Thanks for having me on! Always a pleasure Johnny!

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@andresavc

Жыл бұрын

Awesome you own such a cool store :)

@patrickwooton966

Жыл бұрын

Wow your comment got a thumbs up from Johnny! That literally never happens, ever.

@zach5381

Жыл бұрын

Dude, you're living the life, hope your store continues to have huge success.

Gave up on retro a good few years ago. Managed to get a few of the things that meant a lot to me in my youth. The gaming market is ridiculous now.

@newgameaaaa

Жыл бұрын

Yeah. Everything is ridiculous now. Groceries are a huge problem because we have to keep buying them.

@punishedhek7495

Жыл бұрын

Yea that's how I feel, just get a steamdeck and get all those games on it

@tr1bes

Жыл бұрын

@@newgameaaaa Too many factors influence today's world. -The pandemic is one and slow every production to a crawl. -World bank did a stupid move in 2018. They put the rate to near 0%. The rate is to control the inflation. Everyone thinks Biden did it but in actually it was suppose to increase in 2014 during the Obama administration. Obama tell fed not to raise rate up because it's his last 2 years in office. By 2018, Trump pressured the fed to lower the interest rate to near 0%. That's where inflation started to hit really high. Only last year and current time did US increased the rate up. Basically it's to fix the messup done in 2018. -Ukraine/Russia war. Wheat and fertilizer (nitrogen) are a major factor in the world economy. If this is interrupted like right now, the world food industry are affected worldwide which drive food price up. -Climate and weather change. The season has changed and delayed by 1 month late. This affect growing and harvesting food. Beside this, the earth rotation has move 2-3% northwest meaning like Texas would experience a much colder climate (polar vortex and Siberian weathet) every year. Food would be scarce. Only the wealthy country can afford food while poorer country are on it's own.

@tr1bes

Жыл бұрын

@@newgameaaaa Obama fed rate was at 2% when he left office in 2016.

@guccidonbuzzflightyear4440

Жыл бұрын

Yeah might aswell collect for the switch or PS4 at this point

You know, given the title of this channel, it’s easy to conclude that Johnny is the happy console gamer, but I think Johnny and all of his great friends and guests on his channel do wonders to make us all happy console gamers and I really appreciate that.

I'm a nostalgia collector of the Dreamcast/PS2 era, I've been collecting good condition magazines from the late 90s early 2000s, they are great time capsules of that era and it's so fun to relive that excitement of the previews of games coming out back then.

@lyrand6408

Жыл бұрын

It's a little dream of mine to get a 'full' lot of specific gaming magazines. But everywhere I look are just some Issues mixed together, like Issues 1 to 10, or something random like 3, 11, 17, 31 in a pack of 4 or 5. Then of course not each of the Issues in those lots are of the same (or same'ish) quality. And obviously, the prices are just insane, there's no way I'd pay $100 for 8 or 9 Issues of 20, 25 or 30+ years-old magazines, just no way. But I _would_ like to get a full collection of something like EGM, GameFan, GamePro, Nintendo Power, etc. My personal favorite (and the most common we had here where I live) has always been EGM but I also really liked GameFan. But getting a full EGM collection is probably the one thing I'd be the happiest with.

@AgentMorgan2010

Жыл бұрын

I really miss EGM. Think my dad still has a pretty big collection of 'em. Every once in a while, I'll look at scans. Best way I know to relive that era is watch a bunch of old episodes of Electric Playground.

I personally like the DS to collect for. The cases are ideal and easy to read when placed on a shelf.

@AbstractM0use

Жыл бұрын

The cases also double as Gameboy Advance cases. Years ago I ordered a bunch of blank DS cases from the Nintendo store just to have nice cases for my GBA games to display. Even printed the covers, too.

@matthewpinder4279

Жыл бұрын

The DS has an immense library of games. I'm still buying games for mine.

@sleepytwiggaming

Жыл бұрын

Ds is a great system to collect for but it has so super expensive titles

@snhvnc

Жыл бұрын

I love the DS, but there are a ton of good titles that are expensive. Dragon quest 8 comes to mind.

