I am joined by Jan Hofmeister, who has spent years restoring for free, in particular point and click adventure game box art and posters – creating stunning print quality tributes to these classic titles. Titles from Lucas Arts, Adventure Soft and more in beautiful high quality using a variety of assets from the original box art, magazine full-page spreads, manuals and more.
Although the audio version of the podcast is still available, this is very much a visual presentation as Jan takes us through a selection of his work and details for the first time the processes and applications he uses for these restorations.
Topics include:
- How Jan became interested in restoring game box art and posters
- Jan’s fascination with Lucas Arts point and click adventure games
- The early days with the Commodore 128 and Maniac Mansion
- How it became a hobby and a skill
- The influence of Jurassic Park in computer graphics
- Restoration of Zak McKracken and the Alien Mindbenders process demonstrated
- Restoration of The Secret of Monkey Island process demonstrated
- Restoration of Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine process demonstrated
- Restoration of The Curse of Monkey Island up close
- Restoration of Simon the Sorcerer up close
- Jan’s work on the cover of Back to the Future: The Game
- The sad side of Jan’s restoration efforts
- How you can support Jan’s work
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Original post link: Game & Gadget Podcast #25 – Restoring Retro Game Posters with Jan Hofmeister, created by James Woodcock.
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