De acordo com a conta VGDensetsu no Twitter, Mick McGinty, artista responsável por várias capas icônicas em videogames, faleceu. O anúncio foi feito pelo seu filho no Facebook.
Como você pode ver nos exemplos abaixo, McGinty fez as capas de Street Fighter II para SNES e Mega Drive, Streets of Rage 2 e 3, Kid Chameleon e vários outros jogos.
Mick McGinty had also done illustrations for Sega games such as Streets of Rage 2 (cover art + an unused cover art proposal) and the US version of the 3rd episode: pic.twitter.com/zDIVqfQHWY
— VGDensetsu (@VGDensetsu) September 19, 2021
Other games illustrated by Mick McGinty:
Shining Force I
Traysia
Chicago Syndicate pic.twitter.com/B88PVnnvLH— VGDensetsu (@VGDensetsu) September 19, 2021
A few more illustrations by Mick McGinty:
Sol Feace
Monster Bass
Off World Interceptor Extreme
Battle Cars pic.twitter.com/NU5gzD5ugr— VGDensetsu (@VGDensetsu) September 19, 2021