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A look at the Canadian Toys-R-Us Christmas catalogue for 1995
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djplaeskool
Member
Zoop was awesome.
QisTopTier
XisBannedTier
This is one of the reasons ps1 destroyed everyone
I hope you're talking about beating the games and not your parents.
...I got that game for Christmas. Easily the worst gift ever received lol
Zombie James
Banned
Low dollar + ROM chips = That mess.
I really, really miss variable pricing, though.
I really, really miss variable pricing, though.
The thought made me laugh as it's pretty absurd. But can see why someone would respond as such due to my wording.
PeterBazooka
Member
Yes they did. I got Zelda: ALTTP there.
Part of the blame might have been the chip shortage at the time.
I think we need to form the GAF support group.
They definitely had older games in a big pile in a display or whatever. I don't remember buying any new games from there but who knows.
JordanN
Banned
Enter the Dragon Punch
Banned
The CAD was roughly 73 cents US.
Confusion Illusion
Banned
Yes, they did. That's where my mother got me Sonic and Knuckles.
mrmickfran
Member
LOL at the Game Gear costing more than the Genesis.
Haha we might have to. It's seriously the only game that makes me shudder. First and probably only game I truly hated.
STI game, overhead perspective, you play as a blob of ooze.
It's no Kid Chameleon, I can tell you that.
Bubba_Sparks
Member
If you adjust for inflation that would be roughly $140 CAD today.
EDIT: The Saturn would be roughly $733 CAD today! :0
AstroNut325
Member
Gaming is cheaper now than it's ever been!
Prices don't seem much different than current Canadian game prices
And now we have DLC to add to it.
Confusion Illusion
Banned
Prices don't seem much different than current Canadian game prices
It was nice being on par or close to US prices while it lasted
chaobreaker
Member
These Canadian prices was why I lived and died by Blockbusters. 90% of my game catalogue as a kid were from rentals from there from the SNES all the way to early era Wii. Fortunately was old enough to buy used when they closed down. RIP in piece.
Tal Shiar Agent
Member
Is there a database of scans of these kind of catalogues from the US in the '90s and early 2000s?
Prices don't seem much different than current Canadian game prices
Yeah but you have to remember, cartridge games rarely went down in price, and even when they did, the price cuts weren't as steep. Nowadays every game is slashed to half price within a few months.
Same as now, USD/CAD = 1,35
Source: http://fxtop.com/en/historical-exch...M1=05&DD1=01&YYYY2=2016&MM2=05&DD2=01&LANG=en
Considering inflation, it was way more expensive than now.
Crazymoogle
Member
Dat Illusion of Gaia boxart.
And wow, Kirby is not angry.
And wow, Kirby is not angry.
Giving me some extreme nostalgia looking at the old Secret of Evermore, Doom, Mortal Kombat 3 and DKC2 box arts.
But seriously, I wasted an opportunity to get a game and I asked my mom to get me Batman Forever. I remember a friend and I were completely mystified by the game, and not in a good way.
But seriously, I wasted an opportunity to get a game and I asked my mom to get me Batman Forever. I remember a friend and I were completely mystified by the game, and not in a good way.