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12Works are sometimes released in two versions: the VanillaEdition, and a better, souped-up AceCustom edition with exclusive BonusMaterial. With movies, you can expect deleted scenes, filmmaker interviews, [[UnratedEdition never-before-seen footage]], commentary tracks and so forth. Video games tend to offer a shiny metal case, developer artwork, bonus characters or the StrategyGuide. Newspapers might have supplementary articles based on national events, like elections or notable sports (Olympics being held in the country? Expect a lot of press!). ConceptArt, a "making-of" featurette, background story information, character biographies, [[MultipleEndings alternate endings]] and [[{{Feelies}} trinkets]] are common with any media. All yours, if you pay some extra money.
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14Worth it? Depends on the individual work, and who you ask. In any case, this is a good marketing strategy, because it feeds into many people's compulsion to own the "best" version. It's particularly clever if you can get people to buy the "ordinary" (some more "[[VanillaEdition ordinary]]" than others) version, discover how cool it is, and then go shell out ''again'' for the Limited Special Collector's Ultimate Edition.
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16Occasionally the souped-up edition is the ''only'' edition for the first few months of a new release (or may be received as a PreOrderBonus). Conversely, the special edition might not be released until a couple of months after the regular edition to squeeze more money out of die-hard fans.
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18Another practice is releasing films both separately and in a BoxedSet with sequels. As more sequels come out, more editions with the entire series come out. The box sets traditionally come with extra features. This is also done with TV series -- four episodes will be on one DVD. Then another four. Then another four. And finally the whole sixteen episodes of the season in a neat little box set. Done to excess, can become (and sometimes is) an example of CrackIsCheaper.
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20Just because a product has a "Collector's Edition" or "Limited Edition" printed on it, it doesn't mean it's actually rare, valuable for reselling, or even something actual collectors desire. The comic book industry suffered heavily in the 1990s thanks to a collector bubble, when products like these were mass produced to exploit people who actually believed they would become valuable items in the future--but those so-called "Collector's Editions" are still worth nothing to this day.
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22Note that, with regard to video games, this should not be confused with an UpdatedRerelease, because that's when a game is rereleased with brand new content and significant alterations to the gameplay. The Limited Special Collector's Ultimate Edition comes out alongside the regular edition and just adds bonus content separate from the core game.
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24'''Remember that Administrivia/ExamplesAreNotRecent.'''
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28[[index]]
29* LimitedSpecialCollectorsUltimateEdition/AnimeAndManga
30* LimitedSpecialCollectorsUltimateEdition/{{Film}}
31* LimitedSpecialCollectorsUltimateEdition/{{Music}}
32* LimitedSpecialCollectorsUltimateEdition/VideoGames
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36!!Other Examples:
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40[[folder:Comic Books]]
41* DC Comics with their "Absolute" line of comic releases, which gives the deluxe treatment to well-known classic series like ''Comicbook/{{Watchmen}}'', ''Batman: ComicBook/TheLongHalloween'', ''Comicbook/KingdomCome'', ''ComicBook/TheSandman1989'' -- which just might be the only comic-book series to be given this treatment for its entire range in four volumes -- and many more. These releases are often housed in a hardcover case and include original scripts, alternate cover treatments, introductions and commentary by the creators of the various series and much more. They're also printed at a larger size than normal, giving the artwork more room to be appreciated. Of course, they come at a premium (most sets cost between $150 and $175).
42* Dark Horse Comics released ''ComicBook/SinCity'' in an "Archival Edition", putting all the various series in their own hardcover book (plus a special making-of book), and subsequently housing them in two dustproof hardcover cases. Ponying up the money for the two "Archival" releases will set you back to the tune of $400.
43* First, the ''ComicBook/ArchieComics'' stories of Archie marrying Veronica and Betty came over the course of seven issues. Then, the parts were compiled in a trade paperback. Seven months after the paperback compilation, the comics received a ''hardcover'' book with interviews with the writers and artists, annotations of pop culture references, and five bonus comics from the 1940s-60s. The price difference isn't that big, but it's still surprising that an ''Archie'' comic would get published in book form twice.
44* It was extremely common during the [[MediaNotes/TheDarkAgeOfComicBooks 1990s]] when comic collector sales were at their height for multiple editions of the same comic book. Often they wouldn't be anything more than an alternate cover art, a shiny cover, or just a label saying "collectors edition" on it. However, this mass saturation of the market helped lead to MediaNotes/TheGreatComicsCrashOf1996.
45* ''ComicBook/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicIDW'' Issue #1's joint Larry's & Jetpack variant [[http://pics.lockerz.com/s/252022729 cover]], which uses the connected rough design production artwork of the Larry's Comics variant [[http://pics.lockerz.com/s/251772299 cover]] and the Jetpack Comics variant [[http://www.jetpackcomics.com/images/excl/mlpjetcoverfull.jpg cover]], will have [[http://boards.collectors-society.com/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=6086166#Post6086166 only 125]] copies printed. The Jetpack variant itself will be limited to [[http://www.jetpackcomics.com/index.html only 750]] copies.
46* ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogIDW: Due to the original Team Sonic Racing one-shot being released five entire months before the game IDW re-printed it alongside Team Sonic Racing's actual release as the Plus Deluxe Turbo Championship Edition with an extra story added and new cover using renders from the actual game. It also includes some mini-guides and tips/tricks for the game among the original's already quite extensive list of bonus pages.
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50[[folder:Fan Works]]
51* Parodied in this [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/3294476/1/Enterprise-Special-Edition-Season-4 list of Special Edition 'deleted scenes']] from Season 4 of ''Series/StarTrekEnterprise''.
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55* Unlike most other media, books are objects whose physical qualities are important to their appreciation. When something first hits the shelves, its earliest editions will be in the larger and more durable trade hardback format, which tends to cost about two or three times as much as a pocket paperback. In the more rarified realms of the literary market, there also exists the leatherbound book, which can sell for well above U.S. $100 for a typical novel.
