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1999

Final Fantasy VIII

1999 · ff8 · 88 cards in print run
ABOUT THE SET

This is the Japan-only Bandai Carddass vending run for Final Fantasy VIII, dispensed from machines in 1999 in little four-card packs — not the glossy Carddass Masters 'Perfect Visuals' boxed set people often confuse it with. Eighty-eight cards split across two parts of forty-four, built on thin vending stock with a handful of premium chase pieces: foils at 007-008 (Squall, Rinoa), prism-foils at 009-014, then in Part 2 a pair of clear 'crystal' plastic cards at 045 and 050 with more prism-foils at 046-049. Our headliner is #10 Zell Dincht, one of the Part 1 prism cards. Because these never left Japan and the special cards scratch in the machine, sharp prism copies are the hard part — and counterfeits exist, so buy known-good.

ScarceJapan-only vending release that never saw a Western printing. Plain cards turn up; the prism and crystal chase cards in clean shape are genuinely tough, and fakes circulate.
88
Cards in set
1999
Release year
2
Parts (44 each)
4
Cards per vending pack
PRINT QUIRKS · WHAT TO LOOK FOR
  • 1
    Cards 007-008 are foil (Squall, Rinoa); cards 009-014 are prism-foil, and this is where #10 Zell sits.
  • 2
    Part 2 cards 045 and 050 are printed on clear plastic, the so-called 'crystal cards'; 046-049 are prism-foil.
  • 3
    Distributed through Japanese vending machines in packs of four, never sold in sealed boxes in the West.
  • 4
    Some checklists describe these Carddass items as peelable sticker-cards typical of the vending format.
  • 5
    Counterfeit copies of the popular prism cards are known to exist.
GRADING NOTES

Vending-machine stock, so surface scuffing and edge whitening from the dispenser are common — clean copies are scarcer than the print numbers suggest. The prism and crystal cards (009-014, 045-050) scratch easily; check the foil under raking light before grading. Centering tends to run loose top-to-bottom on the thin vending stock.

FULL SET CHECKLIST

Every card in the set, across all 2 editions. Pick an edition to narrow the listed copies; listed cards are clickable.

88 OF 88 CARDS1 LISTED
1Squall Rinoa & SeiferCommon—2Squall with GunbladeCommon—3Squall LeonhartCommon—4Seifer AlmasyCommon—5Rinoa HeartillyCommon—6EdeaCommon—7Squall LeonhartFoil—8Rinoa HeartillyFoil—9Seifer AlmasyPrism—10Zell DinchtPrism$37.75 11Selphie TilmittPrism—12Quistis TrepePrism—13Irvine KinneasPrism—14Laguna LoirePrism—15EdeaCommon—16Cid KramerCommon—17KirosCommon—18WardCommon—19Squall LeonhartCommon—20Squall LeonhartCommon—21Squall LeonhartCommon—22Rinoa HeartillyCommon—23Rinoa HeartillyCommon—24Seifer AlmasyCommon—25Seifer AlmasyCommon—26Zell DinchtCommon—27Selphie TilmittCommon—28Quistis TrepeCommon—29Irvine KinneasCommon—30Laguna LoireCommon—31Cid KramerCommon—32KirosCommon—33WardCommon—34FuujinCommon—35RaijinCommon—36IfritCommon—37QuezacotlCommon—38CerberusCommon—39SirenCommon—40CarbuncleCommon—41LeviathanCommon—42ChocoboCommon—43ShivaCommon—44AlexanderCommon—45Laguna and SquallCrystal—46Squall LeonhartPrism—47Rinoa HeartillyPrism—48Seifer AlmasyPrism—49EdeaPrism—50Selphie Quistis & RinoaCrystal—51ChocoboCommon—52MoombaCommon—53CactuarCommon—54Squall LeonhartCommon—55Rinoa HeartillyCommon—56Zell DinchtCommon—57Selphie TilmittCommon—58Quistis TrepeCommon—59Irvine KinneasCommon—60Laguna LoireCommon—61Seifer AlmasyCommon—62Squall LeonhartCommon—63Rinoa HeartillyCommon—64Zell DinchtCommon—65Selphie TilmittCommon—66Quistis TrepeCommon—67Irvine KinneasCommon—68Seifer AlmasyCommon—69EdeaCommon—70Rinoa HeartillyCommon—71Seifer and SquallCommon—72Rinoa HeartillyCommon—73Squall LeonhartCommon—74Squall LeonhartCommon—75Selphie TilmittCommon—76Quistis TrepeCommon—77Zell DinchtCommon—78Squall and RinoaCommon—79Irvine KinneasCommon—80Edea and RinoaCommon—81Seifer and EdeaCommon—82Seifer AlmasyCommon—83RagnarokCommon—84BrothersCommon—85DiablosCommon—86PandemonaCommon—87BahamutCommon—88OdinCommon—
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