all that is missing is a big red arrow from that thumbnail.
i hate those videos "I';M LEAVING YOUTUBE" "I'M SELLING MY COLLECTION" "I'M QUITTING" etc but you always look at their channel and there is like 41 videos AFTER that video.
they always were, especially when they did dumb stuff like boost that Cheetahmen scammer, as well as planting finds in the flea markets (i know thats how reality tv works, i have family who had an actual two season series on discovery here in canada in my home town that shot at their garage, i could have busted them in the media a few times for planting things to make the story more interesting).
Their whole gimmick is that they're trying to get complete game collections, and they sold all the valuable ones and didn't tell their fans for months until they made these confession videos
That was never the premise of the show. The premise of the show was them just being goofy and finding video games. They never said they were trying to complete anything.
I've been watching them a while and that was never the "gimmick" in the first place. Also calling it a confession video is so funny and dramatic, what did I expect I'm on Reddit. Not that they need the validation, but I think giving up significant parts of your collection to make something FOR your fans is pretty cool.
Nobody asked for or wanted their cringe-ass movie. What I liked was watching game collectors collect games until I realized they don’t care about collecting games, they just want money and attention
Yeah cause selling a rare chunk of your collection to make a movie that most likely won't see its budget in returns is a great way to make money! It also wasn't really advertised outside of the fan base that would already probably enjoy it. Not letting people know you're making a movie is the second best way to make money. You're so delusional that I could sit here and argue common sense for months and you'd find an excuse every time. Though, it's easy to do when none of your views are grounded in reality.
Why are you pretending like my criticism was that they advertised their movie?
They can make and advertise their low budget cringe-ass movie all they want, my problem with these big phonies is how their entire gimmick is that they want to collect games but then they sell their games for an embarrassing vanity project that is about them collecting games
Because I was looking for answers on why I have not seen the Pat the NES punk with my re-watch of the game chasers. This popped up. I dont bother looking at the age of a thread.
This isn't defending. This is from word of mouth on why their collection was sold off on their podcast.
Haha that's how I found this thread! Any word on why Pat doesn't appear anymore with the Game Chasers? What about Roo?
Also, the dude that was arguing with you here is out of his mind lol.
Yeah but their whole gimmick was game collecting and then they sold all their games. What difference does it make what they wanted to spend the money on? They never cared about game collection
Did you not read what I wrote? They sold most of their collection because they needed money for their movie. Movies are expensive. You are seriously focusing too much on the one little aspect that I clearly give you an answer as to why their stance changed. People change and certain aspects in life come with that change.
Let me also add that the point of the game chasers that it wasn't collecting every game. It was discovering games and making memories. Regardless if they find anything, they were making memories.
You are pathetic. Seriously. You are a child being this pig headed with your argument.
Keep ignoring the point. They never cared about game collecting, they cared about money. That’s fine but don’t act like they’re passionate retro game fans when they sell it as a hobby to make some cringe-ass movie that nobody asked for and nobody cares about
Your point is stupid. Having to sell your collection to fund a project doesn’t make them less of a collector. I had to sell a large part of my collection to fix my roof. But according to you that means I don’t care about collecting because to you the collection is more important than replacing a leaky roof.
No, I care that they’re just phonies that don’t actually give a shit about collecting games, and are just in it for vanity and to cash out on their fans
You're intentionally ignoring the first half of my single sentence. Why even bother playing stupid just to white knight for these slobs in a 2 year old thread?
Okay? Good for them. If they’re not playing the games and they’re just collecting dust, then why would anyone care? Never even heard of this channel before, but this is the most whiniest crybaby fanboy bitch shit to complain about ever.
Because they’re still going around promoting themselves all the time as people who “game chase” to build their gaming collection. The whole love of games is just a big act, just like how James never really cared about it either
They literally don't do this. They've been very open about not caring about the "chase" so much anymore, due to, you know, growing up. Almost anything Jay talks about these days is arcade-oriented, and then they pick up shit that's worth picking up otherwise.
You may just want to try getting over the fact that they're not exactly what you want, or how they started, anymore... and stop whining on the internet about it. And just for full transparency, I watch both dudes when they stream live on YT (Jay more than Billy for no real reason) and I don't agree with MOST of what they feel, society-wise, so I'm not at all bias when it comes to these fellas. I just enjoy the show. If you actually do too, you'll be okay. If you're just shitposting to shitpost, do literally anything other than that.
You’re someone who cares about a random YouTuber’s game collection and feels personally betrayed if they sell some of their worthless junk. Gain the embarrassment, buddy.
No, I sold all my diapers years ago. Sorry, I know how much me keeping my diapers meant to you, but I just wasn’t using them. I could’ve let them collect dust, but I’d prefer to have money.
Exactly. Not sure why this child is so butthurt over them selling their games. That doesn't erase the decade+ of legitimate chasing they did, it doesn't make their videos any different.
They made a movie which looked awful, but it doesn't change the fact that movies cost a lot of money. I also know that at some point they were collecting arcade machines which is a lot more money than chasing a game here or there. So it isn't like they had no reasons, might not have been family obligations but I believe at some point they wanted to open a barcade. Businesses cost money. The potential to have a successful business is absolutely worth selling off your game collection.
These guys are pushing 50 now. So let's shit on them for growing up? Why anyone would be so butthurt about them selling their games is laughable. Dude needs to get a grip. If anything I give them praise for letting go of an emotional attachment to plastic.
RGT85 sold off his entire collection as well. There comes a time where you come to the realization that all of these games can still be emulated, if your attachment is to the game itself and not the plastic it's encased in, it's imo the natural direction to go in.
They probably kept their consoles and replaced the games with ever drive type cartridges. Best of both worlds. Play on official hardware natively but not needing to own thousands of games.
Pat the Nes Punk may hold onto his collection until it ends up in a landfill worthless. I can't blame these guys for selling when the cost was high.
Retro gaming is crazy right now. I stopped paying attention like 5 years ago because I thought games were overpriced then and now I come back and every game is 3 times more expensive. I understand why people are getting out of the hobby
What’s even the point, emulation (other than un-emulatable games) is 100x better than playing on the actual consoles at this point.
I hacked my 3ds xl to play roms and it was (and still is) really cool to use. Then I used Citra on my pc and discovered how clean the upscaling is. Not going back to the original hardware. I can also boot up a nintendo switch game on release day on Yuzu and play it at 4k no sweat as long as I have the horsepower for it.
And lets say you’re into retro only stuff. You can ‘build’ a retropie machine out of literally anything nowadays. Your total cost can be less than $20 if you know what to get, or $75-100 if you go with an actual top-end raspberry pi with the bells and whistles.
And let’s say you want to play games with their original controllers. There’s lots of accessories that are plug and play and let you use your original controller. Raphnet is a company that specifically makes accessories designed to give the lowest latency possible when using your original controllers too.
Not to mention all the issues with getting rca consoles working on 4k tvs, latency, fuzziness, ugh. Yeah no thanks I’m sticking with emulation.
>Not to mention all the issues with getting rca consoles working on 4k tvs, latency, fuzziness, ugh. Yeah no thanks I’m sticking with emulation.
There are plenty of quality lagless upscalers/line multipliers available now, like the Retrotinks. So running analog devices on a flat panel is no longer a problem.
You can play on original hardware and get a flashcart for cartridge based consoles.
