Fighting Game Box Art

[@shallowsldead5720]

SNK box arts always manage to be eye catching to me no matter how generic they can sometimes get, so glad it finally gets some spotlight in this video. Also, I think why they paired Ryu with Terry in certain CVS game box arts is because Terry was the main protagonist for SNK's first fighting game and also he would later become the mascot of the company.

[@velostation6309]

I think Terry would have been slightly more recognizable to US audiences because of the anime films. But pairing him with Ken makes more sense, like in the Japanese SVC Chaos cover.

[@pablocasas5906]

For the Neo-Geo Pocket SNK vs. Capcom Card Battle the key art shows Terry representing SNK and Ryu representing Capcom, which makes sense considering they're their respective mascots for their companies. That's why I personally don't like when in Capcom vs. SNK they make Kyo Ryu's rival, yeah, Kyo is has been the longest lasting protagonist of KoF, but he doesn't have that much in common with Ryu, in fact, Ryo would be a more logical rival to Ryu

[@velostation6309]

Ryu vs. Terry is also interesting when you realize they were technically created by the same person (Takashi Nishiyama, SFI designer who later joined SNK, with FF being envisioned as a spiriual follow-up to the original SF, until Capcom made SFII on their own).

[@frozenray0079]

People in the US know who Kyo is, but yeah I do think that Terry is more instantly recognizable. Fatal Fury has always felt more popular, and *accessible*, in America than the brilliant KOF games.

[@pablocasas5906]

@@frozenray0079 some developers at SNK recently commented about the popularity of their games abroad, they said The King of Fighters franchise is popular in Latin America and China, while they noted that Fatal Fury has more fans in the U.S. I think I can see it that way, especially since games like Real Bout 2 and Mark of the Wolves were released on the NeoGeo with only 2 language options (Japanese and English), despite previous games since Fatal Fury 3 included Portuguese and Spanish options, but all of the games from KoF '96 onwards were translated into Portuguese/Spanish It could be that RB2 and Garou: MoW didn't have enough memory to include more languages, but who knows

[@The4thSnake]

It's always disappointing when the cover looks like something a 15-year-old can make with Photoshop and a few renders.

[@guilhermefranco2930]

I swear I always find you when I'm less expecting

[@The4thSnake]

@@guilhermefranco2930 I do my namesake justice then.

[@assassin8636]

But it doesn't

[@v1nag3r]

Japanese Capcom box art for their games, especially in the 90s, had this distinct cool look to it that was unreproducable by any other company.

[@baberuthless]

Probably Capcom themselves couldnt even reproduce it sadly

[@nimhard]

I especially love the SFZ3 art for the japanese region. It's fucking beautiful.

[@Shockbrawler]

I really like the vanilla mvc3 cover more than umvc3's. Tekken 4 remains as a goated cover along with tekken 3. The capcom vs snk covers just bring so many nostalgic memories with the shinkiro art. What amazes me was that you mentioned the old playstation all stars battle royale cover here. That itself is more appealing than the default

[@baberuthless]

They really fucked up that PS all stars cover. They took the cowards route and played it mega safe

[@Shockbrawler]

@@baberuthless they did for real. It legit looks more of a party game than a fighting game. A shame really.

[@KristianGibran]

Tekken Tag 1 was one of my favorite covers. The cool side shot of Kazuya and faded images of other characters behind him. Such the nostalgia!

[@gameboylad]

Xmen COTA's box art on the Saturn just looks nuts. Tekken 4 was another one that was good. As simple as it was, it caught the vibes of the 2000's. It sucks that the focus on the box art is fading away, especially since it was such a great way to not only discover artist, but also be inspired by the art too. Loved when the manuals had different art too but manual art has been dead for some time 😭

[@baberuthless]

Just unlocked a memory for mnauels in these games for me. I totally forgot flipping through them to see the hobbies,likes, and dislikes of certain charcaters

[@kaceejones2282]

When it comes to box arts the DBZ and Naruto games of the PS2 and GC era always had the best box arts KOF 2001 had a hard box art with K' in a red background posing kinda smugly 🔥💯

[@baberuthless]

That 2001 cover is so iconic! I do agree with the dbz covers in that era were great, Naruto I’m not as familiar sadly 🥲

[@Smashvillain]

I feel like Tekken 4 is the greatest case of a localized cover fumbling the bag. Japan and Europe got the extremely cool arcade poster with the storm clouds, but over here? Just bright orange with Jin's default render, and 50% opacity Kazuya and Heihachi behind him.

