Bob WAKELIN
Passed away on January 21, 2018.
Created artwork for Ocean, Imagine and Adventure International.
Games
Other video game related works
Gallery Part 1
Gallery Part 2
Gallery Part 3
Gallery Part 4
Gallery Part 5
Gallery Part 6
Gallery Part 7
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Games (in alphabetical order)
Adidas Championship Football (Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum – 1990)
Cover art for the European version (Source: Listed among the Wakelin artwork he was looking for in 2013)
Alien Olympics 2044 AD / formerly known as Martians (Game Boy – 1994)
Cover art for the European version (Source: mentioned by the artist in an interview)
Athena (ZX Spectrum, Commodore 64 – 1987)
Cover art, logo design (Source: mentioned by the artist in an interview)
Batman (Amstrad CPC, MSX, ZX Spectrum – 1986)
Cover art, logo design (Source: listed in the artist’s online shop)
Batman: The Caped Crusader (Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum – 1988, Apple II, Atari ST, DOS – 1989)
Cover art, logo design (Source: mentioned by the artist in an interview)
Beach Volley (Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, ZX Spectrum – 1989)
Cover art (Source: Listed among the Wakelin artwork he was looking for in 2013)
Billy the Kid (Amiga, DOS – 1990)
Cover art, logo design (Source: mentioned by the artist in an interview)
Cabal (Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, DOS, ZX Spectrum – 1989)
Cover art + logo design for the European version (Source: mentioned by the artist in an interview)
.Note: logo based on the original version
Caterpilla (VIC-20, ZX Spectrum – 1983)
Cover art (Source: mentioned by the artist in an interview)
Cavelon (Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum – 1984)
Cover art, logo design (Source: mentioned by the artist in an interview)
Central Intelligence (DOS – 1994)
Cover art, logo design (Source: mentioned by the artist in an interview)
Chase H.Q (Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, MSX, ZX Spectrum – 1989)
Cover art for the European version (Source: listed in the artist’s online shop)
Chinese Juggler (Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum – 1984)
Cover art, logo design (Source: mentioned by the artist in an interview)
Choplifter III: Rescue Survive (SNES – 1994)
Cover art for the US and European versions (Source: mentioned by the artist in an interview)
Comic Bakery (Commodore 64 – 1986)
Cover art, logo design (Source: mentioned by the artist in an interview)
Cosmic Wartoad (ZX Spectrum – 1985)
Cover art, logo design (Source: listed in the artist’s online shop)
Daley Thompson’s Decathlon (Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum – 1984, Amstrad CPC – 1985)
Cover art, logo design (Source: mentioned by the artist in an interview)
Daley Thompson’s Olympic Challenge (Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, DOS, ZX Spectrum – 1988)
Cover art (Source: listed in the artist’s online shop)
Daley Thompson’s Super Test (Amstrad CPC, BBC Micro, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum – 1985)
Cover art (Source: listed in the artist’s online shop)
Digger Dan (ZX Spectrum – 1983)
Cover art (Source: Listed among the Wakelin artwork he was looking for in 2013)
Elf (Amiga, Atari ST- 1991, DOS – 1992)
Cover art for the European version (Source: mentioned by the artist in an interview)
Epic (Atari ST, Amiga, DOS – 1992)
Cover art (Source: mentioned by the artist in an interview)
Eskimo Eddie (Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum – 1984)
Cover art (Source: listed in the artist’s online shop)
F.A. Premier League Football, AKA Lothar Matthäus: Die interaktive Fußballsimulation / European Champions (DOS, Amiga – 1993, Atari ST – 1994)
Promotional illustration for the UK version (probably also meant to be used for the cover) (Source: mentioned by the artist in an interview)
Fight Night (Atari 400-800, Commodore 64 – 1986)
Cover art + logo design for the European version (Source: listed in the artist’s online shop)
Firefly (Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum – 1988)
Cover art (Source: Listed among the Wakelin artwork he was looking for in 2013)
Flashpoint (ZX Spectrum – 1987)
Cover art, logo design (Source: mentioned by the artist in an interview)
Flyer Fox (Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum – 1984)
Unused cover art + logo design (Source: mentioned by the artist in an interview)
Frankie goes to Hollywood (Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum – 1985, Amstrad CPC – 1986)
Cover art (Source: listed in the artist’s online shop)
Logo design (Source: Ocean – The History, p246)
