John Smyth
Moby ID: 467758
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John Smyth or John "the Brush" as he is also known, was born in 1946, in Blackheath, South East London, England. He worked for the studio Words & Pictures which designed gaming packaging for many companies of the era, notably Mastertronic and Melbourne House. He designed the Mastertronic mascot, "Mistertronic".
Credited on 68 games
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| Cavemania (1992, Amiga) | Cover Artwork |
| Kid Gloves II: The Journey Back (1992, Amiga) | Cover Artwork |
| Necronom (1991, Amiga) | Cover Artwork |
| Kid Gloves (1990, Atari ST) | Cover Artwork |
| Spooky Castle (1990, Commodore 64) | Cover Artwork |
| Cloud Kingdoms (1990, DOS) | Package Artwork by |
| Dungeons, Amethysts, Alchemists 'n' Everythin' (1990, Atari ST) | Cover Artwork |
| Superkid (1990, Commodore 64) | Cover Artwork |
| Skate of the Art (1989, Amiga) | Cover Artwork |
| Crossfire (1989, Commodore 64) | Cover Artwork |
| Anarchy Zone (1988, BBC Micro) | Cover Artwork |
| Super Trolley (1988, ZX Spectrum) | Cover Artwork |
| Scumball (1988, Commodore 64) | Cover Artwork |
| Teladon (1988, ZX Spectrum) | Illustration |
| Gunfighter (1988, ZX Spectrum) | Cover Artwork |
| League Challenge (1988, ZX Spectrum) | Cover Artwork |
| Diamond (1988, ZX Spectrum) | Illustration |
| Bad Street Brawler (1987, ZX Spectrum) | Cover Artwork (Melbourne House) |
| How to be a Hero (1987, ZX Spectrum) | Cover Artwork |
| Agent X II: The Mad Prof's Back! (1987, Amstrad CPC) | Cover Artwork |
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Frequent Collaborators
People- 4 games with Barry Jones
- 4 games with Tony Kelly
- 3 games with Rob Hubbard
- 3 games with David Whittaker
- 3 games with Richard Darling
- 3 games with Tim Follin
- 3 games with Ed Hickman
- 3 games with Graham D. Shaw
- 3 games with David A. Shaw
- 2 games with Chris Edwards
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Companies
- 41 games with Mastertronic Ltd.
- 33 games with Words & Pictures Limited
- 12 games with Atlantis Software Limited
- 6 games with Magnetic Fields (Software...
- 5 games with Bulldog Software
- 5 games with M.A.D.
- 4 games with Icon Design Ltd.
- 3 games with Guerrilla Cambridge
- 3 games with Krome Studios Melbourne
- 2 games with Xcel
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