The Art of the Physical Copy: MAX PAYNE 2
What else was I going to do with all these scans I made?
We all know that physical game collecting is a sad, depressed version of its younger self these days. Lacking manuals, heft and overall personality, we are left with chasing our nostalgia more than anything. Hell, sometimes the games are not even in the case! Sometimes you get a code, a key card or 40mbs of data on a disc. Every possibility except the entire game on the disc/cartridge!
These are less than exciting times for us collectors but we still do it and are surpirsed with bells and whistles every so often.
Mitch and I are preparing for our podcast on MAX PAYNE 2 this week and so I was spending time with the OG Xbox case and reading through it. I do this with older games on my shelf to relive the moments of a man 20 years removed from when they originally held the game.
I thought it would be fun to scan in the art from the box and the manual as a way to highlight how beautiful it all once was. I can hear Linkin Park playing on my radio now…
Anyway, enjoy!
PS - I wish you could smell the manual!
Great cover.
Nostalgia. There is something’s about these box art and manuals that I miss even with steam and digital stores it can’t capture the feel of the paper manuals and artwork you can look at off screen.