Art Appreciation

Tatsunoko vs Capcom Character Art by Shinkiro

Hey, remember that weird-ass fighting game Tatusonoko vs Capcom that was only in, like, Japanese arcades and the Nintendo Wii? No? Well, that's probably because it was only ever released…

Retro Andy February 23, 2026

Video games

Art Appreciation: Konami Video Game covers by Tom DuBois

Video Game-playing children of the 80s and 90s know the work of Tom DuBois, even if they don't know that they know it. DuBois was one of the regular artists…

Retro Andy August 20, 2022

Video games

Art Appreciation: The Street Fighter II Art of Mark McGinty

Continuing on from yesterday, here's more work by the recently-deceased Mark McGinty. First up, what might be his most iconic video game piece, the cover to Street Fighter II on…

Retro Andy September 21, 2021

Video games

Art Appreciation: The Sega Genesis Box Art of Mick McGinty

On Friday, I wrote about the excellent box art for Street Fighter II: Special Champion Edition on Sega Genesis. And two days later, the artist for that box, Mick McGinty,…

Retro Andy September 20, 2021

Video games

Art Appreciation: Street Fighter II’: Special Champion Edition on Sega Genesis

I swear I've totally owned other video game consoles over the course of my life, but apparently none of them were quite as 90s Cool as the Sega Genesis. Anyways.…

Retro Andy September 16, 2021

Video games

The Complete Insanity of Sega Master System Video Game Box Art

Back before they were just putting Sonic into various Mario games on Nintendo consoles, SEGA (short for SErvice GAmes) used to make video game consoles of their own -- I…

Retro Andy July 12, 2021

Video games

Appreciation: Double Dragon II Art

I just love the box art for Technos Japan’s classic video game, Double Dragon II: The Revenge. The art style, the composition, the draftsmanship, the coloring. All of it is…

Retro Andy November 27, 2020