The Tekken 5 stick is a Hori Real Arcade Pro and was one of the first accessible ways for Americans to get a real Japanese style stick, so in my mind it has to be the most important collector's edition for a fighter ever!!
My buddy and I, who are both fighting game fans, have found several Infinity Eggs at thrift stores, usually for under five bucks. We've made a running joke out of making a big deal about finding one, just to leave it on the shelf and walk on.
I wanted the snk heroines collector's edition when it came out SO BAD even tho i knew i would never play the game i just really wanted that hat and the shermie pin lol
That Soulcalibur VI steelbook never went off for me, but it did still break to the point where the announcer sounded like he was yammering on with gibberish.
Great video. Keep it up! As a note on an obscure collector’s edition: There was a Capcom website exclusive Super Street Fighter 4 collector’s edition called the “Dojo” edition. It came with an Ibuki water bottle, an XL size Dudley T-Shirt, and a gym bag that said Super Street Fighter 4 on it. Little anecdote, I brought that bag to hold my stuff when I ran the New York Marathon, and I had a few people from other countries ask me where I got that bag… it helped me connect with fighting games fans from around the world! 😆 Glad to see your channel growing. Also wanted to thank you, I randomly asked for a photo with your Athena cosplay at this past MAGfest , and you were super nice! Nice to see someone spreading good vibes amongst fighting game fans!
Great video! I remember ordering a second hand copy of TTT2's We Are Tekken Edition, but for some reason it also came with a TTT2 beanie and a t-shirt with some nice Alisa art on it!
i'm obsessed with art books! A few months ago i got lucky and found the Tekken 6's one in a thrift store for mad cheap, i hope we get an Tekken 8 one soon 🤞
Love the soulcalibur 6 narrator steelbook. I didn't know that people had an issue with it just randomly going off and just not shutting up. Love that 😂 I actually clicked mine recently and the voice is JACKED 😂 his poor voice is just a muffled mess 😂 Love this video so far! Thanks for posting it :) collectors additions are an awesome concept but... not every one hits the nail on the head unfortunately lol!
I love the special editions for KoFXV and XIV. The latter had the store clerk be real uppity calling it "the expensive edition" also the big artbook that XIV came with is really great. And can't forget those COMPLETE SOUNDTRACKS
I was given some of these from friends since they all knew that i love fighting games. Specifically street fighter 6 and street fighter 5. I was surprised about snk heroines having a collector's edition but it looks really cool!
Just wanna say, really love your enthusiasm and love of the games. I don’t care much for games but the goodies any game gives is very fun to watch and learn! Keep up the good work on content!
I miss going into game shops and buying or preordering collectors editions. One of my favorites was assassins creed brotherhood codex edition that came with the assassin box, book and other goodies.
You have finally given me an explanation for my agony. When I was a kid I would go to flea markets a lot and this guy was selling MK Deception for a cheap price. I could only get one thing while I was there, and seeing Shredder Sub-Zero on the box made me confident in my pick. I get home and it’s just Mortal Kombat OG with some commentary of the ACTUAL MK Deception. I felt so betrayed and confused but yknow what now I have a sense of closure
Awesome video! Glad I found your channel, very cool stuff your showing off! I was gonna get the 25th anniversary of guilty gear Strive but the DLC is not on the disk and the soundtrack only has 5 songs off of it. The only reason to get it at that point is the artbook basically. My favorite video game collections are definitly kingdom hearts 1 for the ps3 and Re 2 remake. Keep on being awesome in meantime
So yeah, those video trading cards in MKD are named that because they were the "video versions" of the trading cards that came with MK Deception's premium pack. They had the same design and all. I remember mine (also had the Premium Pack on PS2) was a Sub-Zero one, so I guess it just...came with that.
This was a great video! Something different from my usual feed, and on a super niche topic that turned out to be surprisingly informative. I NEED to recreate that Tekken 7 statue….
We didn't get the special edition of Dissidia 1 over here, but we did get Duodecim. That came with cards of the newcomers and a Tifa recolour costume. This was the era where every SE game on PSP had a special edition costume for Duodecim, though. That was a fun time.
