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The goal of this thread is to document a comprehensive list of extras included inside the packaging of standard video game releases. These things tend to get lost but aren't always documented online or sometimes not even listed on the packaging despite most of the time being really novel, cool, worth preserving, or sought after by collectors.

Notes:

• Region is color coded. (NA - EU - JP) (country specifics for Europe will be listed if known)
• Releases confirmed to have extras in first print runs only will be followed by a "FP".
• Please feel free to add to the list! This will be a perpetual work in progress.
• If you have any pack-in items on hand, please feel free to submit photos or scans to our database under “extra media” on the game’s page.

NOT tracked in this list:

• Special/Collector's/Starter Edition merchandise (will be too much stuff to possibly list here. special editions also seem to be better documented in general.)
• Controllers (rhythm game peripherals etc. - too many/well documented. I will list some neat ones though.)
• Manuals, precaution booklets, player's guides, registration/survey cards, etc. (again, way too intricate for this list and not always exclusive to one title)
• Pre Order bonuses (if it didn't come packaged inside, it won't be added. maybe someone, somewhere, can make their own list of these.)
• Controller/screen overlays for older systems (Odyssey, Vectrex, Intellivision. I'm assuming these are well documented too.)
• Amiibo bundles (search "amiibo" on our site and sort by software entries)
• Ads (not so much an extra, as it is snuck in there by publisher/not sought after)
• Movie Tickets (always says on the box - find these variants easily by searching “movie” in our database
• Non-title-exclusive publisher posters/catalogs
• Inserts, twist-ties, baggies, parts of packaging etc.

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PC

• Infocom releases - (extensive list here) (http://www.ifarchive.org/if-archive/infocom/info/fact-sheet.txt)
• Sam & Max Hit the Road - Coloring Book
• Magic Carpet - 3D glasses
• Gold Rush! - map of the Americas
• Shadow of the Comet - Envelope with letters and a report
• Starship Titanic - 3D glasses, in-flight magazine
• Once and Future - postcards, letters and telegrams
• Space Quest IV - Space Piston magazine
• Space Quest V - tabloid magazine
• Space Quest VI - Popular Janitronics magazine
• Undertale - story book
• Sigil - floppy disk themed USB drive, 2 stickers: 1 SIGIL and 1 Romero Games, soundtrack CD
• Glittermitten Grove (feat. Frog Fractions 2) - 10 trading cards, map with stickers, tips and tricks floppy
• A Hat in Time -  there’s two code-in-a-box physical releases: collector’s box and Kickstarter version. The standard one gets a poster, a manual and a code card, while the Kickstarter gets that plus an additional game code, OST code, digital booklet code, 2 replica badges from the game (available for purchase separately), and a card from the devs

Apple II

• Wheeler Dealers - this local Canadian release is the first game ever to come in a box. that's because it came bundled with a special controller

Commodore 64

• Sierra Story Maker - blank floppy to store stories on, 5 floppy labels

ZX Spectrum

• Garfield - Sticker and gift tags

Sharp X68000

• Genpei Touma Den - sashimono (war banner)

Atari 2600

• Sword Quest - all games came with a comic book full of secrets for the contest

Atari 7800

• Rikki & Vikki - misery land tickets

Famicom

• Athena - cassette tape (https://youtu.be/koGCAIlGMbE)
• Arkanoid - controller

NES

• Monster in My Pocket - Exclusive Konami monster figurine (in blue, pink or orange)
• StarTropics - Letter from Uncle
• Zelda 1 - World Map
• Rad Racer - vinyl 3D glasses
• 3D World Runner - vinyl 3D glasses
• Orb 3D - vinyl 3D glasses
• Werewolf: The Last Warrior - comic (by DE Comics)
• Mike Tyson's Punch-Out - letter from Mike Tyson
• Castlequest - map
• Arkanoid - controller

