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[Riposte]

nsfw but people in this thread would probably like this tumblr: http://rekall.tumblr.com/

I love this.

 

[Olly88]

Here are a few Super Famicom games. Sorry I haven't posted the names of the games, but I saved a load of screenshots a while back (including these) and can't remember all of them. If you want to know a certain game though just ask and I'll find out.

 

[Raitaro]

Apologies for the somewhat late bump, but I had to mention how much I enjoyed this thread.

I too love the way in which cities, are particularly their skylines, are portrayed in classic games (and older movies by the way). They always seem so exotic to me, like magical worlds that beckon us on the horizon. Their exoticness was especially increased by the fact that I grew up in The Netherlands and thus only knew skyscrapers from games and movies.

Having visited big American cities like New York, Boston, L.A. and Houston for the first time these last few years, I came to the conclusion that (A) my view on such skylines is forever tied to games mentioned in this thread (especially beat 'm ups like Double Dragon and Final Fight, and fighting games), and that (B) the real life counterparts often seem less exciting somehow...

 

[AmyS]

This was one of my favorite threads of last year, and I don't want it to die.

So lets start off 2014 right with, Ninja Combat's cityscape:

 

[antibolo]

I love the urban stages in SNK fighting games, they're always really well done and full of life.

 

[Monty Mole]

I really liked the cityscape in Scrap Brain Zone in Sonic:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nEdhGgvy6Oo

Especially the little details with the smoke coming out the chimneys etc - blew my mind back in '91

 

[Host Samurai]

Final Fight 3 had some great ones

 

[4444244]

Just a few more into the mix;

First two from SNK v CAPCOM, the BG's were quite criticised at the tiime, but now I quite like their bleakness;

Art of Farting II (I think);

KOF '98;

 

[Raitaro]

Good to see this thread appear again. Loved it last time and still do.

Sorry, nothing concrete to contribute right now, but will try to think about what to add later.

So far, fighting games and beat 'm ups seem to be the most used examples. Anybody know of some other genres to check? Run and gun games or action platformers perhaps?

 

[AmyS]

Can't get enough of this thread and love the stuff posted in 2014 thus far.

Midnight Resistance

Arcade version gameplay (not emulation)

http://youtu.be/BH4r7od2J8E
http://youtu.be/k0V2VGGQ8Cg

 

[Bigmac1910]

Fantastic thread with awesome nostalgic imagery, brings back a lot good memories

 

[Zubz]

Hoo boy, this thread is delivering. Most of my favorites have already been covered (Stardust Speedway, all the SNK love, & Streets of Rage, whose cityscape is actually my desktop atm).

Still, I'm not sure if I saw this here yet:

It's even better in the arcades, but that'd definitely be cheating the "16-Bit" angle.

 

[Noogy]

Technically 8-bit, but close enough. I really enjoyed the cityscapes in Air Zonk, particularly in this level, with all of the simulated traffic in the distance:

All of the levels has some great parallax as well.

 

[Fyrion]

Marvelous thread.

I can't think on a cityscapes that I liked and isn't already posted.

 

[Natetan]

Amazing thread. Dat 16 bit nostalgia

Thanks for the bump, missed it the first time around.

 

[K' Dash]

This is SNK, right?

Garou.

 

[RiZ III]

Op said 8bit as well so here's by far my favorite: Punch Out: jogging scene

It still (and sounds) looks awesome

http://youtu.be/ITH82ZykGGg

 

[DouglasteR]

Almost all of KOF backgrounds are masterpieces.

 

[jtenma]

DAT PULSEMAN

 

[Dio]

I actually have a folder with a ton of art in it called "dithered anime art" that I keep some good stuff in.


Power Slave:

Youjuu Senki - A.D. 2048:

SVC Chaos:

Knights of Xentar:

Samurai Shodown II:

鋼鐵騎士團:

Uchū no Kishi Tekkaman Blade: Orbital Ring Dakkai Sakusen:

Slayers PC-98:

KOF '94:

If you look closely at that one:

If you're reading this, you probably know Akira inspired a shitload of game backgrounds.

Virgin Angel:

Travel Junction:

Sei Shouju Sentai Lakers 3:

Reira:

Red (it's FM TOWNS)

Another shot of Possessioner, which was on the front page:

Nova:

Kaiketsu Nikki:

Anyway, I realize not all of these are cityscapes, I just want an excuse to post some of them.

 

[Why would you do that?]

Huh, Akira... You're right. I didn't particularly enjoy it when I watched it, but after seeing this thread I kind of want to watch the movie again, just to look at it.

The reason why I like many of the 16-bit cityscapes is because the limited colors and the individual pixels for windows really give it a certain unique look.

 

[Dio]

Red:

 

[SJRB]

I actually have a folder with a ton of art in it called "dithered anime art" that I keep some good stuff in.


Power Slave:

Incredible.

Awesome post, good sir.

 

[L Thammy]

King of Monsters (Neo Geo)

Immediately thought of this. The second game is has much better gameplay, but the first game has actual cities to smash. No good screenshots that I could find, so here's a video.

Here are a few Super Famicom games. Sorry I haven't posted the names of the games, but I saved a load of screenshots a while back (including these) and can't remember all of them. If you want to know a certain game though just ask and I'll find out.

