The Ultimate Guide To Retro Game Collecting

This guide will tell you everything you need to know about collecting retro games, from how to start a game collection, to where to find retro game recommendations and the best places to buy games, on a budget, or if you have a bit of spending money to splash at a gaming event!

Please leave any questions you have about game collecting in the comments and I will answer them in next weeks Q&A Video!

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Happy Console Gamer:

Pete Dorr:

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Backloggery:

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[lilcgaming]

Great Video! I have always felt that collecting in the UK is a lot harder than collecting in America. We just don't have "flea markets" and "garage sales" everywhere you turn

[RetroAFCNicØ]

I found this really helpful to someone starting out! Thanks Nick

[dereksreviews-collectables]

I’ve been collecting a number of years now.Im easing up due to lack of space and prices are getting silly now.I just enjoy what I have.And if I see a bargain I might go for it, otherwise I’m good.

[Decoy_Shark]

Recently I've noticed I don't care for collecting for more current consoles. PS1, PS2, GBC, GBA and N64 games get me very excited every time I look at my collection, and I think this does all go back to my youth and nostalgia.

[mikelxanadu]

“ don’t know what fleas have to do with it” LOL!

[hitnrun]

2yrs later and this is really inspiring

[takerdemon]

Love this video. Will refer back to it for the podcasts and sites. One thing to note is to be careful with Facebook market place. If you go to pick something up, go with someone! And avoid sending money to have things posted to you, I’ve been burned on that and you have little recourse if things do go badly.

[bartsimpson]

It would be nice to get back all the PS1 games I used to have, but some of them are firmly outside my price range now. This is where emulation comes in handy.

[michaelwedgeworth]

I am in the same boat as you but can still find good deals if you know where to look . Nice setup tho, really good presentations .

[BillB]

I went to geeks2gamers in romford last week...good retro shop...great vid as usual

[anthonyfoster]

@12.55 I'm famous and you beat me to that commodore 64 at work I remember it well 😂

[Blinkoom]

Ayyy I saw myself in your Backloggery screenshot. Am I famous now?!


Great video! A lot of this stuff I already do, and I follow all the people you recommended, but still a great resource for folks. Thanks for putting it together!

[wojiaobill]

I've actually used Facebook Marketplace myself, when I bought a slim PS2 and when I bought a SNES Classic. Both were well priced and in great shape!

[OldNerdPlayingOldPCGames]

Well, nice to see another retro gamer here :) Keep it up. Subbed, liked.

[rooty]

In my experience, if I ever see aj amazing deal on Facebook marketplace, it will always be immediately yanked when some wazzock mesages them to tell them how much it goes for on ebay

[nintentapndaccount]

Im here from the future! But yeah i love getting tips from everyone. Is backloggery still around?

[danielcrowl]

Question:  One of my all time favorite Collectors Editions is the Octopath Traveler Wayfarer's Edition for the Nintendo Switch....What is one of your favorites??

[funnyproductions]

I love this.
This really helped.
Q:What is your favourite game of all time and what is the most annoying console to collect for (PAL).
Thanks :)

[Steven-qylm]

Hello. Nice video. Would you consider swapping games? Have a good day.

[FunRageDIE]

the only store in my town is trade2play, and game i miss gamestation and there is also a GAME store in cannock, there is a really good retro game store in walsall caled Renegade Retros they have arcade cabinets in there aswell to play on used to be in the town centre but its now a short walk from it. i would recommend it, i went to the previous unit in the centre and they got a good collection of retro games and even modern ones