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Aussie2B

10-13-2015, 11:48 PM

I'm surprised no one else here is bringing up these guys. Seems right up our alley between the collectability of a physical copy + the rarity of a tiny print run (even smaller than much ballyhooed rarity of Gaijinworks' releases). Here's some info:

http://www.hardcoregamer.com/2015/10/07/limited-run-games-to-offer-exactly-what-the-company-name-says/

I can't say I had even heard of the games they're starting off with, and I can't say they sound or look that great either (Breach & Clear has pretty lousy reviews). But it's still an interesting prospect. Considering the low print runs and fairly low price for the games, I might nab them anyway, just to give them a shot. Or least for any Vita games they release, since I like the platform and it gets so few physical releases as it is. I hear Breach & Clear is at least improved from the digital release, so perhaps it's now not as bad as the reviews make it out to be.

If they can actually manage to keep this business going, I hope they can advance beyond C-tier indie games. I'd especially love to see some Japanese games, but they don't localize and I kinda doubt the publishers who have localized Japanese games for digital-only releases would hand over their IPs. But there is some nice stuff coming out on Vita digitally that could sorely use a physical copy.

EDIT:

Since Limited Run Games has been in business for a while now, I thought it would be worthwhile to create a master list of their catalog. NOTE: Updates stopped being made in September of 2019. This info is only accurate up to that point.

For the time being, all releases have their print runs split in half on the day of release, with the first half available at 10 AM EST, and the second half available at 6 PM EST. A minimal stock of canceled orders is also made available at a later date. Order limits are generally one, sometimes two, per game (or one per platform if the game is available on multiple platforms).

The Limited Run Games PlayStation Library:

