Box art of horror !!! Enter if you dare

Do you remember the box art to the US release of Street Fighter II for the SNES? man, I do. I saw it today. how could I forget that Chun-Li was a man and that Ryu was a pimp :smt043

So I've started this sticky for you all to post those God awful box arts in. I'll make a start with a few of my personal fav's

Checkered Flag - Atari Jaguar
My, if it isn't something taken from the 80's This is well going to push sales.


Megaman - NES
:smt043 you've got to love the American artists. Only they can change a cute blue hero in to the metal dildoman :smt043


Street Fighter II - SNES
Oh my god, Chun-Li is a guy. Sh!t


Phalanx - SNES
Can somebody please tell me what this old guy has to do with a space shooter?

The Japanese box art was quite nice too.

Well, there you have a few. Come on guys, don't be shy. Show us your box art of horror !!

Yakumo

 

- Street Fighter Alpha - PS1 / SAT

What they were thinking?!

 

:smt043 I'm sure Capcom US employed the worst artists in the country.

Yakumo

 

There is more comming, not just from Capcom. I just need to remember the games. :smt040

 

Are you sure thats the box art from the US mega man? I have it...and though the guy on the cartridge is pretty bad, that isn't him.

I'm looking at the cartridge right now, and the cartridge has a Mega Man logo, and then a picture of a guy in Blue and Gold armor, holding a handgun, on a neon future background...it isn't silver dildo man...

I don't have the box, but I don't think they would put a different character on the box than on the cartridge, in fact, the box usually matches the cartridge art.

 

Suikoden. American Art sucks.

 

Sorry, it's from Megaman 2 not 1. My mistake. I know the box 1 art too. Looks like he's trying to take a dump :smt043

madhatter256, that Suikoden box is a joke. Here's another bit of F:cked up US art work.

Valis - US Genesis


Valis - Japanese Mega Drive


I know which one I'd choose :smt023 That Genesis version looks sod all like the character Yuko from Valis. Looks more like a female version of Arnie.
:smt043

Yakumo

 

Oh man...

Sorry to nitpick, Yakumo...but its not the US Megaman 2.

Mega Man 2 has much better art than Mega Man 1...its a guy in a totally blue suit...with a helmet with its visor up...holding a blaster, taking a shot at a guy who appears to be Quickman.

Are you sure Dildoman isn't from a European cartridge?

 

You know something that is the euro one, im 100% sure that i
saw it in a local gamestation not so long ago :smt024

 

Haha, I get personally offended when everyone says that old US artwork is SOOO bad. They just changed the art to better appeal to people in the US. Seriously, people with pointy hair and giant ass eyes aren't universally appealing...though its starting to change...

The number of japanese cartoons I see on TV is nuts...

 

Ahem, need I say more? :smt043

 

:smt043 man, that Bomberman one is a classic :smt043

Oh yeah. That's what it was. US and PAL NES cart boxes look so much alike to me.

Yakumo

 

There is some confusion over all the crappy artwork for Megaman.

NA Megaman artwork



NA Megaman 2 artwork



Now on to someone of my favs.

Ironsword (Yup thats Fabio)
http://www.vgmuseum.com/scans/IRONS-1.jpg

Goonies II
http://www.vgmuseum.com/scans/goonie2f.jpg

Festers Quest
http://www.vgmuseum.com/scans/scans4/ufqtaff.jpg

Castlevania:SOTN (This one wouldn't really be that bad. It's just that compared to the JP cover it sucks.)
http://www.vgmuseum.com/scans/csotn.jpg

(The images would come up on preview but not once I hit the submit button so here are the links)

 

I dont see the pictures A. Snow. Well only the megaman ones but the rest dont show up.

 

Yeah, Arrow Flash is coooool :smt061

 

I loved Arow Flash. But I didn't know that the woman was a cyborg like on the Genesis box cover :smt017 I also made a few Arrow Flash midis. They were made about 4 years ago so they sound pretty bland (Only 4 or 5 channels if I remember rightly) to my more recent stuff but still quite good. You can download them from the following links

Arrow Flash BGM 1
http://www.gamingpics.servehttp.com/Arrow_Flash_1.mid

Arrow Flash BGM 4
http://www.gamingpics.servehttp.com/Arrow_Flash_4.mid

Arrow Flash Continue BGM
http://www.gamingpics.servehttp.com/Arrow_Flash_Continue.mid

Arrow Flash Introduction Story BGM
http://www.gamingpics.servehttp.com/Arrow_Flash_Story.mid

Here are a few of my more recent midi tracks

Super Aleste - Blackhole Anomalies
http://www.gamingpics.servehttp.com/Super_Aleste-Black_Hole_Anomalies.mid

Suer Aleste - Labyrinth
http://www.gamingpics.servehttp.com/Super_Aleste-Labyrinth.mid

Ninja Warriors Again - Character Select
http://www.gamingpics.servehttp.com/Ninja_Warriors_Again-Character_Select.mid

Ninja Warriors Again - Stage 1 BGM
http://www.gamingpics.servehttp.com/Ninja_Warriors_Again-stage1_FIXED_BASS_LINE.mid

Bio Metal (Japanese Version Only) - Stage 1 BGM
http://www.gamingpics.servehttp.com/Bio_Metal_Japanese_Ver--Stage_1.mid

Puyo Puyo 2 - BGM 02
http://www.gamingpics.servehttp.com/PuyoPuyo2-BGM02.mid

Thunder Force AC / Thunder Force 4 / Thunder Force Spirits (made this one about 3 years ago but I still think it's one of my better tracks)
http://www.gamingpics.servehttp.com/ThunderForce4-Omake02.mid

Here's a sneak preview of a Goemon 2 (Mystical Ninja 2) midi that I'm now working on. Still needs an awful lot done on it. Only the first loop is anywhere near complete and even that is really messy with loads of off key instruments, crap volume control, wrong stereo (last of the worries) and a whole host of timing issues.
http://www.gamingpics.servehttp.com/goemon2factory.mid

Sorry to go so off topic but as you can see, I'm a bit of a game music nut. :smt033

Yakumo

 

I'm also into gamemusic. I'm making a medley/remix module for a competition, so I can't tell you what game, But the compo will be over this autumn. I'll give you a link. You might like it...
:smt023

 

Cool. Don't forget now :smt023

Yakumo

 

Not sure how long eBay will host this pic of a gay Burt Reynolds on a SNES game! I remember this from the contest on the old board, and just went back to find it... would you believe some people can't read FORUM CLOSED GO HERE and are still posting there?