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Unreleased/Unused Art

37 Original Artworks

  1. Description: Drac’s Night Out was a game by Parker Brothers that even though advertised narrowly missed released in 1991. The game features the Reebok Pump shoe, which is a power up that helps Drac run faster and jump higher.  A prototype game with a pre production label showing the artwork was found years ago. The game rom image is online and is fully playable.  The objective of the game is for Dracula to escape the castle in hopes of finding his bride Mina.  Once Dracula escapes the castle, he
    In the Collection of RetroNut
    • 3 Comments
  2. Description: Unused box art created for the Sega Game Gear game Slider by Greg Martin. The art had the signature Greg Martin cartoon style. Ultimately the final art chosen was by Greg Winters with a more gritty look to it.  Year: 1991 Medium: Acrylic on board, Mixed Media Image Area: 14.5 x 19.5 IN Image Source: Original Condition: Excellent
    In the Collection of trsteve87
    • 3 Comments
  3. Description: Unused “Spy vs. Spy: The Island Caper” NES Box Art Year: 1987 Image Area: 16” x 18” Image Source: Original Condition: Very Good  Spy vs. Spy II: The Island Caper was planned to release on the Nintendo Entertainment System in the late 1980’s, but was cancelled before release.  The game was released on Nintendo Famicom, Commodore 64, MSX, Amstrad CPC, Amiga, Atari, Apple II, and ZX Spectrum.  The game features the Black and White Spies from the hilarious Mad Magazine c
    In the Collection of Chris Redfield
    • 3 Comments
  4. Description: Described by Heritage Auctions as "James Dietz Red Baron II Computer Game Original Alternate Cover Art (Sierra On-Line, 1997)." This action-packed painting featuring World War I aircraft is from an unused design for the 1997 Sierra On-Line computer game, Red Baron II. It was created by noted military artist James Dietz. He made two pieces for the game: one for the cover, and this one for other purposes. The standard cover art has more typical blue skies, but the yellow/orange o
    In the Collection of Chris Redfield
    • 2 Comments
  5. Description: The Cliffhanger: Edward Randy Unreleased Sega Saturn Box Art Box Art Year: Medium: Image Area: Width x Height IN/CM Image Source: Original Condition: Excellent
    In the Collection of Ibrahim_UK
    • 1 Comment
  6. Description: Golden Axe 3 western release cover art, commissioned to Boris Vallejo by SEGA. As the title never got officially published outside the eastern market, this cover was used as a base to make the Japanese art: looks like SEGA didn’t have the rights to use Vallejo’s art or simply decided to switch to a different, more Japanese, style. Year: 1993 Medium: Oil on canvas Image Area: 45,5 x 62 cm Image Source: Original Condition: Perfect
    In the Collection of Nic
    • 1 Comment
  7. Description: Deja Vu 2 never came out for the NES, but the artwork made for it was used in promotional ads in Japan. The artwork came with a box mockup printing. Year:  Medium: Acrylic on board Image Area: Width x Height IN/CM Image Source: Original Condition: 
    • Deja Vu 2 Unreleased NES Box Cover Art

      Deja Vu 2 Unreleased NES Box Cover Art

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    In the Collection of The Game Curator
    • 1 Comment
  8. Description: This is an awesome piece of NES-era artwork for Tetris 2. For reasons unknown, Nintendo used a different (and far inferior) piece of artwork for the published box cover. I made the box mockup myself in photoshop to display how it would have looked had it been published. The painting also has a preliminary drawing with the logo on vellum. Year:  Medium: Acrylic and Airbrush Image Area: Width x Height IN/CM Image Source: Original Condition: 
    • Tetris 2 NES Alternate Box Cover Art

      Tetris 2 NES Alternate Box Cover Art

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    In the Collection of The Game Curator
    • 1 Comment
  9. Description: This is an unused cover for the Metroid Prime interior comic from Nintendo Power. Year:  Medium: Pencil on comic art board Image Area: 11 x 17 inches Image Source: Original Condition: 
    • Metroid Prime Nintendo Power Comic Cover Art

      Metroid Prime Nintendo Power Comic Cover Art

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    In the Collection of The Game Curator
    • 1 Comment
  10. Description: Bud Thon's art for The Combatribes for the Super Nintendo. The painting was commissioned to be the game's box art but went unused; another artist's work was instead used. Bud's "THON" signature can be seen on the wrist of the right hand of the character in the center! Year: 1992 Medium: Airbrush (presumably acrylic paint) and inks on board Image Area: 16" x 10.5" with about a 3/4" bleed on all sides Image Source: Original Condition: Excellent
    In the Collection of Anonymous
    • 1 Comment
  11. Description: Jester was a game in development by Sega and the well regarded Sega Technical Institute. STI was an all star cast of developers including Yuji Naka the original Sonic creator. They were given large budgets and allowed to work on numerous projects, some of which were cancelled in development. Mick also contributed art to another STI title Kid Chameleon. In 1993, the STI team worked on the development of Sonic 3 which was eventually split into 2 titles with Sonic and Knuckles being th
    In the Collection of trsteve87
    • 1 Comment
  12. Description: Steve Lang painted this art for Beeline Group to be the box art for Bug Blasters: The Exterminators, a Sega CD game intended to be released in 1995 by Sony Entertainment. The game was an on-the-rails shoot-'em-up game paired with many full motion video cutscenes, in which the Bug Blasters—Ghost Busters-like exterminators with a highly specialized weaponry—combat monstrous insects mutated from a chemical spill. The game was cancelled late in development after this box art had already
    In the Collection of Anonymous
    • 1 Comment
  13. Description:    This is a 30 by 20 Greg Winters piece.   Greg painted this as the cover for Gunstar Heroes and it saw some advance publication in both Sega Visions and on the SubTerrania poster that was included in certain comic books as the cover.      It appears they had another artist repaint the same scene in a more kid friendly style as the final cover.    For kids reading about Gunstar for the first time in Sega Visions, this is the image they saw. Year:  Medium: Mixed Media Image
    In the Collection of Bronty
    • 1 Comment
  14. Description: This was the proposed Box Art for the North American Super Nintendo game "G2" Unfortunately, it was never released, however the Artwork was used in EGM Magazine. The Powerful image with a blast and lighting in the background capture's the viewer's attention. Artist 👨‍🎨 Ezra Tucker's Artwork would have flown off the shelves, as who wouldn't want to play as a robotic Samurai. The game was released in Japan on the Super Famicom. Year: 1994 Medium: Image Area: Width x
    In the Collection of Ibrahim_UK
  15. Description: Stormin Norman Unreleased Game Box Art. This game was cancelled due to General Norman Schwartzkoft copyrighting the term "Stormin Norman". As a result, the game was not released. Year: Medium: Image Area: Width x Height IN/CM Image Source: Original Condition: Excellent
    In the Collection of Ibrahim_UK

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