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(The second line mech pictures match teh artstyle of the other mechs in the book - FASA artists, IIC mech art is taken from the back cover of the Battletech (X68k port) game. http://auctions.c.yimg.jp/images.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/image/dr219/auc0211/users/1) |
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| − | These designs appeared as the second set of color plates in [[Technical Readout: 3055]], which credits its color plates to Dana Knutson, Noboyuki Ikigame and Atsushi Takeuchi. <ref> ''Technical Readout: 3055'', p. 3, "Production Staff" </ref>. | + | These designs appeared as the second set of color plates in [[Technical Readout: 3055]], which credits its color plates to Dana Knutson, Noboyuki Ikigame and Atsushi Takeuchi. <ref> ''Technical Readout: 3055'', p. 3, "Production Staff" </ref>. The pictures are taken from the back cover art on the game's case. |
*''[[Locust IIC]]'' | *''[[Locust IIC]]'' | ||
*''[[Jenner IIC]]'' | *''[[Jenner IIC]]'' | ||
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| − | As with the IIC color plates, the footnote "'''B'''attleMech '''D'''esign © '''1'''992 '''V'''ictor '''M'''usical '''I'''ndustries, '''I'''nc." appears on the individual entries for these units. <ref> ''Technical Readout: 3055'', p. 115-131, "Second-line 'Mechs" </ref> | + | As with the IIC color plates, the footnote "'''B'''attleMech '''D'''esign © '''1'''992 '''V'''ictor '''M'''usical '''I'''ndustries, '''I'''nc." appears on the individual entries for these units. <ref> ''Technical Readout: 3055'', p. 115-131, "Second-line 'Mechs" </ref> The pictures themselves are done by in-house FASA artists. <ref> ''Technical Readout: 3055'', p. 3, "Production Staff" </ref> |
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Revision as of 10:22, 13 January 2017
A subsidary JVC, Victor Musical Industries, Inc. is a Japanese music, movie and video game company.
Contents
Overview
In the early 1990's, Victor Music Industries released Japanese ports of the original 1989 MechWarrior game for the Sharp X68000 computer and the Super Famicom. In both instances rather than use preexisting Battletech art or models produced by FASA, Victor commissioned new anime style art for use both in-game and in packaging and manuals.
FASA would later make use of the art VMI created in America, with the BattleMech art for the X68000 port becoming the Clan IIC 'Mechs introduced in Technical Readout: 3055, the unused concept art from the game's production getting redrawn and introduced as the non-IIC Clan mechs in Technical Readout: 3055 and the new art developed for the Super Famicon game becoming the new 'Mechs introduced in the ComStar sourcebook. Despite being legitimately acquired, in the wake of the Unseen lawsuits FASA chose to treat all designs developed "out-of-house" as Unseen to try and avoid any future disputes. Ultimately all the affected 'Mechs would receive new Reseen art in Technical Readout: 3055 Upgrade.
Visuals created by Victor Musical Industries, Inc.
MechWarrior (SNES)
MechWarrior I (Sharp X68000)
These designs appeared as the second set of color plates in Technical Readout: 3055, which credits its color plates to Dana Knutson, Noboyuki Ikigame and Atsushi Takeuchi. [1]. The pictures are taken from the back cover art on the game's case.
- Locust IIC
- Jenner IIC
- Griffin IIC
- Shadow Hawk IIC
- Rifleman IIC
- Warhammer IIC
- Phoenix Hawk IIC
- Marauder IIC
TRO:3055 Cover Art
Technical Readout: 3055 credits its cover to Steve Venters and Kazuhiko Miyake, without specifying how each contributed to it. [2]
Second-line 'Mechs
As with the IIC color plates, the footnote "BattleMech Design © 1992 Victor Musical Industries, Inc." appears on the individual entries for these units. [3] The pictures themselves are done by in-house FASA artists. [4]