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Ive done this before but felt its been long enough. Post some opinions of you favorite and the crappiest box art. To this day one of my favs is still:
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awesome. i guess i should edit to best/worst box art
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Any of the early Mega Man games should fill the worst cover art slot.
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i think that ones awesome. i dont even remember that game
i think that ones awesome. i dont even remember that game
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I gotta say Saints Row has always had a special place in my heart as one of the best/worst covers in a game ever. It just feels like such a forced stereotypical 90's picture of young, teenage, gang culture that it reminds me of days of DARE....
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I don't think anyone is tough enough for that game.
I don't think anyone is tough enough for that game.
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[quote name='Rei no Otaku']I don't think anyone is tough enough for that game.[/QUOTE]
That's why no one bought it. They saw the box and slowly backed away, knowing they weren't tuff e nuff.
That's why no one bought it. They saw the box and slowly backed away, knowing they weren't tuff e nuff.
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Phalanx - SNES - Seriously, what the hell were they thinking? The guy on the cover is just as surprised as us that he's on it.
Suikoden - PSX - One of the best RPG's for the PSX. It's no wonder it didn't do as well as enthusiasts look back and wanted it to have done. Who are those people? They look NOTHING like the people in the game. It's like they were running out of time and just decided, "Hey I know, let's just run into a medievel cosplay softcore porn shooting and take all kinds of pictures before the clothes come off. I'm sure they won't mind if we share rights."
Strider - Sega Genesis - I can't even describe this better than 1up.com can, so I'll just quote them. "It's like the publishers shouted a description to the artist while they drove by really fast and he couldn't make out most of it with all the engine noises and the Doppler shift. "Sword guy! Other guys! ... domes... Vroom!..." "... What?" And then he just used some art he did 30 years ago for a sci-fi novel that never got published. They even got the sword wrong! You know - The sword that's actually part of the damn logo!
Friday the 13th NES - This wouldn't be too bad, if not for the fact that there were fluorescent rainbow colors in the background. I mean what's the point of all that? I guess you'd understand if you actually played Friday the 13th on NES, because about 15 minutes in, you're wondering if the makers of the game were on PCP when they made it. The cover gives you that shed of security you needed.
Wonder Boy III The Dragon's Trap - Sega Master System - It makes you wonder, when you play this game, why on the cover the monsters look terrified of Wonder Boy. (One might also wonder why one of the Bubble Bobble dragons is making a cameo) Until you figure it out - He's not wearing any pants. I'd be afraid too.
Fester's Quest - NES - The sad thing is, this was actually a decent platform game. But look at the cover art? I wonder if that spider on his face had some kind of paralysis poison, and half of Fester's face got paralyzed in the process. He's not grinning, he's crying for help. He was probably running toward the camera man for an antibiotic or something, which would explain the EXTREME close up. Why the hell is he wearing lipstick?
By Popular Demand! Mega Man 1 - NES - Wow, what a butt load of miscommunication this public relations meeting must have been. I'd imagine the people at Japanese had a really crappy translator that just said, "blue person, big gun powers, future, use you imaginations". Because that's the only explanation I could feasibly understand. Is he 4 feet tall wearing a big kids sweater? Or is it one of those powered sweater sleeves from Back to the Future that Marty's son wears. I don't even want to ask where the yellow came from or why Mega Man's a 43 year old man that looks like my high school assistant principal.
Suikoden - PSX - One of the best RPG's for the PSX. It's no wonder it didn't do as well as enthusiasts look back and wanted it to have done. Who are those people? They look NOTHING like the people in the game. It's like they were running out of time and just decided, "Hey I know, let's just run into a medievel cosplay softcore porn shooting and take all kinds of pictures before the clothes come off. I'm sure they won't mind if we share rights."
Strider - Sega Genesis - I can't even describe this better than 1up.com can, so I'll just quote them. "It's like the publishers shouted a description to the artist while they drove by really fast and he couldn't make out most of it with all the engine noises and the Doppler shift. "Sword guy! Other guys! ... domes... Vroom!..." "... What?" And then he just used some art he did 30 years ago for a sci-fi novel that never got published. They even got the sword wrong! You know - The sword that's actually part of the damn logo!
Friday the 13th NES - This wouldn't be too bad, if not for the fact that there were fluorescent rainbow colors in the background. I mean what's the point of all that? I guess you'd understand if you actually played Friday the 13th on NES, because about 15 minutes in, you're wondering if the makers of the game were on PCP when they made it. The cover gives you that shed of security you needed.
Wonder Boy III The Dragon's Trap - Sega Master System - It makes you wonder, when you play this game, why on the cover the monsters look terrified of Wonder Boy. (One might also wonder why one of the Bubble Bobble dragons is making a cameo) Until you figure it out - He's not wearing any pants. I'd be afraid too.
Fester's Quest - NES - The sad thing is, this was actually a decent platform game. But look at the cover art? I wonder if that spider on his face had some kind of paralysis poison, and half of Fester's face got paralyzed in the process. He's not grinning, he's crying for help. He was probably running toward the camera man for an antibiotic or something, which would explain the EXTREME close up. Why the hell is he wearing lipstick?
By Popular Demand! Mega Man 1 - NES - Wow, what a butt load of miscommunication this public relations meeting must have been. I'd imagine the people at Japanese had a really crappy translator that just said, "blue person, big gun powers, future, use you imaginations". Because that's the only explanation I could feasibly understand. Is he 4 feet tall wearing a big kids sweater? Or is it one of those powered sweater sleeves from Back to the Future that Marty's son wears. I don't even want to ask where the yellow came from or why Mega Man's a 43 year old man that looks like my high school assistant principal.
damn i forgot how gay that strider cover was lol. worse thing was back in the nes era and some in the snes era kids bought games based on covers alone so unless you had a cool friend with nintendo power or some other magazine you were sol if you got stuck with a crap game.
