The worst box art ever - Page 28

s2325 · 29 March 2017, 22:33

Cherno · 01 April 2017, 12:50

Red Blood Cell-Man vs. Dr. Wily' No-Limb-Bots

s2325 · 01 April 2017, 13:02

title is Joy Mech Fight (NES)

s2325 · 04 June 2017, 01:04

art is pinball machine score counter http://www.atarimania.com/game-atari...ack_23960.html

Cherno · 05 June 2017, 12:14

eh, I've seen worse.. at least the character looks like a human being

Cherno · 06 August 2019, 10:04

For more horrible cover art, check this out:

[ Show youtube player ]

Metro Cross is actually the last cover featured there, and the presenter mentions finding it on a forum... Maybe this one?

Sgt Jack V · 31 August 2019, 04:35

Sorry, but to this day I still wonder where his right arm is or why he's wearing a red loincloth.

ransom1122 · 31 August 2019, 05:50

Right arm is hand that is holding the gun. Left hand is supporting the gun.

Red lioncloth?

Predseda · 31 August 2019, 11:36

Maybe his balls do not fit into the turrican fighting suit?

Cherno · 31 August 2019, 13:58

I always had mixed feelings about this piece of art. It's certainly painted to a high standard and ver ynamic, with him bursting into the foreground shotting the gun and all. But there are some problems with it. First of all, what's up with the weird chin/mouth area? This man has the squarest jaw of all manly men in the universe! The convex area between his lower lips and jawline is so deep, I bet he could fit a whole spare magazine of ammo for his gun in there. When not quite looking at this area in particular, I always tend to oversee the clenched, bared teeth and instead see an overly large, toothless laugh.
Then there's the pig-nosed helmet, surely this is unceccessary from a design point of view?

The gun is also somewhat strange. The scope or sight thingy on top looks far more detailed than the surroundings and draws the eye of the beholder. It looks very cool, though! Also, whys does he hold the gun in that way? One hand gripping it's butt, is this like a thermos bottle with no real trigger or even grip?

rare_j · 31 August 2019, 17:02

There's a lot of problems with the artwork on close inspection, but it does the job of inviting you to consider the game as entertaining, and something you'd like to play.
It's not laughably awful like those master system boxes. As a child I saw them hanging on a rack in Woolworths and genuinely thought they were educational software.

Sgt Jack V · 01 September 2019, 00:40

Quote:

Originally Posted by ransom1122

Right arm is hand that is holding the gun. Left hand is supporting the gun.

Red lioncloth?

First of all, in the cover art for the later games, the two big exhaust ports on his right are on his chest, not his right arm. In fact, it looks like he does have a right arm on T1's cover art, but it's just a tiny forearm that's embedded into his hip. As for the loincloth, look under his gun.

Anyways, say what you want about Julie Bell's art for the Accolade/Ballistic-published ports, at least it doesn't have a messed up anatomy:

Predseda · 01 September 2019, 18:00

doesn't have a messed up anatomy" - really? There is something wrong with his pose, the whole right side of his body is deformed.

Retro-Nerd · 01 September 2019, 20:17

Yeah, this is for sure the worst artwork for any Turrican game. Suits the crappy Mega Drive gameplay though.

Sgt Jack V · 02 September 2019, 00:07

I mean, at least he has an actual right arm. For a bit of an oddball, take a look at the Japanese art for Super Turrican (the SNES one):

Meanwhile, gawk at how the American version of ST1 SNES and ST2 used the same fucking T2 art:

The PAL release of ST2 at least put some flames in the background, but Jesus, how lazy can you get?

Cherno · 02 November 2019, 01:10

Not sure if it was posted already, but I just found the cover "art" for the Sega Master System version of Alien Syndrome. Ugh...

Predseda · 02 November 2019, 11:02

And I finally know what the dickhead means.

modrobert · 02 November 2019, 16:48

Quote:

Originally Posted by Predseda

Maybe his balls do not fit into the turrican fighting suit?

...or require extra cooling.

