Cotton Guardian Force Saturn Tribute Collector's Edition (NSW)

Three games that helped define the Sega Saturn's shmup legacy, now immortalized in a collector's edition for the console we actually carry around. The Cotton Guardian Force Saturn Tribute Collector's Edition for Nintendo Switch is a Strictly Limited Games exclusive, individually numbered, limited to 2,500 copies worldwide.

You're getting Cotton 2, Cotton Boomerang, and Guardian Force bundled together on a single Switch cartridge. Cotton 2 rewrote the series' rules in 1997 with a life bar system and the ability to grab and throw enemies. Cotton Boomerang followed a year later, pushing the roster to eight characters with distinct magic types and shot patterns. Guardian Force, the wild card, brings a completely different shooting style that rounds out the collection with variety and depth.

These were Saturn exclusives that commanded serious import prices for years. Having all three on physical Switch media with a manual already feels like a win. But the collector's package takes it further. An art book, tea cup figure, yunomi cup, A5 arcade flyer, ten character cards, enamel pin, marquee stickers, sticker sheets, a reversible A2 poster, and the OST. The art book is the standout, offering a tangible connection to the Saturn-era artwork that made these games iconic.

The Switch portability means you can actually play these anywhere, which suits their arcade-rooted, session-based design. But at 2,500 copies, this is a display-grade package for collectors who want their Saturn tribute to look as impressive on the shelf as those originals did in the arcade.