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Neonivek

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Re: Bad Box Art
« Reply #60 on: February 18, 2015, 08:55:56 pm »
Sadly that could have been amazing if someone was dunking at the same time and EXPLOSION!
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Re: Bad Box Art
« Reply #61 on: February 18, 2015, 09:03:11 pm »
to be fair Kevin Durant is on the Xbox ONE cover. Which I think is considered the "official one" because as far as I know its meant to be a console game.
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« Reply #62 on: February 18, 2015, 09:52:56 pm »
Yeah it is kind of bad box art when you can't tell what the cloud is.
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Re: Bad Box Art
« Reply #63 on: February 18, 2015, 09:59:53 pm »
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All the bad art can't be solely relegated to the late 80s and 90s.

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On second thought, stuffing a tactical thermonuclear weapon into a basketball might make the sport more watchable/games more playable for me.

that's the chalk NBA players sometimes throw in to the air before game time.

... hopefully.

Mmm, don't think so. Take a look how the basket and upright center there very nicely to complete the image of a mushroom cloud.

That aside, if you subtract out the cloud, it's still a pretty lame bit of box art. But after what, 20 games in the series, they probably don't really care anymore. And it was probably cheaper not to put someone's mug on the cover.

I thought it was supposed to be a nebula or galaxy or something, something that evokes wonder about throwing a ball at a hoop.

Space and basketball, who would ever think to make such a combination, huh?

Hey, Space Jam was a masterpiece of modern cinema and I will hear none speak ill of it!
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Re: Bad Box Art
« Reply #64 on: February 18, 2015, 10:01:55 pm »
Stop that ladder :P
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« Reply #65 on: February 18, 2015, 10:20:38 pm »
Yeah, I thought it was supposed to be a nebula too. Not that I have any idea why there would be a nebula on an NBA game box.
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« Reply #66 on: February 18, 2015, 10:42:27 pm »
Quote from: Shadowlord on February 18, 2015, 10:20:38 pm
Yeah, I thought it was supposed to be a nebula too. Not that I have any idea why there would be a nebula on an NBA game box.

Probably what it is. Especially since you can see "stars" within the cloud.
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Re: Bad Box Art
« Reply #67 on: February 18, 2015, 11:12:20 pm »
Atari Pac-Man is bad. Atari Pac-Man boxart is marginally better.
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Phalanx didn't have a monopoly on bad space shooter covers, either. Star Fox I was just ugly.
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« Reply #68 on: February 18, 2015, 11:36:06 pm »
Quote from: Tawarochir on February 18, 2015, 11:12:20 pm
Atari Pac-Man is bad. Atari Pac-Man boxart is marginally better.
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Purple ghost, of course.
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Re: Bad Box Art
« Reply #69 on: February 18, 2015, 11:45:48 pm »
But... purple. For that matter, green, too. (It also looks, from a distance, like there's a spike sticking out his head.)

Wait, wasn't Atari Pac-Man practically monocolored, anyway?
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Re: Bad Box Art
« Reply #70 on: February 18, 2015, 11:51:18 pm »
Quote from: Tawarochir on February 16, 2015, 11:45:36 am
Pro Wrestling  is legendary for "A WINNER IS YOU", but it also had absolutely terrible boxart.
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I actually still have this game sitting on a shelf. Always wondered what the hell was with the cover image.
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Re: Bad Box Art
« Reply #71 on: February 19, 2015, 12:24:08 am »
Transbot, by Sega. Cool robot dude.
Strangely enough, a fairly solid smup for a high score challenge against a friend. I may very well make part 2 of it one day.

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Wonderboy. All of it. Even the main character sprites are horrible in some versions. That little chickaboo in the background is in game as well. I love the entire series though.
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Yep. Necromancer or Wizard telling you to get fucked and giving you the finger. Eye of the Beholder 2. I had a poster of this. I've seen shirts with this art on it. So good/bad.
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Re: Bad Box Art
« Reply #72 on: February 19, 2015, 01:46:18 am »
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I think I had that game. Never really played it though.
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Re: Bad Box Art
« Reply #73 on: February 19, 2015, 02:07:48 am »
I feel like you're being a bit rough on some here. The pacman box art is pretty good, even if the game inside isn't.
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Re: Bad Box Art
« Reply #74 on: February 19, 2015, 03:28:57 am »
I remember Pac-Man. It's better than that box art.
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