Limited Edition Consoles - Scott The Woz

Hello everyone, Scott here. You may be wondering, "Wow, are you sick, sick, or just sick?" I went to the doctor and they said, "Wow, you look sick, you should go see a doctor." I've been officially diagnosed... Well, what else can I do besides consume more humidifier and talk about

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or whatever, while everyone else plays outside and talks about whatever it is that people talk about? Aren't they sick? *exhales with slight congestion* There's a certain beauty in saying, "Yeah, just slap on some Zelda, we gotta get rid of this stuff." To really spice up your relationship with a console,

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s may be the way to go.

System variants and a specific color with special art, sometimes commemorating an event produced in limited quantities. You can pick them up in stores or maybe just win them in a giveaway. The whole concept of these things took a while to catch on. Most Atari 2600 owners back in the '70s didn't know what limited edition or console meant. These things really became fashionable when the '90s hit. It was obvious then that video games were becoming a huge fandom, and people were looking to collect them. Limited editions appealed to people who needed just one more Nintendo 64 and could stop whenever they wanted, or people who needed a reason to finally buy a system for the first time.

And then the 2000s came and they didn't stop, they didn't stop. Why does a man need so many 3DS? Personally, I only purchase limited edition systems when I no longer have said system. For example, when Smash came out for the 3DS, these fancy 3DS XL systems hit the scene, and while I really liked the look of them, I already had a 3DS XL. Now, with console updates, that's a different story. I didn't have a new 3DS XL, so when I saw the SNES edition on Amazon, let's just say it gave the economy a huge boost that day.

Overall, I'd say I pretty much like the basics of how I prefer my gaming

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to look. I like that they look exactly as they were always intended, as all promotional images do. I have a black PS4 Pro and I'm proud of it, damn it! However, I must admit that sometimes it's a lot of fun to go crazy with limited variants. It's always fun to gawk at them, even when the term "limited edition" is used all the time with systems that aren't. Oh yes, limited edition platinum GameCube! Yes, I bathe in these things, they really weren't limited.

Now I got a lot of initial information on these limited edition consoles from consolevariations.com, and I highly recommend checking them out if you're into this sort of thing. Now when limited editions started in the early 90's, they were definitely quite different compared to what they are today. They weren't bombastic, well-designed variants with iconic characters or anything, they just used to be a toy. Looking back at most of the limited Game Boy releases, many of them just had logos plastered on them, one of my favorites being the CAT Edition. There were now specific game-themed editions. This version of Wario was given out as a prize during some game show in the UK.

Oddly enough, everything it says on the box is limited edition, but when you take it out it's literally just a black Game Boy with Wario on it. I don't know what I expected but it wasn't this. A good portion of the limited Game Boys were just that, prize giveaways, like the Ford one, the V-Drink one, and this one with the pink heart. There is the Play It Loud series, but these were mainly Game Boys of different colors, some of which were rarer than others. Manchester, Milka, Planet Hollywood, EB Games, some silver. The Game Boy had a ton of crazy limited models, but almost none of them are legitimately interesting.

Most just have a company logo and that's it. You see, that's something the Game Boy and Atari Lynx have in common. The only limited edition Lynx was exactly this one, but I prefer it to all the Game Boy editions because this is the Marlboro edition! Have you ever asked someone how they became addicted to cigarettes? Yes, the lynx. Game Boy Pocket was an improvement over the original in the limited release department. We have the same simple logo on the front, but we also have this marble design only in Japan, gold edition, this Japanese atomic purple that looks exactly like the Game Boy Color.

Game Boy Light... Well, this is already more interesting than the original. A Pokemon Center Store exclusive, which happened constantly with future Nintendo handhelds. Astro Boy - Jesus, fuck. The Nintendo 64 definitely took some tails from handhelds and made a ton of limited editions. There was the Funtastic series which was pretty much the '64 equivalent of the Play It Loud series on the Game Boy, but this time with translucent plastic. Yes, the N64 has no shame, it had nothing to hide! And while the Funtastic series wasn't necessarily always advertised as limited edition, some definitely became some of the rarest Nintendo 64 consoles you can buy today.

The gold version was exclusive to Toys R Us; I always thought this was cool. Most gold Nintendo systems feel the need to slap the Zelda logo on them, and while that's fine; They are definitely some of my favorite limited variants. I think only pure gold can look amazing, and this N64 is no exception. Yes, Star Wars Episode I Racer Limited Edition! It's just a normal N64, right? At least sneezing a picture or something on the console is enough to make the customer feel better, God. The Pokémon craze was hitting in a big way during the Nintendo 64 era, so Nintendo acted accordingly by not creating a full Pokémon game for the N64, but simply slapping some Pokémon stickers on the system and calling it a day.

Alright, let's be fair, the N64 Pikachu editions are incredibly unique. They went beyond most other limited editions which were simply different colors with new designs. This one used a new, funky looking mold that was longer to offset a giant Pikachu on top, how clever. His cheeks light up when the system is on, the power button is a Pokeball, the reset button is his foot, he wouldn't have it any other way! This blue was for everyone to have, but the orange was exclusive to Japan. Of course, if you're not into fun, you could have gotten the European version of Pokémon Stadium.

