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I started a thread in WoS some weeks ago about cover artists. Their great work sometimes wasn't properly remembered in many cases. So it would be a good idea to add the artist name to its corresponding entry in the DB.

Sometimes the info is in the instructions, sometimes in an article in a blog, in a podcast... so if you have any info just post it. I'll update the list both in the Wos thread and here:

The list of games with its known cover artist up to date, in alphabetical order:

1985 - The Day After (Mastertronic) - Mark Brady
Abu Simbel Profanation (Dinamic) - Alfonso Azpiri
After the War (Dinamic) – Luis Royo
Ah Diddums (Imagine) - Steve Blower
Alchemist (Imagine) - Gary Mc Namara
Alien Highway (Vortex) - Chris Clover
Alien Kill (Mastertronic) - Mark Brady
Ant Attack (Quicksilva) - David Rowe
Arcadia (Imagine) - Steve Blower
Army Moves (Dinamic) - Alfonso Azpiri
Aspar GP Master (Dinamic) - Fernando San Gregorio
Astronut (Software Projects) - Roger Tissyman
Athena (Imagine) - Bob Wakelin
Atic Atac (Ultimate) - Tim Stamper
Backpackers Guide to the Universe (Fantasy) - Steinar Lund
Barbarian (Melbourne House) - Roger Dean
Batman: The Caped Crusader (Ocean) - Bob Wakelin
Battle of the Planets (Mikro-Gen) - Steinar Lund
Battlecars (Games Workshop) - Jim Burns
Beach-Head II (US Gold) - Oliver Frey
Bestial Warrior (Dinamic) - Ricardo Machuca
Black Beard (Topo) - Alfonso Azpiri
Blue Max (US Gold) - Tim Boxell
BMX Racers (Mastertronic) - Mark Brady
Boulder Dash (Front Runner) - Steinar Lund
Bullseye (Mastertronic re-released version) - Mark Brady
Cabal (Ocean) - Bob Wakelin
Camelot Warriors(Dinamic) - Alfonso Azpiri
Capitán Sevilla (Dinamic) - Francesc Capdevila ('Max')
Cauldron (Palace) - Steve Brown
Cavelon (Ocean) - Bob Wakelin
Chase H.Q (Ocean) - Bob Wakelin
Chinese Juggler (Ocean) - Bob Wakelin
Classic Adventure (Melbourne House) - Steinar Lund
Cobra's Arc (Dinamic) - Alfonso Azpiri
Codename Mat II (Domark) - Steinar Lund
Coliseum (Topo) - Alfonso Azpiri
Colossal Adventure (Level 9) - Godfrey Dowson
Comando Tracer (Dinamic) - Luis Royo
Combat Lynx (Durell) - Tim Hayward
Cookie (Ultimate) - Tim Stamper
Cop-Out (Mikro-Gen) - Steinar Lund
Cosmic Wartoad (Ocean) - Bob Wakelin
Cozumel (Aventuras AD) - Luis Royo
Critical Mass (Durell) - Tim Hayward
Critical Mass (Durell) - Tim Hayward
Daley Thompson’s Decathlon (Ocean) - Bob Wakelin
Deep Strike (Durell) - Tim Hayward
Dinamite Dan (Mirrosoft) - Steinar Lund
Dinamite Dan II (Mirrosoft) - Steinar Lund
Dragonsbane (Quicksilva) - Steinar Lund
Druid (Firebird) - Alan Craddock
Dustin (Dinamic) - Alfonso Azpiri
Empire Fights Back (Mastertronic) - Mark Brady
Encyclopedia of War: Ancient Battles (CCS) - Oliver Frey
Eskimo Eddie (Ocean) - Bob Wakelin
Fairlight (The Edge) - Stuart Hughes
Fairlight II (The Edge) - Susan Rowe
Fantastic Voyage/Blood & Guts (Quicksilva) - Steinar Lund
Fantasy World Dizzy (Codemasters) - Alistair Graham
Fat Worm Blows A Sparky (Durell) - Tim Hayward
Fernando Martín Basket Master (Dinamic) - Ángel Luis Rodríguez
Fighting Warrior (Melbourne H.) - Steinar Lund
Finders Keepers (Mastertronic) - John Smyth
Frankie goes to Hollywood (Ocean) - Bob Wakelin
Fred (Quicksilva) - David Rowe
Galivan (Imagine) - Bob Wakelin
Game Over (Dinamic) - Luis Royo
Games Designer (Quicksilva) - Steinar Lund
