For the Famicom games we played back then, the pictures on the cartridge packaging were never consistent with the content, because the Famicom was an 8-bit machine, and the colors of the actual games were limited and the graphics were relatively complex. It’s simple, but not very attractive as a cover. Let me show you the packaging of a few common games when you were a child. Double Dragon
Most of the packaging of the 2nd and 3rd generations have these two pictures. Isn’t the girlfriend in the 2nd generation dead at first sight? This one is still being saved, the whip that appears in the game is in my hand. The third generation is relatively consistent with the content. Double Dragon, the Chinese master uncle and this ninja, the image is very realistic, and everyone must still remember what the actual game looks like. Contra
The cover of this game is so impressive. The two protagonists have very distinct images. Each one has a cool gun, and the hairstyle and hair color are contrasting. It's also obvious, but it's not the case in the actual game. In fact, the two images are the same in the arcade version.
This is the cover of Contra 2. The standard version is like this. Some pirates will use other covers, but most of them are this. This is also the genuine version. The cover of Contra 2. Juggernaut
The original Juggernaut is not like this. I remember that the cartridge I bought seemed to have the title screen in the game as the cover. This is obvious. It has nothing to do with the content of the game. It doesn’t even have a tank. It looks like the poster picture of some movie was used as the cover. Who cares, as long as the content is okay. Fengshenbang
The cover of this game is the most beautiful. At first glance, I thought these gods were wearing holy clothes, but this cover is completely different from the content. The cover is very It has the flavor of Japanese comics, the characters and costumes are similar. The game is still very Chinese style, but the Q version of Nezha looks a bit naive. I think if this kind of character is used to make the game Fengshenbang , looks good too, very beautiful design, could it be the image in the comics?
The FC red and white console is a very popular game console for those born in the 1980s and 1990s. Even if you have not played it when you were a child, you must have heard of it. However, there are three types of game covers that many people don’t know about. Let’s talk about the following three types of game covers. Genuine FC red and white console games
The "Little Overlord" learning machine and "Little Genius" game console that we came into contact with when we were young were actually copycat FC red and white consoles. The genuine game corresponding to the genuine FC red and white machine includes a series of supporting items such as case, manual, cassette, etc. Generally speaking, a cassette only contains one game, so it is clear from the package cover.
NES genuine cassette
NES (abbreviation for Nintendo Entertainment System) is the name of the version of the Nintendo FC red and white console released outside Japan. The NES game console is completely different from the FC red and white console in terms of appearance structure and color, and the genuine game cartridges also have different appearances from the FC red and white console cartridges. But the same thing is that the genuine games also look very luxurious, with game cartridges, packaging boxes, manuals, etc. all available.
Domestic copycat yellow card games
As for domestic copycat cassettes, they usually have yellow casings, so they are also called "yellow cards". The difference The "black card" used in the MD game console launched by Sega.
(The Taiwanese version also has other colors, such as blue and orange)
The yellow card is produced in China, in terms of naming and pictures. It can be said that you let yourself go and do whatever you want. The more catchy the name, the better, and the cooler the picture, the better. The more well-known ones such as "Red Shadow Warrior" were renamed "Water Contra", "Final Mission" was renamed "Aerial Contra", and "Thunderbolt Divine Weapon" was renamed "Contra Seven Generations" etc. Seeing how popular "Contra" is, domestic developers can't sit still. Yanshan Company re-edited the levels and enemy configurations of the original "Contra" to create "93 Super Soul", which is also the origin of the famous legend "Eight Underwater Levels". "Super Fighting Soul", a copycat and inferior game cobbled together with alien technology, is also an obvious "ip-grabbing" game.
However, when I saw these cool names and pictures when I was a child, I became very curious and wanted to buy them. Collecting various cassettes became a hobby. Of course, there is also the tragic situation of removing all the shells.
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