Hi there, I have some old PC games that are released in physical copy, that comes with CD/DVD, user manual and a big retail box
I would like to share some of my games here, for nostalgia.

If you have any nice retail box PC games to share feel free to post it here:

I'll start with mine, the legendary Half-Life 2:

It comes with 5 CD to install, and it is my first PC games that need Steam to activate online.
This is a smaller box version, around normal DVD box size.




This post has been edited by ngks: May 24 2021, 12:56 AM

This is another popular game back then, Unreal Tournament 2004.

It comes with a manual and 5 CD to install



This post has been edited by ngks: May 24 2021, 12:57 AM

Here is yet another big hit title, Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow

Come with a standard DVD case, and no more CD, the whole game now in fit in a single DVD





At the back of the manual still advertised Sony LCD monitor

This game is a bit rare on the PC as most people play this on PS2, Winning Eleven 9 (or Pro Evolution Soccer 5 depend region)
This time it comes with a bigger box (which is rare for 2005 game), the game fit in a single DVD

While everyone playing Microsoft Flight Simulator, this is the 2000 version, designed for Windows 95/98

It comes with the standard big box at that time, full user manual, and 2 CD for the game (or MS prefer to call it simulator)
This is the first time is comes with the Concord airplane.

This version like the typical Microsoft marketing, it have Standard and Professional Edition
The Pro version comes with 3 CD, more airplane and more detailed cities (mine is just the standard edition)






It comes with over 200 pages manual to read, very detailed information on how to fly a plane


A registration card and a 30 page about limited warranty, MS lawyer been busy


Typical Microsoft, must comes with software license

Command & Conquer, the popular franchise by Westwood, now EA.
They release the C&C The First Decade at 2006 to cover all the total 12 franchise games, including expansion, title as below:

Command & Conquer
Command & Conquer – The Covert Operations
Command & Conquer: Red Alert
Command & Conquer: Red Alert – Counterstrike
Command & Conquer: Red Alert – The Aftermath
Command & Conquer: Tiberian Sun
Command & Conquer: Tiberian Sun – Firestorm
Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2
Command & Conquer: Yuri's Revenge
Command & Conquer: Renegade
Command & Conquer: Generals
Command & Conquer: Generals

All in one DVD, plus and extra DVD for documentary.


Also in the box included a 2 sided poster



This post has been edited by ngks: May 24 2021, 12:58 AM

it's great to see another PC collector i mostly collect games that are nostalgic too.

i'll share the very first big box i found locally: Commandos, comes with a little extras, pretty excited to find it as pirated stuff was the norm in the 90s/2000s. the game itself was quite funny and difficult, i remembering LOSing enemy patrols behind a wall and piling up their bodies instead of sneaking around



there's a huge PC box group on facebook that some local collectors are in, a lot of eye candy haha. but they have lots of rules though.

This post has been edited by svfn: May 23 2021, 03:15 PM

You got a pretty box there, I been looking for this but only find the later release which is the budget version, with normal DVD case, and possibly even without user manual
Something like this, I'll have to pass



This post has been edited by ngks: May 24 2021, 12:40 AM

Today another famous games, especially for Korean, the StarCraft and the expansion Brood War

This is a BattleChest which include the original game and expansion, and value added the official strategy guide as a bonus.



The unique about the bundle game catalogue is they still advertise the StarCraft Ghost (for console) which later they cancel it

Today something unique, a localize game packaging. Most game come in English packaging but this Ghost Recon 2, the packaging, the DVD case and even the user manual are translated in Malay, which I think are very interesting. The publisher must have certain volume to print in order to localize it, seem like they are pretty confidence in this game sales. (Game is in English)



This post has been edited by ngks: May 26 2021, 11:22 AM

Nice pictures! It's sad that they don't make it like that anymore.

We used to have a thread like this, probably more than 10 years ago. Like instead of taking pics of the shelve, we showed what's inside the box of each game.

I think it was even a pinned topic.

This post has been edited by khelben: May 26 2021, 06:12 PM

I can imagine your face kind of like:
"I was there, 3000 years ago"

Nice.

I remember was fascinated with the first System Shock game with its cool look and thick manual when I first saw it through my friend.



I remember PC shops back then filled with all these colorful big boxes of wonders. Got into PC gaming myself way late though and didn't manage to get any big box.

The time I was able to earn and buy my own games, big box games already start to disappear.
This is the first "ORIGINAL" game store I visited years ago

those ppl are queuing for massage? LOL. Man seeing this makes me really miss having a community place to talk hobby/do events together.

same here. i dump all my spare money to music but when i got extras the first one i got was Bioshock Infinite physical (bought in tsb also), but that time already no box.

This time I want to share the very popular game during my college time, Diablo 2.
This is the Diablo 2 Battle Chest, which include the original Diablo, Diablo 2 and the expansion, Lord of Destruction.

The box also include a full version of strategy guide, in full size, which is rare, as normally Blizzard tend to include a smaller booklet version.

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This round some horror survival game, the good thing is you can become the survivor, or the horror, choices is yours.
Aliens vs Predator 2 (2001), you can choose between Colonial Marine, Alien or Predator, with different play style on each.
At the back of the jewel case also advertise No One Lives Forever, which is also a big title at the time.
*The box is emboss, which is a plus for box art design

haha not anymore

missing in action already

haha used 2 bump its official thread in garage sale here

did not buy any bcuz back then mahai and postage over kedah more mahai cipet

pre-steam i ahem hard

now got 10 years total income all threw in 2 the steam wallet and buy games from there

everything digital killed physical already haiyaa

yeah DVDs in keep case not much use now since modern PCs usually don't have an optical drive anymore, and it is easier to install from Steam/GOG. and PC retail games are not like console games which can still sell, since for newer PC games the game key would be used. but for some titles that come in double DVD size and an outer cardboard box i still keep them since some do come with nice contents, like the latest Cyberpunk 2077 standard edition.

i was happy to find this Kotor2 in a box, although not as nice as the US release, most boxes i find are Asia Pacific ones, so the contents and box might be a little different. anyway still nice to see an original copy, even though for Steam version it is possible to still roll back to older legacypc version if you want EAX sound and without widescreen, latest version has already removed EAX/DirectSound.



Blizzard small boxes are quite nice, although i don't have the newer ones or WoW ones since i don't play them. i did not have any original games back in the 90s, so it's nice to see these thick strategy guides from Blizzard battle chests, during school years i remember having print out some guides and manuals out for Diablo II and Medieval Total War, so many builds and strategies to read in the toilet lmao.

i think this was the old thread haha: https://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopic=561427&hl=

This post has been edited by svfn: Jul 25 2021, 12:27 AM

I see your KOTOR box are still in excellent condition, must have applied great care. My house are pretty high humid and not great to store paper box (the shining coating tend to fade easily), even the CD sometimes get caught fungus.