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minus-square Kichae ( @Kichae@kbin.social ) linkfedilink25•1 year agoNow do 1985. Never mind, I’ll do it myself: NES games were $50, which today is about $185.
minus-square NuPNuA ( @NuPNuA@lemm.ee ) linkfedilink10•1 year agoThat’s only because people in the US and Asia overpaid for their games. We weren’t paying that for microcomputer games in Europe.
minus-square blindsight ( @blindsight@beehaw.org ) linkfedilink1•1 year agoThat puts collecting into context. Buying almost any game new and holding onto them for decades would be a huge loss, net inflation. Even most “valuable” games would sell at a loss.
Now do 1985.
Never mind, I’ll do it myself: NES games were $50, which today is about $185.
That’s only because people in the US and Asia overpaid for their games. We weren’t paying that for microcomputer games in Europe.
That puts collecting into context.
Buying almost any game new and holding onto them for decades would be a huge loss, net inflation. Even most “valuable” games would sell at a loss.