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Pedro Soares

@peachflavor3d.bsky.social

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Random 🇵🇹 earthling that enjoys videogames, anime, nerdy stuff and restoring game artwork. Like what I'm doing? Buy me a coffee! http://ko-fi.com/peachflavored

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Pedro Soares @peachflavor3d.bsky.social · Dec 27

So, if anyone wanna add me to your gaming friends here's my info:
PSN - Kazemaru-san
Switch - SW-0337-3504-4033
Let me know if you do! I mostly like to snoop around and see what people are playing, not much of an online gaming person.🙃

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Pedro Soares @peachflavor3d.bsky.social · 13h

This is cool but I wish they could at least tried to recreate the original look and feel regarding boxes, manuals, and cart labels without infringing any legal stuff, obviously. I mean, it's not that hard and it would look less like a bootleg.

Pedro Soares @peachflavor3d.bsky.social · 19h

The artwork of #Silkworm used on the cover of the North American #NES release. Restored by removing logos/text, using different sources, adding a missing bit at the bottom, applying the usual upscale/clean/retouch process. No clue on the artist, any info let me know!

Silkworm clean artwork used on the cover of the North American NES release. Image depicts a military jeep with a driver and a gunner on rough, rocky terrain, while a military helicopter flies overhead. The background features a huge fiery explosion in tones of orange, red, and yellow, with a bit of a blue sky showing at the top.

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Pedro Soares @peachflavor3d.bsky.social · 1d

Tenchu is one of my favorite PS1 games, even being clunky as hell in some areas. The soundtrack though, is perfect! Tenchu 2 improved upon the formula, introduced the level editor for us westerners which was quite fun. But the series really hit the top for me on the PS2.

Pedro Soares @peachflavor3d.bsky.social · 1d

Always a treat to read articles like this!

VGDensetsu @vgdensetsu.bsky.social · 1d

I wrote a long article about Rieko Kodama, her career at Sega, the evolution of her company, the games she worked on (including some canceled games and/or games for which she is not credited), the status of women and working conditions in the video game industry, etc.
vgdensetsu.net/riekokodama/

Illustration: a portrait of Rieko Kodama with some of the games she has worked on. The dominant colors are yellow, purple and red. Counterclockwise from top left: Rieko Kodama, Alis and Lutz from Phantasy Star, Sonic in a maze, Alex Kidd and his motorbike next to Flicky on a waterfront pier, Joe Musashi and his dog near the Statue of Liberty facing a skyline, the three playable characters from Golden Axe seen from behind on the edge of a cliff, and one of the flying ships from Skies of Arcadia.

Pedro Soares @peachflavor3d.bsky.social · 1d

The artwork of Ruin used on the cover of the #NEC #PC88 release in Japan. Removed logo/other elements, taking few liberties, and applying the usual upscale/clean/retouch process. No clue on the artist, any info let me know!

Ruin clean artwork used on the cover of the NEC PC-88 release in Japan. Image depicts a fighting scene between a flying with tiger with an electric tail and a hydra, where one of its heads has been severed. In the orange, red, and yellow toned background there's a muscular man floating in the air in a seated position.

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Pedro Soares @peachflavor3d.bsky.social · 2d

Well, it seems not all hope is lost on humanity after all. Good move on their part, I hope this serves as an example for other publishers as well. Get to know people before working with them, it's the key to avoid PR disasters.

Pedro Soares @peachflavor3d.bsky.social · 2d

A piece of artwork titled "Skelton" by K.Mito which I have no idea where is it from or what it was used for. But it's a pretty cool piece so I had to give it some love! Usual upscale/clean/retouch process applied.

A piece of artwork titled "Skelton" by K.Mito. Image depicts three skeleton warriors with a fourth further back, with torn clothes, wielding swords. There's a blueish mountain with some skulls on top in the background contrasting with the red tones from the ground and sky.

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Pedro Soares @peachflavor3d.bsky.social · 3d

A piece of #SeikenDensetsu artwork by Hitoshi Yoneda, most likely used on a book. Removed the text (which refers to Chapter 1), applying the usual upscale/clean/retouch process. If anyone has some info on this, please share!

Seiken Densetsu clean artwork by Hitoshi Yoneda, most likely used on a book. Image depicts the two main characters, Sumo and Fuji, staring at a vast green valley where a castle can be seen at the end of a winding road. Further back in a mountain, a fortress can be seen up top. Sumo is pointing in the direction of the castle.

