In my opinion the best thing in your collection is something you've had all your life. It's you and I mean that sincerely. If it weren't for you we wouldn't even know about your awesome collection. Awesome video Johnny. Loved going #BallsDeep into your collection.

@tyler6644

6 жыл бұрын

i get reminded of happy console gamer every time i look at my shelf because he has got me into so many games, anime, movies, etc.

@PhillipAntoneOMara

6 жыл бұрын

Sounds like Executor wants to go ballsdeep into Johnny.

@kylewynn3147

6 жыл бұрын

Phillip O'Mara Ha by no means do I but I can tell how you could have thought that. Should have phrased it better.

Honestly, this video deserves more views! You have some incredible one-of-a-kind items! Thanks for sharing :)

@veganforever9703

3 жыл бұрын

It is so good

@scott-ci5is

3 жыл бұрын

I love watching his passion. I feel like I've grown up with you and HCG. You guys rock!!!

@craigemery856

2 жыл бұрын

Love your videos too MJR!!

@amoney9608

10 ай бұрын

🎉.

One of many reasons why I love Johnny, but this perfectly illustrates how humble and genuine a guy he is. Game room is in flames. He has signed copies of games that could sell for $1,000s, easy. He takes his original copy of Phantasy Star on the Master System, not signed, worn, not mint. Love it. One helluva guy you are, Johnny

Top 1 thing in my collection is a framed collection of manuals from NES games my Dad and I played through in the 80s. Nothing obscure but stuff that meant a lot. Rygar, Solomon's key, zelda. My dad passed away in 2012 and I stumbled across this stack of manuals cleaning his house. I took them and 3 years later found a box of old home movies he had packed up for me with a note "great memories -Dad" on his memo paper from his old work. I paired it all together and made this. Hangs in my office to this day. Great memories. -Dad imgur.com/gallery/bJtB1zt

@FinalBaton

6 жыл бұрын

Great memories tied to that frame Eric. Very touching stuff, thanks for sharing!

@Pedronevarez99

6 жыл бұрын

Beautiful

@HappyConsoleGamer

6 жыл бұрын

Wow thank you for sharing! I am sorry for your loss... I dunno but watch my Mario Kart Dad episode, I think you might get something from it...

@timsohn7057

5 жыл бұрын

Amazing

My copy of Final fantasy IX. When I was 10 I had to regularly go to the hospital and afterwards my dad and i always went to the toystore so i could pick out a game. 16 years later it's still my favorite game and it still makes me think of those trips to the toystore with my dad.

@user-pv9pv4xf9c

3 жыл бұрын

Dude I read a super long, sad FF9 story somewhere else where the kid said that year his mom died, so his dad asked him what he wanted for Christmas. And I guess his dad lied and said he couldn't find it, but then he pulled a Christmas Story and surprised him with it as the last gift. And then he went on to say how he associated the good memories from that game with his mom years later.

Wow Johnny those wood burned boxes are an absolute treasure! I'm super jelly!

@sirlancenotalot2765

Жыл бұрын

Did you seriously say “super jelly”?? Please have a long hard look in the mirror and say sorry to yourself five times.

@whitejeansreal

Жыл бұрын

​@@sirlancenotalot2765u sound super jelly bro

@sirlancenotalot2765

Жыл бұрын

@@whitejeansreal man iId only just got over the last time I heard that term. Now I have to go climb a mountain all over again

Don't lie, Johnny. We all know your prized possession is your copy of Dynamite Dux.

@deanhank1848

4 жыл бұрын

It's all about the Dux

The wooden boxes might be some of the most unique and gorgeous game related pieces of art I've seen. Just amazing.

My luckiest eBay purchase back in the day was Snatcher that someone had listed as 'Snacher' and no one bid on it, £47!

@user-pv9pv4xf9c

3 жыл бұрын

dude that's legit funny! I just won Fire Emblem Path of Radiance of $169 US on ebay recently, which is about 60-80 dollars cheaper than normal.

@FullInstall

3 жыл бұрын

@@user-pv9pv4xf9c This'll make you mad, I got my copy for £12 from a now dead outlet called Gamestation, I bought that and eternal darkness for £12 each - they also had a complete Steel Battalion with joystick for £45 and I never got it... I still feel the pain

You have lived in a way that has afforded you some fantastic cherished memories. Your happiness is contagious, and I am sure that you have brought others at least as much joy as they've brought you here. "The love you take is equal to the love you make." This quote seems especially true for you. Cheers!

