Aw come on Scott, you got these collectors editions! That’s not budget gaming!

Time to watch a video debating over 2 products I will never purchase in my life

The killer thing that the collector’s edition for ToTK should’ve included was a mini soundtrack for the game. We still need an official soundtrack release, even though it will likely be a CD-only Japan-exclusive release.

Europe's Special edition didn't come with the Switch case or the map but it DID have the soundtrack CD, in a proper jewel case, and the Master Sword statue.

Age of Calamity also had a collector's edition but only existed in japan The big item for anyone who's curious is a giant blanket in the shape of the glider

I just wish collector's editions had soundtrack cds again. Those were my favorite to get from the bundle.

Scott with a blank white wall behind him: “Wow this map poster is useless!”

What you do with the collectors coin is you take it to the store and say "one Zelda please" and they'll just give you a Zelda.

I feel like the Tears of the Kingdom Collector's Edition is more premium but the Breath of the Wild Collector's Edition is more useful with that carrying case.

The slap at 2:06 sounds so close to the Switch snap it's amazing

I still use my Sheikah slate case to this day. A bit of the blue detailing on the sheikah eye started separating, but a bit of super glue fixed it right up. On some level, I regret not keeping it mint, but when I moved to Oregon for undergrad, the TSA destroyed the original box by cutting the bottom out...

This made me realize I want STW episodes on interior case art and disc art

I can imagine a Nintendo representative watching this video and just loosing it. "The steel book does not have the original art that was beautiful, i dont like it" "The steel poster just have the box art, it's a shame" Its impossible to fully satisfy Scott. XD

I'm probably the only person on earth that enjoys steelbooks. Idk it just feel premium to me but a lot times they don't compete with the good old case and box art.

That BOTW soundtrack works super well on a walk or hike. Makes you feel like you're on your own quest in the game

The quality of that Sheikah slate case is absolutely amazing. I’ve been using it to protect my Switch ever since its launch day and it’s still like new.

Just a fun fact, I used to buy collectors editions specifically for the sound CDs to maybe by some chance play in the car. Before I had my own car and license when BOTW first came out (I was like 14) I used to occasionally play this CD during car rides with my mother 💀 guardian theme went crazy on the road

I've played the Sound Selection during car rides more times than I'm proud to admit, it's admittedly pretty relaxing (and helps cope with bad traffic)

I'll tell you what you do with that collector's coin. You press that coin into the palm of your eldest son. Then you kneel down, place your hands on his shoulders, and look him square in the eye and say: "It's dangerous to go alone! Take this."

The fact that the boxes aren't the same size makes me want to eat my own face.

Steelbooks work better for movies where the spines all tend to have different designs anyways

I wanted to get the the Spider-Man 2 special edition for the Steelbook, only to find out that it came with a download code instead of the game disc… a Steelbook, for a piece of paper

2:38 There WAS something special about this case (that I really miss since mine was stolen) it would fold up into a handy kickstand! I used that feature sooooo much in the early days of Switch.

I got lucky and my buddy was a manager at our local GameStop. I took off work the day of TotK launch and snagged a collectors edition. Really awesome.

The best part of that steel poster with all that open sky space is that there's plenty of room for duck magnets

Scott: "And there wasn't a WiiU special edition. 😢"

Scott's willingness to buy Clay Fighter Sculptor's Cut for a one second joke but not buy another useless collectors edition of something because "it's too expensive" scares me something fierce.

I remember wanting the Smash Ultimate collector's edition for the pro controller mainly, but they sold out in my area before I could grab one. But looking at how the steelbook replaced the amazing box art you get for buying the game itself, I think I got off pretty easy. I don't care enough for collector's editions in general since they usually come with a bunch of doo-dads I'm never going to use. If I want a figure or accessory or whatever, I'm just better off buying one separately.

Taypestry? Oh, that reminds me. I have to get a drink of tayp water before my tayp dancing lesson that I do in honor of Scaytman Jones before challenging for the AEW TNT Chaympionship.

