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Note that, with regard to video games, this should not be confused with [[Updated Rerelease|updated rereleases]], because that's when a game is rereleased with brand new content and significant alterations to the gameplay. The [[Limited Special Collectors Ultimate Edition]] comes out alongside the regular edition and just adds bonus content separate from the core game.
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* Each disc of the US release of ''[[Suzumiya Haruhi|The Melancholy Of Haruhi Suzumiya]]'' came out in both a [[Vanilla Edition]] and a [[Limited Special Collectors Ultimate Edition]], with the latter version including soundtrack CDs and bonus DVDs featuring the episodes presented in original broadcast order.
** This was also done with the US release of ''[[Lucky Star]]'' (except for the last volume). Turned out it was almost a money black hole for the producer.
* When ''[[Ginga: Nagareboshi Gin]]'' was released in certain European countries in the 80's, it went through several cuts due to censorship and attempts to fit the series on four VHS tapes. Eventually over 100 minutes of the original material was left out from this release, causing the dubbing to be least of the worries. Later, when Finland and Sweden received uncut DVD releases with original soundtrack and voice acting intact, it was marketed as Special Edition of the series.
** ''Nagareboshi Gin'''s sequel, ''[[Ginga Densetsu Weed]]'', got a Collector's Edition box set release in Finland and Sweden, too. In addition to including the entire series it also comes with a Weed phone strap and a leaflet with extra information on the characters.
* With the US release of ''[[Code Geass]]'', Bandai planned out three different releases, specifically targeting the different levels of anime fans. For casual fans, there's the [[Vanilla Edition]] single DVDs and "volume packs" (two DVDs packaged together). For the real fanatics, there's the [[Limited Special Collectors Ultimate Edition]], which is a two-pack plus [[All There in the Manual|a Sound Episode CD]], an official soundtrack CD and a volume of the spinoff manga.
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== Film ==
* Anchor Bay is infamous for this. The sheer amount of Limited Editions they've released for the ''[[Evil Dead]]'' and ''[[Halloween (
** The Evil Dead films are likely the best example of this trope. Excluding the VHS/DVD releases from Elite Entertainment (who owned the rights to the films before Anchor Bay), Evil Dead and its sequel were released four separate times for DVD, and will be released in 2010 as a deluxe Blu-Ray set. Every DVD release has had features that are unique, plus special packaging for each.
*** And now Anchor Bay no longer owns ''[[Evil Dead]] II''. Lionsgate is releasing a new 25th Anniversary Blu Ray in November.
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** As a knowing nod to the double-dip, the [[DVD Commentary|director's commentary]] on that four-disc special edition features joking comments by [[Peter Jackson]] that more features and footage will be in the (fictional?) 25th Anniversary Version.
** The first Blu-Ray set contained nothing more than the theatrical version of each movie in HD, and the bonus features that accompanied those versions' initial DVD releases. A 15-disc box set of the extended versions came a little over a year later.
* The special edition of ''[[
* The ''[[Star Wars]]'' movies have been released several times over the years in numerous editions (although, many of them have been double-dip releases). The various [http://www.amazon.co.uk/Limited-Star-Wars-Executor-Collectors/dp/B000QVT2PM VHS releases] of the films contained a boatload of extra material, including BTS documentaries, trailers, and (in the case of the laserdisc edition) a hardcover book chronicling Lucas' work. The most recent editions are the original theatrical films from with nothing more then video and sound clean up, no actual changes. All six films are set to be released on Blu-Ray in a massive collection, complete with even more BTS footage that hasn't seen the light of day until now.
* ''[[Almost Famous]]'' was available in the regular edition (theatrical release only) and a 2-disc plus audio CD "Bootleg edition"- 3-hour director's cut with commentary, Cameron Crowe's original "Rolling Stone" articles, theatrical version, and half a dozen songs by the film's [[Show Within a Show|fictional band]].
* When the film ''[[Blade Runner]]'' turned 25, a new DVD set came with just about every conceivable version version of the film - the original, the director's cut, the final cut and a raw edition/workprint with no music and bluescreens everywhere. It also came with some nice Feelies like a holographic plate and a keyring. This was partly in response to [[Broken Base|debate]] in the fanbase over which of the many editions was better. [[Network to
* The ''Ultimate [[The Matrix|Matrix]] Collection'' is perhaps the Holy Grail of the Ultimate Special Collector's Edition concept: not only do you get all three films, but the [[DVD Commentary|DVD commentaries]] on each film are provided by well-known members of the philosophical communities -- along with seven extra discs providing a massive art gallery, almost sixteen hours of 'behind the scenes' documentaries, ''The Animatrix'' (an anthology of nine short films), and an extremely-detailed archive of production assets, music videos, TV spots, and concept artwork. When it says 'Ultimate Matrix Collection', that's exactly what you're getting.
** If you can believe it, there were three different variations of the "Ultimate Collection: the regular version, a set that came with a collectible bust of Neo, and a Hot Toys exclusive version with a ''massive replica of the Nebuchanezzar''.
