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The True "Worst Game Cover of All Time" (PIC)

upload.wikimedia.org — Inspired by a comment in the "10 worst game covers of all time" story which somehow didn't feature this one.

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  • econoar, on 10/12/2007, -5/+77This picture makes me laugh everytime I look at it.
    • rasterbator, on 10/12/2007, -2/+97After seeing the photo, I really want to play the game! Where can I find that many people stuck in the preppy eighties?!
    • MrSidnet, on 10/12/2007, -2/+54rasterbator
      Yours for only 500 Wii points. Just have to wait till it comes out.
    • econoar, on 10/12/2007, -4/+111http://www.consoleclassix.com/info_img/Anticipation_NES_ScreenShot2.jpg

      Best graphics ever!
    • fluidfoundation, on 10/12/2007, -4/+161I dont want to wait for Anticipation.
    • dominasian, on 10/12/2007, -7/+143Wasn't the NES only 2 player? What are the other 6 doing there?
    • GMorgan, on 10/12/2007, -2/+56Probably shared a pad.
    • evilTak, on 10/12/2007, -21/+5Rofl! That was actually one of my favorite games!
    • MrFatalistic, on 10/12/2007, -1/+18I had anticipation! not by choice of course, my grandparents sent it to me one x-mas, probably a bargain bin game. The controllers weren't shared (that I can recall) I can just remember moving my trumpet around the board, answering the same questions over and over again.
    • Myko, on 10/12/2007, -0/+13http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NES_Four_Score

      Well, it did allow for at least 4 players with this device =)

      Also some 3+ player games that were turn based could use 2 controllers, just pass them around when it isn't ones turn.
    • dscx, on 10/12/2007, -1/+98A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

      But why?
    • Easty, on 11/09/2007, -3/+192It's funnier if you pretend that's everyone's sex face.
    • Phendrana, on 10/12/2007, -2/+30They need to get that guy with the glasses in Smash Bros.
    • friedcalamari, on 10/12/2007, -6/+6PARTY FUN
      FOR ALL AGES!
    • Ashkc88, on 10/12/2007, -0/+10@rasterbator
      http://virtualnes.com/ It's there!!!
    • jrsmith, on 10/12/2007, -4/+6http://www.virtualnes.com/ damn.. beat to it.. lol
    • KamikazeeDriver, on 10/12/2007, -3/+3nice, i was waiting for someone to post a link to the rom.
    • shinynew, on 10/12/2007, -0/+6It is indeed a four player game.

      @dscx
      Its to spell out words. I just played it.
    • spyrochaete, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Anticipation is a four-player game without the need for the fourscore. Two people "ring in" with the gamepad buttons, and two with the directional pads.
    • Peynis, on 10/12/2007, -2/+29wow, never thought my comment would trigger a 500+ Diggs front-page story :o

      I wish I had friends to share my happiness with
    • vertinox, on 10/12/2007, -0/+11Sometimes I'm glad I was old enough to enjoy the NES in the late 80s but young enough to not remember what people actually looked like back then.
    • Zonkzor, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4OMG Anticipation! I own this game and it's allot of fun. Me and a buddy of mine put countless hours into this when I bought it for 99cents last year.
    • Peynis, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3"They need to get that guy with the glasses in Smash Bros."
      Too late - looks like he already signed an exclusive contract with Lucasarts:
      http://www.ownage.nl/images/content/21476.jpg
    • 1Bit, on 10/12/2007, -0/+7Found the commercial:

      http://gameads.gamepressure.com/tv_game_commercial.asp?ID=3848
    • AshTR, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4Day of The Tenacle owns. I need to find my CD copy.
    • macmcrae, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1In my head everybody still dresses and has hair like that.. I think that is my sister on the bottom left.
    • posure, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3Say what you will about the cover, but Anticipation was actually pretty fun.
    • XxXoldsaltXxX, on 10/12/2007, -1/+7Antici.....









      pation
    • dclowd9901, on 10/12/2007, -2/+3"Probably shared a pad."

      That's what she said.
    • rasterbator, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Come and knock on my door,
      we've been waiting for you...
  • SkippyDoorknob, on 10/12/2007, -0/+51Looks like rejects from the Family Ties audition.
    • slimthps, on 10/12/2007, -10/+3Reminds me of the Wii comercials.
    • burkewendt, on 10/12/2007, -2/+2Holy *****, isn't that guy in the red and white striped shirt on House? This isn't a joke, I'm completely serious.
    • insovietrussia, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2Robert Sean Leonard? I think you might be right.

      http://imdb.com/name/nm0000494/

      I think we need some diggers to investigate this some more.
    • mageofdeath, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1teepee, its a teepee...
  • fluidfoundation, on 10/12/2007, -0/+26Its like "Silver Spoons" and "Win, Lose, or Draw" had a love child.