#1: Breach & Clear (Vita - 1500 copies)
#2: Saturday Morning RPG (PS4 - 1980 copies)
#3: Saturday Morning RPG (Vita - 2500 copies)
#4: Oddworld: New N' Tasty (PS4 - 5000 copies)
#5: Oddworld: New N' Tasty (Vita - 2500 copies)
#6: Futuridium EP Deluxe (PS4 - 2000 copies)
#7: Futuridium EP Deluxe (Vita - 2000 copies)
#8: Xeodrifter (PS4 - 2300 copies) *
#9: Xeodrifter (Vita - 2300 copies) *
#10: Octodad: Dadliest Catch (PS4 - 4500 copies) *
#11: Octodad: Dadliest Catch (Vita - 3500 copies)
#12: Lost Sea (PS4 - 3000 copies) *
#13: S�ldner-X 2: Final Prototype (Vita - 3200 copies) *
#14: Breach & Clear: Deadline (PS4 - 3000 copies)
#15: Rainbow Moon (Vita - 3000 copies) *
#16: Rainbow Moon (PS4 - 3000 copies) *
#17: Shadow Complex Remastered (PS4 - 7500 copies) *
#18: Dragon Fantasy: The Black Tome of Ice (PS4 - 3000 copies)
#19: Dragon Fantasy: The Black Tome of Ice (Vita - 3000 copies)
#20: Mystery Chronicle: One Way Heroics (PS4 - 5000 copies)
#21: Mystery Chronicle: One Way Heroics (Vita - 5000 copies)
#22: Thomas Was Alone (PS4 - 4000 copies) *
#23: Thomas Was Alone (Vita - 4000 copies) *
#24: Shantae: Risky's Revenge - Director's Cut (PS4 - 6000 copies)
#25: Shantae and the Pirate's Curse (PS4 - 6000 copies)
#26: Stealth Inc.: A Clone in the Dark - Ultimate Edition (PS4 - 3600 copies)
#27: Stealth Inc.: A Clone in the Dark - Ultimate Edition (Vita - 3600 copies)
#28: Volume (Vita - 4800 copies) *
#29: Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath HD (Vita - 4500 standard copies + 1000 PSX variant copies) *
#30: Lone Survivor: The Director's Cut (PS4 - 3600 copies)
#31: Lone Survivor: The Director's Cut (Vita - 3600 copies)
#32: Firewatch (PS4 - 7300 copies) *
#33: Curses 'N Chaos (Vita - 2800 copies)
#34: Curses 'N Chaos (PS4 - 2800 copies)
#35: Aqua Kitty DX: Milk Mine Defender (Vita - 2800 copies)
#36: Aqua Kitty DX: Milk Mine Defender (PS4 - 2800 copies)
#37: Oxenfree (PS4 - 4500 copies)
#38: The Swapper (PS4 - 3300 copies)
#39: The Swapper (Vita - 3300 copies)
#40: The Swindle (PS4 - 3000 copies)
#41: The Swindle (Vita - 3000 copies)
#42: Dear Esther: Landmark Edition (PS4 - 5000 copies)
#43: BIT.TRIP Presents... Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien (Vita - 3500 standard copies + 1000 PAX variant copies)
#44: BIT.TRIP Presents... Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien (PS4 - 3500 standard copies + 1000 PAX variant copies)
#45: Nova-111 (Vita - 2800 copies)
#46: Nova-111 (PS4 - 2800 copies)
#47: Pang Adventures (PS4 - 4500 copies) *
#48: DariusBurst: Chronicle Saviours (PS4 - 2800 standard copies + 2000 collector's edition copies)
#49: Mitsurugi Kamui Hikae (PS4 - 4500 copies)
#50: Ray Gigant (Vita - 5000 copies)
#51: Astebreed (PS4 - 4500 copies)
#52: Drive! Drive! Drive! (PS4 - 3000 copies)
#53: Mutant Mudds Deluxe (Vita - 3000 copies)
#54: Mutant Mudds Deluxe (PS4 - 2800 copies)
#55: Mutant Mudds Super Challenge (Vita - 3000 copies)
#56: Mutant Mudds Super Challenge (PS4 - 2800 copies)
#57: Risk of Rain (Vita - 4000 copies)
#58: Risk of Rain (PS4 - 4000 copies)
#59: Flinthook (PS4 - 4500 copies)
#60: Broken Age (PS4 - 4500 copies)
#61: Broken Age (Vita - 4500 copies)
#62: Furi: Definitive Edition (PS4 - 4800 copies)
#63: Deemo: The Last Recital (Vita - 4500 copies)
#64: Bard's Gold (PS4 - 2800 copies)
#65: Bard's Gold (Vita - 2800 copies)
#66: DariusBurst: Chronicle Saviours (Vita - 4000 copies)
#67: The Bunker (PS4 - 3700 copies)
#68: Rive (PS4 - 3800 copies)
#69: Oceanhorn: Monster of Uncharted Seas (Vita - 3000 copies)
#70: Oceanhorn: Monster of Uncharted Seas (PS4 - 3000 copies)
#71: Plague Road (Vita - 2300 standard copies + 700 Kickstarter cover variants)
#72: Plague Road (PS4 - 2400 standard copies + 600 Kickstarter cover variants)
#73: Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap (PS4 - 5000 standard copies + 3000 collector's edition copies) *
#74: Night Trap (PS4 - 5000 standard copies + 3000 collector's edition copies) *
#75: NeuroVoider (PS4 - 3500 copies)
#76: Jotun: Valhalla Edition (PS4 - 4800 copies)
#77: Lili: Child of Geos (PS4 - 2900 standard copies + 1900 collector's edition copies *)
#78: N++ (PS4 - 4800 copies) *
#79: Asdivine Hearts (Vita - 3800 copies)
#80: Asdivine Hearts (PS4 - 3800 copies)
#81: Ys Origin (Vita - 6575 copies + 3000 collector's edition copies)
#82: Ys Origin (PS4 - 8400 copies + 3000 collector's edition copies + 1500 PAX West variant copies)
#83: The Flame in the Flood (PS4 - 3000 standard copies + 1000 cover variant copies)
#84: Caladrius Blaze (PS4 - 4000 copies) *
#85: Absolute Drift: Zen Edition (PS4 - 4000 copies)
#86: Chariot (PS4 - 4000 copies)
#87: Mecho Tales (Vita - 1500 standard copies + 1000 developer edition copies)
#88: Mecho Tales (PS4 - 1500 standard copies + 1000 developer edition copies)
#89: Crawl (PS4 - 3800 copies)
#90: Nex Machina (PS4 - 4500 standard copies + 3000 collector's edition copies + 1000 PSX variant copies)
#91: Windjammers (Vita - 3000 standard copies + 2000 collector's edition copies) *
#92: Windjammers (PS4 - 3800 standard copies + 2500 collector's edition copies) *
#93: La-Mulana EX (Vita - 3000 standard copies + 2500 collector's edition copies *)
#94: SteamWorld Dig (Vita - 3000 copies)
#95: SteamWorld Heist (Vita - 3000 copies)
#96: Rock Boshers DX: Director's Cut (Vita - 2700 copies)
#97: Skullgirls: 2nd Encore (PS4 - 7109 copies sold) *
#98: Senko no Ronde 2 (PS4 - 3000 standard copies + 2000 limited edition copies + 1000 PAX variant copies)
#99: Rock Boshers DX: Director's Cut (PS4 - 2700 copies)
#100: Skullgirls: 2nd Encore (Vita - 3831 copies sold, with 5010 produced) *
#101: Claire: Extended Cut (Vita - 2500 copies)
#102: Claire: Extended Cut (PS4 - 2500 copies)
#103: River City Melee: Battle Royal Special (PS4 - 2900 standard copies + 1900 collector's edition copies) *
#104: Double Dragon IV (PS4 - 3900 standard copies + 1900 collector's edition copies) *
#105: 2064: Read Only Memories (PS4 - 6192 copies, with 2064 copies for each of three cover variants)
#106: Super GunWorld 2 (PS4 - 2000 copies) *
#107: Yesterday Origins (PS4 - 2700 copies)
#108: Fallen Legion: Sins of an Empire (PS4 - 2800 copies) *
#109: Fallen Legion: Flames of Rebellion (Vita - 2800 copies) *
#110: Revenant Saga (PS4 - 4000 copies)
#111: Revenant Saga (Vita - 3000 copies)
#112: The BIT.TRIP (PS4 - 3000 standard copies + 900 PAX variant copies)
#113: The BIT.TRIP (Vita - 2300 standard copies + 900 PAX variant copies)
#114: Screencheat (PS4 - 2500 copies)
#115: Sky Force Anniversary (Vita - 2300 copies)
#116: Sky Force Anniversary (PS4 - 3000 copies)
#117: Croixleur Sigma (Vita - 3000 copies)
#118: Croixleur Sigma (PS4 - 4000 copies)
#119: Oddworld: Munch's Oddysee HD (Vita - 3000 standard copies + 2000 collector's edition copies + 1000 PAX variant copies)
#120: Organ Trail: Complete Edition (PS4 - 3000 copies)
#121: Factotum 90 (Vita - 2500 copies)
#122: Factotum 90 (PS4 - 2500 copies)
#123: Nurse Love Addiction (Vita - 2300 standard copies + 1500 collector's edition copies)
#124: The Metronomicon (PS4 - 3000 copies) *
#125: Organ Trail: Complete Edition (Vita - 3000 copies)
#126: Lethal League (PS4 - 3000 copies)
#127: Home (Vita - 2500 copies) *
#128: Home (PS4 - 2500 copies) *
#129: Super Hydorah (PS4 - 2000 standard copies + 2000 collector's edition copies) *
#130: Kero Blaster (PS4 - 4000 copies)
#131: Thimbleweed Park (PS4 - 3500 standard copies + 2500 collector's edition copies) *
#132: Kill the Bad Guy (PS4 - 2300 copies)
#133: Momodora: Reverie Under the Moonlight (PS4 - 4800 copies) *
#134: Pixel Gear (PS4 - 1800 copies)
#135: Typoman Revised (PS4 - 2500 copies)
#136: Future Unfolding (PS4 - 2000 copies)
#137: Siralim (Vita - 1800 copies)
#138: Siralim (PS4 - 2000 copies)
#139: Magicka 2 (PS4 - 3500 copies)
#140: Volume (PS4 - 3000 copies) *
#141: Escape Goat 2 (PS4 - 2300 copies)
#142: Ace of Seafood (PS4 - 2800 copies)
#143: Aaero (PS4 - 2500 copies) *
#144: Cosmic Star Heroine (PS4 - number of preorders determine standard print run size + 3000 collector's edition copies) *
#145: Cosmic Star Heroine (Vita - number of preorders determine standard print run size + 2000 collector's edition copies) *
#146: Antiquia Lost (PS4 - 3000 copies)
#147: Antiquia Lost (Vita - 3000 copies)
#148: Toto Temple Deluxe (PS4 - 2300 copies)
#149: Super Hydorah (Vita - 2000 standard copies + 2000 collector's edition copies) *
#150: Pixel Junk Monsters 2 (PS4 - number of preorders determine standard print run size + 1500 collector's edition copies) *
#151: Iron Crypticle (PS4 - 2300 copies) *
#152: Splasher (PS4 - 2000 copies)
#153: Kingdom: New Lands (PS4 - number of preorders determine standard print run size + 1500 collector's edition copies) *
#154: Musynx (PS4 - number of preorders determine print run size)
#155: Musynx (Vita - number of preorders determine print run size)
#156: Xenon Valkyrie+ (PS4 - 2300 copies) *
#157: Xenon Valkyrie+ (Vita - 2300 copies) *
#158: Exile's End (PS4 - 2800 copies)
#159: Exile's End (Vita - 2800 copies)
#160: Va-11 Hall-a (Vita - 4800 standard copies + 2300 collector's edition copies)
#161: 2064: Read Only Memories (Vita - 2000 standard copies + 1500 collector's edition copies) *
#162: Observer (PS4 - 4000 copies)
#163: Senran Kagura: Bon Appetit! Full Course (Vita - 4800 standard copies + 3000 collector's edition copies) *
#164: Phantom Breaker Battlegrounds Overdrive (PS4 - 3000 standard copies + 1900 collector's edition copies) *
#165: Phantom Breaker Battlegrounds (Vita - 2500 standard copies + 1400 collector's edition copies) *
#166: Salt and Sanctuary (PS4 - 2800 standard copies + 1500 collector's edition copies)
#167: Salt and Sanctuary (Vita - 1800 standard copies + 1000 collector's edition copies)
#168: Everspace: Galactic Edition (PS4 - number of preorders determine print run size) *
#169: Hue (Vita - 2300 copies)
#170: Hue (PS4 - 2300 copies)
#171: NeuroVoider (Vita - 2300 copies) *
#172: Thumper (PS4 - number of preorders determine standard print run size + 1000 collector's edition copies) *
#173: Bastion (Vita - number of preorders determine print run size) *
#174: Bastion (PS4 - number of preorders determine print run size) *
#175: Gunhouse (Vita - 2300 copies) *
#176: Gunhouse (PS4 - 2300 copies) *
#177: Another World: 20th Anniversary Edition (Vita - 1500 standard copies + 1000 collector's edition copies)
#178: Late Shift (PS4 - 2500 copies)
#179: Narcosis (PS4 - 2800 standard copies + 1500 collector's edition copies)
#180: Another World: 20th Anniversary Edition (PS4 - 2000 standard copies + 1500 collector's edition copies)
#181: Layers of Fear: Legacy (PS4 - 4000 copies)
#182: 8-Bit Adventure Anthology: Volume I (PS4 - 3000 copies)
#183: Dragon's Lair Trilogy (PS4 - 3000 standard copies + 2300 collector's edition copies)
#184: Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy (PS4 - 5000 standard copies + 3000 collector's edition copies) *
#185: Defender's Quest DX: Valley of the Forgotten (Vita - 2300 copies) *
#186: Defender's Quest DX: Valley of the Forgotten (PS4 - 2800 copies) *
#187: Mages of Mystralia (PS4 - 3000 copies)
#188: To the Top (PS4 - 1800 copies)
#189: Dragon Sinker (Vita - 2300 copies)
#190: Dragon Sinker (PS4 - 2300 copies)
#191: Siralim 2 (Vita - 2100 copies)
#192: Siralim 2 (PS4 - 1500 copies)
#193: Night Trap (Vita - 1400 standard copies + 1400 collector's edition copies) *
#194: Double Switch (PS4 - number of preorders determine standard print run size + 2000 collector's edition copies) *
#195: Rabi-Ribi (Vita - 2800 copies)
#196: Rabi-Ribi (PS4 - 2500 copies)
#197: Battle Chef Brigade (PS4 - 2500 standard copies + 1300 collector's edition copies)
#198: Race the Sun (PS4 - 2000 copies)
#199: Race the Sun (Vita - 2300 copies)
#200: Butcher (PS4 - 2000 copies)
#201: Lumines Remastered (PS4 - number of preorders determine standard print run size + 1000 Deluxe Edition copies + 400 Ultimate Block Rockin' Edition copies)
#202: Headlander (PS4 - 2500 copies)
#203: Rain World (PS4 - 2500 copies)
#204: The King of Fighters '97: Global Match (PS4 - 5000 standard copies + 2500 collector's edition copies) *
#205: The King of Fighters '97: Global Match (Vita - 2300 standard copies + 1500 collector's edition copies) *
#206: Koihime Enbu RyoRaiRai (PS4 - 2500 standard copies + 1500 collector's edition copies) *
#207: Celeste (PS4 - number of preorders determine standard print run size + 2000 collector's edition copies) *
#208: Sundered (PS4 - 3000 copies)
#209: Iconoclasts (Vita - 3000 standard copies + 1000 collector's edition copies) *
#210: Iconoclasts (PS4 - 3000 standard copies + 1500 collector's edition copies) *
#211: Neonwall (PS4 - 1800 copies)
#212: Jak II (PS4 - 7500 standard copies + 3500 collector's edition copies) *
#213: Tacoma (PS4 - 2800 copies)
#214: Dragon Fantasy: Volumes of Westeria (PS4 - 2300 copies)
#215: Fernz Gate (Vita - 2300 copies)
#216: Fernz Gate (PS4 - 2300 copies)
#217: Game Tengoku CruisinMix Special (PS4 - 2000 standard copies + 1400 collector's edition copies)
#218: Light Tracer (PS4 - 1800 copies)
#219: Proteus (Vita - 2300 copies)
#220: Spelunky (PS4 - 3000 standard copies + 3000 collector's edition copies)
#221: Spelunky (Vita - 3000 standard copies + 1500 collector's edition copies)
#222: Tales from Space: Mutant Blobs Attack!!! (Vita - 2000 copies)
#223
#224
#225: Guacamelee! (Vita - 2600 copies)
#226: Pix the Cat (Vita - 2000 copies)
#227: Forma.8 (Vita - 2000 copies) *
#228
#229: London Detective Mysteria (Vita - 2800 copies)
#230
#231
#232: The House in Fata Morgana (Vita - 2300 standard copies + 1000 collector's edition copies)
#233: Nurse Love Syndrome (Vita - 2000 standard copies + 2000 collector's edition copies)
#234: Dragon Fantasy: Volumes of Westeria (Vita - 2000 copies)
#235: Chronus Arc (Vita - 2300 copies)
#236: Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon (Vita - 2000 standard copies + 1500 collector's edition copies)
#237
#238
#239
#240: Alone With You (Vita - 2000 copies) *
#241: Alone With You (PS4 - 1800 copies) *
#242: Chronus Arc (PS4 - 2000 copies)
#243: ToeJam & Earl: Back in the Groove! (PS4 - number of preorders determine standard print run size + 1500 collector's edition copies) *
#244: Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath (PS3 - 4000 standard copies + 2500 collector's edition copies)
#245: Forma.8 (PS4 - 1800 copies) *
#246
#247
#248
#249: Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon (PS4 - number of preorders determine standard print run size + 1500 collector's edition copies)
#250: A Hole New World (PS4 - 2000 copies)
#251: Bomb Chicken (PS4 - number of preorders determine print run size) *
#252: Stikbold! (PS4 - 1800 copies)
#253: Project LUX (PS4 - 2000 copies)
#254: Giga Wrecker Alt. (PS4 - number of preorders determine standard print run size + 1500 collector's edition copies) *
#255: The First Tree (PS4 - 2300 copies) *
#256
#257: Prison Boss VR (PS4 - 1800 copies)
#258: Jak 3 (PS4 - 7500 standard copies + 3500 collector's edition copies) *
#259: The House in Fata Morgana (PS4 - 2000 standard copies + 1000 collector's edition copies)
#260
#261: Aegis Defenders (PS4 - 2000 copies)
#262: Freedom Planet (PS4 - number of preorders determine standard print run size + 1000 collector's edition copies) *
#263: Battle Garegga Rev.2016 (PS4 - 3000 standard copies + 1500 collector's edition copies) *
#264: A-Train Express (PS4 - 2300 copies)
#265
#266: The Infectious Madness of Doctor Dekker (PS4 - 1500 copies)
#267: Desert Child (PS4 - 1800 copies)
#268: Strikers Edge (PS4 - 1500 copies)
#269: Airheart: Tales of Broken Wings (PS4 - 1500 copies) *
#270: Oddworld: New N' Tasty (PS3 - 2500 standard copies + 1800 collector's edition copies)
#271: Psychonauts (PS4 - number of preorders determine standard print run size + 2500 collector's edition copies)
#272: Accounting+ (PS4 - number of preorders determine standard print run size + 1500 collector's edition copies) - Available: June 26, 2019
#273
#274
#275: Tharsis (PS4 - 1500 copies)
#276: Power Rangers: Battle for the Grid (PS4 - number of preorders determine standard print run size + 2000 collector's edition copies) - Available: June 10, 2019 *
#277:
#278: Pix the Cat (PS4 - 1500 copies)