@Lucarioguild7

Жыл бұрын

I am a big fan of the square thin boxes

Man Johnny kills it with this type of content, my favorite to collect for is the ps2. That’s what I grew up with and most games are affordable

I think the biggest problem with the ”difficulty” of finding games is that you can no longer get those thrift store finds, people watching Pawn Stars and Storage Wars think that they’re sitting on gold mines… TBH, it’s taken a lot of fun out of the hunt. It totally takes the wind out of my sails when eBay is my “go to” for games. 😔 All the little shops I used to go to are closed, GameStop is nowhere near what it used to be, and I just live in a tough area for a collector. Being a family man, it’s not easy to go to Cons either, which are probably the last bastion for getting decent deals. And yes, if itwasn’t for emulation/modding, there are a lot of games I probably wouldn’t have hunted down… This is why I hate it when people scream “piracy!”, the moment I mention it.

@Mampersand

Жыл бұрын

The little shops part hurts. Even 5 years ago I could still find games in the most random places…. But most of those places have now closed up and the ones that haven’t got wise (which I don’t blame them for… but still). I still find good deals yardsaling, but if I’m being honest with myself, there are very few thing I actually “need” for my collection. Mostly I just want that hit of finding something or getting a good deal.

Im on the verge of getting into strategy guide collecting, just feels so good to consult a manual rather than the internet while gaming

@jackhoff7880

Жыл бұрын

Just do it Only getting more expensive. There's tons you can find cheap but a few that can fetch a high price.

@1tsrhodes

Жыл бұрын

one of my crown jewels is the Shin Megami Tensei Nocturne guide. Such a great thick little book. Well worth seeking out.

@zach5381

Жыл бұрын

I got a strategy guide thrown into my FF7 purchase off ebay...never used them before but it was absolutely essential for it.

@Silvergun_Raven

Жыл бұрын

I've been collecting strategy guides since the 90's and most of them, while awesome to have, there are a ton that either don't include everything or it's filled with typos or incomplete sections; looking at Grandia and The Legend of Dragoon, for example. Absolutely TERRIBLE guides. Then, there are the Dark Souls books; they become somewhat useless since they received updates over time and the equipment stats don't reflect what's in the guides.

@opaljk4835

Жыл бұрын

I got the Vangaurd Bandits Hardcover as a replacement for the case. It’s dope as fuck

Being honest with customers when you're a gamestore owner is EXTREMELY IMPORTANT!. The wife and I have owned a gamestore for 7+ years and we live by that.

15:37 I absolutely agree. Keeping a game sealed is foolish. Games are meant to be played. We will die and all we own will stay behind. So enjoy it while you still can.😊

It’ll be interesting to see where Switch collecting goes in the future. I doubt there’ll be that many completions collectors, a full set probably over 10,000 games by the time the console’s retired.

@jerminator0688

Жыл бұрын

Extremely saturated.

I’m with Johnny, I collect what I had when I was young. I treasure my NES collection. It brings me happiness and I still often play the games to this day.

I like this is more about enjoying collecting and genuine thoughts on it. To many times folks use this videos to show off their own collections. Russel is cool! Great Episode

Johnny, I've been subbed to you for a while now (through my other account). Your enthousiasm inspired me to start my own channel. I always figured that me being located in the Netherlands wasn't "valid" or interesting for people to watch, but I realized that maybe, that gives an interesting new perspective for people in the hobby. So I decided that I would no longer have that hold me back, for me to share. None of my IRL friends are interested in retro collecting the way I am, so I really wanted an outlet for my own enthousiasm. So thank you for that. And your videos, along with other retro-YT'ers, make me feel like I've sort of got retro collecting friends. ❤

I don't have much of a collection, and I've decided to start with the Switch because I really love the console and the games are freely available.

I love my physical collection spanning Master System, NES, GameBoy, SNES, N64, PS1-5, Wii U, Switch and recently getting into Xbox. I missed out on everything Sega after the Master System, and GameCube. I've looked around at getting into collecting the older consoles and games, but the reality of 20+yr old hardware and games ... especially when I don't have the nostalgea for it, makes emulation a no brainer.

Lately I've been collecting 360 games. It's a console that I didn't have when I was younger so it's been fun going back and buying stacks of games for like a couple bucks a piece. I usually find good stuff for cheap for the OG Xbox and PS2 as well.

Always smile when I get recommended one of your videos on my front page.

