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Was there a gold heist in GTAV? I don’t remember.

Remember when Plants vs. Zombies was everywhere? Like before Angry Birds or whatever. I don’t think I ever played it but I have played homages to it in other games.

A sarcophagus from the Limited Run Games release of Maniac Mansion.

Anyone remember the Maniac Mansion TV series? I can’t remember a single thing about an actual episode, but I know I watched every one.

Ever heard of Ty the Tasmanian Tiger?

Well I have. I mean, I know a lot about this era of gaming history, when every studio was trying to generate the next Sonic or Crash Bandicoot to get a piece of that mascot market share. But I imagine he doesn’t linger in the collective unconscious.

They made four of these games and this boomerang shaped drive apparently was in stores to support the sequel’s release.

Ever want to tear Mario’s head off? Now’s your chance!

Apparently from 2009, this, about an inch and a half tall, Mario drive comes to me from the UK as well. For all the drives I have the Nintendo ones are the most rare and this is definitely the first Mario I’ve seen.

I must have more HALO themed drives than ones for any other franchise. Timing and thematic consistency I suppose.

It's my 11 year anniversary on Tumblr 🥳

This apparently was commercial release and not packed with the game.

Frankly I’m glad they put the year on this, I’ve lost track of the CoD timeline over the years. Plus it’s nice to see flash drives still being made and marketed in 2025!

A promotional swing type drive with the PlayStation logo printed onto it.

Coincidentally another “tape drive” this one for the sleeper hit of the Far Cry franchise, Far Cry Blood Dragon. A pitch perfect satire of over the top 80s sci-fi action movies, it’s the kind of game Ubisoft should be making more of.

Sharing my collection online sometimes helps expand it! Picked up this cassette shaped drive with case for the game Beat Slayer, advertised as a roguelite brawler that’s part Hades part Hi Fi Rush. Sounds fun!

They already made over two thousand of these games already?

Thank you! I’ll be here all week!

Another drive from the Splinter Cell franchise! See the other one for how this series never clicked for me. This was the entry when Sam Fisher, unfitting voice guy, gets sent to prison but they let him keep some of his spy tech. Good thing that stuff is designed to be tiny IF you know what I mean!

Check out all that green. Remember when everything was green in the days before brown? Good times.

It's my 9 year anniversary on Tumblr 🥳

Me: What.