Remember the Maxis manuals? They were actually a source of entertainment as well as informative information. Sim Ant, in particular, had a ton of information about ants inside. I actually have my Sim Ant manual on my bookshelf and use it to tutor kids about insects, doing case studies on ants (with Sim Ant as part of the unit, of course).

Shufflepuck Cafe came with a manual that could fold out into a poster. I wonder how many people actually hung those up! Maybe I'll frame mine and hang it behind my booth at next year's VCF in New Jersey (along with five oldies and whatever else I can fit into a Honda CR-V). Nintendo used to toss posters into boxes sometimes too; I had one that said "Now You're Playing With Power!" featuring box art of most of the games through 1989 hanging in my room for a while (came with Mario 1, which I had to buy since I got my NES used and the former owner didn't give me any games OR the gun--had to rely on my pals to get my Duck Hunt fix).

For packaging--another one that comes to mind is Prince of Persia. I can't think of anything that's come in a good package lately; of course, I don't buy many computer games and haven't picked up a new video game in a few years. The last one I got was Fool and His Money (the Fools Errand sequel) and it was, of course, online only.

Maybe if Cliff Johnson writes a 3 in Three sequel, he can do retro boxes with awesome art!