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79 Original Artworks

  1. Description: original pencil drawing for the cover of EGM issue 100. Features a great montage of some of the biggest mascots in gaming: Mario, Sonic, Crash, and Lara Croft.  Year:  Medium: Pencil on drawing paper.  Image Area: 14”x17” Image Source: Original Condition: fold near the middle, rip along the bottom edge through the middle of the art. 
    In the Collection of KingofGames
  2. Description: Preliminary pencils for promotional art for Exo Squad from Playmates Interactive Entertainment for the Sega Genesis Year: 1995 Medium: Pencil on vellum paper Image Area: 9 1/2" x 13" (on 14" x 17" paper) Image Source: Original Condition: Very good
    • Exo Squad Sega Genesis Promotional Ad Preliminary Art

      Exo Squad Sega Genesis Promotional Ad Preliminary Art

    • Artist:
    In the Collection of NathanK
  3. Description:   Year: 1991 Medium:  Image Area: 13" x 12" Image Source: Original Condition: Excellent
    In the Collection of Sanford_US
  4. Description: Frank Cirocco's final box art sketch for Final Zone for the Sega Genesis. Published by Renovation in 1990 Year: 1990 Medium: Pencil on illustration paper Image Area: 6" x 9" Image Source: Original Condition: Excellent
    In the Collection of Sanford_US
  5. Description:  My first video game art purchase! Year: 1991/2 Medium: Acrylic on board Image Area: 15" x 20" Image Source: Original Condition: Excellent
    In the Collection of Sanford_US
  6. Description: Here's a superb piece by the world renowned Simon Bisley. He rarely paints in oils and is an exceptional piece of work. For the GamePro February 1995 Magazine Cover. This piece is oil on illustration board, with a 3D Applied sword, shown in the additional images. “Quite Unique” Year: 1994 Medium: Oil on board Image Area: Width 18” x Height 24” Image Source: Original Condition: Corners have slight bumps, otherwise in excellent condition.
    In the Collection of Ibrahim_UK
  7. Description: Cover art for issue 20 (August 1994) of Games Master magazine in the UK featuring new characters added to Mortal Kombat II. Year: 1994 Medium: Acrylic on board Image Area: Width x Height IN/CM Image Source: Original Condition: 
    In the Collection of Anonymous
  8. Description: Cover art for Issue #27 (March 1995) of Games Master magazine in the UK featuring Judge Dredd. Year: 1995 Medium: Acrylic on board Image Area: Width 40CM x Height 59CM Image Source: Original Condition: Excellent Notes: Featured in the upcoming book "The Art of The Box" by Bitmap Books!
    In the Collection of Coleman
  9. Description: Games Master Issue 34 October 1995 Mortal Kombat 3 Cover Art. The Name on the Tombstones were Editors that worked at Future Magazine, something requested by the art editor. Year: 1995 Medium: Acrylic on board Image Area: Width 40CM x Height 59CM Image Source: Original Condition: Excellent condition  
    In the Collection of Ibrahim_UK
  10. 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
  11. Description: Golden Axe II Sega Genesis Box Art Year: 1991 Medium: Oil on canvas Image Area: 20" x 23.5" Image Source: Online Condition: Excellent
    In the Collection of OVGA Database
  12. 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
  13. Description: A color rough for John Zeleznik's painting for the Sega Genesis release of Tengen's Hard Drivin' (1990). Year: 1990 Medium: Watercolor on 8 1/2" x 11" paper Image Area: 5" x 6" Image Source: Original Condition: Paper shows clear wrinkles from the water used in its creation
    In the Collection of crunchabunga
  14. Description: Izzy's Quest for the Olympic Rings Game Super Nintendo Sega Genesis Dev Art Year: 1995 Medium: Image Area: Width x Height IN/CM Image Source: Original Condition: Excellent
    • Izzy's Quest for the Olympic Rings Game Super Nintendo Sega Genesis Dev Art

