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The box for Ultrabots, transformed. The two halves of the box have been separated, connected by a green-and-black-striped axle, and twisted in opposite directions.

The incredible boxes of Hock Wah Yeo Essay category

Hock Wah Yeo designed the most unusual boxes in the 90s game industry. They delighted game developers — and drove retailers up the wall. Take a close look at Yeo’s amazing boxes and the fight for the future of retail space.

Screenshot from The Legend of Lotus Spring

The Legend of Lotus Spring Adventure category

The only game from Women Wise, a company dedicated to software for women, The Legend of Lotus Spring takes you an overflowingly emotional journey of loss and remembrance.

Screencapture of the Majestic and EA Games logos from a publicity video by Mercury Multimedia

Majestic Other category

Electronic Arts’s wildly ambitious, disruptive boondoggle tried to start a revolution of collaborative media experiences for an audience years away from accepting it. (September 11 didn’t help either.)

Screenshot from Pirate's Plunder

Pirate’s Plunder Board category

This bite-sized shareware pirate adventure was made to fit into a coffee break. For first-time game designer Erin Pavlina, it was another new challenge to adapt to.

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