Gift From the Gods (Ocean) - Bob Wakelin
Gilligan’s Gold (Ocean) - Bob Wakelin
Green Beret (Imagine) - Bob Wakelin
Gryzor (Imagine) - Bob Wakelin
Gutz (Ocean) - Bob Wakelin
Harrier Attack! (Durell) - Tim Hayward
Head over Heels (Ocean) - Bob Wakelin
Heartland (Odin) - Gerry Fisher
Hellfire Attack (Martech) - Steinar Lund
High Noon (Ocean, never released) - Bob Wakelin
Highlander (Ocean) - Bob Wakelin
Hunchback (Ocean) - Bob Wakelin
Hunchback at the Olympics (MIA, Software Projects) - Roger Tissyman
Hunchback II (Ocean) - Bob Wakelin
Hundra (Dinamic) - Luis Royo
Hyper Sports (Imagine) - Bob Wakelin
I, Ball (Firebird) - Steinar Lund
Jason's Gem (Mastertronic) - John Smyth
Jet Pac (Ultimate) - Tim Stamper
Jet Set Willy (Software Projects) - Roger Tyssiman
Jet Set Willy II (Software Projects) - Roger Tyssiman
Jumping Jack (Imagine) - Steve Blower
Jungle Trouble (Durell) - Tim Hayward
Jungle Trouble (Durell) - Tim Hayward
Kane (Mastertronic) - John Smyth
Kayleth (US Gold) - Oliver Frey
Knight Lore (Ultimate) - Tim Stamper
Kwah (Melbourne House) - Steinar Lund
La Abadía del Crimen (Ópera Soft) - Juan Delcán
La Aventura Original (Aventuras AD) - Luis Royo
La Guerra de las Vajillas (Dinamic) - Ricardo Machuca
Learning With Leeper (Software Projects) - Roger Tissyman
Live and Let Die (Domark) - Steinar Lund
Livingstone, Supongo (Opera) - Laugi
Lode Runner (Software Projects) - Roger Tyssiman
Lords of Time (Level 9) - Godfrey Dowson
Los Pájaros de Bangkok (Dinamic) - Rafael Negrete
Lunar Jetman (Ultimate) - Tim Stamper
Lunar Rescue (CRL) - Phil Gascoine
Mad Mix Game (Topo) - Alfonso Azpiri
Mag Max (Imagine) - Bob Wakelin
Manic Miner (Software Projects) - Roger Tyssiman
Match Day (Ocean) - Bob Wakelin
Match of the Day II (Ocean) - Bob Wakelin
McKensie (Software Projects) - Roger Tissyman
Meganova (Dinamic) - Azpiri
Mermaid Madness (Electric Dreams) - Steinar Lund
Meteor Storm (Quicksilva) - Rich Shenfield
Midnight Resistance (Ocean) - Bob Wakelin
Mighty Magus (Quicksilva) - Susan Rowe
Mighty Magus (Quicksilva) - Susan Rowe
Mikie (imagine) - Bob Wakelin
Mined Out (Quicksilva) - Rich Shenfield
Molar Maul (Imagine) - Steve Blower
Moon Alert (Ocean) - Bob Wakelin
Mot (Topo) - Alfonso Azpiri
Movie (Imagine) - Bob Wakelin
Mutants (Ocean) - Bob Wakelin
NARC (Ocean) - Bob Wakelin
Navy Moves (Dinamic) - Luis Royo
Nigel Mansell's Grand Prix (Martech) - Steinar Lund
Nightshade (Ultimate) - Tim Stamper
Nonamed (Dinamic) - Alfonso Azpiri
Obliterator (Melbourne House) - Roger Dean
Ometron (Software Projects) - Roger Tissyman
One Man & His Droid (Mastertronic) - John Smyth
Operational Wolf (Ocean) - Bob Wakelin
Orbix the Terrorball (Streetwise) - Steinar Lund
Orion (Software Projects) - Roger Tissyman
Pang (Ocean) - Bob Wakelin
Phantis (Dinamic) - Alfonso Azpiri
Phantomas 2 (Dinamic) - Alfonso Azpiri
Phantomas(Dinamic) - Alfonso Azpiri
Pi - R squared (Mind Games) - Steinar Lund
Pi-Eyed (Automata UK) - Robin Grenvile-Evans
Pippo (Mastertronic) - John Smyth
Planet of Death (Artic) - Tony Roberts
Pssst (Ultimate) - Tim Stamper
Psycho Soldier (Imagine) - Bob Wakelin
Pud Pud (Ocean) - Bob Wakelin
Push Off (Software Projects) - Roger Tissyman
Pyjamarama (Mikro-Gen) - Graham Campbell
R.A.M. (Topo) - Alfonso Azpiri
Rainbow Islands (Ocean) - Bob Wakelin
Ranarama (Hewson) - Steve Weston
Rastan (Imagine) - Bob Wakelin
Rebelstar Raiders (Red Shift) - Ed Dovey
