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Favourite magazine advert for a game?

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  • ZoffyZoffy
    edited December 2011
    Wow I never realised Luis Royo had done the Game Over artwork - must be one of his few pieces thats safe to show on WoS :D

    Anyway, back on topic. No-ones mentioned Game Over II:

    http://www.worldofspectrum.org/showmag.cgi?mag=ACE/Issue15/Pages/ACE1500088.jpg

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  • WookieeWookiee
    edited December 2011
    Zoffy wrote: »
    Wow I never realised Luis Royo had done the Game Over artwork - must be one of his few pieces thats safe to show on WoS :D

    Anyway, back on topic. No-ones mentioned Game Over II:

    http://www.worldofspectrum.org/showmag.cgi?mag=ACE/Issue15/Pages/ACE1500088.jpg

    /thread.

    I remember that image....didn't have a clue of the game though cheers

    EDIT - BOOOOOO It's not in the archive :(
  • richlrichl
    edited December 2011
    If you mean Game Over II isn't in the archive then you'll be pleased to know that it is.... as "Phantis" as that was the original Spanish name.

    EDIT - Also, in an attempt to stop posting about Game Over or Game Over II I've been trying to think of any other fave ads. One that sticks in my mind, mainly because I was really looking forward to the game, was Back To Skool. I also quite liked how the image in the ad was only used for the advert and the actual cover of the game was a totally different painting. A bit like how some movie teaser posters are different from the final thing.
  • joefishjoefish
    edited December 2011
    I always remember adverts from the early days like this Quicksilva one:
    http://www.worldofspectrum.org/showmag.cgi?mag=SinclairUser/Issue020/Pages/SinclairUser02000164.jpg
    A mix of game titles and odd esoteric artwork that makes even the dullest adventure game seem interesting; if only you could work out which game each picture is supposed to go with!
    Joefish
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  • judasEZTjudasEZT
    edited December 2011
    at 'GameOverII' advert features the next lines "After abandoning the ship you capture a ADREC in order to continue advancing on the planet"

    actually the word "ADREC" is the spanish word of a FEMALE PIG spelled backwards..

    hahahhaha... eighties software were carried on by young naive-vandals.. it has its own charm..
  • WookieeWookiee
    edited December 2011
    richl wrote: »
    If you mean Game Over II isn't in the archive then you'll be pleased to know that it is.... as "Phantis" as that was the original Spanish name.

    EDIT - Also, in an attempt to stop posting about Game Over or Game Over II I've been trying to think of any other fave ads. One that sticks in my mind, mainly because I was really looking forward to the game, was Back To Skool. I also quite liked how the image in the ad was only used for the advert and the actual cover of the game was a totally different painting. A bit like how some movie teaser posters are different from the final thing.

    cheers mate :)
  • MorkinMorkin
    edited December 2011
    vanpeebles wrote: »
    I liked the Elite ads with the cartoon people where the granny was deadly and the big thug harmless.

    Ah yes, forgot about those..!

    I think a few other companies tried to do something similar, like for Way of the Exploding Fist. But I don't think they were as good.
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