/r/GameCoverVariations
Do you have limited/collector's editions of videogames? Have a videogame with a variant/reproduction cover to the standard edition? Found an upcoming game with a collector's edition? Share it with the world here!
For all variants, limited/collector's editions, reproductions, and different background colours of past, current and upcoming videogame covers.
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This month...
Being the most popular post of the month, we'll feature Splinter Cell: Blacklist as the game of January.
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This month...
Thanks to u/Frontzie for sharing his variants of ToCA: Race Driver for the Xbox. Being the most popular post of the month, we'll feature both variants of ToCA: Race Driver as the game of December.
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This is gonna be slightly different compared to other posts in this subreddit. I thought I'd go through the differences between the UK variants of ToCA: Race Driver, and its Australian equivalent, V8 Supercars: Race Driver. This probably wouldn't be possible without the help of Games We Played on eBay. They're a stockist of retro consoles and games with very decent prices, and ship worldwide from Australia. Shipping from Australia to the UK took 2 weeks fully tracked via DHL, which more than met my expectations, even with economy shipping.
Complete album of images: https://imgur.com/a/Yg2cAjP
On the left, we have the original red cover "offline" UK version of Race Driver. On the right, the "enhanced" black cover UK version of Race Driver. The only differences between these two versions is that the black cover variant has both 12-player online and 4-player local multiplayer, as opposed to the red cover's 4-player local. In the middle, it's the Australian variant. As far as I'm aware, there are two variants of this similar to the red and black UK versions, however the only discernable cover difference is the "LIVE Online Enabled" banner, no colour variations.
In the middle, we have the instruction manual found in both the offline and enhanced UK variants. On the left, the supplemental Xbox Live manual was packed-in with the standard manual for the enhanced UK variant. On the right is the Australian manual, with a front cover design similar to the sleeve as opposed to the UK covers, and the supplemental manual is not included (I'm unaware if it's supposed to be with it, or at the end of the manual.
Title and subtitle colours for the UK manuals in yellow, Australian manual in orange.
Title and subtitle colours for the UK manuals in yellow, Australian manual in orange. Differences in greetings by Bobby Scott (Hi there vs. G'day mate).
Title and subtitle colours for the UK manuals in yellow, Australian manual in orange. Piracy warnings differ, Australian version details the "FADE" copy protection system, UK manuals don't include this.
Starting with the supplemental Xbox Live manual on the left, only the grayscaled, weathered effect of two cars super-imposed on a leather-backed journal with copyright information. In the middle on the UK manual, a similar effect as of the supplemental manual in the background, however instead of the copyright information there's details of how to obtain bonus codes for in-game cheats via the Codemaster's website or a premium rate (09) number. The Australian manual on the right has the information for obtaining the bonus codes, but only via the Codemaster's website, also with a plain black background.
How the games compare and look alongside part of my collection.
Again, this is different compared to other content here but I thought it was interesting and details what differences can occur in other game covers.
Final Fantasy VII: Remake will have a few editions at launch in 2020.
The standard edition will be priced at £49.99/$59.99, you'll get the game and that's it, unless you pre-order and you'll get the Chocobo Chick Summon Materia DLC on top.
The deluxe edition will be priced at £79.99/$79.99, you'll get the game on 2 discs in a Sephiroth steelbook case, a hardback art book with concept artwork inside, a Deluxe Edition plastic sleeve around both the steelbook and art book, the Cactuar Summon Materia DLC and a mini-CD with the game's OST. If you pre-order you'll get the Chocobo Chick Summon Materia DLC on top also.
The 1st Class edition will be priced at $329.99 (possibly £299.99, thanks to u/SmoothPanther), you'll get everything in the Deluxe Edition along with the Carbuncle Summon Materia DLC and a beautiful Cloud Strife and Hardy Daytona figurine (156mm W x 427mm D x 267mm H) designed and sculpted by PlayArts Kai. You'll also get the Chocobo Chick Summon Materia DLC if you pre-order on top.
This month...
Every upvote will say something different, with both well-known and obscure quotes from triple-A and independent titles.
Thanks to u/DeffoNotARobot for sharing his/her copies of Dead or Alive 3 for the Xbox. Being the most popular post of the month, we'll feature Dead or Alive 3 as the game of November.
If there's any news about new editions of games in the pipeline, a news flair has been added in order to distinguish these posts.
r/GameCoverVariations is a place where you can share different variants and editions of videogames. The top-rated game of the previous month will be featured as "Cover of the Month" in the sidebar. All regions, platforms and genres are allowed. Reproductions and alternate covers are also allowed, provided that they are flaired as such.