| Name |
Company |
Year |
Version |
Notes |
| 7th Guest, The | Virgin | 1993 | MS-DOS | Great interactive spooky mystery game, with tons of puzzles |
| 11th Hour, The | Virgin | 1995 | Windows | Interactive sequel to The 7th Guest |
| Adventure II |
AtariAge |
2021 |
Atari 8-bit |
Unofficial homebrew sequel
to the Atari 2600 classic |
| Age
of Empires III |
Microsoft |
2005 |
Windows |
This box is massive and very heavy! |
| Albion |
Blue Byte |
1996 |
MS-DOS |
Incredible box art, and it's a fantastic game as well! |
| Ambermoon |
Thalion |
1993 |
Amiga |
Even better German-only second game in a
canceled CRPG trilogy |
| Amberstar |
Thalion |
1992 |
Amiga |
First game in a canceled CRPG trilogy |
| Balance Of Power | Mindscape | 1985 | MS-DOS | Chris Crawford's legendary strategy classic |
| Championship Wrestling |
Epyx |
1986 |
Atari ST |
Decent wrestling game for the Atari ST |
| Clowns And Balloons | Datasoft | 1982 | Atari 8-bit | Breakout-style game where you pop the balloons. Clone of the 1977 Arcade game Circus and Circus Atari on the 2600.. |
| Cohen's Towers | Datamost | 1983 | Atari 8-Bit | When the boss and music came on, it always remided me of my old landlord when he knocked on the door to collect the rent! |
| Congo:
Descent Into Zinj |
Viacom New Media |
1995 |
Windows |
Originally given to me by Richard Ryan from my
tae-kwon-do class
in the mid-90's. The version I have on display is new and sealed. |
| Conquests of Camelot: The Search for
the Grail |
Sierra |
1989 |
Atari ST |
One of my first and favorite Sierra games ever! |
CRPG
Book, The
|
Bitmap Books |
2019 |
Book |
Very definite guide to CRPG's. Over 500 pages, covering
games from 1975-2015. |
| Dangerous Dave: Champion's Edition | Romero Games | 2021 | Win & Mac | I have great memories of playing these games with my nephew Sean in the 90's. Signed and numbered by creator John Romero. |
| Devon Aire in the Hidden Diamond
Caper |
Epyx |
1988 |
Atari ST |
Pretty cool but hard puzzler with repetitive, catchy
music |
| Dragon's Lair |
ReadySoft |
1990 |
Atari ST |
Based on the Don Bluth laserdisc game |
| Dragonflight | Thalion | 1990 | Amiga | This incredible CRPG is the rarer English version |
| Duke Nukem Forever |
2K Games |
2011 |
Windows |
This is a DVD case, and not a Big Box |
| Dungeon Master |
FTL Games |
1987 |
Atari ST |
Iconic Atari ST version |
| E.T.
Phone Home! |
Atari |
1983 |
Atari 8-bit |
Completely different than the Atari 2600 version |
| Easy Working Tri-Pack The Writer |
Spinnaker Software |
1992 |
MS-DOS |
Productivity featuring a word processor, database, and
spreadsheet |
| Family Tree For Dummies | ANUMAN Interactive S.A. | 2004 | Windows | A bit of a stretch to call it Big Box, buy hey, it's in a big box and a CD-ROM is inside. Sealed. |
| Fight Night |
Atari |
1987 |
Atari 8-bit |
On cartridge |
| Frogger |
Parker Brothers |
1983 |
Atari 8-bit |
Cartridge version |
| Gauntlet II |
US Gold |
1989 |
Atari ST |
Pretty cool version with voices, including a great
opening theme |
| God of Thunder | Software Creations | 1993 | MS-DOS | This
is far from Big Box, but I'm including it anyway because I love this
Zelda clone. Seems like Radio Shack distributed it. Sealed. |
| Goonies, The |
Datasoft |
1985 |
Atari 8-bit |
Fun little classic based on the movie |
| Grand Prix Circuit | Accolade | 1988 | C-64 | I got this game because I've always admired the hottie on the cover lol! |
| Jingle
Disk |
Hi Tech Expressions |
1986 |
Atari 8-bit |
Christmas card-maker with a cool story that you can
watch with great music |
King's
Quest
|
Sierra |
1984 |
IBM PCjr |
This is the first King's Quest game ever. I finally got
it, inaccurate cover and all! |
| King's Quest II: Romancing the Throne |
Sierra |
1987 |
Atari ST |
Super classic |
| King's Quest III: To Heir Is Human |
Sierra |
1987 |
Atari ST |
Hard to list this as Big Box though, since I don't have
the box or manual! |
| King's Quest IV - The Perils of Rosella |
Sierra |
1988 |
Atari ST |
One of my first and favorite Sierra games ever! |
| King's Quest V: Absence Makes the Heart Go Yonder! |
Sierra |
1992 |
MS-DOS |
CD-ROM version. Got this for Christmas 1994 with the
Sound Blaster CD-ROM Discovery Kit! |
| King's Quest Collection |
Sierra |
2006 |
Windows |
Runs best on moderately fast XP machines |
| Leisure Suit Larry in the Land of the Lounge Lizards |
Sierra |
