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[Erebus]

 

[EliteClarity]

Wii

Oh, Ballz on the Megadrive then?

 

[Satansblade]

I read the guy commissioned to draw that had like an hour before it had to be sent off for printing.

It was over night, but the guy wasn't even a commission artist. He was literally just the friend of someone at Capcom America who was asked to do it in an evening. They gave him a few pictures and explained nothing about the game. He did the best he could with what he had, I guess. Mega Man was a game I played so much I could beat it without even considering that it was a hard game. Now, 35 years later, i'm old, I can beat souls games without too much trouble, but I get destroyed when I fire up MM1&2. I just don't have the timing down anymore.

 

[Varteras]

Oh, Ballz on the Megadrive then?

Don't get me started

 

[Satansblade]

NES: (this is the only retro game I own a sealed copy of, it is the game that truly sparked my love for Role Playing Games. My second JRPG, but the first I fell in love with)
Final Fantasty

https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/nnUAAOSwjkhf9PWF/s-l400.jpg

SNES:
Final Fantasy 6

https://www.hellandheavennet.com/files/final-fantasy-6/box-snes-us-1.jpg

Genesis:
Phantasy Star 4

https://r.mprd.se/fup/up/38862-Phantasy_Star_IV_(USA)-10.jpg

Dreamcast:
Grandia

https://media.vandal.net/m/44/grandia-2-20196121531536_1.jpg

N64:
Ocarina of Time

http://gomi321.com/wp-content/gallery/zelda/legend-of-zelda-ocarina-of-time-box-front.jpg

PSX: (It was not, and will never be "PSOne". It was ALWAYS PSX to those of us who were there)
But this brings TWO games to mind right away, one of which, Xenogears, doesn't get nearly enough love! (and is still my favourite JRPG of all time) I own both the American and Japanese versions.
Xenogears and FF7

https://images.launchbox-app.com/da73f243-2394-4157-a73c-033f676ac3c5.png

https://media.criticalhit.net/2019/09/Final_Fantasy_VII_Box_Art.jpg

PS2:
Dragon Quest 8

https://cdn.mobygames.com/covers/6933629-dragon-quest-viii-journey-of-the-cursed-king-playstation-2-front.jpg

Obviously, there is certainly a throughline of JRPG's being my favourite games ever since I discovered FF. They are certainly still among my favourites, but there are only a few series im truly all in on, and I play a lot more action/action rpg's than I did back then.

Edit: Well, that didn't work, so I listed the game above the links.

 

[NeoIkaruGAF]

I'm kinda gonna cheat here because Commodore 64 wasn't a console, but the C64GS was an official console version of it.

Anyway, I just need to post the hottest boxart of all time: Saboteur II.

The ninja obsession of the late 80s gave us some of the best pop art of all time. Shadow the Hedgehog couldn’t be edgier and cooler if he really tried.

 

[Mr Reasonable]

Although weirdly, that's not how I remember it looking.

 

[EliteClarity]

Although weirdly, that's not how I remember it looking.

Should have been this awesome 80's crossover.

 

[nemiroff]

Atari 2600 boxart.

 

[Dr.Morris79]

C64 -

Amiga -

Gameboy -

Megadrive -

Snes -

CD32 -

Playstation 1 -

Playstation 2 -

 

[begotten]

Awesome thread idea as this is something I think about all the time or that just jolts through my mind when I talk about games to people. Here are some fun picks:

NES:

SNES:

NGB:

GBC:

N64:

PS1:

 

[Games of Today]

PS2: NFL Street 1 and 2

 

[begotten]

Both shitty games, but i loved the boxes:

I could never beat this game as a kid lol:

Meanwhile this was my favourite The Simpsons game:

Seriously fuck all the NGB ones lol.

 

[mrmustard]

I could never beat this game as a kid lol:

Meanwhile this was my favourite The Simpsons game:

Seriously fuck all the NGB ones lol.

Bart vs the Juggernauts was not too hard, i remember just one of those minigames being tough. I think i beat it once. Never played the Itchy and Scratchy game, but loved Virtual Bart and Bart's Nightmare on SNES. Both hard games.

 

[FoxMcChief]

I can’t say anything comes to mind.

 

[begotten]

Want to chuck this one out there quickly too:

 

[Bond007]

NES- Duck Hunt
SNES - FZERO
GENESIS - Sonic 1
PSX - Twisted Metal
N64- Goldeneye
Dreamcast - Soul Calibur or that hoverboard game.
PS2- Gran Turismo 3 A-Spec
Xbox- Halo
PS3- Heavily Sword for whatever reason. LMAO
360- Condemned Criminal Orgins

Will leave out new consoles. I also suppose i tend to remember launch titles fondly when a older console pops into my head. However, some of those are also all time favorites in different ways.

 

[RoboFu]

GOAT box art ICONIC isn't a strong enough word.

More so just the Red Box itself. US Saturn with its White version was a big letdown after this

Love this minimalist design. Special note to Black Disk being beyond awesome.

Special shout out to these Zelda Boxes.

 

[DelireMan7]