long rectangular banner with a close-up of a dead (undead) zombie with gnarly teeth, the title in the middle with the III's in blood red and the two protagonists, a man and a woman, holding weapons, on the right of the banner.
the house of the dead III, web banner (2002) web.archive.org/web/20020802...
an illustration of the o.r.b.s. pod from one side. it looks futuristic and ofcourse big enough to fit a human.
an illustration of the o.r.b.s. pod from the other side. this side is flat not round.
the development staff (x6) sitting/standing in front of a concept pod with the o.r.b.s. branding printed neatly in black.
inside the pod with a player looking at a user interface on a curved screen.
o.r.b.s. (over reality booster system), unreleased arcade cabinet (2002) archive.org/details/arca... cancelled-games.fandom.com/wiki/Namco_O....
a computer with blackjack on the screen, casino chips to the left hand side, behind a man in a suit, holding cards, behind him, more cards and some suggestive looking women, not wearing much. text beneath title: be a winner. amaze your friends. become a pro-class blackjack player. some text below the imagery: if you can beat this game, you can win at the tables. teaches card counting. keeps running count. allows any card weights.
las vegas blackjack, dos (1982) archive.org/details/soft...
a red brown haired woman, looking directly at you, wearing a green top with a striped grey cat cuddling up, asleep in her arms/resting against her chest/shoulder.
illustration, gamest mook vol. 39: snk illustrations, magazine (1996) archive.org/details/snki...
outwardly glowing title font up the top. other text font: you lost new york slide into the 7th level of hell press space or fire
ghostbusters II, game over screen, amstrad cpc (1989) www.mobygames.com/game/70330/g...
a bloated human head. you can see the skull through the skin.
magazine screenshot (1997) archive.org/details/MacA...
ad is for spider-man 2 for the game boy, spider-man / x-men: arcade's revenge for the snes and spider-man: return of the sinister six for the nes. comic imagery is spider-man climbing high on a sky scraper, a game boy in one hand, a web shot out of the other. cars can be seen on the road, a long way down. styled red font with blue-ish shadow reads: scale the heights dudes!
spider-man licensed games, print ad (1992) archive.org/details/nint...
a mario paint piece of art of an angry clown with green side hair called 'klownok: fun air warrior'. background is a bubbly pattern. top and bottom of screen are mario paint user interface.
mario paint, magazine screenshot, snes (1992) archive.org/details/nint...
a woman is standing outside (at the entrance door, at the top of a set of steps) a large multi-story building with a lot of windows. a red sports car is parked at the bottom of the steps. a large disembodied woman's head is in the sky, looking at the building.
magazine screenshot, computer graphics (1997) archive.org/details/mico...
"the game that really got me hooked, though, ertr tempest and joust - other girls went to the burger place to hand out and check out boys. i was the nerdy girl racking up the high scores on those games - the only girl!" -kim, usa
your say on classic video games, bbc news, official website (2001) news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science...
a long line (into the distance) of shrivalled raisins with legs, arms, eyes and mouths, wearing sneakers. the raisin at the front of the line is wearing sunglasses.
the california raisins, inside cover, dos (1988) www.mobygames.com/game/12145/t...
a public demonstration of nintendo's infamous virtual boy with one set-up on a stand, a woman standing behind it and a woman on a microphone. a large photo is on the wall behind them.
two long lines of screens showing video games, one high, one low, attendees look/playing.
game expo '95, chiba city, japan (1995) archive.org/details/mico...
what do you think of the playstaion2's visual design? below is an illustration of a ps2 with a cartoon face, holding up a small round mirror and looking at itself, smiling. it has a pink nose and probably wouldn't look out of place in an episode of ren & stimpy. to the right are the options: i love it (this answer came a distant second) it looks like a '70s entertainment center it's cutting edge it looks better than the playstation it's perfect (this answer got the least votes) it looks worse than the playstation (this answer easily got the most votes) (there were a total of 5981 votes)
poll run by videogames.com, results printed by official u.s. playstation magazine (1999) archive.org/details/Offi...
the ad is split into four sections, each one half a page (so the whole print ad takes up 2 pages). each quarter of the ad is for a different home released game. each quarter of the ad has artwork related to the game being presented but also repeated the artwork of a man's face, wearing something that looks akin to 3d glasses, reflecting imagery from each game. in each picture the man's face is coloured differently. this first section of the ad is for arkanoid. the face is coloured naturally. the hair is blonde or white. to the right is a short vague description of the game and some artkanoid artwork, showing a paddle, bouncing a ball toward some blocks.
this section of the ad is for a game called slap fight. this time the man's face has green skin. to the right is a short vague description of the game and artwork showing a space ship in battle.
this section of the ad is for a game called game over. again, the face is coloured naturally, although still differently from the arkanoid section of the ad. to the right is some art from the game box art, showing a the top of a man and woman decked out in futuristic armor/gear. someone is holding a space pistol.
this section of the ad is for a game called athena. the man's face is psychedelic greens and blues and shadows. to the right is a short vague description of the game and artwork, depicting a scantily cladded female protagonist battling a large horned creature that looks like a minotaur.
print ad, imagery (1987) archive.org/details/Comm...
