Nostalgia is the happiest yet saddest feeling ever

@throwbackkb

Ай бұрын

you aint lying Lopie lol

@Thorn_416

Ай бұрын

in Greek, nostalgia means "The pain from an old wound"

@thefonzpart

Ай бұрын

This is your lesson in supply vs demand Demand for these games are higher than ever. Games like Emerald and BW2 sold badly, but people want them The demand is higher because these are tangible bits of data that can transfer forward to current games FOR NOW. With Pokémon Bank ending one day, these games are more and more sought after for collecting mons to transfer before you can’t anymore

@CARguy2003

25 күн бұрын

Amen

I can understand the frustration with how pricey the older OG games are. That’s just life unfortunately. Save up and grab the games you want. You’re not in a race. Get off social media, slow your life down, save money, and buy that emerald when you have enough. Life is fantastic ❤

@BeastEnte

Ай бұрын

I have like 3 loose xatra but not one Xomplete in box but i wanna sell 2 of my emeralds to get one xib but idk

@icymiles

21 күн бұрын

That's not "just life." Those games never ever should have grown to those prices ever, and it's because people let them.

@user-tm8hx1fk2z

21 күн бұрын

@@icymilesWomp Womp go cry 😂😂😂

@icymiles

21 күн бұрын

@@user-tm8hx1fk2z I literally own the game loser

@CosmicEclipse12

17 күн бұрын

but red/blue/yellow gold/silver ruby/sapphire loose copyies are pretty fairly priced in my opinion

One of the biggest regrets I have is not rebuilding my Pokémon collection ten years ago when the idea originally crossed my mind. At the time with how cheap things were it was really just a "oh I can do it later" because at the time there was other things I was interested in buying. I played Yugioh, I collected kpop, and I had the most recent games at the time so worrying about older games and re-obtaining them never felt like a huge priority when I had other priorities. Fast-forward and here we are in a market that I don't think the me of ten years ago would have ever predicted. Getting into full odds shiny hunting also accelerated my desire to obtain these older games and while I'm quite close to finishing both a set of English and Japanese games it still feels so insurmountable to finish with these prices. And I unfortunately don't see prices going down ever just because that's the nature of it. Great video; always enjoy seeing takes on the absurd state of retro games Oh and my favorite game is probably Black 2/White 2

@throwbackkb

Ай бұрын

I am right there with you with wishing I collected earlier. At the time I didn’t think it would ever get here either lol good luck with finishing your collection! You’ll get lucky with some deals and patience.

@Miakel

Ай бұрын

There is an old saying - the best time to plant a tree is.... 20 years ago, the second best time is today. Or better yet wait until the recession when prices drop. That's my plan.

@shanesavage5850

Ай бұрын

@@Miakel This is so real lol

It really pisses me off because as a kid I had zero funds to my name so once I got a job around 2020 as a new adult, all of a sudden everyone is back into fucking Pokémon and the prices are high. This will sound like gatekeeping and please forgive me I'm just disappointed, but I remember when half these people didn't give Black and White 2 a fair shot and NOW look at everyone. Unbelievable. Now while I do have my respective copies, this is still insane. I like to think there are still so many loose copies out in the wild that does not justify these prices I mean they've sold millions. We just have to look towards remakes and the new generations now to get back those old experiences moving forward

@throwbackkb

Ай бұрын

Right there with you! Great point especially with B2W2. Games that no one really mentioned as top tier are now some of the most expensive games lol. Fingers crossed on the remakes!

@FxAlmightyZay

18 күн бұрын

I played BW2 religiously when it came out, I remember so many people hating on those games back then but I always thought that they were one of if not the best games in the series. And yeah I remember really getting back into Pokémon around 2019-2020 pre Covid and prices were CRAZY. I decided to just home brew my 2ds and get them through CFW because I'm sorry I won't be paying these prices.

@SolitaryDust

13 күн бұрын

i remember going with the homie going to pick up B/W on release there was no one but us

If you don’t like the prices emulate it, it’s a collectors item at this point, vintage sells for more.

@wishbonefan

3 сағат бұрын

Or honestly at this point just buying fake copies isn't a bad alternative

I thought it would be cool if Pokemon Home would actually be like NSO and let us play the old games for a subscription price. Even if they bump up the price, to be able to play the old games again and fill up the Home DEX and even bring over those Pokemon to the Switch games.

@throwbackkb

Ай бұрын

Fantastic idea!!!

Looking at these prices, I'm about to become king of the pirates ☠️

@throwbackkb

Ай бұрын

🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️

Glad I kept all my OG Pokemon games from Red and Blue to Pokemon Platinum when I was a kid 💯

@throwbackkb

Ай бұрын

Ayyyy glad you kept them!

Biggest troll ever would be if Nintendo one day miraculously said "we're going to flood the market with all the retro pokemon games from days past and make them easier to obtain for all" Would never happen though. Emulation it is I guess

@throwbackkb

Ай бұрын

That would be wicked lol

@missingno81

Ай бұрын

They do that with digital games, that’s what kept the physical prices low. It wasn’t till the company WATA started grading games that investors started collecting games.

