And an album cover by Dean: (http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:d_PUzSfK9IJxdM:http://tripledose.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/One_Fine_Morning.jpg&t=1)
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Post by: ceti alpha on September 23, 2011, 06:51:48 PM
Cyber Lip! Nice spotting, tats!
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Post by: Tatsujin on September 23, 2011, 06:53:26 PM
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Post by: Tatsujin on October 03, 2011, 03:21:59 AM
nice one :)
here two new entries :)
Title screen from the PCE shooter Hani in the Sky: (http://www.mobygames.com/images/shots/l/323661-hani-in-the-sky-turbografx-16-screenshot-titles.png)
A fame art print from M.C. Escher called another world: (http://www.leninimports.com/m_c_escher_another_world_art_print.jpg)
Title screen in the Japanese home computer versions of Might and Magic: (http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/mightandmagic/mm1-pc98-title.png)
Art by the late Frank Frazetta: (http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/mightandmagic/frazetta-atlantisa.jpg)
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Post by: TR0N on October 03, 2011, 06:16:36 PM
Red Sonja (http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/06/Red_sonja_film_poster.jpg) U.S Cover art for Alisia Dragoon (http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/8/84/Alisia_Dragoon_PAL.jpg)
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Post by: MotherGunner on October 04, 2011, 07:39:15 AM
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Post by: Ninja Spirit on October 04, 2011, 11:35:13 AM
Full Metal Jacket/NAM-1975 (http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a13/Oldschoolage/NAMFMJ.png)
The Goonies II box art/ "Jewel of the Nile" theatrical poster (http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a13/Oldschoolage/GJ.png)
Contra Spirits (Contra III-JP)/Raw Deal (http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a13/Oldschoolage/GC.png)
The sprite on the title screen of "The Kung Fu/China Warrior"/ Game of Death (http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a13/Oldschoolage/Untitled-4.jpg)
Dark Adventure/Devil World Japanese flyer / Return of the Jedi (http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a13/Oldschoolage/Majuujedi.jpg)
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Post by: MotherGunner on October 04, 2011, 11:45:40 AM
Lol I love how they used Indiana Jones...
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Post by: TheClash603 on October 04, 2011, 12:27:46 PM
Some of these are great, like "Dark Adventure/Devil World Japanese flyer / Return of the Jedi."
Some of them are ridiculous stretches. Fun thread nonetheless!
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Post by: Tatsujin on October 04, 2011, 04:08:29 PM
Very nice stuff up there, but please don't start to hijack this thread with cover comparisons, we had that already few times. In this thread the game pendant must be at least a pixled version of the original e.g. a back grounds, a title screens etc. everything is ok.
Za Kung-Fu and NAM are supercool ;)
THX :)
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Post by: TR0N on October 04, 2011, 06:28:09 PM
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Post by: nodtveidt on October 05, 2011, 06:14:26 PM
They're booting each other. Who will win?
Title: Re: teh "from Movies/Animes stolen Videogame Backgrounds" - Thread
Post by: ccovell on December 16, 2011, 11:46:47 AM
Just discovered this one. Not from a movie, but an instance where an Amiga game rips off a game console's art. Quite common in the European PC world, too. [-X
Fushigina Blobi- (A Boy and his Blob) GB, 1990 (http://www.suruga-ya.jp/database/pics/game/265000190.jpg) http://www.suruga-ya.jp/database/265000190001.html
and P.P. Hammer, Amiga, 1991 (http://www.exotica.org.uk/mediawiki/files/thumb/1/14/PPHammer.jpg/250px-PPHammer.jpg) http://www.exotica.org.uk/wiki/File:PPHammer.jpg
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Post by: SignOfZeta on December 16, 2011, 06:34:59 PM
What the f*ck?
First, there is a game called "P.P. Hammer"? I thought this was a PP Hammer:
Since it makes a "Pi!" noise when you hit something with it.
Secondly, those two images are extremely similar, but not actually identical in any way. Is it possible that they are two different drafts of the same concept and they just got sent to two different publishers by the same freelancer? While its better than %90 of all TG-16 cover art, its hardly anything worth "ripping off".
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Post by: esteban on December 17, 2011, 01:26:01 AM
While its better than %90 of all TG-16 cover art, its hardly anything worth "ripping off".
Desperate times call for desperate measures.
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Post by: ccovell on December 17, 2011, 01:27:36 AM
I never said they were identical... but P.P. Hammer is clearly ripping off the art for Blobby. Rip-offs usually take the same composition and linework, but add things like moustaches (Star Wars -> Chase H.Q.), sunglasses, and change the hairstyles of characters in the pic.
Some aspects of this pair of pics are in fact nearly identical: His hairstyle & yellow glow, the hat & shading on it, The blob's eyes, the angle of the dungeon wall, torch placement, backpack straps, jeans outline, and even the presence of 3 shaved (?) stripes in his hair. Jaleco and Demonware did not hire the same artist; the latter copied art ideas from the former. :-k
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Post by: esteban on December 17, 2011, 01:38:41 AM
Jaleco and Demonware did not hire the same artist; the latter copied art ideas from the former. :-k
Don't worry, Zeta dropped his DS in his Rice Crispies this morning and was cranky when he made that post :)
For the record, though, I love Rice Crispies.
