Cover Art PCE vs Turbo Grafx (Image Heavy)

Started by SuperPlay, 04/29/2011, 03:18 PM

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SuperPlay

I thought that it would be interesting to post the different styles of artwork.

Thanks goes to esteban for hosting the images.
 

Adventure Island / Dragons Curse (TG16 Pic henrycsc)

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Aero Blasters (TG16 Pic henrycsc)

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Alien Crush

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Ankoku Densetsu / Legendary Axe 2 (TG16 Pic henrycsc)

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Balistix (TG16 Pic henrycsc)

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BE Ball / Chew Man Fu

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Blodia / TimeBall (TG16 Pic henrycsc)

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Bomberman (TG16 Pic henrycsc)

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Bomberman 93 (TG16 Pic henrycsc)

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Cadash (TG16 Pic henrycsc)

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Chase HQ (TG16 Pic henrycsc)

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Chozetsu Rinjin / Bravoman (TG16 Pic htp://pcengine.co.uk)

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Cosmic Fantasy 2 (TG16 Pic henrycsc)

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Cotton (TG16 Pic henrycsc)

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Cyber Core (TG16 Pic henrycsc)

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Davis Cup Tennis

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DeadMoon

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Deep Blue

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Devil Crash / Devil Crush (TG16 Pic henrycsc)

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Doraemon: Meikyuu Daisakusen / Cratermaze

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Double Dungeons

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Dragon Slayer: The Legend Of Heroes

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Dragon Spirit

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Drop Rock Hora Hora / Drop Off (TG16 Pic henrycsc)

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Dungeon Explorer (TG16 Pic: ParanoiaDragon)

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Dungeon Explorer II (TG16 Pic henrycsc)

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Dynastic Hero (TG16 Pic henrycsc)

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Exile (TG16 Pic henrycsc)

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Fantasy Zone

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Fighting Street (TG16 Pic henrycsc)

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Final Zone II

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Forgotten Worlds

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Galaga '88 / Galaga '90

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Genpei Toumaden Kannoni / Samurai Ghost (TG16 Pic henrycsc)

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Godzilla Bakutou Retsu Den (TG16 Pic henrycsc)

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Gunhed / Blazing Lazers (TG16 Pic henrycsc)

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Hit the Ice (TG16 Pic henrycsc)

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Jack Nicklaus Greatest 18 / Jack Nicklaus Turbo Golf (TG16 Pic henrycsc)

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Jackie Chan's action KungFu (TG16 Pic henrycsc)

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J. B. Harold Murder Club (TG16 Pic henrycsc)

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Kaizou Choujin Shubibinman 2 / Shockman (TG16 Pic henrycsc)

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Kato and Ken Chan / J.J & Jeff (TG16 Pic henrycsc)

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Kick Boxing

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King of Casino

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Klaxx (TG16 Pic henrycsc)

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Kung FU / China Warrior

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Legend Of Hero Tonma (TG16 Pic henrycsc)

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Magical Chase (TG16 Pic henrycsc)

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Makyo Densetsu / Legendary Axe (TG16 Pic htp://pcengine.co.uk)

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Magical Saurus Tour / Magical Dinosaur Tour

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Mesopotamia / Somer Assault (PCE Pic PCEP and TG16 Pic henrycsc)

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Monster Lair

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MotoRoader (TG16 Pic henrycsc)

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Nectaris / Military Madness

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Neutopia

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Neutopia II (TG16 Pic henrycsc)

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Ordyne

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PacLand

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Paranoia / Psychosis

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Parasol Stars (TG16 Pic henrycsc)

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PC Denjin / Air Zonk (TG16 Pic henrycsc)

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PC Genjin / Bonks Adventure

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PC Genjin 2 / Bonks Revenge

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PC Genjin 3 / Bonk 3 Bonk's big Adventrue

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Pomping World / Buster Bros.

