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Benjamin @bigboxcollection.com · 25/09/2026

Colored version used by that French gaming mag shows a sig: R. Fox '92 Guess, that could be Richard Fox who - according to mobygames - worked at Bullfrog around that time. Also found his website: rfoxart.com Gonna drop him a mail asking for more info and/or confirmation. CC @ovga.bsky.social

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Benjamin @bigboxcollection.com · 25/09/2026

It was used on the back of the US box. Head got replaced though creating a bit of a mess stylewise. Got any idea who the artist is? bigboxcollection.com/Syndicate.3D...

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Benjamin @bigboxcollection.com · 16/09/2026

With the different perspective render and some edits, the final pic is 18,199 x 11,859 pixels and thus 205 megapixel. The TES:Daggerfall section checking in 😎 h/t @elderscrolls.bethesdastudios.com

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Benjamin @bigboxcollection.com · 16/09/2026

First boxes becoming visible 😍

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Benjamin @bigboxcollection.com · 16/09/2026

This takes ages! Wonder, if I should grab a copy of Diablo IV for Switch while waiting....

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Benjamin @bigboxcollection.com · 16/09/2026

Here's a small res version of the tweaked pic. Re-cutting those tiles now...

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Benjamin @bigboxcollection.com · 16/09/2026

Here's my "setup": an old Nikon D3100 balanced on a screw. Stitching is done using Microsoft Image Composite Editor. No final decision on which projection to use. Finetuning will take some time too and I do hope I still got all the tools for slicing up the image for the JS thingy to get it online.

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Benjamin @bigboxcollection.com · 16/09/2026

@gameroomr.bsky.social Quick preview of the new 270 megapixel panaroma that I shot earlier 😎

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Benjamin @bigboxcollection.com · 13/09/2026

Statistics show, that the 3D boxes over at BigBoxCollection.com have been viewed in total over 717,000 times since the site's redesign in Nov 2023. Below, a breakdown of the most viewed boxes. PS: The push thanks to @gog.com's press release this Tuesday resulted in 37k views over the past 5 days.

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Benjamin @bigboxcollection.com · 12/09/2026

Here's an chart showing the top 100 3D boxes that had been viewed on BigBoxCollection.com since the gog.com news broke. First three are featured on the landing page. No surprise those ranking high. Next is Doom. No surprise either. The rest? I'd say, a pretty solid list of fantastic titles 😎

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Benjamin @bigboxcollection.com · 10/09/2026

Zur Abwechslung mal von der @derstandard.at Frontpage runterlächeln 🤓

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Benjamin @bigboxcollection.com · 09/09/2026

What a bunch of big box Monkeys 😎

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Benjamin @bigboxcollection.com · 08/09/2026

In other news, picked up the big box release of Tales of Monkey Island. This Eurobox was only available in Germany & Austria and limited to 3,000 copies. Should hopefully land on my doorstep soon.

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Benjamin @bigboxcollection.com · 02/09/2026

Looking for a box that's no longer on bigboxcollection.com? Well, I really, really, really had to downsize a bit for restoring order in my chambers folks, so we're down from 1,000+ boxes to 890ish. bigboxcollection.com/694.blog

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Benjamin @bigboxcollection.com · 05/08/2026

😎 bigboxcollection.com/Undying.3DBox

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Benjamin @bigboxcollection.com · 02/08/2026

Dug through Google Photos and it looks like my first implementation of the PaperBox feature for the old site was done March 2016 and the first box that I have printed was the US version of MDK 😍 bigboxcollection.com/MDKUS.3DBox

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Benjamin @bigboxcollection.com · 31/07/2026

Warm up your printers, the good ol' Minature Papercraft feature is back on BigBoxCollection.com😎

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Benjamin @bigboxcollection.com · 27/07/2026

Spotted this on the net and had to grab it. The 70mm frame is of course from a reproduction but still neat 😎

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Benjamin @bigboxcollection.com · 16/07/2026

Thx and definitely. In my tiny PETSCII universe, Stan is the man to visit if you wanna go out for a little plundering in style. csdb.dk/release/?id=... csdb.dk/release/?id=...

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Benjamin @bigboxcollection.com · 16/07/2026

Blink and you miss it 😂 Here's my #PETSCII entry for the textmode compo at this years @demopartyno.bsky.social party. Download: csdb.dk/release/?id=...

