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Through the years we have seen games come in all sorts of packaging, some pleasant to the eye while others being downright abysmal. This next installment of
The RFG Pulse focuses on the overall appeal of the media's casing - not the performance or content of the format itself.
When thinking about how to cast your vote, consider how well a particular game package would look in your
Room of Doom. Other items to consider are the durability and artwork of the housing for a respective system. I did not include the latest CD or DVD game offerings - they pretty much are all the same (except the
Xbox's distinctive neon green case).
Some of the pictures depicted below are not entirely indicative of the game case - but you get the general idea. This is especially true with the
Panasonic 3DO and the
Neo Geo AES pictures.
Without further adieu, the contenders for the
Best Media Presentation.
Sega Genesis
Excellent design, durability and artwork.
| Atari 2600
Classic design with easy to read details
| Nintendo NES
Great artwork on most games
|
Sega CD
Excellent design and distinct blue coloring utilized
| Panasonic 3DO
Those long boxes were either loved or hated by all gamers.
| SNK Neo Geo AES
Those monster carts and 'book binder' casings made you feel good about that big purchase |
Comments are always welcomed - state your case on your choice. Let's hear from you!
As I was writing my next System Overview article, I found myself asking the question "What in the world were they thinking?" when looking at some of the console designs in my Room of Doom. Some are very unique and others are just plain elephant-man ugly. With that image in mind, who will take the home coveted
Joseph Merrick Award for
worst-looking video game console? The contenders:
Magnavox Odyssey 2
 Just what I need - 15 million
keys to play a game.
| Amstrad GX 4000
Space-age design or just a cheap rip-off
of the Land Speeder from Star Wars?
| 
Cast Your Vote!!
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Atari 5200
Hmm... make it bigger and
they will love it - NOT.
| Gakken Compact Vision
What in the heck am I supposed
to do with those funky handles?
|
Nintendo GameCube
Simple design or
designed by simpletons?
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RCA Studio 2
Brutal, just plain brutal.
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Bally Professional Arcade
Bally should have stuck
to designing arcade machines.
| Pioneer LaserActive
"Customer needs assistance in aisle 3.
Fork lift will be required." |
