Box Art Bash: Phantasy Star II
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Hello and welcome to another rousing edition of the Box Art Bash, where I take you on a tour through the smelly parts of Sega’s colorful history of game cover art. As always, if you have a great suggestion for a future entry of the Box Art Bash, comment here or e-mail me.
Last Wednesday we covered the sinewy Golden Axe. This week we switch focus from muscled western Adonises to anime girls. Uh, wait a second.
Box Art Bash: Golden Axe
Posted by Nathan. Filed under Europe, Nathan, North America. Tagged with Box Art Bash, Genesis, Golden Axe.
Welcome to the first edition of a new weekly feature here at Sega Nerds: The Box Art Bash, where I’ll be your tour guide as we journey through Sega’s colorful history of bad box art. Check back (hopefully) every Wednesday for a new entry into the Box Art Bash hall of shame. If you have a great suggestion for a future edition of the Box Art Bash, leave a comment or e-mail me with your idea. Are you excited? I know I am.
In honor of our recent coverage of the upcoming Golden Axe: Beast Rider and our recent Sega Game Endings feature, this week’s edition of the Box Art Bash will go back to the series’ roots as we examine the cover art of the very first Golden Axe on the black 16-bit beauty. Hit the jump to read it!