SEGA Talk #178: US Box Art Design (1989-2001)

SEGA Talk #178: US Box Art Design (1989-2001)

From SEGA Talk Podcast by SEGAbits.com

January 23, 2026

About this episode

This episode explores the evolution of SEGA's North American branding and box art design from 1989 to 2001.

In this episode of Sega Talk, we track the radical evolution of SEGA’s North American branding, from the clinical “graph paper” grids of the Master System to the high-tech “black box” era of the Genesis. We dive deep into why Sega abandoned its uniform look for the iconic red-stripe rebrand of the 90s, the switch … Continued

People in this episode

Host: SEGAbits.com

Topics covered

  • SEGA branding
  • box art design
  • North American marketing
  • video game history
  • graphic design

Keywords

  • SEGA
  • box art
  • branding
  • video games
  • graphic design
  • Master System
  • Genesis

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: SEGA

Books & works: Master System, Genesis

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