Most amount you spent on 1 game.

[Theenternal]

Whats the most amount that you have spent on 1 game?

I spent about 75.00 for Street Fighter 2 snes, at Sears, and got it about 2 weeks before release date. In the summer of 92.

Since then 1998 though, i have only spent above 30.00 on a game three times. Metal Gear Solid (release date), FF Tactics, Dracula X (Saturn).

[cag1000]

that first star wars game that launched with nintendo 64
$90 or $95 cant remeber which

[cag1000]

recently $67 for valkyrie profile

[Pootie Thang]

$84 on NBA HANGTIME for N64. I dunno why the price was so high but I got it at Sears back the in day.

By the way, I'm in the U.S. This isn't no canadian price.

[argyle]

$200 - Steel Battalion. ;)

[Mr Unoriginal]

that first star wars game that launched with nintendo 64
$90 or $95 cant remeber which

Were you living in Canada or something? Didn't all games retail for $50 or $60 back then?

[JimmieMac]

that first star wars game that launched with nintendo 64
$90 or $95 cant remeber which

Were you living in Canada or something? Didn't all games retail for $50 or $60 back then?

No shit, that's like pesos.

[ZForce]

$100 for Phantasy Star 4

[Wshakspear]

that first star wars game that launched with nintendo 64
$90 or $95 cant remeber which

Were you living in Canada or something? Didn't all games retail for $50 or $60 back then?

actually, a LOT of places were very over priced. as previously notted, Sears, was the worst. Kb-Toys (which of course has NEVER marked up items during release...), Sears, JC-Pennys catalog (at the time) and evn various titles at Toys R Us were greatly over priced.

[guyver2077]

$100 ff11.....but just a game alone would have t be old 64 days...79.99 for mk trilogy

[boyward]

$70 for Virtua Fighter 2 (Saturn)
$70 for Virtua Cop (Saturn), but that came with a light gun.

[Squirms]

$69.99 for FF III. I think I also paid close to that for the first Final Fantasy.

[SolinariDotCom]

$200 - Steel Battalion. ;)

[basketkase543]

I don't think I've spent more than $60 for a game. I can't even remember the last time i even went close to full price.

[spongebolton]

$250 for metal slug 3.

[dustyeff]

$70 for Goldeneye on the N64, or $100 for Zelda, if you count the jumper pack you had to buy to play it.

[BULL_Ship]

Whats the most amount that you have spent on 1 game?

I spent about 75.00 for Street Fighter 2 snes, at Sears, and got it about 2 weeks before release date. In the summer of 92.

Since then 1998 though, i have only spent above 30.00 on a game three times. Metal Gear Solid (release date), FF Tactics, Dracula X (Saturn).

Wasn't 75 the list price for street fighter 2. That was the largest game at that time.

[Tricky]

I spent $70 on Super Mario RPG for the Super Nintendo.

[Wshakspear]

Whats the most amount that you have spent on 1 game?

I spent about 75.00 for Street Fighter 2 snes, at Sears, and got it about 2 weeks before release date. In the summer of 92.

Since then 1998 though, i have only spent above 30.00 on a game three times. Metal Gear Solid (release date), FF Tactics, Dracula X (Saturn).

Wasn't 75 the list price for street fighter 2. That was the largest game at that time.

Actually, i beleive it was 60, but most places had it at 70. That would be my most expensive game purchase as well, now that i think about it. Just a bit more than the $60 for DDR new.

[GuilewasNK]

The most I personally spent (that I can recall) is $52.99 plus tax for Marvel vs. Capcom 2 for the Dreamcast.

I think my mom spent $74.99 plus tax to get me SF2 for the SNES.

[WhipSmartBanky]

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[LeviathynX]

$70 for Chrono Trigger the day it came out. Man, I played the fuck out of that game!

[ZForce915]

Never more than $40. Most pricey purchases by me...

Super Puzzle Fighter 2 Turbo $30 (PSX)
Sonic Mega Collection $30 (GCN)
Dragon Warrior III $25 (NES)
Bust a Move 3000 $35 (GCN)

[Alien Spider]

I've never paid more than $50 for any single game.

