When I first got a PC in the 1990s, you'd buy games by going somewhere like Electronics Boutique, GAME, or PC World, or you'd mail order from a magazine. However you bought it, your new game would most likely come in a big cardboard box on a CD (or floppy disk, if you're suitably old like me), with a printed manual and, if you were lucky, extra merch like stickers, story books, posters, or other game related items like maps.

These days, in the era of downloads, all those extra bits have gone by the wayside and the joy of having a shelf full of boxed games has gone with them.

This got me thinking about my own games. I realise these are not blockbuster hits and almost no one is playing them, but I did wonder if it might be fun to create a boxed release of Barkout with screenshots on the back, naff artwork on the front, and a printed manual, just for my own amusement.

So, when I can find the time, I may do just that. I'll probably start with a simple jewel case release to see if I can pull it off, before moving on to a cardboard box. Either way, it'll be another opportunity for a bit of creativity and nostalgia mixed into one.