I can already imagine someone sleeping soundly and out of nowhere, your dreams take a turn for the worse when you hear Xemnas go "WELCOME TO THE STAGE OF HISTORY" Also, I definitely loved the Tekken 7 Collector's Edition, and the statue is great, however, I will warn that if you plan to get the statue from that CE, you might need a clear transparent stick or support for it, as over time, the Kazuya figure will slowly start weighing down. I missed out on the Tekken 8 Collector's since I was broke. I also loved the Guilty Gear Xrd SIGN Collector's Edition. And I unfortunately lost the keychain that came with that one.
I got Skullgirls for Switch. Sold by limited-run games. I got the version that came with the vinyl record. At that point, I already had the game on PC. I just wanted a physical copy, and to play it on Switch would be cool. I remember the game was taking longer than expected. So they sent everyone a code to get the game digitally so you could start playing while you waited. It was nice of them to do that. The vinyl record is really cool. I ended up getting the Rocket League and Elden Ring vinyl as well. I probably should get a record player. XD
I started wearing my Tekken 6 hoodie just this year. It was my personal most precious collectors item and was scared to wear it cause I hat the white one haha. All in all, I feel collectors editions got so expensive now, that most of the time the statue isn't even worth it anymore to me. Which is why I liked the Sophitia one, the statue was amazing and it wasnt so expensive
Still have my collector's edition of Mortal Kombat (2009) that came with the game, Scorpion and Sub-Zero book ends and bonus character skins. Also have my vanilla steel book special edition of Marvel vs capcom 3 (both games are on PS3)
Fo sure the primo bonus is the documentaries. By the tail end of the 7th gen era, all extras were cards for DLC. I would say that artkbooks are a close second but with the bulk of what goes into production, I would rather those be saved for in-game extras or making a dedicated book that covers developer commentary.
I saw this in my recommendations, even though I’ve always been the type of person to settle for the barebone when it came to being in niche communities. This video kind of convinced me that the next time my favorite IP releases a collector’s edition I might as well join in on the hype 😅
As someone who now owns the statue after this video was uploaded. There is a metal rod that hold it up through Kazuyas leg. It’s very sturdy thankfully!
Enjoyed the video. Thank you for your work. Love the Street Fighter 20th anniversary edition. The codes still worked about a year ago. However they are US only, so I needed to setup my PS3 with a US based account in order to use them.
Can’t remember the last time any game collectors gave you a towel. Except I distinctly remember preordering Super Mario Sunshine at Toys R Us giving you a pretty large beach towel.
I managed to nab the SF6 Mad Gear box as a local store a while back and honestly, best 240 bucks I spend (bonus that it got reduced to that price from 280 bucks, but tbh, Pop Up Parade figues are usually around 60 - 70 bucks each, so kinda fair pricing)
I like guilty gear signs limited edition purely for the reason that it looks like the tome of origins and has the guilty gear codex which helps bring you up to everything that’s going on in guilty gear story wise. You don’t have to go back and try to play the old games are scour through wikis, It’s a pretty easy way to catch up on 15 years of lore so you can just hop into signs story.
My biggest collector edition pet peeve is when they don’t include the original case or the game is just a download code and don’t even get me started on steel books
I think a better collector edition for tekken 8 would be the Bandai/Namco tekken cinematic of Jin and Kazuya about to punch each other BUT! It would slowly rotate and the statue would have kazuyas “blue electricity” and Jins “red” electricity surrounding them giving of a strobe light effect.
To be frank a good Collector's Edition for me just needs a fine Artbook, a Soundtrack CD (TTT2 OST CD Bundle was the best one so far) and a statue. If the SF6 Mad Gear Box just had a CD with all the Character and Stage OSTs on it I wouldn't have hesitated at all. Seems though that we still have to wait for a real ULTIMATE Collector's Edition for a Fighting Game.
I was so hyped about the Infinity Stones in the MvCi Collector's Edition, though thankfully my burning wounds of SFV still held me back from getting them^^;
Man I wish every future fighting game collector's editions/pre-order bonuses can do something similar what SNK Heroines does. Gotta respect that game for actually cares what "collector's edition/pre-order bonuses" mean. But hey at least we got some dog tags from DOA5, so that's neat to say coming from the Lei Feng main myself.
