VG Print Ads: Namco & Blade

On 06/12/2013 at 01:37 AM by KnightDriver

So I'm back again with more scans of video game ads from magazines or comics. These two are from Marvel Knights #8 (Feb. 2001) which I got because it featured Doctor Strange. That I got two video game ads was a pleasant bonus.

This first one is a two page ad for Namco games on the PS2. Tekken Tag Tournament, Ridge Racer V, and MotoGP were all PS2 launch games. This is kind of a strange ad that suggests we should worship our games, or at least prepare spiritually for playing them. That's how good they are. They inspire a deep devotion to the mastery of them. Nothing like ads to overstate their point to grab your attention.

Blade on the original PlayStation was a late release game, November of 2000, just after PS2 released in October. The ad sports a pretty simple design that shows you Blade and a vampire filling the background. Even if you didn't know about the movie, you could probably guess this game is about a vampire hunter. Then at the bottom we get some screen shots and an explanation of each of them.

All I have to say in conclusion is that video game ads are sweet. I just love 'em.

Matt Snee Staff Writer

06/12/2013 at 09:34 AM

these are good but not nearly as cool as the ones in GI JOE comics I read when I was 8. I'm actually tempted to go through my old comics and see if I can find some ads myself. I have a lot of old Xmen from the 80's and maybe there's some cool stuff in there.

KnightDriver

06/12/2013 at 04:21 PM

GI JOE eh? I'll have to keep my eye out for those in the 25 cent bin.

SanAndreas

06/12/2013 at 11:23 AM

The best print ads I ever saw were:

A Sega ad for the the Saturn which had a luscious naked woman on them with the game screenshots pasted over her naughty areas. Ostensibly, the game system was so awesome that you didn't even notice her.

A Final Fantasy VII ad with the Junon canon that read "Someone get the guys who make cartridge games a cigarette and a blindfold." The small print on the ad read, "If this game were on a cartridge, it would cost $3,000."

06/12/2013 at 04:22 PM

Awesome! I hope I come across those so I can scan 'em.

goaztecs

06/12/2013 at 11:35 AM

I loved video game ads back in college. Whenever we had a print ad project in one of my Graphic Design classes, I would always do video game ads, mainly sports games. I always liked how they all somewhat followed a similar template. Thanks for the flashback

06/12/2013 at 04:24 PM

Yea, graphic design. I've been thinking about that as a career, so I've been trying to do a little analysis on the ads I find. Heck, maybe I'll learn something.

PixlBit