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The obligatory "bad box-art" thread

Posted: Fri Dec 21, 2007 7:00 am
by 87th
It's been done to death, but having seen this, I was inspired to create one here-
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Posted: Fri Dec 21, 2007 11:18 am
by Synthoid
Oh christ, I saw that Chegwin game on sale in Asda this evening. For the bargain price of £9.

Posted: Fri Dec 21, 2007 12:05 pm
by RandommodnaR
Ok. Looking thru The Bible (Google) I've found some lousy box art. Oooooh boy, and i mean LOUSY.

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When they hired the artist for these boxes, the guy must've been:

A) Blind
B) In a coma
C) A really bad joker
D) All of the above

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I loathe this box with all my heart. I LOVED Trouble Shooters. It was a great sidescrolling shooter. But this so called "art" desecrates the beauty of the game. Filthy americans!

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This was the japanese box art. Please compare.

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Your brain melted. PEriod.

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I've lost my faith in humanity :'(

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This one's so bad it's hilarious. NINJA GOOOOOOLF!

All of the pics were taken from http://pc.ign.com/articles/776/776398p1.html and some from The Bible (Google)

Posted: Sat Dec 22, 2007 11:43 am
by 87th
All the art for every version of Wizard of Wor is really shit.
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Posted: Sun Dec 23, 2007 12:56 am
by The Prince II
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Well, I think they're bad.

Posted: Sun Dec 23, 2007 1:29 am
by RandommodnaR
Sure, they may not be as good as the other MGS boxes, but they do not deserve to be in the thread.

Posted: Sun Dec 23, 2007 6:37 am
by Solidé
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Posted: Sun Dec 23, 2007 8:06 am
by 87th
The European art for Jam Sessions is pretty awful, too.
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Posted: Sun Dec 23, 2007 2:36 pm
by RandommodnaR
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Well, i may lack taste and finesse, but i love that box art. :D

Posted: Sun Dec 23, 2007 5:55 pm
by epitaph
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Posted: Sun Dec 23, 2007 7:55 pm
by 87th
Budget games are easy targets for this type of crap.
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And despite the fact that it's not budget, I can't ignore one of the worst games I own
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Posted: Thu Dec 27, 2007 11:07 pm
by X_Lupin
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BAD!

Also,
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::runs::

Posted: Fri Dec 28, 2007 1:13 pm
by ShinjiPG
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Every C64 game cover, really...

Posted: Fri Dec 28, 2007 11:39 pm
by 87th
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Haha! Make another post and then leave it at that for a while. I'll enjoy it.

Posted: Sat Dec 29, 2007 6:06 am
by ShinjiPG
87th wrote:Haha! Make another post and then leave it at that for a while. I'll enjoy it.
Hm?

Anyway, more C64!

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Posted: Sat Dec 29, 2007 6:22 am
by 87th
Posts: 87
yus!

Posted: Thu Jan 10, 2008 5:27 pm
by Henry Spencer
Not artwork, but fugging scary, nonetheless!

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Posted: Fri Jan 11, 2008 8:45 am
by ShinjiPG
^ Hotlinking is not allowed!

Posted: Fri Jan 11, 2008 4:08 pm
by Henry Spencer
:lol:

Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2008 1:02 am
by Snaaake
This one looks like it was made by a monkey with photoshop, and who the fuck is that blue haired guy supposed to be?
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Posted: Mon Mar 03, 2008 12:12 am
by JimboKudo
ShinjiPG wrote:
87th wrote:Haha! Make another post and then leave it at that for a while. I'll enjoy it.
Hm?

Anyway, more C64!

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Wow! That skateboard's gigantic!!.....and there's a kid on it, who looks like he's been smoking for 15 years of his life....hmm...

Posted: Mon Mar 10, 2008 6:15 am
by Joker
Just read this thread. It's all fairly just, IMHO;

Terrible box art for terrible games.

They're all obviously the games no-one bought.

Posted: Mon Mar 10, 2008 6:57 am
by 87th
Joker wrote:Terrible box art for terrible games.
Mega Man 1+2, Jam Sessions and Karnaaj Rally? No. You are wrong. Dead wrong.

Posted: Fri Mar 14, 2008 5:13 am
by Junker_05
87th wrote:
Joker wrote:Terrible box art for terrible games.
Mega Man 1+2, Jam Sessions and Karnaaj Rally? No. You are wrong. Dead wrong.
Oh! I didn't see Jam Sessions!

Didn't like the first 2 Mega Mans though. As for Karnaaj Rally; I've never played it.

Posted: Fri Mar 14, 2008 5:24 am
by 87th
Junker_05 wrote:Didn't like the first 2 Mega Mans though.
Doesn't make them terrible. In fact, it doesn't stop them being two of the best games on the NES, either. :P