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They definitely had a lot of stuff, but literally everything I saw was significantly overpriced. Like F-Zero on Gamecube at $119? I sell that at my shop for $75 - $80 complete. And those famicom and famicom disc system games were priced just ridiculous. and $250 for a Sega Sport edition Dreamcast?? I literally just sold one complete with the controller for $169. Amazing to see so much stuff in one spot, but it's easy to pile up an amazing selection like that when you're pricing things so high they never sell. I guess calling something overpriced is relative. If they're selling enough of it to keep the shop running for all those years then they are clearly successful and no hate on them. I sure couldn't look at my customers with a straight face charging those prices though
Yeah I saw on eBay in my experience with game stores that they would lowball you for your stuff. Remember selling copy of demons Crest And asain yes for price charting value and throw in free shipping every offer was from a game store trying to lowball me and send me angry messages why I want to sell it to them. Sounds like you’re one of the few good game store so I commend you for that
I remember seeing Earthbound on clearance at Best Buy for like $15 in the mid 90s. I had already beaten it from the multiple rentals of the game, so I passed. I really wish I picked it up now.
I got three copies for my friends for 10 bucks a piece at KB toys. There were piles of them in a bin marked “clearance” right before the store went under for good. Wish I woulda’ bought waaay more and never opened em…
Your show is truly brilliant, thank you for all the hard work you do for your fans, bringing us nostalgia with the old video games! Please give us more road trips!
This looked like an amazing trip. So many game store with such a wide variety of things. Look forward to if you two do more videos together. Keep up all the hard works guys.
Aww man I wish I would have known you were going to this retropalooza! Your channel is one of my all time favorites on CZcams you were right by “retro madness”! The prices are way better there then “found it electronics” and there’s a awesome old school arcade next door called “quarter lounge” three feet away LOL Full of great cabinets and pinball
It looks like a cool place; however, the prices are ridiculously high for some items - like the Gamecube games. $119.00 for F-Zero GX is stupidly high. That game can easily be found for about half that price.
Those prices are insane! The TI99 was the first console I ever played with the Wampus game, my grandma found it and then an atari at a garage sales when I was a kid.
@@naturekid1335 Yes!!! It had a freaky face too for just pudgy pixel blocks too! Remember having to input code to get the games to do things on the Ti? Really defunct tech but still near and dear. So crazy, it's a faint early memory.
This was very entertaining. Thank you for letting us participate vicariously on this video game hunt. I was so excited for you when you got that $300+ trade-in value, like a kid in a candy store!
When a store has EVERYTHING, there is a very good reason for it, just look at the prices. That place was a ripoff. Every price I was able to see in the video is over current value. They had HERO for the 2600 @ $85.00. Current value is $50. It's places like that I hope file for bankruptcy.
That’s a sad statement to make because you can get the game for the prices you want. You want people to lose income because your not happy with a prices ??? That is sad
I actually ordered my copy of Devil's Third on the WiiU from that store because I say it in one of Mr. Wright Ways video and I liked the price I saw so I contacted them and bought it and they shipped it!
So many games I still need to reconnect with... Man, once you fall down the retro gaming hole you will never come back out lol. It's pure art. Great score on the game watches!
@@pizzamon795 I’ve been thinking about starting a channel showing my gaming collection. I’ve been collecting since 1982 and I have my collection insured to the maximum amount allowed for it, $150k
Holy crap last time i checked the price on the rzone a year or so ago it was $20. Why so high? I have one and its...not great. Maybe I'll hold on to it a few more years now
Silent Service - I've never played the NES version, but it was a very well received game when it originally came out for the C64, Apple, Atari 8-bit and DOS back in 1985. Of course those systems all had keyboards giving them the equivalent of 30+ buttons
Oh man, I would be all over the Neo Geo AES stuff. I'm a Neo Geo AES/MVS collector and I need a standard AES in box like yesterday. I have two MVS 4-SLOT cabs, a boxed Neo Geo CDZ (region modded), and a Hilton Hotel AES in box. Essentially, it's the same as any Neo Geo but the box is all white with orange stripes. My white box Neo Geo AES is the only one I have ever seen out in the wild and I got it in 2009 for 200 bucks. It came with all the cords, 2 original arcade stick controllers, and Ghost Pilot. Addendum- The store was nice but the prices were incredibly high. I still would have bought something from their Neo Geo stuff as it's really hard to find but wow...my local retro store has better deals.
