Xbox games! I’m 65 and still love gaming.oh also,I almost threw away or gave away GameCube and game boy games..whew!😂 glad I didn’t! Unfortunately I have no idea were they are!😂 Also I own 1960-2000 sports and other collectible cards including 200 Michael Jordan’s rookies! My kids will inherit them😂 We threw away all my kids Pokémon cards!😂 my parents gave away my 1960’s baseball card collection to my nephew 😂 karma!

[@donnellcoleman7784]

Old is 60s n up

[@Bangulo]

Only good game on 3do Blasphemy! plenty of great games on 3do! That Road Rash you're looking at is probably one of the best versions of road rash out of all the console released.

[@MP80sBaby]

I swear there was a Xbox series X on the bottom right to test games with..

[@JRPGLife]

I believe the chance that Dino Crisis 3 works on the series is even lower than the chance of it working on the 360 🤔

[@RadJunk]

Exo Squad!!!

[@jrpgwife]

Yess!!!

[@ClaudioMorales-i1p]

Digital.. all day.. I don't want my place looking like a Walmart.. all trash

[@JRPGLife]

Sorry to hear, thanks for watching anyway 😊

[@WavesNGames]

Glad you didn't have to wait until you got home to see if the game worked! Looks like they have a solid crew over at Rick's store.

[@JRPGLife]

They are awesome

[@DavePedrosuiza]

Rick really has the wizard laserdisc on display 🤔 come on man not cool to the laserdisc comunnity where I'm trying to find a copy that's meant to be watched not on display

[@JRPGLife]

Oh man, if we finally found a copy we would watch it AND keep it on display lol

[@DavePedrosuiza]

@@JRPGLife I would just watch it just store it back with many other laserdisc I have, it's pricey on pretty much all formats

[@autograph415]

yo thats retro ricks store hes a tuber

[@RetroVideoGamePickups]

Rick’s store is such an awesome store! Buying games then getting home and having them not work is the WORST!!!

[@JRPGLife]

Agreed on both accounts!

[@pnx_world]

Lol this game really likes to be a little dramatic hehe glad this time it worked out though. I’ve gotten into a habit to have stores check games as I purchase although with this loading screens it can be a pain. Once we needed a Wii U super smash loose for an empty case we had and boy getting that tested took a while lol

[@JRPGLife]

Right? Yeah we have made the mistake a few times now, and we have a habit of not testing our purchases out until it's too late 😅

[@akamanniefreshable]

Nice content. Let your lovely partner know, we want to hear from her as well.

[@JRPGLife]

She had a lot of dialogue in this video. She is getting better about being comfortable talking on camera 🙂

[@akamanniefreshable]

@@JRPGLife nice! Well keep up the good work. I’m just getting started in collecting and I’m loving making new connections.

[@FueledNexus]

Putting price stickers on retro should be considered a crime

[@JRPGLife]

His stickers are buttery smooth! They all remove easily and cleanly (he made sure to choose well 😊)

[@RwnEsper]

A quality, easy-to-remove sticker is far preferable to having the clerk price it at the counter; GameStop stickers are probably the worst in the industry though.

[@Quietstorm3333]

Boo boo

[@coopstain1728]

This is a terrible title for the video. From someone on the outside, you make it seem like Retro Rick's is trying to rip you off. I would change the title. Its misleading.

[@jayharvey9591]

i used to love ur channal ..but now i cant stand it,,to me its so anoying all the complaning about the prices on retro games and such...it has truly come to this spot now that i will be unsubscribing to ur chanel as of today,...plz dont be upset as this was ment as positive word of care and possibly ideas as to not doin this...or possibly altering ut ideas on how priceing is for collecting

[@jayharvey9591]

also sorry i have a hard time spelling ..i am sorry for that.

[@JRPGLife]

It's a shame you didn't watch this video because we dont talk about the price of retro games really at all. Thanks for sticking around as long as you have. We do truly wish you the best 😊

[@herbsmobilerecordstore4474]

You're at a Christian gaming store.

[@nintendawgs7388]

Awesome Rick has people working there that dont even know what an Xbox 360 is 😂 seems like a nice guy though ☺️

[@JRPGLife]

He knew, he just wasn't sure if the 360 would play Dino Crisis 3 through backward compatibility (and he was right, it didn't lol)

[@Hiro39367]

Guys this is what happens when you’re in a relationship with a girl and you both have no real goals you start obsessing over video games. I can guarantee you they don’t have kids nor plan to they just want to spend their relationship staring at screen they call “games” then when they’re old perhaps broken up by then they will wonder why they wasted time and money playing video games lol.

[@JRPGLife]

Honest question, if you feel like what you're saying is true, why are you watching a retro game hunting channel? 😊

[@cucumbercountry4634]

Just say you’re a weirdo who obsesses over the thought of others having kids

[@Pixel_Parts]

Wooooooow - did you stop to think there could be many, MANY reasons as to why a woman is without child? Me being one of them - now 40 yrs of age....it's called medical conditions, infertility, miscarriages, etc. Just to name a few of the more common ones. Not to mention - they can make their own decisions and choices throughout life.... We ALL thank you for your opinion, though.

[@cashflowthrift]

@@Hiro39367 guys this is what happens when you literally have nothing. NOTHING! a person so miserable, they come to KZbin to two happy people enjoying a hobby and spew hate. Get a life!

[@SonicSVTFocus]

@Hiro39367 I love your videos and the great insight you give in them. Oh wait...that's right, you're just another troll hiding behind a screen. I feel bad for you, trying to tear down others because you can't deal with your own inadequacies. I hope you can overcome whatever has tore you down inside. 👍

[@RetroHoundGaming]

All that way just to see Ricks store!? Big fans!? lol jk hope the panel went great!

[@JRPGLife]

Haha thanks so much!