Zanac (MSX)
– https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/nes/578335-zanac/boxes/108956
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Did anyone ever determine if the people behind this were ever posters? It seems so likely…
Gradius II (Famicom)
The dark circle in the upper left is a hole straight through the cart. Wear it on a necklace or bracelet! (Or hang it from a string or lanyard in used game shops? I don’t know.)
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Salamander Deluxe Pack Plus (PS1)
– Salamander: Deluxe Pack Plus cover or packaging material - MobyGames
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Tekken Hybrid (PS3/Blu-ray)
– https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/ps3/632925-tekken-hybrid/boxes/214051
I suppose if online distribution hadn’t become the thing, this sort of combination disc might have: game + movie + game demo. Or at least, publishers capable of churning out 3D-animated game-movie tie-ins would have liked it to. ^ _^
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the 3ds tekken game also included that movie on the cartridge, viewable in actual 3d
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Lee Trevino’s Fighting Golf (NES)
– Lee Trevino's Fighting Golf cover or packaging material - MobyGames
U.S. National Video Game Team (USNVGT)
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Sakura Wars Complete Box (Dreamcast)
From back in the day. Possibly my silliest video games purchase.
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Super Monkey Ball Deluxe (PS2)
Ms. Pac-Man Maze Madness (Dreamcast)
“Pie eyed” eye style: Mickey Mouse for instance featured this eye style in 1929, the year AFTER his introduction, but quickly replaced it with an uncut oval.
– Mickey Mouse Through the Years | Disney Wiki | Fandom
– https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/PieEyed
Don’t look too closely at the monkey features in the SMBD cover, like GonGon’s hand.
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Milli-Pede: Kyodai Konchuu no Gyakushuu (Hal Laboratory - 1983 - Famicom)
aka
ミリピード 巨大昆虫の逆襲
Google Translate: “Millipede: Counterattack of the Giant Insects”
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there were some hare krishna people dancing around and playing finger cymbals and saying hare krishna over nad over the other day and all me and veronica could think of was running them over in gta2
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Re:
Other funky representations of Mr. Do!, who was a balding Do-de in the arcade original and arcade sequels.
But in like the flyers for the arcade follow-ups they showed him as a likely non-balding blond guy (similar to maybe other illustrations for the original game re that top link)
^ Mr. Do!'s Castle - Universal (Video Game, 1983) - USA | The Arcade Flyer Archive
^ Mr. Do!'s Wild Ride - Universal (Video Game, 1984) - Japan | The Arcade Flyer Archive
And in illustrations for various ports
^ Do! Run Run - Vintage Arcade Superstore
^ Atari ST Mr. Do! Run Run : scans, dump, download, screenshots, ads, videos, catalog, instructions, roms
^ Video Game Print Ads — ‘Mr. Do!’s Castle’ [2600 / 5200 / ATARI 8-BIT /...
^ Mr. Do! box covers - MobyGames
^ Do! Run Run - Amiga Game - Download ADF, Music - Lemon Amiga
And arcade conversion kits, not sure how official this sideart was:
^ https://www.rotheblog.com/2007/08/arcade/mr-do-white-sideart-history/
And then there’s whatever the heck was going on for Atari (and ColecoVision; curiously enough Coleco published the Atari version):
^ Mr Do boxes, which one is more rare than the other one - Atari 2600 - AtariAge Forums
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