Suikoden I slim case variant

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GKnight
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Suikoden I slim case variant

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Hello, I just bought a US NTSC copy of Suikoden I which came in a slim case (not double case) & has artwork on the front cover which is similar to the Japanese version. I did not know the US version of this game had variants, is this copy rare?
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Could say that. Cause it's a fake.

It's made from the back part of the double case and a regular cd front with the manual as front cover. People do this because the original is that ugly.
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Re: Suikoden I slim case variant

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Oh, duh, I see that now. I wouldn't exactly call it a fake though, it's just missing the cover which would have come with the larger case and has been moved to a smaller case.
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Well technically we can call it incomplete I suppose, it's just that people don't tend to mention that bit and try to pass them off as an official release so I call them fakes. It is mostly original parts save for the front bit though so it's more like a mod.
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Thanks Raww for the explanation, I bought Suikoden some time ago from another person and it looks exactly the same and I was wondering, if they made a second run. But well, I won't complain for 20€. :)
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The EU release had the original cover, yes?
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Kinda sorta. The Japanese has the same image that Ivanov paints for you on a background of a pink sky, the EU has the same image on a white background. Essentially the same as the US manual.
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