Damn... SNES games were expensive.

Jaysonw23 · 6 days

Ha. Shaq fu. Ridiculous

KuztomX · 6 days

Can we knock this shit off? This is reposted almost every month. Each time we find out these are Canadian prices, not US.

lindobro · 6 days

At first I wasn't at all shocked by this, then I remembered I live in Australia.

dacool561 · 6 days

This is why rental stores stayed in business for so long

kerred · 6 days

My dad died of a heart attack in December when i was a freshman in high school.

He got me Final Fantasy 3 before he died to give to me for Christmas. My mom wrapped it and gave it to me that Christmas morning. I still remember the $74.99 price tag. Best $75 game ever.

Moozhe · 6 days

NBA Jam Tournament Edition?

HE'S ON FIRE!!

Fawful · 6 days

Welcome to Australia, where the prices are the same and reason doesn't matter.

SensibleMadness · 6 days

This is why I never had an SNES. I had to live with my old NES and go to my rich friend's house if I wanted to play more modern games.

Clippy_For_Reddit · 6 days

http://imgur.com/jnwnh

TheGesundheitTheroy · 6 days

There was a Stargate game? How did I not know about this!

bliss72 · 6 days

NBA jam was soo worth it

shifty1032231 · 6 days

$94 for a Bass Fishing game!

donkey_punch_kong64 · 6 days

I remember seeing a copy of DOOM 64 priced at $110 about 12 years ago.

nosprings · 6 days

I remember getting Earthbound from Toys-R-Us and it being $80, though it was well worth it because it came in a huge box and came with the players guide (with scratch and sniff cards motherfucker)

ghastlyactions · 6 days

Which currency is being used for this? Is this a Canadian flyer from the late 80's / early 90's when the exchange rate was poor? I lived through this and I don't remember any games being anywhere near that expensive.

stuielooie · 6 days

Ah you circled the games you wanted as well!

jackedup388 · 6 days

this is before the inflation. think about it

halo1 · 6 days

I paid $90 for Street Fighter II on release date for SNES. Worth it.

HakuHakuHaku · 6 days

It makes me appreciate the fact that $60 for a game maybe isn't too horrible.

Darierl · 6 days

Very true, I remember paying over £60.00 for Super Streetfighter 2.

SkitTrick · 6 days

to be fair NBA Jam was worth anything they asked for it.

boboobeardude · 6 days

The economy was different then. $80 was $50. $3.50 was like 2013's $12

Hezkezl · 6 days

$32.98 for ShaqFu and it still never sold any copies.

Broxdude · 6 days

Hold on... there was a STARGATE game?

You-are_wrong · 6 days

holy shit there was a stargate game?!

reign · 6 days

NBA Jam was worth every penny. I still can't believe my brother traded it away back in the day.

MikeTheBum · 6 days

In Massachusetts, almost all of the video games at most of the major stores (K-Mart, Toys 'R Us, Child World) seemed to hover between the $50 and $60 mark from the NES days right up to Game Cube and Wii.

The most expensive game I remember seeing was Super Mario RPG, which was $70.

I remember certain stores being higher, like Service Merchandise and Sears and anything out of a catalog like Fingerhut. I think most games from catalogs were close to $100 plus shipping and handling.

ChrisVee · 6 days

You must be Canadian.

Thorse · 6 days

Yup. Every time I see people complain about the $60 game model I am amazed at how spoiled these kids were. Did they not know how expensive games and systems were back then?

W00DERS0N · 6 days

Hence my teenage shoplifting habit.

anikan72 · 6 days

This is why I can't get behind people bitching about a $60 dollar game being too expensive or not worth it. When I was growing up I usually got 1 game and made it last for months before I could afford another one. This generation has been very inexpensive by comparison

l0ngsh07 · 6 days

They are still pretty high! Looked for Mega Man X on eBay the other day, cheapest one I found was £40 (or about $64)

Stanlot · 6 days

Where is Mario's left hand? ಠ_ಠ

0rangecake · 6 days

those prices aren't even adjusted for inflation, i dont even want to imagine what they translate into today's money

tehrod · 6 days

$32.99 for shaq fu! What a deal, no wonder all my friends had that flaming brown bag of shit.

shiram · 6 days

Pre-ordered Breath of Fire II back in the day, and not only my local store had it delayed for a whole month, but it was 98$. Totally worth it.