56* ''Literature/ASeriesOfUnfortunateEvents'': Numerous rereleases of The Bad Beginning, including one priced higher than the thirteen-book box set. Also, the box sets, which have exclusive artwork. The new paperbacks are aversions because they're much better for about half the price.
57* J.R.R. Tolkien's work is a really big offender here: at least five editions of ''Literature/TheLordOfTheRings'', three of ''Literature/TheHobbit'', and two of ''Literature/TheSilmarillion'' all have some sort of "bonus content", including (but most likely not limited to) introductions by noted authors, footnotes detailing the writing of the book in question, character indexes with extra backstory, and being really shiny.
58** One reason for so many editions is that unauthorized editions were printed up by unscrupulous publishers. J. R. R. Tolkien spent some time fixing copyright problems to stop this. Famous words on back of the Ballantine or "Hippie Edition":
59---> "This paperback edition, and no other, has been published with my consent and co-operation. Those who approve of courtesy (at least) to living authors will purchase it, and no other." ''J. R. R. Tolkien''
60** And then of course you have the various "anniversary" collector's editions, each with their own artwork. The 35th anniversary edition was famous for being illustrated by then-unknown Alan Lee.
61** Tolkien also re-released ''Literature/TheHobbit'' with revised and extended description of Gollum's cave, since Bilbo [[OrwellianRetcon "lied"]] about how he came to possess the ring; the original version actually contradicts the premise of LOTR, since Gollum simply gives the Ring to Bilbo and leads him out of the cave.
62* A new and improved version of ''Literature/HarryPotterAndThePhilosophersStone'' released advertised sparkly new content from Jo Rowling - which turned out to be a single sketch of Snape. Ouch.
63** The ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheDeathlyHallows Deathly Hallows]]'' special edition seems to have had little more than some new art added. It's still pretty nice, though.
64* ''Literature/HisDarkMaterials'' was re-released for the film in a complete collection with new material detailing what Will and Lyra did, will do, or might do, depending on how canon you take it.
65* The Easton Press produces fine leather-bound collector editions of books. These are specially made for bookcollectors and come in landmark series like ''The 100 Greatest Books Ever Written'', ''Library of the Presidents'' and ''Great Books of the 20th Century''
66* ''The Last Hope'', the GrandFinale of ''Literature/WarriorCats'', has an "Enhanced Edition" e-book available for purchase alongside the VanillaEdition. The Enhanced Edition contains videos of [[{{ItMakesSenseInContext}} the authors]] talking about the series, an [[PreviewPiggybacking excerpt of the fifth Super Edition]], ''Yellowfang's Secret'', notes that reveal things such as [[WhatCouldHaveBeen ideas that never made it into the book]] and an exclusive game.
67* Subterranean Press's limited edition of Creator/JoeHill's ''Literature/{{NOS4A2}}'' comes with an exclusive alternate ending as well as an entire novella that was cut from the original manuscript.
68* Starting from the mid-80s, Creator/StephenKing branched out releases of his work to include premium limited editions and boxed sets of many of his classic works, many of which now command high prices on the secondary market (and many of which don't even involve him directly anymore):
69** ''Literature/TheDarkTower'', as a franchise, received numerous limited and signed editions. Starting from the original book, ''Literature/TheGunslinger'', each new installment was released in a standard hardcover and softcover edition by Grant Books, along with a signed and lettered edition (plus a limited run of full series sets, encompassing everything from ''Gunslinger'' through ''Literature/TheDarkTower2004'', in a numbered-run of ten hardcover volumes sold for several thousand dollars). ''Literature/TheWindThroughTheKeyhole'' (an {{Interquel}} that is set midway through the series) was also released in a limited-edition run with a faux-snakeskin clamshell case, signed by King.
70** Creator/CentipedePress's limited edition of ''Literature/SalemsLot'' came with some then-exclusive deleted scenes that King removed from the text. A trade edition with them was later released.
71** ''Literature/TheStand'' was released by Doubleday in 1990 in a special "Coffin" edition, numbered to 1,250 copies, in a deluxe leather-bound edition with a wooden box made up to look like a coffin, and signed by both King and illustrator Bernie Wrightson.
72** For the 25th anniversary printing of ''Literature/{{It}}'', a limited-edition (of 750 copies) was released, signed by King and three artists who contributed new illustrations to the book.
73** Starting from the early 2000s, hardcover printings by both Subterranean Press and Cemetery Dance Productions have included limited "artist" editions signed by the illustrators of the book, which are typically released in limited numbers.
74* The omnibus edition of the two ''Literature/RedDwarf'' novels written by both Grant and Naylor includes some changes to the first book (retooling {{Take That}}s at real celebrities into NoCelebritiesWereHarmed), adding a new ending to the second book, adding the original script for the tv show's pilot and a copy of the original beermat that contains the first brainstorming session for the show.
75* The Subterranean Press editions of the ''Literature/MalazanBookOfTheFallen'' come in numbered copies, with very nice paper and several specifically commissioned illustrations per book.
76* British publisher [[https://www.foliosociety.com/ The Folio Society]] specialises in high-end hardback reprints, usually with specially commissioned illustrations. Prices are usually between £30 and £40 (about $40 to $55) but can go much higher.
77* Back in the days before the health dangers of asbestos were widely known, at least two novels had limited editions bound in that material: ''Literature/Fahrenheit451'' (1953, 200 signed and numbered copies) and ''Literature/{{Firestarter}}'' (1980, 26 signed copies lettered A to Z).
78* Creator/IsaacAsimov: ''3 by Isaac Asimov'' (also known as ''Three Science Fiction Tales'') was published by Targ Editions in 1981, containing three {{Short Stor|y}}ies: "Literature/TrueLove", "Literature/TheLastAnswer", and "Literature/FairExchange". This thin volume is less than twenty pages long, each edition is hand-signed by Dr Asimov, and only 250 were ever published.