[@YTHomer]

I've always liked the box art for Sonic Battle, very stylized, catches your eye, and features the two most popular Sonic characters duking it out. Also its a rare time when I think the US art is better than the JP art since I like the American layout more.

[@KaneBlueriver]

Just to add up some extra info: The UMVC3 original cover was actually reversible, with the other side using American style art much more in proximity with the original MVC3 cover. I personally didn't like the art there but as you mentioned, it might have been a better piece of work judging exclusively by that factor. Check it out when you have the chance!

[@baberuthless]

That reversable cover for UMVC3 is certainly an intresting choice to have as the reverable. Its not bad or anything but the faces look a bit more off the the Vanilla MVC3 in my point of view. Having the MVC art book there are tons of promotional art worls that i think would have been more suitable.

[@tedjomuljono3052]

my copy of vanilla MVC3 had a reversible cover allowing you to use either JP or US version, my copy of UMVC3 tho, only have one cover, the Shinkirou one odd

[@SnowRemnant]

SNK and Shinkiro really pulled out some master class box art. From the cast celebtating KOF 98 to the legendary Real Bout cover with that striking red with the black suits making contrast with the piercing gaze pf Geese Howard. I feel like you forgot to mention the KOF 94 box art. As they did an incredible job showcasing the revolutionary 3V3 they were putting out there. But fantastic video overall.

[@michielkroder4031]

You're so right about SNK boxart. Really on another level aesthetically, almost every time. I enjoy your videos a ton, thank you for making them!

[@baberuthless]

Thank you for sticking with me 😊

[@TheSeventhForce]

One piece of cover art I really like but never see many opinions on is the Japanese Saturn art for Virtua Fighter Remix. It's this really detailed, hand drawn piece with some harsh, but pleasant coloring. You don't really ever see VF characters depicted in that style after that. The US/PAL version's cover is hilarious in comparison, but that version was also a mail order game Sega sent out for free to apologize for the poorly received original release, so I guess having appealing art to sell the game was less of a priority. Love the video, glad to see so many more aspects of the genre are being explored!

[@chazmaru9583]

(You may already know but) it was designed by the great Terada Katsuya, whom Sega stopped involving after VF2 as they started focusing on the 3DCG models.

[@baberuthless]

Damn i should have mentioned that box art! Oh well maybe if i make a part 2. Virtua fighter is one of my Fighting game blind spots im ashamed to say

[@ThorgisArcade]

Oh nice, I've actually been thinking of talking about this exact topic. Great minds think alike.

[@baberuthless]

Haha glad were on the same wavelength. That being said i would love to see you do a video on fighting game box art! It would no doubt be fantastic 😊

[@ThorgisArcade]

Aw thanks! If I ever do it I'll ask if you want to collab, or at least give you another shout out@@baberuthless

[@baberuthless]

@ThorgisArcade either of which would be very generous regardless 😊

[@snootlongbottom]

I would very much like to see that collab! My two favorite channels! @@ThorgisArcade

[@Greenmeanie123]

@@ThorgisArcadethat would be so awesome to witness! You both do great research

[@someblokes2022]

The tekken 4 blue box art goes HARDDDD

[@baberuthless]

Such a powerful image

[@someblokes2022]

​@@baberuthlessit captures the dark and mature atmosphere perfectly

[@cesargiovani1838]

I'm glad I ran into this channel. My love for Retro fighters has grown in the past few months. Two of my favorite things: Design and Fighters.

[@BrianM_3rd]

SNK are absolutely untouchable when it comes to character art. They always did a stellar job of illustrating their characters as real living people with depth and lives... who also just happen to be beating the shit out of each other 😂

[@Riz_]

As always a nice video @Baberuthless. As a long time fighting game fan in the UK the line "Pal is all over the place". I believe really fits us very well. With the size and presanse of US and Japan we tend to be that often ignored third child skulking in the corner. I liked the box art for Darkstalkers 3, it certainly got the attention of my note taker back in my college days. He wasn't a gamer but he pointed it out as soon as we went to the game shop.

[@baberuthless]

I dont blame you guys for likeing that one! That one is certainly eye catching on mutliple levels

[@SpectralSound.]

