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Poll Box Art Brawl: Viewtiful Joe
Henshin a go-go, baby!
Hello folks, welcome to another edition of Box Art Brawl! For last week's brawl, we took a look at one of a handful of Virtual Boy games (and one that many of you had forgotten even existed): Panic Bomber. It wasn't a particularly close race for this one, with Japan winning comfortably with 71% of the vote. Well done, Japan!...
Poll Box Art Brawl: Duel: Panic Bomber (Virtual Boy)
Ka-BOOM!
Hello folks, welcome to another edition of Box Art Brawl! In last week's edition, we took a look at Castlevania II: Belmont's Revenge for the Game Boy. We honestly thought this would be a closer fight, as both box art variants were pretty great, but what do we know? North America and Europe absolutely smashed it, roping in 74% of the...
Poll Box Art Brawl: Duel - Castlevania II: Belmont's Revenge
Revenge is sweet
Hello folks, welcome to another edition of Box Art Brawl! Last time, we took a look at Metroid Prime: Hunters on the Nintendo DS and the end result was pretty unanimous. The vast majority of you prefered the western design over Japan's, with North America and Europe winning with a whopping 86% of the vote! Clearly, the more...
Poll Box Art Brawl: Duel - Metroid Prime Hunters
Pocket power
Hello folks, welcome to another edition of Box Art Brawl! In our final edition of 2022, we took a look at the GameCube remake of Hideo Kojima's stealth masterpiece: Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes. As expected, the Yoji Shinkawa designed cover for the Euopean and Japanese variant took the lion's share of the vote with 78%. That said,...
Poll Box Art Brawl: Duel - Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes
Brotherrrrrr!
Hello folks, and welcome to another edition of Box Art Brawl! In the last bout, we took a look at the SNES version of Prince of Persia, and well... it's safe to say that there was a pretty clear winner. Japan's elongated design was absolutely stunning and really knocked it out the park, ultimately landing 89% of the overall vote...
Poll Box Art Brawl: Prince Of Persia
The sands of time
Hi everyone, and welcome to another edition of Box Art Brawl! In last week's brawl, we took a look at the GBA karting classic, Mario Kart Super Circuit. North America and Europe joined forces against Japan and came away with the win, garnering a whopping 75% of the vote. It's clear that the more simplistic composition proved...
Poll Box Art Brawl: Duel - Mario Kart: Super Circuit
Just how super is it..?
Hi folks, and welcome to another edition of Box Art Brawl! Last time we took a look at one of the Sega Genesis' finest games, Castlevania: Bloodlines (also known as Castlevania: The New Generation). It was a close call and it looked like Japan might have run away with the crown, but ultimately, the North American variant -...
Poll Box Art Brawl: Castlevania: Bloodlines
A new generation
Hi folks, and welcome to another edition of Box Art Brawl! Before we get cracking with this week's brawl, let's cast our minds back to last week. We looked at Sonic CD for the Sega CD and, surprising no one, the more action packed box art for North America won the vote by a decent margin, bringing in 48%. Europe came in second...
Gotta go... compare the box arts... er, fast
Hi folks, and welcome to another edition of Box Art Brawl! As usual, let's take a look at last week's edition before we crack on with another high stakes brawl. We threw the NES classic Punch Out!! into the ring to see which of the very distinct variants would come out on top. Rather surprisingly, it...
Poll Box Art Brawl: Punch-Out!!
The gloves are off
Hello, and welcome to another edition of Box Art Brawl! Before we get cracking with this week's crawl, let's have a gander at how things went down last time. We took a look at the GBA launch title F-Zero: Maximum Velocity, pitting North America and Europe against Japan. Surprisingly, although the Japanese variant is pretty...
Poll Box Art Brawl: Duel - F-Zero: Maximum Velocity
Maximum overdrive!
Hi folks, and welcome to another edition of Box Art Brawl! Last week, to celebrate the marvellously macabre Halloween season, we took a look at Silent Hill: Shattered Memories for the Wii, pitting North America and Europe against Japan. Although many appreciated the western design for the game, it was ultimately Japan that...
Poll Box Art Brawl: Duel - Silent Hill: Shattered Memories
I see that box art... Silent Hill
Hello everyone, and welcome to another edition of Box Art Brawl! For last week's brawl, we took a look at the fantastic arcade first-person shooter Timesplitters 2 for the GameCube. Largely regarded as one of the most influential games of its time, it's safe to say that the box art for the game wasn't entirely...
Poll Box Art Brawl: Duel - Timesplitters 2
"Heir apparent to GoldenEye"
Hi folks, and welcome to another edition of Box Art Brawl! Last time, we took a look at the fourth entry in Capcom's Mega Man franchise: Mega Man 4 for the NES. It wasn't a close one, either; far from it! A whopping 79% of you preferred the Japanese variant, with the EU version bringing in 15% of the vote, and the North...
