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I sold a percentage of my Ps2 collection and Gamecube collection during the covid years, the money was used for new consoles and new experiences rather then the games just sitting on my shelf. I know it's probably not for everyone but that is the path I decided best for me.

My dad used to collect books when I was growing up and his collection was in the tens of thousands and it pretty much overtook a huge portion of our house. Now that he has been gone for 22 years, my mom still lives in that house and we are still trying to get rid of/sell the books. My point is, a large collection will just end up being a burden to you or your loved ones and you can't take it with you after you're gone. Oh yeah, and just buy flashcarts.

No way. I did that once before, figuring that I could just play the games via emulation, but ended up massively regretting it a few years later. I really missed the experience of playing the games on original hardware, especially because emulation isn't always 100% accurate. Since then, I've rebuilt most of my collection.

I’m a 51 year old game veteran I’ve been playing since pong and zx80 I’ve pretty much played and owned I would say 80% off every console ever to come out since early 80s I bought then traded them in as I went and have no regrets but now I’m buying back the ones I loved and keeping a nice little special collection my advice is buy and sell as you go keep the special things I have sold a few I wish I hadn’t but if I had held on to them I wouldn’t have experienced the huge amount of games and consoles over the years only now later in life I realise how special and privileged I have been to have played such a vast amount keep playing game brothers enjoy life I have some amazing memories from such a great hobby

I’ve sold 75% of my collection so far but lately I’ve been having trouble getting rid of it . I definitely seeing a slowdown on sales.

For me, there will always be someone somewhere preserving games, and I could always emulate if needed. And imo once I sold them off for decent prices I realized I wasn’t as attached to them as I first thought. It’s not for everyone but for me it’s a decision I was happy making.

"you'll own nothing and be happy" is where we're heading!!!!

In my opinion if you want to have a huge collection and can afford it (space/ financially), I am all for it. Personally, I only have a couple of titles for myself to play and a couple for a collecting. There is no wrong way to have a collection. We need to stop gatekeeping as collectors.

I have a VERY small collection - only things I find special, with about 125 games. With that being said, the individuals that are buying just to resell and don’t actually CARE about the hobby and are in it for the money-THOSE are the people that grind my gears and really make me not want to have anything to do with it. Especially, since their actions drive up prices for those simply trying to grab a game or two.

I sold games I knew I wouldn't play again, didn't enjoy or didn't have good memories attached. I usually use the money to buy other games/consoles. I think its important to have games you'll enjoy playing and not having them for the sake of it.

I was a nomad off and on for years so never kept a huge collection, only game i have sealed is the mgs collection for 360, I've settled down now but im pretty much digital now, i neutral on people's desicisions they can live however or do whatever long as its not harmful.

The only thing I regret about selling my entire collection is how much I low balled myself. But other than that I completely agree with all the points you touched on in this video. Truth be told you can still be a fan of something without being overly obsessed with it for lack of a better term. I’m forever a teenage retro gamer at heart but I am also an adult with an adult life now where that attention and money needs to be focused elsewhere. And by all means if you have the money to do both collect as much as your heart desires. For me it just came down to having my priorities straight.

I thought my mom gave away my old Nintendo collection but turns out my brother kept it with his childhood toys. I bought a couple Nintendos with games over the years but having my personal Nintendo is fn amazing 👏

Unless you want to make a store or museum having a collection above a few hundred physical games tends to become next to impossible to actually fully enjoy as an individual. It’s mostly never played even if your whole collection is just a few hundred games. Also with ROMs and digital versions you have even more options.

Content like this makes rgt 85 super relatable! Thanks bro

People need money, but most regret it later on.

The right way to play duck hunt is on a crt tv

Don't unless you have no other options. I sold mine and its cost like 3 times the amount to get it back. Bothe me and my wallet regret it.

I've been slowly selling off my collection, but just to fund buying other retro gaming related stuff. So now instead of a bunch of games on a shelf, I've got a couple Sega candy cabs, a couple Taito Vewlix cabs, and some rhythm game cabs from Japan too. I'm getting a lot more enjoyment out of them too.

My fave way to save space authentically on older games are flash carts.

I wouldn't sell my games & then find myself paying for a service just to play my classic games when I need to. Better to sell only if you have extra copies. So for me only I'm keeping my classic physical games no matter what.

I definitely had a downsizing phase and since it’s been more reasonable, I’m confident 99% of what games I kept are quality even if it’s a couple hundred physical or so. A lot of these retro gaming KZfaqrs have like 1000s or 10s of thousands…. There’s no way you’re playing all that plus all the digital or ROM stuff.

