Grandia Series History




Name Release date Price Platform Description
Grandia ~ Prelude ~ ??? 1997 - Sega Saturn Preview playable demo offered in japanese magazine Famicom Tsuushin (?).
Grandia 18 December 1997 7800 yens Sega Saturn The original Grandia version.
Related pictures : Back cover | Advertisement | Another ad | TV ad screenshot (you can find the TV ad movie in movies section).
Grandia - Yoyaku Present campaign edition (pre-order present edition) 18 December 1997 7800 yens ? Sega Saturn For those who pre-ordered the game between 10/25/97 and 11/30/97. Same as above, but with a few extras : a Cloth map, a Bonus CD (with drama tracks and a few BGMs) and a "premium catalog" booklet.
Related pictures :
Cover | Booklet side 1 | Booklet side 2 | Cloth Map 1 | Cloth Map 2
Grandia Digital Museum 28 May 1998 3500 yens Sega Saturn A fan-disc with bonus dungeons, artwork, mini-games, save files, etc. Extremely fun for people who liked Grandia !
[Click here to read more about Digital Museum]
Grandia Memorial Package 26 November 1998 4200 yens Sega Saturn Cheaper re-release of Grandia. Has the exact same booklets and back cover as the regular edition ; only the front cover has changed.
Related pictures : Advertisement
Grandia ~ Prelude ~ ??? 1999 - Playstation Another playable preview demo. Dunno when it came out or what was on it, though.
Related pictures : Prelude order coupon
Grandia (playstation version) 24 June 1999 5800 Yen Playstation A year and a half after its original release, Grandia was ported to the Playstation. The people who bought it on the first week of sale got a Pocketstation/memory card pouch as a special present ! [Click here to read more about Playstation version of Grandia]
Related pictures : Back cover | Inside of box & CD art | Pouch/prelude advertisement 1 | Pouch advertisement 2 | Pouch (outside) | Pouch (inside)
Grandia (US) Demo 3 November 1999 - Playstation A playable demo packed with November 99 issue of US magazine Official Playstation Magazine. Features two parts of CD1 : Sue and Justin exploring Parm till they get to the pub, and Sue, Feena and Justin going through Rangle mountains.
Grandia (US) 28 October 1999 $ 39 Playstation [Click here to read more about the US version of Grandia]

Related pictures : manual cover | guide book cover
Grandia (France) April 2000 299 F Playstation

Grandia (UK) April 2000 ? Playstation

Grandia (NZ) March 2001 $65 NZ Dollars Playstation

Other European Versions of Grandia (Italy, Spain, Germany..?) ? ? Playstation No info
Grandia (Japan) July 27th 2000 2800 Yen Playstation A cheaper re-release of Grandia. The game's exactly the same except the box cover has the "The Best' logo frame
Regular Edition Grandia II (Japan) 3 August 2000 6800 Yen (regular)
7800 Yen (limited)
Dreamcast (Click here to go to my Grandia II site ^^)
Regular Edition Limited Edition
Limited Edition Limited Edition




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