As someone who lived through that era, let me tell you, the gameplay graphics were never a disappointment. In your mind they looked as good as graphics today. The only thing I can remember being disappointed about was the Nintendo Powerglove. Man, what a collosal, non-working, over hyped advertising lies, piece of shit that thing was!

[–] zerofk@lemm.ee 7 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Box art back then was more akin to book cover art: an artist’s interpretation of the content. It never disappointed me. I even miss it sometimes. I used to collect images of box art even without the games, because it really was art.

[–] Kelly@lemmy.world 6 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

When I give a digital game as present I go to the shop to print out the cover art on photo paper and then put it in a card. It gives them something they can immediately look at, handle, and discuss.

Here are a few I've used recently, they are more literal than the cartridge era but they are still artworks in their own right:

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