BillyHW Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 What do you think is the best classic game box art? Here's my first nominee: I have to admit, I bought this game just because of the box art. I didn't even know what it was about. Same for this one: Oh yeah. In these two cases at least, judging a book by it's cover actually worked! Two great games! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atari181 Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 I am very partial to any of the Tigervision Releases for the 2600. The artwork is very colorful and catches the eye. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyHW Posted January 12, 2012 Author Share Posted January 12, 2012 I am very partial to any of the Tigervision Releases for the 2600. The artwork is very colorful and catches the eye. Post some of them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ransom Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 It's hard for me to decide, but the first one that came to mind was this: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hydro Thunder Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 Just some personal favorites there... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwinChargers Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 Atari was always really good at one thing, and thats box art. Heres my favorite- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reaperman Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 (edited) Edited January 12, 2012 by Reaperman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
high voltage Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 Best box art is the one with actual screen shots on the cover, eg Boing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eltigro Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 I've always loved the NES Castlevania box art. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaybird3rd Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 The Atari boxes are among my favorites, too. The "montage" paintings they used for their Warner-era releases always had all kinds of interesting things going on inside them, and as I said in another thread about them, they "served as a visual aid to prime my imagination, giving me a mental image that I could impose on the more primitive audiovisuals of the actual game as I was playing it". Some people like to criticize them because they don't reflect what the game really looks like, but in my opinion that criticism misses the point. My favorites among the Atari 2600 boxes are the Berzerk, Defender, Missile Command, Star Raiders, and Vanguard boxes. I also have a soft spot in my heart for the Brain Games, Breakout, and Super Breakout box art, even though the latter two in particular seem to get a lot of criticism. Aside for a plain old screenshot, how else would you visualize what's going on in the Breakout games? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ledzep Posted February 18, 2012 Share Posted February 18, 2012 I have a soft spot for the Atari 400/800 black box game series artwork. The New Gamer site has a few listed under Gamephemera and I had no idea that Scram had such cool cover art. I bought a copy of that game recently just to have it and its massive game manual. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cebus Capucinis Posted February 19, 2012 Share Posted February 19, 2012 No, this is not a joke, either: I love that boxart, it's just so crazy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbd30 Posted February 19, 2012 Share Posted February 19, 2012 Is that William Shatner? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IntellivisionDude Posted February 19, 2012 Share Posted February 19, 2012 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Syntaxerror999 Posted February 20, 2012 Share Posted February 20, 2012 It's hard for me to decide, but the first one that came to mind was this: Holy Crap! Its The Empire vs the Aliens from Stargate! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IntellivisionDude Posted February 20, 2012 Share Posted February 20, 2012 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Usotsuki Posted February 20, 2012 Share Posted February 20, 2012 Is it me or does that dragon look like Shenlong from Dragon Ball? (Granted, the game DID have Akira Toriyama character designs.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7800Lover Posted February 20, 2012 Share Posted February 20, 2012 These Atari 2600 covers were pretty cool. This was a personal favorite. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
high voltage Posted February 22, 2012 Share Posted February 22, 2012 Is it me or does that dragon look like Shenlong from Dragon Ball? (Granted, the game DID have Akira Toriyama character designs.) Makes a change when the 'westernised' box looks better than the original: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyHW Posted February 22, 2012 Author Share Posted February 22, 2012 Is it me or does that dragon look like Shenlong from Dragon Ball? (Granted, the game DID have Akira Toriyama character designs.) Makes a change when the 'westernised' box looks better than the original: That doesn't happen too often. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skarrj Posted February 22, 2012 Share Posted February 22, 2012 (edited) It isnt pretty, but it makes me laugh Edited February 22, 2012 by Skarrj Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
high voltage Posted February 22, 2012 Share Posted February 22, 2012 unbeatable: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gliptitude Posted February 27, 2012 Share Posted February 27, 2012 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gliptitude Posted February 27, 2012 Share Posted February 27, 2012 The Atari boxes are among my favorites, too. The "montage" paintings they used for their Warner-era releases always had all kinds of interesting things going on inside them, and as I said in another thread about them, they "served as a visual aid to prime my imagination, giving me a mental image that I could impose on the more primitive audiovisuals of the actual game as I was playing it". Some people like to criticize them because they don't reflect what the game really looks like, but in my opinion that criticism misses the point. That's exactly how i feel about game art. The disparity between the fabulous images and the actual game is a huge style point in my opinion. As long as there is some sort of payoff, I don't mind if the art offers way more than the game could possibly live up to. It makes it seem like magic, like rubbing two sticks together to produce fire, or like Sea Monkies heh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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