Inside The UK's BIGGEST Retro Games Shop
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- čas přidán 10. 09. 2024
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I've visited Forgotten Worlds twice over the last few years. Great shop, my first visit I felt like a kid again! I had a lot of fun digging through all the boxes looking for games. Picked up some personal grails there, including a loose Paper Mario for N64. We have nothing like this store in my area of the UK, and its well worth a visit in my opinion.
For those commenting on prices, they have loads of stock at very cheap prices too. Only the rarer items are more expensive and their prices are on par or cheaper with what I see online. The benefit as I see it is actually getting to physically assess the item before purchasing.
Hoping to get back again sometime soon!
Thank you for watching Andrew!
Those prices are absolutely insane
I've been down a handful of times before to the shop, not everything is triple digit, in fact everything i've bought has been very reasonable priced. I've gone in multiple times with around £50-100 and come out with a bag full of good finds!
The Dude abides.
Look a lot like eBay prices to me. Which is fair for a physical location store.
Was going to drive up, but the prices put me off
@@blabla1177-r7u better investment than gold 😀
It's an incredible shop. The triple-figure holy grail stuff isn't representative of the bulk of what's in there. I regularly go in with £50-100 worth of trade-ins and walk out with a good amount of cool, relatively common stuff without spending a penny.
Thank you very much. The cheap stuff doesn't make for as interesting a video or get the same interactions though.
It really is just the high end stuff that's a premium and even that is purely down to condition
Looks amazing. I remember meeting Alan at a PlayExpo Blackpool about 7 years ago when i was exhibiting my retro pi cases. Lovely guy and amazing collection
Ahh I'm going soon. Cannot wait
Enjoy!
It so weired that I was planning to visit japan next year as I was thinking about collecting games, and this store is 15 minutes drive from home! I'll surely visit them before christmas!❤
I visited this place recently for the first time. I initially baulked at the high prices, however you are paying for condition.
Not everything is three figures, I picked up a selection of reasonably priced games for not a lot of money.
Will definitely be back, but will need to win the lottery to fully appreciate everything!!
Good job guys, keep it going 👍
Been to this shop a few times...amazing. Best shop in the UK hands down. The £5 an hour arcade is a nice touch and it's just been updated with new machines. A must visit for anyone who likes games/TV/movies/pop culture.
Been watching for years now and I can easily say....best Retro Games channel on CZcams!
Thanks so much, that really means a lot. 🙏
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Oh my gosh those prices are nuts... 👀👀
I literally live on the other side of stewarton lmao, i go here every week, never knew it was the largest place in the UK.
I love that shop, it's like a literal paradise for gamers. I live near there and whenever I go there, I always come back with little money left lol the best purchase I had with them was the Amazon 3D/Holo sleeve of Pokemon SoulSilver for £200 (worth every penny because it's much harder to find than basic Outer Box versions which normally costs about £150)
The fact he has so many ultra expensive games just out on show is mental.
For anyone wondering its actually a 30-40 min drive away from glasgow in a chernobyl like area called ayrshite
It actually called stewarton
@@user-ur6oi9eb7s and its a sesspit 🤣
Fascinating watch, lot of gems in that place. Will have to remember to pop in if I'm ever over that part of the country.
Man even operates a retro arcade 😱
I'll bookmark this, some pretty impressive stuff. I always visit Alans gaming market stall.
Fantastic shop and Alan is a legend, everyone picking on the higher end stuff at higher end prices have never visited and can’t comment on how the shop is run 🫠 some place to even visit just for a walk around
I'm a 10 minute walk from here :) Allan is indeed a top bloke.
How does this shop work with shoplifters! I’ve seen shops like this in Japan but not in the UK. Stunning shop.
My favourite shop, only an hours drive from me I'm regularly there.
Lucky you!
@@RetroDodo it's a great shop, and Alan is a top bloke.
I’m the same mate. I’m in Hamilton. Been several times now. Only 40 mins from me. I’m itching to go again after watching this.
@@leejamieson5827 it needs to be seen to be believed doesn't it, I've never been anywhere like it. I can see people mentioning the prices but where else can you hold these items in your hand and walk out the shop with it physically in your possession?
