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[LeeRoyBrown]

Would honestly pay money to have these large enough, and to still look good, inside some kind of high quality digital photo frame that I could hang on a wall. I can't imagine seeing some of these on a Sony BVM monitor in person.

I can't believe how good some of the shit on his website is.

The mountain dusk one is also amazing. This guy should make a retro game and just put everyone to shame.

 

[sytadel]

 

[Sanctuary]

I like how the best examples posted in this "16-bit Cityscapes" thread are examples that are not from 16-bit games.

The Neo Geo was technically a 16-bit system. It just cheated and also had another 8-bit processer.

 

[DonMigs85]

My favorite stages from Waku Waku 7

 

[Valkyri von Thanatos]

Thank you both. It looks great. The game seems to have a fantastic artstyle. I would probatly just play it for the visuals.

Wish it was something like Snatcher. It sucks because I find that image pretty appealing but the game sounds like a pretty standard Hentai game. Just not interested you know?

 

[Yamauchi]

nsfw but people in this thread would probably like this tumblr: http://rekall.tumblr.com/



what are hentai games if not all about aesthetics? lol

Good stuff. What movie is this, btw?

 

[AmyS]

The Neo Geo was technically a 16-bit system. It just cheated and also had another 8-bit processer.

So did Genesis.

Both used the 8-Bit Z-80 as the sound CPU. So did other 16-bit arcade platforms.

 

[Mailenstein]

Good stuff. What movie is this, btw?

Ghost in the Shell

 

[slapnuts]

Edited

Love the animated GIF's ..always have, always will..i guess it just brings back good old gaming memories of the 80's and 90's.

I guess i am just sooooo grateful to have grown up as a kid in the 80's!! I cherish that early gaming era so much!! Tech toys, gaming, computers, movies, music,etc of the 80's ..simply priceless!

 

[hateradio]

What is the person behind the car doing.

These 3 are my favorite from this thread. I blew them up to 2x size because I think they look even better at a larger size.

http://i.imgur.com/3uQVRFZ.gif

NVM. I guess he/she's garbage digging?

http://i.imgur.com/wUNsNFR.gif

Is that guy on the left's junk flopping around? :lol

 

[GalacticSushiman]

Shubibinman 0 SNES

 

[Josh7289]

This thread is amazing.

 

[Hours Left]

Thread dedicated to 16-bit cityscapes?!

Basically how I'm feeling right now.

 

[Biker19]

Of course it does.

Neo-Geo is absolutely 16-Bit.

Just because Neo-Geo had games that far surpassed the 16-Bit home consoles, does not mean Neo Geo was anything more than a 16-bit system. The CPU configuration was the same as the Megadrive / Genesis, a 68000 and Z80, but clocked faster. The real difference was because of Neo Geo's array of powerful custom chips for graphics & audio, just like most 16-bit arcade platforms of day.

The Neo Geo was technically a 16-bit system. It just cheated and also had another 8-bit processer.

So did Genesis.

Both used the 8-Bit Z-80 as the sound CPU. So did other 16-bit arcade platforms.

Definitely agree. Also, the Neo-Geo AES was the only console that could perfectly handle the Arcade versions of SNK's & other companies games (in which they were ran off of Neo-Geo MVS carts) very perfectly down to the last detail back then during the SNES/Genesis era. Some games on the SNES managed to handle certain Arcade versions of games like "TMNT II: Turtles In Time" very perfectly, but still.

It wasn't until the N64/Sega Saturn/Playstation 1 era that consoles were starting to emulate Arcade versions of games very well (though there were still some limitations in that era, such as the Saturn & PS1 versions of games like "Warriors of Fate", & "X-Men Vs. Street Fighter", & the limitations on games like those continued until the Dreamcast/Xbox/Gamecube/Playstation 2 era came abound).

Today, we got the Wii U, Xbox One, & Playstation 4 that could easily handle every single arcade version of a game in the book perfectly without limitations at all.

 

[Flakster99]

Basically how I'm feeling right now.

That makes two of us.

 

[Boss Doggie]

SNK loves them for their backgrounds

AoF, KoF and FF sounds more street fighting than Street Fighter lol

 

[Silky]

SNK is king.

 

[DeltaJay]

SNK is king.

Absolutely beautiful.

 

[FlashbladeGAF]

Knew this thread would be epic if the OP started things off right with Streets of Rage.

The OP and the first page didn't disappoint!

DAT elevated rail background!

 

[Blizzard]

SNK is king.

This is awesome even if not a city.

nsfw but people in this thread would probably like this tumblr: http://rekall.tumblr.com/

Thanks for this, tons of pictures to look through!

Hope these aren't a repost:

Apologies if old.

Would you mind sharing the game names for these?