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Power Golf

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Power League / World Class Baseball

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Power Sports / World Sports Competition (TG16 Pic henrycsc)

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Prince of Persia

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R-Type

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Raiden (TG16 Pic henrycsc)

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Red Alert / Last Alert (TG16 Pic henrycsc)

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Rising Sun

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Saigo No Nindou / Ninja Spirit

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Sherlock Holmes No Tantei Kouza / Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective Vol 1

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Side Arms (TG16 Pic henrycsc)

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Silent Debuggers

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Shadow of the Beast

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Sohko Ban World / Box Boy

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Soldier Blade (TG16 Pic henrycsc)

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Space Harrier

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Super Star Soldier(TG16 Pic henrycsc)

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Super Volley Ball (TG16 Pic henrycsc)

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Takahashi Meijin No Shinboukenjima / New Adventure Island (TG16 Pic henrycsc)


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Time Cruise

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Tora He No Michi / Tiger Road (TG16 Pic htp://pcengine.co.uk)

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Tricky / Tricky Kick

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TV Sports Basketball

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TV Sports Football

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TV Sports Hockey

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USA Pro Basketball / Takin' It To The Hoop

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Valis II

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Valis III (TG16 Pic htp://pcengine.co.uk)

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Vasteel (TG16 Pic henrycsc)

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Veigues Tactical Gladiator

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Victory Run:

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Vigilante:

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Violent Soldier / Sinistron (TG16 Pic henrycsc)

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Winds of Thunder / Lords of Thunder (PCE Pic htp://pcengine.co.uk)

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World Beach VolleyBall / Sonic Spikes (TG16 Pic henrycsc)

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World Court Tennis

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YS 1&2 (TG16 Pic henrycsc)

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YS III (TG16 Pic henrycsc)

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US Only


Adams Family (Pic henrycsc)

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Camp California (Pic henrycsc)

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Darkwing Duck (Pic henrycsc)

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Falcon  (Pic henrycsc)

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Ghost Manor (Pic henrycsc)

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Gunboat (Pic henrycsc)

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Impossamole (Pic henrycsc)

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It came from the desert  (Pic henrycsc)

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Tail Spin (Pic henrycsc)

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Yo Bro

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SuperPlay


SuperPlay


turbogrfxfan

yeah I really like the comparisons of some of the covers like that. keep em commin!!! thnx for putting it up!
"Is everyone from jersey a trolling douche?"

roflmao

Awesome thread.  I love seeing the subtle differences in Ordyne.  I doubt I ever would have caught them had they not been side-by-side.

SuperPlay


SaturdayMorningRobots

#6
Shockman is the only TG-16 game I can think of with really good cover art, but the dumb game doesn't even come with a jewel case it's just got like a cheap plastic card holder inside the cardboard. :(

Some covers look nice but are inappropriate like Sidearms has a Sci-fi pic of a guy, whereas the PCE version has an actual pic of the mech from the game.

CGQuarterly

US version of Davis Cup Tennis looks nicer than the Japanese version.  The Ordyne covers are interesting in that they used the same cover art, but de-Japanesified it for us here in the US.  Seems like they should have spent their time worrying about other things as far as marketing went.

Chris

SignOfZeta

I like this thread a lot. Keep them coming.

Davis Cub Tennis: The is a rare occasion where they went all out on US art using a different style and actually produced something that was as good as the original. I prefer the JP art, but they are both good.

Ordyne: its hard to say what the motivation might have been here. Did they remove Raman Man there because he was asian, or because he was a massively stereotypical asian? Given the time frame, it could have been either way. A similar case is Breath of Fire (SNES), or possibly Breath of Fire 2, I can't remember. For the US version they made the black guy white. Gentrification in JRPGs? Well, maybe, but the black guy was also depicted in the usual Tezuka/sambo/Darkie Toothpaste sort of way. Also, he was the thief in the group. So...possibly that wasn't just xenophobic.

Obviously the Monster Boy one is a slam dunk for the PCE side. The US version depicts essentially the same exact thing, but very very poorly.

R Type: The US version isn't that terrible, but what was the point? Why change it at all?
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Arkhan Asylum

All the US covers are retarded compared to the JP one, except for Davis Cup.

Ordyne has "we american cartooned it because we could" written all over it

RType has a "were stupid for doing this" effect

China Warrior and Fantasy Zone had nice US covers though.  I like China Warrior's.   Its corny and shows the game better than the JP one even.
This "max-level forum psycho" (:lol:) destroyed TWO PC Engine groups in rage: one by Aaron Lambert on Facebook "Because Chris 'Shadowland' Runyon!," then the other by Aaron Nanto "Because Le NightWolve!" Him and PCE Aarons don't have a good track record together... Both times he blamed the Aarons in a "Look-what-you-made-us-do?!" manner, never himself nor his deranged, destructive, toxic turbo troll gang!

