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[Dacvak]

 

[GymWolf]

This was offensive at the time. Sony had to take it down and publicly apologise.

"Whilst the images used in the campaign were intended solely to highlight the contrast between the different colors available for the PSP, we recognize that the subject matter of one specific image may have caused concern in some countries not directly affected by the advertising," the company said in a statement. "As a result, we have now withdrawn the campaign."

Was just supposed to run in the EU I think. But this was a pretty dumb gaffe from a marketing perspective across the board I'd think.

it was offensive because people only saw that one

Put all three on sight and only someone from modern era would be offended.

The worst thing about these posters is that we didn't got a rule34 out of them

 

[Audiophile]

Is that boss supposed to look like a gnarled penis?

 

[gaming_again]

Take.
Me.
Back.

 

[CuteFaceJay]

The classic Gayboy Ad.

 

[gaming_again]

looooool forgot about this.
One of my first 'challenge accepted' successes.

 

[GnomeChimpsky]

 

[SirTerry-T]

Sega Europe's PR department wrote the rule book on this stuff, even back in the Master System days.

 

[Quasicat]

This was Stevie Wonder’s thing. I remember when he was the musical guest on SNL and they had this little ad:

 

[gaming_again]

Imagine working in ads nowadays and knowing how much fun you could have had if you'd been born just a little earlier. I so miss this vibe. We need it back.

 

[Holammer]

This was Stevie Wonder’s thing. I remember when he was the musical guest on SNL and they had this little ad:

- have you ever seen Stevie Wonder's wife?
- No?
- Neither has he.

 

[ManaByte]

That’s not offensive. That’s hilarious.

He also did this SNL skit around that time:

 

[DirtyBast8rd]

Imagine growing up in the 90's and having that time frame a reference for what's acceptable and then having to live through the shit show of the present day and age. Makes me wanna call Scotty to beam me up. Get me of this planet.
Awesome ads.

 

[DryvBy]

All the PSP Squirrels ads are famously weird and nobody would try it again in current year.

I dunno if it's offensive, but there was an ad in Edge magazine where they had a picture of a plucked cartoon dodo with a bunch of real feathers between the pages and the text "don't be a dodo" or something, I don't even remember what it was for (I'm sure Guru Larry would remember).
It was incredibly silly and I think they apologized for publishing the ad.

Ha, that first link is from my channel

 

[SaintALia]

it was offensive because people only saw that one

Put all three on sight and only someone from modern era would be offended.

I think people would be offended in the modern era if you omitted 1 of them from each era. Just different groups would be offended. I can see the chans, certain reddits and certain forums getting pissy because of those two images you posted, without the other one.

But the first image with no context would have offended a lot of people in any era past the 60's in Britain and the US.

 

[Dontkidyourselfjimmy]

Man I miss the 90's

 

[GymWolf]

I think people would be offended in the modern era if you omitted 1 of them from each era. Just different groups would be offended. I can see the chans, certain reddits and certain forums getting pissy because of those two images you posted, without the other one.

But the first image with no context would have offended a lot of people in any era past the 60's in Britain and the US.

Sure, that's why i said all 3 on sight.

 

[Randall365]

 

[HeisenbergFX4]

If you can’t handle a magazine cover than good on the company making them.

Anyways I’ll go baseball

Having played in that era I can say people were shooting up in the clubhouse like it was candy

 

[RedC]

 

[BadBurger]

Things were mostly cleaned up by the late 2010's, so I don't recall anything massively egregious.

But there was still edgy stuff airing on cable shows like G4 and HBO at the time. I pretty much saw Alison Haislip's bunghole as she dived into the ocean for example. Which I appreciate, but it wasn't appropriate for network TV.

Edit: I meant late 2000's

 

[Rudius]

Its super hard for me to find offense in most things

I grew up in a different time where we weren't looking for things to offend us.

I wish there was something so free and absurd as to get me offended, but everything is so neutered now that even offense is pasteurized.

 

[TerribleAtThisGame]

Does this count?