It's hard to believe that just back in 2018-19 when I started buying the GBA games for myself I could get them for about $40 USD apiece loose -- and the most expensive DS game was HGSS at about $50 USD loose. The current prices are absolutely distorted. As much as I think resellers and scalpers have a role in that, I also think it's just the nature of Pokemon game collecting. Think about it -- most Pokemon fans tend to hang onto their games, which constrains supply. It's fascinating because few other games follow this trend. Try to buy a game that came out a decade ago on another console, like Skyrim for instance. It's depreciated in price, as have most others. Pokemon games somewhat break this rule as they've consistently appreciated in price. I also think some of it might have to do with the fact that Pokemon games only have one save file, which incentivizes accumulating multiple of the same game (I've done this for several) but this logic doesn't seem to hold for any game post-gen 5. XY are actually worth less than when they released, last I checked, and I can purchase games like Sun and Moon for similarly low prices too. I think this is because they remained available first-hand for so long, for one thing. The GB games (RBY, GSC) skyrocketed in price the moment the Virtual Console games became unavailable, at least at my local used video game store. I also think another factor is that generations that grew up with previous games are now old enough to have disposable income and indulge their nostalgia -- as I've seen the reputation of games like BW improve as the people who played them as kids grow into adulthood, their prices have also gone up. Just a few of my thoughts on this. The state of the secondary market for Pokemon is somewhat depressing. These games have become utterly unaffordable for all but the most dedicated collectors. It feels like almost everything has undergone ridiculous price inflation within the last few years though.

@throwbackkb

Ай бұрын

Incredible points General. Pokémon truly is different than other franchises in so many ways. I never thought about the save file aspect like that.

@Jupiteerrrrr24

Ай бұрын

You can’t blame resellers for how the market works…

@cencil6497

Ай бұрын

@@Jupiteerrrrr24 The market works the way it does because of resellers lol

@sofialopes3321

29 күн бұрын

@@cencil6497 The market works the way it does because consumers are willing to pay crazy amounts of money for Pokémon games. If people stopped buying them, the resellers would have to lower their prices to keep doing business.

For me the problem is the people that buy them at these prices , if everyone and i mean everyone had a limit on how much they value the games the prices wouldnt be like this.

@throwbackkb

Ай бұрын

You are indeed spot on. If we could all for a united front we could turn the market. Just hard to imagine that happening sadly.

@darkdestroyer4970

Ай бұрын

I mean a gba game with or without a working battery that sold millions of copies worldwide at triple digits used is ridiculous , no matter how good it is. I cant help but laugh when youtubers defend these prices , like no bro , nobody should pay more than 60$ for a used copy of emerald without box , manual etc , its just a ripoff no matter how you look at it , and the resellers tell you they are collectibles , so that they can justify their scammy tactics.

@daveperella1263

Ай бұрын

People pay more for old games bc they r better then new games

I’ve been on a childhood nostalgia kick in a HUGE way lately and decided today I was gonna look into the Gen 1 Pokemon games. Holy crap…

@throwbackkb

7 күн бұрын

Oh yeah. Exact thing I went through earlier this year. So much excitement turned to my jaw on the floor looking at prices lol.

At the end of the day, there are emulators for price-conscious consumers but having the physical copy of the game you played as a child is a whole other feeling. Especially that Emerald CIB 🐉

@throwbackkb

20 күн бұрын

Spot on!

I honestly can’t believe that the Delta emulator didn’t drive these prices down now that you can play them all for free

@throwbackkb

8 күн бұрын

agreed. After seeing that it seems like the only thing that can stop it now is the games making it onto switch somehow.

Here in the Netherlands the Pokémon games used to be rather cheap prior to Covid, which was when I started collecting. I remember buying Black 2 for 72 Euro which was the most expensive for a Pokémon game back then. Today (21-07-2024) I was at Game Mania in Nijmegen and behind glass I saw a copy of Black 2 for 195 euro. Things sure have changed.

@throwbackkb

24 күн бұрын

Things have changed indeed!

@mohimbrood5787

14 күн бұрын

Yes, the prices are outrageous! I try to buy from marktplaats and they wont even sell me pokemon X for 40

Well spoken. We can only speak from experience but the last few years i've seen loose games be at or above these prices in stores or at conventions. I can't really blame vendors for setting a price, the FOMO is real and both the vendors, collecting and thrift haul videos all contribute to that. Plus, add to that pokemon being the multi generational franchise that parents get their children into and you have a recipe for increased prices. I think if people have the money and can afford the prices, good for them, but some of these games are literally portions of my monthly rent so im sure its not cheap for others. I think the best we can do is educate people on prices, that yes, we can choose to NOT buy something, and to find ways to reduce those costs associated with collecting. My last three pokemon games were acquired from trading pokemon cards, which is not a cheap hobby to collect for, but something about not paying the full market price associated made me proud to finally get a deal, even if the cards were at a similar value. I got more to say but i'll leave it there, im curious about what everyone else thinks as well!

@throwbackkb

Ай бұрын

Amazing points Zombie. Kind of like you said, at this point it's what we have to deal with and it's our choice to buy or not. Trading cards are a whole new world for me, but I do love the concept of using them as trade pieces. Might have to keep that on the short list of things to try out!