Red Moon (Level 9) - Godfrey Dowson
Redhawk (Melbourne House) - Steinar Lund
Renegade (Ocean) - Bob Wakelin
Renegade III (Imagine) - Bob Wakelin
Rescate Atlántida (Dinamic) - Enrique Ventura
Return of the Jedi (Domark) - Steinar Lund
Rex (Martech) - Steinar Lund
Riddler's Den (Electric Dreams) - Steinar Lund
Rocky (Dinamic) - Alfonso Azpiri
Royal Birkdale Championship Golf (Ocean) - Bob Wakelin
Saboteur 2 (Durell) - Tim Hayward
Saboteur 2 (Durell) - Tim Hayward
Saboteur! (Durell) - Tim Hayward
Sabre Wulf (Ultimate) - Tim Stamper
Scuba Dive (Durell) - Tim Hayward
Scuba Dive (Durell) - Tim Hayward
Sgrizam (Dinamic) - Alfonso Azpiri
Shadow of the Beast (Melbourne House - Roger Dean
Shadow Warriors (Ocean) - Bob Wakelin
Sigma 7 (Durell) - Tim Hayward
Silent Shadow (Topo) - Alfonso Azpiri
Sir Fred (Made in Spain) - Juan Delcán
Smuggler's Cove (Quicksilva) - Steinar Lund
Snowball (Level 9) - Godfrey Dowson
Space Gun (Ocean) - Bob Wakelin
Space Walk (Mastertronic) - Mark Brady
Spectipede (Mastertronic re-released version) - Mark Brady
Stainless Steel (Mikro-Gen) - Steinar Lund
Star Wars (Domark) - Steinar Lund
Starglider 2 (Rainbird) - Steve Weston
Stonkers (Imagine) - Gordon Brooks
Street Fighter 2 (Go!) - Mick McGinty
Super Bowl (Ocean) - Bob Wakelin
Super Soccer (Imagine) - Bob Wakelin
Tank Trax (Mastertronic re-released version) - Mark Brady
Target: Renegade (Imagine) - Bob Wakelin
Terror of the Deep (Mirrosoft) - Steinar Lund
Terrorpods (Melbourne H.) - Roger Dean
Tetris (Mirrorsoft) - David Rowe
Tetris (Mirrorsoft) - David Rowe
Thanatos (Durell) - Tim Hayward
Thanatos (Durell) - Tim Hayward
The Artist (The Edge) - Stuart Hughes
The Bird and the Bees (Bug-Byte) - Roger Tissyman
The Chess Player (Quicksilva) - David Rowe
The Dam Busters (US Gold) - Bob Wakelin
The Great Escape (Ocean) - Bob Wakelin
The Hunt for Red October (Grandslam) - Steinar Lund
The Last Ninja (System3, never released) - Steinar Lund
The New Zealand Story (Ocean) - Bob Wakelin
The Shadows of Mordor (Melbourne House) - Ted Nasmith
The Vindicator (Imagine) - Bob Wakelin
Thrusta (Software Projects) - Roger Tissyman
Toad Runner (Ariola Soft) - Lee Gibbons
Tomahawk (Digital Integration) - Paul Barnes
Tranz Am (Ultimate) - Tim Stamper
Tribble Trubble (Software Projects) - Roger Tissyman
Turbo Esprit (Durell) - Tim Hayward
Turbo Girl (Dinamic) - Luis Royo
Turrican (Rainbow Arts) - Celal Kandemiroglu
Ulises (Opera) - Alfonso Azpiri
Underwurlde (Ultimate) - Tim Stamper
Velnor's Lair (Quicksilva) - Susan Rowe
Viaje al Centro de la Tierra (Topo) - Alfonso Azpiri
Wellington at Waterloo (CCS) - Oliver Frey
West Bank (Dinamic) - Alfonso Azpiri
When time Stood Still (Ocean) - Bob Wakelin
Wizball (Ocean) - Bob Wakelin
Xadom (Quicksilva) - Steinar Lund
Zombie Zombie (Quicksilva) - David Rowe
Zynaps (Hewson) - Steve Weston
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Fantastic. This looks like it would be a useful addition to ZXDB.
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For Mastertronic - Curse Of Sherwood and Feud were by John Smyth at Words And Pictures. In fact, he did all the cartoon-like inlays for that label and its imprints. Mark Brady (also Words And Pictures) was the artist who did science-fiction style covers. It seems there were other artists from Words And Pictures, but the bulk of Mastertronic's offerings used these two people.

