Hello and welcome to another amazing episode of RGDS.
Today we have a really special episode with us interviewing Mark R. Jones. An Ocean artist who did such classics as
Wizball, Gryzor (Contra), Vindicator to name but a few.
Mark is still an avid collector of all things Spectrum and keeping things preserved. He is also currently working on a tell all book of his time in Ocean and new Spectrum games. So come and listen to this great interview…
Show Note Links…
Mag Max
Spectrum : https://youtu.be/UeNItAhG8Nk
NES : https://youtu.be/2Cibw6zjFNA
Original Arcade : https://youtu.be/xY5RWq3Goj0
Bob Wakelin Box Art : http://www.worldofspectrum.org/pub/sinclair/games-inlays/m/MagMax.jpg
NES Box Art: https://gamefaqs.akamaized.net/box/4/1/2/49412_front.jpg
Wizball
Spectrum : https://youtu.be/yMjhhzJ23yA
C64 :https://youtu.be/uK82X9VlE38
Mark R Jones Explains how to play : https://youtu.be/pvHQ31DuDFg
Bob Wakelin Box Art : http://www.worldofspectrum.org/pub/sinclair/games-inlays/w/Wizball.jpg
Ocean Draw : https://youtu.be/289mF5XO_I0
Gryzor
Gryzor (Spectrum) : https://youtu.be/KT5sZxc0R3s
Contra (Original Arcade) : https://youtu.be/rD9G7OCmsfk
Bob Wakelin Box Art : http://www.worldofspectrum.org/pub/sinclair/games-inlays/g/Gryzor.jpg
Vindicator:
Vindicator (Spectrum) : https://youtu.be/wJ5XM-MfgH8
Box Art : http://www.worldofspectrum.org/pub/sinclair/games-inlays/v/VindicatorThe.jpg
Keith Chegwin Interview: https://youtu.be/J_v784WnAE4
Keith Chegwin Behind the Scenes:
Part One: https://youtu.be/s_I-wnX7ZPo
Part Two: https://youtu.be/MQeT24UNLjE
Part Three: https://youtu.be/DZDTJAaMXJc
Part Four: https://youtu.be/5WTAJea5cxk
Part Five: https://youtu.be/o04y4JnZq8o
Part Six: https://youtu.be/N2YNSb2ecoY
Rambo 3:
Atari-ST: https://youtu.be/LzPOhnUs9EU
Dragon Ninja:
Spectrum: https://youtu.be/9dYAx0h9e5Y
Arcade (Original) : https://youtu.be/9lpI5DUG_rg
Gazza 2:
Amiga: https://youtu.be/wA0xrXXHR4o
Spectrum: https://youtu.be/I_xa37MLLEA
Total Recall:
Amiga :https://youtu.be/4L37EzoxPas
Unfinished scrapped version of Total Recall (that Mark R Jones worked it) : https://youtu.be/xl-9yQj4qDw
Flood 2 (Unfinished):
Video of animated art: https://youtu.be/85lLgIY8h0Q
Full links to art on the unfinished game: http://www.gamesthatwerent.com/2010/09/flood-2/
Dingo:
Spectrum: https://youtu.be/RjuD5biEiQY
Arcade (Original): https://youtu.be/qAaGFR9JhWM
Mark R Jones Links:
Mark R Jones You Tube Channel (So much great stuff here): https://www.youtube.com/user/mlucifersam/videos
Mark R Jones artwork (unpublished stuff here) : http://zxart.ee/eng/authors/m/mark-r-jones/
Mark R Jones personal Spectrum collection :https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0BzSzDdO15y7FNldkZWRXMVh5SFU