I looked through the catalog and didn't find much in the way of art threads. Can we get a good video game art thread going? Cover art more than welcome, but any interesting promo art is more than welcome.
Yes, I love game art!
>>3133135
Have a nice spread, the original is even bigger.
>>3133135
Posting the mandatory image.
>>3133135
I miss when hand-made scale models were used for promo art/manual/guide book art.
Front Mission here for example.
From which artbook are the Romancing Saga/Saga Frontier images?
I adore the art for this series.
>>3133507
Romancing SaGa and Romancing SaGa 2 art can be found in pic related of which there's a complete scan on sadpanda, SaGa Frontier art is spread into various albums,most art can be found in Essence of SaGa Frontier.
>>3133472
I really love all the Daimakimura covers.
>>3133473
Is that Makoto Kobayashi's handiwork?
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>>3134004
>DAT Yaz Princess Prin-Prin art
Hnnnnnngg
>>3135868
wow, any artbook this is from? Artist?
>>3136158
It was interior art from Nintendo Power's coverage of Ninja Gaiden, from issue number 5. The Ninja Gaiden 2 guide that Nintendo Power published had kick-ass artwork by Katsuya Terada.
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>>3136192
There's something really nice about the anime style of art from the 80s and 90s before it became overly edgy and too cleaned up.
>>3136245
Agreed
>>3136205
exquisite! thanks, I guess those issues are up for d/l on the web?
>>3136409
At good ol' racketboy
http://www.racketboy.com/retro/pdf-nintendo-power-5-janfeb-1989
Simple, but beautiful.
While some of his stuff looks kind of samey, Akira Toriyama does some great art for the DQ series.
>>3133470
I've recently got around downloading the hole Saga series, quite surprised that 2 and 3 of Romancing Saga never got a full english translation. Any reason behind that which I'm completely oblivious?
>>3138048
I can't possibly imagine why they didn't go ahead with this art...[/sarcasm]
>>3138135
It was still used, they just gave Lando's mustache to Han.
>>3138141
Hahahah...amazing how you can get away with minimalist alterations.
>>3133513
oh my, source? artist? artbook?
Anybody have a hires of this?
>>3135874
look at what the terror mask did to rick's right hand
Nao Tsukiji Illustrations
>>3138163
Speaking of lookalikes, how do we go from this...
>>3138859
...to this?
>>3133473
This is a model right?
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>>3138883
These diorama-type covers always got me. I mean, that is so amazing. I always imagine what its made of and if the actual thing is still on display or in some private collection or whatnot.
Here's some great fanart of Kei Nanjo from Persona 1 wIth his butler. So moving...
From the Japanese version of Loaded.
>>3134004
>Makoto Kobayashi
Yes it is. Speaking of which, has any of his manga ever got English translated? I can't seem to find anything.
>>3138893
Models from the Front Mission guide boos "Front Mission in Huffman". And I agree, I'd love to see if some of these dioramas still exist.
>>3138883
Amazing.
>>3139462
>Yes it is. Speaking of which, has any of his manga ever got English translated? I can't seem to find anything.
Did you check https://manga.madokami.com/? Usually if something is translated officially or by fans I can find it there, even obscure retro mangas
Used to love going through the galleries on the ps1 ports.
Some recent Double Dragon art by the original character designer.
I dare you to give a artist as good as bengus.
>>3140413
They included a gallery for the recent PC release too, but neglected to do so for any following releases. Get it together, DotEmu.
Shinkiro was really good, almost as good as Bengus.
Sadly, now they are two lazy Photoshop hacks.
>>3136416
links are down ;_;
>>3140590
So true, best days were 1994-1998
One of my all-time favs, made SFII childish by comparison.
Have printed off a bunch from this thread to decorate my room. If anyone has any arcade flyers/posters especially of shmups and fighters post em up please!
Love that hsien ko sketch btw.
>>3135812
I like the random nipple
>>3133339
Me too
Can this pass as retro?
Rare Kotabe illustration of AC/NES-era Pauline (aka Lady)
![88379-Silviana_-_Ai_Ippai_no_Boukensya_(Japan)_[En_by_Mute_v1.0]-1.jpg](https://i.imgur.com/rvWErd4.jpg "88379-Silviana_-_Ai_Ippai_no_Boukensya_(Japan)_[En_by_Mute_v1.0]-1.jpg")
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>>3138893
I find those diorama amazing too, they're so charming. I never played the game though, still waiting for a translation.
