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by PeteProdge » Wed Feb 21, 2018 9:20 am
You mean this?
Boris Vallejo, Duel/Earth Magic
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by Rorthron » Wed Feb 21, 2018 11:43 am
No idea!
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by Juan F. Ramirez » Wed Feb 21, 2018 11:48 am
The game's title contains a divine hero from greek mythology...
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by redballoon » Wed Feb 21, 2018 11:58 am
It does bear a resemblance to the cover of Gremiln’s Hercules Slayer of the Damned.
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by Ralf » Wed Feb 21, 2018 12:02 pm
I can't remember and find it but it reminds me an inlay of some very classic game from the 80s, probably not for Spectrum though.
It was RPG or text game. And on the inlay there was a very agressive looking warrior with a moustache raising sword to kill some frightened goblin. Actually it made you feel sorry for the goblin
Anyone has any idea what it could be?
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by Juan F. Ramirez » Wed Feb 21, 2018 12:03 pm
redballoon wrote: ↑ Wed Feb 21, 2018 11:58 am
It does bear a resemblance to the cover of Gremiln’s Hercules Slayer of the Damned.
That's it! ... or at least it was the first thing that came to my mind when I first saw it!
Hercules Slayer of the Damned cover
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by Rorthron » Thu Feb 22, 2018 9:23 pm
I think Hercules is actually copied from this picture by You Know Who:
Gilkarth's Odyssey (The Ax Man), by Boris Vallejo
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by Rorthron » Thu Feb 22, 2018 9:29 pm
And the is minotaur from this one (for the nth time):
The Magnificent, by Boris Vallejo
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by Kweepa » Thu Feb 22, 2018 9:53 pm
The red posing pouch image is dated 97, so Boris is probably reusing references or copying old pictures...
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by Rorthron » Fri Feb 23, 2018 5:44 am
Kweepa wrote: ↑ Thu Feb 22, 2018 9:53 pm
The red posing pouch image is dated 97, so Boris is probably reusing references or copying old pictures...
You're quite right. So it can't be that one. (Apparently it's called "Gilkarth's Odyssey (The Ax Man)" .)
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by Rorthron » Fri Feb 23, 2018 6:43 am
OK, this one is NOT Vallejo. I repeat: NOT Vallejo.
Ghostbusters movie poster
Pulsoids cover
(The pose is slightly different, so I suspect the artist may have copied a slightly different image from the one I have shown above. It seems less likely that the artist modified the pose, given how little else he or she seems to have changed.)
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by Rorthron » Fri Feb 23, 2018 6:45 am
And another one:
Rambo still
Rapid Fire cover
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by Rorthron » Fri Feb 23, 2018 7:06 am
Rastan cover
The figure on the right is copied from Earl Norem's cover to Savage Sword of Conan 24:
I think the green creature on the left is based on the following Vallejo picture, reversed left to right, with slight modifications:
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by Rorthron » Fri Feb 23, 2018 9:01 am
Enter the Ninja (1981) movie poster
Boris Vallejo, The Magnificent (clearly the most copied picture of all time)
Ninja Master cover
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by R-Tape » Fri Feb 23, 2018 9:27 am
You've convinced me - the inlay of my next game will include a Vallejo homage
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by Wall_Axe » Fri Feb 23, 2018 7:07 pm
A ninja doing a flying kick on a barbarian....that is pretty cool
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by redballoon » Fri Feb 23, 2018 7:13 pm
Oliviero Berni
Hyper Active loading screen
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by Alessandro » Fri Feb 23, 2018 7:24 pm
Wall_Axe wrote: ↑ Fri Feb 23, 2018 7:07 pm
A ninja doing a flying kick on a barbarian....that is pretty cool
Sure thing, pity the game is a heap of garbage
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by Ralf » Fri Feb 23, 2018 8:18 pm
A ninja doing a flying kick on a barbarian....that is pretty cool
And in the background German Neuschwanstein castle from 1886
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by Rorthron » Sat Feb 24, 2018 6:44 am
Frank Frazetta, The Norseman
The Sorcerer of Claymorgue Castle cover
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by Rorthron » Sat Feb 24, 2018 6:45 am
Cover of The Savage Sword of Conan 28
Arkos cover