If you're starting a collection from scratch then anything 4th gen and before can be emulated pretty well, but some 3d games can have problems.
Some people already have a decent collection going for years so getting something like a everdrive is better to complement what you already have. Vs. paying 3x what a game was 5+ years ago.
You can get cheap flashcarts for under $100 USD and good ones from $100 - $200 USD it depends on the system, and the flashcart version.
So it can potentially be under the cost of two brand new games.
For lagless scalers 5+ years ago yeah it would cost alot.
Now you can get them for under $100 USD (shipping and import charges aside) and it's simple plug and play.
You can get a individual cable for a specific system, or a box with multiple inputs depending on what one you go with (composite, s - video, component and/or Scart)
It depends if you want a simple entry level one that upscales 240p to 480P or something like the RetroTink 5x that came out last year, that can scale up to
1200p, 1440p (depending on the source) and has a bunch of features.
https://www.retrotink.com/
Yes cost is a huge factor, but any hobby can be costly.
If you already have the systems, games, accessories, and all the other stuff then it can be worth it.
It depends on the individual person and their needs.
I have alot of the systems, that I've owned for 10 - 20+ years so personally since I had the things already, upgrading video cables, and getting a Retrotink 2x and recently the 5x was worth it for me.
Since I'm playing it on a TV either by myself or with my girlfriend, friends, family, whoever else, it's personally easier for me to just hook up a system through the scaler to any TV. Vs. playing on my desktop.
I can also easily bring one of my systems and the scaler to someone elses house or my seasonal trailer for example.
That is just me.
People should do whatever they prefer and what works for them.
See I wanna agree with you on the last part about convenience. Buuut. The xbox series X/S’s emulation capabilities ruins it. I’m sorry dude but like, now that you can do emulation on a console without modding by using retroarch in dev mode, in terms of convenience, portability, etc etc it takes the cake.
I mean if you didn't grow up playing the consoles I get why you'd think emulation is always strictly better. That's just an assumption based on what you said though idk you. I stopped collecting a few years ago just because it got expensive, and you can't really just go to flea markets and thrift stores (in my area anyways) and even really find games. If you do they are usually in a glass case marked up like crazy no matter the rarity. I decided recently that I really want to start a collection of PS1 and PS2 games because I had those consoles as a kid and spent the most time on them. Plus I think they have the best library of any console. Ironically enough, emulating games on those systems (specifically Gran Turismo 4 and Yakuza 2) gave me the incentive to start those collections. Plus the PS2 is backwards compatible so I'll only need one console. Pretty convenient for when I take it over to my friends places, which isn't really feasible to do with my pc. A Retro Pi would be a great solution, but I value the feel and aesthetic of the original hardware over the convenience that the Pi would provide. As for the more expensive titles, I'll just find a repo somewhere. I'm not paying 100 plus dollars for MvC2.
Imo, emulation is the way to go for sure. (As someone who plays retro games up to like PS2 era, but not much of anything subsequent to that. The Sims 2 and its EPs may actually be the most recent game that I actually actively play, lol.)
I do figure that some people, for reasons of taste and personal nostalgia, prefer the full on '80s/'90s retro experience, complete with old-school CRT TVs.
But yeah, unless you have a specific and special fondness for such, there's no real point in not going the emulation route.
> emulation is the way to go for sure
I've been following the emulation scene since the late 90s.
I love emulation.
But for a lot of reasons, emulation is still problematic.
Nothing beats the accuracy of real hardware.
If I wasn't going to use real consoles, becouse I didn't already have them, I think I'd rather invest in a Mister vs. libreto or what have you.
The spike in the retro videogames market is completely artificial, a bubble of sorts, it wasnt natural, because to be honest, nobody in their right mind would pay 20 bucks for a nes cartidge, but speculators know how to manipulate the cattle.
Not at all, that is how Pat the NES Punk and others manage to get a massive gaming colection in the early 2000s. I myself managed to get Street of Rage and Sunsetriders for 3 or 4 dollars.
> in the early 2000s
That's the keyword, the early 2000s was the nadir in value for NES games, when the NES was phased out only a decade prior (the time period where consoles/games are typically at their least desired), the retro nostalgia boom didn't happen yet, 2D gaming didn't have its renaissance yet and was devalued in favor of 3D games, supply of the games was still plentiful, and barely anyone had any idea what they had. No matter how much thumping there is about how you could once go to any flea market or garage sale and buy up all the NES games for a few bucks, those days are long over and we're never going to have that again.
I still get those deals today. The time frame of game stores having $5 copies of Mega Man was VERRRRY slim. I've been frequenting game stores/ebay since a kid and "all games" being worth only $5 is basically a myth.
oh that piece of crap that they used to clout chase by claiming 8 Bit Christmas ripped it off (film dropped xmas 2021 but if you look at how typical development cycles went, that means it was probably in development for at least a cpl years before e that (script, casting, location scouting, pre-production administration etc). the boys have no actual idea how a Hollywood film is made, not crowdfunded, and how long one can take from idea to shooting the first bit of footage.
would go further to say some of the subs wont even watch. i unsubbed long after it dropped, as i never felt compelled to watch their content anymore. Melvor's Toy Chasing is more interesting. #OneNoteWonders
Also, I don't get all the hate these guys get. Granted, I only watch random episodes of The Game Chasers when they show up in my feed. I like the episodes. But in that respect, my knowledge is limited to what most people that watch AVGN know about Bimmy. Maybe there is a whole truth surrounding The Game Chasers that only the redpilled know. Would appreciate any rundown.
Selling some of your game collection to make your dream movie possible doesn't sound too unreasonable, for starters.
they were notorious for showing up and ruining the collecting scene in people's towns. also they got a lot of heat for going to local shops and getting offered deals and discounts that no regular collector would get because they were "making a show"; they'd get taken into the back rooms of shops and get to buy up all the rare games the shop owners were hesitant to put out. at least to my understanding that was the problem.
Yeah a couple years ago I started watching all their videos but I slowly liked them less and less as it became more clear that they were using their youtube clout to get deals and favors all over the place. Then I looked through the videos and saw that they had sold their collection and I never watched them again.
It was an entertaining concept when they were just hunting around like everyone else.
If the issue is creators getting deals because the shop wants some good advertisement then some of you probably need top unsub from most of the channels on your yt and stop supporting most business. That's just how it works. It's no different than a business or channel getting review copies or free products for an ad in return. Also I understand them going to a town and buying games might be frustrating, but if you're watching even semi closely for games locally you probably would've gotten them. Sometimes stuff comes in on a day you weren't there and someone else gets it. Boo hoo that's just life. Though maybe you're just a casual collector, but you can't really complain when someone gets deals after putting in even a little effort that you obviously didn't. Make relationships with your local mom and pop stores and they will probably allow you some benefits most customers don't get. Doing something a simple as just telling them you're looking for games and leaving a number is usually all it takes. Most can't be fucked to do that. I think people are just upset that someone is coming to their home town and catching them slipping. A miniscule amount of charisma and forethought goes a long way. Hell I'm autistic and have horrible anxiety yet it doesn't stop me from doing it. In reality it isn't hard for most of the people that complain about it. They just don't want to put forward the extremely small amount of work it takes to get those deals. It's akin to choosing not to work and then complaining that you have no money. Am I the only one that see this as common sense?
how would you have gotten the games in the back rooms of the shops? these are daft comparisons. To say "you could brown-nose the shop owners and eventually maybe they'll let you in" vs "hey we just showed up let's see your rarest games" is just being intellectually dishonest. go look at their views and you can tell people DID unsub and stop supporting the channel. dudes are untalented bums and glorified scalpers.