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Some very impressive research was done here!
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PeteProdge wrote: Fri Nov 17, 2017 10:26 am For Mastertronic - Curse Of Sherwood and Feud were by John Smyth at Words And Pictures. In fact, he did all the cartoon-like inlays for that label and its imprints. Mark Brady (also Words And Pictures) was the artist who did science-fiction style covers. It seems there were other artists from Words And Pictures, but the bulk of Mastertronic's offerings used these two people.

Source: http://www.aguter.plus.com/mastertronic ... istory.htm
Great. So for a start, we must add these two games to the list:

Curse of Sherwood (Mastertronic) - John Smyth
Feud (Mastertronic) - John Smith
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STEVE WESTON


HEWSON COVERS

Steve Weston (1948-2010) did a lot of covers for Hewson, especially for their full price games.

Confirmed by Hewson, websites/books/magazines or signature by the author found on the picture (http://www.swsstudio.co.uk/stevetribute ... umbab.html)

* Uridium.
* Ranarama.
* Exolon.
* Marauder.
* Firelord.
* Cybernoid.
* Nebulus.
* Gunrunner.
* Impossaball.
* Zynaps.
* Alleykat (C64 game).
* Eliminator.
* Astaroth (Atari ST/Amiga game).
* 5th Gear (Atari ST/Amiga game).
* Custodian (Atari ST/Amiga game).
* Onslaught (Atari ST/Amiga game).

Non-confirmed covers but very likely done by Steve Weston

* Cybernoid 2.
* Netherworld.
* Morpheus (C64 game. Hewson original). http://birdsanctuary.co.uk/blog/wp-cont ... poster.jpg
* Magnetron (Hewson and Firebird originals). If you look carefully, the Hewson Magnetron and the Firebird Magnetron covers have almost the same layout, just with colours changed and a new logo.
* Eagles (C64 game).
* Steel (16 bit cover).
* He probably did covers for some Rack-It games, but not confirmed (Scorpion?, Herobotix?, Sunburst? Who knows).

