Anyone collect guidebooks?

[SwiftDeath]

Thanks tony,

I've always meant to look up what the bioshock guide look like without the slipcover. Mine's still sealed for now....

[enesis]

Yes , I have some .
but only collect the game I play




And still waiting to deliver : A.Creed 3 and Hitman Absolution

[KnightOfTruth]

I've got a ton of guides, but it seems that "Collector's Edition" guides is only a recent thing as all of my guides from my pre-360 days don't really specify that.

For CE guides I've only got a few (including some that are en route):

- Fable III
- Batman:AC (Catwoman)
- Tomb Raider

I may have more, but would have to look through the bins!

[SwiftDeath]

CE guides have really started to take off since last fall or so but have been around for a while

We had a discussion in another thread somewhere about the earliest collector's edition guide

My requirements for it to be a CE guide are that there has to be at least 2 different unique variants

I.E. it's not a ce guide if ALL copies of the guide are CE guides

I believe the earliest found was a Diablo II guide with a unique cover art on it so 2000???

That conversation starts here: http://collectorsedition.org/forums/...790#post130790

And continues for a little while

[KnightOfTruth]

Originally Posted by SwiftDeath

CE guides have really started to take off since last fall or so but have been around for a while

We had a discussion in another thread somewhere about the earliest collector's edition guide

My requirements for it to be a CE guide are that there has to be at least 2 different unique variants

I.E. it's not a ce guide if ALL copies of the guide are CE guides

I believe the earliest found was a Diablo II guide with a unique cover art on it so 2000???

That conversation starts here: http://collectorsedition.org/forums/...790#post130790

And continues for a little while

Thanks for the tips! Yeah, I've been collecting guides for years, guess I never paid attention until recently though that they started becoming "CE".

(Also, I don't make it a habit of necro'ing threads - this one came up in my search for something and didn't realize it was a bit dated)

[tonybsg]

I tend to open everything

[SwiftDeath]

Originally Posted by tonybsg

I tend to open everything

I usually open everything but worry with some guides that I'll lose the extra stuff. Be it lithographs or maps etc.

Dumb reason I know but I have yet to figure out a good way of keeping them all together.

[SwiftDeath]

Originally Posted by StayFree( ' 3')

...and what is up with this new trend of having CE guides now?? Seems more like a money grab for these guide publishers.

Interestingly this made me wonder what the first collector's edition guide was

I honestly can't think of it

Some old ones though are ACII, MEII, Gears of war

I'm sure there are some older ones but gears of war is the oldest I can think of

That was published about 6 years ago.......

[Matt16]

Originally Posted by SwiftDeath

Interestingly this made me wonder what the first collector's edition guide was

I honestly can't think of it

Some old ones though are ACII, MEII, Gears of war

I'm sure there are some older ones but gears of war is the oldest I can think of

That was published about 6 years ago.......

Hmm that's got me thinking as well

The oldest I've got is final fantasy 12 which is about 6 years to I think

[Redmagster]

Madden 2005 which was out 2004 had a Collector's Edition guide albeit was a paperback...