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Turbam 05/29/25 10:57:03 AM #1:	Which one, brother? - Results (112 votes) NA 72.32% (81 votes) 81 JPN 7.14% (8 votes) 8 Switch remake 20.54% (23 votes) 23 NA https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/d/ded00c66.jpg JPN https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/4/4268291a.jpg Switch remake https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/b/b69395b5.jpg Resident Evil 4: EU (66.67%) God of War: NA/JPN (82.11%) The Legend of Dragoon NA (51.85%) Donkey Kong Country 2: NA/JPN (91.3%) Metal Gear Solid 4: EU (45%) Cooking Mama: JPN (50.88%) Persona 3: JPN (60.83%) Catherine: PS3 (70.63%) Tales of Vesperia: EU (52.83%) Skies of Arcadia: EU (43.86%) Warioland Shake It: NA (58.93%) Chrono Cross: Radical Dreamers (43.1%) Twilight Princess: NA/EU (85.8%) Sly Cooper: JPN (58.77%) Nier: NA/EU (60.34%) Ratchet and Clank: JPN (45.87%) Viewtiful Joe 2: NA (78.05%) Ape Escape: NA (53.21%) Blinx the Timesweeper: JPN (51.32%) Kuon: NA (40%) Silent Hill: NA (49.22%) Sonic the Hedgehog: NA (77.78%) Mario & Luigi Superstar Saga: NA/EU (47.58%) --- ~snip (V)_(;,;)_(V) snip~ I'm just one man! Whoa! Well, I'm a one man band! https://imgur.com/p9Xvjvs <cite>Turbam posted [p:985231498] in Better box... [t:80989645]...</cite> <quote> Which one, brother? - Results (112 votes) NA 72.32% (81 votes) 81 JPN 7.14% (8 votes) 8 Switch remake 20.54% (23 votes) 23 Show Voting Form NAhttps://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/d/ded00c66.jpgJPNhttps://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/4/4268291a.jpgSwitch remakehttps://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/b/b69395b5.jpgResident Evil 4: EU (66.67%)God of War: NA/JPN (82.11%)The Legend of Dragoon NA (51.85%)Donkey Kong Country 2: NA/JPN (91.3%)Metal Gear Solid 4: EU (45%)Cooking Mama: JPN (50.88%)Persona 3: JPN (60.83%)Catherine: PS3 (70.63%)Tales of Vesperia: EU (52.83%)Skies of Arcadia: EU (43.86%)Warioland Shake It: NA (58.93%)Chrono Cross: Radical Dreamers (43.1%)Twilight Princess: NA/EU (85.8%)Sly Cooper: JPN (58.77%)Nier: NA/EU (60.34%)Ratchet and Clank: JPN (45.87%)Viewtiful Joe 2: NA (78.05%)Ape Escape: NA (53.21%)Blinx the Timesweeper: JPN (51.32%)Kuon: NA (40%)Silent Hill: NA (49.22%)Sonic the Hedgehog: NA (77.78%)Mario & Luigi Superstar Saga: NA/EU (47.58%)</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Garlands_Soul 05/29/25 10:58:54 AM #2:	Yoshi being on the cover in the Japanese one is hilarious --- "I, Garland, will knock you all down!" <cite>Garlands_Soul posted [p:985231509] in Better box... [t:80989645]...</cite> <quote>Yoshi being on the cover in the Japanese one is hilarious</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Midcore 05/29/25 11:01:04 AM #3:	I always thought it was odd that they put Yoshi with the main characters on the original Japanese box, as if he was meant to join the player's party. --- Currently playing: Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition (NS), Ape Escape 2 (PS4), Rare Replay (XBO), Atari 50 (PC) <cite>Midcore posted [p:985231525] in Better box... [t:80989645]...</cite> <quote>I always thought it was odd that they put Yoshi with the main characters on the original Japanese box, as if he was meant to join the player's party.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Accolon 05/29/25 11:02:19 AM #4:	The Switch remake is clean af --- http://i.imgur.com/XAMp8.jpg <cite>Accolon posted [p:985231535] in Better box... [t:80989645]...</cite> <quote>The Switch remake is clean af</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Turbam 05/29/25 11:11:04 AM #6:	I think the only thing I would change with the NA boxart, is getting rid of Exor. Exor is clearly supposed to be a surprise, as the title screen doesn't show him at all, until he shows up in game. Then the title screen changes to add him in. That's kinda ruined when he's on the box. --- ~snip (V)_(;,;)_(V) snip~ I'm just one man! Whoa! Well, I'm a one man band! https://imgur.com/p9Xvjvs <cite>Turbam posted [p:985231636] in Better box... [t:80989645]...</cite> <quote>I think the only thing I would change with the NA boxart, is getting rid of Exor.Exor is clearly supposed to be a surprise, as the title screen doesn't show him at all, until he shows up in game. Then the title screen changes to add him in.That's kinda ruined when he's on the box.