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4227123 No.4227123 [Reply] [Original]

Can we have a thread for bad cover art?

>> No.4227140

It's honestly the same shit every time we do this, OP.

Also, in before Phalanx.

>> No.4227147

>SMS covers

>> No.4227179

I actually really love this old master system covers, the typo is 10/10

>> No.4227204

The old Master System boxes are iconic. It's kind of disappointing that they changed the style for later games.

>> No.4227236 [DELETED] 
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>>4227123

>> No.4227243
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>>4227236
good goy

>> No.4227692

ur hero a shit it seems

>> No.4228490 [SPOILER] 
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>>4227123

>> No.4228517

>>4227123
inb4
megaman
banjo guy
headless sms wrestler

>> No.4228520
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>>4227236
>>4227123

>> No.4229836
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>>4228517
You forgot this one.

>> No.4229840
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>> No.4229857
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>> No.4229862
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American box art is usually pretty bad.

>> No.4229863
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>>4229862
are you kidding ME? rpg maker has a bad ass cover

>> No.4229867
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>>4227123

>> No.4229878

>>4227236
>hey mom, I made a punch nazi funny meme!

>> No.4229882

>>4229862
Fuck you. This cover got me hyped for making shitty rpgs with.

>> No.4229913
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i guess we could technically call this retro now

>> No.4229918
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>> No.4229919
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>> No.4229928
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>>4229862

>> No.4229931

>>4229928
A E S T H E T I C S

>> No.4229964

>>4227243

Can you imagine, hypothetically, what a copy of that game signed by Saddam Huissein and Bill Clinton would go for? That would probably end up in a museum. Saddam's dead, but Bill Clinton is still around.

>> No.4229986

>>4227123

I would actually say that's wonderful minimalist artwork. I'm not trolling either.

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>>4228520
Underrated post right here

>> No.4230008 [DELETED] 

>>4227236
please don't bring unwanted discussion into a thread

>> No.4230056

>>4229918
How is this bad? Those are really accurate depictions of the monsters.

>> No.4230125
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>>4228520

>> No.4230141
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>>4230056
other than it's cheap, woefully ugly CG art even for it's time that does no justice to Toriyama's rendition of the JP version of the game cover, nothing at all

>> No.4230312 [DELETED] 

>>4227243
>>4229878
>>4230008
>triggered

>> No.4230754
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>>4227140

>> No.4231934

>>4228490
I've never seen the Japanese art for this game. Is this real? If so, goddamn. Crazy Japs putting a huge dick on the cover of their game.

>> No.4232039
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>>4231934

Yeah thats the real cover. The Japanese releases of phalanx had god tier art.

>> No.4232059

>>4229928
There's actually something really charming about this one

>>4229840
I still have no idea what they were thinking with that cover. Why wouldn't they stick an actual dragon or at least Ryu on front?
I remebered how baffled I was by what the fuck I'd just received when I got it as a gift, until I actually played it and found out it was amazing

>> No.4232342

>>4232039
whats the name of the artist?

>> No.4232361
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>>4232059

It's a hilarious thought process. They erased the entire cast, probably because they were too "anime", and replaced it with a "hot 3D-rendered lady" version of Nina

>> No.4232375
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>> No.4232474

>>4229863
I dunno Anon, this cover just tells me this guy is bored as shit with the war in 'nam and can't wait to either die or win or whatever. Fighting in the tunnels is one thing, being stuck in there for a few years... I bet he's ready to meet his maker.

>> No.4232484

>>4232375
What's bad about this?
Maybe it's because I haven't played Cosmic Race, but the cover looks fine. Hell, it's even got a floppy of some kind on it. Looks fine to me.

>> No.4232512
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>> No.4232554
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He is a Slater.
He is a man...

>> No.4232578
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>>4232484
It was the lowest rated game reviewed by Game Players back in the 90's.

>> No.4232727

>>4228490
Penis.
>>4232039
Inverted triforce.

