screamin1 Posted August 19, 2004 Share Posted August 19, 2004 Kinda interesting possible find. I am a banker in Oregon. I am working on a deal for a business customer. Come to find that the spouse of the owner was once an artist for 20th Century Fox and Sirius back in the Atari era. Apparently she did some cover art and still has some of the original artwork and such for some games. Still need to learn which ones. Anyhow, I made the husband aware that I would be interested in anything she'd like to get rid of. Hope something comes of this.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
video game addict Posted August 19, 2004 Share Posted August 19, 2004 I am a banker in Oregon. Buffalo, New York Helluva commute you got there! Must make for lots of stops along the way, many a thrift between. I'd never be to work on time! Seriously sounds like a nice find! Hopefully she'll be in contact with you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted August 19, 2004 Share Posted August 19, 2004 Interesting. I'd love to get my hands on the original artwork for Worm War I. I love that artwork. Tempest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
screamin1 Posted August 19, 2004 Author Share Posted August 19, 2004 Guess I need to update my profile. Just moved to Klamath Falls, Oregon from Buffalo, New York a few months ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
screamin1 Posted August 19, 2004 Author Share Posted August 19, 2004 Oh, Forgot to mention that her husband did recall at least one of her works. It is Type Attack which was done for the Apple II. I looked at it....not real impressive, but would be cool to have the original art (if at possible) anyhow. Hopefully she did Worm War I or Fast Eddie or something for the Atari.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
screamin1 Posted September 9, 2004 Author Share Posted September 9, 2004 Finally talked to the artist. Like I said she did art work for Sirius, primarily for the Apple division. However in talking to her again I learned that she did the cover art for Fast Eddie. She thinks that's the only Atari game she did. She told me she was paid $3,000 for that job and was given only 36 hours to do the work. This was her highest paid art job for Sirius. Most of the other jobs averaged about $500. Fast Eddie was also the last game she worked on as Sirius folded not long after. The coolest thing is that she gave me several advertising flyers for all the games for the Apple that she did. She signed them for me as well. She also told me that she thinks she has the original artwork still for Fast Eddie and that she'll try to get that for me. The original advertising flyers that she gave me for the Apple II are Type Attack, Computer Foosball, Fly Wars, Snake Byte, Borg, and Flip Out. She apparently did a little work for Avalon Hill as well. The flyers she gave me were for Ram! and Free Trader. In case you are wondering why she is so nice to me, I am a banker and working on a loan for her and her husband. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radio F Software Posted September 9, 2004 Share Posted September 9, 2004 Thatd be sweet to be the owner of a one of a kind original artwork piece from that era! I am... (green face, ignore the eyes) with envy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moycon Posted September 9, 2004 Share Posted September 9, 2004 Be sure and post a pic of the art work if you can. What a cool story! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NovaXpress Posted September 9, 2004 Share Posted September 9, 2004 Fast Eddie was also the last game she worked on as Sirius folded not long after. Sirius was around until at least 1984, two years after the release of Fast Eddie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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