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ZamIAm

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Red Carpet Regular Member

"Capcom US covers...By Japan?" , posted Fri 6 Sep 12:01

Nosing around and I managed to email a Capcom guy. Buckfutter/ReyJ is what he goes by and I actually remember speaking to him back during the Project Justice fiasco. I asked him about why we get crappy covers.

"What is up with the US covers for several of Capcom's games? Many of them seem to be bland and rehashed with CvS2 and CvS2:EO being some of the most recent examples. Why won't they just use the Japanese covers which most fans like better anyway? I hope I'm not bugging you. I know that you
have a large volume of mail that you probably have to suffer...er, read
through.

I remember getting a response from you back during the Project Justice fiasco. Anyway...

Thanks,
-Zamuel"

"The US cover art is dictated by Capcom Japan. It is better to differentiate the US covers from the Japanese covers so that those that are looking for a US copy or a Japanese copy know what they are getting."

Does this give CofA an excuse? More harassment to come...

"Might as well face it: You're addicted to love."

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Burning Kyo

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Red Carpet Regular Member+

"Re(1):Capcom US covers...By Japan?" , posted Fri 6 Sep 12:06

quote:
Nosing around and I managed to email a Capcom guy. Buckfutter/ReyJ is what he goes by and I actually remember speaking to him back during the Project Justice fiasco. I asked him about why we get crappy covers.

"What is up with the US covers for several of Capcom's games? Many of them seem to be bland and rehashed with CvS2 and CvS2:EO being some of the most recent examples. Why won't they just use the Japanese covers which most fans like better anyway? I hope I'm not bugging you. I know that you
have a large volume of mail that you probably have to suffer...er, read
through.

I remember getting a response from you back during the Project Justice fiasco. Anyway...

Thanks,
-Zamuel"

"The US cover art is dictated by Capcom Japan. It is better to differentiate the US covers from the Japanese covers so that those that are looking for a US copy or a Japanese copy know what they are getting."

Does this give CofA an excuse? More harassment to come...

The European cover is almost a perfect copy of the Jp cover (^_^)

PS : Why don't you make a petition to have the same cover than the japanese or european ?

"Teme no hono wa nani iro da ?"

Freeter

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Platinum Carpet V.I.P- Board Master

"Re(1):Capcom US covers...By Japan?" , posted Fri 6 Sep 13:06

quote:
Nosing around and I managed to email a Capcom guy. Buckfutter/ReyJ is what he goes by

"Buckfutter"

quote:
"The US cover art is dictated by Capcom Japan. It is better to differentiate the US covers from the Japanese covers so that those that are looking for a US copy or a Japanese copy know what they are getting."

Does this give CofA an excuse?

Euro covers are the same as the JP covers, and the guy's name is "Buckfutter". I can just smell the BS.

MVS version in 2003. Are you ready?

Hungrywolf

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Red Carpet Executive Member

"Re(2):Capcom US covers...By Japan?" , posted Fri 6 Sep 19:34

quote:
Nosing around and I managed to email a Capcom guy. Buckfutter/ReyJ is what he goes by

"Buckfutter"

"The US cover art is dictated by Capcom Japan. It is better to differentiate the US covers from the Japanese covers so that those that are looking for a US copy or a Japanese copy know what they are getting."

Does this give CofA an excuse?

Euro covers are the same as the JP covers, and the guy's name is "Buckfutter". I can just smell the BS.

Believe it or not, Buckfutter does work for Capcom. That is the name he uses on the Capcom USA message boards (he usually only posts when he is moderating or answering a question). He uses that name based on the SNL Celebrity Jeopardy skit where Sean Connery uses that for his answer in final jeopardy. So, it's not BS, at least that he is an employee of Capcom.

"Someday we'll find it

the rainbow connection..." -Kermit

The Muppet Movie
Hungry Like the Wolf

ZamIAm

609th Post

Red Carpet Regular Member

"Pleasant Surprise?" , posted Sat 7 Sep 21:58

quote:
Believe it or not, Buckfutter does work for Capcom. That is the name he uses on the Capcom USA message boards (he usually only posts when he is moderating or answering a question). He uses that name based on the SNL Celebrity Jeopardy skit where Sean Connery uses that for his answer in final jeopardy. So, it's not BS, at least that he is an employee of Capcom.

That's why I inserted ReyJ in there since it is a shortening of his real name. Back during Project Justice's delays I emailed Capcom and he was the rep to hadle the complaint. Now If he isn't pulling our leg...

"Might as well face it: You're addicted to love."

