Best Deals I’ve Found in Retro Gaming (and where to find them!) | Nintendrew 

Hey all! Make sure to let me know about your best gaming finds in the comments! 🎮😎👍

Nintendrew: *sells collection GameStop: I can give you about 4 bucks

Wow.. you don't always find a console that's cheaper than its own games.

No.1 tip Find a mom who's son failed on his exams and calls the console 'That box video game' thing

What I like about Nintendrew is that he doesn't clickbait his videos. He really did get a Virtual Boy for 7 bucks.

I got my N64 for 15$ with smash bros, Mario 64, Mario kart and other games at a yard sale

Best deals in RETRO gaming Mentions the Wii I can already feel my body turning into dust, I’m so old

That golden N64 controller was an amazing deal!

I have never once seen a retro gaming shop... thats what I get for living in Norway I guess

“Check out your local retro gaming scene” *cries in Australian*

"Bit the bullet on Amazon and got lucky" That's how it was when I found a complete copy of Megaman & Bass on GBA on Amazon for $35. Usually it would go for double that. Too bad it later didn't work out when I got Crash: The Huge Adventure which had a legit case and manual but a super bootleg cart (easy replacement at least).

7 dollars for a virtual boy... *reggie wants to buy 999*

1 find a person who is clueless about video game console value 2 profit

The best deal I ever got was a 101 model game boy advance SP for only 1 dollar. *I don't regret anything anymore.*

FINALLY, someone who puts their sponsorships at the END of the video!!!!

My big scores include: New Japanese Game Boy Micro in box for $32 Sealed copy of Final Fantasy IX PS1 (black label) $30 Sealed Doom and Killer Instinct on SNES $25 each Complete copies of Final Fantasy IV and VI on SNES $75 total Sealed Dragon's Lair on original Game Boy $10

Woah....I already have "Top Retro Gaming Finds Ever" video scheduled for this week. You beat me to it!! 🤣 Love this video my dude ❤️

I was at a smaller store a couple months ago, and they had a CiB copy of Zelda II for the NES for $40. I told the guy I only had $35, and he actually gave it to me for that. So that's one more game on my CiB Zelda quest!

I bought a Virtual Boy at KB Toys for $10 new when they went out of business. About ten years later I sold it on eBay for $110 to some guy in France. Insane profit back then.

The reason why the Mario and Luigi Plushes are so high is because of SuperMarioLogan and CuteMarioBros

Tip #1: make friends... Rip me

This shows us how interesting Retro Gaming collecting is

I found a ps1 at a local retro game store for $3 for parts,and when I brought it home plugged it in, it worked flawlessly!

My best deal was Pokemon Heart Gold. I got for it for $10 with the case, manual and everything except the pokewalker. I still can't believe I have it.

Yeah we don't have any Retro game stores in my city, and the retro stores in close city's don't really have good deals lol

That N64 controller was a steal!! Great vids too!! I love your videos!

That virtual boy is insane

No money to waste on collecting, I'm just here for that sweet Gameboy Camera theme.

Well rip me because I don’t live in the US I live in Europe so bad luck (I found a ps1 with the video cable and two controller no DualShock for €2 (around $2.24) and its work perfectly)

*sees virtual boy in thumbnail * me:yes let me play that thing

My biggest deal was getting any system I wanted from my parents for free,in exchange for good school grades and some household errands,which i had to do anyway😁

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I go to thrift stores to find deals. Got a Sega Dreamcast for $7, got Okami for Wii for $5, Monster Hunter3, Metroid Prime 3 and Mario Kart and Mario Party together for $20. Star Fox Assault for $16 And Star Wars rogue Squadron for $6. Fit a Wii nunchuck, 2 Game Cube controller and game cube memory card for $2 Got a multi system splitter with system labels for $1.

I think my best score ever was also a Virtual Boy. This would've been early 2000's, say '01 or '02. A co-worker sold me his Virtual Boy and a near complete US set of CIB games all for $20. I never really thought much of it until many years later when the retro collecting boom started and a lot of these old games started going way up in value.

Sealed copy of Cory In the House DS for 1.50 😎 Edit: in all seriousness, there was a summer when my local thift store was really hitting it. Got a copy of Majora's Mask for the N64, Paper Mario. For the GameCube, I found Resident Evil and Zero, Super Mario Sunshine, and Legend of Zelda OoT. Super crazy because all the games bought are $2 each.

Nice vid! Thanks for the tips! Im gonna find myself some cool stuff in no time 😄

*I can’t actually comprehend that you got that virtual boy for $7*

You should go to Cincinnati comic Expo. Its September 16-18 and its in Cincinnati, Ohio at the Duke energy building.

Just today I got my hands on a PS Vita with a 4gb memory card, a case, the charger and 5 games for 100$!

**sees Virtual Boy** My god, you monster.

Wow, Nintendrew deserves way more subs

The best deal i got is a life time supply of SUPER MARIO 2 BABY

There’s this store near me that has old consoles and game and they sell them for about $5 to $10. But this is still useful.

