Physical Unreal Tournament Copies?

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Razorjack said:
Damn I miss those big boxes for PC games.
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Me too mate. Buying a game used to be a real event; like LPs back in the day or even CDs. Digital downloads are great of course, but they do lack that physical presence which used to accompany a game. I used to pore over the manuals, box art...even the CDs had some cool looks to them.

Ah well. Things move on. They do take up a bit of space though.
 
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Unreal 2, Unreal Tournament 2003, 2004 Chinese Editions!

Pretty cool update.

These just came in, sealed. Too bad...I am interested in what's inside. To open them or not....?

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Just in!

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Well, I just got a great gift from a very kind Mr. Victor Delacroix! Big, big thanks my friend...

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Last one - darn hard to find - arrived today...new and sealed.

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I have to say that "Unreal-ized" Chinese looks pretty cool!

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Wow, impressive to get all four. I have two of them sealed in box.
 
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More Chinese editions! The UT isn't as beat up as it looks; it is still sealed and the plastic has gotten 'foggy'.

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New arrivals. First, this....

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Not a lot on the CD: fact sheet, logo (PSD), some screenshots and a press release. Historical value I guess.

Then....UT in Greek!

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Just arrived. UT 2003 from Israel and Japan. Had to scan the Japanese edition...camera has issues it seems.

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Is it sacrilegious to repackage them with the clear plastic? Does that ruin the genuineness or value of packaged collectibles? I would assume that's only the case if original copies had stickers on the plastic or something.
 
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Yes, one generally doesn't want items to be shrink-wrapped if they weren't from the outset. It can be a blessing however if retailers put sale stickers on the product; the plastic will keep that crap off the box. Sale stickers are notoriously hard to remove and devalue an item significantly in which case plastic wrapping - so long as it isn't damaging to the corners by being too tight - is acceptable. Stickers are pretty much guaranteed to be after production and not done officially so having them on plastic and easy to remove is a plus.

Boxes that have been sealed with stickers over the lid would not have been shrink-wrapped and seeing them as such is clearly aftermarket which is not really desirable. Anything could be inside and yet as a collector I don't want to open it to see. A real conundrum. The Japanese UT2003 was wrapped from the outset, so no problem and I only have 2 other boxes that are legitimately wrapped so I have been able to avoid this question generally.
 
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Well, after long last the search is over. I finally found a sealed big box Unreal from - in - Korea. As you might know, I have the original CD (the '1997' odd duck) but had lost the box over the many years. It took 2 years to find what seriously might be the last unopened copy in this country and here it is...

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The game originally shipped here without any cover art on the CD. The writing on the box is the same as on the English version, just translated.

I got it as part of a set from a guy who used to own a PC game store but closed it. He was selling this stuff out of his house. Here is the set I bought:

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All sealed Korean versions.

The UT2003 is very cool; a silver box. Not tin, just silver.

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Note the UT "3 pack". Massive box: 3 copies of the game CDs, 1 manual and stickers. Odd. For PC rooms, I suppose.

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I already had TU and the Unreal 2 Special Edition, but the rest are nice additions to the collection. But the sealed local Unreal is a crown jewel!
 
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I guess it wouldn't be possible for the local Unreal to be slightly pre-release would it? It's just I remember the playing the "pc gamer" pre-release version of Unreal and it was on a computer of a store owner too.
 
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No Leo. My original Unreal CD - the same as the one in the box pictured - was discussed at length over at OU (Delacroix had a look at the .ISO as well) and while it is a bit unusual, it isn't anything too significant.
 
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Hold on Carbon.

Aren't your 4 Unreal holographic boxes the same? As I believe the pictures on each side of the CD sleeve to be the ones shown in your photo. I could be wrong.
 
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Not sure what you mean. "Holographic boxes"? You mean the 4 Unreal boxes? Well, they are the same except for the CD sleeve art. Unreal was released in 12 'versions', if you also count the Mac boxes. There were 4 different CD cover art versions with the inset alcove box (the ones pictured above), the same 4 versions with the sleeve art just printed on the box (see below) and 4 Mac versions, again with the sleeve art differing. The boxes themselves however, are the same for each version.

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Carbon said:
Not sure what you mean. "Holographic boxes"? You mean the 4 Unreal boxes? Well, they are the same except for the CD sleeve art. Unreal was released in 12 'versions', if you also count the Mac boxes. There were 4 different CD cover art versions with the inset alcove box (the ones pictured above), the same 4 versions with the sleeve art just printed on the box (see below) and 4 Mac versions, again with the sleeve art differing. The boxes themselves however, are the same for each version.

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12 versions of the game were made available? That's insanity no matter which way you look at it. No wonder the Unreal games have never made money upon release. Then again, the competition was a major part of this. The holographic boxes look beautiful somewhat and I've seen several copies passing hands online in mint and sometimes sealed condition.

The best one is the 4th release which shows a Skaarj Trooper jumping towards the camera. The colours look stunning:

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Despite these, I much prefer the one we have here in the UK, because I'm biased and find that even though it lacks the visual candy of the American releases, it looks far more menacing and aggressive:

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I agree...the UK version is 'tougher' looking, but the US release is a pretty cool box! The alcove was quite different at the time. I only have one of the non-alcove releases; they are hard to find.

My parents are still in the UK so I had the UK version early as well as the Korean release. It is interesting that the US alcove box is so much bigger than all of the others; the non-alcove box pictured above is similar in size to the UK and Korean boxes; the US release is actually very big.

But yes, 12 different versions...very hard on the collectors as well! :)
 
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