The Phantom was a license that I worked on as a side scroller for the SNES and Genesis back in ’93 and ’94. I have included a few of the designs I did for the characters and mecha in the game. Notice that the signature is “Babs” – It was around this time that my boss gave me the moniker of “BMAN”, but I hadn’t yet started using it sign art.
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Col. Humphrey "Mars" MacArthur and NPCS - 1993
This was a design for one of the major antagonists in the game. Mars is in command of a newly designed flying battleship, a ship he intends to use to his own military advantage with help from an unscrupulous corporation. The other two designs are for unnamed NPCs.
Army and Terrorist - 1993
The top design was used as the main military gear of Col. Mars' men. The lower design was that of a terrorist leader that the player encounters as a "mini-boss." Note the chain sword!
Cyber Gangs - 1993
These were a couple of bad guys for the game. The first is a cybered-up street thug. The second was the gang leader and a level "mini-boss."
Mutant Soldier - 1993
Mutant soldiers created in secret labs. These were fun to design and animate. The mutants sit in tanks in the background, looking all under lit and creepy, then break out and attack the player as the Phantom passes by.
Battleship Prometheus - 1993
This battleship design evolved from one my own designs for a different project, but changed to fit into the Phantom universe. Col. Mars tests the battleship's main gun and its effect on humans by firing onto one of the less desirable sections of the city - the results covered up as an industrial accident. The object in front of the gun is a car, shown for scale. The player assaults the ship by entering the main gun's barrel!
Graft Mecha Config 01 - 1993
Graft was a cyborg character from the show that could attach his upper body into robots and other mechanical forms. I took the basic design for his basic exo-suit from the show and made a beefed up military version for the game.
Graft Battle Ship Core Boss - 1993
When the player reaches the core of the Prometheus battleship they must fight Graft, who controls the ship from its heart. The mechanical arm at the top was a separate sprite element that was laid over the bio-mechanical body.
Train Boss Spider Mecha - 1993
This was done for an end boss encounter in the subways beneath the city. The phantom fought the large mecha from the top of a destroyed subway car as it goes rushing through the tubes. The spider unfolds its arms to reveal twin gattling guns.
Spider Biot and Power Loader - 1993
This guy was a drone security mecha that could roll on any floor, wall, or ceiling in the game. It rose and spun on its legs to fire. The power loaders came in two types, civilian and military.
Mutant of Goo Boss - 1993
This was a boss designed to re-use some of the elements from the Graft Battleship Core Boss.
Maxwell Sr Boss Head - 1993
The Phantom can fight the head of Maxwell Industries in the game - literally! The player must fight his head, eventually riding on its scalp as Maxwell destroys the room around you.
LAMDA Boss - 1993
The Phantom must stop a missile from destroying its target - by hitching a ride on it! The player must enter the missile and blow up the core to stop it.
Experimental Chamber and Military Transport - 1993
The chamber used by the Triads to experiment of humans. The SMV (Space Marine Vehicle) transports marines who can drop down by rappelling wires.