Old Heads....How were y'all affording shyt back in the day?? These prices are disgusting

[ItWasWritten]

80.00 for Sonic???

100.00 for Toe jam and Earl

32 inch for 900???

50 inch for 1800 ???

Everybody damn near had AOL and this weak ass computer combo...2400?????

That trash 11 inch display computer for 2500???


I know money was worth more back then but cot damn....

 

[Mr. Manhattan]

I remember paying 80.00 for Mario 64
but it was the GOAT game at the time

 

[SteelCitySoldier]

When I was younger you didn't get every game, shyt was a strategy. You found out what the homies werw going to get and you got other shyt so you could trade off. We also had Blockbuster and other places to rent games from so you didn't need everything.

Today you only really have Redbox to rent from (gamefly for those who fukk wit it) but they (Redbox) only carry AAA titles. Also you have online play now so you HAVE to have every game. Gaming back in the day was a lot different than today.

 

[Thatrogueassdiaz]

mom dukes laced me. Used her credit cards and put herself in huge debt every christmas just so me and my brother were happy come Xmas day

 

[Thatrogueassdiaz]

I remember paying 80.00 for Mario 64
but it was the GOAT game at the time

How old are you? I turn 31 in March. That means I was about 12 when Super Mario 64 dropped in 96 Judging from your pic you can't be any older than 32, IF that (I'm guessing 29). So how did YOU pay 80 bucks for it?

 

[Kamikaze Revy]

I used to flip pokemon cards for cash. No lie. I had no interest in them but a lot of people in my school were crazy into it and would pay top dollar for cards I was just boosting from Walmart anyway. Before that most of my gaming was from borrowing from friends or rentals at blockbuster.

 

[hex]

Most people back then didn't have big ass TVs, or even a single computer. And they sure as hell didn't have every game. You copped games you were really interested in, for everything else there was Blockbuster.

Fred.

 

[Mr. Manhattan]

How old are you? I turn 31 in March. That means I was about 12 when Super Mario 64 dropped in 96 Judging from your pic you can't be any older than 32, IF that (I'm guessing 29). So how did YOU pay 80 bucks for it?

I'm 27, I saved up my weekly allowances

 

[Prince Akeem]

Parents. Older brothers.

Until the PS2 generation.

 

[be back in a bit]

Blockbusters, borrowing off friends or just playing the game at friends houses.

 

[diggy]

I used to cop tons of games from used places or trade with friends but the pricing came down considerably from that price point to around market now.

 

[ItWasWritten]

Most people back then didn't have big ass TVs, or even a single computer. And they sure as hell didn't have every game. You copped games you were really interested in, for everything else there was Blockbuster.

Fred.

were 32 inch tvs consisdered to be a big tv???

 

[Orbital-Fetus]

the only game systems i had were the Atari 2600 and the NES with a handful of games.
i also had a Radioshack PC like this:

it had no operating system, just Floppy Disks.

 

[hex]

were 32 inch tvs consisdered to be a big tv???

That was about average. But most people didn't have 50 inch.

As far as computers, unless you were a major nerd there was no reason for the average person to own one in the early/mid 90's. There was no internet to speak of, so unless you used it for work or gaming (which again, was virtually unheard of back then) you'd have no use for one.

That's before even taking into account the price.

Fred.

 

[Thatrogueassdiaz]

I'm 27, I saved up my weekly allowances

So, hmm..3rd grade? Wait, no...second grade?! You saved up your second grade allowance to buy an $80 game in 96?