Finally! I Found the Retail Box for Depth Dwellers

[@TheMadAfrican1]

It's entirely possible that Clint owns every retail copy of Depth Dwellers ever released. What an honour.

[@guguy00]

That's pretty awsome

[@A7exandersca7es]

Well not released but surviving is definitely a contending title

[@cericat]

I think I know where there's probably still 2 in Western Australia. But otherwise yeah probably.

[@DirtyRottenTaylor]

Couldn’t help but read what an honor in zoidbergs voice.

[@HeadsetGuy]

I'd love to see a "Depth Dwellers revisited" thing on the main LGR channel, personally.

[@stevencarlson5422]

same !

[@brothersly8294]

yeah my usual stop for a Video is about 4 years, they all get cringy by then, no matter who the maker is

[@Stormbolter]

The double stapling is because the manual is printed and stappled by the xerox machine, but the cover needs to be added later. Instead of not stapling or removing the old staples they simply stapled over (or next to) the old ones... lazy but effective :D

[@thaquothLP]

Love that you immediately scanned and contributed the covers to Mobygames.

[@MarphitimusBlackimus]

Always nice to see more retail versions of Depth Dwellers out in the wild. I lament 1.51's correction of "awsome" every day.

[@Zontar82]

that's awsome

[@lolman123401]

SETUP KEYS P - display posistion that's a fix for 1.61!

[@kizmetmars]

So what didn't you work on? You're becoming the Elder God of gaming.

[@LGRBlerbs]

Dude! You were one of the only people with _any_ decent gameplay footage of DD back in 2009, haha. Awsome to see you dropping by here on Blerbs all these years later!

[@Takimeko]

You know a game'll be amazing when you see the "The Room" font being used as it's logo font.

[@RandomInsano2]

Clint, you’re single handedly increasing the value of Depth Dwellers in multiple dimensions.

[@SolidSonicTH]

Careful now, that actually seems to have happened with regards to Plumbers Don't Wear Ties... Next thing you know Piko Interactive will lap up the publishing rights and release it on Steam or something.

[@stephenharris5532]

@@SolidSonicTH And that dolphin PC game Fin Fin. I was watching some copies on ebay before the video came out as a curiosity. There was one available for under $20 for a loooong time that I passed on. I think it's like $350 now. Lol

[@geovani60624]

now it went from nothing to 5 bucks, trully a stratospheric increase

[@RandomInsano2]

@@geovani60624 An infinite increase in value!

[@geovani60624]

@@RandomInsano2 pretty much a 500% increase, you don't see that very often

[@teh_supar_hackr]

To quote the voice clip at the end of this game when you beat it, *"YEAH!"*

[@dariusfadavi7188]

Good to see “transport slave to safty” again after all these years

[@EpicGamerWinXD69]

Congratulations on finding this Clint! *YOU* *ARE* *AWSOME* *!!*

[@tilliesinabottle]

You've got to have worked for NASA to make a typo like that.

[@EpicGamerWinXD69]

@@tilliesinabottle I didn't make a typo, the spelling error was in the original game. Don't believe me, go watch the original video.

[@tilliesinabottle]

@@EpicGamerWinXD69 Oh yes I know, The developers wrote that! Apparently they were a couple who used to work for NASA.

[@EpicGamerWinXD69]

@@tilliesinabottle I thought you did, just thought I'd clarify it for those not in the know.

[@Ralph-yn3gr]

It's a true Christmas miracle! Happy belated birthday Mr. LGR, and Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all.

[@krad2520]

Saw a copy of this at STUFF in Portland, OR back in 1997 or so when I was a little kid... they wanted like $20 for it though-- so my dad was having none of it, despite having played the Shareware version off of AOL's file library. Always did grind on me a bit as the "one that got away," as the next time I visited in 1999 it was gone. Crazy to see that box again. Someone must have bought that copy, so there's likely one from Portland floating around somewhere.

[@AsahinaZatsu]

I've Riwatched that old Depth Dwellers video a few times, over the years. I was amused to see this video pop up and would love to see a new Riview of it. Because of that old video, I still hear its.. music in my head, every so often.

[@wimwiddershins]

Those dinky floppy disk jewel cases were really cool back in the day.

[@ArachenoxTheLynx]

Definitely would like a Ri-Review (hah) of this one. Especially with all this new info

[@Weaverofviles]

Can we appreciate how depth dwellers has become like the Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde for LGR?

[@Valliance1]

Im a fan of depth dwellers for the sole reason that it was that video that got me into your channel! Such nostalgia.

