Ah, Sega. You were there for me at a time when I was just discovering girls. Back when you actually made consoles, you delighted me with your cheeky ad campaigns, your edgy attitude, and your blast processing. You made me believe being a gamer was akin to being cool.
As edgy as d they were in North America, though, that is nothing compared to what they got away with in Britain where they were able to publish the ad above in Viz magazine — which happens to be a repository of sick, disgusting humour "adults" (a.k.a., college boys) revel in.
And disgusting it is — as in, I wouldn't be showing this to my mother any time soon. But is it so wrong to be nostalgic for the days when Sega actually produced consoles? Is it evil to wish for a world in which Sonic on a Nintendo was considered blasphemy? The Sega that produced this ad was a different Sega. It was a cheeky Sega. It was a Sega in which it was reasonable to laugh at a spinach green Game Boy.
How I miss those days.
Via UK:RESISTANCE
2 comments:
It makes me think that "Sega" is just a play on phonics for "Seka" the early Porn Queen.
I'm amazed Seka made it that far.
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