On a Yard sale i found a full working SNES with 10 games for 35$

you should do more of these and also love the videos

Your hair game is on point. Looks like it's sculpted out of clay...

A person I watch on YT bought 200 sealed copies of Deal or No Deal for Nintendo DS for about 60 dollars. He needed game cases for his DS collection

Thanks for always providing great content! Keep up the good work!

I got Pokémon yellow and Pokémon silver for 50 cents each at a yard sale

For as much as I've seen your content I'm suprised I haven't subscribed glad I did it finally

Yes my fav RU-vidr I forgot about this channel for awhile but I’m back dude u grew so much i knew you before 60k love ur content so much!!!!

Extra helpful tips for me. I see you posting pics of local game stores which are the same I hit. Bowling green collecting is surprisingly good

Did I ever tell you about the time I got Pocky and Rocky 2 for 5 bucks

Thank you for the tips

My 3 biggest deals are all surprisingly Nintendo finds as well, and is technically a list of 4. The first was finding a sealed copy of Banjo-Kazooie at the local flea market. After speaking with the guy and buying a few loose carts for my collection (N64, about 68ish% complete), he told me he had a couple sealed games. A couple older sports games, WWF No Mercy (which I also bought), and Banjo. He said he'd sell me both WWF and Banjo for $65. Done deal. Second was my AGS-101 Gameboy Advance SP, that I bought from a co worker for a 12 pack of Heineken. No special story, he had it, I wanted it, he wanted beer. Boom, done. Third (and technically fourth) would be how I got my Gameboy Player. I was at a different flea market, about 25 miles from my house. Came across a booth selling trading cards, action figures, and some video games. I saw the disc for the Gameboy Player, $3. Snatched it up, just figuring I'd eventually buy the Player itself and save a little money. Flash forward about 2 years, and I went to this pallet liquidation shop with my dad. They have an area where they buy product return pallets, as well as pallets of old stock items and dump them in bins. Anything you find is $2. I have been going for about a year at this point, finding some great deals. S.H. Figuarts figures, MTG FatPacks, all kinds of stuff. This time, I walk in and boom, right on top are two sealed Gamecube controllers. In my basket they go. A little digging, and theres two 256block official Memory cards. In the basket they go. Final bin, didn't find anything. My dad calls out to me and asks "what the hell is this? It says Gameboy but I've never seen anything like it." I froze. I grab it and make my purchase. Complete Gameboy player for $5.

I just love these type of videos they are really fascinating to watch

Dude, are your videos getting more jump-cutty? Still one of my favorite Nintentubers but maybe I'm just realizing how many cuts there are. Also, pretty jealous of that 64 "definitely-not-Zelda-special-edition" controller.

Hey, big fan! I love your content!

Hey Drew I just wanted to say Im a hugh fan. Love your videos, and Ive learned a great deal and started my own gaming collection thanks to your information. Thanks for what your doing.

I got these all for $1 each • Mario Kart Double Dash • Kirby Air Ride • Metroid Prime 2 • Wii Sports Resort Really every other game I’ve bought has been around market value

Early Wii sales, huh? Does that overheated unit still has System Menu v1.0?

I found these PS2 games for cheap long time ago: Dark Cloud 3€ Rule of Rose 5€ Odin Sphere 5€

Man you have such an awesome collection, makes me want to rebuild what I had from when I was younger. I mostly miss my n64 and the wii.

I live in Illinois went to visit family in Massachusetts and I went to a game store there it’s very interesting how prices can be very different at other stores

Ohhh! Retro Games! :D

Best deal. My father had a golden N64 controller! Edit: Not opened but the packages has been tried to be opened

Thrift shops and flea markets at least were my go to spots for games. When the retro market went absolutely insane something like a decade ago it started getting worse and worse. A lot of repros and cheap Chinese knock-offs not to mention the same people as before charging way more for stuff in horrible condition just because the market was way stronger than before. Luck and timing are pretty much your best bets, also finding either decent people that won't super gouge you or people who just don't know what something is worth. Sadly you're more likely to find the latter than the former.

My best finds both came from the same store. Local game shop that had Flintstones Surprise at Dinosaur Peak and Clay Fighter Sculptor's Cut for $5 each. They had them the day the store opened, so they were definitely great finds. I still have the price stickers on them as a sort of trophy.

My best find was a vintage fully working galaga cabinet for $100. Guess the idiot who didnt buy it looking back wishing he did now. Im gonna go cry brb

So a Virtual Boy episode coming?

