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Nes Holy Diver Cover?
Timstuff:
I'm necro'ing this thread because the song "Holy Diver" by Dio was stuck in my head this week. For giggles I decided to make a localized cover and label for Holy Diver featuring art from the Dio album. I'm not particularly into the game since it's a bit too hard for me, but this was a fun distraction. Maybe I'll give the game another go. Enjoy!
Arseen:
Here are scans of the original Japanese box:
https://www.mediafire.com/folder/dgzl8r7wbcxie/Holy_Diver
marioxb:
Wait, so does Holy Diver actually mean something? I just assumed that it was just two random words thrown together, like "Toilet Orange" or something. Never heard of the song or played the game, by the way. "She's a holy diver, diver for money.." No? I'll let myself out..
Arseen:
Very little found on the internet
--- Quote ---This song is about Satan, and his descent to Hell (his "dive"). The lyrics deal specifically with Revelations 12:9 where Satan was cast to the earth. The tiger is symbolic of the wild beast that comes out of the sea, as mentioned in Revelations 13:1.
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--- Quote ---The album cover depicts Satan whipping a priest with a chain, with the priest shackled and drowning in a turbulent sea. Predictably, this caused some controversy.
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Urban Dictionay (2 sexual meanings):
https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Holy%20Diver
Timstuff:
--- Quote from: Arseen on November 17, 2017, 06:57:36 AM ---Here are scans of the original Japanese box:
https://www.mediafire.com/folder/dgzl8r7wbcxie/Holy_Diver
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I may take a whack at doing a more faithful version of the cover using the original artwork, although I have no means of translating the back text so it'll probably be the same as the Dio version.