Often, they even came in big pretty boxes with thick color manuals and stuff.
the-toddyssey
I was there gandalf…
mochi_chan
The printed CD fronts is one of the things I miss about old games, especially before the internet, I would buy something in a box and wonder what it would look like.
Jace_09
You didn’t even include the giant box, album of concept and promotional art, 200 page manual, and the cd key OP.
And when they got scratched I had to act like a witch doctor to try and fix it
Bbadmerc99
Still have WoW, BC, Wotlk factory boxes with everything from release days. Also still have D2, Medal of Honor, Hot Rod, BF Vietnam disks lying around and a few factory box’s of some floppy games. Miss these days hard!
MesengerofChaos
I played Deablo so much I had almost every spell in the game with my wizard. Had to restart so many times.
geta-rigging-grip
I can hear that Doom 2 cd without shoving it into the cd-rom of my 486.
xAsilos
Diablo 1/2 LOD and Doom 2 were my entire childhood.
wemustkungfufight
Even older games were on magnetic tape
Dreamo84
Oh god I’m having flashbacks to the load times on Diablo using my 1x speed CD drive lol 😂
Cmdrdredd
My copy of doom 2 was on floppy lol
IDiqI
I am gen z and this still looks dope and I am jealous..
Rayregula
Why did the used to look dirty. I thought that was cause they were old.
ID_N01
Did you download the games onto them?
I don’t get it, what are they?
Strider_3x
Where are the key activation codes tho?
LowFi_Lexa1
I had Skyrim on 2 physical cd disks because it wouldn’t fit on one.
And my family pc wouldn’t even start the game
A_Drunk_Duck
I just want to use this post to take a minute and thank gaming for being what it once was. I’m not saying games are trash now, but going to a midnight release of a game on a school night when the line was down the whole parking lot and it was just you and a bunch of other gamerd hyping up the launch you’re there for? Man.. Can’t recreate that today
ExpensivePanda66
But… Where’s the cloud?
Mustachio_Man
Behold! What ownership of games used to look like.
Creepsuponu
Hell, I remember when I got Zoo Tycoon and there was like 5 discs you had to put in during install. It would install data, then request “please insert disc 2” so on so forth. Once installed you only ever needed disc 1
Amazing how times have changed…
CrackBabyBasketballs
I was with friends this weekend recalling the marvel of being able to install diablo 2 on several pcs with a single copy with 3 discs. And the magic of using disc 2 (the play disc) to start the game and then remove it to start on another pc for lan parties. That shit was the fucking coolest
HumzaBrand
sort of related but I have been playing D1 on my phone and it’s genuinely so much fun.
LesterZebediahBixler
The 1993 release of Doom came on 4 floppy disks that you had to get from iD via mail order. Ultimate Doom is the retail version, which didn’t come out until 1995.
Zwodo
What are those round things? How did the TV show their picture?
Mr-Pomeroy
Diablo was released in 96 for PC
Donnie-G
Remember when the circuitboard itself was the game? Good times.
Beggar876
I’m playing Quake 2 now from the original disk on my Win 10 system and it runs fine. Lovely to play such a game with no internet connection and no constant ads.
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Often, they even came in big pretty boxes with thick color manuals and stuff.
I was there gandalf…
The printed CD fronts is one of the things I miss about old games, especially before the internet, I would buy something in a box and wonder what it would look like.
You didn’t even include the giant box, album of concept and promotional art, 200 page manual, and the cd key OP.
…whats your cd key…
Never forget what they took from us.
Yeah, they also used to have nice manuals and tips in them.
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1pY1yAuzbxc](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1pY1yAuzbxc)
Diablo 2 was GOAT
I miss the times that we actually owned games
And when they got scratched I had to act like a witch doctor to try and fix it
Still have WoW, BC, Wotlk factory boxes with everything from release days. Also still have D2, Medal of Honor, Hot Rod, BF Vietnam disks lying around and a few factory box’s of some floppy games. Miss these days hard!
I played Deablo so much I had almost every spell in the game with my wizard. Had to restart so many times.
I can hear that Doom 2 cd without shoving it into the cd-rom of my 486.
Diablo 1/2 LOD and Doom 2 were my entire childhood.
Even older games were on magnetic tape
Oh god I’m having flashbacks to the load times on Diablo using my 1x speed CD drive lol 😂
My copy of doom 2 was on floppy lol
I am gen z and this still looks dope and I am jealous..
Why did the used to look dirty. I thought that was cause they were old.
Did you download the games onto them?
I don’t get it, what are they?
Where are the key activation codes tho?
I had Skyrim on 2 physical cd disks because it wouldn’t fit on one.
And my family pc wouldn’t even start the game
I just want to use this post to take a minute and thank gaming for being what it once was. I’m not saying games are trash now, but going to a midnight release of a game on a school night when the line was down the whole parking lot and it was just you and a bunch of other gamerd hyping up the launch you’re there for? Man.. Can’t recreate that today
But… Where’s the cloud?
Behold! What ownership of games used to look like.
Hell, I remember when I got Zoo Tycoon and there was like 5 discs you had to put in during install. It would install data, then request “please insert disc 2” so on so forth. Once installed you only ever needed disc 1
Amazing how times have changed…
I was with friends this weekend recalling the marvel of being able to install diablo 2 on several pcs with a single copy with 3 discs. And the magic of using disc 2 (the play disc) to start the game and then remove it to start on another pc for lan parties. That shit was the fucking coolest
sort of related but I have been playing D1 on my phone and it’s genuinely so much fun.
The 1993 release of Doom came on 4 floppy disks that you had to get from iD via mail order. Ultimate Doom is the retail version, which didn’t come out until 1995.
What are those round things? How did the TV show their picture?
Diablo was released in 96 for PC
Remember when the circuitboard itself was the game? Good times.
I’m playing Quake 2 now from the original disk on my Win 10 system and it runs fine. Lovely to play such a game with no internet connection and no constant ads.
My first games were stored in cassette.