20:53 "I definitely feel a little less joy going through that compared to Breath of the Wild" Way to sum up the entire Tears of the Kingdom experience Scott

The BOTW soundtrack is the only thing I’ve listened to for studying since BOTW came out

a lot of the over the top-ness for ToTK went to the Switch OLED Collector's Edition, and Pro Controller. which honestly should have included the game packed in

See, you meme on it. But i would love to listen to the soundtrack in the car. I love the idea of blasting down the highway to field piano

Part of me feels like we aren’t gonna be seeing that carpet again with this pattern of vids, but maybe I’m just being paranoid, what do y’all think?

You should do a "my most played games" on switch and 3ds

CDs are usually the main reason I’ll buy a collectors edition. Having P3R’s soundtrack on CD has made it worthwhile entirely

For some reason, I love videos like this one. I think it has to be Scott himself. The passion and comedy is just on point.

I was more impressed with the GameStop pre-order incentives for Tears of the Kingdom- the wooden engraving and arm sleeve- than I was with the actual collector's edition. It's fine, but probably a little expensive for what you actually get.

I really like these videos of Scott’s just kind of freestyle and and reviewing products that he finds interesting

"Fun little piano medlies as I'm blasting down the highway" I can't be the only one, right? This CD hasn't left my car since 2017

On the topic of artbooks, I remember the Xenoblade 2 and 3 special edition artbooks were kind of lame, since they're literally just finalized official art of the characters. If you want a *really* good artbook, the Bravely Second Special Edition just comes with the actual artbook that they released a few years later. All the text is untranslated, but it has all the concept art, pre-compression rendered art, and even stuff from the first game.

The weather warn map. I would take it to Hobby lobby or something and see if we can do a clear front and back frame and put it on a display stand! Obviously the Poster FRAME IT up put it in your bad ass game room. Scott, please tell me you have a bad ass game room. I got a coworker hooked on going on Pinterest and looking up man caves/game rooms. He’s addicted to it now and finding great ideas for his man cave/game room.

i wish more of the Bundled artbooks actually included non-final concept art also, the real use for the collectable CDs is that you pop it on your DVD drive once, rip all the music to your PC & then never touch it ever again

Funny how the collectirs edition here includes the steel book AND case. Whereas metroid dreads only gives you the steelbook...

The way you said rauru so accusatorily. Like he was responsible for the steelbook 😂😂

The Switch case is still the coolest case I've even seen. Plus, the space it has is just so much more than other cases.

Pins are actually nice though you can accessorize daily items like lunch boxes and backpacks.

I was lucky enough to get a pre-order for the BotW Master Edition. The night they announced the Master Edition, which if I remember correctly was the same night they did that whole big Switch reveal presentation, I had already rushed to get my Switch pre-order in at Best Buy. Then they announced the Master Edition and I decided I wasn't going to bed that night until pre-orders for that went up. They randomly went up at Best Buy and sold out instantly and I missed them. But then a short while later they went up on Gamestop and lasted just long enough for me to get one before they too were gone. Unfortunately, since Gamestop is Gamestop they didn't ship my Master Edition til release day so I didn't end up getting it til the following Monday. So that weekend of having a Switch but not having BotW yet was like torture. lol. But I love my Master Edition. I have the big beautiful box and the Master Sword statue displayed on my shelf and always will. It was well worth the $130 to me. By comparison the TotK collector's edition doesn't seem like quite as good of a deal but I still got it and still love it too. Plus it matches the BotW Master Edition quite well. On an interesting side note: I actually got laid off from my job just days after the Switch and BotW released. I was pretty bummed but at least it gave me the opportunity to completely immerse myself in BotW. After two months I'd 100% completed it. Even getting all 900 Korok seeds. And in a twist right out of a movie, almost right after I finished BotW my boss contacted me and gave me my same job back. So it's like I was destined to have a two month vacation just to play BotW. lol.

my country only had a limited edition which came with the soundtrack in a jewel case and the master sword statute for 100€

SCOTT! You didn't mention that the TotK game case says "not for resale" on it above the barcode which still differs from a standard retail copy! Thanks for a relatable unboxing. I also didn't grab that master sword statue for the same reasons and I feel the same about steel book cases haha

The fact that there are multiple stores still selling new versions of ToTK collector's edition tells a lot about how bad the collector's edition was. Some stores are even putting it on sale and they still can't get rid of them.

