Re-releases of Origin Systems games were a prominent feature of this range, and my copies of Wing Commander II (Deluxe), Strike Commander, Privateer and System Shock were picked up during this period. However, I recall that one of their early forays into this territory was slightly low-key, in the form of the ‘Electronic Arts Presents: CD-ROM Classics’ series, which in the UK was presented in an orange double-CD case, with the manual on CD, and only a quick-start guide and technical support sheet provided in print.ĭespite this slightly cheap approach, I don’t think the price reflected the lack of frills, with my recollection being that these titles were priced at around the £12-14 mark. The word ‘Classics’ was consistently deployed across most iterations of their budget ranges, which may well have been a deliberate choice to avoid the possible negative connotations of words like ‘value’ or ‘budget’. During that decade, however, it became more common for the big publishers to have a budget label exclusively dedicated to re-releases of their own titles, although very few had the marketing might, substantial back-catalogue and recognisable branding of Electronic Arts. While The White Label was technically a Virgin Interactive line, they also secured rights to games from other publishers, most notably LucasArts. Last time, we looked at a budget range that was fairly popular in the 90s, and we’ll continue in that same vein here. With any attempt to try and remember the details of each and every game that was in that box quickly becoming futile (and likely of little interest to you, dear reader), we instead bring you this more general look back at some of the boxes of old, prompted by the memories of my own lost but previously-owned titles. On one occasion, during a particularly thorough clear out, around 40 or so went at once, packed into a giant cardboard box and sent off to a lucky eBay auction winner. Inside The Big Cardboard Box is where we delve into the history of the largely defunct world of boxed PC games, with a particular emphasis on all the ones I used to own, but later gave away or sold.
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