Samurai Spirits Art Folder

[NeoTurfMasta]

So earlier this year I won a Yahoo.jp auction for about 1k yen. It looked like a pile of copied SamSho art with some flyers. It came in this dirty and rusted folder with all the pages kind of piled together in about 10 plastic sleeves. I transferred everything out of that old folder into the 2 new blue ones.

After going through it I started noticing it really wasn't all copied. Several pages had hand written notes and then I came to a pencil drawing of Haohmaru... Then another, and another...

Then the icing on the cake were these internal SNK planning documents for the game. Time tables, character information, and blank forms.

BUT there is one thing in here that is pretty shocking. A never before seen version of a character in full HAND PAINTED color.

I'll release info on that later this week. I really think people are going to be thinking "WTF!"

I have been posting on Twitter a few of the pics of other stuff. It's just easier for me right now, but here is what I have do so far.

Like I said in the Neo Geo book thread, a few pictures from this folder appear in the book. I'll keep posting pics in this thread. Once I have everything done I'll post a full PDF or something with the entire contents scanned for people to download.

 

[BlackaneseNiNjA]

Incredible find! Thank you so much for sharing this with us!

 

[massimiliano]

Thanks Brian, that's great of you...really appreciated. There has been a recent interview woth the team behind samuspi, maybe you can contact them and get some more info?

 

[NeoTurfMasta]

Thanks Brian, that's great of you...really appreciated. There has been a recent interview woth the team behind samuspi, maybe you can contact them and get some more info?

I probably need to. I have been in touch with SNK artist Eiji Shiroi who told me that the majority of the art in here was drawn by Nakamoto, who is listed in the credits of the game.

 

[gusmoney]

So you spent about $9 USD on SNK original art work. That is a legit scoop! Well done NTM!

 

[FilthyRear]

I have been posting on Twitter a few of the pics of other stuff. It's just easier for me right now, but here is what I have do so far.

I'm gonna need that Twitter, dawg.

 

[NeoTurfMasta]

I'm gonna need that Twitter, dawg.

@turfmasta

 

[massimiliano]

I probably need to. I have been in touch with SNK artist Eiji Shiroi who told me that the majority of the art in here was drawn by Nakamoto, who is listed in the credits of the game.

https://www.polygon.com/2017/4/10/15223966/the-making-of-samurai-shodown

he is not in the interview, but the memebrs of the original team made a project called Samurai gumi which is still online:

http://neogeo.freeplaytech.com/samurai/

worth a shot?

 

[SNK_Pro]

Awesome score NTM, and great stuff.

 

[oliverclaude]

Another great score, congrats! If anyone, you deserve it most.

 

[Fygee]

I'm in total awe of this amazing find. Makes one think about how many other treasures like this are out there just waiting to be found.

 

[Late]

That is indeed a great score.

 

[Gyrian]

Couldn't have made its way to better hands, thanks again for sharing this with the community. I hope we can produce a translation at some point, may be more interesting pieces to uncover among the notes.

Looking forward to seeing more!

 

[NeoTurfMasta]

Here's one of the original pencil sketches of Hoahmaru. You can see he tried out a few different noses.

 

[BlackaneseNiNjA]

Very cool! Were these particular haohmaru sketches also done by Nakamoto-san? Sorry for the confusion; just trying to identify the artist.

 

[NeoTurfMasta]

Very cool! Were these particular haohmaru sketches also done by Nakamoto-san? Sorry for the confusion; just trying to identify the artist.

Yes, according to Eiji Shiroi, they are from Nakamoto.

 

[DevilRedeemed]

what a treasure to find. really, really nice stuff. thanks for sharing

 

[Gyrian]

I could imagine it, but I had to see it:

Mr. Nakamoto,

 

[NeoTurfMasta]

Blaster Nakoruru! Never used never published design. Hand painted, I think its paint.

 

[Flagshiphero]

wow awesome! thanks for sharing

 

[Arcade Magician]

Blaster Nakoruru! Never used never published design. Hand painted, I think its paint.

Watercolor pencils I believe

This is very nice! TY!

 

[artoffighting]

You practically won the lottery.
Thanks for sharing.

 

[mirkvid]

Very cool stuff, makes you wonder what else is it there.

 

[bloodhokuto]

Great find, you got a nice piece of history there.

 

[NeoTurfMasta]

OK!