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[-] Grandwolf319@sh.itjust.works 32 points 3 days ago

IMO this was peak consumerism. They literally wanted to give you more so you chose them instead of trying to trick you.

The games weren’t that great, but they were based on solid game mechanics (cause it was old board games), just a little bit of extra fun for those who wanted to try it.

[-] morbidcactus@lemmy.ca 12 points 3 days ago

The copy of Roller Coaster tycoon I played as a kid literally came out of one of those boxes, there were some legit great ones on offer.

[-] Ethalis@jlai.lu 15 points 3 days ago

What do you mean "weren't that great"? I got the Star Wars : Pod Racer demo in a cereal box and that was a peak gaming experience for 6-yo me

[-] BlueLineBae@midwest.social 10 points 3 days ago

I literally got the entire movie "a bugs life" in a cereal box on DVD.

[-] WolfLink@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 days ago

I got a (demo) for a spider man game that was pretty good for the time.

[-] PrimeErective@startrek.website 23 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Chex Quest HD is on steam for free

[-] Sterile_Technique@lemmy.world 1 points 3 days ago

I think Chex Quest was my gateway drug to PC gaming.

[-] PrimeErective@startrek.website 1 points 3 days ago

Honestly, same

[-] VerilyFemme 18 points 3 days ago

Wait, is that the full version of RollerCoaster Tycoon?

They used to deliver the hyperobsessions right to your house. The Matrix was right about 1999 being the peak of American civilization.

[-] P00ptart@lemmy.world 12 points 3 days ago

Now when I buy cereal, I barely even get cereal.

[-] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago

Don't worry. You'll be charged twice as much for it.

[-] P00ptart@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago

As is expected.

[-] wuphysics87@lemmy.ml 3 points 3 days ago

Anyone else remember Mott's Mindquest?

[-] slazer2au@lemmy.world 4 points 3 days ago

you would be lucky for a game to fit on a cd anymore

[-] TheSambassador@lemmy.world 5 points 3 days ago

Most indie games are pretty tiny still. The only reason games are so huge now are usually because of audio (I think one of the CODs shipped with every language's audio and was over 100 gigs) and sometimes big textures. Most devs don't really care about size any more and treat storage as basically infinite, but with some actual work you could get a lot of games to fit on a CD.

[-] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 3 days ago

it's the standard procedure with computers, the hardware is improved and thus software bloats up to use all the new resources to render glossy semi-transparent buttons

[-] slazer2au@lemmy.world 1 points 3 days ago

I would love for them to come with Shareware CDs like you got in the 90s from magazines. Might encourage more Devs to make demos.

[-] Deceptichum@quokk.au 3 points 3 days ago

Free cereal shaped USB drives?

[-] DaddleDew@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago

If they did it today they would be filled to the brim with malware

[-] lemmyknow@lemmy.today 2 points 3 days ago

I had a MacRonald's computer game

[-] Redacted@lemmy.zip 2 points 3 days ago

Thats how i found lego rock raiders, GREAT game

[-] pennomi@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago

They still do that today… except it’s Fortnite skins 😑

[-] Godort@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Convincing my mom to buy a box of cereal was a lot easier than convincing her to buy a copy of Roller Coaster Tycoon

[-] Chivera@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago

The Egypt one

[-] hOrni@lemmy.world 1 points 3 days ago

What's with the random picture of Roller Coaster Tycoon.

[-] partial_accumen@lemmy.world 10 points 3 days ago

Its not random. It was one that was included. You can even see the General Mills (cereal maker) branding on the disc.

[-] hOrni@lemmy.world 1 points 3 days ago

Games on CDs? When I was a kid cereal boxes had DIY finger puppets printed on the back.

[-] Skullgrid@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago

2600hz whistle?

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