California's BIGGEST Video Game Expo - SoCal Gaming Expo 2024

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I flew down to SoCal Gaming Expo in Pasadena, CA to hang out for the weekend as many others did as well. Huge turn out. Here's what I saw.
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@JohnRiggs 3 месяца назад

Will SoCal be as big as Midwest Gaming Classic someday? Time will tell... Here's MGC ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-IgXU9Apx8Hc.html

@mjdf122 3 месяца назад

Appreciate you Riggs

@PixelGameSquad 3 месяца назад

Thanks so much for coming John! Had a blast with you and really thankful for your time!

@JohnRiggs 3 месяца назад

Great to see all y'all, too. The entire squad. So much love at this show.

@nesking7029 3 месяца назад

Nice vid, great show. CTWC was amazing and will fill that entire room next year. This show will be huge in the next few years, watch out Portland! Tell Chris sorry I had to outbid him on the 1990 NWC Certificate at the auction lol. Can't wait til next year!

@PixelGameSquad 3 месяца назад

@@nesking7029😉🥰

@Level-2-Online 3 месяца назад

Riggs a scam artist

@rcLdrcH 3 месяца назад

As a Music Collector and Video games mostly involved with the CD format I can easily say that it does matter with condition and whether or not they are refurbished/rebuffed as most times it wears out the layers and also prevents some disc's from reading. PS... disc rot is only for people who don't know how to take care of physical media. I still have cds both from my dad in the 80s and they are immaculate to this day.

@jonmullaly6274 3 месяца назад

Shout out to the dude with the Legendary Axe 2 shirt

@JRPGLife 3 месяца назад

It's always great to see you, John! We also love that you are a fellow random anime VHS fan! 🔥

@JohnRiggs 3 месяца назад

I don't just buy everything but something about anime specifically on VHS makes my soul sing.

@MortsGarage 3 месяца назад

Was great seeing you again and getting to meet your family!! Looking forward to hanging out. You’re a gem.

@JohnRiggs 3 месяца назад

Best boothmate ever!! Such a fun time. Definitely wanna come back next year.

@gabbothegiver 3 месяца назад

Thanks for visiting us Mr Riggs, u Rock 🙏🙌

@Roger-fs5yo 3 месяца назад

I've got a massive collection of retro games I need to sell. Perhaps I should rent me a spot at one of these conventions🤔

@mymusic3354 3 месяца назад

Man that's cool that they still have these things nowadays.....with all the new systems, the fact these kinds of things still go on is cool....my favorite games in my collection are typically from the systems now considered "retro" consoles, (NES, SNES, SEGA GENESIS, etc....) The games on those consoles were creative, and just very chill....Many of them were way more difficult than today's newer console games....Also it's pretty cool that people are still making games for the older systems....It's cool that these kinds of things still exist, and you are lucky to be able to go to so many of them.👍

@porchman 3 месяца назад

Where can I schedule my CART-IOLOGY appointment

@joshuarodriguez8270 3 месяца назад

Chase after the “rigged” price

@vondeewalkerjr.2943 3 месяца назад

Exactly!!!

@k-slapz1339 3 месяца назад

Skating was my favorite part

@JohnRiggs 3 месяца назад

How SoCal is that! It was awesome.

@Lostinretro 3 месяца назад

It Was An Amazing Weekend!, Glad To Have Met You John, We Love The Videos And Your Beautiful Attitude ❤️👍

@RectWizard 3 месяца назад

So great to see you John! Best weekend ever! 😊

@stricnine69 3 месяца назад

I've never seen your channel before, it's crazy because my friend growing up was named John riggs

@JohnRiggs 3 месяца назад

I'm not the only one, but that's cool.

@twysted 3 месяца назад

john it was great seeing you again and meeting mrs riggs thanks for always being an amazing human being

@JohnRiggs 3 месяца назад

Always good to see you!

@edwinsvideogames 3 месяца назад

Awesome video. I was there on Saturday. Thanks for showing the “Adaptive Innovations” I missed it. I’m a teacher for kids with special needs.

@JohnRiggs 3 месяца назад

Bless you and everyone you hug. We need more people to support our special needs kids.

@edwinsvideogames 3 месяца назад

@@JohnRiggs thanks I agree 😁👍🏼👍🏼

@one7decimal2eight 3 месяца назад

What's the guys channel that makes the mario and tails figures?

@MortsGarage 3 месяца назад

Woodman Classics

@JohnRiggs 3 месяца назад

Yep, it's listed in the video itself when I start speaking to him.