@@gradsgames First time I went with my wife I was just in complete shock. It’s literally gamers heaven. If I went in by myself I could easily spend a couple of hours just looking at everything. Where else can you literally just pick up a rare as hell game worth several hundred pounds and examine it like it’s a game on a CEX shelf.
I think Allan has likely only spoke about his rare items in the video because people will travel for things like this. People aren’t going to drive up from England to buy an only copy of FIFA. He caters towards hardcore collectors. I’d love to be able to afford all that stuff, but at least I can still look :)
Huge prices but I guess the boxes are in great order.
Some really great condition games and consoles in forgotten worlds. It’s become my second home now.
What's up with all the price complaints?..... The boxed games are in perfect condition & you pay for that
Literally 5:08 he shows loose copies priced cheaply..... don't compare mint condition complete prices to loose copies all stained and stuff 😂
What an insane shop!
Maybe you should have been mic’d up too?
Agreed, I might pick up another pin mic for upcoming episodes!
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OMG he has a copy of the silver case! Just found my reason to go visit.
Aahh... I'm 15minutes away it's a dream for retro collectors 🎉
Lucky you indeed!
Wow, the trust he has in people coming in. Good on em’
Too trusting imo. People will def be stealing things.
Prices are crazy.. emulation for the win
Incredible store. Really appreciate the amount of imported Japanese stuff in there.
Incredible looking retro game shop Brandon, thanks for the tour! Just wish I lived a tad closer 😂
Not a fan of all the naysayer comments on here. The prices of the rarer titles are very in line with the going rate on eBay and CeX! People want something for nothing these days, this guy still has to make a profit. At the end of the day, something is worth whatever someone's willing to pay for it. If you're not willing, fair enough, but don't trash talk a shop without ever setting foot in it. The common titles are also in line with market averages and therefore fair prices.
Don't stick up for CeX when you know they're a huge franchise AND most of their retro titles look like someone's stamped on it, soaked it in muddy water, smoked all over it for 40 years and then put it through a shredder !
Thanks for stopping by! :)
I agree they have a lot of good stuff in that place, and all the consoles I get there are a good price
That place would be a dream. Wow.
Hey, that OST set looks great! I'll have to keep my eyes peeled for it in Japan because like you showed, that book that comes with it is amazing!!
Also thanks for showing us a nice place to visit!!
You're welcome, thanks for watching!
When someone has so much sought-after merchandise, the prices are usually so high that collectors think twice before buying.
Loving this kind of content! Doing things I’d love to do but likely never will. 😅
Thank you!
That Dreamcast controller!! YES FUCKING PLEASE!!
I used to have the sniper rifle light gun for the PS2 , it was perfect for Dino stalker it had d pad on it for moving around 😊
Looks like a great shop!
It is!
This would be a cool store to go through.
this is insane. I lived in surrey for a decade and never heard of this! I alwasy thought Japan was the goto country for retro game collections.
Japan certainly is still, but this place is worth the visit too!
WOW, I live in Glasgow and I've never even heard of this place plus I'm sure I went to school with Alan 😂
Looks fantastic,will definitely be having a visit to this place
I don't care about collecting. I sold my collection yrs ago and prefer digital, but I'd love a trip to Forgotten Worlds. That place looks fantastic.
It really is!
With prices that high no wonder he's got so much stock. nice shop though.
Great shop, I go along every few months to buy Japanese PS1 games!
Love the Biohazard suitcase.
No Wonder Swan?😢 Ninja Jajamaru Kun and Makaimura are awesome. That Neo Geo Pocket looked sweet.
At least it's not granger games, they used to stick these aweful stickers on the disc, and on the back of the cover art for some reason, and you could never get them off, i don't understand the sense behind doing that.
I spend much of my life scraping Grainger game stickers from discs 😂
Here in Brazil we have an event called retrocon which has lots and it is focused only on retro games.
Very cool!
