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KingMike



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PostPosted: Sat Feb 16, 2008 7:47 pm    Post subject: Nintendo Ads Reply with quote
Inspired by an Angry Game Nerd video about Nintendo Power I saw a while ago (mentiong the sick ads), I finally took the time to scan every '94 to '96-era NoA magazine ad I could find (only Sony of recent years could top them).

Around 6 megs of (some very tacky) ads:
http://rapidshare.com/files/92408703/NintendoAds.zip.html

Sadly, I'm missing a few real gems. :(
"Smashing the Myth of Speed & Power", quite possibly Nintendo's rebuttal to the Game Gear ads insulting GB owners' intelligence, this advertorial "compared" the SNES and Genesis, leaving a bunch of pissed Genesis owners to write to game magazines for writing something so biased. I think this ad got a few sequels, too.
Stunt Race FX. Claims the only thing (Virtua Racing) "allows you to pick is your nose".
I still have another Super Game Boy ad from GamePro, but I cut it up to try and win one in a GP/NoA promotion.
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Smeg
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PostPosted: Sat Feb 16, 2008 10:05 pm    Post subject: Re: Nintendo Ads Reply with quote
KingMike wrote:
"Smashing the Myth of Speed & Power", quite possibly Nintendo's rebuttal to the Game Gear ads insulting GB owners' intelligence, this advertorial "compared" the SNES and Genesis, leaving a bunch of pissed Genesis owners to write to game magazines for writing something so biased. I think this ad got a few sequels, too.


I'm pretty sure I've got that one in one of my old mags somewhere. I don't want to go looking for it though...I'd rather just give the mags to someone who wants them more than me.
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Johnny Undaunted



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PostPosted: Sat Feb 23, 2008 9:01 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
That SNES vs. Genesis ad was pure genius though. When I first saw it on an issue of EGM, I thought it was a legit article, until I've noticed it said "advertisement" below.
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