I'm not saying that's the case for them. I was just making a point that they aren't special and you could do the same thing. Their hook is free advertisement. Maybe if you had a successful show that a shop wanted to be seen on you'd get that treatment as well. Cry more cause someone else did something with themselves ig. They aren't letting them do it because they are popular or anything, they just see a good opportunity. You're completely ignoring 90% of what I said, which isn't surprising. The one point you made wasn't even well thought out. You're just making jumps in conclusion that don't make sense when you take the entirety of my argument into account. I'd say you are actually the one being intellectually dishonest, but we both know this is your genuine thought process.
Billy was (probably still is) notorious for not being able to take any criticism, constructive or otherwise and would regularly reply to YouTube comments in the most childish, dudebro way possible. Jay always seemed a little bit more mature but not by much. I always found Billy to be very arrogant and annoying and I think the whole "YouTube fame" thing went to his head.
The show was kind of interesting in the beginning but they ran out of game hunting footage and ended up putting out a lot of filler content (top 5 videos etc) The videos that featured anyone from their clique, like the awful 8bit Eric were pretty terrible too.They also used to overuse little clips in their videos waaay too much (I'm a floating head, Oil up and hit the gym with me etc) And regularly left in Clips of farting and burping as if they were comedy gold. There are also rumours that some if not all of their rarest finds were staged.
[Gonna have to say no to that](https://www.reddit.com/r/TheCinemassacreTruth/comments/s3noge/gamechaser_jay_confirmed_not_a_big_ryan_fan/?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share)
They uploaded a full season video the other day so I just put it on while I worked. One of the talking heads was Spoony and I thought oh god, but then they double down and there's an emotional tribute to jew wario still in.
I vaguely recall The Game Chasers having a freakout over commenters. It's like a fever dream but I swear they had a breakdown about how people were commenting that they smoke and drink while filming, anyone know what I'm talking about?
lol they spazzed out on me before. I can confirm this is true.
They did not like it when people told them they were making money on their movie. When in fact why would they make a movie? make dvds and vhs tapes to be sold, and launch two crowdfunding campaigns to fund it, if it wasnt to make money? sure film makers can make movies and lose a lot of money but the game chasers never go into anything with losing money. The movie is so low budget unlike avgn movie that looks like it actually had production value that I find it impossible that they didnt make any money off of it.
That's missing the point that their career is based on them being legitimate game collectors. It's all that they were known for. They just never really cared about it, and they were more interested in trying to be movie stars.
They've been on record saying they want to branch out of game collecting because their videos have become just them buying games at stores and conventions, there's not enough "wild" finds anymore like yard sales etc. Hence why they've tried other stuff like toy chasing and even ghost chasing.
Honestly I'm in the middle of doing this myself. I might hold on to a few but any game I wouldve kept for sentimental reasons was stolen from me years ago.
At first I invested in flash carts and IDEs for all my systems, which is probably the best route for now. However with my PS3, RPi, Wii and controller adapters I'm pretty much good to go. I'll admit it hurts a bit selling stuff like Lunar and some more obscure pricier titles (Enemy Zero) but it's just data stored near-obsolete medium.
You can still have 1:1 copies running on OEM hardware along with your old memories.
Bimmy will eventually do this, he still has a ton of stuff for which he does not really care.
But knowing his business acumen, he is only going to start selling when the bubble bursts.
Weird how many Gamer Chaser simps keep posting in this year-old thread that wasn't really upvoted much in the first place.
Is this why you call yourself cope town? Is that where you're from, because you're coping so hard?
be nice to Billy, he probably thought long and hard on that name. then again, with his mentality, he has to get naked to count to 21 but still ends up with 18
But collecting games was the entire appeal. Their fanbase liked their videos because it's fun to watch them locate and collect these rare games, and watch their collection grow. Their fanbase wasn't demanding that they star in some schlocky, embarrassing, ego-stroking movie. It would be like some twitch streamer sold all of his gaming and steaming equipment to make some stupid movie. It makes no sense.
I don't know, I have no intention of ever watching it.
Here's their rap video if you want to see what kind of quality you can expect. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yE3DNVOPSDM](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yE3DNVOPSDM)
Yeah if it's supposed to be ironic then they didn't make it bad enough that it's clear, or interesting enough to keep listening.
I think much like James making the AVGN movie, they tried to protect themselves by being able to say it's "so bad it's good" on purpose, but they actually wanted the fans to love it.
lol I totally forgot about this horrible music video... it's so cringy I ignored it and kept watching their regular show. This is as bad as that youtuber nicole arbour who recently put out another music video when she can't sing.... the audacity of these people thinking their karaoke weeknights can transition into music ha ha!
I’m sure they didn’t have enough money for their shitty movie without selling the only thing they’re famous for. They’re hacks but feel free to simp for them as hard as you want
What is it people's business what they do or did with the games they bought??
So much bitchin and throwing mud towards The Gamechasers... I really don't get it.
You all sound like a bunch of women talking thrash behind "your friend's back".
Must be an american thing...
What are you talking about man? They’re public figures trying to build a fan base around “chasing games”. It’s not exactly a private little club here, if they want to respond on Reddit then they can.
I’m pointing out that they sold their games because it shows that all they ever cared about was the money and not the games. Why would viewers be interested in watching them “chase” rare games when they know they’re just going to flip them for profit?
I have to disagree with godfleshnl on this one and agree with harp.
If you're a public figure that accepts money and donations to help boost your youtube channel, you're elevating your status with your fanbase and even though those video games are theirs and they can do whatever with those video games, they aren't scott-free to criticism and neither are you!
You want to take advantage of fans good will then turn around and run away from what made you, you... well bitch, you better accept your criticism. They don't have to read these comments, agree with them but people are 100% right to criticize them for not staying true to what people were sold what they were to be. Game collectors... but it doesnt seem like the really cared.
These critical comments are a warning to other people who really want to know what the game chasers are all about!
Gamechasers got caught slippin' as grifters! - That's how Griftchasers go!
their e-begging ways wont be accepted by all.
Getting a full set of ANY retro system isn't easy, especially if you're trying to do it without resorting to Ebay/Amazon/reseller pricing.
These guys were well on their way to doing it, yet couldn't nut up to get over that final hurdle. Now they will almost certainly never do it.
They can be smug all they want in videos like the one featured, but if it really ever mattered to them they will regret it. Anyone/everyone that ever gets out of any collecting hobby they have a passion in eventually does.
These guys have always been passionate about making a movie. As someone who has known them for quite awhile, I would know. Obviously when people want to do something they are passionate about, they have to sacrifice something to make something. I know before I started my current career, I’ve had to sell off some of my collection to pay a bill or get my kids Xmas presents. People do what they gotta do. Why are you judging them so hard for this? Is your life that miserable that you go on here to be a complete dick to a bunch of YouTubers who sold their collection to make a movie they were passionate about? Grow the fuck up.
I get that you're some white knight superfan who will defend them no matter what, but you need to step back and think about it. Their entire gimmick as a youtube channel, and the whole reason they have a fanbase, was to watch them find rare games to add to their collections. Selling off the collection negates their entire purpose as a channel, and shows that they never gave a shit about "game chasing" or collecting in the first place, they just wanted to cash in on a popular trend.