Hell yeah Scott! "blasting down the highway" i had a feeling he liked driving fast!

I think the TotK Collector's Edition was way better personally. I love steelbooks, I actively enjoy collecting pins (I even have a display case), and I think the TotK art book is the single best item across both sets. The steel poster is cool too, tho I have nowhere to really put it in my room Maybe I'm just biased cause TotK was the first brand new Zelda I was there for during the pre-release hype, but I absolutely love like every TotK Edition pre-release item released, and I have every single one too sans the case (I want the it but I already have three Switch cases). I didn't get the Collector's Edition til like a month later, but I was very excited to find a stray one at a random GameStop.

6:55 HAHAHAHAHAHA that was amazing

I would have got those as well. They're cool enough.....I got the TotK Switch. It's pretty sick.

The wooden slate you get from preordering TotK at GameStop. I was like “wow! Cool!” And I stuffed it in my board game shelf and haven’t seen it since

This man doesn't realize how nice it is to listen to pretty botw piano doodles in the car

"I will not use these, but the fact they exist & I own them is kinda cool." me owning Sonic 2 on Game Gear:

The Skyward Sword collectors edition on the Wii came with an awesome soundtrack that I love listening to!!

Love that you can write off these expenses for your videos. “I nEeD tO bUy It FoR mY vIdEo!” Sure Scott. Sure. 😂

the preorder bonus for TotK was a wooden plank with the new hand icon and such on it, pretty good quality and better than just some pins or stickers.

Since its the Sage vows, the TotK special edition pins should have been rings so you can wear them like Link does ingame

I think the bigger offense is when a steelbook doesn't have the name of the game on the spine

I get what you mean about steelbooks they are so rarely of any use the only one with anything different about them is the pokemon ones where the steelbook has a slot for both versions of the game

Yeah a lot of modern gaming steelbooks don't even have the game title on the spine, really annoying. Back in the day some steelbooks like Final Fantasy 12 still maintained the console spine template. Also recently the Persona 5 Royal steelbook came with a slip cover that adds the ps4 banner and spine

I got into Scott's channel about a month ago and this guy is super chill 🤙🏼❤️ I like it when he's with his friends those videos are super chill

Me personally, I put over 200 hours into TOTK and that artbook looks super cool. I think the argument can be made that i and probably most people would get a lot of value out of looking through that artbook. it looks awesome. I want to pick it up just for that.

As someone who regularly played the BotW soundtrack in my car, I can confirm that when you’re driving down the highway and you hear the guardian warning you freak out. Not sure if that means it’s not a good idea to play it in the car or not

Next idea for Scott Stash: Differences between collectors edition in America and Europe. There are a lot of good games with totally different CE in both regions. BOTW, XC2 and DE, Astral Chain, Octopath Traveller and more!

I will gladly take that TotK collector’s edition off your hands, Scatt! 😂

“That would be interesting to listen to in the car” Dang Scott is calling me out.

Scott can't comprehend having a collectible that's not on a shelf

No joke though, I listened to that soundtrack on repeat while driving for a good month after BotW released. That CD is still in my car's CD player.

Okay, I’m literally that guy. I’ve had the Skyward Sword 25th anniversary CD in my car for four years. It starts when the car turns on, and stays on till I decide I wanna bump it or hit Bluetooth. Also, pins are really neat 💁‍♀️ All that said you are very cool and polite. Have a nice day

It would be cool to have a separate steelbook collection.

fun fact about the botw coin: a slightly smaller but overall identical version of it was used as a zipper tab thing on a botw switch case, its the one thats like a faux leather. (which is great btw, i love that case. rock solid.)

