Subj : Re: Retro Games
To   : NightCat
From : Cobradile
Date : Sat Mar 18 2023 00:39:57

 Ni> This is why some folks resort to piracy to get their retro games. I mean
 Ni> if you really want something affordable, just nab a flash cartridge with
 Ni> a microSD card for your console. Even virtual boy has one nowadays.
 Ni> You'll probably have to get creative for stuff that uses discs, but
 Ni> still, just downloading the games and putting on a flash cart is more
 Ni> affordable than anything nowadays.
 Ni> 
 Ni> I swear, unless we can somehow combat price inflation for retro games,
 Ni> the only way you can even play one of these things in the future is
 Ni> either hand-me-downs or having the GDP of a small town to buy everything
 Ni> you need. --- SBBSecho 3.20-Win32

Yeah, this is what depresses me about the whole thing. I really enjoy playing games the way most people would have back in the day, with an unmodded console (with the exception of maybe chips to play CD-Rs) on a CRT with original media. However, with the prices of games right now, I don't blame people for just emulating everything instead.

That said, I feel like a lot of the more expensive games are only being bought by people who expect to make a profit. Like Beanie Babies in the 90s.
If that's true, then the bubble has got to burst eventually, and they become
worthless to those people, meaning they become cheaper for us who actually want to play them. I mean what game is going to pay like 300 dollars for a copy of Burning Rangers on Saturn? No game is worth that much!

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