* Warner Home Video releases several films in "Ultimate Collector's Editions," which package the movie together with such memorabilia as books and soundtracks. In an irksome move, the initial Blu-Ray releases of some movies (such as ''[[The Wizard of Oz (
** Additionally, Warner has started pulling movies out of print months before they receive Ultimate Collector's Editions, making the old, cheaper versions harder to find.
* Disney does this as well, releasing films such as ''[[The Lion King]]'' and ''[[Aladdin (Disney film)|Aladdin]]'' as "Platinum Edition" DVDs, then later as "Diamond Edition" Blu-Ray Discs. That's not even counting the films released for a limited time, before they're [[If You Call Before Midnight Tonight|"sealed in the Disney vault]] [[Blatant Lies|for the last time"]].
** Disney is also fond of combining "Special Edition" and "[[wikipedia:Disney Vault|Disney Vault]]" hype into the even more meaningless "Now available ''for the first time ever'' on '''two'''-disc DVD!" referring to a movie that has already been released as a '''one'''-disc DVD, often with decent special features.
** Disney ''does'' play the trope straighter than most with the Disney Vault, keeping their movies rotating in and out of circulation constantly. So yeah, that movie heading into the Vault will be back... but not until enough kids have been born who've never gotten to see the movie and whose parents can be counted on to buy it for them. If you want to buy it in the mean time, better find someone who stocked up on copies and hasn't sold them all yet, because they're legitimately not making any more for now.
*** Keep in mind any movie that's in "the vault" can probably be bought at an online retailer any time you want. Gotta love a company that resorts to fearmongering (buy it now or you won't have a chance for years!) to sell DVDs.
** Sometimes, Disney also releases [[Up to Eleven|pricey box sets]] of the Diamond Editions. ''[[Snow White (Disney film)|Snow White]]'' had one containing a book and some drawings and pins, and ''The Lion King'' had 3-D, Blu-Ray, DVD, and Digital Copy versions packaged with DVD and Blu-Ray copies of the sequels inside a drum.
* Almost anything released by the [[Criterion Collection]] counts as a Limited Collector's Edition. Films ranging from ''[[Armageddon]]'' all the way to masterpieces like ''[[The Seven Samurai]]'' and ''[[The Last Emperor]]'' have received extravagant presentations, some sets even spanning three or four discs. This dates all the way back to the laserdisc era, when Criterion pioneered the "Special Edition" releases of classic films like ''[[Lawrence of Arabia]]'' and ''[[
** The Criterion releases of the classic Danielle Darrieux [[Period Piece]] ''The Earrings of Madame de...'' and the sci-fi film ''[[The Man Who Fell to Earth]]'' included hard copies (paperback) of the novels they were based on.
* The ''[[Alien (
* Similar to the above, ''[[Predator]]'' had a box with special editions of the then-two movies plus ''[[Alien vs. Predator]]''... [http://www.zetaminor.com/images/news_pictures_2006/predator_head_set_450.jpg in a replica of the creature's head.]
* ''[[Showgirls]]'' was re-released as a "VIP Edition" which included, among other things: Shotglasses, playing cards, a "pin the pasties on the topless Elizabeth Berkeley" game, drinking game rules, a commentary track by a creepy superfan of the movie, and a short lapdancing tutorial from two girls of Scores. It's all part of the publisher's attempt to re-market the movie as a ''[[The Rocky Horror Picture Show|Rocky Horror]]''-esque [[Camp]] classic.
* ''The Ultimate Superman Collection'' is actually in a much similar close-to-perfection status as ''The Ultimate Matrix Collection'', mentioned above, is (they are produced by the same company, so perhaps not so surprising). Contains the obvious files, namely the four Christopher Reeves films, ''[[Superman Returns]]'', and expanded editions of ''[[Superman (
* ''[[Kingdom of Heaven]]'' has two versions: The normal, two-disc one, and the 4-disc Director's Cut. Two of the four Director's Cut discs contain a massive documentary on the film, along with other special features. It's also [[Vindicated
* Wanna buy ''[[Avatar (
** And the 3-Disc version has the first 2 discs both having ALL 3 MOVIES, with the only difference being a special feature on the second disc.
** [[But Wait! There's More!|But wait]], what if you want the 3-D version with glitzy glasses and awesome 3-D effects? Wait until ''next year'', and then you can have your glasses.
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** TDK needs its own bullet point, because there are an ungodly amount of exclusive items that are only available in certain regions, and may make the film one of the largest examples of this trope in action (barring any additional releases in the future). Buying the film at any one of the various U.S. brick-and-mortar stores would either get you a special "Joker Journal" and Joker playing card (Circuit City), a special mini-Joker or mini-Batman collectible head (Best Buy), a special comic book and Two-Face replica coin (Wal-Mart), Batman head packaging (Target), or miniature Bat-Pod Blu-Ray set. Plus, there was a special "Screening Edition" that was only out to Academy Award voters (that came in a custom-made attache case), and a German Blu-Ray set that had a piece of lucite with the Batpod etched in it!
