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Adry9 · May 23, 2014

My mind was blown when I saw this. This is the cover from a 1973 issue of the Japanese Magazine SF.

Source: https://twitter.com/eSe_Acua/status/469131681660960768

Kotaku's article of the story: http://kotaku.com/japan-did-bioshock-in-1973-1579992681

Ken Levine's answer: https://twitter.com/IGLevine/status/469437165437747200

PS: This is my frist thread, please don't kill me if I did something wrong.

Clawww · May 23, 2014

shuri · May 23, 2014

That's.. pretty damn shocking

Mysterious · May 23, 2014

Adry9 said:
My mind was blown when I saw this. This is the cover from a 1973 issue of the Japanese Magazine SF.

Source: https://twitter.com/eSe_Acua/status/469131681660960768

PS: This is my frist thread, please don't kill me if I did something wrong.

welp

sixteen-bit · May 23, 2014

Have you watched City of Lost Children?

SabinFigaro · May 23, 2014

Very cool.

Beckx · May 23, 2014

There is nothing new under the sun.

(Thanks for posting this.)

djblackice · May 23, 2014

Would you kindly send me a copy?

Hatchtag · May 23, 2014

Western studios can't come up with original ideas confirmed.

Ermac · May 23, 2014

lol at the replies:

@DavOfWar @Fulci78 ¿Fue su inspiración? ¿Casualidad? (lo dudo) ¿Existió el Sr. Pompas?

LEVINE, HABLA.

MattyG · May 23, 2014

shuri said:
That's.. pretty damn shocking

Would you say it's... BIO-shocking?

SpaceShark · May 23, 2014

I would love to know the details of the story/article that the cover image relates to.

Adry9 · May 23, 2014

djblackice said:
Would you kindly send me a copy?

Shit, now I need to find one.

Valkyr Junkie · May 23, 2014

No gloves? What a terrible dive suit.

Pickles Spill · May 23, 2014

What's the story behind this?

Uncle Rupee · May 23, 2014

Levine's a hack? What a surprise

edit: since some people can't detect sarcasm, of course I don't think this. Everyone takes creative inspiration from other stuff and its kinda cool if he did in this case.

Decker · May 23, 2014

Amazing!

can somebody translate what's written ?

everyday math · May 23, 2014

That girl is staring into my soul. ._.

What a cool magazine.

Salvatron · May 23, 2014

Hatchtag said:
Western studios can't come up with original ideas confirmed.

dat reference tho

I never got into the BioShock series but I would love a print of that cover.

Menome · May 23, 2014

Kotaku did a piece on this earlier today/yesterday. Going through the comments, Brian Ashcraft might be trying to buy a copy to see what the actual story inside is like:

http://kotaku.com/japan-did-bioshock-in-1973-1579992681

Raonak · May 23, 2014

Wow.
Pretty uncanny tbh.

wonder what's it about.

Kenshin001 · May 23, 2014

Plagiarism.

FrostuTheNinja · May 23, 2014

Any story related to the cover?

Adry9 · May 23, 2014

Menome said:
Kotaku did a piece on this earlier today/yesterday. Going through the comments, Brian Ashcraft might be trying to buy a copy to see what the actual story inside is like:

http://kotaku.com/japan-did-bioshock-in-1973-1579992681

Didn't know Kotaku made an article about it. I guess I'll put it in the first post, they explain everything pretty well.

RamzaIsCool · May 23, 2014

Hatchtag said:
Western studios can't come up with original ideas confirmed.

I wonder. Are the dudes from GG still denying that they got the Helghast character design from Jin-Roh?

Xpliskin · May 23, 2014

What's the story behind this ?

Needs a context, but it looks too much like bioshock.

eternaLightness · May 23, 2014

That's awesome. would love to read what's it's about.

Look Mr. Bubbles, it's an Angel!

PhoenixFyre · May 23, 2014

Wouldn't at all be surprised if this was at least part of the inspiration for the duo. I can't count the number of times that random images have sparked ideas for games, stories or characters for me.

Also wouldn't be surprised if this is just a crazy coincidence.

friskykillface · May 23, 2014

nothing is original anymore

but cool find though, creepy 0_o

ponpo · May 23, 2014

Hm, should I bid?

http://page11.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/n130013835

Tripon · May 23, 2014

Adry9 said:
My mind was blown when I saw this. This is the cover from a 1973 issue of the Japanese Magazine SF.

Source: https://twitter.com/eSe_Acua/status/469131681660960768

Kotaku's article of the story: http://kotaku.com/japan-did-bioshock-in-1973-1579992681

PS: This is my frist thread, please don't kill me if I did something wrong.

Ken Levine, you got some explaining to do.

Adry9 · May 23, 2014

ponpo said:
Hm, should I bid?

http://page11.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/n130013835

Do it, it's only 300円.

lol

everyday math · May 23, 2014

ponpo said:
Hm, should I bid?

http://page11.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/n130013835

Do it for Gaf. DO IT!!

LycanXIII · May 23, 2014

https://twitter.com/IGLevine/status/469437165437747200

LiquidNarwhal · May 23, 2014

Uncle Rupee said:
Levine's a hack? What a surprise

Totally justified reaction.

GuardianE · May 23, 2014

That's certainly interesting.

Adry9 · May 23, 2014

LycanXIII said:
https://twitter.com/IGLevine/status/469437165437747200

I find that... hard to believe.

10k · May 23, 2014

Levine is a fraud and a thief!!!!!!

I wonder if he was inspired by this though?

Authority · May 23, 2014

Coincidence?

everyday math · May 23, 2014

LycanXIII said:
https://twitter.com/IGLevine/status/469437165437747200

Come play with me.

disappeared · May 23, 2014

Nice find.

Currygan · May 23, 2014

LycanXIII said:
https://twitter.com/IGLevine/status/469437165437747200

yeah, no way that is not an inspiration to say the least, Levine

great find OP, videogame facts that blow your mind material

ponpo · May 23, 2014

http://kfactory.shonan-seashore.net/SFhtmls/SFM_197307.html

Assuming the last entry 'from the abyss' is related to the cover work, looks like it's some translated Russian story? Probably just a coincidence.

Sentenza · May 23, 2014

On a side note, the content doesn't even need to match to confirm the cover as a potential inspiration.

Anecdotally, I remember a case where an Italian comic writer (for Nathan Never, a somewhat popular character here, some sort of special agent in a cyberpunk setting) had a chance to browse some volumes of the Japanese edition of Go Nagai's Devilman, and while he was completely unable to grasp what was going on, he was so fascinated with the general art style and mood that he wrote an episode where he... well, he essentially made-up a new story using those drawings as a reference/inspiration.

FluxWaveZ · May 23, 2014

Adry9 said:
I find that... hard to believe.

Battle Royale to The Hunger Games scenario.

Not · May 23, 2014

Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh shit

Atilac · May 23, 2014

ponpo said:
Hm, should I bid?

http://page11.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/n130013835

It's what 2.50? 3 bucks? sure. Let us know what the story is about.

LycanXIII · May 23, 2014

I'd believe the Shinning influence if there were Twin Sisters with the Big Daddy.

disappeared · May 23, 2014

I wonder if the clean image, without the magazine print, is floating around somewhere. That'd make a beautiful image to put up on a wall.

DieAntwoord · May 23, 2014

shuri said:
That's.. pretty damn shocking

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