G.U.T.Z. (Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum – 1988)
Cover art, logo design (Source: mentioned by the artist in an interview)
Galivan (Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum – 1986)
Cover art, logo design (Source: listed in the artist’s online shop)
Gift From the Gods (ZX Spectrum – 1985)
Cover art, logo design (Source: mentioned by the artist in an interview)
Gilligan’s Gold (Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum – 1984)
Cover art, logo design (Source: mentioned by the artist in an interview)
Green Beret (Amstrad CPC, ZX Spectrum, MSX, Commodore 64, DOS – 1986)
Cover art + logo design for the European version (Source: listed in the artist’s online shop)
Gryzor, AKA Contra / 魂斗羅 (Amstrad CPC, ZX Spectrum – 1987, Commodore 64, DOS, NES – 1988)
Cover art + logo design for the US and European versions (Source: mentioned by the artist in an interview)
Head over Heals (Amstrad CPC, Atari 8-bit, MSX, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum – 1987, Atari ST, Amiga – 1989)
Cover art + logo design for the European version (Source: listed in the artist’s online shop)
Highnoon (Commodore 64 – 1984)
Cover art, logo design (Source: mentioned by the artist in an interview)
Highlander (Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum – 1986)
Cover art (Source: mentioned by the artist in an interview)
Hollywood Collection, AKA Les Stars d’Hollywood (Atari ST, Amiga, DOS, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum – 1990)
Cover art (Source: signature found on the artwork)
Hunchback (Oric – 1983, Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, MSX, VIC-20, ZX Spectrum – 1984)
Cover art, logo design (Source: listed in the artist’s online shop)
.note: Later used for Super Hunchback (Game Boy – 1992)
Hunchback II: Quasimodo’s Revenge (Commodore 64 – 1984, Amstrad CPC, ZX Spectrum – 1984)
Cover art, logo design (Source: mentioned by the artist in an interview)
Hunchback: The Adventure (Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum – 1986)
Cover art, logo design (Source: listed in the artist’s online shop)
Hyper Sports (Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum – 1985)
Cover art (Source: mentioned by the artist in an interview)
International Open Golf Championship (Amiga, Amiga CD32, DOS – 1993)
Cover art, logo design (Source: mentioned by the artist in an interview)
Island of Death (Oric – 1984)
Cover art, logo design (Source: mentioned by the artist in an interview)
It’s a Knockout (Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum – 1986)
Cover art (Source: listed in the artist’s online shop)
Ivanhoe (Atari ST, Amiga – 1990)
Cover art, logo design (Source: mentioned by the artist in an interview)
Jonny and the Jimpys (Commodore 64 – 1984)
Cover art, logo design (Source: mentioned by former Ocean developer Mark R. Jones)
Kid Chaos (Amiga, Amiga CD 32 – 1994)
Unused cover art, created when the game was called Kid Vicious (Source: mentioned by the artist in an interview)
Kong Strikes Back! (Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum – 1984, Amstrad CPC – 1985)
Cover art (Source: mentioned by former Ocean developer Mark R. Jones)
Laser Basic (ZX Spectrum – 1986)
Logo design (Source: mentioned by former Ocean developer Mark R. Jones)
Legend of Kage (Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum – 1986)
Cover art, logo design (Source: Listed among the Wakelin artwork he was looking for in 2013)
Lost Patrol (Amiga – 1989, Atari ST – 1990, DOS – 1991)
Cover art (Source: signature found on the artwork)
MagMax (Commodore 64 – 1986, Amstrad CPC, ZX Spectrum – 1987)
Cover art (Source: mentioned by the artist in an interview)
Match Day, AKA International Match Day (ZX Spectrum – 1984, Amstrad CPC, BBC Micro – 1985, Commodore 64 – 1986)
Cover art (Source: mentioned by the artist in an interview)
Match Day II (Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, MSX, ZX Spectrum – 1987)
Cover art (Source: listed in the artist’s online shop)
Miami Vice (Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum – 1986)
Unused cover art + logo design (Source: mentioned by the artist in an interview)
Midnight Resistance (Amiga – 1989, Atari ST, DOS, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC – 1990)
Cover art + logo design for the European version (Source: listed in the artist’s online shop)
Mikie (Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum – 1986)
Cover art (Source: mentioned by the artist in an interview)
Moon Alert (ZX Spectrum – 1984)
Cover art (with Blair Wilkins) (Source: listed in the artist’s online shop)
Movie (Amstrad CPC, ZX Spectrum – 1986)
