Useful Mega Drive site for box art.

[Max P.]

May be known to many here - not sure? Found this while Googling - shows why Japanese box art is so much better than anything else. Check the MD a-z bottom right:

http://shadowmoon.altervista.org/

[JazzFunk]

Some truly gorgeous artwork there. Makes me want to get back into Jap MD collecting. Looking at the fantastic Bare Knuckle covers, it reminds me just how short-changed we were with the UK MD artwork (especially the really crappy SOR 3 boxart.) Love the Minato No Traysia cover, too - we'd never have got anything like that over here.

[Max P.]

'S' is my favourite - just one beautiful cover after another:

http://shadowmoon.altervista.org/md%20games%20s.html

I had no idea of most of these games - the MD was my first imported console in 1989 and I only got another two years ago.

See the third game down? - "Same, Same, Same" - is that an accurate translation? Reminds me of the film Tora, Tora, Tora...

[Duddyroar]

The Megadrive sure has some glorious boxart. ESWAT, Strider, ALESTE, Gunstar Heroes, Langrisser...plus many, many more. All works of art!

[JazzFunk]

See the third game down? - "Same, Same, Same" - is that an accurate translation? Reminds me of the film Tora, Tora, Tora...

I think it was commonly known over here as Tora! Tora! Tora! (which would be appropriate), but was later found out to actually be pronounced Same! Same! Same! in Japanese. I don't know myself, cos I can't speak Japanese. I always call it Fire Shark, anyway, to make things easier.

[Yakumo]

Same means Shark in Japanese. It'S pronounced like Sam eh

Yakumo

[Max P.]

Ahhh, but the famous 70's film "Tora, Tora, Tora" about the Second WW Pearl Harbour attack translates as 'Tiger, Tiger, Tiger' I believe - that being the code word that they chose to confirm the attack had been achieved with full surprise.

http://vikingphoenix.com/public/rong...t/fuchida1.htm

Has anyone played it? I must admit to buying 'Advanced World War' for the MD purely for the box art and intro - otherwise unplayable to a non-Japanese speaker. I will have to look out for Tora...

Is Fireshark the name for the Western release? Is it a stratergy or action game?

[JazzFunk]

Is Fireshark the name for the Western release? Is it a stratergy or action game?

It's Western title is Fire Shark and it's a very decent Toaplan vertical shooter, kind of like Truxton crossed with 1942.