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A crowdfunding campaign to create a coffee table book of art from NES and Famicom games has been unceremoniously stomped on by Nintendo. Before it disappeared, the campaign had raised over ...
So in honor of many spectacular, mediocre, and just plain weird pieces of cover art, let's take a look back at some of the most common styles and themes seen on NES games.
Could the ultimate gamer's coffee table book be on the way? Maybe. Nintendo has just announced Playing With Power, an art book which celebrates classic NES titles.
The NES may have been discontinued thirty years ago, but a dedicated fanbase continues to develop new classics for a new generation of gamers.
The game itself is uglier than sin, but its box art is striking – and uncharacteristically gruesome for an NES title. Is this another rare instance of Nintendo falling asleep at the censorship ...
Retro Nintendo Fans Won't Want To Miss Newly Translated Game Boy And NES Books Discover the unexplored history of Nintendo with these highly anticipated new books from author Florent Gorge.
UK publisher Bitmap Books is famous for its high-quality tomes, and we've got an office packed with them here at Nintendo Life. The company has previously covered the likes of the SNES and NES ...
It’s in line with the “ black box ” style of all of Nintendo’s early first-party NES games, including the now-iconic cover art for the original Super Mario Bros. Somehow, the blocky ...
From the spookiest to the most hauntingly beautiful, here are 20 great examples of amazing horror game box art.
Features How Mega Man Ended Up With the Worst Video Game Box Art Ever Mega Man's infamously awful NES box art has since taken on a life of its own.
Welcome one and all to Box Art Brawl, the ongoing series where we dig up old game box art, compare regional variants and vote for the best before flinging them back where they came from. Last week ...
Book will celebrate the best pixel and box art from the system, showcasing many classic games alongside developer and artist interviews.