Yea these games have some insane prices now. I had Crystal on the 3DS and wanted to get the rest of the older games but the eShop shutdown and ruined my plans. I found some ppl online that were selling a 3DS with all the old games but it was $750. Really wish I held onto the older games when I was younger. I still want the old games and am longing for Nintendo to release them on the Switch. Pokémon will never stop. The biggest multi-media franchise on Earth. They'll continue the trend even long after we're gone. 150 years from now it will be a trailer like "A century ago, collecting best friends was born!" Pokémon forever!!! 😍😍😍🔥🔥🔥🔥

@throwbackkb

Ай бұрын

Absolutely love that last line. Pokémon forever is right!!!

im always so thankful that i was a total pokemon nerd as a kid and was trying to get every game i didnt have at the age of 10, so i got most of the more expensive games today for decent prices. seeing how it is today is totally nuts to me. its so inaccessible for people who either have never gotten the chance to play these games or who want to play them again but dont have their copies anymore. i really do hope it goes back to a more normal level someday, or that maybe they get rereleased on new platforms (although i personally dont think that feels as authentic, it would work for a lot of people)

I hope they just officially release all these games on current Nintendo consoles.

@throwbackkb

Ай бұрын

That would be amazing for the entire community. Accessible to all and would drop some of the prices in the collecting market.

@Rosegirl398

10 күн бұрын

Or do something like the Mario 3d all stars, minus the limited time

I've been buying pokemon games since the 90's, kept all and never sold, had no Idea 20+ years later it would turn into a massive collection, I just enjoy my pokemon games. So glad I did buy them during release because the prices are out of control

@throwbackkb

Ай бұрын

You did it the right way! I'm glad you are just collecting and holding on to them.

Back in 2016 I started to collect all the Pokémon games that I used to have when I was a kid, I always was a Pokémon fan and I used to play every game as I can, usually one per generation, but after enjoyed that game I used to trade it o sell it to get the next one. With the release of Pokémon sun/ moon and the 3ds Virtual Console Pokémon Gameboy games release I wanted to get back those games. I thought that it would be easy, because at that point, I remembered that older Pokémon games were cheap but when I start researching, notice that those games were rising in price, games that were 10 to 15 bucks then seems to cost 30 to 40 just cart, I remember that this used to be the CIB price. It was alarming because a brand new game were 40-50 back in those days, I remember been so confused about how a just cartridge game that sells millions could cost almost the same price as a new release, then I decided that I don't want spend that ridiculous amount of money and started hunting some deals for only cart. At start I just wanted one game per generation, I gave preference to that one that I have back when were release, but soon got some deals offers that couldn't resist, I got all generations one trough 3 including the remakes for 7 to 15 bucks each except for Leaf green that was the last one and got it for $20, remember been so happy and proud when I find Emerald for $12 and Cystal for $7 and both for me are a most have, for ds games the well... by then I already haved Soul silver and Diamond CIB from back in the day when were released and awaited too much time thinking that prices could fall to get the the others. This year I got Heath gold CIB without cardboard and Pokewalker and in 2023 Platinum CIB and can say that didn't paid more that $100 each😢.

I completed my non cib collection during Covid. I do have to admit that I was buying a bunch of lots of games and handhelds from OfferUp. I ended up keeping the best labeled games and selling off the rest. I built my collection almost for free, minus the time it took to hunt and buy the lots. With the amount of people doing it now I couldn’t imagine trying to hunt a full collection at a reasonable price and time.

@throwbackkb

Ай бұрын

Yeah it's pretty wild times!

I sold most of my Pokemon game collection during the Pokemon Go boom of 2016. I don't regret it, as I used the money towards upgrading my gpu for my computer at the time and I got a ton of mileage out of that. But man getting the collecting bug in 2022 and realizing that the new normal prices were higher than the spiked prices I sold for was a sobering experience. I just got the games I really missed having and called it there. I feel for future collectors who are gonna be walled off if these games keep rising.

if you think pokemon games are expensive, wait till you see how much some of the fire emblem games are 💀and they sold way fewer units.

@throwbackkb

Ай бұрын

lol I've heard a little about fire emblem - isn't it one of the most expensive games on gamecube?

@seanocd

Ай бұрын

​@throwbackkb Yep, the Gamecube Fire Emblem is one of the most expensive games for the system. You will, no doubt, also be aware that 3 of the 4 Pokemon games for Gamecube are also amongst the most expensive for the system. At least there is some level of sense to things like Pokemon Box being so expensive - Unlike most Pokemon games it didn't sell millions upon millions of copies, because the GCN wasn't particularly popular and Pokemon Box didn't offer much value (it's really just a storage system for the GBA games) so not many people bought it. For what it's worth, my theory on the rapid rise of Pokemon game "values" is a deadly combination of nostalgia from people who now have a disposable income, rabid reseller activity (which combines with the abundance of "side hussle" culture), covid-era interest in collecting, and the youtuber driven "Pokemon is a speculative market that can be manipulated" idea typified by Logan Paul's Pokemon card videos.

I was walking around a game shop last week and saw how much gen 3 games were going for.... I remembered I have LG/FR/Emerald and a gameboy sp buried at home! First thought was go make money and sell. I ended up keeping them... 5 days later and I have 33 hours on leaf green 😅 I only played it once as a kid and it was a fake cartridge.. being able to play the real thing almost 20 years later is amazing.

@throwbackkb

24 күн бұрын

Nothing better than that!

I really feel bad for people who got into video game collecting now. They’ll never truly experience the CRAZY lots you could get for dirt cheap. I remember buying a GameCube with Metroid prime, wind waker, double dash, twilight princess, and the Zelda bonus disc for $40 all games cib. I miss those days but I’m happy I collected all of my GBA and GameCube stuff back when it was affordable. Pokémon games used to be worth next to nothing until covid basically shot them up. I owned multiple copies of black and white 2 that I got for like $20 sealed, wish I held onto them😂

@throwbackkb

21 күн бұрын

That is amazing lol You did it the right way early on!

