Pack-in game
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A pack-in game is a game that is included with the purchase of a video game console.
Characteristics
Pack-in games are generally intended to be desirable enough to help sell the system, and make good use of its positive features. Sometimes a pack-in game will be changed to a more popular game, or another game will be added, along with the original pack-in, if it is perceived that a newer game will sell more systems. Pack-in games are often the most plentiful games at used game shops.
Alternate-format pack-ins
In the case of Super NES, Super Mario All-Stars was added as a free mail-in offer. Other systems have included pack-in games on a built-in chip, such as Solitaire for Game.com.
Pack-in games
- Atari 2600 (VCS)— Combat, Pac-Man, 32 in 1[1]
- Atari 5200— Super Break-out, Pac-Man, Everlasting Worlds
- Atari 7800— Pole Position II
- Atari Lynx— California Games, Batman Returns, Shadow of the Beast
- Mattel Intellivision— Las Vegas Poker & Blackjack, Astrosmash
- ColecoVision— Donkey Kong
- Coleco Adam— Buck Rogers: Planet of Zoom
- Nintendo Entertainment System— Super Mario Bros. , later Super Mario Bros./Duck Hunt (another bundle also included World Class Track Meet and a Power Pad), Super Mario Bros. 3, Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles (TMNT) UK only release 1990
- Sega Master System— Alex Kidd in Miracle World, Astro Warrior, Hang-On, Master Games 1, Safari Hunt, Sonic the Hedgehog, Sonic the Hedgehog 2, Zaxxon 3-D
- Game Boy— Tetris, The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening, Killer Instinct, Star Wars
- Game Boy Advance— Pokémon Crystal, Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 (Toys "R" Us only)
- TurboGrafx 16— Keith Courage in Alpha Zones
- Sega Mega Drive/Genesis— Aladdin, Altered Beast, Mega Games I, Mega Games 2, Mega Games 6, Mega Games 6 Vol. 2, Mega 6 Vol. 3, NFL Football '94 Starring Joe Montana, Sonic the Hedgehog, Sonic the Hedgehog 2, Sonic the Hedgehog 3, Sonic & Knuckles, Sonic Compilation, Streets of Rage, Streets of Rage 2, The Lion King
- Neo Geo— Magician Lord "NAM-1975" "Baseball Stars Professional"
- Game Gear— Aladdin, Columns, Sonic the Hedgehog, Sonic the Hedgehog 2
- Super Nintendo Entertainment System— Donkey Kong Country, Super Mario World, Super Mario All Stars, Super Mario All Stars + Super Mario World, Mario Paint, Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island, Killer Instinct, The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, Kirby Super Star, Star Fox, Super Mario Kart, Tetris Attack
- TurboDuo— Ys Book I & II, SuperCD disc with 4 games: Bonk's Adventure, Bonk's Revenge, Gate of Thunder and Bomberman, and an HuCard that was usually either Dungeon Explorer, Ninja Spirit, or Final Lap Twin, but could be another random game.
- Sega Multi-Mega— Sonic CD & Ecco The Dolphin & Sega Classics Arcade Collection (CD containing 4 games Revenge of Shinobi, Columns, Golden Axe, Streets of Rage all 6 games packed in one bundle)
- Virtual Boy—Mario's Tennis (North America only)
- Nintendo 64— GoldenEye 007 (U.K. only), Donkey Kong 64,[2] Pokémon Stadium,[3] Star Wars: Episode I Racer,[4] Super Mario 64
- PlayStation— Battle Arena Toshinden, Gran Turismo, Ridge Racer, Spyro: Year of the Dragon, "Demo Disc"
- Game.com— Lights Out
- Dreamcast— NFL 2K/NBA 2K (double game bundle), Sonic Adventure/Sonic Adventure 2 pre-release demo/Sonic Shuffle (triple game bundle)
- Nintendo GameCube— The Legend of Zelda: Collector's Edition, Mario Kart: Double Dash!!, Metroid Prime, Super Mario Sunshine, Super Smash Bros. Melee, The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker, Resident Evil 4, Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness
- Nintendo DS— Metroid Prime Hunters: First Hunt, Mario Kart DS, Nintendogs, Animal Crossing Wild World, Super Mario 64 DS, Brain Age 2, The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass
- Xbox— Halo/Amped: Freestyle Snowboarding, Sega GT 2002, Jet Set Radio Future, Forza Motorsport, Oddworld: Munch's Oddysee, Blinx 2: Masters of Time and Space, Top Spin Tennis/NCAA Football 2005
- PlayStation 2— ATV Offroad Fury 2, Gran Turismo 3, Gran Turismo 4, Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy, Ratchet & Clank, "Demo Disc"
- Xbox 360— Hexic HD, Need for Speed: Most Wanted, Burnout Revenge (Wal-Mart only), Gears of War (Australia only), LEGO Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures (with Kung Fu Panda),[5] Kinect Adventures, Kinect Sports: Season 2, Kinect Sports, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, Fable III, Gears of War 3, Halo 4, Halo: Reach, Forza: Horizon, Carnival Games: Monkey See, Monkey Do, Kinect Star Wars, Dance Central 2, Forza Motorsport 4, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, Splinter Cell: Conviction, Kinect Disneyland, Darksiders 2, Batman: Arkham City, SEGA Superstars Tennis (with Xbox Live Arcade Compilation), Mass Effect 2 and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure In Canada: Project Gotham Racing 3, Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter (with Xbox Live Arcade Unplugged Volume 1), Call of Duty 3 and Forza Motorsport 2, In Brazil: Project Gotham Racing 3, Perfect Dark Zero and Forza Motorsport 2.
