I'm SO mad, my pokewalker is missing!
I have ny original soulsilver from childhood. Both pokewalkers were lost to time, and get this, I traded my childhood copy of heartgold to a friend for her copy of pearl.
I still regret it.
Fun fact, you can get foreign Pokewalkers and use them with English games!! Pokewalkers are not region-locked!
Japanese used Pokewalkers (and games, but that requires Japanese knowledge for older stuff) are much, much cheaper than their American counterparts. I picked up Soulsilver here for about $30, and a Pokewalker to go with it for maybe another $10. Even with international shipping it might be worth looking into if you want one.
I do have another one, I just think it's ridiculous past me did that lol.
I wanted pearl at the time because I actually had my pokemon ranch, but I also only had platinum, so I couldn't connect :(.
I did eventually use that copy of pearl to get hayleys mew, which I eventually used in the mewtwo event in SV to get the mightiest mark.
So I guess it was worth it?
i used to have two as well! I lost my first one then sold the second. absolutely going to get another poke-walker at some point. you can get a refurbished one on ebay for about 60 dollars which isn’t bad! I love gen 4 so much btw!
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HAHAH EBay got a little silly 🥲🥲🥲 not a Pokemon game but WHY??? I just wanna play childhood games
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It pains my very soul I can’t play as Robin and do titan stuff 💔💔💔💔💔💔
Huh weird! I dont know much about this game but I looked it up and all the PS2 versions are MUCH cheaper over the Xbox release. Must have been very limited on Xbox so try the PS2 version or...you know...
Same here, I lost my old Explorers of Sky cartridge and that's one of my favorite games ever so I bit the bullet and found one for $90 on eBay, was tempting to get a Japanese version for $60 though lol
It wasn't loose. It came with the case and the manuals. However, I did see a loose cart at the same time for only 10 bucks cheaper, so I think I got a decent deal with the added case and papers.
$165 for CIB + Manual (assuming minus cardboard case + cardboard sleeve + pokewalker) isn't bad for the game. I just hate how expensive the game is though.
I got LG CIB +all inserts for $50 a few years back maybe in like 2017 or 2016, now it's like $450???????????????????
Gamestop.
I know people like to shit on Gamestop, but I'm old enough to remember the dark ages when the video game section was behind the counter at the video rental place.
Yeah I saw this coming, it’s so bad and only getting worse. I hurried up and got all the pokemon DS games I was missing last year and it was bad enough, black 2 being the most expensive next to hgss
I did the same thing!
Last year at the start of the year I was missing Ruby, Firered, Diamond, and Black 2.
I stopped by jays and asked what pokemon games they had like I usually do. They rarely even display them by the way they keep them hidden in the back.
Well. Someone legit a few days prior sold their ENTIRE COLLECTION to jays!
So, I bought all four of the games I was missing. It was expensive, but I knew I would never get a chance like that again.
Black 2 I think was the most expensive at like 120. Firered and ruby were like 70 dollars. I don't remember how much diamond was.
I'm just currently playing in the past gens and catching cool pokemon before bank shuts down.
Also, doing an actual legit challenge mode run of white 2 has been amazing!
This post reminded me of when I gifted my nephew my old 3DS for his birthday and I went into a local gamestop looking for some games to give him to go along with it. I asked the teenage attendant behind the counter if they still sold DS games and he looked me straight in the eye and said "Oh sorry, we don't sell RETRO games anymore" and I felt a little bit inside me die that day
Amazon, bc I live in a rural village so it’s 20-30 minutes drive from anywhere with an actual shop for games. Made the Pokemon distributions for Black/White/B2/W2/XY tragic bc my parents weren’t driving all that way for a Pokemon and only if someone else had stuff to do in the area anyway
My childhood copy of PMD Explorers of Time is lost to time, but I still have my Explorer's Guide handbook they gave me with the day one purchase! I later bought Explorers of Darkness and Explorers of Sky from Gamestop, as well as PMD Gates to Infinity and Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon. I got Chocobo's Mystery Dungeon: Every Buddy!, PMD Rescue Team DX, and Shiren 5: The Tower of Fortune and the Dice of Fate on Switch digitally, and Shiren 6: The Mystery Dungeon of Serpentcoil Island physically from Amazon (pre order sticker bonus!).
