A cartoon-style game box surrounded by puffs of smoke, boxing gloves and a wrench fills this purple 1992 Gametek ad for the Sega Genesis, set again...

Two kabuki-inspired warriors with wild red and white hair and painted faces lunge across a purple background while a fighter in yellow swings at an...

A fanged ghost in a blue robe raises glowing hands wrapped in lightning above a yellow-robed martial artist caught mid-kick, with three pale phanto...

A sepia Civil War portrait of three uniformed officers is playfully crashed by a modern kid in a neon yellow shirt and green cap, whose speech bubb...

A green dragon clutching a chrome pinball towers over a masked blonde sorceress and robed figures in this 1992 Tengen ad for Dragon's Fury on the S...

Three stylized black-helmeted samurai warriors with raised blades fill a bold red-and-yellow graphic design in this 1990 Meldac ad for a Game Boy a...

"May the Force go with you" reads the huge headline on this 1992 Capcom ad for Star Wars on the Nintendo Game Boy. A Game Boy box shows Darth Vader...

"In for a shock?" asks this 1992 Vic Tokai ad for Imperium on the Super Nintendo. The game box tilts over a blue backdrop showing a silver and gold...

A leather-clad grandma on a motorcycle, a bow-tied nerd, a kid in yellow sunglasses holding an NES controller, a punk with a red mohawk and a long-...

Two snarling cartoon dogs nose to nose set up "Now experience Super Dogfighting!" in this 1992 MicroProse ad for Super Strike Eagle on the Super Ni...

A pixel art Mutoid Man looms over the arena in this 1992 Flying Edge ad for Super Smash T.V. on the Sega Genesis. A tall yellow and white headline ...

"Take a stab in the dark" screams the huge red headline on this 1992 Capcom ad for Magic Sword. The Super Nintendo game box shows a muscular, shirt...

Six pro wrestlers line the top of this 1992 Nintendo ad, including Macho Man Randy Savage, Hulk Hogan, The Undertaker, The Mountie, Sid Justice and...

"This guy's breath could kill you!" warns this 1992 Capcom ad for Gargoyle's Quest II on the Nintendo Entertainment System. A red winged gargoyle n...

The Raiden game box glows inside a golden TV frame in this 1992 Electro Brain ad for Raiden Trad on the Super Nintendo. Orange laser beams and expl...

"Can you take the terror?" asks this 1992 Arena Entertainment ad for Alien 3 on Sega Genesis and Game Gear. A dripping, snarling Xenomorph looms ov...

"Dawn Patrol" stands out in big orange letters over a World War I flying officer's gear in this 1992 Namco ad for Wings 2: Aces High on the Super N...

"Lemmings are here!" bursts a cartoon lemming through a torn page of "The Lemmings are coming" text in this 1992 Sunsoft ad for Lemmings on the Nin...

A long-haired sorceress in a flowing yellow robe raises a jeweled sword in one hand and a fan of magic cards in the other in this 1992 HAL America ...

"Just when you thought it was safe to play video games again" reads the dripping green headline on this 1992 Namco ad for Splatterhouse 2 on the Se...

"NBA on Game Boy!" shouts this 1992 LJN ad for NBA All-Star Challenge 2, where seven glowing NBA players, including Patrick Ewing, Hakeem Olajuwon ...

"Get ready for the slime of your life" says this 1992 Renovation Products ad for Todd's Adventure in Slime World on the Sega Genesis. A blond space...

A giant red crab-like alien battles a silver armored fighter in this 1992 Treco ad for Fighting Masters on the Sega Genesis. A big metallic logo wi...

Mounted warriors thunder out of a stone archway in this 1990 fantasy ad: a white-bearded wizard in flowing robes rides beside armored horsemen as a...

A calm purple night sky fills the top of this 1992 MicroProse ad for F-117A Stealth Fighter on the Nintendo Entertainment System. "This is what you...

A glowing blue armored figure stands in a futuristic doorway under a tall red Cyber-Cop logo in this 1992 Virgin Games ad for Cyber-Cop on the Sega...

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This 1992 Sega Genesis ad shows a basketball player in a blue jersey and striped tube socks dangling from the rim, mouth wide open, against a dark ...

A muscular, grinning hunchback with a raised fist charges forward in this 1991 Game Boy and NES ad, surrounded by hooded villains and helmeted guar...

A glowing blue 3-D tile room fills the top of this 1990 Mattel ad, with a hooded wizard and a streaking ball set against a stark black page. The bo...

A goggled bee in boots carries a honey pot past a lunging frog, a dragonfly and a snapping shark in this bright 1992 ad set on a vivid purple page....

A curved golden-hilted scimitar slices across stylized gold lettering on a red banner against a stark black page in this 1992 TurboGrafx-CD ad. Alo...

A sword-wielding heroine in a blue dress, boots and wrist guards faces a roaring tiger ridden by an armored general against a fiery red moon in thi...

A snarling purple monster with long green hair, yellow claws and fangs crouches on a clean cream page in this 1992 NES boxing game ad. The cheeky h...

A Game Boy box bursts through the glass of an arcade cabinet in this 1992 Acclaim ad, under the headline Arcade Action on Game Boy. Two headband-we...

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A boxed Sega Genesis fantasy role-playing game glows among pearls, gems and gold chains on the dark left page of this 1992 two-page ad, while the r...

Two skater kids hang out in a graffiti-splattered, cracked-wall bedroom in this 1990 Electronic Arts ad: one lounges on a worn green couch holding ...

Bart Simpson sprints in panic ahead of a cartoon mob of monsters, Krusty the Clown, Itchy and Scratchy, a giant crab and a gorilla in this energeti...

A snarling Batman in profile faces off against a grinning, green-haired Joker across the two pages of this 1992 Sun Soft ad, with a purple-and-pink...

This 1990 ad for a Vietnam-era flight simulation features a boxed game with an A-6 Intruder jet roaring off a carrier deck, set over a faded map of...

A man in mirrored wraparound sunglasses stares out from a dark, neon-lit collage in this 1990 PC game ad, surrounded by explosions, a martial artis...

A red, scaly dragon with a spiked collar rears over a green battlefield grid in this colorful 1990 ad, as a spear-wielding soldier in a blue-and-wh...

A jagged tear in a black page reveals a collage of game screens, monitor portraits and two armored officers beside a red sports car in this 1990 Ac...

A flaming basketball with the NBA Jam logo blazes against a black background in this 1994 Acclaim ad for NBA Jam Tournament Edition. "Now you're on...

This 1995 Playmates ad shows Zealot, the Kherubim warrior from Jim Lee's WildC.A.T.S., as an action figure in a red armored bodysuit and silver boo...

A muscular, shirtless wizard raises a staff and a glowing potion as lightning cracks behind him in this 1990 CSG Imagesoft ad for Solstice: The Que...

A giant cartoon caveman baby head-butts its way across this 1990 two-page NEC ad for Bonk's Adventure on the TurboGrafx-16. The left page is a bold...