Tag Archives: Classic Gaming

Cover Art: Wipeout (Playstation)

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. 

The first Wipeout game was developed by Psygnosis, whom later got renamed to Studio Liverpool when Sony bought them as a first party game developer for their thriving Playstation console. Despite being an English developed game, it has a very futuristic, Japanese … [ Read More... ]

Cover Art: The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening DX (Gameboy Color)

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. 

Nintendo’s The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening was originally released on the Gameboy in 1993. It was critically acclaimed and considered one of the best handheld games of all time. Later on, Nintendo colorized the game and added a new dungeon which took … [ Read More... ]

Cover Art: Final Fantasy VI (Super Famicom)

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. 

Final Fantasy VI was released on the Super Famicom to the Japanese public in 1994. Later that year, US gamers got it on the Super Nintendo but under the name Final Fantasy III. The Japanese version box art features the beautiful artwork … [ Read More... ]

Cover Art: SimCity (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. 

SimCity was a huge game for Mac and Amiga back in the late 80s, it also made it’s way to other platforms including PC DOS and the beloved Super Nintendo. While the original SimCity was developed by Maxis (now a part of … [ Read More... ]