Video game prices vary by make and model. The value may also depend on whether the console is original, from the time, or whether it is a revamped and relaunched edition.

In this guide, we list various options that cost between R $ 265 and R $ 630.

As with most electronics, finding them online is very easy. You can purchase your old video game on the websites of Amazon, among others.

In physical stores, the search is a little more difficult, but you can find the classic consoles in specific locations of games and old accessories, such as some game bookstores.

The most important thing, when shopping on the internet, is to always read all the comments and reviews of buyers who have purchased the video game you are looking for. Since you won’t be seeing it in person, trusting those who have already purchased is important.

Purchase criteria: how to compare old video games

There are some criteria that are essential for you to choose between one console and another. To help you with this task, we have raised some points for you to take into account.

See below what they are:

• Brand
• Model
• Design
• Year of manufacture
• Price

Now, see in detail each of the factors that can influence your purchase.

Brand

The brand is a factor that always ends up influencing the purchase and many people choose the video game by this criterion.

There are Nintendo fans, Sega fans, and those of the classic Atari. Each brand has its models and each console has its characteristics. If you are used to a specific one, it is common to end up choosing a company console, for example.

Model

Like the brand, the model is also a very important point to be taken into account when buying. Do you prefer a video game with a joystick? Go from Atari.

Or do you like the games available on Sega? The alternative is to choose by Mega Drive. Each video game has its peculiarities and each model will deliver something specific.

Design

Design can also be a factor of influence, as it is linked to the shape of the console, its size, accessories, inputs, and connectors,

More compact models or large options. CD, cartridge, tape. Ergonomic control, with several buttons, or classic joystick with only one button.

All of these details are related to the design of the old video game and end up, whether you like it or not, is a decisive criterion for its acquisition.

Year of manufacture

As we are talking about old video games, the year it was released is a feature that counts a lot.
You may be looking for a console from the 1970s, or something more “recent”, manufactured in 1990. Each generation had its most popular models and they have some detail that, at the time, was considered new.

Although all video games on this list are considered old, they are from different decades and this opens up a little more the range of options for you to choose from.

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Price

The price is also, of course, a decisive factor. You may be in good financial time, able to invest in the coolest edition of an old video game.

You can be sure that you will find options with higher prices, but that are in great condition (if it is an original console at the time) or super-special editions re-launched.

But if you are looking for an old video game just to play from time to time, have a little fun or even have it in the collection, you will also find old consoles much more affordable in bookstores, for example.

The important thing is to know that this is a vintage product and the values ​​can have a number of implications. But for sure you will find the ideal, which is within your pocket and your expectations.