The cover of Tekken 8 (hope they will keep it) is cool af! 🔥

[@BishopLuzzi]

SNK box art and art in general, is the best. From Shinkiro, Hiroaki, Ogura and even Falcoon. They're inspirational

[@Rhino-n-Chips]

The Kim/Kyouske cover is so funny to me. Both wouldn't classify as secondary protagonists of their own games, and you have the entire iconic cast of Street Fighter, and to entice new buyers, you choose a Rival Schools rep. Not hating on them, I do like both characters, but it feels like they went to random select in-game to make the cover.

[@baberuthless]

I feel like some marketing guy who didnt know shit about either game wipped this up in an afternoon as a proof of concept and Capcom just went with it 😅

[@DoutorSocialGames]

Capcom Vs SNK Pro american cover is using a Terry illustration from a Wild Ambition ad. So it also is a cut & paste just like Ryu

[@Spomeroy014]

I love these videos. I learn something new and find something else to collect.

[@sebastianc1110]

Cool video! Now I want a fighting game collection video lol.

[@baberuthless]

😉

[@HaloGuy467]

Box arts always gets me excited to see the visual style games and how creative the team can get with showing off the game. 3D renders of characters just posing in the front of the cover just feels uninspired as there is no visual flair outside of character

[@baberuthless]

Agreed. When done right it should act a la the perfect gateway of the style or tone the game is trying to establish

[@lostmediadetective2590]

1:54 here someone that always bothers me the cover use ryu’s alpha design while in the actual game it uses his street fighter 2 design

[@baberuthless]

Good point! His hair and headband being the biggest give away

[@Badguy10472]

Thank You for recognizing how awesome SNK Box arts are. I always felt they were Iconic.

[@kaceejones2282]

Always have been :)

[@frozenray0079]

THIS was such a good video :D I hated how the CvS2 cover featured Kim's illustration from CvS 1 in the background. Lazy. I did, however, love Kyosuke's inclusion in the front, only because it feels rare for Capcom to give any love its fighting games outside of Street Fighter, and it seems they wanted to let their audience know that this game would *finally* be a little different and think outside the box. Which, ultimately, they didn't lol but it's aight.

[@luizkorynga]

1:50 this Terry is from Fatal Fury Wild Ambition (the 2 are from other games)

[@baberuthless]

Wow thats wild your right! I just looked it up and that makes it even funnier 🤣 I dont even remember seeing the render in the game. Maybe it was for promotional material ?

[@luizkorynga]

@@baberuthless the first render on snk wikia in Wild Ambition section on Terry Gallery (KZbin is blocking my comment)

[@SIBStudioss]

Once again, l absolutely love the depth of the videos on this channel!! Thanks again for all your hard work!

[@baberuthless]

I appreciate that! Thank you 😊

[@midknighthuargo2670]

19:07 I officially can't unsee long hair Link now. Also, (and I apologize for this being unrelated) I am somewhat curious about why aquariums are an oddly recurring location for fighting game stages.

[@baberuthless]

Haha sorry Also I don’t know but i want every game to have an aquarium in their game it’s in street fighters corner now

[@AquaTwist_]

Loved this and your Fighting Games you can Legally play video so I subscribed! Box art is one of my favorite parts of games, especially as a game collector. It’s heartbreaking to see physical games decline but hopefully they can continue as long as they can.

[@baberuthless]

Thank you! I hope so too I still think their important to the industry but the industry itself may disagree with me unfortunately

[@PhirePhlame]

As a fun fact, Mortal Kombat Deadly Alliance was originally meant to be subtitled "Vengeance" instead, which is where the metal "V" shape came from. It thus would have played not only into the fact that V is the Roman numeral for 5 and this was the 5th game, but also a V for "Vengeance".

[@baberuthless]

I do remember seeing that as an extra in DA krypt. I’m kinda glad they didn’t go with vengeance since it’s kind of a generic sub title. That being said the V would make a lot more sense

[@boxatron8010]

The director for Rival Schools was also the director for SNK vs Capcom 2 so he just decided to put the character there why him specifically I don't know also he's in the top left corner

[@conradojavier7547]

That Explains why Kyosuke & Kim are in the US Cover of CVS2.

