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Title: Old video game ads.
Post by: castletonsnob on January 16, 2024, 08:19:52 pm
I thought I'd have a nice thread where we post old video game ads.

(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rmJL5XlNP4s/WJST9VpyuUI/AAAAAAACjew/KMZUg0zjT6Q-1AWjpuBy5XgWVEn7v9cngCLcB/s1600/video-games-ads-80s-90s-1.jpg)
Title: Re: Old video game ads.
Post by: snyderec3 on January 16, 2024, 09:01:16 pm
This was always one of my favourites.

"This Game Stinks" Probably contributed to EarthBound's commercial failure.

(https://i.imgur.com/vgFFP1C.jpg)
Title: Re: Old video game ads.
Post by: sworddude on January 17, 2024, 07:02:10 am
(https://cvltnation.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Arcade-Girls-Anne%CC%81es-80-Video-Game-and-Arcade-Flyers-Mister-Gutsy-Post-10-750x968.jpg)
Title: Re: Old video game ads.
Post by: galaxygamer102 on January 17, 2024, 07:19:47 am
gotta post one of my favorites!

(https://preview.redd.it/i-always-thought-this-magazine-ad-for-paper-mario-was-v0-866bkcigomfb1.jpg?auto=webp&s=f3f8b87f7ac4f87f915fcdf347b149fb4962cd8a)
Title: Re: Old video game ads.
Post by: zenimus on January 19, 2024, 01:23:25 pm
That Haunted Castle one is so cringy, I love it! ;D

SNK did a lot of amusingly aggressive ads back in the day:

https://www.reddit.com/media?url=https%3A%2F%2Fi.redd.it%2Fai5xvv08is771.jpg (https://www.reddit.com/media?url=https%3A%2F%2Fi.redd.it%2Fai5xvv08is771.jpg)

https://www.reddit.com/media?url=https%3A%2F%2Fi.redd.it%2Fneo-geo-advert-from-gamepro-issue-17-december-1990-v0-vt177e57gju81.jpg%3Fs%3D8010a7c481b54e089380d15af529f42a927c07dc (https://www.reddit.com/media?url=https%3A%2F%2Fi.redd.it%2Fneo-geo-advert-from-gamepro-issue-17-december-1990-v0-vt177e57gju81.jpg%3Fs%3D8010a7c481b54e089380d15af529f42a927c07dc)
Title: Re: Old video game ads.
Post by: castletonsnob on January 19, 2024, 04:21:15 pm
(https://i.imgur.com/T4GJNlL.png)
Title: Re: Old video game ads.
Post by: pzeke on January 23, 2024, 11:40:06 am
Gotta love video game ads! I used to have around five binders filled to the brim with promotional material but unfortunately lost them ages ago. I still have some, but it's a meager collection in comparison. I think ads of any kind are truly a perfect window to the past, an excellent way to reminisce and drown in nostalgia; in fact, I don't think there's anything like them anymore, especially considering how risqué and absolutely bonkers they were often.

(https://i.imgur.com/UOhbbKD.jpg)

I think it would be a safe bet that today, considering the current landscape we're in, none of those would ever leave the drawing board.

But anyway, I'll go ahead and share some of my favorites...

(https://i.imgur.com/jfm2QjF.jpg)(https://i.imgur.com/ngKlh5h.jpg)(https://i.imgur.com/Ptn3qIX.jpg)(https://i.imgur.com/Z5Ac7yC.jpg)(https://i.imgur.com/INMgQIE.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/ppt6KnA.jpg)(https://i.imgur.com/A7j0XKm.jpg)(https://i.imgur.com/APtGwrv.jpg)(https://i.imgur.com/9V6U2D9.jpg)(https://i.imgur.com/FAgfPP4.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/5OqoZFp.jpg)(https://i.imgur.com/TSWStOI.jpg)(https://i.imgur.com/n8NrEiH.png)(https://i.imgur.com/SMe1Wv2.jpg)(https://i.imgur.com/8iog4Qq.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/6jdxqRi.jpg)(https://i.imgur.com/wvRJWvb.jpg)(https://i.imgur.com/iqnFNkN.jpg)(https://i.imgur.com/hr73akI.jpg)(https://i.imgur.com/711ufGy.jpg)

And, of course, who can forget...?

(https://i.imgur.com/oCjQ8ny.png)

Them's fighting words, amirite?

Quote from: zenimus on January 19, 2024, 01:23:25 pm
That Haunted Castle one is so cringy, I love it! ;D

I think I can out-cringe that, although that last link you posted is quite effective at doing that, too.