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Benjamin @bigboxcollection.com · 10/06/2026

Back home from X party and of course, I've found some games there that just had to be added to my collection. Speaking of my collection, there's quite a pile to scan building up and, well, there's a big surprise coming up in a couple of weeks 😎

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Benjamin @bigboxcollection.com · 17/05/2026

BTW, still working on getting all the StreetSportsPogo.com achievements checked. #20 should be doable, but I know 16 & 17 are a drag 🙃 BTW, @merman1974.bsky.social or @logrus.uk, do you know any other #C64 games with an achievement system? It's not part of a single save but tracked beyond sessions.

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Benjamin @bigboxcollection.com · 17/05/2026

Slightly better result when playing StreetSportsPogo.com on the ol' TV but still, no 3k points for me 😭

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Benjamin @bigboxcollection.com · 17/05/2026

Funny, still haven't beaten Ninja's top score when playing my own game StreetSportsPogo.com for #C64 Also, knowing that you're recording your jump does have an significant impact on concentration - didn't even manage to crack the top 5 🤪

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Benjamin @bigboxcollection.com · 23/04/2026

Found two packages on our doormat today: some strange keys and (finally) a copy of Pirates Gold \o/

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Benjamin @bigboxcollection.com · 15/04/2026

Notwist \o/ Always a blast.

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Benjamin @bigboxcollection.com · 13/04/2026

Three #C64 games arrived today, waiting to be added to bigboxcollection.com. Stoked having Rolling Ronny on my shelf, especially as an update (dubbed #RonnyRollback by @v3to.bsky.social) is currently in the works.

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Benjamin @bigboxcollection.com · 12/04/2026

Lots of profile pics added/updated for bigboxcollection.com/Artists

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Benjamin @bigboxcollection.com · 11/04/2026

Couple of cover artists added to bigboxcollection.com/Artists thanks to @ovga.bsky.social & mails from visitors. Statistics: for 341 boxes, the artist of the box art has been identified. In total, there are now 180 artists indexed and for 109 boxes, the original art is available.

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Benjamin @bigboxcollection.com · 09/04/2026

Picked up some books to flick through.

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Benjamin @bigboxcollection.com · 08/04/2026

Never thought I'd be buying a box of 5.25" floppy disks in 2026, but here we are 😎

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Benjamin @bigboxcollection.com · 04/04/2026

Mind boggling that this is just happening.

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Benjamin @bigboxcollection.com · 02/04/2026

Re-scanned my #Fallout box and finally replaced those green tinted pics from yesteryear 😎 Check it out here: bigboxcollection.com/Fallout.3DBox

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Benjamin @bigboxcollection.com · 30/03/2026

Sry for spamming #C64 stuff, but my scener life just got tangible again and I'm all psyched. Can't put it into words what it feels like just having copied my first game onto a floppy.

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Benjamin @bigboxcollection.com · 30/03/2026

Testing some cartridge games before digging up my old floppy drive.

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Benjamin @bigboxcollection.com · 30/03/2026

Picked up my Ultimate #C64 today. Installed the SID from my old (non working) breadbin and also swapped keyboards. What's left is configuring network settings and it's time to play some StreetSportsPogo.com 😎

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Benjamin @bigboxcollection.com · 14/03/2026

And done. And yeah, used the saving feature 😉

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Benjamin @bigboxcollection.com · 09/03/2026

Funny, how System 3 didn't manage to handle the aspect ratio of Last Ninja Archives correctly, especially with them having spheres in the logo. Other retro releases manage to get their 320x200 up to 4:3 perfectly.

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Benjamin @bigboxcollection.com · 07/03/2026

I'm a sucker for messy CRT effects due to the crappy portable TV that we've had for our #C64 back in the day, but it was never ever that messy like the offered old-school filter here.

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Benjamin @bigboxcollection.com · 07/03/2026

Mhmm... IK+ on the go 😍

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Benjamin @bigboxcollection.com · 04/03/2026

Beaten up, but still one of the most beautiful boxes on my shelf: American McGee's Alice bigboxcollection.com/AmericanMcGeesAlice.3DBox

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Benjamin @bigboxcollection.com · 01/03/2026

"Ret'roids", my #PETSCII entry for last weekend's #C64 demo party "BCC #20" in Berlin. Enjoy. Download: csdb.dk/release/?id=259570

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