@armandomorales0921 3 месяца назад

It was nice meeting you Mr. Riggs! Glad I got the chance to meet you and talk to you for a bit, I brought up Logan Paul in our conversation. Hope to see you at the next socal retro gaming expo or a different one if I'm able to make it.

@mattfisher1916 3 месяца назад

Do a backflip

@aaronlea-art 3 месяца назад

I had a table at Monsterpalooza the weekend before, and the alarms went off as well. We ignored it like the badasses we all are.

@GamingtheOtter 3 месяца назад

I wish we streetpass each other. Hopefully next time. Nice meeting you John. 🎉

@selbyjohnson5986 3 месяца назад

Heck yeah! The con was great! I think I saw every booth including the Riggs booth!

@BoboBreez 3 месяца назад

I had a great time there this past weekend found alot of great deals on games. It was good to see you again John!

@despilfarro 3 месяца назад

theres nothing wrong with good! xD

@commentresurrection1841 3 месяца назад

Wooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

@eternalb 3 месяца назад

That was my Nintendo Vinyl Wallcoverings - had been in my garage for 20 years and figured it needed to get out to the people at this point.

@Iron-Van 3 месяца назад

I saw that April Fools vhs and was like oh man he doesn't see it. Goofy Horror movie IIRC

@Dwayne-m4t 3 месяца назад

I'm glad to see a new video, I've had a rough couple of days.

@Dwayne-m4t 3 месяца назад

It's been 5 years since we lost dad.

@nashvillan4lif 3 месяца назад

Not to be confused with the California Arcade Expo (aka California Extreme or CAX) which takes place in July in San Jose.

@JPAmerica 3 месяца назад

Is that the one the Pixel Game Squad just took over??

@twysted 3 месяца назад

yes

@JPAmerica 3 месяца назад

@@twysted oh nice

@JohnRiggs 3 месяца назад

indeed.

@tylerdenaro3365 3 месяца назад

Very nice 👌

@AnnaHungerford-b1w 8 дней назад

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@ThyGreenKnight 3 месяца назад

I got my copy of Tombs and Treasure at the 1st SoCal Gaming Expo for $15. Too bad I didn't find Princess Tomato back then.

@GuardianPsycho 3 месяца назад

4:22-4:30 Me at CTWC Merch booth with a Tetris Jersey on 'Guardian Psycho'

@keithburns2285 2 месяца назад

I want to know how all these movies for vcr still have cases. Cause none of the probably over 100 movies have a case.

@JohnJPak 3 месяца назад

Hi John Riggs can resell legend of Zelda John Riggs cap hat is ok so I buy it John is ok 😊

@tsunami6253 3 месяца назад

I used to have one of those Technodromes as a kid. Destroyed it lol. Great content and coverage on the show. Lots of vendors out there.

@Canadas_Very_Own 3 месяца назад

You could have bought the TV and shipped it back to yourself.

@bwagz8966 3 месяца назад

Oooo Morts Garage Band. It’s like Rex Viper 2.0

@sithcritic8906 3 месяца назад

I bought a bunch of CIB 2600 games from that vendor. Also, I like how John speaks in hushed tone at the art exhibit as if it’s a real gallery, lol. Oh, and I bought a book on nostalgic cereals from some booth.

@JohnRiggs 3 месяца назад

Those shirts are so old if I use my radio voice they'll disintegrate.

@Woodmanclassics 3 месяца назад

Great to see you again John! Thanks for coming by the booth!

@TimothySmiths 3 месяца назад

Crazy you are sharing space with Chase, i follow very little video game channels but I follow him and obviously yourself.

@JohnRiggs 3 месяца назад

I met him for the first time a couple years ago. He's a great dude, him and his team.

@xtlm 2 месяца назад

You gotta come back to toomanygames! (at some point of course lol) It takes up the entire convention center now

@VideoGameVotary 3 месяца назад

Socal was so awesome. Can’t wait for next year! Good seeing you as always John

@JohnRiggs 3 месяца назад

Always cool hanging out.

@xironmonkey 3 месяца назад

Shatterhand is an under-rated game! Wonderful video!

@JohnRiggs 3 месяца назад

s-tier all day long

@NSquaredPodcast 3 месяца назад

Immediately jealous! All those VHS!!!!

@diceman74 3 месяца назад

I think Arrow video might have done a Blu-ray of Microwave Massacre?

@JohnRiggs 3 месяца назад

The whole movie is on RU-vid, but the VHS copy is nostalgic for me.

