Official Video Game Art (that isn't on the cover)

[Büge]

The cover art thread is thataway.

I couldn't find a thread about official art for videogames - stuff you find in the manual, strategy guides, design documents, art books, etc. For example:

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1328799784854032384

Did you know that Felicia from Darkstalkers looked like a Jellicle Cat in the concept art? I didn't.

 

[LBD_Nytetrayn]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1329530011699785728

 

[Peklo]

The Legend of Valkyrie (1989) concept art by Hiroshi Fujii, via shmuplations.

 

[LBD_Nytetrayn]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1328776177893351425

Whole thread there.

 

[WildcatJF]

That Legend of Valkyrie art is amazing, I love how Namco's team illustrated her world in her two games in the 1980s.

 

[Kirin]

The Legend of Valkyrie (1989) concept art by Hiroshi Fujii, via shmuplations.

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Someone* really enjoyed Laputa.

* every Japanese SF/F concept artist for the last quarter century

 

[Büge]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1340980314194255878

 

[MetManMas]

I really like this one.

 

[Zef]

Hitoshi Ariga (character designer and mangaka for Mega Man and Pokemon, among many others) designed the animation for the Ranma 1/2 Hard Battle SNES fighting game when he was 19:

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/951727406645092352

(Plenty more in the thread.)

 

[Octopus Prime]

I really like this one.

I don’t know what’s more surprising; that Velguarder is wearing clothes or that Gil is

 

[Becksworth]

Sigma has some serious most interesting man in the world vibes.

“I don't always play Mega Man. But when I do, I prefer Mega Man Dos Equis.”

 

[Daikaiju]

Circa FF VI

 

[LBD_Nytetrayn]

Timely thread bump, as I just posted this on Twitter.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1354740154611752964

 

[Torzelbaum]

Circa FF VI

It might not be apparent but I'm actually getting into position to deliver a crane kick here.