* ''[[The Sound of Music]]'' Limited Edition Collector's Set includes two copies of the movie (one Blu-Ray and one DVD), a bonus Blu-Ray that contains over 12 hours of bonus features (ranging from special documentaries from the movie's 30th and 40th anniversaries, to features about Austria itself and the other [[Rodgers and Hammerstein]] musicals), a 17-song CD, a souvenir program, a production scrapbook, and a music box.
* When ''[[Underworld (
* ''[[Help]]!'' was released in a special collectors' edition (costing £50 as opposed to £15 for the standard edition) which came in an A4 (210mm*297mm)*50mm box; for that extra £35 one got reproductions of the lobby cards, publicity posters and shooting script, plus a "Making Of" book.
* ''[[Pixar]]'' get down to this a bunch:
** ''[[WALL-E]]'' was sold by Amazon UK in a special exclusive edition with a matching slinky. At least they didn't charge any extra for it.
** Some copies of ''[[Up (
** After the third ''[[Toy Story]]'' movie came to Blu-Ray and DVD, the whole trilogy received a 10-disc set<ref>containing Blu-Ray, DVD, and Digital Copy versions of each movie and the extra features disc of ''Toy Story 3''</ref> packaged in a replica of Andy's toy box.
*** Despite the high disc count, the door still seems open for ''another'' [[Limited Special Collectors Ultimate Edition]] of the trilogy; the 3-D versions and some of the extras from 2000's "Ultimate Toy Box" DVD are not included.
** Do you want [http://www.amazon.com/dp/B005AUWY4A/ 11 discs] of the ''[[Cars]]'' movies?
* Not only the [[James Bond]] series gets some rereleases (''[[
* The "Dream Machine Suitcase" edition of ''[[Inception]]'' is one of the rare cases that has variations between the different regional releases (making some versions ''more'' limited than others). The base set includes a Blu-Ray combo pack, spinning top replica, PASIV (the suitcases used in the film) manual and art cards. The German edition is the only one that includes steelbook packaging for the film itself (in addition to the standard briefcase). The Canadian version has different art cards, and it (along with the U.S. edition) include a physical copy of the prequel comic (''[http://movies.yahoo.com/feature/inception-comic.html The Cobol Job]'') that is not included on any other release.
* In the US, ''Planet Terror'' and ''Death Proof'' were initially released separately on DVD, minus nearly all of the fake trailers. Fans who wanted the full ''[[Grindhouse]]'' experience they got in theaters had to wait for the Blu-ray version, [[No Export for You|despite it being available in Japan on DVD.]]
* Did you avoid the [[Vanilla Edition]] of ''[[Watchmen (
* The ''[[Twilight (
* ''[[
* The last five entries in the ''[[Harry Potter (
* ''[[The Last Airbender]]'' has three Blu-ray releases - a barebones edition with just the movie on a single Blu-ray Disc, a two-disc version with the movie and special features on the Blu-ray, plus a DVD version that also had a digital copy, and the Blu-ray 3D version, containing just the 2D and post-converted 3D versions of the movie on a single disc with no special features. The 3D version was only available at Best Buy for a time.
* ''[[West Side Story]]'' has a Special Edition DVD containing an hourlong documentary, an option to watch the movie with intermission (left off of older VHS and laserdisc copies), some trailers and storyboards, and even a copy of the screenplay. The 50th Anniversary Limited Edition Blu-Ray dropped the screenplay, but added a commentary with [[Stephen Sondheim]], some more interviews, plus a CD of cover songs and a book with biographies of cast and crew members. Unfortunately, each of these sets presents the movie with a different kind of [[Digital Destruction]], making them less desirable to fans.
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* ''[[His Dark Materials]]'' was re-released for the film in a complete collection with new material detailing what Will and Lyra did, will do, or might do, depending on how canon you take it.
* The Easton Press produces fine leather-bound collector editions of books. These are specially made for bookcollectors and come in landmark series like ''The 100 Greatest Books Ever Written'', ''Library of the Presidents'' and ''Great Books of the 20th Century''
* ''The Last Hope'', the [[Grand Finale]] of ''[[
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** The earlier stories "The Five Doctors" and "Remembrance of the Daleks" were both released twice on DVD in the UK. The original DVD of "The Five Doctors" was one of the very first DVD releases of BBC shows to test the market, had no special features at all, featured an new "extended cut" version of the story that is to say the least controversial among fans, and is not officially considered part of the Who DVD release programme. The original DVD version of "Remembrance of the Daleks" had a notorious blooper in which the first and most spectacular use of the "glowing skeleton" Dalek extermination effect was left out because of a remastering error, and also had relatively few special features by later standards. Both stories came out a second time in 2008 and 2009 respectively with much more special features. There are rumours that some of the other stories released in the first year or so of the DVD programme, with sparse special features by later standards, will be released in expanded versions as a boxed set.
** ''The Talons of Weing Chang'', ''The Caves of Androzani'', ''Doctor Who: The Movie'', ''The Seeds of Death'', ''Carnival of Monsters'', ''Resurrection of the Daleks'' and ''Spearhead from Space'', all early releases in the Doctor Who DVD range, have recently been re-released with improved picture quality and new special features. ''The Tomb of the Cybermen'', ''The Three Doctors'', ''The Robots of Death'', and ''Vengeance on Varos'' will all follow suit in 2012.
