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More Terrible Box Art

Posted by Zonk on from the tommy-lasorda's-grinning-maw dept.

Press the Buttons has an article up discussing some of his least favorite Nintendo box art. The article is a follow-up to a box art column on Gamespy. From the article: "I eventually did get the game, but it never occurred to me how unexciting this box art actually was until sometime later. How did SNK expect this to sell? 'Mom, Mom, I want the game starring Lee Trevino that's endorsed by the U.S. National Video Game Team!' I hope that SNK's target audience was adults here, because if not then they have only themselves to blame."

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  1. Master System Games by generic-man · · Score: 4, Insightful

    I just looked at the Gamespy article and was (re)introduced to the wonders of Sega Master System box art. Minimalistic cartoon art against a graph-paper background! Large serif fonts!

    Good God, Lotus 1-2-3 looked like more fun than Sega Master System games did.

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  2. Re:This box cover? by Johnso · · Score: 2, Insightful

    He's holding a gun??? MegaMan? My favorite ROM is now ruined...

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  3. Re:Dead on by DavidD_CA · · Score: 2, Insightful

    What's amazing to me is that MegaMan 2 actually had cut scenes and manual artwork that clearly depicted what MegaMan looks like, and even the cartoony aspect of the art.

    Not this creepy-looking dude with the hand gun, and psuedo-realistic artwork.

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