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BigBoxDB.com @bigboxdb.com · 2d

Love the construction of this photo!

Retro Dream @retrodream.bsky.social · 2d

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

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BigBoxDB.com @bigboxdb.com · 3d

If you haven't, come check out the Discord (link in bio) to hang out with fellow big box preservation weirdos! It's a good bunch over there.

Also, I restarted my old blog so if you want, maybe check that out and subscribe: geekbravado.com

Good to be back at this! Much more to come! 💖

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Geek Bravado

The hobby blog of Parallax Abstraction where he posts musings on various topics, mostly gaming and tech.

geekbravado.com

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BigBoxDB.com @bigboxdb.com · 3d

There have been a LOT of new contributions to the site and there's a BIG backlog to get through so you'll be seeing those start rolling out on the feed over the next little while. I'll be at a measured pace, no 30+ post dumps, promise. 😉

I've also got some scans of my own to submit!

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BigBoxDB.com @bigboxdb.com · 3d

Honestly, no one reading needs to care why I wasn't about. Life just got a bit hairy and I had to triage some things to the backburner to make room for other things that needed my attention.

The good news is things are evening out and I can get back to fun stuff like this!

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BigBoxDB.com @bigboxdb.com · 3d

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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BigBoxDB.com @bigboxdb.com · 10d

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!

Hans "Adam" Zwakenberg @adamzwakk.com · 10d

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...

BigBoxDB | 3D Shelves

An elegant wrapping from a more civilized age

www.bigboxdb.com

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Hans "Adam" Zwakenberg @adamzwakk.com · Sep 5

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!

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BigBoxDB.com @bigboxdb.com · Jul 5

"Please help, they have my family and are making me pose for this weird astrology game!" 🤣

Dan || Old School Gaming History @danvghistory.bsky.social · Jul 5

- Weird video game cover art -

Russell Grant's Astrology (DS, 2009)

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BigBoxDB.com @bigboxdb.com · Jun 28

I'm hoping I can afford to redo my basement next year that will become my own little retro sanctuary/workshop/office that I can also use in Canadian winters. 🙂

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BigBoxDB.com @bigboxdb.com · Jun 28

What a beautiful place! You did an incredible job. I love my small town but I'm in a newer bungalow townhouse with a tiny back yard that's all deck. 🙂 One day...

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BigBoxDB.com @bigboxdb.com · Jun 28

Nope, not jealous at all. Nope, absolutely not.

Really nice spot!

Zach Galifinakis Hangover GIF

Alt: Zach Galifinakis Hangover GIF

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ParadiseRegaind @paradiseregaind.bsky.social · Jun 21

Seriously guys, if we just flip the image around no one will ever notice!

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BigBoxDB.com @bigboxdb.com · Jun 18

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

1984: BANDERSNATCH, BAILIFFS and the Battle for a HIT GAME | Commercial Breaks | BBC Archive

YouTube video by BBC Archive

www.youtube.com

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BigBoxDB.com @bigboxdb.com · Jun 14

There's a ton of options for sure. Many of them can be seen at bigboxdb.com!

BigBoxDB

An elegant wrapping from a more civilized age

bigboxdb.com

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BigBoxDB.com @bigboxdb.com · Jun 9

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...

GOG One-Click Mods | New era of modding begins!

YouTube video by GOG Classics Vault

www.youtube.com

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BigBoxDB.com @bigboxdb.com · Jun 4

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. :)

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

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BigBoxDB.com @bigboxdb.com · Jun 3

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-...

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

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Parallax Abstraction @pxa.ca · May 22

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!

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BigBoxDB.com @bigboxdb.com · May 14

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!

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

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BigBoxDB.com @bigboxdb.com · May 12

I'll take "So Much to Unpack Here" for $500 Alex.

Dan || Old School Gaming History @danvghistory.bsky.social · May 12

- Weird video game cover art -

Leavin' Teramis (Amiga, 1990)

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BigBoxDB.com @bigboxdb.com · May 2

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. 💪

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

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BigBoxDB.com @bigboxdb.com · Apr 29

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!

Benjamin @bigboxcollection.com · Apr 29

Aaaand here we go: Captain Blood is up.

bigboxcollection.com/CaptainBlood...

3D box view of Captain Blood (1988, C64, EU)

BigBoxCollection: high-res 3D boxes of over 1,000 games from 1982 to today

bigboxcollection.com

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BigBoxDB.com @bigboxdb.com · Apr 29

Ooooooh, new album style box I haven't seen before!

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Star Citizen Wiki 🐧 @starcitizen.tools · Apr 28

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...

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BigBoxDB.com @bigboxdb.com · Apr 28

Oh yeah, no way Romero doesn't LOVE this!