A lot of respect for you, dude. Being able to make big decisions in life is really commendable. Personally, I am building up a small collection of the common main consoles and a small amount of games for each. A lot of it comes from getting to play the games i enjoyed as a kid, or the games i wanted to enjoy, but missed out on. My goal is to have a nice clean set up where i can play almost any system with very little configuration. Like, i dont want to have go behind the tv and reconnect everything just to play on a console. Oddly enough, having an emulation device has driven a lot of this, because I've (re)discovered games from yesteryears. Unless i wanted to be in gennius book of world records or a professional twitch streamer/youtuber, i would never see the need of owning a huge game collection of games that might just be collecting dust. On the topic of physical vs digital, i think the moment they (xbox/ps/nintendo) force a digital only console, is the moment i just switch to steam completely. I am still very bitter about nintendo sunsetting the virtual console in favor of switch online. I totally understand why they did it, but it was still a huge slap in the face to anyone who bought digital on the Wii VC, and paid again an upgrade fee for the Wii U VC, on the premise that you could simply have a digital library and not need physical copies. Its also one of the big reasons why i dont really get into games whose primary focus is on online multiplayer. Sure im missing out, but at the end of the day, I'd rather be able to enjoy a game for many years.

Yea sell it or throw it away. If you don’t use it and it’s not sentimental, you don’t need it

I literally only want the games I genuinely want to play. Old or new.

RGT - I needed more space Also RGT - Buys more Toys to take away the pain 😂

I don’t have a huge collection or anything, but it’s pretty reasonable. I like that it all fits in a small area of my house and I have just what I like rather than complete collections. I’m at a point where I can finally not worry about acquiring more stuff and just enjoy what I have. It’s nice having selection and more games than I could possibly finish in a reasonable lifetime :)

I never put too much effort into an actual retro game collection beyond what I owned when I was little, and I had emulation in my plans since I first experimented with it in the mid 90s. I got mostly out of the scene for a while, and after dipping back in I'm impressed with how much it has improved over the years, even decades. For the last several years I have been buying everything digital--including retro games. I tend to go the "official" route when I can, although in many cases that is still through emulation--but it's nice that emulation is there, and improving all the time, for those games that will never come back.

I’ve sold a couple things over the years, and I regret almost every sell. Snes Mario Kart in box, Sega 32x in a Blockbuster Rental case with original store laminated instruction card and receipt, Gamecube in a Hollywood Video rental case.. I’ve sold 3 copies of Mario Party 10 and do not regret that one tho

It's been a big yes for me but with a but. I've kept my old board games and consoles because you can mod them and I kept some games I know my kids will play or like and kept my classic go too games. I'm 40 now and have been collecting since I was a kid and was blessed to have an aunt who owned a flea market so people used to trade or give away old nes or atari games in the 90s.

Material things are just things. Our memories that we have cannot be replicated and we can't keep things forever. Especially during these tough times, we just gotta let things go. I don't have any kids so there's no point in keeping things put away that can be sold for value.

I felt that way about my sneakers. I had a bunch of brand new kicks i was never going to wear. I sold a few and then it felt less weird. And most of the ones sold i dont really miss. If i had kids id care more than i do.

Never sold anything, but gave away a ton of systems and games over the years to younger relatives and friends. Nes, Snes, N64, Saturn, Genesis, Dreamcast, Ps1, Ps2....wish I still had them.

I go to gaming events, mainly to see what's out there. I love the nostalgic feeling of buying something I may have sold a long time ago, or buying something I wanted but ever got around to getting. I think I'll keep my retro collection but only build on it once I'm a while when an event is in town.

I always sold my consoles (with the exception of a PS2 slim hanging around) and actually got onto retro gaming, rediscovering it via the Ambernic RG35XX and it's truly the best way to enjoy retro games, on the go with saving I could actually finish games I never could as a kid. When I started considering buying some retro hardware, the only console I could justify was the Wii exactly because of the motion controls. Emulating that would require the wiimotes and even as knock-off versions at the end it would cost as much as the hardware itself - so I figured I could keep it real with an unmodded Wii and a handful of games I'm interested in.

wow, last time i checked you were at 250k now over 400k gotta congrat you. didnt think you were going to be consistent with putting out vids

If you're not playing and enjoying your games then don't have them.

