Just a few attention-grabbing retro game ads that would land studios in hot water today. (more in post body) ( lemmy.world )

I know they’re insensitive and tacky, but I have to admit that a part of me misses when games ads were off the walls like this.

https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/8d20c35e-006e-43e5-a397-e27e0b19d33f.jpeg

https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/e452c6f3-2adf-4fa7-bc86-c231f79e0b98.jpeg

https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/e04ab3f8-4df0-45fd-af39-dd268c341603.jpeg

TheCheddarCheese ,
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I watched a whole video essay on these the other day. Companies got away with some wild shit back then

jenny_ball ,
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there was a super Gameboy?

edgemaster72 ,
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It plugged into the SNES so you could play GB games on the TV

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Game_Boy

Kolanaki ,
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It offered color for GB games before the GameBoy Color existed! 😃

Kolanaki ,
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These are some of the tamest ads of that era, too.

Outtatime ,
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Pretty sad what the wokesters have done to society.

stembolts ,

Being woke remains a good thing.

It means being aware of societal challenges that exist and the historical context in which we live.

The alternative is to bury ones head in the sand and say, "Everything is okay, question nothing."

I am thankful I am not simple enough to fall for the new monthly conservative slur in attempt to supress social awareness and change. It's coming. The slurs are a silly game for the simple minded.

NewNewAccount ,

Every month they choose a new acronym to be afraid of.

Outtatime ,
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It's not an acronym

NewNewAccount ,

Please don’t be afraid if I say “DEI” or “ESG”. I forget which one scares you guys the most at the moment.

Outtatime ,
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I'm not afraid. You don't like me?

Honytawk ,

You're afraid of being woke having empathy

Outtatime ,
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No I'm not.

Outtatime ,
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😂 ok

weirdo_from_space ,

What the fuck is the one on the very bottom.

B0NK3RS ,
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Some good nostalgia and my god they wouldn’t dare see the light of day anymore.

calavera ,
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The hand of the guy holding the yellow Gameboy looks like it’s coming from a PS1 game lol

The_Picard_Maneuver OP ,
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I can’t figure out if it’s drawn or early 3d modeling that they decided to add to a Gameboy ad for some reason.

UKFilmNerd ,
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Here’s a couple I posted a while back.

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