As I'm (still) currently working on Mega Drive/Genesis covers for the new media library release, I thought I could share these lists I have made of covers that are different than the standard Mega Drive/Genesis covers. As RetroCopy, as always, strive for accuracy, we want to present the covers exactly like they were, in the same type of packaging they originally came in. So if a game came was released in a cardboard box, that is what you will see in RetroCopy.
Sega of America for some reason thought it would be a good idea to release some of their Genesis games in cardboard boxes instead of the plastic ones -- or in some cases, in addition to the plastic covers. This list show American cardboard boxes:
* = the game was also released in a standard plastic box
? = I have found a source that says the game was released as a cardboard box, but I have not found any photographic evidence to support this. All the images I have found are of plastic boxes. Please help out if you can prove the game was released as a cardboard box, or if you happen to own one.
! = large cardboard box
Genesis (USA) Cardboard Boxes
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*6-pak
Action 52
*Aahh! Real Monsters
*Aladdin
*Animaniacs
*Arcade Classics
*Ariel the little Mermaid
Art of Fighting
ATP Tour Championship Tennis
*Barbie Super Model
?Barkley Shut Up and Jam
Battle Squadron
?Battletoads
*Battletoads - Double Dragon
Bass Masters Classic
?Beavis & Butthead
Beyond Oasis
Bible Adventures
*Block Out
Bonkers
Bubsy in: Claws Encounters of the Furred Kind
Budokoan - The Martial Spirit
*Bugs Bunny in Double Trouble
?Bulls vs. Lakers
*Caesar's Palace
*Castlevania Bloodlines
*Championship Pro-Am
*Clay Fighter
*Clue
College Football's National Championship II
*Combat Cars
*Comix Zone
*Contra Hard Cops
Crusader of Centy
Desert Demolition Starring Road Runner and Wile E Coyote
*Desert Strike
Divine Sealing
Doom Troopers
Double Dragon
*Earthworm Jim
Earthworm Jim 2
Ecco jr.
Exodus
Exo Squad
*F-15 Strike Eagle II
*F-22 Interceptor
*Family Feud
Frogger
Gargoyles
*Gauntlet IV
Hardball
Hardball III
*Hard Drivin'
Head-On Soccer
Ishido - The Way of the Stones
Izzy's Quest for the Olympic Rings
Jack Nicklaus Power Challenge Golf
James Pond - Underwater Agent
*Jeopardy
John Madden Football
Joshua - The Battle of Jericho
*Jungle Strike
*Jurassic Park
Jurassic Park Rampage Edition
Kawasaki Superbike Challenge
*Klax
*Lakers vs. Celtics and the NBA Playoffs
!Lethal Enforcers
Light Crusader
*Mario Andretti Racing
Marsupilami
Mega Bomberman
Menacer 6-game
?Mick & Mack as the Global Gladiators
Mig-29
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers - The Movie
Mike Ditka Power Football
*Monopoly
*Ms. Pac-Man
NBA Action 95 Starring David Robinson
NBA Hangtime
NFL 95
NFL 98
NFL Primetime
NHL All-Star Hockey 95
Onslaught
*Pac-Man 2: The New Adventures
*Paperboy
*Paperboy 2
*Pebble Beach Golf Links
Pele!