[robot]

$70 for Street Fighter 2 (why was this so much money)
$120 for Dragon Ball Z 3 for SNES (imported the day it came out...so worth it)

[PsyClerk]

$55 for the first PSX Lunar. Paid the same for second PSX Lunar.

I was fortunate enough to work in a video store where I could order games at reduced prices during the SNES era. Most SNES titles were $40 or less brand new. I remember getting FF 3 for the SNES for $42. Good times.

[CaseyRyback]

75 a piece for Crusin USA and KI Gold

I am sure that those are probably the most I have spent. I got SSFII for 59.99 on sale and Turbo was 63 dollars but I got a birthday discount at a local store (lets just say I used to rent a game like clockwork for about 7 years every friday) which made it like 56 after tax

[Skylander7]

I spent 5 food stamps for Burgertime on Atari 2600

[Diiz]

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[Mr Unoriginal]

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Chances are there are new people on the website now, or people who missed it the first time.

[mario23air]

I paid $275 for Samurai Showdown 2 for the Neo Geo. I got it the day it was released.

[PsyClerk]

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We need topic expiration dates.

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[YoshiFan1]

If you count buying a special controller for the game then it was DDR Extreme for PS2 since I paid $65 for the game and $350 for the Cobalt Flux dance pad.

Otherwise I think it was MK 2 on SNES that was $75.

[CaboWabo]

I spent about $75 on Strider for the Sega Genesis. That game was expensive!
The most expensive console I bought was the Panasonic 3DO. I think it was about $400

[PsyClerk]

If you count buying a special controller for the game then it was DDR Extreme for PS2 since I paid $65 for the game and $350 for the Cobalt Flux dance pad.

You win.

[Theenternal]

My bad guys...sorry :)

At least it wasnt another..

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[Rodimus]

$80 for Suikoden 2 on eBay. hmmmm Deja Vu. Is their another thread similar?

[Grave_Addiction]

Close to $90-100 for Killer Instinct on the SNES. It was about $80, then we paid like $10 to the clerk to give it to us early. 8)

We thought it was cool as hell to finally get it, but now I realize how overpriced games were back then and how stupid we were for paying that much.

Geez, I couldn't even imagine being one of those nitwits to spend the $200 on Neo Geo games, though. I would like to have seen how much profit they were making off each cartridge.

[PsyClerk]

$80 for Suikoden 2 on eBay.

I'm considering doing the same thing.

[Theenternal]

$80 for Suikoden 2 on eBay.

I'm considering doing the same thing.

Ive been looking, about last year the price for this game was around 60-70ish complete, now ive seen several complete in good condition go for 120+ :(.. I bid on one last week that ended at 90, but my max was 85. I have 1 and 3...but would like to play 2 and then use the saved game on 3.

[PsyClerk]

Yes but did you at one time own a perfect copy of Suikoden 1 then trade it in to EB for peanuts? I did, when I was young and stupid.

[cmndrhavok]

Gaiares for Genesis, 69.99.

boy were we all young and foolish. That whopping 8Meg cartridge you know. :\

[darksieg@web.de]

$100 for "vampire cronicles for matching services"
import for dreamcast

$100 final fantasy 11 ps2

$500 "phantasy star online" dreamcast i used to live in europe at the time and they charged you by the minute.

how about you neogeo owners, these games are quite pricey
.

[paean]

Heh.

Twinkle Star Sprites for Neo Geo AES: $450

Bought quite a few other NG games for $300+, back when I was young AND stupid.

[Mr Unoriginal]

Heh.

Twinkle Star Sprites for Neo Geo AES: $450

Bought quite a few other NG games for $300+, back when I was young AND stupid.

There is no way you can be young and stupid and afford a $450 game. It is obvious you are old and VERY stupid.

[FunkSoulBrother]

I think I spent around $70 plus tax for Super Mario RPG (SNES) when it first came out, but it was worth it. I also got the strategy guide a few weeks later from Toys R Us and it's probably the guide that I've used the most in my life. It's been through everything like ripped pages, spilled drinks, and it smells kind of funny too...

[paean]

There is no way you can be young and stupid and afford a $450 game. It is obvious you are old and VERY stupid.

