After about three months of waiting for the SyrianGames website come back, I’ve now returned with even more wacky bootleg boxart, this time from their PS1 catalog. Now, an odd thing occurred after that last article was published. After some gaming outlets posted articles about how crazy their boxarts were, SyrianGames went into a sort of Admin mode where only the site runners could access it. Afterwards, the syriangames.com URL redirected visitors to their Facebook page. This probably meant that 1) they wanted to hide their shame, and 2) they took the site offline.
So how do I have more boxarts to show? Well, for some odd reason several weeks back, their old site was back online. I found this out I checked out my old article (for kicks) and wondered if the site came back. I took the opportunity to look at their PS1 catalog and pick out the funniest ones from the bunch. Good thing I did it too since their URL is once again redirecting to their Facebook page.
Anyway, let’s end this little tangent. Hit the jump and check out the PS1 Edition of the Top 50 Wacky Bootleg Boxarts.
One more tangent, promise. There’s only 50 here since their PS1 catalog was much, much smaller than their PS2 catalog. Also, oddly enough, it was… tamer. Maybe the surprising insanity wore off on me, like hearing a comedian make jokes for over three hours and getting bored.
Agh, I’ve talked too much! Let’s get this party started! In no particular order…
1. Star Trek Invasion
Live long and force.
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2. Medal of Honor 2: Underground
The textbooks were wrong. It was The Duke that killed Hitler. All hail The Duke.
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3. Detective Barbie
Hey, a lady’s gotta look nice when she goes out to solve crimes. Otherwise, she’d look like that horrible typo on the cover.
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4. Thrill Kill
It’s uh…. awfully sunny in hell. Enjoyable even.
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5. UFFA Euro
The Beyonce is strong in this one.
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6. Shadow Man
See this guy? Baraka is not this guy.
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7. Alundra 2
Guest starring Captain America as Flint.
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8. Jet Moto 3
Where’s the hoverbikes? Well this is boring.
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9. Sky Diving Extreme
Yeah! ‘Cause nothing says “EXTREME!” like assisted sky diving.
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10. The Land Before Time: Return to the Great Valley
And the Little Foot crew promptly got the fuck outta there.
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11. Spider Man
Next time you decide to do a poor ‘shop job, make sure the arm doesn’t look like a leg.
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12. G-Police 2
Kane and Lynch? Police!? That district is fooked.
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13. Vampire Hunter D
Well, at least they know Rayne exists (unlike last time). It’s still the wrong cover.
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14. Ultimate Fighting Championship
That guy… looks familiar.
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15. The Italian Job
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16. Pitfall 3D: Beyond The Jungle
It’s time to go loco on these crocodiles!
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17. Dinosaur
Exactly what it says on the ti–Hey it’s the Land Before Time dino again!
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18. Kirikou
I don’t know what Kirikou is, but I do know that wolf!
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19. World Championship Snooker
Heeeey, it’s our old pal from last time, totally-not-his-name Keiko Yukawa.
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20. Duke Nukem: Land of the Babes
No, that is not a mistake. SyrianGames listed this as Land of the Babes, but used Forever’s cover art. Hmmm….
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21. Mario 350 In 1 Collection
I guess we can stop laughing at those pa–wait I made that joke last time.
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22. Final Fantasy VII Tactics Advance
Starring Zack as a whiny little douche.
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23. Men In Black
Starring Tommy Lee Jones in the body of Danny DeVito as Agent K.
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24. Chill
…homie.
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25. 
Die Hard Trilogy 2
Starring Chow Yun Fat as John McClaine.
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26. Eternal Eyes
Compared to this, this might be an improvement.
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27. Inu Yasha
Umm….
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28. The Little Mermaid
The first thing you see on this image will tell you what kind of person you are.
…I saw the boobs first.
Misguided hate mail at steven@thewiredfishnetwork.com.
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29. L’Amerzone
Did I ever tell you the definition of L’ame.
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30. Bloody Roar 2
Uh guys, there’s a big ass bear behind you. Guys?
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31. Jadge Dredd
Jaaaaaaaadge. Say it, it’s pretty fun.
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32. All Star Tennis
I’m sure there are rules about taking a dump in a tennis court.
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33. Blaster Master: Blasting Again
“Where’s my frog?”
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34. HBO Boxing
Transcending history, and the world. A tale of belts and gloves, eternally retold in 14 rounds.
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35. Final Fantasy V
Starring Zack as Bartz. Wait what?
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36. Persona 2
That’s not Maya. And that’s not Lisa. Why, this isn’t Persona 2 at all!
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37. The Mission
What’s this mission? Anyone know what the mission is? Someone, what’s the mission? I won’t be able to sleep tonight until I know that the mission is. Someone? Anyone!? WHAT THE FUCK IS THE MISSION!?
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38. Pepsi Man
Drink.
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39. The Mummy Returns
…To feast on your soul!
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40. Tomb Raider 3
Uh… wrong Lara guys.
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41. One
Sequel here (#33)
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42. Winning Eleven
It would suck if they’re celebrating the only goal of their team season.
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43. Torc: Legend of the Ogre Crown
Overlord‘s gonna be pissed when he sees what game one of his minions has been in.
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44. Collection 6 In 1 NATO Strike
It’s U.N. Squadron all over again…
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45. Final Fantasy VI
Starring Zack as — okay guys stop this.
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46. Rampage 2: Universal Tour
I’d get a joke ready, but you know how cool it’d be to beat up on superheroes in Rampage?
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47. Ultimate Bass Challenge
I don’t know about you guys, but I think this is the wrong bass.
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48. Sonic 101
Sounds like a class on Sonic Histo–WHERE THE FUCK IS HIS HAND!?
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49. Pepsi Man (again)
“Tony Stark signs an exclusive marketing deal with Pepsi Co., builds a custom suit.”
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50. Lion King II: Simba’s Skatt
All hail the royal poo!
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Sadly this might be the last list I’ll do of SyrianGames. They’re site redirects to Facebook, so their catalog is not available. Either way, the rest of the games they have is just the regular boxart we know and love from our own shores. But this won’t be the last of the bootleg boxart showcase.
If you find some bootleg boxart you want to show, send it to steven@thewiredfishnetwork.com.
Until next time.
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