Phantasy Star 4 situation is crazy

[Wariat]

I just found out Phantasy Star 4 cost like a hundred bucks on release. Imagine this guys. Any of you owned it or bought it new back then?

https://www.reddit.com/r/gaming/comments/126ossn/til_when_phantasy_star_iv_released_for_the_sega/

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Imagine being the kid whose parents bought it back then in school the bragging rights...

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I was born in 1984 and came to California in like 93 or so when I was 9 and got deported like seven years ago back to Poland. but I dont dont remember a game costing 100 bucks. I only got into console gaming and not just arcades tho around 96. I do remember getting doom 64 for like 70 bucks.

 

[Waffles's iconWaffles]

I think Duke Nukem Forever cost $100 on release, but most games were always hovering around the $50 mark even back then -- hell, I think Earthbound cost just as much upon release.

Weird, but certainly not unheard-of.

 

[DEH]

Somehow everything is getting more and more expensive

 

[Strategist's icon Strategist Strategist]

Final Fantasy VI cost me 79.99 and Chrono Trigger cost 89.99 from Toys R Us in 1995. The only way I convinced my parents to get me those is by getting good grades and staying out of trouble, lol. But with those prices I was only getting one game a year. I had to make due with borrowing games from friends and rentals.

It looks like Final Fantasy VI was even more expensive at launch! (99.99):

 

[Anim8rDude Anim8rDude]

Final Fantasy VI cost me 79.99 and Chrono Trigger cost 89.99 from Toys R Us in 1995. The only way I convinced my parents to get me those is by getting good grades and staying out of trouble, lol. But with those prices I was only getting one game a year. I had to make due with borrowing games from friends and rentals.

It looks like Final Fantasy VI was even more expensive at launch! (99.99):

Holy cow, talk about individual pricing! I now understand why blockbuster was such a huge thing. You're paying an arm & a leg for this stuff, you better god darn know what you're getting.
Like, I'd really like to know the reasoning on 90$ for NBA Jam, Acclaim trying to swindle you with that one.

 

[Stookymalarkey]

Final Fantasy VI cost me 79.99 and Chrono Trigger cost 89.99 from Toys R Us in 1995. The only way I convinced my parents to get me those is by getting good grades and staying out of trouble, lol. But with those prices I was only getting one game a year. I had to make due with borrowing games from friends and rentals.

It looks like Final Fantasy VI was even more expensive at launch! (99.99):

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Is this an American or Canadian flyer? Even back then, the Canadian price was always higher to compensate for the weaker dollar value.

 

[Strategist's icon Strategist Strategist]

The thing young people don't realize is how much CD-Roms lowered the prices of games. SNES cartridges with extra ROM memory were more expensive than usual. Most JRPGs required larger ROM chips to fit all of the graphics and text. Once CD-Roms came around, the prices lowered to 50-60 on the top end, but you could get greatest hits releases for 19.99-24.99. The PS1 era was great. Which is why the N64 was a huge mistake for Nintendo. N64 games were still priced at 70+ on the high end while PS1 games were much cheaper.

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Is this an American or Canadian flyer? Even back then, the Canadian price was always higher to compensate for the weaker dollar value.

Ah that might be it, it could be Canadian prices. That would explain why the prices seem to be off by about 10 dollars.

 

[secreto7]

I just found out Phantasy Star 4 cost like a hundred bucks on release. Imagine this guys. Any of you owned it or bought it new back then?

https://www.reddit.com/r/gaming/comments/126ossn/til_when_phantasy_star_iv_released_for_the_sega/

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Imagine being the kid whose parents bought it back then in school the bragging rights...

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I was born in 1984 and came to California in like 93 or so when I was 9 and got deported like seven years ago back to Poland. but I dont dont remember a game costing 100 bucks. I only got into console gaming and not just arcades tho around 96. I do remember getting doom 64 for like 70 bucks.

At least such a great game was worth it, I imagine.

@Strategist
And bootlegs reduced the prices even more.

 

[prnzoDraGoonZweiOrta]

me mvm paid $80 or 90 for Phantasy Star for the SMS. paid less than that I think for Phantasy Star II but don't remember. rented Phantasy Star III... was intriguing n I loved how the Moos wait a sec, then pounce to the screen - almost made me n my friend JUMP the 1st time encountering them lol. never bought it though....

Phantasy Star IV was one of my most amazing vidgame experiences ever but don't remember at aLL wut it cost. I only remember the price of OG PS cuz I fought entitled tooth n bratty naiL in the Depford maLL persuading meh mom to buy it xD

 

[Wariat]

would you guys say phantasy 4 or final antsy 6 was or would be in your world more worth such a price?