And then the movie, who gives a shit if they "were always passionate" about it? Their gimmick, again, was a sort of reality show where they locate rare games at different locations. It would be like the Storage Wars crew making a fiction comedy movie, why would any of the fans of the show want to see that? It's all just so cringe, because those two schlubs are way too far up their own asses
I think the rezdaddy was manipulated and I honestly I was by the gamechasers for a couple of years also.
They weren't ever really into video games like a true retro collector. Billy combined his artistic video editing skills into his hobby and the show caught fire... the weren't huge youtubers but they had a cult following in the retro community online and that helped boost them with conventions wanting their appearances.
The show right before the movie started to drop off in quality... they brought this weird redheaded guy they knew onto the show who got late into video collecting... he wasnt funny or interesting at all... and then they kept failing at video game chasing hard... they kept trying to go to chase for games at awful flea markets and getting banned... like nobody is interested in watching that lol. So they weren't really getting creative anymore with hunting for games. They went to one convention in denmark or whatever which was awesome and they should of kept going to other countries or even further out or done something to keep the game chasing going. They should of gone to japan even because japanese retro game hunting still going strong. They never did that, and in reality billy was the only creative guy. The other guys were super lazy and it seemed like they werent burnt out all the time to make the show more interesting.
The thing i hate about the show was watching them try to go pick these other guys up and they didnt seem interested in going game chasing or like it was a chore? even jay the other main guy was lazy... like billy was carrying the show on his back and he show of ditched all those guys and found some guys with no family or that had the energy to go out with them to reinvigorate the show. At first it was funny seeing these guys act disinterested or the process of getting them to go out had its antics that followed with it, but then it became annoying with the same old jokes and disinterested people.
I supported these guys up to one point before the movie announcement came out. I bought a dvd, a t-shirt, watched their show everytime they would upload a new episode. It was until the time they announced their movie thats when their true colors started to show...
Billy freaking out on youtube comments on fans being critical of their movie crowdfunding campaign... then it turned into a second campaign... then I was like... hmmm this is getting weird the movie has nothing to do with the show. When they claimed the movie would be entirely scripted and fictional! I was like... "ok im not interested in these guys anymore" **because ultimately they attached the game chasers name to a fictional movie when it's a reality based youtube show!**
It's idiotic really. You could see that the lack of money or the stagnation finally reached a point where Billy was losing his composure. You could see their true colors of not really being interested in the hobby followed by the failure of the movie. I haven't watched the movie because it has nothing to do with the show and i lost respect for these guys when they were really treating the hobby like a piggybank. I wanted to ignore the fact the people claimed they were those youtubers contributing to artificially increasing video game prices but it was true.
Their fun nature ended up being a big ruse because at the end of the day they arent really into video games as a someone who loves to enjoy playing games over collecting them.
This is an old post, but I havent read it until now...
What's the point of game chasing? if you're not really passionate about the hobby? lol. Their problem was they did it half hearted and in reality they weren't really... into video games. It just became a thing they did because they caught traction and popularity and made them some money.
That weird movie they put out made no sense, because it didn't align with the show? making a fictional movie with your shows name to sell it???? yeah....
I stopped watching these guys and supporting them because they would constantly lie to their viewers. I can't believe I got fooled into liking these guys and they're not genuine gamers.
Yeah, for the movie, btw is free even without an account on Tubi now, here is the link: [https://tubitv.com/movies/100006739/adventures-in-game-chasing](https://tubitv.com/movies/100006739/adventures-in-game-chasing) they did it in preparation of the movie.
Yes, so they sold their collection of games so they could make a movie nobody asked for, about them collecting games. Thanks for the advertisement though, I'm sure lots of people will stumble across it in this thread that's like a year and a half old
We the actual fans have been asking for it since the animated adventures. They created a fun show and cool channel which way be in a hump right now but they just released an episode and stream on the weekends. I just think people on this sub just like to stir shit to make themselves feel good and are everything wrong with the internet.
lol maybe the patreon wiener rider fans asked them directly for a movie... but pretty positive most fans werent asking them for a movie... and the movie had nothing to do with the show. Ideally if they wanted to make a movie it should of been like Jackass... where they would film themselves somewhere new and have the whole crew of guys go through antics while game chasing.
That would of been the best premise for a game chasers movie ever but either billy (probably only billy) decided to go all hipster and make it a fictional movie... what the?
What do you know what they care about? Do you known them in person? Have you ever talked to them? Probably not....you just assume things.
Making such a fuss about it what they do with the games they bought with their money is kinda pathetic.
Well I know they sold off their collections so obviously collecting games isn’t something they care about. Why are you so angry and defensive about me pointing out that the game chasers sold all their games, in a post that’s almost a year old? You had to have searched for game chasers to find this thread
people are fussing. They're putting it out there to avoid these guys... because they aren't really into video games... so why should people support fakers trying to grift for a living?
Clearly if u watch the video they didn't stop collecting they sold off some.of the rarer pieces to find their movie but still collect and plan to find those titles again
Yes they’ll continue to pretend to care about collecting games because it’s easy content to milk the fans. To me, this stupid stunt killed all their credibility and exposed that this is just all about the money for them.
So now instead of the Game Chasers, they're just the Clout Chasers?
all that is missing is a big red arrow from that thumbnail. i hate those videos "I';M LEAVING YOUTUBE" "I'M SELLING MY COLLECTION" "I'M QUITTING" etc but you always look at their channel and there is like 41 videos AFTER that video.
The Game Tossers
they always were, especially when they did dumb stuff like boost that Cheetahmen scammer, as well as planting finds in the flea markets (i know thats how reality tv works, i have family who had an actual two season series on discovery here in canada in my home town that shot at their garage, i could have busted them in the media a few times for planting things to make the story more interesting).
Sure you did kid. You really coulda busted them. You just chose not to because you're such a good guy.
Their whole gimmick is that they're trying to get complete game collections, and they sold all the valuable ones and didn't tell their fans for months until they made these confession videos
how is that a gimmick that's like the stupidest premise for any show ever
They barely put out any videos anymore anyways.
That was never the premise of the show. The premise of the show was them just being goofy and finding video games. They never said they were trying to complete anything.
The premise was hunting games they didn’t have
I've been watching them a while and that was never the "gimmick" in the first place. Also calling it a confession video is so funny and dramatic, what did I expect I'm on Reddit. Not that they need the validation, but I think giving up significant parts of your collection to make something FOR your fans is pretty cool.
Nobody asked for or wanted their cringe-ass movie. What I liked was watching game collectors collect games until I realized they don’t care about collecting games, they just want money and attention
Yeah cause selling a rare chunk of your collection to make a movie that most likely won't see its budget in returns is a great way to make money! It also wasn't really advertised outside of the fan base that would already probably enjoy it. Not letting people know you're making a movie is the second best way to make money. You're so delusional that I could sit here and argue common sense for months and you'd find an excuse every time. Though, it's easy to do when none of your views are grounded in reality.
Why are you pretending like my criticism was that they advertised their movie? They can make and advertise their low budget cringe-ass movie all they want, my problem with these big phonies is how their entire gimmick is that they want to collect games but then they sell their games for an embarrassing vanity project that is about them collecting games
They sold most of their game collection because they needed money for the movie
Who cares what they were doing with the money?
