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Qbert ad (1983) (lemmy.world)
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[–] 4 points 2 days ago (7 children)

I remember paying 100DM (~€50,-) for that one (vc2600) back then. Which would be like 5 trillion moneyz today, or something like that.

Ahhh sweet memories...played that sucker for months

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  • [–] 3 points 2 days ago (6 children)

    Curiosity got the better of me. (100 DM = Deutsche Mark, Western German currency in 1986 when the vc2600 released) is € 112,69 as of today.

    By far not the difference in inflation I suspected.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 days ago (2 children)

    Does not sound as high as expected, but 100DM at that time sure felt like a LOT compared to what measly value 50€ have (basically none).

    And it didn't feel that much just because I was a kid. My allowance was higher than what minimum wage is. I was a spoiled brat.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 days ago (2 children)

    Isn't that indexed from 2001, the last year the DM was a currency? It still seems low to me, I'd guess inflation to be about 1.5-2 times higher. But, the Atari VC2600 was from the early 80's, so that's a lot more inflation on top.

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