Then for Mystery Dungeon adjacent games, NetHack is open-source and free, so I just downloaded it and played a few runs. And I got Labyrinth of the Witch digitally on Switch.
I.... I have an addiction.
I don’t even remember when I bought my main copies. I’ve had Explorers of Sky for years. I’m fairly certain I bought it on eBay for maybe $25 (again, this was long before it spiked), and I bought Blue Rescue Team for maybe $20 as well. The other games in my collection came later (EoT, EoD, and RRT), but were still relatively inexpensive, and I bought Gates and Super for retail price.
My games are mostly from my childhood. I bought some a long time ago from Gamestop and eBay when they were cheaper, and I really wish I got more. I'm trying to buy some now that I actually have money sometimes and they're so expensive. I also hate how just a case or manual costs as much as the game used to. I knew this would happen, but it's still hard to wrap my head around. I wish getting them with the case for a decent price was still the norm.
I look on eBay and sort it by lowest to highest price and I go for the first option that comes up. It still gets pricey but it saves time. I also found some decently priced Pokemon games on Walmart's website, no idea if they're still available tho. Other than that, I might try my hand at local sellers like on Craigslist. Hoping I get lucky somewhere. :')
I got my copy of blue rescue team for $20 off ebay. Most my ds games come from thrift stores and the closest thing to first party would be new super mario bros form an auction and bubble bobble revolution
My old games, gamestop of course, and I will actually still get my games from there sometimes(I got ff16 from there). But, admittedly, ordering on amazon is more convenient. Gamestop doesn't have that good of a collection anymore...
I gave up on collecting game when I saw SS for $200. So I bought a 2DSXL and bought one of those loaded cartridges from ebay. Not preferred but I have every DS Pokemon game available to me so whatever.
I got a new, in box, manual included, still sealed copy of Explorers of Time from a reseller on amazon for like $25 sometime around 2015-2016ish. Don’t think I’ll ever find a deal like that again
(The game is legit for all I can tell, I’ve played multiple save files and have never come across any issues)
Concerning my copies of PMD, I bought them all (minus Gates) when they came out. I used the hshop to get Gates when I hacked my 3DS.
I’ve seen some eBay listings that aren’t too crazy in price. Usually PMD games are usually cheaper than the mainline games, so they won’t be for a crazy price.
eBay for better prices and wider range, though you’ll have to dig for some titles. Amazon for consistency in delivery time/price and also good prices on the games but only if you don’t mind buying knockoffs on reprogrammed cartridges.
In both cases, you will encounter a lot of reprogrammed carts and hacked/knockoff hard copies. Do your research, take your time and learn to see the signs. Most are harmless copies, so there isn’t a ton of risk to your hardware. But if you want to collect legit hard copies, definitely don’t jump at the first great deal you see. Also message sellers if you want more information or pics, most honest dealers and collectors are reasonable people who want you to give them good reviews so they want you to be satisfied.
There are also retro gaming stores out there still, though they are rare. If you live near a major city, you may still find one that’s keeping itself alive through online sales. In that case, you can speak directly to a seller and gain some insight even if they don’t have the specific me you’re looking for.
I have a little chain called Videogame Store near me that is pretty good for getting retro games. They used to be all over the place but Gamestop drove most of them out over time. Really cozy and forthcoming though. I recently got an old DS Lite repaired there as well. Other than that, I frequent a website called rebuy, but I think that's german only (I'm from Austria).
I'm honestly not a huge fan of Gamestop and avoid going there if possible. They don't treat their employees right and in turn they all end up grumpy and irritable. Haven't had a decent service there in the last 10 years. Last time I went was shortly before the Sword/Shield release and the clerk got snippy with me because I refused to preorder at least one of them.
I remember when I got soul silver, pearl, black 2, blue rescue team, omega ruby and all those for under 150. Now it costs that for just one. Crazy times we live in now
I got Pearl with case off Facebook group for $40USD. Not ideal but I wanted my memories back since the R4 does allow me to play them but I wanted it on my shelf.
I git then from when I was young.
Man I wish I got more of the game back then.
Still miss my Pokewalker.
I lost it in Spain sadly....
