V-r0cK said:
I'm sure the 80s and 90s cared more about the box art lol Growing up I would want to play a game if the box art looked awesome because there really wasn't any internet/media to show the gameplay/trailer. I couldn't afford buying gaming magazines all the time either. |
Its only when CDs came out during the Sega CD and Sony PS1 that box art was more a scam. Most CD based games used CGI pictures for the back of the game box/cases. It was hard to tell which games were good back in the 80s and early 90s but it was all about keen eye and word of mouth. These days’ bad games can sell millions based off brand loyalty and advertisements. 1 million sellers back in the 80s and 90s you knew that game was awesome. These days we see games like The Order break a million which goes to show the type of industry it is today. Its not about the games anymore, it’s all about the brands. That’s the thing that the 80s and 90s didn’t worry about. You still had fanboys however the games did the talking not the consoles etc.
