Nintendo Switch Game "Starter Editions"
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- Опубликовано: 10 сен 2024
- I start looking at Starter Editions.
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I genuinely really like the kinda alternate box design shown here. I’ve always loved when games had alternate box art, and while this isn’t technically that, it does feel clean getting rid of all the text and stuff
I bought a second copy of splatoon 2 on eBay (to be able to play with my little sister, this was a while ago before splat 3), and I was surprised to find out it came with the special box that was shown in this video! I lucked out, I guess lol
I specifically tracked down a copy of this version of Odyssey for the clean artwork. It's nice not having all the garbage on the back and the ESRB rating
I own the splatoon one but I never actually noticed that the case was different. I definitely like the cleaner look.
that being said, those original box arts are designed to have that shit there. The mario odyssey one has just like a red triangle on the bottom that looks pretty flat without shit in front of it
I genuinely hate these Alt art designs.
Around the time I bought my Switch was when Scott’s Woz episode on Instruction Manuals first came out. When I went to buy Odyssey I saw the Traveler Guide bundle, and I remembered how the Woz episode lamented how Instruction Manuals were a dying art in the modern age. And so I bought that one.
And yeah like the episode said it’s BS that something like Instructions is a luxury superfluous item now, but gosh darn it the Odyssey Traveler Guide is well put together and takes me back to the old Mario games and their fun instruction manuals.
Gamecube instruction manuals were really top notch from nintendo. I still kick myself for being the dumb kid and not keeping them in their cases, because I've lost almost all of them since i was like 12. The thing scott was saying about "identity" with the manuals was really felt in all the exclusives I had for gc
Scott is racist look it up 😊
I wish i kept my travelers guide in better condition it has a big diagonal crease in it
I think the real value to these editions is for kids to have something to flip through on the way home.
You're forgetting that the switch is portable so presumably if they're so excited to play the game... they'd already be playing the game lol.
@@jorgemtzb9359 Depends on the person and the game. For instance, I would personally only play the game in the car if I knew the ride was gonna be at least 2 hours, whereas I would probably just read the guide and wait for a bigger screen if it were only an hour or less and I thought the game was worth it. And yes I'm talking about me as a kid.
The Switch is the console I always dreamed of as a child. It would have been integral in family road trips and even car rides with my parents running errands. Too bad I’m an adult and don’t have much of a reason to bring it out of my house these days
@@jorgemtzb9359Well, when I bought Mario Odyssey, on launch, when I was kid, I wanted to wait until I got home (to play on TV), so if I had this edition, I would've been all over the guide book lmao
It’s a switch they could play it on the way home
"you have the snow kingdom and then... french"
i have no idea why but the delivery of this line killed me.
Opening Splatoon 2 on camera was a moment for Scott. Glad I was here for it
This is one of my favorite channels to wind down with, I love listening to Scott ramble on about obscure video game items :)
Damn it's actually weirdly unsettling to see an official game box without a rating in the corner
Wait a minute! I actually have the case for the Breath of the Wild starter edition. Found it in the mud next to a pile of stuff that someone threw out. I had assumed it was part of the collector's edition, but had wondered why a piece of a collector's edition would be abandoned without the cartridge like that. Until now, I assumed haste was the reason. It's clear now that because it was something for newcomers rather than collectors, it simply wasn't important enough to keep. Now five or so years later, I could probably sell it for a decent amount, if not for two details. First of all, with it being such an interesting item, I don't want to part with it. And second, even if I were willing to part with it, it's water damaged due to it being left out in the rain prior to finding it, thus devaluing it. All the same, it is the first piece of Nintendo Switch memorabilia I ever obtained. And I do still plan on getting a used Breath of the Wild cartridge to store inside it someday. Only ever played the game on Wii U.
When I first bought my switch the only copy of Splatoon 2 they had on the shelves was the starter edition, with the stickers! So seeing as I like stickers, and the fact that this was my first Splatoon game and I could use the help of a guide, I was very happy with the purchase :) weird seeing them here without the stickers lol
As someone that despises how much text/filler/unnecessary text they dump on the back i wish games had these covers as a reversal sleeve
The nerve to do this hours after the gex trilogy HD announcement
The what
Did it release already or did it get cancelled?
I miss old school gaming walkthroughs. I kept so many random old manuals for games I didn't even own anymore. I always felt they should have expanded to include concept art and making of details.
