It's hard to say.... about $200 for a video card (to be able to play it) and now I'm ready to spend about $250 for a replacement one (to be able to keep playing it).
about $70 for an extra Gig of RAM
heck, those were upgrades I made on a new computer that I bought just to be able to play SHIV (I could play SHIII on the old one, but not SHIV)
So now were in excess of a thousand dollars... then theres a couple of movies (like the original uncut version of Das Boot)
But, on the other hand, it was all an investment that has been usefull for other games and programs as well, so that brings the cost down a lot.
More to the point: I'd be willing to pay $99.99 easily for the game if it was bug free, more robust and with a decent book of a manual. I'd even be willing to pay $199.99 for a collectors edition that included some extras like laminated charts and maps, a cool cronometer, and other gadgets of the day like a nomograph or slide rule... maybe even a captain's cap?. It's a niche product that will NEVER appeal to the casual masses, but they could still market it effectively if they really tried, by making it an elite product.
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