Jek Posted October 19, 2009 Share Posted October 19, 2009 hi guys, I just got a boxed Subterranea (PAL) from Imagic (what is a wonderful addition to my collection) and it has an old price tag which says: 398.00 I wondered, which country/currency this could be from? Which country had a currency, where 398.00 could be a reasonable price that days? Greetings Jens Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Jentzsch Posted October 19, 2009 Share Posted October 19, 2009 Italy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jek Posted October 19, 2009 Author Share Posted October 19, 2009 Italy? no - it was about 1000 lira for one Deutschmark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matcaza Posted October 26, 2009 Share Posted October 26, 2009 Italy? no - it was about 1000 lira for one Deutschmark Well maybe France, 398 francs (there were not yet Euros but Francs at this time, and the atari 2600 was around this price as far as I can remember), or maybe England, 398£... Is the text on the box written in English? Is your console a Secam, NTSC or Pal version? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matcaza Posted October 26, 2009 Share Posted October 26, 2009 Italy? no - it was about 1000 lira for one Deutschmark Well maybe France, 398 francs (there were not yet Euros but Francs at this time, and the atari 2600 was around this price as far as I can remember), or maybe England, 398£... Is the text on the box written in English? Is your console a Secam, NTSC or Pal version? Woooop I just saw it is a Pal version... So France may not be the your answer, the format was "Secam" for all those old stuff... So, as I said before , maybe England... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vcsdream Posted October 26, 2009 Share Posted October 26, 2009 (edited) It's French. France used PAL and (some) Secam VCS carts way back (even though their TV system is Secam, most releases were in PAL). 398 francs equals approx GBP 39.00 Here's my second hand Parasite Eve (PSX) I purchased in France, for comparison (approx 13 in UK pounds (GBP was still strong in 2004 compared to the Euro)): Edited October 26, 2009 by vcsdream Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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