Back of the Marble Madness cardboard folder (1986, Electronic Arts)

If I remember correctly, Marble Madness was the first game I ever bought with my own money. I bought it at a computer store run by a friend’s father 😀

It was the plastic-case edition (shown in the first post)

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On the left are two of the developers (Larry Reed and Will Harvey) who ported the arcade game Marble Madness to the computers of the time (Amiga, Commodore 64, Apple II, IBM PC, Atari ST).

In fact, the box was dusty and warped. I cleaned it and placed it under a stack of books for a few days so it would return to its original shape ✨

Here’s the inside of the sleeve 📸 (more info in alt)

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Marble Madness (cardboard folder and plastic case editions)

Got this edition of Marble Madness this week 😀 (on the left)

It was selling for a ridiculous price, so I jumped at the chance!

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Back of the Teenage Queen game box (1988, Ere Informatique)

And the back of the box! ♣️ ♦️

With screenshots of the different versions (except for the Amstrad CPC version)

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Contents of the Teenage Queen game box (1988, Ere Informatique)

The contents of the box 💾

I must admit that I didn't really understand the rules of poker. But I may have managed to access all the images 😇 (with a cheat code? I can't remember)

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Teenage Queen box (1998, Ere Informatique)

"Tu viens jouer avec moi ?" 👀 ♥️ ♠️

Very happy to own the Teenage Queen box 😀

A very nice strip poker game that I used to play on Atari ST.

The box is as beautiful as the game 🖌️

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Look at these beauties! Big-box games definitely take a lot of space, but damn, are they gorgeous!

#bigboxgames #diablo2 #diabloii #oldgames

First edition of Space Quest: Chapter I - The Sarien Encounter (1986, Sierra On-Line)

And here's the back of the box and the contents. With the two famous coupons 🎫

I'm very happy that it's the Atari ST version because it's the first Sierra game I ever played ❤️

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First edition of Space Quest: Chapter I - The Sarien Encounter (1986, Sierra On-Line)

The box has a flap, and when you open it, this is what you see 🌌 ✨

A few blurbs and screenshots to make you want to play.

Exciting, isn't it? 😀

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First edition of Space Quest: Chapter I - The Sarien Encounter (1986, Sierra On-Line)

So happy to finally own the first edition of Space Quest 🚀 💫 😍

A black box with a subtle grid pattern that can only be seen when light reflects off it.

And that's not all!

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Can't wait to show you the new retro game I got 😀

Hopefully tomorrow!

#BigBoxGames

And here's last year's!

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- Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap - Final Fantasy VII - Gobliins 2 - L'Ange de Cristal - North & South - RollerCoaster Tycoon - Xenon - Goldrunner - Toki

Here's my 2025 #BigBoxGames retrospective 🎊

Listed in order of receipt. The first is Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap and the last is Toki.

Even though I really like the games I got, I still haven't gotten over missing a game I'd been looking for for a long time 💔

French edition of Albion's Box (1995, Blue Byte)

Happy 30th anniversary to Albion 🎂 (released in December 1995)

A gorgeous RPG that mixed science fiction and epic fantasy 🚀 🌴 💫

Great cover art! ❤️

#Albion #BlueByte #RPG #RetroGaming #DOSGaming #BigBoxGames #SciFi #Fantasy

Giants: Citizen Kabuto box (2000, Planet Moon Studios / Interplay Entertainment)

Giants: Citizen Kabuto celebrates its 25th anniversary today! 🎂 🥳

An original action/strategy game with lots of humor that I loved and that made me laugh a lot 😂

Great cover art ❤️

#GiantsCitizenKabuto #PlanetMoonStudios #Interplay #RetroGaming #BigBoxGames

Warcraft II : Deluxe Edition box (1995, Blizzard Entertainment) including Tides of Darkness and Beyond the Dark Portal

Here's the back of the box and its contents 🎁

It includes an 80-page manual with beautiful illustrations detailing the story, characters, gameplay, etc.

The French localization by Ubisoft is excellent 👌 (text + voice acting)

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Warcraft II : Deluxe Edition II box (1995, Blizzard Entertainment)

""Ready to serve!" ⚔️

Warcraft II celebrates its 30th anniversary this month! 🎂 🎊

I launched the game and still find it just as fun 😀

#WarcraftII #Warcraft2 #Warcraft #RTS #BlizzardEntertainment #StrategyGame #DOSGaming #RetroGaming #BigBoxGames

Toki box (1989, Ocean Software)

I wonder who drew the Toki artwork. Bob Wakelin, perhaps?

Here's the box and its contents. The manual and floppy disk are stored in the small Ocean bag.

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Toki box (1989, Ocean Software)

Got a new game box! 😀

Toki, an Ocean Software game that I had on Atari ST and then Amiga. Because of the difficulty, I never got very far...

I love the cover art 🤩

#Toki #OceanSoftware #TadCorporation #Arcade #Amiga #AtariST #RetroGaming #BigBoxGames

Sacrifice box (2000, Shiny Entertainment)

Here's what's inside the box 🎁 (French edition)

An 80-page manual, the game CD, and 2 bonus CDs with the soundtrack, a level editor, and additional maps.

Today, we'd call this a collector's edition! 😀

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Sacrifice box (2000, Shiny Entertainment)

Sacrifice celebrates its 25th anniversary today! 🎂 🎉

An innovative strategy game that I bought when it came out and really enjoyed ❤️

I still have the box 😀

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Goldrunner box (1987, Microdeal)

Nothing special in the boxes to show, except for this flyer for Microdeal games and software. There's Airball, which I love.

Jupiter Probe, I'm not sure I've played it, but the screenshots make me want to!

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Goldrunner (1987, Microdeal) and Xenon (1988, Bitmap Brothers)

Here's the back of the boxes with some nice screenshots.

On the Xenon box, the level shown in the second row of screenshots has green tiles in the final version of the game.

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Goldrunner (1987, Microdeal) and Xenon (1988, Bitmap Brothers)

Received these two boxes this week 😀

Goldrunner and Xenon, my two favorite shoot 'em ups on Atari ST. Impressive graphics and music that will remain in my memory forever.

The boxes are nice too 🚀 ✨

#Goldrunner #Xenon #Microdeal #BitmapBrothers #Shmup #AtariST #RetroGaming #BigBoxGames

Contents of The Secret of Monkey Island box (1990, Lucasfilm Games)

As this is the French edition, almost everything is in French: the game, the manual, the reference card, the box and the screenshots! 🐓

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The Secret of Monkey Island box (1990, Lucasfilm Games)

And to celebrate the 35th anniversary of the first Monkey Island, here's a pic of my copy 🐵

Great cover art by Steve Purcell! 🖌️ ❤️

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RollerCoaster Tycoon box (1999, Microprose)

The back of the box 🎡 🍟 🥤 (French edition)

There's also an expansion that was sold in a box, but I never owned it. I don't know if it was worth it.

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RollerCoaster Tycoon box (1999, Microprose)

Here's the contents of the box. The manual is almost 90 pages long! 📖

And the CD still works 💿 (I always check when I receive a box)

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RollerCoaster Tycoon box (1999, Microprose)

RollerCoaster Tycoon is back in my collection! 🥳 🎢 🎆

I spent so many hours manipulating visitors to increase revenue and make parks and attractions even bigger 😁

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Here's the box and its contents. This is the usual format for small Infogrames game boxes, with the logo centered at the bottom.

You can also see the back of the box.

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