Gameboy

• Metroid II - poster
• Rugrats the Movie - poster

SNES

• Doom Troopers - random card from the "Inquisition" expansion set (https://i.imgur.com/r02gGM0.png), poster
• Ken Griffey Jr Presents Major League Baseball - Exclusive Nintendo branded Baseball Card (https://i.imgur.com/EVQmdu0.png)
• Ken Griffey Jr's Winning Run - Exclusive Nintendo branded Baseball Card (https://i.imgur.com/Tx1FcAP.png)
• Earthworm Jim - "Eat Dirt" poster (https://i.imgur.com/xLrNiJv.jpg)
• Earthworm Jim 2 - "2 Cool" poster (https://i.imgur.com/rM0MkFz.jpg)
• Earthbound - Scratch N Sniff Cards (inside player's guide)
• Zelda: A Link to the Past - map, secrets booklet
• 7th Saga - map
• Final Fantasy II - Poster (Dungeon & Town Maps)
• Final Fantasy III - Poster, Map
• Final Fantasy: Mystic Quest - map
• Killer Instinct - "Killer Cuts" Soundtrack CD
• Paladin's Quest - Monster Data/Equipment list Poster
• Secret of Mana - Map/Poster
• Mario Paint - aside from the mouse and mousepad, it came with a red cap that covers the mouse ball and a mouse cleaning tool (http://www.rfgeneration.com/images/games/U-044/ex/U-044-S-03190-A_07.jpg)
• Aerofighters - Poster
• ActRaiser - Map
• Chrono Trigger - Map/Poster
• Breath of Fire - Map/Stats
• Breath of Fire II - Map/Stats
• Illusion of Gaia - Map/Enemy List
• Secret of Evermore - Map/Poster
• Uncharted Waters - Map/Captain's Log
• Judge Dredd - poster
• Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego? - Almanac
• Where in Time is Carmen Sandiego? - Encyclopedia
• Frank Thomas Big Hurt Baseball - Acclaim Branded Trading Card

Super Famicom

• Bomberman B-Daman - Golden Bomber B-Daman figure

N64

• Micro Machines 64 Turbo - toy car from existing set (extensive list here) (https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/nintendo_64_forever/micro-machines-64-turbo-included-vehicles-t6286.html/)
• DK64 - aside from the expansion pak itself, it also came with the small plastic jumper pak remover tool
• Hey You, Pikachu! - aside from the VRU/Mic, it came with a yellow pop filter for the mic and a small strap to hold the mic to the controller
• Superman - comic book (https://i.imgur.com/JRPOtly.png), poster
• Gauntlet Legends - 1 of 4 main character figures in releases with window on box

Gameboy Color

• Pokemon TCG - Promo Meowth Card
• Wario Land 3 - Sticker sheet (https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DsdlluzXcAIc7dv.png)

Gameboy Advance

• Polly Pocket Super Splash Island - Polly Pocket doll with Jet Ski
• Sonic Advance - Poster

GameCube

• Pokemon Channel - pamphlet of punch-out e-Reader cards
• Pokemon Box - transfer cable and exclusive memory card
• Animal Crossing - exclusive memory card

DS

• Pokemon HeartGold & SoulSilver - Pokewalker Accessory (with smoothed and waist-clip backplates)
• Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars - Map
• High school musical Makin the Cut - Poster

Wii

• Zelda Skyward Sword - Soundtrack CD - FP
• Super Mario Galaxy 2 - instructional DVD
• Super Mario Galaxy 2 - instructional DVD

3DS

• Kid Icarus: Uprising - Stand and AR cards
• Cave Story 3D - lenticular cover - FP

Wii U

• Mario Maker - Idea Book
• Shantae 1/2 Genie Hero - Soundtrack CD
• Pokken Tournament - Shadow Mewtwo Amiibo Card - FP
• Pokken Tournament - Shadow Mewtwo Amiibo Card - FP
• Axiom Verge: Multiverse Edition - (The only officially released Wii U physical edition IS the limited edition) poster, art book, Bluray and CD

