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[brian0057]

I think this cover is much better:

Don´t get me wrong, I love that cover but... it's not exactly original

 

[brian0057]

Im fairly fond of this one

I can hear the guitar riff just looking at it

Now this is pod racing generic as hell.

 

[Mr Branding]

 

[VulcanRaven]

These are great too:

I didn't play that Turok game much but the cover looks great.

 

[Ballthyrm]

A modern one , i really like

a little bit older but still striking

 

[TannerDemoz]

This Wind Waker sleeve. Was only sold in UK HMV stores as a limited edition.

 

[Danjin44]

I know this cover for special edition but I really wish this was cover for regular edition as well.

 

[kyubajin]

 

[TacosNSalsa]

Always had a thing of SNK's box art..

 

[LittleBusters]

 

[LittleBusters]

 

[Cybrwzrd]

 

[woopWOOP]

Atari is before my time, never played one growing up, but I really like the style of those covers:

NES-era Konami is SO good

Yes! Especially Gradius 1. Love the gray on the sides too

US Mega Man is classic "so bad it's good", but I think the PAL version was legit awesome
Full art that was used:

 

[Red Crayon Aristocrat]

These are great too:

This Wind Waker sleeve. Was only sold in UK HMV stores as a limited edition.

What a terrible cover that both spoils and a twist and the very end of the game lol

 

[LittleBusters]

 

[Arkage]

 

[LittleBusters]

 

[CaliggyJack]

 

[KyanMehwulfe]

gotta go with the goat ...

... mmmm ok in all seriousness, , best fantasy cover art for me is actually either FF VI (Japanese SFC release art) or the FF XII Collector's Edition (American PS2 release art/case) (also the GOAT steel case IMO)

or I'd have to go with an old gold box game that used a Larry Elmore painting for Dungeons & Dragons

though TBH, I'm not sure if it's actually a video game 'covert art' or just art that was used by a game. namely because the same art was used in the D&D novel The Tainted Sword, though that novel was published 1992 and the game (wholly unrelated story or even campaign world) was published 1990. the art may have even originally just been for the D&D pen and paper, I never actually figured that out.

I actually own a lithograph of this art though and have it nicely framed ;p pretty big one, hangs wide over my den couch


that aside, my 'favorites' are of a different setting, and I'd have to go with either Deus Ex (thankfully already posted) or another Larry Elmore paitning in that of the Sega Genesis version of Shadowrun

either deus ex, shadowrun (sega), or a third one (probably obvious hhhh)

 

[LittleBusters]

Test

 

[LittleBusters]

 

[Andyliini]

US Mega Man is classic "so bad it's good", but I think the PAL version was legit awesome
Full art that was used:

Only now I realize that they used the original concept for Dr. Wily's Robot Manufacturing Plant in that piece of artwork. Fascinating.

 

[mariosbrother]

I don't think there is any cover more iconic that Super Mario Bros 3.

Yep.

 

[brap]

Always had a thing of SNK's box art..

Top and bottom are classy as fuck

 

[Helios]

L A M A J will always win. He has two guns AND double ghost waifu

 

[MilkyJoe]

 

[Makariel]

One game of which the cover I always found peculiar is the first X-COM, the different versions of the cover look like they are for completely different genres, let alone games:

Let's ignore for a second that they were sold under different titles (UFO Enemy Unknown and X-COM UFO Defense are the same game), how come the cover art is so inconsistent? I have the one on top, it gave me nightmares and this type of alien didn't even show up in the base game.

 

[Helios]

how come the cover art is so inconsistent?

Different artists doing art based on vague descriptions rather than seeing what's in the game. It's why you have the infamous MegaMan cover

 

[mild sriracha]

I just realized there is Akuma in the background, I never noticed that before.

what the hell is going on.

Back when cover arts had 20x more detail than the actual game.

 

[Silvawuff]

 

[Bankai]

Powerful stuff + best game ever

 

[TannerDemoz]

There's a clear winner though.

 

[SLoWMoTIoN]

 

[BANGS]

Shenmue 2

Oh dear god no... that cover art is a travesty lol and I say that as possibly the biggest shenmue fan left on this site....

 

[Mochilador]

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Oh dear god no... that cover art is a travesty lol and I say that as possibly the biggest shenmue fan left on this site....

I love it haha! Looks so good.

 

[BANGS]

I
I love it haha! Looks so good.

lol different strokes... doesn't help that I was spoiled with the Dreamcast version before that one existed. It just seems so jarring and inconsistent with the rest of the artwork, and the faces look fugly and different to me. Except Jainmin, he actually looks great on that cover and I'm glad they added that scene to it...

 

[Mochilador]

lol different strokes... doesn't help that I was spoiled with the Dreamcast version before that one existed. It just seems so jarring and inconsistent with the rest of the artwork, and the faces look fugly and different to me. Except Jainmin, he actually looks great on that cover and I'm glad they added that scene to it...

I have both games for the Dreamcast (japanese versions, LE for Shenmue 2) but I prefer the Xbox cover because it's looks hand drawn instead of CG renders of the characters like in the DC cover.

 

[KyoZz]

 

[Red Crayon Aristocrat]

Oh dear god no... that cover art is a travesty lol and I say that as possibly the biggest shenmue fan left on this site....

Are you kidding? It looks fantastic.

 

[Lupingosei]

 

[Red Crayon Aristocrat]

All the classic Lucasarts covers are pretty much the best video game covers of all time.

 

[tmarmar]

Growing up in the UK, with ZX Spectrums and C64s, Ocean Software were very successful and Bob Wakelin did heaps of their game covers.
I'm very fond of that era and thought that his Vindicator cover was so badass at the time!

Any Wakelin cover:

 

[Ichabod]

 

[Arkos]

Metal Gear Solid 2's iconic "red" cover.

That’s the winner for me (still have mine!)

 

[KyanMehwulfe]

I remember being soooo sad that this wasn't an actual location in the game, and that the characters didn't change their clothes like this.

(But you add in the monster too and also Marle using fire and you kinda figure it was pretty early concept art haha)

Easily my favorite of all the great CT concept art though, and probably my favorite SNES box art (either that or SFC box for FF VI).

 

[Erik 3636]

I love how it looks and it is way underrated

 

[The Sane Psycho]

This will always be iconic to me.

 

[GenericUser]

the coat

 

[Roni]

I don't necessarily agree with the placement of the logo and stuff, but the background art is sick! I've had that as my desktop and phone wallpaper for over 2 years now.

 

[dolabla]