Great game, bad price, wait for 50% off

[RJGrayLight]

Honestly, I've been playing these games on an emulator off and on for a few years now. I absolutely love the games and am glad that they're getting a revamp. That said, compared to the price of free for emulators, the price of $5 for the og ds cartridges, and the fact that it's a niche retro game that's just getting revamped and getting some systems streamlined, setting the price to be that of AA games is just foolish.

I can get that they're probably trying to push people towards the bundle which is a bit more reasonably priced (roughly $28 per game), but that's still a bit much to ask for. Again, this is a niche DS port where the actual game is free with emulators or $5 to get the original cartridge off ebay.

Honestly, I'm going to be waiting until it goes on sale. I think $20 per game, half off the current asking price, is reasonable and the most I, personally, would be willing to spend for these. As for as much as I love these games, they're old-school grind-fests and it was originally a DS game that's just been ported to PC.

And none of that is even touching on the fact that modding will be rather difficult, that this has mandatory tracking software installed, etc. So yeah.

[魔装機神 Psybuster]

Originally posted by RJGrayLight:

the price of $5 for the og ds cartridges

I'm seeing 6106 for 1, 3600 for 2, and a whopping 13406 for 3 on Amazon at the moment, so not sure where you're getting your numbers there.

[Crayon-Sha]

These games will definitely flop since most people, except those unfortunate souls who have been lobotomised, agree that the pricing is absurd. I'm curious to see how many reviews these games will have by the end of the month; it won't be very many.

[魔装機神 Psybuster]

Originally posted by Crayon-Sha:

These games will definitely flop since most people, except those unfortunate souls who have been lobotomised, agree that the pricing is absurd. I'm curious to see how many reviews these games will have by the end of the month; it won't be very many. :winter2019cooldog:

Honestly from what I'm gathering it seems to be a regional thing more than anything. Here in Japan it's just under 9000 for the bundle for all 3, and for whatever reason the physical release on the Switch is even cheaper (I got mine at around 7300,) so it's rather fairly priced here.

[Liger]

Originally posted by RJGrayLight:

Honestly, I've been playing these games on an emulator off and on for a few years now. I absolutely love the games and am glad that they're getting a revamp. That said, compared to the price of free for emulators, the price of $5 for the og ds cartridges, and the fact that it's a niche retro game that's just getting revamped and getting some systems streamlined, setting the price to be that of AA games is just foolish.

I can get that they're probably trying to push people towards the bundle which is a bit more reasonably priced (roughly $28 per game), but that's still a bit much to ask for. Again, this is a niche DS port where the actual game is free with emulators or $5 to get the original cartridge off ebay.

Honestly, I'm going to be waiting until it goes on sale. I think $20 per game, half off the current asking price, is reasonable and the most I, personally, would be willing to spend for these. As for as much as I love these games, they're old-school grind-fests and it was originally a DS game that's just been ported to PC.

And none of that is even touching on the fact that modding will be rather difficult, that this has mandatory tracking software installed, etc. So yeah.

love how you say wait till 50% because you pirated the games for free and the bundle makes them a little over 26.66 like i think 26.70 something because if you divide 80 by you get 26.66 and the bundle is 80 and change. I do not understand people like you. I love the game on ds/3ds but i hate how small the screen is on those and this is the 1st time they are pc and HD people worked to do this and the bundle you get 1 game free with inflation we are lucky they are not more you do know that video games stayed at 59.99 for a very very long time they never went up with inflation the new price point of video games that is 69.99 is the 1st time video games have gone up in prices. since between 1993 and 2001 the average cost for a new console game was $49.99, but in 2005 with the release of the Xbox 360 and PS3 that increased to $59.99. SO if we take the 49.99 price and adjust it for inflation all the way up to 2023 lets see what we get $104.95 so I think i would stop complaining about videos game that are under 104.95 because that is how much they would be if they kept up with inflation. If you do not believe me here is a nice website that helps you https://www.officialdata.org/us/inflation/

[RJGrayLight]

Originally posted by Liger:

love how you say wait till 50% because you pirated the games for free

Ah trolls. Gotta love guys. Here's some educational information for you putting aside your terrible grammar that is painful to the eyes. Oh, and you're getting blocked too fyi. lol

1. Modding (adding, editing, or removing files from the game) and Emulation (porting games onto alternative devices) are in the same category and are perfectly legal. There's large swaths of the American and International law devoted towards fair use, ownership, copyright, digital preservation, etc. If you really wanted to get into the nitty gritty of the legality, you would find that emulating games, so long as it is for materials that are within the public commons or were made for devices that are no longer supported, especially for personal or private use and not for sale or trade is perfectly legal and falls primarily under the digital preservation laws. And if you don't believe me, feel free to look it up.

