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February 15th 2014

Are Consoles Really Getting More Expensive? Then Vs Now

Hello gamers!

In a world these days full of RAMs, GIGs and High Definition dodaas, we often find ourselves looking at some of the very latest technology and thinking....wow it's amazing but also sooo expensive! This got us thinking, were consoles always so much? How would the prices back in the 70s, 80s & 90s compare to what we're paying now?

Well! To find out just that, we thought we would put together a little comparison, translating the classic price tags into modern day values so we can see just how much we were (okay okay...our parents) were pay for some of our all-time favourite consoles. Take a look...

1977 Atari 2600

£169 (bundled with Combat) = £890.83 now

1986 NES

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