The Limited Run Games Switch Library:

#1: Thimbleweed Park (number of preorders determine standard print run size + 3000 collector's edition copies) *
#2: Mercenary Kings: Reloaded Edition (number of preorders determine standard print run size + 3000 Tribute Treasure Box copies) *
#3: Flinthook (number of preorders determine standard print run size + 3000 Tribute Treasure Box copies) *
#4: Pixel Junk Monsters 2 (number of preorders determine standard print run size + 2500 collector's edition copies) *
#5: Saturday Morning RPG (number of preorders determine standard print run size + 2500 collector's edition copies) *
#6: Slime-san: Superslime Edition (number of preorders determine standard print run size + 2500 collector's edition copies) *
#7: Kingdom: New Lands (number of preorders determine standard print run size + 2000 collector's edition copies) *
#8: Night Trap (number of preorders determine standard print run size + 3000 collector's edition copies) *
#9: Thumper (number of preorders determine standard print run size + 2000 collector's edition copies) *
#10: Oxenfree (number of preorders determine print run size) *
#11: West of Loathing (number of preorders determine standard print run size + 2000 collector's edition copies)
#12: Dust: An Elysian Tail (number of preorders determine standard print run size + 3000 collector's edition copies) *
#13: Yooka-Laylee (number of preorders determine standard print run size + 3000 collector's edition copies) *
#14: Furi (number of preorders determine standard print run size + 2000 collector's edition copies) *
#15: Golf Story (number of preorders determine standard print run size + 4000 collector's edition copies) *
#16: Broken Age (number of preorders determine print run size) *
#17: Outlast: Bundle of Terror (number of preorders determine standard print run size + 2000 Murkoff Briefcase copies) *
#18: Outlast 2 (number of preorders determine standard print run size + 2000 Murkoff Briefcase copies) *
#19: Battle Chef Brigade (number of preorders determine standard print run size + 2000 collector's edition copies + 5000 Best Buy copies) *
#20: Cosmic Star Heroine (number of preorders determine standard print run size) *
#21: Shantae and the Pirate's Curse (number of preorders determine standard print run size + 2900 collector's edition copies) *
#22: Windjammers (number of preorders determine standard print run size + 1900 collector's edition copies) *
#23: Celeste (number of preorders determine standard print run size + 2500 collector's edition copies) *
#24: Danmaku Unlimited 3 (number of preorders determine print run size) *
#25: Iconoclasts (number of preorders determine standard print run size + 2500 collector's edition copies) *
#26: Another World: 20th Anniversary Edition (number of preorders determine standard print run size + 1000 collector's edition copies) *
#27: Lumines Remastered (number of preorders determine standard print run size + 2000 Deluxe Edition copies + 600 Ultimate Block Rockin' Edition copies) *
#28
#29: ToeJam & Earl: Back in the Groove! (number of preorders determine standard print run size + 2500 collector's edition copies) *
#30: The Escapists: The Complete Edition (number of preorders determine print run size) *
#31: Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon (number of preorders determine standard print run size + 3000 collector's edition copies) *
#32: Bomb Chicken (number of preorders determine print run size) *
#33: Giga Wrecker Alt. (number of preorders determine standard print run size + 2000 collector's edition copies) *
#34: Aegis Defenders (number of preorders determine print run size) *
#35: Freedom Planet (number of preorders determine standard print run size + 2000 collector's edition copies) *
#36: Dragon's Lair Trilogy (number of preorders determine standard print run size + 2000 collector's edition copies) *
#37: Momodora: Reverie Under the Moonlight (number of preorders determine standard print run size + 2000 collector's edition copies) *
#38: Power Rangers: Battle for the Grid (number of preorders determine standard print run size + 3000 collector's edition copies) - Available: June 10, 2019 *

