Metal Jesus Posted July 31, 2015 Share Posted July 31, 2015 Take a rare look at our favorite vintage Atari 2600 boxes and cover art with The Immortal John Hancock & Metal Jesus Rocks. GAMES SHOWN: Marauder Demon Attack Tanks but no Tanks Threshold Pitfall! (signed by David Crane) Mega Force Missile Command Radar Lock Vanguard Return of the Jedi: Death Star Battle Gyruss Space Invaders Tac/Scan Dark Chambers I realize on this particular forum, the boxes may not be unusual...but for most casual collectors...they rarely see some of these boxes. What did you guys think of the video? 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+wongojack Posted July 31, 2015 Share Posted July 31, 2015 Cool topic! I can't wait to watch this later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
high voltage Posted July 31, 2015 Share Posted July 31, 2015 (edited) If you like Science Fiction, you gotta love the ITT Perry Rhodan covers Anyway, good choice (well you missed out on X Man) Edited July 31, 2015 by high voltage 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimakis Posted August 1, 2015 Share Posted August 1, 2015 Hi MetalJesus. Check out the Label for Millipede. Pretty cool, in my opinion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nutsy Doodleheimer Posted August 1, 2015 Share Posted August 1, 2015 Excellent video and a great thread discussion. I always thought to myself Space Invaders is identical to Boston's debut album. The 2600 in my opinion has the best boxes and artwork. The Atari and Activision boxes and art are some of the best. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+wongojack Posted August 1, 2015 Share Posted August 1, 2015 Great video! It isn't memorable to me from childhood, but I think the Basic Programming box does a nice job of sparking your imagination. I also really like the Adventure box. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skippy B. Coyote Posted August 1, 2015 Share Posted August 1, 2015 Very cool video! Those were all fantastic examples of the wonderful artwork found on so many Atari 2600 games. A few of my favorites that weren't covered in the video are: Adventure This is one of those games where the box art immediately lays out the entire premise of the game with one glance, and it looks awesome. There's some knights setting out on a quest from a yellow castle towards a maze full of treasures and keys, which is guarded by a dragon. That's pretty much Adventure in a nutshell, and it's a great game for anyone who is into high fantasy. Berzerk I've loved the artwork on Berzerk ever since I was a little kid in the late 80's, and it always spurred my imagination to form a bigger and detailed view of the world inside in the game then just what the pixels on the screen showed. Also, any game that includes a comic book based on the game is automatically cool (or "rad" if you rather, since this was the 80's). Secret Quest The box art on this one always boggled my mind, but in the best kind of way. At first glance it looks like there's a guy running around on a spaceship (which is about to self destruct), completely naked save for a pair of black spandex underwear, a helmet, body paint, and a nipple piercing; and he's fighting this Tyrannosaurus rex/rhinoceros hybrid thing with a lightsaber. Upon closer inspection you realize he is actually wearing a suit and that's a badge of some kind on his chest (not a nipple piercing), but it's still great art either way. I also like how the box shows that this was the only game made specially for the Atari 2600 that Atari founder Nolan Bushnell had involvement in the creation of. On top of all that it's a fantastically fun game, and the only Atari 2600 game I can think of that actually has a password system to save and load your game. It's an arcade style rendition of The Legend of Zelda in space, with lightsabers and dinosaurs to boot, and that is just half a dozen different kinds of awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FOX2600 Posted March 27, 2017 Share Posted March 27, 2017 (edited) Great video! I love seeing Nolan on the cover of Secret Quest Crypts of Chaos, Pitfall!, BASIC, and Alien are among some of my favorite covers Edited March 27, 2017 by FOX2600 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metal Jesus Posted March 27, 2017 Author Share Posted March 27, 2017 Great video! Thanks! This video really was a labor of love for John and I. You cannot beat those classic 2600 covers!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FOX2600 Posted March 27, 2017 Share Posted March 27, 2017 Thanks! This video really was a labor of love for John and I. You cannot beat those classic 2600 covers!! Absolutely! CLASSICS! Keep up the great work Metal Jesus! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
electricmastro Posted May 27, 2022 Share Posted May 27, 2022 One of my favorite Atari 2600 artists would have to be Susan Jaekel. Among the many covers that tried to be realistic or menacing, it makes the quirky and colorful tones of her covers stand out more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metal Jesus Posted May 27, 2022 Author Share Posted May 27, 2022 8 hours ago, electricmastro said: One of my favorite Atari 2600 artists would have to be Susan Jaekel. Among the many covers that tried to be realistic or menacing, it makes the quirky and colorful tones of her covers stand out more. I would agree! So iconic 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
insertclevernamehere Posted May 27, 2022 Share Posted May 27, 2022 Will definitely check out the video. Some of the faves mentioned are also mine but there's many great covers missed off the list that I prefer to some mentioned. Here's a list of my faves not on the list: 1. Air Sea Battle 2. Asteroids 3. Battlezone 4. Bermuda Triangle 5. Canyon Bomber 6. Combat 7. Demolition Herby 8. Haunted House 9. Millipede 10. Moon Patrol 11. Phoenix 12. Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back 13. Stargunner 14. Yars' Revenge 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
electricmastro Posted May 28, 2022 Share Posted May 28, 2022 Might as well list my favorite cover by each artist: Cliff Spohn | George Opperman | Greg Winters | Gus Allen | Hiro Kimura | James Kelly Jim Talbot | John Enright | Marc William Ericksen | Michael Mendheim | Michel Allaire | Ralph Angus McQuarrie Randy Berrett | Rick Guidice | Steve Hendricks | Susan Jaekel | Terry Hoff | Warren Chang 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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