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ancalimon · 18 November 2011, 17:26

back in the day, we did not have original games sold in Turkey at all. There were computer shops that copied the games for less than 1$ a disk while you waited and looked at the huge catalog

There were some places that sold "a couple of bad" original games, but they were usually at least 2 or 3 times more expensive (150$ for a game which was 50$) and we had less money in Turkey than the rest of Europe. Still I managed to buy Pirates which was later stolen from me and a very bad 3d racing game which I threw away.

I remember Amiga magazines being ridiculously overpriced. (maybe 5 times more expensive)
Luckily I bought them from second hand booksellers (magazines that could not be sold were sent there)

18 November 2011, 17:26	#9
ancalimon Supernormal Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Istanbul / Turkey Age: 43 Posts: 1,411	back in the day, we did not have original games sold in Turkey at all. There were computer shops that copied the games for less than 1$ a disk while you waited and looked at the huge catalog There were some places that sold "a couple of bad" original games, but they were usually at least 2 or 3 times more expensive (150$ for a game which was 50$) and we had less money in Turkey than the rest of Europe. Still I managed to buy Pirates which was later stolen from me and a very bad 3d racing game which I threw away. I remember Amiga magazines being ridiculously overpriced. (maybe 5 times more expensive) Luckily I bought them from second hand booksellers (magazines that could not be sold were sent there) Last edited by ancalimon; 18 November 2011 at 20:20.