Releases outside of the numbered Limited Run collections:

The Silver Case HD (PC - 1970 copies)
Strafe (PS4 - 2000 copies sold through Special Reserve Games + 1000 variant copies sold through LRG)
Shadow Warrior 2 (PS4 - 2500 copies sold through Special Reserve Games + 1000 variant copies sold through LRG)
LawBreakers (PC - number of preorders determined print run size)
LawBreakers (PS4 - 5000 standard copies + 2500 collector's edition copies)
Night Trap (PC - 2000 copies) *
Absolver (PS4 - main print run sold through Special Reserve Games + 1000 variant copies sold through LRG)
Broforce (PS4 - main print run sold through Special Reserve Games + 1000 variant copies sold through LRG)
Enter the Gungeon (PS4 - main print run sold through Special Reserve Games + 1500 variant copies sold through LRG)
Ruiner (PS4 - main print run sold through Special Reserve Games + 1000 variant copies sold through LRG)
Pixel Junk Monsters 2 (PC - number of preorders determine print run size) *
Oceanhorn: Monster of Uncharted Seas (Switch - number of preorders determine print run size)
Kingdom: New Lands (PC - 500 collector's edition copies)
GALF (NES - 1050 grassy green copies + 450 golf ball white copies) *
Layers of Fear: Legacy (Switch - number of preorders determine print run size)
SIGIL (PC - number of preorders determine print run size)
Sundered (PC - number of preorders determine print run size)
Celeste (PC - number of preorders determine print run size)
Spelunky (PC - 1000 collector's edition copies)
Axiom Verge: Multiverse Edition (Wii U - 6000 copies) *
The Messenger (Switch - number of preorders determine print run size) *
The Messenger (PS4 - number of preorders determine print run size) *
Frog Fractions 2 / Glittermitten Grove (PC - 1000 copies)
Minit (Switch - number of preorders determine print run size) *
Minit (PS4 - number of preorders determine print run size) *

Currently unnumbered upcoming releases:

YIIK: A Post-Modern RPG (PS4 & Switch)
Fault Milestone One (PS4)
Nuclear Throne (PS4)
World End Economica Episode 1 (PS4) - Available: 2019
World End Economica Episode 2 (PS4) - Available: 2019
World End Economica Episode 3 (PS4) - Available: 2019
Narcissu: 10th Anniversary Anthology (PS4) - Available: 2019
Battle Princess Madelyn (PS4 & PC)
Mercenary Kings (PS4) - Available: June 28, 2019
Icey (PS4)
The Good Life (PS4 & PC)
Tokyo Chronos (PSVR)
Starflight 3 (PC)
Jak X: Combat Racing (PS4)
Super Meat Boy (PS4 & Vita & Switch)
Super Mutant Alien Assault (PS4 & Vita)
Va-11 Hall-a (PS4 & Switch)
Forgotten Anne (PS4 & Switch)
Atari Flashback Classics (Vita)
Atooi Collection (3DS)
Bad North (Switch) - Available: 2019
Blaster Master Zero (Switch) - Available: 2019
Blazing Chrome (PS4 & Switch)
Corpse Killer (PS4) - Available: 2019
The Curse of Monkey Island (PC)
Damascus Gear Operation Osaka (Vita)
Damascus Gear Operation Tokyo (Vita)
Dark Devotion (PS4 & Switch)
DEADBOLT (Vita)
Double Switch (Switch) - Available: July 2019
Hover (PS4) - Available: July 26, 2019
Metal Slug 3 (Vita)
Monkey Island 2 Special Edition: LeChuck's Revenge (PC)
Night in the Woods (PS4 & Switch) - Available: 2019
Papers, Please (Vita) - Available: 2020
realMyst (Switch) - Available: 2019
Red Faction (PS4) - Available: July 12, 2019
Revenant Dogma (Vita)
Rocketbirds: Hardboiled Chicken (Vita)
Rocketbirds 2: Evolution (Vita)
Rogue Legacy (Switch) - Available: July 19, 2019
The Secret of Monkey Island (PC)
The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition (PC)
Shenmue III Collector�s Edition (PC & PS4) - Available: November 2019
Star Wars (NES & Game Boy) - Available: June 28, 2019
Star Wars: Bounty Hunter (PS4) - Available: June 28, 2019
Star Wars: Dark Forces (PC)
Star Wars Episode I: Racer (PC & N64)
Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back (NES & Game Boy)
Star Wars: Jedi Knight (PC)
Star Wars Jedi Knight II - Jedi Outcast (PC)
Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy (PC)
Star Wars: Racer Revenge (PS4)
Star Wars: Rebel Assault (PC)
Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire (PC & N64)
Star Wars: TIE Fighter (PC)
Star Wars: X-Wing (PC)
Transistor (PS4 & Switch) - Available: July 5, 2019
Turok (Switch) - Available: 2019
Turok 2: Seeds of Evil (Switch) - Available: 2019

* = includes booklet or map or other kind of insert

The 1 2 P

10-13-2015, 11:55 PM

I don't have a PS4 or Vita so whatever they start with won't really interest me but I agree that the concept holds potential, especially if they release stuff like the example of Marvel Vs Capcom 2 because games like that always disappear after awhile due to rights expiring. Maybe in the future they could even do some print runs of imports that never came here such as Metal Wolf Chaos or some of the Fire Pro Wrestling titles. I'll have to keep my eye on this.

Gameguy

10-14-2015, 12:50 AM

Is this different from Indie Box?

https://theindiebox.com/

Aussie2B

10-14-2015, 01:40 AM

Never heard of Indie Box before, but that's cool what they're doing too. That's limited to computer games, though, and it sounds like they're just throwing them on a flash drive. Limited Run Games is doing console/handheld games (so far just Vita and PS4), using the same medium as any regular retail release on those platforms.

Niku-Sama

10-14-2015, 06:34 AM

Let's hope that they don't have the same problem as wiggy is having

Tanooki

10-14-2015, 09:29 AM

It still is similar to Indiebox. I have one for Steamworld Dig and it's very nice. Yes the game comes on a HID(security card) sized flat card that flips a thin USB plug out to install the game with (and there's a steam code) but it's all physical still.

Shame that company appears to make some truly crappy games, hopefully they got something good coming up as noted that Breach game got bad reviews.

Remember fangamer did this too and for Sony as well which goes to show how easy going and lax Sony is about publishing low rent digital games as physical for the market -- Retro City Rampage DX for both PS4(I have it) and Vita (don't) which came some months after. They're limited I think to 2-4K copies so even a smaller run than these guys stuff. Also there have been others too with Teslagrad, Pure Pool, Pure Chess, Pinball Arcade, Plants vs Zombies 2, Stick it to the Man, Shovel Knight (multi-format) and the too delayed upcoming MIghty 09 (also multi-format.)

kupomogli

10-14-2015, 12:03 PM

Bojay1997

10-14-2015, 03:02 PM

The games that they're getting publishing rights so far are crap. Would be nice to get a retail release of some of the better indie games. I'll list off just ones I've played, I'd purchase Spelunky or a Zeboyd Games RPG compilation.

It's a process. They are releasing games they have ready access to first and they have extended an offer to many other indie publishers to release their games on physical media. If the first two releases sell out, they are planning on releasing many more PS4 and Vita indie games and we should hopefully get some really good ones.

Aussie2B

10-14-2015, 05:58 PM

The games that they're getting publishing rights so far are crap. Would be nice to get a retail release of some of the better indie games. I'll list off just ones I've played, I'd purchase Spelunky or a Zeboyd Games RPG compilation.

They didn't acquire the publishing rights to their first releases since they already owned those IPs themselves. Limited Run Games is a subsidiary of Mighty Rabbit Studios, who developed their first two releases. It's a shame that they themselves aren't known for creating great games, but if they can publish better titles from other developers down the road, it's all good. They just have to first prove that they're capable of successfully manufacturing and selling physical copies of games. And I suspect it'll go decently well for them since, even if the games stink, there are always collectors who want a rarity and scalpers who think they can make a buck off of rare games. I wouldn't be surprised if a large percentage of the copies bought will remain sealed. Which is kind of silly if the people buying end up playing the games digitally anyway because they don't want to open their sealed copy, but whatever floats anyone's boat. I'd be opening mine.

Anyway, speaking of Zeboyd, there are rumors that the third Limited Run Games release will be Cosmic Star Heroine, but I'd take that with a huge grain of salt for now.