79* Black Library, the publishing arm of TabletopGame/Warhammer40000 and TabletopGame/WarhammerAgeOfSigmar creator Games Workshop, frequently puts out special editions of its novels. These limited editions are much more expensive than the standard releases ($65-80 USD versus $15-30), but they include such bonuses as autographs, character art, alternate covers, gilt page edges, extra short stories, and special author commentaries, and are often bound in cloth or faux leather with embossing, metal details, and foil highlights. There are also occasional super-deluxe collector's editions that come with {{Feelies}} such as pins, bookmarks, coins, dice, maps, art prints, and stickers. The print runs for these editions never go above 2,500, and for the deluxe editions it's usually somewhere between 1,250 and 1,750 copies.
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82[[folder:Live-Action TV]]
83* For the DVD releases of the ''Series/DoctorWho'' revival, three to six episodes at a time are released on '{{vanilla|edition}}' [=DVDs=] with few or no extras just a month or so after broadcast -- longer for North American releases, although the broadcasts have been day-and-date with the UK since 2011. Full series [=DVDs=] with lots of extras are saved for later.
84** There are also various limited special editions ''of the boxed sets themselves''. [[http://www.timelash.com/tardis/display.asp?1584 Series three]] had a normal version, and two retailer exclusive sleeves for Amazon.co.uk and Woolworths (the Cyberman head was a previous Amazon exclusive, the TARDIS box was used for all early S1 boxes).
85** The earlier stories "The Five Doctors" and "Remembrance of the Daleks" were both released twice on DVD in the UK. The original DVD of "The Five Doctors" was one of the very first DVD releases of BBC shows to test the market, had no special features apart from some isolated music tracks, used the 1995 Special Edition that is to say the least controversial among fans instead of the originally broadcast version, and is not officially considered part of the Who DVD release programme. The original DVD version of "Remembrance of the Daleks" had a notorious blooper in which the first and most spectacular use of the "glowing skeleton" Dalek extermination effect was left out because of a remastering error, and also had relatively few special features by later standards. Both stories came out a second time in 2008 and 2009 respectively with much more special features.
86** Almost all of the DVD releases from the first two years of the release schedule were later re-released with improved picture quality and new special features, along with a couple of other famous stories released later.
87** ''Spearhead from Space'' ended up with three different disc editions: the original one, the expanded version released in the ''Mannequin Mania'' box, and a 2013 Platform/BluRay edition (as the only story made entirely on film other than the 1996 TV movie, it can be released in "true" HD rather than just being upscaled).
88** 2013 saw the release of a humungous "Regeneration" box set containing every Doctor's final story from "The Tenth Planet" to "The End of Time" along with a coffee-table book. Exploitatively, it was released well in advance of the standalone "Tenth Planet" DVD as well as "The Time of the Doctor", which aired at the end of 2013 as Eleven's GrandFinale and was later released as a standalone disc.
89** Most of the longer {{Christmas Episode}}s, the 2009 Spring and Fall specials, "The Day of the Doctor" 50th anniversary show, and "Deep Breath" (the Twelfth Doctor's debut) had standalone releases with more bonus content than usual. Most of the Christmas episodes (with their bonus features) were later folded into Complete Series sets, while the 2009 specials were repackaged as "The Complete Specials"...but "The Day of the Doctor" and "The Time of the Doctor, plus "Twice Upon a Time" on standard DVD, remain standalones leaving both Series Seven and Ten '''in'''complete -- ending on massive cliffhangers that led into {{Grand Finale}}s for their respective Doctors!
90** 2018 saw the release of the Blu-ray set ''The Complete Creator/PeterCapaldi Years'', which contained every Twelfth Doctor episode and special and the vast majority of bonus features from their previous releases. The only missing bonuses were those from the standalone "Deep Breath" disc, the most significant of which was the ''Doctor Who Live: The Next Doctor'' special that announced Capaldi's casting; on the upside, it added several fresh bonus features such as the Series 8 {{deleted scene}}s reel. It even threw in "The Fires of Pompeii", the ''Tenth'' Doctor episode that featured Capaldi's first appearance as a marble merchant (later retconned to explain why Twelve resembled him).
91** Later in 2018 came a Blu-Ray exclusive set collecting all of the Season 12 serials (Creator/TomBaker's first season) in one package for the first time, along with all special features from previous releases and several new ones.
92* The re-release of the first season of ''Series/TwentyFour'' (with added commentaries, alternate endings, deleted scenes and short films). The set was first released as a barebones edition to bring in more viewers before the second season première in 2002.
93* ''Series/{{Lost}}'' has the [[http://lostpedia.wikia.com/wiki/Lost:_The_Complete_Collection_%28DVD%29 box set with all the seasons]], in a fancy-looking box, with lots of {{Feelies}} and an extra disk of behind-the-scenes material.
94* Several ''Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000'' volumes have mini-statues of the robots like Tom Servo and Gypsy. The 20th Anniversary Edition had the movies, retro-mini posters (standard) and a Crow mini-statue inside a tin case.
95** One of their most interesting ''[=MST3K=]''-related release was a special edition DVD of ''[[Recap/MysteryScienceTheater3000S04E24ManosTheHandsOfFate "Manos" The Hands of Fate]]'', which not only contained the actual episode, but also [[Film/ManosTheHandsOfFate the uncut original film]][[note]](which resides in the public domain)[[/note]], two documentaries (one an interview with the [=MST3K=] cast and another the ''Hotel Torgo'' documentary) and the short featured on the episode reconnected with its first half.
96* ''Series/{{Firefly}}'' had a very good DVD release, with many commentaries, documentaries, a gag reel, etc. The Blu-ray, in addition to all the old features and remastered episodes, included a roundtable and extra commentary.
