Re: Cover Artists 2

[Juan F. Ramirez]

Krakatoa by Abbex Electronics:

https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/2763

According to the instructions: "Cover illustrations and graphics by Matthew Pruen Illustrations, Bristol [...]"

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[Juan F. Ramirez]

Roadrunner(Protek Computing, ID 4162). According to the instructions:

"Cover design and illustration by George Neill"

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[pavero]

A new preservation tool added:

"Add original publishers/authors for existing ZXDB title/entry"

-you can add missing original publishers [2 max]
-you can add missing authors [15 max]
-you can add/modify author's roles

https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/zxdb/add/public/new_publisher.php

I think this new form could be ideal especially for this section. At least it could save some time and nerves to [mention]druellan[/mention].

So, if you are 100% sure with your new added information, use this form, if not then use this thread for other discussion/investigation firstly.

[pavero]

Roadrunner(Protek Computing, ID 4162). According to the instructions:

"Cover design and illustration by George Neill"

Example here:
https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/zxdb/ad ... ishers.php
https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/zxdb/ad ... ub_sql.txt

[Juan F. Ramirez]

Just used the new tool to add Bob Wakelin as the inlay author (A) in Phantom Club entry (surprisingly he wasn't in the entry).

The author's roles are a bit confusing, though.

[pavero]

Just used the new tool to add Bob Wakelin as the inlay author (A) in Phantom Club entry (surprisingly he wasn't in the entry).

The author's roles are a bit confusing, though.

Just put your cursor mouse on the checkbox and you will see more.

[Juan F. Ramirez]

Just used the new tool to add Bob Wakelin as the inlay author (A) in Phantom Club entry (surprisingly he wasn't in the entry).

The author's roles are a bit confusing, though.

Just put your cursor mouse on the checkbox and you will see more.

It seems It doesn't work on Android. It should have other way to show the roles, if possible.


Anyway, other author added (Shan Savage, Codemasters' Tilt artwork).

[pavero]

Just put your cursor mouse on the checkbox and you will see more.

It seems It doesn't work on Android. It should have other way to show the roles, if possible.


Anyway, other author added (Shan Savage, Codemasters' Tilt artwork).

Yep, it works on desktop PC (standard feature of desktop browsers) only. I will try to think something.

[Audionautas]

Hi

According to Paco Pastor of ERBE Software, a covers designer for CBS Records called Rufino Vigil was the artist behind the cover of Mapgame (https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/9 ... um/Mapgame).

You can check this information on the following article chronicling ERBE Software's price drop to 875 pesetas for computer games in Spain in early 1987. https://www.3djuegos.com/juegos/articul ... pirateria/

Thank you!

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[druellan]

A couple of the Atarisoft titles use the VCS/2600 cover art (or at least parts of it).The artists have been identified elsewhere:

Great find! I think I have more:
Pac-Man (https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/3 ... um/Pac-Man) art by Hiro Kimura, https://www.pixelatedarcade.com/games/pac-man

Pole Position (https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/3 ... e_Position) two different inlays
The one from U.S.Gold/Erbe has a "Dellorco" signature from Chris Dellorco, MobyGames confirms that: https://www.mobygames.com/game/pole-position

Atari version is unclear, I can't see any signature, and there are many artist that worked on the inlays:



Star Raiders II (https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/4 ... Raiders_II) art cover by McCormack. Source: Art of Atari

Ms Pac Man: Gus Allen
Per Mobygames

Confirmed also on Art of Atari

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[druellan]

Microbot (ID 3177): Mervyn Bagshaw
Per inlay
https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/3 ... m/Microbot

Quite puzzled about this one, there are so few Mervyn Bagshaw out there, none of them artists. I tried several variations, but well, seems to be a very unusual name and the artist vanished.

UGH! (ID 5505): Morgan Whale Associates
Per inlay
https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/5 ... ectrum/UGH

Also, per inlay: Program T. Samuels, Concept: C. Morris, referring to the C64 version author Chris Morris.

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[Juan F. Ramirez]

A view to a kill:

The cover artist is Dan Gouzee, but I found some sites (mainly Bond films posters) where his name is Goozee.

The problem is both surnames appear in many sites

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[Juan F. Ramirez]

According to Mobygames, Roger Loveless is the author of the inlays in Zorro and Gunslinger, both by US Gold.

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[Juan F. Ramirez]

Also in Mobygames, there's certain inlay with the mention "artwork by Doug Vandergrift":

https://www.mobygames.com/game/raid-ove ... d,72440/

There's a Douglas Vandegrift (not Vandergrift) in Linkedin that worked for Access software:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/douglas-vandegrift-20535025

I'd bet he's also the author of the Beach Head inlay. The C64 cover of part 2 mentions "Illustration by Doug Vandegrift":

https://www.mobygames.com/game/beach-he ... Id,296198/

In this german Retrogamer issue (pg 192) there's a mention of BH cover and Vandegrift:

https://books.google.com/books/about/R ... gAAQBAJ

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[Juan F. Ramirez]

Today, Steinar Lund posted this on Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/p/CNmuMrVp0Jz ... zlp1yijv0s

It refers at this game:

https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/2 ... ctrum/Jaws

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[sho]

Signed artwork on Pyjamarama and Everyone's A Wally by "Graham Campbell"

What about the other Wally Week games? (The art style is the same on all)

The Three Weeks in Paradise artwork is signed by Cambo or Gambo, which might very well be the same person.

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[Rorthron]

Crevasse/Hotfoot: Keith Warrington
Evolution: Keith Warrington
Omnicalc: Keith Warrington
Omnicalc 2: Keith Warrington
Omnicalc 2 Expansion & Conversion Kit: Keith Warrington
The Train Game: Keith Warrington
Wheelie: Keith Warrington
Back to Skool: Keith Warrington
Per Retrogamer
http://pixelatron.com/blog/skool-daze-f ... etrogamer/
Keith Warrington very probably also did the covers for Sky Ranger, but the article does not confirm it.

