Post your favorite ads from Gaming mags of the yester-years

[Big Finger Jim]

I remember in an AVGN video there was a piece of burnt toast that took up nearly two pages for some shit that I don't remember. That was pretty cool.

 

[Bonkers225]

I remember in an AVGN video there was a piece of burnt toast that took up nearly two pages for some shit that I don't remember. That was pretty cool.

I think it may of been Yoshi's Island. Maybe.

 

[Big Finger Jim]

I think it may of been Yoshi's Island. Maybe.

Found it.

 

[depes]

It's so hard to believe that this was a poster for advertising a port of the game!

 

[GuyZero32k4]

This classic right here.

 

[stealthRUSH stealthRUSH]

 

[Ikagura Ikagura]

Nintendo had some balls in the 90s.
Tiny, but had balls.

Eh, I think Nintendo tried too hard to be like Sega (or Sony later) to appeal to the teens when what made them Nintendo was because they were doing their own stuff...

 

[Morgana Veil]

Eh, I think Nintendo tried too hard to be like Sega (or Sony later) to appeal to the teens when what made them Nintendo was because they were doing their own stuff...

True enough, but they were trying to pull away from the kiddie image they had and still do for the most part. Even after all these years I still see Nintendo as the kids' game system and the PS/Xbox as the teen/adult systems, although that isn't really the case anymore.

Nintendo does have some more mature titles under their belt compared to the 90s.

 

[depes]

Coming back to add this one

 

[NeonKnights]

 

[MajesticSiN]

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These were in every magazine and I wanted to win so damn bad.

 

[snes9x]

John Romero's about to make you some lunch

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YES

 

[stealthRUSH stealthRUSH]

 

[FedexHollow98]

My fav from Ratchet & Clank 2 ("locked and loaded" in Europe)

(translation)
NO FORGIVENESS... THIS IS A GUN.

Don't be fooled by its hairdryer look. You'll see what this little machine is capable of when it's in your hands. In Ratchet and Clank 2, there are no charity sisters; it's here to annihilate, period. To do so, it comes loaded with all kinds of weapons—what am I saying, a whole arsenal. Ratchet and Clank 2, packed with action.

 

[depes]

My fav from Ratchet & Clank 2 ("locked and loaded" in Europe)
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(translation)
NO FORGIVENESS... THIS IS A GUN.

Don't be fooled by its hairdryer look. You'll see what this little machine is capable of when it's in your hands. In Ratchet and Clank 2, there are no charity sisters; it's here to annihilate, period. To do so, it comes loaded with all kinds of weapons—what am I saying, a whole arsenal. Ratchet and Clank 2, packed with action.

Va duro de cojones

 

[MasterEn]

i don't usually think much about magazine ads, but i always remember this one.
the bespectacled beauty with the pink pigtails caught my attention instantly. she's my favorite character of all time. i kept her in my party at all times while playing the game.

 

[ThunderBoy]

 

[ThatOneLum ThatOneLum]

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The Ray, Rayman ads were fuckin legendary. The TV versions with this guy were great too.

 

[Miles Miles]

The Ray, Rayman ads were fuckin legendary. The TV versions with this guy were great too.

 

[doloremdolorem]

Started flipping through some old archived Gamepros and found this gem. I don't care for anything I see happening here.

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THOUSANDS WILL WIN

 

[SherionVane]

best one

 

[Shihainin]

 

[semyaza]

 

[aquova]

I wouldn't say these are my favorite, but here, have some controversial PlayStation ads.

 

[snes9x]