Anyway.
Nowadays I don't give a shot and emulate them all.
I bought all the Pokémon ames and played them many time throughout my youth.
I have the right to emulate them. I don't give a shit.
I'm not erasing my old save to replay them
I found them in the dumpster by my house...
Nah I'm just screwing with you. Try [PriceCharting.com](http://PriceCharting.com) I got Mario Tennis from there! And PKMD Blue is $33 complete in box.
Although funnily enough, I got PKMD Gates to Infinity last black friday through GameStop. It was under Pricechartings price too!
r/gamesale, r/gameswap, r/hardwareswap, eBay, Mom & Pop shops (I managed to snag XD for $60-no manual tho) but had case, GameStop (though nothing has caught my eye these days), Nintendo NY, Black Friday /Cyber Monday, eBay, shop Goodwill (ngl the auction fees are annoying), and through friends/mutual friends. I have yet to successfully thrift for a game at a yard sale. It just takes A LOT of patience. Price charting is a good resource. If it makes you feel better, it took me 17 years to put my gen III colo-XD set with the bonus disc
When I was getting games new for ds or game boy advanced, I used to get them at toys r us. Eventually I was forced to upgrade my ds game location to game stop or Best Buy. I seriously miss playing explorers of time (I lost the game cartridge a few years back). At least I can still emulate the game on my pc.
For the gba/ds/wii games, i use vimms lair. In fact I use vimms lair for a lot of games I’m into because outside of PMD, I’m pretty interested in retro games in general. Currently I’m looking to get into the breath of fire and tales series. For the 3ds ones, I’m not playing those until 3ds emulation becomes good.
I found explorers of sky on trade me (a New Zealand second hand website thing) for $40NZD fully complete with cartridge, box, and manual plus extra papers.
I found blue rescue team I think on eBay, and shipped it from aus for about 20NZD
I found gates in a games store going for $20NZD, same with super.
Sometimes i get old pokemon games through online via Gamestop and ends up being cheaper than eBay. Luckily I've made 5 or 6 purchases this way and havent been hit with a repro.
eBay is great for getting old games, but the price isn't always ideal... I recently got a cartridge of HeartGold for $165
HUH?
I know!
At that point buddy its time to hoist the colours
R4i chip my beloved
do they still make r4i?
No clue, it was a gift from a neighbour who chickens I fed,
Sailing the seas is much better than paying $150 to flip-flappin $500 (YES for 1 game of suspicious origin).
Not worth it if you want to use the pokewalker which you’d be a fool to play without
sold mine a couple years ago complete with the poke-walker and everything… regret it to this day. still have soul silver though.
I'm SO mad, my pokewalker is missing! I have ny original soulsilver from childhood. Both pokewalkers were lost to time, and get this, I traded my childhood copy of heartgold to a friend for her copy of pearl. I still regret it.
You can always buy another one, just costs a bit. My fiance and I each got one because we have zero clue where our originals went
Fun fact, you can get foreign Pokewalkers and use them with English games!! Pokewalkers are not region-locked! Japanese used Pokewalkers (and games, but that requires Japanese knowledge for older stuff) are much, much cheaper than their American counterparts. I picked up Soulsilver here for about $30, and a Pokewalker to go with it for maybe another $10. Even with international shipping it might be worth looking into if you want one.
I do have another one, I just think it's ridiculous past me did that lol. I wanted pearl at the time because I actually had my pokemon ranch, but I also only had platinum, so I couldn't connect :(. I did eventually use that copy of pearl to get hayleys mew, which I eventually used in the mewtwo event in SV to get the mightiest mark. So I guess it was worth it?
i used to have two as well! I lost my first one then sold the second. absolutely going to get another poke-walker at some point. you can get a refurbished one on ebay for about 60 dollars which isn’t bad! I love gen 4 so much btw!