The PlayStation 1 was my childhood I played that system to death from 97 to 2002 :D resident evil 2 final fantasy 7 and Symphony of the night changed my life

@kylec8003

Жыл бұрын

I just dropped $100 on symphony of the night 😮

@HollowRick

8 ай бұрын

​@@kylec8003worth it ;D still cheaper than the European Edition that goes for $600+ since it was rarer over there and only came in a limited edition set with a soundtrack and art book 😮

i never plan out my collecting, i always try to stay informed on good pricing but always going after what I'll enjoy. i never buy something that i won't play. and if it's expensive, i save and work towards it. prices are indeed crazy but after 23 years of gaming I'll always have something to hold me over if i never bought another game in my life

Been collecting Super Famicom games and Japanese PS1 for the past 2 years. The art works are amazing 😊😊😊

I feel the original Wii is the perfect sweet spot right now, it's very underrated and the library contains of many awesome games

@drunkensailor112

Жыл бұрын

It has terrible games

@adeckerbuck

Жыл бұрын

All playable on WiiU

@snoozy04

Жыл бұрын

tons of hidden gems

@craiganderson7986

Жыл бұрын

Every response is correct!

Super Nintendo, Sega Genesis and Arcade machines are my favourite to collect. I love your channel !

I personally like emulation because I don't need to waste money and also feed into the materialistic mentality. I like playing the games, I don't care about a piece of plastic to put on a shelf and say hey everyone look what I have! Look at me look at me! I'm such a HaRdCoRe GaMeR

@professionaltroll3759

Жыл бұрын

You sanctimonious person you

I'm so similar to Johnny, I only buy games I want to play. I dont collect for the snes. But I own some of the absolute best games (mostly RPGs) on the system.

PS1 used to be my favorite to collect for as a teenager in the late '00s / early '10s, but things have gotten out of hand with all the price gouging. I'm just happy I was able to get most of the games I wanted back then. Retro game collecting as a whole is just something you had to be into at a specific point in time, but thankfully, if you only want to play these games we also have other options such as emulation.

@stevenearnest5410

Жыл бұрын

I'm a Ps1 guy... definitely gotta go for your favorites or you'll go broke.. I horse traded my Magic the Gathering collection for a handful of my favs... Silent Hill, Resident Evil in the longbox, Castlevania Symphony of the Night and such... finding them in the wild is near impossible...

I know it’s new but i absolutely love collecting for the switch. I have so many. I have surpassed my insane ps2 collection i had growing up. I also collecting for ps3 and Xbox 360 . DS and 3DS too but those prices have gone up. Ps2 and Wii are good too. I gave up on gamecube. I sold my collection and tried getting some more but prices too wild

I love collecting for the 3ds. I got most of the games I wanted when they were cheap. Also the wii. There are lots of great wii games for dirt cheap.

Always a great time when Russel is on

Perfect way to start the week! Thx Johnny and Russel

I don't collect anymore. But I do have some major hitters in my arsenal such as misadventures of Tron bonne, Alundra, ghost in the shell, and thousand arms plus their strategy guides. majority of my collecting was just getting some of my old games back. Such as the tomb raider series etc. But after I got all my old games back I've been done.

I loved collecting for Saturn. I loved those big jewel cases.

@edwinafamefuna4383

Жыл бұрын

You are rich, especially if you are collecting American

@drunkensailor112

Жыл бұрын

I prefer the pal plastic cases

@zach5381

Жыл бұрын

Ugh, until they break, which can happen at any random time.

@MoviesNGames007uk

Жыл бұрын

​@@drunkensailor112 some of them cardboard too

@drunkensailor112

Жыл бұрын

@@MoviesNGames007uk yes. Those are not so good unfortunately

The 360, PS3, and PS4 are the sweet spot for price and finding cool games.

I like to collect for PS1, because I grew up in that era. I don't only collect, I also play: Last night I played Silent Hill for PS1.

I grew up not very well off, so I only had access to the Nintendo handhelds for most of my childhood and teenage years. I'm happy that I have physical copies of pretty much all my favourite games from those handhelds - the Pokemon games starting from 2nd gen (Silver was my first game), the 2 Golden Sun games on GBA, and most of the JRPG's and strategy RPG's on DS and 3DS. Since I missed the ball completely on pretty much all consoles of the past (my first consoles I ever owned were the Switch and PS4), I rapidly abandoned any hope of revisiting them from a collecting standpoint and focused my attention on Switch collecting. It has a great variety of games, a lot in genres that appeal to me, and I absolutely love collecting for it. I currently have around 280 Switch physicals and I anticipate hitting somewhere around the 400-500 mark by the end of its lifetime. It will probably be the first and last console I seriously collect for. Though I don't plan to ever sell my collection, I'm interested in how the Switch and its games will be regarded by gamers and collectors in 10-20 years' time.