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Kaldrenthebold 05/29/25 11:11:21 AM #7:	NA > Switch > Japan --- http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u223/chocolateFRESH/arts/kraid.png - Thanks GP cosmonaut! http://i.imgur.com/TuJWAR8.jpg <cite>Kaldrenthebold posted [p:985231640] in Better box... [t:80989645]...</cite> <quote>NA > Switch > Japan</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Dakimakura 05/29/25 11:12:05 AM #8:	Blank white background is always a loss --- Gamefaqs Community Organizer <cite>Dakimakura posted [p:985231649] in Better box... [t:80989645]...</cite> <quote>Blank white background is always a loss</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Dungeater 05/29/25 11:13:15 AM #9:	i like switch the most, followed by jpn, followed by na --- My fate was the grandest, most brilliant of them all. He/Him <cite>Dungeater posted [p:985231660] in Better box... [t:80989645]...</cite> <quote>i like switch the most, followed by jpn, followed by na</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
viewmaster_pi 05/29/25 11:15:08 AM #10:	japan loved their white backgrounds --- We will leave this place an empty stone <cite>viewmaster_pi posted [p:985231678] in Better box... [t:80989645]...</cite> <quote>japan loved their white backgrounds</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Hejiru 05/29/25 11:15:51 AM #11:	who invited my man yoshi bro thinks he's on the team --- The difference between fiction and reality is that fiction has to make sense. <cite>Hejiru posted [p:985231685] in Better box... [t:80989645]...</cite> <quote>who invited my man yoshibro thinks he's on the team</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Turbam 05/29/25 11:16:00 AM #12:	viewmaster_pi posted... japan loved their white backgrounds Square specifically seems obsessed --- ~snip (V)_(;,;)_(V) snip~ I'm just one man! Whoa! Well, I'm a one man band! https://imgur.com/p9Xvjvs <cite>Turbam posted [p:985231686] in Better box... [t:80989645]...</cite> <quote>viewmaster_pi posted... </cite><quote>japan loved their white backgrounds</quote>Square specifically seems obsessed </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Dakimakura 05/29/25 11:17:20 AM #13:	Turbam posted... Square specifically seems obsessed Logos on a blank white background are fine. Characters just existing in purgatory is pretty weird. --- Gamefaqs Community Organizer <cite>Dakimakura posted [p:985231698] in Better box... [t:80989645]...</cite> <quote>Turbam posted... </cite><quote>Square specifically seems obsessed</quote>Logos on a blank white background are fine. Characters just existing in purgatory is pretty weird.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
NeonPhoenix 05/29/25 11:20:31 AM #14:	As someone who has Super Mario RPG as their favorite game of all time... The North American boxart is leaguuuuuuuuuuuuues better than the blank shit the Japanese boxart had. I get the Switch port was emulating the oldschool Japanese art, but they were emulating SHIT lol. Should have been the North American boxart --- https://imgur.com/u2HR4nG <cite>NeonPhoenix posted [p:985231727] in Better box... [t:80989645]...</cite> <quote>As someone who has Super Mario RPG as their favorite game of all time...The North American boxart is leaguuuuuuuuuuuuues better than the blank shit the Japanese boxart had. I get the Switch port was emulating the oldschool Japanese art, but they were emulating SHIT lol. Should have been the North American boxart</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
NeonPhoenix 05/29/25 11:21:19 AM #15:	Midcore posted... I always thought it was odd that they put Yoshi with the main characters on the original Japanese box, as if he was meant to join the player's party. tbf he is a summon, but idk anyone who used him outside 1 or 2 times --- https://imgur.com/u2HR4nG <cite>NeonPhoenix posted [p:985231735] in Better box... [t:80989645]...</cite> <quote>Midcore posted... </cite><quote>I always thought it was odd that they put Yoshi with the main characters on the original Japanese box, as if he was meant to join the player's party.</quote>tbf he is a summon, but idk anyone who used him outside 1 or 2 times</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