ClassyMcSass · 6 days

I remember I asked for Super Mario all stars when I got my SNES. Instead I got Breath of Fire because it was only $20. If only I had known how much better it was at the time.

Khorpo · 6 days

I remember that I bought a Playstation over a N64 because the N64 games were over 100$ each. Bad move for my childhood.

SnorgesLuisBorges · 6 days

I understand paying $90 for NBA Jam T.E. but I can never understand anyone paying more than $2 for Shaq Fu. Easily one of the worst games ever made for the SNES.

virusmike · 6 days

some games where very expensive because with the snes you could intergrate second cpu in the cadrige if i remenber correctly megaman x2 as something like this for the crappy 3d ''boss'' and some game was bigger also so you need more memory in the cadrige so it add more to the cost production.. if you compare with today media...a CD or DVD is freaking cheap to produce i feal more rip off for a 60$ dvd than 100$ Cadrige

Zandt88 · 6 days

Now adjust it for inflation and see how much it really sucked.

SweatpantsDV · 6 days

Yes they were. I got a new game on my birthday and christmas, and that's what I played until my next b-day/christmas.

tagrav · 6 days

i remember new N64 titles selling for $80 USD. or was i just a kid and had my numbers off.

the_ocelot · 6 days

The Acclaim logo makes me tear up.

BOTS!!, you will be missed..

palerthanrice · 6 days

Shaq-fu is still pretty affordable.

tallowspammo · 6 days

I remember it cost my mom 80$ for MK2

Salanderfan · 6 days

Now it takes less than two seconds to get an emulated version. If only that were possible for modern 7GB games.

Busalonium · 6 days

Australian here. No they weren't.

horriblydishonest · 6 days

Should be "Damn... SNES games were expensive in Canadian loonies"

randomprecision · 6 days

This is not American. Highest prices for games i can remember was 8 bit NES games -- when they released they were over $70 US. That's what I made my dad pay for Zelda at Toys R' Us anyway :)

Yamieddie · 6 days

They went up to upwards of a 100 dollars, now that ain't right you, bunch of greedy bastards if you ask me.

burghfan1 · 6 days

NBA JAM TE is totally worth it. I played the shit out of that game.

llamas_ofthe_bahamas · 6 days

My mom bought me Donkey Kong Country when I was 9 years old. I still remember how much she paid, $75.

Chewy79 · 6 days

are those canadian prices? I dont remember games being over $65

Me_hav_ADD · 6 days

Could these have been Canadian or Australian prices maybe?

GonorrheaStick · 6 days

Wow, the most expensive games were sports games?

squarer00t · 6 days

N64 games were taking the piss in the 90s....£60 for games.

I vaguely remember a court case or a ruling in England where there had to be a cap on the price of games and had to lower the price.

google_search_expert · 6 days

mario's expression says it all.

HiImTed · 6 days

NBA JAM was NINETY FUCKEN DOLLARS???

I play that on my phone now while taking a shit :O

evanset6 · 6 days

I remember my dad buying me Mario Bros. 3 for the NES and it was 75$.... people bitch about games being too expensive but don't remember back in the day when they were REALLY out of control.

SuedeBuffet · 6 days

This catalog was more expensive than the local toy stores if I remember right

twunger · 6 days

What's worse is there's not a single good game on that. People paid that much for the bad ones >_>

AsheCD · 6 days

A lot of US SNES games were more expensive. I recall "Chrono Trigger" being 79.99 at release.

Patbach · 6 days

Back in the day I paid 115$+tx (135$ or so..) for Chrono Trigger. Back then Canadian dollars was much weaker..

Center6701 · 6 days

Star-fox for the SNES was like 120 when it first came out because of the FX CHIP!!!

carsalesman703 · 6 days

100 bucks for nba jam. Id pay that all day.

LegendaryCheez · 6 days

I remember paying over 70 dollars in the US for Donkey Kong Country 3 when it came out.

Boviced · 6 days

Good thing mom and dad never bought my games, they'd be broke. Thanks Santa!

bhaaat · 6 days

Except for Shaq Fu...

The_Yar · 6 days

FF3 was US$82.99 when it came out, I think that was about as expensive as games got if there wasn't some special hardware involved. For the past several generations, though, the video game industry has been price-fixing at $59.99.

