Sabertooth Posted October 2, 2015 Report Share Posted October 2, 2015 When it comes to Atari game box art (and box art, generally) the era of the VCS/2600 was the Golden Age. Never since has box art quite captured the imagination of gamers. This is mainly because IT HAD TO. 2600 box art created a mental image of a world that could not be recreated by the rudimentary graphics of the system. It placed you IN the world represented on screen. There is already an excellent thread on this topic: http://forums.atari.io/index.php/topic/905-book-the-art-of-atari-from-pixels-to-paintbrush/ As time progressed and graphics improved, the role of box art became a bit less important. I think that this shows in the packaging for later console and PC games across the board. That said, every console has its box art heroes and the Jaguar is no exception. Box art for games like Missile Command 3D, Raiden, I-War, Hoverstrike: Unconquered Lands, and Defender 2000 communicate everything you need to know about the game world and draw you in. To me, these are almost like classic album covers. So, what is some of your favorite box art for the Jaguar? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nosweargamer Posted October 2, 2015 Report Share Posted October 2, 2015 Ah! Good ole Atari Jaguar box art, where the odds are good you that the background will have a mix of blue and/or purple. But it wouldn't be the 90's without some neon! The No Swear Gamer on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChtJuo040EOCTVziObIgVcg Host of The Atari 7800 Game by Game Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher and YouTube Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yo-Yo Posted October 2, 2015 Report Share Posted October 2, 2015 Oh man, what a FANTASTIC topic!!!!! I gotta go with the box art to Trevor McFur in the Crescent Galaxy. It was the game I most looked forward to getting when the Jaguar came out. I haven't played it in 15 years but I don't remember being disappointed by the game at all when it was new. The graphics were just out of this world compared to anything I had ever seen before. Just unreal. I love the sexual pose between Trevor McFur and his pussy cat feminine feline. I have so say though, "Trevor McFur" kinda seems a lot like "Star Fox" at least in the name, even though Cybermorph would have been a closer comparison. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctor Octagon Posted October 5, 2015 Report Share Posted October 5, 2015 For me it was the Club Drive box. I thought this game would end up being similar to Sega's Virtua Racing, but with game objectives kinda like Pilotwings. It kinda was. It looked great in magazines, but gameplay ended up being kinda blah. Sorry Jaguar, you know I love you and Virtua Racing for comparison: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari 5200 Guy Posted December 17, 2015 Report Share Posted December 17, 2015 I would have to go with these along with I*War and Raiden: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
btbfilms76 Posted March 30, 2016 Report Share Posted March 30, 2016 Ah! Good ole Atari Jaguar box art, where the odds are good you that the background will have a mix of blue and/or purple. But it wouldn't be the 90's without some neon! v.jpg SHREAD!! Host of The Jag Bar • Lynx Lounge • 7800 Avenue Watch now on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrhPvmALbHpBUqrbBOms5Vw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clint Thompson Posted March 30, 2016 Report Share Posted March 30, 2016 SHREAD!! I can't believe the amount of times I've looked at this since I first got the game back in 1994 and only just now, see the Jaguar claw logo within the snowboard... 7800 - 130XE - XEGS - Lynx - Jaguar - ISO: Atari Falcon030 | STBook |STe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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