[@DenicioC]

Nice gift, man! By this game I met Phreakindee and his "AWSOME" channel Lazy Game Reviews. Sometimes I stop by your channel to rewatch some old videos of some odd games that when I was a child I only saw my old brother playing them.

[@JonnyInfinite]

So glad this made it to the safty of your collection

[@EMCF_]

Depth Dwellers had a free shareware version preloaded on my Dad's old 486, which was our first computer. It scared the hell out of young me, I thought it had a really creepy environment and sound direction, and the chained humans were pretty disturbing for the time. However, in my adult years I could not remember the name of this dumb game, just some graphic details, but thanks to your video I now can relive this bizarre memory of a terrible piece of software. Though I will say the weird combat where you can shoot down the enemy projectiles is kinda cool.

[@psanangelo7326]

Thanks for a year of quality content Clint. Merry Christmas.

[@SkrixFox]

Merry Christmas and Happy Belated Birthday Clint

[@Cardthulhu]

The Pinnacle of Entertainment Software.

[@FightingForceSoulless]

Poor Civvie.

[@oz_jones]

@@FightingForceSoulless #freecv-11

[@fmsyntheses]

It's one of my favorite videos of yours. That and the DKC video.

[@henrydave6603]

Knew it was obscure so seeing that box is awesome! Being a fan of your videos I'd totally love to see you revisit Depth Dwellers

[@Ductos]

That was the first FPS game I've ever played - and I was way too young to do so :D Since Doom and Doom II got indexed early on in Germany, I ended up playing this and Blake Stone instead. I didn't play Doom II until I was already grown up.

[@captaintoyota3171]

Wow man i can remember doom 1st release blew my mind. Same w/ Quake 1. But yeah we had so many dos games b4 doom good memories in USA

[@nathanbinns6345]

I didn't play Doom and Doom 2 til I was an adult either because it was indexed by my parents :-). So I played Blake Stone as well. To be honest I think most kids who played Blake Stone were just the kids whose parents didn't want them to play Doom (which is a shame because it's a great game in its own right, just released at the wrong time).

[@shademillith]

Nice, you played one of the worst "Wolfenstein-clones", and one of the best.

[@bitwize]

"I didn't see Doom II until I was already a man... and by then, it was nothing to me but BLINDING!"

[@nic7048]

i remember it too, day of the triad sharewhare was another good doom like clone from 93.94

[@sirhscorpio]

The way you describe and enjoy it almost felt like I had that connection with the game too... love your videos great stuff

[@grumpyoldwizard]

Merry Christmas, Happy Birthday, and congratulations on your find!

[@spaceknight1982]

I went back and watched that original Depth Dwellers review and all I can say is .. you've come a long way Clint.

[@smeade96]

Wow...a fucking *big box* version of the famous 'Depth Dwellers'. Had no idea that even existed.

[@bryanorosco6440]

Merry Christmas and Happy Birthday. Thanks for all the great content

[@fuzzyargy]

Thankyou so much Clint... god bless you. I am not alone in the world

[@davekp6773]

Hi Clint and merry Christmas to you, your family and your clones. First off I’m glad you acknowledged that Depth dwellers was an amateur attempt and they did their best and did try improvements. I’m also slightly surprised you didn’t bring up the fact that they still didnt proof read the manual and left the phrase “transport them to safty” unaltered.

[@DynamixWarePro]

It is always a great feeling to find something when you have been searching for it for years. It doesn't matter how bad the game is with its terrible repetition and music it is a part of gaming history and should be preserved and it is great to know people like you are doing that. For years I had been searching for a game I played once, no one seemed to know what it was and I found out why and was super happy when I did find it. It was Project Undead from 2001 a game where you had to escape from Zombies. First it was unfinished game with no physical release, so no wonder not many knew about it, and the graphics made it look like a 3D 90s game rather than a game from that time which made me think it was older than it was.

[@medes5597]

I'm searching for a dreadful first person shooter I used to play, terrible blocky, untextured 3d graphics, had "alien" in the title, and I cannot find it for the life of me. I suspect I was the only person who ever played it.

[@DynamixWarePro]

@@medes5597 Do you have an idea of how old the game might be? When you said terrible blocky graphics and Alien in the title, the first thing that came to mind for me was "Alien Breed 3D" is that it?

[@medes5597]

@@DynamixWarePro nah I've looked into that before, unfortunately. Honestly its such a needle in a haystack, I've spent way too long browsing lists on it.