I wanna give MvG the biggest super kick of my life. Pin fall counts anywhere. 450 splash into the grave

I only bought games I actually wanted so I appreciate my entire collection and never plan to let it go. Most of it I would likely not see for sale again or would not want to spend what they are going for these days. The time to back up the truck on retro games was years ago and am glad I did. Beep! Beep! 🚚

Ive been collecting for many years. I cataloged everything online and ut came up to shy of 40k. Im debating finally downsizing a bunch of my games, toys and music. I will probably take my time and chip away at it over the winter. Im getting older and you cant take it with you.

I sold my retro gaming collection during the covid19 lockdown and used the money to buy a second property before housing went really high.

Good video man real talk collection can get out of control if not checked and assessed

You are the reason I’m selling my collection little by little and i getting into emulation now lmao I bought a RG35xx a RG351V and a RG353v all because watching your videos and i have to say i love it thanks 🙏

Best topic ever!!! and very well worded on all counts! PREACH!

I am a 41 year old man and I will never sell my collection alot of my retro games I have memories of playing with my Dad and now I am making new ones with my kids and they all love the games so I am just handing them down to them plus I have a Chromebook that is just setup for emulation.

Totally think you made the right choice, Shawn. Software emulation is so good now there's barely any difference between real and emulated. I have an O.G. NES, Genesis 1 and Sony PVM and have done input lag tests and determined with the right emulator and variable refresh monitor, you can achieve input lag numbers that rival a real analog setup (expect ~35ms for 60i analog video). And this is all without wasting your money on FPGA-based emulation. I also have a custom arcade cabinet using a FreeSync display that gets crazy good input numbers, plus it can run R-Type, Mortal Kombat, NARC, and NBA Jam at their native 55 Hz rate with zero stuttering and tearing. All emulated. I'm telling you man, emulation is the way to go. Save your money bros.

The only retro games I have are a handful of Gamecube games that I have so I can back them up on my laptop so I can emulate them the legal way

I don't have a retro collection per se... the oldest games I have are Wii games sitting around in a bin but that was from when I last played em. Sometimes I think about collecting Gamecube and Dreamcast

“All because you sell your retro game collection, does not mean you’re not a retro gamer anymore.” I feel this, man. I don’t have a collection, never really did other than what I had during the timeframe of that console. I do have modern systems and get great enjoyment from the back catalogs via online services, mini systems, emulators, multi-game collections. I watch a lot of KZfaq channels on the topic as well, but feel that I just wouldn’t fit in if I ever went to a convention. As if I would be shunned or something. I’m sure I’m wrong, but that aura kinda surrounds the community.

I see 2024 as the beginning of the end for me and game collecting. I chose to sell a lot of my pre-Switch titles because 1) It's taking up a lot of space 2) I don't play these games anymore and 3) I'm also diving a bit into either emulating the game or buying the Switch version of the title(Metroid Prime).

I sold my collection a long time ago but, I remember a big part of it for me was the enjoyment of looking and finding the games. I started collecting on a whime just one day I was at the flea market and at that time lots of people were selling nintendo games and I was like i'm going to try and collect them all. Little did I know how many there were at the time, I was lucky in the sense it was before ebay started getting popular so I was getting most games like 3 for 5 and no one really knew the value. I discovered funcoland a couple months later and they had a price list for all the games which was a huge help to me now I had not only a list of nes games but how much at least they sell them for and prices changed every month which were way off from what they were actually worth. As I got closer to completing Nes, moved on to Snes, and then N64. It took me a long time to complete nes very little of it came from ebay, every where I went new that had a funcoland I would go as well as blockbuster, hollywood video and independent movie stores flea markets, garage sales ect. I tried to keep the best copies sold off dups to buy missing ones overall it was a very inexpensive hobby as I tried to get deals and sale to keep cost close to nothing. I don't regret selling it other then the fact when I sold it and I looked up some of the stuff I had and what it goes for now kind of sucks but I don't miss the actual collection.

you can drop deep in these collections. best advice is to go for your personal nostalgia pieces and really big games ( radiant silvergun, super metroid, silent hill 2, metal slug, sonic2 etc )

I remember when I sold my SNES classic to gamestop, who said it was worth 20$. Then they resold it for 135$. Recently bought it again and never selling it lol.

Im just collecting what I want to play. Before I was buying everything I see just because it is was console exclusive or it was an important title, and a lot of collector's editions, for now I will keep them, but stopped paying for everything. I've been using emulators since 1998, used Nesticle back in the days and MAME for a really long time, so my collection is basically a nostalgic display.

