Long-time readers will know Iâm a sucker for good Japanese box art, but this story and gallery really helps drive home how awesome it is, and how awesome itâs always been.
https://lastchance.cc/japanese-box-art-vs-western-box-art-5908738%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E
This fantastic piece by SuperFamicomGuy on Medium delves into the history of this discrepancy, going back to the days of the SNES and using a number of examples where box art that in Japan looked fantastic is absolutely butchered in the US.
https://medium.com/@SuperFamicomGuy/thinking-outside-the-box-art-443db54ce915
Itâs a good history piece, but while youâre there, his Instagram account is also a must-follow, packed with pics of amazing old Japanese games with box art that deserves to be on a thrash metal album cover.
Thinking outside the box (art). [Medium, via Game & Graphics]
