[AbominableSnowman]

Afternoon, I've been playing a bit of Spyro 2 over the past week or so, and it got me thinking-How much would a newly released PS1 game have set you back, back in the day? Since I was born in December 1994 I am just about in the PS1 generation, however my tender age when the PS1 was at the dizzying height of its popularity means I had little understanding of how much the games were to buy, so I'd appreciate it very much if an elder statesman could perhaps clear this up for me.

[I have a question]

I remember getting free PS1 demos with my McDonalds when I was younger...

[Jono404]

Same price as games now iirc...platinum ones were always 19.99, new ones £30-40. N64 games on the other hand, especially when it launched were about £60-70, which if you account for inflation seems absolutely insane now.

[kog]

I have some old gaming magazines from 90's era my dad bought, and the games appear to have retailed between £30-£40, I'll double check tonight in the magazines and give examples if you want?

[photographylover]

I remember paying about £20 for Crash Team Racing in Gamestation. I used to love video games. I don't think anything of them now. Not even games on my iPhone!

[tamimi]

Crash Bandicot RRP was £20 something quid. But, remember that 20 quid was worth a lot more back then.

So in terms of today's money, they probably cost the same as an Xbox 360 game would today

[pbsjohnz]

Okay but seriously, I remember buying medal of honour underground for around 300 rand, which at todays rate is about 20-25 pounds.

[NDGAARONDI]

(Original post by Jono404)
Same price as games now iirc...platinum ones were always 19.99, new ones £30-40. N64 games on the other hand, especially when it launched were about £60-70, which if you account for inflation seems absolutely insane now.

Yep. I remember seeing a boxed up edition of Pokemon or something when I went into a games shop and it was like £70 or something. I was like wtf.

I think games have nearly always been around the £40 mark upon being released regardless of the value of the pound. I remember seeing old Atari ST games in magazines like Lotus Esprit Turbo Challenge II being advertised for being sold new for £40-50.

[AbominableSnowman]

(Original post by photographylover)
I remember paying about £20 for Crash Team Racing in Gamestation. I used to love video games. I don't think anything of them now. Not even games on my iPhone!

Yeah, my interest probably peaked between the ages of 12-14 (CoD4 days), and even then I wasn't exactly dedicated to video games, I'm 17 now and I can go weeks verging on months without picking up a controller, it's just natural I suppose.

[Jono404]

(Original post by photographylover)
I remember paying about £20 for Crash Team Racing in Gamestation. I used to love video games. I don't think anything of them now. Not even games on my iPhone!

Same, it was all I did as a kid. I tried to get back into them lately as I had a lot of free time so I bought a 360 and some games, it just gets used as a media player now. Growing up I guess.

[GR3YFOXXX]

For OP - £40 quid, £20 quid when platinum.

I remember paying £60 for Super Mario 64, and £70 for Lylat Wars with a rumble pack. What a rip! I also remember paying £40 for Shinobi on the Megadrive!

[Jono404]

(Original post by GR3YFOXXX)
I also remember paying £40 for Shinobi on the Megadrive!

If that was Revenge of Shinobi it was easily worth that. My brother paid over £100 for an import of Street Fighter 2 Turbo on the SNES in about 1992. The more I think about it the more I realise how cheap everything is now. CDs used to be at least a tenner in shops, DVDs were nearly 20 quid when they first came out and VHS tapes were quite dear as well.

[TheCasual]

I think PS1 games where about £30ish. I got to about 17, 18 and got bored of them. I just decovered other things.

[Swanbow]

I remember paying £30 for a brand new copy of Medal of Honour, in retrospect still worth the money.

[gridlock]

I remember PS1 games being around £20, PS2 about £30 and PS3 are about £40. Looks like they'll be £100 each by the PS9.

[KingMessi]

I seem to remember about thirty pounds....

[noggins]

The typical £40-45 if it was new from stores like Dixons or Woolworths.

[Dalimyr]

(Original post by gridlock)
I remember PS1 games being around £20, PS2 about £30 and PS3 are about £40. Looks like they'll be £100 each by the PS9.

Jesus, you're waaaay off. PS1 and PS2 games typically retailed for £30-35, with a few being £40. PS3 games typically have an RRP of £40-45, sometimes £50. £20 has always been the RRP for games re-released under the Platinum label.

[Manitude]

I think £30 for PS1, £40 for ps2 and £50 for ps3 (unless you get some good deal on the day of release, or wait a few months)

[Llewellyn]

Between 25 and 30 quid, depending on how new/ good/ advertised it was.

Most console games now will set you back 40 quid or more... which is not worth it for single player games without much content.