Best Game Collecting Strategies - Retro Bird

Collecting video games can be tricky, so having a good strategy is key. Is the best strategy to figure out how to get as many games as possible or is there more to it? I go over some of my key strategies to building a game collection that you'll be happy with.

Best Game Collecting Strategies - Retro Bird / Best Video Game Collecting Tips / Advice / Suggestions / Techniques

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[RetroBirdGaming]

Games played: Dynamite Headdy (0:14), Hagane (0:18), Rockman 8 (Mega Man 8) (0:28), Wario Land 4 (0:51), Kirby Super Star (1:21), Einhander (5:15)

[BigChunkySkates]

Yes to JPN games, yes to saving for the ones you really want, and definitely yes to telling everyone you know you want old gaming stuff. People just start giving you their old games with blatant disregard of value

[sgt.chocolate]

The human body can survive roughly 9-20 days without food, so if you really want a copy of something like you know what to do.

[connercoughran]

9:38 made me laugh out loud after a particularly stressful day at school. Thanks retro bird for making my Friday (and subsequent weekend) more filled with laughter and joy!

[themailman]

That’s a sweet collection of bread bag clips.

[ultimateman]

My best friend since 4th grade hooked me up with his childhood copies of Contra III, Final Fantasy III, F-Zero, Mega Man 2, Metal Gear Solid, FFVII, Gran Turismo, an NES, and a few manuals including DOOM 64 and KI Gold all packaged in a nice N64 tote bag that came as a preorder bonus when he got his N64 from Toys R Us. Needless to say I was beyond excited. It was awesome to watch him sit down the day he gave them to me and beat Mega Man 2 from start to finish while only dying once. FFIII still had his original save data on the cart and I couldn't bear to see that data gone. So I soldered a AA battery to the terminals while I replaced the 2032 internal battery. Now that data should be good for another 20 years. Thanks Mikey! You're the best!

[mach]

I just discovered your channel - this dry appreciation of collecting retro games is exactly my thing. Thank you!

[moandaindesigns]

My best suggestions are 1)buy the Games in the condition you want it in and do not settle for something you plan to "Upgrade" later. 2) Look at the market pattern. There is a 15 year retro price increase wave.

[GameBoyGuru]

I blame my podcast cohost for getting me hooked on your videos. Just wanted to let you know I enjoy what you do, and type light hearted approach. As for strategies, I suggest making sure you make friends with game store clerks and owners, thrift or pawn shop employees, etc. If they know you're on the hunt, and you build a good rapport, you might even get to the point where they remember you and teach out to you to let you know amen something particularly juicy comes in, maybe even before it hits store shelves.

[kingedwin]

The secret to having help from friends is to have help from friends who go to antique malls and thrift stores. I've found tons of oddball consoles and oddball collectibles for my main video gaming friend, ranging from a Sonic the Hedgehog plate to an early Pong system with its own rifle-sized light gun. It's fun for him, and makes birthday and Christmas shopping easy for me.

[h.z.]

One of the few guys in the retro game scene with good humor. I was just wondering if there are any 80's peeps out there that just started collecting for these 8/16/32 bit machines. People start to collect the things first they sold when they were young. Then you get the games you've rented/played with friends that you liked but never had. Then you see these awesome games that you played through an emulator that you want to have in original form. Then OCD kicks in and you want to have these games complete and you start to upgrade those carts with better ones. Before you know it, you became a retro game collector.

[Bkuuzin]

For eBay shopping, you can remove certain items from your searches if you type - followed by a keyword, like -repro or -manual. It can make scrolling through less time consuming.

I agree on the novelty of buying versions of games from other regions. I bought the Super Famicom version of Super Godzilla because I thought it was cool.

[Malcoladdin]

I like trading games that I find second-hand for games that I want via our local retro gaming community. This strategy has worked pretty well for me!

[digitalpalettemedia]

I've watched this four times already and that ending gets me rolling every time.

[LevelSword]

Recently picked up a Repro cart, and with the exception of it being a slightly tighter squeeze than authentic carts, it works perfectly fine and I saved $70. I may consider adding other repros to my collection if they are as good as this one.

[DreamcastAesthetic]

Great video, when I started collecting I picked a few systems and a roadmap for how I wanted to see my collection over the years. No one could have predicted the prices that games go for today, but I think I made my young collector self proud

[PaulRockey]

Hagane is the best example of thinking strategically. The cib American hagane sells for $5000 - $7000 in good condition. The cib Japanese Hagane has the same artwork on the box and is the same exact game with no text to read, and costs $200 - $300. I am proud to own my beautiful Japanese cib Hagane, which I bought for $220 last year.

[j-pak]

The humor is on point lol Glad to have found your channel!

[FeralInferno]

Best collecting tip:
Collect what you love.

[CanadianPenny]

Being known as the retro-gamer in your circle DOES WORK! A friend tended to sell his old toys for cheap back in the day. This included his Genesis collection. But almost two decades later, he found one at his parents' place and gave it to me. I am now a proud owner of King's Bounty!