I think that's the beautiful thing about physical games, like i sold my figures so i can honestly get a switch oled. I usually sell my games if theres a way for me to get it back plus all dlc

Once I sold my retro stuff, I never looked back. There's so many good games coming out to keep me busy. When a title gets re-released I'll be like "oh I'll try that " or if a certain old title comes to mind, I'll emulate it. Just from working at a game store in the area, I've learned most people are shelf collecting.

I only collect what matters to me or if it falls in my lap. I have ended up gifting a lot of stuff away to friends that actually care about it. There are plenty of things I’d love to chase but then I bought a steam deck and the pain went away… mostly

My problem with.emulation is i can gets too many games easily and ends up not knowing what to play

I just started collecting for the Switch i'm not selling my games already 😂

Hi, Thanks for this video! I think that I will start downsizing my collection heavily. I'm currently a student living abroad, so my game collection is still at my parent's house. I move places very often, and my life is unlikely to be stable in the next few years. Having all these games and consoles in big boxes in my parent's house, sitting around whithout being used, doesn't make a lot of sense. I would rather sell a big part of it to focus on the games and consoles that I care about the most.

I still have my collection mostly intact going all the way back to Atari 2600, I have had thoughts of selling it but I know the moment I do the regret will settle in. I sold my N64 collection back in the day (over a girlfriend) and I still have regrets over it and think it has a hand in why I have issues with the idea of selling off my life long collection (in my 40s now).

Rgt, can we get a tour of your game room? You could comment about various items and what they mean to you or why you have them, favorite games on your shelf, etc. I always love getting to see another side of people's lives'. Also comparing game rooms lol

Where do you guys sell your lot too? eBay? I have a couple sealed handhelds and consoles, plus a bunch of sealed collector editions of games

Nope, I’m never selling my video games.

I sold my PS1 slim and about 20 games about 5 years ago . Don't regret it because I didn't think they held up well in today's day and age , as far as graphics goes which should be expected .

I only keep a retro game if it has sentimental value to me. Anything else and it's just more convenient to use emulation for games not on sale.

The issue about selling your collection as bulk, is to find an honest buyer that would have an reasonable offer. Most people who are interested would want it less than gamestop prices.

I bought your Die Hard Trilogy for the Sega Saturn from Phoenix Resale. Just trying to keep the RGT85 collection alive.

Maybe. Its not sustainable and becoming quickly insanely niche. It's almost model train collecting tier. We are talking about often playing games on extinct TV technology with 30 even 40 year old consumer tech in the consoles. We should be embracing preservation through emulation at this point.

For me, I like my retro collection and collecting them, I sold my collection once before about 10 years ago and regretted it about a year or two later. But that’s only for me, I don’t fault people or care if people don’t collect, selling off their stuff, or even how they play their old consoles. I do what I like and leave it at that.

Once you approach 40, you need save states to play these games.

I’ve actually decided to sell off my Wii and 3ds collections since I’ve recently modded both my 3ds and my Wii

great video. collecting is definitely not the most cost effective way of gaming. For me, i don’t mind having digital for certain stuff and physical for others. As for selling… don’t think I ever will. Great video

Yes sell it all. Us collectors need the market to flood so prices go down.

I think this answer depends on everyone, but I sold like 2 years ago all my game boys, my NES, SNES and half of the games of each collection also half my games of the N64, I just kept my favorite games like battletoads, the legend of Zelda, contra. My collection of this retro consoles where not so big, like 30 games for each console. First I regretted a little bit, but then thinking more carefully I don’t play this games that much, I feel so lazy to connect this consoles, because I don’t have the space to have everything connected at the same time, also during the Corona virus I didn’t have that much money to buy games, so with this games I sold I bought newer games for switch. I still have my famicom AV and my Super famicom, I was going to sell, but, I don’t know why I found a video talking about the Everdrive, this games that you have a sd card inside and you can have all games, but it works in a real console, they are a little expensive, but if you like your consoles, it is completely worth it. I still like my retro consoles, but having so much games uses so much space, and very rare I used them, there is more probability I will use this everdrive cartridge. But I still support newer consoles like ps5 and switch buying the games.

The only real regrets I have in life was selling my old video games systems and games. Will NEVER do that again.

I thinned out my collection years ago. I learned that I enjoy hunting for consoles and peripherals.