[@tobiasarevalo9929]

7:27 this one is so charming Specially frank west's head poking from the side

[@ChipDamageMike]

Oof that last line of box art disappearing really stings 😆 Fantastic video btw. I recently made a video about video game box art, and realized I needed to make it at least a two parter, as there really is a ton of fantastic and riveting covers out there…and that my heart will truly break when it’s the reduced to “icons on the home screen “😔 Regardless, great topic and video!

[@baberuthless]

Thank you! There’s a ton of box art I don’t even go over like virtual fighter and KI so perhaps someday I’ll do a two parter down the line

[@digniii9477]

MK9 cover for me goes hard, and I just noticed that is actually the only cover where they have both Sub-zero and Scorpion. I know that Ed boon's favorite character is Scorpion, but man, that is like one most iconic fighting games rivalry and you have them as the cover ONCE. Would be cool to see them like the Shaolin Monks cover too tbh.

[@germain83]

That Alpha 2 box art goes so hard still. I was definitely let down with Alpha 3 cover. I wish they would go back to hand drawn illustrations but they have to fit with the times I guess. And Jin straight up stole Star Platinum's gloves. 😆 You saying "PERFECT" while Perfect shows up is... perfect 15:53 😂awesome job as always, keep up the good work!

[@baberuthless]

Haha the stars aligned for that edit 😂

[@PlatyNews]

The japanese pocket fighter is the most perfect cover ever made. It has character trying to be serious, a pratically every non "secret" character and everything is cute

[@commandacrunch]

Baberuthless is is the best username I've seen in a long time. Awseome video

[@nimhard]

This video is already a winner in the beginning when CAP VS SNK OST starts playing. Won me over instantly.

[@baberuthless]

Thanks! Certainly one of my favorite tunes ever!

[@KnightLineArtYT]

Mk9 is a personal favorite for that series. And Tekken 3, Alpha 2 are outright classic.

[@prof.x3821]

Great video, as always!!! I love them. When it comes to the face of SNK, it's always been Terry. SNK would always try to push for Kyo to be the face to represent them, but the fans know it will always be Terry.

[@thekid8224]

Actually Kyo is the poster boy of snk he has been for a while. Do snk love Terry absolutely but it's quite clear kyo is the male face of snk and mai is thr female face of snk

[@prof.x3821]

@thekid8224 I know that. But everyone knows that Terry is the real mascot of SNK. He's arguably the most popular. SNK only pushes Kyo to be the face because they want a Japanese face to represent the company.

[@thekid8224]

@@prof.x3821 who's everyone because I certainly don't see Terry as snk's mascot. I see things for what they are terry is extremely popular as you said especially in the west but if the company are making it clear kyo and mai are their mascot then that's it. It's the same with cspcom ryu isn't the most popular character they have fans prefer ken over ryu same with chun li she's popular but fans prefer sakura. But guess what ryu and chun li are the male and female mascots of capcom

[@ProtomanBlues87]

I have never seen that Japanese X-Men Children of the Atom art for Saturn til now. That's some of the sickest shit ever and I need it. Also, on the topic of shinkiro, my wife and I are always looking out for random shinkiro art in unexpected places. Like the Japanese box art for Psi Ops on PS2. Dude is actually just Geese Howard.

[@baberuthless]

I love that alt box art for Psi ops! I wish id see Shinkiro do other art in that vain that isnt fighting game related.

[@ProtomanBlues87]

@@baberuthless Off the top of my head I forget which regions and games in the series, but there are some ghosts and goblins games with shinkiro box arts.

[@baberuthless]

I think its ghosts and goblins for the PSP?@@ProtomanBlues87

[@adzgg1346]

This was a really interesting video as I've seen videos talking about bad box art but never a video focusing on a genre both good and bad. Have to say my favorites are the Mortal Kombat covers, love that the dragon logo is always included and has a different look for each installment.

[@baberuthless]

It certainly a very powerful logo!

[@KatsuKingTV]

I know it's basic, but I love the cover art for SC2. Especially the gamecube version with link on the top looks classy 👌

[@lostmediadetective2590]

11:33 ok now I can’t unsee Sakura in the background

[@hermit6123]

While in game Terry isn't Ryu's rival. Terry is the posterboy of SNK, being their first fighting game series and more loved among SNK staff.

[@baberuthless]

I do believe that but when snk had their turn to make their own snk vs capcom box art they chose Kyo just like Capcom did for their cover in Japan.

