PlayStation LongBox/Big Box List [Archive]

digitalpress

12-09-2002, 06:38 PM

Now I know who ISN'T reading Tips & Tricks! This just appeared in my column 2 months ago. Inside, I thanked the many helpful people on this forum :-D

Anyway, here it is again.

NOTE: (*) have not been verified, need a scan if possible.

Agile Warrior FIIIX
Air Combat
Alien Trilogy
Assault Rigs
A-Train
Bases Loaded '96
Battle Arena Toshinden
Battle Arena Toshinden 2
Braindead 13
Bust-a-Move 2
Chessmaster 3D, The
College Slam
Criticom
Cyber Sled
Cyberia
Cyberspeed
D
Dare Devil Derby
Darkstalkers
Defcon 5
Descent
Destruction Derby
Discworld, Terry Prachett's
Doom
ESPN Extreme Games
Fade to Black
FIFA Soccer '96
FIFA Soccer '97
Frank Thomas Big Hurt Baseball
Geom Cube
Gex
Goal Storm
Gunship
Hardball 5
Hi-Octane
In the Hunt
International Track & Field
Johnny Bazookatone
Jumping Flash
Jupiter Strike
Kileak: The DNA Imperative
King's Field
Krazy Ivan
Lemmings 3D
Loaded
Magic Carpet
MLBPA Bottom of the Ninth
Mortal Kombat 3
NBA In The Zone
NBA Jam T.E.
NBA Live '96
NBA Shootout
Need For Speed 2
NFL GameDay
NHL Faceoff
Novastorm
Off-World Interceptor Extreme
Panzer General
PGA Tour '96
Philosoma
PO'ed
Power Serve Tennis
Primal Rage
Psychic Detective
Raiden Project
Rayman
Resident Evil
Return Fire
Revolution X
Ridge Racer
Rise 2 Resurrection
Road Rash
Romance Of The Three Kingdoms IV
Shellshock
Shockwave Assault
Silverload
Skeleton Warriors
Slam 'n Jam '96
Space Griffon VF-9
Space Hulk
Starblade Alpha
Street Fighter Alpha
Street Fighter: The Movie
Striker 96
Tecmo World Golf
Tekken
The Need for Speed
Theme Park
Thunderstrike 2
Top Gun: Fire At Will!
Total Eclipse Turbo
Triple Play '97
Triple Play '98
Twisted Metal
V-Tennis
Viewpoint
VR Soccer 96
Warhawk
Williams' Arcade's Greatest Hits
Wing Commander III: Heart of the Tiger
Wipe0ut
World Cup Golf (Eidos)
Wrestlemania: The Arcade Game
X-Com UFO Defense
Zero Divide
Zoop

nesman85

12-09-2002, 06:41 PM

i saw it in tips & tricks :D

video_game_addict

12-09-2002, 09:57 PM

Joe, That list STILL isn't complete! :roll:

You're missing:

The Chessmaster 3-D

1995 Mindscape Cardboard design type Long box.

Charlesaway

12-10-2002, 01:06 AM

Thats true. And I have 1/2 of the manual to prove it ;)

michael

12-10-2002, 01:11 AM

What do you mean by "long box"? :hmm:

WiseSalesman

12-10-2002, 02:50 AM

Wow, you mean you never saw one of the older PSX titles that came in those huge, rectangular boxes?

michael

12-10-2002, 02:54 AM

OH THOSE!!!
Yeah BlockBuster used to have a Gex with that kind of case... I just didnt understand tha name "long box", my bad. :/

digitalpress

12-10-2002, 07:03 AM

Joe, That list STILL isn't complete! :roll:

You're missing:

The Chessmaster 3-D

1995 Mindscape Cardboard design type Long box.

LOL Where were you when we were compiling this list?!
Ah well. I'll update it now. Thanks for the info.

GENESISNES

12-10-2002, 08:14 AM

yeah, i saw this list in tips and tricks too. its the one thing i do look foreward to each month.

BenT

01-13-2003, 02:26 PM

I'm not sure if this is the proper thread, but it's close.

I checked out a Jumping Flash! 1 auction (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=3719&item=1951056029) on eBay today and noticed it has one of those black pseudo-cardboard boxes early PSX releases came in. That surprised me, because I have a copy of JF! 1 (bought new in 1999 or so) and it's in a plastic Sega CD-style case.

Interesting. I wonder what other variations of this sort exist.[/url]

kevincure

01-13-2003, 06:46 PM

Resident Evil, Agile Warrior and a few others also were released as both Longbox and non-Greatest Hits jewel cases. I'm sure there's more, but I know of no complete list at this point.

kevincure

01-13-2003, 06:49 PM

Also, here's the problem that I ran into compiling those releases that came in both - its basically impossible to check on ebay. Software Etc. and EB, among others, have been cutting the old manual, or printing up "covers" for Longbox games and putting them in CD cases, even though the games were never released in that state. It's obvious when seen in person, but a picture on ebay of a Longbox game in a jewel case is tough to decipher.

