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We're not sure how limited, but click inside for full details...

The long-awaited Halo 2 is now available for pre order and has the following features (drum roll)...

Special Content DVD Disc + Game (2 Discs)
Behind the Scenes: The Making of Halo 2
Making the Game: Six Video Featurettes
Visualizing the Story (Concept Art, Early Level Design, From Script to Game, Narrated Storyboards and Character Tests.
Bonus Material (Trailers from Halo 1&2, Cut scenes, Commentaries, Inside Bungie, A Bungie history, Before Halo, The Making of Halo 1, Gameographies)
Comes in special collectable 'Tin' box

Naturally, if reserve yours now, you'll "have it shipped to you as soon as we receive our stock" according to our chums at SimplyGames. Go on, you know you want to...

Shop for games now with Simply Games.

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Lutz #1 8 years ago

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Rhythm: Why matey?

I've had mine on order for about 3 months.
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perilikid #2 8 years ago

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Finally!
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Dizzy #3 8 years ago

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>The bits of information appearing are not leading me to believe that any more work has gone into the single player game at all

Ohhhh please....
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Tiger_Walts #4 8 years ago

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Maybe Bungie don't want to spoil the plot...

/preorders
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kalel #5 8 years ago

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I tottaly agree with Rhythm on the whole single player thing, however, my Bunjie fanboi mates assure me its because they are keeping it all hush hush, and it will be worth waiting for.

Time will tell.
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Tiger_Walts #6 8 years ago

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"Play game / store biscuits"

Heathen! No biscuits allowed. Use Jaffa cakes instead.

Edited by 2 at 13/07/04 @ 11:29
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Lutz #7 8 years ago

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I see where you're coming from rhythm, but I seriously doubt that bungie will balls it up.
Saying that, even if they do, get it eBayed!
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Lutz #8 8 years ago

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Yeah, a bone would be nice.

Or a half eaten leg of Zebra. ANYTHING.

Well, they have in a way.

So far we know:

1: There is another Halo involved.
2: With Flood (Call it a hunch, but I think they'll be on Halo ONLY)
3: The fight is taken to the covenants homeworld

Given that in the books the original plan of the Spartans was to capture the leaders of the Covenant... Leads to some nice thoughts. Also, MC isn't the only surviving Spartan. IIRC there's at least 3 others...
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Dizzy #9 8 years ago

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>I don't mind them not spoiling the plot, but can't they at least throw us a frickin' bone?

Read the last Halo book and you know more or less how the game will start and what is going to happen (in the first half)

Basically MC (and some other Spartans. YES!) arrives on Earth just as the Covenant are laying siege to the planet. Of course there is a lot of mystery as well. What about the Halos? What about the Forerunners? Guilty Spark?

We also know of course there will be fighting on other planets in the solar system (Mars/Moon...)

Edited by 1 at 13/07/04 @ 11:38
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perilikid #10 8 years ago

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I think there are a few hints in Frankie's Bungie updates, although the interesting bits are always censored - there's been mention of new characters and enemies, but never anything revealing.
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logan #11 8 years ago

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They r still a bunch of F***ing sell-outs..
Boycott expiry date not yet reached.
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MBar #12 8 years ago

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are we certain we're getting this, this side of the atlantic, i mean?

/preorders, you know, just in case

edit: also available at Play.com, but it's �40 over there! Nice one, Simply!

Edited by 1 at 13/07/04 @ 11:47
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Spanky #13 8 years ago

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�35.99... not bad, checked amazon and gameplay and so far simple are the cheapest.

Pre-Ordered!
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Lutz #14 8 years ago

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For an extra �10 I'll get a "behind the scenes" DVD that I'll actually watch.

Saying that when I ordered mine about 3 months ago it was �36 at gameplay. Now �45 there. Ouch.
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martyngates #15 8 years ago

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and look if the case isnt flat you could use it to make yourself a halo 2 cake, with the cool 2 logo on it
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MBar #16 8 years ago

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jelly would be easier.
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perilikid #17 8 years ago

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and look if the case isnt flat you could use it to make yourself a halo 2 cake, with the cool 2 logo on it

That's a very good point.
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Tiger_Walts #18 8 years ago

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"and look if the case isnt flat you could use it to make yourself a halo 2 cake, with the cool 2 logo on it"

It'd have to have an orange filling and be topped with chocolate though.
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Reaper2K3 #19 8 years ago

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Hmm..... cake
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Lutz #20 8 years ago

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/pre-orders... again.

