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Juan F. Ramirez wrote: Thu Mar 05, 2020 3:38 pm More artists from BOX=ART web:

Gavin Macleod: (all from Codemasters)

Arcade Flight Simulator
GP Simulator 2
Italian Supercar
Jet Bike Simulator
Super Stuntman

http://www.boxequalsart.com/index-page-g.html
Confirmed from the instructions of Super Stuntman (also, very distinctive artwork from this artist).


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English artist Emmanuel did the artwork for:

The Adventures of St Bernard (Carnell Software)
Black Crystal (Carnell Software).
Citadel of Chaos (Carnell Software)
The Crypt (Carnell Software)
Devil Rides In (Carnell Software)
Starforce One (Carnell Software)
Volcanic Dungeon (Carnell Software)

http://www.boxequalsart.com/index-page-e.html

A curious thing is The Wrath of Magra (also by Carnell) includes 'Emmanuel' in its SC entry, but not as an artist, but as another coder. No reference of this game in BOX=ART, as you can see.

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English artist Ian Naylor did the artwork for:

Ghouls 'n' Ghosts (US Gold)
Motor Massacre (Gremlin)
Thunder Blade (US Gold)

http://www.boxequalsart.com/index-page-i.html
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Juan F. Ramirez wrote: Fri Mar 06, 2020 7:03 am English artist Emmanuel did the artwork for:

Citadel of Chaos (Carnell Software)
This must be Citadel of Chaos by Puffin/Penguin. Emmanuel did the cover of the original book but the Spectrum version was never released.
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StooB wrote: Fri Mar 06, 2020 8:12 am
Juan F. Ramirez wrote: Fri Mar 06, 2020 7:03 am English artist Emmanuel did the artwork for:

Citadel of Chaos (Carnell Software)
This must be Citadel of Chaos by Puffin/Penguin. Emmanuel did the cover of the original book but the Spectrum version was never released.
Thanks for the clarification. I usually check every game in the DB before posting but this time I presumed all these Carnell games were published. I focused more on the Wrath of Magra topic. My fault! :oops:
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Juan F. Ramirez wrote: Thu Mar 05, 2020 3:53 pm Bloodwych (Image Works) - Christos Achilleos
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Juan F. Ramirez wrote: Thu Mar 05, 2020 3:53 pm Rock 'n Roll (Rainbow Arts) - Celal Kandemiroglu
Spherical (Rainbow Arts) - Celal Kandemiroglu
Turrican II: The Final Fight (Rainbow Arts) - Celal Kandemiroglu
Also confirmed :)

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Vaya pedazo de curro que hay detrás de esta lista. Sorprendente y muy interesante...
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Juan F. Ramirez wrote: Thu Mar 05, 2020 4:47 pm Crosswize (Firebird) by David Rowe
Enterprise (Mastertronic Plus re-release cover) by David Rowe
Peter Beardsley Int. Football (Grandslam) by David Rowe
This ones can be double-checked via signature.
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Juan F. Ramirez wrote: Thu Mar 05, 2020 4:47 pm Back to the Future III (Image Works) by Drew Struzan
Masters of the Universe: The Movie (Gremlin) by Drew Struzan
Also confirmed, same signature on both works:
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Juan F. Ramirez wrote: Thu Mar 05, 2020 4:47 pm Angus McKie did the Tynesoft inlays
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Juan F. Ramirez wrote: Thu Mar 05, 2020 4:47 pm Enterprise (Mastertronic Plus re-release cover) by David Rowe
Yes, Prime Minister (Mastertronic Plus re-release cover) by David Rowe
(*) According to Mobygames, Don Dixon did the Adventure Int. cover (pt 1 & 2) and Angus McKie did the Tynesoft inlays.
We currently don't have any way to indicate in which release an author/artist worked, right [mention]Einar Saukas[/mention] ? For now I'm using the comments.
Juan F. Ramirez wrote: Thu Mar 05, 2020 4:47 pmThe available inlays at SC (parts 1 & 2) are the re-release covers instead. they should be re-labeled as 're-release inlay (Tynesoft)' IMO. The Adventure International covers are these ones. It also can be checked is this fabulous text adventure DB:

https://www.mocagh.org/loadpage.php?getgame=saga10uk
https://www.mocagh.org/loadpage.php?getgame=saga11uk
[mention]R-Tape[/mention] I think we are going to need your magic here :D Also, the Tynesoft covers we have on base are pretty bad, MobyGames has one for the part 1, still low-res but looks way better:

https://www.mobygames.com/images/covers ... -cover.jpg
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Also, small detail, but I'm also updating the nationalities of the artists based on this list, that so far seems to be pretty accurate. Great find!
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Juan F. Ramirez wrote: Fri Mar 06, 2020 7:03 am Black Crystal (Carnell Software).
Volcanic Dungeon (Carnell Software)
He is also credited on the ZX81 versions, I'm going to proceed and add him also on those.
[mention]R-Tape[/mention] ! This is the ZX81 cover art for Volcanic Dungeon :) - http://www.lysator.liu.se/adventure/ima ... lcanic.jpg
Juan F. Ramirez wrote: Fri Mar 06, 2020 7:03 am A curious thing is The Wrath of Magra (also by Carnell) includes 'Emmanuel' in its SC entry, but not as an artist, but as another coder. No reference of this game in BOX=ART, as you can see.
Yes, and he is also correctly credited as inlay artists on Citadel of Chaos (11586), which makes me think might be an oversight.
The thing is I could not find any visible signature, and seems that the artist learned his craft while working on the company, so, there is no distinctive style either.