I can't even be bothered to yawn. Game Boy Color, this was really where Nintendo realized, "Ooh, I like this." I can't tell you how many mornings I woke up thinking about Delka Game Boy Color. It was a shoe brand in Austria and it was won in a contest. That's funny. More Pokémon editions this time, that's for sure. There were editions of Jesco with Mario. The Lunchables issue is the last thing I think about when I hear "Lunchables", Gartner? GameCube, did anyone order various MTV skins? Prize draws from Europe, really the only way I can imagine playing Resident Evil 4.

Yes, these beat the Resident Evil 4 edition. Some GameCubes worked with a simple replacement of the jewel in the middle here. Tales of Symphonia, Metroid Prime, Metal Gear Solid Twin Snakes, Pokémon XD. I'd take the Pikmin 2 pack any day, though. Comes with a free Pikmin, fuck any other items on store shelves. But come on, full GameCube custom variations are where it's at. This edition of Hanshin Tigers, Gundam Char, is for Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles, which is different from other white GameCubes, but looks almost identical. That's pretty annoying. You save up to get a Crystal Chronicles GameCube only to have people assume it's a much more common white GameCube.

But I think the best option would be the Thank You ATI edition. A version given to people who work at ATI for their help in developing the system. Game Boy Advance! Yes, we will only be able to do some highlights here. The NES edition of the GBA SP. It was amazing because they put so much love and care into this one. Even the texture of the design was similar to the original NES controller. Brilliant! The Game Boy Micro had a similar setback to the NES, this time for its Japanese equivalent, the Famicom. Oddly enough, they released it in North America as well as Japan.

It's meant to look like the Famicom's Player 1 controller and... Oh my god, this thing is beautiful. My only problem is that I'm worried that everything will get scratched if I'm not careful. Now in Japan, there was also a Famicom variant of the GBA SP, along with a Mother 3 Game Boy Micro exclusive to the territory. Again, absolutely beautiful. But hey, here we have the Disney Channel edition, so it's okay. The Dual Onyx edition of the GBA SP always baffled me. Yes, it looks cool, but it's more like a fan mod, something you'd get by unscrewing two different colored GBAs and putting them together.

Nowadays, it's absolutely ridiculous to have a Nintendo handheld without a Zelda edition released at some point, and the GBA obviously had this beauty. The Rockstar Games theme was exclusive to Europe, I love it! But not as much as the tribal tattoo variant. This is the only way to tell people not to fuck with you. There was an actual version of the SP in 24 karat gold made for a contest, but this ad, to my knowledge, is the only time it has been seen. No one has officially claimed to have this for real. The contest may never have happened, or the people who won simply never cared to show it to the world, who knows?

Golden Sun edition of CoroCoro magazine, even more Pokémon issues, and a bunch of retailer names plastered on consoles. Game Boy Advance was a tie in the limited edition industry... Ok, I'll say this now, this is the start of a lot. But it's okay! I will always take time out of my day to talk about 50 Cent DS, so as not to be overshadowed by the release of Hot Summer Donkey. Many systems were released to coincide with games, anniversaries, events, the Seattle Mariners, a baseball team that used to be owned by Nintendo. Even more Pokémon, who looked at the Love Plus Plus model and said, "Yeah, looks like I'm finally going to buy a DS"?

But things get even crazier with the 3DS. Since Nintendo sold so many simultaneous models, they made multiple limited variations of each. which was probably a nightmare for 3DS system collectors. The original version, no problem. Not much happens here. You've got this fancy Zelda that came with Ocarina of Time 3D, these versions were only released through Club Nintendo, a handful of others... you name it. The 3DS XL gave birth to an even more elegant Zelda model. This was one of the limited edition consoles that I always looked at with envy. It has a very good theme around A Link Between Worlds.

Lorule is represented by the inverted Dark Triforce at the bottom, I love this design! And like I said, the Smash Bros. one was great too. In fact, in Japan they got a new 3DS XL version, which I think looks a little better. The Animal Crossing: New Leaf model looked like a Pop-Tart. (HA!) Pikachu has nipples. (HA!) Year of Luigi, Mario and Luigi: Dream Team, Pokémon, Mario, Tomadachi, New Super Mario Bros. 2, Yoshi, Persona, (voiceovers) The NES edition is stupid. The GBA SP has the exterior imitating the console and the interior imitating the controller, just as it should be.

The 3DS XL version just showed an image of the NES controller on the outer casing, and the inside, well, you know? Does it have red buttons? Bored. Now the new 3DS featured interchangeable front blades, which meant they were a replacement of sorts for the limited editions. Of course, the Game Boy Micro also had interchangeable front blades, but that didn't stop them! The Ambassador Edition was sold to Club Nintendo members in Europe, long before the official release date. This thing looked so cool! But the New 3DS XL definitely had more limited versions. Some editions of Zelda, one of Majora's Mask and the other with just the Triforce.

