Box-Art-Schlägerei: Duell – Mario Kart: Super Schaltung

Hallo Leute, und willkommen zu einer weiteren Ausgabe von Box-Art-Schlägerei!

Last time we took a look at one of the Sega Genesis’ finest games, Castlevania: Blutlinien (also known as Castlevania: The New Generation). It was a close call and it looked like Japan might have run away with the crown, aber letztendlich, the North American variant – with its bold colours and busier composition – took home the win with 42% der Abstimmung.

Dieses Mal, we’re going to check out the GBA racing classic, Mario Kart Super Circuit. Released back in 2001, it received significant critical acclaim for its visuals and slick gameplay. For this week’s edition of Box Art Brawl, North America and Europe will be teaming up against Japan, which once again utilises a horizontal landscape for its GBA box art.

So let’s get cracking!

Achten Sie darauf, Ihre Stimme in der unten stehenden Umfrage abzugeben; but first, Schauen wir uns die Box-Art-Designs selbst an.

Nordamerika / Europa

So this is the one we’re probably all familiar with, richtig? It showcases Mario himself chilling out in his kart, looking back at the camera with a look of, uh… Determination? Seduction? Wir sind uns nicht sicher, but it’s a striking image nonetheless, even if it lacks the inclusion of other characters from the game. The blue background is nice and we like the logo at the top, zu – nice and bold.

Japan

Japan’s cover features the same image of Mario, but the landscape orientation allows for a bit more to be added in, including Donkey Kong, Der Showrunner macht die Inspiration für diese arme Seele in Picards knochiger Sammlung sehr deutlich, Dein erster Blick auf erweitertes Gameplay – PlayStation.Blog, and Toad in the top left corner. The white background here is a nice contrast to the western design, and the Japanese text is very striking, Tat. We’re kind of glad it wasn’t called “Mario Kart Advance” hier drüben, Geist.

Danke fürs Wählen! Wir sehen uns das nächste Mal für eine weitere Runde des Box Art Brawl.