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RE: The Sierra Box Art Grand Tournament – Vote for the Greatest Cover! - LeftHandedGuitarist - 10-13-2025
Tough one, I like them both. But they both have awkward character faces. I'll go for Larry.
RE: The Sierra Box Art Grand Tournament – Vote for the Greatest Cover! - Josh_Mandel - 10-13-2025
(10-13-2025, 07:34 AM)EirikMyhr Wrote:(10-13-2025, 03:14 AM)Josh_Mandel Wrote: Just by way of explanation: the reason the name "Roger Wilco" started to be pushed up front, and the Space Quest name de-emphasized, was actually twofold.
For one, Sierra never had the rights to the Space Quest name -- they had to repeatedly license it from the Children's Museum of Indianapolis. (You can probably find that referenced in tiny print on Space Quest boxes.) So the hope was to eventually jettison the Space Quest name entirely so the licensing wouldn't be necessary and Sierra could own the property free and clear.
The other concern was that it was suspected that people be might be less likely to buy a current game if they hadn't played all the previous numbers in the series. By titling each game "Roger Wilco and the...", you avoided making the numbers a potential area of confusion. As with the "Space Quest" name, I think the long-term goal was to eliminate the numbers entirely.
Josh
Hi Josh! Great to see you here!
Thank you for this fascinating piece of background information, it really explains a lot!
The layout of the SQ4-6 boxes made me sort of suspect something like this, but I could never prove it - until now!
Hah! You are vindicated!
Thank you for the welcome, it's a pleasure to be here!
Josh
RE: The Sierra Box Art Grand Tournament – Vote for the Greatest Cover! - Rubacava - 10-13-2025
(10-13-2025, 03:14 AM)Josh_Mandel Wrote:(10-08-2025, 06:22 PM)EirikMyhr Wrote: Well dang, this time I like both of them much more than most of the entries so far. Too bad they have to compete!Just by way of explanation: the reason the name "Roger Wilco" started to be pushed up front, and the Space Quest name de-emphasized, was actually twofold.
SQ6 I find much, much prettier than SQ4. Even though I’m still critical of the whole «Roger Wilco» branding thing, it actually looks kind of cool here. The colours are nice, and the whole image sort of comes alive. They also «borrowed» the font from Star Trek: The Motion Picture…
QFG1 is more of an artistic statement, with the «flat» image, the stained glass and the symmetry. Even so, the colours are kind of ugly.
No dang it, I’ll have to go with SQ6.
For one, Sierra never had the rights to the Space Quest name -- they had to repeatedly license it from the Children's Museum of Indianapolis. (You can probably find that referenced in tiny print on Space Quest boxes.) So the hope was to eventually jettison the Space Quest name entirely so the licensing wouldn't be necessary and Sierra could own the property free and clear.
The other concern was that it was suspected that people be might be less likely to buy a current game if they hadn't played all the previous numbers in the series. By titling each game "Roger Wilco and the...", you avoided making the numbers a potential area of confusion. As with the "Space Quest" name, I think the long-term goal was to eliminate the numbers entirely.
Josh
Fascinating. Going for 2,3,4,5,6,7 is so old school.... I remember lots of movies did it as well in the 80's and 90's. Music industry never went that way. Except for guns n roses that one time.
RE: The Sierra Box Art Grand Tournament – Vote for the Greatest Cover! - LadyKestrel - 10-13-2025
There's something about a man who has the strength to wield a longbow that sets my heart aflutter. I choose Conquest of the Longbow.
The late actor, Robert Hardy, wrote a very interesting book about the history of the weapon.
RE: The Sierra Box Art Grand Tournament – Vote for the Greatest Cover! - Jen - 10-13-2025
Again I don’t care for either one, but I really hate the art style on LSL, so I’m going with Conquests of the Longbow.
RE: The Sierra Box Art Grand Tournament – Vote for the Greatest Cover! - Joshua AGH - 10-14-2025
Oh jeez. I'm going with Robin Hood, although its not easy to distinguish in a hurry. Waaay too much going on. But i have never liked the Larry 7 cover. I feel like it's the equivalent of an "eye candy" comic book cover. The water skiing makes zero sense.
RE: The Sierra Box Art Grand Tournament – Vote for the Greatest Cover! - Legerdemancy - 10-14-2025
I’m voting for Leisure Suit Larry 7.
The vibrant primary colours attract attention, whilst the purple and white colours give the image balance. It features readily apparent slapstick jokes that thankfully aren’t too crude. Good use of motion blur with Larry’s head. Pleasant tonal hues of the sky. Proficiently drawn refreshing ocean waves. It’s my favourite packaging cover so far in this competition.
Conquests of the Longbow is a very nice cover too. I like the muted gold tones used as a backdrop for the lettering. The marketing angle appears to be about having a variety of characters and a strong nature aesthetic, which is certainly a fail-safe cover design, but maybe they could have tried something more ambitious.
RE: The Sierra Box Art Grand Tournament – Vote for the Greatest Cover! - BobVP - 10-15-2025
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(10-13-2025, 05:34 PM)LadyKestrel Wrote: There's something about a man who has the strength to wield a longbow that sets my heart aflutter. I choose Conquest of the Longbow.
The late actor, Robert Hardy, wrote a very interesting book about the history of the weapon.
He's not skipping leg day either!
I'm going with Robin Hood as well.
RE: The Sierra Box Art Grand Tournament – Vote for the Greatest Cover! - chrissie - 10-15-2025
I prefer the cover of Conquests of the Longbow.
RE: The Sierra Box Art Grand Tournament – Vote for the Greatest Cover! - SunnyNoot - 10-15-2025
Conquests of the Longbow