Moon Buggy: Phil Davis
Per signature
https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/3 ... Moon_Buggy

Nifty Lifty: Phil Davis
Per signature
https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/3 ... ifty_Lifty

Pitman 7: Phil Davis
Per signature
https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/3 ... tman_Seven

Rapedes: Phil Davis
Per signature
https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/4 ... um/Rapedes

Revenge of the Killer Tomatoes: Phil Davis
Per signature
https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/4 ... r_Tomatoes

Task Force: Matthew Pruen Illustrations
Per instructions
https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/2 ... Task_Force
Possibly this person:
https://www.matthewpruen.com/more-about-me
[email protected]

Airliner: George Neill
Per instructions
"Cover and illustrations by George Neill.
Diagrams and text paste-up by lain McKinlay"
https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/1 ... m/Airliner

Spectrapede: George Neill
Per instructions
https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/4 ... pectrapede

Venture: George Neill
Per instructions
https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/1 ... um/Venture

Stalingrad: Nikolai Zhukov and Viktor Klimashin
See remark already in ZXDB
https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/4 ... Stalingrad

The General: Théodore Géricault
A print of Géricault's painting 'The Charging Chasseur'
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Charging_Chasseur
https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/2 ... he_General

Land of Sagan: Carl Schofield
Per signature
https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/2 ... d_of_Sagan

Timequest: Carl Schofield
Per signature
https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/1 ... /Timequest

New York Warriors: The Brochure Design Co
Per instructions
https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/3 ... k_Warriors
(The company had a Luton phone number)
https://www.contactsnumbers.com/GBR/the ... -ltd_93657

Enduro, H.E.R.O., Pitfall II and Space Shuttle: all have the same cover art as the Atari VCS version, though I haven't identified who was behind them.
https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/1 ... rum/Enduro
https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/2 ... ctrum/HERO
https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/3 ... st_Caverns
https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/4 ... into_Space

Buck Rogers, Spy Hunter, Tapper and Zaxxon all have the same cover as the original US releases on Atari and other platforms. Unfortunately I haven't been able to find out the artists behind those originals, either.

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[Rorthron]

Also in Mobygames, there's certain inlay with the mention "artwork by Doug Vandergrift":

https://www.mobygames.com/game/raid-ove ... d,72440/

There's a Douglas Vandegrift (not Vandergrift) in Linkedin that worked for Access software:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/douglas-vandegrift-20535025

I'd bet he's also the author of the Beach Head inlay. The C64 cover of part 2 mentions "Illustration by Doug Vandegrift":

https://www.mobygames.com/game/beach-he ... Id,296198/

In this german Retrogamer issue (pg 192) there's a mention of BH cover and Vandegrift:

https://books.google.com/books/about/R ... gAAQBAJ

I looked at this before, but am unsure about this. Per his LinkedIn page Doug Vandegrift did not start working for Access until 1986. Beach-Head is from 1984. This does not mean he couldn't have done the cover, but it casts some doubt on it. I am suspicious that Mobygames may just have extrapolated from the Beach-Head II cover that he definitely did (not the Spectrum one).
https://www.filfre.net/2014/08/access-software/

[Rorthron]

Signed artwork on Pyjamarama and Everyone's A Wally by "Graham Campbell"

What about the other Wally Week games? (The art style is the same on all)

The Three Weeks in Paradise artwork is signed by Cambo or Gambo, which might very well be the same person.

Other Mikro-Gen covers are also signed by Graham Campbell:

Air Traffic Control
https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/1 ... ic_Control

Tai Pan
https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/1 ... um/Tai_Pan

I suspect nearly all of the rainbow-boxed Mikro-Gen releases are by Graham Campbell, because of the similar style. It also seems a pretty good guess that Cambo is Graham Campbell.

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[sho]

I looked at this before, but am unsure about this. Per his LinkedIn page Doug Vandegrift did not start working for Access until 1986. Beach-Head is from 1984. This does not mean he couldn't have done the cover, but it casts some doubt on it. I am suspicious that Mobygames may just have extrapolated from the Beach-Head II cover that he definitely did (not the Spectrum one).
https://www.filfre.net/2014/08/access-software/

In their defense, they do not claim any credits for the original Beach Head covers. (But freelancers becoming employees is far from unheard of)

[sho]

Any idea whose signature is on the Into the Eagle's Nest cover?

[Ralf]

Here the signature is more clear:
https://www.mobygames.com/game/into-the ... Id,400445/

As for me, it says ROB.8

I didn't find a match but I didn't search for long. Maybe it's Robin Chapman, one of the game authors himself???

[StooB]

Microbot (ID 3177): Mervyn Bagshaw
Per inlay
https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/3 ... m/Microbot

Quite puzzled about this one, there are so few Mervyn Bagshaw out there, none of them artists. I tried several variations, but well, seems to be a very unusual name and the artist vanished.

Could it be Melvyn Bagshaw, who did this illustration in C&VG at around the same time as Microbot was released?

[druellan]

Could it be Melvyn Bagshaw, who did this illustration in C&VG at around the same time as Microbot was released?

Yeah, might be. I credited him anyway because I was pretty sure that was a real name, but nice to have a second confirmation. Thanks.

[Rorthron]

In their defense, they do not claim any credits for the original Beach Head covers.

Sorry, I misunderstood the original post. The Mobygames link goes to Raid over Moscow, not Beach-Head.

(But freelancers becoming employees is far from unheard of)

Agreed.