SEGA’S BIZARRE EARLY 1990S VIZ ADVERTS
Sega could do anything in the early 1990s, such was the dominance of the Mega Drive. It was, dear children, a bit like the PlayStation2 of its day. Everyone knew its name, everyone wanted one, even the Game Gear was a bit cool like PSP and its TV adverts were stylish and much talked about. But sometimes power goes to your head…
…leading to the series of adverts that ran in Viz. Viz is a comic book for grown ups (students) full of the sort of sick, gutter humour we simply cannot stand. Sega went so far as to create its own special ads to fit in with the Viz style.
They’re not what traditionalists would call “funny”, and even in 1992 the idea of “waggling a joystick” being a bit like having a wank was a very old joke. Besides, the Mega Drive pad had a little d-pad not a THROBBING SHAFT so it’s not even based on reality.
Sega doesn’t piss in the snow, it pisses in the *wind*.
Nowadays it’s all viral marketing web sites. How we miss proper adverts with prices on. Thanks so SEGA SCOUT “No. 7″ for the images, which appear to be scans.
filed in HISTORY on Mar.06, 2006
March 6th, 2006 on 3:58 pm
Instead of leaving comments here, why don’t you cunts post on the official FORUM?
http://www.b2g3.com/boards/board.cgi?&user=ukresistance
Thats user=ukresistance for those on Firefox.
March 6th, 2006 on 5:40 pm
I remember these ads, I seem to remember one with sonic giving the finger as well.
I would post on the forum but that style of forum gives me a headache.
March 6th, 2006 on 8:19 pm
If the forum looked like it belonged in this century I might use it.
Besides, posting comments makes it look like the site’s actually popular.
March 6th, 2006 on 8:45 pm
I believe, back in the early 90s, if you wanted to advertise in Viz you had to allow the Viz boys to design your ad for you.
March 6th, 2006 on 11:32 pm
Viz ads are great. Anyone remember the Martin Clunes Advent Taj Mahal of Hope?!
March 7th, 2006 on 1:51 am
How pathetically vulgar.
March 7th, 2006 on 7:13 pm
Delightfully vulgar, more like it.
March 8th, 2006 on 6:38 am
That’s totally too cool for school!
March 8th, 2006 on 11:24 am
They were all at it. I seem to recall there were similar ads for NatWest.
March 9th, 2006 on 6:12 pm
I’ve already tried to “appear cool” on IRC saying this, but by this time Viz was so far past “sellout” it was ridiculous.
No money? No job? Then fuck off. – Gnatwest
September 3rd, 2006 on 9:12 pm
Save Pluto!
April 3rd, 2008 on 4:09 am
Wow, this takes the cake in awesome video game things I’ve seen today.
July 4th, 2008 on 5:01 pm
Um, the one with the joystick in, its advertising the optional Joystick for the megadrive. ;p
July 5th, 2008 on 4:49 am
Hah. This just got linked by one of the sites you hate so much they don’t even deserve a functioning link.
July 7th, 2008 on 8:22 am
LoL
the best!
PSP
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