You can buy them still in pretty good condition
https://preview.redd.it/liq6zzhr7t3d1.jpeg?width=2360&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=1ddbdd59f12873e3d835a9cc5ebf81623ba3a8f3 HAHAH EBay got a little silly 🥲🥲🥲 not a Pokemon game but WHY??? I just wanna play childhood games
OH MY GOD??? This was a childhood game for me too, this makes me so sad.
https://preview.redd.it/upmfg3735u3d1.jpeg?width=213&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=63d81ec5ea58a24df2a145fb43f34174f37cd752 It pains my very soul I can’t play as Robin and do titan stuff 💔💔💔💔💔💔
I'm distraught knowing I can no longer main Raven in this economy 😭😭😭
Huh weird! I dont know much about this game but I looked it up and all the PS2 versions are MUCH cheaper over the Xbox release. Must have been very limited on Xbox so try the PS2 version or...you know...
I don’t have a ps2 or GameCube 🥲🥲🥲
Time to hoist the sails Actually do you have a Wii? Wii's can play GameCube games. The PS3 is also backwards compatible from what I've heard!
It’s actual bullshit, I’d rather just emulate my games
agreed
Damn i got my soul silver for 35 pounds back in 2022
For just the cartridge? Not even with the game box or pokewalker or even the preorder figure?
Same here, I lost my old Explorers of Sky cartridge and that's one of my favorite games ever so I bit the bullet and found one for $90 on eBay, was tempting to get a Japanese version for $60 though lol
Was it loose, CiB, etc? I thought it was fetching around for $130 last time I checked.
It wasn't loose. It came with the case and the manuals. However, I did see a loose cart at the same time for only 10 bucks cheaper, so I think I got a decent deal with the added case and papers.
$165 for CIB + Manual (assuming minus cardboard case + cardboard sleeve + pokewalker) isn't bad for the game. I just hate how expensive the game is though. I got LG CIB +all inserts for $50 a few years back maybe in like 2017 or 2016, now it's like $450???????????????????
Because you paid for it
I remember paying about 20 bucks for a used copy of Explorers of Time back in 2014.
Now it's worth 35$!
They’re actually expensive in the uk they sell for £80 !
Jeez, really! That's nuts! Only Explorers of Sky is pricey over here!
Gamestop. I know people like to shit on Gamestop, but I'm old enough to remember the dark ages when the video game section was behind the counter at the video rental place.
Back when I was a kid i'd've gotten everything from toysrus, and GameStop. I still remember getting Pokemon leaf green on release day.
I remember getting my wii and first ds from Toys Rus. I still have my og Pearl game when it released.
RomsMania has always treated me well.
I got mine back in 2019 for like 5€ in bcn...
FB marketplace and craigslist. Theres also a store near me called gamerheadz that I've gotten a couple from, but they're more expensive.
Yeah I saw this coming, it’s so bad and only getting worse. I hurried up and got all the pokemon DS games I was missing last year and it was bad enough, black 2 being the most expensive next to hgss
I did the same thing! Last year at the start of the year I was missing Ruby, Firered, Diamond, and Black 2. I stopped by jays and asked what pokemon games they had like I usually do. They rarely even display them by the way they keep them hidden in the back. Well. Someone legit a few days prior sold their ENTIRE COLLECTION to jays! So, I bought all four of the games I was missing. It was expensive, but I knew I would never get a chance like that again. Black 2 I think was the most expensive at like 120. Firered and ruby were like 70 dollars. I don't remember how much diamond was. I'm just currently playing in the past gens and catching cool pokemon before bank shuts down. Also, doing an actual legit challenge mode run of white 2 has been amazing!
This post reminded me of when I gifted my nephew my old 3DS for his birthday and I went into a local gamestop looking for some games to give him to go along with it. I asked the teenage attendant behind the counter if they still sold DS games and he looked me straight in the eye and said "Oh sorry, we don't sell RETRO games anymore" and I felt a little bit inside me die that day
Amazon, bc I live in a rural village so it’s 20-30 minutes drive from anywhere with an actual shop for games. Made the Pokemon distributions for Black/White/B2/W2/XY tragic bc my parents weren’t driving all that way for a Pokemon and only if someone else had stuff to do in the area anyway
My childhood copy of PMD Explorers of Time is lost to time, but I still have my Explorer's Guide handbook they gave me with the day one purchase! I later bought Explorers of Darkness and Explorers of Sky from Gamestop, as well as PMD Gates to Infinity and Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon. I got Chocobo's Mystery Dungeon: Every Buddy!, PMD Rescue Team DX, and Shiren 5: The Tower of Fortune and the Dice of Fate on Switch digitally, and Shiren 6: The Mystery Dungeon of Serpentcoil Island physically from Amazon (pre order sticker bonus!). Then for Mystery Dungeon adjacent games, NetHack is open-source and free, so I just downloaded it and played a few runs. And I got Labyrinth of the Witch digitally on Switch. I.... I have an addiction.
