Dreamcast DVD Cover Thread

[the7k]

I understand your position, it's just that the image is - at least in my opinion - cheesecake. A good deal of cheesecake, sure - but still. You see more cheesecake than that at the start of every Street Fighter IV match featuring Cammy. I thought this was coming down to us just not allowing cheesecake on the site, which would not only mean official covers would be barred (like that X-Blades cover), but also we'd have to weed out the beefcake as well. I personally still have hopes of doing some Cho Aniki covers, as well as what is sure to be this classic Wii game http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hcElGydzb8. =P

Speaking of beefcake, it's time to do a cover dedicated to the manliest of manly men ever.
Sword of the Berserk: Guts' Rage

http://www.thecoverproject.net/uploads/the7k.custom.dc_berserk_black.jpg

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Even though this game was sub-par, it did introduce me to the Berserk series. I have to show it love for that, at least.

[the7k]

Fatal Fury - Mark of the Wolves

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[the7k]

Marvel Vs Capcom: Clash of Super Heroes

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Just always liked this image, and wanted to use it for a cover. Sucks if you are a Marvel fan, but I kinda assume more Capcom fans liked MvC1 better than MvC2 than Marvel fans. (After all, Capcom fans are more likely to make a fuss over how horribly unbalanced MvC2 was than Marvel fans will, especially considering the God Tier - Magneto, Storm, Sentinel and Cable - consists solely of Marvel characters.)

I know the logo on the front is really small, but the only way I could make it bigger is to flip it 90 degrees - which could work, I've seen DVDs that are read like that, but I didn't know if I really wanted to experiment with it like that.

[shenske]

Marvel Vs Capcom: Clash of Super Heroes

I have that artwork too and while i do agree with you that it looks good it has some characters on it that are not in the game. 
Like the knight from ghost and goblins 

[Conn]

Here's some more fighters... surprised that there wasn't an English cover of this uploaded yet.

King of Fighters: Dream Match 1999

Isn't this actually KoF 98? I know it was (stupidly) renamed for the Dreamcast release, but could you make alt covers with the 'correct' title?

[Jigsaw]

shenske: All of them are in the game - just not as playable characters. Arthur, Saki, Unknown Soldier, Ton Pooh and a bunch of others are helper characters in the game.

[KaiserWAVE]

Hotaru is an interesting choice for a Garou cover. If I were thinking about a Garou custom cover my first choice would have been B. Jenet. Marco as a close second.

[the7k]

Shenske: Jigsaw nailed it - all of these characters are in Marvel vs Capcom 1 as either Playable Characters or Special Partners.

KaizerWAVE: Hotaru has cross-overed a bit more than B.Jenet has. Hotaru was in Neo Geo Battle Coliseum, as well as KOFXI (console ports). I was considering using B.Jenet, but couldn't find any good art of her with a background.

I was planning on using this as a front (http://www.fightersgeneration.com/characters/bjenet-flower.jpg), and this as a back (http://www.fightersgeneration.com/characters/bjenet-bg.jpg)... the problem with these images is that Fighter's Generation does not provide artist credits, and unless I can confirm that this is official art (which I doubt), I'm not comfortable putting it on a cover and not crediting the artist.

As for Marco/Khushnood - there is practically no art featuring him suitable for a cover. This is the best image of him I could find. (http://www.fightersgeneration.com/characters/marco-student.jpg)

I also looked for good images of Terry and Tizoc, but again, nothing cover worthy.

Of course - there is a lot to be said for me simply liking Hotaru...

[KaiserWAVE]

I don't know, maybe it's her character design. She would make a fine addition to the Samsho series but for some reason I thought she was out of place in Garou. On the other hand B. Jenet would have made a fine addition to the roster of a World Heroes game as well so to each his own I guess. Yeah, Marco does not get the spotlight he deserves. He's badass, and if there is room for an Afro Samurai why not a black Kyokugen Karateka

[Jigsaw]

the7k: I'm pretty sure those are official artworks. The first one at least looks like TONKO's style to me. Let me do some digging and I'll see if I can get some confirmation (or for that matter other suitable artwork).

[Jigsaw]

Yeah, as I thought, those illustrations are both official. You can find nice high resolution versions of both, as well as countless other pieces of official art for lots of other games at www.kawaiidream.net - I really can't recommend that site enough.

[PDDestro]

Speaking of beefcake, it's time to do a cover dedicated to the manliest of manly men ever.
Sword of the Berserk: Guts' Rage

http://www.thecoverproject.net/uploads/the7k.custom.dc_berserk_black.jpg

 

Damn! That cover right there is just so freaking awesome!

[the7k]

Damn! That cover right there is just so freaking awesome!

Thanks man, I'm glad ya like it!

Here's some more manly manga men. If only there was a Hokuto No Ken game on the Dreamcast...
Jojo's Bizarre Adventure: Heritage for the Future

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[the7k]

Street Fighter III: Double Impact

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Anyone else seem to remember this game actually being more popular than SFIII:Third Strike back in the day? Almost every one of my friends had Double Impact, but by the time Third Strike came out, most my friends had already sold their Dreamcasts - or at least ignored them - in favor of the PS2. Kinda sad.

[the7k]

Cool Cool Toon

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