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90's Toys R Us Holiday Ad
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LamerDeluxe
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I always see the Atari Lynx as the Vita of the 90's, it had the most advanced hardware compared to the Gameboy and Gamegear.
Baron_Calamity
Member
I bought a red gameboy pocket. I think that Ad made me go out and buy one.
Those were amazing the few times they got put out. They really hyped the hell out of the rumble pak with that tape. I also remember a Diddy Kong Racing tape, and I think there was one for DK64. Great times!
zedreamcast
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Thought I'd look up some of the new ads for toys r us and oh...
Oh...
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Uno Venova
Banned
This is so alien to me without the flyer yelling at me to pre-order for retailer DLC.
Wolfgunblood Garopa
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RPGs were $80. Secret of Mana, Chrono Trigger, Ogre Battle... $79.99.
entremet
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Cartridge versus CD.
I was just telling my friend about how this worked on Saturday. You make me so nostalgic.I miss game slips..
legacyzero
Banned
Yep. Best console ever.
this was me but I was 22- haha (gf bought it for me)
Femmeworth
Banned
Major deja vu. I think I actually looked at this as a child.
I miss game slips..
Man, that brings back memories of going with my father to TRU and picking up Genesis games. Such wonderful memories. I still remember the smells, and bringing the paid slip to the counter where they bring the games was so exciting.
Arthr2ShdsJcksn
Banned
2nd best.
3rd best (NES #1)
The biggest surprise from that ad: $15 for SNES controllers?! I guess they hadn't figured out how to rake their customers across the coals for extra profit from accessories yet.
Baron_Calamity
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I used it for the Wing Commander games. They didn't help much. probably made the game harder but it felt neat.
kunonabi
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probably my favorite games in the franchise. Rungo's ending is pure gold.
Scully Scully Scoo
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Game prices are ridlicious
Low System prices were subsidized back in the day with high game prices.
Now the reverse seems to be happening. Hardware makers seem to be trying to profit on day 1 while software makers are losing their collective asses.
In the last 25 years, they haven't been able to change the perception that games are worth more than $60 so now we get half a game for that price and you need to pony up another $60 if you want the other half (DLC)
Freedom = $1.05
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yeah, i paid +$80 for Ocarina of Time when it came out. When i bought Megaman X for $20 well after MMX2 came out it was like buying a $5 steam game today, it felt so cheap. Mind you, im sure if you take inflation into account those prices look even crazier.
Carts were mad expensive, yo.
Carts were mad expensive, yo.
I vividly remember Toys R Us here in Sweden selling Donkey Kong Country 3 for something like $130. I thought it was ridiculous even back then. Sonic 2 was still going for $60 around that time as well.
I also remember an electronics chain selling Tony Hawk for PS1 around the late 90's or early 00's for close to $100. I always thought non-specialized retailers selling video games mostly preyed on the ignorance of parents to squeeze out some extra bucks.
I also remember an electronics chain selling Tony Hawk for PS1 around the late 90's or early 00's for close to $100. I always thought non-specialized retailers selling video games mostly preyed on the ignorance of parents to squeeze out some extra bucks.
SDCowboy
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It always felt so special back in the 16bit days, getting that slip and taking it to the dude in the back and having him grab one for you.
manzoman96
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Me being a little kid: "I miss cartridges"
Me today buying my own games: "Thank goodness the cartridge days are over."
Seeing the prices between N64 and PlayStation, I knew which one I would've picked.
Me today buying my own games: "Thank goodness the cartridge days are over."
Seeing the prices between N64 and PlayStation, I knew which one I would've picked.
Wolfgunblood Garopa
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The NES was in stores until '94, maybe even '95.
Vinsanity.
Member
$15-20 first-party controllers.
$15-20 first-party controllers.
When they have infrared sensors, touch pads, and quad feedback motors in them...they get expensive.
SDCowboy
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I've said it many times, I can't believe how astronomical the price of controllers has become. $60 for a DS4 is offensive.
Bahaha, nice. In both cases it's the expression on the kid's face that sells it!
Badlucktroll
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The original Mortal Kombat was $80 for SNES.
SDCowboy
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My brother and I had that for our Game Boys. At the time that was super rad.
They have significantly more technology in them these days
Also, Gameboy Games were almost the same price as the HARDWARE. Crazy.
SDCowboy
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More tech is relative to the time though. While there is much more to controllers today, it's also 2014, not 1993.
SparksterMeta0
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This!
spookyfish
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I love my Wii U. It's probably my favorite current system.
That said, this picture always cracks me up!
dantevsninjas
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First I've ever even seen the thing. It's strange even seeing the original psx controller since I replaced it with the analog version that had a button that had a red led when you switched to analog mode. While it's nice that games have gotten cheaper, man do I miss the days when controllers were cheaper than the games themselves.