cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/32930371

This is probably going to seem wildly low-effort compared to my usual posts here, but I’ve found a bit of a treasure trove of print media gaming ads from magazines and sites. And they’re amazing. I found it so fun to see what companies used to do to promote their games.

Things have clearly changed a lot over time, some of them are insensitive or even outright sexist, but if you just look at it through a lens of being a time capsule, it’s fun.

This one’s going to be very image-heavy. If you’re using Boost on iOS then you might struggle to scroll through this (or maybe not? It’s happened with all my other posts though, so you’ve been warned), if that happens just visit using your browser :)

Game Boy Advance/SP:

The ‘feet’ collection were from an ad company in Stockholm, in 2005. I think it is to mean you’re using hands to play the GBA, and only have feet left to use for real life:

PS2:

Nintendo Game Cube:

And that’s that! Just interesting to see a time when gaming was a little more experimental and edgy.

    • cubism_pitta@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      21 hours ago

      Some of the GBA ads I remember from men’s magazines.

      I don’t think those ran in GamePro, Tips and Tricks (which oddly enough was published by Larry Flynt), and certainly not Nintendo Power

      • Agent Karyo@lemmy.worldEnglish
        5·
        1 day ago

        I guess the style of horniness has changed, in the 90s, there seems to have been a bigger emphasis on innuendo. These days you can find any type of porn game you like on Steam.