Game Ads: the weird and the whimsical

[Badseed Badseed]

I always loved the Earthbound scratch and sniff ad I saw in EGM and Gamepro

Bonus info: If you were lucky enough to get the players guide there were scratch and sniff cards in the back

 

[SecretStrategist]

 

[Deleted member 660650]

 

[CJJammies]

 

[NeonKnights]

 

[UnrealCC]

 

[ThunderBoy]

 

[Cu1tur3D_Gam3R]

Classic DOA ad.

 

[Jeff]

 

[WallachiaResident98]

If you consider 2007 retro, here ya go.

And in case you don't;

 

[NotReallyHere]

Given how smutty some of the other posts have been, I'm surprised no one's mentioned this one yet

 

[Dick Whip]

 

[RanmyakuIchi's icon RanmyakuIchi RanmyakuIchi]

This Daikatana ad, probably the most infamous one from the late 90s

 

[stealthRUSH stealthRUSH]

Ghost in the Shell (1997)

 

[UnrealCC]

Some more neat retro ads.
Something about 90s graphic design that is really fascinating to me for some weird reason. :)

 

[TamagotchiTamaHero24's icon TamagotchiTamaHero24 TamagotchiTamaHero24]

Not the best, not by a mile, but I want to put it here before anybody else gets the chance to.

“SEGA 32X. Allowing you to discipline your children in the digital age!”

 

[UnrealCC]

Not the best, not by a mile, but I want to put it here before anybody else gets the chance to.
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“SEGA 32X. Allowing you to discipline your children in the digital age!”

God damn, I both love and hate this one
Here's some 3DO ones!

 

[TamagotchiTamaHero24's icon TamagotchiTamaHero24 TamagotchiTamaHero24]

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[Anoobis]

 

[Tronky.it]

While looking for some video game ads in my language (I never bought magazines that talked about video games, my father did), I came across this instead.
Not really an advertisement, but a social denunciation made by an Italian newspaper against Rule of Rose before its release in Italy ("He who buries the child alive wins - A journey through the horrors of electronic entertainment"), followed by a television report...
Unfortunately, I live in a disadvantaged country from every point of view.

 

[Anoobis]

 

[blahbleh]

 

[PixelAnas2]

 

[TheMinuMaster]

This is just a meme, but you can’t deny it’s really cool.

 

[Anoobis]