I respect so much your opinion on emulation...it's about preservation and enjoying the games....if they are available on eshop or any other way thats what I rather do, however sometimes the route of roms and iso is the way...good luck playing Snatcher, policenauts, sunset riders and so many more...

PS3 and Xbox 360 are the big ones for me. I find collecting for systems and games that are in that 7-15 year old range to be the real sweet spot. I’m a weird collector in that I don’t have big collections, but games that I genuinely play and enjoy :)

I’m torn with so many digital options. It’s like buying a Blu-ray or getting it on digital. It’s cheaper to get a digital port, but there’s a level of joy that comes with the physical copy

I will always say the handheld system with most resale value is the 3 ds . Most people take the uniqueness of the 3d function for granted. This uniqueness will make many people nostalgic. The library is also amazing . My favorite system

Sega Genesis was my first console in 89 and as much as I played it throughout the years I’m still discovering and collecting games I missed out on back in the 90’s not to mention newly released games to this very day. As a bonus Genesis games come in a rather indestructible clamshell case making CIB pretty easy for collecting.

Slightly different take. If you do have a massive collection, do make sure you’ve taken photos of it and it’s included in your house contents insurance if it’s more than the general limit. If in the event of a total loss you can prove you had a collection worth ££££ with photos and spreadsheets then it’s not going to make the pain of losing your collection any less, but it will help you rebuild your life. Personally I still have my N64 through Switch collection and it’s going nowhere.

Amazing video, bring Russel more often John!

I am not a collector by any means, but I have picked up a few more physical copies of Switch games than I have for other consoles. Partially due to the limited on-board memory, but also because Switch cases just look really nice together. They're just fun to collect. I only have a handful but I will definitely be expanding my collection. Also on the lookout for some solid PS4 games since they're bc with the PS5. Congrats on Russel for running a shop for 13 years! Impressive!

Every time I watch one of John's videos and always brings this warm feeling of the stalgia no matter where I am.

Hey Johnny, when are you gonna go over your PC Engine hu card collection? Im dying to see what weird stuff you have collected over the years :)

I don't think the Neo Geo will ever be forgotten. It's nearly on every system to download for. Now their making Snk Bar top arcades. You can even buy a mvs consolized system and buy a mvs multicart. Plus the Switch has neo pocket games now, Cardfighters Clash, Big Bang Pro Wrestling, Mega Man Power Battle, Just waiting on Faselei. I believe the Neo Geo games are going to be strong in the video game community for years, at least digitally. Great video👍

@Progearspec

Жыл бұрын

Beside the multi carts there is the flash cart as well the neosd.Yeah i doubt the neo-geo,will be forgotten easily for the time being.There's digital with arcade archive beside the compilations released over the years.

@thinkingwisedawg2508

Жыл бұрын

@@Progearspec yup👍

I love Turbografx-16, N-64, Atari Jaguar, Genesis and Wii/Wii U. My absolute favorite console to collect for that is VERY affordable, both original release and a vibrant homebrew scene, is definitely the Intellivision. I love your store by the way and have really enjoyed grabbing the occasional game!

I do exactly what Russel said, which is try games first, then buy them if you see a deal. Imports are a good way to go for stuff like fighting games and SHMUP's that don't require dialog. I missed out on the 16-bit era since I didn't have money at that time and was living vicariously through friends who had those consoles. Probably the most surprising has been Turbo Grafx/PC Engine. I'm loving those games.

I understand the Switch games are red to recognize it. But I enjoyed the variety of the spines of the boxes.

Great video guys !!! Possibly break some down per console ? 👏💯👌✅

I mainly collect for PS4, which has by far become my favourite console of all time, so many great games. I’m at roughly 1,000 physical & 500 digital games. I buy purely for playing, not for investing. But I’m still slowly working on completing the full Sega Master System (NA only) collection, something I’ve been working on since the 90’s. But I also pickup games for all current & retro systems based on what I’m interested in playing. I have loved video games since the early 80’s, it’s my obsession. ☺

@daviddante1999

Жыл бұрын

PS4 has a great collection for playing. I'm not surprised you managed to collect 1000 physically already.

Great video! I tend to collect for any consoles - but I go in waves of what console I'm currently looking for. Right now I'm big into the PS Vita and PSP. Really enjoy those Sony handhelds! Also, original Xbox is great to bulk up on currently.

