Cheap gaming

cheets · 25-06-2009, 10:28

/me thinks not

http://web.archive.org/web/200008160...m/shop/perfect

Cant believe I use to save my pocket money for £50+ games

Dunketh · 25-06-2009, 10:43

Quote:

Originally Posted by cheets

/me thinks not

http://web.archive.org/web/200008160...m/shop/perfect

Cant believe I use to save my pocket money for £50+ games

Looking around at Modern Warfare 2 preorders, things are going back up to £50+

divine · 25-06-2009, 10:50

The only game on that page over £50 is Perfect with Expansion - on its own the game is £45 and all the other prices are your standard £30-£40 affair.

Doesn't seem an awful lot different to now really, most stuff is £30-£40 apart from stuff like Guitar Hero which requires some sort of addon.

Not seeing your point really...

cheets · 25-06-2009, 11:09

But you needed the expansion pack to play Perfect Dark just a bit of nostalgia you boring sod.

divine · 25-06-2009, 11:16

Yeah, exactly the same as today with games that require addons and cost more than regular games

The game that sticks in my mind was Turok for the N64, that was something like £70 on release wasn't it?

cheets · 25-06-2009, 11:55

Not sure, I had to wait a few years to get a N64, my mates older brother use to import SNES and N64 as soon as they came out in Japan, he had everything most of cost him a fortune.

I ended up getting a 2nd hand N64 for £50

NokkonWud · 25-06-2009, 11:59

Street Fighter 2 Turbo was £70. As was Turok. Zelda 64 was £60, as was Mario 64.
Gaming was expensive, much more so than now divine.

I remember not being able to sleep the night before Perfect Dark arrived, so I was up at 4am, walked to the shop at 6am, went around talking to my mate on his milk round and got back home for 8am. It didn't arrive til a day later

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divine · 25-06-2009, 12:19

I wouldn't have said gaming in the N64/PS1 era etc. was much more expensive if at all.

I don't see how it was 'much more expensive' than it is now? Games were generally £40 on release as you can see if you browse that gameplay link, would drop fairly soon and there was a peppering of more costly ones just the same as now.

Streeteh · 25-06-2009, 12:52

I think most of the problem was down to the fact that there was far less competition back then so you were forced to pay those sorts of prices. Gameplay/GAME etc still charge what i'd consider rather inflated prices whereas retailers like ShopTo and Play are typically where i buy my games now. 90% of the time a preorder for a game will be less than £35 on ShopTo, whereas when i was a nipper i'd buy all my games in store at the inflated prices of £40-60, the games are still those sorts of prices in store, it's just that i imagine very few of us here would actually shop in store these days.

Dunketh · 25-06-2009, 12:57

On the subject of cheap games, http://www.gamesbasement.co.uk/ are fantastic.

And a plug for a site I help out on - http://www.frugalgaming.co.uk/ - Updated constantly with cheap gaming goodness

25-06-2009, 10:28	#1
cheets Long Island Iced Tea Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 442	Cheap gaming /me thinks not http://web.archive.org/web/200008160...m/shop/perfect Cant believe I use to save my pocket money for £50+ games

25-06-2009, 10:50	#3
divine Moonshine Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Southampton Posts: 3,201	The only game on that page over £50 is Perfect with Expansion - on its own the game is £45 and all the other prices are your standard £30-£40 affair. Doesn't seem an awful lot different to now really, most stuff is £30-£40 apart from stuff like Guitar Hero which requires some sort of addon. Not seeing your point really... __________________

25-06-2009, 11:16	#5
divine Moonshine Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Southampton Posts: 3,201	Yeah, exactly the same as today with games that require addons and cost more than regular games The game that sticks in my mind was Turok for the N64, that was something like £70 on release wasn't it? __________________

25-06-2009, 11:59	#7
NokkonWud BD Recruitment Officer Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Smogville Posts: 3,880	Street Fighter 2 Turbo was £70. As was Turok. Zelda 64 was £60, as was Mario 64. Gaming was expensive, much more so than now divine. I remember not being able to sleep the night before Perfect Dark arrived, so I was up at 4am, walked to the shop at 6am, went around talking to my mate on his milk round and got back home for 8am. It didn't arrive til a day later . __________________

25-06-2009, 12:19	#8
divine Moonshine Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Southampton Posts: 3,201	I wouldn't have said gaming in the N64/PS1 era etc. was much more expensive if at all. I don't see how it was 'much more expensive' than it is now? Games were generally £40 on release as you can see if you browse that gameplay link, would drop fairly soon and there was a peppering of more costly ones just the same as now. __________________

25-06-2009, 11:09	#4
cheets Long Island Iced Tea Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 442	But you needed the expansion pack to play Perfect Dark just a bit of nostalgia you boring sod.

25-06-2009, 11:55	#6
cheets Long Island Iced Tea Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 442	Not sure, I had to wait a few years to get a N64, my mates older brother use to import SNES and N64 as soon as they came out in Japan, he had everything most of cost him a fortune. I ended up getting a 2nd hand N64 for £50

25-06-2009, 12:52	#9
Streeteh Vodka Martini Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Kingston Posts: 862	I think most of the problem was down to the fact that there was far less competition back then so you were forced to pay those sorts of prices. Gameplay/GAME etc still charge what i'd consider rather inflated prices whereas retailers like ShopTo and Play are typically where i buy my games now. 90% of the time a preorder for a game will be less than £35 on ShopTo, whereas when i was a nipper i'd buy all my games in store at the inflated prices of £40-60, the games are still those sorts of prices in store, it's just that i imagine very few of us here would actually shop in store these days. __________________ PSN & Live! ID: Streeteh

25-06-2009, 12:57	#10
Dunketh Long Island Iced Tea Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 178	On the subject of cheap games, http://www.gamesbasement.co.uk/ are fantastic. And a plug for a site I help out on - http://www.frugalgaming.co.uk/ - Updated constantly with cheap gaming goodness

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