__starsnostars 05/29/25 11:44:59 AM #16:	Switch is the cleanest look though maybe too bland. NA, I don't think looks particularly great but they do get points for being the only one that conveys that this might not just be a normal Mario game, that it may be a fantasy rpg adventure. --- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eDyXIXyAZq0 Please consider adopting a cat from your SPCA or local animal shelter. <cite>__starsnostars posted [p:985231961] in Better box... [t:80989645]...</cite> <quote>Switch is the cleanest look though maybe too bland. NA, I don't think looks particularly great but they do get points for being the only one that conveys that this might not just be a normal Mario game, that it may be a fantasy rpg adventure. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Trelve 05/29/25 11:45:28 AM #17:	Accolon posted... The Switch remake is soulless af <cite>Trelve posted [p:985231969] in Better box... [t:80989645]...</cite> <quote>Accolon posted... </cite><quote>The Switch remake is soulless af</quote></quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Bass 05/29/25 12:03:55 PM #18:	Original NA. No contest. --- Many Bothans died to bring you this post. <cite>Bass posted [p:985232169] in Better box... [t:80989645]...</cite> <quote>Original NA. No contest. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Will_1231 05/29/25 12:24:42 PM #19:	Turbam posted... I think the only thing I would change with the NA boxart, is getting rid of Exor. Exor is clearly supposed to be a surprise, as the title screen doesn't show him at all, until he shows up in game. Then the title screen changes to add him in. That's kinda ruined when he's on the box. Idk, I think the spectacle of the gigantic sword falling from the sky still delivers. Seeing Exor on the box art doesn't ruin that for me. <cite>Will_1231 posted [p:985232364] in Better box... [t:80989645]...</cite> <quote>Turbam posted... </cite><quote>I think the only thing I would change with the NA boxart, is getting rid of Exor.Exor is clearly supposed to be a surprise, as the title screen doesn't show him at all, until he shows up in game. Then the title screen changes to add him in.That's kinda ruined when he's on the box.</quote>Idk, I think the spectacle of the gigantic sword falling from the sky still delivers. Seeing Exor on the box art doesn't ruin that for me.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
NeonPhoenix 05/29/25 12:35:51 PM #20:	Will_1231 posted... Idk, I think the spectacle of the gigantic sword falling from the sky still delivers. Seeing Exor on the box art doesn't ruin that for me. Same. Seeing the sword in Bowser'a castle made me way more intrigued. Plus this """""spoiler""""" happens in the first 5 minutes of the game lol --- https://imgur.com/u2HR4nG <cite>NeonPhoenix posted [p:985232460] in Better box... [t:80989645]...</cite> <quote>Will_1231 posted... </cite><quote>Idk, I think the spectacle of the gigantic sword falling from the sky still delivers. Seeing Exor on the box art doesn't ruin that for me.</quote>Same. Seeing the sword in Bowser'a castle made me way more intrigued. Plus this """""spoiler""""" happens in the first 5 minutes of the game lol</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
HashtagSEP 05/29/25 12:40:49 PM #21:	NA > Switch > Jpn Not big on the "Characters floating in a white void" look Japan seemed to use a lot, especially for the Mario RPG games. Switch is slightly better because they're not just all in a line, and Yoshi being on the cover of the Jpn one seems super misleading. --- #SEP #Awesome #Excellent #Greatness #SteveNash #VitaminWater #SmellingLikeTheVault #Pigeon #Sexy #ActuallyAVeryIntelligentVelociraptor #Heel #CoolSpot #EndOfSig <cite>HashtagSEP posted [p:985232494] in Better box... [t:80989645]...</cite> <quote>NA > Switch > JpnNot big on the "Characters floating in a white void" look Japan seemed to use a lot, especially for the Mario RPG games. Switch is slightly better because they're not just all in a line, and Yoshi being on the cover of the Jpn one seems super misleading.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
