Neo Geo AES official full scans image packs 1.0.0

Great work, and interesting observations around the lack of full cover scans for the Neo Geo. I commend your choice of using the official artwork and the lengths you have gone to to track this down. I much prefer the proper official artwork rather than any fan-made or even excessively photoshopped artwork - in particular now that 3D box models have made it to LB.

Did you have to do much editing of the images that you did find? Do you have any minimum criteria in terms of image resolution or clarity? How do you find that these covers work with the 3D box models? Is there much impression of the artwork being inside a case? I know that the plan is to make more 3D box templates so maybe that might help? I'll see if I can find any more covers. I take it you've scoured eBay for current and past entries? What about emailing collectors of the physical games to ask for scans (may yield low return but you never know).

Edited November 30, 2022 by Retrofrogg

Thanks for asking! I didn't really do much editing. That's kind of the point. Some of the files of the "classic style" inserts on neostore.com needed to be cropped but that's really it. I unfortunately couldn't allow myself to have a minimum standard of quality or there would be far, far fewer files. I think the smallest one is probably KoF 02 and you can't even read the back text on that. I'm struggling to get the covers to look right on the clamshell models because the settings for spine width on a full scan don't seem to change anything, but the crappiness of some of the files ironically makes it look a little more like it's on a real box and reflecting ambient light. eBay isn't a great source because people don't scan the inserts there so the best I'd be able to do is use photoshop to try to warp certain images back into rectangular shape but I lack the knowledge of how to do that and I doubt it would look right anyway. I haven't emailed collectors because the Neo Geo collecting community reacts with suspicion and hostility to people who ask about box scans for the reasons I've given. I honestly can't blame them. I've even seen forum members react with hostility to people asking for the proper measurements of an insert printout. Basically the most common response I've seen is you should just use fan art from southtown homebrew if you just want your shelf to look pretty, and it's usually said in a much less friendly tone than that. It is what it is and hopefully one day a compromise can be reached. 

Interesting to read. I'll take a look around. I see that the USA version of Metal Slug is on your missing list. I found the below image on eBay and wondered what your thoughts were? It's low resolution but with a bit of manipulation (including warping it back into the correct dimensions) it might be passable? I'd be willing to give it a go if you thought it was the correct cover and suitable resolution. 

https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/iFkAAOSwlo1cwl3a/s-l1600.jpg

-1  kof96 in attached file pdf version

I don't know if it can suit you but I just finished designing a fairly huge MVS pack (see my personal status), where I restored a good part of it and even animated it.

I even had fun animating the marquee. I can try to find you the others. and posted them here to see even the restored completely in 4000X4000

Here an animated  version of samurai shodown

 

 

kingoffighters96BBNC.pdf.zip

Edited November 30, 2022 by PaDeMoNiuM

7 hours ago, Retrofrogg said:

Interesting to read. I'll take a look around. I see that the USA version of Metal Slug is on your missing list. I found the below image on eBay and wondered what your thoughts were? It's low resolution but with a bit of manipulation (including warping it back into the correct dimensions) it might be passable? I'd be willing to give it a go if you thought it was the correct cover and suitable resolution. 

https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/iFkAAOSwlo1cwl3a/s-l1600.jpg

It's higher resolution than the KoF 02 scan I included. I don't really know how to use the warp feature of Photoshop to make it look right but others who are more talented than I are more than welcome to give it a go.

2 hours ago, PaDeMoNiuM said:

-1  kof96 in attached file pdf version

I don't know if it can suit you but I just finished designing a fairly huge MVS pack (see my personal status), where I restored a good part of it and even animated it.

I even had fun animating the marquee. I can try to find you the others. and posted them here to see even the restored completely in 4000X4000

Here an animated  version of samurai shodown

 

 

kingoffighters96BBNC.pdf.zip 6.4 MB · 1 download

I appreciate it but MVS isn't what I'm try to cover. Besides, MVS doesn't really have box art. The games came in brown cardboard boxes with no real art. Any MVS shockboxes you've seen are fan art. I have no problem with that, of course, but it does mean there's no such thing as "official" box art for MVS games. Unfortunately, the KoF 96 art you've sent here is also fan art. The box pictured below is what the English AES KoF 96 box looks like. 

2 hours ago, OKTrashPanda said:

C'est une résolution plus élevée que le scan KoF 02 que j'ai inclus. Je ne sais pas vraiment comment utiliser la fonction de distorsion de Photoshop pour que cela ait l'air correct, mais d'autres personnes plus talentueuses que moi sont plus que bienvenues pour l'essayer.

Je l'apprécie mais MVS n'est pas ce que j'essaie de couvrir. De plus, MVS n'a pas vraiment de box art. Les jeux sont venus dans des boîtes en carton marron sans véritable art. Toutes les boîtes de choc MVS que vous avez vues sont des fan art. Cela ne me pose aucun problème, bien sûr, mais cela signifie qu'il n'y a pas de pochette "officielle" pour les jeux MVS. Malheureusement, l'art KoF 96 que vous avez envoyé ici est aussi un fan art. La boîte illustrée ci-dessous est à quoi ressemble la boîte anglaise AES KoF 96. 

In fact, I hadn't even seen the subtilities, however, looking at it more closely, there is a nice difference, well missed this time, but if I see something or if I can do something, don't hesitate;)

*On closer inspection it would be easy to reconstruct with a slightly larger image; see even make a psb look 

Edited December 1, 2022 by PaDeMoNiuM

I'll give that cover as go when I can, and you can see what you think. 

I would have thought that within the large Launchbox retro gaming community, there would be someone who owned these games and would be willing to do some scans. 

@OKTrashPanda  I Think it would take me a good week to find everything and restore them

*It's a test but it's encouraging

Edited December 1, 2022 by PaDeMoNiuM

On 11/30/2022 at 5:27 PM, PaDeMoNiuM said:

-1  kof96 in attached file pdf version

I don't know if it can suit you but I just finished designing a fairly huge MVS pack (see my personal status), where I restored a good part of it and even animated it.

I even had fun animating the marquee. I can try to find you the others. and posted them here to see even the restored completely in 4000X4000

Here an animated  version of samurai shodown

 

 

kingoffighters96BBNC.pdf.zip 6.4 MB · 6 downloads

The Kof96 example you posted seems amazing! Where can I find your MVS pack?

8 hours ago, custodio.daniel said:

The Kof96 example you posted seems amazing! Where can I find your MVS pack?

Yes I had stopped a bit because taken by other project but I got back to it recently: and I'm about to finish the JR versions and it's beautiful in 3d rendering

These are special version with art on the edge which aligned forms an art

 

i'm almost done

@PaDeMoNiuM really nice!! Looking forward to see your work complete!