Topic: Yet another rumor: IGArashi making 3D game for 3DS

[X]

If I remember correctly, the Shin Drac X hoax went so far that it was published in a swedish gaming magazine in some kind of "rumour" section. Or maybe it was in the "News" section even, lol! I'm gonna see if I can find the magazine.. I believe it had the screenshots and everything.

Your memory is spot-on. I've also seen these images in a gaming magazine. I can't remember if it was gamepro or some other one, but i definitly saw 'em.

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[Thomas Belmont]

I remember seeing them in a magazine when they were first released too. I think it was EGM.

[DragonSlayr81]

I think you're right about that. I think it WAS EGM. Though, this is the first time I've ever heard of there being high res screens of those ever being in existance. I don't think I've saw THOSE.

[shelverton.]

this is the first time I've ever heard of there being high res screens of those ever being in existance. I don't think I've saw THOSE.

Me neither. I'm pretty sure the magazines even published the small blurry ones. That was actually quite common back in the 80's-90's at least. Going through some old magazines I'm surprised to see how poor some screenshots were. Especially when the game in question was "work-in-progress" or whenever there were articles from some gaming show. As a reader you had to use your imagination sometimes.
"Hmm..that looks like some kind of... monster? Maybe it's a boss! Oh wait, I think it's actually a tree in the background.."

Gaming magazines published just about any crap back then, but it was kinda charming somehow.. this was before the internet, obviously. Or at least before anyone used the internet for gaming news (yes children, such a time existed!)

 

[Sindra]

These whippersnappers don't know what it was like, Shelv. =P

[DragonSlayr81]

LOL, the good old days! I think it was much more forgiving back then for them to publish crappy looking screenshots because, it was almost a give that you'd be saying, "Well, that kinda looks cool, so the actual game's going to look BETTER!". But with the internet, especially with direct feed screenshots, unless you got the best plasma screen tv and know how to set it right, rarely do you get a game that looks as perfect as the direct feed. And add in "bullshots" to that equation. Where as, back in the day, it we were at a point where things can only go up, now, with aliasing and such, in many cases, the screenshots look BETTER than the actual games in motion.

[Flame]

And I suppose nobody managed to save the bigger versions of these suspect screenshots?

[X]

Someone might have, but I doubt if it was any of us here on this forum.

-X

[Gunlord]

I'm sorry thernz T_T

Anyways, thanks for the explanation guys. Damn, that seems to have been a really well-made hoax, in that case.