Thanks for posting those comparisons, once you have seen it you can't unsee it
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But it also explains why they maybe felt so appealing
(because they reference to the big franchise movies of that time)
As a fan of retro games and (and retro game labels) i made this digital NES label slider. and when looking trough the labels i found one more example:
The Bayou Billy label (and game) looks to be inspired by the "Crocodile Dundee" movies
NES label slider project: https://steemit.com/gaming/@techtek/digital-nes-label-slider-tutorial-everything-included-to-make-your-own
"Crocodile Dundee" movie:
Great find, they have definitely taken inspiration from Crocodile Dundee. I read your post the other day on the digital NES label sliders and upvoted it as I found it really interesting (I think I commented on it as well). I thought I had followed you but it appears not. I have followed you now though.