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- michaeljh, on 10/12/2007, -0/+30The Neo Geo ads really need to be included. The console was selling with rather mediocre/fair results and so they had their marketing department come up with some interesting ads including this:
http://www.rotten.com/library/imagery/subliminal/advertising/neo-geo/
and another which I can't seem to find right now is an ad where it says "You need a pair of these" [picture of two steel chrome spheres] "to play one of these" [pic of Neo Geo]. - pr0t0, on 10/12/2007, -3/+29@skyshock
I had never seen Lemonparty.
You are not my friend. - chatwithaninja, on 10/12/2007, -0/+24Thats great. I remember that dominatrix ad when it first hit the magazines. My initial thoughts were "this game is going to suck". Lo and behold...
And the Hitman ad isn't that controversial. I think its kind of tasteful considering the game subject... - irate, on 10/12/2007, -5/+24How could they forget the one where Mario is jerking off?
http://image.synonys.net/10671935191.jpg - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -3/+19Until I see Tubgirl or LemonParty in a video game ad, I will never be shocked again.
- ComputerGuru, on 10/12/2007, -1/+16GUYS READ THE ARTICLE!!!
"here's a collection of the most head-turning, eyebrow-raising print ads to ever appear in GamePro magazine."
to appear in THAT MAGAZINE - JustJon, on 10/12/2007, -0/+15How could they forget the Fear Effect ads?
http://psx.ign.com/articles/092/092440p1.html - JustJon, on 10/12/2007, -1/+15Mine has both ads. Yours only has one. ;)
- pype, on 10/12/2007, -0/+13Oh - No Mention of the immoral Duke Nukem ads?
"He thinks the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms is a convenience store."
Best. Tag. Ever. - mtdna, on 10/12/2007, -1/+11Were there ever any ads for the notorious Atari game, Custer's Revenge? If you haven't heard of Custer's Revenge, look here: http://www.ataritimes.com/2600/features/custer.html
- dangerboy13, on 10/12/2007, -0/+9What about the ads for Fear Effect Retro Helix with Rain and Hannah (I think) in their underwear and all that?
http://www.gamecritics.com/feature/interview/liu/image10.jpg - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -3/+12What was it, a bunch of black guys?
DON'T BURY THIS, I was just asking!!!! - merreborn, on 10/12/2007, -0/+9"I remember the Dom ad too...in fact I think I may have fapped to it when I was a little kid. Ah...memories..."
I know I did, at about age 12. Back then (circa '95) a bunch of the mainstream computer gaming mags ran ads for CD porn in the back of the magazines. Computer Gaming World was one of 'em, I think. Ended up being a gateway to internet porn for me. - 9mmCensor, on 10/12/2007, -0/+8hello?
Where are the famour diakatana ads?
john romero is going to make you his bitch - Ralphy, on 10/12/2007, -2/+10DUDE!!! THAT'S AWESOME!!! They hid the girl pretty nicely in the Saturn ad, I would have never noticed her if they didn't say anything.
- HaltingPoint, on 10/12/2007, -3/+10I remember the Dom ad too...in fact I think I may have fapped to it when I was a little kid. Ah...memories...
- Hypersapien, on 10/12/2007, -0/+7Does anyone remember a TV commercial for a video game in the late 80's/early 90's? (might have been one of the R-Type games, but I'm not sure) There was a teenager playing a scary video game. He was really getting into the game when he yells out as he feels a hand on his shoulder. He calms down as he realizes it's his mother. Then the hand starts brushing back and forth limply on his shoulder. He says 'Mom?' as the camera pulls back and we see that the dead arm is being held by a monster hand. Kid screams, fade-to-black.
Decade and a half later, it still sticks in my mind. - shinynew, on 10/12/2007, -3/+9@crizpiz
god that sucked. DONT CLICK HIS LINK you will regret it. - spect3r, on 10/12/2007, -1/+7Here is a controversial Half Life Ad:
http://www.halflifeplay.com/HALF-LIFE-AD-w_quotes.jpg
:) - JoshuaWood, on 10/12/2007, -0/+6Yeah and his famous SUCK IT DOWN
- kevinmotel, on 10/12/2007, -0/+6speaking about the PSP ads, they seem kinda boarderline racist: http://www.vgcats.com/comics/?strip_id=192 anyone agree?
- Rickard, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5I couldn't care less about the ads, I clicked the link for the potential nudity.