I'm not a big fan of any of these. When I think of Majora, I think of purple. What the hell is this? Metroid, Monster Hunter, oh man, what else? How about Pokémon? There aren't as many editions as the original 3DS XL, but there are still some great designs, that's for sure. I like the SNES edition mainly because it didn't have that shiny coating on the outside like most other New 3DS XLs. How about the 2DS? There were these cool Pokémon, surprise! They were translucent and made to commemorate Pokémon's 20th anniversary, and even came in boxes reminiscent of old-school Pokémon Game Boy games.

This Zelda one seems sour to me and, hey, don't you know it? I have the Super Mario Maker edition! This is horrible. The limited editions of the New 2DS XL did a lot of extra things to the outer casing. Minecraft, a Hylian shield, Dragon Quest, a Pokeball, Pikachu, these all had special 3D designs that weren't just splashes of art, and it was really cool. Now, with Nintendo's home consoles, there really aren't as many editions as their handhelds. The Wii had a unique gold-plated version as a gift to Buckingham Palace. I've been searching on Craigslist forOh this thing, I'll find it someday.

There was a red Wii release for Mario's 25th anniversary, and who could forget the Glee Wii? The Wii U didn't have much. Literally the only Wii U release outside of the standard black and white consoles was the Wind Waker edition. It matches the original Zelda 3DS very well, but the GamePad was the only special part of this package. The Wii U console itself was no different. However, one interesting thing about the various Wii U packages was that they all had unique artwork on the boxes, which added a cool touch to the U logo. They are all super neat, I would love to see a complete collection of these boxes someday.

Since the Nintendo Switch is both a handheld and a console, I'd bet Nintendo has been more willing to release new limited editions. Diablo, Monster Hunter XX, Pokémon, Smash Bros., but without a doubt the coolest is the Nintendo Labo edition. Everyone else generally follows the same idea, just a white stroke of an image on the back of the Switch or dock. The launch of Labo gives everything the essence of cardboard, it's great. Unfortunately, it is quite limited. These were for the winners of a Labo-themed contest. Well, those are all limited edition consoles, damn it. Sega had a few, mainly with the Game Gear and Dreamcast.

The Game Gear limited editions weren't crazy, a few different colors, Coca-Cola, you know, typical stuff. But the Dreamcast had the black version from Sega Sports. How did this fail? Check out this Hello Kitty one, we have x-ray vision! This platinum model was classy, ​​there was this awesome Sonic anniversary Maziora edition that I like just for the box, look at this guy! And you couldn't have a special edition Dreamcast without a Seaman release. A special Christmas variant even came out. If only I had a version of Coca-Cola, Oh, fuck. PlayStation time. We received a console in commemoration of the 10 million PS1 sold, consoles in commemoration of the 20 million PS2, consoles in commemoration of Monsters, Inc: Scare Island.

Sony really liked doing the whole "commemorating a certain number of units sold" thing. They did it a lot more, even recently with the PS4. Man, this gold edition is great. There are some highlights, but overall the PlayStation brand didn't go too crazy with limited editions. Most were just different colors or just released along with a game. However, the PS4 has had a lot going for it. Who better to give a gold PS4 than Taco Bell? Batman, Dragon Quest, Call of Duty, Spider-Man, Kingdom Hearts, God of War, this incredible throwback to the PS1, so many editions. But like Nintendo, Sony went crazy with their laptops, especially the PSP.

Tons coincided with games, but only one was an edition of Hannah Montana. I love God of War: Ghost of Sparta. Black and red is one of my favorite color combinations. There was another God of War release, but I like the other one a little more. Although this one is also great. The PS Vita, honestly, couldn't compete. Most of the designs here are a bit boring. In this handheld it's all about the color and not much else. I kinda like the Persona 4: Dancing All Night edition, but other than that, nothing really stands out. Xbox! Have you ever thought about taking it easy?

The original Xbox had some of the most iconic limited releases. The Mountain Dew version is one I always think about. However, getting it seemed a bit complicated. You had to drink a lot of Mountain Dew just to have a chance of winning it. It wasn't guaranteed. And well, if you don't like Mountain Dew, there's always the Hulk. An Xbox for the Microsoft launch team, a Panzer Dragoon Orta, my goodness. The Halo Special Edition is very well known, and the Atari Xbox makes me want to open a thesaurus to see all the synonyms for the word "wrong." The Xbox 360 had the Simpsons Movie edition which was incredibly limited, Taco Bell returned with another release.

The Star Wars edition looked fantastic and I'm not even a big Star Wars guy. So many 360s were released. Many came out alongside major games. The Xbox One continued the trend, but not as much. While there are plenty of pretty cool models, Microsoft has primarily focused on controller variants of this generation. Which, hey, I'm not complaining too much. Microsoft can create a mean looking driver. Good talk, guys! Limited edition systems are fun to gawk at, but you know what else is fun? This official statement from my doctor! Let's see what this disease is officially doing to me.

Oh no. If I don't do anything about this slight congestion, I will die in 60-70 years!