Actually Gold Scorpion can be acquired for free now alongside blue steel Sub Zero & krimson Ermac, I just found out recently after getting XL digitally and the option was revealed not entirely sure how that works
I love collector editions that come with figures, I always want to have physical versions of my favorite characters to display on a desk. I only wanted the MVCI box for the Megaman X statue, but I already have the Kotobukiya figure which came out much later
I never bought the collectors edition for MKX and I still got the Gold Scorpion skin a few years back it was free on the ps store right around the time MK11 was coming out I remember seeing people posting about it on a MK reddit forum I was part of back then.
I had the Soulcalibur IV Collector's Edition and always wanted the Soulcalibur V one. Would even wear the special shirt that game with it to school (Yoda and Siegfried one).
The 2 collector's editions that I keep were MK9 and MvCI 😊 ... Also MK Armageddon had cell of entire cast with Ed Boon signature printed as GameStop preorder bonus
"having Darth Vader and Mitserugi on it makes it seem like a bootleg shirt." Exactly what my wife says every time I wear my shirt with Yoda and Siegfried. It looks even more jank than that one, especially since it has faded thru the years. I love how bad it looks so much. Fools people everywhere into thinking its a Star Wars shirt lol
The Soul Calibur 5 one I never purchased but due to the original owner being a scumbag it became mine. Overtime though I gave it away to my sister because I wasn't using my 360 anymore. She LOVED it because as a kid she was fascinated with that whole hideaway book idea. So giving her something like that just lit up her day. Also yeah Limited Run games if I paid attention to how long it was going to take I probably wouldn't have bothered with even buying the one I did, I'm patient but this is beyond ridiculous. Preorders ended on November 2023 not expected to ship til Q3 2024, nearly a year of waiting.
I had the MK Deception premium pack that my brother got me for my birthday. I still have the metal trading card that it came with, I got Subzero with mine.
For Tekken TT2, there's 4 editions that comes with more times, the Italian exclusive iron fist edition and also Christie monteiro edition, the french exclusive Tekken statue edition and lastly we got the asian exclusive Asia prestige edition There's also an Australian eb games exclusive Tekken 8 King edition
I don't remember getting a collectors edition for a fighting game (even though I remember those videos with the actors for MKD which means maybe I did?) I only ever got the Halo 3 one and the one for Jade Empire, and then I stopped because the bonus was a starter character avatar that I was never gonna use.
I’ve been getting lucky by waiting for years and letting somebody else buy something from limited runs or play Asia and then I buy it from them because I don’t trust either one of those websites I wouldn’t send a single dollar to them
Ever since I bought a Halo Spartan action figure that broke its hand after 6 months, I knew that getting something else along with the game was a mistake. There's just no room to put these things unless you have dedicated space for it and even then you risk tripping and destroying them. As a 3d animator, I am just happy getting to play with the 3d models in my hard drive than some immovable statue. I main Sephiroth in Tekken too
I really haven’t had a reason to buy and fighting game collectors edition. They always come with a very limited art book of just renders, a limited selection cd, an uninspired steel book, download codes, stickers, or a post art, a cheap figure or statue that is off model, and a folded poster. Snk heroines at least came with an honest to god art book and complete soundtrack good for them.
I have the Marvel Vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds “Special Edition” with a really awesome slipcase, fantastic Steel book with awesome art… and even a short intro Comic/Artbook, and a handful of character sheets with art and special moves.
The biggest Collectors edition I have is the Halo 3 Legendary edition, the one with the Master Chief replica helmet. I have a few stuff from Limited Run Games as well. For fighting games though, I only have the Mortal Kombat Deception Kollector's Edition(Mileena cover) for XBox. I'm trying to avoid getting the collector stuff now though. I don't need all that crap they come with, lol.