* The re-release of the first season of ''[[
* ''[[Lost]]'' has the [http://lostpedia.wikia.com/wiki/Lost:_The_Complete_Collection_%28DVD%29 box set with all the seasons], in a fancy-looking box, with lots of [[Feelies]] and an extra disk of behind-the-scenes material.
* Several volumes of ''[[
* ''[[
* ''[[The Man
* Paramount has a habit of releasing seasons of TV shows with no bonus features, then releasing the complete series in a boxset with a bonus disc. (eg, ''[[The Brady Bunch]]'' has DVDs containing no extras other than the first season's three commentaries and 15-minute retrospective, while the complete series DVD adds ''[[Reunion Show|A Very Brady Christmas]]'', some ''[[The Brady Kids|Brady Kids]]'' cartoons, and the first episode of ''The Bradys''.)
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* Just don't even go there... certain record labels (not looking at anyone, Roadrunner Records) have become infamous for releasing an album... then releasing it six months later with bonus tracks... then two years later with a bonus DVD... and it's even got to the point where they are releasing albums 10 years later with very little in the way of bonuses. There are currently at least five separate versions of Mercyful Fate's "Melissa" album available, not taking separate mediums into account (LPs, Cassettes) or the astonishing amount of compilations or especially live albums with songs from the album on them. This has become a running joke within the music community to the point where almost no one buys a Roadrunner album upon its release, because they can get it six months later with bonus tracks.
** [[
** The "6 months later with bonus tracks" scheme is especially done with R&B and pop music. Several labels will release an album by an artist and then re-release it 6 months later as a "special edition" and release one of the new songs a few months before to radio, basically forcing fans of an artist to buy the album again with the artists' new big hit on it. Sometimes a record company will pull this a ''second time'' by releasing the album with the original tracklist, the 6 tracks from the "special edition" and 2-4 more new tracks just so fans have to buy an artists' album ''again''.
*** And don't try to round it by just buying the new tracks from iTunes or Amazon Music; the record companies will seal off the new track as being an 'album-only purchase'.
*** Recently, British rock bands have gotten in on the "re-release with the new single on it" game. Want "Flux" by Bloc Party, "Kiss of Life" by Friendly Fires or "Heavy in Your Arms" by [[Florence and
* ''13 Tales from Urban Bohemia'' by The Dandy Warhols had a 4 song 2nd disc included in the first pressing.
* ''Renegades'' from Rage Against the Machine also had a second disc included in the first pressing.
* There's a super-limited expensive version of [[Paramore]]'s third album, ''Brand New Eyes''. Acoustic B-Sides, vinyl record, DVD, the works.
* [[
** In a similar case of irony, you can't get the song "The Colour and the Shape" on the album ''The Colour and the Shape'' (both by [[
** Similarly (although not as extreme), the title to U2's ''How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb'' comes from a line in the song "Fast Cars", a bonus track that you can't get by buying just the regular edition of the album, but the deluxe one (there were three editions of the album, of which only the most expensive features the song).
* A few [[Def Leppard]] albums were like this. For instance, the greatest hits compilation Vault had different tracks on the US, European, and Japanese releases; granted, the lineups were altered to reflect which songs had been hits in which region, so it made a bit more sense that regional albums be tailored, given that some songs that had been top tens in one country barely scratched airplay in others. And the Japanese releases also get bonus tracks not available on the other editions in order to encourage Japanese fans to purchase the domestic edition rather than import other copies. But then the YEAH! album got even worse than all this, mirroring examples above by having bonus tracks that were different depending on if you purchased it via iTunes, Target, Best Buy, or Wal* Mart.
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** ''The Second Stage Turbine Blade'' has three extra songs; the epic "Elf Tower New Mexico", an acoustic demo version of "Junesong Provision", the demo version of "Everything Evil" and the bonus song "IRO-Bot" moved to it, from the original final song "Godsend Conspirator".
** The band's latest album, ''Good Apollo I'm Burning Star IV Volume 2: No World For Tomorrow'', has two versions, both with the same artwork on the front and back: the cheap one, with a thin cardboard CD case; and the expensive one, with a large cardboard box featuring a wide, amazing piece of artwork depicting various portions of a Sci-Fi battle that takes place sometime during the album's storyline, as well as a DVD showing a "Making-Of" video, a collection of photographs, and a bunch of AMAZING acoustic demos, all but one of them featuring semi-animated artwork video (i.e. drawings by the ''The Amory Wars''/''Coheed and Cambria'' artist, with flame effects added in, and pulsing lights, and panning over images)
* Boris and [[Sunn O)))]]'s collaboration album Altar was released six different times in less than a year, including a single CD release, a double CD release in the US and Japan where both versions include different extra tracks, US and Japan triple LP releases which included DIFFERENT VERSIONS of the same bonus tracks from the CD release, and another 3 LP picture disc release that was sold only at one show in London.
* [[The Who|Live At Leeds]] anyone?