Scott674 · 6 days

http://qkme.me/3qwuhf

heh_wut · 6 days

is this the new thing now? instead of bitching about how games are so expensive now bitching about how games were so expensive then??

DerHelm · 6 days

I never realized how much my mom loved me till just now. Cause I'll be damned if I pay that much, even on my self now. bbl, I have to call some one I don't call as much as I should.

the_fatman_dies · 6 days

Take into account before the internet, it was much harder to buy things in general, and comparison shop especially. You might only have had one or two stores in the area that sold games. There were almost no used game stores around at the time, so you had to buy new, or used from a rental store maybe. Also, that place was ridiculously overpriced, the average game was about $50-60 then.

BadMoonRisin · 6 days

Is this in America?

atwork_sfw · 6 days

Top Gear 3000. Fuck yes.

RumblezMan · 6 days

Kid, you know nothing about hell. Games @ Brazil are (converted to dollar) normally 75-100 and release titles 100+

Ilnez · 6 days

Damn, is this for real? I don't remember this. Mind you back in the day I got all of my games as gifts for my birthday/christmas so I never really worried about the price tag.

blundermine · 6 days

TIL there was a stargate game for SNES

IanTheRed420 · 6 days

Where are you Canada?

Hobo-With-A-Shotgun · 6 days

Typical costs for console games in 1998;

http://i.imgur.com/HFD9D.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/ruxOD.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/siwUK.jpg

wadad17 · 6 days

Wow, by that math, a 60$ game now, would have cost 40$ then.

stinkmeaner92 · 6 days

$90 for Nba Jam? Worth it.

Taysty · 6 days

I would still pay $90 if it was the only way I could play NBA Jam. Loved that game.

rubben94 · 6 days

NBA Jams is understandable

Dudewitbow · 6 days

that's why i bought my games off the flea market. Mexicans know how to price great games.(lived in a mexican dense area at the time)

retardedsushi · 6 days

With clothes like that you KNOW that kid's parents have money

domdunc · 6 days

I remember when Turok came out for N64 it was £70. Definitely the most I have ever spent on a game.

*£102 in today's money, almost enough to buy a whole console

effervescence · 6 days

$45 for Game Boy games? Pray Square-Enix never sees this. I might never be able to afford a decent new 3DS game again.

Charlie_Odell · 6 days

i vaguely remember games being that expensive. I remember that donkey kong 64 was 80$ though. that was a great game.

megatom0 · 6 days

And people complain about DLC today...

maxout2142 · 6 days

Haha we have things like steam sales these days and people still bitch about game prices, like we "have to pirate" because of injustice, or your own bad excuses :D

Pinkfoodstamp · 6 days

Looks like someone had circled their christmas wishlist, this is how I use to submit mine to my parents, then I just hope they didn't accidentally get me Final Fantasy Mystic Quest.

krispwnsu · 6 days

Fuck! And the value of the dollar has dropped a lot since then. I wonder what the equivalent price would be today.

danosaurus_ · 6 days

i distinctly remember games being like 40 bucks

LeMadnessofKingHippo · 6 days

Except for Shaq Fu...you could hardly give that one away.

Asilidae000 · 6 days

But you forget, compared to some of the "huge" games that should have hours and hours of play on DVD. there were only like 16MB games that lasted forever. I still play my SNES hardcore, its all in terms of quality sir even if they were expensive. I assume now due to the difference in year each game would be worth $200 new? lulz?

ThR34Tx · 6 days

By the time the conversion of dollar/mexican peso were around 3.50/4.50 ... I would had say: "NOT BAD".

Missionary · 6 days

I grew up in the 80s in NYC. I remember Super Mario 2 and 3 both selling for $90-$95 for the NES where I live. Master System games were cheaper, the most expensive would be close to $75.

AYO_jun · 6 days

SHAQ FU WAS THE SHIT!!

Blazingwand · 6 days

THERE WAS A STARGATE GAME!?! How was it?

Duncanconstruction · 6 days

Oh my god Shaq Fu. Loved that game.

Morphyism · 6 days

No way, games were never that high.

