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Posted: **Sun Jun 09, 2019 9:29 pm**

Another strong suspect of a Paul Gascoine work:

Stomp by Omega software.

His signature appears behind the letter 'M'. Almost sure it's him. The same as the post above. Don't you think?

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Posted: **Sun Jun 09, 2019 10:52 pm**

Driller - Steinar Lund
Per his Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/p/BtyWmJDBJq7 ... hare_sheet

Ball Breaker II - Phil Gascoine
Blade Runner - Phil Gascoine
Per signatures

Academy - M Bromley?
Per "MB" signature in bottom right corner; A Tau Ceti advert is by M Bromley in a similar style

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Posted: **Mon Jun 10, 2019 4:35 am**

Juggernaut - Phil Gascoine
Outcast- Phil Gascoine
Professional Soccer - Phil Gascoine
Robin of Sherlock - Phil Gascoine
They Call Me Trooper - Phil Gascoine
Per signature

ID - M A Bromley
Per Signature

War of the Worlds - Michael Trim
Multiple online sources, eg this interview with the artist: http://www.thewaroftheworlds.com/messag ... ageID=4709

Olynpics, by CRL - C Downey???
There is a signature, but it is not completely legible in the SC scan

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Posted: **Mon Jun 10, 2019 7:05 pm**

Galactic Gambler - Phil Gascoine
Gridgate - Phil Gascoine
Per signatures

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Posted: **Mon Jun 10, 2019 7:14 pm**

Juan F. Ramirez wrote: ↑Sun Jun 09, 2019 9:29 pm Another strong suspect of a Paul Gascoine work

No, I think it's got Vinnie Jones' fingerprints all over it....

Posted: **Mon Jun 10, 2019 10:57 pm**

Posted: **Tue Jun 18, 2019 8:23 pm**

Orc Attack
"Designed by Blake Sears"

Special Delivery
"Packaging designed by Blake Sears"

Stagecoach
"Packaging design by Blake Sears"

Story House
"Packaging design by Blake Sears"

Tower of Evil
"Designed by Blake Sears"

Per inlays

They seem to me to be graphic design credits, but probably not cover art credits. I think Blake Sears is an agency, not a person (now known as Sears Davies).

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Posted: **Tue Jun 18, 2019 10:16 pm**

So the question is... as we don't know the artist but the company he worked for... should this company be in the credits instead of the artist itself?

What do you think?

My opinion is 'no'

Posted: **Sun Jun 30, 2019 7:07 pm**

Juan F. Ramirez wrote: ↑Tue Jun 18, 2019 10:16 pm So the question is... as we don't know the artist but the company he worked for... should this company be in the credits instead of the artist itself?

What do you think?

My opinion is 'no'

Agreed.

Posted: **Sun Jun 30, 2019 7:07 pm**

3 Deep Space - Frank Moses (per signature)

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Posted: **Sun Jun 30, 2019 7:35 pm**

Sorry if I'll be repeating info here, I don't follow this thread too closely.

Dermot Power for Golden Axe, his signature is at the inlay:

And he's also mentioned at Mobygames:
https://www.mobygames.com/developer/she ... perId,405/

He has also done front art for Judge Dredd which I have uploaded today (viewtopic.php?f=29&t=1648&p=23619&hilit=dredd#p23619)

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Posted: **Mon Jul 01, 2019 6:34 am**

Ralf wrote: ↑Sun Jun 30, 2019 7:35 pm Sorry if I'll be repeating info here, I don't follow this thread too closely.

Check the game entry. If it doesn't include any artist, it hasn't probably been mentioned here before.

Posted: **Sat Jul 06, 2019 4:04 pm**

Kosmic Kanga by Micromania.

We can read in the instructions:

Cover design by Mark Candlin

I'm not sure if 'cover design' includes the artwork itself. What do you think?

