Vintage Video Game Ads

A gallery of ads for video games

1,220 files in 16 albums with 0 comments viewed 59,206 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 127 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 326 times

Odyssey²


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9 files, last one added on May 09, 2015
Album viewed 58 times

Computer


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671 files, last one added on Nov 16, 2015
Album viewed 598 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 56 times

Sega CD


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14 files, last one added on Mar 24, 2015
Album viewed 54 times

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Random files
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Pipes "Arlo" (1983)44 viewsThis guy's face. Used to repulse me every time I turned the page to in in the gaming magazines.
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Apple "Edison" (1980)37 viewsApple comparing itself to groundbreaking inventions. I guess that's not too far off.
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Destroyer "Pursuit" (1987)41 viewsEpyx destroys your computer.
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Atari 1200XL "Only" (1983)41 viewsIt's only the new Atari 1200XL.
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Moonsweeper "Crash" (1983)41 viewsA nice metaphor for the video game industry at the time.
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Menace "Ship" (1988)35 viewsPsygnosis: Ass-kicking action and great art style.
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Infocom "Clubbed" (1985)48 viewsInteresting idea: you don't like the games, you get your money back. You DO like the games, you get the money put towards purchasing a full Infocom game.
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MegaMan 3 "Anything Else?" (1990)63 viewsYeah, one thing: Why do they call him "HardMan"? Wait, I don't wanna know.

Last additions
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Transylvania "Cliff" (1982)83 viewsTake a trip to Transylvania, with Penguin.Nov 16, 2015
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Space Vikings "Blue" (1982)81 viewsNot just Vikings...Space Vikings! Nov 15, 2015
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Pac-Man "Gobble" (1988)54 viewsA Pac-Man ad with really crappy art.Nov 15, 2015
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Mortal Kombat 3 "Statue" (1995)52 viewsThe Golden Rule, according to Mortal Kombat 3.Nov 15, 2015
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Microwave "Alien" (1982)54 viewsCatch the wave. Microwave.Nov 14, 2015
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Sirius "Four for Fun" (1982)49 viewsFour Sirius games.Nov 14, 2015
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Cannonball Blitz "Battlefield" (19812)50 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