Go Samus, Go!

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New Metroid piece that will be featured in Geekart.net's show, "8-Bit Champions" in Paris, France.



backstory:



Metroid holds a bit of a special place for me. I distinctly remember sitting in my basement as a kid, and watching my older brother play it (majority of original NES games are memories of watching him play it before I actually got my hands on experiencing the game for myself). Right after he'd just beaten the last level, Metroid reveals in the ending that --(ZOMG SPOILER?!?) Samus is actually a female under all that androgynous space-suit looking armor. That really got me, mainly because all of the games I'd been playing up until that point always starred a male character (Super Mario, Legend of Zelda, Mega Man etc.). And this female heroine was extremely awesome!



I tweaked Samus's armor some because it was looking a bit outdated (according to the original NES covers and manual booklets that came with the game).

Fairy Eater!

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"Full Health Restore"
13" x 19"

My new Legend of Zelda piece for the 25th year anniversary is finally finished! When Link touched fairies and made them disappear, this is how he got his health back ...right?

This will be in Gallery 1988's Old School Video Game Art show, invite poster is available here:

WARRIORS... COME OUT TO PLAY-AY!

New illustration I just finished of the Warriors (that film's still considered a cult classic, right?) This will be part of Gallery1988's Crazy 4 Cult 5 show down in LA. The opening reception is July 8th!