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3482409 No.3482409 [Reply] [Original]

It's time for a bad box art thread. Starting with a classic example.

>> No.3482418
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3482418

>>3482409

>> No.3482429

>It's time for the same old shit

At least /v/ stays fresh on OC.

>> No.3482431
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3482431

Strider Hiryu reporting for duty.

>> No.3482471

>>3482409
What the fuck were they even thinking with that box art anyway?

>> No.3482482

>>3482471
They were thinking they had a tight deadline and had to find a guy who knew someone who could kind of draw.

>> No.3482492

>>3482471
Something like
>This Japanese company has asked me to do them a picture of this man with a gun who's apparently really 'mega' and futuristic. Let's see what I can come up with...

>> No.3482532
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3482532

>>3482431
Brother?

>> No.3482539

>>3482418
This reminds me of the kids whose parents would half ass a halloween costume by just buying a fucking smock with a character's picture on it.

>> No.3482645
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3482645

>>3482409

compared to the european/german/jap covers, its pretty shitty

>> No.3482654
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>> No.3482682
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>>3482532
Is that young Fabio?

>> No.3482686

>>3482682
It sure is.

>> No.3482717
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3482717

A classic

>> No.3482719
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>> No.3482723
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>> No.3482724

>>3482717
Is that a fucking Storm trooper in the bottom left?

>> No.3482725
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>> No.3482730
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>>3482719
At least it's not as bad as MADman 3 (USA)

>> No.3482770
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>> No.3483093

>>3482719
Are all of those typos in your file name on purpose? I know I've seen you post that several times before.

>> No.3483415

>>3482723
Looks a bit like Farage.

>> No.3483419

What's that British fighting game with the really cheesy cover art? There's a stupid drunken fop in a check shirt sat on the pavement, among other things.

>> No.3483472

>>3482429
>a board dedicated to things created before 1999 lacks OC

No way

>> No.3483768
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3483768

>>3482539

>> No.3483778

>>3482645
>Evil Dr. Light sending Drill Man to help Quick Man who is having trouble against double-righthanded Helmet Man with his futuristic PPK

Seriously, I never realized that thing on Clash Mans helmet is supposed to be his face protection because he blows up a lot of things.

>> No.3483781

>>3482719
other than the dog fucking and Protoman wearing lipstick(No wonder I thought he was a girl), this one is fine I would say.

>> No.3483839

>>3482723
>a young nigel farage is brutally struck in the head with a football kicked by immigrants; his desire for vengeance would fuel his future political career.

>> No.3484108

>>3483839
ey, thats pretty good

>> No.3484135

>>3482409
takes me back to my old forum days
http://www.rockmanpm.com/i/flash/superfightingrobot2.swf
sub-tank you faggot get a tumbler or something

>> No.3484136
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3484136

You'll never be this cool.
And your house will never lean that that building in the background.

>> No.3484141

>>3482719
Pabwort Funktion is the name of my Kraftwerk cover band.

>> No.3484306

>>3483472
/vr/ has actually created a lot of OC. Or at least it did when it was new.

>> No.3484389
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>>3482717
>the monkey

>> No.3484579
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3484579

call help

>> No.3484582
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>> No.3484598
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s̢̝è̘̖̭ṉͅd̛̪̥͍͓̩ ̸͈͎͕ẖ̢̥̰͔̪elp̶̟̘͉̰̻̱̤

>> No.3484605
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>>3482431
I don't know which is worse

>> No.3484615
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3484615

>>3482717

>> No.3484621

>>3484615
simply amazing.

>> No.3484714

>>3484389
I've played Crack Down. There are simian enemies
Satan does show up in the ending cutscene. You blow him up with bombs

>> No.3484738
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3484738

>>3482409

>> No.3484740

>>3484738
GBAhhh

>> No.3485303

>>3482730
why willy so scrared?

>> No.3485424

>>3484306
And things are only getting older. Every year that passes will make /vr/ more stale.

>> No.3485523

>>3484108
Yeah I mentioned it earlier here >>3483415 but nobody was biting so I rephrased it to have more impact.

>> No.3485524

>>3483419
Anyone? The cover was hilarious.

>> No.3485531

>>3485523
You didn't post >>3483839 though, I did. Honestly what kind of person goes around taking credit for other peoples' posts on an anonymous imageboard?

>> No.3485538

>>3485531
I was just messing about. I thought it would be amusing to make you look really vain. Wasn't expecting you to give the game away so soon.

I wrote the first one, kek.

>> No.3485543

>>3485538
Yeah I guess the autism angle is actually pretty funny.

how about we just delete these last three posts? no one will ever know.

>> No.3486743

>>3485303
He knows he cant run from the truth. He sends his robot masters to fight(which are his other identities), but he cant escape the truth(portrayed by megaman).

>> No.3486805
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>>3482717
I've seen that goat before!
Fucking tracers.

>> No.3486816
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3486816

>>3486805
Better quality pic

>> No.3486829
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>>3486805
>>3486816
keklad

>> No.3488327
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>>3483419
>>3485524
Oi You!! Shut your gob and Look at my wad!

