Greeting from Portugal =)

[Saturn]

Hi everyone, I have already posted on the forum but I haven't introduced myself yet. I've been visiting this website for quite some time now, but I never really paid attention to the forums so I did not came here earlier and now I'm regretting.

My name's Pedro, I'm a videogame collector from Portugal and I am addicted to limited editions and press kits which is one of the main reasons why I started collecting more seriously. I started collecting for PS1 and PS2 but I eventually expanded my collection to almost every other mainstream system from Nintendo, Sega, Sony and Microsoft plus a few others from the old 8 bits to the current gen.

When I first started collecting I only expected to get the most important games (basically, my favourites) for all the systems. I eventually learned about other important, obscure and rare titles, so my wishlists started to grow A LOT and eventually my collection became what it is now. That's probably the second thing I like the most about collecting: learn about games that I totally didn't know about or simply ignored and add them to my wishlist. The first thing I like the most is the moment I finally get them :)

I now have a collection of over 2500 games and I am really proud of it. I don't have much space to keep all the stuff but I try my best to keep it in the best condition possible.

edit: I forgot to mention that I mainly collect PAL games. I do have some NTSC-US and JPN stuff but I usually try to get all I want that was released in PAL format before moving to other regions :)

[Venner]

Hey welcome to the site, lets see some photos of this huge collection you have then :)

[Saturn]

I've got a couple of pictures with general views of my collection. I can't show everything because I have several rows of games in the same shelf, so this is the best I can do, hope you enjoy it:

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y167/Real_Saturn/P1040387.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y167/Real_Saturn/P1040389.jpg

[gurpswoo1]

Welcome to the forum

O_O you have a seriously nice collection. What are the two red tubes in the second picture?

[Saturn]

It's a press kit for Jet Li's Rise to Honor on PS2. Press kits are the things I mostly like to collect because they're simply awesome =)

[Venner]

Wow now that is a nice collection :D

[vhal_x]

Wow, awesome collection! xx

[Biggav4000]

:welcome: to the forum
That's an awesome collection you have got yourself there.:notworthy:

[Mike1888]

Did anyone else notice his...UNCHARTED FORTUNE HUNTER EDITION?

WOAH!

[evilvort3x]

Welcome and amazing collection.... I still want KOF PS3 collectors Edition ...... know its quite lame but i like it!!!

[AJLareneg]

Oh wow, that is crazy impressive! Nice collection and welcome to the forum!

[Saturn]

Did anyone else notice his...UNCHARTED FORTUNE HUNTER EDITION?

WOAH!

Nice observation skills :)

That's one of the few NTSC things I have and the most expensive of all items BY FAR. Temporary insanity made me buy that and it took a few months to recover from the monetary damage that made, but I am pretty happy with it!

[tallkid123]

Nice work!

I recognise the Australian KOF PS3 and RE5 CE's!

[Saturn]

Yup, I also have a few other exclusives from Australia as well such as the TR Underworld Ultimate Fan pack, some steelbooks etc but I'm still missing a few that I hope to get within the next few months. The latest Aus exclusive thingy that I got was a boxed PAL NES top loader :)

[mosavon]

hey welcome

Do you have any youtube videos i think i've seen some of your press kits on there?

[Saturn]

Actually, I do. I don't really like to brag or show off too much so I don't really post links and that's why I don't have many views, but that's fine for me. Anyway I guess there's no point in hiding it now:

http://www.youtube.com/user/realsaturn?feature=mhee
www.advancedcollection.blogspot.com

[Mike1888]

Actually, I do. I don't really like to brag or show off too much so I don't really post links and that's why I don't have many views, but that's fine for me. Anyway I guess there's no point in hiding it now:

http://www.youtube.com/user/realsaturn?feature=mhee
www.advancedcollection.blogspot.com

Funny I actually subbed to you in the last couple days! Cool :)

Yeah, the fortune hunter edition is incredible. Probably the most valuable next-gen item.

[Venner]

Did anyone else notice his...UNCHARTED FORTUNE HUNTER EDITION?

WOAH!

