Wonky Video Game Print Ads
Advertising for video games has always been a mixed bag. Advertisers and marketers don't always know what they're doing—especially if they're unfamiliar with the products they're supposed to promote—and they're often clueless about their target audience.
Proof of their ignorance can be found in the numerous failed advertising campaigns for video games over the past few decades, as unlikely spokespersons were brought out to promote games to which they have no relation, or through gut-wrenching ads that leave viewers feeling humiliated.
Some advertisers may have known exactly what they were doing, with some of the most shocking (well, maybe to your grandma) and attention-grabbing headlines and concepts that remain spoken about in gaming circles today. Others remain in our cultural memory simply because of how bad they were.
I've compiled some—20, to be exact—of the wonkiest print ads in video game history. Read on!
