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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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!

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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.

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!

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.❤️

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!

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

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.

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.

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.

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!

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

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!!!

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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!

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.

My most valued item would have to be my copy of battlefield 4 on the PS4. I asked my mother if I could get it when I was younger and she ended up giving me her birthday money to buy it. A few years later she passed away and it’s honestly my favorite memory of her.

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.

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

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...

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)

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.

Star Ocean: The Second Story for PS1. Just so many good, nostalgic memories with that video game. The cheesy voice lines along with the incredibly fun, fast-paced combat will never leave me.

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.

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.

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.

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 🤙

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

For me, its my childhood NES and the picture I have of my brother and I getting it for Christmas, still have it and still use it. We were gaming bros

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

my top thing in my collection is my Y's Book I&II for PC Engine signed by my favorite KZfaqr

I have all my nes manuals from when I was in 2nd grade. Just last summer I was playing the original Zelda after I cleaned and repaired my nes and my best friends nes. He came over to my house and we played Zelda for about one hour. I had the manual and the brittle map. I explained how the map and manual guide players during the first 4 dungeons. He told me that he never appreciated the until that moment. He said that the extra materials helped him understand the game and prevent being lost. It was a fun moment because we were playing the same way that I remember playing the game when I was in first grade, before I Owned Zelda. So.., my Nes manuals that I've kept for 30 years are items that mean alot to me "emmotionally".

My treasure is something very common, but oh-so symbolic: my Nintendo 64. This console is tied to my earliest memories of playing video games. I remember getting excited going to my uncle's house with my family, just to have a chance to play Super Mario 64 when I was 4-5 years old. I remember playing Super Smash Bros. with my sister after classes in elementary school. Not only that, the one I have on my setup is the one that was given to me by my other uncle on christmas, since he did not want it and he knew how much I was into collecting (but not how much the copy of Bomberman 64 second attack was worth). If it weren't for this console, I might not have been here today, Johnny.

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!

Tetris Plus is my personal treasure since it was a time for me to bond with my mom. We would challenge each other and whenever the explorer (in game) made it to the bottom of the stage, he would say "you need to do better!" or "you need more practice!" depending on which player that won.

Haha yep, the moment I walked into your games room, I looked for Snatcher! :)

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

My most treasured game in my collection is my copy of Pokemon Blue. It was the first game I ever owned. My late father bought it for me, and I'll never forget how much it meant to me. I'll always remember getting it from him.

I bought Earthbound as a used game for only $16 in 1998. It looked to be brand new. I enjoyed it OK, but I wasn't crazy about it, so in 2008 when a huge fan contacted me to ask if I would sell it I went ahead and accepted the offer. She was extremely happy to have it, and I put the money towards a new HDTV. Win/Win. :)

I've got a few things over the past 20 years I'm fairly proud of. I have my original copy of Revelations Persona I got in 1999, A complete .Hack collection before prices went insane. and when Brian got Charles to come to the expo, I got him to sign my copy of Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door. I remember playing Phantasy Star vaguely at my grandmothers house in my uncles room on his Master System, I was much more obsessed with Shinobi at the time though. Fast forward about 25 years later, he hands me a box, containing all his Master System stuff that I had played when I was young, including all the boxes my grandmothers dog at the time had chewed up, There are some things you just never forget, and it's always great to look over to your shelves and think back on those times.

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.

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.

This past pax east, i met Suda 51 and got him to sign one of my all time favorite favorite games, killer 7. When i pulled it out of my backpack he got excited and said “oh! Gamecube!” And then we took a picture together. It was very cool.

One of my most prized possessions is my Anime Expo 2006 badge which I had signed by Mana of the JRock band Malice Mizer and Moi Dix Mois. There were so many memories made at that particular anime expo that will never be forgotten. I met some people who became good friends of mine to this very day, but the whole experience of standing in line waiting to meet him and getting to shake his hand and see him in person was just something I never thought I would ever experience and I will never forget it.

This is mad late, but your top 10 is note about rare or expensive, but what you love, mad respect

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. 👍

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.

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 :)

One of my most valuable things is my original PS1 memory card. My entire childhood is locked on there

A real humble video, thoroughly enjoyed it 👍

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

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!

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.

No Dynamite Dux?

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

My clay fighters sculptors cut is pretty amazing to me and my son. He was 6 and amazed at its rarity (I know it’s not that rare, but he was awestruck by it). His face after it came in the mail as a result of a straight A report card, and qualifying for the state tournament in wrestling was something I’ll never forget🤙🏻

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/

I love hearing your stories Johnny! Be them coming!

I was going to say “I have that Amano art book, how is this that value… Oh!”

My copy of Xenogears has made the trip across the world with me, from my years living in Japan to back here in Australia. Bought in 98 (I think it was).

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!!

My most precious gaming items, are my consoles. I still have my NES, my SNES, my Playstation and my PS2 that I grew up with. I am super emotionally-attached to them, it warms my heart to use those exact consoles on which I had all these amazing experiences. The game is not even started and I'm already happy just for using tose machines. Now I have a really nice Sony crt and have my consoles plugged in there. I wish I still had my original copy of Final Fantasy for the NES, as it's the most important game of my life. But I sold my games back then at some point.

The prize piece of my collection is my Sega Saturn. (I'm kind of surprised that seemingly no one else has cited gaming hardware.) It's the same one my brother and I got back in Christmas 1996, and playing Panzer Dragoon II, Virtua Fighter 2, Bug Too!, and Virtua Cop over the next two years are some of my fondest gaming memories. I stopped gaming for a while, but years later I dug the system back out and discovered so many wonderful games that I missed back in the day. I play it to this day, and it still looks as sleek and beautiful as it did when my brother and I first unwrapped it.

Those wood burn boxes are fantastic. That guy has unbelievable talent.

My fave thing in my collection is the most complete version of the 9-disk 3.5" floppy edition of System Shock. When I bought SShock2, I heard of this game. In 2011, I got the cd version of SShock and beat it with a mouse-look mod. I was a fan...but something was not right....I wanted to experience this as it originally was. And I found a very complete BIG BOX, floppy disk version. I consolidated bits and pieces until I had the Ice-Breaker guide, the other big soft-cover guide, all the leaflets, manual, adverts, offers, even a review from a pc magazine, EVERYTHING I could get my hands on. I LOVE THIS GAME TO UNDEATH! Thanks, Johnny for sharing your faves!!

Playing the original Dragon Warrior on the NES has to be one of my fondest gaming memories. I think it was my older brother who picked it up, and it got me hooked on JRPGs ever since.

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

My boxed copy of Zelda II is like Johnny's copy of Fantasy Star. Changed everything.

mine is my mortal kombat signed by the original actors

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.

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 ;)

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.