Game Cube case insert variants

[Mayhem]

The SC:Chaos Theory limited is a tin with a plastic flap (like a DVD case would have) inside to house the two discs. On the outside comes a plastic sheath overlay, with a different picture on both sides.

The RE4 Gamestop edition tin had a normal complete copy of the game inside it, nothing special about that (unlike SC:CT where the tin IS the gamebox). Along with the art booklet and the picture cell.

Beyond this, I just discovered that there are (Player's Choice) 2-Packs of Super Monkey Ball and Sonic now. Have then been available long?

I saw both when game trawling with QoF in April, and I'm fairly sure I saw at least one of them back in November.

[downfall]

Yeah, I was just thinking about this yesterday - so thanks for whomever bumped it. I'm going to update the main list later today - I haven't seen any new ones, but I have been able to confirm several that have been posted above.

[slapdash]

The SC:Chaos Theory limited is a tin with a plastic flap (like a DVD case would have) inside to house the two discs. On the outside comes a plastic sheath overlay, with a different picture on both sides.

Er, right... I know about the tin being the case for this one, but I'm curious as to whether the normal SC:CT is two discs, and/or if the discs are exactly the same.

Thanks much for the other info though.

[GizmoGC]

There are two variations for the Resident Evil Bundle box (RE0 and RE). The first is the noraml box with an offer for a free RE4 demo. The new one has a picture and Leon and Claire on it.

[slapdash]

Well, I didn't get too many answers to my prior questions, but I'm still hopeful... Got a couple more too:

Is any version of Animal Crossing -- without memory card, or with eitehr memory card -- guaranteed to be, or not, a Player's Choice version?

Also, a seller on eBay told me this about Mario Party 6 -- is it true?

they all say best seller and that means nothing with nintendo as paper mario first day out and they said it [...] so did our mario tennis games too

I'm hoping to find copies of these without the "Best Seller" logo -- is that a pipe dream? (I'd like to find them new and cheap too, but let's forget about that for the moment ).

[joshnickerson]

They do indeed exist; they seem to vary on where you can find them though. In some stores I've actually seen both variants on the same shelf.

And yeah, I think the "Best Seller" emblem is stupid too. I actually hunted down a copy of Paper Mario without one just so the little Yoshi dude wouldn't be covered up on the front.

[mikeetler]

Is any version of Animal Crossing -- without memory card, or with eitehr memory card -- guaranteed to be, or not, a Player's Choice version?

Every copy has a Memory Card 59. While it's possible that could change down the road, it's unlikely.

Also, a seller on eBay told me this about Mario Party 6 -- is it true?

they all say best seller and that means nothing with nintendo as paper mario first day out and they said it [...] so did our mario tennis games too

Not true. It exists w/o the "BS" logo.

[Mayhem]

I'll check my copy of Mario Party 6 but I believe it is "Best Seller" free. My copy of Mario Tennis is as well. Paper Mario 2 however is not; I would like to replace it without the BS mark actually.

[shaggy]

Gamecube Case Insert Variants

1080 Avalanche
1080 Avalanche w/ Bonus DVD - Walmart Exclusive

Animal Crossing
Animal Crossing - K-Mart with Guide

Darkened Skye
Darkened Skye/Outlaw Golf - Combined Release

Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles
Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles - GBA to GC Link Cable Included - Walmart Bundle
Freestyle Street Soccer - (possibly) Canadian
Freestyle Street Soccer - Blockbuster Exclusive

Legend of Zelda, The: The Wind Waker
Legend of Zelda, The: The Wind Waker - Player's Choice
Legend of Zelda, The: The Wind Waker - Player's Choice with Best Seller Logo
Legend of Zelda, The: The Wind Waker - with Collector's Disc - Canadian

Also: Super Smash Bros. Melee, possibly (future) Paper Mario, Mario Tennis, and a few others that will hit Player's Choice at some point.

Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour
Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour - Target
Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour - Best Buy

Mario Kart: Double Dash!
Mario Kart: Double Dash! - with Bonus Disc
Mario Kart: Double Dash! - Not For Resale (From Gamecube Bundle)

Mario Party 4
Mario Party 4 - K-Mart with Wavebird

Mario Tennis
Mario Tennis - Best Seller

Mega Man Collection - with Dr. Wily
Mega Man Collection - without Dr. Wily

Metroid Prime
Metroid Prime - K-mart with Wavebird
Metroid Prime - K-mart with Strategy Guide
Metroid Prime - Target Logo
Metroid Prime - Player's Choice
Metroid Prime - With Prime 2: Echoes Bonus Disc

Outlaw Golf
Darkened Skye/Outlaw Golf - Combined Release

Pac-Man Vs. - Cardboard Sleeve
Pac-Man Vs. - With Pac-Man World 2

Pac-Man World 2
Pac-Man World 2 - With Pac-Man Vs.

Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door
Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door - Best Seller

Pikmin 2 - Canadian (Without Lobster)
Pikmin 2 - US (With Lobster)

Star Wars Bounty Hunter
Star Wars Bounty Hunter - Limited Edition

Star Wars: Rogue Squadron III: Rebel Strike
Star Wars: Rogue Squadron III: Rebel Strike - with Bonus Disc

Star Fox Adventures
Star Fox Adventures - K-Mart with Guide

Super Smash Bros. Melee
Super Smash Bros. Melee - Players Choice
Super Smash Bros. Melee - Best Seller

The Urbz
The Urbz - with Black Eyed Peas Song Download

Viewtiful Joe
Viewtiful Joe - Player's Choice
Viewtiful Joe - Player's Choice with Game of the Year Marking


Gamecube Big Box/etc. Releases

Batman: Rize of Sin Tzu
Batman: Rize of Sin Tzu - Big Box - with Limited Edition Lithograph

Donkey Konga
Donkey Konga - Big Box - with Bongo Controller

Donkey Kong Jungle Beat
Donkey Kong Jungle Beat - Big Box - with Bongo Controller

Mario Party 6 - Big Box - with Microphone Controller

Legend of Zelda, The: Four Swords Adventures
Legend of Zelda, The: Four Swords Adventures - Big Box - with GBA/GC Link Cable

Ok, this is too rich for my blood. How can anyone afford to get all the variations today?

[SlayerOfFurbies]

your forgetting


Robotech: Battle Cry
Robotech: Battle Cry Limited edition(Came with a shirt, dog tags and a few other goodies)

[slapdash]

Thanks Mat, Mike & Josh for confirming that I can get those games "Best Seller" logo-free. It seems that they ARE harder to find though...

EDIT: forgot... thanks Mike too for clearing up Animal Crossing; I somehow thought there were two different numbered memory cards and a version without -- I'm not sure where I got that idea, but now I know for sure. Sadly, the chase of a non-"Player's Choice" version is trickier I guess.

Gamecube Case Insert Variants
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Gamecube Big Box/etc. Releases
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Ok, this is too rich for my blood. How can anyone afford to get all the variations today?

I don't have nearly all those variations, and probably won't bother trying, but I've been making a pretty good run at a complete collection otherwise. The secret is to buy cheap whenever you can (90% of the GC games I have I got for $20 or less) and don't spend much money on other things (like a house, a wife, etc).

your forgetting

Robotech: Battle Cry
Robotech: Battle Cry Limited edition(Came with a shirt, dog tags and a few other goodies)

Actually, *I* noted that a ways above. I don't think the OP has been back to this thread in a while though, and so hasn't updated the original list in a couple of months.

