dunno... xak's box is too dark imho .. I haven't played 4 of these listed games btw, and I've only really played only 2 of them ^_^

Yesterday, I grabbed some games which I own and which are/were in the final rounds of this megapoll. I still believe Illusion City has the nicest artwork. But I admit, that's also because of the back of the box and the size of the box itself. There's more artwork than the game-cover ...Uhm, Aleste 2 is really great, but the box itself is rather small. Ok, you don't see that in this megapoll and maybe it's not what this megapoll is about, but then I might have had wrong perceptions. It's just. I like it big Microcabin boxes are so fantastically BIG And Aleste 2 is a bit of a let down, if you have the original in your hands, really .....Anyway, it's about game-cover artwork, I know. Then Aleste 2 should win hands down.

Latok, stop gibbering about nothing ^_^

Well, and that wraps that up... It's been lovely, but the time has come to move this to the front page. Thanks for your (sometimes quite odd) votes people...

55-14 Hydlide 3                        -  R-Type
25-44 Xak - The Tower of Gazzel        -  Aleste
45-24 Hydlide 2                        -  Salamander
25-44 Deep Forest                      -  Aleste 2

And some final ASCII art

F1 Spirit ---------+
                   |- Hydlide 3 ---------+
Hydlide 3 ---------+                     |
                                         |- Hydlide 3 ---------+
Seed of Dragon ----+                     |                     |
                   |- Dragon Slayer 2----+                     |
Dragon Slayer 2----+                                           |
                                                               |- Hydlide 3 ---------+
Freddy Hardest ----+                                           |                     |
                   |- SD-Snatcher -------+                     |                     |
SD-Snatcher -------+                     |                     |                     |
                                         |- SD-Snatcher -------+                     |
Metal Gear 2 ------+                     |                                           |
                   |- Teitoku Ketsudan --+                                           |
Teitoku Ketsudan --+                                                                 |
                                                                                     |- Hydlide 3
Penguin Adventure -+                                                                 |
                   |- Chichén Itza ------+                                           |
Chichén Itza ------+                     |                                           |
                                         |- Illusion City -----+                     |
Illusion City -----+                     |                     |                     |
                   |- Illusion City -----+                     |                     |
Dynamite Bowl -----+                                           |                     |
                                                               |- R-Type ------------+
Bastard -----------+                                           |
                   |- Bastard -----------+                     |
Frantic -----------+                     |                     |
                                         |- R-Type ------------+
Blue Warrior ------+                     |
                   |- R-Type ------------+
R-Type ------------+

Yie Ar Kung-Fu 2 --+
                   |- Genghis Khan ------+
Genghis Khan ------+                     |
                                         |- Undealine ---------+
Undealine ---------+                     |                     |
                   |- Undealine ---------+                     |
River Raid --------+                                           |
                                                               |- Xak Gazzel --------+
Metal Gear --------+                                           |                     |
                   |- Metal Gear --------+                     |                     |
Seigimachu II -----+                     |                     |                     |
                                         |- Xak Gazzel --------+                     |
Heroic Citadel ----+                     |                                           |
                   |- Xak Gazzel --------+                                           |
Xak Gazzel --------+                                                                 |
                                                                                     |- Aleste
Super Rambo Spec. -+                                                                 |
                   |- Aleste ------------+                                           |
Aleste ------------+                     |                                           |
                                         |- Aleste ------------+                     |
Hydlide -----------+                     |                     |                     |
                   |- Hydlide -----------+                     |                     |
Andorogynus -------+                                           |                     |
                                                               |- Aleste ------------+
Magical Kid WIZ ---+                                           |
                   |- Gradius 2 ---------+                     |
Gradius 2 ---------+                     |                     |
                                         |- Gradius 2 ---------+
Contra ------------+                     |
                   |- Contra ------------+
Sengokugunyuden ---+

Columns -----------+
                   |- YS 1 --------------+
YS 1 --------------+                     |
                                         |- Hydlide 2 ---------+
Xak II ------------+                     |                     |
                   |- Hydlide 2 ---------+                     |
Hydlide 2 ---------+                                           |
                                                               |- Hydlide 2 ---------+
Satan -------------+                                           |                     |
                   |- Satan -------------+                     |                     |
Nemesis -----------+                     |                     |                     |
                                         |- Nemesis 3 ---------+                     |
Nemesis 3 ---------+                     |                                           |
                   |- Nemesis 3 ---------+                                           |
Valis -------------+                                                                 |
                                                                                     |- Hydlide 2
Xak I -------------+                                                                 |
                   |- Xak I -------------+                                           |
Sorcerian ---------+                     |                                           |
                                         |- Salamander --------+                     |
Guardic -----------+                     |                     |                     |
                   |- Salamander --------+                     |                     |
Salamander --------+                                           |                     |
                                                               |- Salamander --------+
Vampire Killer ----+                                           |
                   |- Vampire Killer ----+                     |
Maze of Galious ---+                     |                     |
                                         |- Princess Maker ----+
Fray --------------+                     |
                   |- Princess Maker ----+
Princess Maker ----+

Game Over ---------+
                   |- Game Over ---------+
Ashguine 2 --------+                     |
                                         |- Deep Forest -------+
Deep Forest -------+                     |                     |
                   |- Deep Forest -------+                     |
Ark-A-Noah --------+                                           |
                                                               |- Deep Forest -------+
YS 3 --------------+                                           |                     |
                   |- YS 3 --------------+                     |                     |
YS 2 --------------+                     |                     |                     |
                                         |- YS 3 --------------+                     |
EYE ---------------+                     |                                           |
                   |- EYE ---------------+                                           |
Navitude ----------+                                                                 |
                                                                                     |- Aleste 2
Star Fighters -----+                                                                 |
                   |- King's Valley II --+                                           |
King's Valley II --+                     |                                           |
                                         |- Haja Fuin ---------+                     |
Haja Fuin ---------+                     |                     |                     |
                   |- Haja Fuin ---------+                     |                     |
Treasure of Usas --+                                           |                     |
                                                               |- Aleste 2 ----------+
Aleste 2 ----------+                                           |
                   |- Aleste 2 ----------+                     |
King Kong 2 -------+                     |                     |
                                         |- Aleste 2 ----------+
Strategic Mars ----+                     |
                   |- SNATCHER ----------+
SNATCHER ----------+