Woot! A strange blue police box ( 😉 ) dropped off a package earlier today and to my surprise guess what was in it? That’s right, the Collector’s Edition! So being the nice kind of guy I am, I’ve decided to snap a bunch of pictures to show you what you’ll get come on release day (or even earlier depending on how it was shipped!)
The Box
The 2GB USB Plumbob (contains the same wallpapers, main music theme and screensavers found on Target’s $.99 “An Introduction” disc
Prima Tips and Hints Guide (a little dissapointing as its about 8 pages and smaller than the instruction book!
Misc.
i bought it too!
I can´t wait more! I want this now! sahusahsausahu
WHAT?!? I hate you! I’m so jealous ha ha! Have fun playing it man!
Guess we won’t see you for awhile. Please come back and tell us what you think of the game.
Lucky, lucky you!!!! Congrats and enjoy the game!
I’m so jealous! I pre-ordered the collectors edition too! But I’m not getting my hopes up on getting it early here in the UK.
ooo I’m picking mine up on tuesday….hopefully they call me on monday to pick it up though…I already paid it completely….
eeeek it looks amazing!
Lucky. If you hear a knock on your door tonight, you’ll know who it is :D… or… if your Collectors Edition disk is gone.
So tell us, can you download Riverview already and use the Store and the Exchange? In other words, are the community features fully functional, or are they waiting till June 2 to flip the switch?
I’ve yet to install, have house chores to take care of, but it’s going to be a long night of simming once I am done 🙂
While you’re doing your chores you can send it to me, Jud. I’ll give it right back honest. 😀
Lucky!! Congratz though! I’m happy it was you that got it early and not some other person whos not even a fan! Hope you’ll post for videos and pictures!! 😀 How did you get it though? From Gamestop?!
Ugh, it even has the fugly cover on it too. I am so glad I decided to get the regular version instead after seeing how horrible cars are. Wow, not even the non-fugly cover to save it.
sour grapes much Thomas Riordan? 😉
Congratulations, Jud. That’s awesome.
Wow! Lucky. I got an email from EA Store saying it shipped yesterday, so here’s hoping it comes Tuesday and not a day later! Though it would be nice if UPS “accidentally” delivered it on Monday instead!
What! I stopped ordering for things to be shipped because I always want things ASAP. Now you’ve gotten it early by shipping! Ahhhh!
Where did you order from?
LUCKY! i want mine too! i cant wait to open my CE
Hey Jud, i was wondering if u pre-ordered @ a gamestop will it come early? i don’t get how you got yours already?
It depends on when GameStop ships. Various places have already shipped theirs out, but I don’t recall Gamestop sending them just yet.
Damn you’re so lucky getting it this early 🙂
You are the luckiest person on earrtthhh. Take mannny pics for us!
Woooooww…… Have fun playing it 😀
I’ll be waiting until Thursday to get mine since I’m in Australia…
You’re soo lucky!!!
OMG you are soo lucky!
You’ve just made me want The Sims 3 again now 😀
Hey jud — I see you have a semi-official role over at the new tech support forum 🙂 They couldn’t have chosen a better person. Is that how you got your game early? :O
Anyway, since I can’t post yet, just wanted to suggest that you point out to the powers that be that their forum is still misspelled as “tecnical support” 😉
I wish they choose me 😛 But nope, no word or contact from a Maxoid, I’m doing this on a voluntarily basis, hoping that the Sims 3 BBS doesn’t end up like the Sims 2 BBS with everyone asking the same question over and over and over 🙂 I’ll post a note that the forum is misspelled though.
If I keep hard at work…perhaps they’ll consider me as a temp. mod. Would be cool…with the chaos at the Sims 2 BBS yesterday, someone needs to watch the forums on the weekends!
Whoops, the forum is “tecnical discussions”. Sorry
Wow, it looks fantastic i cant wait until i receive my copy! Thanks for Sharing
Thanks for sharing!! Because of seeing it I might not buy the CE
I want it !!!!
Thanks for sharing 🙂
Since I can’t post on the sims 3 forum until June 2, will you answer one little bitty question for me? If you can’t I’ll understand. Is there a piano in sims 3?
