+adamantyr Posted May 25, 2018 Share Posted May 25, 2018 So, here's a question... In the 1988 Texcomp catalog (the one with blue header text on the cover), the picture of Tunnels of Doom is as follows: Okay, so, I have only ever seen the classic pixel cover in the TI early marketing design, before they got artists to do more colorful covers for their games. Was this just a mock-up by the Texcomp guys, or did such a cover really exist? Has anyone ever found one? And any idea what the source of the artwork was? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ti99iuc Posted May 25, 2018 Share Posted May 25, 2018 I noted it too, but never found in the years, i am also curious to know if someone has it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+OLD CS1 Posted May 25, 2018 Share Posted May 25, 2018 It looks like a mock-up given its lack of "flair" other new-style manuals possess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+adamantyr Posted May 25, 2018 Author Share Posted May 25, 2018 My guess is that it's a mock-up... but the artwork is NOT amateur. I suspect it may have been lifted (all the figures and the nearly unseen dragon) from other sources and then put against a backdrop. Note that it is VERY much like the title screen of Tunnels of Doom, with the fighter out front, the wizard just behind and the rogue behind with a crossbow, and steps. The art ALMOST looks like Jim Holloway, which was very popular and prevalent in Dragon magazine, D&D modules, and other sources. I have yet to find any definitive matches of the characters though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Ksarul Posted May 25, 2018 Share Posted May 25, 2018 I remember seeing this cover (in color) in at least one TI advertisement, but I have never seen an actual copy of it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+adamantyr Posted May 25, 2018 Author Share Posted May 25, 2018 If it was original TI artwork, that makes sense. They clearly hired some decent artists to do covers for Parsec, Alpiner, Slymoids, and so forth. (Although they also failed to give artistic credit in the manuals, just saying "staff at Texas Instruments".) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toucan Posted May 26, 2018 Share Posted May 26, 2018 I believe this cover was shown in-color on the cover of that 1983 software booklet. I remember it looking a lot more eye popping though, so the black/white might have made it not look as good. If anyone has that 1983 software booklet (the one that has the Imagic & MBX games in it, and I think was packaged with the MBX carts) if you could post up a scan it would be neat to see. I always wanted to see that manual in person as it was very cool looking. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+adamantyr Posted May 26, 2018 Author Share Posted May 26, 2018 Which 1983 software booklet, from TI directly you mean? I'd love to see that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toucan Posted May 26, 2018 Share Posted May 26, 2018 Which 1983 software booklet, from TI directly you mean? I'd love to see that! Yes, from TI directly. It's that one that is square in shape (not the larger style brochures). That's where I first noticed it. It's in the collage of manuals on the front cover. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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