Ah you drove through Shawlands and Giffnock :)
Bros, as a canadian im purposely being ignorant, i love the scottish accent. It reminds me of the late Sean Connery, Captain Price, Gimli, mel gibson from braveheart, or any dwarf engineers in warcraft 2+ and other games.😂 A++++
Price has an English accent, Soap is the one with the Scottish accent guy 👍
0:44 you don't wanna run into banana peels it will delay your vacation
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People in the comments complaining about the prices clearly have never looked at retro game prices haha
I need to take a visit there! Looks amazing!
You should!
Seeing those prices are depressing. To know that i had to sell parts of my collection during the pandemic, just to see the same stuff triple in prices just years later. But i don’t blame the owner. It’s the market that is warped
man that othello multivision is crazy
Yup!
The happiest Scottish person I’ve ever seen
Those prices are nuts… I’d suggest flying out to Japan, doing a week holiday, and buying games there. Would be cheaper and you get a holiday 😂
no need to fly to japan mate,jump on mercari and get buyee to do all your leg work for ¥300.They post via royal mail to your door.i have been doing that for over 10 years.Some of the games he has at £300-£400 i got of yahoo japan for £30!
I buy from Macari, Yahoo auctions Japan, J4U, AND Forgotten Worlds! The experience, atmosphere, chat and a day out is all part of the price. If you're just bulk buying to fill a collection / display case, then sure get into the Japanese auctions .... But if you want to have a the whole retro experience -- like before GAME killed all/most your local indy stores in the 90's/00s -- Get over to Forgotten Worlds ❤
Wow. Incredible.
20 mins outside of Glasgow? Aye, mibbe by helicopter!!
@@scottferguson7863 train is 20 minutes, on the motorway from Glasgow city centre it's 25 minutes but it depends which part of Glasgow I guess :)
As someone who lives in the same town as this place I can confirm it is no more than 25 mins from Glasgow on the motorway.
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This is the first time I've ever seen a leopard print controller. Who greenlit this? Why do I want it so badly?
Unreal. Love to see it
Thanks for watching bud!
So much rare stuff. Extremely big stock. But I looked into the shop on Facebook before...and the prices turned me off. I know retro games cost more now. I do buy games often. But this is just too much. I can understand why he has so much in stock.
Ok no way is he selling with those prices!! Does he buy at retail prices and want to make retail margins on them??? I think he is just a rich collector showing off his collection. Like a super mario all stars in bad condition for 40 gbp??gba Zelda link to the past 130 ??? No way
i wonder how much get stolen because all is in the open, kinda mnice that he can have this much trust.
Plenty of security cams around the shop, but yes, it does come with risk storing them like this, but allows customers to touch and explore the games unlike most shops. :)
What is a funclepop?
HOLY SH1T THIS SHOP HAVE MIKE TYSON PUNCHOUT ON SALE !!!!!
Omg it’s not hard to spot the non-collectors. The prices on the high end stuff is literally what the items are worth because they are RARE and also in amazing condition. Hes not gona buy something in for £150-£200 and then sell it for £40. He needs to make a profit. If you buy a boxed retro game with all booklets and all in near mint condition then it will be worth a high price.
Loved the content but my God that camera work was making me feel nauseas!
those prices are the best advertisement for digital future and emulation. Not knocking the owner, that's supply and demand, but jesus... prices are ridiculous.
Emulation definitely. If by digital future you mean digital distribution as we currently have it on consoles (i.e. propriety storefronts with DRM) then hard no because they erase the secondhand market.
All of which won’t be worth anything in the future, collectibles are investments that will only rise in value
Those prices…. And in pounds £…. No wonder why the stock is so amazing
I want that unboxed super metroid,just for the English function. Yo that S Saturn looks clean. I wish I was there man. This was an awesome video bro🔥🔥
Thanks so much, i am glad you enjoyed it J!
@@RetroDodo you picked up some good bits there as well,that mario comic looks so dreamy. 🤩
Any sealed crash bandicoot ps1 games there
Not sealed that I could see. I might be wrong though, there was so much!
Brandon, how much did you spend while you were there? :D :D :D
About £170!
