Retro and New Video Game Picture/Video Thread

xadion_sl said:

Nor is it a two-player-at-the-same-time game....

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Did they somehow manage to plug in the 2 controllers AND the zapper gun?

Fuck Fester's Quest, game was hard as fuck.

joeboo_sl said:

Phantasy Star(1) was on the Sega Master System, rather than the Genesis(I never played it either). The Genesis had Phantasy Star 2, 3, and 4. PS 2 and 3 were fairly expensive cartridges at the time, they were like $69.99 as opposed to most Genesis games that were $49.99.

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You know, it amazes me how video game prices have stayed relatively the same throughout the decades. I distinctly remember Sega Genesis and TurboGraphx-16 games going for $49-$59 back in 1990. Nintendo 64 games were clocking in at upwards of $79 back in the mid-90s. I think I recall Atari 2600 games going for $30 or so back in the early 80s. Adjusting for inflation, here's what those are in today's money:

1980 $29.99 = $83.79
1990 $49.99 = 88.05
1996 $79.99 = 117.37

The Sega Genesis console was released in 1989 at $199, I believe. That would equate to $371 today. Even the Atari 2600, I believe, originally sold for something around that in 1977? That would be $760 today!

3DO - $1,115
NeoGeo - $1,144 (games $320 - $400 ea.)

I had no idea my parents loved me so much.

I had an NES, an N64, and a GameCube, prior to earning my own money.