Yes, that is absolutely horrible! The charm of games is not only the virtual
experience they provide but the atmosphere they create from the physical media.
Thick interesting manuals, maps, trinkets, magazines, newspapers, and all of the
other extras we use to identify a special game make it
Not only that, but what fun is it to collect boxes that all look essentially
the same? With the classics, you've got anything from the miniscule
Adventure
International styrofoam folders to the massive, hard-to-shelve Suspended and
Starcross packages. Standardized box sizes may mean future
I guess I'll throw my two cents into this one.
While I love the old boxes, the cool little extras that could even make
bad games good (the collector's comic book in Dr. Doom's Revenge) If
the standardized prices lead to lower prices at the store, I'm all for it.
Back in the mid 80's the