contributing.

It's not particularly obscure, but Roger Dean's artwork for the series is amazing.

>>2020
There's a whole thread of Deans work here somewhere.
Actually, the movie Avatar reminded me of it somewhat.

>>2021
Very obscure indeed.

>>2024

I'm glad I'm not the only one. All I could think of was old Yes albums when watching that movie.

Looks better IRL, the scan here is crap.

>>2020

Always liked that cover. I used to have a huge poster of it somewhere.

>>2015
Alas, the days when games had to have attractive covers and decent storylines to make up for the shitty graphics.

What game is that in English?

>>2316

Hey, a lot of games had very impressive graphics in their days.

>>2316
夕闇通り探検隊

It roughly translates to 'The degree of dusk exploration' or something similar to that.

>>2320

At that point in time you had to hire an illustrator to get yourself a decent cover and set the mood of the game, you couldn't simply put a montage of your own models the way they do now.

>>2322

It certainly gives better results than a boring montage.

I can still remember Shadow of the Beast's artwork, but a generic game model of a buff guy with a gun gets forgotten quickly.

>>2324

Exactly. Look at the Star Wars posters, they used to be lovely images painted by this guy whose name I forget; with the prequels they were forgettable photoshop montages of publicity shots.

It costs more money and takes more time to get a decent illustration done, but I think it's worth it.

>>2321

What's it about? Where can I read more about it? Where can i play an English ROM of said game?

>>2326
Well, here's a video of the game - I guess that's a start, but I can't help you in finding an English language ROM.

https://www.youtube.com/v/-T-8jEDpzx4&translated=1

>>2326

I also forgot to add that its a horror exploration game, you walk around as a group of three Japanese kids, or something like that.

These might not have been that obscure for their time (though they probably are now) but someone mentioned star wars, these also have proper painted art, like the films.

>>2021
>Metalgear
>obscure

>>3105
n1 m8, I'm sure he'll jump to defend his two year old post.

>>3105
fucking good game that. precursor to carmageddon.

>>2316
http://easternmind.tumblr.com/post/202551606/japanofiles2yuuyamidooritankentai

Here's a synopsis in English. OP's game used to frequently get posted around 4chan, but I've not been there for ages now, so I'm not sure if it still does.

>>3108
OP here, I actually have that game in my possession now (went to Japan last summer). Really fucks me off though because macs are shit at emulating PS1 games, so even though the disk is near perfect and I also have a rom of the game, it freezes. My girlfriend does have a mod-chipped ps1, but the controller ports are now refusing to work. I think god doesn't want me to play this game.

>>3126
PS1s are satisfyingly modular inside and very easy to disassemble (you don't even need a special screwdriver, a regular phillips head will get you in). Chances are the ribbon cable on the controller ports has worked loose.

(Or suck up your pride and run bootcamp - if you're into games it won't be the last time you'll want to run something on it that doesn't exist for Mac, and I'm saying this from experience.)

>>3127
thank you so much, I actually got the port to work. I would actually run bootcamp, but my mac refuses to do so.

>>3108

fun fact I forgot to mention, one of the towns I stayed in was used as a model for this game.

>>3130
I guess that's your own fault for buying one.

>>3133
was required for uni course.

>>3130
Fortune favours the bold! Good for you mate. The real hardware is always nicer than emulator, in my opinion anyway.

>>3134
I trust they paid for it, then.

>>3514
I needed a mac for the course and they offered a large discount.

Not exactly great art, but the cover appeals to me.

Loving the Roger Dean video game art.