If so, I’d enjoy seeing what stuck around with you.
I’ll start. Like many, I got back into the hobby and never was successful in finding my childhood cards. I have not been able to locate the games, toys and other items I loved so much as a kid.
One item made it with me after all of this time, this Red and Blue Players Guide. It means so much to me now. My fiancé recently discovered it in a stack of books during a move and I was thrilled. I remember using this book daily, spending hours and hours playing Red on my purple transparent Game Boy Color. It had to be my favorite thing to do as a kid. Now this guide is my favorite item in my collection since it is the one and only item I have been able to find from my childhood. I will treasure it forever.
@dragonwarrior and @trainerdlyellow - Awesome you both were able to keep your collections for all of this time. I safeguarded mine for years but I think when I got into High School I forgot about them. Shadowless Charizard is my grail card so that is pretty sweet!
I actually kept a fair amount of pokemon stuff that besides cards from my childhood. My biggest regret was giving away some of the games when moving on to the next generation like my og emerald
I have the original boxes for fire red, emerald and I think sapphire which I was really surprised to learn are worth a lot of money. Never thought a cardboard box would end up actually being worth money. Also have several beckett magazines from the early 2000s that I read a tooon as a kid.
@krill, That is the tragedy of using Game Stop as a kid. I learned my lesson and have kept every iPhone I ever owned because I wish I kept things like my video games. At least you came away with some of it
Actually gave the game away to family members like my sister or uncle so I dont feel as bad. I would have felt far worse if I gave my games to gamestop for chump change to sell at a 1000x markup
The early pokemon player’s guides are really neat. I still have all of mine from my childhood, though the condition of some of them is rather dire. I took them everywhere, especially to school because Gameboys were banned. In fact, I once had my dad laminate and bound my Pokemon Stadium 2 player’s guide because the book was falling apart. I still look through them nowadays.
Also about to post a picture of my VHS full original season collection as well! And there’s more–still have my original empty booster boxes and pack arts.
Though I will say you make me want to pick up that mag just for the Sugimori trio starter famed drawing in the back! I was this close to picking up the original Red insert with that on it just 'cause I need it.
Amazing collection you have there. I actually have not seen the Japanese boxes for the old Game Boy games. Very cool!
Looking forward to seeing the rest of your collection.
I know, that last page is my favorite in the book. Always has been since I got it. I’ve always had a strong affinity to Sugimori art and I think this guide has a lot to do with it.
I was a total loser in my childhood and sold all my cards for like $600. Although it was all only base unlimited, that still would’ve been nice to have around.
Oh man I never got rid of anything. I even kept all the wrappers and boxes of every booster box I’ve ever opened before high school. Some of the more fun/interesting stuff though:
Remember catching Pokémon and looking up what they evolve into? Or even learning about what Pokémon you hadn’t discovered yet. That was the main reason I used those guides. Tons of mystery to unpack as a kid.
@smpratte I didn’t notice this was pre-Mew. Thanks for pointing that out that makes it even more awesome!
Wow! Thanks for sharing. Such a fantastic collection. Man I wish I hung on to the game boxes like that. I did for so many years but I must have just let them go at some point. So awesome you have a time capsule like that.
