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Ugly Game box/cover art

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I never played that version where Mario attacks Donkey Kong with Mjolnir.
 

Baron Dupek

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Not sure if it belongs to the best or worst
Spin the bottle and it send me here
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Agents of Decline are everywhere

Magical Hat's Turbo Flight! Adventure
[Majikaru Hatto no Buttobi Tābo! Daibōken]
 

Zed Duke of Banville

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Japanese Famicom/NES cover art


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Japanese PC Engine (TurboGrafx-16) cover art


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The American TurboGrafx-16 (PC Engine) shows the dragon with two heads --- apparently power-ups in the game could increase the head count!



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also used for various other computer ports in the West


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The cover art for the Sharp X68000 is a rare example of a cover displaying graphics from actual gameplay
 

Late Bloomer

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Those are fascinating to look at. The Japanese PC Engine one is not so bad in its own way.
 

Ezekiel

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Noticed today how ugly the new Crazy Taxi cover is. Remembered the original American one.

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New digital cover on Steam and other services:

cGc


It's typical. Paintings and drawings are seen as archaic, whether they're movie covers or video game covers.
 
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It is intentionally terrible, surely, but OP didn't made a restriction for such case.
 

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