@oOignignoktOo1

18 күн бұрын

I had a copy of white 2 I got sealed on amazon for $15 back in 2015. I ended up opening it for the club nintendo promo when the store closed but never played it but I sold it CiB for about $150 during the pandemic days. Was a nice flip. I originally bought it for my nephew who had a 2DS at the time but wasn't interest in pokémon and the return window passed on Amazon so I sat on it for a few years.

*Pirates of the Carribean theme plays* I'll buy them *again* when they are available on a reasonable platform at a reasonable price. Until then, im preserving my nostalgia and this art any way i can.

@throwbackkb

21 күн бұрын

Enjoyed reading that with Pirates of the Carribean playing in my head lol

I wish I've could take care of my original HeartGold copy more plus the thick blue DS I bought from my young neighbor for $20. I used to work as an overnight security guard in 2015-16 and video games helped passed the time. One early morning, I left behind my DS with HG inserted at the property and never recovered it. Went to GameStop, HG copy was like $60, I was shocked and the female employee said "Yeah, Pokémon games are always pricey." Still bought it and still lost it at my job.

Crazy to think black 2 i paid 29.99 at ebgames over 10yrs ago, and now I paid over 200 for white 2.. I'm holding onto my ps3, ps4 games and my resident evil collection for sure.

@throwbackkb

3 күн бұрын

oh yeah, holding on to those will pay off long term for sure

So happy i have every single one of them. These prices are absolutely insane

@throwbackkb

20 күн бұрын

clutch that you already have them!

I feel you. I’ve been making game hunt vids also. For the DS games , I just use my hacked DSIXL .

@throwbackkb

Ай бұрын

Ayyy, love the shorts!!! Just subbed lol.

@Wizlume

Ай бұрын

@@throwbackkb thanks bro! Appreciate it.

Started collecting when I was 17 in high school (07), it was such a fun somewhat niche hobby. Really miss those days.

@throwbackkb

Ай бұрын

The good old days!!

this is why preservation through emulation is important

@throwbackkb

Ай бұрын

Spot on.

Crazy only maybe 5 years ago I picked up a Copy of Emerald at a Street festival for like $35

@throwbackkb

21 күн бұрын

cannot beat that lol

@PkmnMasterNeb

21 күн бұрын

I’ll never forget one of my friends got completed his entire Pokémon game collection with just a summer job in high school back in like 2016 or so. We were both collecting games and he didn’t have any of the GB/C or GBA games and got them all dirt cheap. Anyone who thrifted or went to yard sales at the time would know that Pokémon games were everywhere, and usually like $10 a piece. Got my copy of Ruby CIB for like $30 around 2014 or so!

Glad I got Gale of Darkness for $90 right before it sky-rocketed. Sadly, only box and disc. Can't believe just the manual is going for the price of an actual game at like 55-60 bucks.

@throwbackkb

20 күн бұрын

absolutely insane. I saw it out recently and it was well over $200 CIB lol.

So glad I kept my HGSS copies with everything, box, Pokewalker, manuals. Those are so expensive now

@throwbackkb

Ай бұрын

I'm mad jealous lol.

@LeggereugualeVivere

Ай бұрын

@@throwbackkb you have some pretty cool games too!

Pokémon is the best franchise is the world. When it hit the rest of the world back in 98-99, it was unlike anything else. There’s a reason millions remember it as “Pokemania”. Glad I was born in 1990 and was able to be a kid for the beginning.

@throwbackkb

Ай бұрын

Yeah you were born at the perfect time. I was in 94’, so it took me a few gens to fully get it lol. I think that’s why gen 3 is my favorite lol

Another major reason I think a lot of that these older games are holding their value is the cross gen transfer feature. I wouldn’t be surprised if prices would be affected once Bank inevitably shuts down

I was lucky enough to get all my Pokémon stuff at a time when the market was alright. So I have almost every main series game except for brilliant diamond on the switch.

@throwbackkb

Ай бұрын

One of the smart ones!

Let's all buy a thing and then jack up the price for reselling. Surely this won't ruin the market and or economy.

Downloading Roms and then moving save data on to authentic cart 🤤🤤

@throwbackkb

22 күн бұрын

this is the pro move lol

@fluffycuteish

20 күн бұрын

Is that a fairly easy thing to learn to do? Pretty cool that it can be done apparently and I’m interested

As someone trying to collect Pokemon AND Zelda games, yeah I feel this 100% I hope the games go back down in price, but honestly I kinda doubt it will. At this point, I'm just hoping Nintendo sells Virtual Console copies of the games on the eShop for Switch 2 so I can at least call that good enough.

@throwbackkb

Ай бұрын

Pokemon and Zelda, the dynamic duo of high prices, fingers crossed a miracle happens with the market!

@cloudwalker9572

Ай бұрын

Not really legal but homebrew a 3ds you'll get every Pokémon up to 3DS, the switch games are cheap and Zelda up to N64/3DS. You are screwed for Zelda's on GameCube/Wii but at least you will get the rest and it will just cost you the 200 of a 3DS and homebrew it (which is relatively simple)

Great video! was very exited for this video and you made really good points!

