Triptych: A Better Tomorrow

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"Tiny Adventures" by Jón Kristján Kristinsson

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"Marillo de Oro" by Jorge Eduardo Ruiz

"Yummy Tentacle Cereals" by Bob Mosquito

I've featured Jón Kristján Kristinsson's "Use Verb On Noun" series before, but this was just too awesome to pass up. He keeps making great art, and I keep posting it. Way of the world. His tumblr is worth checking out if you have fond memories of LucasArts and Sierra adventure games.

Showcase: Bruno Alves' Minimal Game Posters

As you may be aware, I am a sucker for a good minimalist poster, and this set by Bruno Alves is particularly impressive. I especially like the World Ends With You, Phoenix Wright and Day of the Tentacle posters, but they're all a step above. Check out the link below for more.

[Minimal Game Posters by Bruno Alves]

Showcase: Jón Kristján Kristinsson's "Use Verb on Noun" Series

Syd, Bernard, Razor and the Edisons, "Maniac Mansion" (1987)

Purple Tentacle, Bernard, Hoagie and Laverne, "Day of The Tentacle" (1993)

Sam and Max, "Sam & Max Hit The Road" (1993)

Bobbin Threadbare, "Loom" (1990)

Manny Calavera and Glottis, "Grim Fandango" (1998)

Roger Wilco, "Space Quest" (1986)

Gwydion and the Wizard Manannan, "King’s Quest III: To Heir is Human" (1986)

Prince Alexander and Vizier Abdul, "King’s Quest VI: Heir Today, Gone Tomorrow" (1993)

Josef, "Machinarium" (2009)

Winston Churchill and Lord Kelvin, "1899: Steam & Spirit" (2011)

Ben and Dan, "Ben There, Dan That" (2008) / "Time Gentlemen, Please!" (2009)

Jón Kristján Kristinsson's "Use Verb on Noun" series, of which this is only a small sampling, is brilliant. I have fond memories of almost all of these games, from Manannan's abuse of poor Gwydion as the latter goes about his household chores to Bobbin Threadbare's swan fixation to the wacky psychotic Edisons and Fred Edison's mutant lab assistant Purple Tentacle. Take a look at Jón's website to see the entire series.

[Use Verb on Noun]

Triptych: S.C.U.M.M. (VM)

"Corley Motors Chrome Logo" (Full Throttle) (t-shirt) by Daniel Rubinstein

"Frothy Root Beer" (The Secret of Monkey Island) by Hillary White

"Lethal Weapons" (Sam & Max Hit The Road) (t-shirt) by Scott Weston

Triptych: Pushin' Daisies

"In The Department of Death" by A.J. Hateley

"Grim Fandango Poster" by Julien Godin

"Rubacava" by Scott Weston

NES Chucks and LucasArts Ties by Maya Plisetskaya

"NES Chuck Taylors"


"Maniac Mansion Tie"


"Manny Calavera (Grim Fandango) Tie"

[Maya Plisetskaya's DeviantArt page]


WANT. Especially those Nintendo Chucks. I loves me some Chucks and frankly, these are much more appealing than the officially-sanctioned Super Mario Bros. Chucks (though let's be honest, I wouldn't turn up my nose at those, either.)