I found about 15 big box PC games at a Goodwill for $2.99 each about 6 months ago...great find...pretty much all complete WITH the receipts from the original purchase! Terminator, Predator 2, Crusader: No Remorse, Syndicate, etc. Best big box PC find I ever had.
lucky you..i donated all of 'my' pc games from the late 90s-00s in 2010, even though i was selling older 80s and 90s disk games on ebay. No one wanted the cd ones back then. Too much piracy i guess and no collecting. Plus, pain to get most of them to work. How things are changing
I have a game that runs on windows 96. is there any way I can play it on my windows 10 desktop? I got the game from a thrift store about 2 years ago and never played it, yet...
Thanks, man. Didn't take me long to find TIE Fighter for just over 20 dollars thanks to your link, shipping included. And I live in Europe. :-) Not a big collector of big box PC-games, but I do love beautiful big boxes of games I love. Quality over quantity, and all that. :-)
I am mainly a handheld gamer & collector but growing up I did play PC Games :) The only big box PC games I have are my Sims game with the Livin' Large & Hot Date expansion plus my Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone xD ahahahah
MetalJesusRocks would you let someone do some sweet art for your MAME? Not to sure of the dimensions of the area that sits up there, but it be cool to have some awesome art work up there with METAL JESUS ROCKS 🤘
+Bimmy Lee true. And the tv isn't crt so the tv isn't even an issue. I still keep my cd games near speakers and crt just to be safe. Same with my VHS Etc
You can always go the MJR route and tell your local game store that you're interested in any that come through even if they don't usually buy them! They might not care, but it's worth a shot.
I lucked out a couple of summers ago. A collection of big box games was listed on CL, within an hour from my house. Needless to say I jumped on that, called up the seller and met him at his house. This gentlemen was in his mid-sixties, retired, and told me that his wife was pestering him to get rid of those unsightly boxes that took up so much space. He had taken such good care of them, kept the discs, manuals, inserts, even receipts! Some of them are Wolfenstein 3D, Spear of Destiny, DOOM (1, 2, 3, Final), Crusader No Remorse/No Regret, Diablo 2, and so many more, and I'm happy to have them!
I remember the shrink wrap getting warm in the stores and continuing to shrink, crushing the box. So, if you find one of those completely sealed do you open it and risk losing value or leave the shrink wrap and risk damage to the box?
I need to give you the biggest THANK YOU!!! I went to that ebay link and found Planescape Torment. I have been looking for that game for almost 10 years. I remember playing it when I was 12-13 years old and could never remember the name or anything about the game until this morning when I seen the cover on ebay. I've spent hours searching google and forums looking for any clue that would bring me to it. Your a hero man.
Man, I've been on the search for a long time for original, factory sealed games I loved as a kid. I've succeeded on several games. But some are proving hard to find. I've been looking for original, factory sealed games of Thief: The Dark Project, Thief II: The Metal Age, Thief: Deadly Shadows, all of the Baldur's Gate games, The Realm Online, the Carmageddon Franchise (I've seen them on ebay a few times and lost the bids), Sacrifice, and the Redneck Rampage franchise. I did manage to get my hands on original factory sealed games of Vampire: The Masquerade - Redemption and Bloodlines. As well as Asheron's Call and it's expansions. This is proving to be quite the adventure in finding these things!
Found a bunch of Big Box PC games at a yard sale over the summer for $.50 a piece. Got some really cool stuff like Magic The Gathering (1997) in there too!
Hey man ! My comment is not related to your video but I really want to let you know that I love your videos. I love your buying guides (and moar) You also seems to be a very cool guy ! Greetings from France, and keep up the good work boi, you rocks !
I don't keep many big box PC games anymore, I have a few typically collector's editions, and more iconic games. They just take up too much space, but the ones I do keep I often times vacuum seal to preserve. It's really the only way I've found that protects them.
I love finding big box pc games in the wild. I sometimes find them at goodwill where they keep the board games. Have you ever played Heretic 2? Would love you to review it!
This is funny because I am at my bus stop and thinking to myself I haven't seen MetalJesusRocks do a video about big box pc games and then I check my phone and get a notification for this lol
Always pretty funny when things like that occur. Seems to happen more with music I noticed. I will be thinking about a song I haven't heard in some time, or talking about a band and they start playing next on the radio. Always pretty funny when that occurs.
I'm just gonna put this out here and try my luck. When I was a kid, I had a Sierra game called Stay Tooned! (yes the exclamation mark was part of the title). Fast forward literally 20 years later and several house moves, and I've managed to retain the CD in a spare CD case, but I lost the big box. If anyone's selling (or donating :P ) a copy, do get in touch! That game was integral to my childhood.
