Vintage Video Game Ads

A gallery of ads for video games

1,220 files in 16 albums with 0 comments viewed 57,348 times
Arcade


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30 files, last one added on May 25, 2015
Album viewed 136 times

Atari VCS-2600


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85 files, last one added on May 21, 2015
Album viewed 128 times

Genesis


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48 files, last one added on Nov 11, 2015
Album viewed 126 times

Intellivision


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12 files, last one added on May 18, 2015
Album viewed 53 times

Miscellany


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71 files, last one added on Nov 11, 2015
Album viewed 253 times

Multi-System


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102 files, last one added on Nov 11, 2015
Album viewed 232 times

NES


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105 files, last one added on Nov 15, 2015
Album viewed 325 times

Odyssey²


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9 files, last one added on May 09, 2015
Album viewed 57 times

Computer


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671 files, last one added on Nov 16, 2015
Album viewed 597 times

SNES


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62 files, last one added on Nov 11, 2015
Album viewed 114 times

TurboGrafx-16


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9 files, last one added on Nov 11, 2015
Album viewed 55 times

Sega CD


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14 files, last one added on Mar 24, 2015
Album viewed 51 times

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Yo! Noid "Get A Noid" (1991)68 viewsFood characters getting their own video games.... isn't that what killed the Atari 2600? Let me pour some Kool-Aid and think about it.
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RapidFire "Sizzling" (1983)46 viewsSSi's RapidFire game lineup, including Dan Bunten's Cytron Masters.
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A320 Airbus "Final Approach" (1993)49 viewsI find this ad a bit unsettling.
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Flight Simulator II "Bald Guy" (1985)45 viewsYou'll believe a bald guy in a chair can fly through an abstract landscape.
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WWF Raw "War" (1994)55 viewsThis means war.
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Imagic "Bad News" (1982)62 viewsBill Grubb was one of the founders of Imagic. I wonder if this was his son in this ad.
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Journey "Helmet" (1983)50 viewsThis game featured digitized faces of the band members, courtesy of tech by Ralph Baer, father of the home video consoles.
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Epyx "The Games" (1985)38 viewsSet yourself up for a sports game marathon with these three classics.

Last additions
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Transylvania "Cliff" (1982)81 viewsTake a trip to Transylvania, with Penguin.Nov 16, 2015
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Space Vikings "Blue" (1982)78 viewsNot just Vikings...Space Vikings! Nov 15, 2015
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Pac-Man "Gobble" (1988)50 viewsA Pac-Man ad with really crappy art.Nov 15, 2015
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Mortal Kombat 3 "Statue" (1995)50 viewsThe Golden Rule, according to Mortal Kombat 3.Nov 15, 2015
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Microwave "Alien" (1982)51 viewsCatch the wave. Microwave.Nov 14, 2015
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Sirius "Four for Fun" (1982)46 viewsFour Sirius games.Nov 14, 2015
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Cannonball Blitz "Battlefield" (19812)49 viewsBattles, Bud and ballistics.Nov 13, 2015
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Bug Attack "Survive" (1982)48 viewsA hit from the great Jim Nitchals.Nov 13, 2015