Retro look at extreme exaggeration in game adverts
by Conrad Quilty-Harper 
{ Jun 6th 2006 at 7:25PM }
Obviously someone from Neo-Geo forgot to read the Bible. We all know that we're supposed to bow down and worship our [fanboys, insert your console of choice here] on a daily basis. Arcade machines are for heathens.
GameSetWatch has posted a brilliant article that highlights several examples of "visual hyperbole" being used in video game advertisements. The article looks at several examples where the marketing department might have gone a little too far, although in retrospect we're glad they did because it gives us the chance to laugh our socks off at their outrageous attempts to get people to buy their games.
[Via Vintage Computing]
See also:
Lara advert portrays her massive butt
Hitman ad with undertones of rape
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Taedirk @ Jun 6th 2006 8:18PM
Missing from the list: EverQuest Online Adventures - It's Time to Slay the Dragon! ( http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=7215059756609314359 ). Quite possibly the worst and funniest commercial I have ever seen, and thanks to Google Video, it's now preserved in history.
dongle @ Jun 6th 2006 8:49PM
Hah I still have the EGM in which that ad ran.
intel @ Jun 6th 2006 11:21PM
What's the first printed ad we can all remember that used a visual hyperbole?
intel @ Jun 7th 2006 4:10AM
a.k.a Sensationalism
32_Footsteps @ Jun 7th 2006 8:22AM
Oh, my first brush with ad hyperbole was with He-Man toys. Despite the claims of the commercials, I never ended up with "The Power." Just overpriced Mattel toys.
I'll admit, the Samurai Shodown II ad was pretty funny. But they kinda reached on the other two. I suppose he does have to save something for future segments, though.