WTB Videogame art: Mad Stalker

Hi there,

My name's Glenn.

Firstly, deepest apologies if I should really have posted this in the General Discussion Forum.

I realize the title of this forum is specifically for For Sale items so if I have made a mistake, please could I ask for one of the moderators or admin to move this topic to general discussion?

Thanks.

Just a quick introduction:
I'm actually a video game collector so my interest in artwork comes from an overlap with that hobby.
I enjoy collecting not just the games themselves but anything related to the development of them be it prototype versions or original artwork.

I don't actually own any cels myself right now but I do own quite a lot of concept artwork and several full size paintings which were used in the development of a few different games.

I recently stumbled on some finished auctions over at Mandarake for a game called Mad Stalker: Full Metal Force.

It was published by Family Soft in Japan and developed by Fill-In-Cafe.

There were four different versions developed for Sharp X68000, FM Towns, PC Engine and Playstation.

The PC Engine version was published by NEC and jointly developed by Kogado Studio.

I realize this info might seem pointless, but I'm hoping that if anyone is able to help, it might be easier to trace any info.

Anyway, I'm looking to buy if at all possible any original artwork made for this game, specifically any of the admittedly gorgeous Hanken cels shown in each of the five Mandarake listings below:

https://ekizo.mandarake.co.jp/auction/item/itemInfoEn.html?index=532547

https://ekizo.mandarake.co.jp/auction/item/itemInfoEn.html?index=532562

https://ekizo.mandarake.co.jp/auction/item/itemInfoEn.html?index=324476

https://ekizo.mandarake.co.jp/auction/item/itemInfoEn.html?index=323472

https://ekizo.mandarake.co.jp/auction/item/itemInfoEn.html?index=292860

The mech designs were created by Tatsumi Minegishi and the artwork from the Sharp version was actually done by Toshihiro Kawamoto.

If anyone has any of this art and would be open to negotiate a price for it I'd be very grateful.

I'd even be happy for any info regarding the whereabouts of any Mad Stalker art and promise not to hassle the owner if they would not wish to sell.

Thanks so much for your time.

I've only ever seen this artwork come up on Mandarake auctions. Your best bet is to stalk Mandy's listings. They'll likely list more at some point. And that's often how it goes. One person/business gets a whole pile of artwork from a show or game and releases it slowly online over the course of a few years, piece by piece.
Good luck! ^_^

Thank you for the response.

I am going to keep an eye on their listings and hopefully some more come up at some point.

I've since had a response from Mandarake, and they've informed me that even though all of the items had bids, not all of them were sold to winning bidders.

Some have been returned to the original owners...

Here's hoping they're relisted at some point or I can get in contact with those owners.