[@pablocasas5906]

​@@baberuthlessI think that's due to their crossovers fighting games being more of a Street Fighter vs. The King of Fighters, with some guests from less known games like Darkstalkers, Rival Schools, Samurai Shodown and The Last Blade. Ryu is the face of the SF franchise, while Kyo Kusanagi is the most iconic KoF protagonist, it helps that Alex and K' were never featured in any of the fighting game crossovers On the other hand, for the Neo-Geo Pocket Color SNK vs. Capcom Card Game, Terry and Ryu are the main characters that represent both companies in the promotional art and those card games featured characters from different types of games from both companies, not only fighting-games

[@thekid8224]

​@@baberuthlessexactly please dont be fooled by biased fans lol. SNK prefer kyo they still do doesn't make terry any less of a good character he's just not the face of snk kyo is and there's nothing wrong with that

[@thekid8224]

​@@pablocasas5906😂😂😂 are you kidding me dude you're clearly reaching. Snk vs capcom chaos was not a kof vs SF it was a snk vs capcom game if it was kof vs capcom rugal or orochi would have been the boss along side m.bison but that wasn't the case. It wasn't even team based

[@pablocasas5906]

@@thekid8224 I said the Capcom vs. SNK games felt more like SF vs. KoF, with some guest characters from other games, SvC Chaos does have more interesting character choices like Demitri, Red Arremer, Tessa, Mars People, Zero, Goddess Athena, among others

[@bm_burger]

CvS2 was actually one of my earlier fighting games, with Capcom being "the mega man and street fighter guys" and SNK being "???" to me. Anyway the cover made me think for years that Kyosuke was some kind of big deal in the fighting game world, when in reality he's a niche character from a niche series. absolutely wild that they made him the posterboy, although I did find the cover super striking as a kid so maybe that was the sole reason.

[@y_s4021]

I'd love to see an alternate timeline where capcom didn't localize the covers for the games, using just the japanese box arts for the west, and compare sales.

[@chazmaru9583]

3:42 I am pretty sure this is Rock Howard. It makes sense because all characters in that region of the cover are new characters from CVS2. I do agree that all CVS2 covers are pretty disappointing by its contemporary standards.

[@baberuthless]

I can see that as rock howard! I just wish he had a more prominate spot on that cover at least

[@BravoKnuckle]

OG MVC3's steel box was pretty neat.

[@Cyber-Akuma]

Terry artwork on capcom vs snk on ps1 is from fatal fury wild ambition, great video.

[@BlackViperGX]

I think the most iconic boxart for my childhood has to be the snes version of killer instinct, Fulgore looked so bad ass.

[@cannonfodder4000]

10:01 Similar thing with Monster Hunter games! World and Wilds logos evoke the numbers 5 and 6, signifies thats their entries in the series, after monster hunter 4 being the final numbered one

[@timhutchinson8485]

I think the hard-to-recognize character next to the Dreamcast logo on Capcom vs SNK 2 is supposed to be Orochi.

[@baberuthless]

I thought that too when looking at it but i didnt really consider it as an option since hes not in the game in anyway, even less than yang. If thats the case that would be such a weird choice to include him

[@luizkorynga]

I'm think than is Geese...

[@baberuthless]

My best guess is probably rock since his hair is so bushy @@luizkorynga

[@gimmeyourrights8292]

Interesting video, it raises a discussion not just about fighting game covers but game covers entirely. Growing up, I used to think a gane was going to be so cool because I looked at the box art. Like Star Wars, The Force Unleashed, you see Starkiller electrocuting stormtroopers and it looks sick! Now compare that to most first person shooters, and they don't do much artistically. They just show a man standing or sitting with his gun over his shoulder.

[@baberuthless]

FPS games definitely are the least interesting when it comes to box art it seems. At least for the most part

[@megapokesonicx]

The Smash Bros boxarts were always my favorites, specially the Brawl and Smash 4 ones

[@matoyg]

I've always loved the Mortal Kombat box arts from the first game to Armaggedon. Just comes to show that all you need is a powerful logo to tell what the game entails without having to resort to elaborated characters. MK1 to 7 covers felt dark and somewhat intimidating, like you know if you see the dragon brand, something's about to get bloody. From MK vs DC to MK11, the covers just felt too loud. Plus, the logo was just a background this time. I'd say the same for the latest MK1 but based on the lore of Liu Kang restarting the timeline, I'd say the cover was justified for its light and vivid theme. At least the dragon logo was bigger this time.