lush green tennis court, a player up each end (computer vs. player). on the wall below the crowd, a dudes with attitude advert, the words 'big fun' and what looks like 'a.v.e.' an umpire sits on his high chair to the right of the net. a black rat is running right to left across the lower side of the court.
rad racket: deluxe tennis II, screenshot, nes (1991) 'a rat will occasionally enter the court which, if hit with your ball, wins you the round.' www.mobygames.com/game/33513/r... tcrf.net/Rad_Racket:_...
many white planets orbiting a thick gooey white round circle with a hole in the middle. space surrounding.
illustration, commodore user, magazine (1987) archive.org/details/Comm...
the hulk sprite in four frames of anger and transformation/mutation, from aggrieved white man to mutated green hulk. he is wearing purple pants and kneeling with hands clutching head until he turns green and raised his fists. caption: oh... oh, it looks like the leader has given mild mannered bruce banner another migraine... and now you know what that means! aaaaaaaarrrrrrrrgggggghhhh!!!!
the incredible hulk, print ad, excerpt, snes (1994) retrocdn.net/images/b/b5/...
up the top of the screen are coloured bars with character stats for 'black wolf'. a purple bar reads: where are you? below, in larger text font overlaid on black: now that you're gone in smaller text font, still overlaid on black and much further down the scree: thou art dead. (press space bar to play again)
alternate reality: the dungeon, game over screen, commodore 64 (1987) www.mobygames.com/game/21129/a...
rendereed 3d environment, a stone brick castle dungeon room with an ominous pile of skulls on the floor and other skulls scattered about. two ugly green creatures sit at a table, playing cards. flaming torches are on the wall and rays of light are shining from above. a barrel is in the corner.
computer graphics (1997) www.mobygames.com/game/1315/du...
dude with frizzy hair in futuristic space gear, holding/aiming a space gun and looking angry. in the background the black outlines of city skyscrapers within a sphere.
battlewheels, illustration, manual, back, lynx (1993) archive.org/details/lynx...
sega saturn, mouse, blue mouse pad, screen showing the sega homepage from 1996.
a clearer screenshot of the japanese sega homepage from 1996 with a big sega logo, the number of visitors below and some hyperlinks in japanese.
sega saturn, connected the internet, browsing the official sega homepage (1996) archive.org/details/Grea...
gex the gecko is in a place where the moon and the stars are hanging by strings, which seem to be platforms. a tall purple and red chequered platform is on the right side of the screen with a weird alien plant (yellow orbs on top of stems).
gex, magazine screenshot, sega saturn (1996) archive.org/details/Grea...
simplified fighter vs fighter, black screen, two fighters, one red, taka, and one white, kenji, their health bars up top. kenji is letting off a purple fireball, while taka is doing some sortof jump kick.
magazine screenshot (1993) archive.org/details/toku...
a floating outline of a casket with a cross engraved on it, blackness, fire(?) below.
magazine screenshot (1993) archive.org/details/MSXF...
a little girl in blue overalls and a green top, her hair in a ponytail, is crawling on grass near a tree. a bald man with a long neck is poking his head out of the hole in the tree. another man with a tuft of hair is poking his head out of the ground. raised of sunshine are shining down.
computer graphics (1995) archive.org/details/MSXF...
character in green has just walked down a set of stairs. another character in green is greeting them (good morning wanker! you woke up late this morning) at the bottom of the stairs, in a room with a cupboard, a book shelf and tables. greenery and trees surround the building.
shining force II, magazine screenshot, mega drive (1995) archive.org/details/mega...
(white space, black caps text): video games are like underwear. (simple illustration of a piece of male underwear) you get attached to the good ones, but eventually you have to change them. (smaller text): if it's not a challenge, it's not a game. you need the hottest, toughest games and you need them now. you need to go to blockbuster. where there's always a massive amount of the latest games for you to rent or buy. and when you've got those beat, there'll be even harder games to take their place. (to theleft): blockbuster video logo caps text: where the challenge never ends.
blockbuster, print ad (1994) retrocdn.net/images/b/b5/...
down the middle of the website is a lot of text about the petz website and the latest news in regards to the petz series of games. on the left is a hyperlinks menu: about petz petz demos petz shop petz connection petz talk petz news links gallery help on the right, games game boxes are shown (the ones visible are the ones for the game boy color, dogz & catz) and links to buy them online. there are also cutes graphics of cats in the top left, below the hyperlink menu and above the right hand side. a drop down menu is at the top of the site.
petz, official website (2000) web.archive.org/web/20000816...
strangely erotic piece of artwork featuring a buff almost naked woman (shiny chrome covering the essentials), riding a shiny chrome dragon. her face is wide eyed and she is reaching behind her back to pull her sword out of its sheath. buff, winged, naked demons are also featured prominently.
artwork, sega megazone, magazine (1995) archive.org/details/mega...
white text on a black screen. it's a menu screen: free spirit software, inc. oresents sex and violence vol 1 (white strip with black text) 1. bite of the sorority vampires 2. sex vixens from space 3. hatchet honeymoon which one do you want?
sex and violence vol 1, screenshot, commodore 64 (1988) www.mobygames.com/game/36176/s...