[Trivial Psychic]

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Originally Posted by En Sabah Nerd

Well doing a separate figure for Robocop isn't necessary since we already have the NES figure, I suppose we could see one later for Terminator, posiibly. I think it may be that the NES window with a cover flap (like the NES Robocop, Predator, etc.) costs a little more than doing this regular window box. Since this will be a series of figures, not just one-off special limited production figures, they may have chosen to use the slightly cheaper packaging. That being said, I think this packaging also makes it easier to identify what toy you're buying. With the NES figures it's just look at the box/movie poster and know that there's only one figure it could be, If they used the Robocop Vs Terminator box design for all figures with the same flap-window front then you'd only have the back of the bow to identify which figure is inside. I'm not totally defending this packaging design, but I can see why they may have chosen to use this instead.
Also I agree, Alien 3 is the first (and only I think) Alien game on the NES so I definitely think a blue cel-shaded dog-alien would be pretty bad-ass.

Good points ESN, since most of the video game line is shrink wrapped, I can imagine how it could cause confusion. The other alternative would have been to go with the separate game entries, but since they wanted to capitalize on the Vs. game, and with Robo already having one, I can understand the decision. I do like the red border on the side of the packaging however, emulating the box style the Sega Genesis had near the end of it's console life cycle.

Since Neca is now branching into 16 bit titles, the could also do the decent Alien3 titles on snes or Genesis, or even Alien Trilogy on PSX or Saturn. Alien 3 was the only title though released on NES though (and it was awful...), so that cell shaded dog and facehugger is top on my list of wants! Make it happen Neca!