CrackTiger

#10
We've had threads like this a couple times before. The TG-16 Bomberman cover art is infamous, but one of the improved covers is Legenary Axe-

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These pics are from htp://pcengine.co.uk
Justin the Not-So-Cheery Black/Hack/CrackTiger helped Joshua Jackass, Andrew/Arkhan Dildovich and the DildoPhiles destroy 2 PC Engine groups: one by Aaron Lambert on Facebook, then the other by Aaron Nanto!!! Him and PCE Aarons don't have a good track record together! Both times he blamed the Aarons and their staff in a "Look-what-you-made-us-do?!" manner, never himself nor his deranged/destructive/doxxing toxic turbo troll gang which he covers up for under the "community" euphemism!

SignOfZeta

The US version of Davis Cup has the rare privilege of having its cover drawn by an genuinely skilled artist. This is very uncommon with TG-16 releases. Its so overly wrought though. It looks like the dude (is his name Davis?) is saying, "Get this gerbil out of my ass!" or something like that.
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ParanoiaDragon

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While the US art shows more, the Jp art is still nicer.  I do consider DE the worst offender.  And yeah, LA 1 turned out really nice for the US.
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CrackTiger

I don't have time to get pics to post, but these unique Turbo covers either do or could (depending on opinion) look better than the PCE versions-

Shape Shifter
Aero Blasters
Air Zonk
Bonk's Adventure
Bonk's Revenge
Bonk's Big Adventure
Time Cruise
Cotton
Ys I & II
Ys III
Hit The Ice
Lords of the Sising Sun
Dungeon Master
Neutopia II
Shockman
Somer Assault
Chase HQ
Raiden
Riot Zone
Sonic Spike
Gate of Thunder
Prince of Persia
Shermatlock 1 & 2
Splatterhouse
Super Star Soldier
Justin the Not-So-Cheery Black/Hack/CrackTiger helped Joshua Jackass, Andrew/Arkhan Dildovich and the DildoPhiles destroy 2 PC Engine groups: one by Aaron Lambert on Facebook, then the other by Aaron Nanto!!! Him and PCE Aarons don't have a good track record together! Both times he blamed the Aarons and their staff in a "Look-what-you-made-us-do?!" manner, never himself nor his deranged/destructive/doxxing toxic turbo troll gang which he covers up for under the "community" euphemism!

SuperPlay


CGQuarterly

I like the colorfulness of the US version of Panza, but the Japanese version is definitely more artistically stylish.

Chris

SuperPlay

added Ninja Spirit/Saigo No Nindou

Tatsujin

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LOL, it's obvious why the monkey scratches his head. If I'm sitting there, and have to witness this hilarious scenario down there, I would as well.

also a MEGALOL @ the altered Ordyne cover :lol:
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SignOfZeta

Is the US Dungeon Explorer cover supposed to look like a cave painting? I'm serious. If they were going for that "primitive" (or possibly, "primate") look then I can see it. Otherwise...WTF?
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Liquid Snake

We need someone to do Valis 3 US vs. JPN :)  That's a classic!
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Tatsujin

no, the real classics are bonk 1 & 2, bomberman and keeesss. LOLx32
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CrackTiger

Quote from: Tatsujin on 05/02/2011, 01:06 PMno, the real classics are bonk 1 & 2, bomberman and keeesss. LOLx32
The original Bomberman is classic, but many people like and even prefer the North American Bonk design. Even more prefer the sprite changes.
Justin the Not-So-Cheery Black/Hack/CrackTiger helped Joshua Jackass, Andrew/Arkhan Dildovich and the DildoPhiles destroy 2 PC Engine groups: one by Aaron Lambert on Facebook, then the other by Aaron Nanto!!! Him and PCE Aarons don't have a good track record together! Both times he blamed the Aarons and their staff in a "Look-what-you-made-us-do?!" manner, never himself nor his deranged/destructive/doxxing toxic turbo troll gang which he covers up for under the "community" euphemism!