Poll Box Art Brawl - Mega Man 4
Fourth time's a charm..?
Welcome folks, to another edition of 'Box Art Brawl'! Last week saw the classic N64 title Pilotwings 64 battle it out for box art supremacy. The results were honestly quite a bit closer than we were anticipating, but nevertheless, Japan's vertical design took the lion's share of the vote with 60%. Bad luck, North America...
Poll Box Art Brawl: Duel - Pilotwings 64
Flyin' high
Welcome, everyone, to another edition of 'Box Art Brawl'! Last week featured one of our closest polls to date with Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D for the NIntendo 3DS. It's not everyone's favourite game in the series by a long stretch, but It seems Capcom at least nailed down some pretty decent box art for all three major regions...
Poll Box Art Brawl: Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D
All-S.T.A.R Brawl
Happy Sunday, everyone; welcome to another edition of 'Box Art Brawl'! We've got another great one for you this week, but first let's take a look at the previous results. Last time, we featured the GameCube classic from Rare Ltd, Star Fox Adventures. Criminally underrated at the time of its release, the action-adventure title has...
Poll Box Art Brawl: Duel - Star Fox Adventures
“Meanwhile, in a lost corner of the Lylat System...”
Hi everyone; welcome to another edition of 'Box Art Brawl'! We hope you've all had a fun and productive week since our last battle. Last time, we took a look at a GameCube classic with Harvest Moon: A Wonderful Life to celebrate the recent announcement of its remake, Story of Seasons: A...
Poll Box Art Brawl: Duel - Harvest Moon: A Wonderful Life
"Your dad and I shared the same dream, you know..."
Hello everyone; welcome to another edition of 'Box Art Brawl'! It's kind of mad that another week has passed already, right..? Where is the time going?! Never mind. Last week, we took a look at one of the all-time greats on SNES: Mega Man X. It was a ruddy close one, too! Europe and North America...
Poll Box Art Brawl: Duel - Mega Man X
Mavericks, assemble!
Hi folks; welcome to another edition of 'Box Art Brawl'! Last week, poor ol' Solid Snake got himself trapped in a digital space and needed your help to escape by voting for your favourite Metal Gear Solid: Ghost Babel box art. In the end, despite strong competition from North America, it was Europe that won out with 45% of the...
Poll Box Art Brawl - Metal Gear: Ghost Babel
Or just 'Metal Gear Solid', if you like
*beep beep, beep beep* Snake: This is Snake. Colonel, can you hear me? Campbell: Loud and clear. What's the situation, Snake? Snake: I've arrived in a sort of digital space. Hard to know exactly what's going on, but I'm in a blank room, and the words 'Nintendo Life' and 'Box Art Brawl' appear to be...
Poll Box Art Brawl: Duel - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles IV: Turtles In Time
Turtle-y brawling
Happy Bank Holiday weekend to you folks in the UK, and welcome everyone to another edition of Box Art Brawl! Last week, it was the turn of Wave Race 64 to come under BAB scrutiny — which was fitting as the game launched on the Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pass service. it was a close (wave) race between the top two, but...
Poll Box Art Brawl - Wave Race 64
Making a splash
Hello folks, and welcome to another edition of Box Art Brawl! Last week, we took a look at one of the GameCube's best and most important games: The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker. It was a pretty close race, too! North America and Europe teamed up to take on Japan, and although many loved the traditonal golden aesthetic of the...
Poll Box Art Brawl: Duel - The Legend Of Zelda: The Wind Waker
There's something in the wind...
Hello folks, and welcome to another edition of Box Art Brawl! In last week's edition, we took a look at The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap for the GBA; perhaps one of the most underrated entries to Nintendo's enduring franchise. Japan once again took the lion's share of votes with a whopping 76%. Europe came in...
Poll Box Art Brawl - The Legend Of Zelda: The Minish Cap
Hats off to our competitors!
Hello folks, and welcome to another edition of Box Art Brawl! Last week, we took a look at one of the Game Boy Advance's launch games: Castlevania: Circle of the Moon. As expected, the Japanese cover art with its landscape orientation and additional characters like Dracula and Hugh Baldwin absolutely nailed the poll...
Poll Box Art Brawl: Duel - Castlevania: Circle Of The Moon
A grave encounter
Hello folks, and welcome to another edition of Box Art Brawl! In last week's edition, Metroid Prime - one of the greatest console games of all time - entered the ring. As we'd predicted, it was a pretty close battle, but Japan's more action-packed (if you can call it that) design just managed to beat out North America and Europe's...