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Pedro Soares @peachflavor3d.bsky.social · 4d

The person who manages their social media really needs an eye opener.

Pedro Soares @peachflavor3d.bsky.social · 4d

Pretty cool! Thanks. 😁

Pedro Soares @peachflavor3d.bsky.social · 4d

Ah, that's amazing! I'd love to see that one.

Pedro Soares @peachflavor3d.bsky.social · 4d

Always loved this cover art. I even adapted it to the PAL case back in the day.

Pedro Soares @peachflavor3d.bsky.social · 4d

It checks out! Started a lot of games, got very few trophies.🤣

Pedro Soares @peachflavor3d.bsky.social · 4d

You can also add people through the PS App if I'm not mistaken. I use it a lot but usually to check the store and trophies.

Pedro Soares @peachflavor3d.bsky.social · 4d

The artwork of Rogue Alliance by Akira Komeda (aka Akira Yoneda) used on the cover of the #NEC #PC88, #PC98, #MSX 2, and #Sharp #X68000 releases in Japan. Usual upscale/clean/retouch process applied.

Rogue Alliance clean artwork by Akira Komeda (aka Akira Yoneda) used on the cover of the NEC PC-88, PC-98, MSX 2, and Sharp X68000 releases in Japan. Image depicts a warrior holding a sword and shield, bashing a barbarian while another one, with tree eyes, charges towards him with an axe. There's a scantily clad blonde woman on the ground holding a dagger. A statue of a flying goat can be seen further in the background.

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Pedro Soares @peachflavor3d.bsky.social · 4d

In this case, the bigger, the better!

Pedro Soares @peachflavor3d.bsky.social · 4d

Slowly but steady.😁

Pedro Soares @peachflavor3d.bsky.social · 5d

A piece of artwork by Jun Suemi titled "Ritual of Surrender" most likely featured in an artbook since it had a seam between pages. Said seam was removed, applying the usual upscale/clean/retouch process.

A piece of artwork by Jun Suemi titled "Ritual of Surrender" most likely featured in an artbook. Image depicts a huge strangely shaped spacecraft hovering over a planet where some smaller spacecrafts can be seen further back along a starry background.

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Pedro Soares @peachflavor3d.bsky.social · 6d

Já fiz anos!🤣 (Piada fácil...)

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Pedro Soares @peachflavor3d.bsky.social · 6d

The publisher should've known better, but I guess in the end, it's all about business. 🙄

Pedro Soares @peachflavor3d.bsky.social · 6d

So it seems I've reached the 1K mark around here which is insane to me! But I'm glad so many people enjoying seeing my daily artwork posts, and other shenanigans I usually share so... thank you!😁

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Pedro Soares @peachflavor3d.bsky.social · 6d

The artwork of Regional Power II used on the cover of the #NEC #PC98, and #Fujitsu #FMTownsMarty releases in Japan. This is likely the work of Hideaki Hasegawa since he's credited for the manual illustration. Usual upscale/clean/retouch process applied.

Regional Power II used on the cover of the NEC PC-98, and Fujitsu FM Towns Marty releases in Japan. Image depicts a huge spacecraft with a smaller one beneath where a meteor can be seen in the starry space background.

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Pedro Soares @peachflavor3d.bsky.social · 7d

The artwork of Reach for the Stars: The Conquest of the Galaxy by Masahisa Suzuki used on the cover of the #NEC #PC98 release in Japan. Usual upscale/clean/retouch process applied.

Reach for the Stars: The Conquest of the Galaxy clean artwork by Masahisa Suzuki used on the cover of the NEC PC-98 release in Japan. Image depicts a redhead woman with a green cloak holding a machine gun on her right hand and a rocket launcher on her left. There's a masked man behind her. On the right side a spacecraft can be seen in the her with a planet behind and part of a bigger spacecraft on the bottom right.

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Pedro Soares @peachflavor3d.bsky.social · 8d

Found this cool hack that combines both NES Contra and Super C into one massive game with some novelties (like stacking two of the same weapon for increased firepower). Really cool stuff for Contra fans!
www.romhacking.net/hacks/9150/

www.romhacking.net

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Pedro Soares @peachflavor3d.bsky.social · 8d

Pretty sure this is a nice reference to The Shining in episode 5 of Majo to Yajuu (The Witch and The Beast).

Majo to Yajuu (The Witch and The Beast), episode 5 screenshot. This interior shot shows a vast rug that is an exact copy of the one seen in the movie The Shining.

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