I've got a small collection of Amiga big box games (around 40) and i do not even know if the disks work. I bought almost all of them for the box and manuals with the exception of a couple I bought 25 year ago to play on at the time. Let's be thankful for hard drives in Amiga's and game installers these days :)
I started collecting BBPC games last year. I Was able to find an old woman who worked with PC Support in the 80's, and she had 2 boxes with games. about 40+ games. Was able to buy everything for 50$. ( I Live in Norway so the prices here are much higher, trust me, it was a steal) A lot of good games, like The Sims, Gabriel knight, Kings Quest and Sierra games. :)
They are hard to come across anymore, but when I do find them, the person usually has a LOT of them. I have amassed a collection of several hundred big box games, and a can honestly say most came from just a few bulk buys. I collect mostly PC and Commodore, but have a smaller collection of Amiga, MAC and Apple games.
While at a trip in Australia, I went to a thrift store and found a Big box PC game of The Sims 1 in good condition for $5.00. While coming home though being in a tight large suitcase, I really wished I got something to protect it, because it got a big water stain on the top middle of the outside box. Not to mention I also accidentally sat on the outside box as well while taking it out.
I downsized a couple years back and tossed the boxes for fallout 1+2, Warcraft, diablo and daggerfall. I guess I should have known they would be collectable someday :( And the daggerfall box looked amazing!
Goodwill, Thrift Stores usually will still carry PC games,for protection, they should make those clear plastic protectors for snes boxes etc. but make larger ones for bigbox games, but it would depend on demand for that type.
It’s nice you have managed to display your collection, mine are hidden 3 rows deep in cabinets. Space is a collectors worst enemy and, miss matched boxes are a mess to deal with. Was not aware that you collected PC games other than DOS and Windows. Very cool, I have a lot of C=64 games myself.
I've had a lot of luck at local Goodwill stores in small towns around my state. I've gotten some really good ones (I've posted a few in the past in the group and in Sierra groups), and usually in pretty good shape. My advice to everyone though that picks up, always open it up (Assuming it's opened and you can) and make sure all is in there. I've found numerous empty boxes.
You remarked on protecting Big Box games. So far I have found that different sizes of comic and magazine bags work...until someone makes protectors like the do for cartridge game boxes. Sometimes they fit perfect, other times a little tape to tuck in the corners and voila. Also I have learned from shippers that packing some of the boxes with bubble wrap can help prevent crushing. Thanks for the video and giving PC collecting some attention. Oh yeah...and driving up ebay prices... :)
Great Vid, MJR. This one brings back a lot of memories for me thinking about how PC gaming is what got me into gaming in the first place. I saw several of my favorite Sierra games on your shelf. Lords of the Realm II got me into playing Strategy/RTS games, Kings Quest Series, Space Quest, Police Quest, and the Quest For Glory Series. One of my favorite memories of Sierra gaming were the little surprise details they put into the games. Watching people forget to do the diagnostics on the ship in Space Quest, or check the tires on the patrol car in Police quest, gave my friends and I so many laughs. I wonder what you would think of doing a Sierra Games history video.
The only pc game so far ive had to deal with a verification code was the half life goty box set that had blue shift and the hd expansion. I bought it years ago but lost the codes so when I built an xp machine for the older games all I could do was look online for some codes and enter them until one worked. Its nice to play those games again even better now that I actually know what im doing.
Glad I came across your channel again. I have a few shelf's full of these from the 80's and 90's.. was considering boxing them up to store until later but may find a way to re organize. Keep up the content, subscribed.
I've been collecting big box games for roughly three years and I've only found three big box games in that time at local thrift stores, flea markets and yard sales. The bulk of my collection has come from eBay. It's a little more money, but definitely a wider selection.
hello. i m Swiss and I love your videos. I started to find PC games since one year now in second hand shop or in flea markets.....even if i wont play them they are part of gaming history.
MetalJesusRocks worked at Sierra? This guy just got even more awesome! As for collecting, I think the best is to look a good look around, these days, eBay unfortunately is one of the few good options left to pick up stuff.
Hey Metal Jesus, I'm a huge fan! You've often said Planescape Torment has one of your favorite PC game narratives. There are so many great games based off of D&D, and it seems like countless games are, at least in spirit, inspired by tabletop RPG, often because the developers were geeks who played tabletop rpgs! Do you have any experiences with tabletop RPGs? After all, heavy metal, video games, and D&D go hand-in-hand.
