Joyrex Posted May 9, 2012 Share Posted May 9, 2012 http://boxvsbox.tumblr.com/ One of my favourites: This is Doki Doki Panic, which is what the US version of Super Mario Bros. 2 is based on. One of my favourite games of all time, mostly for the bizarre visuals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
data Posted May 9, 2012 Share Posted May 9, 2012 that one looks exactly like weird. as far as box art goes, doesn't get much better than psygnosis http://www.stanford....pal/?q=node/435 edit: i probably should've read your entire post instead of just looking at the picture btw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
encey Posted May 9, 2012 Share Posted May 9, 2012 I was gonna like your post ... but the like button is gone. But I still like it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Gary C Posted May 9, 2012 Share Posted May 9, 2012 My personal favourite. I used to get lost in that zero-gravity chewing gum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
data Posted May 9, 2012 Share Posted May 9, 2012 "meg" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcbpete Posted May 9, 2012 Share Posted May 9, 2012 Missing a biggie on there (well it might be there but tumblr is a navigational nightmare) - US vs Japanese - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Gary C Posted May 9, 2012 Share Posted May 9, 2012 "meg" -abyte. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blir Posted May 9, 2012 Share Posted May 9, 2012 I hate the American and to a slightly lesser extent European view on box art being darker and edgier. With even Kirby's expression being pissed off, whereas on Japanese cases he's happy looking. It's kind of embarassing. I'm not some weeaboo cunt but Japanese art is usually so much better. The Perfect Dark art is just fantastic. It looks more like a movie than a game, and certainly is a bit more serious, but it's just lovely. Missing a biggie on there (well it might be there but tumblr is a navigational nightmare) - US vs Japanese - Oh shit, I just had to google this. That's incredible... what the fuck!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joyrex Posted May 9, 2012 Author Share Posted May 9, 2012 Phalanx was a great game too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest iep Posted May 9, 2012 Share Posted May 9, 2012 Missing a biggie on there (well it might be there but tumblr is a navigational nightmare) - US vs Japanese - Oh shit, I just had to google this. That's incredible... what the fuck!? the fuck... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcbpete Posted May 9, 2012 Share Posted May 9, 2012 Bust A Move 2 Pal release - US (hidden for sheer scary weirdness) The 'super' version was equally as terrifying - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest iep Posted May 9, 2012 Share Posted May 9, 2012 good grief. i have the PAL version. that's probably why i grew up so sane. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murve33 Posted May 9, 2012 Share Posted May 9, 2012 The Atari 2600 Activision titles are my favorite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcbpete Posted May 9, 2012 Share Posted May 9, 2012 Yeah they're ace, you could get sew-on patches too of the box art (for your class mates to make fun of): Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
data Posted May 9, 2012 Share Posted May 9, 2012 "meg" -abyte. yes, i just haven't seen it being used anywhere by anyone since the early-mid 90's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest cult fiction Posted May 9, 2012 Share Posted May 9, 2012 At the places I've worked, box art and promotional materials are exclusively handled by the publisher's marketing team, not the studio. Basically, you send off a bunch of screenshot and concept art tifs and hope for the best. I think that's a big reason why American box art is so uniformly terrible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baph Posted May 9, 2012 Share Posted May 9, 2012 IIRC, the US Phalanx art was deliberately weird and incongruous because the designers wanted to distinguish it from the 300989 other space shooter game boxes. So in that respect, it's a pretty successful cover. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Sprigg Posted May 9, 2012 Share Posted May 9, 2012 Dark souls Japanese art is infinitely better than the American art. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joyrex Posted May 9, 2012 Author Share Posted May 9, 2012 IIRC, the US Phalanx art was deliberately weird and incongruous because the designers wanted to distinguish it from the 300989 other space shooter game boxes. So in that respect, it's a pretty successful cover. Yeah, but how many kids you think would pick up a box with some old fart strumming a banjo on it versus a huge phallic ship blasting the fuck out of aliens? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Enter a new display name Posted May 10, 2012 Share Posted May 10, 2012 Japanese/PAL box art American box art Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YEK Posted May 10, 2012 Share Posted May 10, 2012 boo hiss america... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blir Posted May 10, 2012 Share Posted May 10, 2012 Japanese/PAL box art American box art This one always comes to mind. I own both of these due to Beneboi sending me the US one in a secret santa years back. I remember just being gobsmacked by how bad the US art was... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zkom Posted May 10, 2012 Share Posted May 10, 2012 that one looks exactly like weird. That's because they are the same game with slightly different sprites. The USA/Europe version of SMB2 was originally a Japanese game by the name of Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic, released in USA instead of Japanese SMB: Lost Levels which was considered too difficult for import in USA. But after the release in USA it was also re-released in Japan as Super Mario USA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joyrex Posted May 10, 2012 Author Share Posted May 10, 2012 that one looks exactly like weird. That's because they are the same game with slightly different sprites. The USA/Europe version of SMB2 was originally a Japanese game by the name of Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic, released in USA instead of Japanese SMB: Lost Levels which was considered too difficult for import in USA. But after the release in USA it was also re-released in Japan as Super Mario USA. The Japanese SMB 2 is an awesome game too... and it is hard - much harder than SMB 1 was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zkom Posted May 11, 2012 Share Posted May 11, 2012 The Japanese SMB 2 is an awesome game too... and it is hard - much harder than SMB 1 was. Yeah, I think it's supposed to be for people who have played the SMB 1 through. I've tried it myself as it was included in the Super Mario All-Stars collection and it was pretty damn hard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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