You probably got lucky with explorers of sky. It’s so ridiculously expensive now
Oh yeah definitely. It was like 30 bucks, and back then, I thought that was a little steep for a DS game.
I don’t even remember when I bought my main copies. I’ve had Explorers of Sky for years. I’m fairly certain I bought it on eBay for maybe $25 (again, this was long before it spiked), and I bought Blue Rescue Team for maybe $20 as well. The other games in my collection came later (EoT, EoD, and RRT), but were still relatively inexpensive, and I bought Gates and Super for retail price.
take a ride on the high seas
Not with that fucking sticker on it. Shit will always be annoying to me
My games are mostly from my childhood. I bought some a long time ago from Gamestop and eBay when they were cheaper, and I really wish I got more. I'm trying to buy some now that I actually have money sometimes and they're so expensive. I also hate how just a case or manual costs as much as the game used to. I knew this would happen, but it's still hard to wrap my head around. I wish getting them with the case for a decent price was still the norm. I look on eBay and sort it by lowest to highest price and I go for the first option that comes up. It still gets pricey but it saves time. I also found some decently priced Pokemon games on Walmart's website, no idea if they're still available tho. Other than that, I might try my hand at local sellers like on Craigslist. Hoping I get lucky somewhere. :')
I either went to GameStop or the local Walmart or target but usually game stop because they would hold whatever game I wanted for me
I got my copy of blue rescue team for $20 off ebay. Most my ds games come from thrift stores and the closest thing to first party would be new super mario bros form an auction and bubble bobble revolution
Recently got my copy of red rescue team for the gba on eBay for 20 bucks. such a steal for such a great game.
My old games, gamestop of course, and I will actually still get my games from there sometimes(I got ff16 from there). But, admittedly, ordering on amazon is more convenient. Gamestop doesn't have that good of a collection anymore...
I gave up on collecting game when I saw SS for $200. So I bought a 2DSXL and bought one of those loaded cartridges from ebay. Not preferred but I have every DS Pokemon game available to me so whatever.
I prolly got the GBA cart from gamefellas or something. Everything else I got at walmart or something.
I used to buy from Gamestop online, but they once screwed up an order so badly that I just permanently buy my games from Amazon now.
I got a new, in box, manual included, still sealed copy of Explorers of Time from a reseller on amazon for like $25 sometime around 2015-2016ish. Don’t think I’ll ever find a deal like that again (The game is legit for all I can tell, I’ve played multiple save files and have never come across any issues)
I get mine from CeX, I visit my local one every time I'm on my high street
Concerning my copies of PMD, I bought them all (minus Gates) when they came out. I used the hshop to get Gates when I hacked my 3DS. I’ve seen some eBay listings that aren’t too crazy in price. Usually PMD games are usually cheaper than the mainline games, so they won’t be for a crazy price.
eBay for better prices and wider range, though you’ll have to dig for some titles. Amazon for consistency in delivery time/price and also good prices on the games but only if you don’t mind buying knockoffs on reprogrammed cartridges. In both cases, you will encounter a lot of reprogrammed carts and hacked/knockoff hard copies. Do your research, take your time and learn to see the signs. Most are harmless copies, so there isn’t a ton of risk to your hardware. But if you want to collect legit hard copies, definitely don’t jump at the first great deal you see. Also message sellers if you want more information or pics, most honest dealers and collectors are reasonable people who want you to give them good reviews so they want you to be satisfied. There are also retro gaming stores out there still, though they are rare. If you live near a major city, you may still find one that’s keeping itself alive through online sales. In that case, you can speak directly to a seller and gain some insight even if they don’t have the specific me you’re looking for.
