So I was aware of a few 90s videogame print ads meant for UK adult magazines instead of usual gaming press, but only today saw the one for Primal Rage, and I think it takes the grand prize:
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Anatoly Shashkin💾 (dosnostalgic@mastodon.social@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 27-Aug-2023 19:15:13 UTC Anatoly Shashkin💾 -
Ferro (ferrovore@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 27-Aug-2023 19:21:29 UTC Ferro @dosnostalgic Goodness me, this is a lot.
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Anatoly Shashkin💾 (dosnostalgic@mastodon.social@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 27-Aug-2023 20:44:44 UTC Anatoly Shashkin💾 @sugar Been looking for the source today, but couldn't find one. However, you can convince others by showing them similar ads with sources, like this Rise of the Robots one:
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Sugar Meowth (sugar@chitter.xyz)'s status on Sunday, 27-Aug-2023 20:44:47 UTC Sugar Meowth @dosnostalgic I've gotta ask for a source on this b/c nobody will believe me this is real if I share it otherwise
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Jorge Blasio (jorgeblasio@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 30-Aug-2023 17:18:16 UTC Jorge Blasio @dosnostalgic I don't think that's an ad, it looks like the editors just added their own headline.
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Anatoly Shashkin💾 (dosnostalgic@mastodon.social@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 30-Aug-2023 17:28:11 UTC Anatoly Shashkin💾 @jorgeblasio It's an ad. Apparently part of the Time Warner European adult press line of ads. There were others.
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Jorge Blasio (jorgeblasio@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 30-Aug-2023 17:30:24 UTC Jorge Blasio @dosnostalgic there's no copyright nor console names, unlike the Primal Rage one
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Anatoly Shashkin💾 (dosnostalgic@mastodon.social@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 30-Aug-2023 17:35:19 UTC Anatoly Shashkin💾 @jorgeblasio They came to their senses later.
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