Poll Box Art Brawl: Duel - Metroid Prime
Samus V. Samus
Hi folks, and welcome to another edition of Box Art Brawl! Well, last week's brawl was certainly a big one, wasn't it? We decided to ditch the regional rules for the week and boshed a load of Street Fighter II box arts into the ring all at once! While all variations of the game were pretty nice, all told, there were definitely a few...
Poll Box Art Brawl: Special Edition - Street Fighter II
All of them... Okay, most of them
Howdy folks, and welcome to a very special edition of Box Art Brawl! Let's have a glance at last week's results before we dive into the latest brawl. We took a look at the fantastic GameCube entry in the Mario Kart franchise: Mario Kart: Double Dash!!. We'd love to say it was a close call, but it kind of wasn't...
Poll Box Art Brawl: Duel #104 - Mario Kart: Double Dash!!
Twice the pride, double the fall
Hi folks, and welcome to another edition of Box Art Brawl! In last week's edition, we threw Assault Suit Leynos / Target Earth into the ring, with the North American box art squaring off against Japan. It was a ruddy close one too, with Japan's more restrained take on the game garnering 56% of the vote. It's clear...
Poll Box Art Brawl: Duel #103 - Assault Suit Leynos / Target Earth
An assault on the senses?
Hello everyone, and welcome to another edition of Box Art Brawl! In last week's edition, we took at look at Resident Evil: Gaiden for the Game Boy Colour. It was actually a fairly close call too, however the majority of you fine folks preferred the simplicity of the EU box art, with the blood drenched life ring taking...
Poll Box Art Brawl: #102 - Resident Evil Gaiden
All aboard!
Hello everyone, and welcome to another edition of Box Art Brawl! Last week, we took a look at Final Fantasy VI for the SNES. It was quite clear that you fine folks preferred the more "traditional" visual style of the series, as the Japanese box art won the week with a resounding 90% of the vote. Perhaps renaming the game Final Fantasy...
Poll Box Art Brawl: Duel #101 - Final Fantasy VI
Or Final Fantasy III, if you like!
Greetings fellow Earthlings, and welcome to another edition of Box Art Brawl! In last week's epic battle to commemorate our 100th Box Art Brawl post, we took a look at the phenomenal GameCube brawler, Super Smash Bros. Melee. It's one of the most iconic Nintendo games of all time, without question, so naturally...
Poll Box Art Brawl: Duel #100 - Super Smash Bros. Melee
A milestone number deserves a big game
Hello, and welcome to the 100th edition of Box Art Brawl!! This is a pretty momentous occasion for us at Nintendo Life and all of you Box Art Brawl enthusiasts, so thank you for participating over the years! We have a big one to kick off the celebrations, but first, we need to look back at last week. For the...
Poll Box Art Brawl: Duel #99 - Mario Strikers Charged
It's kick off time - again!
Hi folks, and welcome back to another edition of Box Art Brawl! Last week, the original Super Mario Strikers entered the ring, with North America / Japan going up against Europe with some pretty definitive results. It's clear that you fine people prefer a busier composition for your box art, with NA / Japan bringing in a...
Poll Box Art Brawl: Duel #98 - Super Mario Strikers
It's kick off time!
Hello everyone, and welcome back to another edition of Box Art Brawl! In last week's edition, we took a look at Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: Back from the Sewers for the Game Boy. It was a pretty close call, too! Although many of you demonstrated a keen fondness for the western box art, it was Japan's more lighthearted take...
Poll Box Art Brawl: Duel #97 - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: Back From The Sewers
Let's raise some shell
Good morning, good afternoon, and good evening; welcome back to another edition of Box Art Brawl! Looking back to last week, we put Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards to the test with two similar-ish boxes, save a different colour scheme and some character placements. And, well, we at Nintendo Life Towers should probably stop...
Poll Box Art Brawl: Duel #96 - Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards
Which one doesn't suck?
Hello hello hello, and welcome back to another edition of Box Art Brawl! Last week, it was Mother's Day in many parts of the world, so we took a look at Mother 2 / EarthBound, where the box art for Japan and North America is very different. We thought this would be a close one since both are very good, but your votes...
Poll Box Art Brawl: Duel #95 - Earthbound / Mother 2
It's going to get Ness-y
Greetings, and welcome to another edition of Box Art Brawl! Last week, we took a look at the SNES classic Super Castlevania IV, and boy, you folks really didn't like the Japanese box art, did you? The North American variant took a resounding victory with 94% of the vote; one of the most decisive Box Art Brawls we've perhaps...
Poll Box Art Brawl: Duel #94 - Super Castlevania IV
Die, Box Art. You don't belong in this world.