The Godzilla shots are from Kaijuu Daikessen, which actually seems to be a pretty good game. The ones with the guy that looks like Trunks are from the Go Go Ackman games, which is based off a short comedy manga by Akira Toriyama.

Gundam Wing: Endless Duel has another cool licensed game cityscape. You can immediately see that the city is inside an O'Neill cylinder.

 

[petran79]

Bad Dudes vs Dragon Ninja

Robocop

Ninja Warriors

 

[Harlock]

I remember this early 2000s eletronic band with a clip in the style of Streets of Rage.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZJW63xoFxs

 

[PigSpeakers]

I made this desktop background of the boy and his blob cityscape. Nothing too special. I just copied and pasted the stars until the picture was big enough to fit the screen.

 

[AmyS]

Shadow Dancer - MD / Genesis ver.

 

[Just take it with you.]

Illusion of Gaia/Time

 

[Fjordson]

I actually have a folder with a ton of art in it called "dithered anime art" that I keep some good stuff in.


Power Slave:

Youjuu Senki - A.D. 2048:

SVC Chaos:

Knights of Xentar:

Samurai Shodown II:

鋼鐵騎士團:

Uchū no Kishi Tekkaman Blade: Orbital Ring Dakkai Sakusen:

Slayers PC-98:

KOF '94:

If you look closely at that one:

If you're reading this, you probably know Akira inspired a shitload of game backgrounds.

Virgin Angel:

Travel Junction:

Sei Shouju Sentai Lakers 3:

Reira:

Red (it's FM TOWNS)

Another shot of Possessioner, which was on the front page:

Nova:

Kaiketsu Nikki:

Anyway, I realize not all of these are cityscapes, I just want an excuse to post some of them.

Wow, amazing post man. I need more!

That top one is now my iPhone's wallpaper, haha.

 

[Infernal Monkey]

Reira:

Wow, this one's freakin' amazing. <3

 

[halfbeast]

some more amiga era cityscapes:

Sleepwalker

Walker

Tailchaser (dos game, found by accident while looking for an amiga game, lol)

 

[Dio]

Wow, amazing post man. I need more!

That top one is now my iPhone's wallpaper, haha.

AmbivalenZ Niritsu Haihan

Angel Halo

Guernica (I adore the floor in this shot)

Liena Crystal

Merry Go Round

Possessioner yet again

Time Stripper Mako-chan

Toumei Ningen

Toushin Toshi 2

 

[Empty]

this is a brilliant thread. glad it was bumped as i missed it first time.

 

[Technoweirdo]

Merry Go Round

Sad to say, but I think you'll have to remove that one.

Anyways, this thread...This entire thread, just...*Faints from greatness*

 

[Fjordson]

*SNIP*

Incredible. Thank you! All these look so cool. Especially that Merry Go Round one. My new new phone wallpaper :lol

edit: not to be greedy,but you wouldn't happen to have that one in a larger size, would you?

 

[Dio]

Incredible. Thank you! All these look so cool. Especially that Merry Go Round one. My new new phone wallpaper :lol

edit: not to be greedy,but you wouldn't happen to have that one in a larger size, would you?

I'm pretty sure everything I posted is in its native resolution except for the Tekkaman Blade one. The only way you'd get it bigger is by making it bigger yourself, in photoshop or something.

 

[Raptomex]

This thread is amazing. Sub'd.

 

[L Thammy]

I actually have a folder with a ton of art in it called "dithered anime art" that I keep some good stuff in.

If you're willing to post it to a Minus gallery or something, I'd love to see more. Detailed '80s/'90s anime is great.

 

[Alo81]

I actually have a folder with a ton of art in it called "dithered anime art" that I keep some good stuff in.

If you're willing to post it to a Minus gallery or something, I'd love to see more. Detailed '80s/'90s anime is great.

Please do not use Minus. They notoriously randomly delete peoples images and also have rotten loading speeds.

If you want lossless images, use Sta.sh or Flickr. Sta.sh is the file host DeviantArt uses so it's very fast and reliable, and everyone knows Flickr.

 

[Jea Song]

Great thread. The streets of rage ones appeal to me most. I wish I could live in those 16 bit cities.

 

[Fjordson]

I'm pretty sure everything I posted is in its native resolution except for the Tekkaman Blade one. The only way you'd get it bigger is by making it bigger yourself, in photoshop or something.

Ah, okay. Guess I didn't think of the source of these. Not exactly 4K resolution :lol

Still look great, though. Thanks again.

 

[jbueno]

ESP.Rade had some pretty cool ones since most of the game is set on an urban setting. The last battle was specially great looking.

That Sailor Moon Arcade game by Gazelle had some pretty nice spritework and backgrounds too. If I´m not mistaken, it was done by Joker Jun as well as ESP.Rade.

 

[BasilZero]

4. KoF98

Dayum sons!

This brings back memories!

 

[Dicer]

Download - PC Engine

 

[RadarScope1]

This thread fucking rules. Thank you, fellow GAFers.

 

[Zaphod]

This thread is so good it hurts. I'm glad most of the images are still up from the first page.

 

[RurouniZel]

Beautiful. Simply stunning!

 

[timetokill]

Beautiful stuff in here!

 

[Beermeister]

Does anyone know what games these are from?

1. Youjuu Senki 2 - Reimei No Senshi Tachi (PC / 1995 / erotic visual novel)
2. Cyber City Oedo 808 (PC Engine CD ( 1991 / graphic adventure game)