- subscriber, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5There was a video ad for Xbox that was pulled because it was so controversial. It showed a woman giving birth to a baby who shoots out of her like a rocket. He flies out the window, and as he flies over the terrain he ages from baby to child to adult to old man ... then he plummets into a grave. The tag-line "Life is short ... play hard" comes on screen, then you see the Xbox logo. Sorry I don't have a link.
No sex, no violence, just ... disturbing, I guess. I loved it. - neurokaotix, on 10/12/2007, -2/+7Those ads were actually kind of tame.
- spiderland, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4There were quite a number of "adult" titles for the 2600 (unfortunately, its horrible graphics really couldn't add to the "adult" value). None of those titles had advertisements in general consumer magazines.
- Neme, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4That Hitman ad is pretty awesome, IMO.
- thewise1, on 10/12/2007, -1/+5So whatever Sega was selling, I'll buy two
- thewise1, on 10/12/2007, -5/+9Those graphics are totally NSFW
rofl - thomasthecat, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4My dad canceled a free subscription I had to a games magazine because he saw the Deathtrap Dungeon ad, but that Saturn ad kept me warm on many a cold night.
- thewise1, on 10/12/2007, -1/+4link to these ads? Because I agree, that is quite possibly the best slogan ever.
- SusyT, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3That Beautifully Executed ad is great. I never understand how they get away with so much in Hitman games when they put one sex scene in a GTA game and everyone freaks out. This shot, for example, is nasty....
http://www.hitmanforum.com/forum/uploads/1142079620/gallery_5859_2_93759.jpg - Chaos12, on 10/12/2007, -2/+5None of those were bad
- krewemaynard, on 10/12/2007, -5/+8@pr0t0:
LOL! pwn3d :-D "...changes topic to 'Our hearts are extended to the 19 victims of the recent internet fraud'"
http://bash.org/?434593 - Hypersapien, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3I remember that. I honestly don't understand why people think some things are controversial.
- ferrell, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3My favorite "controversial" commercial of all time was for BattleTanx for the N64 by 3D0. It features a teddy bear that looks an awful lot like the "Snuggles" bear from Fabric Softener fame. It was only on for a couple of weeks until Lever Bros (parent company of Snuggles fabric softener) forced 3D0 to pull the commercial!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tbWx0TI-vro - Crockpot, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2I remember the Microsoft 360 ad that didn't go public was pretty controversial. It had people shooting each other with imaginary guns.
- dclowd9901, on 10/12/2007, -2/+4LMAO. I've never seen that one! I need to open my EGM sub. back up.
- ElectricGrandpa, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Wow I remember seeing all of these ads when they originally appeared in the magazines... good stuff.
- ehmjay, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3This was always one of my favourites...
http://www.allowe.com/images/L7-BeachTowel.jpg
it appeared in Sierra Online's Interaction Magazine as a centerfold. Unopened it looked like you were going to get a nice racy photo...opened up you got LARRY LAFFER!
Not really that controversial, but funny as hell. - burke, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3haha, I love bash.org. nice quote.
- theman8631, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2... These ads are not the most contraversial, why not? Because they were all during the exact same era. I have one of my old magazines literally with every one of these ads in the same magazine with the exception of hitman... Ive seen worse, just an excuse for an article.
- Rob5246, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2When I first saw that PSP ad with the squirrels saying "I'd hit that", I was thinking to myself "You can't say that on TV....."
- e3mw, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2I used to subscribe to GamePro and I remember seeing all of these. Especially the one with the ripped off arm.
- edto, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2These were ads only run in Gamepro!
What about the sega virtua tennis ads!? - quaffapint, on 10/12/2007, -2/+4While print ads are nice, what about the great XBox ads that we'll never get the pleasure to see in the U.S....
Volleyball :
http://www.funnyandfun.com/categories/Videos-Funny/XBox-Hot-Babes
Xbox (in general) :
http://www.funnyandfun.com/categories/Videos-Funny/XBOX360-Banned-Bang-Ad - dangerboy13, on 10/12/2007, -5/+7beat ya to it :)
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Use the reply button like I did. That way I dont have to read all the comments over again.
- madjo, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2why? because of the chicken? :)
yeah, that's one nasty chicken alright :) hehe - nogami, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1I was just reading the ads and noted that apparently people freaked-out over the ad with the naked women (who's all covered by screenshots anyway). What kind of dumbass would complain about having a hot naked women in their gaming mag (unless they were complaining that she was covered up by the screenshots in the first place).
/ya... ya... I know, religious dumasses
//Some of whom will apparently be profiled on that "god or the girl" show on A&E - DenZ88, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1I wonder where they stuck the Saturn ad at
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