I’m considering making a strategy guide for the game I’m making (Wink & The Broken Robot)
I actually bought both the breath of the wild and tears of the kingdom official guides. It is by no way at all usefull nowdays as you can look up all info but maaaaan its such a great book to have as a collector thing :D
@@MaxOakland you should! that sounds really cool
I still remember getting my copy of BOTW with the explorer's guide for almost free thanks to winning a $50 giftcard at work alongside a price match that dropped the total to $55. Best $5 out of pocket I've spent.
I remember getting a giant Odyssey book. Cost way too much but it was neat
Is it the art book?
Was it the guidebook lol
@@littletimmythefifth29the giant white guidebook
*too
*Cost
I ended up getting the Mario Odyssey and Splatoon 2 Guide bundles as a Christmas gift alongside the Switch. Splatoon 2's Splategy Guide was a pretty solid book that went in depth on how to get started and had plenty of good hints and tips about the weapons and maps.
Mario's Guide was definitely weak in comparison to the Splatoon 2 Guide. Especially given the guide only consists of a small number of pages then re-printed in 2 separate languages.
I think it's really weird how Scott criticizes these boxes for having full art on the back and not all the marketing text when he did an episode all about box art and what a lost art excellent box art is, and he praised many box arts for being clean and free of exactly that stuff.
He likes actual box art not random shots of the game
"a fifth grade level nonfiction book" is weirdly absolutely the most fitting description of the BOTW Explorer's Guide wth i love you scott
What comes with the Scott the Woz Starter Edition?
I'll start: A pair of glasses and four Wii Us.
a copy of gex and madden 08
Pepto Bismol, of course
@@kkibi 09
a virgin certificate and the topic wheel.
A seething hatred of Chibi Robo Zip Lash and how to commit tax fraud
I can see those box art variants being worth a completely absurd amount of money in probably... 10 years or so. That's actually pretty cool. I'd seen these around before, but had no idea they featured their own unique game cases.
Man i wish i kept my odyssey carboard box
I think it would be cool if he talked about limited run games on switch such as zombies ate my neighbors or doom.
I think stuff like this is a big reason why I think companies shouldn't completely abandon physical media. I think there are a lot of advantages for publishers who put games out on physical, such as making it more accessible for parents and grandparents and others who aren't gaming literate to purchase a game as a gift. But also for stuff like this, where you have an opportunity to make your product stand out among the rest with a bonus, even if it's one as simple as the guides in this video. I also think having stuff like this bolsters the perception of these games. Like Odyssey, BotW, and Splatoon 2 were big releases in Nintendo's first year and I think having these editions helped drive that point home.
This is so satisfying to look at side-by-side. Three really excellent games
I have the original Botw Explorer's edition with the map! It was a cool thing to have but I always just end up leaving that stuff in the box for safe keeping. I really should take the time to experience everything that comes in the package, huh? Scott helps me realize that about games.
I appreciate all of Scott’s channels bc it’s the only way I get Nintendo knowledge and history as my Nintendo consoles are pretty much Pokémon and Zelda machines with a couple FE games thrown in.
Speaking of Pokémon, hope your Save File isn't deleted from Gen 9...
I actually own the explorer guide versions of both Super Mario Odyssey and LoZ: Breath of the Wild. I almost never used the strategy guides as they’re little more than glorified instruction booklets and even in 2018 when I started playing them, there were far more robust guides I could find online to help me complete the games.
The realisation that you need to purchase a full on special edition of a game for little more than what used to count for the game's manual.
I remember I was working at Walmart electronics department when the started releasing those. We didn’t have a section for them because they didn’t match UPC with the regular game so we had them under the lock case. Unless the customer specifically asked for them I usually went off by how the customer treated me. If the customer came in and seemed friendly and they asked for one of those games I’d just go “oh we also have this version that comes with a strategy guide at no extra cost” but if you came in with an attitude I’d just sell them the regular version.
I do miss instruction manuals, that had a lot of love put into them, then again, I do get the ecological aspect of not printing them anymore, but for the publishers it's just a way to save costs.
You know scott will talk about the gex trilogy at a later date.
“You have the snow kingdom and then… French” best Scott Line that Isn’t from an actual Scott Video
I didn’t even know about this. That’s pretty cool tbh
“I bought these over priced things that are pretty disappointing and that I already owned other copies of”
Never change Woz.
When my sister and I got our Switches, we both got a copy of Splatoon 2, along with Mario Odyssey for me and Breath of the Wild for her. It was these editions.
