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'Head Over Heels' Game Cover Artist Quizzed

Posted by simoniker on from the 80s-airbrushing-plus-plus dept.

Thanks to Redkeyreddoor for its interview with former Ocean videogame cover artist Bob Wakelin, known for his airbrushed game covers for classic '80s UK titles including The Great Escape and Head Over Heels. Wakelin explains the creative process: "I'd go over to [Ocean's] offices and down into their basement, where one of their 'slaves', as I called them, would show me the games. At that stage they were just bits and pieces of code, full of bugs. They'd show me 20 pixels that were supposed to represent a mighty warrior", before concluding by noting of the Wizball cover art: "I think I was very stoned when I did it."

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  1. Dreaming with a Minotaur by hoferbr · · Score: 2, Interesting

    "The Minotaur was wearing a gold towel down his front, and somebody wrote a letter saying that it looked like it was masking a giant erection. A complete accident, but entirely subconscious, I assure you."
    We all believe you, dude. We all believe you...

    http://www.penny-arcade.com/view.php3?date=2002-05 -06&res=l