The Most Controversial Game Ads EVER

Post by **racketboy** » Mon Apr 10, 2006 10:37 pm

Take a look at GamePro's picks:
http://gamepro.com/sony/ps2/games/features/53238.shtml

There a Saturn one in there

Any others that you can think of?

Post by **jemsic** » Tue Apr 11, 2006 1:45 am

Well the commercial where segata sanshiro snaps the kid's neck for playing baseball instead of saturn, that has always been something i thought would've been controversial, if not hilarious
lol.

But I remember the arm ripped off ad from a long time ago. I don't remember seeing the saturn ad but I think that was a great advertisement. I can't believe people actually wrote angry letters to gamepro for that.

Post by **Pullmyfinger** » Tue Apr 11, 2006 11:20 am

Those european sega porn ads

Post by **bawitback** » Tue Apr 11, 2006 1:02 pm

I remember seeing all these ad's placed in US Gamepro's of mine, except the Sega Saturn one. They just dont make ad's like they used to

Post by **halosoul** » Tue Apr 11, 2006 4:08 pm

Don't know if you've seen this already, but ho ho ho, quite controversial...and rather funny to boot!

Post by **racketboy** » Tue Apr 11, 2006 8:41 pm

halosoul wrote:Don't know if you've seen this already, but ho ho ho, quite controversial...and rather funny to boot!

I remember it, but it's been a long time since I've seen the commerical.
Seen the print ads a lot though.

Post by **whupthewickedwurm** » Tue Apr 11, 2006 10:40 pm

Cool, I remember that Saturn ad from when I was little. Heh, I guess it never occured to me that some of the ads from those magazines would offend anyone. Speaking of which I remember this one for the 32X it went something like this:

Kid: Mommy, what are those two Sega machines doing?
Mommy: There making an arcade system dear.

I guess you'd have to see it for yourself... anyone remember that one???

More recently there was the ad for Dead or Alive Xtreme Beach Volleyball that said something about needing tissue... or tissue not included or something... I can't remember.

Post by **halosoul** » Thu Apr 13, 2006 8:23 am

Came across that D.O.A ad today, off Hardcore Gaming 101, another great retro resource, link below:

http://hg101.classicgaming.gamespy.com/doa/doax-ad.jpg

Post by **lunar** » Thu Apr 13, 2006 9:51 am

warning >_> :

http://www.ukresistance.co.uk/2006/03/s ... verts.html

Post by **neohx_7** » Thu Apr 13, 2006 11:24 am

I used to have tons of Video Game magazines from 1989 to 1999, but I don't know where they are now.

I remember the EGM issue with the nude lady covered with Saturn. I wonder if there are scans of all the magazines available? That would be sooooo sweet.