[ALL] Nostalgia Thread - 1996 Toys R Us Holiday Ad

[Handleit_44]

From neogaf...

[jms493]

Whaaa games are too expensive now!!!

I see a lot of $60 and $70 games in that AD from 16 years ago.

Street Fighter 2 Alpha - $69.99

[jms493]

Did anyone actually pay $70 for a video game back then??

[killgod]

i bought NHL 97 or 98 for $92 after tax at Toys R Us.

Shit was so expensive that time for us canucks.

[jms493]

i bought NHL 97 or 98 for $92 after tax at Toys R Us.

Shit was so expensive that time for us canucks.

That shit is cray

[FedEx227]

Whaaa games are too expensive now!!!

I see a lot of $60 and $70 games in that AD from 16 years ago.

Street Fighter 2 Alpha - $69.99

Exactly. People always fucking say that and I like to remind them that CD-based games (Playstation - Playstation 2) dropped the prices tremendously. Now that we're on higher capacity discs were back up to that point but wah wah you're paying $60 for say, Skyrim, a 200-hour game or you're paying $69 for NBA fucking Hang Time.

[FedEx227]

Btw, I totally remember that ad and I totally got Monopoly for Genesis that year because it was finally under $20.

[Senser81]

Exactly. People always fucking say that and I like to remind them that CD-based games (Playstation - Playstation 2) dropped the prices tremendously. Now that we're on higher capacity discs were back up to that point but wah wah you're paying $60 for say, Skyrim, a 200-hour game or you're paying $69 for NBA fucking Hang Time.

I remember when Atari 2600/Activision games were $30. And those games had very little replayability. I'd rather spend $50-$60 on a game that I can immerse myself in, than $30 on a game where after I fly my biplane through a few barns, I've basically finished the game.

[FedEx227]

WWF: In Your House is a steal for $52*after coupons

[jms493]

An these days you dont even have to pay $60. Most games go on sale less that a month after release.

[Swarley]

Who's in for an Andretti Racing '97 league?

[FedEx227]

Me.

Game rules. No legit, it really is an awesome racing game.

[Senser81]

One thing I don't understand about the Super Nintendo ad...you can get something called "Arcade's Greatest Hits" for $39.99....or you can get "Ms. Pac Man" for $39.99! Who would buy Ms. Pac Man?

[FedEx227]

I loved the Beavis and Butthead game but in retrospect it was a pretty poor effort.

[JBregz]

That's why PS1 really succeeded, the prices for games were exceptionally cheaper.

I actually still have my Sega GameGear, found it under my stairs the other day.