- Wii— Wii Sports (until 2011)(except in Japan and South Korea), Wii Sports Resort (with Wii Sports) (as of 2009), New Super Mario Bros. Wii (with limited edition red console), Mario Kart Wii (as of 2011), Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games (UK only, up until the end of London 2012)
- PlayStation Portable— ATV Offroad Fury Pro, Daxter, FIFA 09, God of War: Chains of Olympus, God of War: Ghost of Sparta, Gran Turismo, Killzone: Liberation, Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep (with limited edition entertainment pack), LittleBigPlanet, Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker, Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops, ModNation Racers, Monster Hunter Freedom Unite, Need for Speed: Undercover, Ratchet & Clank: Size Matters, Resistance: Retribution
- PlayStation 3— Assassin's Creed 3, Battlefield 3, Call of Duty: Black Ops, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, Castlevania: Lords of Shadow, Carnival Island, Everybody Dance, EyePet 1, Epic Mickey: The Power of 2, God of War III, Gran Turismo 5, Gran Turismo 5 Prologue, Grand Theft Auto IV, Heavy Rain, inFAMOUS, inFAMOUS 2, inFAMOUS: Festival of Blood, Killzone 2, Killzone 3, LittleBigPlanet, LittleBigPlanet 2, LittleBigPlanet Karting, Medal of Honor: Warfighter, Metal Gear Solid 4, ModNation Racers, Motorstorm, Motorstorm Apocalypse, Need for Speed: Shift, PixelJunk Shooter, PlayStation Move Heroes, Ratchet & Clank: Quest for Booty, Ratchet & Clank: All 4 One, Ratchet and Clank: A Crack in Time Resident Evil 5, Resistance 3, Sports Champions, Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby, Tekken 6, The Ratchet & Clank Trilogy, Uncharted: Drake's Fortune, Uncharted 2: Among Thieves, Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception, Virtua Tennis 4, Toy Story 3, God of War: Ascension, Grand Theft Auto V, Need for Speed: Most Wanted "Demo Disc"
- Nintendo 3DS— The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D, Super Mario 3D Land, Mario Kart 7, Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon (North America only), Fire Emblem: Awakening, Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate (Japan only), Animal Crossing: New Leaf, The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds.
- Wii U— Nintendo Land (except Japan), ZombiU (North America & Europe), "Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate" (Japan & Europe), Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker HD, New Super Mario Bros U & New Super Luigi U
- Playstation 4- Killzone: Shadow Fall, Playroom
- Xbox One- FIFA 14 (Day One Edition only), Forza Motorsport 5 (Day One edition only)
References
- ↑ "Atari 2600 - 32 in 1 (Atari)". AtariAge. Retrieved 2013-10-28.
- ↑ "IGN: Nintendo Goes Bundle Bananas". Ign64.ign.com. Retrieved 2012-02-20.
- ↑ "IGN: Pokemon Stadium Bundle on the Way". Ign64.ign.com. 2000-02-01. Retrieved 2012-02-20.
- ↑ "IGN: N64 Uses the Force". Ign64.ign.com. Retrieved 2012-02-20.
- ↑ "Xbox 360 Elite Console 120GB with 2 Bonus Games: Video Games". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2013-10-28.
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