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[SmokedMeat]

Nothing beats classic Atari 2600

 

[RetroAV]

 

[radewagon]

Did I miss something? Did OP secretly ask for ugly and run-of-the-mill box arts?

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

Well it seems that it's too hard for me not to share a few more of my favorites

 

[yanhash]

I love Haven's box art a great deal. Too bad the physical game is getting pricey since it only got a release through LRG.

I have a few other favorites as well which I'll be posting a bit latter when I have the time.

This is gorgeous, PS5 boxes should've been white-clear instead of blue, such a missed opportunity

 

[Beer Baelly]

 

[Davesky]

 

[brian0057]

 

[SleepySlippy]

Anything published by Nintendo. Here are a couple of my favorites, but I could have picked anything.

That one is pure gold to my eyes

 

[Go_Ly_Dow]

The GOAT

 

[Dr.Morris79]

Big fan of the late 90s/early 2000s SNK art posted above, as well as the Calstlevania artist from SOTN onwards - Aria of Sorrow being a great example.

The GBA had some wicked box art but it's such a shame it's ruined by that shitty 'Gameboy advanced' down the side..

 

[BooseGumps]

 

[diffusionx]

With those old big box PC games this just popped off the shelf.

Could do without the stupid IGN tag (not the first box that an IGN quote ruined, frothing demand etc.), but the high water mark of the WipeOut style.

A very dramatic box that perfectly fits the game, also great color match with the spine.

I unironically love this. It's so weird and meta. When I bought this game I explicitly sought out this version. I know it has to be intentional and someone at Konami was thinking this way.

 

[DanEON]

 

[Tg89]

 

[Ristifer]

 

[ghairat]

 

[Neon Xenon]

Still one of the best.

 

[EverydayBeast]

Zelda covers are pretty good and sensible (sword, link, landscape etc.) I mean I like the ps3 cover of mass effect 2 better than 360s

 

[ThaMonkeyClaw]

 

[Happosai]

 

[Lokaum D+]

 

[Sybrix]

 

[FeralEcho]

It's very hard to pick just one but i think this one is up there with the ones i hold most dearest. Just invites you into a world of adventure.

Also another one that's up there is Demon's Souls original PS3 boxart for Asia.

 

[Alebrije]

Nothing beats classic Atari 2600

Came to post it, those are real art. Specially of the first games.
Atari box art are the best ones...

Got a great book called THE ART OF ATARI on Amazon, has the best box arts and a lot of info about the artist plus Atari story..

 

[Miyazaki’s Slave]

This looks like it will be complete when it gets released next month.

Someone on this forum turned me onto this company and I have picked up almost everyone of their releases. Extremely high quality, relatively affordable, all this and no screeching "opinions". You cannot go wrong.

Bit Map Books: The Art of the Box

 

[StreetsofBeige]

I'll go first: Super Castlevania IV

I love this one. Super atmospheric, just like the game. Lots of foreshadowing regarding the environments and villains. Dripping with detail, like most of Tom Dubois' other works for Konami in the '80s and '90s. It's just like what I imagined the game world would be like in my 7-year-old mind. I even commissioned a shadowbox of this one.

Honorable mention to Contra III: The Alien Wars, another incredible cover by Dubois.

What about you, GAF? What's your favorite videogame box art/cover and why?

That 16-bit box art was fantastic. Konami at its best.

Similar to alebrije posted, I liked old Intellivision boxes too. I always liked that old school hand painted art look (includes movie posters too).

 

[Aesius]

Deus Ex released right around the time I was getting into PC gaming, and nothing encapsulated its somewhat mysterious and more "grown-up" feeling compared to consoles than A) the giant boxes and B) amazing cover art like this.

 

[RickMasters]

Modern box art does nothing for me really. The best time for box art was 80/90's. Some of it was pure art

Maybe not 90's but I loved the Vietcong box art. It captured the Vietnam vibe well..

Some of the 80s and early 90s stuff was wild. I loved their use of air brushing, too.

 

[RickMasters]

I used to have a full sized poster of this back in the 90s. This, my cypress hill, my wutang logo poster and tony Montana poster la pretty much sums up my youth. Ah the memories!


Such a damn cool game too! Kudos!

 

[Ishma3L]

Half-Life (PC)

Super Mario RPG (SNES)

The Rocketeer (PC)

 

[Badlucktroll]

 

[TheDuskwalker]

That reminds me, I really dug the Resident Evil: Deadly Silence Japanese boxart.

 

[Chuck Berry]

 

[Hunter 99]

 

[404games]

 

[Wildebeest]

Very strategically placed company logo there.

 

[yanhash]

 

[Marcinkowski]

 

[Dacvak]

I’m disappointed this wasn’t the first reply.

 

[UnNamed]

No DOS and Amiga games boxes? iamdisappoint.jpg

...and no japanese MD/SNES games? howdareyou.gif

 

[GladiusFrog]

 

[Zug]

 

[Omnipunctual Godot]

Also another one that's up there is Demon's Souls original PS3 boxart for Asia.

This one really let's you know what you're in for upfront.

 

[Fuz]

Honestly not sure.

The '80s and '90s had TONS of wildly imaginative box art (that most of the time had nothing to do with the game itself), it's very hard for me to think a single favourite.

Spoiler: Path of Least Resistance

 

[e0n]

Eye of the Beholder 2

 

[Trogdor1123]

Really love this

This might be it, it’s fantastic

 

[DownLikeBCPowder]

No DOS and Amiga games boxes? iamdisappoint.jpg

Agreed.. need some DOS up in here.

And I know someone finally posted it, but I'll post it again.

 

[Fuz]

Spoiler: But seriously, look at these

(Random selection just to show the variety and style, more than the cover in themselves)

I love the childlike naivety and wild imagination of these covers.

 

[DownLikeBCPowder]

What actually is this? Why 2 discs? Why a later model? Is it a fan art or something actually released?