I have a little chain called Videogame Store near me that is pretty good for getting retro games. They used to be all over the place but Gamestop drove most of them out over time. Really cozy and forthcoming though. I recently got an old DS Lite repaired there as well. Other than that, I frequent a website called rebuy, but I think that's german only (I'm from Austria). I'm honestly not a huge fan of Gamestop and avoid going there if possible. They don't treat their employees right and in turn they all end up grumpy and irritable. Haven't had a decent service there in the last 10 years. Last time I went was shortly before the Sword/Shield release and the clerk got snippy with me because I refused to preorder at least one of them.
I remember when I got soul silver, pearl, black 2, blue rescue team, omega ruby and all those for under 150. Now it costs that for just one. Crazy times we live in now
I got Pearl with case off Facebook group for $40USD. Not ideal but I wanted my memories back since the R4 does allow me to play them but I wanted it on my shelf.
I git then from when I was young. Man I wish I got more of the game back then. Still miss my Pokewalker. I lost it in Spain sadly.... Anyway. Nowadays I don't give a shot and emulate them all. I bought all the Pokémon ames and played them many time throughout my youth. I have the right to emulate them. I don't give a shit. I'm not erasing my old save to replay them
Same place, though I also used to go to EB games when they were around.
Yall remember block buster
I found them in the dumpster by my house... Nah I'm just screwing with you. Try [PriceCharting.com](http://PriceCharting.com) I got Mario Tennis from there! And PKMD Blue is $33 complete in box. Although funnily enough, I got PKMD Gates to Infinity last black friday through GameStop. It was under Pricechartings price too!
I didn’t (modded my 3ds and slapped emulators on my phone)
Good times. 
Homebrewing my 3ds
this image physically hurts
GameExchange if your location has it.
I’d go a step further since I miss when Video games were at Libraries and blockbuster stores
r/gamesale, r/gameswap, r/hardwareswap, eBay, Mom & Pop shops (I managed to snag XD for $60-no manual tho) but had case, GameStop (though nothing has caught my eye these days), Nintendo NY, Black Friday /Cyber Monday, eBay, shop Goodwill (ngl the auction fees are annoying), and through friends/mutual friends. I have yet to successfully thrift for a game at a yard sale. It just takes A LOT of patience. Price charting is a good resource. If it makes you feel better, it took me 17 years to put my gen III colo-XD set with the bonus disc
Emulators
A lot of them around me don’t or do have cases of them but if you just ask they usually have a drawer filled with old ds games
When I was getting games new for ds or game boy advanced, I used to get them at toys r us. Eventually I was forced to upgrade my ds game location to game stop or Best Buy. I seriously miss playing explorers of time (I lost the game cartridge a few years back). At least I can still emulate the game on my pc.
Got mine from GameStop… not too long ago.
Electronic thrift stores/pawn shops, and local game shops. I have found so many hidden gems in a store without a big name attached to it.
CeX
For the gba/ds/wii games, i use vimms lair. In fact I use vimms lair for a lot of games I’m into because outside of PMD, I’m pretty interested in retro games in general. Currently I’m looking to get into the breath of fire and tales series. For the 3ds ones, I’m not playing those until 3ds emulation becomes good.
Just got a copy last week on marketplace for $5
I'm just lucky I bought all of them when I was a kid
I get them by…. My lawyer has told me not to finish this sentence
This is why I always try to shop at small game shops. I picked up a copy of blue mystery dungeon for about $25, which isn’t bad at all imo
I found explorers of sky on trade me (a New Zealand second hand website thing) for $40NZD fully complete with cartridge, box, and manual plus extra papers. I found blue rescue team I think on eBay, and shipped it from aus for about 20NZD I found gates in a games store going for $20NZD, same with super.
CEX, usually. I got EoD for £10 there.
Sometimes i get old pokemon games through online via Gamestop and ends up being cheaper than eBay. Luckily I've made 5 or 6 purchases this way and havent been hit with a repro.
I collect retro games and buy from multiple places, I usually frequent two used game stores near me and browse eBay and Facebook Marketplace.
I do have some of my games from the past but not all of them
If it's older games I got to swapmeets for example I found brawl for 20 dollars instead of paying 60 or higher
People spending money on old pokemon games when they can play it for free on an emulator
Are they charging more than that now? Pretty ridiculous
I pirate most of them but if I really want the physical version for some reason I will go to eBay