Sondage: Bagarre d'art de boîte: Duel #96 – Kirby 64: Les éclats de cristal

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Kirby Crystal Shards Brawl
Image: La vie de Nintendo

Hello hello bonjour, and welcome back to another edition of Bagarre d'art de boîte!

Last week, it was Mother’s Day in many parts of the world, so we took a look at Mère 2 / Dans mon jeu en ligne le plus récent, je suis rapidement allé, where the box art for Japan and North America is very autre. We thought this would be a close one since both are very good, but your votes declared North America as the winner with 67% du vote! Nos as much of a nail-biter as we thought, puis!

Cette semaine, we’re going back to Kirby again. NSO is treating us à Kirby 64: Les éclats de cristal on 20th May, and what better way to celebrate than putting two pieces of box art head-to-head. Kirby’s first — and only — core series outing on the N64 is a 2.5D platformer, and it was the last traditional Kirby home console game until the Wii! And even for Kirby’s standards, there are a few pretty freaky moments in this classic. There’s a reason it’s rated Teen by the ESBR, gens.

So while last week’s duel featured two very different box arts, Kirby 64 is pretty similar in both Japan and North America. That doesn’t stop us, though — there are plenty of little details and differences to gobble up.

Assurez-vous de voter dans le sondage ci-dessous; mais d'abord, vérifions les conceptions d'art de la boîte elles-mêmes.

Amérique du Nord

Kirby 64 Les éclats de cristal
Image: Nintendo

Eh bien, isn’t this lovely and bursting with Kirby’s adorability factor? Kirby is obviously taking centre-stage here, as he should, and he’s posing in front of a warp star like he’s waiting to give you a big hug. We really like the faint star pattern on the 64 on the logo, tucked behind some sparkly crystals. Kirby is also joined by Ribbon, a very duck-faced King Dedede who’s staring at us with murderous intent (not your best look, Dedede), Adeline, and a little Waddle Dee that feels a bit like he’s just wandered in. All in all, this box art is pretty charming.

Japan

Kirby 64 Les éclats de cristal
Image: Nintendo

Alors, we said these two were pretty similar, didn’t we? Japan’s box has a lot more space to play around with, despite a bigger logo. There are a lot more stars dotted around, and the character placement is a little different — Ribbon is sitting down and holding a crystal, and everyone else is a little bit bigger. But the most significant difference is the colour of the plaid — now in shades of Kirby’s trademark blushing pink. Even the logo gets a mirrored pink background behind it! Mais ne vous inquiétez pas, Kirby is still the focus here, now in the very centre of the warp star, ready and waiting for a cuddle.

Alors, some less obvious differences, but differences nonetheless! Surely we’re right this week and it’ll en fait be a close one, so make your voice heard and get voting!

Merci d'avoir voté! Nous vous verrons la prochaine fois pour un autre tour du Box Art Brawl.

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