The Virtua Fighter artwork mystery -

Mushiki · Mar 15, 2005

I have seen this "mistake" in several different Virtua Fighter cabs in different places. At first, I thought it was some stupid error because of the artwork not being original or something... but seems like this issue is present in all Virtua Fighter cab artwork.

Here's the thing - the cab has the character faces just over the controller panel.

We see (from left to right)

Pai, Jeffrey, Sarah, Kage, Lau, AKIRA, Jacky and Wolf.

Now, does anyone happen to know WHY Akira is some sort of arabic man in that artwork?

How can SUCH mistake be present in thousands of Virtua Fighter cabs worldwide!?

tsukaesugi · Mar 15, 2005

Mushiki said:
Pai, Jeffrey, Sarah, Kage, Lau, AKIRA, Jacky and Wolf.

Now, does anyone happen to know WHY Akira is some sort of arabic man in that artwork?

That was actually a different character. They took him out because they thought he might offend Muslims / Arabs.

He's in Fighter's Megamix as one of the many unlockable characters.

Can't remember his name- you can probably look it up on GameFAQ's though.

Tacitus · Mar 15, 2005

Mushiki said:
I have seen this "mistake" in several different Virtua Fighter cabs in different places. At first, I thought it was some stupid error because of the artwork not being original or something... but seems like this issue is present in all Virtua Fighter cab artwork.

Here's the thing - the cab has the character faces just over the controller panel.

We see (from left to right)

Pai, Jeffrey, Sarah, Kage, Lau, AKIRA, Jacky and Wolf.

Now, does anyone happen to know WHY Akira is some sort of arabic man in that artwork?

How can SUCH mistake be present in thousands of Virtua Fighter cabs worldwide!?

You mean to tell me that the great Mushiki doesn't know the answer to that?

:kekeke:

Tacitus · Mar 15, 2005

tsukaesugi said:
That was actually a different character. They took him out because they thought he might offend Muslims / Arabs.

He's in Fighter's Megamix as one of the many unlockable characters.

Can't remember his name- you can probably look it up on GameFAQ's though.

Do *you* know how expensive it is to clean a sucide bomber's intestines off of a Medium Res monitor?

tsukaesugi · Mar 15, 2005

VanillaThunder said:
Do *you* know how expensive it is to clean a sucide bomber's intestines off of a Medium Res monitor?

ALLAH AKBAR! :mad:

Mushiki · Mar 15, 2005

tsukaesugi said:
That was actually a different character. They took him out because they thought he might offend Muslims / Arabs.

He's in Fighter's Megamix as one of the many unlockable characters.

Can't remember his name- you can probably look it up on GameFAQ's though.

Hah, really? I can't believe Sega made such mistake when printing these.

VanillaThunder said:
You mean to tell me that the great Mushiki doesn't know the answer to that?

Now I know!

Kirk Foiden · Mar 15, 2005

Seargent Slaughter says, "And knowing's half the battle, kids. Go JOE!!!!!"

- Sorry, Just felt the need for an 80s moment, right now.

tsukaesugi · Mar 15, 2005

Mushiki said:
Hah, really? I can't believe Sega made such mistake when printing these

Yeah, come to think of it- it is pretty weird.

The cab that you posted is weird too- the right hand side button lay out is different from the left side.

Anyhow, the characters name is Siba.

Here's what GameFAQ's has to say about him:

Siba is a botched character originally designed for VF1. For proof, look at
some of the REALLY old VF1 machines; you'll see a picture of Siba alongside
the other fighters near the top of the machine--however, the name below him
says Akira!

http://db.gamefaqs.com/console/saturn/file/fighters_megamix_a.txt

Freelancer · Mar 15, 2005

Mushiki said:
Hah, really? I can't believe Sega made such mistake when printing these.

It wouldn't be the first time a mistake was made on coin-op cabinet art.
The US release of Street Fighter II: Champion Edition had Balrog's name misspelled...

Tacitus · Mar 15, 2005

tsukaesugi said:
Yeah, come to think of it- it is pretty weird.

The cab that you posted is weird too- the right hand side button lay out is different from the left side.

Anyhow, the characters name is Siba.

Here's what GameFAQ's has to say about him:

http://db.gamefaqs.com/console/saturn/file/fighters_megamix_a.txt

The artwork was already printed.

I've*only* ever seen VF cabs with that "Akira" on it. I've seen a ton through the auctions and warehouses, too.

Also, the button layout is common too.

Tacitus · Mar 15, 2005

Freelancer said:
It wouldn't be the first time a mistake was made on coin-op cabinet art.
The US release of Street Fighter II: Champion Edition had Balrog's name misspelled...

Barlog...

Freelancer · Mar 15, 2005

Another interesting fact...on the "how to play" signage for the original US Donkey Kong cabinet, the main character wasn't actually referred to as Mario.

What other name did Nintendo have for Mario back in those early days?

Good luck!

Tacitus · Mar 15, 2005

Freelancer said:
Another interesting fact...on the "how to play" signage for the original US Donkey Kong cabinet, the main character wasn't actually referred to as Mario.

What other name did Nintendo have for Mario back in those early days?

Good luck!

Jumpman

Try again.

Freelancer · Mar 15, 2005

VanillaThunder said:
Jumpman

Try again.

Very good!
As mainstream as this site has become, it's good to see that some people out there still have taste!

Tacitus · Mar 15, 2005

Freelancer said:
Very good!
As mainstream as this site has become, it's good to see that some people out there still have taste!

Obscure knowledge is my forte...

Kirk Foiden · Mar 15, 2005

Then you have the games actually called Jumpman, Jumpman Jr. And of course, the various well-preserved Jumpman collections you can find on the internet. There's a total Jumpman package complete with board editors, as well. Wonderful stuff. Donkey Kong didn't just come out as a cool game, but it also inspired some great take offs.

ShmengeTravel · Dec 30, 2006

Not to bump such an old thread, but if you play SSF2, SSF2T or HSF2, do a versus mode balrog vs balrog and have one of them win. The announcer actually says, "Ba*rl*og Wins!"

And as a second side note, I will be building a Jumpman Jr cabinet. If I need to reprogram the atari cart myself, I'll do it. That and spider fighter.

Edit- I actually found this thread somehow looking for Virtua Fighter artwork. I have a VF1 that needs the side panel artwork re-done.

LoneSage · Dec 30, 2006

Thanks man, I can finally rest easy knowing that.

Lagduf · Dec 31, 2006

ban the member who bumped this thread

thanks

soulthug · Dec 31, 2006

Lagduf said:
ban the member who bumped this thread

thanks

Ban the member that i'm quoting for bumping the thread no-one wanted anyway

:tickled:

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