Legendary Ocean And US Gold Artist F. David Thorpe Has Passed Away Aged 84

“He was the one who set the benchmark”.

It has been revealed that F. David Thorpe, who created some of the most memorable ZX Spectrum loading screens for Ocean and US Gold, passed away earlier this year following a long illness. He was 84.

Thorpe was behind the amazing screen art for games such as Head Over Heels, Rambo, Spy Hunter, Hunchback 2, Batman and Green Beret, and was considered to be one of the masters of dealing with the system’s ‘colour clash’ limitations.

Read the full article on timeextension.com

“He was the one who set the benchmark”.

It has been revealed that F. David Thorpe, who created some of the most memorable ZX Spectrum loading screens for Ocean and US Gold, passed away earlier this year following a long illness. He was 84.

Thorpe was behind the amazing screen art for games such as Head Over Heels, Rambo, Spy Hunter, Hunchback 2, Batman and Green Beret, and was considered to be one of the masters of dealing with the system’s ‘colour clash’ limitations.

Read the full article on timeextension.com

 

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