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.
What better time to showcase the cover art of the NES classic DuckTales. Hilariously, in Japan it’s called “Naughty Ducks Dream Adventures.” DuckTales was developed by Capcom and released in 1989 for the NES followed by a 1990 release on … [ Read More... ]
As many should know, Capcom has an epic history with side scrolling beat’em ups (brawlers). Although their most well known beat’em up is Final Fight they also made a pair of Dungeons & Dragons games which included all the frills you could want plus RPG elements. Originally arcade games, they were only ported for home play in a collection released in Japan on the Sega Saturn and on PC in … [ Read More... ]
In a surprising PAX East announcement, Capcom is remastering and rereleasing their 1989 NES classic, DuckTales. It’s got the official Disney seal on it and will even be supported with all new voice acting from Disney. Additionally, all the character art has been redrawn in HD with high def 3D backgrounds. DuckTales Remastered looks great in motion. The original game is considered one of the best Disney games … [ Read More... ]
Capcom has made some of my favorite games of all time. I was a die hard fan of theirs up until about 5 years ago. At first, I thought it was just because gaming trends changed and now I’m just a crusty, old gamer. I can live with that. But on the other hand… I’m still a gamer and Capcom has made a lot of great games. As … [ Read More... ]