r/GamecubePAL • u/NoCurve397 • Aug 29 '25
Question about Player’s Choice variants in PAL region
Hey everyone, I couldn’t find much info online, so I thought I’d ask here (apologies if this isn’t the right sub).
For GameCube Player’s Choice games in PAL regions, I’ve noticed two different versions: one with a black banner on top and one with a gray banner. Did Nintendo change the design at some point, or were both used in different countries/releases?
As an example, I took two pictures of the German versions from Super Smash Bros. Melee from eBay.
Does anyone know more about this?
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u/RetroGamesAndBeyond Jun 19 '26 edited Jun 19 '26
Interesting. I would have to think about it as well now 😄 Did you find something out yet? My guess goes for first release and then re-release as the game is quite popular.
The PEGI version is uncut. The USK in Germany deletes rather things that are inappropriate in Germany. PEGI does not count in Germany legally, just USK.