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Big BoxCollection,

a shelf of relics from before the age of streaming.

I've always had a soft spot for the time when PC games came in big cardboard boxes, heavy enough to feel like objects, not just software. Manuals, maps, registration cards, inserts, sometimes posters. You explored the box before the game even started.

Every box on this shelf is part of my own collection. Each scan was made from the real physical box, and the photos document the original contents that came with it.

I also bought my first Microsoft Flight Simulator scenery packs in the '90s and never really stopped. Years later, I had the pleasure of helping develop Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 and Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024, one of the most meaningful experiences of my career.

This is the digital twin of my real shelf, preserved as closely as possible to how these games were shipped.

  • Flight Simulator II — original big box cover Flight Simulator II 1984 · subLogic
  • Falcon — original big box cover Falcon 1987 · Spectrum HoloByte
  • F-117A Nighthawk Stealth Fighter 2.0 — original big box cover F-117A Nighthawk Stealth Fighter 2.0 1991 · MicroProse
  • Microsoft Scenery Enhancement: New York — original big box cover Microsoft Scenery Enhancement: New York 1993 · Microsoft
  • Microsoft Scenery Enhancement: Caribbean — original big box cover Microsoft Scenery Enhancement: Caribbean 1994 · Microsoft
  • Microsoft Scenery Enhancement: Hawaii — original big box cover Microsoft Scenery Enhancement: Hawaii 1994 · Microsoft
  • Microsoft Scenery Enhancement: Japan — original big box cover Microsoft Scenery Enhancement: Japan 1994 · Microsoft
  • Microsoft Scenery Enhancement: Paris — original big box cover Microsoft Scenery Enhancement: Paris 1994 · Microsoft
  • IndyCar Racing II — original big box cover IndyCar Racing II 1995 · Sierra
  • Microsoft Flight Simulator 5.1 — original big box cover Microsoft Flight Simulator 5.1 1995 · Microsoft
  • Command & Conquer: Red Alert — original big box cover Command & Conquer: Red Alert 1996 · Virgin Interactive
  • F-22 Lightning II — original big box cover F-22 Lightning II 1996 · NovaLogic
  • Grand Prix II — original big box cover Grand Prix II 1996 · MicroProse
  • Microsoft Flight Simulator for Windows 95 — original big box cover Microsoft Flight Simulator for Windows 95 1996 · Microsoft
  • Microsoft Flight Simulator 98 — original big box cover Microsoft Flight Simulator 98 1997 · Microsoft
  • Star Wars: X-Wing vs. TIE Fighter — Flight School — original big box cover Star Wars: X-Wing vs. TIE Fighter — Flight School 1997 · LucasArts
  • NASCAR Racing 1999 Edition — original big box cover NASCAR Racing 1999 Edition 1998 · Sierra
  • 747 Jumbo Jet — original big box cover 747 Jumbo Jet 1999 · Alpha Software
  • Microsoft Flight Simulator 2000 — original big box cover Microsoft Flight Simulator 2000 1999 · Microsoft
  • Microsoft Flight Simulator 2000 Professional Edition — original big box cover Microsoft Flight Simulator 2000 Professional Edition 1999 · Microsoft
  • Microsoft Combat Flight Simulator: Series II — European Theater — original big box cover Microsoft Combat Flight Simulator: Series II — European Theater 2000 · Microsoft
  • Microsoft Flight Simulator 2002 — original big box cover Microsoft Flight Simulator 2002 2001 · Microsoft
  • Microsoft Flight Simulator 2004: A Century of Flight — original big box cover Microsoft Flight Simulator 2004: A Century of Flight 2003 · Microsoft
  • Microsoft Flight Simulator X — original big box cover Microsoft Flight Simulator X 2006 · Microsoft Game Studios
  • Microsoft Flight Simulator X Deluxe Edition — original big box cover Microsoft Flight Simulator X Deluxe Edition 2006 · Microsoft Game Studios
  • X-Plane 10 — original big box cover X-Plane 10 2011 · Laminar Research
  • X-Plane 11 — original big box cover X-Plane 11 2016 · Laminar Research
  • Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024: Aviator Edition — original big box cover Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024: Aviator Edition 2024 · Microsoft
  • Flight Simulator II — original big box cover Flight Simulator II 1984 · subLogic
  • Falcon — original big box cover Falcon 1987 · Spectrum HoloByte
  • F-117A Nighthawk Stealth Fighter 2.0 — original big box cover F-117A Nighthawk Stealth Fighter 2.0 1991 · MicroProse
  • Microsoft Scenery Enhancement: New York — original big box cover Microsoft Scenery Enhancement: New York 1993 · Microsoft
  • Microsoft Scenery Enhancement: Caribbean — original big box cover Microsoft Scenery Enhancement: Caribbean 1994 · Microsoft
  • Microsoft Scenery Enhancement: Hawaii — original big box cover Microsoft Scenery Enhancement: Hawaii 1994 · Microsoft
  • Microsoft Scenery Enhancement: Japan — original big box cover Microsoft Scenery Enhancement: Japan 1994 · Microsoft
  • Microsoft Scenery Enhancement: Paris — original big box cover Microsoft Scenery Enhancement: Paris 1994 · Microsoft
  • IndyCar Racing II — original big box cover IndyCar Racing II 1995 · Sierra
  • Microsoft Flight Simulator 5.1 — original big box cover Microsoft Flight Simulator 5.1 1995 · Microsoft
  • Command & Conquer: Red Alert — original big box cover Command & Conquer: Red Alert 1996 · Virgin Interactive
  • F-22 Lightning II — original big box cover F-22 Lightning II 1996 · NovaLogic
  • Grand Prix II — original big box cover Grand Prix II 1996 · MicroProse
  • Microsoft Flight Simulator for Windows 95 — original big box cover Microsoft Flight Simulator for Windows 95 1996 · Microsoft
  • Microsoft Flight Simulator 98 — original big box cover Microsoft Flight Simulator 98 1997 · Microsoft
  • Star Wars: X-Wing vs. TIE Fighter — Flight School — original big box cover Star Wars: X-Wing vs. TIE Fighter — Flight School 1997 · LucasArts
  • NASCAR Racing 1999 Edition — original big box cover NASCAR Racing 1999 Edition 1998 · Sierra
  • 747 Jumbo Jet — original big box cover 747 Jumbo Jet 1999 · Alpha Software
  • Microsoft Flight Simulator 2000 — original big box cover Microsoft Flight Simulator 2000 1999 · Microsoft
  • Microsoft Flight Simulator 2000 Professional Edition — original big box cover Microsoft Flight Simulator 2000 Professional Edition 1999 · Microsoft
  • Microsoft Combat Flight Simulator: Series II — European Theater — original big box cover Microsoft Combat Flight Simulator: Series II — European Theater 2000 · Microsoft
  • Microsoft Flight Simulator 2002 — original big box cover Microsoft Flight Simulator 2002 2001 · Microsoft
  • Microsoft Flight Simulator 2004: A Century of Flight — original big box cover Microsoft Flight Simulator 2004: A Century of Flight 2003 · Microsoft
  • Microsoft Flight Simulator X — original big box cover Microsoft Flight Simulator X 2006 · Microsoft Game Studios
  • Microsoft Flight Simulator X Deluxe Edition — original big box cover Microsoft Flight Simulator X Deluxe Edition 2006 · Microsoft Game Studios
  • X-Plane 10 — original big box cover X-Plane 10 2011 · Laminar Research
  • X-Plane 11 — original big box cover X-Plane 11 2016 · Laminar Research
  • Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024: Aviator Edition — original big box cover Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024: Aviator Edition 2024 · Microsoft