3D technology has been getting a lot of press lately and one question that keeps coming up is when will gaming go 3D? If it were up to Nintendo, the 3D craze would have kicked off back in the 80’s when they tried to compete with Sega’s 3D goggles. Not surprisingly, both companies failed.
Maybe it’s just me, but 8-bit in 3D doesn’t seem all that immersive or exciting, even by 80’s standards. But just look at Mario in that picture. His mind is obviously blown to smithereens. Funny how game ads back then tried to trick you with realistic paintings even though everybody knew the games looked nothing like that.
This is one of a few known PEZ dispenser ads to feature naked chicks. But, of course, these ads only ran in Europe where people are pretty much immune to the awesomeness of chesticles. I think American companies would sell way more candy if they used this technique.
During the 1970’s, advertising evolved and photography overcame painted graphics as the art medium of choice. Keeping up with the times, PEZ shifted their advertising to include photography. They hired a photographer called Luhiwoi, who also worked as a photographer for Playboy magazine. Luhiwoi took the job at PEZ for the perks… paid travel and to date girls.
These two pictures show both sides of a single two-sided ad. In the top picture, the ad reads “Pull On – Take Off…. The New Play Idea of PEZ”. The bottom ad says “You’ll enjoy the new play idea of PEZ”. This ad was created to call attention to the new dispenser costumes that were being packaged in with the dispensers and candy.
This AXE ad misleads you into thinking that if you text the word “AXE” to 2345 after 9pm you’ll see this hot chick in sexy naked glory. Unfortunately you only get to see her in her undies — which is still kinda’ hot, but come on! Tits or gtfo.
The dancing baby from Ally McBeal rolled into the wrong part of town at the wrong time. Before he knew it, he was surrounded by members of the Skating Babies of Doom. It was at this moment that he knew he’d be in tomorrow’s headlines.
Clever ad campaign by the BETC Euro RSCG advertising agency in Paris. This is just a guess, but they probably got away with using all these characters because they aren’t drawn out in their entirety. If a copyright infringement over this campaign ever popped up in court, I’m sure the plantiff would have a tough time proving that their work was being stolen. After all, it’s just a bunch of eyeballs, so there’s really no telling.
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