Yeah and its hidden away with things on top :shrug:

[Saturn]

Yeah and its hidden away with things on top :shrug:

The box is huge, it doesn't fit any of my shelves alone because it taks too much space for other things. It's been a looong time since I gave up trying to put everything in exibition, unless I find a much larger room than I have at the moment. I'd like to open a museum someday or something of that sort, but right now all I have is this tiny room :) But the stuff above that box are nothing but a few light boxsets. I have rules with it comes to accomodate games and boxsets. And besides, I'm always changing the place of the games. That box won't be there for too long. Nearly all the boxes I have are protected with cellophane, including large ones like the crysis 2 edition. When I need to open them, I just open the celophane too, and then close it again. And I never put something fragile under something with the same or bigger weight. In fact, I try to avoid piling more than two card boxes one over the other. Those pictures are a little outdated, they were taken near the beginning of this year and I had to change some things.

[Venner]

I feel abit better now knowing they are light boxes on there an not hurting it :)

[Saturn]

I feel abit better now knowing they are light boxes on there an not hurting it :)

Of course not, I'd die if I was damaging my most expensive item!:asplode:

[mosavon]

How much did it cost Saturn? how long have you owned it?
For somebody like me who only collects on PS3 and all my editions are modern that's pretty much my holy grail

[Saturn]

I'm not quite sure when I first bought this, but it was around the end of last year. I'd say about 7 or 8 months ago. It cost me about 760 euros, I'm not sure about the real price I paid in dollars. It was temporary insanity and some savings I had that I'm now trying to recover. It made a pretty big damage to my wallet, that edition...

[AJLareneg]

I'm not quite sure when I first bought this, but it was around the end of last year. I'd say about 7 or 8 months ago. It cost me about 760 euros, I'm not sure about the real price I paid in dollars. It was temporary insanity and some savings I had that I'm now trying to recover. It made a pretty big damage to my wallet, that edition...

I converted that to dollars and its a little over $1,000 right now. Though I'm not sure how the exchange rate was 7-8 months ago... I have seen one of those go for around $1500 before, so you might have gotten slightly lucky anyway.

[mosavon]

Yes that's a good price, i think they have fetched over $2,000 in the past

[flairjen]

I like the ecco the dolphin box.

[Saturn]

It's been a while since I posted here, so I'll post some of my pickups over the last few months:

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y167/Real_Saturn/P1060065.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y167/Real_Saturn/P1060064.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y167/Real_Saturn/P1060074.jpg

hhttp://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y167/Real_Saturn/P1060073.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y167/Real_Saturn/P1060076.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y167/Real_Saturn/P1060078.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y167/Real_Saturn/P1060079.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y167/Real_Saturn/P1060239.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y167/Real_Saturn/P1060240.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y167/Real_Saturn/P1060241.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y167/Real_Saturn/P1060243.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y167/Real_Saturn/P1060248.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y167/Real_Saturn/P1060250.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y167/Real_Saturn/P1060251.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y167/Real_Saturn/P1060253.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y167/Real_Saturn/P1060254.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y167/Real_Saturn/P1060256.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y167/Real_Saturn/P1060258.jpg

[gokilz]

wow nice update!

whats that army of two thing?? seems huge.

where did you get that killzone 2 and brink steelbook?

[Mike1888]

Awesome update!! some great editions, where'd you pickup that KZ2 Tin?

[Saturn]

Thanks for the comments. The large Army of Two box is a well-known asian (korean to be more precise) special edition. It was available for sale at play-asia for a rather cheap price. I got it off a spanish ebay member for 25 euros. Postage was almost as much as the edition :/

The Brink tin came from ebay.co.uk and it costed 21 GBP. It's the australia bonus tin case with extra content (some postcards, DLC and some sort of tattoos I think...)

The Killzone 2 came from australia and I won it from ebay. The final price was rather cheap (about 6 bgp or so) but the postage costs screwed that price big time.

Some other things will be added later.

[gokilz]

those two steelbooks are awesome, wish I can get them soon enough lol. none pop up in ebay now sadly

[Saturn]

I hate steelbooks for the reason I explained before but these are fully painted/covered so they won't get rusty!