ParanoiaDragon

I used to love the US Bonk, & I still like it, but, I LOOOOVE the Jp version!
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Joe Redifer

I definitely like the US Legendary Axe artwork much better, but the actual title is horrible!  It looks like it's doing its best to blend into the background so as to not be seen by those who peruse videogames for purchase.  The font is crappy and curving it around is just stupid.  How did graphic designers like these get jobs back in the day?  And who hired some of these people who are drawing the US versions?  It couldn't have been THAT hard to find a decent artist even for cheap.

roflmao

I agree that the title for Legendary Axe blends into the BG for the American version...  But looking as the covers here, a LOT of them have curved titles: Andre Panza Kick Boxing, Legendary Axe, Monster Lair, R-Type, (Even Ordyne to a small extent) all have curved titles.  I wonder if that was a theme or part of the turbografx styleguide at the time?

Curiouser and curiouser.

Liquid Snake

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Joe Redifer

That's a man, man!

I like how it shows the "Actual CD Cinema Screens!" like it was something that wasn't in the Genesis version.

PunkCryborg

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Quote from: Liquid Snake on 05/03/2011, 10:12 PMClassic!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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The US Valis covor looks like Kate Bush in her "Babooshka" video starting at 00:56

SuperPlay

What on earth is going on with Valis III ;-)

Just updated with PC Genjin 2 / Bonks Revenge

apachacha

Well the Japanese Bonk and Ordyne ones definitely look better

Tatsujin

lol, if it's only about this two.
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SuperPlay

Todays Add: BE Ball / Chew-Man-Fu

This is a close call for me, I like both!

lord_cack

Well, I think the Japanese Chew Man Fu has this erotic thing going, what with the girls playing with the balls.... you know. But the American has this Homoerotic thing going on, what with the man playing with the balls.... I guess its just a matter of what you like, you know  :|.... :D
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SuperPlay

#33
Added Dragon Spirit,  My Fav. has to the the Japanese cover.

SuperPlay

Added: Time Cruise

I much prefer the US cover on this one.

SignOfZeta

I can't say I have an opinion either way on Time Cruise.
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JoshTurboTrollX

I can get into almost any US releases art, I just hate the font.  Ugh, so generic.
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PunkCryborg

To me the Japanese Time Cruise looks like a US cover and Vice Versa. I prefer the US cover.

SuperPlay

Added: Power League / World Class Baseball

Think I prefer the US cover, however I cannot make my mind up ;-)

SignOfZeta

Again, I find myself not really caring.

Time for some of the more horrible shit now, Valis, Cosmic Fantasy, etc.
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Tatsujin

Quote from: SuperPlay on 05/05/2011, 01:10 PMTodays Add: BE Ball / Chew-Man-Fu

This is a close call for me, I like both!
LOL :lol:
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SuperPlay

Added:

Chozetsu Rinjin / Bravoman

Valis II

Valis III

MasonSushi

I like the us version of Chew Man Fu better than Be Ball.

SignOfZeta

Bravoman: Both tie for last.

Valis III: This embodies everything that sucks about the TG-16.
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SuperPlay

#44
Added Silent Debuggers

No real preference here, edging towards the Japanese cover.

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Tortured Skull

Quote from: SuperPlay on 05/09/2011, 01:41 PMAdded Dragon Spirit,  My Fav. has to the the JAP cover.
Agree with you there :)

SignOfZeta

Oh man, I love the JP Silent Debuggers cover. I'm not sure I had ever seen it before today.
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SuperPlay


gilvy12

I must say, this thread is a good example of how some US games had superior art.  For instance, the US Time Cruise cover is pretty neat, while the JP one looks like something out of Johnny Turbo.  And that is awful.

termis

#49
Quote from: gilvy12 on 06/02/2011, 11:32 PMI must say, this thread is a good example of how some US games had superior art.
Or rather, how most US cover art is shit compared to the Japanese ones.  I do agree that the US Time Cruise art looks better, but that's the only one for me.

That said, I've already stated my own opinion on other threads about how much cover art means to me when it comes to actually choosing a version of the game (zero).

edit: Upon looking at it again, I'll add Legendary Axe, and maybe Ordyne (though that's just a touch-up difference) to the US preference list.