Now I've got 2 preorders odds on one will arrive on the day (or before) and I can sell one to my mate! (the late arriving one of course)

Bonus!
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kalel #21 8 years ago

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Sorry, it wasn't really details of the plot that i was looking for. HALO was known for its fresh look at the single player FPS and clever streamlining of the genre, 2 weapons, rechargable energy bar, simple but effective stealth etc.

I want to know what gamplay innovations the single-player version of Halo 2 will have, if any.
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Lutz #22 8 years ago

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Well, so far nothing majorly new, however:

Running (Not new by any stretch of the imagination)
2 weapons side by side
Vehicle hijacking.
Pip round walls (I think)
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Rankin #23 8 years ago

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ordered
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meepster2312 #24 8 years ago

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Another shameless promotion for your retail partner, masquerading as a news story. C'mon guys, have you *no* shame? This is the kind of brazen cross -promotional huckstery (is that a word?) that goes on all the time in the Murdoch press.
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Lutz #25 8 years ago

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I don't think anyone has a problem with it. EG need the revenue, we need Halo 2 LE. Simple trade off.
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mcmonkeyplc #26 8 years ago

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/pre ordered!

Better be here on the 11th!

Oh and have some faith.
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Tiger_Walts #27 8 years ago

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There might be some stealth involved in it as well. But with so many titles doing it, it wouldn't bother me if they dropped the idea.
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Rankin #28 8 years ago

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This is the kind of brazen cross -promotional huckstery (is that a word?) that goes on all the time in the Murdoch press.

Looks like someone forgot their tinfoil headgear this morning.
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Tiger_Walts #29 8 years ago

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"...making my shelf look stupid."

Either you're Sean Connery or I read that wrong.
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meepster2312 #30 8 years ago

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Nope, my headgear is definitely on this morning and very shiny it is too.
I just have a problem with an article in the 'news' section that is an obvious plug for a specific retailer.
If this is a message from a sponsor, label it such. After all, other sites have been taking pre-orders for ages.
As someone who works in that there interweb retail business, I think this is bad practise, but maybe I'm just an over serious arse.
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Lutz #31 8 years ago

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Well, considering EVERY article that's new get's chucked in either the news, reviews or previews section I'd say they made the right choice.
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hoathenfold #32 8 years ago

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There is NO WAY I am pre-ordering this!!

IM GOING TO BUY IT ON LAUNCH DAY AT FULL PRICE!!!

The post service is so shit where I live there is no way Im listening to you lot raving about it all day while I watch the letter box for nothing to arrive!

This is the only way I'm guaranteed to get it on the day!!
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Lutz #33 8 years ago

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If it doesn't arrive by the 11th then I'm off to GAME to buy the normal version, wait for the post to arrive on teh 12th and take my GAME copy back...
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Tiger_Walts #34 8 years ago

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Well, come the 9th, I'm stopping my web access. Not going to read a single review. No spoilers for me, nosiree.
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max #35 8 years ago

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Preorder it, go and buy a copy at GAME if it arrives late, then return the copy to GAME as soon as the preordered one arrives

Max

[edit: DAMN my lunch arriving just then, I got pipped to the recommendation post by Lutz]

Edited by 1 at 13/07/04 @ 13:29
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Tiger_Walts #36 8 years ago

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That would mean leaving the house...
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Rankin #37 8 years ago

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As someone who works in that there interweb retail business, I think this is bad practise, but maybe I'm just an over serious arse.

As far as I'm concerned, this website (that I enjoy a great deal) is free. If I can help it to stay that way by using their retail partner to buy games when I can, then that's fine by me

Enough of that, back to the Halo 2 goodness.
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Tiger_Walts #38 8 years ago

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"If there was a competition for the worlds' biggest loser, you'd come second..."

LOL, writes down for future use.
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meepster2312 #39 8 years ago

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But, surely, if I came 2nd in a competition for the world's biggest loser,
then I wouldn't be the biggest loser, which is a good thing?
Oh, and you can keep the tin, though I'd quite like the game (and maybe even the extra content as there's nothing quite as exciting as a bunch of developers discussing their diet coke and pizza intake)
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Lutz #40 8 years ago

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But, surely, if I came 2nd in a competition for the world's biggest loser,
then I wouldn't be the biggest loser, which is a good thing?

You seem to have missed the point...
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meepster2312 #41 8 years ago

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'You seem to have missed the point... '

Very probably. It wouldn't be the 1st time.....
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Lutz #42 8 years ago

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Very probably. It wouldn't be the 1st time.....