[@tohothewriter8002]

I remember watching that original video, and immediately falling in love with the premise of the 2009 recession. ;P

[@rolandkatsuragi]

Clint's expansive and extensive catalogue of content is enough of a gift for me.

[@copperboltwire320]

I remember playing this back in the hay day. Man, the amount of patience i had as a kid...

[@werewolf74]

My friend used to have the shutter style 3d glasses for Quake. it was pretty impressive if/when it did not make you nauseous.

[@bergfruehling]

You're really outdoing yourself with the christmas material this year.

[@Gojiro7]

honestly Clint, I would be interested in seeing you Re-review it since you've changed your style ALOT since you first started and id love to see your new take on it now that your better composed on camera

[@jonathanhersey8313]

I concur

[@DuncanMcBride]

Merry Blurbsmas!

[@ZinhoMegaman]

Happy birthday LGR!

[@ZeroWalker26]

Happy late birthday and happy holidays. Man that´s one awesome little find I must say.

[@worldofretrogameplay6963]

Merry Christmas, Clint! Happy Belated Birthday!

[@startedtech]

Happy Birthday and Merry Christmas, Clint!

[@1invisibleB]

Happy belated birthday & holidays Clint, thanks for the great videos this year :)

[@MaximilienNoal]

Depth Dwellers, now that is an old LGR episode. When it was filmed on VHS, IIRC !

[@kevinroberts1888]

Nice! It's always cool when we manage to get ahold of one of our holy grails. For me, the boxes I've been after for years are the Marc Benioff games for the Atari 400/800 computers, especially 'The Crypt.' They're always way above what I can afford when I do come across them, but one of these day.

[@HoanSeyer]

Hi Clint! I got an IrisScan recently at Goodwill. It was new in box too. Essentially it's a mouse that scans directly what you mouse over into a picture. Trying to mimic a flatbed scanner I guess. I'd love to send it to you!

[@GamerbyDesign]

Clint has the market cornered on that game.

[@dreammfyre]

Blerbs is precious.

[@ghostisblack]

The saved search on ebay is so great, thats one of the things i tell any collector to use as one day that thing will pop up or at least pop up with the price you want. Awesome to get something like that after so long! haha

[@lukey666lukey]

its like you don't care so much you have gone full circle into loving it.

[@yurisorcerer]

I have been subscribed to your main channel for like...8 years? And I don't think I've heard of this game until this video went up. If I did watch that VERY early episode you did on it it must not've left an impression on me. As always LGR, your commitment to the obscure games from years bygone is extremely commendable. Hope you continue making these videos well into the future, they're a cool look at stuff that was before my time and I really appreciate that. Even if as in the case of this particular title, the games themselves were....iffy. Thanks again :)

[@ezioauditoredafirenze8352]

Congratulations Clint. 😃 And happy holidays to people around globe. 🎇🎆🎈🎉🎈🎊🎈🎆🎇

[@Christopher-N]

Merry birthday, and happy Christmas, Clint.

[@strangnet]

You know it's quality stuff when it's compatable. 13:20

[@Quake210]

Wow! I have *NEVER* seen a CD style case for a floppy before. I also remember having to order games by phone. I think the only way to get the "Descent 2" expansion was by phone, and I recall being really annoyed that the person on the line couldn't pronounce "abyss" correctly (I was a teenager so please forgive me).

[@jothain]

That's indeed quite cool case. I've never seen something like that. I personally got Minidisc vibe for some reason.

[@TheSmart-CasualGamer]

A case like that appears in one episode of LGR Thrifts, they weren't common at all as far as I know.

[@plan7a]

Amstrad PCW disk cases and Zip Disk cases were pretty similar and obscure cases. This case reminded me of those. Just saying.

[@plan7a]

@@jothain I also got that vibe when I saw this one!

[@jothain]

@@TheSmart-CasualGamer I wonder if it was something more regional thing? I haven't seen any here in Europe. I'd like to hear if they were here.

[@RobBot34]

i just watched the original video literally 5 minutes ago. you've come a long way. keep up the good work.

[@ababab28]

Your Depth Dwellers is my Terminal Terror. Please cover this game one day :)

[@EllRiver]

I like how the time gap up his search for the box copy was almost as long as the box copys release to the video.

[@DeadReckon]

I frequent the local goodwills up here in Southwestern VA, if I happen to see anything that looks like those CyberMaxx or TriSight glasses I'll let ya know haha.

[@em_birch]

Happy belated birthday, Clint. I hope you've had a nice Christmas.

[@zombizzle_]

Definitely interested in knowing more about early 90s 3D technology, considering the price... TriSight, CyberMaxx, Crystal Eyes?!

