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431 Original Artworks

  1. Description: Eradicator Personal Computer Concept Art Year:  Medium: Image Area: Image Source: Original, Condition: Excellent
    • Eradicator Personal Computer Concept Art

      Eradicator Personal Computer Concept Art

    • Artist:
    In the Collection of Ibrahim_UK
  2. Description: Pencil art of Simon Belmont fighting a hydra boss.  Ultimately not chosen for the cover of Limited Run Games' physical release of Castlevania Anniversary Collection. Year: 2019 Medium: Pencils on paper Image Source: Original Condition: Excellent 
    In the Collection of Chris Redfield
  3. Description: Pencil art of Simon Belmont about to snap his morning star.  Note that despite Tom’s “Simon Belmont” and “Castlevania III” notes by his signature, Castlevania III did not have Simon in the game, but rather his ancestor, Trevor Belmont. Year: 2019 Medium: Pencils on paper Image Source: Original Condition: Excellent 
    In the Collection of Chris Redfield
  4. Description: Aeon flux with gun pointed!  Seen at the 11second mark of the 22 second commercial for an unreleased game by Cryo Studios.  I remember playing an early demo of this game at E3 decades ago.  Based on the hit MTV series, this commercial was handled by AAA studio Madhouse with animation by Takeshi Koike and Yoshinori Kanemori. From the Peter Ching Archives. Year: 1996 Medium: Hand-painted animation cel with color copy background. Image Area: 7.75” x 8” Image Source: Original
    In the Collection of Chris Redfield
  5. 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
  6. 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
  7. Aeon Flux CD-Rom Commercial Breen Soldiers, Scaphandra, Custodians, and Aeon Flux Production Cel Signed by Peter Chung with Key Master Background Cel (MTV Animation, 1996). The secret agent Aeon Flux is placed in the spotlight in this extraordinary hand-painted production cel, featuring our titular character surrounded by Breen forces, Custodians, and followed by the double agent Scaphandra. Seen at the 0:06 mark of the high-octane animated commercial, this spectacular four-layer production cel
    In the Collection of Chris Redfield
  8. 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
  9. 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
  10. 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 Sanford_US
    • 1 Comment
  11. 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
  12. Description: Battletoads in Battlemaniacs Unused Super Nintendo Box Art by Steve Lang. Steve made the design for the published art also which was painted by another artist.  Year:  Medium: Acrylic on board, possibly some watercolour also. Image Area: Image Source: Original Condition: Excellent 
    In the Collection of Ibrahim_UK
  13. Description:  Year: 1991 Medium: Oil on canvas, Acrylic on board, Mixed Media Image Area: Width x Height IN/CM Image Source: Original, Transparency, Online, Etc Condition: 
    In the Collection of The Game Curator
  14. 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
  15. 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
  16. 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
  17. 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
  18. Description: This piece was the original composition and conception for the cover, but was seemingly rejected. Ken Steacy was instead hired to redo the cover for the game. Year: 1995 Medium: Acrylic on board Image Area: Width x Height IN/CM Image Source: Owner’s photograph  Condition: 
    In the Collection of The Game Curator
  19. Description: This is an alternative cover for the Super NES game, Imperium.  Year: 1992 Medium: Acrylic on board Image Area: Width x Height IN/CM Image Source: Original Condition: 
    In the Collection of OVGA Database
  20. 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
  21. Description: Undercover Copes was originally slated to be released on the Super NES. IREM later ceased production of video games in 1994, which heralded the cancellations of this release. This painting is published on trade flyers of the era. Year: 1993 Medium: Acrylic on board Image Area: Width x Height IN/CM Image Source: Original Condition: 
    In the Collection of The Game Curator
  22. Description: In The Hunt was later released for the PS1, but it was originally slated to be released on the Super NES after its arcade debut in 1993. IREM later ceased production of video games in 1994, which heralded the cancellations of this release, as well as Undercover Cops for the same console. This painting is published on trade flyers of the era. Year: 1994 Medium: Acrylic on board Image Area: Width x Height IN/CM Image Source: Original Condition: 
    In the Collection of The Game Curator
  23. 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
  24. 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

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