I don't see what's so cranky about my post. I'm just...baffled. Its not traced or actually copied, it (whichever one is the knock-off) is built up again from scratch. This would make sense of they were knocking off a Giger Alien or a Gundam or something, but is this dipshit with a jackhammer actually considered such a brilliant concept that its worth stealing? Both images are pretty C-.
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Post by: esteban on December 17, 2011, 06:07:31 PM
Jaleco and Demonware did not hire the same artist; the latter copied art ideas from the former. :-k
Don't worry, Zeta dropped his DS in his Rice Crispies this morning and was cranky when he made that post :)
For the record, though, I love Rice Crispies.
I don't see what's so cranky about my post. I'm just...baffled. Its not traced or actually copied, it (whichever one is the knock-off) is built up again from scratch. This would make sense of they were knocking off a Giger Alien or a Gundam or something, but is this dipshit with a jackhammer actually considered such a brilliant concept that its worth stealing? Both images are pretty C-.
I think it went down like this:
A Boy and His Blob (GB) --> "inspiration" --> P.P. Hammer
I don't think the similarities are merely coincidental.
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Post by: ccovell on December 17, 2011, 07:23:29 PM
I think Zeta is questioning the quality of the original pic. Which was never implied.
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Post by: SignOfZeta on December 17, 2011, 08:35:36 PM
I think Zeta is questioning the quality of the original pic. Which was never implied.
I'm questioning the risk/reward ratio of steeling these lame-ass characters. Even a shitty drawing like those still takes hours to complete. Why not draw something about a million times cooler? Because...anyone could, honestly. Shmoo and a retard with a power tool. It was not some sort of magic archtype that made A Boy and His Blob so popular.
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Post by: esteban on December 18, 2011, 03:17:31 AM
I think Zeta is questioning the quality of the original pic. Which was never implied.
I'm questioning the risk/reward ratio of steeling these lame-ass characters.
And yet, we have overwhelming evidence that folks do this (risk/reward):
(1) plagiarism is not simply the domain of lazy students, but even accomplished/professional artists/writers/poets (there is actually a lot of interesting academic work on this subject...digitizing texts has allowed researchers to identify "suspect" passages! It's crazy.)
(2) Professional "legit" websites scrape content from other sites.
(2.5) Electronic publications routinely use photos/illustrations without crediting original source or paying royalties. My friend is constantly requesting modest fees for the few places that actually want to use his photography.
(3) Homage vs. rip-off (it's a fine line, wouldn't you say? "Paying respect" vs. "Being too damn lazy")
(4) But wait! This was 1990-91: LIFE IN THE PRE-INTERNET WORLD:
P.P. Hammer artist, circa 1991: "What are the chances that anyone will ever identify my source material, a Japanese-only illustration for a Gameboy title?"
P.P. Hammer artist, moments later: "Even if the source material is identified, my paycheck will have been long-spent! Plus, it's an homage, anyway."
I would suggest that the crucial observation is not:
"Plagiarizing is too risky, especially when minimal extra effort would result in an original work."
but rather:
"Desperation/laziness/ignorance/brazen disregard for content creators --> leads to plagiarization, even in a post-1991 digital world that allows for quicker identification of plagiarism."
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Post by: Tatsujin on December 18, 2011, 12:18:19 PM
a good write :)
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Post by: rag-time4 on December 18, 2011, 12:53:40 PM
I think Zeta is questioning the quality of the original pic. Which was never implied.
I'm questioning the risk/reward ratio of steeling these lame-ass characters. Even a shitty drawing like those still takes hours to complete. Why not draw something about a million times cooler? Because...anyone could, honestly. Shmoo and a retard with a power tool. It was not some sort of magic archtype that made A Boy and His Blob so popular.
Zeta I think the points you bring up, ie that plagiarizing such a lame original is absurd, is what makes this a fun thread.
On the topic of plagiarism, I once came across a sports article written by Ron Tillery of the Memphis Commercial appeal circa 2006-2007 that contained segments lifted verbatim from an article written earlier in 2006 by Jonathan Feigen of the Houston Chronicle. No credit was given to Feigen.
The ironic thing was that Feigens original article began with an inaccuracy and was written as a biased hatchet job of a player that Feigen didnt like. So plagiarism certainly happens, even from flawed and bogus originals.
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Post by: HercTNT on December 18, 2011, 03:19:30 PM
I think nausicaa has been ripped off in more than a few games. The first real boss you face in crystalis on the nes is a giant bug in a toxic jungle. Looks just like the ones from nausicaa.
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Post by: SignOfZeta on December 18, 2011, 04:56:21 PM
I think nausicaa has been ripped off in more than a few games. The first real boss you face in crystalis on the nes is a giant bug in a toxic jungle. Looks just like the ones from nausicaa.
Yeah. I think Biohazard Battle wouldn't even exist if not for Nausicaa. Nausicaa was HUGELY popular in Japan in the 80s, topping the Animage character poll for something like 7 years.
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Post by: Tatsujin on June 06, 2013, 05:27:36 PM
derboo from HCG101 took the idea one step further and summarized a whole bunch of examples :)