▲ 135 ▼ Sometimes you have to wait a long time for a game to drop in price. (thelemmy.club) submitted 4 days ago by sunsofold@lemmy.zip to c/patientgamers@sh.itjust.works 15 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] schwim@piefed.zip 32 points 4 days ago (2 children) The shop must have seen him coming from a mile away. All atari cartridges(including pacman) ranged between $10 and $15. You could buy a new Atari 2600 for $44 in 1984. permalink fedilink source hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Davel23@fedia.io 41 points 4 days ago Sure, post-crash. Those weren't the prices before 1983. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Romkslrqusz@lemmy.zip 6 points 4 days ago (1 child) Adjusted for inflation permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Alexstarfire@lemmy.world 15 points 4 days ago (1 child) They make it sound like the listed prices aren't adjusted for inflation, but that when adjusting those prices for inflation that prices today aren't bad. I'm just saying it's worded ambiguously. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Romkslrqusz@lemmy.zip 12 points 4 days ago* (1 child) That was posted in 2005, when the standard pricing for a AAA console release was $49.99 I remember Battlefield Vietnam and Unreal Tournament 2004 being $39.99 when they first launched on PC. Agree that the phrasing is a bit odd though, “Adjusted for inflation” should have preceded the prices they were listing. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] radix@lemmy.world 9 points 4 days ago Old magazine adverts are a fun way to spend an evening. The original Castle Wolfenstein went for $30 in the second issue of Computer Gaming World from 1982. That would be over $100 in 2026 money. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Davel23@fedia.io 41 points 4 days ago Sure, post-crash. Those weren't the prices before 1983. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Romkslrqusz@lemmy.zip 6 points 4 days ago (1 child) Adjusted for inflation permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Alexstarfire@lemmy.world 15 points 4 days ago (1 child) They make it sound like the listed prices aren't adjusted for inflation, but that when adjusting those prices for inflation that prices today aren't bad. I'm just saying it's worded ambiguously. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Romkslrqusz@lemmy.zip 12 points 4 days ago* (1 child) That was posted in 2005, when the standard pricing for a AAA console release was $49.99 I remember Battlefield Vietnam and Unreal Tournament 2004 being $39.99 when they first launched on PC. Agree that the phrasing is a bit odd though, “Adjusted for inflation” should have preceded the prices they were listing. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] radix@lemmy.world 9 points 4 days ago Old magazine adverts are a fun way to spend an evening. The original Castle Wolfenstein went for $30 in the second issue of Computer Gaming World from 1982. That would be over $100 in 2026 money. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Alexstarfire@lemmy.world 15 points 4 days ago (1 child) They make it sound like the listed prices aren't adjusted for inflation, but that when adjusting those prices for inflation that prices today aren't bad. I'm just saying it's worded ambiguously. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Romkslrqusz@lemmy.zip 12 points 4 days ago* (1 child) That was posted in 2005, when the standard pricing for a AAA console release was $49.99 I remember Battlefield Vietnam and Unreal Tournament 2004 being $39.99 when they first launched on PC. Agree that the phrasing is a bit odd though, “Adjusted for inflation” should have preceded the prices they were listing. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] radix@lemmy.world 9 points 4 days ago Old magazine adverts are a fun way to spend an evening. The original Castle Wolfenstein went for $30 in the second issue of Computer Gaming World from 1982. That would be over $100 in 2026 money. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Romkslrqusz@lemmy.zip 12 points 4 days ago* (1 child) That was posted in 2005, when the standard pricing for a AAA console release was $49.99 I remember Battlefield Vietnam and Unreal Tournament 2004 being $39.99 when they first launched on PC. Agree that the phrasing is a bit odd though, “Adjusted for inflation” should have preceded the prices they were listing. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] radix@lemmy.world 9 points 4 days ago Old magazine adverts are a fun way to spend an evening. The original Castle Wolfenstein went for $30 in the second issue of Computer Gaming World from 1982. That would be over $100 in 2026 money. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] radix@lemmy.world 9 points 4 days ago Old magazine adverts are a fun way to spend an evening. The original Castle Wolfenstein went for $30 in the second issue of Computer Gaming World from 1982. That would be over $100 in 2026 money. permalink fedilink source parent
