Capcom's head PR honcho, Chris Kramer, has updated the company's blog with word that the exceedingly kitsch shirts will actually be re-printed for sale to the masses, although exactly when and where we can expect to snap one up is still being ironed
Capcom's head PR honcho, Chris Kramer, has updated the company's blog with word that the exceedingly kitsch shirts will actually be re-printed for sale to the masses, although exactly when and where we can expect to snap one up is still being ironed
Reader Comments (52)
Posted: Jul 23rd 2008 1:08AM (Unverified) said
make the shirt black (or blue) and we'll discuss it when we get home
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Posted: Jul 23rd 2008 1:13AM Batzarro The worlds WOrst Detect said
To make it even crappier, I'll copy the image, and print it at my local crappy print shirt place!
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Posted: Jul 23rd 2008 1:14AM Giantenemycrab said
More like "sell intentionally AWESOME shirts." AM I RITE
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Posted: Jul 23rd 2008 1:16AM SoCoolCurt said
lol @ the original box art's "High Resolution Graphics".
these shirts are seriously full of win though.
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these shirts are seriously full of win though.
Posted: Jul 23rd 2008 2:53AM BananaBoat said
Is that...Is that Fruit F*cker in the background???!
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Posted: Jul 23rd 2008 1:17AM (Unverified) said
Is that a hint of mustache? Well mustache or shadow, I'm sold.
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Posted: Jul 23rd 2008 1:26AM (Unverified) said
I dunno, it looks more like the PAL MM2 box art to me :)
http://image.com.com/gamespot/images/bigboxshots/2/563442_58990_front.jpg
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http://image.com.com/gamespot/images/bigboxshots/2/563442_58990_front.jpg
Posted: Jul 23rd 2008 2:19AM (Unverified) said
I used to love that mega man 2 box art when i was a kid, Classic nintendo game covers (even the ugly ones) like it made my imagination go wild.
I wonder if kids nowadays get that same effect from modern game covers which so often look like slightly higher resolution screenshots, not artists interpretations of the games like in the old days.
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I wonder if kids nowadays get that same effect from modern game covers which so often look like slightly higher resolution screenshots, not artists interpretations of the games like in the old days.
Posted: Jul 23rd 2008 1:27AM (Unverified) said
I dunno, it looks more like the PAL MM2 box art to me :)
http://image.com.com/gamespot/images/bigboxshots/2/563442_58990_front.jpg
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http://image.com.com/gamespot/images/bigboxshots/2/563442_58990_front.jpg
Posted: Jul 23rd 2008 7:55AM (Unverified) said
Still not as bad as the original Mega Man boxart
*dammit my eyes are bleeding again*
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*dammit my eyes are bleeding again*
Posted: Jul 23rd 2008 1:29AM (Unverified) said
I dunno, it looks more like the PAL MM2 box art to me :)
http://image.com.com/gamespot/images/bigboxshots/2/563442_58990_front.jpg
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http://image.com.com/gamespot/images/bigboxshots/2/563442_58990_front.jpg
Posted: Jul 23rd 2008 1:28AM (Unverified) said
Saw dudes wearing this at E3 and wondered what the hell it was. Now I know. This is terrifying and intriguing, all at once -- a dangerous situation indeed.
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Posted: Jul 23rd 2008 1:31AM (Unverified) said
I might not like what they are doing with MM9, but goddamn, that is one amazing shirt
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Posted: Jul 23rd 2008 1:36AM Triblade101 said
I'm still laughing at the top of the original box..."High Resolution Graphics" yeah....well 8-bit FTW.
Still awesome idea Capcom...I don't know why but something tells me it will sell good...even if you buy it as a present for your worst enemy. :) Don't buy it for your best friend though...for obvious reasons.
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Still awesome idea Capcom...I don't know why but something tells me it will sell good...even if you buy it as a present for your worst enemy. :) Don't buy it for your best friend though...for obvious reasons.
Posted: Jul 23rd 2008 1:52AM (Unverified) said
...unless your best friend considers himself a gamer, in which case you should buy at least twelve (so that said best friend can wear separate MM9 shirts on various appendages of his/her choice).
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Posted: Jul 23rd 2008 3:01AM Triblade101 said
lol hmmmm Well, now I know what I can get my friends for Christmas. :P
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Posted: Jul 24th 2008 1:15PM (Unverified) said
The shirts will sell well. The design is good. See what I did there?
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Posted: Jul 23rd 2008 1:53AM (Unverified) said
Anyone know where I can find shirts like this? I know some company makes shirts of the old NES SNES boxarts.
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Posted: Jul 23rd 2008 2:32AM DeadPlasmaCell said
See, that's where you failed. You didn't choose just to roll with it.. you had to go an analyze it. That's why you're bleeding from the nose & ears right now.
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Posted: Sep 17th 2008 11:11PM Chromobear said
... I will choose to not find out where you live and beat your sexist fat head into your desk right now, because the blood would stain it and that would be a waste of a good desk.
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Posted: Jul 23rd 2008 2:28AM (Unverified) said
When you saw the robot in the bottom right corner of the shirt, did anyone else think of the fruit f***r from Penny Arcade?
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Posted: Jul 23rd 2008 12:12PM (Unverified) said
I thought the same thing. That looks really similar to the Fruit Fucker.
I think Capcom is pretty awesome for doing this...it's nice to see companies that don't take themselves too seriously.
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I think Capcom is pretty awesome for doing this...it's nice to see companies that don't take themselves too seriously.
Posted: Jul 23rd 2008 3:04AM (Unverified) said
oh my god, this picture just gets better everytime i see it.
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Posted: Jul 23rd 2008 5:05AM (Unverified) said
It warms my heart to see this picture produced in 2008 capturing the magic just so astonishingly well. In a way, it reminds me of the DVD cover art for Grandma's Boy. GB's cover captures those hand-drawn 80s movie covers so well, right down to the peculiarity of some of the actors looking dead-on like they're supposed to while others you recognize but there's something palpably off about them -- you know, like, "Wow, that looks exactly like Chevy Chase, but why does Beverly D'Angelo look like she just smelled a fart?"
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Posted: Jul 23rd 2008 8:13AM John Z said
This is definitely going on the list of stuff to get folks for Christmas. Really, this isn't a shirt you buy for yourself... you buy it for the gamer friend you have who would know and appreciate it. I know three people who would howl with laughter when they saw this.
Wonder if Capcom might consider doing this with a couple other "classic" franchises-- SF2THDR might be the next contender.
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Wonder if Capcom might consider doing this with a couple other "classic" franchises-- SF2THDR might be the next contender.
Posted: Jul 24th 2008 12:26AM BPMOmega XBL PSN Steam said
Capcom's American branch seems to have a lot of power compared to other American branches of Japanese companies.
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Posted: Jul 23rd 2008 9:26AM (Unverified) said
Wow, I got so excited, I'd love a shirt. Too bad the opportunity went to hell.
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