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Old 07-08-05 | 10:44 AM
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Back to the Future V2 question.

Is it possible to know if it's the V2 of the discs just by looking at the outter package? are there any clues like a specific sticker or something like that? Thanks!
Old 07-08-05 | 10:46 AM
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The new ones that have the "lowest price ever" sticker on them will be v2.
Old 07-08-05 | 11:04 AM
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Get the old version, you get a nice booklet. Takes a few weeks to send wrong discs back for right ones.
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I decided to just wait for the new anniversary set this fall.
Old 07-08-05 | 11:09 AM
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You mean that with the new ones you don't get the booklet...talk about nonsense from Universal.
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You mean that with the new ones you don't get the booklet...talk about nonsense from Universal.
That's correct. Universal has not only stopped including inserts on just about every release, but they have also removed them from new pressings of older releases.

By the time the V2 sets were finally shipped, Universal was no longer including the booklet. It's definitely a better plan to find a V1 set and do the exchange w/Universal through the mail...
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If I was going to buy this version, I'd rather get v2 from the start that have to hassle with the mail offs.

I couldn't care less about a booklet.
Old 07-08-05 | 11:38 AM
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That's correct. Universal has not only stopped including inserts on just about every release, but they have also removed them from new pressings of older releases.

By the time the V2 sets were finally shipped, Universal was no longer including the booklet. It's definitely a better plan to find a V1 set and do the exchange w/Universal through the mail...
*sigh* After waiting so long for the corrected versions in stores, I finally found this out during the DDD sale. So I called the replacement # and asked about the book, and they said they only handle the disc end of it, but I could ask when I sent the disc envelope back. So I figured what the heck, and now I have the return envelope, but still no BTTF set. At this rate, I have just been looking for the old version, but of course this late in the game can't find one. Anybody have any idea where (I've check every Best Buy on my way, I'll be going to other stores this weekend)?
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If I was going to buy this version, I'd rather get v2 from the start that have to hassle with the mail offs.

I couldn't care less about a booklet.
Ditto.

My local Best Buy has 3 widescreen sets in stock, but all of them are loose.

Guess online is the only other way...
Old 07-08-05 | 01:03 PM
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Ditto.
Guess online is the only other way...
And the limitation of that is it's a crap shoot as to whether you get v2 or not ordering online.
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Originally Posted by Josh Hinkle
I decided to just wait for the new anniversary set this fall.
This might not be all 3.
Old 07-08-05 | 01:20 PM
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Originally Posted by Class316
This might not be all 3.
I'm still waiting and seeing. These aren't must haves for me.
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I'm pretty much sure that the rumor is for the first part only, and btw, how long you guys waited before they sent replacement ones? Thanks!
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Maybe I'm crazy (and I'm sure readers will let me know) but I simply kept the "bad disc" that came with my Version 1 printing. I even have the envelope they sent me to return the disc, but after viewing the differences through some screencaps I decided it simply wasn't worth the hassle nor the risk of it getting lost in the mail.

Anbody else hold on to their "bad disc" as well?
Old 07-08-05 | 03:25 PM
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I still have the bad disc as well... Never even got around to trying to get a replacment.
Old 07-08-05 | 03:36 PM
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Originally Posted by rich-y
Maybe I'm crazy (and I'm sure readers will let me know) but I simply kept the "bad disc" that came with my Version 1 printing. I even have the envelope they sent me to return the disc, but after viewing the differences through some screencaps I decided it simply wasn't worth the hassle nor the risk of it getting lost in the mail.

Anbody else hold on to their "bad disc" as well?
Just send them in. You'll get them back in less than 2 weeks.
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Originally Posted by Josh Hinkle
I decided to just wait for the new anniversary set this fall.
There's a whole new set coming? I just thought they were doing a 20th anniversary of the first film.
Old 07-08-05 | 03:54 PM
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There's a whole new set coming? I just thought they were doing a 20th anniversary of the first film.
You're right, it's only a 20th anniversary of the first film.
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I don't see why Universal wouldn't at least re-issue the sequels seperately, even if they're the same (fixed) discs that are out now. How would they market an Anni BTTF 1? "Buy a new editon of the first....and keep the old set for the sequels!"

Since I still have the old-verson of the current set, I'm in there for anything new they put out this yr... which has yet to be made official anyways. There was that supposed release list from earlier in the year...which I recall having The Game SE as a summer release, and that hasn't happened.
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I sent mine in and don't regret it. It was quick and completly painless.
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I just purchased the new one. The lack of a booklet doesn't bother me that much at all.
Old 07-08-05 | 06:59 PM
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Well, I guess I'll just wait on the 20th Anniversary of the 1st one. If I had to own just 1, I would pick it. 2 and 3 I can live without, but it would make sense for Universal to at least release these separately. But that would make sense, so I doubt they would do it.
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Would it be too much to ask for the 20th Anniversary edition of the first movie to contain the "To Be Continued" epilogue credit as a seamless branching option?
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Don't know if it's too much, but definitely too anal.
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A 20th anniversary is coming up?!


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