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one of the best has to be: pop : the two thrones.
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most of the US Turbografx case/box art...lol
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Fester's Quest - NES - The sad thing is, this was actually a decent platform game. But look at the cover art? I wonder if that spider on his face had some kind of paralysis poison, and half of Fester's face got paralyzed in the process. He's not grinning, he's crying for help. He was probably running toward the camera man for an antibiotic or something, which would explain the EXTREME close up. Why the hell is he wearing lipstick?
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whoa, Fester must be looking at some good hentai! (but fester's quest was an overhead action game, not a platformer.)
Fester's Quest - NES - The sad thing is, this was actually a decent platform game. But look at the cover art? I wonder if that spider on his face had some kind of paralysis poison, and half of Fester's face got paralyzed in the process. He's not grinning, he's crying for help. He was probably running toward the camera man for an antibiotic or something, which would explain the EXTREME close up. Why the hell is he wearing lipstick?
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whoa, Fester must be looking at some good hentai! (but fester's quest was an overhead action game, not a platformer.)
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This has been bugging the hell out of me. What is that floating face in the background with the sunglasses and moustache!?
This has been bugging the hell out of me. What is that floating face in the background with the sunglasses and moustache!?
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i also like these two hitman ones:
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[quote name='buffdrew84']i also like these two hitman ones:
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The Hitman 2 cover is nice as well, but not the first one.
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The Hitman 2 cover is nice as well, but not the first one.
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Two I like:
and the bad:
and the bad:
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[quote name='asianxcore']Two I like:
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i like the digital devil saga2 one, but the nocturne one is nothing special.
and the bad:
i like the digital devil saga2 one, but the nocturne one is nothing special.
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That megaman cover actually looks pretty cool; I'm guessing it's a PAL version and must've come out much later than the US version because the art actually resembles the characters in the game.
I can never stand the sight of the PS2 Bust A Move cover with the baby wearing sunglasses and with a marble in it's mouth. I'll take badly drawn art over that anyday.
That megaman cover actually looks pretty cool; I'm guessing it's a PAL version and must've come out much later than the US version because the art actually resembles the characters in the game.
I can never stand the sight of the PS2 Bust A Move cover with the baby wearing sunglasses and with a marble in it's mouth. I'll take badly drawn art over that anyday.
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Bad recent boxart:
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Strider Turbulance wins.
I love the old crappy box art, but lets face it, ALL oldschool games have horrible box/cover art. Game companies had no idea about graphic design back then. Lets see some horrible artwork from newer games, where companies should know better.
This one immediately springs to mind. It scares me!
This one immediately springs to mind. It scares me!
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[quote name='Puffa469']This one immediately springs to mind. It scares me!
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Mobygames.com?
As for the FIFA 08 art, is it just or does the guy on the right have his hand a little too close to his crotch? The guy in the middle looks like someone just shoved a boot up his ass.
As for one of the worst I've seen, has to be this game:
Mobygames.com?
As for the FIFA 08 art, is it just or does the guy on the right have his hand a little too close to his crotch? The guy in the middle looks like someone just shoved a boot up his ass.
As for one of the worst I've seen, has to be this game:
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Not all old games had crappy box art. Atari VCS games had awesome box art . . . that belied the actual game itself.
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yeah the kh box art was awesome its one of the few screensavers i actually put on my pc. damn awesome game too too bad the sequel sucked. btw does anyone know who sings the songs for the kh games?
yeah the kh box art was awesome its one of the few screensavers i actually put on my pc. damn awesome game too too bad the sequel sucked. btw does anyone know who sings the songs for the kh games?
Thats the very pic I linked to in the post above yours? Does it not display properly when you click the spoiler tag???
[quote name='tangytangerine']Mobygames.com?
As for the FIFA 08 art, is it just or does the guy on the right have his hand a little too close to his crotch? The guy in the middle looks like someone just shoved a boot up his ass.
As for one of the worst I've seen, has to be this game:
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[quote name='tangytangerine']Mobygames.com?
As for the FIFA 08 art, is it just or does the guy on the right have his hand a little too close to his crotch? The guy in the middle looks like someone just shoved a boot up his ass.
As for one of the worst I've seen, has to be this game:
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[quote name='Puffa469']Thats the very pic I linked to in the post above yours? Does it not display properly when you click the spoiler tag???[/quote]
None of the images from mobygames.com load correctly. Look at Penguinmaster's post on the 2nd page, his pics did the same thing as your pics did. It gives a white box saying mobygames.com.
None of the images from mobygames.com load correctly. Look at Penguinmaster's post on the 2nd page, his pics did the same thing as your pics did. It gives a white box saying mobygames.com.
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[quote name='lokizz']yeah the kh box art was awesome its one of the few screensavers i actually put on my pc. damn awesome game too too bad the sequel sucked. btw does anyone know who sings the songs for the kh games?[/quote]
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The background is a magiceye image (IE a 3D image pops out if you stare at it right).
Stlyish, iconic, with a cool gimmick. Just my type of cover.
Stlyish, iconic, with a cool gimmick. Just my type of cover.
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Great game, but damn! There's next to nothing on the cover! They can just take out the title and I'd be looking at a white space.
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Halo 3 regular edition boxart is terrible? wtf? It's not anything super special, but it's pretty nice looking. I'm not crazy about the LE, but that's another story.
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