Australian Gamecube Zelda Windwaker Limited Edition Pak

Continuing on from the previous post, about the Metroid Gamecube where the “Zelda Wind Waker Limited Edition Pak” was briefly mentioned.

This pack was also released in 2003, and came bundled with the Zelda game, Wind Waker (including bonus disc with Ocarina of Time Masterquest). It is packaged in the same way as the Metroid Pak, with a sleeve around an ordinary boxed Gamecube console and the Gamecube game inside.

This variation was released in Australia in jet black and indigo purple (only purple pictured) with the sleeve altered to reflect this. It was also released in Europe in several language versions, in platinum silver and indigo purple. It is interesting to note that the sleeve on the European release wraps around the console from top to bottom, where as in Australia, it wraps around sideways.

The Australian console, on the box, also says the the bonus disc may not work with older TV’s and to phone Nintendo for details. This is not present on the European versions.

Perfect Dark Expanded Edition – Nintendo 64 Australian release.

In Australia, we had two releases of Rare’s Perfect Dark on the N64. One being the stand alone game, the other being the expanded edition, which was bundled with an Expansion Pak (necessary for parts of the game) and released in 2000.


The expanded edition has become quite sort after by N64 collectors, and not just within Australia. A year or two ago, these were selling at around the $90 mark. In March and June of this year, two copies have sold on eBay for $370 AU.

As you can see in the photo, it is bundled with the standard Expansion Pak and Perfect dark game. What makes it special is the outer sleeve. This sleeve is quite flimsy, and I doubt too many people would have been able to keep this in good shape over the last 14 years since it’s release, or even keep the packaging at all.

Japan released a similar bundle for Perfect Dark, with completely different box art, that also bundled the game and Expansion Pak.