97* ''Series/TheManFromUNCLE'' somewhat subverts this, because the box set release, done up with a case resembling a metal briefcase and with over 10 hours' worth of extras on two extra discs including the film version of the pilot, was for many years the standard (and only) version of this release on DVD. In fact, before 2015, the individual seasons were never made officially available as such; fans wanting a particular season were compelled to search on sources such as eBay or Amazon for sellers who had an individual-season box set (probably removed from the overall collection) for sale.
98* ''Franchise/PowerRangers'':
99** Time-Life and Creator/ShoutFactory initially released a massive box set of two box sets, the first collecting all three seasons of ''Series/MightyMorphinPowerRangers'' and the second ''Series/PowerRangersZeo'' to ''Series/PowerRangersLostGalaxy''. Both sets are now available separately but for a while was the only way to get both. The massive box set also came with a figurine of Armored Red Ranger (re: Red Ranger with the Green Ranger's gear). Shout Factory also released two more box sets with the third containing ''Series/PowerRangersLightspeedRescue'' to ''Series/PowerRangersDinoThunder'' and the fourth ''Series/PowerRangersSPD'' to ''Series/PowerRangersRPM''. Unlike the above, there doesn't seem to be a Time Life bundle for these remaining sets.
100** Shout! Factory also issued a ''Franchise/PowerRangers'' limited edition $650 DVD set called, "Power Rangers Legacy: The First 20 Years", which covers everything from ''Series/MightyMorphinPowerRangers'' to ''Series/PowerRangersMegaforce'' over 92 discs. It also comes with six discs of bonus features (five already appearing on the aforementioned box sets and the last one being an exclusive), a book, and a holder resembling the helmet worn by the Red Ranger. It's limited to 2000 copies. As an aside, since otherwise Shout's ''Power Rangers'' license only goes up to the end of the Disney era (IE: ''Series/PowerRangersRPM'') with duty for mass retail home videos of the Creator/SabanBrands era (''Series/PowerRangersSamurai'' onwards) passed off to Creator/{{Lionsgate}}, the ''Samurai'' and ''Megaforce'' discs included on the Legacy collection are exclusive to it, exclusively containing unique CGI DVD menus and the ''Samurai'' episode "Trickster Treat" which Lionsgate wouldn't release on home video for another two years.
101* ''Series/TheTwilightZone1959'' got this treatment with the “Definitive Collection", all 5 seasons in iridescent packaging, tons of bonus features, and some editions came with ''The Twilight Zone Companion Book'' to boot.
102* Paramount has a habit of releasing TV seasons with no bonus features, then releasing the complete series in a boxset with a bonus disc. (eg, ''Series/TheBradyBunch'' has [=DVDs=] containing no extras other than the first season's three commentaries and 15-minute retrospective, while the complete series set adds ''[[ReunionShow A Very Brady Christmas]]'', some ''[[WesternAnimation/TheBradyKids Brady Kids]]'' cartoons, and the first episode of ''The Bradys''.)
103* Warner's 2014 DVD and Blu-ray sets for the ''Series/{{Batman|1966}}'' series, with extras including, but not limited to, a miniature Batmobile, a 32-page episode guide and a 32-page book titled ''The Creator/AdamWest Scrapbook'.
104* In 2019, Network in the UK released a region-free "Norwegian Blu-Ray Limited Edition" of ''Series/MontyPythonsFlyingCircus'' which is in an elaborate cardboard packaging that springs open and is the only set with 4 170-page volumes of linear notes charting the entire history of the group up to the end of the series' production (the on-disc content is the same as the later standard editions, including all bonus material).
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107[[folder:Pinball]]
108* Along with two regular versions of ''Pinball/PulpFiction'' (one with a {{Retraux}} coin door for home use, one with a regular coin door, intended for public use as it can accept bills), the game came out in a "Bad Mother Flipper Limited Edition" of 1,000 tables, which features a fully animated Jack Rabbit Slim's topper, a vintage-looking speaker grill, interior motor blades, a shaker motor assembly, a cast metal medallion, a promotional banner, a certificate of authenticity signed by designer Creator/MarkRitchie, and an extended warranty [[note]]24 months for the electronics, 12 for the mechanicals - double that the regular versions[[/note]].
109* Certain machines of the ''Pinball/StarWarsEpisodeI'' pinball had a plaque declaring them "The Final Collector's Series of 100", though there's no other difference between them and the regular tables. Rumor is that they were simply used as a marketing gimmick to sell remaining machines during the closure of Creator/WilliamsElectronics.
110* Stern's ''Pinball/TronLegacy'' was released in four different editions, each distinguished by different translite displays on the backbox. The first two releases also allowed operators to install an optional shaker motor in the game cabinet.
111* To commemorate its status as the best-selling {{pinball}} machine of all time, Bally released ''[[Pinball/TheAddamsFamily The Addams Family: Special Collector's Edition]]'' in 1994. It included gold elements on the cabinets and playfield, more game quotes, and an expanded set of rules.
112* Stern's ''[[Pinball/TheAvengersStern The Avengers]]'' came in four different variations, including a Premium Edition with laser-cut ramps and an all-green "Hulk" Edition with "ramp throwing" action.
113* Along with the regular release, ''[[Pinball/SpiderManStern Spider-Man (Stern)]]'' was released in a limited run of 500 "Black Spider-Man" tables, with a different mirrored backglass and chrome metalwork.
114* The 2003 machine ''Pinball/TheLordOfTheRings'' got a rerelease in ''2009'' as a Limited Edition, adding gold-plated and brass metalwork, a mirrored gold backglass, support for a shaker motor, and updated software.
115* Played with in the case of ''Pinball/DoctorWho'': every game comes with a Dalek topper, but the first 100 units had a version that moved when certain things happened. This proved too expensive to continue, though, so it was discontinued. It's played with because the feature was likely intended from the start, but was removed due to budget limitations.