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Posted: **Sat Jul 06, 2019 5:04 pm**

IMHO 'cover design' and 'cover artwork' are basically the same thing in this context. I think, at that time (early to mid eighties), was very uncommon that more than one person was involved in doing the art work. Later on when companies started to pay attention to the product presentation in large boxes with illustrated instructions and so on, probably there were more people involved, even some design studios, but in a 1984 game with a very simple cover is rare.

Posted: **Sat Jul 06, 2019 7:09 pm**

Audionautas wrote: ↑Sat Jul 06, 2019 5:04 pm IMHO 'cover design' and 'cover artwork' are basically the same thing in this context. I think, at that time (early to mid eighties), was very uncommon that more than one person was involved in doing the art work. Later on when companies started to pay attention to the product presentation in large boxes with illustrated instructions and so on, probably there were more people involved, even some design studios, but in a 1984 game with a very simple cover is rare.

There were definitely cases where cover design and cover artwork were separate, eg at Ocean and Imagine. Personally I wouldn't treat them as the same thing.

Posted: **Tue Jul 09, 2019 1:15 pm**

Dark Side by Incentive. Artwork by Steinar Lund, confirmed by himself in his IG account:

https://www.instagram.com/p/BzsIf0Mhc9S ... 9egd1jelne

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Posted: **Tue Jul 09, 2019 2:37 pm**

Mountains of Ket - G Williamson (per .txt instructions)
Temple of Vran - Kimberley Gunn (per inlay)
The Final Mission - G Williamson (per .txt instructions)

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Posted: **Tue Jul 09, 2019 2:41 pm**

1984 - G Williamson (per inlay)

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Posted: **Tue Jul 09, 2019 2:46 pm**

Confuzion - Matthew Tidbury, Peter Carter (per instructions)

There are other credits in the instructions, which are not showing in SC:

SPECTRUM CONFUZION
AUTHORS: BRENDAN KELLY and PAUL SHIRLEY
LEVEL DESIGNS: PAUL SHIRLEY and IAN ANDREW.
COVER BY: MATTHEW TIDBURY and PETER CARTER
MUSIC BY: PRIVATE PROPERTY (Joanne Holt, Gary Seaward, Matt Smith, Steve Salt and Chris Weller)
PRODUCED BY: IAN ANDREW

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Posted: **Tue Jul 09, 2019 2:47 pm**

Driller - Steinar Lund (per signature)

(Edit: already noted earlier in thread, but not yet updated in archive.)

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Posted: **Tue Jul 09, 2019 2:52 pm**

The Graphic Adventure Creator - Peter Carter (per inlay)

Other credits in the inlay not recorded in SC:

DESIGN BY: SEAN ELLIS
PROGRAM BY: BRENDAN KELLY
RANSOM PICTURES: PETE JAMES
PRODUCED BY: IAN ANDREW

Note SPOT/SPEX has different authors. The quote above seems to be correct.

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Posted: **Tue Jul 09, 2019 2:54 pm**

Millionaire - G Williamson (per .txt instructions)

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Posted: **Tue Jul 09, 2019 2:57 pm**

Moon Cresta - Pete Carter (per instructions)

The SC credits seem only partially correct. They omit roles and the name Ian Andrew. The instructions say:

Authors: Tim Walter and Philip Taglione
Cover and Loading Screen: Pete Carter
Produced by Ian Andrew

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Posted: **Tue Jul 16, 2019 9:57 pm**

Mindfighter
https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/index.p ... 96&id=6690

The cover artist was Mark Wilkinson. (This info is listed on other sites, was mentioned in YS back in the day, and has been confirmed by Fergus McNeill)

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Posted: **Mon Jul 22, 2019 12:47 pm**

A weird case this time:

Slaine (Martech)

In the game entry, Glenn Fabry appears as the author (I supposed is the original comic artist). Besides, in the game instructions recently uploaded by Pavero, it can be read:

'We would like to thank the following people:

[...]

Steinar Lund - for airbrushing the Creative Reality logo.'

Do you think S. Lund should be included as a second artist in the game entry for 'airbrushing the logo'?

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