I only have about 15 big box games and pick them up when I do find them. Even with my small collection of big box games they are a nightmare to store end up just getting shuffled around my game room to make space for my decently large console collection. I would love to get more into retro computer stuff but computers require a ton more work and knowledge in comparison to consoles and really even arcade stuff.
I envy your Darkseed up on the top. I still love collecting the big boxes. The art and information on the back is just awesome. I do rarely find them at thrift stores.. in the board game section oddly enough.
My childhood consisted entirely of mac and cheese, and early 90's LucasArts and Sierra PC games. Full Throttle, and The Incredible Toon Machine FOREVER!
I've been seeing some big box PC games at my local Value Village but I have no idea if they are games people care for or just duds. My favorite I found which didn't have its big box was Tron 2.0. I bought it since its Tron, I love that series.
ty for your videos just got in 2 collecting games 2 years ago when i got a snes with 13 games for 28 bucks at a yard sale got home and seen hagane was in it was a great find and been stuck since
I just recently got a dozen big box pc games from the late 80's to early 90's for a few dollars. Some strategy, rpg, and point and click adventures. A few of the titles: Spellcraft, The Red Chrystal, Merchant Prince, Space 1889, Midwinter, and Lost in LA. Now, where to find an old pc with a 5 1/4" floppy drive?
It had to be awesome working at a game company. I'd love to make music, write, do sound effects, voice overs and come up with ideas for games. Cool stuff. Not much of a big box collector but still interesting.
The only big box PC I'm trying to get back is for Resident Evil 2 Platinum. I got it back in 1999 (at a Walmart) and it was crushed during a move. Prices on eBay are crazy expensive and also not regularly listed. One day....
I had a bunch of boxed pc games back in 1998, like Diablo, MDK, Outlaws, Myst, Comanche 3, Delta Force. But as they took up quite some space, my parents made me throw away most of it. Now I'm left with just the cd cases... oh well.
I wanted to start collecting PC big box video games but found it to be a pain: There seem to be very few interested, there are insane amount of different games + variations and they have close to no worth (except for a small amount). So I gave that up. Still have a pile of them stored, because it's a hassle putting them up onto ebay (more work than the pay).
The only big box game ive found in the last few years is Baldur's Gate II Shadows of Amn and i found it at a Goodwill. Id like to collect the classics big box games from the 90s but you just dont see them much anymore
I couldn't play it as a kid, but my dad had Ultima V: Warriors of Destiny and I was always intrigued about the box art. I had a boxed PC Mega Man game back in the day, where they took a cropped picture from the Mega Man 3 box art, but boy did that game suck!
I've still got a bunch of big box PC games. Many of which are unplayable for the reasons you stated, the servers are offline, or the codes wont work. I bought a lot of mine in lots off of ebay, very cheap. I even still got the original Far Cry for PC, has 6 CD-Rom disks that take forever to install.
I fould about 20 of them at a thrift store four $5 each. Some of them had a one time use code but I didnt care too much I mean I had most the those on steam like HL1 and all its addons and HL2 and its two addons. They even had the price tag from compusa lol. Now thats a blue moon find for me but they are out there. And for me my display case works well it has glass fronts on it so that keeps them pretty clean.
hey man, I hit you up on your website and Twitter before but you may see this first. I love your channel and your videos. Recently I helped my gf's mom move out of her old house and found loads of old big box PC games, like really good stuff. I was wondering if I could send them your way to say thanks for all the awesome content! Thanks man and Let me know!
can we see more of your old PC that runs the DOS games? Thanks! I collect mostly hardware for PCs rather than the software. I don't have enough room for both.
When I was in the Philippines 5 years ago, I saw a lot of these big box North American PC games in computer shops in the mall. I wasn't really interested at them back then. Now I regret not buying them.
I just bought Police Quest 1 and 3 for about 30 dollars per game. Complete with box and everything inside. I just had to buy them at such a small price :D
It's a pain to get big boxes.. I don't really collect it, but I have some games from "back then" I really want in big box form. Games like the Command & Conquer and Worms series. Loved those back then, and still do. But displaying "regular" boxes don't look nice tho, so I want them big box. The bad thing; I found 5 in 2 years time, with 1 coming from a conention.
