Favorite Box Art (Any Era) [Archive] - Retrogaming Roundtable

IntvGene

11-11-2003, 09:57 PM

What is your favorite box art in any genre or era? This one has to be my all-time, #1 fav:

http://www.intvfunhouse.com/activision/box/dreadnaught.jpg

It really describes the game well, and shows really conveys the feeling of what you are up against. It also doesn't cheat the buyer by showing stuff that isn't part of the game.

It's a shame, but I think that box art gets overlooked too often. I love it and consider it a great part of collecting. I love the cheesy, older stuff as well as the good ones. Then, of course, there are the blatant rip-off ones (Zellers, and the other pirates, for example).

Balloon Fight

11-11-2003, 10:02 PM

I really dont have a favorite box art, but i think that the art for Q-boy (NES) is pretty funny. Ill have to go check my collection. :)

digitalpress

11-11-2003, 10:05 PM

@IntvGene: That's a great choice. You know, when I think of great video game cover art, I think of Odyssey2, and when I think of a great Odyssy2 box, I think of Monkeyshines! It could be my fascination with monkeys again... but this is a COOL box.

http://www.digitpress.com/dpsightz/odyssey2/misc/monkeyshines.jpg

stonic

11-12-2003, 11:51 AM

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Darth Sensei

11-12-2003, 11:58 AM

The box art for some of the Civilization PC games by Sid are very well done too.

D

Oobgarm

11-12-2003, 12:07 PM

The car is shrouded in secrecy, waiting for an unveiling. Much like the game was at that time. Even the ads took part in it.

http://www.dustincarter.com/images/gt.jpg

I also think the PAL version is cool:

http://www.dustincarter.com/images/gtpal.jpg

jaydubnb

11-12-2003, 12:14 PM

I have two all time faves:
Soldier Blade. Sleek, kinda reminds of Macross....
http://www.geocities.com/jaydubnb/soldierblade.jpg

...and PCE/SNES Dracula X. I love how Richter looks like he's flipping Drac off lol
http://www.geocities.com/jaydubnb/draculacouv.jpg

Scoots

11-12-2003, 12:57 PM

DP took my answer! All the O2 boxes are really great in my opinion. Too bad the games don't quite match up to them...

chadtower

11-12-2003, 01:25 PM

JayDubnb: That's the PC Engine version.

My favorite box art of all time:

http://www.atariage.com/store/images/2600_ThisPlanetSucks_Image3.jpg

Zubiac666

11-12-2003, 01:54 PM

Burger Time (NES):
http://www.tomheroes.com/images/nesboxesburgertime.jpg
look at the egg! look at this EGG!! :above me:

Guardian Legend (NES):
http://www.tomheroes.com/images/nesguardian%20legend.jpg
one of the greatest piece of box-art I've ever seen!
O_O

Aswald

11-12-2003, 03:21 PM

The box for the Atari 2600 Adventure. We were sooo-o-oo-ooo eager to play that simple RPG when it came out...

stonic

11-12-2003, 05:42 PM

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MarioAllStar2600

11-12-2003, 05:55 PM

JayDubnb: That's the PC Engine version.

My favorite box art of all time:

http://www.atariage.com/store/images/2600_ThisPlanetSucks_Image3.jpg

i finally find myself agreeing with chad on something. It's the manual that wins me over. LOL

jaydubnb

11-12-2003, 05:59 PM

Doh! Youre right, Chad! I dont know how I fudged that one...it says PCE right on it LOL

Dire 51

11-12-2003, 06:15 PM

...but the same art was used for the SNES game. The only thing they did was change the logo.

Neil Koch

11-12-2003, 06:24 PM

I like the ones for GTA3/VC, they do a good job of incoroparting the game's style and art.

Dr. Morbis

11-12-2003, 06:51 PM

Speaking of broderbund, has anyone seen the box art for Raid on Bungeling Bay? What the heck is that guy/roboface/metallic frankenstein thing supposed to be? And what does it have to do with the actual gameplay? (where you control a helicopter and try to destroy factories in an overhead view). Very perplexing...

ShinobiMan

11-12-2003, 08:20 PM

http://www.planetnintendo.com/thewarpzone/boxes/ngaiden2f.jpg

This cover is always striking to me. It would look good as a movie poster.

