Mark R. Jones
@markrjones1970
#ZXSpectrum, #Amiga & #AtariST graphics boy at #OceanSoftware in the late 80s so into #RetroGaming. Big fan of #TheBeatles & #SydBarrett. Get LOAD DIJ DIJ here:
#ZXSpectrum related art looking super smooth & clean pt.3 - before & after shown. Both from Carnell's 'Wrath of Magra' #RetroGaming
#ZXSpectrum related art looking super smooth & clean pt.2 - before & after shown. 1. Manic Miner 2. Maziacs #RetroGaming
#ZXSpectrum related art looking super smooth & clean pt.1 - before & after shown. #RetroGaming
If #ZXSpectrum artwork / adverts were made using real models, people, puppets etc instead of illustrations pt.11 1. Land of Ultimatum map 2. #OceanSoftware Xmas ad 3. The Boggit 4. Dark Sceptre #RetroGaming #UltimatePlayTheGame
If #ZXSpectrum artwork / adverts were made using real models, people, puppets etc instead of illustrations pt.11 1. Dynamite Dan II 2. Fred 3. Ant Attack 4. Scuba Dive #RetroGaming
If #ZXSpectrum artwork / adverts were made using real models, people, puppets etc instead of illustrations pt.10 1. Mag Max 2. Pud Pud 3. Zombie Zombie 4. H.E.R.O. #RetroGaming
If #ZXSpectrum artwork was made with real models instead of illustrations pt.9 1. Sacred Armour of Antiriad 2. Dynamite Dan 3. I, of the Mask 4. Dingo (by yours truly!) #RetroGaming
If #ZXSpectrum artwork was made with real photos instead of illustrations pt.6 1. Legend of Avalon 2. Dragontorc 3. Lords of Midnight 4. Doomdark's Revenge Released by #HewsonConsultants & #BeyondSoftware #RetroGaming
If #ZXSpectrum artwork was made with real photos instead of illustrations pt.5 1. Tir Na Nog 2. Dun Darach 3. Marsport 4. Heavy on the Magick All original art for #GargoyleGames. #RetroGaming
If #ZXSpectrum artwork was made with real photos instead of illustrations pt.4 1. Manic Miner 2. Jet Set Willy 3. Jet Set Willy II 4. Perils of Willy All original art by #RogerTissyman for #BugByte & #SoftwareProjects #RetroGaming
If #ZXSpectrum artwork was made with real photos instead of illustrations pt.2 1. Lord of the Rings 2. Everyone's a Wally 3. MOVIE 4. Hunchback #RetroGaming
If #ZXSpectrum artwork was made with real photos instead of illustrations pt.1 1. Alchemist 2. Mikie 3. Ghosts'n Goblins 4. Fairlight #RetroGaming
Super proud to have my grainy footage from 2005 included in the new 'Rik Mayall Magnificent B'stard' documentary on Sky Arts! I even got a credit! #SkyArts #RikMayall
What #ZXSpectrum game is Granny giving a go in this photo? Taken either at Christmas 1983 or 1984. I found it in my Google Photos folder so apologies if those are your relatives! #RetroGaming
Just received my copy of the new hardcover Gold edition of the #OceanSoftware book by Fusion Retro. This has 328 pages, compared to 264 in the original so there's loads of new content! I'm in it of course! 😁 Available to purchase here: fusionretrobooks.com/products/the... #RetroGaming
News article from (probably) sometime late 85 / early 86 from a local newspaper about #OceanSoftware. I had not seen that photo of Paul Owens, Jon Woods & David Ward down in the dungeons before! Thanks to Kevin Edwards for digging this up. #RetroGaming
Look at what some moron wrote today in a well known #ZXSpectrum forum about my #TotalRecall loading screen from 1990! Duhhh! #RetroGaming #OceanSoftware
Did you know I managed to get #OceanSoftware artist Mark K. Jones to draw the initials (NHCC) of the games shop I frequented (& worked in) on the loading screen to the 1st #Renegade game on the #AmstradCPC from 1987? If you didn't you do now and you can sleep at night! #RetroGaming
Agatha and her little sister Bonafide. #Drawing #Watercolour #Doodle
I didn't realise until recently that there's 2 slightly different versions of the artwork for 'Heavy on the Magick' on the #ZXSpectrum by #GargoyleGames in 1986. Look at the title of the book on the right & the man's right arm for a start. There's quite a few of them. #RetroGaming
Some more of my drawings now in colour #Cartoon #WaterColour #Doodle #Drawing
'Ralli Building', now demolished, the very 1st home of #OceanSoftware back in 1983 before moving to the more well known 6 Central Street. #RetroGaming
Here's another go at the #StarstrikeII art. I bought a copy of the physical magazine this advert was featured in - C&VG from Oct 1986. While it's a bit brighter the colours weren't printed in exactly the same place so, when blown up, it's a bit blurry. #ZXSpectrum #RetroGaming
And here's another 4 of my drawings now in colour! #Cartoon #WaterColour #Painting
Full version of the #StarstrikeII artwork. Previous best version (Pic2), taken from a shop poster, is partly obscured by screenshots but has the colours the right way round (green & brown). (Pic1) is unobscured but has the colour error, as did the inlay & all the adverts #ZXSpectrum #RetroGaming
I have never seen this earlier, crude attempt at hiding the 'GREEN BERET II' tag on #TheVindicator artwork before. Found in a game catalogue. 'STRIKE BACK'?? Ughhh! 1. Original art. 2. Catalogue ad. 3. Magazine ad. (still crude!) #OceanSoftware #ZXSpectrum #RetroGaming