IhateKatie · 6 days

I fucking love bust- a- move.

cantbsrs · 6 days

NBA Jam. ON FIREEEEEEEEEEE

MPGrdnr · 6 days

shit, even I would buy Shaq Fu

ericmm76 · 6 days

I'm pretty sure I bought Final Fantasy III for $85.

And it was glorious.

Glorious.

kickson · 6 days

Honestly games prices havn't changed since I was a kid. (26 now) SNES games cost about $50 back in the 90's and a Wii game still costs about $50.

skrillabobcat · 6 days

yeah before the economy crashed. haha, NBA JAM was totally worth it. still play today!

jonbrown2 · 6 days

Where is this from? Those can't be american dollars, can they!?

redsoxfan8227 · 6 days

I remember 60 was highest I ever saw or at least remember. Still charging that shit too. They need to come down to 40 at least

sgt_P · 6 days

SHAQ FU

dudSpudson · 6 days

I remember buying Super Mario 64 for like 80 bucks when I was a kid

Beerman3000 · 6 days

NBA Jam... Best sports game still to this day

allhailxenu · 6 days

Are the ones that are circled the ones you wanted your parents to get you? I did that shit all the time!

tdmoney · 6 days

Most snes games were $30-50 unless you bought them right when they first came out. Then they could vary anywhere from $50-80. I do recall paying about $70 for Street Fighter 2 at launch. Final Fantasy II was $75.

There were pretty big differences between the retailers back then. Toys R Us and Kay bee would be a good $10 more expensive than Walmart.

Games at $80+ is believable if it was a launch title at one of the premium retailers. Walmart would easily beat that price by $15.

justalittledude · 6 days

I vividly remember Street Fighter 2 Turbo being $75.

Atomik23 · 6 days

Were they really that much?

thecreator1337 · 6 days

69.99 Giggity

Hyperboloidof2sheets · 6 days

My dad got me NFL quarterback club for Christmas one year... I think I need to go call him and thank him. I played that game to death.

AliasUndercover · 6 days

They might have been expensive for a couple of weeks, but after that the price always went down to $30-40, unlike now where a 3 year old game still costs $70 with $100 worth of DLC. Plus I do not remember ever seeing $90 games.

batquux · 6 days

SNES game... that's a hundred dollar bill right there.

Endlssmmr85 · 6 days

Can we just stop and realiz that Shaq-Fu is the cheapest game on there and easily the most superior.

toadwarrior · 6 days

This was just posted like last week and last they didn't point out it was Canadian prices either. A country who, at the time, had currency that was worth a lot less than the dollar and higher tax.

trampus1 · 6 days

I remember buying Raw for $95 with my christmas money one year. It's one of 2 games I bought with my own money, the other was some shitty Ren & Stimpy platformer.

shm00ps · 6 days

replayability, or however you spelled that word...

mattatmac · 6 days

I think what people are missing here is that even if the price was/is higher than our current generation of games, these cartridges actually had memory and other expensive components as opposed to the current DVD standard that is DIRT CHEAP to reproduce, there's no memory it's all just binary etched into a disc. The only reason we still pay $60 for current generation games is because we always have, this is ridiculous when you consider that most people purchase titles online with their own bandwidth and store the information on a hard drive that they purchased.

brandonw00 · 6 days

I remember my mom paid $80 for Donkey Kong 64. Now I sometimes won't buy a game on sale on Steam for $7

fknrat · 6 days

that piece of shit WWF Raw game was almost $100?!

spellbunny · 6 days

I distincly remember paying $70 for super mario all stars from Toys R us with my own money and it wasn't brand new.

Turbis · 6 days

SNES games weren't expensive, current gen games are cheap.

phil325 · 6 days

Shaq-fu was the most overpriced one on here

chiefsfan71308 · 6 days

I never got to get the popular games, I got whatever weird games were ten dollars

danintexas · 6 days

Look at the old school Atari 2600 games. Why I find the whole - games are to expensive thing annoying. They have never been cheaper - like ever.

amishzombie · 6 days

What the fuck is wrong with Mario's mouth?!

SuperBicycleTony · 6 days

And now each and every one of those games is a Rom that you'll mess with for 15 minutes and forget about forever.

Phritz777 · 6 days

Shaq-fu: Worth every penny

stevecobb · 6 days

I think I actually own that magazine... too lazy and tired to dig it out...

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