Comments on: I want… who works at EDGE Magazine?

By: WorldIV.com » Whither the One-Liner?

WorldIV.com » Whither the One-Liner? — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 18:26:57 +0000

[...] phase 1 – keep it in the family Via a recent Raph Koster blog entry, I saw a neat pixel art poster homage to classic [...]

By: Kressilac

Kressilac — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 04:25:35 +0000

And now back to our regularly scheduled program. Is that a Legend of Zelda reference in the middle of the Pac Man maze? Clever way to combine the dungeon mazes of one game into the maze of another game.

By: David

David — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 00:38:48 +0000

I’m so glad that some troll named Ryan Henson Creighton was able to turn this discussion into puerile speculation by unqualified outsiders about something that doesn’t even warrant questioning. Border-line flame war. Buncha chobos.

By: Sara Pickell

Sara Pickell — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 00:25:12 +0000

@Derek
Pon Pon Pata Pon (Lower right hand, black and orange spider thing)
Doom (The really big freaking Cacodemon)
Starfox (The Arwings coming in from the top left)
The NES is on a truck towards the upper left.
Pararappa the Rappa (Holding a concert in the park)
Street Fighter is actually down to bottom in the airpark set up like the airport stage.
Katamari Damacy (The Prince is next to a giant ball at the top, just off center to the right.)
Viewtiful Joe (Standing on the pier)
Kind of questionable, but seems like Master Chief is standing in the entrance to the building that can be seen below the hot air baloon.
Playstation a couple cars of traffic back from the NES

I don’t know about the mecha in the center, it reminds me more of Metal Gear than any of the Mechwarrior series. Maybe a BattleMaster, there aren’t any Mechwarrior games I know of that allow it to be used though. The Pinkish mecha jump jetting around below it doesn’t remind me of any battlemechs either, but I could see a reasonable argument for it being a Commando.

The Tower in the center does immediately bring to mind thoughts of the Combine tower in Half Life 2.

The rest of the questionables I’ve either addressed in my main list, or just honestly don’t know either. =)

By: cube

cube — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 22:59:30 +0000

yes, i think you did..
it wasnt the issue of the illustrators work or the poster specifically-its been only an “object” to a larger discussion here brought on by its use of trademarks, designs and its SALES status by a third party.

Its the issue that bartle here thought to say that “its only civic(civil) issues” and that “tra lala” im here. your there and so sorry if i sell your work for me to enrich myself from.

this seem to exhibit a idea of entitlement to others work that will, IMO.. “lead to trouble ahead for all of us.”

as i said. “can i haz swim in your pool or pond” — bill murry-chevy chase- caddyshack redux.:)

By: Derek Licciardi

Derek Licciardi — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 17:43:17 +0000

Now that we’re done talking copyright, let’s have fun with the image. I see:

Super Mario Bros. (by the castle and by the bottom right “Race” sign.
Pacman. (obvious)
Pong. (On the building face.)
Tetris. (falling from the sky in front of the curved glass building.)
Brain Age. (Hot air ballon.)
Space Invaders. (Coin op and on the side of the bottom right high rise.)
Bubble Bobble. (*I’ve been Bubble Bobble free for 5 years now.* coin op in the middle.)
Pole Position. (Race and Finish stree banners.)
Game Boy Advance. (Not a game per se but right beneath the Brain Age ballon.)
Sony PSP. (Billboard in the water.)
Nintendo Entertainment System. (On the truck north of the castle.)
Sony Playstation (On the truck three cars behind the NES truck.)
Comodore C64 (On the truck at the top right of the image.)
Sonic the Hedgehog. (Left and down from the Pacman maze.)
1080′ (The skate park)
Ghosts and Goblins. (In the graveyard.)

There’s a pile more in that picture that I recognize but can’t name.
Commando? (By the bottom air strip)
Mega Man? (On the dock)
Rampage? (Flaming buildings)
Contra? (Maybe top left)
Vectrex? (The game syste on a truck next to the castle.)
Mech Warrior?
Half Life? (The tower in the middle I think)
Rock Band/Guitar Hero? (The stage)
Kung Fu or Street Fighter? (The coin op up top)
Smash TV? (The Massive Damage sign??)

By: David Moles

David Moles — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 07:32:39 +0000

cube @21: How does the attitude of assuming, till indicated otherwise, that a professional illustrator does his job professionally mean “trouble ahead for all of us”? I think I missed a step.

By: Rob

Rob — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 15:05:01 +0000

Wow, some of you guys have no idea about copyright law if you think a guy doing artwork, in his own style, that gently riffs off old games (see that Speedball stadium? That game came out in the late 80s…), presents an issue.

By: cube

cube — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 22:35:03 +0000

well, from the outstart of the ip comments, it ws stated that the poster and its creation/distribution/publication most likely was done “poperly”..

but TRA LA LA LA LA?;) only trouble ahead for all of us with that attitude.

“can i haz your swimming pool?”;)

By: David Moles

David Moles — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 10:14:58 +0000

Wow, chilling effects in action. A quick Google gets you to Gary Lucken's web site where you can see, among other things, that he has been doing this professionally for some time, and that his clients include folks like Sony, the BBC and Wired. He's done an EDGE cover on a similar theme, and another for PSW. I would be surprised in the extreme if he and his clients hadn't considered the copyright implications. My guess is that either they've got explicit permission from the copyright holders, or lawyers have looked at it and determined that it's legal under whatever the British equivalent of fair use is.