Why Your Childhood Video Games Cost More Than Your Mortgage Payment

How Nostalgia, YouTubers, and Your Own Impulses Broke the Retro Game Market

Part of my retro gaming collection

I’m so tired of hearing the complaints about the rising costs of video games and vintage anything.

Wait… that was me too.

But I don’t care anymore… and I’ll tell you why at the end—

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Remember when you could score a complete Super Mario Bros. 3 for around $20 pretty much anywhere? Well, now that same game sells for more than a high-priced dinner with your spouse!

Retro video games have shifted from nostalgic mementos into investment-grade collectibles, and the internet is not pleased.

But who’s to blame for this price surge? In a world of resellers, influencers, and grown adults hoarding Panzer Dragoon Saga for the Sega Saturn like it’s the actual Holy Grail, things have gotten frustratingly expensive.

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