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Mazin Saga artwork signed Go Nagai and used for the cover of the Mega Drive adaptation (also known as Mazin Wars in Europe).

23/08/22 06:50

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The logos for the Quake series were designed by Sasha Shor, who was also responsible for the package design of the PC versions of these games, as well as some of their advertising campaigns. sashashor.com

23/08/11 03:10

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Rocket Knight Adventures turns 30 today! Here are some of the sketches made by Tom duBois for the main character, who was designed to rival Sonic.

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Tatsunoko VS Capcom illustration by the late Toyoharu Yoshida / 吉田豊治, AKA Ippei Kuri / 九里一平 (1940-2023):

23/07/20 00:46

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Released on July 15, 1983 in Japan, the Famicom turns 40 today!

23/07/14 23:41

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F-Zero X was released 25 ago, on July 14, 1998. Main visual by Masanori Sato / 佐藤正徳:

23/07/13 23:22

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About the cancelled Sonic games for Saturn: there isn't just one, and we're discovering their existence as we go along. Thread⬇️ Sega of America was about to sign a contract with Realtime Associates to develop a Sonic game, before SOJ stepped in. seganerds.com/2013/09/08/rea…

23/07/07 02:03

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Aerogauge manual illustrations by Atsuji Yamamoto / 山本貴嗣 (Metal Max)

23/07/02 06:19

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Paul de Senneville, founder of Delphine Software (Flashback, Cruise for a corpse, Moto Racer) and co-founder of Adeline Software (Little Big Adventure / Relentless: Twinsen's Adventure), both named after his daughters, died on June 23, aged 89. letrot.com/fr/tout-le-fil…

23/06/27 00:56

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@ozidual Note that Akihiko Yamashita also worked with Ghibli and designed Arrietty, a character who also ties her hair back with a clip.

23/06/24 02:20

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Design evolution of the main character of the N64 game Wonder Project J2 by Akihiko Yamashita / 山下明彦. Via @ozidual archive.org/details/famima…

23/06/24 02:15

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Star Ocean The Second Story R main visual and character illustrations by manga artist Yukihiro Kajimoto / 梶本ユキヒロ (Ayanashi): 4gamer.net/games/717/G071…

23/06/22 01:21

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Artwork by Mark Stutzman who also did the cover art for the GBA episode: Crazy Taxi: Catch A Ride. eloqui.com/young-heart/ twitter.com/SEGAForever/st…

23/06/12 07:09

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Another long thread about one of the most prolific artists of the 8-16bit era: Frank Cirocco, illustrator who has worked for Atari, Capcom, SNK, Data East, EA, Renovation and Taxan.

23/06/11 06:55

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Alone in the Dark 2 cover art by Greg Call web.archive.org/web/2012082611…

23/06/10 19:03

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Calendar parodying well-known magazines (Nightmare = Fangoria, Yuna = Elle, BonksWeek = Newsweek, PC-Denjin = X-Men, Power Game = Nintendo Power, etc.)... 1/2 Via @GamingAlexandri archive.org/details/gekkan…

23/06/02 01:12

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Roger Loveless, the artist behind the cover art of games such as Bio-Hazard Battle, Ground Zero Texas, FireShark, Crystal Warriors, Silpheed, Vortex, Jim Power The Lost Dimension in 3D, Kyrandia, the SNES version of Captain Commando and many more: vgdensetsu.net/2_RogerLoveles…

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Street Fighter 6 in-game illustration by Kinu Nishimura:

23/05/31 02:25

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I almost forgot: Larry Jost also did the cover art for Super Mario All-Stars. (PPS: this thread is far from complete, I'll add more of his works ASAP)

23/05/30 04:23

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Some of the cover proposals drawn by Larry Jost for Dr. Mario.

23/05/30 03:50

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The Zelda logo designed byLarry Jost was used unchanged for Link's Awakening, while the font became the standard in the West from that episode onwards, and in Japan from 1998 with Ocarina of Time. Note that the Dr. Mario logo uses a very similar font to that of Zelda.

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In the mid-1980s, Nintendo of America signed a contract with Timothy Girvin's agency to produce illustrations and packaging for its games, consoles and accessories until around 1995. Larry Jost was one of the illustrators hired to design some of the illustrations.

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Larry Jost began his career in 1983, creating illustrations and logos for companies such as Nintendo (which published Final Fantasy in the United States), Microsoft, Broderbund and Lucasfilm.

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Dance Dance Revolution: Disney's Rave cover art by Kenichi Sudo / 須藤健一:

23/05/29 04:38

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Kirby's Dream Land cover sketch instagram.com/p/CKpkWxBHTyi/

23/05/05 02:58