Board 8 > N64 prices

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Hey, people who would be in the know...

I've been watching a bunch of speedruns this week, and now I really want to play Mario 64 again. I'm resisting the urge to just impulse buy at the nearest store. What's a reasonable price, assuming I'm not bargain hunting on e-bay? I figure at the least I'll want the console, SM64, and a controller. If I'm going in for that much, I'd probably also want a second controller and MK64.

GameStop looks to have the console for 80, controllers for 20, and SM64 for 40. (MK64 is 60, yikes.) There's a small chain that I'd probably check out first that I know has had the items in stock in the past, and I probably could just snap buy, but they don't have prices online. Am I likely to do much better than GameStop, though? (With reasonable expectation that the equipment works.)
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if you want to play kirby 64 you dont need to buy the console, although thats a surprisingly reasonable price
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Those prices seem pretty reasonable. Mario games in particular (at least major ones) seem to maintain value on reseller markets due to the lack of actual resellers.
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You should shop around for better prices. The system and the two games you can almost certainly get better prices elsewhere. Controllers are iffy. I would try eBay first. Make sure the listings have pictures to ensure good condition. And don't be afraid to ask the seller for other pictures if you need to see a particular angle.

Smaller chains are fun to walk in and look around, but their prices can be really high. So if you go in one of those, be careful.
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you can usually do better than Gamestop

keep lookin
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So after checking the stores and not being satisfied, I remembered today that emulators exist. Man, some of those stars on the second floor suck. Not looking forward to getting to top.
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Just get an original Xbox and mod it.
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why did i say kirby 64?

also I tried to strongly imply emulators but was afraid gamefaqs doesnt like them for whatever reason
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A console + cables and 1 controller seems to go for $60, give or take $10, assuming you're not picky about colors. Mario 64 is a $25-$30 game loose. Mario Kart is more like $35-$40, and a second controller will probably run you $18-$25.

So the total package would run you $128 on the low end, $165 on the high end. And GameStop is asking $220? Yeah don't buy that.
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