I do not know if the image on the cover of this box was put there by a previous owner, or if it was sold like this. Every other copy of the game I have ever seen has been in a plain black box like this with NO image on it. In any case, there cannot be a lot of other copies like this one. Since the box does not mention what computer the game is for, the game was most likely sold with the manual on top of the box, like the other versions of this game in the plain black box.