An odd question: artwork from defunct websites?

Discussion in 'Rare and Obscure Gaming' started by Ryusui, Nov 15, 2008.

  1. Ryusui

    Ryusui Spirited Member

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    I was curious if anyone was in the habit of collecting artwork or screenshots from official websites.

    I ask because I used to have a pic of (the original kid-sized brunette) Berri from Twelve Tales: Conker 64 that came from Rare's official page for the game; it was a polygon model, not a CG render, and was featured on the cast list page (such as it was; as I recall, it only featured her and Conker). I lost it during a computer move, and shortly after that, they made the switch to BFD.

    I know the original sketch art for Dinosaur Planet is still floating around, so I'm curious: did anyone else think to save that pic of Berri for posterity? It's perhaps the single best-looking piece of artwork for the character...arguably, the Easter Egg hidden in Banjo-Kazooie looks better than any of the artwork for her associated with Conker's Pocket Tales, and it was a blurry wall texture, but it's gone in the XBLA version. -_-;
     
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    It's not anywhere on that page...but thanks for the link anyway. I'm glad to see I'm not the only one.

    Dammit, I'd pay 1200 MS Points for Twelve Tales on XBLA...
     
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    What strikes me is that Twelve Tales looks so very different to Bad Fur Day, I don't even recognise any locations or characters- i'd love to have a look at a beta of TT and see how complete it was.
     
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    You and me both. You and me both.
     
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    Something else that was odd. Twelve Tails was complete and Rare decided to completely scratch everything minus the engine all because of complaints that Rare was becoming a kids developer. Shame really. I remember also a game that was being planned based around the tiger from Diddy Kong Racing am I right?
     
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    Google 'web archive' you may be able to find the page again.
     
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    I'd been there before...dammit, can't believe I didn't notice the Cast List link at the bottom of the page (I knew something was missing).

    The page is there on the Internet Archive; the images are not. For what it's worth, the filename appears to have been berristand.jpg...
     
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