Sega aisle at Toys R Us in 1990 (video)

[aaron]

this is insane and i can't believe that Toys R Us still uses the same typeface for their price stickers 23 years later.

[Duane Dibbley]

$80 for Phantasy Star III... and people complain about $60 games now.

[Stark]

Hehe. This is cool. It does put things in perspective though. When you might complain about paying $30 for Alien Crush for the TG-16 CIB today, well back then it was $45 if I'm reading it correctly...

[jay_red]

Holy crap I live like 15 minutes from that Toys R US! its right down the freeway near the Arden Mall. Game pricing was crazy back then, there was no standard prices, and seriously $80 bucks is/was a lot of coin for a game.

[Violent By Design]

Holy crap I live like 15 minutes from that Toys R US! its right down the freeway near the Arden Mall. Game pricing was crazy back then, there was no standard prices, and seriously $80 bucks is/was a lot of coin for a game.

Not really, an 80 dollar game in 1990 is about the same price as a 50 dollar game in today's market.

[johnny turbo]

How? Reverse inflation? It's like over 120$ with adjusted inflation...

[sonic2041]

I remember when they were like this. The one near me was a little different. I remember there being several full aisles of video games. There were just pictures of the box and screenshots on display. Then you would take the ticket to the little window back in the corner and they would get you your game. Man the early 90s were awesome.

[aaron]

How? Reverse inflation? It's like over 120$ with adjusted inflation...

exactly what i was thinking

[fastbilly1]

That was a nice trip down memory lane.

[SNKnicotine]

I loved going to toys r us for videogames, I remeber Imagining what the game would be like by just looking at the cover art print out....sigh, good times.