FF7 was the first disc based Final Fantasy; it wasn't on a cart.

Quote: Original post by zer0wolf
FF7 was the first disc based Final Fantasy; it wasn't on a cart.

I know. I meant if a first class game like Final Fantasy 7 is so much cheaper than the cartridge games, then the cartridge games must be significantly more expensive to make.

yea it was shocking to see it especially when the N64 games around it were $80, the PS1 blowing away the N64 came as no surprise just based on that

As other people have stated, prices have dropped significantly. Even computer games in the early 1980's had prices ranging from $20-$40. If you adjust that for inflation, you're talking $40-$80 today.

Here is an article talking about piracy from 1984, so obviously it's not a new issue.

An advertisement for Pro Golf on the C64. Price: $35 in May 1984.

I could go on, but you should get a general idea. And unlike console games, these are on floppy discs, so they didn't have license fees, cartridge fees, etc.

Then you have expensive console games such as Phantasy Star 4, Chrono Trigger, etc.

Some more prices can be found in the revies of Apple Games.

http://www.atarimagazines.com/cva/v1n2/apple2games.php
http://www.atarimagazines.com/cva/v1n2/ataripcgames.php
http://www.atarimagazines.com/cva/v1n2/colorcomputergames.php

Prices varied, but overall, todays games are much cheaper.

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Quote: Original post by Halifax2
Really...Game Boy Games were $30? I didn't know that, since I didn't have the funds to get a game boy at the time. All I know is that PS1 games cost around $15-25, and Dreamcast games cost about $15-$30. Those were the days, honestly.

Typical PS1 and Dreamcast games were never that cheap brand new. They were priced at $49.99, with the occasional, less popular, games at $39.99. NES games were around $30-$40 new and SNES games were around $50 or more. I remember when I saw Chrono Trigger at Target or Best Buy, and it was $80! N64 games were also typically in the $60-$80 range as well, depending on the game.

The only things cheaper back in the day were the systems and their accessories. Some people bitch about the price of games today when they really shouldn't. They're cheap compared to the past. Adjusted for inflation, games were much more expensive 10 to 20 years ago than they are today. Can you imagine spending the equivalent of $80+ on an NES game?


Edit - Adjusted my NES/SNES numbers a bit.

Well I bought the games from Wal-Mart, and I specifically remember paying those amounts. That's why I thought PS2 games were so expensive when they came out. I even have some PS1 games lying around with the price tags still on them.

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Quote: Original post by Mastadon

Quote: Original post by Halifax2
Really...Game Boy Games were $30? I didn't know that, since I didn't have the funds to get a game boy at the time. All I know is that PS1 games cost around $15-25, and Dreamcast games cost about $15-$30. Those were the days, honestly.

Typical PS1 and Dreamcast games were never that cheap brand new. They were priced at $49.99, with the occasional, less popular, games at $39.99. NES games were around $30-$40 new and SNES games were around $50 or more. I remember when I saw Chrono Trigger at Target or Best Buy, and it was $80! N64 games were also typically in the $60-$80 range as well, depending on the game.

The only things cheaper back in the day were the systems and their accessories. Some people bitch about the price of games today when they really shouldn't. They're cheap compared to the past. Adjusted for inflation, games were much more expensive 10 to 20 years ago than they are today. Can you imagine spending the equivalent of $80+ on an NES game?


Edit - Adjusted my NES/SNES numbers a bit.

Well I bought the games from Wal-Mart, and I specifically remember paying those amounts. That's why I thought PS2 games were so expensive when they came out. I even have some PS1 games lying around with the price tags still on them.

Maybe they were in the $40 range, although I do remember some costing $50. Were you buying these games when they first came out? 10+ years ago is a long time ago, so it's possible I'm wrong. :)

I distinctly remember my uncle counting out the cost of my cousin's NES games:
50, 100, 150, 200, 250...
That's why we only had Mario/Duck Hunt :( :( :(

Quote: Original post by Rixter
I distinctly remember my uncle counting out the cost of my cousin's NES games:
50, 100, 150, 200, 250...
That's why we only had Mario/Duck Hunt :( :( :(

Hehe. That's why if we ever got an allowance, we'd walk down to the video store and rent Kung Fu or something. [smile] That is an if however...

I think I remember paying somewhere around $86 for Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire for N64 when it came out. That was insanely expensive back then. Most of the more popular games (I think there were 6 - Mario 64, MarioCart 64... a few others I can't remember) that were cheaper at $49.

Quote: Original post by Moe
I think I remember paying somewhere around $86 for Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire for N64 when it came out. That was insanely expensive back then. Most of the more popular games (I think there were 6 - Mario 64, MarioCart 64... a few others I can't remember) that were cheaper at $49.

I couldn't remember why my parents didn't get me an N64 when it came out (I was, what, in the fourth grade?). Now I actually know. :P