I’m a renter and will be for the foreseeable future so a large physical media collections really is too cumbersome right now, though I do admire guys like Joe from Game Sack or Metal Jesus Rocks who are basically retro game museum curators, that’s not for me. My preferred way to play most retro games these days is through emulators using modern 3rd party controllers, for example I play Genesis and Saturn games with an 8-Bit Do M30, FPGA technology is also really exciting for anything N64 and lower…btw If you have a Meta Quest you can side load a Virtual Boy emulator and have a better experience that what I remember it being like to play an actual Virtual Boy

I’ve cut down and focused on a few systems that I like. The older Nintendo stuff I emulate for the most part but I still grab the games I like on N64 and Wii. Of course I collect physical for Switch as well…sold my Wii U because 99% of the good games are on Switch as well. Although I grew up on Nintendo, the bulk of my current collection is PS stuff. I went back and picked up some PS3 titles I missed since there no real backwards compatibility for PS3 on newer systems. Now I’m mostly focused on PS4/5 titles I want, but I try to be selective to games that I really love.

I have all the old stuff thru emulation & still never have the urge 2 play any of it. A bunch of game cases stacked up n my house would really piss me off 😂

I got into retro gaming to relive my childhood in the 90s. Zero regrets with that or the purchases. I've a family and we're building up fun memories around the stuff I own. I'm not selling my growing collection, my kids can sell it or do with it what they want to when I'm dead.

Sold all my Sega Saturn games due to fears of disc rot . Paid for little samson which I hope won’t break 😅

You might have sold your old collection but I am actually looking towards the future and grabbing new stuff. Good old Spawn Wave just pointed out a GameStop sale and I am heading down tomorrow. I use my Game Stick dongle thing for my retro gaming.

I have a 10by10 wall with shelving for my games i just don’t let it get bigger then that I think space is the biggest thing for most gaming collections once u are over the 1k games if there not stored proper it crushes space

I noticed you didn’t mention your home arcade. Did you sell your Arcade 1ups too?

I just play my Genesis Mini and SNES Classic Edition mostly, and my Xbox is mostly used for streaming and the occasional game. My NES is being stored for my daughter and if she decides she doesn't want it then I'm getting rid of it. I love most the games on my mini consoles and the fact they don't take much room I think is awesome.

Good points. For everyone, collecting is going to be a little different.

For me I just have original hardware and flash carts for them which make it easier to manage my collection of games and you don't have to worry about cartridges or CDs your gaming room will look a lot neater without having bookshelves of cartridges boxes and CD cases

I sold some to a local shop. Though I didn't want the games, or didn't play those particular games. I got some money but I should have sold it in a better way. I definitely feel I could have gotten 3x more than I did

Cleared mine out during the height of covid,cleared my debt,got a nice chunk for daughters uni,just emulate what I want to play now,don’t really play that much anymore so made sense

sold my collection ,emulation is at the point where I'm a enhancement junkie and just cant justify the expense and the space anymore

I don’t know how some of you feel about this, but I bought some fake copies of games that I truly love that mean a lot to me. Buying a copy of Chrono Trigger for a high price is just not for me. I only wanted the game to display in an acrylic case. Started to go that route of purchasing fake games at cheap prices. I’m perfectly fine with it as I know they are fake, but i only bought a couple. Rest of my games I have begun to sell. I’ll never replay them most likely and just taking up room. Remember everything deteriorates over time.

I am already selling my retro games for the newer systems, im only keeping my dsi because it was my first handheld. So far i have a switch and a ps5

I'm an old dude that gradually went from NES to SNES to PS1 and took a loooong break from anything new after that. I still hesitate to keep up with modern gaming because of everything being asked of consumers now and over the last couple generations with pay walls and all that. My current set up is a Wii, DS, SNES classic and Genesis classic. I feel like I have all I need for the rest of my life. I'd much rather have those classic versions (with my necessary controller extensions) than having to shuffle games in and out of boxes due to space we just don't have.

I’ve been selling off newer games I don’t play (ps5, switch, Xbox) however, I can’t bring myself to sell any of my retro carts if they are ones I had growing up. If they are games I come across though that I don’t have a connection to I may be more likely to sell.

Just before I got my Switch I'd sold my GameCube, Wii, Wii U and PS2 and the 400+ game collection I had for those systems because I realised there wasn't enough time in the world for me to play everything. It was hard to let go because I started collecting when I was 12, but it felt like a huge relief after I'd sold everything

I’ve never been into collecting to collect. I like to play my games and I have so many I have not so I’ve slowed down a lot. With reimaginings and remasters it’s not as necessary for me anymore to have my childhood games because I have them all(or most) already

I have a decent size collection of games and systems and I’ve always said if I was tiard of having them or needed money I would sell off what I don’t want and keep what I do. I’m not married to them and can always be replaced.

I see no point in me selling my gaming collection. I have the room and don't need the money.