darkknight109 05/29/25 12:43:35 PM #22:	All was peaceful in the Mushroom Kingdom... ...'til Smithy the sword shattered the Star Road! --- Kill 1 man: You are a murderer. Kill 10 men: You are a monster. Kill 100 men: You are a hero. Kill 10,000 men, you are a conqueror! <cite>darkknight109 posted [p:985232528] in Better box... [t:80989645]...</cite> <quote>All was peaceful in the Mushroom Kingdom......'til Smithy the sword shattered the Star Road!</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
kuwab0 05/29/25 12:45:24 PM #23:	NA, Geno and Mallow are lame. --- http://i.imgur.com/QfpP05s.png http://i.imgur.com/vdnZ1o6.png http://i.imgur.com/zTgf822.png <cite>kuwab0 posted [p:985232543] in Better box... [t:80989645]...</cite> <quote>NA, Geno and Mallow are lame.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ReturnOfDevsman 05/29/25 1:56:43 PM #24:	NA needs Mallow and Geno, but they're not worth giving up the castle and Exor. --- Arguing on CE be all like: https://youtu.be/JpRKrs67lOs?si=kPGA2RCKVHTdbVrJ <cite>ReturnOfDevsman posted [p:985233338] in Better box... [t:80989645]...</cite> <quote>NA needs Mallow and Geno, but they're not worth giving up the castle and Exor.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
_Stuff_ 05/29/25 2:04:03 PM #25:	ReturnOfDevsman posted... NA needs Mallow and Geno, but they're not worth giving up the castle and Exor. I appreciated it didnt have Mallow and Geno so I could meet them for the first time in the game itself. <cite>_Stuff_ posted [p:985233438] in Better box... [t:80989645]...</cite> <quote>ReturnOfDevsman posted... </cite><quote>NA needs Mallow and Geno, but they're not worth giving up the castle and Exor.</quote>I appreciated it didnt have Mallow and Geno so I could meet them for the first time in the game itself.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ReturnOfDevsman 05/29/25 2:06:22 PM #26:	_Stuff_ posted... I appreciated it didnt have Mallow and Geno so I could meet them for the first time in the game itself. Fair point. The existing characters would have had all the star power, too. --- Arguing on CE be all like: https://youtu.be/JpRKrs67lOs?si=kPGA2RCKVHTdbVrJ <cite>ReturnOfDevsman posted [p:985233473] in Better box... [t:80989645]...</cite> <quote>_Stuff_ posted... </cite><quote>I appreciated it didnt have Mallow and Geno so I could meet them for the first time in the game itself.</quote>Fair point. The existing characters would have had all the star power, too.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
YellowSUV 05/29/25 2:07:50 PM #27:	NA easily. Blank background box art is boring. --- We all live in a Yellow SUV! a Yellow SUV! <cite>YellowSUV posted [p:985233486] in Better box... [t:80989645]...</cite> <quote>NA easily. Blank background box art is boring.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Turbam 05/29/25 4:29:40 PM #28:	Bumo --- ~snip (V)_(;,;)_(V) snip~ I'm just one man! Whoa! Well, I'm a one man band! https://imgur.com/p9Xvjvs <cite>Turbam posted [p:985235191] in Better box... [t:80989645]...</cite> <quote>Bumo </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Turbam 05/29/25 7:35:16 PM #29:	Bumo --- ~snip (V)_(;,;)_(V) snip~ I'm just one man! Whoa! Well, I'm a one man band! https://imgur.com/p9Xvjvs <cite>Turbam posted [p:985237340] in Better box... [t:80989645]...</cite> <quote>Bumo</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Turbam 05/29/25 11:56:34 PM #30:	Bumo --- ~snip (V)_(;,;)_(V) snip~ I'm just one man! Whoa! Well, I'm a one man band! https://imgur.com/p9Xvjvs <cite>Turbam posted [p:985239879] in Better box... [t:80989645]...</cite> <quote>Bumo </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
creativeme 05/30/25 12:21:30 AM #31:	Garlands_Soul posted... Yoshi being on the cover in the Japanese one is hilarious yea i never seen the japanese art before and had to do a double take with that lmao. easily voted the NA SNES version. i think the switch remake would have been a great version if they put the castle and stuff in it. that and the japanese one just took so bland without it. --- This is a sig <cite>creativeme posted [p:985240063] in Better box... [t:80989645]...</cite> <quote>Garlands_Soul posted... </cite><quote>Yoshi being on the cover in the Japanese one is hilarious</quote>yea i never seen the japanese art before and had to do a double take with that lmao. easily voted the NA SNES version. i think the switch remake would have been a great version if they put the castle and stuff in it. that and the japanese one just took so bland without it. