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Showcasing the awesome history of video game box art. An elegant wrapping from a more civilized age.
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Posts by @pxa.ca. Chat us up about retro games!
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Posts by @pxa.ca. Chat us up about retro games!
GIMME! This looks so awesome! It's the latest project from the creator of the amazing PicoGUS device. Can't wait for it!
Are you ready for #PicoIDE? It seems to be telling me it's ready. Coming soon: ATAPI optical disc emulation and IDE hard drive emulation. picoide.com
November 10, 2025 at 5:44 PM
GIMME! This looks so awesome! It's the latest project from the creator of the amazing PicoGUS device. Can't wait for it!
Ever wanted to try playtesting? How about a remaster of a DOS-era classic? Check this out!
Submitted an application myself.
Submitted an application myself.
October 30, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Ever wanted to try playtesting? How about a remaster of a DOS-era classic? Check this out!
Submitted an application myself.
Submitted an application myself.
I never learned of this site until now, but even putting the crazy catalog of music aside, this UI is ART! I love it!
Once again I am endorsing chiptune.app as my favourite music streaming service (it's free.)
October 28, 2025 at 11:24 PM
I never learned of this site until now, but even putting the crazy catalog of music aside, this UI is ART! I love it!
Love the construction of this photo!
Amstrad CPC version of Barbarian.
The fight is over and the lizard drags away your opponent.
Real stuff not emulation: CRT scanlines, same gaming conditions as back then.
That's my philosophy at Retro Dream
The fight is over and the lizard drags away your opponent.
Real stuff not emulation: CRT scanlines, same gaming conditions as back then.
That's my philosophy at Retro Dream
October 21, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Love the construction of this photo!
Well hi everyone! It's @pxa.ca, your humble BigBoxDB Bluesky posting dude. You may have noticed the feed's been pretty quiet for the last while and I haven't been too active on the Discord either.
I hate long threads so don't worry, this won't be one either.
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I hate long threads so don't worry, this won't be one either.
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October 21, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Well hi everyone! It's @pxa.ca, your humble BigBoxDB Bluesky posting dude. You may have noticed the feed's been pretty quiet for the last while and I haven't been too active on the Discord either.
I hate long threads so don't worry, this won't be one either.
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I hate long threads so don't worry, this won't be one either.
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BIG updates made to the site to both the overall experience but also to performance! Come check it out, @adamzwakk.com be puttin' in work!
I've overhauled @bigboxdb.com to be the latest React/ThreeJS/dependency versions, fully supporting glb/ktx2 texture compression, fun lazy loading, more animations, and tons of performance improvements. www.bigboxdb.com/shelves
See my other 'release notes' at discord.com/channels/129...
See my other 'release notes' at discord.com/channels/129...
BigBoxDB | 3D Shelves
An elegant wrapping from a more civilized age
www.bigboxdb.com
October 13, 2025 at 9:39 PM
BIG updates made to the site to both the overall experience but also to performance! Come check it out, @adamzwakk.com be puttin' in work!
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I never post on here because I forget tbh, but we're at 434 boxes now on @bigboxdb.com! All thanks to some recent contributors!
September 5, 2025 at 1:50 AM
I never post on here because I forget tbh, but we're at 434 boxes now on @bigboxdb.com! All thanks to some recent contributors!
"Please help, they have my family and are making me pose for this weird astrology game!" 🤣
- Weird video game cover art -
Russell Grant's Astrology (DS, 2009)
Russell Grant's Astrology (DS, 2009)
July 5, 2025 at 5:04 PM
"Please help, they have my family and are making me pose for this weird astrology game!" 🤣
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Seriously guys, if we just flip the image around no one will ever notice!
June 21, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Seriously guys, if we just flip the image around no one will ever notice!
Interested in the wild 1980s UK computer games scene?
A long-lost BBC documentary on the 1984 Christmas release season has been posted on their archive YouTube channel.
This shows the real-time downfall of Imagine Software and the rise of Ocean. Fascinating watch!
h/t @timeextension.com
A long-lost BBC documentary on the 1984 Christmas release season has been posted on their archive YouTube channel.
This shows the real-time downfall of Imagine Software and the rise of Ocean. Fascinating watch!
h/t @timeextension.com
1984: BANDERSNATCH, BAILIFFS and the Battle for a HIT GAME | Commercial Breaks | BBC Archive
YouTube video by BBC Archive
www.youtube.com
June 18, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Interested in the wild 1980s UK computer games scene?
A long-lost BBC documentary on the 1984 Christmas release season has been posted on their archive YouTube channel.
This shows the real-time downfall of Imagine Software and the rise of Ocean. Fascinating watch!
h/t @timeextension.com
A long-lost BBC documentary on the 1984 Christmas release season has been posted on their archive YouTube channel.