I only collect sealed copies, plus some exceptions. Crazy difficult and often expensive. So far I got: NASCAR Racing from Papyrus. I thought this one would be impossible to find but I did and for under 8 bucks too. Jane's longbow 2 from EA. This one cost me nearly 70 bucks with shipping. Darklight Conflict was sort of easy. Can't remember how much it cost me, but it wasn't very much Nuclear strike from EA was like 14 bucks new. Without the shipping cost Battle Isle the Andosia war cost me nearly 20 without the shipping All the above were from a couple years back The one I ordered a few days back is Jane's USAF bundled with a stratregy guide. So far the most expensive nearing 80 bucks and a seriously hard find My eyes are now set on the original Silent hunter, Rogue squadron 3D, Falcon 4.0 binder edition, Falcon 3.0, US Navy fighters and many more.
I've been trying to look into some " _Print on Demand_ " stuff regarding big boxes, because it annoys me that people on ebay will take an extortionist amount of money just because it's in a big box. That and the possibility to have custom big box art is an interesting idea.
Okay was a wonderful game. Definitely enjoyed meeting you at Retropalooza in Dallas a few months back last year. Had a great time at the panel too. You're a stand up guy! Always enjoy the content.
It's old farts like us Metal Jesus that can support these old games. The wife and I are about to open a game store in our area and I'll be stocking PC / Vintage computer games. We've been running a flea market business for about two years and even have quite a few in there was well.
i have a few big box pc games you might be interested i dont know. im from wales in the uk. i have space quest 6, Ar'Kritz the intruder, monkey island/monkey island 2 double, 7th guest/ the 11th hour double, the day of the tentacle and Classic 4: gremlins 2, Sink or Swim, Galdregons Domain and blade warriors
MJR, you should do one on ps vita games. Physical vita games are getting extremely rare and pricy. I just got a vita and love those little boxes. It's a shame I got into it so late.
By the way MJR, I went to PAX Australia and played on the retro gaming systems including the Commodore 64, Amiga and MSX....ferk the shooters were brutal :P ahahah
If someone find's a Papyrus Indycar Racing Track pack AND the Indianapolis 500 Track in Bigbox, good job,you found a holy grail. NEVER seen those. I'm not even sure if the indy500 Track exists in a bigbox or if it was a mailorder diskette
I found about 15 big box PC games at a Goodwill for $2.99 each about 6 months ago...great find...pretty much all complete WITH the receipts from the original purchase! Terminator, Predator 2, Crusader: No Remorse, Syndicate, etc.
Best big box PC find I ever had.
***** Thanks! Excited to have them in my collection!
It warms my heart to hear about Crusader: No Remourse. I played it on PSOne.
Nice! The Goodwills around here keep them behind the counter and charge 25-30 bucks for big box games. :/
lucky you..i donated all of 'my' pc games from the late 90s-00s in 2010, even though i was selling older 80s and 90s disk games on ebay. No one wanted the cd ones back then. Too much piracy i guess and no collecting. Plus, pain to get most of them to work. How things are changing
I have a game that runs on windows 96. is there any way I can play it on my windows 10 desktop? I got the game from a thrift store about 2 years ago and never played it, yet...
Here's a link to "Big Box PC" at eBay: goo.gl/QvpvVZ
Thanks, man. Didn't take me long to find TIE Fighter for just over 20 dollars thanks to your link, shipping included. And I live in Europe. :-) Not a big collector of big box PC-games, but I do love beautiful big boxes of games I love. Quality over quantity, and all that. :-)
Did you pick up any games from Draconian games as they closed down? Looked like there was some good deals to be had...
Aw man.. they have Planescape Torment.
I am mainly a handheld gamer & collector but growing up I did play PC Games :) The only big box PC games I have are my Sims game with the Livin' Large & Hot Date expansion plus my Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone xD ahahahah
MetalJesusRocks would you let someone do some sweet art for your MAME? Not to sure of the dimensions of the area that sits up there, but it be cool to have some awesome art work up there with METAL JESUS ROCKS 🤘
2:30 - If you put floppy disks near a speaker, you could destroy it.... Has giant speaker next to his big box games.
Hopefully the ones near the tv and speakers are CD games.
Them speakers look shielded, most quality speakers have it so no need worry.
+Bimmy Lee true. And the tv isn't crt so the tv isn't even an issue. I still keep my cd games near speakers and crt just to be safe. Same with my VHS Etc
+Shaun Riggle I mean I keep the vhs away from the crt and speakers as well. Also lol at the name BIMMY
Hahah Luckily those are nice speakers, I'm sure they're shielded.
You can always go the MJR route and tell your local game store that you're interested in any that come through even if they don't usually buy them! They might not care, but it's worth a shot.
