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This is one of those few hundred weird as hell Half-Life releases. This one in particular is interesting due to the inclusion of a standalone Team Fortress Classic client that actually could be updated (perhaps you can update it to be the same GoldSrc engine as 1.1.1.0). There's also a GOTY HTML advert with some alpha shots and of course a copy of Day One. Inside the TFC folder you can also find some interesting stuff like HTML generated scoreboards and so on. Neat stuff. Credit to Combine OverWiki for the Initial Encounter box image scan.

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Half-Life: Initial Encounter
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SweetRamona
SweetRamona - - 5,114 comments

Wow nice find, was this sold in shops once like this Add-on Collection: Moddb.com

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Xylemon Author
Xylemon - - 2,677 comments

Well that CD and this one I both got off eBay. However, unlike that Add-ons CD, this was an official release from Valve/Sierra. So yes, this was somehow sold in stores. I don't know how Valve got away with selling half a game and a mod in a big box, but stranger game releases have happened (like the Doom Screensaver box).

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snark567
snark567 - - 72 comments

The box looks neat though.

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Xylemon Author
Xylemon - - 2,677 comments

It does indeed.

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Korem
Korem - - 282 comments

I've searched this version for a while, thanks for the upload

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Dead...
Dead... - - 61 comments

is this compatible with steam?

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Xylemon Author
Xylemon - - 2,677 comments

No, it's a DRM free version of HL. Even if you add it as a custom game, problems tend to emerge from no where with DRM-free versions of Half-Life. I'm guessing Valve has something to do with it...

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Dead...
Dead... - - 61 comments

Oh. OK thanks anyway.

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