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Unreleased/Unused Art

36 Original Artworks

  1. Description: Mega Man 3 alternate cover art cel. The owner of the original painting has confirmed that it was painted over to create the final version of the artwork. I have attached some photos where the edits can be seen on the final painting. One of the best Capcom games ever! Year: 1990 Medium: Cel Image Area: 4'' x 5'' Image Source: Transparency Condition: Excellent
    In the Collection of Coleman
  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: 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
  4. Description:Croc   Year: 1997 Medium: Acrylic & Gouache on board Image Area: 20 x 15 inches Image Source: Original Condition: Excellent
    In the Collection of Bronty
  5. 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
  6. 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
  7. Description: Julie Bell's paintings for the Super NES console are some of the most beloved and wonderful works in the library. Arcus Odyssey was destined to be released for the SNES by Renovation Products, but was cancelled after the company was bought out by Sega, so this box art went unused; however, the art was indeed published and can be found in Electronic Gaming Monthly no. 51, p. 175 and in the official Super NES Game Guide of 1993. “The illustration I did for Arcus Odyssey is one of m
    In the Collection of The Game Curator
  8. 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
  9. 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
  10. 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
  11. 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
  12. Description: Also entitled “Soldier of Tomorrow” by Julie Bell. This piece was originally the first illustration Julie did for the Sega Genesis/TG16/Game Boy version of Turrican. The art directors saw it mid progress and requested some changes, so Julie shelved this piece and created a second one with Boris, which became the published version. She later came back to this one in 1996 to finish it, hence the later date on the painting. “It was originally intended for Turrican. The art directors
    In the Collection of The Game Curator
  13. 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
  14. Description: Dune painting completed right before the Sega Cd release. Greg Winters also did the final cover art for the game. Likely an alternate cover design for the release or another unused application. Year: 1994 Medium: Acrylic on board, Mixed Media Image Area: 15 x 20 IN Image Source: Original Condition: Excellent
    In the Collection of trsteve87
  15. 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

    • Artist:
    In the Collection of The Game Curator
    • 1 Comment

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