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Re:Lock 'n roll: a tale of three cartridges by SmellyGeekBoy on Friday March 08, 2019 @05:28AM (#19336449)
> That hardware cost inefficiency is a big reason cartridges lost to discs. (and, later, downloads)

Yet we're still expected to pay the same prices we were paying back then - even more in some cases.

Re:Lock 'n roll: a tale of three cartridges by phonon on Friday March 08, 2019 @07:13AM (#19336856)
Inflation adjusted you're paying far less. (NES games went for about $50, which is around $120 now).
Re:Lock 'n roll: a tale of three cartridges by conickal on Friday March 08, 2019 @10:14AM (#19338181)
Something that cost $50 in 1993 would cost $87.74 now, according to the Consumer Price Index inflation calculators.
Re:Lock 'n roll: a tale of three cartridges by phonon on Wednesday March 13, 2019 @10:03AM (#19378684)
NES launched in the US in 1986. Super NES was released in US in 1991.