Hi Johnny, just became a subscriber and Patron. Found your channel recently and your passion and love for video games is infectious. I could listen to you talk about anything for hours! Keep up the great work and thank you for your positivity.

@Matt-lb2ed

6 жыл бұрын

Robert Williamson I re-watch some of his videos when I'm bored. He's just so happy and positive that it makes everything interesting and entertaining.

Hey Johnny, been watching for a couple years now but haven't commented. Just wanted to say your vids are my favorite thing to drink coffee and eat breakfast to every Sunday! You rock!

@HappyConsoleGamer

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks I always try to get something out for Sunday :)

I love that out of all those things that are signed, rare or expensive... one game that has your most nostalgic, childhood memories has the the number one spot.

"The most amazing thing" 4:05 8:08 15:29

@HappyConsoleGamer

6 жыл бұрын

The most amazing thing is this comment

Thank you so much once again, Johnny! You're a very special guy for me. You helped me (and still do) in so many ways you'll never be able to realize.. this was the very least I could do in return.❤️

@TheEternalElir

Жыл бұрын

Dude that was honestly one of the best things I've seen in my life. You're insanely talented. I didn't even know wood burning was a thing, yet alone in such incredible detail. Blew my mind.

It's impossible to explain fully why the Phantasy Star games are so special if you didn't grow up with them. I was so geeked about Phantasy Star II that in 1989 I bought it for the exorbitantly high price of $89.99 from Kay-Bee toys and I didn't even have a Genesis to play it on, yet. I read through the manual dozens of times before I finally was able to get my Genesis several months later by working odd jobs and doing yard work for people around the neighborhood. Playing it for the first time was like a religious experience, honestly, and I have no shame in saying that. Thanks for another video that I can totally connect with!

@HappyConsoleGamer

6 жыл бұрын

I totally connect to what you are saying too! PS2 was great what a time!

I have a sealed copy of panzer dragoon saga. It still has the toys r us sticker on the back. I also have my original copy of phantasy star. That game also changed my life.

I expected the Keniichi Sonoda drawing in this list hahaha. Out of anything in my collection I would absolutely save and will always treasure is my original Mother 1 in the box. I imported it in middle school and had to convince my parents to order it for me and had to shell out (which was at the time) a lot of money for it. I built a famicom adapter from a gyromite cartridge with nothing but a pocket knife to play it and made my own notes and index cards with translated menus and everything. I keep all of that stuff in the box and it means too much to me to ever lose. Keep rocking Johnny!

My comic book collection. When I left home about 11 years ago I left my comics in the care of a close friend of mine who was also a collector. His family's home tragically caught fire and much of it was destroyed, but somehow my comics survived which he then returned to my parents earlier this year. Those comics represent a lot of memories and good times to me and they're waiting for me back home just like when I was a kid. One of the things I plan to do on my next trip home is to spend a lot of time digging through those comics.

@gc8972b

6 жыл бұрын

noice. you're encouraged to really do so

@lavenderquest3623

6 жыл бұрын

Glad that your comics made it! My house flooded and I know it's not fun to lose precious things, but the ones that remain become even more special.

im so jealous of you John because you still remenber and get excited about your old gaming experiences. i still have all my gmes and consoles but with time and with the new games i play i kind of forget about the old games i played in my youth, and im younger than you lol. thats why i love you and your chanel because when you revisit your past its like im revisiting mine too.

Dont ever leave us johnny you are my favorite gamer on youtube

@jonn_mace_80_95_

6 жыл бұрын

Even if he goes away physically, he will always be with us in spirit.

What makes all of these things so special is how much they mean to you. Video Games are truly incredible that way.

Those wood boxes are so beautiful, truly an artisan item created by someone who takes pride in their craft. Thank you for sharing and have a great day everyone.

Johnny this is why you’re one of my favorite KZreadrs. The fact that you include something homemade is awesome. Jealous of all these items, very exciting you have them in your collection!

Only John could make this video and not come across as a braggart. You're the best, man!

This has to be the most unique and personal collection showcase I've seen, thanks for sharing man!

Absolutely love the energy in this video! I love that the items you show are things close to your heart, not necessarily the most valuable in terms of reselling.

Just saw this, and some of your story’s actually got me choked up. Your passion is infectious. Thanks for what you do.

Your channel has really been helping me stay cool calm and just plain smiling.. Thanks for your work and backlog if episodes. Much love man

What an incredible collection. I probably wouldn't be interested in having any of it... except maybe those incredible wood burn boxes... wow those were incredible... but just hearing the stories of memories behind each item is the coolest thing.

