Since the first two posts were so well received, why not a third?
Castle of Deceit (1990, Bunch Games)
Such an evil looking cover that looks like an old British horror movie that you would see as the cover on one those old clam shell cases.
The Adventures of Gilligan’s Island (1990, Bandai)
“Hey, little buddy! It’s the 90s, think a couple of 1960s sitcom stars like you ‘n’ me can sell this game?”
“Golly no, Skipper.”
What were they thinking? I realize Gilligan’s Island still had a following through syndication and TBS (hey, I watched it every morning myself), but I didn’t want to play a video game based on it. Maybe next year we’ll get an All in the Family game. Actually… that could be pretty fun if Rockstar Games developed it.
Hammerin’ Harry (1992, Irem)
How could Nintendo sign off on ANYTHING looking like this? It’s like they didn’t even care about obvious dumpware like this and they just wanted the money from the developers. Wait a second… That sounds familiar. I wouldn’t be surprised if Hammerin’ Harry 2 popped up on the Wii for $19.99 or maybe they could give us New Play Control! Hammerin’ Harry. I don’t want to turn this into a Wii-bash party, but I’ve never seen a company work so hard at trying to figure out new ways to put less effort into their own system.
Power Blade (1991, Taito)
Which one gets to say “I’ll be back”? The Arnie stand-in or the boomerang? The game actually looks decent and got good reviews, but this cover? Not so much.
Power Blade 2 (1992, Taito)
That is a really tight tank top.
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5 More Examples of Bad NES Box Art
Tags: Castle of Deceit, Gilligan's Island, Hammerin' Harry, NES, Nintendo, Nintendo Entertainment System, Power Blade, Power Blade 2, The Adventures of Gilligan's Island, Video Games
Bad art, yes. But Power Blade (and its sequel) both ruled, so that made up for the lame box art