@lesterbronson2385

Жыл бұрын

A man of taste. I love collecting for the PSP & Vita. Especially umd movies

What a great video. I will make sure to swing by next time in Vancouver. The shop looks great!

Wow great episode. I have completed my SNES collection, but still buying games for Switch,PS3, and started collecting for Game Boy, Game Boy Color and GBA again.

I love collecting for the PS VITA and PSP. Especially the UMD movies that nobody cared for.

Great conversation! Nobody else is breaking it down like you two are here. Subscribed!

I think the smaller Nintendo titles like Astral Chain and Live A Live will increase significantly over time

@Mephianse81

Жыл бұрын

LiveALive is coming to playstation

I think once the thought "if I sit on this 20 years and it will be valuable" becomes normal behavior the investment potential is over.

This guy is happier than johnny... He laughs at everything

Yes games always do go up in price especially with snes, GameCube, GBA and certain Wii games. Ex mega man x command mission, Pokemon colosseum, earthbound etc

Russel's thoughts on the Playstation 3 was so interesting. It made me think about the console and how unique it is. Amazing video, that was 25 minutes that just flew by like nothing else.

I'm just mainly focusing on Xbox 360 right now. It was the console of my teenage years and means so much to me. I don't have much money, but I have built up a substantial collection of (good) games from thrifting and OfferUp lots. People just want this stuff gone. Eventually I'll get back into Gamecube, PS1, N64, etc collecting once I finish school.

I remember posting to a well-known retro games forum with the question to the effect of, “Is it worth investing in retro games?” (Probably around 2006), and being told that I was a crazy person.

I’m not being a collector as such , but I’ve kept all games I bought for my consoles over the years. Casually adding titles here and there when I found them at cheap prices. Usually when the next generation were in hype mode. My ”line” goes like this : Nes , Snes , PsOne , N64 , Xbox , Ps2 , Gamecube , Xbox360 and then got stuck with PC. Nothing fancy out of the most common ones. I don’t have particularly many games for each one , but I DO have the ones I want. The number for each varies between 8-26. Sidenote : I also have my old ”home-computer” CBM Amiga500 from Commodore , which was mostly used as a gaming console here in Europe , to be honest. When the 2nd and 3rd generation consoles came along , I bought loads of games for the A500 for almost nothing. There I land on 148. Now they go for ridiculous amounts.

Console wise, I’m finding the PSP, PS2, and PS3 my favorites at the moment. I’m also collecting as many games as I can from Atlus and NIS since their games typically are fun and hold value due to their smaller print runs.

Def going to make my way back out to Press Start soon, last time I went (first time) I didn't really know what I wanted and I was a bit overwhelmed by everything there, next time Russel I will spend some serious $ at your store!

Switch Shmups with low print runs will do very well over time I believe.

Nintendo games will always gain value because they’re great games made for children. Children throw away packaging, grow up, and will be nostalgic for what still is a great game.

This is sometimes a hard choice for collectors. It depends on collecting to play vs just to collect. Collect from childhood memories vs game play style/genre. Me, I do a little of all. I mainly collect gameboy game due to memory and to see how they program for a simple system, Rpgs, and Fighting games.

In the same way that newer generations still care about music before their time, I think interest in retro games will never go away either. The Atari 2600 was before "my time for example, but I have a huge respect for the system. It's still a blast to play, and I enjoy it's contribution and fascinating history. 😎

I think you should record a full video on switch collecting! Please!

Hell yeah, Russell! It's been a while, love the guy.

I CANNOT wait to visit Press Start in a few weeks!

Sega Genesis is currently what I'm collecting for the most

I love collecting for PS1/PS2/SNES but the games are so expensive. Oddly enough, the PS4 has become a massive system to collect for because so many companies have been reluctant to give up that player base and move on to PS5

I collect for Wii, it has a lot of unique games you can only get for Wii. It's pretty cheap (though a few are expensive) but there's a lot of quality for cheap. I did notice the prices are starting to rise though.

@jerminator0688

Жыл бұрын

On the good games the prices are starting to rise.

I'm 26 and I love PS1 PS2 N64 and Gamecube teh most.

Another Turbografx 16 dagger to my heart. Why I didn't keep all mine from childhood, I'll never know 😢😂

I'm a compilations guy, so I leans toward ps2 for collecting Taito Legends 1and 2, Capcom collection 1and 2, Snk Collection, Midway Treasures 1,2,3. Megaman Anniversary, Megaman x collection, Metal Slug Anthology, Sega Genesis collection, King of Fighters collection, Samurai Showdown collection, and many more. It's like having an arcade in your living room, coming all from your PS2.

