Freeze frame, my poster collection, part 8…

Today’s collection of posters is for mostly western games. Many of these I got from the E3. I’ve said it before but I really miss that expo. I was the west coast correspondent on Planet Tony Hawk.com and when I could I’d secure an autograph for the site founder Trevor “Slateman.” Here’s an autographed poster I sent to him. It had Mike Vallely's autograph, along with Bob Burnquist, Lyn-Z Adams Hawkins, and I'm not sure who the last one was.

I loved all the games in the series but do think the high point was Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 2. By the time Underground 2 came out the series was feeling burned out. I blame Activision for that because Neversoft was made of talented developers that could have done any genre well.

I’m not big on first person, or third person shooters, but I do think the Borderlands designs were great.

Burning Road was one of those early Playstation games that captured the spirit of the great arcade racers. It felt like Sega Rally and Ridge Racer’s little brother. It gave me hope that other studios were going to create some knock out experiences for the home.

I never saw or played Exarch (Exarth?) but I was, and will always be a fan of Joe Mad’s art. I was happy to get an autographed poster at the E3.

I think this God of War poster came with a magazine. It’s hard to believe it’s almost 20 years old.

I’m also not a fan of Grand Theft Auto or Saints Row-type games but I am a fan of luchador hijinks.

I'm a big fan of skateboarding, not only in game form, but in real life as well. I attended the premier of the Mike Vallely documentary titled DRIVE. He was kind enough to sign this poster for me.

One of the greatest games I've ever played deserved a series. Sadly Crimson Skies came and went relatively quickly. It's a shame too, there was such potential to make it a franchise, I dare say on par with the Star Wars Rogue Squadron.

Are there any old western video game posters in your collection? I’d like to read about it in the comments section. As always if you would like to sponsor me please visit my Patreon page and consider donating each month, even as little as $1 would help make better blogs and even podcasts!