The Biggest Regret in All of Retro Gaming

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I sold all my childhood games to GameStop thinking I was a genius. Turns out I was just deleting a part of my childhood I’ll never get back. Those old Pokémon cartridges, scratched discs, and half-finished save files meant more than I ever realized. Keeping your childhood games is a way of keeping that part of yourself alive, and I'm here to prove it. I write, film, and edit everything myself! If you'd like to support me: 📦 shop with my Amazon link! https://amzn.to/3TXCXas 💌 support me on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/c/IsaacOS 👔 order some clothes I designed myself! https://isaacos.net/ 🎵 I also make music! https://youtu.be/N5x-GJFhM4c products shown: 🛍️ rg34xx: https://amzn.to/3J21WaH 🛍️ rg477m: https://amzn.to/3IFGzMv 🛍️ RP5 / Flip 2: https://amzn.to/4nM4lW8 ⏱️chapters 0:00 Becoming a Kid Again 0:30 The New Pokémon Craze 0:50 Falling for the GameStop Trap 2:04 The GameStop Apocalypse 3:21 Learning the Hard Way 4:09 Why You Should’ve Kept Them 4:58 Save Files Are Time Machines 6:14 Revisiting Old Creations 7:44 Hidden Stories in Pokémon Saves 8:45 The Files I’ll Never Get Back 9:46 The Childhood Filter 10:54 The 3 Levels of Nostalgia 11:17 Emulation Reality Check 12:17 Buying Back the Past 12:38 Peak Nostalgia 13:18 The Digital Era Sucks 14:06 Why Physical Still Wins 14:52 What Digital Can’t Give You 16:59 Passing the Legacy 17:46 When Collecting Goes Too Far 18:40 When Selling Makes Sense 19:16 Back Up Your Saves 19:31 The Nature of Nostalgia 😶‍🌫️ find me here my twitter https://x.com/IsaacApp_ my insta https://www.instagram.com/isaac.app/ my discord https://discord.gg/JdGXV7sczh 🎹 couple of songs used from @gamechops 📩 business inquiries [email protected] 🛒 some links are affiliate links that help support the channel at no extra cost to you (thank you so much for the support!) ⚠️ this video is for commentary and review purposes. I do not condone piracy or unauthorized distribution of copyrighted material. 📀 33,449 #retrogaming #nostalgia #pokemon