Game Ads of Yesteryear


Above: Ironically the hardest thing to save was the fatally flawed Game Gear, no matter how many giant back packs it had


Above: With a grainy screen like that it’s worth $100


Above: You laugh now, but Game Genie did so much for the people of Bosnia


Above: “You shall die this night, Billy. Mark my words!”


Above: This guy Kwirk is so rad he can balance his game on his finger. Keep on trucking, you chill tomato


Above: Mario’s arm holding the spoon looks broken


Above: Tell your science teacher that at the heart of every atom is a Game Boy


Above: No game since has had a “special appearance” by anybody. It’s like Spider-Man is Bette Midler on Golden Girls


Above: What is this an ad for? Why didn’t Sega just burn their money?


Above: I don’t know printed page, it all looks so amazing it must be on a wondrously huge CD


Above: This ad dares to make fun of its out-of-shape audience

Henry Gilbert

Henry Gilbert is a former GamesRadar+ Editor, having spent seven years at the site helping to navigate our readers through the PS3 and Xbox 360 generation. Henry is now following another passion of his besides video games, working as the producer and podcast cohost of the popular Talking Simpsons and What a Cartoon podcasts.