[jazzmartini]

i like yr dead island treasure ed alot man, where did u get that?

I don't think i able to find that now :(

[Saturn]

That came from game4game.at, it was a limited exclusive from that store. I had to preorder. I learned about it in this forum, otherwise I would just have missed it.

There's a similar edition in new zealand that should be easier to find. The tresure edition is a little rare because there are only 266 for each platform, so it may be hard to get one now, sorry :(

[Saturn]

New stuff from last month:

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y167/Real_Saturn/P1060398.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y167/Real_Saturn/P1060391.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y167/Real_Saturn/P1060394.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y167/Real_Saturn/P1060393.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y167/Real_Saturn/P1060400.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y167/Real_Saturn/P1060395.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y167/Real_Saturn/P1060401.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y167/Real_Saturn/P1060396.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y167/Real_Saturn/P1060392.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y167/Real_Saturn/P1060399.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y167/Real_Saturn/P1060402.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y167/Real_Saturn/P1060403.jpg

[Kristallnacht]

Wow..from where and for how much did you snag the Mirror's edge steelbook for ? Any idea, how many of these were given out in Spain coz there's no information about the the quantity of mirror's steelbook that were manufactured :think:

Great haul saturn !

[jazzmartini]

congrats, u have the rare mirror edge steelbook nice :v:

[Saturn]

The mirror's edge steelbook I believe was exclusive to El Corte Inglés, which sold the game for a rather cheap price after some time. I have absolutely no idea how many were available but I can say that it ain't THAT rare in spain. This tin cost me 30 euros plus postage from ebay and I only got it because it's cheap, seems to be worth a ridiculously high amount on ebay and it's sort of a collector's edition because it includes a bonus DVD.

This is a one country exclusive that simply isn't worth not even close to what we see collectors from other countries paying. In fact I know this was available with the game for a rather cheap price at some time after its price dropped.

[Saturn]

New stuff from the last months. I'm only posting CEs and Press kits. Lets start with the press kits:

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y167/Real_Saturn/psforum/P1060725.jpg
Yes it's the press kit even if it resembles the Spanish Divine Edition

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y167/Real_Saturn/psforum/P1060705.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y167/Real_Saturn/psforum/P1060671.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y167/Real_Saturn/psforum/P1060638.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y167/Real_Saturn/psforum/P1060477.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y167/Real_Saturn/psforum/P1060476.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y167/Real_Saturn/psforum/P1060475.jpg

[Saturn]

Now the Limited and Collectors editions, packs etc etc:

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y167/Real_Saturn/psforum/P1060651.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y167/Real_Saturn/psforum/P1060655.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y167/Real_Saturn/psforum/P1060652.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y167/Real_Saturn/psforum/P1060674.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y167/Real_Saturn/psforum/P1060675.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y167/Real_Saturn/psforum/P1060678.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y167/Real_Saturn/psforum/P1060679.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y167/Real_Saturn/psforum/P1060681.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y167/Real_Saturn/psforum/P1060718.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y167/Real_Saturn/psforum/P1060692.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y167/Real_Saturn/psforum/P1060683.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y167/Real_Saturn/psforum/P1060686.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y167/Real_Saturn/psforum/P1060687.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y167/Real_Saturn/psforum/P1060697.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y167/Real_Saturn/psforum/P1060721.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y167/Real_Saturn/psforum/P1060685.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y167/Real_Saturn/psforum/P1060680.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y167/Real_Saturn/psforum/P1060720.jpg

[Saturn]

Finally, a couple of the most recent items:

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y167/Real_Saturn/psforum/P1060728.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y167/Real_Saturn/psforum/P1060729.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y167/Real_Saturn/psforum/P1060730.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y167/Real_Saturn/psforum/P1060731.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y167/Real_Saturn/psforum/P1060693.jpg

[mosavon]

Nice update :notworthy: lots of cool stuff! looks pricey :ok:

[jugolicious]

crazy additions Saturn!