Switch

• Binding of Isaac - Stickers - FP
• The End is Nigh - Silicon squishy toy of main character - FP
• Cave Story + - Soundtrack minidisc - Gamestop release had a keychain as well - FP
• Puyo Puyo Tetris - Green Puyo and T Block Keychains - Target release came with decal set as well
• Sonic Forces - Controller decal - FP
• Hollow Knight - the first physical release was a boxed Hollow Knight plushie and a download code printed on receipt or emailed
• Gone Home - poster
• Layers of Fear: Legacy - poster, OST, alternate cover
• Undertale - story book

SMS

• Miracle Warriors - Map

Genesis

• X-Men - Poster - FP
• Sword of Vermilion - Hint Book
• Phantasy Star II - Map & Hintbook
• Starflight - Star Map
• Pac-man 2 - Lenticular Cover - FP
• Doom Troopers - random card from the "Inquisition" expansion set, poster
• Frank Thomas Big Hurt Baseball - Acclaim Branded Trading Card

DC

• Space Channel 5 - Lenticular Cover
• Rayman 2 - T-shirt included in specially packaged release

PS1

• Crash Bandicoot Warped - Lenticular Cover
• Rayman 2 - Beach Ball/watch included in specially boxed release
• Heart of Darkness - paper punch-out 3D Glasses
• Parappa the Rapper - Cover art is only a front and back page, fold-out poster takes place of traditional manual
• Alundra - cloth map
• MediEvil - Platinum releases had a map for MediEvil II
• Lost World: Jurassic Park - front cover of jewel case has special ridges to create 3D lenticular effect on manual cover
• Skullmonkeys - front cover of jewel case has special ridges to create 3D lenticular effect on manual cover
• Grand Theft Auto 2 - map/poster
• Grand Theft Auto London 1969 - map/poster
• Grand Theft Auto Director's Cut - map/poster
• Contra: Legacy of War - 3D glasses

PS2

• Grand Theft Auto III - map/poster
• Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories - map/poster
• Grand Theft Auto Vice City - map/poster

PSP

• Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories - map/poster

PS3

• Lego Batman The Video Game: Silver Shield Edition - Bluray of Batman (1989) movie
• Red Dead Redemption & Undead Nightmare - map
• Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe: Silver Shield Edition - Bluray of the first Mortal Kombat movie
• Grand Theft Auto IV - map/poster

PSVita

• Undertale - story book

PS4

• Spyro Reignited Trilogy - socks included in specially boxed release
• Shenmue I & II - double-sided poster
• Red Dead Redemption II - map
• Firewatch - postcards
• Ketsui Deathtiny: Kizuna Jigoku Tachi - mechanic design book - FP
• Undertale - story book

Xbox

• Shenmue II - Recap DVD

XB360

• Lego Batman The Video Game: Silver Shield Edition - DVD of Batman (1989) movie
• Red Dead Redemption & Undead Nightmare - map
• Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe: Silver Shield Edition - DVD of the first Mortal Kombat movie
• Grand Theft Auto IV - map/poster
• Dead Rising 2 - Walmart copies came with a map

Xbone

• Cuphead - retail case has 1 of 5 art cels (https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DNuZOsbXUAAMRcO.jpg)
• Spyro Reignited Trilogy - socks included in specially boxed release
• Shenmue I & II - double-sided poster
• Red Dead Redemption II - map

Misc

• Yu-Gi-Oh pack-in cards (extensive list here) (https://yugioh.wikia.com/wiki/Category:TCG_video_game_promotional_cards/)
• Guitar Hero I & II - original games came with a sticker sheet for your guitar
• Atari Flashback Blast - the 2018 Blast! series Plug & Play consoles come with 2 stickers

Investigating

• Tonic Trouble PC - the PC version would have supposedly come with a promotional package of Newman’s Own brand microwaveable popcorn, as reported by legacy gaming sites. There is no visual proof of this actually happening however. The game’s history of delays (even rendering cross-promotional mail-in rebates for the PC version expired before it even released) makes this unlikely
• Order Up! - game comes with a paper hat but it is unknown which consoles got it (PS3, Wii or 3DS)

(reserved post for expansion)

Rad Racer on the NES came with vinyl 3D glasses.