BenT

01-13-2003, 07:14 PM

Given the collective experience of the people who visit this board, it shouldn't be impossible to compile an accurate list over time. We could get a good list going just from the games the people this board own alone.

Robtmcc

01-14-2003, 12:19 AM

Most long box PSX games were available in both the plastic case and the Saturn/ Sega CD style cases. Sony was running out of and couldn't produce enough of the plastic cases to meet their production demands and had to scrounge around and get the Saturn style cases after awhile. Their were plenty of those around because Saturn was already dying. I actually heard they bought them from Sega at the time.They switched to cardboard because it was cheaper to produce and still allowed them to get the visibilty on a store shelf they wanted. After awhile they when they had started blowing Saturn out of the water, they switch to the standard jewel cases because they already had the facilities in place in the US to package the games. I once heard a PSX title was delayed because they was a new Mariah Carey album coming out that was hogging up production time from the same facility.

video_game_addict

01-14-2003, 03:56 PM

DP!

I found another one today that wasn't on this list!! V-Tennis by Acclaim. I passed it up for $10 but might go back to get it tomorrow along with that other copy of Return Fire! :D

Here's a pic from a recent ebay auction:

http://www.bkossman.com/VTENNIS.JPG

kevincure

01-14-2003, 06:21 PM

Dp and anyone else who wants it: I believe the list I made for my collection purchasing for when I do ebay transactions is complete as to LB games.

http://people.bu.edu/cure/Playstation.doc

It lists all the GH that I know about. I have a similar list for DC that I will post once I finish my investigation of cover variations.

video_game_addict

01-14-2003, 08:10 PM

Very Nice Kevin! You too might want to add V-Tennis to your "longbox" list. Also what about the Collector's Edition games that have been released of late in packs of 3? I realize these aren't sold indivisually but people will be buying them used indivisually, so it might be something to make note of. They do all have unique packaging and alternate disc colors, just like the greatest hits. Either as DP has done with seperate listing under their own "Pack Name", or as "collector's edition" listed after each title listing. Just something to think about. :)

kevincure

01-14-2003, 08:21 PM

Yup, very true, vga. But I use DP's list for my collecting =). The list I made is just for when I'm out buying (to make money to buy more videogames, of course).

The one item I want to add to my list is cover variations - for instance, the Collector's Boxes, and the titles that were released in both LB and non.

Thanks for the tip on V-Tennis, I was almost sure that I had that listed as Longbox, but I'll have to remark it.

molnars

01-15-2003, 01:53 PM

Here's some more longboxes that need to be added that I have.

(Eidos) World Cup Golf (not Tecmo World Golf)
Romance Of The Three Kingdoms IV

kevincure

01-15-2003, 08:33 PM

Mohars, do you think you could grab a pic of those for me?

Thanks,
Kevin

video_game_addict

01-17-2003, 03:49 PM

Here's another GH title to add to the lists:

http://ebay1.ipixmedia.com/abc/M28/_EBAY_ecf68a3484f1920aeb988dbf2f993041/i-1.JPG

kevincure

01-17-2003, 07:06 PM

vga and molnar, thanks, I've put in the updates.

IGotTheDot

01-17-2003, 07:19 PM

Sega Hitman

02-09-2003, 03:33 PM

I found a long-boxed copy of Romance of the III Kingdoms IV today. For Joe, or anybody else who's interested, email me and I'll get a picture for ya.

-Hitman-

Kamisama

03-08-2003, 05:22 PM

There is a PSX Game in Japan Aitakute in some long box. You may look at it here: http://page3.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/c23028869

nildem

07-14-2003, 10:29 PM

I know this thread is old and all, but here's confirmation that a World Cup Golf longbox exists...

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3536948154&category=3727

I apologize if this has already been confirmed, it's the first copy I've seen.

Goodwill Hunter

01-12-2004, 07:55 PM

Tranferring from locked topic in 3...2....1....CLICK....(one of these days I'll start an original thread, probably by accident though).

First off, thanks to QoF for posting the text list in the locked thread...the list of the longbox PSX games I need has been transferred into my handheld. Second, does anybody have 'em all yet?

Third, of the 4 versions of this list if now found here and elsewhere, Dare Devil Derby appears in two and is not in the others...can anyone confirm if this title exists in longbox packaging?

At 77 longbox titles and counting...
Rich

Jasoco

01-12-2004, 08:59 PM

I have 8. Got 6 today.

