Poll: Box Art Brawl - Duel: Teleroboxer (Virtual Boy)

I like the design for the Japanese robot more than the American robot.

Oooh so the Drag X Drive guys used to be Japanese Teleroboxers;; got it.

Hard to resist that US 90's energy tho.

The Japanese version looked better.
But at the same time, I just sighed to see still No developers want to make new Cartoonosh Boxing games on modern console. 😞

Both look interesting in their own way, but I chose Japan this week.

So, it turns out that I like colour.

japan for me but both r great. cant wait to play this on og hardware!

Bleugh. I don't like either of them. I voted NA on a whim, but at second glance, I definitely prefer Japan.

Either way, with Nintendo paywalling these behind a subscription and a peripheral tied to said subscription, I doubt that I will get a chance to experience this any time soon.

I would have been all over it if Nintendo had deigned to issue a Virtual Boy compilation on cartridge though. I also skipped Mario Kart Live on principle as I loathed the idea of a physical accessory being tied to a download-only game. I loved the concept otherwise.

I picked Japan because I prefer the drawing on this one, but I admit the US one has better, brighter colors.

@SillyG You’re experiencing seeing the artwork right now with your free to use eyes. You don’t need to be able to play the games to decide which of the two packaging art you prefer more.

NA box art is outstanding. Any idea how to find out who is credited with the drawing?

NA art all the way on this one!

Watch that Telleroboxer become an Assist Trophy for the next Smash Bros., be it a remaster of Ultimate or Smash 6.

I like the colors on the NA box, but I went with Japan since I prefer the art style.

@Bass_X0 : The latter two paragraphs had nothing to do with my box art preference, though you and at least three others could use some Reading Comprehension DLC.

@The_Nintendo_Pedant : Even cheap 3D glasses sounds more appealing than the cheap yet overpriced cardboard alternative that Nintendo are offering.

What's with the random map of Africa in the North American cover?

This is one where they are very different but I love them both. I went with NA but it could have gone either way.

The Japan box art is too dark.

Rare case where both versions are great in their own unique ways. I personally picked the NA version just because it screams pure 90's video game box art.

These are both awesome covers and cool artwork. I don’t think I’ve ever felt the need to say that on a bab

Japan for me this time, although I think both are excellent. Love the palette and intensity of the North American one and the dramatic shading, pose, and style of the Japanese one a bit more.

Both are good, but I picked NA for being just a little more unique.

I sense the article writer is trying to sway the votes, and it's working.
The American art does have that '90s techno vibe going for it, which it fits.

@MegaChem If only the actual game could've had that many colors, it's probably hurt less (then again, Ocarina of Time 3D hurt my eyes after only a few minutes and that had about 15 years of hardware tech advancement on it).

The US art is great but that FONT!! YUUGGHHH.

Japan's is better. The lil dude looks just as awesome, cuter compared to US, but equally great, and the rest of the box is just better allround.

It has nothing to do with color for me. The robot on the NA cover gets better the more I look at it, but I still prefer the Japanese concept and design more. The NA cover's extreme foreshortening is vary cramped in frame, and the logo being on the fist just doesn't work for me, especially with that font. I think Japan's is better overall.

A little more context for the cover arts.
From my understanding, Teleroboxer is a 2-human and 2-big robot sport. The human controls the robot, that's why there's a human next to the robot in the Japanese version. They're the main characters, while the American cover is one of the opponent robots.

The robot is called Harry and it's the only Virtual Boy representation in Smash Bros. Ultimate as a Spirit, apart from the VB itself on the Gamer stage.

After defearing a robot, you can see the human controlling it. But I believe Harry and his human are never shown in-game, I might be wrong on that last part.

I prefer the more cartoony characters of the Japanese box, but I voted for NA because it's more, well, punchy, especially with the splash of yellow for the logo.

There's something about the NA box art that does it for me. It looks cool. In comparison, the JP box art looks like a crossover between Mega Man (as the robot in the foreground looks like one of the stage bosses from the series) and a generic dystopian sci-fi story (since the robot in the background looks like some sort of robotic cop).

Don't get me wrong, the JP box art also looks pretty, but the NA box art is more cool.

What is going on in the background there Japan? It's just not very well defined though it's true that it is closer to what's in game. Still voted for US.

USA! USA! USA!

On a side note, if I remember correctly Teleroboxer was one of the first Virtual Boy games I played. It was the game you could play at the demo setup in Target. I really liked it. When I finally got a Virtual Boy I never got around to getting it. I think I rented it, though. The games I had were the Wario game, Red Alert, and Mario Tennis.

Box Art Brawls Current Total:

Europe: 107

Japan: 103

North America: 124

Australia and New Zealand: 1

Japan actually has Harry on it.

Though I think the NA one worked with the cool 3d Glasses they gave you in Nintendo Power.

The parallel poses in the Japanese one make them look to be dancing or cheering rather than punching. I can't get past that.

Well this is an easy one. The Japanese artwork looks unfinished in comparison. Striking artwork they commisioned for the US release.