Orb 3D also came with 3D glasses

Same with 3-D World Runner on NES.

If it counts, the first print run of SEGA Rally 2006 came with a PS2 port of the original SEGA Rally Championship arcade game.
Heart of Darkness on the PS1 came with red/blue 3D glasses.

I think I’m going to limit discs to non-game content.

Phantasy Star II came with a hint book and a map, aside from the normal manual.
Sword of Vermillion also came with a hint book.

Shenmue II on original Xbox comes with a DVD documenting the events of the first game, but it isn't a playable version of the first game its a movie using the same graphics though.

Have this myself but somehow forgot.

List it up to date. I think I've reached the limit of what I know off the top of my head. TVtropes has a good page on this though that I need to have a look through.

Phantasy Star II was on the Mega Drive/Genesis

Miracle Warriors on SMS had a map.

Mike Tyson's Punch-out with the letter from MT.

I don't have any additions to the "feelies" list in mind (yet), but I do encourage anyone who has any in their possession  to take some nice clear pics of them and submit them to the RF Gen database under extra media. Thank you for your consideration.

'Scuse.

Noted, forgot to plug that originally.

SNES feelies (USA)
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7th Saga                         - Map ENI-SNS-EL-US
Final Fantasy II               - Poster (Dungeon & Town Maps) SQU-SNS-F4-US
Final Fantasy III              - Map/Poster (WoR) P-SNS-F6-USA(A)/(B), Map (WoB)
Final Fantasy: Mystic Qu  - Map
Killer Instinct                   - "Killer Cuts" Soundtrack CD
Legend of Zelda: ALTTP    - Secrets Booklet (original release only?) SNS-ZL-USA, Map [already referenced above]
Paladin's Quest                - Monster Data/Equipment list Poster ENI-SNS-LN-USA, Survey card
Secret of Mana                - Map/Poster SQU-SNS-K2-US

Lego Batman The Video Game: Silver Shield Edition for PS3 comes with a separate Bluray of the 1989 Batman. And the 360 version comes with a separate DVD.

As far as I can tell since I do not own all the of versions but my research says that all versions of Red Dead Redemption come with the map. This of course includes the standard PS3 and 360 versions as well as the Greatest Hits/Platinum Hits and the Game of the Year Editions for both also. The 360 version being the Xbox One Backwards compatible box they have for those.

Also, the separate release for Undead Nightmare for each system has its own map as well.

I have that version! In similar fashion, the Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe Silver Shield Edition comes with a BluRay of the first Mortal Kombat film.

Well I just ordered it myself since I am focusing on finally getting some of the Lego games. But only the series I like/am interested in. I like Star Wars and Batman and DC and Marvel. And LOTR. But I likely won't get Harry Potter any time soon since I don't like it. I didn't know about the Mortal Kombat one and already have the normal version of that game (well Greatest Hits). Wish I would have known to look to buy that version instead because it doesn't matter how bad the MK movie is its still a bad but good in a fun way sort of movie. Its so bad its good. Maybe I will see into getting it in the future sometime since these movie combos are a cool thing for a collection.

And in doing my research on what to buy I have found a seller selling another similar item. There is a version of Lego Lord of the Rings that comes with Fellowship of the Rings. It is also on both PS3 and 360. And I even though I said I am not into it I have found a Lego Harry Potter Years 1-4 that comes with Sorcerers Stone. I will look for more of these combos.

NES: Star Tropics had the letter with it.

I believe Castlequest came with a map.

Does anyone know a place where I can see what came with Limited Run Games' standard editions? Their site doesn't list extras for them, only Collector's Editions.

Undertale on Nintendo Switch has a little picture story book that looks like a "Little Golden Book" if anyone remembers those. Also a little catalog sheet with Undertale merchandise from "fangamer"

I know that “Langrisser Re:Incarnation -TENSEI-“ for the 3DS came with an art book and a cd with the score on it. At least, my version did.


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From what info I can find, it was only in the Limited Edition.