I was always envious of the diversity found in NES boxes, where each publisher had their own style. Sure, they were missing the awesome clamshells, but the art was generally more colorful and interesting.
I also must be part of the 0.1% that actually likes the Dungeon Explorer USA art. I like the colors used and the sort of impressionist approach taken. It gives me the feeling of going on an adventure in some fantastic land, and actually prefer it to the PCE version (although that one is nice too).
Yeah, I think the variety of NES boxes was incredibly interesting. It reflected a truly diverse library of games.
Dungeon Explorer, I once joked, looks like it it should be framed and hanging in a coffee shop (I was stealing a bit from Portlandia, or some show like that....the sketch involved an art business that focused solely on “coffee house art”... a very special niche.
I don’t think Dungeon Explorer is the worst, but it is very Hallmark or coffee house or something of that ilk...