@Tallpaaaul 2 месяца назад

You sound in your absolute element bro I love it 😊

@GamerLive247 3 месяца назад

i snagged one of those mario statues from Travis. I love it

@GameSnatcher 3 месяца назад

Thanks for stopping by the Game Snatch booth! See you next year!!

@JohnRiggs 3 месяца назад

I forgot to ask about that box of Batman cereal lol

@mikejesernik1451 3 месяца назад

Showcasing blatant repros? That should not be allowed. I am not talking about rom hacks or homebrews. Someone could buy a Pokemon Emerald or Conker and try to trade it with another vendor. This is against most convention rules.

@JohnRiggs 3 месяца назад

It should be against all convention rules. unless it's a hack or localization. I wonder if they were more of a 'until they tell us to take them down' or something.

@DoughDareOh 3 месяца назад

WMAC Masters is legendary!

@mjdf122 3 месяца назад

John Riggs Late Night Coast To Coast

@RetroGamingPandemic 3 месяца назад

Really cool seeing Heather/Pixel Parts featured! Let’s gooo! “Adam has an idea?!” 😂

@Owazrim 3 месяца назад

Those Mario and Tails stautes were cool.

@joshobrien4960 3 месяца назад

WMAC Masters was the best! Johnny Smith (the guy that plays Tiger Claw) has been my martial arts instructor for 20 years in a small town in Alabama. His friend, Great Wolf, is 30 minutes north of us.

@thejoyghost17 3 месяца назад

But it and ship it to yourself

@JRod-zr8qk 3 месяца назад

Love these Expo visited!!😁🔥

@despilfarro 3 месяца назад

the kid that beat tetris ignoring ya xD

@RetrocartCollector 3 месяца назад

Awesome video John! It was an awesome weekend and it was super nice to see you again. Thanks again for being awesome!

@johnmons 3 месяца назад

You are the best, John. Love living vicariously through your retro game experiences. Thank you for being a positive force in gaming.

@elrolando84 3 месяца назад

I was there last year. So sad I missed it this year! Everything looks awesome. I grabbed my SNES Holy Grail last year, hope you found some good deals!

@kujakojoe 3 месяца назад

Was a good con in a great city, I actually picked up that Zipper NES controller. Needs a cleaning, but most times I see them they're missing the little joystick piece.

@tigermike74 3 месяца назад

I wanted to go so bad but had something come up unexpectedly. ☹️

@JohnRiggs 3 месяца назад

next year for sure.

@allluckyseven 3 месяца назад

7:34 - Heh. Remember what the first line of Tombs & Treasure is? "June 10th."

@gvangoeverden 3 месяца назад

Hahah that me at the 7 min mark. I was pretty excited I got my Tetris signed I wanted to share 😂

@JohnRiggs 3 месяца назад

After that I went and bought a cheap copy of Tetris for NES, went to that room and he was already gone lol Oh well, maybe next time.

@gvangoeverden 3 месяца назад

@@JohnRiggs no way 🥲🥲🥲 well that sucks

@audiooddities9982 3 месяца назад

Living most of my life, I still haven't been to the SoCal Gaming Expo. Some day. Hope you had a great time, have a safe trip!

@garyhurd6389 3 месяца назад

Can I be your plus one?

@intellivisiongamer 3 месяца назад

That’s a lot closer for me than PRGE. I will have to try to make it down there.

@JohnRiggs 3 месяца назад

it's a great time. Next year for sure.

@intellivisiongamer 3 месяца назад

@@JohnRiggs I’m following them now. That’s a fairly easy one for me to make. Thanks!

@selbyjohnson5986 3 месяца назад

That's the fire alarm. Sometimes they evacuate the convention centers and sometimes not. It depends on if the fire department shows up I guess. I have seen it happen both ways.

@fuxion22 3 месяца назад

If someone says it's a 'good' game, it depends on how long they say the word 'good'. Example : ah, it's a good game. as opposed to ah, it's a goooooood game.

@LatashaMoore-y7r 3 месяца назад

I thank you for making this videos you always been nice honest person 😌 ✨️

@songsan807 3 месяца назад

Kind of bummed that I was planning to attend this on Sun early afternoon. Went with the wife to the Rose Bowl flea market early in the morning and by the time we were done around 11, she was tired, hungry, and just wanted to go home. Was debating back and forth up to 2PM if I should go and were just too tired and went to sleep. Would have brought a bunch of things that I probably didn't need 😀. Oh well looking forward to next year.

@JohnRiggs 3 месяца назад

Yeah, a few of the guests here went to flea markets before the show opened Sunday, too.