Phantasy Star IV
Phantom 2040
*Pitfall - The Mayan Adventure
*Popolous
Primal Rage
Primetime NFL
*Prince of Persia
Richard Scarry's Busytown
*Risk
Ristar
?Road Rash II
*RoadBlasters
Seaquest DSV
Shining Force II
Skeleton Krew
Sonic Classics
Sonic 3 in 1
Sonic 3D Blast
Sonic & Knuckles
*Sonic the Hedgehog 2
*Sonic the Hedgehog Spinball
Spiritual Warfare
Star Control
Star Trek: Deep Space 9
*Steel Talons
*Street Fighter II: Championship Edition
Summer Challenge
Super Battle Ship
Super Off Road
*Sword of Sodan
*T2 - The Arcade Game
Tecmo Super Bowl III: Final Edition
Test Drive II - The Duel
*Tiny Toon Adventures: Buster's Hidden Treasure
The Adventures of Batman & Robin
*The Lion King
The Lost World - Jurassic Park
*The Jungle Book
The Magic School Bus
The Ooze
The Pagemaster
The Tick
*TNN Outdoors Bass Tournament 96
*Tom and Jerry - Frantic Antics
Toy Story
Turrican
Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3
Universal Soldier
*Urban Strike
Vectorman
Vectorman 2
Virtua Fighter 2
Wacky Worlds Creativity Studio
Warpspeed
Wayne Gretzky and the NHLPA All-Stars
Weaponloard
*Wheel of Fortune
William Arcade's Greatest Hits
Winter Challenge
*World of Illusion: Mickey Mouse/Donald Duck
World Series Baseball 95
World Series Baseball 96
World Series Baseball 98
X-men 2
Zany Golf
Zoop
+Mega Hit Series (re-releases all in cardboards)
Desert Demolition
Ecco: The Tides of Time
Eternal Champions
Mega Bomberman
Sonic the Hedgehog 3
Super Monaco GP
Taz in Escape from Mars
Vectorman
X-Men 2: Clone Wars
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Not many games were released in cardboard boxes in Europe, but these were:
Double Dragon (same as USA?)
HardBall! (same as USA - with sticker that says "supports Mega Drive")
!Lethal Enforcers
Mike Ditka Power Football (same box as USA)
!Phantom 2040 (standard plastic box inside big cardboard box with lots of stuff)
Sonic & Knuckles
Summer Challenge (same box as USA)
Turrican
Universal Soldier (same box as USA)
WarpSpeed (same box as USA)
*Winter Challenge
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Not many games were released in Japan either, using cardboard boxes:
Divine Sealing
Ganso Kyuukyoku Girl 6-nin Adventure Mahjong! Dial Q wo Mawase!
!Lethal Enforcers
Sonic & Knuckles
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Games released by SUNSOFT in Japan use a different box than the standard ones - they are much smaller (half the size), and look very different:
Batman
Doraemon (with drawing set)
Flashback
NBA Playoffs - Bulls vs. Blazers
NBA Pro Basketball: Bulls vs Lakers
Shi Kin Joh
Super Fantasy Zone
Tel Tel Mahjong
Tel Tel Stadium
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Games released by Electronic Arts Victor in Japan (EA joined together with a company called Victor in order for Japanese people to accept these American made games) use a box that is much thicker than the standard Mega Drive boxes:
2020 Super Baseball
Crue Ball
Desert Strike: Wangan Sakusan
Dream Team USA
EA Hockey
F-117 Stealth Operation: Night Storm
F-22 Interceptor
FIFA International Soccer
General Chaos: Daikonsen
James Pond II: Codename RoboCod
Jashin Draxos
John Madden Football - Pro Football
Jordan vs. Bird: One on One
Jungle Strike: Uketsugareta Kyouki
LHX Attack Chopper
Mutant League Football
NBA Playoffs: Bulls vs. Blazers
NBA Pro Basketball: Bulls vs. Lakers and the NBA Playoffs
NBA Showdown 94
NFL Pro Football 94
PGA Tour Golf II
Power Monger
Road Rash
Road Rash II
Space Funky Bob
The Killing Game Show
Wizard of the Immortal
Zou! Zou! Zou! Rescue Daisakusen
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Also note that Japanese boxes don't have the flap you see on top of American and European boxes. However, I have found out that some games released by Acclaim Entertainment in Japan use this flap:
Batman Forever
Foreman for Real
Judge Dredd
Justice League Taskforce
Mortal Kombat: Shinken Kourin Densetsu
NBA Jam
Newman Haas IndyCar featuring Nigel Mansell
True Lies
Virtual Bart
WWF Raw
Please help if you know something I don't, or if you spot a mistake here.