MarioAllStar2600

11-12-2003, 10:39 PM

The box for NInja Gaiden 2 says 'Hard To Beat'. HAHAHAHhttp://smilies.sofrayt.com/1/c0/rotlaugh.gif[Automated by GetSmile] . How korny

Phosphor Dot Fossils

11-12-2003, 11:07 PM

I've gotta nominate the original box art from Ultimas II-V as well - awesome stuff. I don't have any scans of 'em to prove it though. :o

ShinobiMan

11-12-2003, 11:34 PM

Heh, I think when it says "Hard to Beat," it's referring to Tecmo's slogan.

buttasuperb

11-13-2003, 12:49 AM

It's not box art, but the label art on the SSF2x CPS2 cart is some of the best art ever.

http://www.buttasuperb.com/cps2mvs/cps2/ssf2xcart2.jpg

briskbc

11-13-2003, 02:46 AM

I like the SNES KOEI strategy games box art as well as the Japanese FF games and the C-64 AD&D games.

chadtower

11-13-2003, 08:51 AM

i finally find myself agreeing with chad on something. It's the manual that wins me over. LOL

Totally. The exasperation on his face is clear proof of just how much that manual sucks. We've all been there, too. I have that manual on the wall in my cube at work and I'm seriously considering blowing the image up and framing it.

Cafeman

11-13-2003, 11:03 AM

Here's my favorite for obvious reasons of ... it's my game, and the art is retro-fantastic!

http://www.atariage.com/5200/boxes/b_KoffiYellowKopter_SP_front.jpg

WiseSalesman

11-13-2003, 11:17 AM

http://www.gamespy.com/top10/january03/covers/10.jpg

I LOVE the box art on this game. What the HELL does the old guy with the banjo have to do with a space shooter? LOL

chadtower

11-13-2003, 11:26 AM

:above me: :above me: :above me: :above me: :above me:

Ed Oscuro

11-13-2003, 12:10 PM

What the HELL does the old guy with the banjo have to do with a space shooter? LOL

EVERYTHING.

Or close.

Or not.

I gotta find that game...lmao.

Also I've seen some other stuff in here that I hadn't before. W00t!

BTW @ Jaydubnb:

I like Eternal City's (http://dynamic5.gamespy.com/~japangaming/information.cgi?system=pcengine&base=eternalcity) artwork much better, but that one is certainly a winner for technique.

Balloon Fight

11-13-2003, 08:44 PM

Well now that ive looked over everything i own, i would say i like Dynamite Headdys art the most. It just looks cool to me with his head going crazy.

dreamcaster

11-13-2003, 10:40 PM

After having a look through my collection (in no particular order):

Daytona USA: Championship Circuit Edition (Saturn) - It just looks very slick.

Aqua Aqua: Wetrix 2 (PS2) - I'm very partial to cute covers! LOL

Outrun 2019 (Mega Drive) - It looks pretty cool.

Final Fantasy VIII (PSX) - I love the simplicity of FF game covers on PSX, and FFVIII has the best logo.

Soul Calibur (DC) - Very nicely done. The disc looks even better.

Sonic Adventure (DC) - I love it! The colours! So sexy!

Jet Force Gemini (N64) - The best N64 cover art.

Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire (N64) - Star Wars goodness, and very detailed.

Star Wars: Rogue Squadron (N64) - Another great Star Wars cover. I just love the X-Wing and then all the battle occuring on the ground.

Keep in mind that these are all PAL version covers. The NTSC versions probably differ.

stonic

11-14-2003, 12:01 AM

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Zubiac666

11-14-2003, 03:22 AM

http://www.gamespy.com/top10/january03/covers/10.jpg

I LOVE the box art on this game. What the HELL does the old guy with the banjo have to do with a space shooter? LOL

wtf?
Are u sure that this is real and no fake?
The pal version looks completly different(spaceship breaking through clouds and flying towards you)!
This dude is just sick.
@_@

Mayhem

11-14-2003, 05:37 AM

Two spring to mind...

http://lemon64.ayleen.nl/covers/full/last_ninja_remix.jpg

http://lemon64.ayleen.nl/covers/full/sentinel_(firebird).jpg

Dire 51

11-15-2003, 02:39 PM

Dire 51

11-15-2003, 02:39 PM

BrAInDeD

11-15-2003, 03:10 PM

Guardian Legend! i was playing that yesterday sweet ass game.

my fav box art has to be the MGS boxes dunno why they have a cool style of art http://www.mgearsolid.hpg.ig.com.br/mgs2.jpg
and theres also lots of diffrent boxes for that game.

BrAInDeD

11-15-2003, 03:10 PM

tom

11-16-2003, 06:40 AM

http://www.btinternet.com/~thomas.holzer/_notes/Odyssey/myodyssey5.jpg

The 4 Odyssey games from 1973:
Interplanetary Voyage, Brain Wave, W.I.N., Basketball.

