[QUOTE="ktseymour"]I've checked around for the one system that ment alot to me, not the first I've owned but ment more because I busted my ass at the local grociery store for 2 or 3 weeks to get the Sega Genesis at the local Best Buy. The prices vary greatly from 100 dollars to 30.00 for something in good condition.
The games on the other hand all seem to be set at fairly high ( at least the ones I owned) prices, even on Ebay. Although most people, I'd imagine won't bother with the physical hardware, and will get the emulators and roms.
Me,on the other hand, having owned most of the systems ever produced at the time they were made, have some sentimental value.So I'm willing to pay a little more for them, plus now I can afford it. I guess lately I've been going through somewhat of a second child hood. I know... it's weird, but one day you happen to see an old game, or something from the past and it brings you back to simpler times without all the worries of adulthood, and most of your worries just melt away.
So, yah I guess some people will pay quite a bit for those little platic time machines. Of course it has to be within reason, or the illusion is just ruined.
Most of the games then were in the 30-50 dollar range, with a few that were around 80-100, PSIV comes to mind and the gold cart for Zelda was also higher than it should have been. The main reason these games even cost that much back then was the cost of memory, or the ROM chips they were stored on. This is why, even with the higher cost of development, that 60 dollars is to high for games these days, and anyone who says different is full of S**T. After they jacked the price to 60 dollars, the trade papers were full of stories about the sky-rocketing profits these companies were bringing in after tha. Not something sites like these are likely to post.
nice try haha!! and no its not weird atol....well not to me at least. i have many fond memories just like the ones your talking bout. ty for the detailed response, though never had the genesis myself so theres no sentimental value there with me! 
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