BRITISH TELECOM COVERS

Steve Weston worked on a number of cover for Firebird and Rainbird labels. According to this forum: https://www.exotica.org.uk/forum/viewto ... ?f=7&t=127

* Starglider 2.
* Fish (16 bit)
* Tracker (16 bit)
* Knight Orc (16 bit)
* Jinxter (16 bit)
* Silicon Dream (16 bit).

NICK DAVIES

He worked for Hewson on Rack-It covers mainly, but he also did some full price titles.

* Stormlord.
* Deliverance: Stormlord II.
* Heatwave (compilation).

Non-confirmed but very likely done by Nick Davies

* Mazemania.
* Technician Ted (Rack-It).
* Pyracurse (Rack-It).
* Zamzara (Rack-It).
* 5th Gear (Rack-It).
* Thunder Force (Rack-It).
* Orion (Rack-It).

Other artists that worked on Hewson covers. Iridis Alpha (C64, Steinar Lund), Insects in Space (16 bit, Oliver Frey), Slayer (16 bit, Pete Lyon), Paradroid'90 (16 bit, Danny Flynn), Zarathrusta (16 bit, Danny Flynn), Moonfall (16 bit, Danny Flynn), 4th Dimension compilation (8 bit, Danny Flynn). (https://www.dannyflynn.com/store/c3/Sci ... rints.html)
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Thanks for your contributions!
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So let's add these to the list (only confirmed ones):

Uridium (Hewson) - Steve Weston
Exolon (Hewson) - Steve Weston
Marauder (Hewson) - Steve Weston
Firelord (Hewson) - Steve Weston
Cybernoid (Hewson) - Steve Weston
Nebulus (Hewson) - Steve Weston
Gunrunner (Hewson) - Steve Weston
Impossaball (Hewson) - Steve Weston
Eliminator (Hewson) - Steve Weston
Stormlord (Hewson) - Nick Davies
Stormlord II: Deliverance (Hewson) - Nick Davies
Heatwave (Hewson, compilation) - Nick Davies
4th Dimension (Hewson, compilation) - Danny Flynn
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Great!! Thank you!!!
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I came across a pic of Donkey Kong (Ocean) with a little 'Cabarga' as a signature. After searching for it I found an american cartoonist named Leslie Cabarga, whose web page includes the DK artwork... Bingo! :D

http://lesliecabarga.com

https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/index.p ... 96&id=1437
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Spanish artists (excluding Alfonso Azpiri and Luis Royo).