[@baberuthless]

I can understand that perspective in regards to MK7. Just to me this is like a big finale game so I kinda wish that was shown through its box art in some way

[@pirajacinto4]

Anoyher AMAZING TOPIC!! Fighting game box art is such a great appeal, all the variety to it. I literally brought the Sega Genesis SUper SFII box months ago because of the box itself.

[@baberuthless]

That’s a really good get! Love the mega drive SF2 one!

[@yomang6614]

18:59 I knew that was Link right away it was the whole reason I bought the game in the first place.

[@baberuthless]

Better eyes than me

[@ClydeMystik325]

1:03 The funniest part about this box art is one major thing: That image of Terry is literally just cut and pasted from Fatal Fury Wild Ambition Side note: Personally, I feel like the reason they chose Terry as the pointman for SNK could potentially be due to the fact that outside of Japan, Terry's a more popular character than Kyo

[@baberuthless]

Your most likely certainly right about why they chose terry but in my perspective i feel they were both equally unknown in the states but it could be only because I hopped on snk games later growing up

[@TMNTfever]

Ugh, I sighed so hard at the very last sentence you said lol. That actually has been a thought of mine as of late. I've actually been posting on Reddit some "best of a franchise" collages, with boxart being one of the categories. And yeah, it got me thinking about how people are going to associate games more with their menu icon now, than actual boxart. I will say though, that consoles are now using more dvd-boxart-shaped pictures than the squares of Xbox and Nintendo. I have an idea for future content. One of the categories in my reddit posts was game logos. And I'm curious what you think about them, or your philosophy on what makes a good one. For Tekken, I chose T2. For SF I chose SFA1. And for MK, I chose MK2.

[@baberuthless]

Game logos would be a great topic! There are so many strong ones like MVC 1 and 2. Street fighter 4 etc if your familiar with the Twitter account Goh_Billy he posts a huge collection of logos from different fighters

[@Ledluver]

Tatsunonko v capcom 😤👌 what a gem with that Shinkiro art 🎨 just a stand out for a wii game cover 👀 with excellent use of white space, with trix colored characters.

[@edlerkrieger8045]

1:11 Come on Terry is the most iconic Snk character ever.

[@WhiskeyTango0420]

Front and back of the box was how we picked what game to rent at Blockbuster for the weekend. XD

[@baberuthless]

Its the only info we had back then! For me my rental place wouldnt have the info on the back so i just had the cover to go off of

[@toro2812]

Interesting topic, it'd be nice to see something similar about fighting game soundtrack box arts, some are certainly interesting to say the least.

[@gabrielsegura626]

Kyo is the poster boy for KOF games.. but Terry is the man, make no mistake

[@HappyLight.]

Very nice video.

[@SirIsaacFortesque]

11:20 Is... is that Heihachi on Tag 1's box just a screenshot from the Tekken 3 intro? 12:48 Okay, the way Luke's face looks reminds me of how Chris looked on the OG Resident Evil 1 box art. Also, counter point about Hawkeye, not that he would sell the game, but that his original (And better) design isn't recognizable, Avengers Earths Mightiest Heroes (The best Marvel cartoon) was airing around the time, (And even had most of the actors in MVC3) and that was the design they used for Hawkeye in the show, so I think anyone who watched the show would know that's Hawkeye, which is a decent amount of people from what I can tell.

[@jetplane3396]

10:52 14:52 saying the f word is bloody amazing 😂

[@partybarge]

Terry is and always was SNK's poster boy. Kyo is the poster boy for KOF. He is a more suitable rival for Ryu though as evidenced by everything else

[@JusRed48]

Wtf I've never seen the Gamestop exclusive UMVC3 cover, I like the normal one but that should've been the standard! It looks great!

[@Omega_Weapon15]

Terry looks like he forgot he left the oven on when he's out and about in that cvs1 box art lmao.