Well, if you consider 25 old, then yes, I was both old and VERY stupid.

Now I am just OLD. :D

[Nogib]

Most I ever spent was $75 for Final Fantasy II on the SNES the day it came out.

...well, I've got Steel Battalion too, but I consider that to be more of a $150 controller + $50 game rather than a $200 game.

[xzafixz]

$70ish for Chrono Trigger, which is now on display on my bookshelf.

[evilmax17]

Shit, games were expensive back in the day eh?

[xzafixz]

Cartridges should be, i mean it is basically like buying a memory card with each game, i personally think charging 70 bucks for them was fair, but now i think that charging 50 bucks for a dvd is insane, and i know they have to pay for devoloping costs, but i still think it is outrageous.

[jarnone138]

I paid $575 for Garou: Mark of the Wolves for Neo Geo. The more rare US version.

And before you call me stupid... I also sold it 6 months later for $650. So I gained $75 AND got to play a great fighter to death for half a year.

I think I was about 22 years old at the time, so still fairly young. And not stupid (at least not for that reason)!

[grayghost81]

All you people are friggin nuts. I thought paying $50 for any game was insane and you guys are coughing up $400+ for one game?? I mean dont get me wrong, Ive paid stupid amounts of money for some stupid things, but not one video game! This thread is very enlightening.

[paean]

All you people are friggin nuts. I thought paying $50 for any game was insane and you guys are coughing up $400+ for one game?? I mean dont get me wrong, Ive paid stupid amounts of money for some stupid things, but not one video game! This thread is very enlightening.

Depends on your point of view really. I don't deny spending that much moolah on games is stupid, after all, this is CAG, not FSG (Frivolous Spending Gamer).

But I don't drink, I don't smoke, I don't have any other habits or hobbies that cost alot of money, so it isn't all that bad. Imagine that, going out to a bar and have a few drinks with friends can easily cost you $50 here in the city (NYC). Probably more if you get the munchies. That's $50 you will never see again. I can still hug my Neo Geo games. Hehe, lame I know. Actually, they have decent resale value (Like Garou Mark of the Wolves above). I should sell mine and make $400 profit on it! ;)

[punqsux]

half of 1 penny on tetris worlds at cc =o)

[CaseyRyback]

people who own Neo games do not deserve to be cracked on. Many of the games can sell for very high and I have to commend anyone who buys legit SNK carts

[CoffeeEdge]

$80 for Robotech: Battlecry on the first day...and then I bought it again for $5. :)

[chosen1s]

How about $200 for Dale Earnhart's Indy 500 Heat? Do arcade games count? I got it one Summer from a convenience store that put a for sale sign on the game.

[Grave_Addiction]

Cartridges should be, i mean it is basically like buying a memory card with each game, i personally think charging 70 bucks for them was fair, but now i think that charging 50 bucks for a dvd is insane, and i know they have to pay for devoloping costs, but i still think it is outrageous.

Well, if you really think about it direct-to-video movies, I bet, cost just as much, if not more, than video games do to make. And the movies are all in the $10-$20 price range. Most of them are making a profit, too. Just look at those Olsen Twins. When was the last time, besides just recently, have they made a movie that wasnt direct-to-video, and they are already millionaires?

Basically what I'm saying is, that if all games were at the DVD-norm price at $15-$20, they would sell a helluva lot more copies than they are right now. But if consumers keep forking over the $50 for each new game, there is no way in hell the video-game industry will ever lower its prices.

And why would they? They are out to make money and if we continue to make them that huge amount of money, they will keep their prices the same.

[punqsux]

Cartridges should be, i mean it is basically like buying a memory card with each game, i personally think charging 70 bucks for them was fair, but now i think that charging 50 bucks for a dvd is insane, and i know they have to pay for devoloping costs, but i still think it is outrageous.

Well, if you really think about it direct-to-video movies, I bet, cost just as much, if not more, than video games do to make. And the movies are all in the $10-$20 price range. Most of them are making a profit, too. Just look at those Olsen Twins. When was the last time, besides just recently, have they made a movie that wasnt direct-to-video, and they are already millionaires?

