Finding out Greatest Hits release dates?

[keikuina]

Hi, like the title says, I'm wondering how I can find out the exact release date of Greatest Hits, since I'm sure it's not the same date as the original release. But wherever I look, it's always just the original release date that's listed.

It just bugs me, because I'm currently moving my collection from my spreadsheet to this site, and there are games that aren't in the database. Like right now, I have a copy of Legend of Spyro: A New Beginning Greatest Hits that has the English and French Canadian box text.

If anything while I wait for a reply I'll just go and put the original release date for now.

[retromangia]

Hey Keikuina,

This has been bothering me for sometime too! lol... It's very hard to find information on greatest hits/player's choice releases.  What I like to do is look on the back of the box (when available), and just use the latest trademark year.  I think that's honestly the best we can do for now.

[keikuina]

Haha, glad to know I'm not the only one!

Yeah, so far that's what I've been doing. Most of the time it seems to be from the same year as the original release though, so that's why I was asking. Then again, I don't know how long it takes before a game gets a Greatest Hits/Player's Choice/Platinum Hits.

For now I'll just keep updating with the same date as the original release. Unless the trademark year is different, then I'll just put the year.

[tripredacus]

The Spyro game GH is released in 2007. Don't know about an exact date. Also, I do not know if it can be confirmed, but it seems that regional versions are all released on the same date. For example, this Spyro GH would have the same release date in Canada as in the US. The same seems to be true of European release games. But I would also think that this couldn't possibly be true in all cases. When in doubt, leave it out.