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Post by ReyVGM on May 12, 2022 7:13:09 GMT -5
Can anyone recognize these faces from the Famicom game called World Grand Prix? The game was released in 1989, so I guess the faces must belong to famous Formula 1 drivers from the 80s. I know #2 is Nigel Mansell and #6 is Ayrton Senna, but I can't recognize the others.  |
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Post by spanky on May 13, 2022 6:15:45 GMT -5
Can anyone recognize these faces from the Famicom game called World Grand Prix? The game was released in 1989, so I guess the faces must belong to famous Formula 1 drivers from the 80s. I know #2 is Nigel Mansell and #6 is Ayrton Senna, but I can't recognize the others. Top left guy kinda looks like Michael Schumacher. The TCRF article implies the drivers might be named so that might make it more clear. Also, this game was released in the US as Al Unser Jr's Turbo Racing and Al Jr. is all over the game (not surprisingly, of course!) |
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Post by ReyVGM on May 13, 2022 16:35:45 GMT -5
#3 and #5 are the only ones I'm missing.
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Post by condroid on May 21, 2022 9:59:39 GMT -5
#3 and #5 are the only ones I'm missing. Based on the pictures and the Japanese names: 1 = Alain Prost (A.フロスト) 2 = Nigel Mansell (N.マーセル) 3 = Stefan Johansson (S.ジョハンソン) 4 = Nelson Piquet (N.ビッケ) 6 = Ayrton Senna (A.セーナ) Michael Schumacher would not have been in an F1 game released in 89-91. |
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Post by drpepperfan on Jan 11, 2023 14:56:28 GMT -5
Death Bringer and Boris Vallejo.   |
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Post by alexmate on Jan 25, 2023 15:43:58 GMT -5
#3 and #5 are the only ones I'm missing. Number 5 is Niki Lauda |
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Post by lurker on Feb 7, 2023 9:54:17 GMT -5
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Post by drpepperfan on Jun 3, 2023 23:04:27 GMT -5
Drakkhen and the anime Winds of Change.   |
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Post by drpepperfan on Jul 9, 2023 2:58:04 GMT -5
One I'm surprised hasn't come up: the cover of Blades of Steel is from a photo of Wayne Gretzky and Tomas Jonsson.   Apparently Konami was actually sued over this one! |
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Post by drpepperfan on Jul 13, 2023 12:20:06 GMT -5
Was looking at the First Queen opening, and I noticed it has some more Frazetta in it.   |
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Post by barbarus on Oct 4, 2023 20:21:30 GMT -5
'Super Select System'' (Arcadia Systems 1988):  ''Joysticks'' 1983 movie :  |
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Post by barbarus on Oct 13, 2023 10:21:12 GMT -5
top: Psygnosis ' company logo designed in 1985 by Roger Dean bottom: Taito 's "Cadash" game logo, 1989 kind of evident, but had to be posted one day.
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Post by lurker on Oct 14, 2023 11:03:22 GMT -5
I saw another example of the reverse while scrolling Twitter... Hello Sonic Battle logo.
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Post by barbarus on Nov 24, 2023 15:27:02 GMT -5
Frazetta "Sword of Mars" vs SEGA "Lord of the Sword" (sega mastersystem)   |
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Post by barbarus on Mar 1, 2024 1:51:55 GMT -5
Japanese magazine ad for the arcade game "Magical Spot" by UNIVERSAL on cocktail table (mid 1980), the art is visibly more than inspired by the cover art used for CREEPY magazine #105 (feb 1979) by the famed Esteban Maroto.
Universal's game art makes the insect's head more fly-ish . The winged enchantress/fairy theme is reprised by Universal a year later with the game "Lady Bug" (1981).
User manual has the same art as the japanese ad but in B&W.
a side by side comparison for those who may still have doubts :
US & EU flyer artwork looks off :
The insect in Galaxian (namco 1979) is robotic unlike the creatures above
In 1981 Galaga's robot insect goes googly-eye but in 1988, Namco's Galaga'88 shows a vaguely resembling insect like creature in style to the one from Universal (see next post ofr possible inspiration source) :
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