Game Ads of Yesteryear

Above: We get it, X is a letter. And why, Konami, do we need your full address in this ad?

Above: Shhh! Don’t tell them the game is unbeatable

Above: These two refuse to end their feud unless they can do it wire-free

Above: “This infrared light is SO versatile!”

Above: A wireless controller so liberating, both you and your hat will float

Above: Firstly this has great sound effects, “BTING! POW!” Secondly, reading this guide will drive you insane

Above: Thanks for the warning ad, but it came far too late

Above: This isn’t a basketball game, it’s a lynching

Above: You see kids, in the early 90s it was very important for us to know what sport Bo Jackson liked the most, don’t ask us why

Above: It’s a shame that kids today, with their iPods and tiny cell phones, will never know the pleasure of these garish monstrosities

Above: “This book will help me defeat the Accordion Lizard!” Bonus joke: this dungeon has good taste in book ends

Feb 4, 2009

We pilfer the archives and dig up some disturbing, surreal and utterly confusing adverts

It's not just bad, it completely misses the point

Solid Snake became a ripe old git – what if other characters went the same way?