NeoGAF cranking out gorgeous 'Criterion Collection' box art
by Griffin McElroy 
on Apr 11th 2009 3:00PM
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Posted: Apr 11th 2009 4:04PM nandokun said
They also have a pretty rad game fan art thread going
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=356361
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http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=356361
Posted: Apr 11th 2009 4:09PM ArtificeDrake formerly known as said
@ Markez
the Peter Molyneaux one is for his PC god sim called "Black & White"
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the Peter Molyneaux one is for his PC god sim called "Black & White"
Posted: Apr 11th 2009 11:39PM Courtney said
Agreed on the awesomeness of the ones you guys pointed out, but this one is the hand's down best for me:
http://www.ibiblio.org/phil/fnordchan/gaf-collection-zork-01.jpg
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http://www.ibiblio.org/phil/fnordchan/gaf-collection-zork-01.jpg
Posted: Apr 11th 2009 3:10PM ch3burashka said
If you guys want more, Giantbomb did a post about Books as Games, in the same style as the Bioshock cover. They're all beautiful.
http://www.giantbomb.com/news/lets-go-play-some-books/899/
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http://www.giantbomb.com/news/lets-go-play-some-books/899/
Posted: Apr 11th 2009 3:28PM (Unverified) said
Whats this? GAF doing something productive? BLASPHEMY!
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Posted: Apr 11th 2009 4:16PM (Unverified) said
this is probably the only one that really, REALLY captures the essence of the game it represents
http://i43.tinypic.com/10p8ug9.jpg
on the other hand, this one misses it almost completely
http://i41.tinypic.com/rsao7r.jpg
and this one is just MADE.OF.WIN.
http://i40.tinypic.com/tafqzr.jpg
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http://i43.tinypic.com/10p8ug9.jpg
on the other hand, this one misses it almost completely
http://i41.tinypic.com/rsao7r.jpg
and this one is just MADE.OF.WIN.
http://i40.tinypic.com/tafqzr.jpg
Posted: Apr 11th 2009 5:21PM (Unverified) said
D: shit, now that I saw what the Gold image looks like, I don't know which to pick. They're both equally awesome. :D
I'll probably stick with katamari, just because its a little more abstract.
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I'll probably stick with katamari, just because its a little more abstract.
Posted: Apr 12th 2009 12:06AM BananaBoat said
The SOTC cover on page 2 is incredible. It's amazing that freaking GAF can come up with infinitely better covers than well paid "professionals".
Well, except for Ueda's PAL/Jap territory cover of Ico. I don't think anyone will be topping that any time soon.
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Well, except for Ueda's PAL/Jap territory cover of Ico. I don't think anyone will be topping that any time soon.
Posted: Apr 11th 2009 3:41PM Sly C said
of course, it couldn't be done like what criterion does to movies because we would have to be able to play them on modern consoles. unless they packed in a perfectly working emulator. and even then, in many cases, the controls would have to be updated to be suitable for modern gamers i.e. Goldeneye which hasn't aged well if you played it recently.
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Posted: Apr 11th 2009 3:56PM (Unverified) said
I dunno about you, but goldeneye is still better than all these wanna-be fps's out there.
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Posted: Apr 11th 2009 5:36PM (Unverified) said
Nintendo should take all the most popular games from the Virtual Console, call them the "Classic Collection" and replace the channel thing with those boxart mock ups.
Also, "Criterion Collection" and "Semi reasonable price" do not play nice with each other.
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Also, "Criterion Collection" and "Semi reasonable price" do not play nice with each other.
Posted: Apr 11th 2009 6:59PM (Unverified) said
since you have a PS3, can't you just make a Japanese account and download it off of the PSN?
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Posted: Apr 11th 2009 9:19PM Haggard said
It's only really PC games that already have this. For a start, you've got the collections by companies like Sold Out and Mastertronic (I used to buy so many of those, they were all I could afford with pocket money) of old classics for £5-10.
Secondly you've got the digital distribution services like Steam, D2D and GoG.
I love buying PS1 classics off the PS3 store and only wish they could do the same thing for PS2 games, or expand their selection a bit. I think what the Wii's virtual console is doing is fantasic but again the selection needs to be much wider.
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Secondly you've got the digital distribution services like Steam, D2D and GoG.
I love buying PS1 classics off the PS3 store and only wish they could do the same thing for PS2 games, or expand their selection a bit. I think what the Wii's virtual console is doing is fantasic but again the selection needs to be much wider.
Posted: Apr 11th 2009 3:30PM Cerpin Taxt said
Oh my god...if Criterion actually started releasing video games, I would buy ALL of them.
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Posted: Apr 11th 2009 6:46PM (Unverified) said
The american emergency phone number? I see no connection.
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Posted: Apr 11th 2009 4:24PM (Unverified) said
Cool stuff, though something awful did it first for a couple of Photoshop Phridays.
http://www.somethingawful.com/d/photoshop-phriday/classy-video-games.php
http://www.somethingawful.com/d/photoshop-phriday/classy-video-games2.php
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http://www.somethingawful.com/d/photoshop-phriday/classy-video-games.php
http://www.somethingawful.com/d/photoshop-phriday/classy-video-games2.php
Posted: Apr 12th 2009 4:48AM (Unverified) said
Aaand, here's the thread from SA: http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3067562
Started a full 3 months ago, back in January.
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Started a full 3 months ago, back in January.
Posted: Apr 11th 2009 4:31PM (Unverified) said
Okay internet, get your act together and build a website where I can download and print these covers out to replace my current box art. Is that asking to much.
Maybe.
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Maybe.
Posted: Apr 11th 2009 4:38PM PedoJokerBear said
their thread has become sentient, it knows we're watching.
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Posted: Apr 11th 2009 4:51PM Hyams said
Yeah, they appear as: http://www.*******.com/2009/04/11/neogaf-cranking-out-gorgeous-criterion-collection-box-art/#commentform
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