Comments on: The Ultimate Price of Zelda!

Question: The Ultimate Price of Zelda!

InsanePenguin — Mon, 20 Nov 2006 20:06:21 -0800

Where can I find the prices of old video games?

Ok, so, I know this is a hard question to ask but I'm sure someone out there could answer me from personal experience.

Basically, I'd like to know if/where I can find a list of prices of every single Legend of Zelda game ever made (yes, including the CD-i ones *shudders*.) The catch is, I need to know what price they were launched at originally.

If no one can come up with an answer for that then I pose a slightly easier question: Does anyone remember what the general prices of games were for the NES, SNES, GB, CD-i, and, I'm pushing it here, how much was the Game & Watch?

With that information I figure I can pull it together, as Zelda was always popular, meaning that it would be in the highest price bracket for each.

Thanks so much!

By: perpetualstroll

perpetualstroll — Mon, 20 Nov 2006 20:18:38 -0800

I remember some original NES games being as high as $60 when they came out (in Canadian dollars). Though I bought the Asian versions with a Super Famicom adapter and they were often a lot less. One figure that jumps at me is for Donkey Kong Country, about $120 when that came out for SNES. Game boy games I recall were in the $20-30 range.

By: InsanePenguin

InsanePenguin — Mon, 20 Nov 2006 20:27:21 -0800

Thanks, perp, that was what I figured for NES games, around $50-60 USD, just making sure. And holy f**k!. I love Donkey Kong Country but dear GOD!

I also forgot to ask, home much were the various systems (NES, SNES, GB..)?

By: Rhomboid

Rhomboid — Mon, 20 Nov 2006 20:56:40 -0800

Any decent sized library should have magazine archives, where you should be able to find everything you need in the ads.

By: SlyBevel

SlyBevel — Mon, 20 Nov 2006 21:58:56 -0800

I'm pretty sure I paid about $55 for Zelda 2 (The Adventure of Link), and that was a good deal at K-Mart because I made them match someone else's price.

My cousin paid something like $60 Zelda 1 when it was the new hotness.

By: rikschell

rikschell — Tue, 21 Nov 2006 04:59:14 -0800

Rhomboid, magazine ads would not have prices, as they would be placed by the manufacturer, whereas the prices would be set by the retailer.

By: perpetualstroll

perpetualstroll — Tue, 21 Nov 2006 08:45:43 -0800

Hmm... that's where my memory gets a little fuzzier... I remember getting the bundled pack of 2 controllers, NES, power pad (the one that you "run" on) and the gun for something like $200-250. SNES ran for about the same when it was first introduced. Gameboy I would put at about $100. It's funny, I just picked up a Gameboy a few months ago for $10.