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Juan F. Ramirez wrote: Fri Mar 06, 2020 7:10 am Ghouls 'n' Ghosts (US Gold)
Motor Massacre (Gremlin)
Thunder Blade (US Gold)
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druellan wrote: Sun Mar 08, 2020 12:53 pm @R-Tape I think we are going to need your magic here :D Also, the Tynesoft covers we have on base are pretty bad, MobyGames has one for the part 1, still low-res but looks way better:
Not my magic—Pav's doing inlays. I'm trying to be new content only.

[mention]pavero[/mention] - are you okay with these inlays? Let me know if there's anything I should do here.
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Tynesoft inlays are on my list. But there are some gaps among them, so it will take some time to complete the set. E.g. I have hi-res version Savage Island One, but not the second part.
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pavero wrote: Sun Mar 08, 2020 7:43 pm Tynesoft inlays are on my list. But there are some gaps among them, so it will take some time to complete the set. E.g. I have hi-res version Savage Island One, but not the second part.
Pavero magic then! :D Thanks Pav, no pressure then, glad it is already on your radar.
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Twinworld (Ubisoft). Artwork by Jean-Pierre Ferte (France).

Return of the Jedi: Death Star Battle (Parker/Sinclair Research Ltd). Artwork by John Berkey (USA)

http://www.boxequalsart.com/index-page-ja-jr.html

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The Eidolon (Activision). Artwork by Ken Macklin (USA).

Luis Royo (SPA) made the artwork of:

La Aventura Espacial (Aventuras AD)
Chichen Itza (Aventuras AD)
Satan (Dinamic)
Narco Police (Dinamic)
Los Templos Sagrados (Aventuras AD)

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Troll (Kixx). Artwork by Mark Wilkinson (UK)

Captain Fizz Meets the Blaster-Troops (Psyclapse). Artwork by Melvyn Grant (UK)

http://www.boxequalsart.com/index-page-ma-me.html

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Nigel Fletcher (UK) made all these Codemasters arworks:

ATV Simulator
BMX Freestyle
BMX Simulator 2
Death Stalker
Dizzy the Ultimate Cartoon Adventure
Fast Food
International Rubgy Simulator
Mig 29 Soviet Fighter
Moto X Simulator
ninja Massacre
The Race Against Time
SAS Combat Simulator
Star Runner
Super G-Man
Terra-Cognita
Treasure Island Dizzy
Vampire (Codemasters re-release of Dinamic's Phantomas 2, whose artwork was made by Alfonso Azpiri)

http://www.boxequalsart.com/index-page-n.html

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Badlands (Domark). Artwork by Peter Andrew Jones (UK)

http://www.boxequalsart.com/index-page-p.html

Space Intruders (Quicksilva). Artwork by Rich Senfield (UK)

Darius + (The Edge). Artwork by Rodney Matthews (UK)

http://www.boxequalsart.com/index-page-r.html

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Hercules (The Power House re-release). Artwork by Tim White (UK)
Tomb of Syrinx (The Power House re-release). Artwork by Tim White (UK)

ACE (Cascade). Artwork by Tony Roberts (UK)
ACE 2 (Cascade). Artwork by Tony Roberts (UK)
Adv. B - Inca Curse (Artic). Artwork by Tony Roberts (UK) (*)
Adv. C - Ship of Doom (Artic). Artwork by Tony Roberts (UK) (*)

http://www.boxequalsart.com/index-page-t.html

(*) As to Adv. B & C, there are two differents artworks for this game (Artic & Sinclair Research re-release). According to this web, "Adventure A’s original 1981 cover art would be typical of early UK bedroom-coder style covers that were functional but hardly inspiring. Publisher Artic Computing would take the pioneering step of commissioning established S.F painter Tony Roberts to create the re-release cover in 1982. Tony is at present the earliest high profile artist to design video game box art. He would go on to design Adventure B and Adventure C’s covers."

In ZXDB, the existing entry for Tony Roberts should be relating to the Sinclair re-release (different artwork from the original Artic one). So by the same analogy, the Adv. B & C above should be considered (in my opinion as it seems obvious) related to Sinclair re-release covers.
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Juan F. Ramirez wrote: Mon Mar 09, 2020 7:06 am Twinworld (Ubisoft). Artwork by Jean-Pierre Ferte (France).
Confirmed. Signature for future reference:
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Juan F. Ramirez wrote: Mon Mar 09, 2020 7:06 am Return of the Jedi: Death Star Battle (Parker/Sinclair Research Ltd). Artwork by John Berkey (USA)
Confirmed. No doubts after looking at the inlay that this MUST be Berkey's work, but also found on this page: https://johnberkeyart.com/star-wars-art/ They even have the original with the visible signature, cropped on all the inlays.

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BTW, thanks for adding the nationality of the artist!
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Corridors of Genon (New Generation).

We can check its artwork artist in the available inlay at SC:

'Cover artwork by Mike Cole'

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Star Trader (Bug-Byte).

In the instructions:

'Graphic design: Gary McNamara'

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Repulsar (by Softek).

In the inlay:

'Cover Illustration by Angus McKie'

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Juan F. Ramirez wrote: Mon Mar 09, 2020 7:27 am Captain Fizz Meets the Blaster-Troops (Psyclapse). Artwork by Melvyn Grant (UK)
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