{"id":135168,"date":"2025-12-14T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-14T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/#article-195271"},"modified":"2025-12-14T11:00:00","modified_gmt":"2025-12-14T11:00:00","slug":"poll-box-art-brawl-duel-mega-man-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2025\/12\/14\/poll-box-art-brawl-duel-mega-man-6\/","title":{"rendered":"Poll: Box Art Brawl: Duel &#8211; Mega Man 6"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/c1bb5fe17e740\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/c1bb5fe17e740\/small.jpg\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n<figure class=\"picture\" data-uuid=\"c1bb5fe17e740\"><a class=\"scanlines\" title=\"Mega Man 6 - BAB\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/c1bb5fe17e740\/mega-man-6-bab.large.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/c1bb5fe17e740\/mega-man-6-bab.900x.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"516\" alt=\"Mega Man 6 - BAB\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption\"><em class=\"credit\"><span class><\/span> Image: Nintendo Life<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Hello everyone, and welcome to another edition of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/tags\/box-art-brawl\">Box Art Brawl<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/features\/poll-box-art-brawl-duel-metroid-prime-pinball\">Last week&#8217;s<\/a> epic battle saw Europe and North America go up against Japan to see which <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/ds\/metroid_prime_pinball\">Metroid Prime Pinball<\/a> design is the very best. It was a close one, but in the end, Japan won the day with 55% of the vote. Bravo!<\/p>\n<p>This time, to celebrate the announcement of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch-2\/mega-man-dual-override\">Mega Man: Dual Override<\/a> for Switch and Switch (though we have to wait until 2027 \u2013 ouch!), we&#8217;re heading back to the NES to check out Mega Man 6. This one didn&#8217;t launch in Europe, but saw a release in Japan in 1993 and the US in 1994. Basically around the same time that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/snes\/mega_man_x\">Mega Man X<\/a> launched for the SNES, then.<\/p>\n<p><!-- cache: html:nintendolife.com\/ssl\/retro\/related-articles:195209,41809 @ 1765759443 --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"block object-related\"> <\/aside>\n<h2>North America<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"picture\" data-uuid=\"29221beb7acd0\"><a class=\"scanlines\" title=\"Mega Man 6 - NA\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/29221beb7acd0\/mega-man-6-na.large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/29221beb7acd0\/mega-man-6-na.900x.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"1232\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Mega Man 6 - NA\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption\"><em class=\"credit\"><span class><\/span> Image: <a class=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/gamesdb.launchbox-app.com\/games\/details\/346-mega-man-6\">Capcom \/ Launchbox<\/a><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In what is no doubt a slight break from tradition, the North American design here showcases Mega Man wearing the red Rush Jet Adaptor. It&#8217;s a really cool composition, overall, and a huge step up from the disastrous box art designs for the earlier entries.<\/p>\n<h2>Japan<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"picture\" data-uuid=\"7d204b2b6d414\"><a class=\"scanlines\" title=\"Mega Man 6 - JP\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/7d204b2b6d414\/mega-man-6-jp.large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/7d204b2b6d414\/mega-man-6-jp.900x.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"626\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Mega Man 6 - JP\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption\"><em class=\"credit\"><span class><\/span> Image: <a class=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/gamesdb.launchbox-app.com\/games\/details\/346-mega-man-6\">Capcom \/ Launchbox<\/a><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Japan follows in the footsteps of prior entries by shoving as many characters on the front cover as humanly possible. Heck, it works though. The familiar yellow theme with the classic &#8216;Rockman&#8217; logo looks wonderful, and the overall art style is quintessentially Mega Man.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div id=\"poll-11335\" class=\"poll\" data-uri=\"polls\/which_region_got_the_best_mega_man_6_box_art\" data-id=\"11335\" data-question=\"Which region got the best Mega Man 6 box art?\">\n<div class=\"results hidden\">\n<h3 data-toc=\"skip\">Which region got the best Mega Man 6 box art? (1,688 votes)<\/h3>\n<ol class=\"poll-results\">\n<li class=\"result with-image first\">\n<div class=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/b40528ab66307\/100x60.jpg\" width=\"100\" height=\"60\" alt=\"North America\"><\/div>\n<p><strong class=\"answer\">North America<\/strong><span class=\"votes\"><span title=\"743 votes (44%)\"><span class=\"bar accent-bg has-votes\" data-value=\"44\"><span class=\"val\">44<\/span>%<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"result with-image last\">\n<div class=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/53efccbd333ad\/100x60.jpg\" width=\"100\" height=\"60\" alt=\"Japan\"><\/div>\n<p><strong class=\"answer\">Japan<\/strong><span class=\"votes\"><span title=\"945 votes (56%)\"><span class=\"bar accent-bg has-votes\" data-value=\"56\"><span class=\"val\">56<\/span>%<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><em>Thanks for voting! W<\/em><em>e&#8217;ll see you next time for another Box Art Brawl.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Image: Nintendo Life Hello everyone, and welcome to another edition of Box Art Brawl. Last week&#8217;s epic battle saw Europe and North America go up against Japan to see which Metroid Prime Pinball design is the very best. 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