* Mutan Zone (Opera Soft, Juan Giménez). http://videojuegosretro-upm.blogspot.co ... menez.html
* Sol Negro (Opera Soft, Juan Giménez).
* Guillermo Tell (Opera Soft, Juan Giménez).
* Soviet (Opera Soft, Juan Giménez).
* Golden Basket (Opera Soft, Juan Giménez).
* Livingstone Supongo II (Opera Soft, Juan Giménez).
* Casanova (Iber Soft, Juan Giménez).
* Toi Acid Game (Iber Soft, Juan Giménez).
* Ke Rulen Los Petas (Iber Soft, Juan Giménez).
* Defcom 1 (Iber Soft, Juan Giménez).
* Bestial Warrior (Dinamic, Ricardo Machuca). http://videojuegosretro-upm.blogspot.co ... chuca.html
* La Guerra de las Vajillas (Dinamic, Ricardo Machuca).
* Cosmic Sheriff (Dinamic, Ricardo Machuca).
* Antares (Dro Soft, Ricardo Machuca).
* Stop Ball (Dro Soft, Ricardo Machuca).
* Target Plus (Dinamic, Ricardo Machuca).
* Marble Madness (Melbourne House/Dro Soft, Ricardo Machuca).
* Lo Mejor de Dinamic (Compilation, Dinamic, Ricardo Machuca).
* Delfox (Dinamic, Ricardo Machuca).
* Jabato (Aventuras AD, Ciruelo Cabral). http://videojuegosretro-upm.blogspot.co ... abral.html
* Astro Marine Corps (Dinamic, Ciruelo Cabral).
* El Poder Oscuro (Zigurat, Angel Luis Sánchez). http://videojuegosretro-upm.blogspot.co ... nchez.html
* Jungle Warrior (Zigurat, Angel Luis Sánchez).
* Senda Salvaje (Zigurat, Angel Luis Sánchez).
* Comando Quatro (Zigurat, Angel Luis Sánchez).
* Curro Jiménez (Zigurat, Angel Luis Sánchez).
* Kong's Revenge (Zigurat, Angel Luis Sánchez).
* Star Bowls (Zigurat, Angel Luis Sánchez).
* Piso Zero (Zigurat, Angel Luis Sánchez).
* Autocrash (Zigurat, Angel Luis Sánchez).
* Jump (Zigurat, Angel Luis Sánchez).
* Stroper (Zigurat, Angel Luis Sánchez).
* Hammer-Head (Zigurat, Angel Luis Sánchez).
* Drakkar (Delta/Diabolic, Miguel Alcón). http://videojuegosretro-upm.blogspot.co ... alcon.html
* Tokyo Gang (GLL Software, Miguel Alcón).
* Corrupt (GLL Software, Miguel Alcón).
* Bloody Paws (GLL Software, Miguel Alcón).
* The Brick (Delta Software, Miguel Alcón).
* Freddy Hardest (Dinamic, Enrique Ventura).
* Yenght (Dinamic, Ignacio Ruiz/Valentín de la Rubia).
* Saimazoom (Dinamic, Luis Rodríguez Soler).
* Babaliba (Dinamic, Luis Rodríguez Soler).
* Videolimpic (Dinamic, Luis Rodríguez Soler).
* Fernando Martín Basket Master (Dinamic, Angel Luis González).
* Capitán Sevilla (Dinamic, Max).
* Arkos (Zigurat, David Sueiro).
* Paris-Dakar (Zigurat, David Sueiro).
* Made in Spain 5 Estrellas (Compilation, Zigurat, Pedro José Martín de los Santos).
* Los Pájaros de Bangkok (Aventuras Dinamic, Rafael Negrete).
* Spirits (Topo Soft, Julio Martín Erro).
* Survivor (Topo Soft, José María Cañas).
* Las Tres Luces de Glaurung (Erbe, José María Cañas).
* Double Dragon (Dro Soft, Fernando San Gregorio).
* Aspar GP Master (Dinamic, Fernando San Gregorio).
* Michel Fútbol Master (Dinamic, Fernando San Gregorio).
* Drazen Petrovic Basket (Topo Soft, Fernando San Gregorio).
* Emilio Butragueño 2 (Topo Soft, Fernando San Gregorio).
* Top by Topo (Compilation, Topo Soft, Fernando San Gregorio).
* Mad Mix Game 2 (Topo Soft, Fernando San Gregorio).
* Gengis Khan (Positive, Enrique Nieto).
* Afteroids (Zigurat, Jorge Granados).
* Humphrey (Zigurat, Jorge Granados).
* Power Magic (Zigurat, Pedro José Martín de los Santos).
* Smaily (Zigurat, Pedro José Martín de los Santos).
* La Abadía del Crimen (Opera Soft, Juan Delcán).
* Livingstone Supongo (Opera Soft, Laugi).
* Rescate Atlántida (Dinamic, Enrique Ventura).
* Goody (Opera Soft, Gonzalo Suárez). http://videojuegosretro-upm.blogspot.co ... uarez.html
* Solo (Opera Soft, Gonzalo Suárez).
* Sir Fred (Made in Spain, Juan Delcán).
* Perico Delgado (Topo Soft, Antonio Perera).
* Score 3020 (Topo Soft, Antonio Perera).
* Mega Phoenix (Dinamic, Angel Luis González).
* Mortadelo y Filemón II (Animagic/Dro Soft, Francisco Ibáñez).
* El Cid (Dro Soft, Francis Moragrega).
* Simulador Profesional de Tenis (Dinamic, Angel Luis González).
* Rock'n'Roller (Topo Soft, Antonio Perera).
* Zipi y Zape (Dro Soft, José Escobar).
* Olé Toro (Dinamic, Jesús Puente).
* Rocman (Magic Team, Núñez).
* Duck Out (Dro Soft/Xortrapa, Francis Moragrega).
* Mantis 1 (Raven Adventures/MCM, Luis Jover).
* Mantis 2 (Raven Adventures/MCM, Luis Jover).
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Some info from Poland.

