This. I've gotten far more than $10 worth of enjoyment out of both X-Wing and TIE Fighter.

Considering a lot of the games here often come with freebies such as artwork and soundtracks, I've always found their pricing fair. I've also gotten quite a few free games from GOG. Can't say the same about Steam.

Save your money, don't spend a dime. Get a job with GOG. Rumor has it they let their employees play any of their games. Though that might depend on the position.

That would mean whatever money you make at GOG doesn't have to be spent on the games GOG sells in order to play them, though you might need to buy your own personal copy. Just rumor, though. Be sure to get clarification during the interview, or maybe negotiate for it specifically.

In particular, I'd appreciate it if you would apply for one of these positions:
Web Developer (PHP)
BI: Web Developer (PHP)
Front-end Developer
Software Engineer (macOS / C++)

Thank you. ^_^

Just FYI, GOG spent time and effort to get these games here (not to mention also supporting them in the long run) and they don't get to keep all the profits. Simply put, 3$ is unfair and if you see 10 as too much, then maybe you shouldn't be spending them on games.

Besides, if you were to buy these games in their original big box releases, they would cost you almost twice as much and it's up to you getting them to work on modern OS's.

A sale or giveaway is your best bet.

One more thing: GOG are still updating and polishing games that were released here without asking you (in this case, an ungrateful customer) a single cent.

They mark their games with a high price. Those who are willing to pay for it pay that amount. They may sell 10 copies/week that way. They can't price it too low, it would make the product look cheap.

Once in a GOG announces a sale and marks down the price. Most people rush to buy it that way, and they may sell 2000 copies/week. 50% off!? Now is the chance! What a bargain!

So GOG may make as much money one way as the other in a year. It is all a strategy to make you think that you are taking the clever route.

You go to the cinema and nobody buys the small bucket of popcorn. It is not there to be sold, it is there to push you to the large bucket that is 50% larger but just 10% more expensive. If you remove the medium size, more people would opt for the smaller bucket.

Another strategy is this: You want to sell your product for $10. Later, if you need to raise your price to $12, people will complain. So you say that the regular price is $15, and for a limited-but-never-stated period you can get it for just 10. Later, if you need to raise the price, just say the promotion has ended.
It is the same thing, you just call it different things.

All this to say that GOG, Steam, Amazon... the playbook has been written a long time ago, and it has been thoroughly tested.
I'd say that you should set your price and ignore the games when they exceed it.

I do actually buy the medium buckets. Why? The large is too much popcorn for me and mine.

Same point: too many games. Too expensive.

Everyone thinks media is worthless nowadays. On my movie forum people constantly complain about any blu-ray that costs more than $10, even a season boxset, and on gaming forums now everyone waits for the $5 sale (or $3 in this case). I mean, I enjoy getting a good deal as much as the next guy, but at some point you gotta support what you care about.

Fascinating. The large one is usually too big, yes.

And some games here do seem too expensive by comparison. Maybe they are well worth it. Maybe I would find them wasted money. I think that GOG's rating system is not able to make those true gems stand out.

BTW, I don't have a joystick. Would I be able to play X-Wing with the analogue stick of a joypad?

EDIT:
That is true. I think that it simply gets diluted, as there is less differentiation points.
You would go to a real gamer's house and you would see the colourful boxes on the shelve, the thick manual book, the nice and distinct disc. Great production values.
A pirate would get nothing of that: just some generic burned CD that could become unreadable any moment. You felt so cheap! Like you were missing out on something.
Now everything "looks the same": they are just the bits. Just like the bits in some flash games website, like the bits on some cheap freeware. There is less distinction.

Media nowadays competes with free offering that is "good enough". Can Youtube keep you entertained for an hour? It sure can! And so can those free games.
It is a bit sad, but this is what the market dictates. Expensive media can be bad, while cheap media can be good.

Guess you would also not want to buy games that take too much time then. As you woulnd't finish your other games.

120 Deutsche Mark for big, long games like TIE Fighter, Battle Isle etc were not unusual. Action games like Turrican were 80-90 DM. Looking at today's living expenses that would be about the same amount in Euro.

PS: Also prices stayed high for a considerable time. Successful titles would only drop in price after 2 years or so. If a game was at half-price after half a year that meant it had terribly flopped.

I kind of prefer it with a pad, if for no other reason than the layout of my pad is a little easier on my hands. There is a lot of shifting power, changing load outs, target select. A gamepad makes it go smoother for me. Also, sticks just tend to be bulky. You can't stand up and carry a stick around the way you can with a pad.

I don't know, but according to TinyE it seems to be possible.

If you like the genre I'd recommend to get a good Joystick or HOTAS set. And not the least expensive either. While it's quite some money up front, a good piece stays with you for years and the more expensive can be repaired most of the time in case something breaks. There are sets with screws, springs and microswitches available. Trustmaster used to send those out for free if you asked years ago - I don't know if they still do that.
Cheap joysticks I would stay away from - they often break easily (esp. in the heat of battle, when you unconsciously apply more force to "make that turn"), and are glued and welded shut, so you can't repair them.

Well if he wants to really do it right, try this.

That's obviously the official X-Wing training unit. But if he joins the Alliance to use this thing, he'll end up in the real thing anyway some day :-)

Wonder if that comes with the R2 droid, or does that cost extra?