Underplayed Gems

Big Blue Disk #2 (1986)

Big Blue Disk #2 cover
Platforms
DOS
Where to get it
My Abandonware
The 3D catalog: game boxes on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

The catalog in 3D

The same catalog has a room you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real games from it when you tell them what you feel like playing. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this game is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

Playing this feels like accessing a straightforward, no-frills piece of 1980s software, defined more by its storage medium than any distinctive gameplay or atmosphere.

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About

Released in 1986 for DOS, *Big Blue Disk #2* is part of a series built around the original concept of big blue disks used to store data. This title continues that legacy within the same platform ecosystem without introducing new specific developers or plot elements beyond the established disk format context.

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This page is from Underplayed Gems, a catalog of older and overlooked games. Not quite it? You can browse by platform and genre, or take this one into the 3D catalog and ask the Catbot for something closer.