Computer games used to come in boxes. They still do, but they used to as well.
Next up: Flamethrower. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ahoy Soundtrack: https://xahoy.bandcamp.com/album/big-box-ep Also available to stream on Spotify etc. 0:00 Introduction 1:16 The Big Box 2:11 Big Boxes on the Amiga 3:30 Early Big Boxes 5:38 The Mid Box 7:05 The Tall Mid Box 8:10 Gatefolds 9:42 Book-style Packages 10:33 Early Large Boxes 14:00 Applications and Edutainment 15:20 Timeline of Emergence 16:20 First Wave (1982-1985) 17:27 Second Wave (1985-1989) 18:42 Final Wave (1990-on) 19:36 The Death of the Big Box 20:48 Conclusion 22:12 Credits