@throwbackkb

Ай бұрын

went for more of a discussion as opposed to tooooo deep in the wormhole lol

@Yoriichi7777_

Ай бұрын

@@throwbackkb youd be good at making icebergs

Because retro game market went mainstream and people infected the hobby to make a quick buck.

So happy I bought all my gen 3 games in 2015.. Prices are crazy!

@throwbackkb

20 күн бұрын

2015 was perfect timing lol. Do you have CIB?

@TheCleansingx

20 күн бұрын

@@throwbackkb Yes, but only Firered. I didn't have the intention to collect them. I got Emerald for $20 which is crazy.. My friend bought everything CIB at that time. Even Gen 4 and 5. Also some Zelda and Metroid.

It really depends, because if we're talking GBA era or earlier, there a whole ton of non-genuine bootleg cartridges saturating the market. These are of course, not genuine copies, not legal, and shouldn't even exist, but they are super cheap. So if you only care about playing the game, just buy one of those. those regularly go for like $20, problem solved. It's a whole different story when we're talking about *_authentic_* complete in box (CIB) copies of pokemon games. Those are exceedingly rare, especially in good or excellent condition. This is because while yes, millions of copies of these games were sold back in the day, most kids did not take good care of the box, or it's contents, nor the cartridge itself. To find everything in immaculate condition after nearly 20 years is pretty uncommon. Most people looking for all that in the modern day are collectors, plain and simple. The average person probably doesn't even care whether they have a CIB version. They just want to play the game. Hell, most would rather just use an emulator.

@throwbackkb

Ай бұрын

Spot on Nick!

Sold off all my pokemon games made a ton of money. Thanks guys

@throwbackkb

Ай бұрын

You are welcome lolll

Japan-only video games are pretty much common in Japan. It is a good thing too to also ensure you are getting the uncensored versions.

@throwbackkb

Ай бұрын

I'll have to keep that in mind when I look for them!

Theses are some of the most popular and high selling games. They're everywhere. Makes no sense for them to be so expensive.

@BugCatcher-S

Ай бұрын

as long as theres people willing to pay..

@davion4777

Ай бұрын

Right? Exactly what I say. Everyone had those games. They’re not rare in the slightest. Those prices are absolutely out of this world, and people that encourage them by buying are part of the problem.

@ibapreppie

Ай бұрын

They aren't. I was out at my local store and found cib fire red and emerald for 250 a piece.

@KingC89

Ай бұрын

@@ibapreppie 250 is still insane for such common games

@ChicagoMel23

Ай бұрын

They arent as common now. Collectors want to keep theirs and some have probably got damaged. He said it in the video, pay attention

The only reason resellers are "reselling" video games is because of the demand. IF and when something else is worth "reselling" resellers will focus on that catagory. Resellers have little to nothing todo with "setting" the market. Its not like they are getting together and saying "Only sell pokemon Emerald for $250"... lol

@throwbackkb

Ай бұрын

lol you are spot on. Definitely isn't them, however some of them are easy to pick on.

Just completed my GB through 3DS collection last week. Hope to share them if I ever have kids. That being said, It did not feel great caving in to buy some of these. Sucks too cause there's no excuse as to why most of these aren't on Virtual Console at this point.

@throwbackkb

Ай бұрын

Ayyy, congrats though! Atleast you have them now 🫡.

@mildishnidorino8091

Ай бұрын

@throwbackkb True enough! I can't deny the sense of satisfaction it gives me. It's like I reclaimed part of my childhood. That being said. I hope future Pokemon fans get an opportunity to play these games in some form with things like multiplayer easily accessible. Especially with how well they stand the test of time. Plus it'd be an easy layup for Nintendo haha.

ive held on to gba sp with fire red(i cant find my copy sapphire) which i bought off ebay 10 years ago for less than $100 all together. I been wanting to get a 2ds/3ds and experience those games but the market is ridiculous

I collect games too, but just games I actually like to play. We were a Nintendo family so there were many games I WANTED but never got, before covid I used to come home from these hunts with alot of loot, but these days I usually come home empty handed because the games are so expensive now, most of the games I want are over 100 dollars, and you might think "Yeah you first got the stuff thats easier to find first and now you only have the harder to find stuff left" but even stuff I bought for like 20 bucks then are now over a 100, its crazy

@throwbackkb

Ай бұрын

So spot on with that last point! It is truly insane.

I live in Asia and my countries second-hand app ill sometimes find great deals on these games, but more times than not Japanese imports are way cheaper than the American version of the games. I also import games from both Japan and America, and I've discovered more and more people are discovering that the Japanese version of games are often significantly cheaper, in much nicer condition and CIB is obtainable so with that more and more people knowing that, even the Japanese version of games are sky rocketing unfortunately.

@throwbackkb

Ай бұрын

Yeah the more people that realize how nice the Japanese version are the more the price will go up sadly. That is awesome insight though! Just knowing there are other options out there.

Watching videos like these makes me feel better about paying 100 bucks for all 5x mainline GBA games (Japanese version) 5 years ago. At 20 a piece, makes dealing with the language barrier less of a problem, especially if you have a western version to play side by side.