DOOM
Rayman
Cyberspeed
Return Fire
Street Fighter: The Movie
Magic Carpet (Have both versions.)
Loaded
Twisted Metal

Queen Of The Felines

01-12-2004, 11:58 PM

Third, of the 4 versions of this list if now found here and elsewhere, Dare Devil Derby appears in two and is not in the others...can anyone confirm if this title exists in longbox packaging?

I think I had mixed it up with Destruction Derby when I originally made the PSX list. I believe it's too new to have a longbox variation.

Kristine

Jasoco

01-13-2004, 01:31 AM

I assume the list on the first page is up to date?

I just got into collecting for the PSX. I mentioned the ones I got today and I hope to get more soon.

Anyone know which of the Long Box games had Normal sized cases later on? Not Greatest Hits, but actual normal releases that came out when production shifted from using the big boxes to the new standard jewel cases.

I have two "Magic Carpet's" that I got today. I bought the Jewel version at Game Stop then went over to the EB in the mall and found out there was a big boxed one. So I bought that one too. And I've decided to keep it. Which games came out like this?

Jasoco

01-17-2004, 01:09 AM

I got 6 more today. 4 are still wrapped.

Resident Evil, Tekken, The Need for Speed, Revolution X, ESPN Extreme Games and Philosoma.

12 games now big boxed. Bought all the EB had. :evil:

Slowly working my way through the list. 93 to go I guess.

Queen Of The Felines

01-17-2004, 12:01 PM

I have two "Magic Carpet's" that I got today. I bought the Jewel version at Game Stop then went over to the EB in the mall and found out there was a big boxed one.

Did the jewel case one have a jewel-sized manual and inserts as well? Gamestop sometimes makes a photocopy of a game's cover and slides it in a jewel case when they are only selling the disc. (Never heard of a jewel case-sized Magic Carpet, so I was curious.)

As for your other question, games I've spotted in longbox and jewel case versions are:

Extreme Pinball
Resident Evil (seems to be a bit less common than the longbox version)
Romance of the Three Kingdoms
Fade to Black
Geom Cube
NBA Shootout '97
Theme Park
World Cup Golf Professional Edition
WWF In Your House

Kristine

Jasoco

01-17-2004, 04:04 PM

Did the jewel case one have a jewel-sized manual and inserts as well? Gamestop sometimes makes a photocopy of a game's cover and slides it in a jewel case when they are only selling the disc. (Never heard of a jewel case-sized Magic Carpet, so I was curious.)
Don;t worry. I always check if it's a clear front if the slip is a manual or paper. I don't like papers and will pass.

The Magic Carpet I got in a Jewel case is indeed legit. Full back insert and manual and everything. My Longbox version also has the manual and everything. Including the foam insert that was used to keep the disc in place. (Not that it does a good job.) I have a few Long Box games without manuals. Usually the ones that aren't oversized Jewel cases.

There are three different types of Big Box I have.

Oversized Jewel cases.
All plastic, most common. Saturn is mostly these as is Sega CD. But damn impossible to replace if broken.
The games I have like this are: ESPN Extreme Games, Tekken, Street Fighter: The Movie and Rayman. (All are complete. Tekken and ESPN are brand new.)

Plastic cases with cardboard overlays. (Ribbed for your pleasure.)
These open like the Jewel versions, but are plain black plastic with cardboard glued to the outside.
The games I have like this are: Twisted Metal, Return Fire, Resident Evil and Magic Carpet. (All have manuals except Twisted Metal.)

Completely cardboard boxes that open like books.
Cardboard boxes that open and close over themselves. Like an overbite or a box of Donuts. (Except without the window.) Sort of the cheapo way of making cases.
[i]The games I have like this are: Revolution X, The Need for Speed, Philosoma, Loaded, DOOM and Cyber Speed. (DOOM, Cyberspeed and Revolution X don't have manuals.)

Rugal

10-25-2004, 09:46 AM

Only ones i have are Panzer General and Raiden Project with the longbox's. :(

I saw a King's Field and Battle Arena the other day but didn't bother to get them at this time.

Rugal

10-25-2004, 10:00 AM

sorry i meant without the longbox's.....weord it won't let me edit my post.

chadtower

02-17-2005, 05:07 PM

Question:

I see these at local Gamestops ALL THE TIME. I'm not a Sony collector and know little about the Sony systems (relatively speaking). Which of the longbox games are sought after? If someone can point me to a rarity list of longboxes, or something similar, I could probably pick up a few rares and help some longbox collectors out.