Very innocent, very typical late 60's early 70's.

tom

11-16-2003, 06:40 AM

Sotenga

11-16-2003, 06:54 AM

http://www.vgmuseum.com/scans/c2sqf.jpg

Drac always looked a bit creepy in that pic. FYI, the CV Dungeon also points out that it looks a lot like the cover of this one Ravenloft novel:

http://www.classicgaming.com/castlevania/dstrahd.gif

O_O O_O O_O

Sotenga

11-16-2003, 06:54 AM

digitalpress

03-09-2004, 12:46 PM

* bumped *

Since the topic has re-surfaced in another thread.

Cmosfm

03-09-2004, 02:41 PM

http://www.retrogames.co.uk/stock/assets/images/N64_-_Sin___Punishment.jpg

Stole that one from K3V...It's pretty damn awesome!

And my fave is.....

http://www.gamersgraveyard.com/repository/nes/peripherals/images/arkanoid-box.jpg

robotriot

03-09-2004, 03:29 PM

Hooray, reposting ^^

http://omr.planet-d.net/trash/darkseed_low.jpg

Any other cool boxes? I was thinking of things like one Quake edition had tin boxes iirc and stuff like that :)

K3V

03-09-2004, 04:00 PM

http://www.retrogames.co.uk/stock/assets/images/N64_-_Sin___Punishment.jpg

Stole that one from K3V...It's pretty damn awesome!

No fair, give it back! :D

tholly

03-09-2004, 04:56 PM

http://www.gamespy.com/top10/january03/covers/10.jpg

I LOVE the box art on this game. What the HELL does the old guy with the banjo have to do with a space shooter? LOL

wow...that is some really weird box art...i really like that one. i kinda want that game now just to have one of the weirdest boxes i have ever seen

Packerfan66

03-09-2004, 05:05 PM

wtf?
Are u sure that this is real and no fake?
The pal version looks completly different(spaceship breaking through clouds and flying towards you)!
This dude is just sick.
@_@

Oh yes, that's most definitely real. For some bizarre reason, Kemco decided to use that artwork for the official US release. God only knows WHY, though...

I think it was made that way so customers would think WTF? Then go over to the game and take a look at what the game was about. Phalanx was a pretty average shoot wasn't it? I'm sure if they put a standard space ship picture nobody would have gave it a second look.

WiseSalesman

03-09-2004, 05:45 PM

I certainly wouldn't havce noted it for any reason other than the cracked-out box-art.

Kroogah

03-09-2004, 07:26 PM

http://shop.himeya.com/products/ps2_ou/popn_music8/popn_music8.jpg

http://www.vonelgg.com/Simon/images/nba%20street%202%20cover.jpg

Famidrive-16

03-10-2004, 04:03 PM

http://www.gamespy.com/top10/january03/covers/10.jpg

I LOVE the box art on this game. What the HELL does the old guy with the banjo have to do with a space shooter? LOL

I remember reading an interview with the photographer of that. Apparently it was made to look as if the guy saw the plane and was like 'WHOA!', like it just zoomed over him. The guy was having some heart problems at the time or something tho, and couldn't really give a good expression.

but still, WTF LOL

EndlessChris

03-10-2004, 05:11 PM

I just bought Phalanx the other day and I thought the cover art was just rediculous. Like, you can tell they were going for a "Hey, that old guy doesn't notice the spaceship whizzing past!" kind of thing, but it's really freaking dumb. I mean, did Kemco really think more copies would sell if they used "Crazy Hilbilly Banjo Man," as the box art rather than focusing on the actual game?

Oh, and Phalanx itself is pretty mediocre.

lurpak

02-11-2005, 05:12 AM

http://66.148.84.13/~lurpak/collection/42/9d_3.jpg
http://66.148.84.13/~lurpak/collection/42/3a_3.jpg

atomicthumbs

02-11-2005, 06:37 AM

http://www.digitpress.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=569287#569287. Don't want to miss out on The Ropers!

Jumpman Jr.

02-11-2005, 06:55 AM

I think Tropical Trouble (or most of the Imagic games) have awsome box/cart art. (at least the ones that have pictures on them do...)

