Suikoden 3: 2 covers?

jackstar · Post by **jackstar** » Thu Aug 17, 2006 5:30 pm

So I noticed Ebay sellers sometimes show 2 covers of Suikoden 3, one white and the other turquoise colored covers. I'm curious if Suikoden 3 United States/Canada version actually has different covers, and what's the reason for them. Is it due to 2 print runs or some other reasons I might not be aware of?

Feldoon · Post by **Feldoon** » Thu Aug 17, 2006 6:04 pm

Could you possibly link the two different ones?

I've only ever seen one.

jackstar · Post by **jackstar** » Thu Aug 17, 2006 6:54 pm

turquoise

white cover

Perform a search on google images and quite a handful for the turquoise variants will turn up!

Post by **Oppenheimer** » Thu Aug 17, 2006 9:47 pm

How interesting. I'm from canada and I have a white version. I'm not sure if my EBGames I got it from got it shipped from the US or if it was one of those French and English recased/instructioned Canadian versions.

Feldoon · Post by **Feldoon** » Fri Aug 18, 2006 8:32 am

Well, I got the White Version. And I'm from the UK. So obvious import there ;P

And looking at the greeny one, it's got a rating of RP. Meaning Rating Pending.

I'm guessing that's a pre-release cover. Nothing more.

Chris_Lightfellow · Post by **Chris_Lightfellow** » Fri Aug 18, 2006 10:44 am

My EB got the white version. Target got the white one as well. I don't know about the other places. Those are the best 2 in my area for games.

Morridor · Post by **Morridor** » Fri Aug 18, 2006 4:50 pm

My EBGames has the white version in their store. They have one used copy of it and I always think of buying it, but it's really really beat up. I asked to look at the disc once and it was pretty bad.

Danny

Nanashi · Post by **Nanashi** » Fri Aug 18, 2006 7:27 pm

The turquoise color is the pre-release cover art of Suikoden III for the US. It wasn't release/circulate as an actual cover for the US market but the white version alone.

The turquoise is based on the Japanese cover they just edited the NTSC-UC and the English title of Suikoden III.

jackstar · Post by **jackstar** » Fri Aug 18, 2006 10:25 pm

okay let's check these out: 1 or 2.

I have the white version too, but I'm very curious about this turquoise cover. It might indeed just be a Photoshop edition but if it is an official variant I would like to further explore the reasons for it.

son_michael · Post by **son_michael** » Fri Aug 18, 2006 10:50 pm

I also have a white verison and up until now I didn't even know that there was another color-__-

I think its fake...

Feldoon · Post by **Feldoon** » Sat Aug 19, 2006 2:49 pm

I still say it's a pre-release variant and nothing more.

Mainly because they had an RP of the greenish one. Then it probably got rated. Then they probably changed the cover.

Lemmy Claypool · Post by **Lemmy Claypool** » Mon Aug 21, 2006 3:05 pm

Nanashi wrote:The turquoise color is the pre-release cover art of Suikoden III for the US. It wasn't release/circulate as an actual cover for the US market but the white version alone.

The turquoise is based on the Japanese cover they just edited the NTSC-UC and the English title of Suikoden III.

Am I the only person that read this?

warmaster670 · Post by **warmaster670** » Mon Aug 21, 2006 3:32 pm

Lemmy Claypool wrote:
Nanashi wrote:The turquoise color is the pre-release cover art of Suikoden III for the US. It wasn't release/circulate as an actual cover for the US market but the white version alone.

The turquoise is based on the Japanese cover they just edited the NTSC-UC and the English title of Suikoden III.
Am I the only person that read this?

nope, i did

jackstar · Post by **jackstar** » Wed Aug 23, 2006 11:53 pm

I will refute the theory that the turquoise cover originated as a Japanese cover.

Play-asia.com's Suikoden 3 original cover

ncsx.com's Japanese Suikoden 3 The Best reprint

ncsx.com's Suikoden 3 Konami Dendou Collection

All 3 are white and I have yet to witness any Japanese Suikoden 3 in possession of a turquoise cover. Of course, I'm still keeping an open mind on the subject at hand despite providing proof to the contrary of a proposed answer.

chinista · Post by **chinista** » Wed Sep 20, 2006 4:34 am

the blue one is a concept. i'm glad they didn't pursue that because it would look really BAD.

speaking of covers, i wish they give out free suikoden 1 covers that feature the PAL/JAP cover... the US cover really SUCKS! sheesh what were they thinking?!