>> No.4232764

>>4227140

>in before Phalanx.

But this is a thread for BAD cover art

>> No.4232798

>>4232578
That doesn't really have anything to do with the cover art, though.

>> No.4232821
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4232821

I remember seeing this at Best Buy for 10 bucks and thinking, "Wait, is this a bootleg?". I still don't get what they were thinking.

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>>4229863
I never noticed just how Liefeld the gun/hands are in this.

>> No.4232832
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>>4232821
Why not go with the retro version?

>> No.4232836
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>>4232821
The Japanese version of the same budget rerelease series is slightly better because it doesn't actually have the full boxart, just the actual art. So while stupid, it does look a bit better.

>> No.4232849

>>4232830
Did Liefeld draw any game covers?
The gun's second barrel isn't prominent enough in >>4229863 and the guy could use more pouches.

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>>4232554

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>>4232849
he did

>> No.4232868

>>4229862
At first I thought that it was kid in a wheelchair used as a sacrifice for the dragons.

>> No.4232883
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>>4232849
I know Jim Lee drew cover and concept art for Blackthorne.
Except those were fucking amazing, so they don't really belong in this thread, I guess.

>>4232854
>Kotono
Is this like exact copy of Kitana but with a lisp?

>> No.4232917

>>4232484
The art is really sloppy, man. Look at the characters, man.

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>>4232883
琴乃 is a real name. Dead Dance predates MK2 by a few months.

>> No.4232924

>>4232854
Hard to tell what the name is.
The teeth don't look very Liefeldian.

>> No.4232932

>>4232924
That's what Liefeld draws when he gives a shit and has a good inker.
I mean, let's be honest, those inks really make this drawing work.

>> No.4232951

>>4229836
something something rustled jimmies

>> No.4232957

>>4229862
This is cool as fuck what are you on about?

>> No.4232963

>>4232512
You weren't supposed to post great cover art anon

>> No.4232978
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4232978

How has this not been posted yet?

>> No.4232983
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>>4228490

>> No.4233106
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>>4229913

>> No.4233227

>>4232798
I misread the question and thought he was asking about the game itself.

>> No.4233237

>>4227236
Going in my folder.

>> No.4233258
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euro gold

this is my fav cover of all time

>> No.4233270
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>> No.4233272
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>> No.4233276
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>> No.4233278
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>>4233270
PURE GOLD

>> No.4233285
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4233285

you thought the megaman cover was bad?

>> No.4233295
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>> No.4233297
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>>4232983

mines bigger

>> No.4233298
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>> No.4233302
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>> No.4233303

>>4233275
Dude what the fuck are you talking about? That cover is amazing.

Never heard of this game but the cover did its job. I'm totally ready to play Middle Aged Rambo and Asian Player 2 as they fight yetis and flamethrower stormtroopers in a castle to defeat Satan.

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>>4233303
certainly better than the american genny cover

>> No.4233315
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>> No.4233323
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>> No.4233328
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oh shit based mods

>> No.4233338
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>>4233323
jap cover 4 comparison

>> No.4233391

>>4229913
Jesus Christ Halligan! Solve this murder! And no, you can't use the database to help with it!

Halligan, fuck you. But I'll talk to you anyways.

>> No.4233413
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>>4233270

>> No.4233991

>>4233316
But that's a rad cover.

>> No.4233997

>>4233991
bad means good ITT

>> No.4234653

>>4232821
Oh my god. I forgot about this. I know it's not retro, but holy hell it's fucking bad.

>>4233295
Neat! Proto-Ape Escape!

>> No.4234661

>>4227123
>My hero

The first ever beat em up video game.

>> No.4235669

>>4233224
The big twist Anon is talking about it is 100% wrong - slowbeef and some of his pals riffed a longplay of Mystery of the Druids a while ago, and the ending is somehow even dumber than what Anon claims it is.

>> No.4236053

>>4228520
laff/10

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>> No.4239218

>>4229919
Piss poor attempt at being edgy and selling yet another pac man clone to the kiddos.

