As i mentioned in the previous blog entry i came across this mook as a friend helps me look for SNKP/Neo Geo related goods in Japan, apparently it only cost him 100Y (about 77p!!) but after shipping costs it cost me a bit more than that...
The mook itself was published in 1996, and is vol.40 in the Gamest Mook series.
As you can guess by the title it is a collection of sketches and designs of some of the older SNK titles. In terms of KOF content it only covers KOF95.
Underneathe the cover is actually a different set of images, instead of the usual black and white version of the cover that you get on Japanese books.
The mook itself was published in 1996, and is vol.40 in the Gamest Mook series.
As you can guess by the title it is a collection of sketches and designs of some of the older SNK titles. In terms of KOF content it only covers KOF95.
Underneathe the cover is actually a different set of images, instead of the usual black and white version of the cover that you get on Japanese books.
The contents page showing all the titles which are covered in this particular mook:
In true SNK fashion there are of course spelling errors in English, the images below show how some of the images changed between the rough design stages and the final product.
After that the mook shows the games in their own section, showing things like sketch work for the manuals or works from Shinkiro's sketch book and in the case of Samurai Shodown it shows sketchbook work from Shiroi Eiji. Stupidly i didn't get any photos of the Art of Fighting stuff, i may upload these into a seperate entry at another time when i get the chance.
Although i'm not much of a fan of the SamSho games (don't really understand how to play them!), the sketchbook artwork is really gorgeous and probably the best stuff displayed in this mook.
To finish up the mook shows some works from other older titles made by SNK such as Baseball Stars 2, Sengoku Denshou 2, amongst others. It was nice to see some of this stuff particularly as these may (or may not) be considered as lesser known titles in the SNK library. (Often overshadowed by the SNK fighting games.)
To finish up the mook shows some works from other older titles made by SNK such as Baseball Stars 2, Sengoku Denshou 2, amongst others. It was nice to see some of this stuff particularly as these may (or may not) be considered as lesser known titles in the SNK library. (Often overshadowed by the SNK fighting games.)
Overall this is a very nice mook, really pleased that i managed to get hold of it and would recommend it to anyone who ever comes across it. Not much text in it too so you can just open it up and enjoy the images without worrying about having to read Japanese to get the full enjoyment out of it.
If there are any requests for some more images i'll be happy to put up a few more if i have the time to do it.
If there are any requests for some more images i'll be happy to put up a few more if i have the time to do it.
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