Woot still rn has Street Fighter 6 collector editions available brand new for $70-90 . I got mine from there for $90 a few months ago , kept my ps4 copy and the digital deluxe code, took everything else of the collectors edition and traded it into a retro game store for $70. Hey Atleast I get Akuma soon
i think i know what the SFV box was actually missing: they did not give you a booby mousepad in any amount of any character from the roster. not even a single M. bison one to go with the boxart already having his SFV character art on it and a udon comic card with him on it to keep with the accidental theme.
ive been grabbing some older fighting games from ebay for a few months. but when mvc collection was announced it was good news but it also really hurt my motivation to purchase retro fighting games. they are a bit outdated especially with those loading screens. besides the pretty jewel case, artwork, manual and cd and satisfaction of having them on a shelf. there's not much do with them when we have these modern collections being released. after watching this video i feel the collectors editions may still be worth buying because of all the extras you get. but going on ebay and paying $180+ for a retail copy of MVC2 for dreamcast or PS2 those days are over with. just not worth it anymore
The Tekken 5 stick is a Hori Real Arcade Pro and was one of the first accessible ways for Americans to get a real Japanese style stick, so in my mind it has to be the most important collector's edition for a fighter ever!!
Based on that alone I’d have to agree! I’m blinded to that knowledge as a pad player 😆
And its quality wasnt great as far as I can tell. I got the Tekken 6 collectors edition for 60€ 10 years back.
@@AshPeace The RAP's were actually decent, the Tekken 6 stick on the other hand... I have it too and it's not a good stick by any means.
@@snipebp Can confirm on the RAP. Had an N Hayabusa I got for sfv and I just replaced it with a Nacon Daija. It served me well.
I saw it at Combo Breaker this year and I was SOOOOO tempted to get it, but I'll actually use the Quanba Obsidian 2 I got instead
LET'S GO INFINITY EGGS DISCUSSION
I've got Ebay on the other tab open it's over for all y'all!
Infinity Eggs... in a box. Just what every Marvel fan can't wait to buy.
Lol it's not like every Marvel fan didn't mind plastic Easter Eggs Gemstones over the Chaos Emeralds-looking ones anyway
Love the old MK behind the scene stuff. Wish they'd show more of that in their newer games XD
Same! the deadly alliance vid was one of my first looks on what game design even looked like back then
tf you doing here?!
My buddy and I, who are both fighting game fans, have found several Infinity Eggs at thrift stores, usually for under five bucks. We've made a running joke out of making a big deal about finding one, just to leave it on the shelf and walk on.
Haha that’s a pretty good gag ngl
I wanted the snk heroines collector's edition when it came out SO BAD even tho i knew i would never play the game i just really wanted that hat and the shermie pin lol
That Soulcalibur VI steelbook never went off for me, but it did still break to the point where the announcer sounded like he was yammering on with gibberish.
Probably the fate of all those steelbooks
They should have just had the announcer talk when u opened the game case like those old birthday or thank you cards @@baberuthless
This was flat out entertaining! I'm glad to see someone put this much effort on a vid about fighting games 👏👏👏👏👏 Now I got a channel to binge👌
Thanks so much! I’m happy to hear you dug it 😁
Soulcalibur gets the honor of first collector's edition you can waterboard.
To show just how much of a fighting game enthusiast you are.
Great video. Keep it up!
As a note on an obscure collector’s edition:
There was a Capcom website exclusive Super Street Fighter 4 collector’s edition called the “Dojo” edition. It came with an Ibuki water bottle, an XL size Dudley T-Shirt, and a gym bag that said Super Street Fighter 4 on it.
Little anecdote, I brought that bag to hold my stuff when I ran the New York Marathon, and I had a few people from other countries ask me where I got that bag… it helped me connect with fighting games fans from around the world! 😆
Glad to see your channel growing. Also wanted to thank you, I randomly asked for a photo with your Athena cosplay at this past MAGfest , and you were super nice! Nice to see someone spreading good vibes amongst fighting game fans!
Oh that’s awesome I do remember seeing you at MAG! Thank you for being so nice as well 🙏🏼☺️
Great video! I remember ordering a second hand copy of TTT2's We Are Tekken Edition, but for some reason it also came with a TTT2 beanie and a t-shirt with some nice Alisa art on it!