7:00 i unironicly listen to this in the car

Scott: The soundtrack CD! My partner: I have that! Except it's the one with a bazillion CDs. Me: I remember. You had it in the car for a while... Scott: lol this would be so fun to listen to in the car /s 😂

NO WAY I WAS WATCHING THE COLECTORS EDTION VID BEFOUR THIS DROPPED

Both. Both? Both is good.

But Scott you could have all the steelbooks next to each other and they’d all match and that would be kinda cool I think

(8:13) I'll tell you what you're supposed to do with such a coin!! It's called a "challenge coin". Say you are at any given place on the planet, and you scream aloud you have the collectors edition, someone nearby says in a challenging tone, "oh yeah? Prove it!" [You slap out the coin from wallet, as you're being "challenged"] The same concept applies to PAX west (as you mentioned being similar to). The challenge coin goes way back, and is applicable to pretty much any "event", "title", or material thing, whereby the whole experience or thing, or title can be linked to a uniquely (difficult to replicate) coin - one that your neighbor that ALSO participated, can pull their coin out as well. One way of how I was taught this applies is in the event you DONT have the coin, but claim to have it, you are required to buy the person that HAS their coin after YOU'VE been challenged, a drink at the local bar. The earliest I recall is dad having such a coin proving as Army Ranger to any passerby. A Ranger goes to the bar, speaks about stories of being a Ranger, another Ranger walks up, pulls out their coin, and says to PROVE IT - tradition is to pull out the coin in response to the "challenge" and two Rangers in a bar (a rare thing to occur). If one of the Ranger's doesn't have the coin and yet touts about being one, will have to buy the challenger a beer, or drink. Rangers, supposedly have their coin on hand - always. If you hear anyone speak about being an Army Ranger, ask them to Prove it, and if its a Ranger from the 90s and 2000s, they'll likely have their coin.

"I feel like a kid in a candy store that randomly came across a metal poster and is like, 'what the f*ck is this?'"

The "this game better be special" -editions

that totk box is beat tf up damn

17:54 the only steel poster I've ever bought was at a candy store LOL

Is this the game where Scott hate breath of the wild?

If a collectors edition only has items like an art book, a soundtrack, and some mini prints that have no exclusive art on them... I won't even give it a second glance even if it's for a favorite game. The best collectors edition I own, hands down, is Octopath Traveler. It has a POP-UP BOOK. Also, I did manage to get the BOTW collectors edition and to this day I still use the Sheikah slate case.

Thank you Scott. You didn’t have to but you did. I like the fact your a big Nintendo fan , but aren’t biased. Keep up the great content 🍿

i got the sheikah slate carrying case separate later on and it was WONDERFUL

If a special edition game doesn't include a proper A4 art book and a map of the game world, then it can't truly be considered a special edition.

I legitimately used the Sheikah Slate case from the BotW S.E. as my go-to Switch case for years and only stopped last year because I got a Satisfye grip and case (not sponsored). The Sheikah Slate case held up remarkably well and kept everything inside nice and safe.

Idk. Pins vs coin? Coin. Steel book vs map? Steel book. Case vs artbook? Case. Metal poster vs cd? Poster. I see benefits and bs on both sides, depends on what you like. To me, botw and totk are the best things on the switch bar none, I dont mind some representation to pick up a curious passer by, "why is that switch case bronze?" "What is that a metal poster of?" "Why does your room always smell like cocoa butter?" All in due time, amigo.

The Switch case that came with the BOTW one is like the best thing i've ever gotten in a "special edition" of a game. I STILL use mine

Collector's Editions all depend on how much I like the game, so it's a little annoying that I don't know until after I buy the game. I liked Breath of the Wild more than I expected and Tears of the Kingdom less than I expected.

i really wanted those two collector edition's back then. those damn things were sold out in 5 seconds

He never misses, the absolute legend!

I really want Scott to cover the SNES and the Genesis in a similar format to these kinds of videos he's doing recently. Only time will tell though.

Collectors Editions are just "consume products, don't ask questions, be happy about it"

I would watch a gaming talk show styled after this video.