In 2008, Konami released the Retro Pack for the Yu-Gi-Oh TCG, which included 3 booster packs containing 9 cards each from a total of 101 cards. This set was not made available outside Europe, leading to it being regarded as a “lost set” in the global Yu-Gi-Oh community.
However, on August 23, 2024, Retro Pack finally launched in North America, ending a 16-year wait.
Retro Pack Booster Pack box
The re-release will feature cards with modified frames, flavor texts, illustrations, and names to reflect their original 2008 design. The highlight of this version will be the Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon card, and the rarities of the cards will be adjusted to improve players’ chances of obtaining rarer cards.
Konami’s official Yu-Gi-Oh! TCGG website says:
The booster set that never was is finally here!
The booster set that never was is finally coming to North America and will be available at major retailers!
Retro Pack, the lost booster set, was never released in North America. Now, as part of our ongoing anniversary celebration, you can FINALLY fill this missing hole in your collection!
Retro Pack Booster Pack Set Size: 101 Product Type: Booster Pack Launch Date: 08/23/2024 Konami Tournament Legal Date: 08/23/2024 MSRP: $17.96 per Box (Four 9-card packs per box)
Only released overseas, Retro Pack was a collection of vintage cards from the earliest days of the game, made to catch up other countries to the North American card pool. But since it was never released here, these exact cards can be hard to find – until now!
And unlike the booster set reprints that kicked off our anniversary last July, Retro Pack will be as retro as we can make it:
The original card frames and card look
The original card names and texts
It’s a time capsule from the past! All the way down to the special LIMITED EDITION labeling on Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon!
There’s just ONE little change to the set you’ll probably like, though: The drop rates for the foil cards are double that of the original version. So, it will be twice as easy to get foil cards from Retro Pack 2024 as it was from Retro Pack 2008!
