In Other Classic Systems

Hey folks...

Recently I got a PC-Engine DUO, japanese, and started
downloading ISOs, hunting scans, game manuals, articles
game covers and etc.

This is really my first time with PCEngine/TG16, years ago
I just read about them in import magazines... and for my shock
I found this out!

It's a true crime what they did, in my opinion!
Of course, we must remember that this happened
years ago, the world was other, etc etc...
But it's a crime in any way!

Cospefogo.



Comparisons - Japanese original cover first, followed by the US version.






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i gots like 4 of those games, but damn thats weird looking.

Wow, Sidearms got a wierd cover in the States.

While I've never seen the PC Engine version, I know that the home computer conversions used the same art as the Japanese game. I recognise the art from the adverts for the game from back in the day.

As for Theorons Quest, I believe the stateside art is actually the original cover, since Dungeon Master was a western developed game and that's the cover of Dungeon Master.

I think our j j & jeff kicked the other ones ass, though. Not a crime, just what they think would appeal more to the US people. Though i have to say that first US Bomberman cover is pretty damned gay.

I see your point. Most US cover arts look like they belong in those nursery rhyme books for little kids. No wonder it sold better in Japan! The PC Engine looks cooler than the TG16 too.

This cover actually looks more "American" than the actually American one.


It seems that Japan favors the more comical anime style covers. It works well for some games ('Splatterhouse' is NOT one of them).

I definitely prefer American "Bonk" (The Japan image makes me cringe), and maybe even American "Bomberman" (only because the Japanese version looks like it was drawn with magic marker by a 3rd grader).

I also noticed that a lot of the hand drawn artwork for most of the NEC titles look like they were done with colored pencil or something. They definitely look unique compared to the professional coloring we've seen from games on other systems throughout the years.

Interesting stuff. I approve.

Some of those are really weird...

The first US Bomberman is hilarious.

In some few cases, I like the US cover more.

And in Fantasy Zone's case, I don't think there's much to tell them apart.

I suspect much of it comes back to the the fact 8-bit gaming was for kids, predominantly. I mean, generally speaking, we usually get more or less the same cover art as Japan these days.

Actually, probably the most interesting modern system to look at for international box-art would be the X-box, since it's primarily a western system, in japan. I wonder if they did anything to the box art to try and sell the games?

I prefer the jap. covers. I suppose that it's all to do with cutural differences and what not.

my question is, who's the man on that valis III cover on the US version?

.....wow.

are the Valis games connected to Syd of Valis in any way?

Yes, Syd is just the popular japanese thing to do with characters, miniturize them!

i see so syd is kinda like Chibi, and stuff like that.