This shows the real-time downfall of Imagine Software and the rise of Ocean. Fascinating watch!
h/t @timeextension.com
Yet another reason why @gog.com is the GOAT! They've added an almost Steam Workshop-like system to one-click install mods for a variety of classic titles. All vetted and tested by their team and in partnership with the mod authors.
This is brilliant! Well done!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=pTn4...
This is brilliant! Well done!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=pTn4...
GOG One-Click Mods | New era of modding begins!
YouTube video by GOG Classics Vault
www.youtube.com
June 9, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Yet another reason why @gog.com is the GOAT! They've added an almost Steam Workshop-like system to one-click install mods for a variety of classic titles. All vetted and tested by their team and in partnership with the mod authors.
This is brilliant! Well done!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=pTn4...
This is brilliant! Well done!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=pTn4...
Remember when NVIDIA and AMD allowed their partners to put insane box art on GPU boxes? If you do, Lock Books has the book for you!
lockbooks.net/pages/overcl...
I am ordering this right now. I *NEED* this. It better have my boy Frobot in it!
@lgr-yt.bsky.social, you should check this out. :)
lockbooks.net/pages/overcl...
I am ordering this right now. I *NEED* this. It better have my boy Frobot in it!
@lgr-yt.bsky.social, you should check this out. :)
OVERCLOCKED: An Archive of Graphics Card Box Art
“Overclocked: An Archive of Graphics Card Box Art” The new book from Lock Books by Mike McCabe & Sam Bailey. AVAILABLE NOW FROM LOCKBOOKS.NET A visual history of one of gaming’s most bizarre and o...
lockbooks.net
June 4, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Remember when NVIDIA and AMD allowed their partners to put insane box art on GPU boxes? If you do, Lock Books has the book for you!
lockbooks.net/pages/overcl...
I am ordering this right now. I *NEED* this. It better have my boy Frobot in it!
@lgr-yt.bsky.social, you should check this out. :)
lockbooks.net/pages/overcl...
I am ordering this right now. I *NEED* this. It better have my boy Frobot in it!
@lgr-yt.bsky.social, you should check this out. :)
I'd heard bits about this incredible Unity-based Star Wars: X-Wing modernization mod, and it's out in alpha now! Looks incredible! If you try it, let us know your thoughts!
www.techspot.com/news/108161-...
www.techspot.com/news/108161-...
Classic 1993 Star Wars X-Wing gets new life with Unity engine mod, modern graphics
X-Wing Virtual Machine (XWVM) is now available in Alpha, allowing Windows and Linux users to apply modern quality-of-life features to the classic 90s flight sim Star Wars:...
www.techspot.com
June 3, 2025 at 1:00 PM
I'd heard bits about this incredible Unity-based Star Wars: X-Wing modernization mod, and it's out in alpha now! Looks incredible! If you try it, let us know your thoughts!
www.techspot.com/news/108161-...
www.techspot.com/news/108161-...
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It took @3drealms.bsky.social 37 years to ship these to us all, but it's finally here! Looking pretty solid. Expect this to be added to @bigboxdb.com soon!
May 22, 2025 at 11:11 PM
It took @3drealms.bsky.social 37 years to ship these to us all, but it's finally here! Looking pretty solid. Expect this to be added to @bigboxdb.com soon!
Do you long for Aero aesthetics sometimes? I mean, most of us still have nightmares about Windows Vista, but that bubbly, rounded, partially transparent UI was a vibe, yaknow'?
Someone has made an archive of the Fruitiger subgenre. Apparently Aero has subgenres! Get lost in these vibes!
Someone has made an archive of the Fruitiger subgenre. Apparently Aero has subgenres! Get lost in these vibes!
Frutiger Aero Archive
A website dedicated to the Frutiger Aero design aesthetic, featuring 1300+ downloadable wallpapers, a music player, videos, icons, history, and more.
frutigeraeroarchive.org
May 14, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Do you long for Aero aesthetics sometimes? I mean, most of us still have nightmares about Windows Vista, but that bubbly, rounded, partially transparent UI was a vibe, yaknow'?
Someone has made an archive of the Fruitiger subgenre. Apparently Aero has subgenres! Get lost in these vibes!
Someone has made an archive of the Fruitiger subgenre. Apparently Aero has subgenres! Get lost in these vibes!
I'll take "So Much to Unpack Here" for $500 Alex.
- Weird video game cover art -
Leavin' Teramis (Amiga, 1990)
Leavin' Teramis (Amiga, 1990)
May 12, 2025 at 4:08 PM
I'll take "So Much to Unpack Here" for $500 Alex.