It works for me!! Thanks Kelsey ;)
I had a solution for storing them in the 90's, I threw the boxes away and kept the discs/CD's.......oops.
Although I do still have a rather nice metal Quake III Arena box.
SteveM same
Would love to see more big box pc game stuff on this channel, given its also MJR's own passion.
I lucked out a couple of summers ago. A collection of big box games was listed on CL, within an hour from my house. Needless to say I jumped on that, called up the seller and met him at his house. This gentlemen was in his mid-sixties, retired, and told me that his wife was pestering him to get rid of those unsightly boxes that took up so much space. He had taken such good care of them, kept the discs, manuals, inserts, even receipts! Some of them are Wolfenstein 3D, Spear of Destiny, DOOM (1, 2, 3, Final), Crusader No Remorse/No Regret, Diablo 2, and so many more, and I'm happy to have them!
I remember the shrink wrap getting warm in the stores and continuing to shrink, crushing the box. So, if you find one of those completely sealed do you open it and risk losing value or leave the shrink wrap and risk damage to the box?
DMP!!!!
If its doing damage to the box I say "release the beast!" If it crushes the game it will reduce the value anyway! ;)
put a little snick in the plastic on the bottom to release the beast/vacuum?
It's not really a vacuum problem the plastic rap shrinks when it gets hot, once it happens you have no option but to remove the plastic.
I need to give you the biggest THANK YOU!!! I went to that ebay link and found Planescape Torment. I have been looking for that game for almost 10 years. I remember playing it when I was 12-13 years old and could never remember the name or anything about the game until this morning when I seen the cover on ebay. I've spent hours searching google and forums looking for any clue that would bring me to it. Your a hero man.
Man, I've been on the search for a long time for original, factory sealed games I loved as a kid. I've succeeded on several games. But some are proving hard to find. I've been looking for original, factory sealed games of Thief: The Dark Project, Thief II: The Metal Age, Thief: Deadly Shadows, all of the Baldur's Gate games, The Realm Online, the Carmageddon Franchise (I've seen them on ebay a few times and lost the bids), Sacrifice, and the Redneck Rampage franchise. I did manage to get my hands on original factory sealed games of Vampire: The Masquerade - Redemption and Bloodlines. As well as Asheron's Call and it's expansions. This is proving to be quite the adventure in finding these things!
I am so glad I am practically the only one in my area that collects BIG BOX PC GAMES....and they're freaking incredible
Does anyone else go on ebay after watching MJR videos? Haha love your channel keep it up!
Here's a link to "Big Box PC" at eBay: goo.gl/QvpvVZ
you worked at sierra? that's wild ;)
Found a bunch of Big Box PC games at a yard sale over the summer for $.50 a piece. Got some really cool stuff like Magic The Gathering (1997) in there too!
Hey man ! My comment is not related to your video but I really want to let you know that I love your videos. I love your buying guides (and moar) You also seems to be a very cool guy ! Greetings from France, and keep up the good work boi, you rocks !
I don't keep many big box PC games anymore, I have a few typically collector's editions, and more iconic games. They just take up too much space, but the ones I do keep I often times vacuum seal to preserve. It's really the only way I've found that protects them.
I love finding big box pc games in the wild. I sometimes find them at goodwill where they keep the board games. Have you ever played Heretic 2? Would love you to review it!
This is funny because I am at my bus stop and thinking to myself I haven't seen MetalJesusRocks do a video about big box pc games and then I check my phone and get a notification for this lol
Always pretty funny when things like that occur. Seems to happen more with music I noticed. I will be thinking about a song I haven't heard in some time, or talking about a band and they start playing next on the radio. Always pretty funny when that occurs.
BIG BOX PC GAMES, intresting side of gaming which would be good to see more of
I'm just gonna put this out here and try my luck. When I was a kid, I had a Sierra game called Stay Tooned! (yes the exclamation mark was part of the title). Fast forward literally 20 years later and several house moves, and I've managed to retain the CD in a spare CD case, but I lost the big box. If anyone's selling (or donating :P ) a copy, do get in touch! That game was integral to my childhood.
I've got a small collection of Amiga big box games (around 40) and i do not even know if the disks work. I bought almost all of them for the box and manuals with the exception of a couple I bought 25 year ago to play on at the time. Let's be thankful for hard drives in Amiga's and game installers these days :)
I started collecting BBPC games last year. I Was able to find an old woman who worked with PC Support in the 80's, and she had 2 boxes with games. about 40+ games. Was able to buy everything for 50$. ( I Live in Norway so the prices here are much higher, trust me, it was a steal) A lot of good games, like The Sims, Gabriel knight, Kings Quest and Sierra games. :)
What did you do at Sierra?
