What's the most money you've spent on one game?

2015-08-17 11:21:22 am

What's the most money you've spent on one game?

I am not just talking about the price of the game itself. IAPs ... buying game systems just to play a game ... buying recording equipment for recording a game ... etc ... etc ... Count it all! Smiley

My most is roughly US$500-600 on Me and My Katamari last decade. I bought a PSP for it, and I bought both the USA and Japanese versions. Then I decided I wanted to record it! But at that time, there was no way to export PSP video to a TV ... except for unofficial products. I bought a PSP2TV, attempted to install it ... and bricked my PSP! Then I bought another PSP with a PSP2TV already installed. Like 1-2 years later Sony released the PSP Slim that can send videp to a TV, lol.

In my little world it was worth it, lol. Smiley

my Me and My Katamari videos

Other than that my most is from IAPs in two iOS games that I think are fantastic: $150 in city building The Simpsons Tapped Out, and $100 in monster battling Guardian Cross.

Thread title:

What's the most money you've spent on one game?

I am not just talking about the price of the game itself.  IAPs ... buying game systems just to play a game ... buying recording equipment for recording a game ... etc ... etc ... Count it all! :)

My most is roughly US$500-600 on Me and My Katamari last decade.  I bought a PSP for it, and I bought both the USA and Japanese versions.  Then I decided I wanted to record it!  But at that time, there was no way to export PSP video to a TV ... except for unofficial products.  I bought a PSP2TV, attempted to install it ... and bricked my PSP!  Then I bought another PSP with a PSP2TV already installed.  Like 1-2 years later Sony released the PSP Slim that can send videp to a TV, lol.

In my little world it was worth it, lol. :)  [url=http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=750F7D96815A4163]my Me and My Katamari videos[/url]

Other than that my most is from IAPs in two iOS games that I think are fantastic: $150 in city building The Simpsons Tapped Out, and $100 in monster battling Guardian Cross.

Grygor

2015-08-17 11:39:51 am

Pretty sure this is going top wind up being dominated by long-term MMO players.

I mean I've personally blown about $1000 on WoW and well over $1000 on FFXI... there's a reason I don't play the damn things anymore.

Efreeti

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Efreeti: 2015-08-18 03:18:13 am

Efreeti: 2015-08-17 04:11:13 pm

2015-08-17 04:01:54 pm

Clear as a crisp spring morning!

Indeed, for me there's no contest.

96 months of one-month recurring €12.99 subscription fee, 18 months (6 payments) of 3-month recurring €35.97 subscription fee, plus €284.06 of various online-bought expansions, mounts and pets, Blizzcon virtual tickets and my authenticator, leaves me at €1746.92 ($1934.98) just in documentable expenses from my 10.5 years of playing World of Warcraft (not including the vanilla box and 3 expansions I bought physical in stores, which I'd estimate at about €140/$155).

slowbro

2015-08-17 06:37:12 pm

Both those iOS games I mentioned are games where a person *could* spend thousands, but I am *somewhat* in control of what I spend, lol.

(I am definitely not rich, lol.)

I do not feel bad at all about what I've spent on the three I mentioned. It was worth it, for me. I may feel worse if I spend $40-60 on a crap game.

O_O ... I wouldn't be surprised if WoW totally dominates this thread. Smiley

Emptyeye

2015-08-17 07:46:58 pm

Talk to the Hand

Probably the Rock Band franchise. Soooo much DLC.

Judgy

2015-08-18 01:26:05 am

Borderlands 2 Glitch Hunter/ router.

Probably Aion for me (MMO) spent a lot on subscription + Cash shop items lol.

I think the ultimate winner here is to go into Steam look-up "Train Simulator 2015" then click the "show all DLC" button the look at the grand total then + the price of the game itself ... if ANYONE has ever payed for all of those they deserve a cookie .... and a slap.

That's £3,234.61
or $5,068.53

ymh

2015-08-18 05:24:48 am

Well I'm glad I am not anywhere near that...the most was probably buying a PS3 especially for MGS4. But it was totally worth it, played through it a hundred times.

chirs3

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chirs3: 2015-08-18 11:22:46 am

2015-08-18 11:22:08 am

Including systems, it's Animal Crossing. Animal Crossing is the only reason I bought a 3DS. So, a hair over $200 for the game and system.

EDIT: Oh crap, didn't even think of Rock Band + DLC. Several hundred songs, so that's probably it. No idea what the final tally would be, though.

SirNiko

2015-08-18 03:24:24 pm

I've never bought a console for just one game, but I probably spent $200 on the MMO Kingdom of Loathing over the three years I played it.

Mostly donating for monthly items so I could stay competitive in the speed game, although I only ever briefly made the leaderboards.

After5

2015-08-18 06:08:35 pm

I'd say roughly 300 dollars over the years on, I hate to admit it, Maple Story.

