A free game in every box

Daehawk · Post by **Daehawk** » Sun Jul 31, 2005 3:04 pm

I may have posted something like this before...not sure now. My brain does'nt work well at imprinting stuff.

Anyways Space Ranger 2 got me thinking. It includes the first game for free in the box. Other games/companies should take this approach. Buy so and so 2 or so and so 3 and get the previous one/s in the box for free.

Now I know it would'nt work in all cases. Some games may still be making a good amount of money on their own. If say part 2 comes out within a year or so of the original game's release or if the original game was very popular then no it would'nt be a good idea to include it free.

But if your original has been out a couple years, is not selling well, or in the case of small or foriegn developers your game was not well known....then by all means how about including it free with part 2 or 3 or 4 or whatever? It would go a long way in giving you good credit with the gamers and also would get your game more easily reconized.

I dont own SR2 YET but I do plan to buy it and having SR1 for free is a great bonus for a Russian developer Id never heard of before. So thank you guys for your generocity and forward thinking. We gamers appreciate it.

Caine · Post by **Caine** » Sun Jul 31, 2005 8:24 pm

the CE of jedi outcast had the first 2 dark forces games included. that was such a cool package too with the light saber keychain. also very cool considering that i no longer owned the first 2 when i got it.

wankerjr · Post by **wankerjr** » Mon Aug 01, 2005 1:19 pm

Beyond Divinity included Divine Divinity with it.

Blackhawk · Post by **Blackhawk** » Mon Aug 01, 2005 1:39 pm

The CE of Might and Magic VI had Might and Magic 1, 2, 3, 4 AND 5 with it, along with the printed maps for each - that was a fantastic deal.

Kobra · Post by **Kobra** » Mon Aug 01, 2005 3:28 pm

wankerjr wrote:Beyond Divinity included Divine Divinity with it.

Woah, I didn't hear that.. I need to order it now..

Chaos League Sudden Death also includes the first game in the box.

dbt1949 · Post by **dbt1949** » Mon Aug 01, 2005 3:46 pm

You'll like Beyond Divinity.It has Starforce.

Pyperkub · Post by **Pyperkub** » Mon Aug 01, 2005 6:13 pm

Prince of Persia Sands of Time had PoP 1& 2 available as easter eggs.

Kobra · Post by **Kobra** » Mon Aug 01, 2005 6:50 pm

dbt1949 wrote:You'll like Beyond Divinity.It has Starforce.

Starforce has been a non-issue for me, and has ZERO influence on what I do and don't buy. With the amount of superb titles that have it now, I might as well shoot my foot off if it was.

I'll definately order it now that I know it has both, and it is in the bargin bin now.

SuperHiro · Post by **SuperHiro** » Mon Aug 01, 2005 6:54 pm

wankerjr wrote:Beyond Divinity included Divine Divinity with it.

The only problem being that you get Beyond Divinity.

morlac · Post by **morlac** » Tue Aug 02, 2005 11:47 am

The new Bards Tale includes the orginal and the second Brads Tale.

Defiant · Post by **Defiant** » Wed Aug 03, 2005 4:54 pm

wankerjr wrote:Beyond Divinity included Divine Divinity with it.

Is this in all copies? I saw a box in store and there was no mention of Divine Divinity being included. Should I be looking for specially marked boxes?

geezer · Post by **geezer** » Wed Aug 03, 2005 4:57 pm

morlac wrote:The new Bards Tale includes the orginal and the second Brads Tale.

There's a joke in here somewhere.. I just can't come up with it now.

Fubeca · Post by **Fubeca** » Tue Aug 09, 2005 10:32 am

Not all versions of Beyond Divinity ship with Divine Divinity. For example, mine did not. Only "specially marked boxes" contain them. Luckily for me, I had Divine Divinity already. Sadly for me, I purchased Beyond Divinity, hoping to receive a 2nd copy so that I could give one to my brother. Luckily for me, while I didn't *love* Beyond Divinity, I was able to enjoy it enough to finish it.

Freezer-TPF- · Post by **Freezer-TPF-** » Tue Aug 09, 2005 11:22 am

geezer wrote:
morlac wrote:The new Bards Tale includes the orginal and the second Brads Tale.
There's a joke in here somewhere.. I just can't come up with it now.

Brad's Tale: In which our hero learns his true name and realizes that his chosen profession is actually the result of an unfortunate typo