Tag Archives: Cover Art

COVER ART: Pokémon Gold Japanese version

Welcome to Cover Art! A section of the site where we look at a  video game’s box cover art and briefly discuss it’s gameplay and legacy.

Pokémon Gold  was released in Japan in 1999 and North America and Australia in 2000. Pokémon Gold was part of the second generation of the Pokémon series and added a 100 new Pokémon to collect as well as expanded the world of Pokémon to … [ Read More... ]

Cover Art: Super Mario Kart (SNES)

Welcome to Cover Art! A section of the site where we look at a retro video game’s box cover art and briefly discuss it’s gameplay and legacy.

Super Mario Kart was both developed and published by Nintendo for the SNES. Directed by Super Mario World & Pilot Wings staff, it was released for the US in 1993.

Cover Art Super Mario Kart SNES

Easily one of, if not the best racing game for the Super [ Read More... ]

Cover Art: Gradius III (SNES)

Welcome to Cover Art! A section of the site where we look at a retro video game’s box cover art and briefly discuss it’s gameplay and legacy.

Gradius III is a shmup (shoot-em-up) developed by Konami, originally for arcades and later, for the SNES. It was a US Super Nintendo launch released in August of 1991.

Gradius III cover art SNES

Considered by many to be one of the hardest games of all … [ Read More... ]

Cover Art: EarthBound (SNES)

Welcome to Cover Art! A section of the site where we look at a retro video game’s box cover art and briefly discuss it’s gameplay and legacy.

EarthBound, also known as Mother 2: Gyiyg Strikes Back in Japan, was developed by APE & Hal Laboratory for the Super Nintendo. It was released in the US in 1995 as a standalone title.

Earthbound cover art SNES

Although it didn’t sell that well, EarthBound[ Read More... ]