I somehow have always just stumbled upon good deals through the years. A few include a Game Boy Micro and carrying bag for $25 at the local game shop, an NES with a Power Glove and various other accessories for $10 at a garage sale, a boxed Commodore 64 for $5 with a boxed floppy drive for another $5 at an estate sale the same day I got the NES, a free copy of Earthbound in a drawer of SNES games my cousin just gave me, and a free PS3 from my other cousin's friend because they didn't want it. I've learned through the years that if you're patient then good deals will come to you, and I'm happy that it seems to work out well a lot of the time.

these are all great tips, especially the first one! when i used to collect vintage My Little Ponies, i ended up going to the local flea market pretty often. one of the sellers there actually started to recognize me, and one day i came in and he pulled out a huge garbage bag full of My Little Ponies and said he’d been holding them for me because he knew i’d like them. bought the whole bag for $40 and there ended up being well over $100 worth of plastic horses in there. the guy knew his prices so usually tried to sell at market value, but since i was a repeat customer he would haggle with me and let me buy some real rarities for dirt cheap. so be friendly to your local sellers!!

Some people: You know this is old and no one will want it unless I sell it for $2 Game collecters: Hey im not complaining.

Great, but I live in a small village in Spain... 😣

Some of my best deals include: Metroid Amiibo 2-Pack sealed in box for $35 (this was very recent) Pokemon Sapphire for $8 GBA SP for $20 Fire Emblem GBA for $10 I have much better luck at flea markets than I do at retro game stores. You get a combination of yard sale-style booths from people who don't know the value and booths that go every week to buy and sell retro games. I highly recommend checking out all the flea markets in your area if you're looking to collect retro games.

9:07 *so that’s what those are!!* I’ve been wondering about that for so long and I never actually knew, thanks!

I got a GameCube and a controller with 3 games for $30

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Thank you so much for the tips!

Some great finds! I haven't actively collected in a few years but back when I was into it, I found a boxed Sega Genesis model 2 in the board game section of a little church thrift store for five bucks! The only other notable deal coming to me at the moment is when I stumbled upon a sealed Megaman 64 that someone at the game store mislabeled at $15, got super lucky with that one.

Me go on Let Go and got me Super Smash Bros Melee for 10 bucks in like New Condition.

You never find some of these consoles for cheap!

Mine would be EarthBound for around $5-10 via FB Marketplace . It was included in a SNES bundle and it wasn’t pictured. Asked if she had more games and viola! Found Fire Emblem: Path Of Radiance and Radiant Dawn at the same Sale both CIB for $1 each! Just recently got a CIB Pokemon HeartGold in a DS Bundle for about $5. (Included a unused Pokewalker!!) Found a sealed Grape N64 controller for $20 on Letgo And various other higher end games for dirt cheap via Facebook, LetGo, and Yard Sales. It’s so rewarding finding expensive games for a great deal! Nice video Nintendrew!!

That is the clearest, most amazing camera I’ve ever seen in a RU-vid video. Wow.

I got a sealed copy of Star fox zero when I was lookin for left over Wiiu stuff, for only 8$ one time. And found legend of Zelda ocarina of time for GameCube at a goodwill for 5.99$, I usually see those for around 50$ #Goooddeals

When you say "A whole bunch of money" how much are you usually referring to?

My personal top 5 finds. 1.Mighty Final Fight $7 (gamestop) 2. 75 Saturn Games including a good chunk of the pricier titles (thrift store) 3. Toys R us gold N64 with gold controller near mint $25 (pawn shop) 4. Mega Man 5 $5 (Flea Market) 5. Ju-on for wii and Twilight Princess for GC $1 each (Garage Sale)

I like it how your intro shows off your collection

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I swear I heard the virtual boy story from you before, wasn't that video the same topic as this video?

The Virtual Boy part reminds how when I did buy my own VB with a couple games including Sonic Jam for the Saturn. Jam was priced at $105 or so, but upon purchase it was outlined only for $6. I didn't realize it until I got back home.

Hi Nintendrew! I just wanna let you know I love your content, keep up the awesome work!

I swear game collectors have the best luck

I wish I could get great deals :(

I work for a major videogame retailer. And we have a smaller competitor in the area. Owner is a really nice guy and I send customers to him all the time. I tell em to say that my store says hi. I walked in to his store with my kiddos and the owner gave me a Virtual Boy, a Sega Saturn and a Cowboy Bebop model kit of the Swordfish. This is why you be nice to competition.

I remember getting a bunch of random n64 games from my mom back in 2009, one of those games were clay fighters sculptors cut. At the time I never knew what the game was, and never had any interest in playing at all. Never knew the game was so rare and we ended up selling the game at a rummage sale for $30 (we just looked at what it was selling for online at the time)

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Hmm yes My money in the bank is now gone

A few of my best deals I've gotten are: -NES CIB with 4 games, 2 controllers, 2 Zappers $35 from Kijiji - D on Playstation big box cib for $5 from my local buy and sell Sold it for $115 - Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn for $4.99 CIB - Silent Hill and Lunar: Sliver Star Story $30 CIB mint from Kijiji.

These kind of videos always make me jealous... In Germany there is practically no Retro gaming store. The few that we have are usually run by scammers and dead after 3 years. *The best deal I ever got was on the PAL version of StarCraft 64 CiB (approx. 4000 units only worldwide)* online directly from Australia. Around 400 bucks for everything including shipping! That is about the price you usually find a lose cart if you can find any...