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News – NES Visual Compendium Hits Kickstarter Goal

19/06/201615/09/2016 Sophia Aubrey Drake 121 Views 2 Comments 8-Bit, 80s, Bad Box Art Mega Man, Bitmap Books, Famicom, Famicom Disk System, Kickstarter, Mega Man, NES, Nintendo, Super Mario Bros., The Legend of Zelda

There’s no denying the 8-bit Nintendo Entertainment System / Famicom’s lasting popularity. It’s an icon of the 1980s, and one

RetroVision – The Covers of Mega Man Part 4: Legacy

Sophia Aubrey Drake 382 Views 0 Comments 8-Bit, 80s, 90s, Bad Box Art Mega Man, Capcom, Dr. Wily, Europe, Famicom, Keiji Inafune, Legacy, Mega Blaster, Mega Man, NES, Nintendo, Rockman

So, here we are at the bonus round. When thinking of all the different cover art available, most will jump

RetroVision – The Covers of Mega Man Part 3: Europe

Sophia Aubrey Drake 3112 Views 1 Comment 8-Bit, 80s, 90s, Bad Box Art Mega Man, Capcom, Dr. Wily, Europe, Famicom, Keiji Inafune, Mega Blaster, Mega Man, NES, Nintendo, Rockman

In part one we admired the glory that is the Japanese covers for Rockman 1 through 6. However, next came the descent

RetroVision – The Covers of Mega Man Part 2: North America

Sophia Aubrey Drake 315 Views 3 Comments 8-Bit, 80s, 90s, Bad Box Art Mega Man, Capcom, Dr. Wily, Famicom, Keiji Inafune, Mega Blaster, Mega Man, NES, Nintendo, Rockman

Oh dear, do we really have to do this? Last time we looked at the glorious Japanese covers for the

RetroVision – Bad Box Art Mega Man

Sophia Aubrey Drake 225 Views 5 Comments 8-Bit, 80s, America, Art, Bad Box Art, Bad Box Art Mega Man, Capcom, Japan, Keiji Inafune, Mega Man, Street Fighter, Tekken, Yoshinori Ono

Anyone who grew up outside of Japan in the 80s will remember how unfaithful and inaccurate to the source material