Nintendo Box Art: Arnold Schwarzenegger

I can't think of a celebrity who graced the cover of more Nintendo games than Arnold Schwarzenegger (and I realize these are cartridge scans and not boxes, but its close enough.)  It is a universal rule that movies converted to games almost always suck.  Some of these titles are barely playable or have an impossible difficulty associated with them.  One interesting thing to note is that each game (including Terminator and T2) were published by an entirely different company.  I suppose one theory could be that a company could only afford the licensing rights once, and abandoned Arnold when they realized that his profitability in movies didn't necessarily translate into a profitable game.

The Terminator: Mindscape

T2: Terminator 2: LJN

Total Recall: Acclaim

Predator: Activision

Last Action Hero: Sony Imagesoft

Red Or Blue

If you could pinpoint the most significant contribution the Nintendo Entertainment System had done for the video game industry it was clearly the influence of color and style in the characters you played. Especially if it was a two player game. For instance....


POW: Prisoners of War. Two players. Two Bandanas. One wears Red, the other wears Blue...



The Ikari Warriors. Two players. Two Bandanas. One wears Red, the other wears Blue...



Guerrilla War. Two players. No Bandanas. One wears Red, the other wears Blue...



POW: Prisoners of War. Two players (VS Mode). Two Bandanas (on the box art only). One wears Red, the other wears Blue...



Contra. Two Bandanas. One wears Red, the other wears Blue...



And on a completely unrelated topic, I knew the boxart to Contra (and well, part of the story of the game) was loosely based on Predator, but in looking at the game and the poster the only difference is the face. However the face on the dude on the Contra box looks more fitting for a Kool, New Port, or some other fruity cigarette brand's ad as featured in Better Homes and Gardens.