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Hewmanoid
02-08-2010, 12:40 AM
I'm the same weirdo that posted the NES reproduction labels.
Here's my first shot at an SNES label!
Requests are still welcome.
Thanks for looking, and tell me what you think!
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Voliko
02-08-2010, 07:14 PM
That looks pretty nice! Too bad it isn't a reality though.

kupomogli
02-08-2010, 07:33 PM
You're missing the rating. I think mid SNES life they started putting the rating on every cart.

Fuyukaze
02-08-2010, 11:55 PM
It isnt bad but somehow it feels a bit boring. If you can find a shot with more charcters or more action, try that for the next one.

Hewmanoid
02-09-2010, 02:15 AM
That looks pretty nice! Too bad it isn't a reality though.
Thank you. I'm not sure what you mean though. Haha.


You're missing the rating. I think mid SNES life they started putting the rating on every cart.
Ah. Will add! Thanks!


It isnt bad but somehow it feels a bit boring. If you can find a shot with more charcters or more action, try that for the next one.
I'll agree. It is a little plain with just 1 character and a background. Haha. I'll make an alternate version as well. Thanks for your input! It's greatly appreciated.

mb7241
02-09-2010, 03:47 AM
I like it...except the background doesn't seem to match (i.e. it doesn't look like an anime-ish background), but beyond that, it's nice.

Btw, regarding the ratings...Dragon Quest V came out in Japan in '92...I don't recall games carrying an ESRB rating that far back (as was mentioned, the ratings were instituted in the middle or late middle of the SNES's lifespan, circa mid '94). If you were to put a rating on it, I'd probably put a K-A rating on it, for the sake of continuity with most SNES RPG releases of the day (as most of those that got rated were rated K-A).

Voliko
02-09-2010, 08:40 AM
@Hewmanoid - I meant to convey the message that it is an awful shame that the game was never released back then outside of Japan.

c0ldb33r
02-09-2010, 09:39 AM
I think it looks neat - I wouldn't change anything.

Blanka789
02-09-2010, 09:46 AM
I agree, I think it looks pretty great as-is.

Hewmanoid
02-09-2010, 02:36 PM
I like it...except the background doesn't seem to match (i.e. it doesn't look like an anime-ish background), but beyond that, it's nice.

Btw, regarding the ratings...Dragon Quest V came out in Japan in '92...I don't recall games carrying an ESRB rating that far back (as was mentioned, the ratings were instituted in the middle or late middle of the SNES's lifespan, circa mid '94). If you were to put a rating on it, I'd probably put a K-A rating on it, for the sake of continuity with most SNES RPG releases of the day (as most of those that got rated were rated K-A).
Thank you. I had the background turned into an "oil painting", but when I scaled it down, it became a lot clearer again. I think it needs some tweeking as well. As far as the rating, I'll put one on and see how it looks!


@Hewmanoid - I meant to convey the message that it is an awful shame that the game was never released back then outside of Japan.
I got ya now! It is. This label was mainly for the handfuls of reproductions floating around the internet.


I think it looks neat - I wouldn't change anything.
Thank you! :)


I agree, I think it looks pretty great as-is.
Thank you as well! :)

rpepper9
02-09-2010, 03:28 PM
I agree with the idea that the background looks odd. To me it looks like a photo of a hill side with trees. Also wasn't the Enix logo purple?

Hewmanoid
02-09-2010, 03:31 PM
I agree with the idea that the background looks odd. To me it looks like a photo of a hill side with trees. Also wasn't the Enix logo purple?
It is a photo, but I'm working on it as I type! And on the original SFC box, it's green, so I made it green.

Hewmanoid
02-09-2010, 04:04 PM
ESRB and remedied background.
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badinsults
02-09-2010, 06:20 PM
If you want it to be really authentic, the serial code should be "SNS-D5-USA", which is what it would be if it really got released. "SNS-DQV-USA" is not a valid SNES serial code.

Also, assuming that this game would have come out in 1992-1993, there would not have been an ESRB code.

Xexyz
02-09-2010, 11:02 PM
If you want it to have a real authentic feeling, you need to change the entire title to Dragon Warrior V.

Hewmanoid
02-10-2010, 01:06 AM
If you want it to be really authentic, the serial code should be "SNS-D5-USA", which is what it would be if it really got released. "SNS-DQV-USA" is not a valid SNES serial code.

Also, assuming that this game would have come out in 1992-1993, there would not have been an ESRB code.
Too many options! Haha. Thank you for the serial. That never really crossed my mind, since lately I've been doing homebrew/hack labels, so I was making my own. I will definitely change that.


If you want it to have a real authentic feeling, you need to change the entire title to Dragon Warrior V.
I lol'd. They should have kept it all the same.

Aussie2B
02-10-2010, 01:29 AM
It looks cool, but, yeah, the Enix logo should be purple. In Japan they used green, but they used purple for US-released SNES games. Look up Actraiser or Brain Lord or such.

And "Warrior" would indeed be fitting. The fonts they used for the US NES releases wouldn't look right, but the GBC releases and Dragon Warrior VII mimicked the Japanese style so you could try editing one of those.

atarikurt
02-10-2010, 09:01 AM
Looks good! I have been looking around for a Final Fight 3 label for a while now. The label on my cart is destroyed.

Xexyz
02-10-2010, 11:17 AM
Too many options! Haha. Thank you for the serial. That never really crossed my mind, since lately I've been doing homebrew/hack labels, so I was making my own. I will definitely change that.


I lol'd. They should have kept it all the same.

They couldn't, Dragon Quest was trademarked or registered or copyright protected back in the 90's. Square-Enix wasn't able to get the Dragon Quest title for themselves in North America until the 2000's. Dragon Quest VIII for the PS2 was our first Quest titled game in the franchise.

BetaWolf47
02-10-2010, 11:32 AM
I always preferred the name "Dragon Warrior" to "Dragon Quest" :P

The 2nd picture made me think of how oddly placed the ESRB ratings are on SNES games!