Art of Nintendo Power

45 minutes ago, Reed Rothchild said:

At what point does archon's home cross the line to museum?

I dont know, but I'm having fun finding out!

Gradius Game Boy

Mega Man 4 NES

SMASH TV NES (yes its a drawing of a thumb!)

SMASH TV NES Prelim Sketch

Super Adventure Island SNES

4 minutes ago, RH said:

What does that mean?

It's being willed to the Strong Museum of Play

Just now, DefaultGen said:

Why isn't it in this thread? Is the framer taking too long deciding how to frame such a prominent, historical artwork? Show the people the good stuff, who needs Star Fox, Final Fantasy, and Donkey Kong covers.

I keep telling you that piece is a photocopy 

5 minutes ago, smalltownguy2 said:

Excuse my ignorance, but what's that?

https://www.museumofplay.org/

1 minute ago, DefaultGen said:

I'll take the epic Ninja Gaiden III piece. The Strong museum can have it in my will.

Seeing as you are 87, you're definitely going to die before me.

8 minutes ago, smalltownguy2 said:

What a small world we're in. I'm a moderator on the Nintendo Power Facebook page, and when I started seeing original art pieces get posted on the page, I knew it was just a matter of time before I found them posted elsewhere.

Fine collection you have here. If you ever consider letting any go, please keep me in mind.

The vast majority of this collection is slated to go to the Strong upon my death

4 hours ago, RH said:

Seriously guys, even if you don't like the YouTubers, you should check out the video link Archon posted a couple weeks ago, where that crew went and toured his collection.  It's definitely an impressive site to behold.

I own absolutely zero, original art for games in any form.  I have no clue where to start, or how to get this stuff at reasonable prices but, man, I love it.  Archon's collection is truly one to envy, even if you've been collecting for 30 years.

Aww thanks!

3 hours ago, Code Monkey said:

So you're the guy posting these on Facebook. You make my toilet time much more fun.

...sweet.

3 hours ago, Speedy_NES said:

Very nice pieces! Thanks for sharing with the community. Love the framing jobs, too. Hopefully your source has even more goodies to preserve and add to the collection down the road.

This actually isnt everything I have, nor is this from a single source. You're looking at a dozen different sources.

1 hour ago, scaryice said:

We almost got a FF6 cover? Awesome. Looking at the covers from that time, I'm guessing they ended up doing Illusion of Gaia instead.

Maybe! That one sure is out of place. Sadly I don't have any background as to why that Shadow piece was selected.

4 minutes ago, Ryan said:

That Starfox pencil work is insane!

Dude I know. I was so sad when the artist told me Nintendo kept the final.

Mario 3 Strategy Guide Rear Cover

Darkwing Duck Issue Cover and Comp

Batman Returns Issue Cover Photo Positive Source Image

Castlevania IV Issue Cover

Track and Field 2 Issue Cover Photography Prop

Adventure Island Game Boy

Blades of Steel Game Boy

4 in 1 Game Boy

Gradius Game Boy

Reader Submitted Envelope Art

Mighty Final Fight NES

Kingdom Crusade Game Boy

Kingdom Crusade Game Boy

Street Fighter 2 SNES Issue Cover Pencils

*UNUSED* Wario Land Issue Cover Pencils

Donkey Kong Issue Cover Pencils

Star Fox Issue Cover Pencils

*UNUSED* Final Fantasy 3 Issue Cover

9 minutes ago, Shawn said:

 

Where you able to get John Hurt before he died? I can't tell if one of the photo's is of you with him or not. That is amazing you have been able to get all of those doctors to sign your arm like that. I'm a big fan of tattoo body art as well.

Yes. Just to the left of Jodie Whittaker. I flew to London just after he announced he "beat" pancreatic cancer. It was a smart bet. He did one more appearance after that before he died.

Rock 'N Roll Racing SNES

Zombies Ate My Neighbors SNES

Employee Art Test Samples

ZEN Intergalactic Ninja Game Boy

Adventure Island 2 Game Boy

Adventure Island 2 Game Boy

AeroBiz SNES

PLOK SNES

Welcome to my Nintendo Power Original Art Thread! These are all pieces from my collection of Nintendo Power Art.

Unless specifically noted, all pieces are the original paintings or drawing from published issues or strategy guides.  

Enjoy!

FYI I will not answer questions about how or where I acquire work, or who the artists are. While I am happy to share, I have no interest in creating my own competition.

Street Fighter 2 Turbo Player's Guide Cover

Super Metroid Player's Guide Cover

Final Fantasy 2 Issue Cover

Mario Kart Issue Cover (Inks)

Mario Kart Issue Cover (Inks)

Mario Kart Issue Cover (Inks)

Battletoads vs Double Dragon Issue Cover

Aladdin Issue Cover

Magical Quest Cover

Secret of Mana Cover

Tetris Cover

Ninja Gaiden Cover

Lemmings Cover

Pugsley's Scavenger Hunt Cover

Death Valley Rally Cover

6 hours ago, Reed Rothchild said:

Which one is Malcolm?

 

In the photo collage above, Capaldi is the one where I'm wearing the pink Rose Tyler crown shirt.

11 hours ago, Shawn said:

 

That's really cool but you know very well you don't have every actor to play the doctor signed on there  . I'm pretty sure Hartnell would have been dead before you where born guessing your general age in the photos. I don't see Troughton or Pertwee on there either. Amazing you got Tom Baker to sign your arm like that. I was curious if he would be up for something like that.

 

*Every living actor

6 hours ago, Craigly1234 said:

Hey all,

 

I am a massive Gamecube enthusiast and I am currently going for every variant and every version of every game from every region. Today I got the last remaining game I needed for the player's choice subset. Except for that damn Sonic Heroes/Super Monkey Ball 2 pack, which I think could or could not count since it's just a big box with two players choice games. But that one is impossible to find. So until i get extremely lucky one day, here is my Gamecube Player's Choice set!

IMG_5332.HEIC 2.2 MB · 7 downloads

I dont mean to be that guy, but if you are counting 2-packs, then these are also Players Choice.

Thanks for all the love. I'm especially happy to share this story with this community, since my first day in this community (rather, nintendoage) was when we first discovered heather was sick. So this community was here for the whole ride.

I've been a signature hound for a number of years.
My favorite non-game thing I have signed is... my arm. I have the autograph of every actor to have ever played the Doctor on Doctor Who tattooed into my arm.

My favorite game thing I have signed? Jesus... uh... Probably my dated Miyamoto signature

The guys from Pixel Game Squad came over last week and we put together an amazing video. Super happy to share it with you!