Savage Empire Super Famicom Colour Manual Scans
Savage Empire for the Super Famicom was debatably not the best console port of the Ultima series, but the Japanese translation of the original PC manual was of interest for having coloured versions of the original PC artwork. Presented here are 39 images from the original Super Famicom manual.
Personally, I think the selection of artwork is pretty hit and miss. Some, like the Nahuatla warrior, are really brought to life by colour, while others, like the swimming turtles, are even more difficult to see than the original grainy PC manual. The small size in general of console game manuals was certainly a factor in why they haven`t become as prized of a possession as many of the highly detailed early PC manuals.
A black haired Avatar? We all know he’s realized to be an Aryan male at this point in the series. I guess they’re making him more Japanese, for the manual at least – at least there’s no blue hair anywhere!
Neat to see, but I like the Black and White better, more like Rafkin sketched them out himself maybe.