Magazine Cover Court

Welcome to the Magazine Cover Court page. Here you will find a collection of video game magazine covers from the ‘tude era judged… harshly by The ‘Tude Dude as well as the “Magazine Cover Court Guide” which briefly explains the concept in general.

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Magazine Cover Court Guide

“Don’t judge a book by its cover … but most certainly judge its cover !!!” Throughout the eons of time, many different forms of media have been created most of which adorned with a unique cover designed to simultaneously draw in eyes against rival competition while also conveying some semblance of the content to be found inside making it a very influential and instantaneous visual aid worthy of critique. Like many of us who grew up in the ‘tude era, The ‘Tude Dude consumed quite a bit of uniquely awesome fronts especially whenever he got his hands on a gamer magazine of some type. No matter what components were brought together to quickly display the contextual innards, these covers were/are always interesting acting as thematic time capsules and comedic propaganda effectively linking us to our nostalgia long after they’ve left the newsstand. But which ones were more effective at tantalizing the misled youth?

It’s with that in mind that I’ve created the Magazine Cover Court – The ‘Tude Dude’s visual judgement spoken straight from his eyeballs (YIKES)!!! Whether it be a neon palette which hearkens your mind back to the radical past or a larger-than-life pop culture icon who grabs your attention with hyped precision , these displays swung for the fences visually and deserve their day in court to be judged by a peer who’s been scanning these with heightened proficiency for as long as he can remember. Well now the time has come to usher all of these relics from the retro age back into the spotlight of analysis to determine which ones stood out from their counterparts and avoided the crime of “visual disobedience” in the ultimate proceeding of video game magazine covers! Now I admit, I may not have the most keen perspective when it comes to fine artwork as much of it tends to escape my grasp (…wait, Bob Ross ISN’T universally-renowned ???) but it’s my solemn vow to put forth my best effort conveying my point of view towards the classic panoramas provided by the kick-ass covers of the past culminating in a quip one-liner and 1 of 3 final rulings (guilty, not guilty and hung jury) all for the benefit of killer illustrations and… video game justice? The 3 different overall verdicts break down like this-

Unequivocally culpable for producing a BAD cover no matter the containing elements resulting in visual disobedience and an abrupt gavel slam for added effect

Free from any criminal activity due to the creation of a GOOD cover concluding in full exoneration and critical praise

Unable to determine overall the guilt of the suspect image in question due to the inception of a MEH cover splitting the judge’s decision down the middle

All Rise! The Magazine Cover Court is now in session… Judge ‘Tude Dude presiding

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