Games that came in the paper box?

[Genesisdoes]

So I'm wondering which games came in the cardboard box late in the genesis' lifespan?

Shining Force 2
Phantasy Star iv
Sonic 3d Blast
Sonic & Knuckles
Xmen 2
Light Crusader
Beyond Oasis

anything else?

[Genesisdoes]

oh ya and the vectorman games too

[Genesisdoes]

and Ristar

[Joe Redifer]

Phantasy Star 4 (this really pissed me off)
Zany Golf
Populous
Budokan
John Madden Football
Lakers vs Celtics and the NBA Playoffs
Star Control
Turrican
Onslaught
Hardball
Every 32X game except Quarterback Club and NBA Jam

Plenty o' others.

Fucking cheap asses. Paper boxes are for losers. I will always resent whoever made the decision at Sega to go paper. They started doing black and white manual covers even before that.

[Zebbe]

I'm very glad those crapboard boxes never spawned in Europe like they did in America. I only have Sonic & Knuckles in PAL paperbox. For my NTSC games, the 6-pak is also in paper. My Phantasy Star IV (PAL) is in a plastic clamshell case though. :)

[Joe Redifer]

My Phantasy Star IV (NTSC US) is also in a plastic clamshell. I am special.

[Zebbe]

Indeed you are special, Joe, but it doesn't relate to the fact that you have a NTSC US Phantasy Star IV in a plastic clamshell case.

[Genesisdoes]

so I guess it's safe to assume all releases in late '94 to '95 were in the crappy paper box?

[David J.]

Some games where rereleased in to a paper box, like the mega hits games, and I saw a sonic 2 in a cardboard box.

Yes there are two varients of the game it seems.

[Elusive]

Pretty much all 32X games, save from the Japanese versions, came in card boxes.

[Russman]

There's too many to list. There were alot of reissues into cardboard boxes, as well as new releases.

Some of the reissues I have or have passed through my hands are:
Risk
Clue
Monopoly
Urban Strike
6-Pak
Hard Drivin
Race Drivin
Castlevania Bloodlines

I also have these in cardboard boxes but they are original AFAIK:
Wacky Worlds
Blockout
Battle Squadron

[David J.]

Pretty much all 32X games, save from the Japanese versions, came in card boxes.

They came in cardboard boxes too. I think the Japanese Acclaim games came in plastic cases. Not positive, but I'll check.

[Joe Redifer]

American Acclaim 32X games came in plastic cases, as I indicated (but nobody read, obviously).


Indeed you are special, Joe, but it doesn't relate to the fact that you have a NTSC US Phantasy Star IV in a plastic clamshell case.
Yes it does. I wasn't very special at all before I had the NTSC US Phatnasy Star IV in a plastic clamshell case. Ask my mom.

[David J.]

The Acclaim games sold for the Japanese Super 32X, did come in plastic cases.

Look at the NFL Quarterback Club in this pic:
http://fantasyzoneparis.free.fr/images/Collec%20MD%20Jap%20Complete%206%20Adol.jpg

[B - Mark]

In Brazil, Tec Toy sold Master System and Mega Drive games in paper case too. This fact occur in 1989 to 1991.

After the Game Gear´s release in my country in 1991 all the Sega systems produced by Tec Toy had his paper cases replaced for plastic cases.

The 6-Pak, Virtua Fighter and Shinning Force II was released in my country by Tec Toy in plastic cases.

[B - Mark]

Other games that came in the paper box are the games produced by Accolade / Ballistic.

[Genesis Knight]

All the unlicensed Wisdom Tree ones did.

[Benjamin]

The Adventures of Batman & Robin is a cardboard box game, as well are the Majesco releases of Contra: Hard Corps, World of Illusion, Castlevania, etc.

[Chris Marsh]

The 1990 EA games used cardboard boxes (Lakers Vs. Celtics, Zany Golf, etc.). Early Sega CD titles had cardboard too (Night Trap 1st print, Rise of the Dragon 1st print, Jaguar, etc). Many 32X titles did as well (Except for Acclaim titles).

[loxthefox]

The Ooze is on paper too.

[David J.]

There was a paper world of illusion? I saw a paper Sonic 2.

[Benjamin]

There was a paper world of illusion? I saw a paper Sonic 2.

Yep, the Majesco rerelease. I'm thinking by "Sonic 2" you mean the Sonic Classics cartridge featuring Sonic the Hedgehog, Sonic 2, and Mean Bean Machine, which also was a Majesco cardboard box release. That's why you need to make sure you're getting the original, clamshell versions of Castlevania and such when buying on-line. ;)

[j_factor]

Other games that came in the paper box are the games produced by Accolade / Ballistic.

Those boxes are actually pretty good.

[David J.]

I've NEVER seen a paper World of Ilusion. The sonic 2 I am talking about is just sonic 2, not the comp. cart.