Game Ads of Yesteryear
60 bits of olde tyme game propaganda we dug out of our closets
Above: Ironically the hardest thing to save was the fatally flawed Game Gear, no matter how many giant back packs it had
Above: With a grainy screen like that it’s worth $100
Above: You laugh now, but Game Genie did so much for the people of Bosnia
Above: “You shall die this night, Billy. Mark my words!”
Above: This guy Kwirk is so rad he can balance his game on his finger. Keep on trucking, you chill tomato
Above: Mario’s arm holding the spoon looks broken
Above: Tell your science teacher that at the heart of every atom is a Game Boy
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Above: No game since has had a “special appearance” by anybody. It’s like Spider-Man is Bette Midler on Golden Girls
Above: What is this an ad for? Why didn’t Sega just burn their money?
Above: I don’t know printed page, it all looks so amazing it must be on a wondrously huge CD
Above: This ad dares to make fun of its out-of-shape audience
Henry Gilbert is a former 12DOVE Editor, having spent seven years at the site helping to navigate our readers through the PS3 and Xbox 360 generation. Henry is now following another passion of his besides video games, working as the producer and podcast cohost of the popular Talking Simpsons and What a Cartoon podcasts.
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