See the ugliest covers and artwork in the gaming world

As the saying goes, “don’t judge a book by its cover.” The same goes for the world of gaming, at least in some cases. That’s because many classic games in the past could have been sales failures because of their poor quality. horrifying covers.

Of Mega Man e Double Dragonuntil Street Fighter e Amnesia, There were several franchises that lost their way when it came to developing their covers. Even worse were those who failed both when developing the cover and the entire game. And today Voxel brings you a list of the ugliest covers in the history of games. Check out!

1. Mega Man (1987)

Mega Man is one of Capcom’s biggest franchisesboth in popularity and in the number of games released throughout history. However, He is also known for having one of the ugliest covers ever produced.mainly for the first version of the game, released in 1987.

Mega Man (1987)Fonte:  IMDB

To make matters worse, the Capcom took a while to finally get the franchise’s cover right, which only had one solution in the following generation: the 16-bit era.. Fortunately, nowadays the character is very well reproduced both on the covers and in the games, whether in which he is the protagonist or a supporting character, such as Marvel Vs. Capcom e Super Smash Bros.

2. Double Dragon (1987)

Another classic from the 80s, and which also had a cover that left something to be desired, was Double Dragon. One of the pioneers of the beat ’em up genre had an illustration that left a lot to be desired, and if it weren’t for the popularity of the game, which at that time already dominated the arcades of the time, its success could even have been harmed.

Double Dragon (1987)Fonte:  Games DB

Happily, subsequent versions did not repeat the same error. On the contrary, Double Dragon 2 e 3 featured two of the most beautiful covers of the 8 and 16-bit generationswith emphasis on the third game, whose illustration was full of details, highlighting an enormous dragon wrapped around the game’s logo.

3. Super Street Fighter 2 Turbo (1994)

Street Fighter is another Capcom franchise packed with games. In addition to the numbered titles, dozens of others have been released, as Super Street Fighter 2 Turbo which, as the name suggests, brought changes in relation to the original second version. And one of them was Akuma, a character who quickly became one of the most popular in the franchise.

Super Street Fighter 2 Turbo (1994)Fonte:  Internet Archive

However, its reproduction on the cover of the PC version of the game leaves a lot to be desired. This is because she brought Akuma in a very disfigured formand also featured the presence of somewhat strange versions of other characters, like a thinner Blanka.

4. Virtual Chess 64 (1998)

Aiming to make a chess game more interesting in its video game version, Virtual Chess 64 decided to adopt animations between matches to create an extra attraction. However, The plan backfired, as they are of very poor quality and look more like something from a horror game.

Virtual Chess 64Fonte:  Moby Games

If such a tragedy wasn’t enough, they ended up on the game’s cover. The result is an illustration that seems to be calling for a horror game. than a simple game of virtual chess.

5. Snow White and the 7 Clever Boys (2006)

Snow White and the 7 Clever Boys is a game that, as its name suggests, references the story of Snow White. However, This is just an excuse to introduce the player to a series of small games for childrensuch as puzzle assembly and painting challenges.

Snow White and the 7 Clever Boys (2006)Fonte:  IMDB

Nonetheless, the real challenge was to come across the game’s cover. Besides being very poorly designed, It featured a frightening reproduction of the characters from the famous fable. The worst part of all is imagining that this is an illustration of a children’s game. Let’s face it, would you give a game with this cover to your children?

6. Amnesia: The Dark Descent (2010)

Amnesia is one of the scariest horror franchises today. And the first game in the series, released in 2010, already showed this. However, the cover of the PC version of the game, when it was still distributed on DVD, didn’t make this very clear.

Amnesia: The Dark Descent (2010)Fonte:  Moby Games

The reason is an illustration that presented the game’s creature in a somewhat unusual version. In it, instead of looking scary, she looked scaredwith an expression that to this day confuses people as to its exact intention. At least, inside the game, she had a very different appearancekeeping most players awake at night.

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