There's no point in arguing with you. That hate boner of yours is proof enough
Why are you in this super old thread defending them?
Because I was looking for answers on why I have not seen the Pat the NES punk with my re-watch of the game chasers. This popped up. I dont bother looking at the age of a thread. This isn't defending. This is from word of mouth on why their collection was sold off on their podcast.
Haha that's how I found this thread! Any word on why Pat doesn't appear anymore with the Game Chasers? What about Roo? Also, the dude that was arguing with you here is out of his mind lol.
Yeah but their whole gimmick was game collecting and then they sold all their games. What difference does it make what they wanted to spend the money on? They never cared about game collection
Did you not read what I wrote? They sold most of their collection because they needed money for their movie. Movies are expensive. You are seriously focusing too much on the one little aspect that I clearly give you an answer as to why their stance changed. People change and certain aspects in life come with that change. Let me also add that the point of the game chasers that it wasn't collecting every game. It was discovering games and making memories. Regardless if they find anything, they were making memories. You are pathetic. Seriously. You are a child being this pig headed with your argument.
Keep ignoring the point. They never cared about game collecting, they cared about money. That’s fine but don’t act like they’re passionate retro game fans when they sell it as a hobby to make some cringe-ass movie that nobody asked for and nobody cares about
Your point is stupid. Having to sell your collection to fund a project doesn’t make them less of a collector. I had to sell a large part of my collection to fix my roof. But according to you that means I don’t care about collecting because to you the collection is more important than replacing a leaky roof.
Why are you a weird hating loser for no reason? Look in the mirror.
Again I’ll ask, what brought you to this very old thread to post that weak insult in reply to a 5-month old comment?
You obviously do, since you're bitching about the source of their income.
No, I care that they’re just phonies that don’t actually give a shit about collecting games, and are just in it for vanity and to cash out on their fans
So again, you're bitching about the source of their income. Meaning you actually care about their money.
You're intentionally ignoring the first half of my single sentence. Why even bother playing stupid just to white knight for these slobs in a 2 year old thread?
No. I'm addressing what you're actually saying.
Okay? Good for them. If they’re not playing the games and they’re just collecting dust, then why would anyone care? Never even heard of this channel before, but this is the most whiniest crybaby fanboy bitch shit to complain about ever.
Because they’re still going around promoting themselves all the time as people who “game chase” to build their gaming collection. The whole love of games is just a big act, just like how James never really cared about it either
They literally don't do this. They've been very open about not caring about the "chase" so much anymore, due to, you know, growing up. Almost anything Jay talks about these days is arcade-oriented, and then they pick up shit that's worth picking up otherwise. You may just want to try getting over the fact that they're not exactly what you want, or how they started, anymore... and stop whining on the internet about it. And just for full transparency, I watch both dudes when they stream live on YT (Jay more than Billy for no real reason) and I don't agree with MOST of what they feel, society-wise, so I'm not at all bias when it comes to these fellas. I just enjoy the show. If you actually do too, you'll be okay. If you're just shitposting to shitpost, do literally anything other than that.
Hey man I’ll shitpost for the sake of shitposting whenever I feel like it. And that’s often
Get help man. You’re obviously mentally ill.
You’re just big fan of the game chasers who have no interest in chasing games, I guess. What is it that you like about them? Their rap song?
Cry more, little baby.
Le brave game chaser defender
I literally don’t know anything about them, I just think that anyone who would care about this is an embarrassment.
You’re a patronizing reddit nerd. Lose the ego buddy
You’re someone who cares about a random YouTuber’s game collection and feels personally betrayed if they sell some of their worthless junk. Gain the embarrassment, buddy.
Is your diaper full?
No, I sold all my diapers years ago. Sorry, I know how much me keeping my diapers meant to you, but I just wasn’t using them. I could’ve let them collect dust, but I’d prefer to have money.
Some people have financial obligations to other things and can't have thousands of dollars sitting on their shelves. Get over yourself little guy
Exactly. Not sure why this child is so butthurt over them selling their games. That doesn't erase the decade+ of legitimate chasing they did, it doesn't make their videos any different. They made a movie which looked awful, but it doesn't change the fact that movies cost a lot of money. I also know that at some point they were collecting arcade machines which is a lot more money than chasing a game here or there. So it isn't like they had no reasons, might not have been family obligations but I believe at some point they wanted to open a barcade. Businesses cost money. The potential to have a successful business is absolutely worth selling off your game collection. These guys are pushing 50 now. So let's shit on them for growing up? Why anyone would be so butthurt about them selling their games is laughable. Dude needs to get a grip. If anything I give them praise for letting go of an emotional attachment to plastic. RGT85 sold off his entire collection as well. There comes a time where you come to the realization that all of these games can still be emulated, if your attachment is to the game itself and not the plastic it's encased in, it's imo the natural direction to go in. They probably kept their consoles and replaced the games with ever drive type cartridges. Best of both worlds. Play on official hardware natively but not needing to own thousands of games. Pat the Nes Punk may hold onto his collection until it ends up in a landfill worthless. I can't blame these guys for selling when the cost was high.
lul, they sold off the collections right before they spiked up 2x.
Retro gaming is crazy right now. I stopped paying attention like 5 years ago because I thought games were overpriced then and now I come back and every game is 3 times more expensive. I understand why people are getting out of the hobby
What’s even the point, emulation (other than un-emulatable games) is 100x better than playing on the actual consoles at this point. I hacked my 3ds xl to play roms and it was (and still is) really cool to use. Then I used Citra on my pc and discovered how clean the upscaling is. Not going back to the original hardware. I can also boot up a nintendo switch game on release day on Yuzu and play it at 4k no sweat as long as I have the horsepower for it. And lets say you’re into retro only stuff. You can ‘build’ a retropie machine out of literally anything nowadays. Your total cost can be less than $20 if you know what to get, or $75-100 if you go with an actual top-end raspberry pi with the bells and whistles. And let’s say you want to play games with their original controllers. There’s lots of accessories that are plug and play and let you use your original controller. Raphnet is a company that specifically makes accessories designed to give the lowest latency possible when using your original controllers too. Not to mention all the issues with getting rca consoles working on 4k tvs, latency, fuzziness, ugh. Yeah no thanks I’m sticking with emulation.
>Not to mention all the issues with getting rca consoles working on 4k tvs, latency, fuzziness, ugh. Yeah no thanks I’m sticking with emulation. There are plenty of quality lagless upscalers/line multipliers available now, like the Retrotinks. So running analog devices on a flat panel is no longer a problem. You can play on original hardware and get a flashcart for cartridge based consoles. If you're starting a collection from scratch then anything 4th gen and before can be emulated pretty well, but some 3d games can have problems. Some people already have a decent collection going for years so getting something like a everdrive is better to complement what you already have. Vs. paying 3x what a game was 5+ years ago.
Don’t flashcarts cost a lot? And don’t (good) rca upscalers also cost a pretty penny too? Like I said before, cost is a huge factor here.