I was young.

dangodofthunder

2015-08-18 06:19:31 pm

Oddly, probably Runescape. 2 years, off and on, of my life with membership so that's 130 dollars or so.

Kingdom of Loathing I have spent 30 or so. Smite I've spent 60 (And climbing... slowly), Brave Frontier about 60. I tend to stop at that point.

newman

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newman: 2015-08-20 07:32:00 am

2015-08-20 07:30:21 am

Canadian Bacon!

If we are counting MMOs, over $1000 on a World of Warcraft subscription over 7 years. Plus however many pets & mounts they released up until I quit, so probably another $300. Plus a handful of name changes, and server transfers, maybe another $2-300. That is slightly terrifying.

I technically bought an N64 just for Goldeneye 007, the summer before the GameCube came out. I still don't own anymore N64 games, but have lots borrowed from my brothers collection.

slowbro

2015-08-21 12:19:19 pm

I posted this question a few different places (lol) ...

MMORPGs mostly dominate, but at one place I found two people who each spent over $3000 on Rock Band 3.

Komrade

2015-08-21 03:47:29 pm

$275 at least for my Castlevania famicom set up. That includes the hard to find famicom cart, top loader AV famicom and a fresh NES controller (don't like the dog bone) found my TV by a dumpster lol.

Csgo hearthstone, lotsa money spent on it

TheTrout

2015-08-21 04:25:37 pm

For at least two years straight, I was buying Rock Band DLC weekly. I'm terrified to do the math on it.

playe

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playe: 2015-08-21 06:00:18 pm

2015-08-21 05:59:37 pm

For me it's definitely YGO... spent $200 on my first deck, $50 on a booster box, another $100-$150 on a couple of tins and a Legendary Collection and a good several dollars on booster packs at my old locals... oh and another $10 on a Vanity's Emptiness... So yeah...

If this is strictly video games though than that goes to DDR, I've spent I don't know how many credits just playing the SuperNOVA 2 machine near me over and over again

Uilnslcoap

2015-08-21 08:22:49 pm

F*ckin' sanity effects...

I guess it's Eternal Darkness...couple of DVD recorders, a few sets of DVD-RW's, some streaming equipment I haven't used since I downgraded from cable to Centurylink six months ago...probably somewhere between $600-900. Don't think I've ever paid for an MMO or gone TOO crazy with DLC (probably $150 on Rock Band, but pretty much worth it).

puwexil

2015-08-22 11:49:21 am

Professional Second Banana

Probably my EarthBound cart (which topped even what I paid for Lunar 1/2 Complete).

Worn_Traveler

2015-08-22 01:10:40 pm

Formerly known as Skullboy

Crusader of Centry for the Sega Genesis. I bought a copy of the Japanese version first (10 or so bucks) but found out that I couldn't save to the cart while using the Game Genie to break the region lock. I found a copy of the game at a used game store while on vacation. I didn't pick it up then but I was back in the area a few months later and I picked it up, along with the manual (no box though) for $100.

narshe

2015-09-03 12:48:02 pm

Quote from puwexil:

Probably my EarthBound cart (which topped even what I paid for Lunar 1/2 Complete).

Which version of Lunar? I love the PSX ones. I also have the Sega CD ones, which are really fun too.

I just bought EarthBound also. I got in in a 4 pack though, with EarthBound, Demon's Crest, Illusion of Gaia, and The Lost Vikings. I was looking to buy the other games at some point anyways.

narshe

2015-09-03 12:48:32 pm

Gimmick! was my single most expensive game.

philosoraptor42

2015-09-21 10:00:42 am

Dapper as fuck.

Quote from puwexil:

Probably my EarthBound cart (which topped even what I paid for Lunar 1/2 Complete).

I thankfully never got rid of my Lunar 1/2 PSX completes. Also have the Arc the Lad collection still.

But to keep this from being completely off topic, I would say WoW of course. Been playing it since like a month after launch, with only a couple short hiatuses. If we're talking about a single purchase, my SD2SNES if it counts.

narshe

2015-09-21 11:33:11 am

Quote from philosoraptor42:

I thankfully never got rid of my Lunar 1/2 PSX completes. Also have the Arc the Lad collection still.

I still have those also! I figured they might be collectible some day, and now I'm glad I can just keep playing them again. I wish I had got everything Working Designs put out at that time.

philosoraptor42

2015-09-21 12:53:41 pm

Dapper as fuck.

Quote from narshe:

I still have those also! I figured they might be collectible some day, and now I'm glad I can just keep playing them again. I wish I had got everything Working Designs put out at that time.

I never did beat Lunar 2. Could be a good one to get back into for a non-speedrun stream. hmm.

Timmiluvs

2015-10-19 11:22:42 am

Speedy

Probably Earthbound cart, Chrono Trigger is also up there.

Also paid a hefty price for an AV Famicom with original box, cables, manuals, etc.