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Hey everyone! It’s time for another Game Ads from the Days of Yore! Try not to break anything from being so excited!

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The Virtual Boy game system by Nintendo was so awesome and ahead of it’s time no one bought it. They couldn’t comprehend how amazing it was to ruin their necks and burn out their retinas staring into a sort-of 3D world made up entirely of red lines. How could they? They were primitive Neanderthals in the presences of a technology they could barely comprehend. Imagine if stone age man encountered a simple flash light? He would be both confused and frightened by the device he couldn’t even begin to comprehend.

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Yeah, I get it. The only thing you readers like are posts about boobs. Well, to give this blog some sort of legitimacy and to keep myself sane I have to write about other things. Deal with it.

Anyway, back in the day when the Atari name still meant a little something they had the Jaguar, which failed miserably. The most notable game that received the best reviews out of their entire crappy line up was Aliens vs. Predator. As a fan of both Aliens and Predators, this game is of particular interest to me because I”m pretty sure I’ll never play it. Here’s a commercial for the game that I dug up on YouTube:

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With the release of Indiana Jones and the Crystal Skull nearing, Indiana Jones mania is at its highest. Many fans of the series (me) are going crazy for anything Indiana Jones related. Therefore, for this Game Ads from the Days of Yore we take a look at a promotional ad that was made from the Indiana Jones Pinball game made way back in 1993.

Sit back and enjoy, it’s a nearly ten minute video.

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Another week and another look at Game Ads from days gone by. This week the game is Super Mario Bothers 3 for the Nintendo Entertainment System.

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For this installment of Game Ads from the Days of Yore we are going back to the bountiful Atari 2600 well. The Atari had such great commercials because the medium was new and to show actual shots of the game for the full commercial would have been completely unimpressive, hence the use of hideous live actors doing a scene. This ad for Ice Hockey is a bit different than many others because it features a famous celebrity:

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Since the last Game Ads from the Days of Yore went so well (a whopping 0 comments!), I figured it was time for another outing. This time we take a look at Sega propaganda.

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Back on the toy collecting blog I write for I have a infrequent look at old toy ads. I want to bring that sort of thing here, because the world of gaming has got some terribly wonderful ads from that past. Hell, most of them I’m sure would rather be forgotten by the companies that put them out. So here’s how it will work, I’ll find a crappy or nostalgic ad from print or television and you’ll watch/read it and be entertained. It’s a win, win situation for everyone. Okay, here goes:

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