Fake covers
From Sega Retro
Covers which are conveniently 3366 x 2100 pixels in size are almost certianly not scans - there are modified images, usually from The Cover Project for "universal game cases" - replacement boxes to make all your video games line up nicely in a row. As the name implies, a universal game case can house all sorts of video game cartridges, and so is slightly wider than a standard Sega plastic clamshell case.
More than likely these scans have been heavily edited to fit one of these cases so they can look nice and clean and uniform on a shelf. However, Mega Drive covers are not uniform - designs can vary considerably depending on the publisher or even from the factory where they were assembled, so important details could be lost. These covers can work as placeholders but are not accurate. In the early days of Sega Retro, this was not fully understood so many fake covers slipped by.
Resolution aside, some fake covers are easier to spot than others, but even those which have not been obviously "cleaned" will likely be stretched horizontally. Also many Mega Drive games came in cardboard boxes so should not have this style of cover scan.
Media in category "Fake covers"
The following 87 files are in this category, out of 87 total.
AirBuster MD US cover.jpg 3,366 × 2,100; 7.26 MB
Animaniacs MD US classics cover.jpg 3,366 × 2,100; 799 KB
ArchRivals MD US Box.jpg 3,366 × 2,100; 6.47 MB
ArtofFighting MD US Box.jpg 3,366 × 2,100; 6.66 MB
AStorm md us cover.jpg 3,366 × 2,100; 869 KB
BatmanRotJ MD US Box.jpg 3,366 × 2,100; 3.77 MB
Battletoads MD US Box.jpg 3,366 × 2,100; 4.31 MB
BellesQuest MD US Box.jpg 3,366 × 2,100; 3.41 MB
Blockout MD US Box.jpg 3,366 × 2,100; 3.49 MB
Boogerman MD US Box.jpg 3,366 × 2,100; 799 KB
BoV MD US Box.jpg 3,366 × 2,100; 6.04 MB
BRCtD MD US Box.jpg 3,366 × 2,100; 8.2 MB
BurningForce MD US Box.jpg 3,366 × 2,100; 7.16 MB
BWCF MD US Box.jpg 3,366 × 2,100; 995 KB
CastleVaniaBloodlines MD US Box.jpg 3,366 × 2,100; 974 KB
ChuckRock2 MD US Box.jpg 3,366 × 2,100; 6.54 MB
Clue MD US Box.jpg 3,366 × 2,100; 7.1 MB
CoachKCollegeBasketball MD US Box.jpg 3,366 × 2,100; 7.16 MB
Columns md us cover.jpg 3,366 × 2,100; 3.35 MB
Coolspot md us cover.jpg 3,366 × 2,100; 4.22 MB
CrackDown MD US Box.jpg 3,366 × 2,100; 5.68 MB
CrashDummies MD US Box.jpg 3,366 × 2,100; 2.72 MB
CyborgJustice MD US Box.jpg 3,366 × 2,100; 3.89 MB
DaRoS MD US Box.jpg 3,366 × 2,100; 4.34 MB
DDemoltion md us cover.jpg 3,366 × 2,100; 6.71 MB
Dynamite Headdy MD US Box.jpg 3,366 × 2,100; 881 KB
EccoJr MD US Box.jpg 3,366 × 2,100; 839 KB
ESPNNHN MD US Box.jpg 3,366 × 2,100; 4.69 MB
EWJ2 MD US Box.jpg 3,366 × 2,100; 3.73 MB
F1 MD US Box.jpg 3,366 × 2,100; 4.3 MB
F15SEII MD US Box.jpg 3,366 × 2,100; 730 KB
