The E3 of 1995

simoniker writes "Having just finished the glut of gaming goodness that is E3, GameSetWatch has dug out the E3 show plans from 1995, the first ever iteration of the massive video game show, revealing, among other things, that 'Sega had the largest booth of the show (larger than any first-party's today)', and that 'John Wayne Bobbitt made an appearance at a Petree booth'. Pretty much business as usual, then!"

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[DaHat]

Bah! What good is any talk about E3 without showing Booth Babes?

I for one would like to see a comparison between those of yore and those of today.

Who knows what has changed since.

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[Rob T Firefly]

I thought the article had such a pic - but upon closer inspection, it's a furry woodland creature.

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[Stargoat]

The animal pictured is Mustela putorius furo. It is a small, curious animal that has been domesticated since at least the time of Aristophanes. The ferret, as furo is known colloquially, is a companion animal to millions of Americans and Europeans. It is appreciated for its good humor, constant curiosity, and charismatic personality. The ferret's habitat includes basements, condos, and apartments. Its diet chiefly consists of a high protein ferret kibble, punctuated by whatever raisins and other tasty treats it may beg for from its owner. Due to antiquated law, it is illegal to own a ferret in California, New York City, and Hawaii.

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[__aaclcg7560]

You can tell that 1995 was the dark ages for E3 if they have John Wayne Bobbitt as a booth babe.

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[Rob T Firefly]

It's shocking how much of that also applies to booth babes.

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[Anonymous Coward]

do booth babes poop a lot?

Reminds me of the Bobbit Virus

[gurutc]

Turns your hard disk into a 3.5" floppy...

My Personal Highlight

[The-Bus]

"Booth 4124 is occupied by Abco Distributors, who bought up a great big chunk of space to advertise their hot new title: Cooking with Dom DeLuise, a 2-disc CD-ROM cooking reference."

I think I just threw up in my mouth a little. From excitement.

Re:My Personal Highlight

[Jarlsberg]

Hey! I bought that. It had a good index of recipes, and a few multimedia clips, ie. thumbnail-sized videos, showing goofy Dom cooking. It was rather good fun, though a bit slow to navigate, IIRC.

Re:My Personal Highlight

[Rob T Firefly]

Was there a big-head code?

1995?

[Soulfader]

Weren't we waiting interminably for a Duke Nukem game then, too?

Re:1995?

[__aaclcg7560]

Sure... Duke Nukem 3D came out the following year (1996).

Re: Boothbabes comparison

[cinnamoninja]

The internet has everything. You think it would not have a comparison of E3 Booth Babes?

http://news.com.com/2300-1043_3-6070849-1.html

The Booth Babes Didnt Shave Their Box Then!

[Anonymous Coward]

nt

Dude

[Darth_brooks]

Also, let's not forget -- let's NOT forget, Dude -- that keeping wildlife, an amphibious rodent, for uh, domestic, you know, within the city -- that aint legal either.

In the article, a funny:

[DorkusMasterus]

I noticed this, (and yes, I'm a big dork for doing so...) that in the second picture in the article, that booth 861 is for STD, and that 961 is for Coconuts Japan. So isn't that being a little risky with your Coconuts? Getting them so close to the STDs?

Please feel free to mod this down... I know it's a stupid groaner. :)

Re:In the article, a funny:

[trumpetbruin]

How sad for you! You knew that the joke wasn't that great, and you even ASKED to be modded down so that your post could float amongst the obscurity of the 0's and the 1's. But in the fashion of true Slashdot vengeance, your post was modded all the way UP to 3, Funny, so that everybody got to see the stinker that DorkusMasterus wrote. I feel for you, man.

Have a look at the booth sizes

[Rifter13]

Man, I can't believe how TINY they are. The big hall has the big 3 console makers now... and not much more room. The PC hall usually has a big Microsoft booth, and good sized Lucas Arts... see how tiny THOSE 2 were? And Nintendo not in with the other big dogs of the console world? Wow, how things have change. It is just cool seeing some of the old names... like Spektrum Holobyte? HAHAHAHA Man.. I have not heard that name in years.

Re:Have a look at the booth sizes

[Duds]

Like most of the western world, they're now part of Atari.

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[gmezero]

As you requested...

The Women of E3 article from the 1995 show. :P

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[Deagol]

At least they didn't have Paris Hilton in '95. You know E3 is going down in flames when that skanky thing can pimp herself there.

Cyberflix

[The Ape With No Name]

Anybody see them listed? Those motherfuckers still owe me money.