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>> No.4372515
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>>4372082
US got edgy artwork while Japan kept em cutesy. It's a cultural thing and cute just doesn't sell as well here back in the 90's

>> No.4372518
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>>4372515
shit wrong image

nb

>> No.4372613
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>> No.4372627
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USA

>> No.4372630
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>>4372627
Japanese.

Yes the Japanese had the sense to stick with Jeff Easley's art, one of the best on TSR's books during the era, and the US decided it just wouldn't sell.

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>>4372630
Full image for completion.

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I assume the US marketers replaced Hideki Ishikawa's beautiful artwork on the covers of the Legends games because everyone was so caught up in the 3D craze at the time, but the ugly renders seem like such a downgrade in retrospect.

>> No.4372721

>>4372630
Yeah, but one of those covers has an actual fucking beholder on it, rendering it far more germaine than some random viking skeleton.

>> No.4372729

>>4372632
>for completion
>implying I jerk off to skellingtons

>> No.4372745
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>> No.4372783
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>>4372745
christ almighty, nintendo.

>> No.4372793
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>>4372745
>>4372783
sorry nevermind

>> No.4372801

>>4372793
Nice, looks like a old pulp scifi cover.

>> No.4372802

>>4372684
They replaced it because Ishikawa drew porn of his characters

>> No.4372809

>>4372802
I highly doubt anyone on the localization team knew that.

>> No.4372814

>>4372802
Are you sure it wasn't just pure marketing?
This seems like a pretty common US method to show that a game isn't 2D.

>> No.4372815

>>4372809
I worked for the localization team and I can tell you it definitely played a factor.

>> No.4372817

>>4372793
Genesis ain't bad at all. I'm liking the artist's interpretation of the first monster.

>> No.4372819

>>4372815
oh shit do you know my uncle? he works for nintendo

>> No.4372828

>>4372802
>Ishikawa drew porn of his characters
gonna need to see evidence of that, buddy

>> No.4372839

>>4372828
/g/470861/e1b4d0cc8b/

>> No.4372847
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>>4372839
shake a baby

>> No.4372859

>>4372839
I think he meant evidence that was the reason for the replacement. There are two kinds of artists in Japan, those that draw porn, and fucking liars.

>> No.4372863

>>4372859
Hell, if a heterosexual man can draw boner-inspiring tits, then he'll fucking do it. Nationality doesn't really matter.

>> No.4372868

>>4372630
The US didn't want newfags thinking skeletons were Beholders.

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Usa

>> No.4372928
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>>4372924
Japan

>> No.4372930

>>4372901
1st genny
2nd MD,. but I like western colour scheme more
3nd MD, but it's close
4th MD
5th MD

>> No.4372936

>>4372924
>>4372928
fuck, the US one is so much better for this one

>> No.4373005
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>>4372745
Guess the American.

>> No.4373010

>>4373005
lol, what the fuck, US?

>> No.4373021
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Japan always gets the best art

>> No.4373071
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>>4372802
Bullshit. This was the US's idea of telling consumers that the game was 3D by the front cover alone.
For example:
1/2

>> No.4373073
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>>4373071
2/2

>> No.4373087

>>4373071
that actually makes sense, just weird that the idea carried on to 6th gen

>> No.4373090

>>4373087
My only guess is that it somehow worked.

>> No.4373098

>>4372901
>>4372924
>>4372928

I'd say the PS boxarts for both regions are equal except the first, where America's is better.

>> No.4373106

Problem about japanese boxarts is they often lie out the ass and give the wrong idea about the game, but I guess that's a problem with marketing all around the world.

>> No.4373112

>>4373106
From what I've seen so far, not really.

>> No.4373116

>>4373112
Well you're a weeabo subhuman and therefore your opinions are invalid.

>> No.4373117

>>4373112

Didn't you see they lied about BEHOLDERS, anon????

>> No.4373120

>>4372082
US box art Ryu BTFO!

>> No.4373121

>>4373117
But beholders were in the Japanese version and the title is selling just that.

>> No.4373124
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>>4372082
lol Fuckin protoSJWs.
Genesis SF2 boxart was best.
>Guile vs Bison
>they're doing actual moves

>> No.4373128

>>4373121

Anon, do not be fooled, the Jap box features an eye-less skeleton, not a beholder. What a scam, fuck marketing.

>> No.4373129
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>>4373124

>> No.4373134

>>4373128
Do you even know the plot? That beholder is searching for a way to finally see. Hence the title.

>> No.4373136

>>4373005
damn gringos

>> No.4373147

>>4373129
>Dee Jay, Cammy, T.Hawk, and Fei Long
That's actually pretty neat.

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>>4373129

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>>4373167

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>>4373167
Japan

>> No.4373184

>>4373167
>>4373124
I'll always respect box artists who you can tell actually played the game. Even if it's shit, they at least made that effort.

>> No.4373185
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>>4373124
Pal

>> No.4373187
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>>4372518
Too late

>> No.4373191
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Japan

>> No.4373193

>>4373191
>Super Mario Galaxy was based entirely on this boxart
Alright, that's pretty fucking cool.

>> No.4373196
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>>4373191
Usa

>> No.4373205
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>>4372082

>> No.4373207

>>4373176
this one's tough 'cause both Frankenstein 2000 and the pointy god from Hellraiser in Tron are fucking cool and give a not-inaccurate idea of the atmosphere of the game

>>4373185
you can't quite see it in the jpg, but ryu looks a little punch drunk in this art

>> No.4373210
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Boxed set>>4373184

>> No.4373214

>>4372859
>in Japan
Pretty much any professional illustrator has extensively drawn nudes at some point in their training or career, and while there is certainly a line between artistic and pornographic, most have likely crossed the line at some point.

>> No.4373216
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>>4373196
The awkward layouts on these repros bug me

This SMW one was always puzzling. Maybe they didn't want a yellow background since the western releases of the previous Mario coincidentally had a similar color scheme, but it's not as if there were no alternate versions around, pic related.

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>>4373210

>> No.4373227

PAL “art” is absolutely disgusting. Utterly no taste across the board.

>> No.4373230

>>4373227
It's practically subhuman

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Usa

>> No.4373235
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>>4373231
Japan

>> No.4373239
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>>4373216

>> No.4373242
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>>4373235
Europe

>> No.4373248
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>>4373239
That's snes...lol

>> No.4373259
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Usa

>> No.4373261
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>>4373259
Japan

>> No.4373560
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>>4372082
We in the US really got shafted with A Link to the Past box art

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>>4373560
It had a tradition to maintain.

>> No.4373594

>>4372793
>'how did we even get in these platforms'

>> No.4373601 [DELETED] 

https://discord.gg/yZnFFdn

>> No.4373608
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>>4372630
North American Sega CD version got this artwork, its glorious.

>> No.4373620

>>4373608
he's like hey you forgot this

>> No.4373669

>>4372901
Phantasy Star 2 J is amazing

>> No.4373676

>>4373235
I'm wondering if at the time the game would've had even more hype if this was the cover instead

>> No.4373680

>>4373124
Proto SJW's? I don't get how that is. The SNES artwork is just fine.

>> No.4373712

>>4373560
Honestly I think the NA box looks better. Sometimes simplicity just works.

>> No.4373724

>>4373116
U mad?

>> No.4373727

>>4373205
Jap one is derpy as fuck.

>> No.4373746

>>4373601
Thirdworld pls go

>> No.4373790

>>4373560
>>4373585
>>4373712

rare instance where NA boxart was better, IMO.