Lmao the original price sticker on the box for insult to injury.
5 years ago this would have been like $30. The jump in price has been insane.
Fuck playing this on original hardware then I guess. Even if I was rich I couldn't justify spending that much on a hunk of plastic. Thank god for emulation.
It just kind of sucks because retro gaming on original hardware used to be something even poor people could do. It used to be if you couldn't afford the new stuff, you'd buy the old stuff. Seems like during COVID people realized they could charge more for nostalgia and then capitalism went brrrrr
People have always known you can charge more for nostalgia. What happened is that everyone who played those games as a kid is now in their prime earning years and has disposable cash to spend outbidding each other for collector’s items. It’s that generation’s version of baseball cards or comic books or vinyl records.
I’m really grateful for emulation for that reason. Retro gaming can still be enjoyed by anyone regardless of whether or not they happen to own a specific hunk of plastic. The nostalgia market can have the plastic bits, I just want to be able to enjoy the games.