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History Proves That Videogame Ads Are Awful

Posted by Zonk on from the argh-not-the-noid dept.

headcold writes "Scott Sharkey of 1UP just penned his third retrospective of Game Ads, The Best Worst Ads 3, this time culling the tragedies from a stack of old CGWs. Where the two earlier installments dealt with the atrocious videogame ads from the late eighties and early nineties, respectively, this episode explores computer game ads from the mid-to-late nineties — proving, at last, that advertising sucked as recently as eight years ago."

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  1. That's hilarious by Morphine007 · · Score: 3, Funny

    "Oh god, that woman is John Romero!"

    Thank god I wasn't drinking any coffee.... at any rate, I've now found a new sig... score :)

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  2. How interesting... by SNR+monkey · · Score: 4, Informative

    a story about terrible advertisement in video games that strewn over 12 ad laden pages.

  3. Another study... by __aaclcg7560 · · Score: 3, Funny

    At least, they didn't say that video game ads cause violence.

  4. Most commercials from the 80's... by casualsax3 · · Score: 3, Funny
    ... were absolutely terrible. Here are my favorite AWFUL car commercials from the 80's:

    1: The Toyota MR2 - one of my favorite cars, but I'm pretty sure I would not have bought one based on this commercial alone:

    http://youtube.com/watch?v=fHCVFrf5FKg

    2: Nissan 280Z - check out this guys mustache! I'm pretty sure this guy was the basis for Ben Stiller's character in Dodgeball:

    http://youtube.com/watch?v=owK0sWEMN3k

    3: The worst of them all - the Buick Grand National. I haven't been able to make i through the whole commercial it's so embarrassing just to watch...

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=drBYWdKDCfg

  5. Gears of War Commercial... by Quaoar · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Does anyone else think that the Gears of War commercial is one of the best, if not THE best, video game commercial ever made? Very memorable...

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  6. Obligatory? by Tarlus · · Score: 4, Funny

    It's the Legend Of Zelda and it's really rad,
    Those monsters from Ganon are pretty bad.

         ...I'll stop myself.

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