Mosquiton

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Gold Customer

"PFII ????" , posted Sat 7 Sep 22:59

Whoa... Puzzle Fighter II???? Goddamn, I'd like to see that.

/ / /

OmegaDog
133th Post

Regular Customer

"Re(1):PFII ????" , posted Sat 7 Sep 23:00

quote:
Whoa... Puzzle Fighter II???? Goddamn, I'd like to see that.

Well, we'll know it for sure when it hits the Madman's Cafe news page...

NEXT STAGE IS 4

whitesword

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Red Carpet Regular Member++

"Puzzle Fighter on the GBA!" , posted Sun 8 Sep 06:14:

quote:
Now If he isn't pulling our leg...

Whoa...

A re-release on the GBA...SHINY!

Behold! The Simoon Fi...er...the Burning Fist!

[this message was edited by whitesword on Sun 8 Sep 06:15]

talbaineric

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Platinum Carpet V.I.P- Board Master

"Re(1):Puzzle Fighter on the GBA!" , posted Sun 8 Sep 06:35

I WOULD LOVE TO SEE THIS LITTLE BEAUTY ON THE GBA,ALONG WITH POCKET FIGHTER! I HOPE THIS IS TRUE!

OMG! The GBA is a little miracle worker!

rid hershel

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Platinum Carpet V.I.P- Board Master

"Re(2):Puzzle Fighter on the GBA!" , posted Sun 8 Sep 07:10

*prays for it, and for lots of things to unlock in the Street Puzzle mode*

ClickStick
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New Customer

"Re(1):Capcom US covers...By Japan?" , posted Sun 8 Sep 17:48

Heh heh... Funny.

Iky!

Freeter

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Platinum Carpet V.I.P- Board Master

"Re(2):Puzzle Fighter on the GBA!" , posted Sun 8 Sep 18:55

quote:
I WOULD LOVE TO SEE THIS LITTLE BEAUTY ON THE GBA,ALONG WITH POCKET FIGHTER! I HOPE THIS IS TRUE!

Aren't they both on Wonderswan, or is it just Pocket Fighter?

MVS version in 2003. Are you ready?

EddyT
73th Post

Occasional Customer

"Re(3):Puzzle Fighter on the GBA!" , posted Mon 9 Sep 01:57

I wasn't too sold on Puzzle Fighter... seemed to lack solid strategy and character balance from what I remember.

I would much rather have a version of Pocket Fighter/Super Gem Fighter... that game was actually entertaining for me. And you only need 3 buttons, right?

ZamIAm

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Red Carpet Regular Member

"Dropping hints..?" , posted Tue 10 Sep 22:10

But the European covers match the Japanese covers. I'm actually fine
with
having a different cover, but I'm tired of them looking like a rushed
Photoshop project. A CRAPPY Photoshop project. Is there any way that
new
art could be done? A fanart contest perhaps?

Let me (attempt to) stop whining. In kinder conversation: Will there be
a
Streetfighter site coming on the heels of your Resident Evil site? Will
the

SF3 characters get full bios like the SF Alpha characters? Time will
tell...

-Zamuel

P.S. Is there any chance that Japan's "All About Capcom" will be
published
in English?

I have not heard any official word about using any fan art for our
covers.

We have not announced a new Street Fighter game in development. Please
check our website in the future for any updates.

As for "All about Capcom", I have not heard any official word about it
being
published in the US.

No not a game. I mean a website similar to
http://www.capcom.com/ResidentEvil/

I'm really glad that Capcom decided to publish Shantae. Hopefully
Capcom
and WayForward will do a sequel (though I'm not finished with the game
yet...) In the Street Fighter Alpha 3 Upper/Advance preorders, can you
choose the shirt size of the free shirt? I'm also very glad that Capcom
will be doing Puzzle Fighter for GBA. I really like Capcom's games and
I
guess that why I (and many other fans) wind up scruntinizing so much on
nitpicky stuff. BTW, I heard that the Japanese PS2 version of Marvel
vs.
Capcom 2 will have online play--will the US Xbox version have online
play
too? Most importantly...

Thank you for your time,
-Zamuel

Sorry, I misread your e-mail. We plan to do more supersites for our
other
franchises, Street Fighter included. I have no information on when or
if
this will happen.

Our free shirts usually come in one size, adult XL. The shirt for the
SFA3
pre-order comes only in adult XL.

We have not announced if the X-Box and PS2 release of Marvel VS Capcom 2
will have online support or not. It's definitely possible, but it has
not
been announced.

"Might as well face it: You're addicted to love."