If you want to view more games reimagined using classic and modern art styles, check out the deviantART "art jam" of classic NES covers and the Koopa propaganda posters.
If you want to view more games reimagined using classic and modern art styles, check out the deviantART "art jam" of classic NES covers and the Koopa propaganda posters.
Reader Comments (54)
Posted: Jul 14th 2011 12:08AM YimYimYimi said
Why is there Bioshock info in the sidebar?
Posted: Jul 14th 2011 12:09AM Zoidberg said
These all look like books I would love to read.
Posted: Jul 14th 2011 12:19AM zer0surge said
I like what one of the comments on the link said...These would make great kindle covers.
or, expanding on that thought, an iPad cover.
or, expanding on that thought, an iPad cover.
Posted: Jul 14th 2011 12:20AM Jawmuncher said
I really like the Metal Gear Solid one.
Posted: Jul 14th 2011 2:14AM broken 4th wall said
@Jawmuncher
me too, even though i'm not particularly fond of the franchise.
@Epoque
if you want to get paid to play games, why not just become a reviewer? shit, talk to these cats on Joystiq. who knows? maybe they need another hand.
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me too, even though i'm not particularly fond of the franchise.
@Epoque
if you want to get paid to play games, why not just become a reviewer? shit, talk to these cats on Joystiq. who knows? maybe they need another hand.
Posted: Jul 14th 2011 3:41AM birdizzle87 said
@broken 4th wall
LOL Epoque was referencing this if you didn't get it.
http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/tighten-up-the-graphics-on-level-3
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LOL Epoque was referencing this if you didn't get it.
http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/tighten-up-the-graphics-on-level-3
Posted: Jul 14th 2011 7:23PM broken 4th wall said
@birdizzle87
hah, OK then. yes, his comment completely flew over my head.
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hah, OK then. yes, his comment completely flew over my head.
Posted: Jul 14th 2011 12:20AM The Wicker Man said
Holy crap Shadow Moses looks so god damn amaaaazinggg!
Posted: Jul 14th 2011 12:25AM Shockz said
Hm. What's the "In Limbo" one?
The Green Influenza one is L4D, right? And..."The Wonderful End of the World"; isn't that the name of that Katamari ripoff that was part of the Potato Pack?
The Green Influenza one is L4D, right? And..."The Wonderful End of the World"; isn't that the name of that Katamari ripoff that was part of the Potato Pack?
Posted: Jul 14th 2011 12:52AM ItsameMatt03 said
@Shockz
"Hm. What's the "In Limbo" one?"
Sarcasm?
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"Hm. What's the "In Limbo" one?"
Sarcasm?
Posted: Jul 14th 2011 12:53AM ItsameMatt03 said
@Kirkpad
The Prince is on the "The Wonderful End of the World" one.
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The Prince is on the "The Wonderful End of the World" one.
Posted: Jul 14th 2011 3:54AM Chronomaster said
@Kirkpad Yes it does; Both games have similar gameplay elements, so lumping them together is a clever relationship reference.
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Posted: Jul 14th 2011 12:32AM jondastunna84 said
I guess in a tough economy anything is game for an artist (no pun)
Posted: Jul 14th 2011 12:34AM Vuvuzelas said
badass
Posted: Jul 14th 2011 12:35AM Cypher FDP said
These are really nice.
Posted: Jul 14th 2011 12:37AM (Unverified) said
...way to steal an idea from the great Olly Moss
Posted: Jul 14th 2011 11:07AM AmericanWolf01 said
@(Unverified) I wouldn't say it's "stealing", because the Olly Moss illustrations are never presented as book covers. If anything, it's an expansion on Olly Moss' idea.
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Posted: Jul 14th 2011 12:39AM Bluebreaker said
There's like one I really didn't get and another that I felt I SHOULD have got. The feeling everyone's been talking about something yet I never paid any attention to it.
All the others are fine but they seem more like Study Guides than actual novel covers.
All the others are fine but they seem more like Study Guides than actual novel covers.
Posted: Jul 14th 2011 12:44AM Kirkpad said
The hell? He did them all very well and had good author names except for the Katamari one. The name is the game which ripped it off, and the author is just some french guy. The other covers had authors which related to the work much more closely than that.
Seeing that, it becomes apparent that the guy just whipped these up to get portfolio attention.
