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Why 1990s SNES Games Were so Damn Expensive

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Kratos:


Notice how a small chunk goes to the devs. 

My bro paid $60 for NES Excite Bike back in the 80s-90s. Good ol times.

TriDefiance:
Think of this.. You paid $60 for a game that has lasted several decades because it had a hard shell that protected the game's motherboard. Now you pay $60 for a flimsy disc that if you drop, spill, or scratch, could ruin the game all together. Back then, quality was still top priority. :)

kraid:
I don't like that they sliced up one of my favorite games. Well... at least only virtual.

Kratos:

--- Quote from: TriDefiance on August 23, 2012, 03:43:24 pm ---Think of this.. You paid $60 for a game that has lasted several decades because it had a hard shell that protected the game's motherboard. Now you pay $60 for a flimsy disc that if you drop, spill, or scratch, could ruin the game all together. Back then, quality was still top priority. :)

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Hmm never thought about that.

VC:
Don't forget, too, that fifteen years' inflation would make $60 then at least $85 today.

I don't think your argument really holds about build quality.  Carts were the way they were because they had to be. They were selling rom chips on PCB's, so they required packaging that would thwart shorts and static-charged fingers from touching pins.  If they could've saved money by reducing protective casing, they would have.

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