It's a great time to be into Retro Games

[partymembervii]

I'll only consider it a great time to be into retro games when they go back to being $5 USD at the most.

meanwhile in suckersville population: me, having spent wayyy too much money on games in my entire life time. though I must say even if it's still pretty expensive, I got a smash of a deal on path of radiance compared to what it goes for now

 

[Gym Ghingham]

I Can't imagine my life without videogames, especially Retro.

 

[Leviafen]

my birthday is coming up soon, and while my bf and i wanted a switch 2, last week i thought to myself, "man, the dreamcast is such a cool console, im gonna buy one right now," and here we are a week later playing things like rent a hero, mvc2, power stone, crazy taxi, and re3. its the coolest birthday present ive ever gotten myself honestly

 

[Your_Homie_Gale]

I stopped playing modern games the moment the PS5 dropped with nothing to show for it. Just got a better pc to emulate retro games I missed out on during the PS2 era. Honestly the best decision I ever made was modding my PS VITA, Wii, and 3DS to better experience retro gaming.

 

[Pokenami]

Honestly, I'm fine with playing retro games. My backlog is packed to the point where I couldn't even be bother with modern gaming anymore.

God bless for my PC, Steam Deck, and my modded PSP, Vita, 3DS, and Switch 1.

 

[soulsas]

With games and consoles getting more and more expensive*, and now tariffs making the issue worse, it sure is a great time to be into retro games! I really want the Switch 2 and plan on buying it, but I think I'm gonna take a break from modern gaming for a little bit and focus on my incredible backlog of retro games. Looking forward to it!

Anyone else considering doing the same?

*In actuality, we are still currently living in an era where video games are at the cheapest they have ever been, even with the aforementioned price hikes, considering $60 had the value of $125 back when I was a kid. But it still hurts to see prices go up.

Man, I feel you. Even though games are technically cheaper now when you adjust for inflation, it still sucks to see prices climbing—especially with new consoles coming and tariffs making everything worse.
Honestly, taking a break from modern gaming isn’t even really a choice at this point—it’s like the industry lost its damn mind with these prices. So yeah, guess I’m “taking a break” by force and diving into my retro backlog instead. At least those games still have soul—and don’t cost an arm and a leg.