    Kill it! Kill it!
    • MeekoTheRaccoon, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2No, It's nearly everyone from Sesame Street and that old Math show "Square One". -- if you squint.

      I so want to play this game. The Anticipation is killing me.

      Lets see, Im 24 so I *should* remember this right? Repressed Memories does help!

  • LonesomeFighter, on 10/12/2007, -0/+48if it's fun for "all ages", why are there no kids or really old people in photo?
    • fluidfoundation, on 10/12/2007, -2/+113In the 80's children and old people were ground up and used to make video game cartridges.
    • ProximaC, on 10/12/2007, -0/+52It was the 80's Nobody had kids yet, and everyone was too young to be elderly.
    • macmcrae, on 10/12/2007, -1/+4fluid you are my hero.
  • gniess, on 10/12/2007, -0/+10This game was awesome. The music was great and my spelling slightly improved from playing it so much.
  • MackenzieWelch, on 10/12/2007, -11/+48If you're allergic to bees, run away. I see a pack of WASPs
    • Nudar, on 10/12/2007, -41/+3Why are people digging up this blatant racist?
    • TheGilmanator, on 10/12/2007, -3/+10@Nudar

      Because you have no sense of humour.
    • fluidfoundation, on 10/12/2007, -2/+17If you can't laugh at racism... then well I guess I'm just missing the whole damned point of this place.
    • spookyttws, on 10/12/2007, -5/+9And, at least to me, WASP is in no way racist, just an amusing way to describe upper class white (some times too white) people.
    • spyrochaete, on 10/12/2007, -2/+15If this game was made today the box would show a white guy, a chinese girl, a black girl, an asian guy, and a brown guy. That's getting equally as tiresome.

      Case in point, the Wii commercials. Retch.
    • badbox, on 10/12/2007, -3/+15"Why are people digging up this blatant racist?"

      How the ***** is that racist?
    • 2000, on 10/12/2007, -2/+14Is WASP now a racial slur? lol... whatever.
    • Nudar, on 10/12/2007, -11/+4WASP itself is not a derogatory term but he is using the term in a derogatory way. Let's change the scenario.

      If you're allergic to color, run away. I see a pack of Blacks.

      And it's not your call on whether or not I feel offended. As a WASP myself, I did not appreciate the remark.

      It's getting out of hand now when I have been dugg down more than the original poster was dugg up.
  • dave932932, on 10/12/2007, -10/+1This is starting to become a fad
  • NinjaBoy, on 10/12/2007, -1/+13We have a winner.
  • inotocracy, on 10/12/2007, -2/+21I had this game, it REALLY was great :P
    • CaptShmo, on 10/12/2007, -2/+3yeah anticipation ruled
    • grgt1994, on 10/12/2007, -5/+2No it pwned.
    • citrusfizz, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2this was like the second new game my mom bought for me
      i never thought i would see it again thanks for the nostalgia digg
  • seether166, on 10/12/2007, -0/+22The funny thing being, I *think* that some of those girls were probably hot...in the 80's.
    • robharper, on 10/12/2007, -0/+7That girl on the bottom left is a babe. And she looks really intense. Probably has a badass Contra score.
    • TruHyp, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1and the one on the bottom right is ready to give some oral loving or the guy above her has just shoved his not shown fist inside her
  • chaoshauk, on 10/12/2007, -0/+26Was it trendy in the 80's to put the alphabet on the game cartridge?
    • SuperCUBE, on 10/12/2007, -0/+8I'm sure their test scores improved because of it.
    • zybch, on 10/12/2007, -0/+9Just look at how stupid kids are these days now that we DON'T have the alphabet on computer game boxes!!
  • weside, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3I think that boxart is great for both its time period and for the theme of the title.
  • worseforwine, on 10/12/2007, -2/+12I keep that box cover with me at all times just to remind me what comes after the letter "m". I always forget my alphabet.
  • dyreschlock, on 10/12/2007, -1/+11Uneven dots, and the Alphabet? Give that marketing crew a raise.
    • grgt1994, on 10/12/2007, -3/+4The dots are even, you're just retarded.
  • trer, on 10/12/2007, -0/+13I wonder what those video gmae box cover models are doing for a living nowadays.
  • mortigon, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3I didn't know Sylvester Stallone played NES
  • drslump, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2I find it cute.
  • NoBullet2, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4Rare made that game.
  • ryanht1, on 10/12/2007, -1/+0that game always reminded me of Simon with the colors and layout...fun game though
  • prockcore, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2I always wondered what happened to everyone on Win Lose or Draw.
  • hcl40u, on 10/12/2007, -0/+10So when will this classic be on the Virtual Console?
  • heavensblade23, on 10/12/2007, -19/+2There are like 10 people in that photo, but no blacks or asians.
  • EricG, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1There was a lot of really bad box cover art prior to the NES era .. go back to the Atari 2600 era its rife with it .. then work your way forward.. you'll find many turkeys along the way to the NES..
  • skinnyjohns, on 10/12/2007, -0/+22Think the blond at the bottom right corner misunderstood what kind of party they were having.
  • Lonecow, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3First board game video game by Nintendo.

