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Battlecars

Artwork for the Summit re-release (but not the original Games Workshop release):

"Artwork by Farnell Hinsley Design Ltd" according to the instructions.
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Dark Sceptre

Cover by "Franklin" (signature in bottom right)
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Sorderon's Shadow

"Cover illustration: Richard Hopkinson, Garden Studios" (instructions)
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It's not a cover artist, but another type of unmentioned contributor:

Enigma Force

"special thanks to Fred Gray (music)" (instructions)
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Rorthron wrote: ↑Tue Dec 18, 2018 8:41 pm Heroquest by Gremlin Graphics

Cover art by Les Edwards and David Gallagher

http://www.lesedwards.com/galleries/vin ... quest/1024

https://archive.org/stream/WhiteDwarf05 ... 1/mode/2up
To clarify: the front cover is by Les Edwards, and the back by David Gallagher.
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Always been keen to find the artist for River Raid but never had any luck. Seem to be down as Unknown which is a shame as the artwork is striking.
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Andy Green wrote: ↑Fri Jan 04, 2019 11:36 pm Always been keen to find the artist for River Raid but never had any luck. Seem to be down as Unknown which is a shame as the artwork is striking.
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James Gurney

http://gurneyjourney.blogspot.com/2016/ ... t.html?m=1
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StooB wrote: ↑Sat Jan 05, 2019 12:29 pm
Andy Green wrote: ↑Fri Jan 04, 2019 11:36 pm Always been keen to find the artist for River Raid but never had any luck. Seem to be down as Unknown which is a shame as the artwork is striking.
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James Gurney

http://gurneyjourney.blogspot.com/2016/ ... t.html?m=1
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The Dinotopia guy? Far out!
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And thanks for the link!

I love the artwork of the old Atari 2600 cartridges, by the way
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I know the idea is to contribute to this superb and very useful topic but I'm trying to source the original cover artists for the following:

Chuckie Egg (A'n'F Software, 1984)
Firetrap (Electric Dreams Software, 1987)
Galaxian (Atarisoft, 1984)
Kong (Ocean Software Ltd, 1983)
Maziacs (DK'Tronics, 1983) -
Pheenix (Megadodo Software, 1983) - Martin Ward ?
Quazatron (Hewson Consultants Ltd, 1986)
Splat! (Incentive Software Ltd, 1983)
Stop the Express (Sinclair Research Ltd, 1983)
Styx (Bug-Byte Software Ltd, 1983)
Wheelie (Microsphere, 1982, re-release inlay)

I've been trying for the past five months without any luck. Basically, it is for the purpose of a pixel art book that will contain all my work to date (a friend is putting it together for me). At the back of the book will feature a list of ZX Spectrum games that I had done alternative loading screens for but mention the original inlay cover artist. Quite a few of these weren't credited back in the day so looking to rectify that! :D
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Rorthron wrote: ↑Mon Mar 19, 2018 9:52 pm John Harris (internet mentions, eg Wikipedia):
Original ZX81 manual
Original ZX Spectrum manual
BTW the evidence for this is here:

ZX Spectrum manual cover by John Harris:
http://www.alisoneldred.com/imageJohnHa ... -2064.html

ZX81 manual cover by John Harris:
http://www.alisoneldred.com/imageJohnHa ... -2508.html

ZX Interface 1 manual cover by John Harris:
http://www.alisoneldred.com/imageJohnHa ... -2634.html
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My Name is Groucho - You Win a Fat Cigar (Automata UK). We can read in the instructions:

' "Groucho" the artwork by Robin Grenville-Evans '
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In the game Thinderbirds (Grandslam) we can see a little 'Stein' at the artwork (down, right)

https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/index.p ... 96&id=5255

Better seen on the Mobygames entry: link -> cover art -> Spectrum

So probably he's Steinar Lund, don't you think?
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Yes, the same "stein" signature is on a few covers attributed to him, eg Hellfire Attack, Live and Let Die, Manchester United and Return of the Jedi. He normally uses "Steinar", but also "SL84" (eg Boulder Dash) and even "S" (Jahangir Khan).
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I recommend to follow his Instagram account. He usually post a lot of cool stuff, which sometimes helps confirm many of his works.
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He actually includes the Thunderbirds picture in his Instagram posts, so it's definitely one of his.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BhyyyVmFNY3/
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More cover art by David Rowe, courtesy of his excellent website.

Off the Hook

https://www.davidrowe.net/off-the-hook.html

Spindizzy

https://www.davidrowe.net/spindizzy.html

Tempest

https://www.davidrowe.net/tempest.html

Fist II

https://www.davidrowe.net/way-of-the-ex ... ist-2.html

Winter Sports

https://www.davidrowe.net/winter-sports.html
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Also by David Rowe:

Dante's Inferno

https://www.davidrowe.net/dantes-inferno.html

Friday the 13th (Bug-Byte)

https://www.davidrowe.net/friday-13th.html

Schizofrenia

https://www.davidrowe.net/scizophrenia.html

F-16 Fighting Falcon

https://www.davidrowe.net/f-16.html
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David Rowe, again:

Kinetik

https://www.davidrowe.net/kinetic.html

Bugaboo

https://www.davidrowe.net/bugaboo.html

XARQ

https://www.davidrowe.net/xarq.html

Xarax

https://www.davidrowe.net/xarax.html
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Still going with David Rowe....

River Raid (Firebird)

https://www.davidrowe.net/river-raid.html

Throne of Fire

https://www.davidrowe.net/throne-of-fire.html

Wild West Hero

https://www.davidrowe.net/wild-west-hero.html

Micro Mouse

https://www.davidrowe.net/micro-mouse.html

Xeno (Bug-Byte)

https://www.davidrowe.net/micro-mouse.html
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And finally... by David Rowe:

Deathscape

https://www.davidrowe.net/deathscape.html

RMS Titanic

https://www.davidrowe.net/titanic_electric-dreams.html
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Rorthron wrote: ↑Thu Jan 17, 2019 7:47 pm Also by David Rowe:

Schizofrenia

https://www.davidrowe.net/scizophrenia.html
I've always loved this inlay and its surrealist touch.
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I have just noticed I pasted the wrong link for Xeno:
Rorthron wrote: ↑Thu Jan 17, 2019 8:12 pmXeno (Bug-Byte)

https://www.davidrowe.net/micro-mouse.html
It should have been:

https://www.davidrowe.net/xeno.html
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The Halls of the Things cover was by Dave De Leuw.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halls_of_the_Things

I think some of the other Crystal covers (such as The Dungeon Master, Bug Blaster, The Island, Invasion of the Body Snatchas, Cosmic Guerilla and It's the Wooluf!) were also by him, as their style matches, but I haven't been able to confirm this.
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