Forums > News > MobyGames Twitter feed - cover ideas wanted!
Simon Carless (1834) on 8/1/2015 4:57 PM · Permalink · Report
Now that our covers are unwatermarked, there's never been a better time to show off some of the amazing video game cover art scanned by MobyGames members. And that's just what is happening at the MobyGames Twitter feed, which is updated daily with new pics. It's actually doing pretty well, if you look at the number of retweets and favorites for each post.
When we started this, we asked MobyGames Approvers for some cover picks, and now we'd like your help! Please comment on this post and pick some of your favorite cover art on the site, and we'll gradually flow it onto Twitter (and Facebook/Google+, as time permits!)
LepricahnsGold (142745) on 8/1/2015 8:05 PM · Permalink · Report
Let's go old school. There were colorful and really caught your attention on a store shelf, back in the day. Pitfall!: http://www.mobygames.com/game/atari-2600/pitfall/cover-art/gameCoverId,19558/ Sky Jinks: http://www.mobygames.com/game/atari-2600/sky-jinks/cover-art/gameCoverId,50682/ Adventure: http://www.mobygames.com/game/atari-2600/adventure/cover-art/gameCoverId,70798/
Rik Hideto (473489) on 8/2/2015 8:38 AM · Permalink · Report
A beautiful cover for all the beautiful MobyGames people:
CalaisianMindthief (8172) on 8/2/2015 3:00 PM · edited · Permalink · Report
Arsh Deep (227) on 8/13/2015 5:58 PM · Permalink · Report
Thank you Simon, here are some of my choices The House Of The dead: http://www.mobygames.com/game/house-of-the-dead/cover-art/gameCoverId,277124/
Chuck Rock II: Son of Chuck: http://www.mobygames.com/game/chuck-rock-ii-son-of-chuck/cover-art/gameCoverId,303913/
Cavalary (11445) on 8/2/2015 4:46 PM · edited · Permalink · Report
This seemed to rank rather high on searches, so maybe taking inspiration from others' discussions?
Actually first match from that forum was for an expansion or rerelease (info) of Tzar which we don't have. And got there while trying to figure out if Royo made covers, as the poster claimed that was his too (not much around here, maybe The Summoning).
And I was wondering that because I knew other "classic" (?) fantasy artists did a fair number, on top of their D&D work. Nicely detailed one by Elmore. And of course Vallejo and Bell did a fair few, recognizably so (1, 2 / 1, 2).
By the way, do you know that none of these can be found if you search by their last name alone? Royo = nothing. Elmore = 2 others. Vallejo = one person with a similar name. Bell = a bunch (though less than I'd expect really), but not her.
Pseudo_Intellectual (66360) on 8/2/2015 8:12 PM · Permalink · Report
Most Atari 2600 cover art is so excellent it's basically better than the games deserve; also all of Epyx's psychedelic neon cover art series are well worth featuring.
LepricahnsGold (142745) on 8/7/2015 7:01 PM · edited · Permalink · Report
[Q --start Pseudo_Intellectual wrote--]Most Atari 2600 cover art is so excellent it's basically better than the games deserve; also all of Epyx's psychedelic neon cover art series are well worth featuring. [/Q --end Pseudo_Intellectual wrote--]I agree about Epyx. Those were some cool covers.
Brian Hirt (10409) on 8/2/2015 9:17 PM · Permalink · Report
I liked several of the old EA record style boxes like Pinball Construction Set and Archon: The Light and the Dark
Rola (8483) on 8/8/2015 7:46 PM · Permalink · Report
I hope you didn't forget that we have a classic 1980s cover illustrator here on our forum. (hint, hint)
[Q --start Brian Hirt wrote--]Archon[/Q --end Brian Hirt wrote--] I had the same idea!
Pseudo_Intellectual (66360) on 8/8/2015 9:16 PM · Permalink · Report
I had the Archon cover art as my netbook wallpaper for years.
MAT (240968) on 8/4/2015 6:43 AM · Permalink · Report
Jo ST (24038) on 8/5/2015 6:33 AM · Permalink · Report
Kill a Happy Face: http://www.mobygames.com/game/midi-maze/cover-art/gameCoverId,205995/platform,24/
Maner76 (13569) on 8/7/2015 1:21 AM · Permalink · Report
http://www.mobygames.com/game/alone-in-the-dark/cover-art/gameCoverId,440/ http://www.mobygames.com/game/myst/cover-art/gameCoverId,11855/ http://www.mobygames.com/images/covers/l/236930-plumbers-don-t-wear-ties-3do-front-cover.jpg http://www.mobygames.com/images/covers/l/60325-hotel-mario-cd-i-front-cover.jpg http://www.mobygames.com/images/covers/l/71816-link-the-faces-of-evil-cd-i-front-cover.jpg http://www.mobygames.com/images/covers/l/71811-zelda-the-wand-of-gamelon-cd-i-front-cover.jpg http://www.mobygames.com/images/covers/l/149035-zelda-s-adventure-cd-i-front-cover.jpg http://www.mobygames.com/game/resident-evil/cover-art/gameCoverId,31340/ http://www.mobygames.com/game/urban-runner/cover-art/gameCoverId,6316/platform,5/ http://www.mobygames.com/game/roberta-williams-phantasmagoria/cover-art/gameCoverId,149102/ http://www.mobygames.com/game/harvester/cover-art/gameCoverId,154840/
Harmony♡ (21848) on 8/10/2015 2:07 AM · edited · Permalink · Report
Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3
Child of Eden
Xenoblade Chronicles - I may be a bit biased with this one, but it really is a beautiful cover.
