Big Boxes.

Next up: Flamethrower.
Also available to stream on Spotify etc.

0:00 Introduction
1:16 The Big Box
2:11 Big Boxes on the Amiga
3:30 Early Big Boxes
5:38 The Mid Box
7:05 The Tall Mid Box
8:10 Gatefolds
9:42 Book-style Packages
10:33 Early Large Boxes
14:00 Applications and Edutainment
15:20 Timeline of Emergence
16:20 First Wave (1982-1985)
17:27 Second Wave (1985-1989)
18:42 Final Wave (1990-on)
19:36 The Death of the Big Box
20:48 Conclusion
22:12 Credits

[AveragePixel]

I'll never understand your ability to take an almost nothing kind of topic and turn it into an interesting and visually appealing video

[dangelowallaceagain]

not to be dramatic but these videos describe video games as beautifully and thoughtfully as i've always considered them to be. it's like listening to someone who "gets it"

[lmaoheckdeee]

Teacher: Your final project can be on any topic

[joshuaweiss]

"Take my amiga collection for instance, its fairly modest comprising of a couple hundred box titles"

[jobie]

Were you expecting crates in games as a follow-up to explosive barrels?
Yeah, I thought so too.

[taann]

I saw some guy comment on one of ahoy's video saying "He'll talk about a box and people still watch it cuz it's so good" Well he wasn't wrong

[jakejake]

"Actual ownership. Other than a rental agreement none of us read."

Simpler times

[trynowyou]

Ahoy: *digital distribution* - "This is brilliant"
*BIGBOX* - "But I like this"

[harunsuaidi]

Ahoy is someone who can unironically put "Gaming Historian" on his business card.

[chickenbot]

Me in 2010 after school: Watches Ahoy SCAR-H weapon guide for Modern Warfare 2
Me in 2020 before work: Watches Ahoy guide on PC game boxes

It's been a hell of a decade.

[hfamily]

He looked at his shelf of game boxes and went “yeah this is content”

[grantdotjpg]

When I read "next up flamethrower" I dropped my phone.

[wheesock]

“Ahoy could talk about the most mundane thing ever and I would still watch it.”
Ahoy:

[friun.]

This documentary is just a reason for Ahoy to flex his Amiga collection

[bastardhyena]

Next up: Flamethrower

Iconic arms is coming back boys

[hypezoneninga]

This man disappeared for 7 months released some heat then dipped i love this man

[tastymacbro]

"This box is taller than the mid box so I call it Tall mid box"

Trying to reach the word count

[-Raylight]

**Ahoy uploaded a video*
*_"Oh my god, okay it's happening, everybody stay calm"_*

Most of the cover art for these games are just amazing, kudos to the developers back then

[rasdread]

if you need motivations to make even a powerpoint presentation, remember that this guy is making bar charts out of his video game boxes

[rafgp]

"Boxes are supposed to fit their contents. Anything more is wasteful."

Nintendo: *starts sweating profusely*