Basically what I'm saying is, that if all games were at the DVD-norm price at $15-$20, they would sell a helluva lot more copies than they are right now. But if consumers keep forking over the $50 for each new game, there is no way in hell the video-game industry will ever lower its prices.

And why would they? They are out to make money and if we continue to make them that huge amount of money, they will keep their prices the same.

ive had a ps2 for 3 years and have paid full price for 4 games

ffx, war of the monsters, arc the lad, and culdcept

[CaseyRyback]

how did you have a system since near launch and only paid full price for 4 games?

[Grave_Addiction]

Probably because he's been a cheap ass for three years.

[punqsux]

yeah its all about being a cheapass. paying full price is so over rated.

there are a good number of games (id say 10 or 15) that i paid 30 for, but i only bought those 4 at msrp, and only one of those wasnt 40 =oD

[CaseyRyback]

I have proabably bought most of my GCN games at full price but my other systems I am a cheapass on. I just have to have Zelda, Mario, Snake, and Samus on the first day

[punqsux]

i buy all my cube games at crazy low prices!

i got the cube for 40$ in a matrix scam
i got a 251 mem card (mad catz) for 10$
freeloader from gamestop for $2.50
i got animal crossing AND ssbm for $25 on black friday
metroid prime PO at blockbuster for $9
resident evil 0 po at blockbuster for $7
REmake from big dirty for $12
star wars bonus disc for $5
windwaker priced wrong PO at blockbuster for $10
pac man vs. i traded a 1 cent cc xbox combo
skies of arcadia and luigi i got in a trade, which i traded some xbox live cards i got for free, so...free =oD
Zelda collection i got when someone here was nice enough to give me the final code i needed (i then susbscribed to nintendo power for another, but thats gunna stay sealed for a while ^^)
and i got a wave bird at a thrift shop for $5

so a gamecube, 2 controllers, a memory card, region free disc and 11 games totals: ~$125.00

[Grave_Addiction]

So, those matrix scams really work, then? If it really does work, then it's probably not a scam, though.

[punqsux]

umm yes and no, it can work, but its a huge risk

i did it twice and once i got the cube and the other time i lost 50$, but i think it was worth it cuz even if i say ii got the cube fore 90 its a decent deal..

[Theenternal]

But I don't drink, I don't smoke, I don't have any other habits or hobbies that cost alot of money, so it isn't all that bad. Imagine that, going out to a bar and have a few drinks with friends can easily cost you $50 here in the city (NYC). Probably more if you get the munchies. That's $50 you will never see again. I can still hug my Neo Geo games. Hehe, lame I know. Actually, they have decent resale value (Like Garou Mark of the Wolves above). I should sell mine and make $400 profit on it! ;)

I agree, most people I know have some kind of habbit, that takes a toll on their cash. Whether its being lazy, spending cash on clothes, drugs, food, etc.

Like Punq, I rarely pay more than half of retail price for any game. It takes a lot of hype, or something that I really love to buy. If I was out of school and had a better paying job, I would probably drop some cash on some Neo Equipment.

[punqsux]

i may soon be giving in to front mission 4 tho...

[Quackzilla]

$49.99

I have been cheap my whole life.

[Theenternal]

i may soon be giving in to front mission 4 tho... I got the demo yesterday, didn't have time to play it though.



BTW I dropped 50 for Disgaea, because I like SRPGs, and its gotten a lot of praise.... in addition it doesnt seem like its going to drop in price :(

[punqsux]

disgaea is a weird one for me, i bought it brand new for 40...while still a high price, i feel thats a deal for such a good game and prolly wont ever go below 50$

[Tromack]

For strictly a game $75 for Chrono Trigger.
But I did spend ~$130 for Samba De Amigo and 2 sets of Maracas.

[jpdunphy]

$100 for Phantasy Star 4

Firstly, I wanted to reveal my most expensive game was the monumental classic Final Fantasy III (VI), for $73.99, back in the dark ages of the early 90s when game companies could extort the crap out of us and get away with it.

