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Look at all these variants
Gameroom Ramblings shared a post where he wondered why some games have different box art and well, that's a good question.
My latest purchase [...] made me wonder once again why publishers in different regions decided that different box art was needed.
Me, I have of course also come across variants too. We're not talking about small layout shifts here, those are often necessary due to translated names and tag lines as well as to make space for huge USK labels, but completely different art. Here's a couple of examples from my shelf:
For some, I do like the European variant a bit more (e.g. MDK), while others, I definitely prefer the US take (e.g. Last Ninja 2) but all in all, they all have their own reasons to exist. Looking at my sample, one major reason might just come down to having different publishers with a different line-up of games to cater and — like in the case of Epxy — their own style to follow and also marketing trying to match whatever's cool with the kids right now in their part of the world.
As a collector, I am, like GR, happy knowing that there's more than just the one box art out there, waiting to be stumbled upon and put onto my shelf.
Latest Pickups: Nocturne, Die Hard and two expansions
I've wanted to add the US version of Nocturne to my collection for a long time now, but while the game itself isn't that pricy shipping and tax killed getting one in the past. Last week though I stumbled upon a copy sold by a fellow Austrian gamer. To make things even better he offered three other big box games that I haven't had on my shelves yet:
- Nocturne (US version)
- Die Hard: Nakatomi Plaza
- Quake III: Team Arena
- Aliens versus Predator 2: Primal Hunt
