Scott’s mini paintings (3″ x 5″ each) offer a whimsical take on the confrontations between classic video game characters and their various nemeses. Dig Dug tries to make friends with Pooka and Fygar instead of exploding their insides, while Frogger contemplates how exactly he’ll jump onto that damned log so he can make it home from work once again. Back in the day, I pumped so many quarters into Moon Patrol, that the moon buggy vs. happy rock scene is my personal favorite.

While the original paintings have already found good homes, for $100 you can get your hands on a set of 5 mini prints (limited to just 30 per edition), signed and numbered by Campbell over on A Paper Tiger If you want a set for your wall, you’d better hurry.

]]> http://technabob.com/blog/2008/08/25/great-showdowns-of-the-8-bit-era-video-game-art/feed/ 0 http://technabob.com/blog/2008/06/06/pac-man-art-shows-life-outside-the-maze/ http://technabob.com/blog/2008/06/06/pac-man-art-shows-life-outside-the-maze/#comments Fri, 06 Jun 2008 11:40:12 +0000 Technabob http://technabob.com/blog/?p=2445 I always wondered what Pac-Man and his entourage did when they weren’t busy chasing each other around that maze. Thanks to the wacky and warped mind of illustrator Scott Campbell, we finally get a glimpse of Pac ‘N Pals outside the confines of their familiar corridors.

Scott’s whimsical Pac-Man illustrations show the iconic gaming characters in a number of everyday (depending on what your days are like) situations, from recreating the Napoleon Dynamite bike jump scene to trying out some fabulous new hair-dos.

The current series, entitled Pac Man Set 2, is available in sets of five limited-edition giclee mini prints (2.75″ x 2.75″ each) over at Gallery 1988 for just $65 a set.

Be sure to check out Scott’s other works over on his website.