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Video Game Art

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Video games are not mere time killers. They are albums of sound, aesthetics, animation and narrative.

This community is in appreciation of that. Screenshots, fanart, animations, gameplay clips. It is all welcome here.

The one common thread should be an eye for the aesthetic. This is not a place to discuss mechanics or stats, but to show off simply the artistic, expressed through the video game medium.

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Windows box back cover by Maxis (1995):

"Simcity Jr.", Japan SNES box front cover art by Imagineer (1996):

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[–] Akasazh@feddit.nl 7 points 5 days ago

Maxis was so lit.

Fuck EA

[–] DirkMcCallahan@lemmy.world 8 points 6 days ago

I loved this game! It was trivially easy, but the artwork was beautiful. The ecology subgame was a neat mechanic too.

[–] null@lemmy.nullspace.lol 7 points 6 days ago (1 children)
[–] Agent_Karyo@lemmy.world 3 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I do wonder what this was supposed to be.

[–] TheOctonaut@mander.xyz 8 points 6 days ago (1 children)

STFD - Sim Town Fire Department

[–] Agent_Karyo@lemmy.world 3 points 6 days ago
[–] TheRealKuni@piefed.social 6 points 6 days ago

I loved Sim Town! I’d forgotten all about it!

[–] Vitaly_Chernobyl@sopuli.xyz 4 points 6 days ago

Cool post! I've never heard of this game.

[–] Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 6 days ago (1 children)
[–] VerilyFemme@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 6 days ago

Fuck yeah, I love seeing Moose in the wild.

Bitches love my mustache.

Wow, I can still hear the music to this game in my head when I look at these pictures. Thank you for reminding me of this blast from the past, this is some sweet nostalgia candy.

[–] ReplicantBatty@lemmy.one 2 points 6 days ago

I love how in both releases they somehow found it absolutely necessary to include the creepy clown face.