What is Dark Stones?

and What is inside the DS press kit? =O

[Saturn]

Thanks for the comments

Darkstones is a western RPG released for PC and PS1. It's not very famous and got only average reviews. I never had the chance to play it and the only copy I have of this game besides the PC version included in this press kit is a factory sealed PAL copy for PS1. Took me some time to get this game (not because it's rare or anything like that) so I thought I could pick the press kit as well because I've had the chance. Paid 15 euros for it, which is a rather nice price.

The DS press kit is a dossier It includes several information sheets for brain training, nintendogs, tetris, trauma center, electroplankton and big brain academy and comes with press discs for brain training, nintendogs, trauma center and big brain academy. Might post more pics later if you want.

I forgot to add some other items, will add them later.

[Saturn]

One of my latest finds was this promotional SOTC+Ico HD & GOW HD Collection Vol II pack. I'm pretty glad with it =)

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y167/Real_Saturn/P1060741.jpg

[jugolicious]

Hi Saturn,

are those review disc identical from the game? or is there any difference?

I recently got a "test sample" disc for Uncharted 3, not sure if there is any...

[BigMike382]

WOW Saturn i am very very impressed. Amazing collection

[Saturn]

Thanks BigMike382 =)

I'm not sure if there are identical because I don't really have a way to compare. I assume that if they aren't the final version they should be very close to that. But these are HD versions of games previously released and not exactly something made from scratch so there are very high chances these are the identical from the game.

[Saturn]

Some of my latest purchases:

Mass Effect Alliance Edition (1 of 1200) for the xBOX 360
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y167/Real_Saturn/P1060789.jpg

Saint Seiya Head Gear Edition (1 of 5000) for PS3
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y167/Real_Saturn/P1060784.jpg

Maximum Carnage SNES Limited Edition (1 of 5000)
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y167/Real_Saturn/P1060790.jpg

Socom 4 Press Kit for PS3
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y167/Real_Saturn/P1060785.jpg

Pandora's Tower Limited Edition and now the wonder trio for the Wii is complete!
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y167/Real_Saturn/P1060786.jpg

Rayman 3 Hoodlum Hvoc for PS2 with holographic cover still factory sealed
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y167/Real_Saturn/P1060783.jpg

The Witcher 2 Enhanced Edition still sealed for the Xbox 360
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y167/Real_Saturn/P1060782.jpg

Finally, Ratchet and Clank Tools of Destruction for the PS3 =)
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y167/Real_Saturn/P1060791.jpg

[foreverflash]

Most incredible Saturn! Very impressive stuff. :beach:

[Twisted]

the holy grail of Mass Effect collections is amazing saturn!!!!

[gurpswoo1]

Great adds, had no idea saint saiya was limited to 5000 units.

[vhal_x]

Is it numbered? Or just limited to that many?

Great additions btw, very jealous :D xx

[Saturn]

the holy grail of Mass Effect collections is amazing saturn!!!!

Well... yes and no at the same time. It seemed quite impressive but to be honest, it's not as great as it seems. I admit they did a good job impressing people though. I thought it was amazing before I received it. After I got it I understood it's not worth more than the original price they asked.

Great adds, had no idea saint saiya was limited to 5000 units.

Is it numbered? Or just limited to that many?

Great additions btw, very jealous :D xx

Thanks for the comments. I had no idea the Saint Seiya edition was numbered. Actually, the edition itself is not, but the head gear included is made by Branpresto and includes a numbered certificate of authenticity. I first said I was not going to buy it because the price was too much for such a poor edition - which I think it is, but then...

1. I saw the box for sale and was impressed by how good it looked
2. HUGE size
3. The headgear doesn't look as bad as it seemed (in the pics it seems not accurate at all) but it's better in real life and it's made by Branpresto
4. Learned it comes with a certificate for the head gear
5. Found it locally for a cheaper price than amazon.fr

... I didn't even think twice.

[Saturn]

It's been a while since I last updated this thread. I'm posting some of my important purchases I didn't show yet.

Starting with the oldest ones:

- Transport Tycoon PS1 Boxset, this one's really tough to find.
- An odd bundle for the GBC: a Oddworld Adventures 2 + camera by Kodak. Don't ask me.
- Sims 2 Tin box, one of the 4 limited edition houses that exist. I'm now missing just one.

