There was definitely a sweet spot sometime last decade when supply was good, but I guess a combination of increased interest, fewer available copies, youtubers who felt the need to have a wall of cartridges in the background of their videos, and the discounted re-releases (digital or otherwise) of a great many noteworthy games has just ruined the vibe.
Invariably my experience is that the shop will contain walls upon walls consisting of metric fucktons of shovelware, mostly sports games, and the small handful of interesting things will be locked behind a glass case with price tags significantly higher than the going-rate online.
I'd love to own a copy of TLoZ for NES again, but not for $35 and a trip downtown when I can get it on my 3DS for a few bucks without leaving the toilet. Nah.
Invariably my experience is that the shop will contain walls upon walls consisting of metric fucktons of shovelware, mostly sports games, and the small handful of interesting things will be locked behind a glass case with price tags significantly higher than the going-rate online.
I'd love to own a copy of TLoZ for NES again, but not for $35 and a trip downtown when I can get it on my 3DS for a few bucks without leaving the toilet. Nah.