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Dentist Acquires Treasure Trove Of Rare Retro Games For $1.02 Million.
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brap
Banned
I'm sure he's a nice guy. He paid for Tony from H4G to come out to his house for some N64 DD shit. And yeah retro games aren't worth it anymore because everybody on youtube drives up the price. I'm getting all the PS2 games I can before the price skyrockets.
DrJohnGalt
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Where did all this envy come from? Dude has extra money to spend waste on games. Don't be pissed off about it. Why should he spend his time or money "making the world a better place" if he doesn't want to? It's the "you didn't build that" mentality, and it's disappointing to see it here. It's his cash he's wasting, not yours.
Would I spend that on a few dozen games myself? Hell no.
Do I think profit-driven collectors that don't care anything about the games skew the market for us true gamer that also collect? Sure.
As for Metal Jesus, I enjoy him and his crew. His vids are fun and I've been opened up to new games I might not otherwise have seen. It's his viewers that rush out to buy the games and spike the price, not him. He's just doing his channel and talking about pickups or hidden gems or games he likes. What's wrong with that?
Would I spend that on a few dozen games myself? Hell no.
Do I think profit-driven collectors that don't care anything about the games skew the market for us true gamer that also collect? Sure.
As for Metal Jesus, I enjoy him and his crew. His vids are fun and I've been opened up to new games I might not otherwise have seen. It's his viewers that rush out to buy the games and spike the price, not him. He's just doing his channel and talking about pickups or hidden gems or games he likes. What's wrong with that?
diffusionx
Gold Member
It probably won't make him feel happy, hence the soyface in the photo - that's not a face of true joy.
That said I doubt this is the only way this guy is spreading his money around.
I know - I'm part of that generation. I'm 40 very soon
I am too, and I bought some old games lately, but they're used and even if a bit pricey, not like... that pricey. I wanted Order of Ecclesia, kind of did a double take at the price, and bought it anyway. It's a lot easier for me to do it now then it was 15 years ago. Maybe I'm part of the problem.
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brap
Banned
I mean yeah no shit. He obviously knows it goes on and has no problem with it.
Lupin3
Targeting terrorists with a D-Pad
DrJohnGalt
Banned
I guess I'm not sure what he's supposed to do about it. Stop talking about games he likes? Stop making videos? Tell his viewers they aren't allowed to buy the games for themselves? People act like he's personally responsible for the price spike.
brap
Banned
idk but hes still partially responsible for it
Spukc
always chasing the next thrill
Fuck that dude
Inviusx
Member
The "retro" gaming market was a mistake. There is a retro shop near where I live selling Mario Kart 64 for like $70AUD, cartridge only. Almost as expensive as when it was new 25 years ago.
There is no "collection" value in a banged up cartridge of a game that sold millions. It baffles me.
There is no "collection" value in a banged up cartridge of a game that sold millions. It baffles me.
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Big-ass Ramp
hella bullets that's true
Why do they all make that face?
TLZ
Banned
He addressed it in one of his videos. I don't have an issue with him honestly. I actually enjoy Reggie's presence more. He actually collects games he's interested in and is going to play. If there are games he won't play he'd get rid of.
The ones I dislike are the ones who brag about their complete collections. They have no desire to play at all. Kinda feels like "look at me I have them all nanana".
The ones who genuinely do it for love of preservation though, that's ok.
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Zog
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Can you explain what ‘collection value’ means?
I have some very popular and not rare games in my collection and I think they have value. Things like Mario and Zelda games. Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest games and so on...
Inviusx
Member
They have far more sentimental value (to you) than monetary. However I find that these retro sellers put a massive price on sentimentality, foregoing the fact that a game may not actually rare at all.
Like OOT or M64, these fetch ridiculous prices (in my local retro store) despite the fact that millions of copies were made.
TLZ
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Zog
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If stores sell them for high prices then they can be resold for high prices. High prices don't just benefit stores.
MrTroubleMaker
Member
Isn't this the same guy that bought up a bunch of stuff last year to beat out the last gamer for the worlds largest collection?
TranscendentDee
Member
so many anti dentites in here lol
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