Wow, boxed SNES games, Neo Geo, Sega Saturn games, every store within a 700 mile radius of me has been squeezed to death. Online is the only way to get anything.
The prices in game stores are always insane. No wonder they always fail left and right. A 40% mark up is just bad business and doomed. And before someone gives me that "well overhead man", they should have factored that in before opening a freaking store.
I understand they have a full staff and have to pay the rent, the power, etc. Good news with places like this, their trade-in and buy back is generally pretty great. Best to use old games as currency.
Forget about PHYSICAL at the moment John.. UK PSN store as Diablo 3 as a deal. Eternal is £49.99..Prime Evil is on offer at £34.99.. YEAH I hear you say - Prime Evil INCLUDES Diablo II:Resurrected which is £34.99 alone.. Just bought again after Pre-release on laptop in April..and fed up of loading times. OFFER ENDS EITHER MIDNIGHT NOW (3rd Nov) or 11th Nov.. Check the USA store just in case
Munchos are awesome, Munchos are life. Maybe you could order a few bags on Amazon and have them shipped to you? Pork rinds, well... I think it depends on what brand. A friend of mine tried some and absolutely demolished two of his front teeth on one. Kind of put me off from ever trying one.
I was hoping to see you run into a Boxed copy of Metal Warriors, but they did have good snes stuff. I still need Peace Keepers, but not at the rate it's going at.
Fantastic store for sure! I could definitely go for one of the Dreamcast consoles (sold mine back in the day to pay bills) and the fishing controller too. Sega Bass Fishing is a fun game. I miss my old Mario watch. I think it was made by Nelsonic for Nintendo? Anyway, nice pickup there. I like Silent Service too. Cobra Triangle is another good "boat game" for NES. Not sure if I would spend more time or spend more money there, but it's amazing seeing so many games and everything in one store like that.
So the question is, did you have fun in the DFW area? It was great seeing everyone at Retropalooza and look forward to next years. Also if/when you make your back to the area there are many more stores to check out. You caught one of the better ones as far as retro gaming, but there are some that have more. Anyway thanks for the great content.
love the nintendo game watch. i was lucky enough to had one of those along with a donkey kong gaming portable gaming watch handheld. good memories. wish i still had them with me. oh well. awesome video like always John !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
A great thing about retro gaming is even if you pay hundreds for a game the value will only go up. Can't say modern AAA games will ever reach that in the future.
Mannnnn there are so many quality retro stores in the area. Retro madness and game over video games are near the area where you guys were at. There is also a bbq place right in the retro palooza area called jambos which is excellent. I should have posted something sooner when you were down here. Bahhh
As a Dallas native I’m glad you had a good time. That Babes chicken is way nicer where you went then my usual one in garland. Was that the one in Carrollton?
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Hey were all these stores in Dallas? Keep up the amazing content!
@@JoHnAnDjAnEdOe81 yes it was
Thanks for a good time my friend
@@MrWrightWay and subbed! You were great in the video bro!
Man I really need to take a road trip to some of these places.
They definitely had a lot of stuff, but literally everything I saw was significantly overpriced. Like F-Zero on Gamecube at $119? I sell that at my shop for $75 - $80 complete. And those famicom and famicom disc system games were priced just ridiculous. and $250 for a Sega Sport edition Dreamcast?? I literally just sold one complete with the controller for $169.
Amazing to see so much stuff in one spot, but it's easy to pile up an amazing selection like that when you're pricing things so high they never sell.
I guess calling something overpriced is relative. If they're selling enough of it to keep the shop running for all those years then they are clearly successful and no hate on them. I sure couldn't look at my customers with a straight face charging those prices though
I liked your comment so much I just subscribed to your channel
Yeah everything there is ridiculously priced. Parasite Eve 2 for 159?
Yeah I saw on eBay in my experience with game stores that they would lowball you for your stuff. Remember selling copy of demons Crest And asain yes for price charting value and throw in free shipping every offer was from a game store trying to lowball me and send me angry messages why I want to sell it to them. Sounds like you’re one of the few good game store so I commend you for that
I was thinking the same thing. Pretty much everything, overpriced
I picked up a second Dreamcast with a controller in very good shape for $50. Those are crack-head prices
I remember seeing Earthbound on clearance at Best Buy for like $15 in the mid 90s. I had already beaten it from the multiple rentals of the game, so I passed. I really wish I picked it up now.