[DocRamon]

i actually think this list is missing quite a bit... someone over on cheapassgamer made this same thread a long time ago, and i believe he still updates it, even if not in the thread itself. he had a list of them posted elsewhere online, i'll have to find it...

but in the meantime, some variations not on this list...

i don't know what Players Choice titles you have and have not included, but there's a lot of them, including the most recent ones like Tales of Symphonia and X-Men Legends

Pokemon Colosseum
-regular cover
-Best Seller logo
-Players Choice without Best Seller logo
-Players Choice with Best Seller logo

TimeSplitters 2
-regular cover
-reprint cover (new quote, modified coloring)
-Players Choice of regular cover
-Players Choice of reprint cover

Midway Arcade Treasures
-original cover
-new style cover to match parts 2 and 3

X2: Wolverine's Revenge
-with movie pass
-without movie pass

Robots
-with movie pass
-without movie pass

Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
-with movie pass
-without movie pass

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
-with movie pass
-without movie pass

The Haunted Mansion
-with movie pass
-without movie pass

Spyro: A Hero's Tail
-with EGM Subscription offer
-without EGM Subscription offer

Lost Kingdoms 2
-regular version
-with Memory Card 59
(Best Buy exclusive, marked by a sticker on the wrapping)

Megaman: Network Transmission
-regular version
-with cartoon feature DVD included
(DVD slipsleeve packaged with the game, outside the case)

Top Gun: Combat Zones
-Titus release
-Mastiff release

[DocRamon]

i actually think this list is missing quite a bit... someone over on cheapassgamer made this same thread a long time ago, and i believe he still updates it, even if not in the thread itself. he had a list of them posted elsewhere online, i'll have to find it...

but in the meantime, some variations not on this list...

i don't know what Players Choice titles you have and have not included, but there's a lot of them, including the most recent ones like Tales of Symphonia and X-Men Legends

Pokemon Colosseum
-regular cover
-Best Seller logo
-Players Choice without Best Seller logo
-Players Choice with Best Seller logo

TimeSplitters 2
-regular cover
-reprint cover (new quote, modified coloring)
-Players Choice of regular cover
-Players Choice of reprint cover

Midway Arcade Treasures
-original cover
-new style cover to match parts 2 and 3

X2: Wolverine's Revenge
-with movie pass
-without movie pass

Robots
-with movie pass
-without movie pass

Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
-with movie pass
-without movie pass

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
-with movie pass
-without movie pass

The Haunted Mansion
-with movie pass
-without movie pass

Spyro: A Hero's Tail
-with EGM Subscription offer
-without EGM Subscription offer

Lost Kingdoms 2
-regular version
-with Memory Card 59
(Best Buy exclusive, marked by a sticker on the wrapping)

Megaman: Network Transmission
-regular version
-with cartoon feature DVD included
(DVD slipsleeve packaged with the game, outside the case)

Top Gun: Combat Zones
-Titus release
-Mastiff release

[slapdash]

some variations not on this list...

I'm feeling woozy...

Top Gun: Combat Zones
-Titus release
-Mastiff release

Is the insert changed at all besides -- I assume -- having a change of logos and copyright/address/etc info?

[slapdash]

some variations not on this list...

I'm feeling woozy...

Top Gun: Combat Zones
-Titus release
-Mastiff release

Is the insert changed at all besides -- I assume -- having a change of logos and copyright/address/etc info?

[DigitalSpace]

I know it's already on the list, but I scanned the insert for the Metroid Prime Target variant, so if anybody wants to see it, here it is (click for a bigger image):

[Jasoco]

I know it's already on the list, but I scanned the insert for the Metroid Prime Target variant, so if anybody wants to see it, here it is (click for a bigger image):

Looks like the Kmart version. Only with Target instead and instead of coupons, you got a free WaveBird.

How many Metroid Prime special variants were there? Heh.

[snes_collector]

On the back of my copy of Super Mario Sunshine it's says "Not For Resale" so I guess you could count that.

[mikeetler]

Top Gun: Combat Zones
-Titus release
-Mastiff release

Is the insert changed at all besides -- I assume -- having a change of logos and copyright/address/etc info?

Just the publisher info & logos. Same with the Mastiff re-issues of the two GBA Top Guns.

[slapdash]

Thanks Mike for confirming that. I guess haven't seen the Mastiff re-releases at all.

And thanks DigitalSpace for posting that pic. I haven't seen any of the store variants (which is a bit odd just because I'm at Target every month or two at least; guess they only showed up for the first wave, or don't do them in this area).