Nor 1st place either it seems...
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meepster2312 #43 8 years ago

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Sorry, didn't read all Mr Lamma's early posts and understand the gentle ironic undertones.
BTW, unless I'm really being obtuse, there's no extra gameplay involved in the ltd edition so my advice is buy the regular, and wait for all the extra content to appear on cover discs a few months later.
No tin of course, but you can always make your own.
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Lutz #44 8 years ago

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Well, not bad advice. However:

I never purchase mags. Why pay �6 for stuff that's free on the net?
Halo, + �6 for that mag is only �4 short of the LE version... and I doubt the whole of the LE version will be available on cover-mounted disks as it'd ruin the whole reason behind the LE version, which I don't think Bungie will do...

Besides... IT'S THE LE VERSION!!!

And you can resell on eBay.
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StixxUK #45 8 years ago

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/needs a shit
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oceanmotion #46 8 years ago

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I pre ordered it last night on Play.com. About time I say.
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meepster2312 #47 8 years ago

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Lutz,
You're right -if you must have the extra content it only makes sense to wait if you'd buy the mag anyway.
Re Limited Edition status, in my experience this either means:-
a) 'we are going to limit it to the number of orders we get' hence no collectable value
b) ' we are going to make it so limited, any retailer who isn't Game will get exactly two copies' so I'd place orders across all retailers to ensure a copy.
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IronGiant #48 8 years ago

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I just want the game and not all the pap like a bloody tin.. As with other so called Limited Editions this will be limited to about half a million!!!
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rygel #49 8 years ago

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I never purchase mags. Why pay �6 for stuff that's free on the net?

Insightful commentary on the gaming world? Witty repart�? I know I know. Theres sod all of that in most of the gaming press anyway. Still, I'm glad I have my subscription to Edge.
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perilikid #50 8 years ago

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Seeing how I'm new to this whole pre-ordering malarkey, what's the precedent like for this sort of thing? Should I expect the game to arrive on the 11th, or might it be quicker for me to queue outside HMV or Game on the appropriate morning?
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Tiitiz #51 8 years ago

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preordered from Play.com as I trust em

if it doesn't arrive when the shops get it then im doing a Game rental o_0
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Lutz #52 8 years ago

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rhythm, I hope you're right, they've got an order for me!
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perilikid #53 8 years ago

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Thanks for the info - I doubt very much that we'll get the game in advance; that said, at HMV there ar times when we receive dvds and games quite a few days in advance (one notable example was LOTR:TT, which we received nearly two weeks prior to the release date)
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Lutz #54 8 years ago

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Yeah, but then you've got to get a copy OUT of them... Sometimes that's tricky...
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meepster2312 #55 8 years ago

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It does look like street dates will be enforced shortly:-

http://www.mcvuk.com/html/news/story.jsp?newsId=1927864

I know its difficult to enforce this for online retailers, but I know that the high street/publishers are watching out for early shipments from these guys so receiving day of/day after release at best for pre-order may be the way going forward.
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binky #56 8 years ago

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Still cant decide if to pre order or just get my copy from GAME on day of release to guarantee ealy morning gameage (plus i can then trade a game in against it and it will be just as cheap as buying online).

I will actually be taking the day off to play this. sad i know.
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Lutz #57 8 years ago

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Why is it sad? I've got 2 days booked off!
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perilikid #58 8 years ago

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I could well be taking a couple of weeks off, taking into account the release of Pro Evo 4 a week or two earlier than Halo 2

Edited by 1 at 13/07/04 @ 15:55
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Ravenlore #59 8 years ago

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I don't need to buy I am just going to rent. = )

Also, I want them to fix a few more things like crouch needs a toggle. More bigger places. Maby add a mod kit so I can add to levels, or take away from levels.
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joephish #60 8 years ago

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Preordered! Thanks to Simply Games for the good deal

And I haven't really got a problem with Simply Games and Eurogamer teaming up like this, and don't really care that it was in the news. As long as Eurogamer keeps running, I'm satisfied, especially since it was cheaper on SG than on play.com!
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Khab #61 8 years ago

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You know guys, I WOULD like to use Simplygames to purchase this. But I can't. Because I don't live in the UK (and Ireland).

Honestly, guys, this sucks. Can't you pressure your partner into delivering to the Union, at least? They blame "publishing agreements" in their help section, but that's obviously pure bull, since I can purchase games from lots of other UK, US, Aussie and even Hong Kong-based stores.
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Khab #62 8 years ago

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BTW, I just noticed that DVDCrave have this one for another five or so pounds off.
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westernmusic #63 8 years ago

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This is PAL / NTSC.
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Lutz #64 8 years ago

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This is the PAL version.
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