Limited edition Shadow of the Colossus tee
by Christopher Grant 
{ Sep 8th 2006 at 2:05PM }
We're certain this limited edition Shadow of the Colossus tee will have some of our readers fumbling through their chubby trifolds, weaving in and out of grocery club cards, de-laminated licenses, and ATM receipts, just to find that one credit card that isn't maxed out on import video games. But you'd better be quick, cause these are limited editions. Due to go on sale tomorrow, this $30 CAD (about $27 USD) shirt features a towering colossus (number three if we're not mistaken) being approached by Agro carrying our fearless protagonist. It comes in the regular assortment of sizes (which are the same in Canada as the States, no?) but there's only 200 to go around. So, if you managed to find that credit card, you still have to be quick (feel free to insert your own 12:01 joke here).
[Thanks, jerry]
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MentallyInept @ Sep 8th 2006 2:10PM
Holy mother of god... I was obsessed with this game for a month... I beat everything... got to the top of the citadel, beat all the time attacks on hard and normal... This is a must buy for me.
cringer8 @ Sep 8th 2006 2:15PM
Is that "Tails" from Sonic the Hedgehog rolling away from the action on the left?
Yellow on brown is always a winner for tee-shirts (IMO). Cool shirt.
C. Grant @ Sep 8th 2006 2:25PM
cringer8=nerd ;)
Geoff @ Sep 8th 2006 2:28PM
That shirt looks really ugly. Which is a shame, because Shadow of the Colossus was an awesome game.
I found this gem in the companies FAQ:
"Q: What does it mean when something is "L.E." / "Limited Edition" ?
From time to time, Hanzo will offer limited quantities of a particular product. These "Limited Edition" or "L.E." items will be produced in quantites under 200 and will not be reproduced after quantities run out. Meaning, if you get one, you are 1 of 200 people in the entire world to have one. Something to brag about perhaps?"
Yeah, I would totally brag about being 1 of 200 people who paid $30 for an ugly shirt that is hijacking (poorly) the imagery from a good game for profit. Yes sir, I'll buy two!
cringer8 @ Sep 8th 2006 2:30PM
I prefer the label "dork." It's something I've come to terms with. I think you have to be *smart* to be a "nerd."
Dr Pill @ Sep 8th 2006 2:52PM
Wait... you can't get to that Colossus on horseback. The third colossus is at the top of a tower that rises from a lake. You have to leave Agro behind to swim to the path that sprials up the tower.
All the same, I want that shirt.
Adam Johnson @ Sep 8th 2006 2:44PM
Why is it that everytime someone makes a game shirt they have to put some stupid phrase, word, or slogan on it. Give it up guys, that crap is so 2003 Hot Topic. This would have been a really nice shirt if it didnt have that useless "conquer" written on it. I'm looking for subtle, but all I'm getting is heavy-handed.
Wedge @ Sep 8th 2006 2:54PM
Seems pretty tacky and totally misses the point of the game... =/
Jose @ Sep 8th 2006 3:04PM
Dude, Dr. Phil is so right. Shenanigans, they're totally trying to cash in on the geek market. Fuck these guys, I still want that figurine they showed in the Game Informer though.
Firegirl @ Sep 8th 2006 3:13PM
The shirt, unfortunately, does not do the game justice. One of the most awesome games ever played. Any betting for a sequel?
Chessasaur @ Sep 8th 2006 3:21PM
Great game, ugly shirt. :P The colossusses (colossusi?) are so finely detailed that to just have a filled in yellow figure seems wrong.
SoularPowered @ Sep 8th 2006 3:47PM
@10 There is a sequel. It's called ICO.
I'd like to get the tee, though. If only I had the cash.
Crummy @ Sep 8th 2006 3:49PM
I totally agree, Wedge. "Conquer"? What were they thinking?
bobby @ Sep 8th 2006 4:08PM
30 DOLLARS!?
theKiko @ Sep 8th 2006 4:55PM
Limited Edition = We can probably sell a few hundred before the Cease and Desist from Sony gets here!
christopherr @ Sep 8th 2006 5:20PM
Bwahahaha! He should have been shooting his bow at it or something.
Ghost @ Sep 8th 2006 5:42PM
No t-shirt can do Shadow of the Colossus justice.
rainking187 @ Sep 8th 2006 7:52PM
I proclaim this shirt to be Fugly! What's with the lack of good video game shirts? I'm still hoping someone mass produces that fan made Wind Waker shirt that was on Kotaku a while back.
Zero_ @ Sep 9th 2006 12:11AM
Shirt is 'meh'. That 'pop art' style doesn't suit Shadow of the Colossus in any way.
Rein @ Sep 9th 2006 12:00AM
You guys obviously have no taste in clothing or design... This shirt is freaking awesome, very threadless-ishy. I'll buy all 200.
Kaizoku Risu @ Sep 9th 2006 1:34AM
ICO is not the sequel to Shadow of the Colossus. ICO came out first. Even then, Shadow of the Colossus isn't really a direct sequel to ICO anyway.
And, I think the shirt is pretty cool. I'd wear it :)
Adam Johnson @ Sep 9th 2006 8:04AM
I just learned how to silk-screen at school, and unless you have access to really expensive industrial-grade equipment, you cant do that many color runs without taking forever. I recently made myself a shirt with Gon, the manga dinosaur that they put in Tekken 3 for psx and it turned out really good.
Messa @ Sep 23rd 2006 12:10AM
It was decided that ICO, somehow, is the sequal to Shadow of the Colossus. An interview with the dude who worked on both games (forgot his name) said that they're both set in the same world, but how far back SotC is from ICO is up in the air.
I would buy the t-shirt.. but I don't think it's worthy for Limited Edition. It's just like any other average joe t-shirt I buy. If I'm going to pay for a Limited Edition t-shirt, I want that thing to turn heads. :D