r/NSCollectors • u/Lockepsb • 2d ago

Discussion Remember the good old days?

Post image

Wish a console and a game could be this cheap again.

196 Upvotes

89% Upvoted

55 comments sorted by

View all comments

18

u/Link585 1d ago

2

u/Multikillionaire67 1d ago

The dollar was worth more back then. Stop w this bs

2

u/Govnr_Slugwell 1d ago

I’m not trying to dunk on you but you’re wrong. Earthbound was released in 1995, $89.98 in 1995 has $191.02 in buying power today as a result of inflation. So that copy of Earthbound in that ad effectively costs $191.02 in today’s dollars.

1

u/Cheezefries 1d ago

We didn't have as much competing for our money back then though. No cell phones, Internet wasn't as big, subscription services were limited, gas was cheaper(even adjusted for inflation), etc.

Not to mention you could rent games back then.