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Post by TheChosen on Mar 2, 2013 19:46:37 GMT -5
Here's one I just found today   The other guys look like they also might be tracings. The guy on the left applying the torture rack on his opponent might be tracing of some photo of Lex Luger, since he was most well-known for using that move and the guy on the right strangling the other guy reminds me a bit of Ted Dibiase. |
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Post by ZenithianHero on Mar 2, 2013 22:21:43 GMT -5
 Steven SeAgal is in Kensei Sacred Fist for some reason other charaters look rip off too. Ann looks close to Sarah from Virtua Fighter. Just lacks pony tail. Full roster btw  The kung fu master guy reminds me of Chin from KoF too. |
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Post by corsair on Mar 3, 2013 2:09:34 GMT -5
This one on page 5:  is Sandahl Bergman - Conan the Barbarian  The Koshan Conspiracy/B.A.T. II and Megadeth:   |
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Post by drpepperfan on Mar 3, 2013 7:45:39 GMT -5
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Post by KeeperBvK on Mar 3, 2013 15:05:24 GMT -5
@ derboo: Golden Axe III was released in NA. Just not on cartridge, but only via Sega Channel. My guess would be that games on Sega Channel also had some kind of cover pic, similar to how they all do on Virtual Console and other similar services. Probably Vallejo's pic was used on Sega Channel then.
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Post by derboo on Mar 3, 2013 15:24:31 GMT -5
Huh, I didn't notice that. Doesn't look like the channel itself had any cover images with the games, but the art might have been used on the home page. Wikipedia supposedly has a link to the Internet Archive for it, but all I ever get from that is error 500, no matter which date I chose...
Definitely need to correct that release comment, though.
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Post by drpepperfan on Mar 3, 2013 17:12:51 GMT -5
Is it possible the first Dragon Warrior box art is based on the same Frank Frazetta painting that Castlevania/Rastan etc etc. is based on?  It's a stretch sure, but it might be possible. |
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Post by KeeperBvK on Mar 4, 2013 0:09:47 GMT -5
Arabian Magic (guy on the right) and Conan:   Joust and Frazetta:   Robotron 2084 and Star Wars:   To me, none of those look even vaguely similar. Edit: Well, ok, the Joust one at least shares some similarities, but it's still too far a stretch, I'd say. |
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Post by KeeperBvK on Mar 4, 2013 0:11:43 GMT -5
Also, possible rip off. Could the Double Dragon III Game Boy art also be based on the Flash Gordon still above?   These two also don't appear to be similar in any way, except for having two (totally different looking) blond guys with bare arms. |
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Post by wxbryant on Mar 4, 2013 21:01:11 GMT -5
@ derboo: Golden Axe III was released in NA. Just not on cartridge, but only via Sega Channel. My guess would be that games on Sega Channel also had some kind of cover pic, similar to how they all do on Virtual Console and other similar services. Probably Vallejo's pic was used on Sega Channel then. Actually, the Sega Channel didn't show any sort of cover art for games. The presentation was roughly along these lines. |
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Post by lanceboyle94 on Mar 4, 2013 21:35:48 GMT -5
@ derboo: Golden Axe III was released in NA. Just not on cartridge, but only via Sega Channel. My guess would be that games on Sega Channel also had some kind of cover pic, similar to how they all do on Virtual Console and other similar services. Probably Vallejo's pic was used on Sega Channel then. Actually, the Sega Channel didn't show any sort of cover art for games. The presentation was roughly along these lines. That's one of the prototypes. It would look along these lines: |
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Post by KeeperBvK on Mar 5, 2013 1:31:13 GMT -5
Wow, that was awesome. I've always wondered what the Sega Channel interface has looked like and I thought I'd never be able to see it. The music and the graphical style really take me back.
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Post by jjc14 on Mar 5, 2013 20:33:22 GMT -5
Actually, the Sega Channel didn't show any sort of cover art for games. The presentation was roughly along these lines. That's one of the prototypes. It would look along these lines: Completely off the main topic, but thanks so much for posting that video! I signed up for Sega Channel in 1997, at which point the various contests were long over since Sega had newer hardware to worry about. It still felt like an active user community that summer though, as they continued posting user letters (mostly via snail mail!) on load screens. Around the August/September area, these all vanished, and the service simply recycled the same four themes and game selections every two weeks until I pulled the plug at the end of the year... They did a lot of cool tricks during the time. My favorite back then was how every theme had at least one hidden game or menu screen accessible by moving the cursor to an invisible area, much like DVD menu Easter eggs years later. It got to the point where I'd start mashing the D-pad looking for the secret stuff before viewing the list of available games! |
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Post by corsair on Mar 10, 2013 3:44:18 GMT -5
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Post by sogetsu on Mar 10, 2013 15:42:40 GMT -5
Snatcher vs Syphon Filter   |
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