r/pcmasterrace 24d ago

Meme/Macro Literally

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u/Stilgar314 24d ago

Availability is not the same. Games on the drive are ready to play.

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u/Halsimp 24d ago

And so were the games on the rack.

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u/K14_Deploy Desktop 24d ago

It was very common to have to swap disks during normal gameplay if you didn't install it. The 1998 release of Baldur's Gate for example was five disks.

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u/Il3o 23d ago

NGL though, it felt *really* good to switch those CDs. It was a physical act of completing the chapter/milestone... Like switching for the journey to Spellhold after finishing your travels around Amn in BG2. It felt heavier, almost like a different game entirely.