>>3135687
A HinD!?
>>3141483
>Lacation
>>3141631
With a title like that and the screens I saw, I'm surprised I haven't heard of it before just now. It looks amazing. Is there an active translation project?
>>3143289
After all these years, I finally notice Pino at the bottom there.
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>>3135961
I fucking love this image. dat tree detail
>>3133135
bamp
>>3140471
Alternate version.
>>3140606
EarthBound Beginnings
>>3142532
Some of the LD games were released on Steam recently and there seems to be a partial translation in Romhacking.net's database. Now, I'm hyped!
I've loved Artdink's tidy aesthetics since I first played A-Train as a kid. And it's a shame more of their games weren't brought overseas judging by the /jpc/ threads.
Speaking of which, A-Train's stylish cover could fit here.
>>3153957
who did all these MAGNIFICENT brandish/xak illustrations?
>>3153972
That would be Jun Suemi (末弥 純, Suemi Jun).
https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%9C%AB%E5%BC%A5%E7%B4%94
>>3153972
Jun Suemi did the Brandish covers, but I don't know who made the one for Xak.
>>3153972
Mobygames lists a certain "Nobuteru Yuuki" in the image illustration category of Xak III. The famous character-designer behind Lodoss, Escaflowne, Chrono Cross...
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>>3154190
Nobuteru Yuki indeed made the promotional illustrations for Xak III. I don't think he was involved in the other Xak games though. He also did the cover art for the original Brandish (the vanilla edition).
>>3154216
Thanks!
Is any of this stuff in an artbook?
>>3153972
To add to the previous post, the promo art for Xak I and II was done by manga artist Michitaka Kikuchi, better known by his pen name Kia Asamiya (author of Silent Moebius).
>>3154274
Awesome, thanks again! This thread is quickly becoming a treasure cove of info and art...love it
Anyone know what game this is?
>>3154827
Oh shit, not a game but a book. Sorry.
who's the artist?
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>>3156391
>who's the artist?
I suspect it's Kazumi Kakizaki (かきざき和美) of Liza and Paradise Lady fame. At least her signature is on the DD3AC and DD1GB artwork and the style of the DD2 artwork is too similar to her other works to be coincidental.
>>3133135
I really need to get some Amano art for my place. Love his stuff.
>>3156618
You should get the SKY artworks box.
Anyone know the illustrator for this?
>>3158741
藤岡勝利
Fujioka Katsutoshi
Big fan of Threads of Fate/Dewprism. While downloading the soundtrack I found out that they printed some of the production art in the booklet for the CD release. Makes you wonder how much incredible game art is locked away in filing cabinets somewhere.
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>>3158841
Gonna dump some more Capcom.
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>>3158925
And now a couple of art from games from other companies.
>>3158928
That's Shinya Kaneko right?
What the fuck even happened to him? Does he still draw? I remember his Culdcept manga got axed back in the day and he literally disappeared.
>>3158919
Love the COTA94 Sentinels.
>>3158928
Finally I was able to find a decent version of WB 3 cover from Japan.
>>3158930
I ask the same to the guy who did the art for Shining Force II. His style was really cute and he even had a manga series back in the 90's, but it seems some time later he just disappeared.
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>>3158949
>my feet hurt
>I wish I was in the dojo practicing my ninja skillz
>I wish Terry wouldn't constantly scream ARE YOU OKAY? in my ears
>Mai is too fucking heavy holy shit, how much do these tits weight?
>This water is too salty
>just like me after a match with Terry
>Wonder if Joe will ever catch something
>Yeah, some sushi would be good
>Wonder what Geese is doing
In addition to being an amazing game, Ocarina of Time had amazing artwork. Also anyone know the name of the artist for OoT?
artist/game?
>>3158956 screencapped
>>3162084
It seems to be an artwork of Donovan from Night Warriors by Dai-chan.
>>3135793
Ryu looks drunk for some reason.
>>3140875
Well it is a TurboGrafx 16 game right?
Katsuya Terada really captured the games into art
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>>3162106
Here is a note from that drawing from Capcom Designs Work book.
>>3163628
nice, although I can't read it.
friends, who drew this Ryu?
>>3164478
It's fan-art from my high school days, please credit
>>3164478
Akiman