I know!! They had a bin of them at Toys R Us. Oh well.
I got three copies for my friends for 10 bucks a piece at KB toys. There were piles of them in a bin marked “clearance” right before the store went under for good. Wish I woulda’ bought waaay more and never opened em…
Same thing for me 2 but it was a K mart 😂
Skip all ads in the video just skip the video to the end and restart it and there you go
I remember seeing like 15 little samsons in a bin late 90s 😂 for like $20 at a fred meyers , hindsight is 20/20 😆
Ahhh the boys! Miss you guys!
Dude, how ironic. I literally just saw your live stream today and now saw your comment. Thanks for helping us get these PS5’s!
Miss you too man.
Your show is truly brilliant, thank you for all the hard work you do for your fans, bringing us nostalgia with the old video games!
Please give us more road trips!
This looked like an amazing trip. So many game store with such a wide variety of things. Look forward to if you two do more videos together. Keep up all the hard works guys.
This 20 minutes went by fast.....good stuff as always Riggs
@@navyvet84 psycho
you give me hope john riggs your just so much fun to listen to
Always interesting for me as a german to see these trips to all those pawn shops. Shows some parts of the US you usually don't get to see.
It was nice seeing you at retropalooza. I was one of the hundreds who said “I love your channel”
eh, more like dozens but I'll take it :)
Jeez, that game store. When you have THAT many games, and THAT many duplicates of AAA titles, you know your prices are too high.
So many goodies in these shops. I really have to get back to game shopping. Thanks for the motivation John!
Aww man I wish I would have known you were going to this retropalooza!
Your channel is one of my all time favorites on CZcams
you were right by “retro madness”! The prices are way better there then “found it electronics” and there’s a awesome old school arcade next door called “quarter lounge”
three feet away LOL
Full of great cabinets and pinball
It looks like a cool place; however, the prices are ridiculously high for some items - like the Gamecube games. $119.00 for F-Zero GX is stupidly high. That game can easily be found for about half that price.
Looks like a ton of fun to see all the games people actually have in stock, that last store though, wow
Those prices are insane! The TI99 was the first console I ever played with the Wampus game, my grandma found it and then an atari at a garage sales when I was a kid.
Hunt the wampus! Running into the wampus scared the crap out of me when I was a kid. Just that music alone.....lol
@@naturekid1335 Yes!!! It had a freaky face too for just pudgy pixel blocks too! Remember having to input code to get the games to do things on the Ti? Really defunct tech but still near and dear. So crazy, it's a faint early memory.
Got me motivated to visit pawn shops now. Haha
That place more like a museum than a store with prices like that lmao
This was very entertaining. Thank you for letting us participate vicariously on this video game hunt. I was so excited for you when you got that $300+ trade-in value, like a kid in a candy store!
John: There's even a R Zone.
Me: They misspelled 79 cents!
When a store has EVERYTHING, there is a very good reason for it, just look at the prices. That place was a ripoff. Every price I was able to see in the video is over current value. They had HERO for the 2600 @ $85.00. Current value is $50. It's places like that I hope file for bankruptcy.
Yeah ikr..I price chart everything I'm not sure about. So at this store, I'd be like "nope, nope,....nope, see ya!"
I’ve been there everything is overpriced at that point I’d just buy off eBay
@@felipemonreal4543 same. Went there last year and I bought absolutely nothin cause either I didn't want it or wasn't gonna pay all that for it.
That’s a sad statement to make because you can get the game for the prices you want. You want people to lose income because your not happy with a prices ??? That is sad
Great video! I had the Zelda Nelsonic watch growing up! Looking forward to Zelda’s Game N Watch coming out here soon!
Earthbound at 15:01
Whatta store!!! Amazing
Wow so long since I have seen that mario watch. I remember having one and we would play it during lunch at school. Good times.
I actually ordered my copy of Devil's Third on the WiiU from that store because I say it in one of Mr. Wright Ways video and I liked the price I saw so I contacted them and bought it and they shipped it!
awesome dude!
Man, I can't recommend Tom's Hot Pork Rinds enough. A+
You and Mr. Wright are 2 upstanding gentlemen. I salute you both for being good guys.
I love hunting down Retro game's 🤟
Nostalgia is a strong drug but pricing of retro games is becoming insane!
