Commemorative golden Doom floppy disks go up for pre-order — pair of limited edition dummy ‘imitation gold plating’ disks and a box are $30 at GameStop

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▪Video Games Retro Gaming Commemorative golden Doom floppy disks go up for pre-order — pair of limited edition dummy ‘imitation gold plating’ disks and a box are $30 at GameStop News By Mark Tyson Published 2 August 2026 This officially lice
▪When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.
▪These are imitation floppy disks coated in imitation gold, delivered in a commemorative box.

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Video Games Retro Gaming Commemorative golden Doom floppy disks go up for pre-order — pair of limited edition dummy ‘imitation gold plating’ disks and a box are $30 at GameStop News By Mark Tyson Published 2 August 2026 This officially licensed physical media isn’t even functional. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. (Image credit: GameStop and Fanattik) Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Pinterest Flipboard Email Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter GameStop has listed a Doom Floppy Disk Limited Edition Imitation Gold Plated Replica at $29.99. Let’s unpick that for a moment.

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