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MentalEdge, do games w Vintage gaming advertising pictures: a gallery

PS3 did some wierd shit, too.

And PSVita… The PSVita had this:

https://ani.social/pictrs/image/c4bf79fa-b669-4bec-924a-a222c8b7c7b0.webp

ComfortableRaspberry,
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I hate to say it actually depicts the concept pretty good

CrowAirbrush,

I never saw this ad and i tell you it took me until my fourth game before i found out about it…i was mind blown

bjoern_tantau, do gaming w Weekly “What are you playing” Thread || Week of July 13th
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For the first time in forever I am playing multiple games at the same time.

Lands of Lore: Throne of Chaos. I had that game as a kid but I don’t think I ever got any further than the first enemy. And it’s amazing! The whole game is dubbed. And it has four protagonists to choose from, each with their individual voice lines about basically any situation or item you come across. And all the NPC’s lines match them and they address you by name.

And the graphics are super beautiful. Pixel graphics but with great details and animations. Like when you get your spellbook you get a super elaborate T-1000-like animation of some droplets forming a scroll.

X-Wing via XWVM: The old X-Wing game with updated graphics and quality of life improvements. Just awesome! It’s still an alpha but basically plays like a beta. I have hardly any bugs, just occasional crashes, and none are game breaking. And supposedly they are already pretty far along with TIE Fighter compatibility. Can’t wait to play that. TIE Fighter TC is nice and all, but stuffing everything into the X-Wing Alliance engine feels pretty clunky while XWVM just works.

Cyberpunk 2077: My son bought it on sale and I wanted to try it as well, although I don’t really like cyberpunk. Too realistic. But the game is great. Plays like a combination of Deus Ex and GTA. I’d say it feels more like the original Deus Ex than the newer Deus Ex games. Maybe with slightly less open levels. But not much.

Limbo: The game is about to be delisted from GOG so I got it quickly. It’s chill to play which suits me well. Love it so far.

Fizz, do games w Vintage gaming advertising pictures: a gallery
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The gameboy with the tribal tats is killing me.

PerfectDark,
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I like the Nintendo ones, there were ‘risky’ ads here, now they’re very conservative

catalyst,
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My thoughts exactly. Some of these ads are just plain weird in a way that they would never dare today.

WhiskyTangoFoxtrot,

They were always conservative. A few years before these ads Nintendo participated in Senate hearings where they advocated for censoring the entire medium. They just had a “fellow kids” period in the early 2000s. Luckily, judging by the sales of the GameCube, most people weren’t fooled.

CatZoomies,
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Meanwhile, Nintendo in their rebellious youth:

https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/6574fc3d-7ba5-44c3-9c5f-14e9e816db00.jpeg

Note: mario didn’t exist at the time, but i got this image from a news site that added it to censor the woman’s breasts.

datavoid,

I need the Winamp skin

Luci, do gaming w When you need to set the mood
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Yoooooooooooooooooooooo

zod000, do games w Vintage gaming advertising pictures: a gallery

I have to admit, the GBA SP was pretty hot. I still have mine.

BuboScandiacus, do games w Vintage gaming advertising pictures: a gallery
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The kirby choking one has to become a meme template !

who, (edited ) do games w Vintage gaming advertising pictures: a gallery
PerfectDark, (edited )
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I just wanted to have actual, official ones shared!

This one is not official, it was done by a girl who goes by https://www.instagram.com/p/CQZUoIJrW26/?hl=en&img_index=1, she just tried her best to make a photo in the ‘style’ of the old Y2K era, and the days of PS2 ads and…everyone ended up believing it was real. She did such an amazing job of it, this one often gets shared as if it were done for Sony.

And…to be fair, the actual official ones got way worse than those I included:

https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/b59bc1ac-a570-4917-95e8-8f21bff48439.jpeg

hoppolito,

Heh this post blew my mind twice in one package: I was definitely one of those that believed it was a real ad. I distinctly remember some discussions about the serialized nature of it or not. So as you said, super well done.

But secondly, the official ad you posted instead has three nipples at once? And one male two female on top? That almost seems weirder to me.

p03locke,
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Are you sure? That’s just a nude girl in the background. Where are they getting away with that?

PerfectDark, (edited )
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France did the ‘panties’ ads, there were three of them all up.

You can find them here

Here is another which has explicit exposure, this one from Chile has exposed breasts, also. And far more obvious to the viewer

JustARaccoon,

Oh god how is that meant to boost PS2 sales 😂😂😂

harrybo93, do games w Looking for cozy / wholesome gaming communities
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Hey- you can check out The Gamers’ Tavern if you wish. Here’s an invite link: discord.gg/xxReRYGF4r

Apart form the Discord, we’re pretty much only Fediverse based and host our own Mastodon and Peertube instances, among a few others :)

Noerknhar,

Sounds fun, thanks!

MyNameIsAtticus, do games w Vintage gaming advertising pictures: a gallery
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It’s wild how crazy ads. The Mouse one for the GBA Micro still pops up into my head every once and a while. And my friend group still debates whether Mario is hiding a Tribal Tattoo somewhere

GrantUsEyes, do games w Day 361 of posting a Daily Screenshot from the games I've been playing

I’m interested and invested in the fish ranking now as well, please do.

I cant’ do zombie games anymore, so I was happy with only watching the tv adaptation. But your screenshots show the amout of attention to detail and care that went into buiding this world, the atmosphere looks phenomenal, I might watch someone else do a playthrough.

MyNameIsAtticus,
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One day i should shared the Water Ranking and Fish Ranking, it would be fun. Maybe for the one year?

I haven’t seen a video playthrough, but if you can’t do zombie games i say it’s fully worth checking out. At the very least to grasp the details

Dremor, do games w Day 361 of posting a Daily Screenshot from the games I've been playing
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Little typo on the code of last image.

Other than that, great read, as always.

MyNameIsAtticus,
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i’m surprised it took me this long to make a typo on the code. Thanks for the catch though lol. The perfectionist in me wanted to correct it right away

Valmond, do games w Vintage gaming advertising pictures: a gallery

The nineties was the best decade.

Not low effort posting IMO, this is a part of our culture & has historical value.

enbee, do games w Vintage gaming advertising pictures: a gallery

Radical, as all your posts are. How the heck do you find the time?!

PerfectDark,
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Oh this was nothing. My ‘news’ posts take me some time, and effort, which is why they’re kinda on pause right now (the 17th is when I see my specialist, get blood results, see what is next etc), so for now it’s this kinda thing - smaller!

But thank you so much, glad you enjoyed these :)

xspurnx,

All the best to you!

vrighter, do games w Vintage gaming advertising pictures: a gallery

this isn’t low effort. These are freaking great!

cRazi_man, do games w Looking for cozy / wholesome gaming communities
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Best I found was a Discord server called “dads gaming”. Rather than whiny youngsters, you get middle aged med who have little time for gaming, so they play casually and are happy to play with others who are also mediocre. I haven’t used this for ages though.

Noerknhar,

Sounds lovely!

cRazi_man,
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A lot of people are interested in what you’re asking for. You could try making a server.

fluxan,

I fit this description! Can I get an invite via DM, please?

cRazi_man,
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I don’t have invite permissions for the group I’m talking about and I found the channel on Reddit (back in the days when I used to be on there).

Having a look at Reddit now, there are still dad channels to be found: discord.gg/papasquad

Here’s another one: discord.gg/h6PkhgPjRC

Happy for anyone interested to add me: discord.com/users/crazi_man

(UK timezone, very erratic and limited gaming hours)

fluxan,

Thank you!

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