Favorite Box Art

voor · Postby **voor** » April 17th, 2007, 7:07 am

Ok, someone started a thread about favorite packaging, and I was wondering about your favorite box art.

I'm still thinking......

Funkmaster V · Postby **Funkmaster V** » April 17th, 2007, 11:21 am

The 7800/ 2600 had some great artwork for their games. It helped kick start your imagination since you were basically looking at a block, blobs and a line half the time.

I would have to say this one:

http://www.atariage.com/box_page.html?SoftwareLabelID=723

And a cool ad that uses it:

http://flipsiderunner.com/7800/gameproalienbrigadead.jpg

Cousin Vinnie

Michael Danehy · Postby **Michael Danehy** » April 17th, 2007, 12:56 pm

Anything by Imagic. Does their box art RULE or what?

Alienblue · Postby **Alienblue** » April 17th, 2007, 1:14 pm

Hey M.D. -(are you a doctor?) - I was the one who said Imagic had the best boxes in the other thread! Just making sure I get credit...

I also liked Colecovisions boxes. Most of their coin-op adaptations were of games we never SAW, so it was super cool having a picture of the real coin-op machine. Later on, the box for ILLUSIONS was perhaps the most surreal photo art ever- stuffed iguanas climbing steps of white,spilled paint,-WEIRD!

How about most boring box art? ATARISOFT made some EXCELLENT games but the boxes sucked! All orange with just the name and a tiny triangular picture in the upper right- often re-using atari 2600 box art!

Michael Danehy · Postby **Michael Danehy** » April 17th, 2007, 3:34 pm

[QUOTE=Alienblue]Hey M.D. -(are you a doctor?) - I was the one who said Imagic had the best boxes in the other thread! Just making sure I get credit...

I also liked Colecovisions boxes. Most of their coin-op adaptations were of games we never SAW, so it was super cool having a picture of the real coin-op machine. Later on, the box for ILLUSIONS was perhaps the most surreal photo art ever- stuffed iguanas climbing steps of white,spilled paint,-WEIRD!

How about most boring box art? ATARISOFT made some EXCELLENT games but the boxes sucked! All orange with just the name and a tiny triangular picture in the upper right- often re-using atari 2600 box art![/QUOTE]

Most boring box art? Hmm, those ugly grey Nintendo boxes come to mind. Metroid for example...

http://www.tomheroes.com/images/NES%20Metroid%20box.jpg

a1 · Postby a1 » April 17th, 2007, 5:57 pm

Shadow of the Colossus has a great cover. I'm sure I'll think of more later.

Funkmaster V · Postby **Funkmaster V** » April 18th, 2007, 8:17 am

Boring? Nothing beats the Sega Master system for a cavalcade of terrible box art.

FUNK

KanYozakura · Postby **KanYozakura** » April 18th, 2007, 12:25 pm

Well, I'm a little young to know what all of the 2600 era box art was like (and tore through the NES/SNES/N64 boxes without caring), although I don't doubt it was great.

My favorites have to be the painting look...Duke Nukem 3D, Far Cry Instincts, Star Control for the Genesis, Doom etc. A lot of FPSs, I know, but that's the box art style I like.