+Doge Nukem tech support, accounting, writing for InterActive magazine and I was in Shivers 2
3:49 Because you and Last Gamer have them all Metal 😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁
They are hard to come across anymore, but when I do find them, the person usually has a LOT of them. I have amassed a collection of several hundred big box games, and a can honestly say most came from just a few bulk buys. I collect mostly PC and Commodore, but have a smaller collection of Amiga, MAC and Apple games.
While at a trip in Australia, I went to a thrift store and found a Big box PC game of The Sims 1 in good condition for $5.00. While coming home though being in a tight large suitcase, I really wished I got something to protect it, because it got a big water stain on the top middle of the outside box. Not to mention I also accidentally sat on the outside box as well while taking it out.
I downsized a couple years back and tossed the boxes for fallout 1+2, Warcraft, diablo and daggerfall. I guess I should have known they would be collectable someday :( And the daggerfall box looked amazing!
Goodwill, Thrift Stores usually will still carry PC games,for protection, they should make those clear plastic protectors for snes boxes etc. but make larger ones for bigbox games, but it would depend on demand for that type.
It’s nice you have managed to display your collection, mine are hidden 3 rows deep in cabinets. Space is a collectors worst enemy and, miss matched boxes are a mess to deal with. Was not aware that you collected PC games other than DOS and Windows. Very cool, I have a lot of C=64 games myself.
There was a Kickstarter awhile back for a game called Rad Rodgers, they're going to be shipping their physical versions in a big box. ^_^
TIPS for Finding BIG BOX PC Games......ROB MJR ^^
Love the vid as always, keep up the good work. Love the new curtains....
I've had a lot of luck at local Goodwill stores in small towns around my state. I've gotten some really good ones (I've posted a few in the past in the group and in Sierra groups), and usually in pretty good shape.
My advice to everyone though that picks up, always open it up (Assuming it's opened and you can) and make sure all is in there. I've found numerous empty boxes.
You remarked on protecting Big Box games. So far I have found that different sizes of comic and magazine bags work...until someone makes protectors like the do for cartridge game boxes. Sometimes they fit perfect, other times a little tape to tuck in the corners and voila. Also I have learned from shippers that packing some of the boxes with bubble wrap can help prevent crushing. Thanks for the video and giving PC collecting some attention. Oh yeah...and driving up ebay prices... :)
looking forward to that 3DO buying guide, don't forget the incompatibility issues with the Goldstar!
Great Vid, MJR.
This one brings back a lot of memories for me thinking about how PC gaming is what got me into gaming in the first place.
I saw several of my favorite Sierra games on your shelf. Lords of the Realm II got me into playing Strategy/RTS games, Kings Quest Series, Space Quest, Police Quest, and the Quest For Glory Series.
One of my favorite memories of Sierra gaming were the little surprise details they put into the games. Watching people forget to do the diagnostics on the ship in Space Quest, or check the tires on the patrol car in Police quest, gave my friends and I so many laughs.
I wonder what you would think of doing a Sierra Games history video.
The only pc game so far ive had to deal with a verification code was the half life goty box set that had blue shift and the hd expansion. I bought it years ago but lost the codes so when I built an xp machine for the older games all I could do was look online for some codes and enter them until one worked. Its nice to play those games again even better now that I actually know what im doing.
Glad I came across your channel again. I have a few shelf's full of these from the 80's and 90's.. was considering boxing them up to store until later but may find a way to re organize. Keep up the content, subscribed.
I've been collecting big box games for roughly three years and I've only found three big box games in that time at local thrift stores, flea markets and yard sales. The bulk of my collection has come from eBay. It's a little more money, but definitely a wider selection.
hello. i m Swiss and I love your videos. I started to find PC games since one year now in second hand shop or in flea markets.....even if i wont play them they are part of gaming history.
MetalJesusRocks worked at Sierra? This guy just got even more awesome!
As for collecting, I think the best is to look a good look around, these days, eBay unfortunately is one of the few good options left to pick up stuff.
Hey Metal Jesus, I'm a huge fan! You've often said Planescape Torment has one of your favorite PC game narratives. There are so many great games based off of D&D, and it seems like countless games are, at least in spirit, inspired by tabletop RPG, often because the developers were geeks who played tabletop rpgs! Do you have any experiences with tabletop RPGs? After all, heavy metal, video games, and D&D go hand-in-hand.