>> No.3488813

>>3482409
I don't have it saved but the background of that is real concept art of the first game's Castle.

>> No.3489171
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3489171

- bland colors
- forgettable artwork and scenery
- logo is off center

Game was great tough, but this boxart wasn't.
I mean look at the jap one, much more going on.
But the one I got didn't even try.

>> No.3489195

>>3489171
I loved renting that game

>> No.3489324
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>> No.3490945

>>3489324
mr.panda looks pissed

>> No.3492842
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>> No.3492848
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3492848

I know they're autistic, but here's an hour's worth of critique of Mega Man box art.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YAqppv1Oml0

>> No.3492853

>>3489324
This fucking game
>>3490945
Not as pissed as you will be after trying to play this game. The controls are horribly slow and the computers kick the ever living shit out of you the very second you think about playing,

>> No.3492883

>>3482471
The guy who airbrushed it only had a few days to turn it out.
They described the game to him over the phone.

>> No.3493159
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3493159

This.... Is not how I envision Adol.

>> No.3493476

>>3482682
Shit that moment when you realize that Fabio has a last name ...

>> No.3493487

>>3492883
Still though, this person seems to be a shit artist if that's what they think is acceptable.

>> No.3493595

>>3484598
What the fuck is that

>> No.3493641
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3493641

>>3484598
>>3493595

>> No.3493653

>>3488327
My negro!

>> No.3493659
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>> No.3493751

>>3493159
Dogi is spot on however. And hey, except the face and being RIPPED, he looks kinda fine.

>> No.3493801

>>3492853
Good thing you can map up to jump. But I mean why was that not default in the first place.

>> No.3493804
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>> No.3493824

>>3493804
It's messy, and the facial expression is insane, but I kinda like it. It's well painted anyway.

>> No.3493872
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>>3493659
it's as good as it looks. two players to choose from.

>> No.3494016
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3494016

>>3482730
I just realized this holy shit

>> No.3494021

>>3493804
>>3493824
What really bothers me is that you don't get that gun in the game. Ever.

>> No.3494038

>>3494021
what the hell kind of gun is it anyway?

>> No.3494045

>>3494038
It's not a weal gun, it's like the artist put a shotgun and rifle in the transporter from the fly and that thingcame out.

>> No.3494053

>>3482532
had this game growing up, my dad owned it
ITS HARD AS FUCK

>> No.3494104

>>3482717
>bad
This shit is bad ass as all hell.
>>3484615
holy shit

>>3488327
Extras from Death Wish 3

Some of these are not too bad. Also,
>no phalanx

>> No.3494114

>>3489324
Was Ranma 1/2 actually known and released on the west back then?

>> No.3494116
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>>3493804

>> No.3494710

>>3493804
He looks like Shane from Walking Dead... I mean Shane looks like him

>> No.3495032
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3495032

>>3493804
It compliments the intentionally bad voice acting and the general b-movie vibe.

I love it for what it is.

>> No.3495107
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>> No.3495112

>>3495107
>CRAPCPCUM

>> No.3495134

>>3495112
Are you having a stroke?

>> No.3495146
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3495146

>>3495134
yes
>jaleco
Are all jaleco covers awful?

>> No.3495163
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>>3495146
>Are all jaleco covers awful?
nope

>> No.3495167
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>>3495163
I meant american covers. jap is cheating. TITUS also had a large amount of funny covers.

>> No.3495174
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3495174

also fewtbowl gaems tend to have rather humorous cover.

>> No.3495180

>>3493659
>blockbuster
F

>> No.3495182
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>>3495174

>> No.3495223

>>3494114
Yes. But hardly anyone knew about it. The video game had commercials for it at the beginning of some of the anime VHS tapes.

>> No.3495229

>>3494114
Viz started publishing it in North America in 1992.

>> No.3495232

>>3482770
Mario Lopez?

>> No.3495240
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God damit JALECO

>> No.3495242
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>> No.3495251

>>3495242
Did they take a background from the game, trace the sprites, then enlarge the title screen logo to make that boxart?

Like what the actual fuck.

>> No.3495281

>>3493804
I always loved on how if you cover one of his eyes he looks scared shitless, and if you cover the other he looks like he's ready to tear those zombies apart.

>> No.3495305
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>>3495251
thats right PAL
>no money in the budget left to hire a cover artist.
or you could spend all your budget on the cover art.

>> No.3495316
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they even make fighting a dragon look gay, good game though

>> No.3495371
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3495371

My personal favorite

>> No.3495475

>>3495305
That one's crazy but drawn so well though

>> No.3495557

>>3493804
You have to consider that they could put very little on that cover since the cover and the manual both try VERY hard to not spoil the game, and never mention zombies. The whole thing is designed so that if you're going into the game blind, the very first zombie should come as a surprise.

>> No.3495701

>>3495371
Are there any other crazy screw ups like this? That art was clearly meant for one of the Mr. Do games.

>> No.3497378
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the artist spent way too much time drawing his package just so

>> No.3497405
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3497405

looks like arseface from preacher before he shot himself in the face