>> No.4239227
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>>4238260
poor cat getting its tail stepped on while trying to look up his skirt

>> No.4239412

>>4229867
who was in charge of master system art? its all bad, but in a really bizarre way

>> No.4239432

>>4239227
I find that cover very moving.

>> No.4239456

>>4239227
Something about this cover is off, like it's actually a memorial artpiece in remembrance to all these clowns who died in a tragic car crash or something.

>> No.4239481

>>4229928
Looks like when nintendo power would do a clay cover

>> No.4239484
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>> No.4239498

>>4236703
soccer
BOOOOOOSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

>> No.4239518

>>4230141
That CGI doesn't seem bad for 2000, anon.

>> No.4240360
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Hands down this has got to be the worst cover art in history.

it's just the same image posted over each other with different filters.

what the fuck.

>> No.4240361

>>4236703
lol the text covers both their faces

>> No.4240381

>>4240360
The Terminatoratoratorerminatorerminerminatortor

>> No.4240418

>>4240360
How did this even get through? For fuck's sake the one on the bottom left is the worst.

>> No.4240852

>>4233328
People who annoy me

>> No.4241787

>>4240852
ehe

>> No.4241820

>>4233285
that's really not that bad

a bit awkwardly drawn, but it's an accurate depiction of the game

megaman 1 cover didn't look anything like the game at all, including megaman himself

>> No.4241830
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How do you go from this...

>> No.4241832
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>>4241830
...to this?

>> No.4241942

>>4230141
The Virgin cover art
>>4227123
The Chadvertisement

>> No.4242728
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At least these covers are interesting despite the poor artwork.. I'd rather have these than all typical shit we get now.

>> No.4242772

>>4229862
>>4229928
These are awesome and don't belong in this thread

>> No.4242932
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>>4242728
I blame John Romero and John Carmack
for inventing guy with gun games

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>>4242932
Except the Johnny boys actually had games with good box art and not the shit you just posted that neither of them were involved with.

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>>4242728
It truly has become a lost art

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>>4242941
Sorry for using old memes, I realise we have new friends to 4channels

>> No.4243664

>>4242947
>game set in WW2
>M-16

>> No.4243682

>>4240360
four times the arnold means four times the mega power

>> No.4243683

>>4241830
>>4241832
By being on a British micro.

>> No.4243689

>>4233316
nnnnnnnpenis

>> No.4243789

>>4242951
UNITINU FOREVER. FUCK KEKISTAN

>> No.4243797

>>4227123
there goes my hero. watch him as he goes.

>> No.4243801

>>4227123

I love the thing but I really do wonder what the hell is the deal with these SMS covers

>> No.4243929
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>> No.4243981

>>4227123
I wonder if God Hand's cover was inspired by this.

>> No.4244032

>>4228520
>>4243981
OOOHHH

>> No.4244107

>>4227123
Punching a chad does not automatically make you a hero.

>> No.4244326

>>4244107
>the Virgin thug

>> No.4244389

>>4227123
can't wait for the youtube video, bud

>> No.4245008
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>>4243801

>> No.4245091

>>4230754
What's the story behind this one again?

>> No.4245121

>>4233276
I had this. Not sure what's supposed to be so bad about it, the cover has a pretty accurate depiction of the main character.

>> No.4245237

>>4245008
>TransBot: The Tumblr Card

>> No.4245242

>>4245237
>>4245008
TransBot is 4chan mods

>> No.4245336

>>4243801

Their US division thought the minimalism and uniform art would really stand out next to NES.

>> No.4245350

>>4233258
this is fucking stunning.
thank u

>> No.4245583
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>>4233258
Is that jojo reference?

>> No.4245694

>>4232868
Top kek

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>>4233275

>> No.4247767

>>4245091
Isn't it from a brony documentary?

>> No.4247772

>>4233106
>if Nintendo of America had localized the Ninja Gaiden artwork