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The Misleading World of Atari 2600 Box Art
Buffalo55 writes "These days, you don't have to worry about misleading box art, thanks to sophisticated video game graphics. In the 70s and 80s, though, companies tried to grab a consumer's attention with fancy artwork that bore no resemblance to the actual game. Atari, in particular, was one of the biggest offenders, particularly with its 2600 console."
^^^^^ Shame I posted as this is clearly worthy of some mod points.
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You mean they handed out acid to people to help them enjoy the game footage?
Or did you just reply to the first post (without even reading it) so that you would be at the top of the thread?
Mod parent down for stupidity.
Also, [citation needed]
Mod up for comedy first line.
Mod down for flamebait.
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In the 70s and 80s, though, companies tried to grab a consumer's attention with fancy artwork that bore no resemblance to the actual game.
You mean your box didn't have pages of perforated LSD blotters in the back of the manual? You got fleeced.
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