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Finding Aid Report Finding Aid Report Josh Brandt Video Game Collection MS 16 Records This collection contains over 100 PC games ranging from 1983 to 2002. The games have been kept in good condition and most are contained in the original box or case. The PC games span all genres and are playable on Macintosh, Windows, or both. There are also guides for some of the games, and game-related T-shirts. The collection was donated by Josh Brandt, a former WPI student. Container List Container Folder Date Title Box 1 1986 Tass Times in Tonestown Activision game in original box, 3 1/2" disk Box 1 1989 Advanced Dungeons & Dragons - Curse of the Azure Bonds 5 1/4" discs, form IBM PC, in orginal box Box 1 1988 Life & Death: You are the Surgeon 3 1/2" disk and related idtems, for IBM PC, in original box Box 1 1990 Spaceward Ho! 2 3 1/2" disks, for Apple Macintosh, in original box Box 1 1987 Nord and Bert Couldn't Make Heads or Tails of It Infocom, 3 1/2" discs, for Macintosh in original box Box 1 1990 Wizardry - Bane of the Cosmic Force 5 5 1/4" discs, for IBM, in original box Box 1 1993 Star Wars X Wing Space Combat Simulator 5 3 1/2: disks for IBM, in original box Box 1 1988 Journey - The Quest Begins 3 3 1/2" discs, for Macintosh, in original box Box 1 1983 Exodus Ultima 3 1 2 1/2: disc, for Macintosh, in orginal box Box 1 1985 Run for the Money Business Games Series, 1 3 1/1: disc, for Macintosh, in original plastic case Box 1 GameBoy Games: Super Mario Land, Tetris, Super Mario Land 6 Golden Coins, Metroid These four Game Boy games have been kept preserved in plastic cases Box 1 Random 5 1/4" Discs F-19 Stealth fighter; Last Half of Darkness; Hugo's House of Horrors; Warlords Demo; Mean 18 Golf; Wizard Tank War; Collage; Citydesk; Crime Lab; Dracula in London Page 1 Box 1 75 of: 3 1/2" discs, loose or in file box Box 2 1989 SIM CITY 2 3-1/2" discs, for Macintosh, in original box Box 2 2003 SIM CITY 3000 for Macintosh, box and book only (no disks) Box 2 1991 SIM ANT for Macintosh, 2 3-1/2" disks, book, in original box Box 2 2000 THE SIMS for Windows 95 or 98, box only (no discs) Box 2 1993 SIM CITY 2000 User's Manual User's Manual only Box 2 1989 3 in Three for Macintosh, manual in box; no disc Box 2 1992 Might 1 and Magic 2 for Macintosh, 2 manuals, no disks Box 2 1993 Taskmaker Storm Impact for Macintosh, 2 disks & manual, in envelope Box 3 1998 Douglas Adams Starship Titanic 3 CD's, manual, in original box Box 3 1997 MYTH The Total Codex 3 CSs in original box Box 3 1997 MYTH The Fallen Lords CD plus manual in original box Box 3 1996 ABUSE 2 CD's for Macintosh Box 3 2004 MARATHON Series 3 CD's - Marathon, Marathon Infinity, Marathon Trilogy Box Set, plus SInfinity manual Box 3 1993 Pathways into Darkness CD Box 3 2000 Unreal Series 2 different CDs' Toatlly Unreal - 4 CDs; Unreal Mission Pack 1 - 1CD Box 3 1997 The Space Bar 4 CDs Box 3 1994 Headcandy, Kaleidoscope of Light and Sound CD in original box Box 3 1995 Puppet Motel Laurie Anderson, CD in original box Page 2 Box 3 1997 Quake Series for Marcintosh, Quake Mission Pack No. 1, Quake Mission Pack No. 2, Q!Zone for Quake, Instruction Manual for Q!Zone and Malice, Quake Stuff (all CDs) Box 3 1997 MDK Quickstart Guide 3 CDs, MDK2 (1CD) Box 3 1998 Of Light and Darkness - The Prophecy 3 CDs Box 3 1994 Under a Killing Moon 4 CD's Box 3 1994 Wing Commander 3 for Macintosh - Discs 1-4; Super Wing commander for Macintosh - 1CD Box 3 2002 Medal of Honor Allied Assault 1 CD; Medadl of Honor Spearhead Expansion Pack 1 CD (both for Mac) Box 3 1993 XPLORA 1 Peter Gabriel's Secret World 1 CD Box 3 1994 Astronomica for Macintosh 1 CD Box 3 2000 3D Ultra: The Return of the Incredible Machine: Contraptions 1CD Box 3 1995 MacPack Sneak Attack Discs 1-3: Descent, Daryl F. Gates Police Quest, A-10 Attack! Box 3 1997 