There were two different versions known for the KF(US) longbox games.
The most common version is the original release where the sword on the cover has a black hilt, and the manual has a slightly different picture where the 'light' sword has a triangular butt and the dragon has a different head.
The less common version has pink jewels on the sword hilt, and the same picture on both the manual and cover.
This newly discovered version was apparently released between the "black sword" and "Pink jewel" versions and is kind of a cross between the other two. The box is identical to the original release, but unlike the original release, the manual has the exact same art as the cover. It's phone card is identical to the later "pink jewel" version.
For people who don't know, Sony only used the longboxes for less than 1 year before switching to standard jewel cases so it's pretty amazing that King's Field went through at least 3 different print revisions in that short period. I wonder what triggered the revisions? Attached is a picture of manuals from the three different versions.
The most common version is the original release where the sword on the cover has a black hilt, and the manual has a slightly different picture where the 'light' sword has a triangular butt and the dragon has a different head.
The less common version has pink jewels on the sword hilt, and the same picture on both the manual and cover.
This newly discovered version was apparently released between the "black sword" and "Pink jewel" versions and is kind of a cross between the other two. The box is identical to the original release, but unlike the original release, the manual has the exact same art as the cover. It's phone card is identical to the later "pink jewel" version.
For people who don't know, Sony only used the longboxes for less than 1 year before switching to standard jewel cases so it's pretty amazing that King's Field went through at least 3 different print revisions in that short period. I wonder what triggered the revisions? Attached is a picture of manuals from the three different versions.