Get the Gebs24 down there asap 😅
Awesomesauce
Amazing shop! I hope to visit one day. Love these videos. And that spiderman drawing is rad 😎
Thank you, and totally agree, 10/10 spider-man!
30 quid for Metriod on the SNES with no box? Yeah OK mate....
Comments on here really show how bad retro game collectors are in the UK, the guy has some really nice pieces but everyone cries about the prices. I have noticed most of the good retro games are going overseas as most UK collectors are tight and don’t wanna pay the prices.
Markhammond...Not so much bad people as low income and envious that they can't afford premium collectors items...nor can I as a long term poverty stricken pauper...now I'm a new pensioner with my full state pension..I'm actually 2 to 3 times better off than when I worked...not that I could afford 500 pounds cartridges but I could buy something there...if i made the long journey...I managed to get to Carlisle this year...furthest north yet for me...never actually been to Scotland ever...still time i hope...
@@markianclark9645 people need to not worry about what they can’t afford.
You are right, all our top end stuff sells to Europe, Israel, UAE, USA, Canada, even some goes back to Japan, much fewer serious (or rich) collectors in the UK. 😢
I love these videos, thanks again. Please in future can you put the microphone cable in-side the shirt, not on the outside, looks very messy when its outside
Does southern England have a shop this good?
No, but Episode 1’s shop is pretty good and close-ish.
I'd be worried about people stealing things with how much everything costs!
Do people actually pay these prices? I mean imagine when my generation dies, will these items hold their value?
One look at those obscene prices and you understand why we all emulate. Retro market is disgusting tbh.
$1000 for a GW shell-whatever floats your boat I guess
I'm so glad I emulate all the old systems. The prices for retro games are getting beyond a joke.
AS WELL!
Your description says you're in Cardiff, Wales 😂
Whoops, edited!
I think this video put more people off going there. The prices here are a joke I will just buy off Ebay
On a par with CEX and in better condition too.
He might have to put a Nintendo Switch on there soon... lol because of Nintendo's next switch Successor system Plus the amount of new Castlevania even Dragon Quest, Square Enix stuff well known for Thier JRPG's, Super Mario RPG, Paper Mario The Thousand Year Door & such Sonic from Sega, Donkey Kong, Pokémon lost interest after I finished Black 2 & White 2 on DS there's Pokémon Colosseum too with the next Switch Successor, but yeah nice retro & classic stuff. Peoples favourite gaming things over the years, Super Mario Maker 2 awesome for those who want to create Thier own Mario levels online on Switch anyway, many more, wish Sega did the same with Sonic but never mind lol, one more thing keep an eye out for the next Smash Bros by Sakurai, after Smash Bros Ultimate. Wonder what that next game is going to be.
UK Version of DKOldies with those prices
More of a museum / personal collection show off than a legitimate business. The prices are ridiculous and anything in there can be found cheaper on eBay. Been twice and both times got met with a shitty, superiority attitude.
What is that missile sound? So annoying 😢
One of the arcade machines.
i dont like their prices they are overly inflated and i thought cex were bad until i seen this video. im never going there.
How are they earning money? Selling dr*gs? ;) ☮️
I can see why his own collection would have those prices but he should at least give some wriggle room on all what’s in the store 🙏🏽
Unfortunately the ridiculous prices put me off, I'll never go there.
Honestly, there are still great, affordable items here, it’s only the rarer products that have high price tags. You should visit and see for yourself, I believe you’ll find something that you will like within your budget.
@@RetroDodo It's not about budgets and affordability, it's about a retailer being greedy and simply overcharging, to the point where it puts some people off. I've been buying videogames for over 30 years, and I'm now at a point where I refuse to be extorted for anything, regardless of its rarity.
@RetroDodo yeah didn't you show real prices then everything you've show us is over priced. This is what's wrong with retro stuff so much of it is overpriced and never get played
@RetroDodo was the zelda for snes over 200 quid
Meh, prices are way out there, why one would want to purchase retro games when emulation is 1:1 is beyond me but I suppose it's a mad world for some.
What was the FunkoPOP collection like?
there was lots!
As pusual?
No wonder with those absurd prices the place is full of games