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[DryvBy]

***EDIT****
What this thread is about is more of what would be considered offensive today, not back in these days.

I found this and it inspired the thread. This wasn't offensive at the time, but given our current timeline it's now crazy to think this was an ad.

 

[HeisenbergFX4]

Its super hard for me to find offense in most things

I grew up in a different time where we weren't looking for things to offend us.

 

[AJUMP23]

It is only offensive if you have a weak mind.

 

[Catphish]

Why is that offensive? It came out in 1995.

 

[Chuck Berry]

Its super hard for me to find offense in most things

I grew up in a different time where we weren't looking for things to offend us.

And we're done here

 

[BennyBlanco]

 

[schaft0620]

The 90s were about hyper-sexualization and being an edge-lord. When it comes to games some of the more risky stuff was like, "Sega Does What Nintendont" and like Boogerman. Although I think there were some Nintendo ads that were like stuff they would never do today.

 

[Hollowpoint5557]

Does this count?

 

[DryvBy]

Its super hard for me to find offense in most things

I grew up in a different time where we weren't looking for things to offend us.

I agree.

I'm not saying necessarily that even the above is "offensive" but I meant offensive to the current society. Title and thread is all over the place.

 

[RagnarokIV]

My favorite lol

 

[IDKFA]

This one springs to mind. Couldn't do this now as it would be considered fatphobic.

 

[Hollowpoint5557]

 

[MrTroubleMaker]

Its super hard for me to find offense in most things

I grew up in a different time where we weren't looking for things to offend us.

 

[Heimdall_Xtreme]

Fuck this edition in Mexico

and fuck the editor of this edition

 

[graywolf323]

PSM used to have an annual swimsuit issue which would never fly today

 

[Heimdall_Xtreme]

Imagine the context....

In Mexico, Dragon Ball was still broadcast, DBZ did not arrive (I was still in the Red ribbon saga) AND DBZ came one year later , and in this edition they made a Spoiler of the Series of DBZ

 

[Meowtor]

PSM used to have an annual swimsuit issue which would never fly today

man i loved those issues

 

[Chuck Berry]

Although I think there were some Nintendo ads that were like stuff they would never do today.

 

[REDRZA MWS]

Its super hard for me to find offense in most things

I grew up in a different time where we weren't looking for things to offend us.

 

[DonkeyPunchJr]

 

[Codes 208]

My favorite lol

This and those squirrels were the first ones that came to mind

 

[DryvBy]

Does this count?

 

[RedC]

 

[adamsapple]

 

[AMSCD]

Is that boss supposed to look like a gnarled penis?

 

[JohnnyFootball]

Nothing is offenseive. It's just everyone trying to find offense.

 

[EverydayBeast]

If you can’t handle a magazine cover than good on the company making them.

Anyways I’ll go baseball

 

[RedC]

 

[Portugeezer]

Technically you need a TV to game, so this counts:

 

[RedC]

 

[Valonquar]

There was a PS1 ad in a magazine at one point that was just a photo of a PS1 and it said "He can't leave you if he never leaves the house." Can't seem to find it anywhere online now tho.

 

[diffusionx]

This and those squirrels were the first ones that came to mind

I loved those squirrels

 

[Cyberpunkd]

Does this count?

 

[willothedog]

Not offensive then but probably would be now.

 

[adamsapple]

Does this count?

Goddamn, forget about offensive now .. how the fuck did they get away with this in the 90's, lol.

 

[SHA]

Idk, a lady side jumping on camera, that will make you passed out at least for 5 seconds.

 

[poppabk]

Stuff like this is only offensive because it's treating gamers like total loser sex crazed morons with disfigured dicks. When we aren't just that, we also like junk food.

 

[intbal]

Rotated two-page spread.

(uploading this for the third time because imgur keeps deleting it)

 

[DryvBy]

These ages ads were always offensive.

 

[adamsapple]

These ages ads were always offensive.

Early / Mid 90's Sega was the Attitude Era of video games.

 

[intbal]

 

[intbal]

The ad isn't offensive. It's awesome.
The fact that they made a Xena game is the only really offensive thing.

 

[Chupanibre]

Talked about this one at school for a while

 

[intbal]

"Don't just make fighting an art. Make everything into art."

A woman shopping for cleaning supplies.
Reeee would find a way to identify this ad as a misogynistic hate crime.

 

[SaintALia]

My favorite lol

This was offensive at the time. Sony had to take it down and publicly apologise.

"Whilst the images used in the campaign were intended solely to highlight the contrast between the different colors available for the PSP, we recognize that the subject matter of one specific image may have caused concern in some countries not directly affected by the advertising," the company said in a statement. "As a result, we have now withdrawn the campaign."

Was just supposed to run in the EU I think. But this was a pretty dumb gaffe from a marketing perspective across the board I'd think.

 

[nush]

 

[soulbait]

Rotated two-page spread.

Many parents were in an uproar over this one. I remember my friend's mom made him stop reading gaming magazines for a bit after this, LOL.

 

[DonkeyPunchJr]

This was offensive at the time. Sony had to take it down and publicly apologise.

"Whilst the images used in the campaign were intended solely to highlight the contrast between the different colors available for the PSP, we recognize that the subject matter of one specific image may have caused concern in some countries not directly affected by the advertising," the company said in a statement. "As a result, we have now withdrawn the campaign."

Was just supposed to run in the EU I think. But this was a pretty dumb gaffe from a marketing perspective across the board I'd think.

Weren’t there a bunch of these “black vs white” ads featuring these two in conflict? This one got singled out as being racist though.

 

[Holammer]

All the PSP Squirrels ads are famously weird and nobody would try it again in current year.

I dunno if it's offensive, but there was an ad in Edge magazine where they had a picture of a plucked cartoon dodo with a bunch of real feathers between the pages and the text "don't be a dodo" or something, I don't even remember what it was for (I'm sure Guru Larry would remember).
It was incredibly silly and I think they apologized for publishing the ad.

 

[intbal]

Love this one.