Johnny you really are the friendliest and most awesome otaku I know. Keep being you buddy! cheers

Incredible items, that Amano art book took me by surprise, thats amazing. And after watching this video I can truly say that you diserve not only just the title of Happy Console Gamer but the title of TRUE CONSOLE GAMER that only the ones who have true passion for games, the ones that love them like the true pieces of art they are deserves. Congratulations Johnny, people like you truly make us proud of loving Video Games.

Don't really have a collection. I can fit all my games and consoles into one luggage bag. But I do have a copy of Pokemon Diamond that got me through a tough spot growing up. I was a really broody kid but the one thing that made me forget all that was just sitting down in a corner in middle school and playing Pokemon. Can't play it anymore because the game is so unbearably slow, but I appreciate all that copy did for me.

That Ys wood box is amazing!!! What a lovely and special gift! Whoever made it is very talented!

Jeremy Soule (Skyrim composer) also wrote the music for the old Harry Potter games. I've formed a very strong connection with some of his work. He really knows how to write music that transports you and immerses you in another realm.

Thanks for inspiring me to collect! I'm 28 years old and have been a gamer my whole life but I've always traded in games when I'm done with them and now I find myself seeking out the games of my youth kicking myself in the butt for trading it away. Today I begin my quest- I hope my collection is HALF as cool as yours in 30 years!!!

You need to finish that documentary. I'd really be interested.

That was awesome! Love listening to you talk about all your experiences!

I have been watching since your very first video. I haven’t commented in a long time but I still watch your stuff every upload. Just wanted to say awesome job for going so long and I look foward to everything in the future 🤙

That JUSTIN DRAWING DEAR LORD!! 😱 Grandia is my favorite video game of all time! Was it Toshiaki Hontani? I’ve always failed to get clear answers on who the Grandia portrait artist was!

Omg I just screamed in happyness over that artwork and birthday card you got from the wonder boy creator and MW4 artist. This is just so cool Johnny. You are a very lucky man.

nice video, I love hearing your memories. they reflect my memories of the day. the memories and stories are what makes that stuff so valuable that no $$$ could match.

You know Johnny, if you ever get to read this. I watch you all happy in these videos about your past experience. For some weird reason this makes me happy and i just smile along with it. The wood burn stuff, original artist befriending you. You are one lucky guy.

Great video Johnny!! Love how sincere you are with you videos! Thanks again, keep it up!

I love hearing your stories Johnny! Be them coming!

Just started watching ur videos recently. I jus hit the subscribe button. Being 46 yrs old i can really relate to you. The game that impacted my life was none other than the first zelda game. And i jus bought octapath yesterday n played for 9 straight hrs. Alot like u I will always b a kid at heart. Loved all ur cool stuff btw. 👍

You’ve had some incredible luck with some of those things Johnny and I would normally be very jealous but you’re such a nice guy that I couldn’t possibly begrudge you any of it. Really wonderful items and I loved listening to the stories behind them.

I think that this video Is amazing and what an Interesting stuff you have. It's always nice to find videos you haven't watched yet. I like that all your stuff has stories to them.

A real humble video, thoroughly enjoyed it 👍

Super awesome video! What great memories meeting the people behind some of the games you love and having some of their original artwork. It's so hard for me to pick my most fav thing in my games collection, yet one of my very fav items would be my 'Blip' Handheld game from 1977. It's just so special :)

I'm so happy to hear ur still gonna work on getting that old footage out.

I feel exactly the same about my collection Johnny. I have things that are rare that I've acquired over the years and been lucky enough to have come across. But the most cherished thing to me is still my boxed super mario bros 3 that I got when I was a kid. I have no clue how it survived in such great shape for so long, but what really matters are the memories it gave me. It really sparked my love for video games and has been my hobby since, nearly 30 years later. Always love your videos!

New to your channel and all of this is new to me, glad I decided to watch a couple days ago

Incredible, man.Thank you for sharing!

Phantasy Star was the ultimate game in so many ways. Feel you on that Johnny! Your neighbors were very lucky to own that game in 88! I used to day dream about it. This was a $70 plus game. Lots of treasures there man, a died and true fan.

Great video johnny. U have an amazing collection. And i am with u on saving phantasy star. I still have my original copy from the 80s. Only problem it stopped working. But i will never get rid of it. Thanks again for the great videos over the years.

Man this video blew me away. I have been collecting for about 10 years, playing for almost 30. Went to college for game art & design, work in AAA and indie gaming. You clearly have a passion and love for games and it is really heart-warming. Too many I see online are way more into collecting for the sake of collecting, way more interested in rarity and value than actual games and the love of the medium. Coming across this video was truly refreshing and hopefully one day I can buy you a beer and bs about games! Love and respect from the northwest.

