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Obitus

1991, amiga, atari, dos, letter o, obitus, psygnosis, snes, tim white

Par Pierre Monnot

Go to English text Lire l'article en Français English version We are still focused on the couple Tim White off (illustrator) / Psygnosis (publisher). As the previous feelings (KGS, Infestation) were very favorable, let's go on travelling with them. Advert....

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The Killing Game Show

1990, amiga, atari, kgs, letter k, psygnosis, sega megadrive, the killing game show, tim white

Par Pierre Monnot

Go to English text Lire l'article en Français English version Advert. Some old memories come back... gradually resurface.One eye. A frightening eye. A dull distress.The game may be unknown, but the memory of this advert is here. Now. Buried, but ready...

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Infestation

1990, amiga, atari, dos, fm-towns, infestation, letter i, psygnosis, robot, tim white

Par Pierre Monnot

Go to English text Lire l'article en Français English version Publisher. Infestation... How can we start the discussion? And you now what? I thought that this advert would catch me one hour to write the article. What a charming naivety... Come on! Ladies,...

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Battle Master

1990, amiga, atari, battlemaster, chris achilleos, dos, letter b, megadrive, mirrorsoft

Par Pierre Monnot

Go to English text Lire l'article en français English version As far as I know, this advertising concludes the set of video game covers, initiated with Bloodwych, illustrated by Chris Achilleos off. This one has been specifically drawn for the game Battlemaster,...

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Barbarian II

1991, amiga, atari, barbarian ii, chris achilleos, letter b, psygnosis

Par Pierre Monnot

The work of Chris Achilleos off has been first discovered with Bloodwych and we will follow this artist here with another contribution.The game Barbarian II presents a typical drawing from Chris, a realistic Fantasy artwork.As a lot of impressive game...

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Projectyle

1990, amiga, atari, electronics arts, letter p, planet x, projectyle

Par Pierre Monnot

Here is a game which was totally out of my memory!What a shame... 3 simultaneous players, up to 8 in tournament, speed, addictive,with colorful and efficient graphics: a crossover between speedball and hockey.As my memory is now partially recovered on...

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Extase

1991, amiga, atari, cryo, dos, extase, letter e, robot, virgin

Par Pierre Monnot

The first part is quite "organic", a crossover between a baby and an older woman, almost a today's 3D ultrasound. We can say that the goal is achieved here, because this image and the associated feelings are themselves a good description of the game:...

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Knight Force - Goal/But 2

1990, amiga, amstrad, atari, chevalier, dragon, grabuge, knight force, letter k, medieval, titus

Par Pierre Monnot

This game is a typical representative of another goal of this blog: NOT speaking about the same games, again and again. Because advertising artwork can be very different than the in-game quality! In this case, all reviews seem to agree on a poor, medium...

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Mr. Heli - The Beginning/Le début

1989, amiga, amstrad, arcade, atari, c64, firebird, irem, letter m, mr heli, pc-engine, robot, spectrum

Par Pierre Monnot

Since few months, I think of opening such blog to share a little part of my passion for retro gaming. This ad is why I have done it today! I don't really know what is appealing inside it, perhaps the cute and quite simple drawing, the choice of the colors?...

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