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Bouchart

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Bad Box Art
« on: February 16, 2015, 11:18:14 am »

Let's show off some of gaming's worst box art (or promotional materials for digital games).  And yes, we've all seen Mega Man 1, Phalanx, and Karnaaj Rally, so try to be creative.

First off is Technocop, who doesn't look that techno or like a cop, or like his in-game sprite, for that matter.

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Next up is Europa Univeralis 1.  It might look normal at first glance, but give it a good look.

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Cyberwar.  Not much needs to be said.

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Re: Bad Box Art
« Reply #1 on: February 16, 2015, 11:44:35 am »

That Cyberwar guy needs to be made into a meme.
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Re: Bad Box Art
« Reply #2 on: February 16, 2015, 11:44:52 am »

Crimewave. So bad it's good great
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Re: Bad Box Art
« Reply #3 on: February 16, 2015, 11:45:36 am »

Mega Man II.
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Pro Wrestling  is legendary for "A WINNER IS YOU", but it also had absolutely terrible boxart.
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Anticipation, a board game/video game adaptation that looks like the cast of the cheesiest sitcom that ever existed (but was thankfully never aired) all got high and decided to pose for a game cover.
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Re: Bad Box Art
« Reply #4 on: February 16, 2015, 12:25:18 pm »

A quick search leads me to this:

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also this:

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Re: Bad Box Art
« Reply #5 on: February 16, 2015, 01:08:58 pm »

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Re: Bad Box Art
« Reply #6 on: February 16, 2015, 01:26:56 pm »

Haha, these are awesome.   :P
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Re: Bad Box Art
« Reply #7 on: February 16, 2015, 01:37:35 pm »

I came here for a bad box art thread and every box art I see is rad as fuck.
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Re: Bad Box Art
« Reply #8 on: February 16, 2015, 01:38:48 pm »

The eyeballs up the nose of the Fatman are great. It reminds me of the Vindaloovians from Red Dwarf!
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Re: Bad Box Art
« Reply #9 on: February 16, 2015, 01:39:37 pm »

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The resemblance is... interesting... at least with that grid background. (EDIT: And the font... and... the layout...)

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Re: Bad Box Art
« Reply #10 on: February 16, 2015, 02:14:38 pm »

That was a SEGA standard for packaging if they couldn't be arsed to do proper cover art.
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Ninjas are surprisingly un-badass, guys.

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Re: Bad Box Art
« Reply #11 on: February 16, 2015, 02:45:07 pm »

Dr. Sudoku: because having a grid of numbers as your box art isn't cool enough.

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Re: Bad Box Art
« Reply #12 on: February 16, 2015, 02:48:18 pm »

Ninja Scooter Golf is the most hardcore golf ever.
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Re: Bad Box Art
« Reply #13 on: February 16, 2015, 02:59:36 pm »

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The Commodore 64 version was called Mondu's Fight Palace and had arguably worse art:

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Re: Bad Box Art
« Reply #14 on: February 16, 2015, 03:08:34 pm »

I think you mistook "worse" for "arousing" there...
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