Doing philology is giving me solace when the world is very stupid right now.
In the same catalogue Super Mario 2 (the US version which was a reskinned Doki Doki Panic) was sold for $39.95 USD, which is $96.97 in today's money.
I think the kids complaining about $80 games today probably a bit overwrought.
This thread brought to you by me trying out some of the more janky games provided as part the Nintendo Switch Online service and wondering how much people actually paid for these things back in the day.
People have been studying language and grammar the analog way since the dawn of human history and there's something consoling and therapeutic in that.