Why do some 1 disc games come in 2 disc cases (PSX)?

[Xtincthed]

yes the thick (or multiple) manuals can be one of the cases
sometimes the games came with a demo like PAL Crash Bandicoot 1
for other games there is no apparant reason, but maybe it was because Sony didn't have their own design of box yet back then (PAL)

[wingzrow]

contra on Playstation and the excellent pokemon esc RPG jade cocoon also come in double cases because of their large manuals.

[Emperor Megas]

Friend, you have been lied to again.

I see what you did there.

[heybtbm]

I remember reading an interview with Vic Ireland (years ago) where he mentions Sony's double case rule that was apparently pretty strict. Working Designs wanted to do single cases with seperate manuals or something like that, but Sony wouldn't have it. Anyone remember this?

[heybtbm]

I remember reading an interview with Vic Ireland (years ago) where he mentions Sony's double case rule that was apparently pretty strict. Working Designs wanted to do single cases with seperate manuals or something like that, but Sony wouldn't have it. Anyone remember this?

[j_factor]

There's also the reverse, two discs in a regular thin case. RE Code Veronica for Dreamcast does this, but I can't recall anything for Playstation.

The Playstation isn't the only console that does this, I've seen it happen with some PC-Engine games as well (Dragon Slayer: Legend of Heroes I for example).

I know of at least two US examples for the Turbo: Vasteel, which comes with a big fold-out map (and has a weird cardboard cover over the case), and Sim Earth, which has a super thick manual. (Might & Magic III might be another one, I'm not too sure.) Oddly enough, both of these games are in actual two-disc cases, meaning they can hold two discs; all the PSX ones I've seen could only hold one, and had a logo or something on the other side.

[Scissors]

There's also the reverse, two discs in a regular thin case. RE Code Veronica for Dreamcast does this, but I can't recall anything for Playstation.

Off the top of my head, I know The Misadventures of Tron Bonne, Strider 2, and LSD (Japanese game) all came with 2 discs in a regular case.

[Kitsune Sniper]

Some (the first?) printings of RE3 and Dino Crisis came with two discs in a single jewel case (one game, one demo). Some versions of RE2 Greatest Hits had both discs in a regular jewel case too.

[j_factor]

Off the top of my head, I know The Misadventures of Tron Bonne, Strider 2, and LSD (Japanese game) all came with 2 discs in a regular case.

I own both Strider 2 and Tron Bonne. Egg on my face.

[The 1 2 P]

contra on Playstation and the excellent pokemon esc RPG jade cocoon also come in double cases because of their large manuals.

I'm pretty sure(but not 100% certain) that Contra: Legacy of War came in both a normal single case and a double cd case. Mine came in a double cd case(with no 3D glasses ironically) but I've seen copies in single cases before. I'm just not sure if any of them were new.

[jrokshady]

Gran Turismo for PS1 and SimEarth for Turbografx CD come to mind.

[binici]

Makes it look "cooler"

[bcks007]

Some (the first?) printings of RE3 and Dino Crisis came with two discs in a single jewel case (one game, one demo). Some versions of RE2 Greatest Hits had both discs in a regular jewel case too.

In Cold Blood, is another that came with those odd cases.

[A Black Falcon]

The Rollcage Special Edition for PSX also has two discs in a single-sized jewelcase; one is the game disc, the other a soundtrack CD.

It is odd that Sony seems to have required the use of those dual jewels for plenty of games that could have just used a standard 2-cd single jewelcase, why did they do that?

As for games with one disc in a dual jewel, from what I have Vandal Hearts, Space Hulk: Vengeance of the Blood Angels, Alundra, Alundra 2, Beyond the Beyond, and Yu-Gi-Oh!: Cursed Memories. In all cases, they use the dual jewel because the manuals are too thick to fit in a single jewelcase's small manual space. Alundra 2's manual is pretty borderline, that one almost fits in a single jewelcase; maybe they wanted it to be in the thicker case, so they made the manual just thick enough to require one?

Then there are some that are one disc games with a second bonus disc in a dual jewel, like Brave Fencer Musashi, Persona 2, Ridge Racer Type 4, and probably more.

[fairyland]

Does Brave Fencer Musashi count? It's two discs, but the second disc is an unrelated FF8 demo. I just bought a Musashi in a garage sale for 25 cents last weekend but it is missing the entire second tray and has no booklet. The jewel case was really filthy too, so I had to replace it into a new single jewel case. I am probably the only collector out there that has a one jewel cased edition of Musashi in his collection. That is until I can find a proper one in the wild to upgrade with.

[MarioMania]

How about Street Fighter Collection??

It didn't need a big case...Just a Jewel Case that holds 2 CD's

[Edmond Dantes]

Tron Bonne came with two discs? *Goes to check his own copy, which he swears he's never seen a second disk with before*

[Colorado Rockies]

Tron Bonne came with two discs? *Goes to check his own copy, which he swears he's never seen a second disk with before*

The second disc is the Mega Man Legends 2 demo

[BlastProcessing402]

I hope my bumping doesn't annoy anyone, but I find this topic interesting and wanted to bring up Suikoden. Anyone know why that had a double case? There's only one disc, and the manual doesn't seem any thicker than those in most standard cases (like, say, Suikoden 2). It's always seemed weird

[eskobar]

I hope my bumping doesn't annoy anyone, but I find this topic interesting and wanted to bring up Suikoden. Anyone know why that had a double case? There's only one disc, and the manual doesn't seem any thicker than those in most standard cases (like, say, Suikoden 2). It's always seemed weird

Several double cased video games could fit on a regular case but marketing made them double case to have better presence on retail