@uba754

3 жыл бұрын

Also to actually answer your question for what I value most in my collection: I was able to get Hironobu Sakaguchi to sign an original Final Fantasy cart at PAX west years back as well as Keiji Inafune to sign an original Mega Man cart. Inafune liked my tattoos which made me giggle like a little girl haha (he saw my Ness and Cactuar). After that it would likely be my Earthbound cart, something I was after for years as a collector (my favorite game) and I am so proud to have it!

thanks for sharing these stories!! really awesome stuff man!

Holy crap! That's some crazy stories there. You lucky bastard. Grandia is one of my all time favorites!

Great items Johnny always love hearing the stories that comes with them. My most treasured possession, is probably my original Master System II my mum bought me in the early 90's, I wouldn't sell that for anything as I know we had no money back then and she worked hard to get us nice things. Truly an irreplaceable item for me. I will never forget that day I opened it :)

What a great video! Its so good to see how much you love video games.. I have just joined your family off the back of this video.. Stay cool

Dude I've said it many times, but you have such an amazing collection. I love that yours is much more of a quality over quantity. I, personally, am not that into having signed things, but I can certainly see the appeal and I love seeing how excited you get talking about them and showing them off! It is super, super rad that you have that copy of Phantasy Star that you guys passed around as a kid. A game that we did something similar to with was A Link to the Past. I think it passed around 4 or 5 of us kids in my town.... I would give almost ANYTHING to still have it!!

It is always a threat to listen to you talk about your collection, especially seeing your undying love for Phantasy Star.

My treasured items are: A Christmas card from SNK in 1999. And a complete 30 game Black Box CIB/mint set of NES games. Most of them I had purchased in 1985-1986, so that's mostly why it's so special to me.

Great episode Johnny. My favourite thing is my original Gameboy Color from my 10th birthday. I took that thing everywhere and yet somehow, 18 years later, it's still like new. Introduced me to Zelda and Pokemon as well as a ton of other, amazing franchises.

That YS woodburnt collection is stellar what a nice piece of art that guy is good. Im also a big fan of Wonderboy great music i could listen to that all day long amazing drawing. And the Grandia Justin drawing also beyond beautiful im so envious but happy that you have all this great collection Johnny.

I honestly love your videos . Keep up the great work

It's even more amazing you were able to get a piece of the creators and meet them to add it to your collection even more.

Awesome that you share your collection for us all to get enjoyment from

That Y's box is insain. If i ever got something like that I would show that bad boy off as well.

My most prized games are my grandpa's copy of link to the past and my original copy of paper mario 64. Good times... good times...

You have a WONDERFUL collection!*3* I'm so happy for you!!! It was so enjoyable to hear your stories and all these fantastic memories! Your happiness and passion totally overwhelmed me, and I am proud to say I fought my tears several times while watching your video. I hope to experience some cool things like in my life. >3

Wow you really have a lot of great stuff. Keep up the good work your videos are fun to watch while I'm working.

Sunday’s always boosted by new HCG video :) I have that signed Skyrim album too!

Great treasures list. Seventh Saga is one of my all time faves and i always catch myself stairing at the box of it over your shoulder. A fun video idea could be showing great old school instruction manuals and such. If you have it be sure to include Seventh Saga!

Awesome collection. Any game or item that means true to a special memory is priceless.

My original copies of The Legend of Zelda & Mario Bros/Duck Hunt as well as my NES are my most treasured pieces of gaming stuff that I have, my mom got them for me when I was 3 years old and I'll never part with them, she's the reason I became a gamer.

Love your videos man! Keep up the great work!

One of my most treasured items would be my copy of Sonic Compilation, for the same reason as your Phantasy Star. My family got it the same year I was born in '95 so it's been with me my entire life, the very same one. One of my earliest memories is of of that white screen with the big, blue "SEGA" and it's iconic choir. Very precious.

Also that brief footage of anime expo is GOLD. Very cool

Anyone that has been watching the channel for a long time would definitely know that your original copy of phantasy star would be your number one choice. That game has done a wonderful job of defining the very person you are today. The greatest things about all these items is they all have a great story attached to them and regardless of the monetary value of each of these items, the sentimental value greatly outweighs what they would cost from a monetary point of view. The only item out of the ones you have show is your copy of snatcher. I still haven't played it yet but I hope I can change that in the next couple of years.