This has to be one of the most interesting and will made video essays I've ever watched.
i'm obsessed with art books! A few months ago i got lucky and found the Tekken 6's one in a thrift store for mad cheap, i hope we get an Tekken 8 one soon 🤞
Tekken needs a new proper art book again! Hopefully after some dlc for 8 comes out perhaps they will
@@baberuthless YES! Also "Fighting game art books" sounds like a Baberuthless's video waiting to happen, huh? 👀 hahah
@@ViKatamari 😉
Love the soulcalibur 6 narrator steelbook. I didn't know that people had an issue with it just randomly going off and just not shutting up. Love that 😂 I actually clicked mine recently and the voice is JACKED 😂 his poor voice is just a muffled mess 😂
Love this video so far! Thanks for posting it :) collectors additions are an awesome concept but... not every one hits the nail on the head unfortunately lol!
I love the special editions for KoFXV and XIV. The latter had the store clerk be real uppity calling it "the expensive edition" also the big artbook that XIV came with is really great.
And can't forget those COMPLETE SOUNDTRACKS
Just stumbled on your content and I love your work! Can’t wait to see more! 😁
Thank you so much! 😊
I never knew there was an exclusive dlc costume for Scorpion in MKX 😮
There are similar skin for sub and ermac, also the edition help funded the mkx tournament
I was given some of these from friends since they all knew that i love fighting games. Specifically street fighter 6 and street fighter 5. I was surprised about snk heroines having a collector's edition but it looks really cool!
Just wanna say, really love your enthusiasm and love of the games. I don’t care much for games but the goodies any game gives is very fun to watch and learn!
Keep up the good work on content!
Loved my collectors edition for street fighter vs Tekken. It came with a little arcade cabinet figurine.
I miss going into game shops and buying or preordering collectors editions. One of my favorites was assassins creed brotherhood codex edition that came with the assassin box, book and other goodies.
THANK YOU! Deception absolutely has thee best sub zero design (And his coolest fatality)
You have finally given me an explanation for my agony. When I was a kid I would go to flea markets a lot and this guy was selling MK Deception for a cheap price. I could only get one thing while I was there, and seeing Shredder Sub-Zero on the box made me confident in my pick. I get home and it’s just Mortal Kombat OG with some commentary of the ACTUAL MK Deception. I felt so betrayed and confused but yknow what now I have a sense of closure
3:18 MOKOCH? MO! KOCK!?
Oh my god I wish I noticed that 😂
Such truth about the art books in the limited editions. You get so little and it’s worth throwing 40 bucks down for a deluxe art book.
Yeah who would own infinity stones or a captain America shield
*looks over to my life size solid metal captain America shield *
Sorry…
new baberutheless video have to put this one in my special edition steel case youtube tab along with my strawberry scented plushie so i don't lose it
A plushie would be very fitting
Wake up honey, new Baberuthless video just dropped
That Fatal Cutie hat is so cool
Awesome video! Glad I found your channel, very cool stuff your showing off!
I was gonna get the 25th anniversary of guilty gear Strive but the DLC is not on the disk and the soundtrack only has 5 songs off of it. The only reason to get it at that point is the artbook basically.
My favorite video game collections are definitly kingdom hearts 1 for the ps3 and Re 2 remake.
Keep on being awesome in meantime
The soundtrack only has 5 songs? Wow that might be the worst one yet
@@baberuthless 🥲and the game is so beautiful looking to
So yeah, those video trading cards in MKD are named that because they were the "video versions" of the trading cards that came with MK Deception's premium pack. They had the same design and all.
I remember mine (also had the Premium Pack on PS2) was a Sub-Zero one, so I guess it just...came with that.
I wish I could find mine 😭
This was a great video! Something different from my usual feed, and on a super niche topic that turned out to be surprisingly informative. I NEED to recreate that Tekken 7 statue….
We didn't get the special edition of Dissidia 1 over here, but we did get Duodecim. That came with cards of the newcomers and a Tifa recolour costume. This was the era where every SE game on PSP had a special edition costume for Duodecim, though. That was a fun time.
Truly the peak of that series
@@baberuthless God, I wish NT lived up to the originals.
@@The4thSnake cant understand that game, it didnt even have LAN play
I can already imagine someone sleeping soundly and out of nowhere, your dreams take a turn for the worse when you hear Xemnas go "WELCOME TO THE STAGE OF HISTORY"
Also, I definitely loved the Tekken 7 Collector's Edition, and the statue is great, however, I will warn that if you plan to get the statue from that CE, you might need a clear transparent stick or support for it, as over time, the Kazuya figure will slowly start weighing down. I missed out on the Tekken 8 Collector's since I was broke. I also loved the Guilty Gear Xrd SIGN Collector's Edition. And I unfortunately lost the keychain that came with that one.
