freewheel Posted March 22, 2015 Share Posted March 22, 2015 Today's Dilbert was funny in the context of this thread... product_design.gif (At least, I got a chuckle.) Anyone who's ever ordered enterprise gear from IBM knows exactly where this comic is coming from. No joke, I've received a single CD in a 2 cu ft box. The best is the pair of screws that came in a box big enough to hold a pair of workboots. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+cmart604 Posted March 22, 2015 Share Posted March 22, 2015 Today's Dilbert was funny in the context of this thread... product_design.gif (At least, I got a chuckle.) Lol., Yep I saw that today too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlsson Posted March 23, 2015 Share Posted March 23, 2015 (edited) Of course you could develop a game that is partly board based, partly computer based. Things like Brian Clough's Football Fortunes (Amstrad CPC, Atari 8-bit, Atari ST, Acorn Electron, BBC Micro, Commodore 64, Commodore Plus/4, Commodore Amiga, MSX, PC DOS, ZX Spectrum) comes to my mind. It would be a monster to make copies of, and pretty useless without the board, player cards, money etc. You could even put the ROM part for free download, since it would hold little value for those who don't own the entire board game. Edited March 23, 2015 by carlsson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awhite2600 Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 Anyone who's ever ordered enterprise gear from IBM knows exactly where this comic is coming from. No joke, I've received a single CD in a 2 cu ft box. The best is the pair of screws that came in a box big enough to hold a pair of workboots. I have no issue with overly large packaging if the item is secure inside. I remember ordering a 3.5" hard drive for work in the early 1990's. The shipping dept just threw the bare drive into a 1 cubic foot box. No bubble wrap, foam peanuts - nothing. Needless to say the drive didn't survive the trip. I had a serious fight with the vendor's RMA dept who didn't want to believe that the drive was damaged in shipping. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Intymike Posted March 29, 2015 Share Posted March 29, 2015 Today's Dilbert was funny in the context of this thread... product_design.gif (At least, I got a chuckle.) I have the feeling this cartoon is a little bit outdated. The boxes are getting smaller and smaller. Last week I saw in a shop a new game for the Playstation Vita on the shelf. It was only a card with the download code. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
intvnut Posted March 29, 2015 Share Posted March 29, 2015 I have the feeling this cartoon is a little bit outdated. The boxes are getting smaller and smaller. Last week I saw in a shop a new game for the Playstation Vita on the shelf. It was only a card with the download code. I guess it depends on the vendor. And 'sides, we need to interpret this in a classic gaming context. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnPCAE Posted April 21, 2015 Share Posted April 21, 2015 Something like an Ultima III port with a cloth map? Still, I really believe that the ECS is in *dire* need of some good-old interactive fiction -- and physical props always make it more fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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