2. Did you actually check that website? Haha! That website disproves your very argument! Haha! Inflation over the last 10 years does not amount to 50% no matter how you string it. I remember buying the original DS game for roughly $20 nearly a decade ago. And that was for a physical copy, which adds costs for shipping, materials, distribution, etc. And that's not accounting for diminishing returns, public interest, etc. So if you really want get into the economics, I recommend actually doing some research.

3. It's clear from the format you used, the content of your message, and similar that you are trolling, so consider yourself blocked. Perhaps consider your responses more carefully in the future?

Originally posted by 魔装機神 Psybuster:

Honestly from what I'm gathering it seems to be a regional thing more than anything. Here in Japan it's just under 9000 for the bundle for all 3, and for whatever reason the physical release on the Switch is even cheaper (I got mine at around 7300,) so it's rather fairly priced here.

Huh. What type of currency is that? Yen? If it's yen, then that's roughly $64.51 USD. At that price, I would 100% buy it as that's a reasonable ask. That's roughly $21.50 per game, which is near exactly what I'm saying the price should be at. I guess they're just bleeding Americans dry. lol

Hmm... You know, that's actually interesting... I wonder what would happen if I converted USD into YEN, slapped on a VPN that said I'm based in Japan, then bought the 3 games for $20 cheaper. I think that might just be a cheeky little exploit of steam's services. lol

Originally posted by 魔装機神 Psybuster:

Originally posted by RJGrayLight:

the price of $5 for the og ds cartridges

I'm seeing 6106 for 1, 3600 for 2, and a whopping 13406 for 3 on Amazon at the moment, so not sure where you're getting your numbers there.

Yikes! I forgot it's essentially a collector's item now! Yeah, I'm seeing prices of $75 for one game up to $275 for one game. I said $5 because that's what I last saw the game selling for at my local retro game store. Granted, that was pre-covid and about 6-7 years ago, but I did not expect it to change in price that much! Now I really wish I had bought and kept that game! That's ridiculous!

I'm 100% now going through all my old games and seeing how much they go for! I wanna know if I have any gems that are worth $200 more than I bought them for or not! lol

[魔装機神 Psybuster]

Originally posted by RJGrayLight:

Huh. What type of currency is that? Yen? If it's yen, then that's roughly $64.51 USD. At that price, I would 100% buy it as that's a reasonable ask. That's roughly $21.50 per game, which is near exactly what I'm saying the price should be at. I guess they're just bleeding Americans dry. lol

Hmm... You know, that's actually interesting... I wonder what would happen if I converted USD into YEN, slapped on a VPN that said I'm based in Japan, then bought the 3 games for $20 cheaper. I think that might just be a cheeky little exploit of steam's services. lol

The Japanese yen, yeah. If you're American, the current dollar to yen exchange rate should work quite well in your favor on that front too.

[Inusaa]

On DL GAMER you have it at 70€, which make each game cost 23.33€ each :)

[Berioth]

Originally posted by 魔装機神 Psybuster:

Originally posted by RJGrayLight:

the price of $5 for the og ds cartridges

I'm seeing 6106 for 1, 3600 for 2, and a whopping 13406 for 3 on Amazon at the moment, so not sure where you're getting your numbers there.

i'm seeing 0 for all 3 because i aint buying a used cartridge for those prices and since nintendo closed down the DS eshop, my only alternative is...

[魔装機神 Psybuster]

Originally posted by Berioth:

i aint buying a used cartridge for those prices

Those are all shink-wrapped new (at least purportedly, Amazon, so not like I can see the product in person before purchasing,) used prices start MUCH lower.

Originally posted by Berioth:

and since nintendo closed down the DS eshop

DS never had that, that was 3DS, which only had 4, 5, X, and the Shin versions of 1 and 2 anyway.