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Retail cover screen shots: scan vs new
djshok:
Just want to see what everyone thinks about this. Personally I like new screen shots a lot more. Scanned screens never look that hot, especially on the more retro systems (8 and 16 bit) where the games are already blurry to begin with, even with really good quality scans the screen shots just get blurrier and with a game that's not so graphically impressive they just turn into a barely distinguishable mess.
Also, would you still consider it a "retail" cover if the screen shots have been replaced but everything else was kept accurate?
juan0tron:
I think having new screenshots would be a great touch, though not necessary. Part of the fun of looking at some old boxes is seeing the screens the developer/publisher thought would market the game best. Look at the box for Rock Band 1. It's still got screens from when the game still used circular notes and had a noticeably different graphic style. It depends, but I think it's all up to the cover artist.
irvgotti452:
I personally play a rom to the point of the same image and make sure its exact.
Example: http://www.thecoverproject.net/view.php?game_id=5086
Played to each exact part and photoshoped parts that didn't quite line up. But thats a little too hardcore to do for every cover. You have to be a true perfectionist to do that for every cover. Otherwise scanned one will do just fine lol
tiktektak:
--- Quote from: irvgotti452 on April 30, 2011, 12:15:39 AM ---I personally play a rom to the point of the same image and make sure its exact.
Example: http://www.thecoverproject.net/view.php?game_id=5086
Played to each exact part and photoshoped parts that didn't quite line up. But thats a little too hardcore to do for every cover. You have to be a true perfectionist to do that for every cover. Otherwise scanned one will do just fine lol
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This or use the retail shots. Otherwise it should be labeled custom although I too sometimes don't see this and label it retail.
Arseen:
If the originals are good I prefer those, but if they are crap then I accept new ones altough they should be close as possible to the originals or represent the game better than the originals.
--- Quote from: djshok on April 29, 2011, 07:50:17 PM ---Also, would you still consider it a "retail" cover if the screen shots have been replaced but everything else was kept accurate?
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If the you can capture 100.0000000% same images then yes otherwise no.
But on the other hand I don't care is the cover Retail or custom.