I got Skullgirls for Switch. Sold by limited-run games. I got the version that came with the vinyl record. At that point, I already had the game on PC. I just wanted a physical copy, and to play it on Switch would be cool. I remember the game was taking longer than expected. So they sent everyone a code to get the game digitally so you could start playing while you waited. It was nice of them to do that. The vinyl record is really cool. I ended up getting the Rocket League and Elden Ring vinyl as well. I probably should get a record player. XD
I started wearing my Tekken 6 hoodie just this year. It was my personal most precious collectors item and was scared to wear it cause I hat the white one haha.
All in all, I feel collectors editions got so expensive now, that most of the time the statue isn't even worth it anymore to me. Which is why I liked the Sophitia one, the statue was amazing and it wasnt so expensive
lol I actually worked on the Soulcalibur V and Tekken tag HD NA versions back when I was doing game packaging. lol this takes me back !
Both turned out great! 😊
Still have my collector's edition of Mortal Kombat (2009) that came with the game, Scorpion and Sub-Zero book ends and bonus character skins. Also have my vanilla steel book special edition of Marvel vs capcom 3 (both games are on PS3)
Fo sure the primo bonus is the documentaries. By the tail end of the 7th gen era, all extras were cards for DLC.
I would say that artkbooks are a close second but with the bulk of what goes into production, I would rather those be saved for in-game extras or making a dedicated book that covers developer commentary.
15:54 Tekken DVD Case is actually "Perfect" for Loose Tekken CDs.
Good idea!
I saw this in my recommendations, even though I’ve always been the type of person to settle for the barebone when it came to being in niche communities. This video kind of convinced me that the next time my favorite IP releases a collector’s edition I might as well join in on the hype 😅
Another great video as always ruthless, keep it up!
Thank you ☺️
That jin statue is way cooler than heihachi vs kazuma,as a figure collector i would be terrified that heihachi's arm would break with time
As someone who now owns the statue after this video was uploaded. There is a metal rod that hold it up through Kazuyas leg. It’s very sturdy thankfully!
wow im amazed to see so many existed thank you for bestowing this knowledge to the interwebs
Enjoyed the video. Thank you for your work. Love the Street Fighter 20th anniversary edition. The codes still worked about a year ago. However they are US only, so I needed to setup my PS3 with a US based account in order to use them.
Can’t remember the last time any game collectors gave you a towel. Except I distinctly remember preordering Super Mario Sunshine at Toys R Us giving you a pretty large beach towel.
Damn well that’s probably one of the best pre order bonuses ever ngl
Daaaammmm!!! Hit the nail on the head ! I did get Halo 2 steelbook and like now with 4k movies dents reminds you. Lolz Awesome Upload 👍
Mortal Kombat Deception Special Subzero edition was my first collectors edition as well.
Thanks for this video! I've been loving your content, looking forward to your next vid!
Thanks so much! That means a lot ☺️
I managed to nab the SF6 Mad Gear box as a local store a while back and honestly, best 240 bucks I spend (bonus that it got reduced to that price from 280 bucks, but tbh, Pop Up Parade figues are usually around 60 - 70 bucks each, so kinda fair pricing)
fighting game collectors editions are my favourite thing, cool video :)
I like guilty gear signs limited edition purely for the reason that it looks like the tome of origins and has the guilty gear codex which helps bring you up to everything that’s going on in guilty gear story wise. You don’t have to go back and try to play the old games are scour through wikis, It’s a pretty easy way to catch up on 15 years of lore so you can just hop into signs story.
I had the Tekken 6 collectors edition that came with a sick white hoodie. I wore that EVERYWHERE.
My biggest collector edition pet peeve is when they don’t include the original case or the game is just a download code and don’t even get me started on steel books
Fantastic video Babe. Man are those infinity Stones Lame as hell.
