Video Game Box Art mistakes (1 of 2)

DVDs never knew what hit them.

http://nukesandknives.blogspot.com/2020/07/dvd-box-art-mistakes.html

And now, shit really hits the proverbial fan. 

First off, some famous cases.

*North America

Superman* (N64)
The New Superman Aventures

Most won't, but I do have sympathy with Titus, as French word for 'adventures' is...

Ian Livingstone's Deathtrap Dungeon*
Eidos decided to use same screenshot on back art twice.

Naruto: Powerful Shippuden*
Or so we thought, because Nartuo on spine suggests otherwise.

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time*
N64 original features an immersive storyline and 'enivironments'.

Rayman: Hoodlum's Revenge*
But as there's more than one, for title to be grammatically correct, it should be Hoodlums'.

Resident Evil: Revelaitons*
First runs in 2012 inserted 'i' in the wrong place.

Syphon Filter series (PS1)
All three games have a bullet cutting through title.
Unfortunately, that's not how projectile looks after leaving gun's chamber.

Final Fantasy VII*
Square Soft's multi-million dollar maste[floating'i']rp ece etc etc.
What the FUCK happened here?

Gal*Gun: Double Peace*
Sequel is rated Mature 17+ by the ESRB.

But on back cover.

Even with Sexual Content, it's suitable for Everyone.

Wh-wh-WHAT?

Mario Kart: Double Dash!! (any region)
Nothing immediately sinister.

Zooming in.

The 'L' on Luigi's cap is facing the wrong bastard way.

Mamma mia!

Okami* (Wii)

Nothing amiss.

On closer inspection.

Sleeve has IGN logo near Amaterasu's mouth.

Explanation?

Unknown.

Gravity Falls: Legend of the Gnome Gemulets (3DS)

Mabel is spelled correctly, but in the next breath - she's called Mable.

Okay, formalities are over.

Saturday Night Slammasters (SNES)
Port of Saturday Night Slam Masters is known as Muscle Bomber: The Body Explosion in Japan.

Guess they were space racist.

Resident Evil (various) - PS1 shown
A series of gory attacks in the area surrounding a remote biotech lab brings in S.T.A.R.S. (Special Tactics and Rescue Squad) to investigate.

It's Service FFS!

Fairly ironically, live-action universe changed it to Squad.

Silent Hill: Downpour*
English translation of 'Quién puede parar la luvia?' is 'Who can stop the rain?'.  

Unfortunately, luvia isn't a word, not in Spanish, or in any language.

But lluiva (rain) is.

Tut tut.

Random as fuck this one.

Spellbound (C64)
48 hours and I'm a gonner

Not goner?

M.A.D. world.

The PC Engine is famous for superb shmups and boasted the first physical port of Street Fighter II: Champion Edition.

Despite enjoying massive success in Japan, American equivalent Turbografx-16 took on the mighty Genesis and eventually, the SNES.

Uh oh.

Anyway, I digress.

R-Type I (cover) vs R-Type (title screen)

R-Type II (cover) vs R-Type Part-2 (title screen)

For gross inconsistency and abnormal font, I blame the evil Bydo Empire.

Turbografx-16 version came on a single HuCard, which makes no fucking sense.

Giggles and guffaws aplenty now.

Dracula (C64)

Enter the Nosferatu (1922).

Count Orlok climbing staircase casting shadow on wall is beyond iconic.

EXACTLY what you'd expect from a game called Dracula, right?

(Vigorously shakes head).

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

In the original comic series (debuting in May 1984), heroes in a half-shell were black and white.

NES

Reptiles aren't colour-coded, because source material had them all see red.

FYI.

Cover recycles the Michael Dooney's colour reprint of Issue 4 (May 1987).

But I don't get TV series writing though. 

In all its original monochrome glory.

Issue 4 (June 1985)

While all that's very interesting, here's when things go tits up.

Geki Kame Ninja Den (Famicom)
'Legend of the Radical Ninja Turtles' duplicates TV series.

WHY?

No need to scream cowabunga dudes, because...

EVERY version retained comic's darker tone, (with TV show's splash of colour).

Also, why do chests match headgear?

Oh I get it, artists were smoking something illegal.

Home computer ports followed Japanese principle.

Back in 1989, a huge crowd always surrounded kick-ass Konami arcade.

Trust me, I was there.

Conversions were predictably a very mixed bag.

But there's something very odd about cover.

Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles: The Coin-Op!
One Raphael is arrogant enough, but two is just taking the pizza.

SHELL SHOCK.

Dude should be Michelangelo.

How do I know?

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Arcade Game* (NES)

Perversely, home computer ports were released AFTER console effort.

Expect final part next year.