(1999) PSX
Released: 1998 in Japan
Catalogue #: SLPM 80363
Purchased: USED, January 2009
Where: Japan Yahoo! Auctions through Rinkya.com
A Japanese trial of the game. It comes in a cardboard sleeve with an insert containing the overview of the controls.
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discReleased: January 1999 in America
Catalogue #: SLPM 80363
Purchased: PSRM-012560
Where: ebay.com
A US trial of the game that came with a January 1999 issue of the Offical Playstation magazine.
Released: January 1999 in America
Catalogue #: SLUS-00707
Purchased: NEW, January 1999
Where: Local Funcoland
My very first Silent Hill purchase! The first American retail edition of the game that comes in a jewel case with an English instruction manual. There are two slightly different versions of the black US edition. There are some like mine which have a more muted silver front cover with the collage on the front with a very low contrast which were part of the initial release. Later prints before the Greatest Hits edition still had the black Playstation spine but the cover became a high contrast black and white image. This and the US Greatest Hits edition of Silent Hill are the only ones known to be uncensored.
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insideReleased: March 1999 in Japan
Catalogue #: SLPM 86192
Purchased: NEW, February 2009
Where: Japan Yahoo! Auctions through Rinkya.com
A sealed Japanese retail first edition of the game. You can tell it’s not a general Asia release from the red triangle warning present on the front cover and the “For Japan Only” notation on the back. The copy I purchased also has a Famitsu Weekly sticker with Necky the Fox… I’m not sure what it says though.
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bottom sealReleased: March 1999 in Asia
Catalogue #: SCPS-45380
Purchased: NEW, February 2009
Where: Japan Yahoo! Auctions through Rinkya.com
A sealed Asian retail first edition of the game. You can tell it’s not a Japanese release from the missing red triangle warning on the front cover and the missing “For Japan Only” on the back.
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bottom sealReleased: August 1999 in Europe
Catalogue #: SLPM 86192
Purchased: USED, May 2009
Where: ebay.uk
A first edition PAL release of Silent Hill. This PAL release of Silent Hill was unfortunately censored in which the Mumbler in Midwich Elementary were removed and replaced by Claw Fingers. Even though it was censorned the PAL release did include an in game article regarding the fire Alessa was burned in that was not included in the US or Japanese release. You can find the article in Nowhere on the 3rd Level. I’m not sure why it wasn’t included on the US or Japanese releases. Included with the PAL release were several leaflets containing Silent Hill product information. On one you can see an advertisement for the Silent Hill comic that was never released!
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cd & leafletsReleased: April 2000 in Japan
Catalogue #: SLPM 86498
Purchased: USED, May 2009
Where: Japan Yahoo! Auctions through Rinkya.com
A re-release of Silent Hill in Japan that features Lisa Garland on the cover. I have yet to find a sealed version but I was able to grab this unsealed one with its original obi!
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(2001) GBA
Released: March 2001 in Japan
Catalogue #: AGB-P-ASHJ
Purchased: USED, November 2008
Where: ebay.com
A Japanese retail version of the GBA game. Came with box, game cartridge and Japanese only manual. I have read that this game was only available in limited quantities. I have not played the actual game cartridge since I don’t own a GBA but I have played and completed Harry and Cybil’s quests though a Japanese ROM and text translations found on gamefaqs. Even though most of the events would be considered AU when compared to current Silent Hill canon it’s definitely an interesting read! I really wish they made an English version of this game!
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(2001) PS2 | XBOX | PC
Released: 2001 in Japan
Catalogue #: SLPM 80363
Purchased: USED, May 2009
Where: ebay.com
A short demo disc of Silent Hill 2 ( mine did not come with the demo’s original slipcase). I’m not sure where this was given out but I assume it was some sort of trade show in Japan. Ratiocinator of Letter from Silent Heaven fame was able to play the demo and was awesome enough to tell me what’s on it:
On the main screen you have three options:
Prologue
Battle
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Options are normal except you can’t tab over to the extra options (such as changing noise grain, blood color, etc.).
Prologue has you starting at the beginning. You grab the map outta your car and head down the observation stairs. After you take just a few steps (after the stairs when it loads the lake path) it almost immediately loads/spawns you to the gate before the cemetery/Angela. After Angela’s graveyard cutscene, you proceed like normal to the exit gate from the cemetery. Upon opening the gate the trial ends.
Battle takes place when you first enter Woodside Apartments. A lot of the Lying Figures aren’t wandering the halls. Only a few here and there. Anyway, you’re already equipped with the flashlight/gun. The mannequin on the floor where you get the flashlight never gets up. The scream (“What was that? Some kind of noise North from here…”) happens too and PH is behind the bars as usual. You get the key in the hole in the wall, solve the clock puzzle, proceed to the second floor. The trial ends when you enter the room with PH raping the mannequins. You see about 3 seconds of the cutscene before the trial ends.
Released: September 27, 2001 in Japan
Catalogue #: SLPM 65051
Purchased: NEW, September 2009
Where: GameforFUN.com
This is a sealed Japanese first edition of Silent Hill 2. I’m really happy to own a sealed copy (I’d never thought I’d find one!). On the back of the game box you can see the images of creatures originally used on a Silent Hill 2 promotional poster that ended up having to be removed from subways because people thought it looked too disturbing! Personally I don’t think it looks that bad.