I think a better collector edition for tekken 8 would be the Bandai/Namco tekken cinematic of Jin and Kazuya about to punch each other BUT! It would slowly rotate and the statue would have kazuyas “blue electricity” and Jins “red” electricity surrounding them giving of a strobe light effect.
Anything with Kazuya im all for honestly so I approve
I didn't know the SF4 movies are canon. My fave part was when Ken was monologuing toward the end. And then said, "Ur gunna be a godfather, Ryu." ❤️
To be frank a good Collector's Edition for me just needs a fine Artbook, a Soundtrack CD (TTT2 OST CD Bundle was the best one so far) and a statue.
If the SF6 Mad Gear Box just had a CD with all the Character and Stage OSTs on it I wouldn't have hesitated at all.
Seems though that we still have to wait for a real ULTIMATE Collector's Edition for a Fighting Game.
Note the golden scorpion skin was sold and is sold separately and it’s included in the xl edition
Great video idea! I remember getting P4AU at launch and it coming with the Persona Tarot cards.
Oh yea That’s right! I remember you got half of them through arena and the other half through persona Q
MK9 Is goated as hell and got me into fighting games.
Mortal kombat chess is how my two friends learned how to play chess 😂
I was so hyped about the Infinity Stones in the MvCi Collector's Edition, though thankfully my burning wounds of SFV still held me back from getting them^^;
Dodged a bullet
Not xrd in the boring section 😭😭😭 the art book has full profiles on the characters that is super in depth and an informing read 😭😭😭
I would say it’s cool just a very standard formula being used. Xrd did have a variant with a vinyl which is pretty great
Man I wish every future fighting game collector's editions/pre-order bonuses can do something similar what SNK Heroines does.
Gotta respect that game for actually cares what "collector's edition/pre-order bonuses" mean.
But hey at least we got some dog tags from DOA5, so that's neat to say coming from the Lei Feng main myself.
Actually Gold Scorpion can be acquired for free now alongside blue steel Sub Zero & krimson Ermac, I just found out recently after getting XL digitally and the option was revealed not entirely sure how that works
As always Grade A video!
Tekken does have the best collectors editions, lowkey wish for a Reina statue in Tekken 9
I love collector editions that come with figures, I always want to have physical versions of my favorite characters to display on a desk.
I only wanted the MVCI box for the Megaman X statue, but I already have the Kotobukiya figure which came out much later
I never bought the collectors edition for MKX and I still got the Gold Scorpion skin a few years back it was free on the ps store right around the time MK11 was coming out I remember seeing people posting about it on a MK reddit forum I was part of back then.
I had the Soulcalibur IV Collector's Edition and always wanted the Soulcalibur V one. Would even wear the special shirt that game with it to school (Yoda and Siegfried one).
Ngl, If I got into the Soulcalibur series earlier, I probably would have loved that Sophitia statue as a self-admitted simp for the Alexandra sisters.
The 2 collector's editions that I keep were MK9 and MvCI 😊 ... Also MK Armageddon had cell of entire cast with Ed Boon signature printed as GameStop preorder bonus
"having Darth Vader and Mitserugi on it makes it seem like a bootleg shirt."
Exactly what my wife says every time I wear my shirt with Yoda and Siegfried. It looks even more jank than that one, especially since it has faded thru the years. I love how bad it looks so much. Fools people everywhere into thinking its a Star Wars shirt lol
The Soul Calibur 5 one I never purchased but due to the original owner being a scumbag it became mine. Overtime though I gave it away to my sister because I wasn't using my 360 anymore. She LOVED it because as a kid she was fascinated with that whole hideaway book idea. So giving her something like that just lit up her day.
Also yeah Limited Run games if I paid attention to how long it was going to take I probably wouldn't have bothered with even buying the one I did, I'm patient but this is beyond ridiculous. Preorders ended on November 2023 not expected to ship til Q3 2024, nearly a year of waiting.
I had the MK Deception premium pack that my brother got me for my birthday. I still have the metal trading card that it came with, I got Subzero with mine.
For Tekken TT2, there's 4 editions that comes with more times, the Italian exclusive iron fist edition and also Christie monteiro edition, the french exclusive Tekken statue edition and lastly we got the asian exclusive Asia prestige edition
There's also an Australian eb games exclusive Tekken 8 King edition
I don't remember getting a collectors edition for a fighting game (even though I remember those videos with the actors for MKD which means maybe I did?) I only ever got the Halo 3 one and the one for Jade Empire, and then I stopped because the bonus was a starter character avatar that I was never gonna use.
