The first side is as vanilla and ordinary as you would imagine an unboxing video to be. The controller in the box is extracted through the process one would usually expect. You could consider this the safe for work (SFW) or safe for life (SFL) version.

It’s a smoke grey Dreamcast controller, and I never even had a Dreamcast as a kid. Maybe that’s why I’m overcompensating by buying so much of the stuff now! Naturally I spend a ridiculous amount of time inspecting the box, including the clear plastic window and all its sides, before finally getting the controller out. I’m not entirely convinced by the clear back of the controller either, but it’s a lovely thing overall.

The second side of our coin reveals a much darker not safe for work (NSFW) or not safe for life (NSFL) version. I can only imagine after creating unboxing video after unboxing video, the mind of a serial unboxer becomes somewhat demented. Their sweetest dreams are filled with torn boxes, ripped packaging and discarded manuals.

This time I decided to approach the whole thing like an impatient three-year-old and tear into the cardboard from the side. After all, I’m not a box collector, and the important bit is getting the controller out! I needed the controllers without boxes, so the boxes were laid to rest. Rest in peace box #1. Rest in many pieces box #2.