An Iconic Piece Of Gaming Artwork Just Fetched A Princely Sum At Auction

If you were an arcade operator 45 years ago, your first look at a game that would change the history of the medium came in the form of a humble sales flyer . On the front was a detailed cartoon illustration that envisioned the game's premise: an ape throwing barrels down scaffolding, a terrified damsel in distress posing behind it, and a smug, mustachioed man in overalls posed to indicated that he was going to take that mad monkey down.