Gaming Merch and Collections

[Peter]

Just arrived

[Peter]

Well, its kind of a lie, im waiting on Otaku getting back to me if they can get it. Fingers crossed!

[Fenix]

I am going to start going after art books in gaming. I used to buy them for star trek films and TV in the 90's since yes I am a trek nerd.

Right now just have one gaming art book I got as a pre order bonus for Soul Calibur II in 2003.
I took a few sample pics of mine showing how it covers characters weapons and stages.





The next one I am after is on Amazon the Okami art book.
I just can't wait for next pay day to get this.


Some pics some guy posted on flicker.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/teohyc/3606539988/

So yeah want to start collecting art books also.

Any collectors at the dojo have some art books they want to talk about/post pics also talk about ones they want/plan to get?

Oh man, this book must be amazing.

[Bluecast]

[Peter]

I just received my Shenmue Art Book today. Here a some pics below

[Supa]

Oh. My. Gosh.


What else does it have in it? I'd love to know who those characters are in the fourth image, top right of the page, next to Iwao. They were in the Premiere video I think and never were important in the main game. Maybe you could post a close up and Kiyuu could translate their descriptions?

[Kiyuu]

I'd love to know who those characters are in the fourth image, top right of the page, next to Iwao. They were in the Premiere video I think and never were important in the main game. Maybe you could post a close up and Kiyuu could translate their descriptions?

They are Guo Tai Yuan and Zhou Wen Tai, the butchers in the Green Market Qr. who hate each other.
I've heard there was a plan to include an episode about them, fighting over a woman or something.
You may remember they still speak ill of the other when you talk to one of them.

Anyway, those character descriptions in the book are almost identical to what they gave to the characters
in the Shenmue Premiere video.

[Bluecast]

Not big deal but got this years and years ago from NP and just previews for Jet Force Gemini and DK64

[Peter]

Some more Shenmue goodies

[mue 26]

Wow, that looks like a really great art book Peter congrats! I've always liked artbooks and what not, but Shenmue has always had some of the most incredible art work for a game, so well done!

Oh and does anyone know who the guy wearing the white chinese style top in the pic above where it says Message, on I think it's the 8th pic down that you posted Peter?

[Kiyuu]

Oh and does anyone know who the guy wearing the white chinese style top in the pic above where it says Message, on I think it's the 8th pic down that you posted Peter?

That's Bajiquan Master Wu Lianzhi who supervised Bajiquan motions for Shenmue.
You can learn more about him in this topic of mine:

viewtopic.php?f=3&t=37549&p=817840

[Yama]

:D

Wow, I'm going to need scans of that MvC2 book.

[Bluecast]

Wow, I'm going to need scans of that MvC2 book.

[mue 26]

Thanks alot Kiyuu, thats brilliant!
I never knew about this, but it's things like that and the attention to detail which make Shenmue certainly the best martial arts game ever. I actually used to study a bit of Baji myself(now I just focus completely on Chen Taiji) so it's great hearing about these things.

Now if only Yu had gotten someone like GM Chen Xiao Wang( I reckon he would have been up for it!) to supervise the Chen tai ji master's movements, that would have been too amazing!

[Yama]

Ahh, misread. Art of Capcom 2, thought it was MvC2. I thought for a moment Ryudo had found the jackpot, because MvC2 art has always been such a hard thing to find. Even after ten or so years we never had high resolution Magneto/Storm art.