Gameguy

10-15-2015, 12:50 AM

Remember fangamer did this too and for Sony as well which goes to show how easy going and lax Sony is about publishing low rent digital games as physical for the market -- Retro City Rampage DX for both PS4(I have it) and Vita (don't) which came some months after. They're limited I think to 2-4K copies so even a smaller run than these guys stuff.
They're already sold out. But luckily there's a DOS version available on floppy disks now.

http://www.retrocityrampage.com/msdos_retail.php

LimitedRunGames

10-15-2015, 10:55 AM

They didn't acquire the publishing rights to their first releases since they already owned those IPs themselves. Limited Run Games is a subsidiary of Mighty Rabbit Studios, who developed their first two releases. It's a shame that they themselves aren't known for creating great games, but if they can publish better titles from other developers down the road, it's all good. They just have to first prove that they're capable of successfully manufacturing and selling physical copies of games. And I suspect it'll go decently well for them since, even if the games stink, there are always collectors who want a rarity and scalpers who think they can make a buck off of rare games. I wouldn't be surprised if a large percentage of the copies bought will remain sealed. Which is kind of silly if the people buying end up playing the games digitally anyway because they don't want to open their sealed copy, but whatever floats anyone's boat. I'd be opening mine.

Anyway, speaking of Zeboyd, there are rumors that the third Limited Run Games release will be Cosmic Star Heroine, but I'd take that with a huge grain of salt for now.

Thank you for your support and understanding.

We are in talks with other developers and once we prove ourselves with this launch, we will be releasing bigger titles!

Tanooki

10-15-2015, 12:04 PM

Wow a newly developer MSDOS game on a 3.5" floppy. That's insane, got to give them all the credit in the world for that and Linux too.

LimitedRunGames -- nice to see a developer pop up on here, glad you joined. I do hope you're right and those talks and sales pan out because if you can score some high quality stuff to publish in such a fashion if it's appealing to me and on a system I own I'd buy a physical release 100% of the time over a digital rental copy.

kupomogli

10-15-2015, 12:45 PM

On Zeboyd Games Kickstarter for Cosmic Star Heroine, one of the tiers are to get the entire series from their collection, and with the game being released on PS4 does that mean they're putting their other games also on PS4? I own them on PC but would like to own a physical version of the games on console. Then they can get additional digital sales. Hopefully with a PS4 port they'd fix the score mode on Cthulu Saves the World(doesn't work on PC.) Would purchase a compilation with Breath of Death 7, Cthulu Saves the World, Penny Arcade 3, and Penny Arcade 4 on one disc for $50. $60 with all games plus Cosmic Star Heroine. Would buy Spelunky, Rogue Legacy, and Fez. If you're taking suggestions those are some of mine.

Tanooki

10-15-2015, 01:46 PM

Breath of Death 7...that reminds me of something I'd pay up for too -- Dragon Fantasy 1 and 2. Great game, wish it wasn't trapped on my mobile as a non-owned game.

LimitedRunGames

10-15-2015, 01:53 PM

Tanooki

10-15-2015, 08:56 PM

Well my take in it is both I guess my age, but I also believe that if I pay for something I should be allowed to actually own it and therefore control it. I own a Kindle too and I've seen what happened in the past with them where they lost the right to have 1984 the book, and they got sued and lost over it when they stole everyones copy when they lost the rights to sell it, so they pulled it, and through wifi erased it off peoples kindles! Nintendo/Konami much did the same on Wii too when they lost the rights to TMNT (Turtles) and pulled that stuff when Ubisoft grabbed the license. There's enough even if it's few precedents of games being bought, used, then stolen by the distributor for one lame ass reason or another stealing peoples money and game away. They smile and don't care because they have EULA fine print that states it's on their terms, you get a license, you own nothing, and it's basically a short term digital rental they can revoke. I had it done to myself once before too as Sony released a mobile version of Loco Roco and this was years ago but my phone choked and I got a new one, when I went back to download my stuff I couldn't find it. I called the mobile company and they said SOny pulled it and blocked current owner downloads and apologized like mad that it was gone for good and their hands were tied -- I was furious.

I won't pay more than $5 pretty much for any download because of that as it's crap. I still buy physical CDs and Blu-Rays too. I even own Retro City Rampage DX for PS4 on disc as I got in on that before they were snapped up by greedy flippers for over $100/ea on ebay.

The 1 2 P

10-16-2015, 09:16 PM

Thank you for your support and understanding.

We are in talks with other developers and once we prove ourselves with this launch, we will be releasing bigger titles!

Is there a chance your company is in talks for releasing games for Microsoft's or Nintendo's systems or will this be a mainly Sony partnership for the foreseeable future?

LimitedRunGames

10-19-2015, 05:36 PM

Is there a chance your company is in talks for releasing games for Microsoft's or Nintendo's systems or will this be a mainly Sony partnership for the foreseeable future?

There is a chance we may do Nintendo, but Microsoft is hard to work with this generation.

The 1 2 P

10-25-2015, 09:49 PM

There is a chance we may do Nintendo, but Microsoft is hard to work with this generation.

Alrighty. Good to know.

kupomogli

10-26-2015, 12:15 AM

Does it have to be indies also? Sony had to step in and fund Yakuza 5 for it to get localized over here, but even then it's digital only. Would getting a physical release of this be a possibility?

LimitedRunGames

10-26-2015, 11:00 AM

Does it have to be indies also? Sony had to step in and fund Yakuza 5 for it to get localized over here, but even then it's digital only. Would getting a physical release of this be a possibility?

We want to do non-indie games too. If you only knew how bad we want to publish Yakuza 5.... It's one of our favorite game series.

This Thursday at 11:30 am est! Who is excited?!

Getting to this point has been amazing for us, mainly due to all the support everyone has given us. We really appreciate everything you've done for us. We promise to make this launch go smoothly. If you have any questions or need any help, please feel free to ask us!

LimitedRunGames

10-26-2015, 06:18 PM

Our site is now live! http://www.limitedrungames.com

Breach & Clear is not able to be bought yet - it goes live at 11:30AM EST on the 29th!

Aussie2B

10-26-2015, 06:44 PM

Thanks for the updates! I don't imagine Breach & Clear will sell out super fast (heck, even the mere 300 copies of Elminage Original were available for about a day), but I think I'll register in advance just to make things easier for me.

Oh man, I just looked up more info on Saturday Morning RPG and found out that Vince DiCola did the soundtrack. I think that alone is gonna sell me on it, and I don't even have a PS4 yet, haha.

Edit: Haha, I just noticed that print run for Saturday Morning RPG, that's cute. I assume it's 1980 and not an even 2000 because the game is inspired by 80s cartoons?

Aussie2B

10-27-2015, 12:14 PM

Looks like the rumors were right and Cosmic Star Heroine will indeed get a physical print run, for both Vita and PS4: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1596638143/cosmic-star-heroine-sci-fi-spy-rpg-for-pc-mac-ps4/posts/1395384

LimitedRunGames

10-27-2015, 12:16 PM

Satoshi_Matrix

10-27-2015, 03:40 PM

LimitedRunGames

10-27-2015, 05:13 PM

Hey LimitedRunGames, I have a couple questions.

1. When will Saturday Morning RPG be available for sale?

2. You guys will ship to Canada right? this isn't a US only thing?

3. Do you have any other games on the near horizon?

4. Will you add PS3 games...? There are literally several hundred PS3 digital-only games that I would LOVE to buy through your service!

5. On your twitter page I saw physicals of htoL#NiQ, Class of Heroes 2G, and Retro City Rampage. Will you be releasing any of these? I want them all but I missed the very limited window where they were for sale. It would be awesome if I could get them through LimitedRunGames.

6. I know it would be naive for you guys to take requests, but nevertheless I just want to list the games that I would be the most interested to buy phyiscally through your service should any of these be possible.

Vita:

Sayonara Umihara Kawase + [Vita] by Agatsuma Entertainment
Earth Defense Force 2017 Portable [Vita] by D3 Publisher
Nihilumbra [Vita] by BeautiFun Games

PS4:

Mercenary Kings [PS4] by Tribute Games
Dust: An Elysian Tail [PS4] by Humble Hearts
FEZ [PS3, PS4] by Polytron Corporation
Guacamelee Super Turbo Championship Edition [PS4] by Drinkbox Studios
JamesTown+ [PS4] by Final Form LLC
Limbo [PS4] by Playdead ApS
Pier Solar and the Great Architects [PS4] by Watermelon
Shantae Risky's Revenge Director's Cut [PS4] by Wayforward
Skullgirls 2nd Encore [PS4] by Reverge Labs
Spelunky [PS4, Vita] by Mossmouth LLC
SteamWorld Dig [PS4, Vita] by Image & Form
Ziggurat [PS4] Milkstone Studios SL

PS3:

Scott Pilgrim vs the world: The game [PS3] by Ubisoft
Bionic Commando Rearmed [PS3] by Grin
Beyond Good & Evil HD [PS3] by Ubisoft
BloodRayne Betrayal [PS3] by Wayforward
Resident Evil 4 [PS3] by Capcom
Double Dragon Neon [PS3] by Wayforward
R-Type Dimensions [PS3] by Tozai Games
Capcom Arcade Cabinet [PS3] by Capcom

1. When will Saturday Morning RPG be available for sale?

You can pre-order it November 26th and it should be available January.

