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    What's your favorite game Artwork ?

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    • UDb23U
      UDb23 @Lyle_JP
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      @Lyle_JP I'm not really a fan of snakes but these graphics are impressive.
      The game's really nice actually as the whole Gradius shmup series.
      They all share high quality artwork.
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      • fabio78F
        fabio78
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        As with the 2 above, another outstanding Konami box art (Castlevania). They had the best covers/flyers of the '80s.

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        • fabio78F
          fabio78
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          Also...

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          • UDb23U
            UDb23
            last edited by UDb23

            Universal's cabinets were really particular:
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            • mediamogulM
              mediamogul Global Moderator
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              The Goonies are good enough for me.

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                Nataq
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                That's an overlay but I like Chelnov's art (Atomic Runner) :

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                • UDb23U
                  UDb23 @Nataq
                  last edited by

                  @Nataq also overlays of course are included in "what's your favourite artwork?" ;-)

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                  • obsidianspiderO
                    obsidianspider
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                    Seiken Densetsu 2 (Secret of Mana)
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                    I still want to get a print of that some day (there are people selling posters of it without the text overlays, but I have no idea how good any of them are).

                    📷 @obsidianspider

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                    • UDb23U
                      UDb23
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                      Universal's Magical Spot / Devil zone back bezel:

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                      • UDb23U
                        UDb23
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                        • mediamogulM
                          mediamogul Global Moderator @UDb23
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                          @UDb23

                          Universal's Magical Spot / Devil zone back bezel:

                          I really do miss the era where you could find commercial artwork like this displayed in a public space. It has an amazing juxtaposition of being both grotesque and beautiful. The choice of color also reminds me of Mary Blair.

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                          • AlexMurphyA
                            AlexMurphy Banned
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                            It's just baffling...

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                              Gosenbach
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                              I have always been a fan of Phoenix. My dad had some of these machines in the early 80's when I was a youngster. Spent 1000's of hours on it.

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                              • mediamogulM
                                mediamogul Global Moderator @AlexMurphy
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                                @AlexMurphy

                                It's just baffling...

                                ... Yet I can't look away.

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                                • AlexMurphyA
                                  AlexMurphy Banned @mediamogul
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                                  @mediamogul ALL the SMS boxart was pretty crappy, this is a confusing low.

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                                  • mediamogulM
                                    mediamogul Global Moderator @AlexMurphy
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                                    @AlexMurphy

                                    Most of the games were fantastic, but the white grid pattern and overly-simplistic art style really made them look like basement-level computer shareware titles.

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                                    • UDb23U
                                      UDb23
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                                      • Danorak1981D
                                        Danorak1981
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                                        My choice is a little newer: I'm a Graphic Designer by trade, and a huge inspiration for me when studying in the late 90's/early 00's was The Designers Republic (hence the avatar). They have worked with quite a few people in the past: PWEI and Aphex Twin to name a few, but they also contributed massively to the early Wipeout series. I'm a minimal design man deep down, but I loved the artwork for the original Wipeout-and the team logo's were just a thing of beauty!

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                                          katsudoro
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                                          Being a big fighting game fan, I love all the artwork from the Capcom Cps1-2-3 era. Here are a few classics:
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