Mega Man - If nothing else, it's notable for its unique legacy.
The Dark Eye
Rik Hideto (473489) on 8/8/2015 1:01 AM · Permalink · Report
Cover artwork by Ken Tiessen (I guess no one knows about him, since I only added the credits/created a MG page for him only hours ago, plus google search doesn't show anything).
http://www.mobygames.com/game/fortified-zone/cover-art/gameCoverId,253304/platform,10/
http://www.mobygames.com/game/totally-rad/cover-art/gameCoverId,236909/platform,22/
His website: http://www.kentiessenart.com/
Simon Carless (1834) on 8/9/2015 6:14 PM · Permalink · Report
Thanks, guys - you'll start seeing these picks featured this week on the social media feeds! (Feel free to keep em coming, I have to pick 365 covers per year :P)
Pseudo_Intellectual (66360) on 8/9/2015 10:42 PM · Permalink · Report
Weirdly-shaped game boxes eg. Infocom's Starcross UFO, Prince of Persia 2. Actually I had Suspended and its mask in mind when I hit reply.
LepricahnsGold (142745) on 8/10/2015 5:55 PM · Permalink · Report
You mean like the Windows version of Final Fantasy VII? http://www.mobygames.com/game/final-fantasy-vii/cover-art/gameCoverId,240020/
Benjamin (1406) on 8/19/2015 7:30 PM · Permalink · Report
I just checked the manual, but there's nobody mentioned beyond the credits already available here on mobygames. There is however a signature on the box, but as it's in the bottom left corner, it's hidden underneath a sticker which I don't dare to remove from my box for not ruining it. All I can make out is "...sley". I've searched for other high-res scans on the net but nothing turned up, so I've just written a mail to Mike Woodroffle & co at Adventure Soft if somebody remembers who the artist was. I'll keep you posted.
Cavalary (11445) on 8/19/2015 8:31 PM · Permalink · Report
That was an easy match then, only one "sley" I could find... Jeff Easley. Can't find the exact image there, but sure seems same style, and one is very very similar in fact.
Freeman (65099) on 8/20/2015 12:42 AM · Permalink · Report
Thanks Cavalary, that certainly seems like the right person. It seems id software liked his designs as well.
Pseudo_Intellectual (66360) on 8/20/2015 4:02 AM · Permalink · Report
Here, Jeff Easley is credited for the cluebook cover art (presumably same as the box art) over at https://archive.org/stream/questbusters-v9n03/qbusters_v9_n03_djvu.txt
MAT (240968) on 8/20/2015 6:10 AM · edited · Permalink · Report
In this PDF version of a magazine scan Jeff Easley is mentioned as an illustrator of Elvira II cover, so you could add him as uncredited if he's not credited already. It was the first entry after googling "Jeff Easley Elvira II cover art" :)
vedder (70802) on 8/20/2015 8:35 AM · Permalink · Report
[Q --start Freeman wrote--] It seems id software liked his designs as well. [/Q --end Freeman wrote--]
Hah, I knew it looked familiar!
BostonGeorge (751) on 8/12/2015 11:09 PM · Permalink · Report
Ecstatica
Arsh Deep (227) on 8/13/2015 6:07 PM · Permalink · Report
Thank you Simon, here are some of my choices The House Of The dead: http://www.mobygames.com/game/house-of-the-dead/cover-art/gameCoverId,277124/
Chuck Rock II: Son of Chuck: http://www.mobygames.com/game/chuck-rock-ii-son-of-chuck/cover-art/gameCoverId,303913/
Freeman (65099) on 8/18/2015 9:05 PM · Permalink · Report
The back cover is good as well. Video games have been doomed since the eighties.
vileyn0id_8088 (21040) on 8/20/2015 9:55 AM · Permalink · Report
How about some 'interesting' ones from the DIY era...
The first networkable PC game:
http://www.mobygames.com/game/dos/snipes/cover-art/gameCoverId,138827
One of the first games by legend Silas Warner:
http://www.mobygames.com/game/apple2/escape___/cover-art/gameCoverId,279556/
chirinea (47495) on 8/20/2015 5:20 PM · edited · Permalink · Report
Oh, we forgot to mention The Endless Forest's wonderful cover!
Simon Carless (1834) on 8/20/2015 6:14 PM · Permalink · Report
Thanks all, this is all great stuff and will be gradually featuring them as I keep posting (I post ahead 7 days every weekend on Twitter using Tweetdeck, and then Reed xposts to Facebook/etc when he has time!)
Havoc Crow (29859) on 8/23/2015 9:22 AM · edited · Permalink · Report
Pseudo_Intellectual (66360) on 9/4/2015 4:06 PM · Permalink · Report
Could be worth syndicating these to other social networks Where The People Are These Days -- Tumblr, Instagram... and really we're a blockbuster YouTube video channel just waiting to happen.
Jo ST (24038) on 9/9/2015 1:14 PM · Permalink · Report
PS2 US cover for Super bust-a-move: http://www.mobygames.com/game/super-bust-a-move/cover-art/gameCoverId,28188/platform,7/