Cover art, logo design (Source: mentioned by the artist in an interview)
Mr. Nutz / ミスターナッツ (SNES – 1993, Mega Drive, Game Boy – 1994, GBC – 1999)
Cover art (Source: listed in the artist’s online shop)
Character illustration, logo design (Source: mentioned by the artist in an interview)
Mr. Nutz + Ocean logo featured in an ad (Source: mentioned by the owner of the original artwork)
Mr. Wimpy: The Hamburger Game (BBC Micro, Commodore 64, Oric, ZX Spectrum – 1984)
Unused cover art (Source: mentioned by the artist in an interview)
Mutants (Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum – 1987)
Cover art + logo design for the European version (Source: )
N.O.M.A.D (Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum – 1986)
Cover art, logo design (Source: listed in the artist’s online shop)
NARC (Amiga, Atari ST, Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum – 1990)
Cover art for the European version (Source: listed in the artist’s online shop)
Nightmare Rally (ZX Spectrum – 1986)
Cover art (Source: listed in the artist’s online shop)
Operational Thunderbolt (Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum – 1990)
Cover art for the European version (Source: listed in the artist’s online shop)
Operation Wolf (Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Amiga, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum – 1988)
Cover art, logo design and manual cover for the European version (Source: listed in the artist’s online shop. Alternate version)
Pang (Atari ST, Amiga, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum – 1990, Amstrad CPC – 1991)
Cover art + logo design for the European version (Source: listed in the artist’s online shop)
Parallax (Commodore 64 – 1983)
Cover art + logo design for the European version (Source: listed in the artist’s online shop)
Parasol Stars (Atari ST, Amiga, NES, Game Boy – 1992)
Cover art + logo design for the European version (Source: listed in the artist’s online shop)
Phantom Club (Amstrad CPC, ZX Spectrum – 1988)
Cover art, logo design (Source: listed in the artist’s online shop)
Plotting (Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum – 1990)
Cover art, logo design (Source: Listed among the Wakelin artwork he was looking for in 2013)
Pogo (ZX Spectrum – 1983)
Cover art + logo design (Source: listed in the artist’s online shop)
Psycho Soldier (Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum – 1988)
Cover art, logo design (Source: listed in the artist’s online shop)
Pud Pud in Weird World (ZX Spectrum – 1984)
Cover art, logo design (Source: listed in the artist’s online shop)
Rainbow Islands (Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum – 1990, NES – 1992)
Cover art + logo design for the European version (Source: listed in the artist’s online shop)
Rastan (Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, DOS, ZX Spectrum – 1988)
Cover art for the European version (Source: listed in the artist’s online shop)
Renegade (Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum – 1987, Atari ST, Amiga, DOS – 1988)
Cover art for the European version (Source: listed in the artist’s online shop)
Renegade III (Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum, MSX – 1989)
Cover art, logo design (Source: listed in the artist’s online shop)
Road Frog (Oric, ZX Spectrum – 1983)
Cover art, logo design (Source: mentioned by the artist in an interview)
Roland’s Ratrace (Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum – 1985)
Cover art, logo design (Source: listed in the artist’s online shop)
Royal Birkdale Championship Golf (ZX Spectrum – 1983)
Cover art (Source: mentioned by the artist in an interview)
Shadow Warriors, AKA Ninja Gaiden (Amstrad, Atari ST, Amiga, Commodore 64, DOS, ZX Spectrum – 1990)
Cover art + logo design for the European version (Source: listed in the artist’s online shop)
Slap Fight, AKA A.L.C.O.N. (Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum – 1987)
Cover art for the European version (Source: listed in the artist’s online shop)
Sleepwalker (Amiga, Amiga CD32, Atari ST, Commodore 64, DOS – 1993)
(Source: )
Sly Spy (Commodore 64, Atari ST – 1989, Amiga, Amstrad CPC, ZX Spectrum – 1990)
Cover art, logo design (Source: listed in the artist’s online shop)
Space Gun (Atari ST, Amiga, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum – 1992)
Cover art, logo design (based on the original version) (Source: Listed among the Wakelin artwork he was looking for in 2013)
Striker (Atari ST, Amiga, SNES – 1992, Amiga CD 32 – 1994)
Cover art (Source: Listed among the Wakelin artwork he was looking for in 2013)
A slightly retouched version was used for the cover of World Cup Striker (SNES – 1994), Soccer (Game Boy – 1994) and Striker ’95 (DOS – 1995)
