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.
Considered by many to be one of the hardest games of all … [ Read More... ]
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.
Although it didn’t sell that well, EarthBound… [ Read More... ]
Rockstar showed off the box art for their highly anticipated free roam crime game, GTA5. The artwork depicts the “Grand Theft Auto V” logo surrounded by 9 scenes from the game.
Check it out below…
Grand Theft Auto 5 is being developed by Rockstar for Playstation 3 and Xbox 360. It’s scheduled for a release date of September 17, 2013. Rockstar also has a bunch … [ Read More... ]
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.
With all the MGS talk, we thought it would be cool to feature the cover art of Metal Gear Solid for Nintendo’s Game Boy Color. Under guidance from Hideo Kojima & his staff, the game was developed by TOSE, who are … [ Read More... ]