2. You guys will ship to Canada right? this isn't a US only thing?

We will be shipping internationally.

3. Do you have any other games on the near horizon?

We do have other games, but that is a secret for now! ;)

4. Will you add PS3 games...? There are literally several hundred PS3 digital-only games that I would LOVE to buy through your service!

We may in the future. We aren't doing PS3 right now because the way the game behaves on a PS3 disc is different then a PS4 disc. The PS4 disc will just install the game and run from the hard drive. The PS3 disc will stream the game from the disc. It's not as easy to take a digitally released title and put it on a PS3 disc because it may behave wildly differently.

5. On your twitter page I saw physicals of htoL#NiQ, Class of Heroes 2G, and Retro City Rampage. Will you be releasing any of these? I want them all but I missed the very limited window where they were for sale. It would be awesome if I could get them through LimitedRunGames.

We won't be doing any re-releases at this time unfortunately.

As for number 6, we do take requests! I can't promise anything, but a lot of people asked for Cosmic Star Heroine and we were able to deliver!

Leo_A

10-27-2015, 06:27 PM

Too bad that a relationship with Nintendo is likely impossible. I'd love to see the following over there...

-Fatal Frame 2 (English translation was done in Europe for this Wii release, but passed over here)
-Disaster: Day of Crisis (A European Wii release many were curious about back then)
-Fatal Frame 5 (Mixed reviews for this Wii U title, but it's still a solid game and it's only averaging on Metacritic about 10 percentage points less than the series typically enjoyed in the past)

I'd mention Fatal Frame 4 or the New Play Control port of Chibi Robo, but that really would be dreaming since I can't see Nintendo ever licensing out an in-house franchise like Chibi Robo to an outsider. And the translation expense for Fatal Frame 4, unless a deal could be struck with the fan group that unofficially translated it, would be budget breaking for you guys. Licensed 3rd party content though like Life of Pixel might stand a chance.

I'd make a list for other platforms, but there are too many worthwhile digital exclusives or imports to list. So I'll just settle for replacing the previously mentioned 'Resident Evil 4 HD', which was more like 'Resident Evil 4: Upscaled' since it doesn't even render its untouched assets into HD (Let alone have redone HD textures like most remasters have), with the excellent and properly remastered Okami HD from the same publisher.

It's more deserving of retail attention I think. And the collectors would snap this one right up if a deal with Capcom could be made, unlike the well known mediocrity that was Resident Evil 4 HD. And it's likely a much easier proposition since Capcom still views Resident Evil as a flagship franchise and I suspect will be revisiting RE4 themselves later this generation if the following remasters continue to succeed. Okami on the other hand shows little evidence of continuing anytime soon.

And focus on the PS4 for your next-gen projects like you're already doing. Not only is Microsoft hard to work with for a small publisher like yourselves, but the XB1 is also much less offline friendly.

kupomogli

10-27-2015, 10:15 PM

I just saw the Cosmic Star Heroine announcement. I'm going to preorder the PS4 version for sure, may or may not preorder the Vita version also. Could you post here and let us know what time it'll be available for preorder whenever you're allowed? Thanks in advance.

Satoshi_Matrix

10-28-2015, 01:30 AM

Satoshi_Matrix

10-28-2015, 09:03 PM

I also second wanting info on Cosmic Star Heroine. I think I'll want to buy both the Vita and PS4 versions.

Aussie2B

10-29-2015, 11:50 AM

If anybody here wants a copy of Breach & Clear, I wouldn't drag your feet about it. It's been up for sale less than 20 minutes, and it seems like they've already sold through about 60% of the stock.

Aussie2B

10-29-2015, 01:26 PM

mailman187666

10-29-2015, 01:48 PM

I wasn't really interested in this game, but I am interested in the next release. I hope our friend from Limited Run Games can give us a heads up on when that will be available for sale like he did with this release. I really hope these guys succeed in their venture. I'll buy physical releases all day as opposed to digital....even if I already own a digital copy.

I played the CRAP out of Rouge Legacy, and would absolutely get a physical copy.

LimitedRunGames

10-30-2015, 09:37 AM

Saturday Morning RPG will be on sale November 26th, but will be released in January.

Daria

10-30-2015, 11:42 AM

kupomogli

10-30-2015, 12:27 PM

Welp, that's it, and that's all! Didn't even last two hours. I'm surprised they sold out so fast, especially considering this is a game that's been available for play for years and hasn't gotten great reviews, whereas a publisher like Gaijinworks struggles to sell a couple thousand copies of games that have good reputations, have never been available in English in before, and come with extra goodies. I guess this just shows that Limited Run Games knows what they're doing in terms of marketing. I hope everybody who wanted a copy managed to snag one! I hear there is a tiny bit of stock set aside for time zones that are in the dead of night right now, so I guess some folks may still be able to land a copy.

The only games I can remember Gaijinworks making a big announcement was the Class of Heroes games and Summon Night 5. One is an RPG genre that's gotten bloated and not many people are popular of, the other is a long running series that's never been relevant in the US, even when we've received some of its mediocre games. This new Summon Night looks like a TRPG instead of an action game but doesn't look any less mediocre. These games are also PSP games, and that in itself is a barrier of entry for some. Some people don't go back to the previous gen.

If Vic wanted to bring out something niche but good that most people don't know of to the west, games that have that past Working Designs feel. Why not something like Soma Bringer? It's also a past gen game, but two things. The gameplay speaks for itself, and all Nintendo fanboys are fapping over Nintendo owning Monolith Soft. The fact that it's made by Monolith Soft and throwing "created by the developers of Xenoblade Chronicles" would net a few thousand sales easily with how popular they've become to the hardcore Nintendo fanbase right now as well as the resellers who will buy and hoard a few copies for that same reason. He's really went for some bottom of the barrel trash than what people would be actually interested in.

Why I think Breach and Clear sold well was that people who own the Vita are desperate for retail games and this gameplay atleast does look unique in how it's played, regardless of its quality. That and there's a clear limited amount. I almost exclusively purchase at retail and I've purchased Vita games I've had even the slightest interest in just because how few games there are for the system. Because Breach and Clear wasn't on console and exclusive to Vita and did look unique in its gameplay, I decided just last night that I'd pick it up. Well. When I got off work it was gone, which is no big deal, but that's how badly the Vita needs games, to kind of sway my opinion on that.

Bojay1997

10-30-2015, 01:54 PM

Sadly I think the fact that Limited Run is setting a definitive number of copies is what's pushing people to buy. Gaijinworks games are extremely limited as well, but the print run's pretty much equal to the number of people that purchase it.

In part I'm sure that's the case, but I don't think there's anything wrong with that. I also have preordered the Gaijinworks games, but it seems to take forever between running the interest survey and then running the preorder campaign and then finally having the games manufactured and delivered. I prefer the quicker delivery and greater certainty that comes with knowing when something will be put on sale and how many will be produced with the Limited Run Games model.

Aussie2B

10-30-2015, 02:21 PM

Yeah, I'm honestly amazed that copies of Breach & Clear are already shipping. I figured they wouldn't even manufacture them until after sales were complete. Though maybe this manufacturing in advance is a one-time thing, since Saturday Morning RPG will have a delay between sales and shipment. Either way, waiting a month or two is nothing like the molasses-like process of Gaijinworks.

Daria

10-30-2015, 02:32 PM

In part I'm sure that's the case, but I don't think there's anything wrong with that. I also have preordered the Gaijinworks games, but it seems to take forever between running the interest survey and then running the preorder campaign and then finally having the games manufactured and delivered. I prefer the quicker delivery and greater certainty that comes with knowing when something will be put on sale and how many will be produced with the Limited Run Games model.

When I said sadly, I just meant that Gainjin Works puts out good games that should see more attention. Not that Limited Run or Gaijin Works are doing anything I disapprove of.

