EEEEEVEN MORE AMAZING SUPER NES BOX ART!

What's that? You'd like 15 MORE boxes for your Super Nintendo Classic upgrade? Well, I'd be happy to oblige! 

Let's see, this time we will start with...

1. Axelay

(The Super N.E.S. Mini doesn't have any Shmup representation, so this would fit the bill nicely)

2. Demon's Crest

(A relatively unknown Capcom game that's actually pretty good!)

3. Earthworm Jim

(In gameplay terms, this game hasn't aged very gracefully, but its great graphics and sense of humour still rock!)

4. Final Fantasy IV

(A lot of people have super-fond memories of this. Since the first FF game we ever saw in Australia was FF7, I only played through this game well-and-truly after the fact, and while it's definitely a great R.P.G., it's nowhere near as good as the ones that came after it. Speaking of...)

5. Final Fantasy V

(The story is dumb - FF4 has a better story - but the job-based gameplay is absolutely fantastic! The Super Famicom version never came to the west, so you might have to find a fan-translation...)

6. Jurassic Park

(The indoor first-person levels barely even run, but this game still manages to be pretty good. Its biggest problem - no save system - would be remedied with the Super N.E.S. Mini.)

7. Kirby's Dream Land 3

(Those of you playing at home might remember in Episode 67.5 I played the two latter-day Kirby games and found that I really quite enjoyed this one, although it was very odd that it got released so close to Super Star / Fun Pak.)

8. The Magical Quest

(Now we get to a trilogy of games the whole family can enjoy... because they're so easy. Good fun though!)

9. The Magical Quest 2

(The second game was very much more-of-the-same, but it added a 2-player option which is great for playing with the kiddies!)

10. The Magical Quest 3

(I must apologise for this box art - it's awful - but that was seriously the best I could do. The game never got released outside Japan, and there is barely any artwork for it at all online. I took this from the Japanese box, but of course, Japanese Super Famicom boxes were portrait layout. Anyway, this was about as good as I could get it.)

11. Mortal Kombat II

(There'd probably be some debate about which MK game(s) should be on the system. From memory, I actually felt like the 3rd game was the best one, but MKII is definitely the most popular.)

12. Prince of Persia

(Out of the thousands of different versions of this game, I think this was probably my favourite. Konami took Jordan Mechner's game and made it their own.)

13. Tales of Phantasia

(I never got around to finishing this one - it's still on my Pile of Shame - but I did think it was pretty great. I wonder if it might take up too much space on the Super N.E.S. Mini though...)

14. Tiny Toon Adventures: Buster Busts Loose

(This Konami platformer was pretty popular back in its day, but has been largely forgotten over the years.)

15. Unirally / Uniracers

(Did you know that Pixar sued the creators of this game, for allegedly stealing their I.P? And all copies of the game were pulled from shelves, making it quite the rarity?)

That's all for now. I'll put some more up later. Let me know if you have any requests. ^_^

EVEN MORE BOX ART!!

I'm on a roll! Here's ten more games I hope to add to my Super N.E.S. Mini when I get the chance!

 

1. ActRaiser

(Such a weird, great game! Though it'll probably remain forgotten to the sands of time...)

 

2. Aladdin

(Definitely one of the best movie tie-in games ever!)

 

3. Illusion of Gaia / Illusion of Time

(The middle part of the Quintet trilogy... I still have nightmares about the little pig roasting itself...)

 

4. Mega Man & Bass

(It's stupidly difficult and not as refined as other games in the series, but it's still an important part of Mega Man's history, and the ability to use save-states might actually make the game achievable!)

 

5. Legend of the Mystical Ninja

(Wacky Japanese weirdness was probably too weird for the original release - it was included in the Japanese version though!)

 

6. Parodius

(Speaking of Japanese weirdness... This game is bonkers! But that's what makes it awesome! It's also really fun.)

 

7. Pilotwings

(I'm not the hugest fan of this game, but it's an important part of Nintendo's history)

 

8. Soul Blazer

(The first part of Quintet's trilogy! It's not as good as its younger brothers, but it can still be quite engaging.)

 

9. Stunt Race FX

(Hey, if the Starfox games can run on the Super N.E.S. Mini, why not Stunt Race? I really wish Nintendo had somehow managed to bring these FX-chip games up to 30 frames-per-second. It would make them 500% more enjoyable.)

 

10. Turtles In Time

(An awesome arcade game got an awesome 16-bit port! The only downside is Konami's boring insistence that all of their games should have a dull grey box...)