* [[Nine Inch Nails]] released the LP set "Ghosts" in 6 different editions, including a vinyl release and a deluxe edition containing 2 CD's, a data-DVD with audio streams broken down for mixing and sampling, a [[Blu Ray]] disc of the four albums and an accompanying slideshow, and a 48-page hardcover book. However, the '''Ultra-Deluxe Limited Edition''' was the king, housing everything from the deluxe edition, plus a 4-LP 180 gram vinyl set in a fabric slipcase and two exclusive limited edition Giclée prints, numbered and signed by Trent Reznor.
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* The soundtrack for [[Metalocalypse]], "The Dethalbum", had a special edition that included a few extra songs and some audio skits. This edition was produced in such limited quantities that people were gouging the price at a minimum of $100.
* A few fans were really ticked at how [[Starflyer 59]]'s ''Ghosts of the Future'' and ''Ghosts of the Past'' were handled. Basically, the super deluxe edition (a vinyl box set featuring cool artwork) was released first, and fans who shelled out $60 or more for it under the impression that these tracks were exclusive to this set were less than pleased when the entire shebang was released as a much less expensive vanilla edition CD a year later.
* The reissue of [[
* [[Weezer]] started doing this with new albums in 2008: their 2008 [[Self-Titled Album]] ("The Red Album") had a vanilla version, a deluxe edition with 4 bonus tracks, and a pair of additional bonus tracks for the itunes version, along with different bonus tracks for international versions, and a Japan-exclusive dvd. ''Raditude'' had a similar array of different versions, as well as an iTunes Pass version with remixes, alternate versions and outtakes. To be fair, the physical versions of the regular and deluxe versions for both came out simultaneously, with the deluxe version typically costing only slightly more, but getting absolutely everything including international bonus tracks could still be pricey.
** They also rereleased their debut album (commonly known as "Blue Album") and ''Pinkerton'' in deluxe editions with bonus tracks and an extra disc with b-sides and rarities.
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* Though trumped by the above in cost, the current title-holder for music may be American metal band [[Lamb of God]]. Their 2010 anthology ''Hourglass'' comes in 5 versions: a 3-CD set, a US$100 set with all 6 studio albums on USB drives, a US$120 set with all 6 albums on vinyl, a US$260 set with the vinyl albums, USB drives, the 3-CD set, and an art book. And for the truly devoted, there's a US$1000 set with the vinyl albums, USB drives, 3-CD set, the art book, an autographed 8x10 picture, an "Hourglass" sticker, a 4-foot by 6-foot cloth flag...and a Jackson Signature Series Mark Morton guitar.
* The first soundtrack for ''[[Glee]]'' came in three flavors - one basic 17-track CD, one with one additional song, and one with three different additional songs. They did it again for the ''Showstoppers'' album, this time having an additional ''six'' songs, as well as different packaging between the two.
* Rhino Records releases boxed-sets containing (usually) all or a selection of a group's studio albums with alternate versions, b-sides and the like. They've done it with [[Grateful Dead]], [[Talking Heads]], [[The Doors]], and [[
* Bauhaus albums have recently been re-released as Collector's Editions with multiple discs of outtakes, alternate versions of songs and the like. They're all a few cents shy of $30.
* The Special Limited Edition of [[Lady Gaga]]'s ''The Fame Monster'' included both ''The Fame Monster'' and ''The Fame'' as well as an artbook, posters, 3-D glasses, a paper doll, and ''a lock of Gaga's hair''. A second limited edition was a Gaga-shaped USB drive that contained the album, artwork, music videos, and remixes.
* The remasters of [[
* [[Daniel Amos]]. When their out-of-print early albums get reissued on CD, it's almost always as a two-disc deluxe edition, with demos and outtakes and the works. And in these cases, there is no vanilla edition. But for Terry Scott Taylor's 2010 solo album ''Swine Before Pearl'', you could buy the vanilla edition, or you could pay an extra $30 to also get a personalized greeting from Dr Edward Daniel Taylor (Terry's crazy radio preacher alter ego). Or you could pay an extra $100 on top of that, to ''also'' get a personalized original song.
* [[Autechre]]'s ''Quaristice'' had a special edition limited to 1000 copies, with a metal case and a bonus CD, ''Quaristice Versions'', which featured extended and alternate versions of the songs. The Japanese version had the bonus track "Nu-Nr6d".
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** In [[The New Tens]], there's been two-disc versions of his first two albums from [[The Sixties]] and a ''Station to Station'' reissue that, in Special Edition form, includes two extra discs for his much-bootlegged Nassau Coliseum concert from 1976...and in ''Deluxe'' Edition form includes an additional two CDs (one with the mix the 1985 CD version had, one with the single versions of the songs), a DVD with a new surround sound mix of the album, three LPs for the original album and the concert, and from there such items as replicas of the tour's press kit, the official fan club folder, etc. from this period.
