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There are actually a few like this, some even have different covers (Samurai Showdown 2), but the same release code. I think the first one was released for the UK (and Europe?) market and the second one was an Asian release (still in English). There were actually two types of Clamshell releases but both are the same game so they are both generally put into one boat, so to speak.
It will be interesting to see how many actual Clamshell releases there are. There were 39 English Clamshell titles released, but as the are quite a few with 2 different release areas (SNK Europe and SNK Japan), meaning there are obviously more for collectors purposes.
I wonder if this will making a difference in the future, and whether it should be noted when selling the game? Personally, i do not do this, but may be it should be introduced for clarity with the duel release games. <img src="graemlins/spock.gif" border="0" alt="[Spock]" />
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It will be interesting to see how many actual Clamshell releases there are. There were 39 English Clamshell titles released, but as the are quite a few with 2 different release areas (SNK Europe and SNK Japan), meaning there are obviously more for collectors purposes.
I wonder if this will making a difference in the future, and whether it should be noted when selling the game? Personally, i do not do this, but may be it should be introduced for clarity with the duel release games. <img src="graemlins/spock.gif" border="0" alt="[Spock]" />
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Yeah, I've always kinda wondered about this. I guess if the rating is on the back, it's UK, not asian, right?
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snkneogeousaCTH
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That's very bizarre... Most of the games I have had with the different language manuals and pink cards had the ratings on the back... They also had SNK - UK address not JPN. Bizarre.
Oh well, I'll be keeping both of them 
I was gonna try to track down the other cover variations, but I think it'll probably be a waste of time and money!!
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Well the left one is the UK / european release and the right one is the english asia release.
Quite siple because UK Releases have differnt languege manuals in it the asian release have only english manual. The UK vers has often diffent flags on the back.........
Quite siple because UK Releases have differnt languege manuals in it the asian release have only english manual. The UK vers has often diffent flags on the back.........
Very nice Saturn Collection, but a few missing, Mega Man 3X and Jewels of the Oracle for starters. Still a pretty pennies worth though. 
I think it would still be useful to know which NGPC Clamshell games were released in the slightly different format/outer box.
[ December 30, 2002: Message edited by: 2D ]</p>
I think it would still be useful to know which NGPC Clamshell games were released in the slightly different format/outer box.
[ December 30, 2002: Message edited by: 2D ]</p>
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The single language cover variant is NOT a specific ‘Asian’ version.
They were distributed by SNK/UK to UK retailers alongside the tri-manual versions, and in fact, sometimes they seem to have been the only versions available. They are official UK versions. They are not ‘grey’ imports or anything else. Retailers added ELSPA labels where applicable. Some have SNK’s Osaka address, some do not. There is even a sort of ‘evolution’ within this type of packaging, as the later games actually have ‘CE’ and ‘ELSPA’ logos printed onto the inserts. ‘Asian’ or ‘Hong Kong’ versions would not need European union compliant packaging.
SNK were clearly trying various types of inserts/manual combinations. Sometimes games with tri-language inserts, were distributed with only the English manual in the UK. Other times they included all three. As was wisely stated above, It was a weird time for SNK!
I bought most of my NGPC games from officially sanctioned, and officially supplied UK high-street retailers, and I have the usual combination of insert variants.
My advise to anyone looking to collect these games would be don’t worry about it. They are all legitimate. Look at Faselei and Last Blade! Two of the later releases, all of the official UK versions that I have seen, have single manuals and single language English inserts, with ELSPA/CE logos printed on them.
My personal opinion on this matter is that SNK were less than worried about producing multi-language versions of these games. I think that they would have rather just have made the Jp and Eng lan versions. I think that as their enthusiasm waned, they tried to cut costs by printing less manuals, making less variants etc.
Although it is also strange that some versions (As the tri version in the picture above) dont have age ratings on them, but seem to have a space where one could be put?
Whereas the single lan Euro version has the Age rating. It could simply be a later print, once the censors had rated the game, that was printed specifically for the UK.
They were distributed by SNK/UK to UK retailers alongside the tri-manual versions, and in fact, sometimes they seem to have been the only versions available. They are official UK versions. They are not ‘grey’ imports or anything else. Retailers added ELSPA labels where applicable. Some have SNK’s Osaka address, some do not. There is even a sort of ‘evolution’ within this type of packaging, as the later games actually have ‘CE’ and ‘ELSPA’ logos printed onto the inserts. ‘Asian’ or ‘Hong Kong’ versions would not need European union compliant packaging.
SNK were clearly trying various types of inserts/manual combinations. Sometimes games with tri-language inserts, were distributed with only the English manual in the UK. Other times they included all three. As was wisely stated above, It was a weird time for SNK!
I bought most of my NGPC games from officially sanctioned, and officially supplied UK high-street retailers, and I have the usual combination of insert variants.
My advise to anyone looking to collect these games would be don’t worry about it. They are all legitimate. Look at Faselei and Last Blade! Two of the later releases, all of the official UK versions that I have seen, have single manuals and single language English inserts, with ELSPA/CE logos printed on them.
My personal opinion on this matter is that SNK were less than worried about producing multi-language versions of these games. I think that they would have rather just have made the Jp and Eng lan versions. I think that as their enthusiasm waned, they tried to cut costs by printing less manuals, making less variants etc.
Although it is also strange that some versions (As the tri version in the picture above) dont have age ratings on them, but seem to have a space where one could be put?
Whereas the single lan Euro version has the Age rating. It could simply be a later print, once the censors had rated the game, that was printed specifically for the UK.
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i have 2 UK PAL C/SHELL Samurai Shodown 2's like that.
The first one has a drawing with a white background on the cover, and 3 flags on the back. It contains 3 manuals inside.
The second has a red cover with all the character's faces on it. It only has english on the back of the box, and one english manual.
They are definenetly both uk pal releases.
They are different because at the end of the ngpc life to save printing costs SNK only produced one manual, one language varient, which was onyl released in britian because the pocket amrket for the rest of europe was dead and as such SNK didn;t feel the need to continue the 3 manual versions anymore. case closed.!
[ December 30, 2002: Message edited by: Plisken ]</p>
The first one has a drawing with a white background on the cover, and 3 flags on the back. It contains 3 manuals inside.
The second has a red cover with all the character's faces on it. It only has english on the back of the box, and one english manual.
They are definenetly both uk pal releases.
They are different because at the end of the ngpc life to save printing costs SNK only produced one manual, one language varient, which was onyl released in britian because the pocket amrket for the rest of europe was dead and as such SNK didn;t feel the need to continue the 3 manual versions anymore. case closed.!
[ December 30, 2002: Message edited by: Plisken ]</p>
Originally posted by 2D:
<strong>Very nice Saturn Collection, but a few missing, Mega Man 3X and Jewels of the Oracle for starters. Still a pretty pennies worth though.
[ December 30, 2002: Message edited by: 2D ]</strong><hr></blockquote>
Were those released in the UK?? My collection is mostly UK stuff with the exception of Silvergun and Gale Racer.
The Saturn has a lot to answer for! It is the reason I started collecting games!!
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