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[tendo82]

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This week's discussion topic is: What's your favorite favorite favorite gaming related collectible or piece of swag? Summon forth your best memories of Dragon Warrior maps and Illusion of Gaia pre-order t-shirts [http://www.gamesniped.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/illusion-of-gaia-snes-t-shirt-sealed-thumb.jpg].

 

[GodsOneMistake]

I'm a fan of some of the t-shirts. I usually get let down by the stuff that i'll think would be cool like a real Pipboy, or a batarang

 

[Aunel]

Halo helmet probably

 

[Andy_Panthro]

Ah now, I remember the stuff you used to get with the Ultima games, Ultima VII had a small coin-like thing, plus the cloth map of Britannia, Ultima VIII had a little pentagram and a map of Pagan.

The best part was these weren't collecters editions, just the regular box. You just don't tend to get that level of extras these days.

 

[Lukeje]

Ermm... I've got a De Blob figurine that came with the game. Since that's the only game related swag I own, that would be my favourite.

 

[LowFatLoki]

I once got a "Limited Edition Metal Gear Ac!d² Artwork Cell."
But I'm a fan of artbooks and just details on how the game came to be.

 

[LeonLethality]

I have an official gunblade... I know ff8 fanboy I'm proud of it too =D

I also have squalls ring, and squalls necklace all courtesy of teh SE shop, >< yeah, they are my favorites

 

[The_Deleted]

I have a talking Kratos figure. It's the tits.

 

[IxionIndustries]

I love my force FX Lightsaber that is sitting on my desk right now. It's awesome. It has the extending/retracting light animations, and it's motion sensitive, so it makes all the noises.
Basically this:

...And yes, if you have to think that way, I guess it could be considered a double-entendre..

 

[tendo82]

Working Designs' Lunar Silver Star Story Complete for the PS1. All that swag was awesome.

Allow me to provide some context for why I thought it was so great though. I had basically been wanting to play Lunar since I first heard about it from the moment it was released in 1993. The anime stylings and FMV cinemas were all very exotic and extremely appealing to me in 7th grade. Unfortunately, getting a Sega CD was pretty much out of the question, so I had to basically pine after the game until it was finally released in 1999.

Of course the irony is that by then the game felt pretty antiquated. Still, all the swag it came with was pretty cool, almost like a reparation on behalf of Working Designs for having kept this game from me for so long.

 

[Lord George]

I like my Big Daddy though its still in its packaging for some reason I think I'll take it out now.

 

[The Rockerfly]

Stickers!...Sweet, sweet stickers.
Oh and Gers action figures were cool .

 

[Bat Vader]

My favourite is my t-shirt that says achievement unlocked: Left the house.

 

[The_root_of_all_evil]

I think it's my CoH Heroclix. That and my Chun Li figurine.

(Obviously I have a Vashta Nerada one as well)

 

[MiodekPL]

It wasn't really added to the game, but i printed and made a had cover book from a Black Shark manual It's about 500 pages, consists mainly of "how to fly" basics... It's just a cool thing to show to friends

 

[NeutralDrow]

My hard-won Hisui, Kohaku, Akiha, Len, Sion, Ciel, and Crimson Moon Arcueid figurines. All from Melty Blood.

 

[tendo82]

It wasn't really added to the game, but i printed and made a had cover book from a Black Shark manual It's about 500 pages, consists mainly of "how to fly" basics... It's just a cool thing to show to friends

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