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sealedReleased: November 2001 in Europe
Catalogue #: SLES 50382
Purchased: NEW, November 2004
Where: ebay.com
This is the special European edition of the original Silent Hill 2. The two disc edition comes with the PS2 game,a “Making of” Silent Hill 2 documentary dvd, a Silent Hill 2 sticker of James in a hallway with a flashlight (there were 4 different designs available), a Konami competition paper and a manual in English.
The Making documentary DVD by Fun-TV France is broken up into 4 sections:
1) The Making of Documetary:
– Backrounds Repulsion and attraction:
Interview with Art director Masahi Tsuboyama
- Creation of the characers Emotion and ambiguity:
Interview with CG and character artist Sato Takayoshi
-Creation of the monsters Something human:
Interview with monster designer Ito Masahiro.
-Music and sounds Under the skin:
Interview with sound director/composer Akira Yamaoka.
- Psychological horror-Eros and Thanatos:
Interview with Producer Imamura Akihiro and some more from Sato Takayoshi.
-Scene decoding Mary or Maria?:
An analysis of a scene the the prison level in Silent Hill 2 and interview with drama director Suguru Murakoshi
2) Trailer: Silent Hill 2 E3, Tokyo Games Show, and a Press Event trailers. This section also contains trailers of: Age of Empire, Metal Gear Solid 2, Pro Evolution Soccer, Shadows of Memories, Silent Scope 2, X Games Skateboarding, and Z.O.E.
3) Art Gallery: pictures of characters, monsters and locations in Silent Hill 2
4) Biographies: Pictures and profiles of Imamura (producer), Sato (CGI director),Yamaoka (sound director), Tsuboyanma (director), Ouraku (scenario writer), Ito (art director) and Murakoshi (drama director)
The DVD also contained two “secret” videos found only by searching each dvd menu with your remote:
- a video of a cool press event in France where members of the press were taken to a Silent Hill decorated house by monster nurses and had a paintball battle.
- a Castlevania Chronicles director’s interview
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Released: November 2002 in America
Catalogue #: SLUS 20228GH
Purchased: NEW, November 2002
Where: Local Walmart
This is a re-release of the Silent Hill 2 on the PS2 that includes the extra Maria scenario, “Restless Dreams,” found on the Xbox port of Silent Hill 2. I had played my brother’s copy of the original PS2 Silent Hill 2 when it was first released in September 2001 and bought this copy to own a copy of my own and try out the new Maria senerio.
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inside disc Released: July 2004 in Japan
Catalogue #: SLPM 65631
Purchased: NEW, April 2009
Where: Toys n’ Joys
WARNING: Do not order from them, they lie about their inventory and will string you along for weeks waiting for shipment.
This Silent Hill 2 Saigo No Uta is a re-issue in the Konami Dendou Collection series. Like the US Greatest Hits version it includes the extra Maria scenario but it’s called “Born From A Wish” and the UFO bonus ending.
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(2003) PS2 | PC
Released: August 2003 in America
Catalogue #: SLUS 20622
Purchased: NEW, August 2003
Where: Gift from brother
The first American retail edition of the game that comes in a DVD case that included a cd soundtrack and English instruction manual.
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discReleased: August 2003 in America
Catalogue #: 23443
Purchased: NEW, sometime in 2004
Where: A local Best Buy
The first American retail edition of the game for the PC. It came in a box with 6 cds, the soundtrack (which I gave to my sister) and a manual.
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(2004) PS2 | Xbox | PC
Released: June 2004 in Japan
Catalogue #: SLPM 65574
Purchased: NEW, April 2009
Where: Toys n’ Joys
WARNING: Do not order from them, they lie about their inventory and will string you along for weeks waiting for shipment.
The first Japanese retail edition of Silent Hill 4: The Room and comes with the mini “Inescapable Rain in Yoshiwara” cd.
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sealReleased: September 2004 in America
Catalogue #: SLUS 20873
Purchased: NEW, September 2004
Where: At a local Babbage’s
The first American retail edition of the game that comes in a DVD case and English instruction manual.
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(2007) PSP | PS2
Released: November 2007 in America
Catalogue #: ULUS 10285
Purchased: NEW, November 2007
Where: Gamestop.com
The first American retail edition of the game that comes in a case and English instruction manual.
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insideReleased: December 2007 in Japan
Catalogue #: ULJM 05281
Purchased: NEW, December 2007
Where: Play-Asia.com
This is a sealed first Japanese retail edition of the game that came with a crystal art Butcher as a bonus.
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(2008) Xbox360 | PS3 | PC
Released: September 2008 in America
Catalogue #: B00149MEWI
Purchased: NEW, September 2008
Where: Gamestop.com
The first American retail edition of the game that comes in DVD case with an English manual.
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(2009) Wii | PSP | PS2
Released: December 08, 2010 in America
Catalogue #: RVL-P-R5WE
Purchased: NEW, December 08, 2010
Where: Gamestop.com
The first American retail edition of the game. Comes in a solid white case and an instruction manual in three languages.
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insideReleased: January 19, 2010 in America
Catalogue #: ULUS-10450
Purchased: NEW, January 2010
Where: Birthday Present from my brother
The PSP version of Silent Hill Shattered Memories.
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insideReleased: January 19, 2010 in America
Catalogue #: SLUS 21899
Purchased: NEW, January 2010
Where: Gamestop.com
The PS2 version of Silent Hill Shattered Memories.
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insideReleased: March 26, 2010 in Japan
Catalogue #: RI035-J1
Purchased: NEW, March 26, 2010
Where: Konami Style
A Sealed Japanese Wii version of Silent Hill Shattered Memories. Comes in a snazzy black wii case which indicates it’s a mature title.
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