* [[Epica]] did this in 2007 with "The Divine Conspiracy" featuring a high-quality hardbound digibook, and again with their 2012 release, "Requiem for the Indifferent." There are a few editions but the super-high-end "Mailorder Edition" includes the album, an instrumental version of the album, postcards featuring album art, and a certificate of authenticity indicating which copy out of a limited run of 500 the customer has received, all wrapped up in a pine box with the Epica logo and album title woodburned into the cover. Interestingly, these may wind up proving valuable in the future, as some early releases went out with an unfinished version of the album's closing track, "Serenade of Self-Destruction", that was missing most of its vocals and so may be considered collectible sometime in the future. Ebay jockeys, start your auctions.
* Fans of [[The Hunger Games]] film have at least three soundtrack albums releases to choose from: the "Original Score" CD (which contains [[Exactly What It Says
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* The [[Nintendo 64]] had its fair share of games that did this.
** ''[[Choro Q]] 64'' came with an assemblable toy car.
** ''[[Tarzan (Disney film)|Disney's Tarzan]]'' came with a Tarzan figurine.
** ''[[Extreme-G]]'' has a "Special Edition" in Germany that came with a music CD.
** ''[[Gauntlet (1985 video game)]] Legends'' came with a Warrior miniature.
** ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
*** It has a "Collector's Edition" in America and Australia that came with a Gold Cartridge.
*** It has a "Limited Edition" in Germany that came with a Strategy Guide and a shirt (possibly unlicensed).
** ''[[The Legend of Zelda:
*** It has a "Collector’s Edition" in America that came with a cartridge that had a holographic label.
*** It has a "Limited Edition Adventure Set" in Europe limited to 1000 pieces that came with a shirt, a watch, a 2 CD soundtrack, a poster, a sticker and 2 pin badges.
** ''[[Superman 64|The New Superman Aventures]]'' has a "Collector's Edition" that came with a tie-in comic book.
** ''[[Rampage (
*** It came with a Rampage Baby, one of three possible plush keychains of George, Lizzie, and Ralph.
*** It came with a shirt.
** ''World Driver Championship'' came with a shirt.
* In general, popular inclusions for a video game's Limited Special Collectors Ultimate Edition now in this era include some combination of a "making of" disc, a soundtrack or soundtrack sampler, a metal disc case, an art collection (either a book or stand-alone files), [[Revenue Enhancing Devices|content that is otherwise available via download]], and a figurine of a character from the game.
* Proving they've had a [[Heel Face Turn]], EA brings us the ''[[
* The console version of ''[[Street Fighter]] IV'' has a Collector's Edition that comes with the game, an art book, an [[OVA]] and the box itself was a diorama featuring C. Viper and Ryu.
* ''[[Painkiller]]'' actually inverts this with their "''Special''" Edition, a budget pack version featuring only 12 of the original game's 20 or so levels, some missing music files and lack of multiplayer. All for $5. They also play it straight, though, with their "''Black''" Edition, which contains the usual extras (a poster and some behind-the-scenes featurettes).
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** Another deluxe game set from [[Working Designs]], ''Growlanser Generations'', came with a keychain, a wearable replica of the two game's jewelry-based weapon system, and a steel men's watch. They never skimped on quality.
* ''[[Lord of the Rings]]: The Battle for Middle Earth 2'' was released in this way. One of the extras is a palette swap of a regular unit.
* The ''[[
* ''[[
** The Sequel got this treatment too. With a Vanilla (Game only), "Rapture" (Game with 90-page Art Book, though was only released in Europe, Australia and New Zealand) and Special (Game, 164-page hardcover artbook, Soundtrack CD, Vinyl LP of the first games soundtrack and 3 mini-posters) flavors. The Rapture and Special editions where limited to a single production run too.
* The special three-disc edition of ''[[Metal Gear]] Solid 3: Subsistence'' came with a disc with the game on, a disc with an online game and [[Embedded Precursor|revised versions of the first two MSX2 games on it]], and a standard DVD with all the cutscenes and gameplay segments laced together into a ridiculously long spy movie.
** All of the ''[[Metal Gear Solid]]'' games in Japan (not counting the [[Updated Rerelease]]s) were sold in a standard barebones edition containing only the game itself, and a "Premium Packaged" filled with additional content such as art books and bonus discs.
* Square loves this. Starting with ''[[
** Squaresoft (pre-Enix merger) also released Millennium Collection versions of several of their games. These typically included packins that almost seem inspired by (Nippon Ichi's merchandising company) Rosenqueen, ranging from figurines to t-shirts to postcards to teacups to radios and many other oddities.
** ''[[
*** Not to mention XII had a special edition, only in japan, which included the "Zodiac Job System". Basically, each sign of the zodiac was its own job class, which could be assigned to characters- effectively eliminating the biggest problem with the game, the fact that each character is nearly identical to each other character, and they all have access to all the same skills and stat boosts.
** Additionally, with ''[[
* ''[[
** Then there was the Gold Edition, which bundled the Limited Edition (sans [[Feelies]], but including "Blessed of Waukeen" and the special shops) with ''Mask of the Betrayer''. After ''Storm of Zehir'' came out, they added it to the Gold box and created the Platinum Edition; it is this version that is available on [[Steam]].