[@vampirecountingmoneyup2248]

shout out to the Tatsunoko vs Capcom box art. it’s a little generic but i love the artstyle and seeing all the Tatsunoko characters

[@gamma_dc8289]

1:12 lmao

[@MagillanicaLouM]

Always love cool boxart talk

[@davi_sem_d4769]

For DOA I think the best one is DOA4 cover, I love it really looks like they got the characters together to take the picture

[@baberuthless]

I love that one too! I will say though I don’t like that Donavon is on the cover.

[@davi_sem_d4769]

@@baberuthless Oh it's not Donovan, it's actually Zack Same skin that he used to save Helena in the post credits scene of her ending

[@frumiousgaming]

It will be interesting 20+ years from now to see how we feel about covers from today - maybe we’ll be super nostalgic for the bad sf6 cover

[@baberuthless]

I hope not haha then we truly failed as a species

[@Str8savage87]

Top 5 box art for me is 1.Dbz Budokai 3 2.Super street fighter 2 3.Marvel vs Capcom 2 4.Street Fighter alpha 3 ps 5.Tekken 3

[@lostmediadetective2590]

16:34 when Brawlhalla did their crossover with tekken the three characters why did did pick devil Jin , anna Williams ,and yoshimisu to be in the game instead of kazuya,hedhichi or regular Jin sorry just had to get that off my chest

[@MrMeat-jv1hx]

Me who collects the guilty gear games because of the box arts: 😳

[@clementnunes5070]

Nice video, as always !

[@ahsankhan-zg6gr]

I loved this video !!!! So good For sf6. There’s this amazing key art of Luke ryu and Chun Li that they used for merch.. sadly could have been the best box art

[@joandarc441]

I love Marvel vs Capcom game covers it gave me a comic book vibe.

[@bluegold1026]

Do you have an all-time favorite Boxart? Also, it would be fun to dream up box art for future games, like a Smash Bros. 6 or Capcom vs. SNK 3

[@baberuthless]

That’s a tough question! Maybe marvel vs capcom 1 where everyone is facing off? Kof 11 is another I love also. Really tough to decide…

[@snootlongbottom]

Im absolutly right there with you in not joining the bandwagon that the SF6 CD art should have been the main box art for SF6. I get people really hate the luke one but that doesnt mean we gotta settle for less with the CD one.

[@janedock3126]

I’m trying to draw and you release one of my favorite things about fighting games 😅

[@fallayodreams]

Haha. I see you low key showing off your collection. Nice! Joking aside, enjoyed the video. Thanks for doing this.

[@baberuthless]

Haha your not wrong about that 😉

[@no64256]

Personally, I like the SVC Chaos boxart more than the CvS1 boxes. But that might have to do with personal bias Also, I like how you just had a blank spot for MK vs DC in the Mortal Kombat reel 14:58 don't think we wouldn't see that "Cheat Loaded" pop-up, lol

[@baberuthless]

Haha that blank mk vs dc spot was actually just a genuine screw up 😅 but hey pencils and papers down once it’s uploaded. Also hell yea I’m cheating! Haha I can only unlock the Tekken 3 cast so many times

[@SaltyCalhoun]

Do you think it's Kazuya or Heihachi's hand on the Tekken 7 cover? I bet it's Sakura trying to photobomb again

[@baberuthless]

Haha good point 😆

[@conradojavier7547]

Let's make a Meme where this Short Haired Schoolgirl keeps interrupting a Rivalry boxart.

[@SaltyCalhoun]

@@conradojavier7547 Tekken 8 is prime real estate

[@TheLegendRome]

we always got shafted in the states for cover art lmao, another great Video BR!

[@baberuthless]

I think it’s safe to say the states get it the worst unfortunately 🥲

[@VaroNightingale]

Is it just me, or when I seeing Tekken 7 box art it kinda reminds me of one of Queen (band) album?

[@UltimateMovieMaster]