KJN

02-11-2005, 10:41 AM

Some of them.

http://www.nintendo.no/japan/annet/n64cover/perfectdark.jpg
http://image1.play-asia.com/350/PA.03856.014.jpg
http://images-eu.amazon.com/images/P/B00005UJSY.02.LZZZZZZZ.jpg
http://kim.c64.org/covers/full/bubble_bobble_%28firebird%29.jpg
http://kim.c64.org/covers/full/archon.jpg
http://kim.c64.org/covers/full/last_ninja.jpg

Tron 2.0

02-11-2005, 11:17 AM

http://www.classicgaming.com/castlevania/box-cv1.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v389/MetalSlug01/contraf.jpg
Castlevania&Contra my all time favorites :)

Tron 2.0

02-11-2005, 11:28 AM

Bump two more!
http://www.vgmuseum.com/scans/scans2/berzerk.jpg
http://www.vgmuseum.com/scans/scans2/missilecommand.jpg
Atari did a pretty good job back then for, the 2600 art covers.

NESVIDIOT

02-11-2005, 12:04 PM

I love most of the Famicom and Super Famicom box art- the Japanese get such bright beautiful boxes compared to their American counterparts.
http://www.gamersgraveyard.com/repository/nes/history/images/famicom/good/Super_Mario_Bros._box.jpg

mr_nihilism

02-11-2005, 02:38 PM

http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2004-9/821174/disgaea.jpg

poloplayr

02-11-2005, 03:54 PM

OMG !!!! That japanese Perfect Dark is...amazing. Is that really the boxart and not some magazine ad???

KJN

02-11-2005, 04:28 PM

OMG !!!! That japanese Perfect Dark is...amazing. Is that really the boxart and not some magazine ad???
It's the boxart.
http://perfectdark.detstar.com/jpd/box.gif

It would make a great wallpaper.
http://perfectdark.detstar.com/jpd/jpdgraphic.gif

drummy

02-11-2005, 06:55 PM

GREATEST BOX ART EVER:

http://61.197.171.6/nbcs/palet_img/0029381u.jpg

donnie

02-14-2005, 12:42 PM

http://exotica.fix.no/gallery/games/images/s/ShadowOfTheBeast.jpg
http://exotica.fix.no/gallery/games/images/s/ShadowOfTheBeast2.jpg

donnie

02-14-2005, 12:45 PM

http://exotica.fix.no/gallery/games/images/b/BeneathASteelSky.jpg
http://exotica.fix.no/gallery/games/images/f/Flashback.jpg

donnie

02-14-2005, 12:49 PM

http://exotica.fix.no/gallery/games/images/c/ChaosEngine.jpg
http://exotica.fix.no/gallery/games/images/a/Anarchy.jpg
http://exotica.fix.no/gallery/games/images/a/Awesome.jpg

donnie

02-14-2005, 12:52 PM

Amiga and especially psygnosis games had some of the coolest boxarts imo.

This was before everything got ruined by cheap euroanime and prerenders.

Zubiac666

02-14-2005, 02:08 PM

hey I got a new one!

badaa-BOOM:
http://images-eu.amazon.com/images/P/B00009P50Z.03.LZZZZZZZ.jpg
:D :D :D
NOTE: That's the PAL boxart from RE4.
hehe
We(euros) might get the games later but at least we get better boxarts.

PrototypeFC3S

02-20-2005, 01:50 AM

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v233/PrototypeFC3S/jet_set_radio_jap-front.jpg

Nuf said.

KJN

02-25-2005, 07:56 AM

Another one

http://image3.play-asia.com/350/PA.14765.001.jpg

Dimitri

04-21-2005, 03:46 AM

http://img244.echo.cx/img244/2972/slps017626jq.jpg

SamuraiSmurfette

04-21-2005, 08:52 AM

I liked this one for the same reason I like that Perfect Dark box.

http://images.channeladvisor.com/Sell/SSProfiles/40000049/Images/cube_secondsight.jpg

Speedy_NES

06-03-2005, 07:18 AM

I like a lot of the boxes for NES games...thanks to lots of unlicensed games with interesting boxes, and some licensed ones with box art that spreads onto the sides (you get to see the complete picture when you flatten the boxes).

A few nice boxes: ;)

Dungeon Magic - flattened box
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y203/Speedy_NES/DungeonMagic-Box-Front.jpg

Operation Desert Storm - is that Saddam Hussein? ;)
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y203/Speedy_NES/OperationSecretStorm-Box-Front.jpg

Deathbots - looks like the cover for a cheesy 80's action flick ;)
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y203/Speedy_NES/Deathbots-Box-Front.jpg

-Speedy[/img]

Bronty-2

06-03-2005, 09:16 PM

I like a lot of the boxes for NES games...
-Speedy[/img]

for nes boxes I like:

- genghis khan
- contra
- destiny of an emperor
- snow bros
- ghosts n goblins!!
- stinger
- wild gunman