But yeah I agree, Gainjin Works also kills some of the hype by dragging the process out. Give people too much time to contemplate a purchase and they'll talk themselves out of buying at all.

Daria

10-30-2015, 02:34 PM

Also I didn't buy Breach and Clear because... eh. But I'm on board for Saturday and Cosmic. Hopefully I don't miss them.

LimitedRunGames

11-01-2015, 01:25 PM

340 copies from canceled orders will be going up on Monday at 5 PM EST!

Satoshi_Matrix

11-01-2015, 03:03 PM

How much is shipping to Canada?

Aussie2B

11-03-2015, 01:14 AM

More like Lightning Fast Games, I ordered Breach & Clear on Thursday and had it in my hands on Monday. Also it sounds like the restock sold out real quick too, even with the 1 per customer limit. I'm gonna sit out the PS4 version of Saturday Morning RPG, but I'll definitely be back for the Vita version and the Vita version of Cosmic Star Heroine as well. Really impressed so far (with the service; I've yet to even take the plastic wrap off my B&C, haha, though I will soon enough).

FieryReign

11-03-2015, 01:56 AM

It's a shame the games suck. Physical releases do not entail the game to be any good. They won't be worth anything but a glance at your shelf to remind you how shitty this gaming thing has become. People think garbage download games put on physical media will be worth something? Keep on dreamin, dream on.

How about physical releases of actually good games? Guacamelee, Resogun, Velocity? Sillyness going on.

kupomogli

11-03-2015, 02:20 AM

How about physical releases of actually good games? Guacamelee, Resogun, Velocity? Sillyness going on.

They're releasing Zeboyd Games Cosmic Star Heroine. It's not out yet, but everything I've played from Zeboyd Games has been really good.

My Vita needs more games, so I've decided I'll get the Vita version of Cosmic Star Heroine as well(along with the PS4 version.)

Aussie2B

11-03-2015, 02:46 AM

People think garbage download games put on physical media will be worth something?

Welcome to game collecting, are you new here?

If people will spend thousands of dollars on Stadium Events, which is not an amazing game and can also be had easily under the name World Class Track Meet, then, yes, of course collectors will pay big bucks for games that aren't very good and can be played under other circumstances just because they're very rare. I'm not saying any of these will definitely be worth a lot someday, but at a minimum, Breach & Clear will probably never be worth less than what it just sold for, given the small size of its print run. That's a pretty low risk scenario if you prefer physical releases and just want to give a game a shot.

theclaw

11-03-2015, 08:31 AM

Collectors are one thing. Print runs of this size selling out within hours won't get the games into the hands of a significant audience interested in the actual game.
As much as it can help achieve the long term goal of encouraging future physical releases.

Tanooki

11-03-2015, 08:56 AM

Well then perhaps if it's a decent enough game some would honestly play it and not hoard it to screw people in selling the thing later, keep doing more print runs of diminishing size. Eventually those who really want it will get a copy, and those who tried to game the system can suck it. Seems like an all around win then as the publisher makes even more money on more copies and game players can actually play it.

mailman187666

11-03-2015, 09:12 AM

From what I saw, there aren't many people going crazy with Breach & Clear on E-bay. I only saw 1 completed listing sell for a high amount. Then I see 2 others for sale and they are ask $300+ for them (which I hope no one pays that price for). I'm sure more will make it up on ebay within the next couple weeks, but 3 out of 1500 going immediately on ebay isn't so bad.

I really hope I can order the next release on time. If it goes up at 11:30am on the 26th, I'll have to take a break from peeling thanksgiving potatoes to get online. If there is a several hour window like the last release, then I should be good to go.

Tanooki

11-03-2015, 10:01 AM

That's not bad no. I guess I'm thinking more along the lines of stuff I saw from insane collectors over at NA where you'd get small or limited (even numbered) releases and sure a couple could go up pretty quickly, but usually a little time later they start to pop up for sale for some reason or another and the fighting begins because it just can't be picked up. Sure those were bootlegged warez unauthorized prototypes and homebrew, but I think a pattern could match it. It's just unpredictable, look at Retro City Rampage on PS4 sealed and unsealed.

Satoshi_Matrix

11-03-2015, 11:51 AM

I looked up info on Breach & Clear and man, it just isn't my kind of game. Not a game I'm at all sad that I missed. I am looking forward to releases of RPGs and other games though. I'm really really hoping that Limited Run games does some awesome stuff in the future like Mercenary Kings for PS4. I want that game physically.

Aussie2B

11-03-2015, 01:34 PM

Hopefully future releases won't sell out quite so quickly. I mean, with Saturday Morning RPG, we know it's getting both PS4 and Vita versions, and the PS4 version has a print run of 1980. If the Vita version gets the size, that'd put it at nearly 4000, over twice that of Breach & Clear. Of course, that's two different formats and some will treat them as two entirely different releases, but I bet a lot of people like me are just going to buy it for one system or the other. If the existence of the PS4 version means less demand for the Vita version, making it easier for me to land a copy, that's good by me (and vice versa for those who just want it on PS4). Same goes for Cosmic Star Heroine, which will hopefully have larger print runs for each of its versions.

As for people actually playing these games, I hope a fair number get in the hands of people who intend to do so. All I can do is my own part. I'm not gonna say that people don't have every right to keep them sealed, purely as collector's items, or to even sell them off eventually for a profit, if that's possible and they'd like, but part of the reason I posted about this publisher here in the first place is that this community has the type of people I'd like to see buying these, if anyone is so inclined, as opposed to scalpers and what have you. Most of us are collectors who value physical copies of games and do take interest in low print runs, but we're also gamers who play what we collect.

Tanooki

11-03-2015, 01:40 PM

Totally agree with that sentiment, and even now I'm gripping with that over a possible CDX purchase and in turn getting cartridges -- complete, loose but nice...do I need the expense or save the goodies for those who value them and won't flip the stuff or not?

We can only hope this developer sees more and more runs of the games so anyone who wants to enjoy them can in a physical real format they actually own and in turn the fortune of luck grows so more things can happen too. In a screw ball way it's loosely like stuff like Atlus once was...small developer, picked up screwball stuff no one would give a physical (regional) release, and did so with moderation so people could enjoy them where they wouldn't be stuck with leftovers while gamers got the goods and not hosed over it after the fact so everyone won.

Daria

11-03-2015, 04:07 PM

It looks like another X-COM clone. When there's a story and some exploration in between the battles I'm all over those (ShadowRun Returns is a perfect example). But Breach and Clear looked like a series of tactical battles stringed together, one after another. Not my thing. I'm interested in the next two releases.

Leo_A

11-03-2015, 08:42 PM

This highly rated mobile release is coming to the PS4 soon...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sl7Gg05y0jA

Would be great to see Limited Run Games license what surely otherwise will be a digitally distributed title.

Tanooki

11-03-2015, 08:52 PM

I know you posted about that in the other thread but damn if these guys made a run of PS4 discs I'd be game definitely. Some people really put solid effort into an amazing package filled with love for a franchise, series or concept, and this one does it.

mailman187666

11-04-2015, 08:53 AM

I think we will see higher print runs from this company eventually. Limiting the first release to 1500 copies is a basic example of a good business strategy. Obviously the interest is there with Breach & Clear selling out so quickly. They could make 5000 copies of a game and that's still a pretty limited run. I certainly hope for success for this company as they are doing a great thing for modern gaming.

Satoshi_Matrix

11-04-2015, 10:37 AM

I also hope they'll do reprints. Sure, I do get the whole "limited" appeal, but doing several limited runs of something won't hurt anything.

Tanooki

11-04-2015, 10:53 AM

You know one thing one could do for the collectard/flipper types who buy and don't play, do like they did with old NES manuals, put a -1 or a period after the serial code on the label or back ink however it's done on Vita, etc (I forget.) Identical otherwise 100%. Let the fools fight for the scraps and let the game players not suffer for it. No need to do asinine numbered panic releases or differing stickers to troll people, just do a print revision # like old NES games with the -1, the (Star), or REV-A on the back of the cart. Same game all around and if someone wants to get anal over back of the disc/game card letter codes, let them get into a fit over it in a corner where they can be ignored.

It's best to do measured releases being new, but to keep pumping the stuff out as long as the demand is there. Leaving money on the table is stupid, only second in stupidity to overprinting and sitting on stock to lose a heap on.

Bojay1997

11-04-2015, 06:57 PM

I also hope they'll do reprints. Sure, I do get the whole "limited" appeal, but doing several limited runs of something won't hurt anything.