* Blizzard has expansion packs for all their games (except possibly ''[[
** [[World of Warcraft]] and its expansions have the collector editions. They include artbooks, mousepads, sound tracks, trading cards and ingame collector pets.
** The $100 Collector's Edition for [[Starcraft]] II comes with the game, a behind-the-scenes-and-cinematic DVD, a 100-page hardcover artbook, a comic book, a soundtrack CD, guest passes for [[Starcraft]] II and [[World of Warcraft]], a [[WoW]] [[Feelie]] in the form of a creature, ''and'' a dogtag-shaped USB / keychain that contains the original game and the expansion. Oh, and there's a Hardcover Collector's Edition [[Guide Dang It|Strategy Guide]] too that comes with a MP map clipboard. Needless to say, Blizzard's Collector's Editions tend to be quite generous.
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** Although content was not removed from them, the original releases of the first two ''Zelda'' games in the U.S. are similarly treated as such, as Nintendo used gold plastic for the cartridge in those releases, as opposed to the grey plastic that was standard and used in rereleases.
** ''[[Skyward Sword]]'' had a box version which contains a gold and Hylian-themed Wii Remote Plus, with first releases of both the vanilla and boxed version containing a 25th Anniversary audio CD.
* When ''[[
* The Limited Collectors Edition of ''[[Doom]] 3'' on the Xbox came in a metal DVD case with developer interviews, a making-of documentary, concept art and [[Embedded Precursor|the full versions of]] ''Ultimate Doom'' and ''Doom II''.
* ''[[Fallout]] 3'' has the special edition with a lunchbox and a Vault Tech Bobblehead.
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* The ''[[Neverwinter Nights]]: Diamond'' release contained the first NWN game, its expansions and three premium modules (think mini-campaigns), all in a single [[DVD]]. Prior to that was the Platinum edition, which was the same minus the premium modules, and before that was the Gold edition, which had only the original game and the first expansion.
* ''[[The Sims]]'' had a Deluxe Edition of their game that featured one of their top-selling expansion packs along with many extra features that would allow you to create more unique sims and even more stuff to put in your homes.
* The Premium Box of ''Dengeki Gakuen RPG: Cross of Venus'' includes limited edition Nendoroids (pint-sized, pseudo-bobbleheaded figurines) of [[Shakugan no Shana|Shana]], [[Kino's Journey
* ''[[Modern Warfare]] 2'' has the Hardened Edition, which has an art book and a redemption code for a downloadable Xbox 360/Playstation 3 version of the first ''[[Call of Duty]]'' game, and the Prestige Edition, which retails for 150$ and includes functional [[Night Vision Goggles]] and a head stand along with the above.
** Treyarch has gone one further. Those who bought the Prestige Edition of ''[[Call of Duty: Black Ops
** And then ''Modern Warfare 3'' went a step backwards, having only a Hardened edition which included bonuses such as a free one-year membership to Call of Duty ELITE and the in-universe "Soap's Journal".
* ''[[Blaz Blue]]'' had its deluxe edition released a month before its regular edition, and came with a DVD of tips and a two-disc soundtrack. It also cost the same as a standard new release, taking much of the sting out of the "pay extra for feelies" issue.
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* ''[[The Beatles]] [[Rock Band]]'' initially had a $250 "Limited Edition Premium Bundle," which in addition to the game, had playable replicas of [[Paul McCartney]]'s Hofner bass and Ringo Starr's Ludwig drums, a microphone with a stand, and eight postcards.
* [[Record of Agarest War]] had, for the North American 360 release, the standard version, and the "''Really Naughty Limited Edition''", which added in the OST, a pillowcase, and (this is likely the 'Really Naughty' part) a oppai mousepad (it's only 'naughty' instead of 'perverted' due to the fact that the character on the pad is wearing clothes).
* The first two ''[[God of War (
** ''God Of War 3'', on the other hand, could be one of the crowning examples of this trope for video games. Aside from the barebones release, there was a U.S. "Ultimate Edition" release, which consisted of the game and a glossy art book packaged in a replica of Pandora's Box. Somehow, that release was topped immediately by a ''very special edition'' that was only released to [http://blog.eu.playstation.com/2010/03/19/god-of-war-iii-out-now-media-kit-unveiled/ journalists in Region 2], which housed the game, art cards, a poster, a behind-the-scenes DVD, a metal Kratos coin and a brochure in a box that looked bloodied and partially destroyed!
* Played hard, and then subverted, by ''[[Star Trek Online]]''. The initial release had (like many games) special in-game items specific to the particular vendor you purchased the game from, in addition to the Digital Deluxe Edition ''and'' the Collector's Edition. Then, five months after release, a good chunk of these special items have been made available for purchase by anyone. A fair chunk of the playerbase was... annoyed. It has also fueled speculation that other items -- such as the in-game ship that is the reward for recruiting five friends to play the game for two months -- may be added to the game's store as well.
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* ''[[World in Conflict]]'''s Collectors Edition came with, among other things, an ''authentic piece of the Berlin Wall''.
* Limited edition copies of "Michael Jackson The Experience" for the Wii came with a replica of Michael's trademark sparkly glove.
