What's your most expensive gaming purchase ever? (And was it worth it?)

[Chrkeller]

firebush03 said:

CourageTCD said:

Same. I bought it August, last year, for $640. Still haven't played it, though

It’s crazy how expensive retro physical media has gotten. I still remember purchasing OoT, SM64, MM, Sonic Adventure 1 & 2 (for DC), and a whole DC and N64 console back in late/2017/early-2018 for no more than $40USD each. Haven’y looked at the prices today for these things, but I feel like they aren’t looking too pretty…

Yes, two things jump to mind:

1) Christ, I probably had lord knows how much money in old games that I got pennies for.  I sold Panzer Dragoon back in the 90s for $120...  I had all the SNES FF games, Chrono Trigger.  Had Earthbound.  Shinning Force III, Dragon Force, tons of Dreamcast stuff.

2) Prices (and convenience) is why I went emulation.  To each their own, no judgement, but I am not paying $650 for Earthbound.