Our illustrious leader @adamzwakk.com has a new project online! SpinJump.net is an aggregator tool that pulls together Super Mario ROM hacks from various different sites and puts them in one place, with info and download links for each one!
This is super cool! Hans is a machine. 💪
This is super cool! Hans is a machine. 💪
Home
A Super Mario ROM Hack aggregator/archive thing.
I am pulling from smwcentral.net, romhacking.com, and romhackraces.com so there can be one consistent dated list and archive of all the content that th...
SpinJump.net
May 2, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Our illustrious leader @adamzwakk.com has a new project online! SpinJump.net is an aggregator tool that pulls together Super Mario ROM hacks from various different sites and puts them in one place, with info and download links for each one!
This is super cool! Hans is a machine. 💪
This is super cool! Hans is a machine. 💪
I'm a big fan of these "album cover" style boxes (more packages really), but you don't often see ones that aren't from EA or sometimes Activision. This is a non-English European title that looks awesome!
April 29, 2025 at 7:35 PM
I'm a big fan of these "album cover" style boxes (more packages really), but you don't often see ones that aren't from EA or sometimes Activision. This is a non-English European title that looks awesome!
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Today is the 25th anniversary of Starlancer!
Raise your hand if you played it.🙋
Notice the text at the bottom of the box cover.
starcitizen.tools/St...
Raise your hand if you played it.🙋
Notice the text at the bottom of the box cover.
starcitizen.tools/St...
April 28, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Today is the 25th anniversary of Starlancer!
Raise your hand if you played it.🙋
Notice the text at the bottom of the box cover.
starcitizen.tools/St...
Raise your hand if you played it.🙋
Notice the text at the bottom of the box cover.
starcitizen.tools/St...
Something you didn't know you needed until this morning.
I feel like Bobby Prince would nod approvingly at this.
I feel like Bobby Prince would nod approvingly at this.
April 28, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Something you didn't know you needed until this morning.
I feel like Bobby Prince would nod approvingly at this.
I feel like Bobby Prince would nod approvingly at this.
Four video games from my childhood that defined my taste in gaming.
Star Control II
Wing Commander
Master of Orion II
Space Quest
Star Control II
Wing Commander
Master of Orion II
Space Quest
April 14, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Four video games from my childhood that defined my taste in gaming.
Star Control II
Wing Commander
Master of Orion II
Space Quest
Star Control II
Wing Commander
Master of Orion II
Space Quest
Well, would you look at this!
Consider me quite intrigued.
Consider me quite intrigued.
Announcing #BioMenace Remastered! Coming to Steam later this year. Wishlist now: store.steampowered.com/app/3459100/... #biomenace
April 10, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Well, would you look at this!
Consider me quite intrigued.
Consider me quite intrigued.
These boxes just grabbed your eyeballs at a distance. So much going on, yet it all comes together so well.
The X games are hardcore, but some of the best space sims out there, if you're willing to wait a good while for patches after each release.
The X games are hardcore, but some of the best space sims out there, if you're willing to wait a good while for patches after each release.
Snapped some photos of my X-Beyond the Frontier box and stitched it up in Microsofts ICE.
What a vibrant box, right?
What a vibrant box, right?
April 10, 2025 at 7:58 PM
These boxes just grabbed your eyeballs at a distance. So much going on, yet it all comes together so well.
The X games are hardcore, but some of the best space sims out there, if you're willing to wait a good while for patches after each release.
The X games are hardcore, but some of the best space sims out there, if you're willing to wait a good while for patches after each release.
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🧵2/2 Here are some examples of my work. I will 100% work with you and make any changes you want. I want to have it autographed by the team. I am working with someone who makes acrylic cases, so these would last forever.
I'm asking for no money, and I'll donate all the materials and work to the cause
I'm asking for no money, and I'll donate all the materials and work to the cause
April 8, 2025 at 2:38 PM
🧵2/2 Here are some examples of my work. I will 100% work with you and make any changes you want. I want to have it autographed by the team. I am working with someone who makes acrylic cases, so these would last forever.
I'm asking for no money, and I'll donate all the materials and work to the cause
I'm asking for no money, and I'll donate all the materials and work to the cause
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🧵1/2 Hey #IndieDevs! I’m organizing a charity auction for St. Jude’s and want to create physical editions of indie games. I’d love to collaborate! I am looking for auction houses that donate directly to charities. Interested? Let’s chat! I want to make this happen this Summer #IndieDevsforCharity
April 8, 2025 at 2:38 PM
🧵1/2 Hey #IndieDevs! I’m organizing a charity auction for St. Jude’s and want to create physical editions of indie games. I’d love to collaborate! I am looking for auction houses that donate directly to charities. Interested? Let’s chat! I want to make this happen this Summer #IndieDevsforCharity