There was a guy called Mateusz Stryjecki who designed covers for Polish programs. He did:

Basic Test: https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/index.p ... 6&id=18808
Czarny Poniedziałek : https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/index.p ... 6&id=21536
Funkcja Kwadratowa: https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/index.p ... 96&id=8194
Handel Zagraniczny: https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/index.p ... 6&id=21869
Hexan: https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/index.p ... 6&id=17122
Kółko i Krzyżyk: https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/index.p ... 6&id=18809
Młynek https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/index.p ... 6&id=21870
Tixo + Nim 2 https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/index.p ... 6&id=19065
Rachunek Prawdopodobieńtwa https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/index.p ... 6&id=17904

There's an interview with him at Polish site about Atari. Here's the Google translated version:

https://translate.googleusercontent.com ... 9uwSDnwAbg
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Juan F. Ramirez wrote: Sat Dec 02, 2017 6:56 pm I came across a pic of Donkey Kong (Ocean) with a little 'Cabarga' as a signature. After searching for it I found an american cartoonist named Leslie Cabarga, whose web page includes the DK artwork... Bingo! :D

http://lesliecabarga.com

https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/index.p ... 96&id=1437
From that site, we can only infer that Leslie Cabarga did the poster or cover.
Conversion to SCR was probably done by "SHEIK." (look at SCR bottom left), who ever that is.

Are we just going for Cover artists, or also SCR (loading screen) artists ?
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RMartins wrote: Sun Dec 10, 2017 5:17 pm
Juan F. Ramirez wrote: Sat Dec 02, 2017 6:56 pm I came across a pic of Donkey Kong (Ocean) with a little 'Cabarga' as a signature. After searching for it I found an american cartoonist named Leslie Cabarga, whose web page includes the DK artwork... Bingo! :D

http://lesliecabarga.com

https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/index.p ... 96&id=1437
From that site, we can only infer that Leslie Cabarga did the poster or cover.
Conversion to SCR was probably done by "SHEIK." (look at SCR bottom left), who ever that is.

Are we just going for Cover artists, or also SCR (loading screen) artists ?

Cover artists, I think. Loading screen artists are usually credited on the game itself, that's not the case with cover artists that are not credited anywhere. We have famous cover artists like Wakelin, Azpiri, Royo or Steinar Lund, whose signatures were most of the time clearly visible on the cover artwork, but sadly in most other cases with other artists that signature is simply missing or out of frame.
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Yes, that's the idea. To focus only in artwork (inlays, adverts) due to the lack of info in WoS infoseek, Spectrum Computing and other databases.
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BTW, as far as I know, the artists for the Monument editions of the two games I have been involved in are:

Catacombs of Balachor
Cover: Olli Hihnalla

Balachor's Revenge
Cover: Olli Hihnalla
Internal art: Dave Hughes, Patti ?Richards and Lone Magpie

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EDIT: According to [mention]Audionautas[/mention] , the artist of Fernando Martin Basket Master (Dinamic) is Angel Luis Gonzalez and not Angel Luis Rodriguez, as I wrongly posted before. This can be checked in the game instructions.
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Juan F. Ramirez wrote: Sun Dec 10, 2017 7:42 pmYes, that's the idea. To focus only in artwork (inlays, adverts) due to the lack of info in WoS infoseek, Spectrum Computing and other databases.
Actually ZXDB (thus Spectrum Computing) has been cataloguing this information for quite some time!

