Cover Art PCE vs Turbo Grafx (Image Heavy)

[Black Tiger]

It sounds so...american! No offense intended but that's quite the cliche here in France.

Maybe this guy was part of that focus group-

[SignOfZeta]

My God that picture is f*cking terrifying.

[PunkicCyborg]

I didn't realize that Cratermaze was Doreamon. Learn something new everday! Also Silent Debuggers US art is such a shame, the Japanese cover is pretty darn awesome. I know that if I was a kid and saw that I'd want to play it.

[ccovell]

Actually, Cratermaze is the original game (a port of Hore Hore Kid Daisakusen from the arcade (same music, too!); became "Booby Boys" on other home systems.)  Doraemon is the game with the tacked-on character license.

[apachacha]

It sounds so...american! No offense intended but that's quite the cliche here in France.

Maybe this guy was part of that focus group-

......Does anyone else think that guy has far too short arms ?

[RR1980]

Actually, Cratermaze is the original game (a port of Hore Hore Kid Daisakusen from the arcade (same music, too!); became "Booby Boys" on other home systems.)  Doraemon is the game with the tacked-on character license.

that's very interesting I have alway wondered why a Doreamon game would have this particular game play/game engine.

[shubibiman]

Actually, Cratermaze is the original game (a port of Hore Hore Kid Daisakusen from the arcade (same music, too!); became "Booby Boys" on other home systems.)  Doraemon is the game with the tacked-on character license.

Wow! Thanks for the info! I didn't that!

[SuperPlay]

Added:

USA Pro Basketball / Takin' It To The Hoop

[apachacha]

Actually, Cratermaze is the original game (a port of Hore Hore Kid Daisakusen from the arcade (same music, too!); became "Booby Boys" on other home systems.)  Doraemon is the game with the tacked-on character license.

that's very interesting I have alway wondered why a Doreamon game would have this particular game play/game engine.

Not like Dorabian nights was anything groundbreaking or not rehashed.

[SuperPlay]

Small update:

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

[thrush]

It's really interesting to see the Sherlock Holmes art compared; as is often the case, I like the Japanese version a lot better.  Although not perfect, it looks classy and reminds me of the books; the American cover looks gimmicky in comparison.

I admit I have a soft spot for the American Bonk's Revenge cover, though....  ^^

[_joshuaTurbo]

I actually always liked the US box art.  They did a good job on the font, looks classy.

[thrush]

They did a good job on the font, looks classy.

I agree with that part, the font & titling is very cool.  I just don't care for the arrangement of "props" in the illustration or the inset screen shot.  To me, it looks less like a cover and more like an advert.

But, to each his own!

[Black Tiger]

I didn't have a positive reaction to the PCE cover of Shermatlock the first time I saw it, but the Turbo version is as professional as games received bitd.

[Senshi]

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.

LOL...I can't tell whether he won or failed miserably