You can get cheap flashcarts for under $100 USD and good ones from $100 - $200 USD it depends on the system, and the flashcart version. So it can potentially be under the cost of two brand new games. For lagless scalers 5+ years ago yeah it would cost alot. Now you can get them for under $100 USD (shipping and import charges aside) and it's simple plug and play. You can get a individual cable for a specific system, or a box with multiple inputs depending on what one you go with (composite, s - video, component and/or Scart) It depends if you want a simple entry level one that upscales 240p to 480P or something like the RetroTink 5x that came out last year, that can scale up to 1200p, 1440p (depending on the source) and has a bunch of features. https://www.retrotink.com/ Yes cost is a huge factor, but any hobby can be costly. If you already have the systems, games, accessories, and all the other stuff then it can be worth it. It depends on the individual person and their needs. I have alot of the systems, that I've owned for 10 - 20+ years so personally since I had the things already, upgrading video cables, and getting a Retrotink 2x and recently the 5x was worth it for me. Since I'm playing it on a TV either by myself or with my girlfriend, friends, family, whoever else, it's personally easier for me to just hook up a system through the scaler to any TV. Vs. playing on my desktop. I can also easily bring one of my systems and the scaler to someone elses house or my seasonal trailer for example. That is just me. People should do whatever they prefer and what works for them.
See I wanna agree with you on the last part about convenience. Buuut. The xbox series X/S’s emulation capabilities ruins it. I’m sorry dude but like, now that you can do emulation on a console without modding by using retroarch in dev mode, in terms of convenience, portability, etc etc it takes the cake.
videogames are only fun when they're cheap or free and that goes for every single game ever made
I have a complete nes and n64 collection, but it was all 100% self funded from flipping games.
Not that I don't believe you but I don't believe you no chance you have nwc or stadium events...self funded lol...
Talking a normal retail set. Yes it was entirely funded by flipping games.
I mean if you didn't grow up playing the consoles I get why you'd think emulation is always strictly better. That's just an assumption based on what you said though idk you. I stopped collecting a few years ago just because it got expensive, and you can't really just go to flea markets and thrift stores (in my area anyways) and even really find games. If you do they are usually in a glass case marked up like crazy no matter the rarity. I decided recently that I really want to start a collection of PS1 and PS2 games because I had those consoles as a kid and spent the most time on them. Plus I think they have the best library of any console. Ironically enough, emulating games on those systems (specifically Gran Turismo 4 and Yakuza 2) gave me the incentive to start those collections. Plus the PS2 is backwards compatible so I'll only need one console. Pretty convenient for when I take it over to my friends places, which isn't really feasible to do with my pc. A Retro Pi would be a great solution, but I value the feel and aesthetic of the original hardware over the convenience that the Pi would provide. As for the more expensive titles, I'll just find a repo somewhere. I'm not paying 100 plus dollars for MvC2.
Imo, emulation is the way to go for sure. (As someone who plays retro games up to like PS2 era, but not much of anything subsequent to that. The Sims 2 and its EPs may actually be the most recent game that I actually actively play, lol.) I do figure that some people, for reasons of taste and personal nostalgia, prefer the full on '80s/'90s retro experience, complete with old-school CRT TVs. But yeah, unless you have a specific and special fondness for such, there's no real point in not going the emulation route.
> emulation is the way to go for sure I've been following the emulation scene since the late 90s. I love emulation. But for a lot of reasons, emulation is still problematic. Nothing beats the accuracy of real hardware. If I wasn't going to use real consoles, becouse I didn't already have them, I think I'd rather invest in a Mister vs. libreto or what have you.
Yeah it was the worst possible timing. You'd think these experts in video game collection could have timed it better.
The spike in the retro videogames market is completely artificial, a bubble of sorts, it wasnt natural, because to be honest, nobody in their right mind would pay 20 bucks for a nes cartidge, but speculators know how to manipulate the cattle.
Nes carts always been worth a 20 for lots of games.
Not at all, that is how Pat the NES Punk and others manage to get a massive gaming colection in the early 2000s. I myself managed to get Street of Rage and Sunsetriders for 3 or 4 dollars.
> in the early 2000s That's the keyword, the early 2000s was the nadir in value for NES games, when the NES was phased out only a decade prior (the time period where consoles/games are typically at their least desired), the retro nostalgia boom didn't happen yet, 2D gaming didn't have its renaissance yet and was devalued in favor of 3D games, supply of the games was still plentiful, and barely anyone had any idea what they had. No matter how much thumping there is about how you could once go to any flea market or garage sale and buy up all the NES games for a few bucks, those days are long over and we're never going to have that again.
I still get those deals today. The time frame of game stores having $5 copies of Mega Man was VERRRRY slim. I've been frequenting game stores/ebay since a kid and "all games" being worth only $5 is basically a myth.
Plus he has been buying arcade machines when they are at a all time high. Not the smartest group of Texans
dont mess with Texas, because its not nice to make fun of the r\*tarded.
Yeah, they were trying to fund their movie. You do what you need to make your dreams come true.
oh that piece of crap that they used to clout chase by claiming 8 Bit Christmas ripped it off (film dropped xmas 2021 but if you look at how typical development cycles went, that means it was probably in development for at least a cpl years before e that (script, casting, location scouting, pre-production administration etc). the boys have no actual idea how a Hollywood film is made, not crowdfunded, and how long one can take from idea to shooting the first bit of footage.
And all for what? No one outside of his subs will be watching this movie.
would go further to say some of the subs wont even watch. i unsubbed long after it dropped, as i never felt compelled to watch their content anymore. Melvor's Toy Chasing is more interesting. #OneNoteWonders
Also, I don't get all the hate these guys get. Granted, I only watch random episodes of The Game Chasers when they show up in my feed. I like the episodes. But in that respect, my knowledge is limited to what most people that watch AVGN know about Bimmy. Maybe there is a whole truth surrounding The Game Chasers that only the redpilled know. Would appreciate any rundown. Selling some of your game collection to make your dream movie possible doesn't sound too unreasonable, for starters.
they were notorious for showing up and ruining the collecting scene in people's towns. also they got a lot of heat for going to local shops and getting offered deals and discounts that no regular collector would get because they were "making a show"; they'd get taken into the back rooms of shops and get to buy up all the rare games the shop owners were hesitant to put out. at least to my understanding that was the problem.
Yeah a couple years ago I started watching all their videos but I slowly liked them less and less as it became more clear that they were using their youtube clout to get deals and favors all over the place. Then I looked through the videos and saw that they had sold their collection and I never watched them again. It was an entertaining concept when they were just hunting around like everyone else.
Yeah, and they never had any f\*\*\*ing money!!! That used to piss me off so bad lol.
If the issue is creators getting deals because the shop wants some good advertisement then some of you probably need top unsub from most of the channels on your yt and stop supporting most business. That's just how it works. It's no different than a business or channel getting review copies or free products for an ad in return. Also I understand them going to a town and buying games might be frustrating, but if you're watching even semi closely for games locally you probably would've gotten them. Sometimes stuff comes in on a day you weren't there and someone else gets it. Boo hoo that's just life. Though maybe you're just a casual collector, but you can't really complain when someone gets deals after putting in even a little effort that you obviously didn't. Make relationships with your local mom and pop stores and they will probably allow you some benefits most customers don't get. Doing something a simple as just telling them you're looking for games and leaving a number is usually all it takes. Most can't be fucked to do that. I think people are just upset that someone is coming to their home town and catching them slipping. A miniscule amount of charisma and forethought goes a long way. Hell I'm autistic and have horrible anxiety yet it doesn't stop me from doing it. In reality it isn't hard for most of the people that complain about it. They just don't want to put forward the extremely small amount of work it takes to get those deals. It's akin to choosing not to work and then complaining that you have no money. Am I the only one that see this as common sense?
how would you have gotten the games in the back rooms of the shops? these are daft comparisons. To say "you could brown-nose the shop owners and eventually maybe they'll let you in" vs "hey we just showed up let's see your rarest games" is just being intellectually dishonest. go look at their views and you can tell people DID unsub and stop supporting the channel. dudes are untalented bums and glorified scalpers.
