Marc Ericksen
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| Marc William Ericksen |
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| Place of birth: United States |
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| Role(s): Cover artist[1] |
| Education: ArtCenter College of Design (197x-1975; BA Fine Arts)[2] |
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Marc William Ericksen is an American illustrator[3] and former video game cover artist, known for creating the Western artwork for popular Mega Drive games such as Thunder Force II, G-LOC, Herzog Zwei, and many others.
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Career
Ericksen began creating artwork for video game packaging, peripherals, and ephemera as early as 1982, illustrating the cover artwork for Brøderbund's first five titles. Over the next twenty years, he went on to create nearly 150 pieces of artwork for over 30 different game companies.[5] Among his favorite Sega illustrations are those for G-LOC, Steel Empire, Herzog Zwei, and Super Baseball 2020.[6]
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In addition to his work in the game industry, Ericksen has also produced full-color artwork for corporations as diverse as Intel, United Airlines, Varian, Del Monte, and dozens more.
Production history
- Thunder Force II (Mega Drive; 1989) — Cover artist (US/EU)
- Herzog Zwei (Mega Drive; 1989) — Cover artist (US/EU)
- Space Harrier (Game Gear; 1991) — Cover artist (US/EU)
- The Steel Empire (Mega Drive; 1992) — Cover artist (US/EU)
- G-LOC: Air Battle (Mega Drive; 1993) — Cover artist (US/EU)
- James Pond II: Codename RoboCod (Mega Drive; 1991) — Package Illustration[7]
- James Pond II: Codename RoboCod (Mega Drive; 1991) — Cover artist (US/EU)
- James Pond II: Codename RoboCod (Game Gear; 1993) — Cover artist (US)
- B.O.B. (Mega Drive; 1993) — Cover artist
- Racing Aces (Mega-CD; 1993) — Cover artist
- Aerobiz Supersonic (Mega Drive; 1994) — Cover artist (US)
- Super Baseball 2020 (Mega Drive; 1993) — Package Illustration[8]
- Space Harrier (32X; 1994) — Cover artist (US)
- Tempo Jr. (Game Gear; 1995) — Cover artist (US/EU)
- Nuclear Rush (Mega Drive; unreleased) — Cover Artwork By
Interviews
- Interview: Marc Ericksen (2018-06-11) by Retro Video Gamer
- Interview: Marc Ericksen (2018-12-06) by Sega-16
Artwork
- Main article: Artwork by Marc Ericksen
Photographs
- Main article: Photos of Marc Ericksen
External links
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 http://www.marcericksen.com
- ↑ Interview: Marc Ericksen (2018-06-11) by Retro Video Gamer
- ↑ http://www.marcericksen.com/ (Wayback Machine: 2001-03-02 06:51)
- ↑ https://www.retrogameart.com/2012/12/how-would-you-like-free-print.html (Wayback Machine: 2023-12-11 03:25)
- ↑ https://www.sega-16.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Interview-Marc-Eriksen-11.jpg
- ↑ Interview: Marc Ericksen (2018-12-06) by Sega-16
- ↑ File:James Pond II MD credits.pdf
- ↑ File:Superbaseball2020 md us manual.pdf, page 45
