Funny/Bad/Misleading Video Game Box Art Thread

[Magmavision2000]

I'll just kick this off with this image: 

[stupus]

[OldSchoolRetroGamer]

I'll throw in a couple that immediately come to mind:

 

 

[Magmavision2000]

1 hour ago, stupus said:

I don't know where this is from, but I'm blaming Europe.

[stupus]

Lol Yes, i believe its UK.

[Magmavision2000]

Someone tell me with a straight face why this box art was acceptable. 

 

Here's the Japanese box art, it looks normal, nothing wrong here:

 

 

Then here's the one the US got, I have no words, this is what an unused texture deep in the game's code looks like, not the box art that advertises the game:

Edited May 29, 2020 by Magmavision2000

[Steven Pendleton]

Here's one that not a lot of people talk about, it seems:

 

[DragonGrafx-16]

3 minutes ago, Steven Pendleton said:

Here's one that not a lot of people talk about, it seems:

 

Pretty much any of the TG-16 box art compared to the PC-E version lol

[Tanooki]

23 minutes ago, Magmavision2000 said:

Someone tell me with a straight face why this box art was acceptable. 

 

Because look who the US publisher is.  Just sound it out as such: Ack! Lame!  Pretty much their entire resume, pain and lameness until they went under.

[Steven Pendleton]

4 minutes ago, DragonGrafx-16 said:

Pretty much any of the TG-16 box art compared to the PC-E version lol

lol yeah, that's true! I think Soldier Blade is one of the rare exceptions!

[DragonGrafx-16]

2 minutes ago, Steven Pendleton said:

lol yeah, that's true! I think Soldier Blade is one of the rare exceptions!

PC Engine cover of Soldier Blade is much cooler though...

 

[Steven Pendleton]

Just now, DragonGrafx-16 said:

PC Engine cover of Soldier Blade is much cooler though...

 

Yeah, it's a little better. Honestly I still have not been able to find this game. I've looked for it every time I go to Akiba, but I've still not seen it unless Caravan Stage counts. Funny that I'd find that useless thing instead.

[DragonGrafx-16]

Just now, Steven Pendleton said:

Yeah, it's a little better. Honestly I still have not been able to find this game. I've looked for it every time I go to Akiba, but I've still not seen it unless Caravan Stage counts. Funny that I'd find that useless thing instead.

I bought my copy in the US actually (PC-E version). 

[Steven Pendleton]

Just now, DragonGrafx-16 said:

I bought my copy in the US actually (PC-E version). 

The irony... I can get it online, but I'd rather find a copy that I can inspect myself before I buy it. Still, we're getting pretty off-topic here...

[DragonGrafx-16]

1 minute ago, Steven Pendleton said:

The irony... I can get it online, but I'd rather find a copy that I can inspect myself before I buy it. Still, we're getting pretty off-topic here...

It's because it sells for $100 even loose... so most just sell it online rather than loose out on profit by selling it to a store. I got a complete copy for $140.

Edited May 29, 2020 by DragonGrafx-16

[Steven Pendleton]

Here's a misleading one... the back of Big Rigs is one huge lie

 

 

Always thought these looked really strange, as well:

 

 

Edited May 29, 2020 by Steven Pendleton

[Steven Pendleton]

Here's another misleading one. Had this one as a kid and recently got another copy in a set with my Nomad:

 

 

and the back

 

 

So it says that you design/build your own tracks... yeah, you don't do anything like that. All you can do is adjust some sliders to change a few variables, and half of those don't really seem to do much anyway. Good game, though, so maybe try it if you can find it and it's not too expensive.

 

And sticking with US Genesis games, here's one that has bothered me ever since I was a kid. I wonder how many people here can identify what's EXTREMELY wrong with this one:

 

Edited May 29, 2020 by Steven Pendleton

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[Magmavision2000]

12 hours ago, Steven Pendleton said:

Here's a misleading one... the back of Big Rigs is one huge lie

 

Thank you for reminding me of this awful awesome game! I'm gonna go get it off of myabondonware.

[DragonGrafx-16]

1 hour ago, Magmavision2000 said:

Thank you for reminding me of this awful awesome game! I'm gonna go get it off of myabondonware.

Don't forget to drive backwards to go faster that light lol

[Black_Tiger]

On 5/28/2020 at 8:34 PM, Steven Pendleton said:

lol yeah, that's true! I think Soldier Blade is one of the rare exceptions!

 I think that there's at 50 Turbo games with comparable or better cover art than the PCE versions.

 

Many Turbo covers blow away the Japanese version.