15th September 2003, 11:34 PM
(This post was last modified: 26th July 2014, 8:41 PM by Dark Jaguar.)
Still, out of all that box art, Megaman 1 is teh winner (or looser) of them all.
Sorry, but look at that.
![[Image: Mega_Man_1_box_artwork.jpg]](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/dd/Mega_Man_1_box_artwork.jpg)
I mean, let's all stare at the old man in a baggy suit standing bow-legged with this "for constipation in the American way" expression on his wrinkled old face. Ah yes, leaning slightly to the side in a way that says "yes I CAN defy the laws of physics by relocating my center of gravity into my right leg thank you". Let's not forget the ugly hand pistol he's carrying around, which he is taking no effort to actually aim mind you, and seems likely enough to just fall out of his hands as actually do anything for him. And oh yes, why have a lovely complimentary two shades of blue suit when you can have a blue and YELLOW suit that clashes ALMOST as bad as the Cincinati Vice background they drew in there? Oh yes, palm trees next to a giant mountain with a huge fireball in the side of it. Groovy. Finally, what is the yellow/blue bomber standing on? Is that a pit with yellow bumpers flying over it, or some ice sheet with yellow hockey pucks flying about? It's hard to tell, but both make about as much sense. Finally, note the helmet. Not so much a piece of armor designed for a warrior as much as it is a piece of protective headgear designed to protect someone "special", and it's not even made straight! The crest at the top is all crooked!
Seriously, though the rest of that is terrible, this is "gouge your eyes out before you see it to save time" terrible, and nothing compaires! Even the Megaman 2 art is an improvement (though still horrible)! Really, what was Capcom on when they thought they could draw something BETTER? Fortunatly, for 3 they drew it in the style of the Japanese version (though it still sucked). It's very sad that it took until Megaman 7 came out for them to just go ahead and USE the Japanese art. Really, I think they were just afraid to fire the artist at Capcom USA or something.
Sorry, but look at that.
I mean, let's all stare at the old man in a baggy suit standing bow-legged with this "for constipation in the American way" expression on his wrinkled old face. Ah yes, leaning slightly to the side in a way that says "yes I CAN defy the laws of physics by relocating my center of gravity into my right leg thank you". Let's not forget the ugly hand pistol he's carrying around, which he is taking no effort to actually aim mind you, and seems likely enough to just fall out of his hands as actually do anything for him. And oh yes, why have a lovely complimentary two shades of blue suit when you can have a blue and YELLOW suit that clashes ALMOST as bad as the Cincinati Vice background they drew in there? Oh yes, palm trees next to a giant mountain with a huge fireball in the side of it. Groovy. Finally, what is the yellow/blue bomber standing on? Is that a pit with yellow bumpers flying over it, or some ice sheet with yellow hockey pucks flying about? It's hard to tell, but both make about as much sense. Finally, note the helmet. Not so much a piece of armor designed for a warrior as much as it is a piece of protective headgear designed to protect someone "special", and it's not even made straight! The crest at the top is all crooked!
Seriously, though the rest of that is terrible, this is "gouge your eyes out before you see it to save time" terrible, and nothing compaires! Even the Megaman 2 art is an improvement (though still horrible)! Really, what was Capcom on when they thought they could draw something BETTER? Fortunatly, for 3 they drew it in the style of the Japanese version (though it still sucked). It's very sad that it took until Megaman 7 came out for them to just go ahead and USE the Japanese art. Really, I think they were just afraid to fire the artist at Capcom USA or something.
"On two occasions, I have been asked [by members of Parliament], 'Pray, Mr. Babbage, if you put into the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?' I am not able to rightly apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that could provoke such a question." ~ Charles Babbage (1791-1871)