Those videos with the actors in MK:D are in the base game but you get even more of those vids in the collectors edition
I’ve been getting lucky by waiting for years and letting somebody else buy something from limited runs or play Asia and then I buy it from them because I don’t trust either one of those websites I wouldn’t send a single dollar to them
Ever since I bought a Halo Spartan action figure that broke its hand after 6 months, I knew that getting something else along with the game was a mistake. There's just no room to put these things unless you have dedicated space for it and even then you risk tripping and destroying them.
As a 3d animator, I am just happy getting to play with the 3d models in my hard drive than some immovable statue.
I main Sephiroth in Tekken too
I really haven’t had a reason to buy and fighting game collectors edition. They always come with a very limited art book of just renders, a limited selection cd, an uninspired steel book, download codes, stickers, or a post art, a cheap figure or statue that is off model, and a folded poster. Snk heroines at least came with an honest to god art book and complete soundtrack good for them.
7:45 Most definitely. Bought a SF4 arcade stick that I ended up using as a stash-spot
Was it... Your emergency stash?
@@lajenehuen260 HAHA perhaps 😅💨
For anyone wondering the kollectors edition scorpion skin is free now in mkx
Great video, BUT Seeing you put that SC6 collectors edition case in the water hurt my soul ngl
Sorry, it had to be done
"Casuals are probably fine just using a pad"
Me: *hastily shoving my standard controller under the couch* haha yeah totally
I am also that person to be fair 😅
Remember when fighting games came out complete and with a lot of single player content?
I would love if more fighting games included controllers like arcade sticks, hitboxes or controllers, that shit sounds awesome!
I have the Marvel Vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds “Special Edition” with a really awesome slipcase, fantastic Steel book with awesome art… and even a short intro Comic/Artbook, and a handful of character sheets with art and special moves.
Like south park snow day!!! LMFAO 😂😂😂
The biggest Collectors edition I have is the Halo 3 Legendary edition, the one with the Master Chief replica helmet. I have a few stuff from Limited Run Games as well. For fighting games though, I only have the Mortal Kombat Deception Kollector's Edition(Mileena cover) for XBox.
I'm trying to avoid getting the collector stuff now though. I don't need all that crap they come with, lol.
Yea most these days are just ok
I still have my little bust of Akuma from preordering the 15th anniversary street fighter collection. Crazy what they are putting out these days.
We will never forget the infinity eggs
Woot still rn has Street Fighter 6 collector editions available brand new for $70-90 . I got mine from there for $90 a few months ago , kept my ps4 copy and the digital deluxe code, took everything else of the collectors edition and traded it into a retro game store for $70. Hey Atleast I get Akuma soon
i think i know what the SFV box was actually missing: they did not give you a booby mousepad in any amount of any character from the roster. not even a single M. bison one to go with the boxart already having his SFV character art on it and a udon comic card with him on it to keep with the accidental theme.
Bisons pecs should have been the mouse pad
@@baberuthless EXACTLY what i'm thinking. capcom are cowards for not doing this
i don't really care for MK, but damn that DCAU looking Scorpion looks amazing
I subbed because of the breadth of knowledge presented in this video about such a niche subject that you obviously love. great job
Thank you! I love talking about this kinda goofy stuff I’m glad you enjoyed it 😊
ive been grabbing some older fighting games from ebay for a few months. but when mvc collection was announced it was good news but it also really hurt my motivation to purchase retro fighting games. they are a bit outdated especially with those loading screens. besides the pretty jewel case, artwork, manual and cd and satisfaction of having them on a shelf. there's not much do with them when we have these modern collections being released. after watching this video i feel the collectors editions may still be worth buying because of all the extras you get. but going on ebay and paying $180+ for a retail copy of MVC2 for dreamcast or PS2 those days are over with. just not worth it anymore
34:22 Did you- Did you sneak in a "If we're being Ryu here"?
@18:43, tell your friends that it is indeed Sephiroth from that popular JRPG Persona.