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Just a few attention-grabbing retro game ads that would land studios in hot water today. (more in post body) (lemmy.world)
submitted 7 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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I know they're insensitive and tacky, but I have to admit that a part of me misses when games ads were off the walls like this.

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 7 months ago (2 children)

It's the classic your gf wants kinky sex but you'd rather play Gameboy LIKE A NERD, NERD

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

GameBoy Pocket

[–] [email protected] 0 points 7 months ago (3 children)

Yeah, but aren't his hands crazy large?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

It looks that way because he is holding the Game Boy Pocket and not the OG Game Boy

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

Hands made for spanking.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

It's an ad for the Gameboy Pocket.