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Game Boy Handhelds Art

29 Original Artworks

  1. Description: Box art painting by Patrick Ho for Battletoads / Double Dragon, released for the NES, Super Nintendo, Game Boy, and Sega Genesis. Year: 1993 Image Area:  19" x 16.5" image area on 22"x20" Crescent cold press No. 100 heavy weight illustration board Image Source: original Condition: excellent
    • Battletoads / Double Dragon Box Art for NES, SNES, Game Boy, and Sega Genesis

      Battletoads / Double Dragon Box Art for NES, SNES, Game Boy, and Sega Genesis

    • Artist:
    In the Collection of Sanford_US
    • 1 Comment
  2. Description: Original Box Art for Populous on the Nintendo Game Boy. Also known as Populous Gaiden in Japan. Art was used in Japan only. Year: 1993 Medium: Acrylic on board Image Area: 28 x 19.75 IN Image Source: Original Condition: Very Good
    In the Collection of trsteve87
  3. Description: R-Type Original Arcade Cabinet Side Art.  Later used for the Gameboy and Gameboy Color boxes. R-Type was developed by Irem, but released in the United States by Nintendo.  It was the last “Nintendo Distributed” arcade game. Image Size: 26”x34” Year: 1987 Image Source: Original
    In the Collection of Chris Redfield
    • 2 Comments
  4. Description:  Year: 1996 Medium: Image Area:  Image Source: Original Condition: Very good
    • Romance of the Three Kingdoms V - Playstation, Saturn, PSP, Computer, Nintendo DS box art

      Romance of the Three Kingdoms V - Playstation, Saturn, PSP, Computer, Nintendo DS box art

    • Artist:
    In the Collection of Yoann B
    • 2 Comments
  5. Description: Original painting done for Shanghai, released on Game Boy in Japan in 1989. Shanghai is the 7th game to be released on Game Boy in Japan. Another artwork was used for the western releases. Year: 1989 Medium: Image Area:  Image Source: Original Condition: Very good
    In the Collection of Yoann B
  6. Description: Steve Lang's Taz-Mania art was used for the PAL Super Nintendo release by THQ as well as for THQ's Taz-Mania for the Game Boy, both released in 1993. Taz-Mania for SNES had two separate publishers, Sunsoft in the United States and THQ in Europe. THQ frequently worked with the Beeline Group and accordingly appears to have commissioned its own art for Europe's release of Taz-Mania for the Super Nintendo in 1993. Around the same time, THQ also released Taz-Mania for the Game Boy and us
    In the Collection of OVGA Database
  7. Description:  Year: 1995 Medium: Acrylic on board Image Area: Image Source: Original Condition: Very Good This artwork is the original color comp Mike Koelsch created before transitioning to the final version used in Nintendo Power Volume 79.  
    In the Collection of RetroNut
    • 3 Comments
  8. Description:  Year: 1999 Medium: Acrylic on board Image Area: Width x Height IN/CM Image Source: Original Condition: Very Good This is the original Cruis’n Exotica painted arcade marquee artwork.  It was also used for the Nintendo 64 and Gameboy Color boxes.  
    In the Collection of RetroNut
  9. Description:  Year: 2003 Medium: Image Area:  Image Source: Original Condition: Very good
    In the Collection of Yoann B
  10. Description: Swing Game Boy Color PlayStation & PC Pal Europe Box Art Year: 2000 Medium: Image Area: Width 44CM x Height 32CM Image Source: Original Condition: Excellent Framing Details: Framers: Fine Artisan Frame Makers, London UK Glass: UV Anti-Reflective Artglass AR 99™ Moulding: Silver Brushed Edge Attachments: Tray/Sink Mount Backing Board: Archival Buffered Meridian High Density Acid Free Board Mount Board: Machine Cut Conservation Black Mat with Yellow
    In the Collection of Imran A
    • 3 Comments
  11. Description: R-Type Arcade Marquee Year: 1987 Image Area: 42” x 22” Image Source: Original Condition: Excellent 
    In the Collection of Chris Redfield
    • 6 Comments
  12. Description: The Sword of Hope II Game Boy Box Art Year: 1992 Medium: Image Area: Width x Height IN/CM Image Source: Original Condition: Excellent
    In the Collection of Imran A
    • 1 Comment
  13. Description: In the mid-1990s, McGinty worked for Reebok on an ad campaign introducing animated anthropomorphic sport balls called Mad Balls. The lineup included a shark-inspired football, a gum-chewing baseball player, a two-headed drooling basketball player called "Double Dribble," and a gold-toothed hungry basketball. McGinty created over 48 pieces for the campaign. The gold-tooth basketball became the official cover mascot for the College Slam video game on multiple platforms. McGinty's sign
    In the Collection of Ibrahim_UK
    • 3 Comments
  14. Description: The final published image for this Flintstones GBA game was slightly rearranged, presumably to accommodate the game's title/logo. Given the small, square shape of the GBA boxes that meant flipping and moving around a few elements from the final inked image. Included below is an early image of the game's box prior to publication. It also shows Fred with a slightly different facial expression. Changes from that pre-publication image were made to Fred, accomplished by using new lines o
    In the Collection of Anonymous
  15. Description:  Year: 1990 Medium: Mixed Media Image Area:   30-36 inch tall (estimated, not measured) Image Source: Original Condition: 
    • Kung Fu Master Gameboy box artwork

      Kung Fu Master Gameboy box artwork

    • Artist:
    In the Collection of Bronty

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