Author Topic: Request: Rambo NES - US - Scans inside  (Read 666 times)

September 03, 2012, 01:51:22 PM
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ShaggyB

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here's what ive done so far: replaced the rambo name on the side and back. Re-did the (R) logo on the side. Recolored the Rambo logo on the front, the (R) on front and back... and REV-A has been recolored. Cleaned up the akklaim logos.

Im trying to maintain the black boarder and the original nintendo logo.

http://www.mediafire.com/?q1pl6m5hraby2y1



Ultimately, it needs new pics in better detail for the back. Perhaps a nintendo entertainment system logo and wording re-do for the front. Cant even read the words above entertainment system.

What do you guys think?
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September 03, 2012, 07:48:50 PM
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What's causing the words to become blurry?  Same with the RAMBO on the front, it seems fuzzy.  I checked the scans and they seem pretty sharp.  What did you use to downscale the image from the original scan before putting it into the template?

September 04, 2012, 01:55:36 AM
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Alright, so I hope you don't mind but I put together a Rambo cover for you.  I don't think it'd make the cut on the site but you can certainly use it if you want, and feel free to edit or play around with it if you want to improve on it.



A couple things: On the one you were working with, I notice that the size is 3366x2196, but bear in mind that the cover template and the UGCs are designed for 3366x2100.  Second, do you know what might have caused the little white flecks on the scans?  They're only on certain parts of the image, like on Rambo's machinegun, in his hair, at the top of the image, and also on the screenshots in the back, but nowhere else.  I'm wondering if this was done in a scanner setting/filter.  It's bizarre, because the rest of the scan, like the Rambo logo is nice and sharp.  I don't have a box for the game, but I'm guessing the picture that was used was probably shoddy and blurry which could be why the scans come out strange (wouldn't surprise me, given Acclaim's reputation for quality ;) ).  The screenshots can be redone, but the image on the front is what concerns me.  You might want to play around with the scanner settings a bit and see if you can get one without the white flecks.

September 04, 2012, 07:52:12 AM
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that would more likely be the quality of the box itself. Its pretty good, but it isnt perfect by any means.

I like yours though as it fixes a few of the issues i had in mine.

Discovered the size thing yesterday evening as well. (But as I said... I like yours better as youve managed to preserve the bottom right corner)

September 04, 2012, 09:53:48 AM
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that would more likely be the quality of the box itself. Its pretty good, but it isnt perfect by any means.

I like yours though as it fixes a few of the issues i had in mine.

Discovered the size thing yesterday evening as well. (But as I said... I like yours better as youve managed to preserve the bottom right corner)

Well I'm glad to hear it'll work for you.  Regarding the blur, I checked the manual and the cart yesterday and the picture on the front seems to have the same focus issue.  The background I can understand being that way since it's meant to be out-of-focus, but even Rambo himself seems that way so I don't think there's much anyone can do even with a scan of a minty box.  That's just the way the cover was designed, so maybe blurry actually IS retail (again, this IS an Acclaim game we're talking about here)! ;D

September 04, 2012, 09:58:38 AM
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that would more likely be the quality of the box itself. Its pretty good, but it isnt perfect by any means.

I like yours though as it fixes a few of the issues i had in mine.

Discovered the size thing yesterday evening as well. (But as I said... I like yours better as youve managed to preserve the bottom right corner)

Well I'm glad to hear it'll work for you.  Regarding the blur, I checked the manual and the cart yesterday and the picture on the front seems to have the same focus issue.  The background I can understand being that way since it's meant to be out-of-focus, but even Rambo himself seems that way so I don't think there's much anyone can do even with a scan of a minty box.  That's just the way the cover was designed, so maybe blurry actually IS retail (again, this IS an Acclaim game we're talking about here)! ;D

Exactly. Rambo's original box wont stand up to the tests of this site. I say we amend the rules for this cover as its not exactly of the highest quality to begin with. Even the pics on the box look grainy to begin with. Im sure we could replace them via pics of an emulator or something.... but retail is grainy as can be.

September 04, 2012, 11:17:33 AM
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Exactly. Rambo's original box wont stand up to the tests of this site. I say we amend the rules for this cover as its not exactly of the highest quality to begin with. Even the pics on the box look grainy to begin with. Im sure we could replace them via pics of an emulator or something.... but retail is grainy as can be.

Couldn't we rebuild the original cover with the production stills that are out there?  it'd be a real pain, but I am sure it's possible - all the pieces exist. 
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September 04, 2012, 12:10:41 PM
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Exactly. Rambo's original box wont stand up to the tests of this site. I say we amend the rules for this cover as its not exactly of the highest quality to begin with. Even the pics on the box look grainy to begin with. Im sure we could replace them via pics of an emulator or something.... but retail is grainy as can be.

Couldn't we rebuild the original cover with the production stills that are out there?  it'd be a real pain, but I am sure it's possible - all the pieces exist. 

You already did that according to the post you made after i posted the scans. The original production shot is pretty grainy itself. I think our best bet is to take new back screens and call it a day.

Sadly, the quality of the original box art is so poor that it wont pass inspection here.

September 04, 2012, 12:29:59 PM
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Exactly. Rambo's original box wont stand up to the tests of this site. I say we amend the rules for this cover as its not exactly of the highest quality to begin with. Even the pics on the box look grainy to begin with. Im sure we could replace them via pics of an emulator or something.... but retail is grainy as can be.

Definitely a question for one of the admins, but it does bring up a good point.  If the source material is bad, even when its at its best, there's really nothing that can be done.  My guess is that Acclaim just used a really cheap material for the box instead of what the other companies were using at the time.  I'm not sure what games you have in your collection, but if you check out Alien 3 or WWF King of the Ring you'll notice that the quality of the label on the cart is worse that most other games (compare it to, say, one of the Capcom or Konami/Ultra games).  It's much lower quality and is very easy to scuff and mar.  It's not very glossy and from what I've read they're prone to having the glue on the label bleed through and show up as grey marks on the white parts of the label.  These are both LJN games produced while owned by Acclaim, and both of them use the Acclaim-made NES cart shells.  So I guess it would stand to reason - cheap, crappy materials on the cart label so cheap, crappy materials used for the box as well.

So, I guess in our case when we're trying to put together a cover for one of their boxes, the old adage holds true; a ventriloquist is truly only as good as his dummy. ;)

September 04, 2012, 09:07:06 PM
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You already did that according to the post you made after i posted the scans. The original production shot is pretty grainy itself. I think our best bet is to take new back screens and call it a day.

Sadly, the quality of the original box art is so poor that it wont pass inspection here.

I meant rebuilding the retail cover based off of the production still, black borders and all.  Sorry if that wasn't clear.
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