1987 |
MS-DOS |
EGA version |
Leisure
Suit Larry Collection
|
Sierra |
1997 |
Windows |
Includes multiple games and a book |
| Life & Death | The Software Toolworks | 1988 | MS-DOS | Very
unique game that I played a lot in the early 90's. You play the
role of a doctor. Be careful, your patients lives are in your hands! |
| Lemmings |
Psygnosis |
1991 |
MS-DOS |
Massively addictive cute puzzle game that spawned a ton
of sequels |
| MasterType |
Lightning Software, Inc. |
1981 |
Apple II |
Typing program |
| Microsoft
Arcade |
Microsoft |
1993 |
Windows |
I played the heck out of this in the mid 90's! |
| Microsoft
Return Of Arcade |
Microsoft |
1996 |
Windows |
The sequel, which IMO wasn't as fun as the original |
| Mr. Dig | Microdeal | 1984 | Atari 8-bit | Total clone of Universal's Mr. Do! Not Big Box. |
| Need
for Speed Hot Pursuit: EA Crew Edition |
Electronic Arts |
2010 |
Windows |
Small box. An unknown amount was given to EA
members only. I have 10, 6 of which are sealed. |
| Neptune's Daughter's | English Software Company | 1983 | Atari 8-bit | Non-Big Box game that I liked as a teen. Save your daugters, who all happen to be swimming in the nude. Awkward? Nah... |
| Newsroom, The |
Springboard Software |
1988 |
Atari 8-bit |
Massively popular program to create your own
newsletters |
Omikron:
The Nomad Soul
|
Eidos Interactive |
2000 |
Windows |
Trapezoid Box |
| Operation: Cleanstreets |
Brøderbund |
1989 |
Atari ST |
The music is forever stuck in my head lol! |
| Oregon
Trail II: 25th Anniversary Limited Edition |
MECC |
1995 |
Windows |
Awesome wooden box |
| Our House: Explore and Learn...The Multimedia Way! |
Con-Text Systems |
1992 |
MS-DOS |
Family Circus CD-ROM, sealed |
Phantasmagoria
|
Sierra |
1995 |
Windows |
Roberta Williams' famous interactive game |
| Phantasmagoria: A Puzzle of Flesh |
Sierra |
1996 |
Windows |
Not a direct sequel, and not from Roberta Williams |
| Police Quest: SWAT |
Sierra |
1995 |
Windows |
Former LAPD Police Chief Daryl F. Gates was a part of
this |
| Q*Bert |
Parker Brothers |
1983 |
Vic-20 |
I can't play this because the Commodore Vic 20 is one
of the few computers that I don't own |
| Racing Destruction Set |
Electronic Arts |
1985 |
Atari
8-bit |
Box is flat like an LP record. This is the Atari
8-bit version, but it doesn't say it anywhere on the box! |
| River Raid | Activision | 1983 | Atari 8-bit | Cartridge
version is new and sealed, but the box is in such bad condition that I
will probably open it and try to straighten it out |
| Roberta
Williams Anthology, The |
Sierra |
1996 |
Windows |
14 game collection from the co-founder of Sierra.
Amazing collection! |
Scavengers
of the Mutant World
|
Interstel |
1988 |
MS-DOS |
Awesome box art! It intrigued me since first seeing it
in a
catalog in 1988 as a kid. |
| Secret Of Monkey Island, The | LucasArts | 1990 | MS-DOS | The first in a seriies of many. Unfortunately, it's the later Kixx XL version. |
| Space Ace |
ReadySoft |
1989 |
Atari ST |
Based on the Don Bluth laserdisc game |
| Spellcasting
101: Sorcerers Get All the Girls |
Legend Entertainment |
1990 |
MS-DOS |
Got it for the silly cover |
Star
Raiders
|
Atari |
1979 |
Atari
8-bit |
Revolutionary Atari 8-bit game that defined the
computer. Huge box. |
| Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic |
LucasArts |
2003 |
Windows |
I can't recall playing this much, but it's supposed to
be pretty iconic |
| Star Wars: Rebel Assault |
LucasArts |
1993 |
MS-DOS |
Played this a ton after I got my first CD-ROM for
Christmas 1994 |
| Star Wars: Return of the Jedi Death Star Battle |
Parker Brothers |
1983 |
Atari 8-bit |
I enjoyed the Atari 2600 version of this game as a kid,
and many improvements can be seen here |
| Suspended: A Cryogenic Nightmare | Infocom | 1983 | C-64 | Not in the best condition, but it's complete. Comes with a creepy looking mask! So cool to display! |
| Timeworks Desktop Publisher ST |
Timeworks |
1988 |
Atari ST |
This is what I used to print my Zap! newsletter in the
early 90's! Sadly, box has water damage on the back. |
| Tom and Jerry: Yankee Doodle's CAT-astrophe | Hi Tech Expressions | 1990 | MS-DOS | The famous cat & mouse cartoon comes to life on your computer. Pixelmusement did a great review of the game here. |
| Zeliard | Game Arts | 1990 | MS-DOS | Very interesting Metroidvania role playing platform game |
