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Wallpapers for Chrono Trigger, one of my personal top 3 RPGs for the Super Famicom (or SNES) – undoubtedly a very skewed list since I have only completed the same number of RPGs for that console – Chrono Trigger, Super Mario RPG and Final Fantasy V.

© Square Enix Co, Ltd

Memorable characters and an engaging storyline with a time travelling theme made this one of the most unforgettable RPGs I’ve ever played for any platform – spunky crossbow-wielding princess Marle being my favourite character. In terms of storyline and plot progression, one of the better RPGs that I played recently and heartily recommend would be SCP’s freeware RPG Exit Fate released just a while back (read my impressions).

© Square Enix Co, Ltd

Download these wallpapers from the official site for Chrono Trigger (look under Downloads).

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There’s a lot of free-to-play MMORPGs nowadays – so many that I always see at least one ad for these games everytime I visit any games-related site (a good example is The Download Munkey, at least on Thursdays that is ) and that’s exactly how I found Atlantica Online

© Ndoors Interactive Inc

While the concepts and wallpapers aren’t distinctive enough to scream Altantica Online when you look at them, unlike how the art for major players such as Lineage II or Guild Wars do, the artworks here are of a consistently high quality (and high-res to boot). On top of that, there’s a generous selection of concepts and wallpapers available (24 wallpapers in total) at the official site with more in the fansite kit.

© Ndoors Interactive Inc

Now on to the concepts for Atlantica Online. The one below is my absolute favourite – a warrior monk wearing lamellar armour. This must be the coolest monk character concept for any game that I’ve ever seen

© Ndoors Interactive Inc

Download the Atlantica Online concepts, wallpapers and fansite kit.

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Dissidia : Final Fantasy is a long overdue fighting game featuring the heroes and villains from each of the Final Fantasy games from first Final Fantasy to Final Fantasy XI.

Final Fantasy V was the only one that I completed but I can neither recognize Bartz Klauser or Exdeath in both wallpapers – one for the forces of Cosmos and the other for Chaos.

© Square Enix

In contrast, Cloud and Sephiroth from Final Fantasy VII are instantly recognizable despite the fact I never played the game

Download these wallpapers from the official website for Dissidia : Final Fantasy (choose Cosmos or Chaos and then click Multimedia)

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A small selection of my favourite wallpapers from this year’s Dominance War IV art competition. The general theme for most of the entries takes on a decidedly darker and more morbid feel than previous years’ works with a host of imaginative infernal or mechanical implements of death and destruction being entered for Dominance War IV.

There’s a total of 29 wallpapers in all but I’ll just feature my favourite five – you can check out the rest at the Dominance War website. The selection below also exhibits a personal bias towards 2D concept art – hence the total absence of any of the wallpapers featuring the 3D entries – they’re not bad of course, just that I prefer 2D

I’ve attempted to provide links to the Dominance War IV entry page and personal website for the artist of each of the featured wallpapers below for those interested in exploring further

© Tu Bui

Tu Bui @ 2buiart.com (DW IV page)

© Fedor Losev

Fedor Losev @ feddark.deviantart.com (DW IV page)

© Huang Guang Jian

Huang Guang Jian @ hgjart.com (DW IV page)

© Chung Yee Ling

Chung Yee Ling @ syncmax.deviantart.com (DW IV page)

© Simon Dominic

Simon Dominic @ www.painterly.co.uk (DW IV page)

Download these and other Dominance War IV wallpapers. The champions and other entries for Dominance War IV can also be viewed here.

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What better way to introduce a yet unfeatured artist here at The Download Munkey than to overload your senses with lots of delicious eye candy Let’s just say all this is a brillant masterstroke by artist Steve Argyle to win the hearts of new minions (as he affectionately refers to the subscribers of his mailing list like me).

With his recent release of 65 wallpapers featuring 55+ different pieces of Steve’s awesome work for the likes of Legend of the Five Rings, Magic : The Gathering and Dungeons & Dragons, I’m pretty sure hordes of new minions will be eagerly flocking to his website and mailing list

A preview of some of my favourite wallpapers.

© Steve Argyle

Chuda Ruri of the Snake Clan from the Legend of the Five Rings.

© Steve Argyle

A gigantic samurai gets his moustache cleaned in Return of the Shogun.

© Steve Argyle

The Kaiu Wall which guards the Crab Clan from the beasts beyond.

© Steve Argyle

Nightlife in Scorpion City.

Don’t like samurai? How about some Star Wars instead? Perhaps Darth Vader suits your taste better

© Steve Argyle

There’s more in the Star Wars section including an awesome Rohlan Dyre commissioned for the Knights of the Old Republic Campaign Guide, a Star Wars RPG supplement.

© Steve Argyle

Maybe, sci-fi’s not your cup of tea? Good old fantasy should do the trick then, like this lithe Naya Battlemage from the Shards of Alara expansion set for Magic : The Gathering.

© Steve Argyle

Age of Tyranny (above) and Dwarf Barbarian from Dungeons & Dragons.

© Steve Argyle

This small selection of artwork is just the tip of the iceberg – there’s plenty more eye candy at Steve Argyle’s official site. And if 1600×1200 wallpapers are not enough, you always have the option to purchase prints of your favourite artworks

Check out Steve Argyle’s official website or head down right to the wallpaper collection.

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