 

There's 10 more boxes for ya! More coming soon!

MORE BOX ART

Following on from my previous post, here are 10 games that I hope to add to my Super N.E.S. Mini as soon as I'm able. And here is the box art I'll be able to add them with!

1. Chrono Trigger

(Probably the #1 most requested title to be on the system. While I don't think it's quite as good as FF6, it's definitely one of the greatest 16-bit games ever made, and really should be part of the collection)

2. Donkey Kong Country 2

(Great game, but for me, the weakest part of the trilogy)

3. Donkey Kong Country 3

(... Followed by - in my opinion - a much better game!)

4. Killer Instinct

(Look, the Super N.E.S. port isn't the greatest, but it's still a fun fighting game)

5. Mega Man 7

(Possibly the most divisive Mega Man game! I personally think it's great, but I also agree that the blue bomber lost something on his transition to 16-bit)

6. Mega Man X 2

(Speaking of Mega Man... I like this game ALMOST as much as the original...)

7. Mega Man X 3

(... and this one is nowhere near as good as the other two. It's fine though... and you couldn't very well have the first two X games on the system and ignore the third...)

8. Seiken Densetsu 3

(The fact that one of the Super Famicom's all-time greatest games has STILL never been officially translated is such a tragedy!... There is that fan translation though...)

9. Super Mario All-Stars

(Side note, this is far-and-away the cover I am most proud of, because I had to create the yellow star pattern from scratch in Photoshop, since there simply weren't any good-enough pictures online to do it justice. Took a long time, but it looks just like the real box!) ^_^

10. Terranigma

(Pretty sure this amazing R.P.G. has never had a re-release. It's about time, don't you think?)

So there's 10. I'll add more later.

A NEW "RETRO GAMING" PROJECT!

Hello again!

So the Super N.E.S. Mini is out, and it's pretty rad! I, along with many others, are eagerly awaiting the new release of Hakchi, which should apparently be ready in about a week, so that we can add to the collection of games. I mean, I'll be honest. The 21 included games are mostly fantastic, but there are some major omissions, and some really odd choices. ("Super Ghouls & Ghosts?" Really??)

I think what it comes down to, is that there are just too many amazing games in the Super N.E.S. library, and a collection of 21 is not nearly enough. I have no idea how many games will fit on the machine (I got close to 80 on my N.E.S. Mini, but of course those games are much smaller in size...) but I've already begun preparing. ^_^

One thing that annoyed me quite a bit was that there was no localisation for the PAL regions, in that the box art is all made up of the boring black-box U.S. versions.

 

  

When I "upgrade" my system, I want it to feature the more excellent coloured-box versions we got in the PAL regions. So I've been working hard in the Photoshops, sometimes a little too meticulously, creating new covers. Note that none of these are "originals," they are Photoshop recreations that I've made myself, but I've tried as hard as possible to stick to the original designs. Occasionally I have needed to use a little bit of license to fill in some gaps, as it were, and later on in the Super N.E.S.'s life the box design changed, which was annoying, so I've redesigned those boxes to be consistent with the original design. If anyone wishes to use these to make their Mini Super N.E.S. a bit more colourful, feel free! ^_^

Let's begin with the 21 included games, shall we?

1. Super Mario World

2. F-Zero

3. Super Castlevania IV

4. Super Ghouls & Ghosts

5. Contra III

(Yes, I know is was "Super Probotector" in PAL regions... but Contra is cooler...)

6. The Legend of Zelda - A Link To The Past

7. Super Mario Kart

8. Starwing / Starfox

(I know, I know, I just did the opposite of what I did for Contra. Bottom line though, the PAL box art was a thousand times better, and I couldn't make the "Starfox" logo fit properly, so I just left it as "Starwing." Doesn't matter.)

9. Street Fighter II Turbo

10. Secret of Mana

11. Mega Man X

12. Super Metroid

13. Super Punch-Out!!

14. Final Fantasy VI

15. Donkey Kong Country

16. Kirby's Dream Course

17. Earthbound

18. Yoshi's Island

19. Super Mario R.P.G.

20. Kirby Super Star

21. Starfox 2

What do you think of my handiwork? I'm pretty happy with how they turned out. These pictures are actually half the size of my original versions, but even now they're probably twice as big as the size that's needed for the Super N.E.S. Mini. At any rate, feel free to use them! I'll add covers for extra games in the future, and if you have any requests, let me know. I'll see if I can make them up!

 

Stay cool. Stay retro. :-)

NO! FREAKING! WAY!!

WANT!!

I must have this.

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