Cherno · 13 November 2019, 03:09

Japanese edition of Syndicate Wars

blade002 · 13 November 2019, 14:11

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sgt Jack V

First of all, in the cover art for the later games, the two big exhaust ports on his right are on his chest, not his right arm. In fact, it looks like he does have a right arm on T1's cover art, but it's just a tiny forearm that's embedded into his hip. As for the loincloth, look under his gun.

Anyways, say what you want about Julie Bell's art for the Accolade/Ballistic-published ports, at least it doesn't have a messed up anatomy:

There are enough roids in that to fill 10 rounds of Mr Universe, not a good look

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Cherno Registered User Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Dortmund, Germany Posts: 1,054	eh, I've seen worse.. at least the character looks like a human being

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Cherno Registered User Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Dortmund, Germany Posts: 1,054	For more horrible cover art, check this out: [ Show youtube player ] Metro Cross is actually the last cover featured there, and the presenter mentions finding it on a forum... Maybe this one?

31 August 2019, 04:35	#547
Sgt Jack V Registered User Join Date: Oct 2017 Location: Orlando, Florida Posts: 64	Sorry, but to this day I still wonder where his right arm is or why he's wearing a red loincloth.

31 August 2019, 05:50	#548
ransom1122 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Omnicorp Age: 45 Posts: 5,812	Right arm is hand that is holding the gun. Left hand is supporting the gun. Red lioncloth?

31 August 2019, 11:36	#549
Predseda Puttymoon inhabitant Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Tromaville Age: 46 Posts: 7,539	Maybe his balls do not fit into the turrican fighting suit?

31 August 2019, 13:58	#550
Cherno Registered User Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Dortmund, Germany Posts: 1,054	I always had mixed feelings about this piece of art. It's certainly painted to a high standard and ver ynamic, with him bursting into the foreground shotting the gun and all. But there are some problems with it. First of all, what's up with the weird chin/mouth area? This man has the squarest jaw of all manly men in the universe! The convex area between his lower lips and jawline is so deep, I bet he could fit a whole spare magazine of ammo for his gun in there. When not quite looking at this area in particular, I always tend to oversee the clenched, bared teeth and instead see an overly large, toothless laugh. Then there's the pig-nosed helmet, surely this is unceccessary from a design point of view? The gun is also somewhat strange. The scope or sight thingy on top looks far more detailed than the surroundings and draws the eye of the beholder. It looks very cool, though! Also, whys does he hold the gun in that way? One hand gripping it's butt, is this like a thermos bottle with no real trigger or even grip?

31 August 2019, 17:02	#551
rare_j Zone Friend Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: London Posts: 1,176	There's a lot of problems with the artwork on close inspection, but it does the job of inviting you to consider the game as entertaining, and something you'd like to play. It's not laughably awful like those master system boxes. As a child I saw them hanging on a rack in Woolworths and genuinely thought they were educational software.

01 September 2019, 18:00	#553
Predseda Puttymoon inhabitant Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Tromaville Age: 46 Posts: 7,539	doesn't have a messed up anatomy" - really? There is something wrong with his pose, the whole right side of his body is deformed.

01 September 2019, 20:17	#554
Retro-Nerd Missile Command Champion Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Germany Age: 52 Posts: 12,435	Yeah, this is for sure the worst artwork for any Turrican game. Suits the crappy Mega Drive gameplay though.

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Sgt Jack V Registered User Join Date: Oct 2017 Location: Orlando, Florida Posts: 64	I mean, at least he has an actual right arm. For a bit of an oddball, take a look at the Japanese art for Super Turrican (the SNES one): Meanwhile, gawk at how the American version of ST1 SNES and ST2 used the same fucking T2 art: The PAL release of ST2 at least put some flames in the background, but Jesus, how lazy can you get?

02 November 2019, 11:02	#557
Predseda Puttymoon inhabitant Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Tromaville Age: 46 Posts: 7,539	And I finally know what the dickhead means.

13 November 2019, 03:09	#559
Cherno Registered User Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Dortmund, Germany Posts: 1,054	Japanese edition of Syndicate Wars

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