@throwbackkb

Ай бұрын

Gladly would take the language barrier for 20 a piece as well lol

i remember when i started collecting around 5 or 6 years ago i found an insane deal for the GBA games. LG, Ruby and Sapphire all CIB for 90 euros together. even got the case and manuals from Firered with it as a bonus. I later sold just the Firered case and manuals for 50 euros and bought a CIB copy for 70. to complete the set I bit the bullet and bought a CIB copy of Emerald for 90 which at the time felt insanely pricey to me. fast forward to now im insanely glad I did

@throwbackkb

Ай бұрын

Yeah I think you made some awesome decisions there lol

I still have my original FireRed and Emerald cartridges from over 20 years ago. My GBA unfortunately can’t really hold a charge anymore, but I decided to Homebrew the extra 3DS from my closet and got these two again! I have SoulSilver and Diamond and they might be reproduction cartridges, I’m not sure but don’t really care, as long as they keep working.

@throwbackkb

Ай бұрын

As long as they work!

@masterbuilder2856

Ай бұрын

Hold up the SoulSilver to a light. It should be a translucent red. That's how you know it's legit. For Diamond, you just have to know. Keep on playing.... 👍

Should've started collecting 15 years ago like I did... Before prices were crazy I have doubles and triples of all the Pokemon Gameboy games complete in box. You can see them in the latest short video on my channel. Funny thing is I paid $10/each CIB for some of them... Pokemon Crystal being one of them. And that's just the complete in box copies I have....I have them loose too

@throwbackkb

Ай бұрын

Just subscribed to you channel, your game room is next level. You got in with collecting at the perfect time for pricing lol. Has to be crazy for you to see how things are now.

@GameKollector

26 күн бұрын

@@throwbackkb it is crazy nowadays. Funny thing is I never got into collecting because of value and I still don’t collect for value. The value of everything is just a bonus to me. I remember paying $10 for CIB Pokémon Gameboy games, $30 for super bowling on N64, $400 for Earthbound complete in box, $200 for Mighty Final Fight complete in box, $350 for Sculptors Cut on N64 and I finished the complete NTSC N64 set in 2016…just to name a few crazy deals back in the day. Luckily I decided years ago to try and get the rarer games on the systems first then work on the sets. N64 and NES (minus SE) licensed sets are complete. I’m 200 away for SNES and maybe 200 on GameCube. I have all kinds of crazy stories and finds over the years. I could make multiple videos on that for sure.

That price chart seems to be very wrong in the UK the prices have been the same since 2016 overall with go and CoVid causing a Brief spike. Those US Resellers and speculators have killed your market for gamers

@throwbackkb

Ай бұрын

yeah 100% what's happened sadly

The best thing to do when prices get unreasonable is to take advantage of it and sell into the FOMO. I can play these games a million different ways now.

I currently have all mainline pokemon games CIB from gbc to switch. I started hunting for them in 2020, so glad I bought those older games for cheap. Now they're all sitting in my room for display 😊

@throwbackkb

Ай бұрын

Heck yeah. Nothing better than having the display set lol.

@ChicagoMel23

Ай бұрын

Theyre meant to be played

@moritzscwarzhen2434

Ай бұрын

@@ChicagoMel23 I play them whenever I have free time. I already completed my shiny living dex in Violet, Shining Pearl, Legends Arceus, Shield and Let's go Eevee. I am currently focusing on my Ultra Moon this time around 😌

It's crazy that back in the early 2010s, I could always find just an old sega genesis game, sometimes even an original xbox old controllers etc at a local thrift store. You won't see any of that there now. The only thing I'll see is old pc peripherals, that's it. The market is wild now people know what they have and sell it online instead. Even goodwill sells that stuff online now, too, instead on the shelf.

@throwbackkb

Ай бұрын

Spot on. Going thrifting for any retro games is legit pointless anymore. You might see like a Wii or Kinect game, but the odds of anything halfway decent is near 0 percent. I think the most expensive game I found at a thrift store was Wii Sports lol.

I am glad here in Europe resellers aren't as big and prices are a little bit more reasonable. I picked up a CIB copy of Emerald last year for 200€ and I also have a loose Japanese copy which I bought for about 25€. Luckily a lot of my other games I bought in 2016/17, where prices were really reasonable or I had them still left from my childhood. But yeah, I kind of get why so many people want these games, especially Gens 3 to 5 - they are just really good games.

@throwbackkb

Ай бұрын

Agreed 100% on gen 3-5 lol

What’s happening?! I had all the pokemon games CIB (including the GameCube title pokemon box) up until 2020. I even had pokemon gold sealed. Sold em all literally 3 months before the gigantic price jumps

The reality is if a game have a price tag and somebody buys it, it means this is its value. People can cry about it, but if they do, it means they want it, right ? Meaning there is demand.

@throwbackkb

17 күн бұрын

100%.

I got lucky once and found a copy of fire red for $50 at my local GameStop. Best purchase I made

@throwbackkb

Ай бұрын

Heck yeah!!!

My favorite is Gold version. I had the original Blue version. But Gold version was my favorite. Both ended missing for some reason.

seeing people with 10 copies of the same game has genuinely made me give up on collecting anything retro anymore, id rather just emulate it and save the money for something better, no reason the market is the way it is other than greed

@throwbackkb

24 күн бұрын

Do not blame you at all.

As for me, I've been personally noticing that since the fiasco of both Scarlet and Violet older generation Pokémon games have been in both high demand and the prices have gone up. Unfortunately, for both Scarlet and Violet fans, the games do suck and have forced more players to start buying the older generation games and the older generation systems. I'm 1 of those players who was forced to do so in order to play good Pokémon games again.

