Sega Genesis Box types and design

[MrWunderful | 2,927]

Has anyone documented anything about different Genesis box types and artwork design?

Cardboard

plastic

EA tall, “fat”

grid style artwork

grid style artwork w/cardboard

red style artwork

ballistic style cardboard

 

The more I get into it, the more i realize how oddly inconsistent they are. Probably had to do with sega being more lax with their licensing. 
 

Let me know if anyone has any knowledge, or has seen anything online. 

[Strange | 1,700]

EA’s inconsistency with their Genesis cases are maddening all by themselves.

The Genesis black grid set is one of my favorites but one irritating thing about those games is the different sized Genesis logos on the spines.

[a3quit4s | 4,124]

@MrWunderful this is an interesting read

https://www.gamesradar.com/an-extremely-interesting-history-of-game-packaging/2/

I’m also sure there is something at Sega retro that would cover this but it’s really hard to find exactly what your are looking for there. As far as actual documentation, that would be a daunting task but it wouldn’t surprise me at all if someone out there did it

Edited September 11, 2022 by a3quit4s

[MrWunderful | 2,927]

On 9/11/2022 at 4:44 AM, a3quit4s said:

@MrWunderful this is an interesting read

https://www.gamesradar.com/an-extremely-interesting-history-of-game-packaging/2/

I’m also sure there is something at Sega retro that would cover this but it’s really hard to find exactly what your are looking for there. As far as actual documentation, that would be a daunting task but it wouldn’t surprise me at all if someone out there did it

Good read, thanks. Maybe ill add documenting genny case stuff to my never ending list of gaming stuff that I need to do that I never actually do