      Izzy's Quest for the Olympic Rings Game Super Nintendo Sega Genesis Dev Art

    • Artist:
    In the Collection of Ibrahim_UK
  15. Description: Bill Hall's paintings for Accolade were a rare example of video game box art done in oils on canvas. Bill's painting of Jack Nicklaus is big and bold, with an image height just under 3 feet and utilizing wide, loose brushstrokes to capture the dynamic motion of the scene. Its truly beautiful in person! Year: 1993 Medium: Oil on canvas Image Area: 25.5" x 33.5" Image Source: Original Condition: Excellent
    In the Collection of trsteve87
  16. Description: There were three different covers for this game depending on the region / location.  This art was used for cover of the PAL version that was released in the France, Germany, Italy, Spain, the Netherlands, and the UK. Year: 1993 Medium: Acrylic on illustration board used airbrush Image Source: Original Condition: Excellent    
    In the Collection of crunchabunga
    • 1 Comment
  17. 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
  18. Description: The original painting completed for the game Marsupillami on Sega Genesis and Mega Drive. This also saw a release by Tec Toy in Brazil. Year: 1995 Medium: Mixed Media Image Area: 6 x 8 in Image Source: Original Condition: Excellent
    In the Collection of trsteve87
  19. Description: Per Drew’s website, the artwork was created to serve as the cover of the box. There is no evidence that this was actually the case, as the image appears on the back of the PC box and in several ads and magazines (though an alternate version of this artwork). Members of the development team have provided some insights, though they are conflicting. One suggested it was used as internal marketing for the sequel. Another suggested it was intended to help animators with one of the main s
    In the Collection of KingofGames
    • 2 Comments
  20. Description: Virtua Racing magazine cover art for the April 1994 issue of UK gaming magazine Mega from Future Publishing.   Year: 1993 Medium: Acrylic on board Image Area: 14" x 15" on a board trimmed to 14" x 16.5" Image Source: Original Condition: 
    In the Collection of crunchabunga
  21. Description: Cover art for the UK magazine Mega, featuring art for Afterburner III for the Sega CD. The front of the missile with the reflection appears to be a paste-up that was painted separately then affixed to the painting and blended in! Year: 1993 Medium: Airbrush on board  Image Area: 19" x 20" Image Source: Original Condition: Excellent
    • Mega Issue 5 February 1993 Afterburner III Magazine Cover Art

      Mega Issue 5 February 1993 Afterburner III Magazine Cover Art

    • Artist:
    In the Collection of Anonymous
    • 2 Comments
  22. Description: Midnight Resistance Box art for the Sega Genesis by Bud Thon. Midnight Resistance is a run-and-gun action game for the Sega Mega Drive, published by Data East in Japan and by Sega in North America. It is a conversion of a Data East arcade game. In the Sega Genesis/Mega Drive version, the main character is Johnny Ford who is a member of an operative group who shuts down drug cartels in South America. After completing his last mission, Johnny returned home only to find it in
    In the Collection of Imran A
  23. Description: This was created as the cover art for the European magazine N-Force to advertise Bart's Nightmare for the Sega Genesis and Super Nintendo. Year: 1992 Medium: Mixed Media on bristol board Image Area:   9.5 x 7.5 in Image Source: Original Condition: Excellent
    In the Collection of trsteve87
  24. Description: It's hard to get much better than the master, Boris. His Sega paintings are some of the most notable pieces of game artwork of all time, and this Conan-inspired scene is one of his most dynamic. Year: 1991 Medium: Oil on board Image Area: 17 x 24 inches Image Source: Original, Condition: 
    In the Collection of The Game Curator
  25. Description: Donato noted that the working title for this game was "Revenge of the Ravengers." The Rhinoceros' left arm guard is signed "Donato." Year: 1994 Medium: Oil Image Area:  Image Source: Artists' files Condition: N/A
    In the Collection of OVGA Database

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