116* In November 2001, Creator/SternPinball and Pinball Sales auctioned off 40 "Platinum Edition" ''Pinball/{{Monopoly}}'' games for the nonprofit charity Boundless Playground. These tables had chrome trimmings signed by Creator/PatLawlor, Creator/JohnYoussi, and Gary Stern, along with a backbox translite autographed by Lawlor, Youssi, Stern, Pinball Sales president Jack Guarnieri, and Hasbro CEO Alan Hassenfeld. The production run of 40 was chosen as one for each space on the Monopoly board.
117* Taken as far as possible with Creator/SternPinball's ''Pinball/{{NFL}}'', which was available only in one of nineteen team-specific variations,[[note]]The game was the same, only the backbox translite was different[[/note]] with no "generic" base game.
118* Stern's ''Pinball/{{Transformers}}'' machine comes in no less than four different versions: The basic one (called "Pro"), followed by three limited-production versions -- one for the Autobots, one for the Decepticons, and a "Combo" for both factions. The Limited Editions feature exclusive cabinet and translite art, color-coded metalwork, and additional playfield toys and elements.
119** There's also ''Transformers: The Pin,'' an InNameOnly version for home markets.
120* Zigzagged in Jersey Jack Pinball's ''Pinball/TheWizardOfOz,'' which is already seven grand on its own.
121** Played straight with the $9,000 "Emerald City" version, which includes green trim, a mirrored backglass, a shaker motor, flying Winged Monkey, non-reflective glass, motorized Castle gates, and an OLED crystal ball on the playfield that plays various videos during the game.
122** Somewhat subverted with the equally expensive "75th Anniversary" edition, which has red metal trim, a tinted mirrored backglass, a new backbox topper, more detailed table elements, and additional playfield toys, such as the Twister and Toto in his basket. However, everything but the metalwork and backglass are available separately, allowing owners to upgrade their existing games to match.
123** There are also rumors of a planned "Ruby Red" Edition with rubies and emeralds embedded into the machine. The price has yet to be announced for this version, but it would undoubtedly be astronomical.
124* Two years after its release, the ''Pinball/{{NASCAR}}'' pinball was rethemed as ''[[Pinball/DaleJr Dale Jr.]]'', a limited-edition version commemorating racecar driver Dale Earnhardt Jr., with only 600 tables made.
125* ''Pinball/{{Avatar}}'' received a Premium Limited Edition game, with a shaker motor, marching AMP Suit, additional playfield toys, and a score-doubling ceramic Powerball.
126* Along with the basic game, ''Pinball/{{ACDC}}'' was initially available in a Premium Edition, a "Back In Black" Limited Edition, and a "Let There Be Rock" LE. These added an "Underworld" mini-playfield below the main table, LED lights, a moving bell, animated band members in the backbox, and a premium sound system.
127** The Limited Editions also include a shaker motor, custom mirrored backglass art, and laser-cut metalwork. Only 200 "Let There Be Rock" and 300 "Back In Black" machines were produced.
128** And then in 2014, Creator/SternPinball released the 2014 "Luci" Preimum Edition, an updated version of the Premium table with new backglass and cabinet art centered around a HotAsHell devil girl.
129* ''Pinball/{{Metallica}}'' came in a basic "Pro" edition, as well as two Premium Editions ("Monsters" and "Road Case"), and a "Master of Puppets" Limited Edition with a run of 500 units.
130* Creator/SternPinball's ''[[Pinball/MustangStern Mustang]]'' has the "Boss" Premium and "50 Years" Limited Editions, with a modified playfield, drop targets in front of the [=N2O=] targets, a turntable platform with a scale model car, and four additional songs. The Limited Edition also has a powder-coated blue frame.
131* ''[[Pinball/StarTrekStern Star Trek]]'' is available in a basic "Starfleet Pro" model, as well as "Vengeance Premium" and "Enterprise Limited Edition" tables. The more advanced models include different backbox translites, more elaborate metalwork and cabinet molding, metal trails instead of plastic ramps, more elaborate LED lighting, color-changing playfield inserts, a vertical up-kicker and a kickback, and a Starfield laser projector.
132* Along with the standard version of ''Pinball/FullThrottle'', a "Limited Edition" is available, with extras such as an autographed alternate translite, a shaker motor, an all-red or red/black cabinet (buyer's choice), and fiber optic lighting. Only 250 Limited Edition tables are made, though Creator/HeighwayPinball has plans to sell most of the components separately so "standard" owners can upgrade their tables.
133* Customized versions of Creator/SegaPinball's ''Pinball/{{Baywatch}}'' were given to Creator/DavidHasselhoff and the series' producers. These machines included some voice clips not present in commercial tables, including R-rated language and various {{Inside Joke}}s.
134* In addition to the basic table, ''[[Pinball/XMenStern X-Men]]'' was available in Wolverine Blue and Magneto Red Limited Editions, featuring custom translite art, color-coordinated metalwork, a magnetic spinning disc and a swing-out Ice Slide. 250 tables of each version were made.
135* The Limited Edition of ''Pinball/TheWalkingDead'' adds a fold-out crossbow launcher, an illuminated fish tank with zombie heads, rust-colored metalwork, and a mirrored backglass translite to the basic package.
136* ''Pinball/BlackKnight'':
137** Averted with the original game's Limited Edition; it was essentially a second run of the game, with the only differences from the original being a new sticker on the apron and various changes to the wiring and mechanics.
138** Played straight with ''Sword of Rage'', which has three editions (as usual for Stern in TheNewTens). The Pro edition is the base model, the Premium edition adds an upper playfield (and has software adjusted to add modes involving it), and the Limited edition adds a shaker motor and other, largely aesthetic upgrades.
