Every year around this time, Japanese indie game retailer/shopfront Meteor holds an exhibition called Famicase. the goal? Exhibit designs and illustrations of cartridge art for games that do not exist. Artists from all over the world participate, submit their entries and each year Meteor selects the best to display in the store.
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However, since the exhibition is in Tokyo, most readers will not be able to see it. no matter! Meteor has been kind enough to post the entries on their website each year, so we are free to see just how good each one is.
like Every year I have for What does 1000 years look like?, this post highlights some of my favorite entries from this year.Works from local artists, works from overseas artists, and even Kotaku Readers who have kindly sent in successful submissions.
If you want to see all entries, here is the gallery sitein the meantime You can also purchase the entire collection of lovely books from Meteor 1430 yen (about $10). Anyway, it’s time to submit!
One final note here is that the essence of Famicase is to imagine a game that doesn’t exist, and the focus is simply on creating a great looking piece of cartridge art to hang on your wall (or in a book). It means that it is placed. That doesn’t mean these games aren’t made. as previously mentioned, The Game By Its Cover jam is held annually, asking developers to turn some of these concepts into real, playable games..
