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Remade boxart from a recent NES Cover Art Jam. The new Double Dragon II and Iron Sword pieces actually surpass the originals (though I’m sure Fabio fans will disagree)!
List of artists (by order in the slideshow):
- Double Dragon II by Ben Camberos
- Castlevania III by Gerardo Ramirez
- Super Mario Bros. by Mick Collins
- River City Ransom by Ray Ocampo
- Iron Sword by Carlos Lerma
This re-illustrated Crystalis cover by Lamar Abrams wasn’t part of the jam but definitely merits mentioning.
See also: More Double Dragon stuff (all these posts rock)
[Via Carlos Lerma, Gamefreaks]
tags / fanart / boxart / nes / super mario bros / castlevania iii / double dragon / iron sword / river city ransom / ecOver the last week, the amazing Retronauts blog has featured a multipart interview with Hidenori Maezawa, who created music and sound for classic Konami Famicom games like the Castlevanias, Contra, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and even the ubiquitous The Adventures of Bayou Billy.
My favorite moment in the interview is when the subject of the VRC6 chip (that made the Famicom Castlevania III music so cool) came up, Maezawa interjects “I made!” How many interviewers would have thought to bring that up (not many), and how many Konami composers would have been able to respond in such a way (pretty much just the one!) For your convenience, here is all of Retronauts’ Maezawa material:
- Hidenori Maezawa: King of the Konami Sound
- Interview part 1, 2, 3
- Maezawa’s Greatest Hits: Parodius, TMNT, Bayou Billy, Castlevania III, Contra
Comparison of samples from PAL/US and Japanese music for Castlevania III: Dracula’s Curse. It… certainly would have been cool to get the Famicom Disk System version on the Virtual Console yesterday, but oh well.
Part of the ESRB’s content description of Castlevania III: Dracula’s Curse, just added to their database. Castlevania III could finally be on the way to the Virtual Console in North America.
It’ll be nice to have a game on the Wii in which Grant Danasty doesn’t look like this.
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