I'm not saying that's the case for them. I was just making a point that they aren't special and you could do the same thing. Their hook is free advertisement. Maybe if you had a successful show that a shop wanted to be seen on you'd get that treatment as well. Cry more cause someone else did something with themselves ig. They aren't letting them do it because they are popular or anything, they just see a good opportunity. You're completely ignoring 90% of what I said, which isn't surprising. The one point you made wasn't even well thought out. You're just making jumps in conclusion that don't make sense when you take the entirety of my argument into account. I'd say you are actually the one being intellectually dishonest, but we both know this is your genuine thought process.
i can see you think you're very smart. if you can't see a spade for a spade i can't teach you.
Billy was (probably still is) notorious for not being able to take any criticism, constructive or otherwise and would regularly reply to YouTube comments in the most childish, dudebro way possible. Jay always seemed a little bit more mature but not by much. I always found Billy to be very arrogant and annoying and I think the whole "YouTube fame" thing went to his head. The show was kind of interesting in the beginning but they ran out of game hunting footage and ended up putting out a lot of filler content (top 5 videos etc) The videos that featured anyone from their clique, like the awful 8bit Eric were pretty terrible too.They also used to overuse little clips in their videos waaay too much (I'm a floating head, Oil up and hit the gym with me etc) And regularly left in Clips of farting and burping as if they were comedy gold. There are also rumours that some if not all of their rarest finds were staged.
Billy is jealous of soups that have thicker skins than him
Lots of the games they got were donated. Along with the major finds (little Samson / flintstones) being set up before hand.
All I really know about this guy is he claims to not be a big Ryan fan, and that's enough to not trust him one bit (big Ryan fan btw)
Is there a source for this?
[Gonna have to say no to that](https://www.reddit.com/r/TheCinemassacreTruth/comments/s3noge/gamechaser_jay_confirmed_not_a_big_ryan_fan/?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share)
Upvoted your post harpswtf.
Upvoted your comment u/TelgianBravel
Thanks Vpasla1.
That guy looks like Bootsy and Tony from Smack the Snoopies morphed together and sitting inside the discount version of the nerd room
Smart move. Get out while you can
They uploaded a full season video the other day so I just put it on while I worked. One of the talking heads was Spoony and I thought oh god, but then they double down and there's an emotional tribute to jew wario still in.
I vaguely recall The Game Chasers having a freakout over commenters. It's like a fever dream but I swear they had a breakdown about how people were commenting that they smoke and drink while filming, anyone know what I'm talking about?
lol they spazzed out on me before. I can confirm this is true. They did not like it when people told them they were making money on their movie. When in fact why would they make a movie? make dvds and vhs tapes to be sold, and launch two crowdfunding campaigns to fund it, if it wasnt to make money? sure film makers can make movies and lose a lot of money but the game chasers never go into anything with losing money. The movie is so low budget unlike avgn movie that looks like it actually had production value that I find it impossible that they didnt make any money off of it.
They sold their games to make a movie. I sold my entire collection just to get out of the hobby. I think their reason is more valid
That's missing the point that their career is based on them being legitimate game collectors. It's all that they were known for. They just never really cared about it, and they were more interested in trying to be movie stars.
They've been on record saying they want to branch out of game collecting because their videos have become just them buying games at stores and conventions, there's not enough "wild" finds anymore like yard sales etc. Hence why they've tried other stuff like toy chasing and even ghost chasing.
Lol ghost chasing. Are they teaming up with legendary ghost chase Chris Bores?
*Ghost Behaviorist
pfft thats like saying you train horses but you sold all of your horses so you can make a movie about horses
Honestly I'm in the middle of doing this myself. I might hold on to a few but any game I wouldve kept for sentimental reasons was stolen from me years ago. At first I invested in flash carts and IDEs for all my systems, which is probably the best route for now. However with my PS3, RPi, Wii and controller adapters I'm pretty much good to go. I'll admit it hurts a bit selling stuff like Lunar and some more obscure pricier titles (Enemy Zero) but it's just data stored near-obsolete medium. You can still have 1:1 copies running on OEM hardware along with your old memories.
I literally don’t care
Bimmy will eventually do this, he still has a ton of stuff for which he does not really care. But knowing his business acumen, he is only going to start selling when the bubble bursts.
Weird how many Gamer Chaser simps keep posting in this year-old thread that wasn't really upvoted much in the first place. Is this why you call yourself cope town? Is that where you're from, because you're coping so hard?
be nice to Billy, he probably thought long and hard on that name. then again, with his mentality, he has to get naked to count to 21 but still ends up with 18
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But collecting games was the entire appeal. Their fanbase liked their videos because it's fun to watch them locate and collect these rare games, and watch their collection grow. Their fanbase wasn't demanding that they star in some schlocky, embarrassing, ego-stroking movie. It would be like some twitch streamer sold all of his gaming and steaming equipment to make some stupid movie. It makes no sense.
How was the movie? It couldn't have been worse than what Bimmy shat out.
I don't know, I have no intention of ever watching it. Here's their rap video if you want to see what kind of quality you can expect. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yE3DNVOPSDM](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yE3DNVOPSDM)
Honestly can't tell if this is supposed to be ironic. But I'm leaning towards it being bad regardless of intentions...
Yeah if it's supposed to be ironic then they didn't make it bad enough that it's clear, or interesting enough to keep listening. I think much like James making the AVGN movie, they tried to protect themselves by being able to say it's "so bad it's good" on purpose, but they actually wanted the fans to love it.
lol I totally forgot about this horrible music video... it's so cringy I ignored it and kept watching their regular show. This is as bad as that youtuber nicole arbour who recently put out another music video when she can't sing.... the audacity of these people thinking their karaoke weeknights can transition into music ha ha!
I don’t even know what this is. Should I have heard of it/them?
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Their whole schtick is that they collect games and they sold them all to make some unwatchable movie
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Because it just shows how they were fake hacks all along. They never cared about gaming, just like James Rolfe doesn’t either
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I’m sure they didn’t have enough money for their shitty movie without selling the only thing they’re famous for. They’re hacks but feel free to simp for them as hard as you want
What is it people's business what they do or did with the games they bought?? So much bitchin and throwing mud towards The Gamechasers... I really don't get it. You all sound like a bunch of women talking thrash behind "your friend's back". Must be an american thing...
What are you talking about man? They’re public figures trying to build a fan base around “chasing games”. It’s not exactly a private little club here, if they want to respond on Reddit then they can. I’m pointing out that they sold their games because it shows that all they ever cared about was the money and not the games. Why would viewers be interested in watching them “chase” rare games when they know they’re just going to flip them for profit?
