U.S Dollar vs. In-Game Money

The folks over at Maxim have thrown together a somewhat detailed look at video game currency, and its actual value against the U.S Dollar. The list takes the value of objects in-game and weighs them against their real-world counterparts to calculate value. For instance, In Grand Theft Auto III, one hundred bucks will buy you a Colt .45 pistol, in real life a Custom model 1911 A1 pistol made by Springfield Armory costs $2,500...that means that one GTA3 dollar equals Twenty five U.S dollars.

Of course their isn't really a way to generate actual currency from collecting things in-game, but the idea is very interesting. Other items looked at include the gold coin from Super Mario Bros., The Rupee from The Legend of Zelda and the Gold Ring from Sonic the Hedgehog.

Take a look here!