@songsan807 3 месяца назад

@@JohnRiggs I went to this Orange C4 booth there where anything RU-vidr was selling games and he told me that Retro Rick and a few other RU-vidrs were there a minute ago. I should had just dashed to the Pasadena Convention afterward.

@ComeHonor_603 3 месяца назад

The podcast is on the smaller side but I'd ❤️ to see u do an episode of HMQFY.

@supergeoff 3 месяца назад

Okay John I'm Convinced I might go to SoCal next year

@joury900 3 месяца назад

Don't understand how you're all buddies with a guy who literally sells everything at insane prices and is out there scooping everything away for himself to make constant profit, screwing everyone over in the hobby of just wanting to collect videogames without having to spend an obscene amount of money. Guess it really is a tightknit circle.

@JohnRiggs 3 месяца назад

Which guy? There's more than one. Good news is whomever it is isn't going to every place everyone else is. Places like Utah and Idaho are generally left alone. Sucks for those in places like LA or even Seattle/Portland.

@joury900 3 месяца назад

@@JohnRiggs Sorry, didn't get notified by your comment. I was talking about the Chase guy. Seems like a despicable douche honestly, after looking up some info about him.

@chrishensley5384 3 месяца назад

CRT's are getting tougher to find for sure. Awesome video!

@jamess.9743 3 месяца назад

11:50 omg you brought back so many memories with this board game. so many jumpscares

@retrobear9367 3 месяца назад

You anticipated finding anticipation

@JohnRiggs 3 месяца назад

always!

@despilfarro 3 месяца назад

no cockroach!? xD

@hatchetmaggot515 3 месяца назад

i'm 7'6 lol

@despilfarro 3 месяца назад

im a ytber lmao

@MrNemmith 3 месяца назад

@JohnRiggs Do you have more info on the guy who makes the Mario and Tales statues ?

@JohnRiggs 3 месяца назад

Yep. woodmanclassics on youtube and instagram

@WavesNGames 3 месяца назад

I feel like this might take over as the premiere west coast retro expo. Watch out Portland.

@JohnRiggs 3 месяца назад

It's definitely one to go to. One of my top ones for sure. And so many voice actors. PRGE has always steered clear of 'celebrity' guests like that so who knows.

@glassic1362 3 месяца назад

But that jawn and ship it home.

@Mandjgames0 3 месяца назад

Wish I knew the vendor that had the shirts they were awesome I’d want that Draculas curse

@JohnRiggs 3 месяца назад

woodmanclassics on youtube and instagram

@JLAvey 3 месяца назад

I still don't know why anyone wants VHS. I remember them well enough and have no interest in turning back that particular clock. There's a reason why DVD largely replaced them in five years and bluray failed to replace DVD yet. Like to see more repros. Repros, fan translations and homebrew are pretty much the only games I have any interest in buying any longer.

@JohnRiggs 3 месяца назад

Many shows aren't on DVD or streaming and, sometimes, they're edited in some way. VHS worked for me then and still does now... for now.

@selbyjohnson5986 3 месяца назад

I agree. I didn't like VHS when it was new lol. I tolerated it to watch movies. Once DVD came, good bye VHS forever haha

@GODIGY 3 месяца назад

What vendor is that with shirts at 12:20?

@JohnRiggs 3 месяца назад

woodmanclassics on youtube and instagram

@GODIGY 3 месяца назад

@@JohnRiggs Thank you sir!

@supadab 3 месяца назад

all that VITA and i'm stuck here in Wa!!!

@JohnRiggs 3 месяца назад

Next year!

@Toastandtea682 3 месяца назад

Whos the hobbit

@clintonlewis1261 3 месяца назад

cool place !

@branscombe_ 3 месяца назад

5:40 very cool!

@pnvgordinho 3 месяца назад

5:37

@vondeewalkerjr.2943 3 месяца назад

Love the video except when Chase was on camera but everything else was great!!!

@OGStrijder 3 месяца назад

I've been working and attending conventions since 2005, this felt more like a HS reunion. Needs major restructuring for the next one!

@Evilpr0tagonist 3 месяца назад

Bleh! The so cal retro market has been completely taken over by horrible resellers. All the “popular” you tubers here are a bunch of sellouts and are the reason prices here are out of control.

@JohnRiggs 3 месяца назад

SoCal market taken over by resellers? Perhaps, but they're not the blame for the market prices. Blame the people buying games at terrible prices. If nobody buys, the prices drop.

@MortsGarage 3 месяца назад

@@JohnRiggsTHIS - a thousand times THIS!

@gabbothegiver 3 месяца назад

Troll alert ⚠️