139* Creator/WilliamsElectronics' ''Pinball/Fire1987'' was available in a "Champagne Edition" of 273 tables. These featured a varnished oak cabinet, brushed brass and gold fittings, and rotating "fire" light cylinders in the backbox.
140* ''Pinball/AustinPowers'':
141** A number of games sold by the luxury retailer Hammacher Schlemmer featured alternated versions of the playfield characters — Mini-Me wears a blue prison jumpsuit, Austin sports a purple ensemble with a silver chain, and Fat Bastard is shirtless. It is sometimes misidentified as a "prototype" version by players.
142** In addition, ten "Gold" ''Austin Powers'' tables were released as gifts for the movie's cast members. They featured gold-plated legs, lockdown bars, and metal trim, with each one was individually autographed and numbered by Creator/SternPinball CEO Gary Stern.
143* While Dutch Pinball's ''Pinball/TheBigLebowski'' does not include a separate special edition, early purchasers received a ''Lebowski''-themed rug (complete with bowling references) that can be placed under the game.
144* Creator/{{Stern}}'s ''[[Pinball/KissStern KISS]]'' comes in a basic "Pro" version, as well as Premium and Limited Edition versions. The latter two feature a "levitating pinball" effect, an animated Starchild figure with amp, and multicolored LED lighting.
145* ''Pinball/GameOfThrones'' is available in a standard ("Pro") version as well as Premium and Limited Editions. The deluxe editions add an upper Castle playfield with its own set of objectives, an elevator to ascend the Wall and reach the Iron Throne, improved lighting and animation, different art packages, and laser-cut siderails. The differences are more than superficial; players feel the changes in the deluxe versions make the game notably harder and best suited for veterans.
146* ''Pinball/StarWarsStern'' also has the same three tiers, with the Premium model adding a moving Death Star model (the Pro version has a static one) and a hyperloop ramp and the Limited model adding comparatively minor touches.
147* ''Pinball/TheBeatles'' is unusual among Stern games in TheNewTens in that its three versions have no gameplay-related differences, just different artwork and cabinet armor. There's the "Gold" version (limited to 1,614 units), the "Platinum" version (limited to 250 units), and the "Diamond" edition (limited to 100 units and sporting a mirrored backglass).
148* ''Pinball/ElvirasHouseOfHorrors'':
149** Similar to ''Pinball/Batman66'', the game initially used a pricier variant of Stern's standard pro/premium/limited edition model: there are Premium[[note]]the basic version of the game[[/note]], Limited[[note]]limited to 400 units; has a numbered plaque, shaker motor, art blades for the interior of the cabinet, a signature at the bottom, and other largely cosmetic changes[[/note]], and Signature[[note]]limited to just 50 units; similar to Limited, but with embossed cabinet decals and goodies like a swatch of fabric from Elvira's famous velvet couch and an autographed trading card[[/note]] editions.
150** Two years after the game's initial release, Stern announced a [[MilestoneCelebration 40th Anniversary Edition]]. Limited to 199 units total, it includes purple-colored armor for the machine itself, modified backglass and cabinet artwork, an autographed trading card, and a signed copy of Elvira's then-recent autobiography ''Yours Cruelly, Elvira''.
151* ''Pinball/Alien2017'':
152** The original game has a "Limited Edition" with a variety of upgrades, like a shaker motor and two beacon lights on the very top of the cabinet. While some of these were sold separately, others (like the alternate backglass artwork) were not. It was intended to run for only 500 units, though the company went out of business before they could manufacture that amount of games in total.
153** The Pinball Brothers remake has a "Limited Version" (abbreviated "LV"). It includes different backglass artwork, two beacons on top of the backbox (similar but distinct to Heighway's Limited Edition), and other changes (including anti-reflective glass and lit sideblades).
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157* ''TabletopGame/{{Azul}}'' has a limited edition in ''Azul: Master Chocolatier'', which gives the game a new chocolate theme and adds a board with some unique gameplay effects. Thankfully, it has a DigitalTabletopGameAdaptation, so you can experience it even if you missed the chance to get a physical copy.
158* ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'':
159** Edition 3.5 had its 3 core rulebooks released in an expensive, black leather bound edition. The books included an official foreword, a red ribbon booklayer and the sides of the pages were colored golden.
160** Starting in late 2012, Wizards of the Coast has been releasing special new premium reprint versions of several 3.5e sourcebook - yet another copy of the core rules, plus books like the Spell Compendium and Magic Item Compendium. This about 5 years after they had discontinued 3.5 in favor of 4th Edition... and with 5th Edition ("D&D Next") already visible on the horizon. Yes, the new versions have updated rules errata, but there's a certain... blatant cash-grabby feel about the whole thing (especially given there was a significant chunk of hold-outs who refused to move forward to 4th Edition, or stepped sideways to Pathfinder), especially with that "premium" setting the price point at no less than $50 a pop.
161* Games Workshop can be notorious for this. They've frequently released special edition books, charging 5 times the amount of the regular book. The only difference between the two books ''is the cover''. Just to make matters worse, the special edition books are usually army books, which often end up battered and broken from the wear and tear of regular use on the gaming table. So if you want your expensive special edition book to stay in good condition, you can't even use it for its intended purpose!
162* ''TabletopGame/MagicTheGathering'' has Secret Lair Drops, monthly or so reprints of cards with special edition frames, stylized art, sometimes even crossovers with other franchises. The cards themselves are often pretty standard and can be found for cheap in most online retailers or local game stores, so the value is solely based on whether you want to pick them up for a much higher than normal price simply to brag about having them. Still, there are occasional reprints of rare or powerful cards that can make a Secret Lair Drop worthwhile for gamers as well as collectors.
163** There are also the collector boosters, booster packs that sell at a higher price than set boosters and guarantee every card inside has a special treatment (which can range from just being a foil to having special alternate artwork that's harder to find in the other boosters).