I only have about 15 big box games and pick them up when I do find them. Even with my small collection of big box games they are a nightmare to store end up just getting shuffled around my game room to make space for my decently large console collection. I would love to get more into retro computer stuff but computers require a ton more work and knowledge in comparison to consoles and really even arcade stuff.
Yay! There is the "Red Baron" I gave ya! :)
As always well done Jason!
Metal Jesus can i just say......... your t-shirt ROCKS!!!!!! :D........thanks for yet another great episode yet again i learnt a lot from you :)
I envy your Darkseed up on the top. I still love collecting the big boxes. The art and information on the back is just awesome. I do rarely find them at thrift stores.. in the board game section oddly enough.
If you haven't played police quest.... it's a must!!!!
My childhood consisted entirely of mac and cheese, and early 90's LucasArts and Sierra PC games. Full Throttle, and The Incredible Toon Machine FOREVER!
MTJ you are the best so far
Hey Metal Jesus, can you please do some big box pc game reviews :)
I've been seeing some big box PC games at my local Value Village but I have no idea if they are games people care for or just duds. My favorite I found which didn't have its big box was Tron 2.0. I bought it since its Tron, I love that series.
ty for your videos just got in 2 collecting games 2 years ago when i got a snes with 13 games for 28 bucks at a yard sale got home and seen hagane was in it was a great find and been stuck since
Easiest way to find big box PC games... look in the closet in my old bedroom at the parents' house... before they all got tossed away 15 years ago :-(
im so waiting for a good top 10 or hidden gems big box pc vid. awesome vid as always metaljesus.
thanks for the tips! I have been looking for the big box for one unit whole blood for ages
Big Box Games will always be the best looking games on your shelves. In fact I will often buy just the boxes if I can't find the full games.
i think you gave the group a big boost in members by posting this video :)
I just recently got a dozen big box pc games from the late 80's to early 90's for a few dollars. Some strategy, rpg, and point and click adventures. A few of the titles: Spellcraft, The Red Chrystal, Merchant Prince, Space 1889, Midwinter, and Lost in LA. Now, where to find an old pc with a 5 1/4" floppy drive?
It had to be awesome working at a game company. I'd love to make music, write, do sound effects, voice overs and come up with ideas for games. Cool stuff. Not much of a big box collector but still interesting.
The only big box PC I'm trying to get back is for Resident Evil 2 Platinum. I got it back in 1999 (at a Walmart) and it was crushed during a move. Prices on eBay are crazy expensive and also not regularly listed. One day....
Just looking at one of my old Big box Sierra games, cool band in one of the games Trip Cyclone.
Noticed the Opeth poster behind you. Found them on Pandora recently. Really like them!
I had a bunch of boxed pc games back in 1998, like Diablo, MDK, Outlaws, Myst, Comanche 3, Delta Force. But as they took up quite some space, my parents made me throw away most of it. Now I'm left with just the cd cases... oh well.
I wanted to start collecting PC big box video games but found it to be a pain: There seem to be very few interested, there are insane amount of different games + variations and they have close to no worth (except for a small amount). So I gave that up. Still have a pile of them stored, because it's a hassle putting them up onto ebay (more work than the pay).
@6:16 I'm drooling.
The only big box game ive found in the last few years is Baldur's Gate II Shadows of Amn and i found it at a Goodwill. Id like to collect the classics big box games from the 90s but you just dont see them much anymore
Very informative and entertaining video. Thanks MetalJesus!
I couldn't play it as a kid, but my dad had Ultima V: Warriors of Destiny and I was always intrigued about the box art.
I had a boxed PC Mega Man game back in the day, where they took a cropped picture from the Mega Man 3 box art, but boy did that game suck!
I've still got a bunch of big box PC games. Many of which are unplayable for the reasons you stated, the servers are offline, or the codes wont work. I bought a lot of mine in lots off of ebay, very cheap. I even still got the original Far Cry for PC, has 6 CD-Rom disks that take forever to install.
I always see big PC games for sale at the used book store, where they also sale video games.
Dude! If you ever find a physical copy of Castle of Jasoom for the Commodore 64, keep me in mind! It's an awesome top-down dungeon exploration game.
I fould about 20 of them at a thrift store four $5 each. Some of them had a one time use code but I didnt care too much I mean I had most the those on steam like HL1 and all its addons and HL2 and its two addons. They even had the price tag from compusa lol. Now thats a blue moon find for me but they are out there. And for me my display case works well it has glass fronts on it so that keeps them pretty clean.
