{"id":190644,"date":"2025-08-27T10:55:06","date_gmt":"2025-08-27T14:55:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/?p=190644"},"modified":"2025-08-27T10:55:11","modified_gmt":"2025-08-27T14:55:11","slug":"the-bilestoad-apple-ii-versus-crusader-msx-cover-art-its-a-mystery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/2025\/08\/27\/the-bilestoad-apple-ii-versus-crusader-msx-cover-art-its-a-mystery\/","title":{"rendered":"The Bilestoad (Apple II) versus Crusader (MSX) cover art &#8211; It&#8217;s a mystery!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mobygames.com\/game\/87348\/the-bilestoad\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Bilestoad<\/a><\/em>, by Marc Goodman, aka, Mangrove Earthshoe, for the Apple II, published by Datamost in 1982, was a commercial flop due, in part, to piracy. It&#8217;s a shame too, because while it ended up being Goodman&#8217;s only game, it was absolutely brilliant in execution as a more brutal and graphic take on the equally classic and groundbreaking 1979 Vectorbeam arcade game, <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arcade-museum.com\/Videogame\/warrior\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Warrior<\/a><\/em>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Interestingly, Goodman also did the excellent cover art for <em>The Bilestoad<\/em>, which you can see below.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"522\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/17100954-the-bilestoad-apple-ii-front-cover.jpg?resize=522%2C800&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"The Bilestoad box cover\" class=\"wp-image-190648\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/17100954-the-bilestoad-apple-ii-front-cover.jpg?w=522&amp;ssl=1 522w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/17100954-the-bilestoad-apple-ii-front-cover.jpg?resize=196%2C300&amp;ssl=1 196w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/17100954-the-bilestoad-apple-ii-front-cover.jpg?resize=98%2C150&amp;ssl=1 98w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 522px) 100vw, 522px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The Bilestoad (Apple II, 1982)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Truly a talented guy! Anyway, color me surprised when I came across this 1987 Eaglesoft-published version of a 1985 Pony Canyon-published game, <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.generation-msx.nl\/software\/compile-ai-inc\/crusader\/release\/456\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Crusader<\/a><\/em>. While the original Pony Canyon version features what appears to be unique cover art, not so much for the Eaglesoft version, as you can see below.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"591\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Crusader-MSX-Eaglesoft-version.jpg?resize=1024%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Crusader - MSX - Eaglesoft version\" class=\"wp-image-190647\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Crusader-MSX-Eaglesoft-version.jpg?resize=1024%2C591&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Crusader-MSX-Eaglesoft-version.jpg?resize=300%2C173&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Crusader-MSX-Eaglesoft-version.jpg?resize=150%2C87&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Crusader-MSX-Eaglesoft-version.jpg?resize=768%2C443&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Crusader-MSX-Eaglesoft-version.jpg?resize=1536%2C886&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Crusader-MSX-Eaglesoft-version.jpg?w=1565&amp;ssl=1 1565w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Crusader (MSX, 1987) [Source: Generated MSX]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Since <a href=\"https:\/\/retro365.blog\/2020\/09\/13\/bits-from-my-personal-collection-the-bilestoad-blood-and-mutilation-coming-to-the-personal-computer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Goodman effectively left the business<\/a> after <em>The Bilestoad<\/em>, how did his artwork make it onto the European version of <em>Crusader<\/em>, a very different type of game? Is it another case of Goodman&#8217;s work being stolen, or did he somehow get to squeeze out just a tiny bit more compensation for his earlier work? We&#8217;ll have to investigate further, though I suspect the conclusion won&#8217;t be positive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/IUp0lzFiscs?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Warrior (1979)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/P7j20nY8OQU?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The Bilestoad (1982)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/V9rLyoBSm6c?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Crusader (1985)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Why do both The Bilestoad (Apple II) and Crusader (MSX) have the same cover art? 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