164* ''TabletopGame/{{Monopoly}}'' ''Gamer'', a ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros''-themed variation of the regular ''Monopoly'', comes in both regular and Collector editions. The latter comes with an exclusive Bowser token, replaces the Bowser boss card with a Bowser Jr. one for kinda obvious reasons and haves a different plastic tray in the box, with extra spaces to keep the additional character tokens sold separately.
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168* The final performances of each Music/{{Tsukiuta}} stage play are filmed for bluray. While there are basic editions of the two sides separately, the collector's edition features both sides, multiple camera angles, footage of the {{Improv}} bits from each performance in the run, and backstage footage. But what takes it all is the 8-disc, ~30,000¥ (~$300) bluray set of their 2018 Memorial Tour. It features the final performances from each stop on the tour, plus backstage footage, photo booklets, and a special feature where the cast was given a local shopping challenge during their only international stop, in Taiwan. And it's worth it, because the performances changed at each stop - the costumes for some songs changed, and there's even an alternate ending for Hajime and Haru's [[BreakUpSong heartbreak duet]], "Koiwasuregusa", where instead of Haru leaving Hajime in the end, he goes back to him, caresses his face, and they wrap the [[RedStringOfFate red sash]] from the dance around both of them as they walk off stage with their arms around each other. It's also especially emotional since, as the title suggests, four of the cast members [[LongRunnerCastTurnover graduated]] after this tour.
169* To celebrate its 25th anniversary, ''Theatre/ThePhantomOfTheOpera'', released a box set including a recording of the original London cast, one of the sequel ''Theatre/LoveNeverDies'', and a behind-the-scenes DVD.
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173* ''Toys/{{Tamagotchi}}'': Bandai released a golden Tamagotchi Connection V3 in the US and a golden Tamagotchi Connection V4 in the UK.
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177* Patrons of the Love Joint studio who contribute at least $20/month on Patreon get extra sex scenes during all their games.
178* All paying patrons of Mr. Dots Games get the vanilla game ''VisualNovel/{{Melody}}''. For more money, the player can get bonus material, such as extra scenes, animation in certain sex scenes, a walkthrough that gives a step-by-step guide for how to get the ending(s) he wants, and a “lewd gallery” of special renders of the girls.
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182* ''Webcomic/{{Shadowgirls}}'' [[TheMerch Season 1]] has two hardcover versions [[http://th3rdworld.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=29&products_id=199 available]]: Regular and Artist Edition. The latter comes with a sketch card and a page of original artwork.
183* ''Webcomic/{{Sinfest}}'': [[http://www.sinfest.net/view.php?date=2000-08-12 widescreen edition]] ("Catch all the crucial details that were cut out -- which is why so many episodes made no sense!"). And [[http://www.sinfest.net/view.php?date=2000-09-03 Sinfest DVD]] ("[[AC:parental ADVISORY: explicit shit]]").
184* A parody occurs in webcomics that use a "Gold Foil Embossed Collector's Edition" as a {{Filler Strip|s}}. These editions reissue Comic #1 by reducing the colors to a few shades of yellow. Examples include ''Webcomic/EightBitTheater'' ([[http://www.nuklearpower.com/2004/01/31/8-bit-theater-1-gold-foil-embossed-collection-edition/ link]]) and ''Webcomic/SquareRootOfMinusGarfield'' ([[http://www.mezzacotta.net/garfield/?comic=35 link]]).
185* ''Webcomic/{{Oglaf}}'': There are two editions of "Book One". The regular edition, and a [[http://www.topatoco.com/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=TO&Product_Code=OG-BOOK01&Category_Code=OG signed edition]] with a hand-drawn bookplate inside the front cover featuring the character of your choice. The signed edition costs $10 extra and actually is so popular that extra character options have been added over time and often end up sold out.
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189* When ''WebVideo/ClassicGameRoom'' released a best-of DVD, one of the packages was a Special Edition Laser-Hyper-Vision Album Set, which was the size of a [=LaserDisc=] sleeve, although they couldn't actually manufacture [=LaserDiscs=] anymore so it just contained 3 [=DVDs=] and a Blu Ray.
190* ''VideoGame/OedipusInMyInventory'' has a parody advertisement for a Collector's Edition that comes with developer's commentary, downloadable soundtrack, concept art, multiplayer, and gold weapons. Of course, it's a crappy adventure game made in under two hours, so whether one would want any of that...
191* Parodied in a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_OzplzFhqc&ab_channel=ProZD video]] by ''WebVideo/ProZD'' where a collector's edition for a fictional anime is described. It contains all episodes, a shirt, a print, an art-book (which you won't read), commemorative coins, a bad figurine, a wig, [[DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment more coins,]] a digital download code, and 'more shit'. It costs $800,000, comes in an impractical novelty case, and is such a limited run that they're only selling ''three''.
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195* Within a span of several years, Creator/WarnerBros released the ''WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes Golden Collection'' series, spread across six volumes and covering over ''400'' classic cartoons, hours upon hours upon hours worth of commentaries, documentaries, interviews and historical bonus content in general. However, for the kiddies, a VanillaEdition series of these [=DVDs=] were released called ''Looney Tunes Spotlight Collection'', which were essentially bare bone collections featuring the more well known, family friendly Looney Tunes shorts.
196* While initially getting a couple VanillaEdition [=DVDs=], ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls1998'' eventually got a massive boxset covering the '''entire series''' as well as loads of extras and even gathering all of the commercial bumpers.
197* Both of Creator/ShoutFactory's releases of the [[Creator/SunbowEntertainment Sunbow]] series of both ''WesternAnimation/GIJoeARealAmericanHero'' and ''WesternAnimation/TheTransformers'' have this. There's the season sets which come with the episodes and some extras. Then, there's the complete series collection which comes with all the episodes, the extras included in the season sets, and extra extras that are exclusive only to the complete series collection.
