Continuing our romp through the Metroid series's boxart history, we're ending today with a look at covers from Samus's prime installments on both handhelds and consoles. We've also thrown in the packaging designs from the NES Classics releases which we neglected to include yesterday, though none of you noticed. As for music pairings, the boxarts past the post break go best with The Commodores's "Three Times a Lady." Seriously, try it.
Metroid Prime (US)
Metroid Prime (Europe)
Metroid Prime (Japan)
Metroid Prime bundle (US)
Metroid Prime 2: Echoes GameStop display (US)
Metroid Prime 2: Echoes (US)
Metroid Prime 2: Echoes (Europe)
Metroid Prime 2: Echoes (Japan)
Metroid Prime: Hunters (US)
Metroid Prime: Hunters (Europe)
Metroid Prime: Hunters (Japan)
Metroid Prime: Pinball (US)
Metroid Prime: Pinball (Europe)
Metroid Prime: Pinball (Japan)
NES Classics: Metroid (US)
NES Classics: Metroid (Europe)
Famicom Mini Series: Metroid (Japan)
Metroid Prime 3: Corruption (US)
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
8-31-2007 @ 8:18PM
hvnlysoldr said...
Japan always get better art. Also I promised I wouldn't repeat the joke from yesterday.
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8-31-2007 @ 8:21PM
Bobby Harner said...
comment #2 again
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8-31-2007 @ 8:31PM
vidGuy said...
I agree except for that Hunters box, yuck!
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8-31-2007 @ 9:06PM
Blue_Falcon said...
Where did that art on the top come from? That is godly awesome.
Not the left part of it, obviously.
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8-31-2007 @ 9:26PM
flo said...
whose head is that next 2 samus in the top pic?
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8-31-2007 @ 9:42PM
vidGuy said...
@flo,
Lionel Richie of the The Commodores, as per the music reference
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Richie
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9-01-2007 @ 12:02AM
Kakairo said...
@Blue_Falcon
That illustration is from a four-page fold-out spread in the Super Metroid Player's Guide, which is filled with similar art. Also, the same artist worked on the Metroid comic that was in Nintendo Power when Super Metroid was released.
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9-01-2007 @ 2:14AM
bluezy said...
Pinball's Japanese cover > US cover.
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9-01-2007 @ 4:29AM
BPM said...
bluezy: Agreed. Nice to have a Metroid cover that... ACTUALLY HAS METROID ON IT. :D
Psst... You guys have a US cover for Prime 2 EU (though, it's probably the same anyways).
This thread needs more Samus.
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9-01-2007 @ 7:11AM
brian said...
Metroid Prime: Hunters (Japan) box art is HORRIBLE!
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9-01-2007 @ 1:02PM
doogles said...
Prime series has had some terrible box arts. They all feature Samus standing. Corruption's even has three Samuses (Samusi) standing.
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9-01-2007 @ 4:24PM
Mr Khan said...
I'd say PAL got the best deal for Prime & Prime 2, while Japan was top in Prime Hunters and Prime Pinball
No way they're gonna make anything better than the US Prime 3 logo, though
unless they find a way to cram more Samus on there...
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9-01-2007 @ 10:12PM
Soiden said...
Love the japanese boxarts.
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9-02-2007 @ 3:03PM
pixelanteninja said...
Does anyone have the japanese box art for corruption, I felt the US boxart was horrible, and since japan always has better boxart I would be interested to see it.
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