Wild 80s video game cover art was a hilarious mix of confusion, confidence, and questionable choices that somehow made perfect sense back then.
Back in the 80s, video game covers were like fever dreams printed on cardboard. The art had one job: convince you the game was epic, even if it wasn’t. Muscles, lasers, screaming faces, and creatures that may or may not have existed, it was all fair game. You’d see a guy in armor riding a dinosaur through space, and that had nothing to do with the actual gameplay. But hey, it looked cool!
Artists seemed to throw logic out the window and just crank the wild up to 11. The more dramatic the pose, the better. The more flames and lightning bolts? Pure gold. You weren’t just buying a game, you were buying a chaotic masterpiece.
Sure, it’s hilarious now, but that over-the-top art had its charm. It sold the fantasy, even if the graphics were just blinking squares. Honestly, we kind of miss that unfiltered creativity.
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