@TiMMay333 games were not $87.98 in the US in the 90s. Maybe for you it was since, I don’t know, you’re from Canada? So if someone outside of Canada sees that ad, and they don’t know better, they may think “wow games were super expensive back then”
@TiMMay333 so I’m just saying it may be beneficial to note that those prices are CAD from the 90’s. There are a lot of localities represented, and leaving out where the ad is from can be interpreted several different ways. The point that games were expensive (and still are) is…not surprising?
@AndrosEGD yeah I’m not saying they were cheap, but to show an advert and making the assumption that’s in USD isn’t correct. I’ve always remembered $50-$60 +tax for new games going back to the mid-late 80s
I was probably 6 or 7 when I bought this from a Pamida with my Christmas money. It was the first game I ever bought and I based my decision off the box art
@DennyCrane that guy in the 3rd picture is Luka Dončić and he doesn’t look much better in real life, although I suppose that doesn’t matter when you’re as good as he is
Bought this game based on accolades and everyone losing their minds over it. Missed it on GameCube so maybe that’s part of it, but it was legitimately one of the worst games I’ve played in a while. I would say definition of over-hyped in my humble opinion
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Re: Switch 2 Gets Its Flowers At The Japan Game Awards 2025
@TiMMay333 games were not $87.98 in the US in the 90s. Maybe for you it was since, I don’t know, you’re from Canada? So if someone outside of Canada sees that ad, and they don’t know better, they may think “wow games were super expensive back then”
Re: Switch 2 Gets Its Flowers At The Japan Game Awards 2025
@TiMMay333 so I’m just saying it may be beneficial to note that those prices are CAD from the 90’s. There are a lot of localities represented, and leaving out where the ad is from can be interpreted several different ways. The point that games were expensive (and still are) is…not surprising?
Re: Switch 2 Gets Its Flowers At The Japan Game Awards 2025
@AndrosEGD yeah I’m not saying they were cheap, but to show an advert and making the assumption that’s in USD isn’t correct. I’ve always remembered $50-$60 +tax for new games going back to the mid-late 80s
Re: Switch 2 Gets Its Flowers At The Japan Game Awards 2025
@Bunkerneath that’s Canadian prices
Re: NBA 2K26 Shoots Some Hoops On Switch 2 "This Fall"
Nice to see the Free Throw Merchant made the cover 😒. Is the NBA followed closely at all in the UK?
Re: EA Worker Pay Continues To Dwindle As CEO Picks Up $5 Million Bonus, Thus Creating Amusingly Tall Financial Graph
Y’all keep boycotting, you’re doing great!
Re: Random: GameStop Tries To Make Light Of Switch 2 Staple Fiasco, But Lands In More Trouble
@Ziondood *they’re
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Awesome—looking forward to this one!
Re: Capcom Fighting Collection 2 Launches May 2025 On Nintendo Switch
@Serpenterror hmmmmm? physical is releasing May 16 2025….
Re: Poll: Box Art Brawl: Kid Icarus (NES)
I was probably 6 or 7 when I bought this from a Pamida with my Christmas money. It was the first game I ever bought and I based my decision off the box art
Re: Mini Review: NBA 2K25 (Switch) - Sound The Buzzer And Call For A Sub, This Baller's Washed
@DennyCrane that guy in the 3rd picture is Luka Dončić and he doesn’t look much better in real life, although I suppose that doesn’t matter when you’re as good as he is
Re: Nintendo Reminds Us Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door Is Now 20 Years Old
Bought this game based on accolades and everyone losing their minds over it. Missed it on GameCube so maybe that’s part of it, but it was legitimately one of the worst games I’ve played in a while. I would say definition of over-hyped in my humble opinion
Re: Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door Launch Party Announced (US)
You can enter for a chance to win an unprovoked assault on Rockefeller Plaza immediately following the celebration!
Re: Jim Carrey Returns As Dr. Robotnik In Sonic The Hedgehog 3 Movie
@OstianOwl yes, I’m sure it was just a mind blowing script that brought him back. Definitely not money 🤑
Re: Talking Point: Which Classic Cartoons Deserve The Shredder's Revenge Treatment?
C.O.W Boys of Moo Mesa
Re: Don't Lose Yer Head In This Creepy PS1-Inspired First-Person Horror
“Why’d ya spill yer beans?”
Re: Former Playtester To Receive Settlement Payment From Nintendo Hiring Agency
Unions had a very important and necessary function in North America—unfortunately, it’s not the late 1800s/early 1900s anymore
Re: Random: Nintendo Confirms How To Pronounce Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom
Cap’n Crunch®️ is sweet and golden, with a crunch you’ll love!
Re: Mario + Rabbids Sparks Of Hope Launches On Switch This October
Stoked for this one—looks fantastic!
Re: Check Out This New Track From Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge
Cool, but was vanilla ice busy or something?
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I guess my kids could skip a couple meals
Re: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Cowabunga Collection Pre-Orders Go Live, Box Art Also Revealed
100% adding this gem to the collection—never thought I’d see the day
Re: Random: Nintendo Direct Announcement Sends Smash Bros. Final DLC Fighter Speculation Into Overdrive
Please be Eggplant Wizard