    So this is basically the prequel to Mario Party.
  • thelimopit, on 10/12/2007, -1/+10You gotta admit, the photo doesn't look all that different from wii promo photos...

    such as:
    http://files.myopera.com/kolslorr/blog/780835_610_1147347418483-wii_sports.jpg
  • DearSergio, on 10/12/2007, -2/+3The dude in the yellow in the top right just creamed his pants....
    • Bokista, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Which means the girl in the bottom right is facing the wrong way...
  • tobleronejones, on 10/12/2007, -1/+26Marked as inaccurate. Title should read "Best Game Cover of All Time".
  • skifree, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2this game was awesome. i was always the high heels piece :X
    • insovietrussia, on 10/12/2007, -1/+0Speaking of awesome, I must congratulate you on your username. Skifree was a wicked game.

      If only Vista had 16 bit application support then I could play it.
  • thelimopit, on 10/12/2007, -4/+15Dig this down
  • aaronkarp, on 10/12/2007, -0/+7The girl in the bottom left corner is clearly playing a different game altogether.
    • grgt1994, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3By "left" you meant right?
    • ElGuano, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4I think she's just using a different kind of controller.
  • joltjake, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2lmao, I own this game.
  • talor, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4You can play it here: http://www.virtualnes.com.nyud.net:8080/vm_files/launch_sound_on.php?rom=/x_english/anticipation&romsize=65552
    • 13tongimp, on 10/12/2007, -2/+2Wow, that really sucked...AND it was a Rare game too. Crap in a hat.
    • strictnein, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1@gimp:

      It was actually a pretty fun game to play, with other people. By yourself... that would be pretty lame.
  • grgt1994, on 10/12/2007, -2/+18Wow, that pic didn't even have a token black friend in it.
    • mandarin, on 10/12/2007, -2/+2No asian friend either....
    • Coldstreak, on 10/12/2007, -0/+11He was in the other room playing math blaster
    • yournamehere, on 10/12/2007, -2/+2Coldstreak,

      that was hilarious XD
  • ledmonkey, on 10/12/2007, -6/+1Holy *****! I've played that game!
    • Blueshrike, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1More like, holy crap, I *owned* that game! Yes, folks this is actually a factoid I like to mention when someone asks, so how hardcore a gamer are you? This goes beyond hardcore.
  • fleischner, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3Is that Amanda Peet in the lower left?
    • cdf12345, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2that was my first thought too!
      But I dont think the ages/time period would add up

      That would make her what like 45 now?
    • nebbi, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1I thought so too.

      I did a little checking too, she is born in 1972, Anticipation came out 1988 (according to Wikipedia), so that would make her 16, so that could be her.
    • FrackMonkey, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0My first thought was that it was Catherine Mary Stewart from The Last Starfighter.
      http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0829252/
  • Tyorant, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1That guy in the far back is having a whale of a time!
    Aww just look at them all.
  • deweather, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1I had this game back in the day when I was a kid and didn't really like it. My sister loved it and anytime she played the NES this was the game she played. It was like win,lose, or draw or pictionary. I didn't really think about the cover art back then, but seeing it again makes me a little nostalgic.
  • rhettspalding, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2is that Patrick Duffy?
  • blooperspree, on 10/12/2007, -2/+1can u say "cheesy"?
    lmao my sister looked over my shoulder and said, "Is that the Full House video game?"
    haha 2 funny
  • devila2208, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Ha! I still have this game. It was a lot of fun when I was little, and my mom still talks about it. She can't wait for it to come out on the Wii VC (if it does).
  • robmcm, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Now that is better than the last one. The 80's rule!
  • MosH8ed, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1I still have that game! Surprisingly, my cousins and I will still break it out every now and then to relive our 8-bit childhood. Cheers!
  • gardnmi, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1The only game my parents ever bought for me that I actually liked.
  • skyfire1, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1The girl on the bottom-left corner is kinda hot.
  • moofree, on 10/12/2007, -2/+1It's a Rare game, so we won't see it on virtual console; sadly.
    Maybe it'll be on XBLA? :D
  • hiixhii, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Thats definitely the best ever not worst.
  • AlphaGeekJay, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Makes me want to dust off the old Swatch watch.
  • robharper, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Why the ***** is that dude in the red stripes leaning on the other guy?

    It looks like the guy being leaned on is getting creeped out, but he takes it in stride.
  • Sandbelt, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Is it sad that I own and regularly play this game?
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