 

[Subaru]

I always loved Marvel Super Heroes stages, specially Psylocke and Spiderman's ones.
But I can't find a decent image, sry

 

[Big Rascal]

Metal Masters (Amiga - double the original size and looped)

This is awesome.

Here are a couple from Denjin Makai 2 / Guardians (1995 Arcade, click for larger)

 

[AmyS]

Definitely agree. Also, the Neo-Geo was the only console that could perfectly handle the Arcade versions of SNK's & other companies games (in which they were ran off of Neo-Geo MVS carts) very perfectly down to the last detail back then during the SNES/Genesis era.

Yep. Same hardware, same software between the MVS arcade and AES console.

 

[bishopcruz]

KOF95 God tier

Also, anyone have an animated GIF of Rock Howard's Stage from Garou? Can't find one.

 

[Dennis]

Thread dedicated to 16-bit cityscapes?!

fixed

 

[bishopcruz]

KOF 96 had some amazing BGs too.

And found Rock Howard's stage.

Still amazed that some of these NeoGeo backgrounds look better than early CPS3 stuff. SNK was full of wizards.

 

[PigSpeakers]

Boy and his Blob, right? that's the one I was going to post.

There's a city scape in the FF6 intro too, but I can't find a screen for it.

 

[Coreda]

SNK is king.

The Last Blade was flawless. Absolutely adore that series, and is criminally under-appreciated compared to their other IPs.

 

[Viola of the Abyss]

This thread is a goldmine! I love these drawings!

Also 700000th thread, congrats!

 

[AutumnAve]

It's amazing how some of these city scapes depict NYC lower Manhattan high riseswith the empire state building, but no wtc

i noticed that too

 

[pikachu Lv 5]

I know what my next screen print project is going to be. Thanks for the inspiration, gaf.

 

[JustAnotherOtaku]

I think we all subconsciously admired these from the old days and now that the focus is on them, all that nostalgic love is pouring out

It's the same with 80's/early 90's anime for me - the cityscapes are a huge part of why I love them so much. So much attention to detail in what is essentially just a background.

 

[spuit*11]

Would you mind sharing the game names for these?

First one is definitely Power Slave for the PC98 from 1995 by Jellyfish Software. Another eroge game with insane cityscapes I guess. Here's a bigger version of it:

 

[Dennis]

Who knew eroge games had the best cityscapes?

 

[Chev]

That's the perks that come with graphics that aren't tile-based.

 

[Ivan]

wonderful thread, made for my eyes <3

 

[Grayman]

Some of these contain so much character.

 

[Boss Doggie]

Man poor Tendou, stuck in backgrounds.

 

[AmyS]

Couldn't find any decent screens but the intro for Axelay had a cool city:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OjLrKg2sM6M

Also

(alternate titescreen)

 

[Solune]

I always loved Marvel Super Heroes stages, specially Psylocke and Spiderman's ones.
But I can't find a decent image, sry

Couldn't find those two in particular yet but Captain America's is pretty good.

Marvel vs Street Fighter - Manhatten

Marvel vs Capcom - &#1050;&#1072;&#1079;&#1072;&#1093;&#1089;&#1082;&#1072;&#1103; CCP A.D. 2048 & Onslaught

Megaman Power Battles - Turbo Man

Megaman 2: Power Fighters - Centaur Man

 

[Tizoc]

This is SNK, right?

Pssst

Spoiler

there's someone at the trash bin on the right

You can see Clark and Ralph wayyyy in the background. The position of the cars and characters changed with each round too.

HOLY SHIT I NEVER NOTICED THEM!
Changes in stages was one of SNK's main themes in fighting games where the background changes after each round.

My god, this is just cyberpunk (except for the last one) p*rn.. Thanks for posting this!!!

The 2 gifs from spuitt aren't cyberpunk.
The first city with cars is from 1998, the 2nd image is set in 2006 or 2012 (forgot when Garou took place =V)

What is the person behind the car doing.

Spoiler

There's a trash can next to him so he's just scavening from it.

 

[Kocolino67]

great thread

Kidou Senshi Gundam W: Endless Duel

 

[OmegaDL50]

Steel Empire on the Genesis had this steampunk metropolis thing going on in one of the stages backgrounds.

 

[Red Chocobo]

Cybernator (SNES)

 

[Mato]

Someone post MK3.

 

[OmegaDL50]

You talking about this?

 

[jon bones]

this thread is so godly

 

[ichtyander]

I already posted a Karnov's Revenge screenshot, but I tried only to extract the cityscape background layer, so here's the result (there's also a brighter, sundown version of the background but didn't rip it):

BTW, I just remembered Wild Streets from Titus has a nice cityscape on the intro screen (this is from the Amiga version):

 

[Iacobellis]

I could literally fap to these images. Beautiful.

 

[petran79]

It feels as if you're in Jack Ripper's London.