@throwbackkb

17 күн бұрын

This is such an incredible point. I haven't thought about it that way until you mentioned it and it's spot on. I played Scarlet and Violet for like 5 hours and then went back to playing older games immediately lol

@bradhaley8432

17 күн бұрын

@throwbackkb I currently have 2 nintendo 3ds and Pokémon Y and Alpha Sapphire because of the problems that I have had with both Scarlet and Violet. This is the only incident that I've had to go backwards in terms of playing Pokémon games. In my opinion the other 7 switch titles are also good. They might have a few problems but at least they were released playable on day 1.

@throwbackkb

17 күн бұрын

@@bradhaley8432 Agreed! Might not be a popular opinion, but I really enjoyed Sword and Shield. Legends was also fun with it being a different type of game.

@bradhaley8432

17 күн бұрын

@@throwbackkb I agree with you 100% 👍.

Very heartfelt video ❤

@throwbackkb

Ай бұрын

Always from the heart!

Glad I hoped on getting all the main games early covid when you could find the games for a decent price if you searched for it and that I had most of the collection already. The rarest I was missing were white2/black2 and got Colloseum as a gift from a friend's personal collection.

@throwbackkb

Ай бұрын

Black2/white2 are insane. I rarely see them anywhere lol. Jealous about Colloseum!

@cloudwalker9572

Ай бұрын

@@throwbackkb Got black 2 for 50 euro and White 2 for 40 they have now doubled in price in my country. Needless to say the friend that gave me Colosseum is a very good friend and has been for more than 15 years. ^^

Thankfully I've been studying Japanese for fun in my free time, which incentivizes me to buy the typically cheaper Japanese versions. Only issue is that I would need a Japanese DS to play Gen 5 and 6 because of the region lock. At least Generations 3 and 4 don't have that though.

@throwbackkb

20 күн бұрын

oh thats interesting! I really want to look into collecting Japanese versions soon. Where do you find them?

I feel you man. These prices are crazy ridiculous right now, especially for people who just wanna play them casually for nostalgic purposes. I'm happy I own every game but to try and own every game CIB is a damn nightmare.

@throwbackkb

Ай бұрын

You ain’t lying Ray 😭😂

@BugCatcher-S

Ай бұрын

just geta rom boii

Honestly don’t mind it, the absurd prices made me do two things I won’t regret. 1. Installing randomizers, the convoluted transfer methods are an immense waste of time if it’s not your original file and mons, why would I want to transfer statistically inferior pokemon for an extra $2000? Not to mention the allure of it with link cables and trading in the GTS are all defunct now, there’s not a person to person joy of trading to complete a dex, and all the single player enjoyment you can get can be had on a rom and even more so by changing the file to your liking. 2. The $200 I could’ve spent on Emerald got me another retro console and led me to discover a whole different library of games I could now enjoy and purchase multiple different titles for the same cost as one loose copy of a Pokémon game. I have no regrets not being into the franchise anymore, if anything Gamefreak and Nintendo’s staunch stance against bringing these to virtual console has just made me go enjoy other consoles and IP’s.

@throwbackkb

Ай бұрын

Fantastic points. Love that you got into Randomizers! Any that you would recommend?

God this hit home. I paid $280 on XD today because it was cib in great condition. It didnt feel good, though, lol

@throwbackkb

Ай бұрын

Some things you just have to do lol I'm dreading getting XD (but I need it lol).

im about to buy the Red Version (loose) and they're asking for $60 for it. Thats the cheapest ive seen in that past couple of weeks. I been seeing the avg loose price on fb market at $80

@throwbackkb

Күн бұрын

yeah thats super solid pricing honestly

Do you think if Nintendo releases a collection physically (Like Gen 1 2 and 3) on the switch that the prices would go down?

@throwbackkb

Ай бұрын

This is a good question! I'd like to think they would as they would be more accessible. The likelihood of it happening from Nintendo's end are probably close to zero sadly :/

I'm missing red, blue, pearl, alpha sapphire, ultra sun, scarlet and violet.

@throwbackkb

Ай бұрын

You are super close!

@pesadeloperiferico7731

Ай бұрын

@@throwbackkb You are close too my friend. I think in the next couple of months I'll have completed it.

I genuinely don’t understand why the older games aren’t put on Switch, Nintendo has to hate their legacy content

@throwbackkb

Ай бұрын

Right??? It's so odd. With as long as the switch has been out there's just no reason to not have them. Especially when they could also capitalize on that knowing everyone is using emulators.

The weirdest the games are not rare.

I trade stuff on facebook marketplace for old pokemon games. So far Ive been able to get; White, Ruby, FireRed, and Silver w/ a new battery, all from trading like pc parts and random stuff like lego sets. It takes a while...just those 4 games took over a year but I didn't have to pay collector prices!

@throwbackkb

Ай бұрын

That's a fantastic way to go!

You are right it doesnt feel the same. Playing classic games on a 65 in screen with a ps2 controller is much better 😊

@throwbackkb

Ай бұрын

You got me there lol

I agree! I would love to get some of my games for a cheap price but sadly, that won't happen (at least not right now.)

@throwbackkb

Ай бұрын

fingers crossed, anything is possible lol

These retro game have become a status symbol. I have one game from every gen so I’m happy enough.

