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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. Dead on by Apreche · · Score: 4, Interesting

    He's dead on about Mega Man. Mega Man 2 is probably my favorite game ever. But it had the most terrifying box art you ever saw. It's just wrong.

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  2. Blaster Master by superpulpsicle · · Score: 2, Interesting

    This game had by far the worst Art. You have the hottest, arguably the most supreme combat vehicle of all time in Sophia.

    Yet Sunsoft put a giant beast on the cover. The ugliest one with a sniper rifle target. There is no sniper rifle in the game.

    http://bmunderground.chaosr.com/gfx/02_images/ads/ blsmbxf.jpg

  3. wasteland by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Interesting

    Best box ever = Wasteland for the Apple II:

    http://www.mobygames.com/game/wasteland/cover-art

    The old album-style packaging had it all: excellent cover establishing the tone of the game, ornate illustration of a decimated Las Vegas on the inside panels, and a photo of the game designers in post-apocalyptic gear carrying weapons.

    Best ever. No contest. Nothing comes close.