Thrift stores are a good place to look for Big box pc games. Found a few of them complete for around $5 each or less.
hey man, I hit you up on your website and Twitter before but you may see this first. I love your channel and your videos. Recently I helped my gf's mom move out of her old house and found loads of old big box PC games, like really good stuff. I was wondering if I could send them your way to say thanks for all the awesome content! Thanks man and Let me know!
Nice speaker near your big box games :P
can we see more of your old PC that runs the DOS games? Thanks! I collect mostly hardware for PCs rather than the software. I don't have enough room for both.
When I was in the Philippines 5 years ago, I saw a lot of these big box North American PC games in computer shops in the mall. I wasn't really interested at them back then. Now I regret not buying them.
I just bought Police Quest 1 and 3 for about 30 dollars per game. Complete with box and everything inside. I just had to buy them at such a small price :D
Please do a buying guide for Sega Genesis
It's a pain to get big boxes.. I don't really collect it, but I have some games from "back then" I really want in big box form. Games like the Command & Conquer and Worms series. Loved those back then, and still do. But displaying "regular" boxes don't look nice tho, so I want them big box.
The bad thing; I found 5 in 2 years time, with 1 coming from a conention.
I have Commander Keen 4-6 big boxes shrinkwrapped! :)
I only collect sealed copies, plus some exceptions. Crazy difficult and often expensive. So far I got:
NASCAR Racing from Papyrus. I thought this one would be impossible to find but I did and for under 8 bucks too.
Jane's longbow 2 from EA. This one cost me nearly 70 bucks with shipping.
Darklight Conflict was sort of easy. Can't remember how much it cost me, but it wasn't very much
Nuclear strike from EA was like 14 bucks new. Without the shipping cost
Battle Isle the Andosia war cost me nearly 20 without the shipping
All the above were from a couple years back
The one I ordered a few days back is Jane's USAF bundled with a stratregy guide. So far the most expensive nearing 80 bucks and a seriously hard find
My eyes are now set on the original Silent hunter, Rogue squadron 3D, Falcon 4.0 binder edition, Falcon 3.0, US Navy fighters and many more.
Have fun playing those game......oh......
Do you think I intent on keeping them sealed forever?
***** Yes.
Well, you thought wrong. When I got enough I will make an unboxing series about them.
So you actually own 6 games. Well, congratulations! You have an amazing collection there.
I've been trying to look into some " _Print on Demand_ " stuff regarding big boxes, because it annoys me that people on ebay will take an extortionist amount of money just because it's in a big box. That and the possibility to have custom big box art is an interesting idea.
Just curious, did you ever play Everquest?
I did not... but I know a lot of people who did.
Okay was a wonderful game. Definitely enjoyed meeting you at Retropalooza in Dallas a few months back last year. Had a great time at the panel too. You're a stand up guy! Always enjoy the content.
It's old farts like us Metal Jesus that can support these old games. The wife and I are about to open a game store in our area and I'll be stocking PC / Vintage computer games. We've been running a flea market business for about two years and even have quite a few in there was well.
I'd also love to know what your most expensive PC / vintage game is? I think mine is my CIB copy of Ultima II for the Apple II.
i have a few big box pc games you might be interested i dont know. im from wales in the uk. i have space quest 6, Ar'Kritz the intruder, monkey island/monkey island 2 double, 7th guest/ the 11th hour double, the day of the tentacle and Classic 4: gremlins 2, Sink or Swim, Galdregons Domain and blade warriors
watching this video makes me want to play morrowind
Love your channel. You rock!
I collect C64 Cassette games (UK) I have not seen any in the 'wild' in ten or so years.
I'm not much of a PC gamer, I don't collect them ether, but how I wish they bring the game Grim Fandango to physical form for consoles.
MJR, you should do one on ps vita games. Physical vita games are getting extremely rare and pricy. I just got a vita and love those little boxes. It's a shame I got into it so late.
But will old pc games with used activation codes still work?
MJR FTW!
You worked at sierra! Swat 4 was one of my fav's!
Best advice for storing them is probably don't keep them in the sun or somewhere they can get damp, like near a window.
Balderdgate 2 so bad ass one of my favorite games
By the way MJR, I went to PAX Australia and played on the retro gaming systems including the Commodore 64, Amiga and MSX....ferk the shooters were brutal :P ahahah
I love your shirt!
If someone find's a Papyrus Indycar Racing Track pack AND the Indianapolis 500 Track in Bigbox, good job,you found a holy grail. NEVER seen those. I'm not even sure if the indy500 Track exists in a bigbox or if it was a mailorder diskette
Please do a video on movie licensed games soon!