Some thoughts I personally will say Terry vs. Ryu feels way more appropriate than Kyo vs. Ryu for 2 major reasons -Terry and Ryu both fill that archetype of the wandering warrior seeking fights and improvement. Yeah, they're personalities are a bit different with Terry being more outgoing and Ryu being more reserved, but something about the two really feels like you'd get an intense yet friendly fight. -Both are protagonists of the games that serve as the progenitors of their respective companies fighting game legacies, without Street Fighter there is no Darkstalkers or MvC, and without Fatal Fury there isn't a KOF for Kyo to come from. Mortal Kombat is a great example of how less can be more, the logo is distinct yet not overwhelming, and can act as very good shorthand for communicating expectations people should have for the game, especially when combined with any entry specific flare added onto it. I find Sakura is kind of appropriate in the SFA2 art given that she's not just a new character but also one who practices a self-taught version of Ryu and Akuma's style of martial arts. Soul Calibur's box art I think does work, largely due to the logo. Having that cool angular blue logo contrasting with the warmer softer abstract art really makes the cover stand out. I think what also helps is the use of the Calibur in the title, calling to mind not just Excalibur but also Caliber as measure of quality, so Soul Calibur can bring to mind not just the sword itself but the testing of the souls of the cast. The logo when combined with the art, that still clearly shows human, creates a sense that something grander/epic is going on. So, while not clearly showcasing the fighting element of the game, it does give a sense of the scope of the game's world/story. It's also a cover that really screams turn of the millennium, something that could really only be done then and on a system like the Dreamcast.

[@conradojavier7547]

& Terry Lore wise is an American Swap Ryu.

[@pablocasas5906]

I agree with you, I'd say making Kyo and Ryu rivals representing both companies made sense back then when Kyo was the main protagonist of The King of Fighters, despite them having very little in common, aside from being Japanese, in some aspects Ryo Sakazaki being Ryu's rival on the cover would make more sense The alternative SvC cover featuring Terry against Ken looks great and there has been some comparisons between both characters, though the similarities are pretty superficial (kind of like when Terry was added to Smash), in some aspects the SNK character that is more similar to Ken would be Robert García from Art of Fighting If a new Capcom vs SNK gets made it would be cool if every character had a rivalry with one another, I imagine things like: Ryu vs. Ryo, Ken vs. Terry, Chun-li vs. Mai, Yuri vs. Sakura, Luke vs. Gai Tendo, Akuma vs. Iori, Dee Jay vs. Bob Wilson, M.Bison vs. Rugal, Cammy vs. Blue Mary, etc.

[@UltimateMovieMaster]

@pablocasas5906 I would like to see some Ryu and Ryo interactions in any new VS. game, probably keep Ryu vs. Terry at the forefront and have a bunch of Ryu and Ryo stuff as extras -Special intro animations -Special dialogue -Bonus art, like say a picture of Ryo,Ryu, and Dan all doing their dp attack, bring it all full circle I can only begin to imagine how many interactions and deep cuts one could include I'm a new VS. game. Just with Ryu, you could probably give him custom intros with all 4 major protagonists

[@baberuthless]

I actually do agree Terry is the better rival To Ryu imo but I just found it odd they back peddled on Kyo being the rival since in all the marketing and in game he’s propped up as the main rival

[@thekid8224]

Some of you guys show your bias terry is a popular character with the fans especially in the west but snk clearly prefer kyo. Kyo has been snk's mascot for a while now while mai is the female face of snk. Terry isn't a better rival for ryu they're not similar at all ryu is on a journey to better himself while Terry learnt how to fight to get his revenge. Ryu travels all over the world Terry lives in Southtown he never left it was Andy that travelled to Japan. Terry became a dad to Rock and has a relationship with blue mary, Ryu doesn't even have a student. Terry and Ken are better rivals

[@Kaius.]

fighting climax ignition sighted ...

[@baberuthless]

The stages in that game are incredible to say the least

[@teh1archon]

Awesome video

[@armo-bb-]

I've come around to actually liking SF6 box art tbh. Might be bias since I'm slowly picking up Luke to play as lol I remember the memes and hate for the box art when it was first revealed and I can see why since this game has such a distinct theme/identity compared to 5 so people were hoping for something more representation of that. But idk it's kind of hard to pinpoint why the box art grew on me. And yeah I agree that the art for the music of the game would have been too busy and hard to tell who's who if this was on store shelves at first glance. The dull colors don't really help either

[@baberuthless]

I respect that! For me even if the cover was replaced with my favorite character chun-li doing a similar pose I still wouldn’t like it. The art direction just seems lacking to me personally

[@jblue88hoodgamer54]

Fighting game Box Art I think is decent is Def Jam Fight For NYC.

[@rawrdino7046]

I never realized Sakura was in the Alpha 2 cover

[@AlexandruCatrina-bk6jg]

13:53 that cover is my favorite but paul makes no sense he replaced jin 16:07 look is the pac