198* ''WesternAnimation/TheTransformersTheMovie'' has a particularly annoying take on this, with the ''menu'' of the single-disc edition constantly advertising the two-disc special edition.
199* What will you find in the long-and-consciously-titled ''ComicStrip/{{Peanuts}}'' Deluxe Holiday Collection: Ultimate Collector's Edition? ''WesternAnimation/ACharlieBrownChristmas'', ''WesternAnimation/ItsTheGreatPumpkinCharlieBrown'', and ''WesternAnimation/ACharlieBrownThanksgiving'' in HD Blu-Ray, three "bonus" cartoons, three short documentaries, standard [=DVDs=] of the specials, window clings, and a snowglobe-shaped lenticular lucite of the gang ice-skating.
200* There's an ''WesternAnimation/InvaderZim'' set that's shaped like Zim's house, has a GIR figure in the roof, and comes with a disc of special features. There were two versions of the set: one containing the whole series, and one with just the box, figure, and extras disc, for those who had already purchased the individual [=DVDs=].
201* The 30th anniversary of the ''Franchise/MastersOfTheUniverse'' toys brought forth a 22-disc DVD box set containing the complete series of ''WesternAnimation/HeManAndTheMastersOfTheUniverse1983'' and [[WesternAnimation/HeManAndTheMastersOfTheUniverse2002 its reboot]], 10 fan-selected episodes from ''WesternAnimation/TheNewAdventuresOfHeMan'', documentaries, commentaries, a soundtrack CD, and a gold-colored replica of He-Man's sword. The box has a sculpted facade of Castle Grayskull.
202* Three words: ''WesternAnimation/TheRealGhostbusters''. All five seasons, each in their own steelbook case, but the Time-Life edition had the firehouse box with lenticular ghosts in the windows...and the rare "promo pilot," an AnimatedMusicVideo set to a cover of the Ray Parker, Jr. theme tune, and which looked a little more like the movie than the finished series.
203* The DVD set ''WesternAnimation/TheFlintstones: The Complete Series'' contains all six seasons in a box resembling the Flintstones' TV set.
204* The Blu-ray collection ''Batman: The Complete Animated Series'' contains every episode of ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries'' (including ''The New Batman Adventures'') and the movies ''[[WesternAnimation/BatmanMaskOfThePhantasm Mask of the Phantasm]]'' and ''[[WesternAnimation/BatmanAndMisterFreezeSubZero SubZero]]'', plus as a deluxe art book, postcards depicting key moments from the series, and Pocket POP! figures of Batman, Joker and Harley Quinn.
205* ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooWhereAreYou'':
206** The 2012 release of the complete series (which includes the unofficial "third" season) came in a collector's box resembling the Mystery Machine.
207** The Blu-ray release of the series ([[MilestoneCelebration being released in honor of Scooby's 50th birthday]]) came in a box resembling a haunted house, which also contained a mini ''Scooby-Doo'' encyclopedia and a Pocket POP! keychain of Scooby.
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211* Very common on Website/{{Kickstarter}} projects. For the unfamiliar, it's a site that crowdsources venture capital for various projects - in other words, anyone can donate to a project they'd like to see happen. You can pledge a token amount of money just to have contributed, while certain minimum pledges are effectively a pre-order for the product to be developed (provided the project is for a product, anyway). Higher pledge tiers work out like various levels of limited edition for the project in question, so while you might pledge $20 to get, say, a digital copy of a video game to be made once funded, you could drop $50 for a physical copy of the game with some extra feelies like buttons or decals. Or $100 for the physical copy in a very nice case with buttons, decals, and limited game art. Or... well, you get the picture. High-tier pledges (usually hundreds if not thousands of dollars) are often very limited in quantity, and have infamously included things like "the game designer for a tabletop RPG comes to your home, cooks dinner, and runs the game for you and your friends."
212* The ''Creator/GeorgeCarlin: The Little David Years'' box set. All six comedy albums George recorded on the Little David record label are available as individual [=CDs=], but the purchaser of this box set is treated to special-edition packaging (instead of plastic clamshell cases, the [=CDs=] come in cardboard slipcovers complete with paper inner sleeves, like vinyl record albums, as well as a seventh disc, ''Free Complimentary Extra Bonus Disc Not for Sale Anywhere!'', which contains 19 tracks of previously unreleased material ''and'' a twentieth unlisted track, "The Coney Island Recordings": little routines George recorded at a "Record Your Voice" booth on Coney Island.
213* Many automakers will offer special editions of some of their performance or luxury vehicles. [[AceCustom Options exclusive to these vehicles can include special badging and paint jobs, performance upgrades, and matching accessory items.]] The latter can range from specially branded clothing and luggage, to special tools and spares for track use, to access to exclusive racing schools and track day experiences. Additionally, the vehicle may be individually numbered, particularly if the manufacturer announces a specific figure for how many of such vehicles will be made. In an extreme example of this trope, buyers of the Porsche 918 Spyder -- a limited production vehicle with only 918 produced -- had the option to also receive the 911 Turbo S Edition 918 Spyder, a special edition of the Porsche 911 that, among other features, was numbered to match their 918.[[https://www.autoblog.com/2011/06/24/2012-porsche-911-turbo-s-edition-918-spyder-quick-spin-review/]] Yes, a limited edition car whose perks included a ''second'', equally exclusive car.
214* Same applies to computers: Many and majority of the computer manufacturers will often have limited-edition gaming PC sets with [[AceCustom highly-customized rigs]], packing numerous limited-edition parts from gaming mice, earphones to even gaming-focused [=CPU=] and graphics units in a customized case or a gaming laptop with customized colors. Often, they'll offer matching accessories such as themed bags or special tools. Some companies to the point even have subsidiaries like Dell's Alienware and HP's Omen specialize in these.
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