Man I feel old! I still can't believe the Gamecube is 22 years old now. I remember it was before the summer in 2002, the Dreamcast was pretty much dead, and I couldn't afford the PS2 so I settled on getting the Gamecube for a little less than full retail price because a friend of mine worked at Wal-Mart and could get it for me at employee discount. Everybody would come over with beer and we would play stuff like Spider-Man, UFC: Throwdown, NBA Street, Simpson's Road Rage, Bloody Roar: Primal Fury, etc. Then not long after that the hits kept on comin like speaking of which Star Fox Adventures, F-Zero GX, Metroid Prime, Viewtiful Joe, then eventually Resident Evil 4, and so on. In 2006 Zelda Twilight Princess was on it's way so you were riding high if you were a Gamecube owner back then. That's why when rumors started circulating that Nintendo was going to kill off the system we were taken aback like, "Why? What the hell?" It truly was a remarkable little system but if the prices are jumping up these days then I agree; get it however you can via emulation. You won't have to worry about a Memory Cards, there's save states, graphical enhancements, and many other features to modernize the experience. 😇

Turbografx 16 is one of my favorite consoles. Still have mine and a collection of games. Even bought the TG16 mini. Such a great console and most have never heard of it.

Thank you again for a great video. Really means a lot to have it to look forward to on Sunday. Right now I don’t collect much anymore because of price but I like PS2, DS, and 3DS. Also the advice buy what you like is great advice.

One thing I want to mention really quick… a lot of people are buying digital these days, so that decreases the number of physical copies of games which will also increase their value in the long run.

I don't collect in such a hardcore way that some people do, but I just buy the games I'm interested in and very rarely sell them. If you continue that for 20+ years, you end up with quite many games. I mostly buy JRPG's, Resident Evil, Metroid, Zelda, and what ever else seems interesting. I'm not interested in completing any console library, which would mean buying some random golf games. Currently I'm mostly buying games for PS4 and the Switch. I have the most of the essential games for GameCube and I'm happy I got them before the prices skyrocketed. This is not an investment to me, although if I wanted to sell, I'd make a nice profit. Even some of the PS2 games are quite valuable these days.

Yup the 360 games are a good way to get In, especially since you can play a decent amount on series x and some of those with enhancements

Myself it’s arcade boards/candy cabs, 3DS games, ps3/4, switch and some snes. Buying a house now to get more space is the issue :(

Best thing I've found recently for my collecting/research. A near complete visual list of every PS2 game released and it's amazing seeing what is out there that I will be trying to get in the future

@cheez185

Жыл бұрын

sounds cool do you have a link for it?

Thumbs up for recommending emulation! That is worth so much from hardcore collectors

Always happy to have these videos to start my sundays

I started N64 but i really want to do GBC and OG Xbox...Great video yet again!

If you're going to collect for 360 make sure you get the latest model ,slim E it's called i believe.

@lesterbronson2385

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tip. I’ve never owned an xbox and the 360 calls my name the most in the xbox family. This comes from a Playstation fiend

For me i like collecting for ps1,ps2, GameCube, N64 I could go on but I’d be here forever

Love this video

I got my Metroid Dread Collectors Edition for free! My best mate knows that I'm a huge Metroid fan and pre-ordered it for me. I was so excited and appreciative of that.

Great message and amazing content as always. Thank you

18:25 shout out to Brave Fencer Musashi! That was my first PlayStation game I have such good memories of playing that with my older brother. I still have my original copy and it's one of my favorite pieces of my collection.

I’m having fun collecting for the Switch. I did a bit DS and 3DS but those prices have started going bonkers. Anything else I emulate. Still have old childhood NES and N64 collections though. And a few PS1.

Great episode!

Cart Only Genesis is very affordable. Cib Xbox, ps2 and Xbox 360 is also pretty cheap.

I tried getting into ps1 collecting a little over a year ago and realized I spent 500 dollars on only 6 games total...I personally couldn't justify that investment to myself so I resorted to emulation. Not to mention its hard to trust most retro vendors these days since a lot of guys will sell you a copy of Resident Evil 2 Dualshock edition for 200 only to put the original release version within a dualshock edition case. Stuff like that really just taints the romance of owning an entire shelf of authentic physical games.