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y167/Real_Saturn/P1070130.jpg
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y167/Real_Saturn/P1070134.jpg
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y167/Real_Saturn/P1070137.jpg

Now the most recent stuff

- Max Payne 3 Special Edition from Germany, still in the shipping box
-TLotR War in the North CE for PS3, sealed
- Ninja Gaiden 3 CE for PS3, sealed
- Skyrim CE for Xbox 360, sealed
- Trails in the Sky for PSP, sealed
- Kinect Animels with the blue plush, sealed
- Otomedius Excelent CE, sealed
- Darksiders Premium Edition from France, Ps3 sealed
- Borderlands 2 Ultimate Loot Edition, Xbox 360, sealed

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y167/Real_Saturn/P1070126.jpg
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y167/Real_Saturn/P1070122.jpg
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y167/Real_Saturn/P1070123.jpg
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y167/Real_Saturn/P1070136.jpg
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y167/Real_Saturn/P1070132.jpg
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y167/Real_Saturn/P1070121.jpg
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y167/Real_Saturn/P1070127.jpg
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y167/Real_Saturn/P1070125.jpg
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y167/Real_Saturn/P1070119.jpg

[Saturn]

Now some things that I consider a little bit more special:

- Wii classic controller, SNES version from Club Nintendo in Europe, brand new

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y167/Real_Saturn/P1070120.jpg

- Two Worlds Royal Edition, brand new sealed for the Xbox 360. Not THAT special, I just forgot to add it to the previous post that has enough pictures already :P

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y167/Real_Saturn/P1070133.jpg

- Risen 2: Dark Waters Pirate Tavern Edition (also known as Keg Edition) from Poland, brand new

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y167/Real_Saturn/P1070124.jpg

- This is one of my faves so far. I really loved it. The Sonic Speed Pack for Nintendo DS, exclusive from France it seems, with Sega Superstar Racing and Sonic Colors.

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y167/Real_Saturn/P1070118.jpg

- Dead Island Game of the Year Collector's Edition exclusive to Switzerland and Austra I believe, brand new, for the Xbox 360

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y167/Real_Saturn/P1070138.jpg

A few press kits coming up shortly! :)

[Kusuriuri]

i so want that skyrim CE..damn you T.T

[Saturn]

You could get it from Amazon.fr for about half the price. A lot of people from here got it that way. This boxset is troublesome for us to get because it had so few releases over here (a couple of them to just a few selected stores) and the box is so big that shipping costs are insane, not to mention the risk of receiving something this big by mail... The last one I saw at a physical store was partially destroyed... and they were asking 150 euros for it. I don't know what happened but it disappeared. They sold it I guess... :/

[Kusuriuri]

THe shipping from amazon.fr its 9€ what its not bad at all, but since i got alot of bioshock stuff coming up..im gonna buy that ce in december..if its still available.

[Saturn]

Now for the press kits:

- A still inflated SOCOM 4 Press kit. ?12 off ebay with a buy it now:

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y167/Real_Saturn/P1070131.jpg

- Sorcery Press Kit for the PS3

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y167/Real_Saturn/P1070139.jpg

- Finally, the most important one, the only one I've ever seen is the one I own: Sleeping Dogs

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y167/Real_Saturn/P1070128.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y167/Real_Saturn/P1070129.jpg

There are a couple of other press kits and special editions heading my way. I will post them as soon as I get them.

I am also trying to win a Black Ops II Care Package through a facebook competition so I made a dumb/comic picture of myself. I won't be able to buy that when it gets released. Unfortunately that's a "like" contest, wins the person with the highest number of likes so it's nearly impossible for me to get it. Here's the pic I've made (you can laugh or cry...) (tinyurl.com/ck9pqju)

And the rest of the entries are also VERY lame...:
http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.488616687838061.115405.144153328951067&type=3

[Johnny]

Saturn, rich motherf*cker lol :P.

[Saturn]

It's been a while since I posted something here. 3 years actually XD. But I have been slowly updating my blog if you care to take a look:

www.advancedcollection.blogspot.com