Seeing that, it becomes apparent that the guy just whipped these up to get portfolio attention.
Posted: Jul 14th 2011 8:33AM (Unverified) said
@Kirkpad
Some French guy? Mother of...
That's the smartest reference of them all! Kids today. Read a book.
Some French guy... I could kill him just because the sun's in my eyes.
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Some French guy? Mother of...
That's the smartest reference of them all! Kids today. Read a book.
Some French guy... I could kill him just because the sun's in my eyes.
Posted: Jul 14th 2011 12:45AM MSKiller aka Sony4life said
They are very talented, Kudos to them and thanks for sharing these!
Posted: Jul 14th 2011 12:57AM mwthink said
New Kindle screensaver material right there
Posted: Jul 14th 2011 1:12AM Electrium said
That Limbo one is excellent. The dry brush strokes (and wet ink blot eyes) perfectly capture the mood of the game.
Posted: Jul 14th 2011 1:21AM The Only Girl said
They're ... just creepy.
Posted: Jul 14th 2011 1:26AM ch3burashka said
Definitely not the first games-as-book-covers project (I've still got a bunch saved from the NeoGaf forum), but slightly more artsy because of the new titles. Love 'em.
Posted: Jul 14th 2011 4:25AM CloudWolf said
If anyone is interested I'm personally working with the artist (shes just as wonderful in real life as her art is here on the internet). We're part of a small team of UK graduates developing an indie point-and-click adventure game for Android so if any of that tickles your fancy check out our team's facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/jamhillentertainment cheers :)
Posted: Jul 14th 2011 1:33PM broken 4th wall said
@CloudWolf
UK as in University of Kentucky, or UK meaning that ol' United Kingdom over the pond?
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UK as in University of Kentucky, or UK meaning that ol' United Kingdom over the pond?
Posted: Jul 15th 2011 6:31AM broken 4th wall said
@CloudWolf
i was born there, but i didn't attend the University of Kentucky. however, it's fair to say that i am a fan of both UK's :D
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i was born there, but i didn't attend the University of Kentucky. however, it's fair to say that i am a fan of both UK's :D
Posted: Jul 14th 2011 6:39AM Tihn said
First off - they look nice.
Secondly. They're not book covers, or even fake covers. No books in my library, nor any of my "digital" books or the ones I'm seeing on Amazon's storefront have similar looking covers. Probably by some design student who wanted to create something different.
Secondly. They're not book covers, or even fake covers. No books in my library, nor any of my "digital" books or the ones I'm seeing on Amazon's storefront have similar looking covers. Probably by some design student who wanted to create something different.
Posted: Jul 14th 2011 8:10AM baby sea tuna said
@Tihn
Go browse a yard sale or used bookstore some time, then you'll "get" it.
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Go browse a yard sale or used bookstore some time, then you'll "get" it.
Posted: Jul 14th 2011 4:26PM The Only Girl said
@Tihn
Let me guess, you buy all your books of the new, revised versions? Well, my pampered friend, books ranging from the 1950s to the 1970s had generic covers thanks to the publishers.
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Let me guess, you buy all your books of the new, revised versions? Well, my pampered friend, books ranging from the 1950s to the 1970s had generic covers thanks to the publishers.
Posted: Jul 14th 2011 6:51AM Noesmano said
I went to the univeristy of Derby with her, graduated this year, she's a damn good artist, probably the best in her year.
Posted: Jul 14th 2011 8:12AM baby sea tuna said
Props for the Fallout 3 one. Glad to see Moira Brown found a good enough artist to design the Survival Guide book cover after all the radiation poisoning and scorpion bites I got while helping her write it!
Posted: Jul 14th 2011 11:17AM AmericanWolf01 said
@baby sea tuna The Fallout 3 one was my favorite, since that was actually in the game.
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Posted: Jul 14th 2011 9:07AM Ductos said
'In the Darkness of Shadow Moses' wasn't written by Naomi Hunter but rather Nastasha Romanenko.
Apart from that they look pretty good.
Apart from that they look pretty good.
Posted: Jul 14th 2011 9:31AM EliminatorZigma said
The Shadow of the Colossus one is my favorite.
The Limbo cover is creepier than the game.
The Limbo cover is creepier than the game.
Posted: Jul 14th 2011 10:36AM koehler83 said
Those are rad.