@throwbackkb

Ай бұрын

One from every gen is a great way to go. Little piece of it all!

Nintendo/ Gamefreak can rerelease the original versions of these games and the price will plummet. We have seen prices for Paper Mario TTYD, Megaman Battle Networks, and Mario Sunshine go down recently from their Switch releases. Plus the money will go to Nintendo and the developers and not the reseller's pockets.

@throwbackkb

Ай бұрын

I agree completely!

Man I remember when you could buy the first two gens for loose for $10-15, It's crazy these games are being scalped so badly when these were far from uncommon

@throwbackkb

Ай бұрын

Absolutely insane man lol. It wasn't that long ago that they were all affordable.

@deathmetalmaniac9647

Ай бұрын

@@throwbackkb Though I'd say the main reason the prices went up had a lot to do with Pokemon Go's success and the franchise becoming trendy again more than anything, There was definitely a period there where openly liking pokemon was seen as "uncool" especially during gen III in the mid 2000s.

3ds was a perfect time to release the gba pokemon games, wiiu at the very least!

@throwbackkb

Ай бұрын

Agreed!

@weirdtuberjournalism9757

Ай бұрын

@@throwbackkb the gba games and white 2 are all I need as a collector!

Been playing all of those for free on my phone lmao..

@throwbackkb

Ай бұрын

definitely the best route if you just want to play them lol

Emulation and romhacks are the way to go. You don’t get ripped off buying the physical games and there are many romhacks that are way better than the official games at this point. I still have my games from my childhood but I never use them. Emulation is just better.

@throwbackkb

21 күн бұрын

Definitely agree! I play mostly on emulation even though I own most of the games lol. Just a better experience not having to keep a handheld charged and being able to play on a bigger screen.

If you only care about playing the pokemon ds games and not really the actual cartridges, I picked up a 208 in 1 off aliexpress on sale for like $8 like 6 months ago and it's pretty good. Amazon had it for $25 though. I just found one online at Walmart for $15. You can also take out the sd card and back them up to your PC and transfer the saves between the PC and DS like I do. Lucky for me I have every older pokemon game besides Pokemon Ruby and my Pokemon Diamond is missing the label but it's whatever I got it for free from a friend. I have the original boxes and manuals for my GBA and DS games didn't realize CIB were worth that much lol Note: it's not just pokemon there's also like Mario, Kirby, Harvest Moon, Castlevania, Dragon Quest, Legend of Zelda, Final Fantasy, Spyro, Naruto, DragonBall Z, Harry Potter, TMNT, etc it's loaded lol I've seen a 500 in 1 before but personally 208 in 1 is plenty and it's literally every game in each franchise so you don't have to swap carts all the time and it's nice to be able to play on your original hardware and have the option to switch to different devices by copying the files.

@throwbackkb

Ай бұрын

That's super cool! I do need something like that one of these days lol

My favorite region is Hoenn cause sapphire was my first game. Don’t have it anymore but fortunately I have Omega Ruby. My greatest pokemon regret is not buying Heart Gold or Soul Silver. The Johto region has some of the best content but the price is insane. I can’t bring myself to buy it for this price.

@throwbackkb

Ай бұрын

We share the same thoughts! I’ve fallen in love with HeartGold SoulSilver lately… so expensive to buy the physical though 😭

you should look at the prices for Pokemon Box: Ruby and Sapphire for the gamecube (North American version). Absolutely insane

@throwbackkb

Ай бұрын

$2,000 CIB is nuts lol

The flip side to the prices going up is that the retro handheld market and rom hacking community has really pick up alot of steam lately and most of these games can be played for free for the most part.

@throwbackkb

Ай бұрын

Absolutely. I've had a decent bit of fun with being able to play them freely on PC.

The only ones I am missing is red, blue, xd, battle revolution, white 2, and sun but I’m pretty sure I’m of a small subset of people who have held onto their original copies and got the companion version during it’s given generation loose Chances are that I’ll probably end up paying double what I originally paid for my entire collection just so I can get the rest

@throwbackkb

Ай бұрын

Danggggg you are close! Are you going CIB for everything? XD is so pricey now lol

@D_Deserti

Ай бұрын

@@throwbackkb only CIB that I absolutely need in my collection is Pokémon HG+SS but the pokewalker is the most expensive part of that CIB

So what started off as me wanting get all the mainline games ended up with me wanting to get every single game. After a number of years, I'm nearly done. I only need the Japanese tcg tutorial game and Pokken Tournament DX for Switch. The DS game was canceled on me since the case ended up being damaged. I'm debating getting the Sword Shield Scarlett and Violet games with the dlc on the cart. I was lucky enough to start with a good collection and before the pandemic and the things that I needed didn't go up too much in price. The most expensive was pokemon tcg 2 for about 150 and before that it was Explorers of Sky at 60. My copy of Pokémon Box is a sealed Japanese copy amd I am still trying to track down an EU or Australian English copy.

sure i want the games but not for the asking price

GBA and DS are going to drop price as soon Pokemon Bank closes

@throwbackkb

Ай бұрын

oooh, may need to look into that. Good call out!

Gen 1 through 5 could be argued best gaming franchise but after that not so much

@throwbackkb

3 күн бұрын

agreed!

Emerald is the best of all pkmn imo

I have most missing sun ultra sun and x, and gbc ones I have some with boxes kinda want to go after them but even those are expensive to get