PS: AKA SelahFreeAtLast on sims 3
Sadly, they left the piano out of the game. I don’t understand either, the piano is the base musical instrument in both 1 and 2!
Jud, could you check your email? I could really use your help if you have the manual
Sent a message via twitter
Thanks Jud, Maybe they will put one in the store soon.
“I’m doing this on a voluntarily basis, hoping that the Sims 3 BBS doesn’t end up like the Sims 2 BBS with everyone asking the same question over and over and over 🙂 ”
Haha, GL with that 😉 You’re swimming against the nature of the Interwebz there!
My advice: keep a text file of responses to frequently asked questions, and keep pasting 😉
Given EA’s emphasis on “community”, they REALLY need better community management on the forums :/ Maybe they’ll ramp it up for Sims 3 though.
NO PIANO!!!
Thanks for sharing this dude! Was wondering what the CE was and now I know. Thanks!
can u delete the stuff on the usb plumbob stick and use it as a memory stick?
so jealous how did u get it jud 🙁
You can wipe the stick clean and use it for whatever you’d please. 🙂 As for how I got it, it came thru the mail early 🙂
Oh, so the guide in the Collector’s Edition isn’t the Prima Guide we can get separately? Thanks for the info! Now I can know for sure, that I won’t end up having two guides that are the same, since I ordered Collector’s Edition and the Prima Strategy Guide.
Yep 🙂 I think I’ll be picking up the Prima Guide myself, smart choice 🙂
Own, kii massa vééi mal posso esperar pra chegar meu !!!!
I’m love The Sims 3 (L)
Thanks A Bunch Jed For Posting These Pictures Of The Collectors Box! I Was Soo Wanting To See What It Looked Like Because I Have Pre-Ordered It To! XD
But I Don’t Think I’m Going To Be As Lucky As You Because I Live In England
But I Dont Mind Living Here At The Moment Because It Was 27(c) Yesterday ! HotHotHot!!!
→ Connor =Þ
Btw Jud, I Just Went On The Exchange On The Official Sims 3 Website And I Saw Your Xzibit Sim, I Love It Lol! When My Game Comes Hes Gunna Be The First One I Will Download And Play With! I Also Added It To My Faves!
~ Connor =Þ
I just thought I’d let you know that Best Buy has the Collectors Edition version of the Strategy Guide for $19.99 which is what most retailers are selling the regular guide at. It comes with a pretty descent Mouse Pad and it’s a hard back version. It looks really cool…
That’s good news, I’ll be sure to make it back out there the end of this week to pick one up! I need a new mousepad anyways!
Hey in the pics there are smaller cases that say sims 3 what are they?
I got the collecters Edition today, I was so friggen excited until i installed and it wudn’t play, my heart almost stopped. I freaked out. turns out i need a new graphics card to handle the pixel shading but i think i am getting it tomorrow so yay!!
Just thought I would add………. When I opened the box I took out the thumb drive keychain held it above my head and walked around around the house telling everyone…..
“Look I’m a Sim! this is way better than creating myself in the game” then just cuz I could, I said “go here” and walked to random places, walked to the couch and said “sit ” followed by “watch t.v.” my mother thought it was weird when I said “change station -> SimStation Dance” My family thinks I am nuts now…. >.<
Is it wrong that I have put the box up on a shelf for display?……I dun think it is!
Hahaha! I hope you didn’t leave any blue puddles on the floor! 😛
and Jud I saw your Morning Run video, its awesome!!!
Actually, that video was created by “Bacon&Eggzie” 🙂
well I thought the vid was pretty cool……… I got my graphics card today and it has taken me nearly two hours to get it to work :@ but now it is working so hopefully now i will play and enjoy thing thing that i have been waiting a long time for.
Thanks for putting the pics up.
omg, i so envy you 🙁 i wanted a collector’s edition but my friend accidentily help me pre-order a standard one so… i couldn’t have a collector’s edition and seeing ur pictures only makes me envy people that owns one… but i wanna ask, how come ur disc has colors, where as mine is… all green? which looks like a pirated disc…
I’m not sure…Are you from a different country? From what I know, both standard and collectors have the same dvd artwork that I have.