I'm pretty sure that was the last time I threw away a cardboard box.
You didn’t keep the boxes 💀
Good to know Scott uploads on here for now as he’s trying to finish some videos he working on for his main channel “Scott The Woz”
Man I remember getting the Zelda Explorer Edition. Have the map taped to my wall and the guide on my desk.
This actually makes me nostalgic for the first year of the Nintendo Switch it was so new and different at the time
I just sold my Mario Odyssey and Splatoon 2 starter editions and wasn't sure if I should be kicking myself for it. Thanks for telling me how to feel, Scott!
A game and strategy guide in one, what a sweet deal 😁
The thumbnail is missing the Scott's Stash branding lol
He actually just added it
My sis and I got the starter edition if Slatoon 2 and Breath of the Wild. I love them, the fact we get a very detailed instructions manual equivalent to the strategy guides is very nice.
Now I need to get a copy of the Splatoon 2 Splategy Guide because that looks so cool
I have the Zelda one!! I think they had 2 different versons of it (adventurer's and [something else]). I really miss the days when you would get manuals. Depending on the developer, it was an art book, tips and tricks, stickers, cheats, etc.
Wait
If this versions don't include the ESRB ratings on the case because the rating is on the box itself then does that mean that any collector edition of a game could have a boxart without the annoying labels and just clean artwork?
WHY DON'T COLLECTOR'S EDITIONS DO EXACTLY THAT THEN?!?!
Whoa! There's a Scott the Woz comment for all of you.
I live in PAL region so I don't know if it's different but I have a few games without the PEGI rating on the box that came from collector's editions - these include Smash Bros Ultimate, Octopath Traveler, Xenoblade 1, Tears of the Kingdom, Fire Emblem Warriors, Fire Emblem Three Houses, Fire Emblem Three Hopes, and a few others
@@EarthboundBenjy isn't the smash ultimate collector edition case a steel case?
I was talking about more the original cases without labels
@@tomasfarinha5775 It came with both a steel case _and_ a regular case without the PEGI rating.
In fact, almost all of my steel case editions came with both cases, but they still have the PEGI rating if they didn't also come in a bigger box. ...The only steel case edition that didn't come with a regular game case is Tales of Symphonia, which really annoyed me because the case just has Corrine's big face on it, and is of a different build quality to the other steel cases... i wish I just got the regular version of Symphonia tbh.
@@EarthboundBenjy wow I didn't know that, pretty cool
That whole deal with symphonia sucks tho
As a graphic design student, these peak my interest more than ever before
Happy Gex Trilogy announcement day everyone
You know it’s a good day when Scott uploads
im pretty sure I download the Zelda and Mario guides from Club Nintendo for like 100 silver coins
I got that Splatoon 2 pack when I first got my switch, the guide book is fun to look through because of the art
Of course a Scott's Stash video was uploaded the same day the Gex trilogy gets announced
I was one of the few who bought splatoon 2 with that guide and sticker sheet to have the video game
Not to knock the Splatagy guide, but i feel like it would be the best since it’s a lot more clear what you have to put in it. An overview of the weapons, mechanics, and maps. While in the other two you have to make a lot more choices to make it, like do you include every moon, every sidequest, etc. and it’s hard to strike a middle ground between the bare minimum and the bare maximum, especially when the other two games have stories while splatoon kinda doesn’t
I can see someone hasn't played Splatoons story modes at all
@@orderdisorder720I mean you don’t really need a whole strategy guide for the story modes, since they’re basically glorified tutorials
I don't know why but although I inhaled all of the videos of your main channel multiple times, your stash-channel was recommended to me merely a couple of weeks ago. Awesome content though, congrats
Not sure of this was a PAL region exclusive but I have a collectors edition of BOTW that comes with the following: Copy of the artbook "Creating a champion" with new cover art, a cloth map of hyrule, a replica glass spirit orb and a copy of the photo of link and all 4 champions from the game, printed on photo paper.
Strangely doesn't come with the game but it's a lovely set and I got it off Amazon years ago for £49.99 half price.
It's funny you posting this today because I was digging through some boxes and found these exact editions.
I got the BOTW Explorer's Edition at a Walmart when it was new!
Scott the Woz is my favorite workout music.
I missed the French Kingdom in Odyssey. Guess I needed the Traveler's Guide.