Jasoco

02-17-2005, 06:36 PM

Just pick them all up as you see them. Return the ones you don't need. I pick them up when I see them if the price is right. Even though I'll never have every single PSX game ever made, I can at least shoot for a goal of having just every Long Box.

Snapple

02-17-2005, 06:51 PM

The only longbox game I own is Extreme Pinball, which I bought many years ago for playing purposes rather than collecting. Seeing as how it was the only longbox game I ever owned, AND considering it was quite crappy, I made a sort of mental connection that the irregular box equalled bad quality games. That's probably not true, but just the idea probably stayed my hand a few times at Funcoland when decided which games to pick up.

Jasoco

02-17-2005, 07:08 PM

Well, many of the first generation PSX games may suck, but I'm sure there are a few gems in there.

[Looks at shelf...]

DOOM was awesome. Best version of DOOM on a console yet. (When DOOM 3 comes out for Xbox, that hopes to be changed.)

Rayman is a fun game on any platform. Great 2D platformer.

Um.. well.. Resident Evil?? How about Destruction Derby? I played the PC version and it was great smashing things.

Some might argue Jumping Flash kicks booty. (Don't have it, but I hear good things.)

Big Papa Husker

02-17-2005, 10:16 PM

What are the rarest of the long boxes?

chadtower

02-18-2005, 09:16 AM

Well, since I do see them all the time, I checked out two stores last night and picked up four longboxes. I ignored all the crappy sports games. I do not collect nor even play the Sony systems, so they are all up for trade. They are in my tradelist if anyone is interested.

Big Papa Husker

02-18-2005, 09:58 AM

Is X-Com any fun? My local gamestop has it for like 5 bucks.

davidleeroth

02-18-2005, 12:43 PM

Is X-Com any fun? My local gamestop has it for like 5 bucks.

Buy it, test it, if you don't like it, sell it for $50 on eBay.

shadowforte

12-18-2007, 05:28 PM

You are missing Bottom of the 9th from that list.

Insaneclown

12-18-2007, 09:58 PM

What do you mean by "long box"? :hmm:

Are you serious!!!

Anywho...

http://www.game-rave.com/variant/jump.jpg

Valkyr47

02-18-2008, 05:06 PM

Can someone verify that Need for Speed 2 is in fact a longbox? I have Need For Speed 2 in jewel case version but have NEVER seen it available in longbox, so im thinking whoever posted that list in this topic doesnt know what there talking about, but i wanna make sure... if it is in longbox i will have to look for it

any ideas?

swlovinist

02-19-2008, 12:32 AM

Bojay1997

02-19-2008, 01:31 AM

I do believe that I have an issue with Space Hulk being on the list. I thought that this was not confirmed to be relesed. Mark this one in the "yeah right" category. Anyone want to share pics of a complete copy to prove me wrong?

There was one on Ebay about six months ago. The picture was pretty clear, so I'm convinced. I should have saved the auction.

Goodwill Hunter

02-19-2008, 02:26 AM

I do believe that I have an issue with Space Hulk being on the list. I thought that this was not confirmed to be relesed. Mark this one in the "yeah right" category. Anyone want to share pics of a complete copy to prove me wrong?

The Space Hulk issue has been covered by Dangerboy here http://www.digitpress.com/forum/showthread.php?t=39629&highlight=space+hulk+longbox
which also has a final longbox list.

Rich

emceelokey

02-19-2008, 08:34 AM

I noticed Fox Hunt was not on the list? I've never actually seen the game but if it was actually released it would have been in that era of PSX games.

Goodwill Hunter

02-19-2008, 07:14 PM

I noticed Fox Hunt was not on the list? I've never actually seen the game but if it was actually released it would have been in that era of PSX games.

I have Fox Hunt, and it is not a longbox game. The list of 102 games at the link above has been pretty heavily vetted, and is safe to call final, IMHO.

Rich

Dangerboy

02-19-2008, 11:49 PM

I figured I'd interject:

1. Need for Speed 2 is jewel case only - no long box.

2. Fox Hunt is jewel case only - no long box (there is an ad pic of the unreleased Saturn version though)

3. As linked above, the Space Hulk debate is pretty much a dead duck in terms of it *NOT* being a long box, despite the auction, for one reason and one reason specifically:

No manual has been found.

Ever.

I was involved with a heated debate with the seller of that long box case in it being a display case, and not a *retail* case. I firmly believe that it was simply a "for display Purpose" case that was 'real' unreleased case. The N64 era had many retail "display" boxes from 3rd party companies that were the real box...just nothing in it and no "display only" markings on it.

Until a Long Box manual shows up, or at least a 2nd / 3rd / 4th long box shows up, there is no Space Hulk long box case.

I am actually working on a Long Box Picture Gallery including variants. Hoping to have it done next week.

Jason