Krunchers! Jalapeno x Krunchers! Mesquite BBQ is such an amazing snack!!!
you found heaven in a chip right there!
Question.
Do I buy Earthbound or do I pay my mortgage?
Yikes
haha, I can emulate Earthbound. I can't emulate a roof over my head.
@@JohnRiggs touch'e
@@JohnRiggs I hear the next Dolphin patch will emulate shelter
So many games I still need to reconnect with... Man, once you fall down the retro gaming hole you will never come back out lol. It's pure art. Great score on the game watches!
Alright you two, thats amazing. Buy me one!!!
It was nice meeting you at Retropalooza. Definitely have to check that store out!!! How was the Vita games pricing?
They barely have any - she said soon as they come in they're already gone.
I’d be a millionaire if I ever sell my collection. I can’t believe what this stuff is going for nowadays. I have all of that and then some.
You still got that 91 Honda wagon?
I stalked your channel looking for a glimpse of your million dollar collection
@@pizzamon795 Yes, I still have it but have since swapped the motor to a H23 out of a 94 Prelude Si.
@@pizzamon795 I’ve been thinking about starting a channel showing my gaming collection. I’ve been collecting since 1982 and I have my collection insured to the maximum amount allowed for it, $150k
@@pizzamon795 Yeah, simple basic trollery
Holy crap last time i checked the price on the rzone a year or so ago it was $20. Why so high? I have one and its...not great. Maybe I'll hold on to it a few more years now
Next time you're in town you should visit Half Price Books. You can find some great stuff there.
I saw that Robotech game at 10:18.
Great vid John !!
Thanks for the Mr Wright Way recommendation! His videos are class.
I'm so glad you got the R Zone. I look forward to your video about it.
I just went there and bought some good stuff. Very friendly staff
Great video. Love Babes. I've ate that that exact one. I want to go to that game store now lol
I love these videos. Please keep them coming!
Silent Service - I've never played the NES version, but it was a very well received game when it originally came out for the C64, Apple, Atari 8-bit and DOS back in 1985. Of course those systems all had keyboards giving them the equivalent of 30+ buttons
I love videos like this, love your channel
Oh man, I would be all over the Neo Geo AES stuff. I'm a Neo Geo AES/MVS collector and I need a standard AES in box like yesterday. I have two MVS 4-SLOT cabs, a boxed Neo Geo CDZ (region modded), and a Hilton Hotel AES in box. Essentially, it's the same as any Neo Geo but the box is all white with orange stripes. My white box Neo Geo AES is the only one I have ever seen out in the wild and I got it in 2009 for 200 bucks. It came with all the cords, 2 original arcade stick controllers, and Ghost Pilot.
Addendum- The store was nice but the prices were incredibly high. I still would have bought something from their Neo Geo stuff as it's really hard to find but wow...my local retro store has better deals.
Dude! you were right down the street from me! haha Awesome store btw!
Man...its the same ps4 and xbox games at every store!
That Pokémon games in the case were insane.
All hail the Mighty Master System 👍
Such an amazing store - other than the prices.
I love these type of videos. Kudos.
Wow, boxed SNES games, Neo Geo, Sega Saturn games, every store within a 700 mile radius of me has been squeezed to death. Online is the only way to get anything.
I’ve never seen a store like that last one my god🔥
@15:35 Ribbit king! That's the golf game? I loved that game!!!!!!
Same!
Great video mr Riggs 👌🏽
Wow. That is a ton of pawn shops.
Personally I dislike pawnshops. Too much desperation in the air at those places.
The prices in game stores are always insane. No wonder they always fail left and right. A 40% mark up is just bad business and doomed. And before someone gives me that "well overhead man", they should have factored that in before opening a freaking store.
I understand they have a full staff and have to pay the rent, the power, etc. Good news with places like this, their trade-in and buy back is generally pretty great. Best to use old games as currency.
Yep the prices in that store were insane. If a store has that much stock and good inventory its because the prices are terrible.
This was a cool different type of video for your channel! I like these type of videos! Keep it up Riggs!
That Splaterhouse for $99 would be a great Turbo pick up if you dont have it.