[@kingkushezio2581]

Happy Holidays LGR. Great video upload.

[@Mark_of_Tread]

Merry Christmas, Happy Belated Bday, and thank you for reminding me how this game contributed to the current state of the downfall of the economy of the early 2000s.

[@longlastnamae]

Merry Birthday LGR!

[@The8bitbeard]

The 25mhz 486sx I used growing up wouldn't run Doom, but I had Depth Dwellers. I actually forgot what that game was, and it wasn't until your original video covering it that it all came flooding back the moment I heard that menu screen song.

[@jimbox114]

That is a cool looking shareware game. I submitted the retail shareware version of doom to my 8th grade time capsule back in 94. Most the of the shareware I ever remember was either in a box at a local game store, or on a generic floppy from a friend. Also something kinda funny. MY friends and I made some custom content for games back then as well as a couple crappy basic games under the name Tri-Soft Interactive.

[@marciomaiajr]

That's a proper Christmas present. Awsome!

[@MaggieDanger]

Awww, Happy Birthday!

[@warehouselead]

Happy late birthday and merry Christmas!

[@simonhoney2050]

holy shit unwrapping a big box just made me feel strongly nostalgic in a way I wasn't expecting. I can smell a christmas in the early 90s!

[@lshorette]

It is a part of software history. Glad someone is making records of the obscure and almost unobtainable.

[@mbamebe]

HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY CLINT! MERRY XAMS! HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!

[@seangraham2879]

Merry Christmas Clint and a happy belated birthday hope you're staying safe

[@retropuffer2986]

At this point, a Big Box of any rare game is cool!

[@Jamal_Tyrone]

Now I need to see the OG episode about it.

[@macdaniel6029]

I´m a fan of DD because I played it on my 286 back in the days.

[@davidallenjade]

I would love a re-review on this!

[@LateCloser]

It's rare to see a shooter from this era that I wasn't aware of, but you did it! Never heard of this one. Can't wait to see how awful it is in a future video. :)

[@plateoshrimp9685]

That artwork is really something else!

[@kathleenkelley8651]

Merry Christmas and Happy Birthday dude!

[@cujoedaman]

From the thumbnail, all I could see was a brown background and something nostalgic "in a box". I thought it was Ashens.

[@jonasthemovie]

I hear you. That table looks so much like an old sofa.

[@reddev5420]

$400!!!! Clint you mad lad, but this is totally AWSOME!

[@Rowsdow3r]

I remember being maybe 8 years old and playing the shareware Depth Dwellers and being kind of scared of it because the music was spooky.

[@stefanpoirier6810]

NICE!!! Yes in many ways this game is a major anti-classic FPS lol It's like THE ROOM of FPS titles. I'd purchase all of its physical-ness if I could. You definitely have to experience how God-awfully hilarious this train wreck is. Clint, I'm so down for you uploading a RI-review of this if u plan on it. :D

[@tiernanlmorgan]

What version came with the cyber shades? I imagine that’s the last time Clint played this game.

[@LGRBlerbs]

Ahh you're right! That one had a shareware version of Depth Dwellers

[@tefras14]

Merry birthday man and happy Christmas

[@charlesgi5058]

Interesting find. Perfect

[@tiagopereirasantossilva556]

Merry Christmas !!! Feliz Natal !! Clinton !! Christmas Truce !!!

[@absalomdraconis]

One or another of those glasses options were probably the VESA standard glasses. Hard to even find reference to those things (I dare say they were never popular...).

[@Bukkarooo]

Depth Dwellers is the first lgr video I watched, and got me subscribed all those years ago. This was a fun throwback to it! Such an poor game, but fun to see someone's early solo attempts. I'll also admit, I actually don't hate the music. It becomes awful as it's only one track, but on its own I don't mind the weird melancholy mood lol

[@gabrielevitale9969]

the Max Payne ost, the conspiracy, the low resolution camera, oh the memories!

[@kfhewui152]

Merry Christmas, Clint!

[@invghost]

Clint is the true Depth Dweller.

[@AdamIsUrqed]

Never had you pegged for a professional wrapper, MC Clint.

[@IamNotANumber]

Brilliant! Merry Christmas!

[@rpavlik1]

Huh, interesting. You might have not seen TriSight glasses, but I saw in the config Crystal Eyes, which I have seen: those are (or were?) pretty commonly used LCD shutter glasses for desktop and projection VR.

[@DaRealKing303]

This game is actually severely underrated.