It's crazy how iconic Skyrim's soundtrack is. I loved Jeremy Soule's music after hearing it for hours on end in Guild Wars, but he sure made it big with Skyrim. It's a shame with the controversy surrounding him and being "cancelled" that it will never just be about the music again. Whoever takes his place in Elder Scrolls VI is sure gonna have some big shoes to fill though.

What an amazing video!! Wow!! Thanks for sharing m8! Well done! 👏👏👏🍻

That Amano book is a treasure. I would love to meet him someday, but that's a pipe dream I realize. You have an awesome collection, and it's great just because it's so personal for you, as all great collections are. Very cool, good to see some of those things again!

Great video, sick collection! Those wood burnings are really something else. I would say my favorite part of my collection is my Monster Party I have had since I was 6 or 7. Just a weird game.

Great video Johnny, as usual :D I just wanted to say that you're an inspiration to me. I've been collecting video-game/anime/etc memorabilia that's dear to my heart for a few years now, and watching your videos motivates me to keep pursuing my love for the hobby, even though sometimes people around me say it's stupid. I'm only 23 and I hope that by the time I'm your age, my own collection will be as cool and will make me feel as proud as yours does to you ! Keep rocking \m/

@Kazmazzoon

6 жыл бұрын

Fabio You do what makes you happy! I’m sure if you’re as passionate as Johnny you’ll have a wonderful and meaningful collection before long!

@fabiof.8152

6 жыл бұрын

Kazmazzoon Thank you so much, your words mean a lot to me, truly ! :)

The fact that you have things in your top collection items ppl made for you is why I love your channel sir

The Sega Master System is my most nostalgic console. It’s great to see someone’s favourite game being a master system game. What makes this more impressive is that Johnny is from Canada (i’m from the UK where the Master System was far more popular than the NES at the time)

Love these items mate. The best ones are the ones with the attached memories for sure. Expensive games don't impress me these days as they are only worth that to someone willing to pay it. But memories are priceless. Great stuff ;)

Called it with your original copy of Phantasy Star being number 1! Very first vid I ever saw of yours & the reason I played the game too 🔥 love the channel & been a fan for years, keep it up John

I remember being so excited when I found Phantasy Star boxed for $5 at a second hand store in about 2000-2001. This was after getting it on eBay for like $35 for cart (with the screw holes filled in with glue!) + manual. To this day I have no idea where the manual went. Awesome video and some amazing treasures!

Love your videos and your positive vibes. I can't wait to play Earthbound for the first time on the SNES mini. Also enjoyed your Dragonquest videos. Can't wait to play Dragonquest VIII!

You have an awesome collection Johnny. Your passion is damn inspiring and you're one of the reasons I started my own channel. If I would have known how much Earthbound would cost now, I would have kept it when I was a kid. I had the box and guide. 😭

I have a framed dollar bill with a drawing of Bart Simpson signed by Matt Groening.

Amazing video! Super emotional moments shared with us, thank you! My "super amazing thing" is the Nintendo 64 that my girlfriend gave me in valentine's. She knew that my mom gave to my cousin when I was a child (my dad gave me the Playstation 2, but 64 was my special one) and didn't told me until I arrive home from a vacation. When I opened the box I had one of the most memorable moments of my life, my dear friend was back and soon I would travel again around Hyrule. And my copy of Mario Kart 64 is so special to me... I love so much the 64

I have to admit ... I was a little bummed to hear you wouldn't save the Turbo Views DVDs! Lol. ;) Great episode man. Always love your enthusiasm and passion for it all.

Man, when you showed up Phantasy Star the town music started to play in my head. Such a great game with such an amazing beats!

Congratulations man. Very happy for you and your collection. I love fighting games and i have a lot of memorabilia of them. Maybe the one i like the most is a Neogeo CD KOF 95 Special Edition that wasnt for sale back then.

INCREDIBLE stuff, Johnny. Seriously dude. I remember seeing a bunch of big box Earthbounds on clearance at Kay-Bee Toys for like 20 bucks. brb, gonna hop in my CT epoch.

@SmashJT

6 жыл бұрын

The Charles Martine story BLEW my mind!

I'm 37. In the 90's, my father bought me(through mail order) a copy of Lucas Arts X-Wing Collector's CD Special Edition(Gold Disc). I let my best friend borrow it and when he returned it, the box was caved in like someone stomped it, the CD case was cracked and broken, the game disc had deep scratches in it and was unreadable. He told me, after a fight with his sister, she saw the game and wrecked it. I still have the game on my shelf, but every time i look at it, a tear runs down my cheek.