On Thu, 26 Jul 2001, Jim Leonard wrote:
> "Stephen S. Lee" wrote:
> >
> > * Wing Commander III Premiere Edition. Easily the largest game box I own.
> > There's no way this is going to fit on a bookshelf (it's way too large in
> > two dimensions).
>
> Is that the film can? Anyone know where I can get something like
> this? It's eluded me ever since I learned about it. I *am* willing
> to pay fairly for it.
Yes, it's the film can. Note that the film can actually goes in the box;
there is a *ton* of stuff in there, with the film can only taking up about
half of the box space. The box is flat and while it's not quite the
square meter I've claimed it to be in the past, it's not that far off the
mark.
It shows up on eBay with some regularity (certainly more often than many
other things I'm looking for), but the catch is that it is hardly ever
complete. If the book is missing, it's easy to replace, as it's the same
one you can pluck from a used bookstore, but the T-shirt, VHS tape, and
making-of-WC3 CD are a different matter (and at least one of these is
highly likely to not be there). Also, it's sometimes described poorly in
the title (okay, well, that's not really news).
If you want a complete contents list, I can either get my copy out and
list 'em all, or there's a big Wing Commander fan site which lists *most*
of the contents.
Someone said that only 1,500 of these were made, but given how often this
shows up and given that EA sold it directly until 2-3 years ago, I think
there were more than that. It's still easily worth $100+ if everything's
there.
> > * Escape From Monkey Island Signature Edition. Oh, it fits the shelves
> > okay, but there are props inside. Guess what one of props inside is? A
> > *magnet*. It's one of the flat types, so I don't think it's much of a
> > threat, but just as a precaution it's going to be isolated from my whole
> > main collection-library.
>
> A magnet! LOL! Good thing you caught that.
Yeah, it's a commentary on the evolution of computer gaming. Such bold
leaps away from the status quo can lead to isolation, though. :)
[...]
> Day of the Tentacle: Original box was a triangular box with three sides (cover
> scans on MobyGames)
[...]
> Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers: Original box was shaped like fractured
> glass (see MobyGames for cover scans)
I need to remember to put these on my most wanted list. Thanks for the
reminder. :)
-- Stephen
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