Last game you bought on the strength of its cover alone.

[hudson]

I was young and only saw a Japanese lady in a wrestling costume. The cover had some kind of lofi hologram (not sure the real name for the trickery it displayed). I was into watching Hogan versus Earthquake and Sgt.Slaughter on the telly at the time. I really did want to try before buy, but I was a bit embarrassed to ask as these were the days a pack import gaming stores.

There was actaully a decent game in there..... okay maybe not, but my sister loved it Hogging my MD.

I bought this... (please forgive me )

[dogen]

The only game I've ever bought due to the cover was PAL Disgaea, and that was a couple years ago. I still haven't played it for more than a hour. I might actually get rid of it and aquire the PSP version.

Nice cover though.

[paul]

For obvious reasons, in my adolescence I'd have to say Barbarian for the C64. Naturally, Maria Whitter's ample [cough] calf muscles were the draw.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/9/95/Barbarian_the_Ultimate_Warrior_-_box.jpg

[Yoshimax]

I bought Barbarian but it was more for the decapitation followed by the troll kicking the head off screen - great game

Poster wasn't bad either.

Probably go with Sam Fox Strip Poker on the ole' Speccy.

[MikeRox]

For obvious reasons, in my adolescence I'd have to say Barbarian for the C64. Naturally, Maria Whitter's ample [cough] calf muscles were the draw.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...rior_-_box.jpg

What about Vixen? She was a bit of a fox *ahem*

[Kieran76]

I bought Ringside Angel for the MD as well. I wish had never seen the cover again though as I remember the bird on the front been dead fit.

[hudson]

I bought Ringside Angel for the MD as well. I wish had never seen the cover again though as I remember the bird on the front been dead fit.

lol, I didn't think she was fit at the time, but by jove I do now.

[Kieran76]

Worst bit about the game was I had only had one control pad at the time, so I never even tried it in two player mode. Me and my mate had to take turns sayings things like 'I bet it's better in two player'.

[hudson]

My best memory of the game was after a while with the came I accidentally discovered somekind of super special move which involved lightening.

The wrestle woman's name on the front is Cutie Suzuki

[Dogg Thang]

My most recent was Tingle. I wasn't going to buy it at all but, man, that is one great cover with all its goldiness and fruitiness.

[dvdmike]

[charlesr]

Worst bit about the game was I had only had one control pad at the time, so I never even tried it in two player mode. Me and my mate had to take turns sayings things like 'I bet it's better in two player'.

Made me giggle

[eastyy]

morrowind was such a fancy cover and screenshots looked great though i did not know that much about the game

[hudson]

So how was the adventure, dvdmike?

[QualityChimp]

Strangely, the only console I've done that for was for the horiginal Game Boy. Import photos were few and far between in them days (pre-internet days, remember them?). I probably bought Flappy Special on the strength of the cover - I think I wanted to know what the hell was going on!


Strangely enough, I bought a game on the strength of the cover alone for the first time in a decade when I went to Japan, and again it was for the Game Boy. I bought a couple of Gundam and Ultraman SD games from this little shop in Akihabara that Tim Rogers (that guy who writes the Japan Column in GamesTM) took me to.

I found them whilst tidying at the weekend and they really are bobbins - I've no idea what's going on in the Ultraman one. Good job I only paid about £1 for it!