Clubhouse Games and Hotel Dusk: new Player's Choice?

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Clubhouse Games and Hotel Dusk: new Player's Choice?

Posted Sep 11th 2008 12:00PM by JC Fletcher
Filed under: News

We've been hearing word recently of restocks of Clubhouse Games and Hotel Dusk: Room 215, but as CAG forumite worrybomb reveals, the new cartridges are more than a simple reprint. Hotel Dusk has been labeled as a Touch Generations game, for one thing, and both games now sport orange banners with content descriptions (the real one, by the way, is posted after the break, as is the new Clubhouse Games box).

Could this be the new iteration of Player's Choice? Both games are now selling for $19.99, and the orange bar evokes the yellow bar of the GameCube/GBA Player's Choice line. It's pretty smart to maintain consistent budget-rerelease marking while also providing info about the games.

[Via NeoGAF; the CAG link requires registration]

Tags: clubhouse-games, hotel-dusk, players-choice, reprint

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)

9-11-2008 @ 12:09PM

Almadi said...

Ugly!!!
Looks like those warnings they put on cigarettes.

9-11-2008 @ 12:10PM

Roto13 said...

Yeah, I actually saw Hotel Dusk at Wal-Mart yesterday, with the brand new banner. Pretty cool that there's a reprint. I know it's one of those games that people didn't want to play until after it was too late. :P

9-11-2008 @ 12:14PM

Nigeria said...

Stuff happens, dude. Stuff - weed voice.

This reminds me of the Castlevania budget release. Pretty hideous. Though, I do regret selling my copy of Hotel Dusk - kinda.

9-11-2008 @ 12:19PM

McWeen said...

Glad I picked up Hotel Dusk before they decided to ruin the box art.

9-11-2008 @ 12:21PM

Jake said...

Wow. Just wow. I mean, sure, the $20 price tag is awesome, but why'd they have to make it such an eyesore?

9-11-2008 @ 1:12PM

Anvilfactory said...

I like orange, but...

On the other hand, this tingles my frugality. Plus, I can just replace the game jacket or whatever with the original one. 8D

9-11-2008 @ 1:19PM

Conor said...

Hotel Dusk was an amazing game,I hope they will make a sequel.

9-11-2008 @ 1:28PM

HappyFunBall said...

I like the dsfanboy version better. :-)

9-11-2008 @ 1:33PM

Pizza Pasta said...

That strip of white in between the actual box-art and the banner really bothers me.

9-11-2008 @ 1:36PM

ChangeOfFate said...

Well I guess I don't have to search eBay anymore for $50 copies of Clubhouse Games. WOOT!

9-11-2008 @ 1:44PM

RachelKat said...

Yes, it's just like the PS2 Greatest Hits banner, only uglier.

I just want to know, having solved Hotel Dusk and Trace Memory and Profesor Layton and both Touch Detectives, when we're going to see more mystery/adventure puzzles. It's easily my favorite genre despite the limited replayability.

9-11-2008 @ 1:56PM

mhardaway said...

That means more people will be looking at my Hotel Dusk FAQ on gamefaqs about what the chips and lipstick are for. (I am iyqyqr on gamefaqs and you can email me for hotel dusk help)

honestly, this is one of the best games I've played on DS and I'm glad to see it being re-released.

9-11-2008 @ 2:07PM

chispito said...

More Clubhouse Games is always a good thing. Seriously.

9-11-2008 @ 2:35PM

Zealot said...

Beyond fugly. I've been thinking about picking up a copy of Hotel Dusk despite the fact that it's been nonexistent in stores for some time, and, seeing this, I'll gladly pay more for a used first-print copy.

9-11-2008 @ 3:47PM

THRILLHO said...

now that it is 20 new, the used copies will be much less than that

9-11-2008 @ 4:32PM

Zealot said...

Which is what I'm currently hoping for. I just had to say that to underscore my displeasure with the new Touch Generations banners :P C'mon price drop trickle-down...

At worst case scenario, there might be a value difference ten years from now, as is the case with black label vs. green label PS1 games. Stuff like Castlevania SOTN, FFVII, Metal Gear Solid, etc. go for significantly more if they're not greatest hits.

9-11-2008 @ 3:43PM

njbeetle said...

I'll gladly sell my original covers for these games. Wish I had waited and only paid $20 each - ugly cover or not - the games are great.

9-11-2008 @ 4:46PM

Lycoris said...

Wow, I didn't think it was possible to make boxes that were more ugly than the Greatest Hits boxes. Especially the PS3 UK ones.

Still, it'll be great to see more people pick up Hotel Dusk, I managed to pick mine up just after they ran a reprint here which coincided with my birthday. Good times were had while I lay there ill just after my exams.

9-11-2008 @ 5:46PM

ChangeOfFate said...

Picked mine up today at Best Buy in Hurst, TX. Woo hoo!

http://i302.photobucket.com/albums/nn91/thestarvingtenor/IMG_0058.jpg

9-11-2008 @ 6:31PM

Mr Khan said...

Players' Choice of this generation is so ugly. PS3's, PSP's, and DS's, at least. Never looked at the 360's logo

And Nintendo won't do it for Wii yet!

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