The Misleading World Of Atari 2600 Box Art Part 1 [Part 2] [Part 3]

rundlc notes that “Box art has come a long way since the 1970s and 80s, back when artists had to dream up elaborate sketches and paintings to up sell games devoid of detail.”

As crappy as these games look now, I can look back and remember how cool they seemed back in the day.  Still, images from games like Combat above show a pretty big disparity…