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Posted: Mar 29th 2007 8:44AM (Unverified) said

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Scrapyard Dog lol hell yea
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Posted: Mar 29th 2007 9:26AM (Unverified) said

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Sorry. Nothing's worse than the original Mega Man and it was sitting at #3. The top two entries aren't that bad and #1 (Ninja Golf) is more of a bad game concept than a bad example of box art.

That creepy looking Mega Man doing that little dance move disturbed me so much that it's been burned into my memory for 20 years. I remember that I knew a little bit about the game, had seen screen shots, and was interested in it but the box art literally scared me away from buying it. I finally bought Mega Man 2 though.
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Posted: Mar 29th 2007 9:25AM (Unverified) said

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I saddened by just how many of those games i have played. Though it does finally explain why i subconsciously have dueling banjos running through my head whenever i hear talk of greek warfare.
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Posted: Mar 29th 2007 9:34AM (Unverified) said

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haha, that pac-man thing always cracks me up. What were they thinking?

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Posted: Mar 29th 2007 9:44AM Rallion said

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I kinda LIKE the Bust-A-Move one with the baby. And I don't know what's wrong with the Pirates! one. They're certain nowhere near the level of the Karnaaj art. Or title. Or the man with the pointy bra on Valis III.
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Posted: Mar 29th 2007 9:58AM (Unverified) said

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I agree with what Steve said. They seriously must have been on some EXPENSIVE drugs when they came up with that Mega Man box.

From a design stand point, some of those weren't THAT bad. They're all crappy concepts, without a doubt, though.

Also, I want Ninja Golf Wii. Swing a sword AND a golf club! Rock on!
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Posted: Mar 31st 2007 9:38AM (Unverified) said

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What's so bad about Lego Batman? I think they just threw that up there because it was recently announced.
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Posted: Mar 29th 2007 10:04AM (Unverified) said

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The wonderboy cartridge box wasn't that bad though IMO. I love that cartridge box and that game.
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Posted: Mar 29th 2007 10:13AM WiNGSPANTT from TopTierTacticsco said

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yeah Ninja Golf and Pirates! are not that bad compared to half the ones on the list. The Mega Man one is awful, though. Beyond awful.
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Posted: Mar 29th 2007 10:12AM (Unverified) said

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Funny, I thought the Shaq Fu box art was the best part of the game.
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Posted: Mar 29th 2007 10:33AM (Unverified) said

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Why is Lego Batman on that list? The game isn't even out yet, and the box will likely change by the time it is...
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Posted: Mar 29th 2007 10:46AM (Unverified) said

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Dana Plato, your hotness (and bad acting) will be missed.
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Posted: Mar 29th 2007 10:35AM (Unverified) said

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His eagle-claw fist is totally wrong.
Amatuer.
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Posted: Mar 29th 2007 11:48AM (Unverified) said

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His eagle-claw fist is totally wrong.
Amatuer.
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Posted: Mar 29th 2007 1:36PM Duke said

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So, am I the only one that wanted Ninja Golf as soon as I saw the box?

The Dana Plato one had all the kids excited - so that shouldn't be there.

The No 1 should have been Mega Man - its just painful to look at.
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Posted: Mar 29th 2007 1:43PM (Unverified) said

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Shaq-fu was, of course, ridiculous, and I'm ashamed to admit that I had it, but it was a surprisingly fun game most of the time!
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Posted: Mar 29th 2007 2:25PM (Unverified) said

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i just recently bought shaq-fu at a thrift store just because of the concept and art.

its cool to say that its actually pretty fun.
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Posted: Mar 29th 2007 3:46PM (Unverified) said

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Wish I could view that list from this workstation, but at least I can comment on Shaq Fu....

"Bounty Hunter, enforcer of justice!" It's shaqi 'o neille (sp), it's kung fu, it's Shaq Fu
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Posted: Mar 29th 2007 3:59PM (Unverified) said

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Is that Fabio on Ironsword?
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Posted: Mar 29th 2007 4:11PM (Unverified) said

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Oh, it's always fun when a new generation discovers the box art to Ironsword.

Yes, that is Fabio on the cover of Ironsword. For those who might track down a screenshot of the game, we all joked even back then about the cover, particularly when the main character walks around in full plate the entire game.

If you're wondering why that happened... well, the only thing I can say is that Acclaim was responsible.
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Posted: Mar 29th 2007 8:56PM (Unverified) said

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The worst out of all of those is Trevor McFur in the Crescent Galaxy. God, I wish I could unsee that.
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Posted: Mar 29th 2007 4:21PM Crono141 said

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I dunno. I always thought Iron Sword box art was awesome. This was the age of Conan the Barbarian.

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