Retro Video Game Hunting in AMERICA

Is it possible to find retro game bargains in a random town in America?

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[torch-bearer]

Goodwill actually used to be amazing for getting old games but unfortunately the company has shifted to online focus so they are no longer putting more valuable things like games and films in stores and instead auction them online for ridiculous prices compared to what in store used to sell them for.

[ilovepokemon-fehd]

As a retro game player in America, thank you for bringing this problem more out in the open. Been a long time sub and love the vid

[paintervision]

US has plenty of stores like this, BUT you will pay a premium and quality is dubious at times. I grew up with a local shop that had a lot more quality control, but online marketplaces, yard sales, and flea markets are where you get the real deals.

[TheRetroFuture]

Thank you so much for watching! I have a few more vlogs in America to come out :)

[MatthewBryce]

I don't understand why these retailers think pricing everything the same as they see on eBay is acceptable. Unfortunately they get away with it cos some people pay

[JamesMoney]

It's awesome to see you combine traveling and videogames together like this. As an American, I'd even be interested to see what you can find close by in Europe!

[SonicManEXE]

There are retro game stores and places to find games all over the US. The thing is that they’re all getting expensive. It’s understandable because people have really been getting into retro games over the past few years, but it’s also disappointing because I remember walking into some of the same stores as a kid and getting recognizable games for half as much as many of them go for now.

It also really depends where in the US you are. The south (where Elliot was) is going to be different from the northeast, the midwest, the mountain west, and even California.

[JoeSchmmo]

Hey bud! I just saw the video; I am a Greenville Native and I am a video game hunter as well! If you ever end up back in North Carolina, let me know. I know places that are only a hour away or so! i will show you all the good spots!

[Plumtopia]

Being in America, I wish I had started collecting like a decade ago, I picked the worst time to start I think 😂
Retro games have become basically a stock market now it's insane

Also the issue with places like goodwill is resellers often camp out waiting for them to restock stuff, and then just snatch up anything that could possibly be valuable

[VideoGameArmory]

The market has gotten incredibly inflated here in the US. Unless you're rich, good luck collecting retro games these days :/

[TheNatexEdge]

This one is hype! The new methods of making your videos are on display in the right light compared to the last few. Go Elliot!

[ChaoticMeatballTV]

I remember seeing a boxed copy of Legend of Zelda Minish Cap and Tactics Ogre Knight of Lodis both in a Goodwill for $2 each when I was a kid. Fantastic finds, and I wish it was that easy to find cool stuff like that nowadays.

[catdadmakesmusic]

Dude I love your accent, but I seriously laughed so hard when you said “pawn” shop and had to definitely think for a moment what you actually said haha

[yeismeload]

LGR is in that neck of the woods I think, but Clint is able to go to bigger towns for Goodwills and his tech hunting. The obvious challenge is the size of the US compared to the UK or Japan; everything is spread out and requires a car, whereas I can hop on and off the trains to check out several cities around London in a day. I rarely do as that much train-hopping is tedious, but the point is it's feasible.

In some states or up in Canada you can drive for hours and still be in the same county. Smaller countries are much easier for logistics, ISPs, shipping, retro games etc., but large ones obviously benefit from untapped resources, open space, affordable land and so on.

[beamqueensol]

As someone who used to live in that state: Trade-It tends to surprise like that with the gaming stuff, but otherwise it's... varied at best unless you're in NC's bigger cities and pawn shops tend to be the majority of your local options otherwise. Aside from Facebook Marketplace these days.

Also I'm so sorry for this hunt, retro prices in the US especially have been ridiculous ever since the pandemic.

[Supercario]

I've been going to stores that sells old games and such and sure they're cool, but some games can be rough in condition and the pricing can get a bit weird but hey, there is always ebay that is here to help
I've recently been collecting games for this past year and I can say it's definitely been a journey and I hope it becomes more efficient to be a better collector that doesn't spend too much

[jjerkamillo]

Also I imagine that BIG BLACK BASS label is on there boldly and upside down because they figured older people who are into outdoor sports would be playing it, and they could easily pull the console out of their pocket and lightly pull the cartridge out to make sure it's the correct game (which seems odd because it's probably the only game they owned on Game Boy lol).

[BeefJerkey]

The market for these things skyrocketed during the COVID thing. It's frustrating that I can't even get a decent GBA SP here for a reasonable price. (And I'm not even trying to collect GameBoys, I just want at least one GBA SP, which I currently don't have.) I think certain things are starting to come back down (N64 stuff, shockingly, seems to be getting cheaper), but overall, most things are frustratingly pricey. In my area, finding things like that is less common, though there is a local shop that sells retro games. They once had a complete, boxed copy of Earthbound for SNES, priced over $2, 000. And, get this, _they managed to sell it._ Me, I rarely buy a retro game if the price is over $20... And as for consoles, Ebay hunting for damaged, fixable ones seems to be the way to go (since I can fix stuff). Or, Japan imports, those tend to be cheaper.

[madisonkennedy]

It’s even worse in Canada, my local pawn shop asks $250+ for any model gameboy or DS …they have a donkey kong N64 for $1000 that they will literally never sell. $150 for any Pokémon gameboy carts no matter the gen.

It’s honest to god bogus. The markup is insane.

Edit: The original 2DS that well played games had marked for $100, yeah those exact models are $250+ here

[Windows-likes-old-tech]

It's great to see your making these videos! I loved the Japan series, I can't wait for the full series of the USA one!