I quoted the PSIV entry above because I wanted to mention how I, somehow, got this game for $29.99, brand new, shortly following its release. The Gods of videogaming must have been smiling on me the evening I happened into my local Wiz (remember those asshats?) and happened to be scanning the racks when I saw it, Phantasy Star IV in all is starriness. And then I saw the big red price tag on it. $29.99. Holy...freaking...crap. I didn't really have even 30 bucks that night but I didn't care, it had to be mine, no matter what. Pimping, whoring, it didn't matter. And I'm glad it is, what a fine game. Worth 100 bucks? Ehhhhhh, the jury's still out on that one.

[Captain J]

im sad to say i have you all beat. i spent $2200 for the nintendo world championships cartridge on ebay. the resale value is still about the same (although one went for only $1200 a few weeks ago) but yes i know ill get the "you are crazy and stupid" posts. wait for it.....they're coming

[punqsux]

im sad to say i have you all beat. i spent $2200 for the nintendo world championships cartridge on ebay. the resale value is still about the same (although one went for only $1200 a few weeks ago) but yes i know ill get the "you are crazy and stupid" posts. wait for it.....they're coming

whats that?

btw i spent 900$ on my car..

[Captain J]

im sad to say i have you all beat. i spent $2200 for the nintendo world championships cartridge on ebay. the resale value is still about the same (although one went for only $1200 a few weeks ago) but yes i know ill get the "you are crazy and stupid" posts. wait for it.....they're coming

whats that?

btw i spent 900$ on my car..

its a nintendo game thats has three games on it smb, rad racer, and tetris. the game is set up tournament style so that you havge 7 minutes to do the following: get 50 coins in smb, then it warps you to rad racer where you have to complete the first lap then it warps you to tetris where you play for your remaining time. then it totals your score for the whole event. what makes it so expensive was that the cartridge was given away at the nintendo world championships in 1990 where they has this same contest (in which i lost as a 12 year old :( ) they gave away 50 grey carts to the winner of each state and 50 gold carts in a nintendo power contest so as you can see they are very rare. i own a grey one but i have seen the gold ones go on ebay for up to $6000!!

[punqsux]

that actully sounds like fun, i know its taboo here but does a rom of such a game exist?

[Captain J]

btw punx i have the rom if you are interested, although i can only get it to work on nester

[Captain J]

we read each others mind!

[Captain J]

pm me with your email address and ill send it!

[Captain J]

all sent!

[Theenternal]

BTW how old were you when you lost to the 12 year old?

[guessed]

BTW how old were you when you lost to the 12 year old?

Lost as a 12 year old, not to a 12 year old (although that is also a possibility).

[Captain J]

yes i was 12 14 years ago, and now im 26 but the pain still remains :(

[Captain J]

btw here is some more info on the cart. i stand corrected there are 116 total carts not 100

http://www.atarihq.com/tsr/nes/nwc/nwc.html

[JimmieMac]

I played the hell out of Metroid. I bet I could still do it in a day if I had to.

[Captain J]

there you go eternal!

[Jive3D]

The first BIG purchase that I made was paying $100 for Street Fighter II Champion Edition for the PC engine when it was first released in japan. That price totalled the game, the import adaptor and shipping. Well worth it (at the time).

The most recent HUGE purchase that I made was spending about $180 on Radiant Silvergun. Boy oh Boy was that one worth it too. Painful, but ooh, I like pleasure spiked with pain - Radiant silvergun is my Aeroplane! I'ts my Aeroplane!

[Captain J]

there you go vrs1650!

[MauMauProductions]

I remeber the SNES days.......

$70+Tax for Mario RPG
$90+Tax for Lufia
$80+Tax for Lufia II

BTW: I was like 5 when I got Lufia I. My dad got it for me when I graduated Kindergarten because I rented it because I liked its box...I loved the game after playing it but I mean 90$ is a lot...It was worth it though....

[DigitalSpace]

$30 for a used copy of The Sims for PS2. It's a GH game now, but I got it a couple months after it came out, so at the time it was a pretty good deal.

[Sporadic]

100 for Steel Battional

[extzed]

$80 for siukoden 2 recently off ebay

[lain21us]

I picked up Capcom vs SNK 2 EO (XB), Animal Crossing, and Viewtiful Joe the other day for $54 after tax, which comes to about 18 bucks a game. I think that's the most my Cheap Ass has ever spend on a game.