They don't make adds like this any more.

[Rurouni_Fencer]

The grand-daddy of all offensive game promotions...



Gave kids nightmares and caused a mild bit of controversy for Nintendo's new magazine at the time..

They had hotlinking back then?

*fixed* I'm an idiot..

[Hobie-wan]

2 more fun ones.

Douchebag EB ad:


Quake 3 condom dispenser ad. Pardon the size, making it small made too much text unreadable:

[J T]

Perhaps the greatest spoof of all of the million-and-one spoofs of the old "Got Milk" ad campaign.



It tacky and disgusting, but the fact that instead of a beautiful person with a milk moustache they have this ugly guy squirting milk out of his nose, just makes me laugh. I wonder how many takes they did before they got the right shot? It must suck to be a nose squirting model. Let's see you do that, Tyra!

[J T]

I remember staring at this ad a little bit longer than I should have...

[Hobie-wan]

Deathtrap dungeon

Was trying to find that one. Also the Voodoo ad with the girl that has blown her head off with the hair dryer.

[gtmtnbiker]

Here are some other good ones:






They actually still make risque/questionable ads today as witnessed by the ads for the game Evony.

[gtmtnbiker]

Here are some ads of today:

[saturnfan]

I have tons of old video game magazines, I should browse through them for some sweet ads.

[raztat]

Here are some other good ones:

I remember this one. Always thought it was funny especially for a fishing game haha.

[DankPanties]

Adds? You mean ads, right? ;p

Anyway, here's some of my favorites of yesteryear (big and huge scans):






(from Spawn: The Eternal)


-makes me want to... buy a GameShark...?



But the number one ad that freaked me out as a kid was this...



Basically the ad claims the game will kill you, like, actually for real kill you. To a 5th grader, that was a terrifying thought.