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Sephiroth_C_Ryu 05/30/25 12:25:58 AM #32:	Switch one is best. Has the actual party, without a random yoshi or looking really jank for Bowser. --- I am the Hunter of Topics. My post never fails to kill its prey. pounces Nyaa! <cite>Sephiroth_C_Ryu posted [p:985240096] in Better box... [t:80989645]...</cite> <quote>Switch one is best. Has the actual party, without a random yoshi or looking really jank for Bowser. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
_____Cait 05/30/25 12:37:42 AM #33:	Turbam posted... I think the only thing I would change with the NA boxart, is getting rid of Exor. Exor is clearly supposed to be a surprise, as the title screen doesn't show him at all, until he shows up in game. Then the title screen changes to add him in. That's kinda ruined when he's on the box. He shows up in the first 10 minutes of the game --- ORAS secret base: http://imgur.com/V9nAVrd 3DS friend code: 0173-1465-1236 <cite>_____Cait posted [p:985240154] in Better box... [t:80989645]...</cite> <quote>Turbam posted... </cite><quote>I think the only thing I would change with the NA boxart, is getting rid of Exor.Exor is clearly supposed to be a surprise, as the title screen doesn't show him at all, until he shows up in game. Then the title screen changes to add him in.That's kinda ruined when he's on the box.</quote>He shows up in the first 10 minutes of the game</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
HeeathLivesOn 05/30/25 12:42:10 AM #34:	NA SM RPG is one of the best ever box art designs tbh --- 'Just sitting around the house tonight w my dog. Felt like I should be doing something important, but couldn't put my finger on it.' - Phil Kessel on USA snub <cite>HeeathLivesOn posted [p:985240191] in Better box... [t:80989645]...</cite> <quote>NA SM RPG is one of the best ever box art designs tbh</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
GGuirao13 05/30/25 3:31:04 AM #35:	2 --- Donald J. Trump--proof against government intelligence. <cite>GGuirao13 posted [p:985240995] in Better box... [t:80989645]...</cite> <quote>2</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
WrestlinFan 05/30/25 3:41:25 AM #36:	JPN and Switch are clean and pop but EASILY the NA cover. --- Trying to burn the bridges to a culture that taught us to hate and fear and live like cogs in a machine and not like lovers, friends, and kin. <cite>WrestlinFan posted [p:985241031] in Better box... [t:80989645]...</cite> <quote>JPN and Switch are clean and pop but EASILY the NA cover. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
YellowSUV 05/30/25 12:42:38 PM #37:	Sephiroth_C_Ryu posted... Switch one is best. Has the actual party, without a random yoshi or looking really jank for Bowser. Jank Bowser looks cool. --- We all live in a Yellow SUV! a Yellow SUV! <cite>YellowSUV posted [p:985244494] in Better box... [t:80989645]...</cite> <quote>Sephiroth_C_Ryu posted... </cite><quote>Switch one is best. Has the actual party, without a random yoshi or looking really jank for Bowser.</quote>Jank Bowser looks cool.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
McmadnessV3 05/30/25 12:53:52 PM #38:	I prefer the remake. The NA one looks like they just clipped part of the JPN boxart and slapped it onto a rough image of Bowser's castle because it looks "cool" Though Yoshi being on the JPN title is hilariously misleading. --- Thank you for taking the time to read this sig. This sig loves you. <cite>McmadnessV3 posted [p:985244629] in Better box... [t:80989645]...</cite> <quote>I prefer the remake. The NA one looks like they just clipped part of the JPN boxart and slapped it onto a rough image of Bowser's castle because it looks "cool"Though Yoshi being on the JPN title is hilariously misleading.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
BlueAnnihilator 05/30/25 12:56:16 PM #39:	I like cross-eyed Mario on the original boxart <cite>BlueAnnihilator posted [p:985244658] in Better box... [t:80989645]...</cite> <quote>I like cross-eyed Mario on the original boxart</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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