"Influencer" Retro Gamers are are feral trash. Pure scum. All of them.

[hypercybermegatron]

They've killed the hobby for a lot of people quite honestly, including me. There were always rare and collectable physical games that were valuable, but now game collecting has turned into a trading and profit driven endeavour where these "influencers" accumulate so many games they have no interest in playing but line them up as trophies like the heads of taxidermy bears for their pathetic YouTube videos, and do the whole e-begging grift, and signal that "oh, well I don't have this game" as a dog whistle for viewers to send them rare games.

Silver lining is it's a positive because I spend more time doing other hobbies and being outdoors. But anyone who sits in front of a camera with their physical game collection behind them flaunting there game collection like an idiot and e-begging like crazy and presenting this to everyone like it's some kind of real job lives a lowly form of human existence.

Further, I've seen this following trend. I'm gonna be blasted for this but I have to get it off my chest.

There's also a trend of "Influencer" retro gamers who get their well endowed girlfriend to get in front of the camera in scantly clad attire who know nothing about games but perk their jugs so that their cleavage is the centre of gravity for the video while they pout their lips and talk about old games they've obviously never played and have no interest in, and this is the shtick of their channel.

I hope people who would class themselves as humble collectors who have a meaningful collection aren't priced out by the tactics that these "Influencers" engage in. I don't think I'd sell my collection, I don't have much in the grand scheme of things, but what I do have is something that means something to me rather than trying to get every single game for every console. There is a point where a hobby becomes an obscene illness and I think "Retro" these days is a cursed word and the "Influnecer" behaviour is like some kind of sick gambling addiction.

[ZAP]

I'm not reading any of that but it's just video games not a poptart factory fire.

All that crap is lame (slowmotion) anyway. Enjoy the games you like not watch people talk about and play them.

[davidb11]

ZAP님이 먼저 게시:

I'm not reading any of that but it's just video games not a poptart factory fire.

All that crap is lame (slowmotion) anyway. Enjoy the games you like not watch people talk about and play them.

Apparently, it's not about people playing them at all.

[ZAP]

davidb11님이 먼저 게시:

ZAP님이 먼저 게시:

I'm not reading any of that but it's just video games not a poptart factory fire.

All that crap is lame (slowmotion) anyway. Enjoy the games you like not watch people talk about and play them.

Apparently, it's not about people playing them at all.

Reread, internalize, and don't reply. Please.

This is why I usually don't click to show a blocked post. Never, ever worth the time/effort... Yuck.

[davidb11]

What? None of that makes any sense.
All I did was explain what the OP Was about.
Don't be rude and hostile.

No one does this. LOL wut.
Weird.
Anyone have any clue why this guy is like this?

[davidb11]

COVID isn't even a big deal any more. LOL wut.
Are you a robot or something.
All I did was explain what the OP was saying.

I mean, clearly, you're a bot that is almost human like. No human speaks like this. LOL.

[Judgmental Amaterasu]

Another person way to invested in vidya games

[Samurai]

Zap has been zapped too many times.

[Apexnexius]

hypercybermegatron님이 먼저 게시:

They've killed the hobby for a lot of people quite honestly, including me. There were always rare and collectable physical games that were valuable, but now game collecting has turned into a trading and profit driven endeavour where these "influencers" accumulate so many games they have no interest in playing but line them up as trophies like the heads of taxidermy bears for their pathetic YouTube videos, and do the whole e-begging grift, and signal that "oh, well I don't have this game" as a dog whistle for viewers to send them rare games.

Silver lining is it's a positive because I spend more time doing other hobbies and being outdoors. But anyone who sits in front of a camera with their physical game collection behind them flaunting there game collection like an idiot and e-begging like crazy and presenting this to everyone like it's some kind of real job lives a lowly form of human existence.

Further, I've seen this following trend. I'm gonna be blasted for this but I have to get it off my chest.

There's also a trend of "Influencer" retro gamers who get their well endowed girlfriend to get in front of the camera in scantly clad attire who know nothing about games but perk their jugs so that their cleavage is the centre of gravity for the video while they pout their lips and talk about old games they've obviously never played and have no interest in, and this is the shtick of their channel.

I hope people who would class themselves as humble collectors who have a meaningful collection aren't priced out by the tactics that these "Influencers" engage in. I don't think I'd sell my collection, I don't have much in the grand scheme of things, but what I do have is something that means something to me rather than trying to get every single game for every console. There is a point where a hobby becomes an obscene illness and I think "Retro" these days is a cursed word and the "Influnecer" behaviour is like some kind of sick gambling addiction.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VPTBH8xXAwc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uYehG4g89oM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9lee98fEqA
Are you hating because women are now finally getting into the hobby ?
Chill out it's just videogames
Women can join the hobby too

Bonus Video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOonDY8vCJU

MetalJesusRocks's gaming room
(he is currently the best gamer collector out there)

Enjoy playing Retro Games hypercybermegatron
No need for aggression

[davidb11]

Excalibur님이 먼저 게시:

Zap has been zapped too many times.

