Konami The Best?

Trip Machina · 11-24-2006, 11:27 AM

Hey people, kinda of a dumb question, but what's the difference between Konami The Best releases of games VS the original releases of games?

The originals are obviously selling for a higher price than the BEST versions. o.O;

Is it simply boxart and packaging changes, or is it something major like disc and game feature alterations?

seiya256 · 11-24-2006, 07:30 PM

Although this has been answered a few times, here are the differences.

-Game wise, they are exactly the same. Songs were not added or removed.
-Disc has a small Konami the Best logo just under the center hole. Konami logo is replaced with the newer logo.
-The cover has a reduced image with a border around it, but...
-the cover is reversible. The inside cover is almost exactly the same as the original.

-Konami logo is replaced with the newer logo on the older games.
-A small Konami the Best logo is on the spine.
-The game name is in black on the Best versions instead of dark blue on the spine.

-Manuals are the same except the Best logo and Konami logo changes.
-The Best versions are much cheaper and more readily available.

I think that covers the most noticeable differences. The most obvious is the "red dot" logo on the spine on the reverse side of the Konami the Best editions. Unless you are the kind who really has to have the original edition, there is no functional difference between the releases. The aesthetic differences are quite minor.

Trip Machina · 11-25-2006, 09:41 AM

Ah, I totally understand now. Thank you so very much seiya256. ^_^

mappyman · 11-28-2006, 03:47 PM

reportedly, Castlevania: Symphony Of The Night had a buncha lil extras in THE BEST that werent in the original or the US versions.

Akegata · 01-09-2007, 06:14 AM

How long time does it take until games are released under the Best label?
Pop'n 10 has been out under the Best label at least since this summer (since I bought mine in japan then), but 11 is still not out. Do you guys think it will be released as Best in due time?

Cao Landoku · 01-09-2007, 06:26 AM

I hope so, 11 is my personal favorite ^.^

PoPnPiChU · 01-10-2007, 01:44 PM

eh..i heard it wasnt that great

Arkaaito · 01-10-2007, 11:40 PM

Pop'n Musics 7-10 were all reissued as "The Best" releases at the same time. So it seems likely that they'll wait for FEVER (PNM14) to come out as a CS mix (and be out for a while) and then do the same with 11-14.

This is pure speculation, though.

BTW, I really liked 11 too, but this is not unrelated to the fact that I really like British accents. (We love Pop'n Music!)

*Loserbait* · 01-11-2007, 11:46 PM

11 was a fun mix - not as many tracks that got stuck in your head like 10, and not as awesome as 12 (Iroha) onwards, but it was a pretty good mix =]

D.J John · 01-19-2007, 10:28 PM

11 looks fun(by the videos ive seen) and some of my fav songs are in it(Dramatic,my gifts,murmur twns,ddr megamix,mongol,custom made girl NOT for sale Etc.) but ihora looks better.and i fdont really like how plain the top of the screen looks like(where the pop-kuns start to fall)

Lightning55 · 09-06-2007, 07:06 PM

Im a relatively new player, so do you recommend me to try these?

_bloop · 09-08-2007, 07:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Lightning55

Im a relatively new player, so do you recommend me to try these?

Well there's nothing different about them, though if you want to buy one of the Best Versions to make sure you like the game and such, get 8. Its by far the best of the "Old" versions. Then if you do like it, i'd get 12 or 14.

cupcake · 09-08-2007, 03:37 PM

The only economical reason not to buy a Best edition is for collecting.

If you plan on playing your discs, get the cheaper version.

Monster in a box · 09-13-2007, 02:40 AM

I really don't get what all the fuss is about 8. It's interface practically makes in unplayable. I'd take 9 over it any day, and even though I've played very little of 10, I liked what I played of it better than 8. 8 is still galaxies better than 7 though.

Also, who wants to bet 11-14 go BEST series a couple months after Adventure CS? Wishful thinking? Probably. Konami isn't known to follow patterns.

Alex · 09-13-2007, 06:04 AM

8 has fantastic charts, that's what the big deal is. And I'm not sure what you have against the interface or how it makes it "unplayable", I've heard people call it ugly and I'd be hard pressed to disagree, but the only downside it has is it maxes out at high speed 4. And you can counteract that with towelling.