(https://i.imgur.com/38J2SFG.jpg)(https://i.imgur.com/jaznkEC.jpg)(https://i.imgur.com/0ZwwpLN.jpg)(https://i.imgur.com/6gGIzG8.jpg)(https://i.imgur.com/FVs2Xe5.jpg)

And then there's this...thing (https://dcmedia.ign.com/media/news/image/newspics/vtennis_large.jpg) (NSFW, but keep in mind it's an ad by Sega, who were notoriously edgy and raunchy back then). There's also this (https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EufEIc8XUAgDEee.jpg:large), which you can tell is fake, especially if you read the "copyright" area, but it honestly is discomfiting.
Title: Re: Old video game ads.
Post by: dhaabi on January 23, 2024, 12:03:32 pm
Quote from: pzeke on January 23, 2024, 11:40:06 am
I think it would be a safe bet that today, considering the current landscape we're in, none of those would ever leave the drawing board.

This ad below is always one that comes to mind of something that definitely wouldn't be approved in today's climate.

(https://i.imgur.com/UrK2BQ0.jpeg) (https://i.imgur.com/UrK2BQ0.jpeg)

Quote
I think I can out-cringe that, although that last link you posted is quite effective at doing that, too.

(https://i.imgur.com/38J2SFG.jpg)

I know that, in a box stored somewhere, I own a copy of this advert still. The "2 kool 4 skool" bottom text definitely worsens it.
Title: Re: Old video game ads.
Post by: telekill on January 23, 2024, 04:42:23 pm
My favorite Sega Game Gear ad:

(https://retrogamingaus.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Game-Gear-Comparison.jpg)
Title: Re: Old video game ads.
Post by: chamemo on January 23, 2024, 05:13:22 pm
I like these oldies from Fire Emblem  :)
(https://i.imgur.com/EHcxTcF.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/fDKeWKo.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/WsoUnNE.jpg)
Title: Re: Old video game ads.
Post by: sworddude on January 24, 2024, 05:25:54 pm
(https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BYmI0M2NmZjEtNzU0MS00NDYyLTgyNjUtMDZlYzI3MmY2YjM4XkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyNTAyODkwOQ@@._V1_.jpg)
Title: Re: Old video game ads.
Post by: castletonsnob on January 27, 2024, 07:48:54 am
More than a few old video game ads wouldn't fly today.
Title: Re: Old video game ads.
Post by: weirdfeline on January 27, 2024, 10:12:24 pm
(https://i0.wp.com/wackoid.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/1601821918394.jpg)
Title: Re: Old video game ads.
Post by: sworddude on January 27, 2024, 10:56:43 pm
Quote from: weirdfeline on January 27, 2024, 10:12:24 pm
goemon 2 N64 ad

Who was their target audience thought it was kids but gotto be wrong on that one :o

Them olden days where crazy.

One of the best games on the N64 however

(https://64.media.tumblr.com/6458d9d04ad5f73f0af984a4e05ea5bb/tumblr_mumoj4pdba1snhn1io1_1280.jpg)
Title: Re: Old video game ads.
Post by: sly345 on January 28, 2024, 10:20:37 am
Sega in the UK had some really insane ads, i can only imagine what would've happend if they had been dropped in the USA

(https://i.imgur.com/okEXdVq.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/yhxPOYz.jpg)

Germany wasn't far behind though

(https://i.imgur.com/fabhNiS.png)
Title: Re: Old video game ads.
Post by: kypherion on January 28, 2024, 04:53:06 pm
Earthbound 64, anyone?

(https://preview.redd.it/whrphhfysag31.jpg?auto=webp&s=af814bdc688a98c643462092477174a4906648b2)
Title: Re: Old video game ads.
Post by: chamemo on January 28, 2024, 08:24:43 pm
More from Earthbound 64
(https://i.imgur.com/YN2iH4r.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/LnXVjEP.jpg)
Title: Re: Old video game ads.
Post by: castletonsnob on February 03, 2024, 05:48:49 pm
(https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/egkAAOSwFchkWbCo/s-l1600.jpg)
Title: Re: Old video game ads.
Post by: sworddude on February 06, 2024, 10:53:26 am
Quote from: weirdfeline on January 27, 2024, 10:12:24 pm
(https://i0.wp.com/wackoid.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/1601821918394.jpg)

I always assumed western companies just didn't know what the audience for said games where and just did something random.

Guess I was wrong I'll eat my words, they took homage to them og japanese commercials for the goemon series  ::)
They did their homework I did not expect that, they did what they could in that case :o

Goemon N64 commercial 1 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0I7AtqYKYeI&ab_channel=83Chrisaaron)

Goemon N64 commercial 2 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0B0-jrvthI4&ab_channel=83Chrisaaron)