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Stunt Bike (Commodore 64 – 1984)
Cover art (Source: listed in the artist’s online shop)
Super Bowl (Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum – 1986)
Cover art (Source: listed in the artist’s online shop)
Super Huey UH-IX (Commodore 64 – 1985, Apple II, Atari 400-800 – 1986, DOS – 1988, Atari 7800 – 1989)
Cover art (Source: listed in the artist’s online shop)
Super Soccer (Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum – 1986, Amstrad CPC, – 1987)
Cover art (Source: listed in the artist’s online shop)
Tai-Pan (Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, DOS, MSX, ZX Spectrum – 1987)
Cover art (Source: mentioned by former Ocean developer Mark R. Jones)
Tank (Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum – 1987)
Cover art (Source: Listed among the Wakelin artwork he was looking for in 2013)
Target: Renagade (Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum – 1988, NES – 1990)
Cover art (Source: )
Tennis (ZX Spectrum – 1986)
Cover art (Source: listed in the artist’s online shop)
Terra Cresta (ZX Spectrum – 1986)
Cover art (Source: listed in the artist’s online shop)
The Dam Busters (Commodore 64, MSX, ZX Spectrum – 1985, Amstrad CPC – 1986)
Cover art for the European version (Source: listed in the artist’s online shop)
The Games ’92 – España (Amiga, Atari ST, DOS – 1992)
Cover art (Source: listed in the artist’s online shop)
The Great Escape (Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum – 1986, DOS – 1987)
Cover art (Source: listed in the artist’s online shop)
The NewZealand Story (Amstrad, Atari ST, Amiga, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum – 1989, NES – 1991)
Cover art + logo design for the European version (Source: )
The Transformers (Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum – 1985)
Cover art, logo design (Source: )
The Untouchables (DOS – 1990)
Promotional illustration featured at the 1990 ECTS, presumably meant to be used as the game’s cover (Source: listed in the artist’s online shop)
Vindicator: Green Beret II (Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum – 1988)
Cover art, logo design (Source: mentioned by former Ocean developer Mark R. Jones)
Voyager (Amiga, Atari ST – 1989)
Cover art (with Gary McNamara) (Source: listed in the artist’s online shop)
WEC Le Mans (C64, MSX, ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC – 1988)
Logo design? (Source: Listed among the Wakelin artwork he was looking for in 2013)
Where Time Stood Still (DOS – 1987, Atari ST, ZX Spectrum – 1988)
Cover art, logo design (Source: listed in the artist’s online shop)
Whirlinurd (Atari 400-800, Commodore 64 – 1985)
Cover art, logo design (Source: listed in the artist’s online shop)
Wizadore (BBC Micro – 1985)
Cover art, logo design (Source: listed in the artist’s online shop)
Wizball (Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, DOS, PC Booter, ZX Spectrum – 1987, Atari ST, Amiga, 1988)
Cover art, logo design (Source: )
Wizkid (Atari ST, Amiga, DOS – 1992)
Cover art, logo design (Source: )
World Series Baseball (E), AKA The Slugger (Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum – 1985, PC Booter – 1986)
Cover art (Source: listed in the artist’s online shop)
World Series Basketball (ZX Spectrum – 1985)
Cover art (Source: listed in the artist’s online shop)
Other video game related works
Computer & Video Games – June 1984 (Magazine)
Cover art (Source: mentioned by former Ocean developer Mark R. Jones)
Computer & Video Games – August 1984 (Magazine)
Cover art (Source: signature found on the artwork)
Computer & Video Games – February 1985 (Magazine)
Cover art (Source: signature found on the artwork)
Imagine unused logo
(Source: listed in the artist’s online shop)
Laguna unused Logo
(Source: mentioned by former Ocean developer Mark R. Jones)
.Note: Laguna was the publisher in charge of Distributing Ocean games in Germany.
Ocean banners
for display at the Ocean stand at a computer games show in the early 90s (Source: mentioned by former Ocean developer Mark R. Jones: 1, 2, 3)
Ocean logo (~1984)
The chromed version, created shortly after the original one (Source: mentioned by the artist in an interview)
Scott Adams – Adventure International
Promotional illustration (Source: signature found on the artwork)
Sonic: The Story (book – 1994)
Cover art (Source: credited in the book)
Sonic the Hedgehog: Robotnik’s Oil (book – 1994)
Cover art (Source: credited in the book)
Games
Other video game related works
Gallery Part 1
Gallery Part 2
Gallery Part 3
Gallery Part 4
Gallery Part 5
Gallery Part 6
Gallery Part 7