FaeryTaleAdventure MD US Box.jpg 3,366 × 2,100; 4.48 MB
FIFA95 MD US Box.jpg 3,366 × 2,100; 4.52 MB
Flashback MD US Box.jpg 3,366 × 2,100; 4.01 MB
Flintstones MD US Box.jpg 3,366 × 2,100; 5.21 MB
Gaiares MD US Box.jpg 3,366 × 2,100; 3.7 MB
GainGround MD US Box.jpg 3,366 × 2,100; 6.11 MB
Gauntlet4 MD US Box.jpg 3,366 × 2,100; 3.91 MB
GeneralChaos MD US Box.jpg 3,366 × 2,100; 3.53 MB
Ghostbusters md us cover.jpg 3,366 × 2,100; 1.45 MB
Global Gladiators MD US Box.jpg 3,366 × 2,100; 3.79 MB
GoldenAxe md eu cover.jpg 3,366 × 2,100; 4.09 MB
GoldenAxe2 MD US Box.jpg 3,366 × 2,100; 4.37 MB
Gunstar Heroes MD US Box.jpg 3,366 × 2,100; 5.1 MB
HeavyNova MD US Box.jpg 3,366 × 2,100; 6.18 MB
Kidchameleon md us cover.jpg 3,366 × 2,100; 3.58 MB
KingsBounty MD US Box.jpg 3,366 × 2,100; 4.41 MB
MaMGtAW MD US Box.jpg 3,366 × 2,100; 8.32 MB
MegaBomberman MD US Box.jpg 3,366 × 2,100; 2.79 MB
NBAShowdown94 MD US Box.jpg 3,366 × 2,100; 5.58 MB
NHL97 MD US Box.jpg 3,366 × 2,100; 5.47 MB
PGAEuropeanTour MD US Box.jpg 3,366 × 2,100; 4.22 MB
PGATGII MD US le cover.jpg 3,366 × 2,100; 6.56 MB
PhantasyStar4 MD US Box.jpg 3,366 × 2,100; 723 KB
Pocahontas MD US Box.jpg 3,366 × 2,100; 4.82 MB
Quackshot md eu cover.jpg 3,366 × 2,100; 3.8 MB
RBIBaseball93 MD US Box.jpg 3,366 × 2,100; 5.28 MB
Revengeofshinobi md us classics cover.jpg 3,366 × 2,100; 3.75 MB
Revengeofshinobi md us cover.jpg 3,171 × 2,021; 1.15 MB
RiskyWoods MD US cover.jpg 3,366 × 2,100; 6.37 MB
Rka md us cover.jpg 3,366 × 2,100; 4.52 MB
RoadRash MD US Box.jpg 3,366 × 2,100; 4.55 MB
RoadRash3 MD US Box.jpg 3,366 × 2,100; 5.29 MB
RvsT MD US Box.jpg 3,366 × 2,100; 6.33 MB
SF2SCE MD EU Box No 24meg.jpg 3,366 × 2,100; 6.13 MB
SHarrierII md eu cover.jpg 3,366 × 2,100; 4.53 MB
Shining Force MD EU Box.jpg 3,366 × 2,100; 3.85 MB
Shining Force MD US Box.jpg 3,366 × 2,100; 4.1 MB
Shinobi3 md us cover.jpg 3,366 × 2,100; 4.34 MB
Sor3 md as cover.jpg 3,366 × 2,100; 5.33 MB
Sor3 md us cover.jpg 3,366 × 2,100; 942 KB
Sparkster-RocketKnightAdventures2 MD US Box.jpg 3,366 × 2,100; 4.35 MB
SpiderManAcclaim MD US Box.jpg 3,366 × 2,100; 4.06 MB
SteelTalons MD US Box.jpg 3,366 × 2,100; 7.71 MB
STMoS MD US Box.jpg 3,366 × 2,100; 4.93 MB
TheIncredibleHulk MD US Box.jpg 3,366 × 2,100; 4.06 MB
ThePunisher MD US Box.jpg 3,366 × 2,100; 3.36 MB
TMNTHH MD US Box.jpg 3,366 × 2,100; 4.59 MB
Troubleshooter md us cover.jpg 3,366 × 2,100; 3.89 MB
Vapor Trail MD US box front.jpg 3,366 × 2,100; 4.71 MB
Vectorman md cz cover.jpg 3,366 × 2,100; 10.55 MB
WolverineAR MD US Box.jpg 3,366 × 2,100; 3.74 MB
WSB MD US Box.jpg 3,366 × 2,100; 750 KB
WWFSuperWrestlemania MD US Box.jpg 3,366 × 2,100; 6.6 MB
Xenon2 MD EU Box.jpg 3,366 × 2,100; 6.6 MB
XMen2 MD EU Box.jpg 3,366 × 2,100; 4.74 MB
YsIII MD US Box.jpg 3,366 × 2,100; 3.91 MB