At Spectrum Computing homepage, click on "HELP!" to access this page. The bottom table in this page shows all "inlay/poster artists" catalogued in ZXDB so far. Of course everything's listed there just for convenience, what really matters is that whenever anyone visits a game page, they will see the artist properly credited there.

I'm trying to keep this list updated, based on all the information posted by all of you in this thread. However there are many other areas in ZXDB that also required my attention, thus please excuse me if this list is somehow lagging behind...

If anyone identifies any mistake or missing information in this list, please let me know! Thank you!!!
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0009335 Fantasy World Dizzy Code Masters Ltd Alistair Graham
This should be Alastair Graham, as per Rock Star Ate My Hamster (and a load of other Codies ones)
His name is confirmed on his website: http://alagram.co.uk

I recently read this article about Skool Daze and pretty much all of the artwork for Microsphere's games and ads were done by Keith Warrington
http://pixelatron.com/blog/skool-daze-f ... etrogamer/
"Keith Warrington, who’d already illustrated the ads and packaging for all of Microsphere’s games since Crevasse/Hotfoot."

Some of their covers didn't seem to have artwork as such but looking at the art for all the following I think it's pretty safe to credit him with all these covers:

Back to Skool
Contact Sam Cruise
Crevasse + Hotfoot
Evolution
Omnicalc
Omnicalc 2
Skool Daze
Sky Ranger
Train Game, The
Wheelie
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richl wrote: Mon Dec 11, 2017 4:26 pm 0009335 Fantasy World Dizzy Code Masters Ltd Alistair Graham
This should be Alastair Graham, as per Rock Star Ate My Hamster (and a load of other Codies ones)
In ZXDB, Alistair Graham is listed as a nickname of Alastair Graham:

https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/index.p ... l_id=18079

IIRC the name Alistair appears in original material of certain games (or perhaps in magazines?) so I thought it would be better to catalogue it and associate to the real name. This way, searches should work for both.
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I get what you mean but shouldn't there be some consistency with how he's credited to games in the sense that his "proper" name is always first? Maybe I'm wrong but if I didn't know any better then when I skim through the list of games and artists it looks like Fantasy World Dizzy and Rock Star Ate My Hamster were done by two people with really similar names rather than them actually being the same person. To be honest, the Alistair name is really just a typo that's come up at some point. My nephew put Richerd on my Xmas card because his spelling is still at the phonetic stage but it doesn't mean it's an official variant of my name! ;)

Actually, to clarify what I mean by "official", Alastair and Alistair are both proper names but I don't think anyone who was called one or the other would accept the other spelling as being the correct spelling of their name. As for my name, some people choose to spell Richard with an e but I certainly don't! :)
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Good point. Typos shouldn't be catalogued, only intentional nicknames.

I will fix it in the next ZXDB update!
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Back to the Future (Electric Dreams) - Drew Struzan

http://coolpopsart.com/post/16888539470 ... low-artist

The site talks about the film cover, but it's just the same as the game cover.
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Inside Outing (The Edge) - Stuart Hughes

Credited in its own instructions.
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Phil Gascoine made some CRL artworks, as it's confirmed in the corresponding instructions:

Glug Glug
Handicap Golf
3D Desert Patrol
Lunar Rescue
Pandemonia
Stargazer Secrets

The next game's artworks were probably made by him, as they look similar to Gascoine's style (can't confirm as no mention of cover author in the instructions):

Caveman
Crawler
Endurance
Formula One
Grand National
Rescue
Woods of Winter
Zaraks

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