[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 - $69.99mg:

 

[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.

:eLOLi: 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 - $69.99mg:

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.

 

[Bmore]

I still have my gamegear... works perfectly... equipped with Aladdin, MK 1 and Xmen.

 

[riley420]

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.

The games were cheaper because they made you go out and buy a seperate unit for save games. You could buy Soviet Strike (awesome game, btw) for $48 and never save. You had to spend $25 on a 112K (kilobyte, lol) memory card....which would fill up after saving 3 or 4 different games.

Sony had/has a racket going with the memory card market.

 

[JayDizzle]

I love that the N64 had SMB 64 and Pilot Wings 64 and people still paid that price to buy the system because was the new thing...

Sounds familiar.

Also, Tamagotchi.

The less said, the better.

 

[leaffan]

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

Shit was so expensive that time for us canucks.

I remember my buddy buying goldeneye for like $140 when it first came out. Shit was out of hand back then.

 

[JBregz]

The games were cheaper because they made you go out and buy a seperate unit for save games. You could buy Soviet Strike (awesome game, btw) for $48 and never save. You had to spend $25 on a 112K (kilobyte, lol) memory card....which would fill up after saving 3 or 4 different games.

Sony had/has a racket going with the memory card market.

Problem solved

I remember having this and shitting bricks at the space.