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A $60 game in 1996 is $122.29 today. Games back then were far more like investments than nowadays.
Super Mario Kart 64 cost $59.99 at launch (February 1997). That's $120.21 in 2025 money.80 dollars for a digital game is crazy. I'm a physical media guy. 90 dollars per game is out of my price range. I won't be buying one because the prices for games are too high.
Damn Minimum Wage was were America set the standard now your lagging Way behind . I pay apprentices £10 a hour till they're 20 and 21 get nearly £13.Let's actually do some math to see how bullshit things have gotten:
In 1996, a studio apartment averaged $697 in rent. A 27-inch TV in 1996 was about $700. Minimum wage was $4.75. The N64 was $199.99.
Today, studio apartment rent is $1,575, a 65" TV is $399.99, a the Switch 2 will be $499.99, aaaaand minimum wage is $7.25.