* [[No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle]] got the Hopper Edition in Japan. It had the game, a DVD with a short called No More Heroes 1.5, a soundtrack, and a fan book. Also, preordering would net you some erotica.
** The first game came with a roll of ''NMH'' toilet paper with a preorder. One instance where [[No Export for You]] did not result in many complaints.
* Ladies and gentlemen, I present [http://www.slashgear.com/duke-nukem-forever-collectors-edition-revealed-11132924/ The Duke Nukem Forever Balls of Steel Edition!]
* Both [[
** The Collectors Edition of the [[Mass Effect 3
* [[Star Wars Expanded Universe|Star Wars:]] [[Star
* At least the European version of [[Shadow of the Colossus]] had an full-art cardboard case and included couple of postcards.
* [[Subverted Trope|Subverted]] with [[The Witcher]] 2. The Premium Edition includes a Making Of DVD, soundtrack CD, a game guide, a map of the game world, two pieces of papercraft and a physical version of an in-game pamphlet and a coin. The catch? That's the base version for your standard 50 bucks, and there's no plans for a [[Vanilla Edition]]. The digitally distributed version also has a digital version of all the above minus the coin (and there's no digital vanilla edition yet). Played straight with the Collector's Edition, which throws in a 200 page art book, a set of five dice with a bag, a guide to cheating in dice and card games, a special set of playing cards, another coin, another bit of papercraft, a set of stickers and marble imitation sculpture of Geralt's head on top of the Premium Edition.
** The [[Updated Rerelease|Enhanced Edition]] carries on the tradition of giving you free stuff for the base price: all copies of the game, regardless of whether it's for PC or 360, includes a soundtrack CD, game guide and a world map, on top of a bunch of gameplay improvements (with is a free patch for all non-Enhanced PC copies of the game). The Dark Edition, the limited edition this time round, throws in the making-of DVD, three stickers, an art book, and a medallion of the wolf logo on top of the standard Enhanced Edition contents.
* The [http://www.gamesetwatch.com/2011/05/limited_edition_catherine_copi.php "Love is Over" Deluxe Edition] of [[Catherine]] comes with your standard art book and soundtrack (the same preorder bonus as the Vanilla Edition), but also includes a t-shirt, a pillowcase, and a pair of boxers, all packaged in a pizza box. They are all story-relevant.
* The [http://nintendoeverything.com/67054/ boxart] for ''[[Bit
* ''[[Batman: Arkham Asylum]]'' had a special edition which came with a "Making of" DVD, special digipak packaging for the game, Crime Alley DLC, and a replica of the game's Batarang.
* The Collector's Edition of ''[[
** The Special Edition comes with a crystal cube featuring Modern Sonic with the Classic Sonic TV as the indentation, but was [[No Export for You|only released in Japan]].
* The Limited Collector's Edition for ''[[Forza Motorsport]] 4'' gives you 5 exclusive cars, the 10 car "Muscle Pack" (normally 560 MS points, or about $7) for free, a metal case (with an [[Nintendo Hard|impossible to release disc holder]]), and a art book with some of the cars from the game's Autovista mode. In-game, you get a crown next to your name (you're a "VIP"), and auctions started by [[VI Ps]] are listed before non-VIP players. VIP players also get some exclusive events to win rare "Unicorn" cars, which are exclusive performance versions of some cars (i.e. the stock Mazda RX-7 is in-game, but the RX-7 Spirit-R is an exclusive unicorn car) that cannot be acquired normally. VIP players occasionally receive "gift cars" from the developers, usually Unicorn Cars or existing cars with exclusive vinyl paintjobs - though players are often quick to replicate the paintjob on a separate car to sell on the storefront.
* The ''[[X (
* [[Resident Evil 6]] reportedly has a [http://www.siliconera.com/2012/04/10/get-leons-leather-jacket-with-1300-resident-evil-6-premium-edition/ $1300 Premium Edition], with the main draw being [[And Your Reward Is Clothes|Leon's leather jacket]].
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* While initially getting a couple [[Vanilla Edition]] DVDs, the [[Powerpuff Girls]] recently got a massive boxset covering the '''entire series''' as well as loads of extras and even gathering all of the commercial bumpers!.
* Both of Shout! Factory's releases of the [[Sunbow Entertainment|Sunbow]] series of both ''[[G.I. Joe]]'' and ''[[Transformers Generation 1]]'' have this. There's the season sets which come with the episodes and some extras. Then, there's the complete series collection which comes with all the episodes, the extras included in the season sets, and extra extras that are exclusive only to the complete series collection.
** [[Transformers:
* What can Snoopy fans expect to find in the long-and-consciously-titled "'''[[Peanuts]]'' Deluxe Holiday Collection:' Ultimate Collector's Edition"? ''[[A Charlie Brown Christmas]]'', ''[[
* There's an ''[[Invader Zim]]'' set that's shaped like Zim's house, has a GIR figure in the roof, and comes with a disc of special features. There were two versions of the set: one containing the whole series, and one with just the box, figure, and extras disc, for those who had already purchased the individual DVDs.
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