Cover Art PCE vs Turbo Grafx (Image Heavy)

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Added PC Genjin / Bonks Adventure

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Also fixed the link to Veigues Tactical Gladiator

[allyourblood]

I really dig this thread! Japanese PCE artwork is all over the TG 16 ones.. A Huge example for me is Tiger Road

Yup, Tiger Road is one of my most hated Turbo covers, not even counting the PCE version. What is with those weird, awkward, 2D pencil drawings for 80s and 90s US games? Where were they finding all these terrible artists?

That said, I actually do prefer a few of the US covers, including Chew Man Fu (I've just always really liked this one), as well as the 2 Bonk covers, which I think both look great. However, Bonk's Revenge always kinda looked like Bonk was smashing an innocent dinosaur.

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Added:

Shadow of the Beast

Space Harrier

Victory Run

[Retrocool]

Great thread.. I've always thought that cover art can always give a boost into buying a game.  If I saw the cover of Final Zone 2.. i would have purchased it right there and then because that art is SWEET looking.

The same with Silent Debuggers (tho game is ok) It looks like 2 bad @$$'s about to kick some butt with its Halo Looking self..LOL

[esteban]

I just want to (repeat myself) and say that I love the side-by-side comparisons all conveniently located in one thread. I still feel that VALIS II is one of the most egregious examples of things going wrong.

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Updated with DeadMoon.  I have a few days off so I will get some more added :@)

[ccovell]

Hmm... both Dead Moons look amateurish, but at least the US version has a cool planet backdrop with awesome 80s glam/prog rock/Amiga demo (circle one) chrome game logo.  The JP one is just shitty.

[SignOfZeta]

Victory Run (JP) is one of the coolest covers in the history of games.

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Added: Forgotten Worlds

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Added Magical Saurus Tour / Magical Dinosaur Tour

[Ji-L87]

I can understand why the anime-ish ones might've been troublesome, but I can't help to be curious why anyone ever felt the need to "improve" upon the awesome cover arts from games like Nectaris, R-type, Veigues and such? : //

How does something like that even pass quality control?
If there ever was such a thing, that is.

I dunno I just..getting into the PCE now, I don't have any nostalgic feelings for the TG16 ones, just shock, horror and confusion 

[ccovell]

Believe me, we were all shocked and horrified back in 1989 by these covers too.

[SignOfZeta]

Believe me, we were all shocked and horrified back in 1989 by these covers too.

You and I, yes, but reading this forum I have learned that there are people who prefer the shitty art. Either it's some sort of retarded nostalgia/Stockholm Syndrome, or they get a bigger kick out of laughing at shit that sucks than they do out of something that's competently made. Note how almost every TG16 release goes for more than the equivalent PCE version, even if there is zero language barrier. Some people just like crap.

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Added:

Dragon Slayer
Neutopia
Pomping World / Buster Bros.
Prince of Persia
Tricky / Tricky Kick