That's not their business model though. Without some sense that reprints won't be made, you probably would lose a massive amount of the audience for buying these releases. Personally, I don't care about the limited nature or the rarity, but many other people do and I understand that for this business model to work, the limited nature of the releases has to be maintained.

Aussie2B

11-04-2015, 07:55 PM

Yeah, there were even people losing their shit when they heard about the 300-some Breach & Clear restock, assuming that it was additional copies on top of the 1500 run (which they weren't, just cancelled bulk orders).

Personally, I don't have a problem with the one-time printing. I just hope that they can gauge demand enough so that future games have enough copies to at least last for a day, preferably longer yet. Just so long as it isn't too much of a mad dash to buy. As far as I'm concerned, they give pretty ample time to learn about what's on the horizon and when it'll go on sale (I mean, the Vita and PS4 versions of Saturday Morning RPG and Cosmic Star Heroine will probably take us through January at least, I'm guessing? And the sales date for PS4 Saturday Morning RPG was listed on the site a month in advance), so it's just a matter of checking in once in a while and keeping tabs on the sales dates of whatever you want. It only sucks for people who won't learn about Limited Run Games until after titles they want are already sold out, but that can happen with countless games.

FieryReign

11-04-2015, 11:26 PM

Welcome to game collecting, are you new here?

If people will spend thousands of dollars on Stadium Events, which is not an amazing game and can also be had easily under the name World Class Track Meet, then, yes, of course collectors will pay big bucks for games that aren't very good and can be played under other circumstances just because they're very rare. I'm not saying any of these will definitely be worth a lot someday, but at a minimum, Breach & Clear will probably never be worth less than what it just sold for, given the small size of its print run. That's a pretty low risk scenario if you prefer physical releases and just want to give a game a shot.

But you're comparing 20+ year old relics to poopy B+C. Honestly, who is seeking out Breach n Clear? Nobody. And it's a tiny game, memory/storage wise. Why not put all of their output on a single BD/Vita cart? That's greedy putting these tiny games on physical, individually. They could easily fit their entire catalog on a single disc.

Bojay1997

11-05-2015, 01:27 AM

But you're comparing 20+ year old relics to poopy B+C. Honestly, who is seeking out Breach n Clear? Nobody. And it's a tiny game, memory/storage wise. Why not put all of their output on a single BD/Vita cart? That's greedy putting these tiny games on physical, individually. They could easily fit their entire catalog on a single disc.

Your arguments are ridiculous and all over the place. You had argued that B&C wasn't going to maintain it's value because it's not a great game. As others have pointed out, Stadium Events and many other valuable older games are not great games in the opinions of many people. That doesn't mean they aren't valuable or sought after by collectors.

There's nothing greedy about giving people what they want to buy. The game sold out, so clearly there are plenty of people that think Limited Run Games is doing something worth doing. There are also plenty of people seeking out a physical release of Breach and Clear as 1500 copies sold in just over an hour and lots of people are posting on various message boards about how much they wish there would be a second print run. You're free to not buy their products, but that doesn't mean that others are going to follow your lead or that your opinion carries any weight.

Spartacus

11-05-2015, 06:49 PM

Personally, I don't have a problem with the one-time printing. I just hope that they can gauge demand enough so that future games have enough copies to at least last for a day, preferably longer yet.

That's about the way I feel about. I'm not sure why they don't choose to use pre-orders to gauge demand.

I see Breach & Clear on Amazon for $475.00. It's kinda sad, but not unexpected. I guess people have every right to make as much profit as they possibly can. But I wonder what the developers and publishers think when they see it.
I'll be curious what the used price will be a year or two from now.

Fortunately, it's a bit better on Ebay. $75.00 shipped seems pretty reasonable to me.

Bojay1997

11-05-2015, 08:00 PM

That's about the way I feel about. I'm not sure why they don't choose to use pre-orders to gauge demand.

I think they've already explained why they aren't doing preorders to gauge demand. It's pretty clear that a good chunk of the demand comes from people knowing there are only "x" number of copies being produced. If you take that away, a significant part of the audience and the urgency of people ordering goes away. Just look at how much Vic at Gaijinworks has struggled to get enough people to just commit through a non-binding registration system and then an actual purchase system to hit just a few thousand copies of his games. Sometimes the preorders have had to drag on a month and even then he barely made the minimum to make it financially viable. Gamersedition has similarly struggled and I believe only one (Hotline Miami) of their three projects has reached the preorder goal and moved forward to publishing. IndieBox figured out almost immediately that a subscription model was the only way to make things work for their business as people deciding to buy each individual game or not was too variable and uncertain. Personally, I like what Limited Run is doing and hopefully this will open the door to other small publishers doing physical releases as it seems to be a more viable model than hoping gamers come along with an interest in preordering a particular game.

Tanooki

11-05-2015, 10:13 PM

Spartacus hopefully it infuriates and encourages those game publishers seeing people flipping their work at such high dollar amounts to make more copies available IF they see suckers paying 2, 5, 10, 20x the value of what they're pricing the game at. They'd know people were interested if they were dim enough to over pay that badly on a game. Some would do it thinking it's a collectors item which is incredibly foolish and others because for some reason or another they really want it that badly to use. You have to pity the system adopters who come in a few months/years after such a small run having to eat it or leave it for such games or those who just have a financial crunch during that window (or just miss it if it's really faster than a day) as it's not their fault as much as the sponges who want to attempt to grease someone else. Retro City Rampage PS4 got like 2000 copies made, and a bunch of them went right up on ebay before they even arrived in their hands well over the $100 mark and I think it still is over $100 at this rate if it's sealed.

Gameguy

11-06-2015, 05:53 PM

Bojay1997 already got the reason why they won't be printing any more of them, a lot of people are buying these because of their limited availability and perceived appreciation in value. If the publishers kept printing more copies until everyone who wanted one had one, there would be no value in them and people wouldn't want them. It's the same appeal that any limited collectors edition has for any type of hobby. Mass production only works if something has mass appeal, which these games in physical form don't have.

Tanooki

11-06-2015, 07:24 PM

That's why I threw in hopefully there from the beginning. I know why it's done, I just don't like it or agree with it. There are others in the same boat that have been popping up in mass in the bargain bins at Best Buy and what not for like $15-20 -- Pure Pool and a few others, decent games too and all originally downloads. I'd rather things were consistently made but in small numbers until demand is satisfied than help prop up the ignorant greedy flipper mentality types is all.

mailman187666

11-26-2015, 11:12 AM

Anybody have an idea what time Saturday Morning RPG goes on sale today?

Aussie2B

11-26-2015, 12:37 PM

It's not going to go on sale today. It got "delayed" to January 15th. Originally they were doing it like a preorder so that they could fund the Vita version, which would've been put up for sale in December, with both versions shipping in January. But they decided that they'd rather open sales when they actually have the game already manufactured so that they can ship immediately, like they did with Breach & Clear. So the PS4 version goes for sale on January 15th and will ship right away, and then a little later, the Vita version will be up for sale and shipping as well.

mailman187666

11-27-2015, 04:56 PM

Thanks for the info. I had no idea they delayed it.

Aussie2B

01-29-2016, 10:19 AM

Saturday Morning RPG has been put up for sale! I managed to snag a Vita version + soundtrack bundle. :D They're putting their stock up in halves, the first just went up at 10am EST and the second goes up at 6pm EST. The first half of the soundtrack bundles sold out ridiculously fast (less than 10 minutes), but there's still a small amount of just the games available. If you guys want, either rush over there right now, or be sure to be on their site at 6pm sharp. I'm guessing there won't be quite as much of a rush then, since there are probably plenty of people like me who wanted to jump on the first batch and not take any chances, but who knows. On Twitter, I see LRG is considering limiting orders on the second batch to one per person per platform, though (for the first batch, you could order two per platform, so as many as four, though only one soundtrack bundle per order since there are significantly fewer copies of the OST available than the game).

kupomogli

01-29-2016, 02:19 PM

Congratulations on getting a copy. I'm still waiting for Cosmic Star Heroine. I'm going to purchase a PS4 and Vita version of it.

megasdkirby

01-29-2016, 04:54 PM

30 minutes...and it was ALL GONE!

Was able to pick up the PS4 and Vita versions (solo...don't care for the soundtrack), thanks to my brother (I was working at the time). That was at 11:04am AST (10:04am EST). At around 11:34am AST, I decided to check again and saw that ALL of them were sold! DAMN that was quick!

Granted, that was the first half. The second half will soon be available. How long will that last?