This one is just fucking wild no matter when, where or why lol. Imagine how many people had to go "yup, good idea!" for this to show up in print. That's the craziest part.

 

[squarealex]

Good old times....

 

[Denton]

Juiced banned ad comes to mind

JUICED (BANNED) Commercial : THQ, Lawton : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

This NSFW professional campaign titled 'Viral' was published in United Kingdom in November, 2005. It was created for the brand: Juiced, by ad agency: lawton....

archive.org

also

 

[RJMacready73]

Jo Guest, the arse that launched a thousand wanks... Total babe back in the day

 

[willothedog]

Still love this ad.

 

[raduque]

I was wondering how long till some Battlecruiser 3000 AD ads would be posted.

Derek Smart, Derek Smart, Derek Smart!

 

[Scotty W]

I wonder if there is a connection between the offensive era and the offended era?

 

[existensmaximum]

Man I miss the 90's

Was just about to write this, wow.

 

[Red Crayon Aristocrat]

Does this count?

"It's a great feeling, fighting for your race against the parasites who wish to annihilate them and helping to usher in the coming Vril master race" - Westwood games

 

[willothedog]

I wonder if there is a connection between the offensive era and the offended era?

Yes. The social media cancer did not exist.

 

[Dr.brain64]

 

[A.Romero]

Fuck this edition in Mexico

and fuck the editor of this edition

I remember loving this cover as a kid but can't remember what was inside it.

Edit: NVM, saw your other post

 

[Loke]

Almost looks like the cover to a Death/Thrash metal album.

 

[Nonehxc]

Having played in that era I can say people were shooting up in the clubhouse like it was candy

Hide the ladies, bois, we have José Canseco gracing us with his presence.

 

[HeisenbergFX4]

Hide the ladies, bois, we have José Canseco gracing us with his presence.

He was destroyed for the things he said but he wasn't wrong on most of his statements on roids

 

[Hudo]

Does this count?

 

[Shake Your Rump]

This isn’t as extreme as what’s been posted. I found this Best Buy ad in a EGM from around 1997. It’s not the full add, just a clip I took because I thought she was hot.

The ad is supposed to be showing how you can shop for TV from home. I thought it was funny how the woman is in her underwear. Like women shop for TV laying in bed in underwear. Pretty blatantly pandering to the video game nerds.

 

[ZehDon]

Does this count?

I said God damn

 

[_Ex_]

This ad ran in North America as well:

Spoiler

 

[Rambotito]

Technically you need a TV to game, so this counts:

The ending...wtf

 

[RJMacready73]

Hahaha that's brutal

 

[RJMacready73]

This ad ran in North America as well:

Spoiler

Christ can only imagine the fucking behemoth wide loaded chick they'd employ for that ad nowadays

 

[Men_in_Boxes]

This one is just fucking wild no matter when, where or why lol. Imagine how many people had to go "yup, good idea!" for this to show up in print. That's the craziest part.

Nobody cared.

A culture that viewed edgelord teenage boy humor as insignificant in the grander scheme. A beautiful time.

 

[Moriarty1889]

My favorite lol

You could already hearing the woketards screeching ‘RAAAAAAACCCCCCCCIIIIIIIISSSSSSSSSTTTTTT if this were out today.

 

[hybrid_birth]

Stuff like this is only offensive because it's treating gamers like total loser sex crazed morons with disfigured dicks. When we aren't just that, we also like junk food.

Speak for yourself, I eat the most exquisite, healthiest organic grass like a cow.

 

[Nitty_Grimes]

Jo Guest, the arse that launched a thousand wanks... Total babe back in the day

I probably had about 900 of them myself. Her top shelf work was amazing. And (to me) she got better with age.

 

[TerribleAtThisGame]

Nobody cared.

A culture that viewed edgelord teenage boy humor as insignificant in the grander scheme. A beautiful time.

I'm aware. I was a teenager in the 90s.

 

[poppabk]

You could already hearing the woketards screeching ‘RAAAAAAACCCCCCCCIIIIIIIISSSSSSSSSTTTTTT if this were out today.

That happened at the time.