Dang! Some sick pick ups! 🤌
Forget about PHYSICAL at the moment John.. UK PSN store as Diablo 3 as a deal. Eternal is £49.99..Prime Evil is on offer at £34.99.. YEAH I hear you say - Prime Evil INCLUDES Diablo II:Resurrected which is £34.99 alone.. Just bought again after Pre-release on laptop in April..and fed up of loading times. OFFER ENDS EITHER MIDNIGHT NOW (3rd Nov) or 11th Nov.. Check the USA
store just in case
OH.. Eternal Is JUST Diablo 3/Reaper.. - No Necro add-on. Bare bones edition compared to Prime Evil. Buy if you can at deal price...
Should have done a ranking video of all the Cash Americas
Munchos are awesome, Munchos are life. Maybe you could order a few bags on Amazon and have them shipped to you?
Pork rinds, well... I think it depends on what brand. A friend of mine tried some and absolutely demolished two of his front teeth on one. Kind of put me off from ever trying one.
I saw Geist for game cube. So underrated
15:03 Almost 3k for Earthbound… wow 🚀 💸
I was hoping to see you run into a Boxed copy of Metal Warriors, but they did have good snes stuff. I still need Peace Keepers, but not at the rate it's going at.
You and your profile picture
@@GenyaArikado 😁😎 I'm gonna have to switch it up now soon with everyone and their dark modes... 😂
My Dad loved playing Silent Service back in the day.
Fantastic store for sure! I could definitely go for one of the Dreamcast consoles (sold mine back in the day to pay bills) and the fishing controller too. Sega Bass Fishing is a fun game. I miss my old Mario watch. I think it was made by Nelsonic for Nintendo? Anyway, nice pickup there. I like Silent Service too. Cobra Triangle is another good "boat game" for NES.
Not sure if I would spend more time or spend more money there, but it's amazing seeing so many games and everything in one store like that.
Little Mermaid for the NES is seriously a solid game!
loved this video, hope you make more of these
Oh man! That chicken place looked insanely good! :D
you wasnt jokin when you said they had EVERYTHING!
So the question is, did you have fun in the DFW area? It was great seeing everyone at Retropalooza and look forward to next years. Also if/when you make your back to the area there are many more stores to check out. You caught one of the better ones as far as retro gaming, but there are some that have more. Anyway thanks for the great content.
Didn't see the price for Earthbound... but it's around $400 nowadays....CIB would probably be in the thousands
Babe's Chicken is really good!!
love the nintendo game watch. i was lucky enough to had one of those along with a donkey kong gaming portable gaming watch handheld. good memories. wish i still had them with me. oh well. awesome video like always John !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
X-Band takes me back.
A great thing about retro gaming is even if you pay hundreds for a game the value will only go up. Can't say modern AAA games will ever reach that in the future.
U would love our pawn shops in Australia,there are so many shops dedicated to Retro game's 🤯
Love that hat.
U are such a ace presenter
Man, those Dallas area shops have so much good stuff! I'm jealous
Aw man, you were right next to my area. Found it has a bunch of games, but they are pricey!
That catfish looked pretty bomb 💣
That whimsical restaurant goes on my bucket list.
Soo good! We needed more people to help us finish it.
For Someone who just moved from Dallas to Seattle area, I sure missed the Local snacks there! and BABES!!! mmm
Oh, but Seattle has a lot to offer, too.
Fellow seattleite here! We have lots of amazing game stores in the area!!
I enjoyed Silent Service as well
thanks for the ideas for my next trip to Big D. hoping to get there before i come for Wrestlemania
Mannnnn there are so many quality retro stores in the area. Retro madness and game over video games are near the area where you guys were at.
There is also a bbq place right in the retro palooza area called jambos which is excellent. I should have posted something sooner when you were down here. Bahhh
The chicken place looked amazing!
I would have gotten that SEGA Astrocade unit. But great video as always!
Tiger R-Zone!? That’s a name I haven’t heard in a minute. I remember “kid me” being so frustrated with that purchase.
As a Dallas native I’m glad you had a good time. That Babes chicken is way nicer where you went then my usual one in garland. Was that the one in Carrollton?
Retro Madness and Game Over Video Games in Arlington.
Retro Madness had a booth at REtropalooza. Cool to see!
The last store the prices were alittle high but I would easily spend 500$ in there.
You spotted the Sword Art Online game! Such an underrated JRPG series.
Man Chips are expensive in the States almost like Canada, I figured they would be way cheaper or chipper? :)
All of a sudden I wish I still had my R-Zone lol. That thing was terrible. I can't believe anyone would pay $80 for it