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Never Realized How Expensive Games Used To Be
Posted on 12/19/12 at 4:32 pm
Posted on 12/19/12 at 4:32 pm
I'm shocked that my parents spent this kind of money on me when I was 10. Seriously, $70 for Mortal Kombat or NBA Hang Time? LINK
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Posted on 12/19/12 at 4:37 pm to kballa6
That's not right. They would run ~$30-$40 per.
Posted on 12/19/12 at 4:42 pm to AUCE05
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That's not right. They would run ~$30-$40 per.
I remember paying $72 after tax at KayBee toys in Lake Chuck for Madden '93 on Sega.
Posted on 12/19/12 at 4:54 pm to Stagg8
Original Nintendo games sold for 60 if I remember right
I've been shocked with each new console that they haven't upped the price on us lately
I've been shocked with each new console that they haven't upped the price on us lately
Posted on 12/19/12 at 4:55 pm to Stagg8
At least the consoles were cheap
Posted on 12/19/12 at 4:55 pm to TigerDik86
Oh and Vector Man 
Posted on 12/19/12 at 5:00 pm to kballa6
Atari 2600 sold for $200, got damn I love my parents even more now.
Posted on 12/19/12 at 5:00 pm to TigerDik86
I remember paying 80 dollars for Mortal Kombat Trilogy for the Nintendo 64.
Posted on 12/19/12 at 5:02 pm to Tactical1
It is so weird seeing a gameboy ad and not seeing a Pokemon game 
Posted on 12/19/12 at 5:57 pm to Croacka
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I've been shocked with each new console that they haven't upped the price on us lately
Reason being is their profit margins have probably increased since then, because making the tech/games has gotten way way cheaper but the prices obviously don't reflect that.
Posted on 12/19/12 at 6:07 pm to AUCE05
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That's not right. They would run ~$30-$40 per.
Ya, I remember, maybe incorrectly, SNES games being about $35 to $40
Posted on 12/19/12 at 6:08 pm to Tigerfan7218
CD/DVD/blu ray are a lot cheaper to produce than cartridges. I remember seeing Strider for Genesis for $70 and I thought that was ridiculous. Most games were $50 brand new.
Posted on 12/19/12 at 6:26 pm to kballa6
Also I just realized that was Toys R Us.
Toys R Us used to be the highest priced place for games BY FAR during the 90s. I remember being a kid during that time and my parents never let us buy stuff from them, but we could look around at the selection and they would find a better price elsewhere.
Toys R Us used to be the highest priced place for games BY FAR during the 90s. I remember being a kid during that time and my parents never let us buy stuff from them, but we could look around at the selection and they would find a better price elsewhere.
Posted on 12/19/12 at 7:16 pm to Teddy Ruxpin
I remember some games being about $70. Thanks mom and dad
Posted on 12/19/12 at 7:48 pm to Croacka
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I've been shocked with each new console that they haven't upped the price on us lately
I keep waiting on this to happen. With each new generation I expect to see a 5-10$ increase but it never happens.
Posted on 12/19/12 at 7:52 pm to kballa6
I remember Mission: Impossible for the N64 being $60 at Toys-R-Us.
Posted on 12/19/12 at 8:49 pm to The Dudes Rug
As another bit of triva: 70 dollars then is approximately 100 dollars now.
Posted on 12/19/12 at 9:10 pm to Tactical1
I think it was 50 brand new. I remember getting it.
Posted on 12/19/12 at 10:26 pm to AUCE05
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That's not right. They would run ~$30-$40 per.
I remember them being around that price, but that's a couple of years after their release. I think they ran 50+ around their release date
Posted on 12/19/12 at 10:28 pm to LaRon
Neo Geo games were $200 and the system was $600
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