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Wipeout 64

"The game the others chase, but can't catch" (IGN64.com The Magazine #1, 1998)

#wipeout #n64 #psygnosis #midway #retro gaming #video game ads

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Decoding PR Talk (IGN64.com The Magazine #1, 1998)

#ign #n64 #retro gaming

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TurboTax

"Stop Playing Games! (It's time to do your taxes.)" (Ultra Game Players #109, Apr. 1998)

#turbotax

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Sonic Jam

"How do you spot a Sonic fanatic? Just look for the gold rings." (Game Informer #54, Oct. 1997)

#sonic jam #sonic the hedgehog #sega #sega saturn #video game ads #retro gaming

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Mike Tyson Heavyweight Boxing

"Short Fight. Long Recovery." (Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine #54, Mar. 2002)

#mike tyson #codemasters #ps2 #xbox #video game ads #retro gaming

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Top: in the 1987 Official Nintendo Player's Guide, a game called "Return of Donkey Kong" was teased to be "coming soon". Nothing was stated about the game except that Donkey Kong would be controllable. The game was never released.

Main Blog | Twitter | Patreon | Small Findings | Source

#donkey kong #nintendo #cancelled games

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PlayStation on your PC?! (PSM #14, Oct. 1998)

#ps1 #emulation #psm #retro gaming

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Blob Light

"Whatever you do... don't go to sleep" (Pocket Games #5, Winter 2001)

#game boy color #nyko #retro gaming #game accessories

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Robopon

"Build'em, Collect'em, Trash'em!" (Pocket Games #5, Winter 2001)

#robopon #atlus #gameboy #gameboy color #retro gaming #video game ads

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Monster Rancher Explorer

"The Key to Success Can Be Puzzling." (Pocket Games #5, Winter 2001)

#monster rancher #tecmo #game boy color #video game ads #retro gaming

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Reader-submitted artwork of Mario about to run over a PlayStation console with his kart, from a 1997 issue of the UK Nintendo Official Magazine.

Main Blog | Twitter | Patreon | Small Findings | Source: NOM (UK), Issue 62, 1997

#super mario #mario kart #ps1 #fan art #nom

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Predictions for the video game industry in 1984: “Also, it would be folly for the game companies to ignore the huge installed base of videogame units. Thus, the hobby, the industry will be alive and well in 1984... alive, well and sober to the realities: never will the boom era of 1982 return. Never.” (Videogaming Illustrated #13, Jan. 1984)

#Videogaming Illustrated #retro gaming #video game crash

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1994 British print ad for Wario Land.

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#wario land #nintendo #gameboy #retro gaming #video game ads

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Anime Ads from Gamers' Republic #15 (Aug. 1999)

#anime #tekken #black jack #city hunter #legend of crystania #hyper speed grandoll

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Thrasher Presents Skate and Destroy/Grand Theft Auto 2

"New Extremes in Urban Adventure!!!" (Gamers' Republic #15, Aug. 1999)

#thrasher skate and destroy #grand theft auto #gta 2 #rockstar #ps1 #video game ads #retro gaming

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Mario's Birthday Bash Contest (VideoGames: The Ultimate Gaming Magazine #87, Apr. 1996)

#shigeru miyamoto #super mario #nintendo #contest #retro gaming

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Doom 64

"To Hell With You" (Ultra Game Players #97, May 1997)

#doom #doom 64 #midway #id software #n64 #video game ads #retro gaming