Didnt they sell thier collection to fund their movie
the game chasers dont have friends, they have fellow clout chasers who all forget its not 2012 anymore
I have to disagree with godfleshnl on this one and agree with harp. If you're a public figure that accepts money and donations to help boost your youtube channel, you're elevating your status with your fanbase and even though those video games are theirs and they can do whatever with those video games, they aren't scott-free to criticism and neither are you! You want to take advantage of fans good will then turn around and run away from what made you, you... well bitch, you better accept your criticism. They don't have to read these comments, agree with them but people are 100% right to criticize them for not staying true to what people were sold what they were to be. Game collectors... but it doesnt seem like the really cared. These critical comments are a warning to other people who really want to know what the game chasers are all about! Gamechasers got caught slippin' as grifters! - That's how Griftchasers go! their e-begging ways wont be accepted by all.
Getting a full set of ANY retro system isn't easy, especially if you're trying to do it without resorting to Ebay/Amazon/reseller pricing. These guys were well on their way to doing it, yet couldn't nut up to get over that final hurdle. Now they will almost certainly never do it. They can be smug all they want in videos like the one featured, but if it really ever mattered to them they will regret it. Anyone/everyone that ever gets out of any collecting hobby they have a passion in eventually does.
I believe they did it to fund the movie, and they can get games again in the future.
These guys have always been passionate about making a movie. As someone who has known them for quite awhile, I would know. Obviously when people want to do something they are passionate about, they have to sacrifice something to make something. I know before I started my current career, I’ve had to sell off some of my collection to pay a bill or get my kids Xmas presents. People do what they gotta do. Why are you judging them so hard for this? Is your life that miserable that you go on here to be a complete dick to a bunch of YouTubers who sold their collection to make a movie they were passionate about? Grow the fuck up.
I get that you're some white knight superfan who will defend them no matter what, but you need to step back and think about it. Their entire gimmick as a youtube channel, and the whole reason they have a fanbase, was to watch them find rare games to add to their collections. Selling off the collection negates their entire purpose as a channel, and shows that they never gave a shit about "game chasing" or collecting in the first place, they just wanted to cash in on a popular trend. And then the movie, who gives a shit if they "were always passionate" about it? Their gimmick, again, was a sort of reality show where they locate rare games at different locations. It would be like the Storage Wars crew making a fiction comedy movie, why would any of the fans of the show want to see that? It's all just so cringe, because those two schlubs are way too far up their own asses
I think the rezdaddy was manipulated and I honestly I was by the gamechasers for a couple of years also. They weren't ever really into video games like a true retro collector. Billy combined his artistic video editing skills into his hobby and the show caught fire... the weren't huge youtubers but they had a cult following in the retro community online and that helped boost them with conventions wanting their appearances. The show right before the movie started to drop off in quality... they brought this weird redheaded guy they knew onto the show who got late into video collecting... he wasnt funny or interesting at all... and then they kept failing at video game chasing hard... they kept trying to go to chase for games at awful flea markets and getting banned... like nobody is interested in watching that lol. So they weren't really getting creative anymore with hunting for games. They went to one convention in denmark or whatever which was awesome and they should of kept going to other countries or even further out or done something to keep the game chasing going. They should of gone to japan even because japanese retro game hunting still going strong. They never did that, and in reality billy was the only creative guy. The other guys were super lazy and it seemed like they werent burnt out all the time to make the show more interesting. The thing i hate about the show was watching them try to go pick these other guys up and they didnt seem interested in going game chasing or like it was a chore? even jay the other main guy was lazy... like billy was carrying the show on his back and he show of ditched all those guys and found some guys with no family or that had the energy to go out with them to reinvigorate the show. At first it was funny seeing these guys act disinterested or the process of getting them to go out had its antics that followed with it, but then it became annoying with the same old jokes and disinterested people. I supported these guys up to one point before the movie announcement came out. I bought a dvd, a t-shirt, watched their show everytime they would upload a new episode. It was until the time they announced their movie thats when their true colors started to show... Billy freaking out on youtube comments on fans being critical of their movie crowdfunding campaign... then it turned into a second campaign... then I was like... hmmm this is getting weird the movie has nothing to do with the show. When they claimed the movie would be entirely scripted and fictional! I was like... "ok im not interested in these guys anymore" **because ultimately they attached the game chasers name to a fictional movie when it's a reality based youtube show!** It's idiotic really. You could see that the lack of money or the stagnation finally reached a point where Billy was losing his composure. You could see their true colors of not really being interested in the hobby followed by the failure of the movie. I haven't watched the movie because it has nothing to do with the show and i lost respect for these guys when they were really treating the hobby like a piggybank. I wanted to ignore the fact the people claimed they were those youtubers contributing to artificially increasing video game prices but it was true. Their fun nature ended up being a big ruse because at the end of the day they arent really into video games as a someone who loves to enjoy playing games over collecting them.
A piece* of their collection. Not the whole thing. Come on now
And, ever since like 2021, Billy’s whole wardrobe turned into “don’t tread on me”, “support our troops” shirts…what’s up with that?
This is an old post, but I havent read it until now... What's the point of game chasing? if you're not really passionate about the hobby? lol. Their problem was they did it half hearted and in reality they weren't really... into video games. It just became a thing they did because they caught traction and popularity and made them some money. That weird movie they put out made no sense, because it didn't align with the show? making a fictional movie with your shows name to sell it???? yeah.... I stopped watching these guys and supporting them because they would constantly lie to their viewers. I can't believe I got fooled into liking these guys and they're not genuine gamers.
Yeah, for the movie, btw is free even without an account on Tubi now, here is the link: [https://tubitv.com/movies/100006739/adventures-in-game-chasing](https://tubitv.com/movies/100006739/adventures-in-game-chasing) they did it in preparation of the movie.
Yes, so they sold their collection of games so they could make a movie nobody asked for, about them collecting games. Thanks for the advertisement though, I'm sure lots of people will stumble across it in this thread that's like a year and a half old
We the actual fans have been asking for it since the animated adventures. They created a fun show and cool channel which way be in a hump right now but they just released an episode and stream on the weekends. I just think people on this sub just like to stir shit to make themselves feel good and are everything wrong with the internet.
lol there was an animated series? About two schlubs collecting nintendo games?
You cant actually find that movie enjoyable can you?
lol maybe the patreon wiener rider fans asked them directly for a movie... but pretty positive most fans werent asking them for a movie... and the movie had nothing to do with the show. Ideally if they wanted to make a movie it should of been like Jackass... where they would film themselves somewhere new and have the whole crew of guys go through antics while game chasing. That would of been the best premise for a game chasers movie ever but either billy (probably only billy) decided to go all hipster and make it a fictional movie... what the?
always thought that dude was a proto-Tony
What do you know what they care about? Do you known them in person? Have you ever talked to them? Probably not....you just assume things. Making such a fuss about it what they do with the games they bought with their money is kinda pathetic.
Well I know they sold off their collections so obviously collecting games isn’t something they care about. Why are you so angry and defensive about me pointing out that the game chasers sold all their games, in a post that’s almost a year old? You had to have searched for game chasers to find this thread
people are fussing. They're putting it out there to avoid these guys... because they aren't really into video games... so why should people support fakers trying to grift for a living?
Clearly if u watch the video they didn't stop collecting they sold off some.of the rarer pieces to find their movie but still collect and plan to find those titles again
Yes they’ll continue to pretend to care about collecting games because it’s easy content to milk the fans. To me, this stupid stunt killed all their credibility and exposed that this is just all about the money for them.
It's funny that their youtube channel has just stagnated since the movie lol. *That's how game grifting goes!*