From the perspective of art direction, I've seen various package designs for PC games in the early days, but after allWizardryWas by far the best. The game content and concept were top notch, but this package. Even now, the art direction is wonderful. Do you say that branding that changes the image of RPG is thorough? Even in modern times, I don't think there are many package designs that have been scraped off to this extent.

 

Not only the overseas version package, but also the Japanese version has this beauty. I came to Japan in 1985, but at that time the graphic was subtitled "Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord". It looked like a tremendous adult world.

 

It was also ported to the Family Computer in 1987, and you can see the package at that time (1/2/3 from the left). This was sold alongside Mario and Dragon Quest, so I think there was a considerable sense of discomfort in the showcase.

It seems that the back side was a little FC-like finish.