My goofy ass saw both versions of Mario Odyssey in Gamestop in 2019 after I got my switch and I was fooled into getting the one with the Traveler's guide. I was disappointed that the English section was only a handful of pages but I learned how to do all the cap throws from it so that was neat
Hmm, This “Scott’s Stash” guy is kinda cool. I wonder if he has a bigger channel masterful videos with comedic effects implemented>.
“Scott talks about a Dodo for 12 and a half minutes”
I have the Zelda edition. I didn't know I had anything unique. I hope I didn't throw the box away....
I have the Splatoon 2 one. It's pretty cool.
I almost picked up the Splatoon 2 Starter pack recently for the extra goodies. It was only $35 complete, but i kept scrolling on eBay and saw the normal game in box for $15.
My favorite scott hands content.
4:02 "Roll: As any geometry student can tell you, the shortest distance between two points is to be a ball when you travel them."
The stuff they put into these guides sometimes feels so random xD
I think it's kind of cool, it's kind of like a giant game manual which is sad we don't get those anymore for the most part
I got my switch when the oled came out so Im glad I was able to grab these.
I got the explorer’s edition of botw Christmas 2017. Pretty cool package
I *could* have bought these in 2019 when I worked at ToysRUs in one of the revival stores (1 in NJ, 1 in Texas) but I didn't. I can't recall if I owned Odyssey or BOTW digitally by then, but I did play both in 2020, no guide needed.
Ooh!
These remind me of these things we had back in the day that were known as "manuals". I kind of miss those days.
Gex Trilogy has been announced!!!
I remember buying the Odyssey and Splatoon 2 ones because they where on clearance.
THEY DID THIS? man I "love" usa exclusives
I remember that CDPR and Techland did something similar to this when they brought over The Witcher 3 and Dying Light to the switch. The Witcher had a world compendium and a map. Dying Light had a strategy guide and a map.
My grandma got me the Mario odyssey one… I had already finished Mario odyssey but the thought counts
Remember when these kinds of guides just came with the game to begin with
Makes me miss the old prima strategy guides
oh my god, I have that version of Mario Oddessy and I never noticed that it didn't have the ESRB rating on it, now I'll never not notice that thanks Scott!
I once bought a copy of Mario Odyssey in this package from a website that sells books from libraries that don't want them for 10 bucks. I got a $60 game special edition for $10.
That Splatoon 2 one is how I first got the game
Thank god. I got breath of the Wild and thought I accidentally threw a map away
fun fact, I got a Splatoon 2 Starter Edition for $30 at a Target at around 2019. Nice deal but never really played since Splatoon 2 was done with adding new content and splatfests.
Did y’all see the Gex trilogy remaster just got announced👀
Scott complaining that the Zelda UI is too easy and simple to follow is such a Nintendo thing
Can’t wait for a video on the gex trilogy
The starter edition of Mario odyssey is how I got Mario odyssey which means I have a naked game case with no back text or esrb
Do you still have the guide?
@@Duck64355 yes
This made me curious as to which edition is my BotW copy. Grabbed the dusty cardboard box off of my shelf and I can’t believe it’s the one that comes with the map. I remember getting it alongside my Switch as a gift back in 2018 I believe, only grabbed the game case and left the rest of the cardboard box in my shelf to get all dusty without ever glancing at the rest of the contents that came inside lol
Stash it baby!!!
hey scott gex trilogy just got announced
I actually have the Explorer's Edition for BoTW and I think it is pretty cool! It was the same price as the regular edition, so it just made sense to get it. I worked at Best Buy during the Holiday of 2017, and I would always tell people to get the Explorer's Edition instead of the standard edition.
Hey, I bought the Breath of the Wild one! That's because I never bought the game on launch because I bought the Switch for Monster Hunter XX so my first American game was Bomberman R
I love these Scott's Stash videos.
Woah why have I never heard of these
Hey all
I actually got my switch with the starter edition of splatoon 2 with the stickers
Scott’s stash and Scott the woz are really similar, I wonder if they’re friends
In other world they just made VERY THICC Manuals Booklets for the games.
I have the Splatoon one. And yea… I already had the game and just wanted the box in case it was hard to find later.
I remember thinking those were cool, but kind of pointless for me since I got those three games during 2017. Got Splatoon 2 with my Switch during summer, bought Breath of the Wild digitally in the fall using eShop cards I got for my birthday, and got Super Mario Odyssey as a Christmas present.