Makes sense. Yeah.

ALso, I don't think the OP hates women. LOL.

[Xero_Daxter]

This is an unpopular opinion but I don't see the hype for retro games. They're alright and I would still play them but they're nothing special. They're just not my cup of tea.

[Irene ❤]

Hmm actually I feel enjoying old games and collecting old hardware are different hobbies. Personally I did enjoy old games very much and I feel buying old hardware is a bad move because there are roms and all that.

Maybe you dislike influencers making things rare or is actually jealous they have everything - that's because they invested. They bought everything before making a video. One thing I can guarantee is this - no normal adult that has lived through the golden age of gaming will watch an influencer. It's probably another rich kid overspending on their channel to get some meaning in their boring life.

[YVIR]

And that’s why you don’t follow YouTubers and influencers. Because ALL them suck

[davidb11]

YVIR님이 먼저 게시:

And that’s why you don’t follow YouTubers and influencers. Because ALL them suck

Very bold and over the top sweeping statement to make there. LOL.

[hypercybermegatron]

Apexnexius님이 먼저 게시:

hypercybermegatron님이 먼저 게시:

They've killed the hobby for a lot of people quite honestly, including me. There were always rare and collectable physical games that were valuable, but now game collecting has turned into a trading and profit driven endeavour where these "influencers" accumulate so many games they have no interest in playing but line them up as trophies like the heads of taxidermy bears for their pathetic YouTube videos, and do the whole e-begging grift, and signal that "oh, well I don't have this game" as a dog whistle for viewers to send them rare games.

Silver lining is it's a positive because I spend more time doing other hobbies and being outdoors. But anyone who sits in front of a camera with their physical game collection behind them flaunting there game collection like an idiot and e-begging like crazy and presenting this to everyone like it's some kind of real job lives a lowly form of human existence.

Further, I've seen this following trend. I'm gonna be blasted for this but I have to get it off my chest.

There's also a trend of "Influencer" retro gamers who get their well endowed girlfriend to get in front of the camera in scantly clad attire who know nothing about games but perk their jugs so that their cleavage is the centre of gravity for the video while they pout their lips and talk about old games they've obviously never played and have no interest in, and this is the shtick of their channel.

I hope people who would class themselves as humble collectors who have a meaningful collection aren't priced out by the tactics that these "Influencers" engage in. I don't think I'd sell my collection, I don't have much in the grand scheme of things, but what I do have is something that means something to me rather than trying to get every single game for every console. There is a point where a hobby becomes an obscene illness and I think "Retro" these days is a cursed word and the "Influnecer" behaviour is like some kind of sick gambling addiction.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VPTBH8xXAwc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uYehG4g89oM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9lee98fEqA
Are you hating because women are now finally getting into the hobby ?
Chill out it's just videogames
Women can join the hobby too

Bonus Video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOonDY8vCJU

MetalJesusRocks's gaming room
(he is currently the best gamer collector out there)

Enjoy playing Retro Games hypercybermegatron
No need for aggression :p_heart:

I can sympathise with your point here, but that's not what I'm saying at all. It's great there's better representation of women in gaming and playing games, I'm all for it and there should be more. But my point was very specific, when they're used as props just for clicks, I think that's going in the wrong direction.

[hypercybermegatron]

Irene ❤님이 먼저 게시:

Hmm actually I feel enjoying old games and collecting old hardware are different hobbies. Personally I did enjoy old games very much and I feel buying old hardware is a bad move because there are roms and all that.

Maybe you dislike influencers making things rare or is actually jealous they have everything - that's because they invested. They bought everything before making a video. One thing I can guarantee is this - no normal adult that has lived through the golden age of gaming will watch an influencer. It's probably another rich kid overspending on their channel to get some meaning in their boring life.

It's good that you enjoy old games. Well I do like seeing cool stuff I'd never buy or have never heard of so there's entertainment value there in terms of hardware, but you're right, these videos are something I don't personally seek out, but from time to time something will grab my attention and I'm left shaking my head.

But the reason I dislike them at this point in time is because they're going way too far with their e-begging, when they start making up sob stories to try and gain money and rare games for free from their fans it seems kinda sad and desperate, and makes me question my own interest in old games.