Would a game released in physically in a dvd included magazine count as retail?

[novigamer1029 0]

I was researching for rigs of rods and looking through an old blogpost for the game and found this blog ( http://rigsofrods.blogspot.com/2007/12/ ) about a copy of the game on the DVDs. So I was wondering if that would count as retail.

[Aemony 142]

It's a bit of a weird one but... hmm... I would probably say... no... I think, since the retail release doesn't seem to be official. It's basically just a freeware game redistributed by a third-party on their own.

[Plok 0]

On MobyGames, we treat them as retail. It received a license from the rightsholder, and was distributed on a physical disc.

[Aemony 142]

In this case an official license doesn't seem to be involved as per the blog post on the website, where the developer expresses surprise of its inclusion. Since it's freeware, the unofficial redistribution was probably within the license of the game, "per se", though that does not make it an official retail copy.

[gorilli09 1]

What about in fast food kid's meals?

[Aemony 142]

49 minutes ago, gorilli09 said:

What about in fast food kid's meals?

Is it really the only time an otherwise paid game has been released in a retail form in a full version...? Most of those games bundled with kids meal used to just be demos or the like over here in Sweden at least.

[Theclaw135 4]

For a rarity like this, a footnote would be more ideal than a separate category. A few titles may not have been available anywhere else. There are some curiosities like a Taco Bell version of Frogger.