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This is an attempt to assemble a complete list of [[Oni]]'s physical releases, a process made difficult by the fact that there were some questionably-official distributions of the game outside of the United States (typically these releases did not translate the game but only some of the packaging, leaving the game itself in English). Also, it's hard to tell which regions received Mac and Windows releases and which only received Windows releases. Thus, this page is a perpetual work in progress. | This is an attempt to assemble a complete list of [[Oni]]'s physical releases, a process made difficult by the fact that there were some questionably-official distributions of the game outside of the United States (typically these releases did not translate the game but only some of the packaging, leaving the game itself in English). Also, it's hard to tell which regions received Mac and Windows releases and which only received Windows releases. Thus, this page is a perpetual work in progress. | ||
So far we have ''' | So far we have '''39 releases''' documented below. We do not attempt to list game bundles which included Oni; these bundles likely did not contain modified versions of Oni but merely whatever version was already distributed in that region. If a distributor is not clearly named on the package, the name of the publisher is used in the Distributor column. Note that a ''localization'' (documented at [[Localizations]]) is different from a ''release''. A single localization of Oni, e.g. Italian, might have been distributed in several releases. | ||
P.S.: A fun fact about the official localized releases is that the localizers often received more than just the set of files intended for the final game and included everything unknowingly, which is documented [[European Mac releases|HERE]]. | P.S.: A fun fact about the official localized releases is that the localizers often received more than just the set of files intended for the final game and included everything unknowingly, which is documented [[European Mac releases|HERE]]. | ||
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==Official releases== | ==Official releases== | ||
;Localization (L10n) legend | ;Localization (L10n) legend | ||
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:Keep: A keep case is the tall plastic case universally used for PS2 games. | :Keep: A keep case is the tall plastic case universally used for PS2 games. | ||
:Jewel: This means that the game was sold (to our knowledge) without a box, merely in a standard CD jewel case. | :Jewel: This means that the game was sold (to our knowledge) without a box, merely in a standard CD jewel case. | ||
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{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;" width="100%" | {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;" width="100%" | ||
!width="100px"|Platform | !width="100px"|Platform | ||
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|Jewel | |Jewel | ||
|[[:Image:Windows (DE) jewel case art - front.jpg|front]], [[:Image:Windows (DE) jewel case art - back.jpg|back]], [[:Image:Windows (DE) CD-ROM.jpg|disc]], [[:Category:Manual (German, Windows)|manual]] | |[[:Image:Windows (DE) jewel case art - front.jpg|front]], [[:Image:Windows (DE) jewel case art - back.jpg|back]], [[:Image:Windows (DE) CD-ROM.jpg|disc]], [[:Category:Manual (German, Windows)|manual]] | ||
|- | |||
|Windows | |||
|German | |||
|Germany | |||
|Full | |||
|Green Pepper | |||
|Keep | |||
|[[:Image:Windows (DE) re-release - front.jpg|front]], [[:Image:Windows (DE) re-release - back.jpg|back]], [[:Image:Windows (DE) re-release - disc.jpg|disc]] | |||
|- | |- | ||
|Macintosh | |Macintosh | ||
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|TakeAdvantage | |TakeAdvantage | ||
|Keep | |Keep | ||
|[[:Image:Windows (EN-FR-DE) TakeAdvantage release 1 - front.jpg|front]], [[:Image:Windows (EN-FR-DE) CD-ROM.jpg|disc]], [[:Category:Manual (English (UK), Windows)|manual]] | |English [[:Image:Windows (EN-FR-DE) TakeAdvantage release 1 - front.jpg|front]], [[:Image:Windows (EN-FR-DE) TakeAdvantage release 1 - back.jpg|back]], [[:Image:Windows (EN-FR-DE) CD-ROM.jpg|disc]], [[:Category:Manual (English (UK), Windows)|manual]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|Windows | |Windows | ||
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|TakeAdvantage | |TakeAdvantage | ||
|Keep | |Keep | ||
|[[:Image:Windows (EN-FR-DE) TakeAdvantage release 2 - cover.jpg| | |French [[:Image:Windows (EN-FR-DE) TakeAdvantage release 2 - cover.jpg|cover]], [[:Image:Windows (EN-FR-DE) CD-ROM.jpg|disc]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|Windows | |Windows | ||
|{{FontSize|87|English, Italian, Spanish}} | |{{FontSize|87|English, Italian, Spanish}} | ||
| | |Italy | ||
|Full | |Full | ||
| | |Cidiverte | ||
| | |Keep | ||
| | |Italian [[:Image:Windows (EN-ES-IT) re-release - full case.jpg|case]], [[:Image:Windows (EN-ES-IT) re-release - disc.jpg|disc]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|Windows | |Windows | ||
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|GB | |GB | ||
|Keep | |Keep | ||
|[[:Image:Windows (PL) release - front.jpg|front]], [[:Image:Windows (PL) release - back.jpg|back]], [[:Image:Windows (PL) release - manual, CD-ROM.jpg| | |[[:Image:Windows (PL) release - front.jpg|front]], [[:Image:Windows (PL) release - back.jpg|back]], [[:Image:Windows (PL) release - manual, CD-ROM.jpg|disc]], [[:Category:Manual (Polish, Windows)|manual]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|Windows | |Windows | ||
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|GreenLeaf | |GreenLeaf | ||
|Large | |Large | ||
|[[:Image:Windows (pt-BR) box front.jpg|front]], [[:Image:Windows (pt-BR) box back.jpg|back]], [[:Image:Windows (pt-BR) jewel case back.jpg|jewel case back]], [[:Image:Windows (pt-BR) CD-ROM.jpg|disc]] | |[[:Image:Windows (pt-BR) box front.jpg|front]], [[:Image:Windows (pt-BR) box back.jpg|back]], [[:Image:Windows (pt-BR) jewel case front.jpg|jewel case front]], [[:Image:Windows (pt-BR) jewel case back.jpg|jewel case back]], [[:Image:Windows (pt-BR) CD-ROM.jpg|disc]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|PlayStation 2 | |PlayStation 2 | ||
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|Take-Two Interactive | |Take-Two Interactive | ||
|Keep | |Keep | ||
|[[:Image:PS2 cover (UK) - front.jpg|front]], [[:Image:PS2 cover (UK) - back.jpg|back]] | |[[:Image:PS2 cover (UK) - front.jpg|front]], [[:Image:PS2 cover (UK) - back.jpg|back]], [[:Image:PS2 (UK) - CD-ROM.jpg|disc]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|PlayStation 2 | |PlayStation 2 | ||
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|} | |} | ||
==Semi-legitimate releases== | |||
[[Image:PS2 substitute cover for resale.jpg|left|150px|thumb]] | |||
Sometimes a used-game reseller like Cash Converters replaces the cover of the game because it was damaged. The image on the left is an example of a non-official replacement for the original cover. While there's nothing wrong with buying a used copy of the game, collectors have to be careful about being taken in by a replacement cover and thinking it's a real release that had an alternate cover. There should be a few tells: | |||
*Any honest reseller will note in their listing that the cover is not the original. | |||
*The reseller's sticker on the cover is enough of a giveaway once you know what it means. | |||
*If you look closely, the cover is not up to the quality standards of an official release (click image for details) – but in a listing with poor image quality this might not be obvious. | |||
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==Illegitimate releases== | ==Illegitimate releases== | ||
{| style="float:right; border:1px solid black;" | {| style="float:right; border:1px solid black;" | ||