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The Art Of Atari: From Pixels To Paintbrush

March 28, 2014 By ausretrogamer

Were you one of those kids that would stare in wonder at the Atari VCS/2600 game boxes? I recall being wide-eyed whenever I spotted the box art of any Atari game. Walking to the counter, I was somehow spatially aware even though I would have both hands clasped around the box and my eyes fixated on the art. The nostalgia of remembering those times is truly intoxicating.

The still-in-development coffee table book, The Art Of Atari: From Pixels To Paintbrush, is a trip down nostalgia lane, celebrating the golden age of video gaming box art design. Creator Tim Lapetino is hunting down 136 original Atari game box artworks, some of which could be seen below. To say we are excited would be a gross understatement!

Defender

Video Chess

Millipede

Star Raiders

Warlords

image source: Hexanine and Polygon

Pop-Culture: Old School Video Game Art

March 25, 2014 By ausretrogamer

If you happen to live in California, you may have wandered into Gallery 1988. Gallery 1988 is fast becoming the number one destination for pop-culture themed artwork in the US.

The best part of the gallery is that you can buy some very cool video gaming related artworks. Take a gander at these awesome video gaming inspired pieces.

Michael Weinstein “Bowser” Print

Sarah Joncas “Hero of Hyrule”

Kyle Norris “Centipede”

Jason Liwag “Gosh! That’s A Strange Fish!” Print

Glen Brogan “Punch Out!!” Print

Aaron Jasinski “Throne of Games” Print

Jason Edmiston “Donkey King” Print
Derek Deal “Megaman 2 Arcade” Print

Andrew Wilson “The Hunter”

image source: Gallery 1988

NEStalgia: Digital Papercraft Illustrations

March 21, 2014 By ausretrogamer

Prepare to have your mind totally blown away! Check out these awesome digital papercraft artworks based on some of our favourite NES games – all created by the super talented, Steph Caskenette. Show your support by visiting her store.

Mega Man

Contra

Dragon Warrior

Castlevania

Zelda II

Kirby’s Adventure
Metroid

image source: Steph Caskenette

Mario vs. The Rest Of The World

February 6, 2014 By ausretrogamer

If Mario was on steroids, would he go on a roid rage and take on every video gaming character in his way? Looking at these fine pieces of art by Sebastian Von Buchwald, it looks like that he may. Our hero has become the angry anti-hero!

Mario vs. Ryu

Mario vs. Crono

Mario vs. Lara Croft

Mario vs. Sonic

Mario vs. Mega Man

Mario vs. Pac-Man

Mario vs. Bomberman

Mario vs. Crash Bandicoot

Mario vs. Earthworm Jim

Image source: Sebastian Von Buchwald

Video Gaming Images

January 29, 2014 By ausretrogamer

If you are like me, you enjoy looking at video gaming inspired artwork. I came across Hoodie’s gaming images on the minus network and I thought I would share a few with you. Take a gander!

There are plenty more where these came from. Hit the Gaming Images gallery to check them all out!

Breaking Bad: The NES Cartridge

January 24, 2014 By ausretrogamer

It’s ok, my jaw dropped too. You can slowly put it back in place. Who wouldn’t want a Breaking Bad (Bad Breaker! – very clever!) inspired NES cart? This is one of many fine NES cartidge artistic works by some very talented artists at 72 Pins.

These created items use classic NES cartridges recycled as an art canvas. Inside the cart, you will find a random vintage game from the original NES lineup that still works! Very cool indeed. All profits go directly to supporting the artists and the teams involved in the creation of these carts.

Check out the rest of their range down below and then hit their site to support the artists!

image source: 72 Pins Blog

Espionage Gallery: ARCADE ALLSTARS

December 1, 2013 By ausretrogamer

Espionage Gallery Presents : ARCADE ALLSTARS

Espionage is teaming up with Retrospekt and AVCon to bring you ARCADE ALLSTARS! Featuring a lineup of 60 Australian Artists from Adelaide, Sydney, Melbourne, and Brisbane all in this one massive exhibition.

Arcade Allstars features works based on nostalgic games, retro consoles and general 8-bit awesomeness. Featuring some favourites from Pac-Man, Pokemon, Mega Man, Mario and Zelda.

On the night there will be table top arcade games, NES, SNES and Sega Mega Drive will be set up with games to play. 8-Bit chiptunes will also be provided by local chiptune artists 8175.

During the exhibition, Espionage will also host a freeplay gaming and cosplay night (Friday December 13) as well as a Street Fighter and Mario Kart tournament (Thursday December 19) with prizes for the best cosplay and tournament winner!

What better way to celebrate the end of a great year at Espionage! So come on down for a drink and pick-up some art that would make a perfect Christmas present for any child at heart.

The Arcade Allstars Group Exhibition is on at the Espionage Gallery from December 12 2013 to December 21 2013.

Deconstructed: Video Game Controllers

November 22, 2013 By ausretrogamer

Ever wanted to perform an autopsy on your precious retro gaming controllers? With the precision of a surgeon, Brandon Allen’s Deconstructed artwork series does exactly that – dissecting our favourite controllers to view what is inside of them. By the look of it, not much, but hey, they still did the trick.

If you like any of these photographs, head over to the Ballen Photography Print Shop and place your order. These are awesome and unique video gaming related artworks.

WARNING: Do not perform this on your working classic controllers!

Joy_Megadrive — Mega Drive / Genesis controller

All images sourced from: Brandon Allen – Ballen Photography

Artwork: Video Games vs Real Life

November 1, 2013 By ausretrogamer

We have seen an increase in video gaming mash’em ups in the recent past (Contra vs Paperboy being one of my favourites) . I am glad to say that this mash-up concept has now converged to the artistic field.

Aled Lewis Studio creates brilliant artworks that you would be proud to hang on your wall. We recently contacted Aled Lewis Studio and requested to show-off some of their impressive artworks from their ‘Video Games vs Real Life’ collection. They were very much obliging.

If you like what you see here (Ed: I am still drooling!), then head over to their store and start browsing for your ultimate video gaming art piece!