Buyatari Posted September 17, 2016 Share Posted September 17, 2016 (edited) These original paintings once lined the halls of Atari. Edited September 17, 2016 by Buyatari 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Buyatari Posted September 17, 2016 Author Share Posted September 17, 2016 (edited) Ms Pac-Man close up The left eyelash is a bit smeared. This is how I got it. Edited September 17, 2016 by Buyatari 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buyatari Posted September 17, 2016 Author Share Posted September 17, 2016 Basketbrawl - I need to check my notes on this one. This one is big and on thick stock. It looks more like an unfinished painting than a prelim. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serblander Posted September 17, 2016 Share Posted September 17, 2016 I'd love to have just one of them Lynx historical beauties adorning one of the walls (and if safe then to take them to our events and expos). Most of all i think i'd love the Gauntlet, Slime World and Zarlor ones Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BadPricey Posted September 17, 2016 Share Posted September 17, 2016 What's the game 2nd row far rhs? I can't make out which one it is. Rgds BadPricey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LX.NET Posted September 18, 2016 Share Posted September 18, 2016 Vindicators. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lapetino Posted September 18, 2016 Share Posted September 18, 2016 Dig these! Michael Mendheim did the Cyberball and Xeno ones. He is actually in the Chicago area near me and also created the original (and current) Mutant League Football games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emehr Posted September 18, 2016 Share Posted September 18, 2016 Those are great! I'd love to have a Xybots and STUN Runner gracing my walls. I always thought it was funny how Gates of Zendocon re-used the ship from 2600 Asteroids. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r_type2600 Posted September 18, 2016 Share Posted September 18, 2016 Great art pieces and very nicely framed. Some mat color choices are a bit weird though (in particular - a cream mat for Xenophobe?) The reuse of the Asteroids ship is awkward indeed - always thought that this cover was a rush composition made by an art director, surprised to see that it was an actual painting. Odd they went so blant with this on. Gates of Zendecon might not have been a sensation, but it was solid enough to deserve a more memorable cover. A pity about the smear in the Ms Pac-Man painting - one of my favorite Lynx covers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buyatari Posted September 18, 2016 Author Share Posted September 18, 2016 So Vindicators wasn't released. I thought it was. There is a pin for it. Was this the Vindicators Lynx pin the only one created for an unreleased game? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buyatari Posted September 18, 2016 Author Share Posted September 18, 2016 Dig these! Michael Mendheim did the Cyberball and Xeno ones. He is actually in the Chicago area near me and also created the original (and current) Mutant League Football games. He did Fester's Quest as well but obviously not for the Lynx. I've never met him but several years ago he was kind enough to respond to my email to tell me he had no art for sale. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buyatari Posted September 18, 2016 Author Share Posted September 18, 2016 Forgot about this one. Kung Food. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clint Thompson Posted September 19, 2016 Share Posted September 19, 2016 Fascinating - what's the story behind this and are these yours? If so, how did you acquire them if you don't mind sharing? Very cool! =D 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buyatari Posted September 20, 2016 Author Share Posted September 20, 2016 (edited) Fascinating - what's the story behind this and are these yours? If so, how did you acquire them if you don't mind sharing? Very cool! =DOk let's see. Basketbrawl was done by Roger Motzkus. He also painted the covers of Doom for PS1 and Powerslave for Sega Saturn / PS1 I contacted Roger several years and purchased all 3 of these directly from him. You can see his Basketbrawl in the bottom row of the sports illustrations here. http://www.motzkusart.com/sports.html Here you can see the Doom and Powerslave artwork. Another game collector purchased the Streets of Rage pieces. http://www.motzkusart.com/fantasy.html Edited September 20, 2016 by Buyatari Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buyatari Posted September 20, 2016 Author Share Posted September 20, 2016 Forgot this was also a Lynx title. Double Dragon was done by the same illustrator who did Ms Pac-man 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gilsaluki Posted September 20, 2016 Share Posted September 20, 2016 The National Enquirer MUST know....WHO HAS THESE! This pure freakin' cool gaming history. These are valuable, or will be someday. I love it. I have artist friends that would drool over these. Plus, they are Atari related. How cool are those? These need to be in the public view someday, in a gaming museum. I wonder if Jack or Sam EVER appreciated these while they hung in the Atari Hallwaays? Yummmy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buyatari Posted September 21, 2016 Author Share Posted September 21, 2016 The National Enquirer MUST know....WHO HAS THESE! This pure freakin' cool gaming history. These are valuable, or will be someday. I love it. I have artist friends that would drool over these. Plus, they are Atari related. How cool are those? These need to be in the public view someday, in a gaming museum. I wonder if Jack or Sam EVER appreciated these while they hung in the Atari Hallwaays? Yummmy. Atari artwork is very rare as Atari didn't feel the same way that you do. An Atari employee who took the first picture told me that most of the framed paintings that you see in the first picture were thrown into a dumpster. Only a few of them survived. I have Cyberball and another collector here has Vindicators. Rampart and one other sport game were also known to have been saved at that time but I'm uncertain where they are today. Most of the others if not all of them were thought to have been destroyed. The other pictures (Ms Pac-Man, Basketbrawl, Double Dragon and Kung Food) are personal pictures taken by me. I'm open to doing an exhibit with them if the interest exists. Pieces not pictured here are unknown. It is feared that most did not survive but we just don't know. Trust me when I say that I have tried my best to track down all that I could. So if you have one or know of one that does still exist I too would like to see them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gilsaluki Posted September 21, 2016 Share Posted September 21, 2016 Sad. American Pickers may come across these someday in an old gamer's barn. We don't know what we till it's gone. Sounds like a song lyric. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7800fan Posted September 22, 2016 Share Posted September 22, 2016 Paging Doc Brown, we need his DeLorean stats! Hop back to when they threw out the pictures, and salvage what you guys didn't save and bring it back today. The only change in timeline is worm got less food to chew on at the landfill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BadPricey Posted September 22, 2016 Share Posted September 22, 2016 The Atari Lynx and Nintendo NES have the same box art. Strange that it was on the walls at Atari. ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buyatari Posted September 22, 2016 Author Share Posted September 22, 2016 The Atari Lynx and Nintendo NES have the same box art. Strange that it was on the walls at Atari. Which game are you referring to? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BadPricey Posted September 22, 2016 Share Posted September 22, 2016 Which game are you referring to? Sorry I should have put Double Dragon lol! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buyatari Posted September 22, 2016 Author Share Posted September 22, 2016 Sorry I should have put Double Dragon lol! As far as I know Double Dragon wasn't ever hanging on the walls of Atari. Only the pieces in the first picture were there. The rest are pieces from my collection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BadPricey Posted September 22, 2016 Share Posted September 22, 2016 As far as I know Double Dragon wasn't ever hanging on the walls of Atari. Only the pieces in the first picture were there. The rest are pieces from my collection. Apologies, I saw the Double Dragon pic further down in the thread and thought that was on Atari's walls too. The pieces you have are one offs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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