Interstate '76 1CD and Nitro Pack 1CD Box 3 1997 Battle Girl for Macintosh 1 CD Box 3 1995 MECHWARRIOR 2 for Macintosh 1 CD Box 3 1995 HEXEN for Macintosh 1 CD Box 3 1994 TIE FIGHTER for Macintosh 1 CD Box 3 1993 Iron Helix 1 CD Box 3 1998 Heretic 2 1 CD Box 3 1996 Sid Meter's Civilization 2 MacSoft - 1CD Page 3 Box 3 1996 Final Doom for the Mac 1 CD Box 4 2000 THIEF 2 The Metal Age box only (no CD), THIEF Gold - box unopened Box 3 1996 OBSIDIAN for Macintosh, 5 CD's, plus Official Guide and Poster Box 4 1992 The 7th Guest PC CD ROM 2 CDs, plus instructional manual Box 4 1994 MYST for Macintosh Box 4 1998 SHOGO case only Box 4 1996 Afterlife: The Last Word in SIMS for Macintosh 1 CD Box 4 1995 Connections - It's a Mind Game 1CD Box 4 1998 Food Chain for Macintosh 1 CD Box 4 1993 Peter Pan for Macintosh, 1 CD Box 4 1995 The Jungle Book for Macintosh 1 CD Box 4 1993 Putt-Putt & Fatty Bear's Activity Pack Activity Pack Box 4 2000 John Romer's Daikatana 1 CD Box 4 1995 Shockwave Assault 1 CD Box 4 Ambrosia Software Inc. 1 CD Box 4 U-Boat 1-CD Box 4 1994 Themepark for Macintosh 1 CD Box 4 1991 Spectre for Macintosh 1 CD Page 4 Box 4 1998 Future Cop L.A.P.D. 1 CD Box 4 1996 Spaceship Warlock Mac CD Box 4 1996 PGA Tour 3 Macintosh 1 CD Box 4 1995 Wolfpack for Macintosh 1 CD Box 4 1996-2002 Mac Addict Discs 1-3, 5-11, 13-32, 34-41, 44-51, 68-70, 73-75 Box 4 1997 MacAdvocate II Discs 7 MacAdvocate Discs Box 4 Demo CD's 6 discs Box 4 1997 Virtual Developer Central Macintosh 1 disk Box 4 Mac Games 1 disc, labeled by Josh Box 4 1997 Star Wars Jedi Knight - Dark Forces 1 disc, Mysteries of Sith 1 disc Box 4 1992 Quake III Arean in silver metal box Box 4 1994 X Wing Star Wars collectors CD-rom, enhanced Mac version in box Box 4 1997 Star Wars X-Wing vs. the Fighter Windows 95 CD-rom in box Box 4 1988 Neuromancer 5 1/4" discs for Commodore 64, Commodore 128, 1988 in box Box 4 1998 Thief GOLD in box Box 5 1 1985 Hacker - Instruction Manual Instruction Manual for Hack Box 5 2 1990 Where in time is Carmen SanDiego? "Where in Time is Carmen SanDiego?" Detectives Manual Box 5 3 Thief - Key Card A keyboard guid to the PC game Thief. Page 5 Box 5 4 1994 X-Wing: Starfighter Reference Card Box 5 5 1996 Top 10 Mac Pack II PC CD Reference Card Box 5 6 1995 Monster 3D Starter Packs includes 2 CDs Box 5 7 Sid Meier's Civilization II Guide Box 5 8 1998 Of Light and Darkness Guide (book of the Damned) and card Box 5 9 1999 Nocturne Players Guide Box 5 10 Tribes Warrior Guides Tribes - Warrior Guides; Tribes 2 - Guide and Quick Reference Card Box 5 11 Starsiege Pilot Guide, Compendium, and Key Card Box 5 12 Black and White windows 95/98/2000/ME Install Guide and Players Guide Box 5 13 Interstate '76 Key Card and Auto Vigilante Compendium Box 5 14 Star Wars Jedi Knight Dark Forces 2: Instructional Manual and Mysteries of the Sith: Instructional Manual Box 5 15 MDK 2 Players Guide Box 5 16 Star Trek Voyager Elite Force Players Guide Box 5 17 Giants: Citizen Kabuto Game Manual Box 6 1 System Shock 2 Players Guide Box 6 2 Shogo Hint Guide Box 6 3 Final Doom for Mac Manual Box 6 4 Unreal Players Guide Page 6 Box 6 5 1998 Journal of Siernan/Heretic II Players Guide Box 6 6 Journal of Dr. Fluke Hawkins and Max! Box 6 7 2000 Deus Ex Players Guide and Midnight Sun evidence sheet Box 6 8 1994 Epic Megagames Newsletter, related materials Box 6 9 1996 Bungie Publications Bungievision newsletter, Marathon Scrapbook Box 6 10 1996 HEXEN Pecial Features and Troubleshooting Guide Box 6 11 1998 Interplay Production References and Troubleshooting guide Box 6 12 Videogame related material Poster, calendar, decals, mouse pad, etc. Box 6 13 1995 Tricks of the Mac Game Programming Gurus Book Box 7 T-Shirts Video game t-shirts for: Thief II, Bungie, Marthon, Marathon 2, MYTH The Fallen Lord, Oni Page 7.
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