Hello hello, and welcome to another edition of Box Art Brawl! In last week's fierce battle, we pitted the brutal, calculating, unsympathetic pink blob that is Kirby against... well, Kirby. The EU and Japanese box arts for Kirby's Dream Land went head-to-head, and although the abstract nature of Japan's...
Poll Box Art Brawl: Duel #93 - Kirby's Dream Land
Celebrating Kirby's anniversary with a fight
Hello everyone, welcome to another edition of Box Art Brawl *cue stadium-sized cheer*! Last week, we looked at the classic, the incomparable, the ruddy good video game that is The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past. Pitting the US box art against the Japanese box art, you fine folks were quite clear in...
Poll Box Art Brawl: Duel #92 - The Legend Of Zelda: A Link To The Past
SNES classic goes head-to-head
Ahoy everyone, welcome back to another Box Art Brawl! We've got a great one for you this week, just in case the image and the title didn't quite give it away. Last week, we looked at Mario Golf (which is out now on Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pass!), pitting North America against Japan to determine which box...
Poll Box Art Brawl: Duel #91 - Mario Golf
N64 classic tees off
Hello and welcome back to Box Art Brawl! We can't quite believe a week has already flown by, yet here we are. Hope you're all doing well! Last week, we checked out Super Paper Mario for the Nintendo Wii, throwing the North American, European, and Japanese box arts into the ring to kick off a battle for the ages (alright, calm...
Poll Box Art Brawl #90 - Super Paper Mario
It's baaaaack!
Box Art Brawl..? You're sure you remember those words, and yet... It's been so long, you're not quite certain of what it all means or even who you are anymore. Just kidding. Yes, we're back with a brand new Box Art Brawl! It's been a minute, for sure - 7 whole months, actually! We're excited to bring back the subtle art of pitting...
Poll Box Art Brawl: Duel #89 - Chrono Trigger
Trigger warning
Welcome back to Box Art Brawl, our increasingly erratically scheduled series of retro box art polls where we all decide the best regional variants from two or more territories. Last time we looked at F-Zero: GP Legend for the GBA. Europe and North America ultimately duked it out for the silver medal (with Europe having to settle for...
Poll Box Art Brawl #88 - F-Zero: GP Legend
Check with your GP
Welcome back to Box Art Brawl, our series of retro box art polls where we all decide the best regional variants from two or more territories. It's been a while since we witnessed the last Box Art Brawl — an East vs. West duel between a pair of Metroid: Zero Missions, if we recall. Looking back we can see that it was a very even...
Poll Box Art Brawl: Duel #87 - Metroid: Zero Mission
As seen on your Twitter feed
Welcome back to Box Art Brawl, our series of retro box art polls to decide the best regional variants from two or more territories. Last time we celebrated the 30th anniversary of Rare's Battletoads on NES. Europe and North America teamed up with the same cover on that occasion (same as this week, in fact) and utterly...
Poll Box Art Brawl: Duel #86 - Battletoads
Let's not be Rash
Welcome back to Box Art Brawl, our semi-regular retro box art poll to decide the best regional variants from two or more territories. Last time went on an epic JRPG Dragon Quest in celebration of the series' 35th anniversary. Following a spirited duel between North America and Japan, it was the caricatured beast from the East that...
Poll Box Art Brawl: Duel #85 - Dragon Quest
Don't be such a Warrior
Welcome back to Box Art Brawl, our regular (normally, although we've had a few weeks off) retro box art-based poll to find the best regional variants from two or more territories. Last time we grabbed our cameras for a closeup of Pokémon Snap on Nintendo 64. Europe's bluer cover emerged as as the winner quite comfortably,...
Poll Box Art Brawl #84 - Pokémon Snap
Snappy chappy
Welcome back to Box Art Brawl, our regular retro box art-based poll to find the best regional variants from two or more territories. Last time we looked at Brain Training for Nintendo DS on its 15th anniversary, and after a meeting of the minds it seems that Europe had both the brains and the beauty; the EU cover walked away with over...
Poll Box Art Brawl #83 - Brain Age / Brain Training
Hype brain
Welcome back to Box Art Brawl, our regular box art-based poll to find the best regional variants from two or more territories. Last time we took a 20th anniversary look at HAL Laboratory's GBC game, Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble. With Europe out of the running thanks to the game never launching in that region, it was left to North America and...
Poll Box Art Brawl: Duel #82 - Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble
Rock 'n' roll
Welcome back to Box Art Brawl, our weekly poll to find the best regional box art variant from two or more retro candidates. Last time we looked at The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks in a duel that pitted Japan and Europe against North America. It appears that the regional team-up worked wonders — the greenery of the JP/EU cover...
