Game art copied from elsewhere
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Black Hawk cover (Sparklers re-release)
Image of RAF Harrier GR3 firing SNEB rockets
Image of RAF Harrier GR3 firing SNEB rockets
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Sinbad and the Golden Ship cover
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Title drawing for Chapter Eight of How to Draw Comics the Marvel Way
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Title drawing for Chapter Eight of How to Draw Comics the Marvel Way
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Some more possible copies, though I haven't identified the source images.
Super Shuffle cover
Michael Jackson?
1st Division Manager
Clockwise from top left: Brian Clough, Graeme Souness, Gary Lineker, John Barnes and Paul Gascoigne?
Super Shuffle cover
Michael Jackson?
1st Division Manager
Clockwise from top left: Brian Clough, Graeme Souness, Gary Lineker, John Barnes and Paul Gascoigne?
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Great find! I had no idea. I've gone and bought the book—I don't care how good it is.
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I remember that book and picture well! Presumably the sword wielding chap in a turban is the stock Boris Vallejo?Title drawing for Chapter Eight of How to Draw Comics the Marvel Way
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When I saw the Harrier pics, my first thought was "anyone for tenous?", but the fireflashes on the guns match perfectly. What was the image source?
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You can't turn the first pageR-Tape wrote:
I've gone and bought the book—I don't care how good it is.
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Yes. The artist modified the front (nose, vents and cockpit), but copied the rest (fuselage, wings, tails, rocket launches) exactly. As you say, even the fire flashes are identical.
You can see it in this transparent overlay:
I found the image on Google. I don't know where the original artist got it from.
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Hunchback cover
Hunchback UK arcade flyer
Hunchback UK arcade flyer
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Also used for the Mastertronic M.A.D. Flash Gordon cover - Ming the Merciless’ head (on my phone so cant attach the image)
Looks like it’s the same artist doing both covers
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It looks like it was based on the cover of Piece of Mind (1983).Juan F. Ramirez wrote: ↑Sun Feb 17, 2019 1:51 pm Not artwork, but this loading screen of "Chambers of Horrors” by Omega Software reminds me of certain character used by a great rock band in their covers back in the 80s...
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Exactly, that's it
They had a bunch of great LP covers, by the way.
They had a bunch of great LP covers, by the way.
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Dracula, by CRL (1986)
Still from Nosferatu movie (1922), showing shadow of Graf Orlock on stairs
Still from Nosferatu movie (1922), showing shadow of Graf Orlock on stairs
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Did many games have those age ratings? I don't believe I've seen one on a Spectrum game before.
Maybe that could be some useful information to store in the database.
Maybe that could be some useful information to store in the database.
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I've obly seen that logo in these CRL horror text adventure series (Dracula, Frankenstein, Wolfman and another one IIRC).
Was is something imposed by the industry (something like the current PEGI) or by the company itself?
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I just found this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_B ... _and_scope
In December 1986, the first computer game to be certified by the BBFC was an illustrated text adventure called Dracula, based on the Bram Stoker novel, published by CRL, the game received a 15 certificate. The first computer game to receive an 18 certificate, on 11 December 1987, was another illustrated text adventure called Jack the Ripper, also by CRL, which dealt with the infamous real life murders in Victorian London. The horror in both games came through largely in their detailed prose. Had the game publishers reprinted the games' text in book form, it would not have carried a certificate, as the BBFC has no oversight over print media. Both games had numerous certificate stickers all over their covers to emphasise to parents and retailers that they were not intended for children, as computer games carrying BBFC certificates were previously unheard of.
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CRL wanted them certified for the publicity.Juan F. Ramirez wrote: ↑Mon Jun 10, 2019 6:09 am Was is something imposed by the industry (something like the current PEGI) or by the company itself?
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Who knows. One thing is for sure, coal power stations look pretty much the same everywhere
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One of works of the excellent artist Ralph McQuarrie, probably the best Star Wars illustrator, shows a far Mos Eisley:
When I first saw next inlay I couldn't avoid thinking of the above picture:
The unknown game artist probably was inspired by McQuarrie art when drew the far city on the plain.
When I first saw next inlay I couldn't avoid thinking of the above picture:
The unknown game artist probably was inspired by McQuarrie art when drew the far city on the plain.
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I suggested before that the cover of Movie looked like it was influenced by Casablanca. Actually it looks more like a direct copy of a different Bogart film, Dark Passage (which I misidentified in my previous post)
Movie cover
Still of Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall in Dark Passage (1947)
Here are the side-by-side details:
The head of the detective has been completely redrawn, and there are some minor differences, which could be changes by Bob Wakelin or could mean the source image he used was a different frame from the same scene. But to me the resemblance seems quite good, especially of Lauren Bacall, so I think there is the good chance this (or something similar from Dark Passage) was the source image.
Movie cover
Still of Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall in Dark Passage (1947)
Here are the side-by-side details:
The head of the detective has been completely redrawn, and there are some minor differences, which could be changes by Bob Wakelin or could mean the source image he used was a different frame from the same scene. But to me the resemblance seems quite good, especially of Lauren Bacall, so I think there is the good chance this (or something similar from Dark Passage) was the source image.
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Here is another Bacall image from Dark Passage, which is a slightly closer fit.