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[–] SomethingBurger@jlai.lu 11 points 1 day ago (7 children) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 7 child comments replies: [–] chicken@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 day ago* (2 children) It's weird that so many old videogame ads have a general theme of making fun of people who play videogames in a crass mean spirited way permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] nullspace@lemmy.world 2 points 9 hours ago (1 child) I don't read that at all from the ad. It's just silly wordplay about jerking off; you'd see the same thing as a shitpost comment today. I think the only way to read it as mean-spirited is to project your own shame towards masturbation onto it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] chicken@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 8 hours ago Maybe if you're looking at it in isolation, but I'm also talking about the OP ad, and a lot of others. There's an overarching narrative here. permalink fedilink source parent [–] driving_crooner@lemmy.eco.br 1 point 1 day ago (3 children) That shit is disgusting wtf permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] Xenny@lemmy.world 9 points 1 day ago (1 child) Capitalism for you. The videogame market crash taught game producers at the time that they need to market sexually to young boys to keep the industry alive....and well they did that. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] grue@lemmy.world 10 points 1 day ago* That example was also Sega being deliberately risqué compared to Nintendo., to the point that their slogan was "Sega does what Nintendon't." permalink fedilink source parent [–] a_non_monotonic_function@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago Oh, minor miscommunication. Game sticks in that era had to start flacod due to technological limitations. If you don't rotate it in a circle or a bit yiu are just gonna lose at Sonic or whatever. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] chicken@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 day ago* (2 children) It's weird that so many old videogame ads have a general theme of making fun of people who play videogames in a crass mean spirited way permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] nullspace@lemmy.world 2 points 9 hours ago (1 child) I don't read that at all from the ad. It's just silly wordplay about jerking off; you'd see the same thing as a shitpost comment today. I think the only way to read it as mean-spirited is to project your own shame towards masturbation onto it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] chicken@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 8 hours ago Maybe if you're looking at it in isolation, but I'm also talking about the OP ad, and a lot of others. There's an overarching narrative here. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] nullspace@lemmy.world 2 points 9 hours ago (1 child) I don't read that at all from the ad. It's just silly wordplay about jerking off; you'd see the same thing as a shitpost comment today. I think the only way to read it as mean-spirited is to project your own shame towards masturbation onto it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] chicken@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 8 hours ago Maybe if you're looking at it in isolation, but I'm also talking about the OP ad, and a lot of others. There's an overarching narrative here. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] chicken@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 8 hours ago Maybe if you're looking at it in isolation, but I'm also talking about the OP ad, and a lot of others. There's an overarching narrative here. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] driving_crooner@lemmy.eco.br 1 point 1 day ago (3 children) That shit is disgusting wtf permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] Xenny@lemmy.world 9 points 1 day ago (1 child) Capitalism for you. The videogame market crash taught game producers at the time that they need to market sexually to young boys to keep the industry alive....and well they did that. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] grue@lemmy.world 10 points 1 day ago* That example was also Sega being deliberately risqué compared to Nintendo., to the point that their slogan was "Sega does what Nintendon't." permalink fedilink source parent [–] a_non_monotonic_function@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago Oh, minor miscommunication. Game sticks in that era had to start flacod due to technological limitations. If you don't rotate it in a circle or a bit yiu are just gonna lose at Sonic or whatever. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Xenny@lemmy.world 9 points 1 day ago (1 child) Capitalism for you. The videogame market crash taught game producers at the time that they need to market sexually to young boys to keep the industry alive....and well they did that. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] grue@lemmy.world 10 points 1 day ago* That example was also Sega being deliberately risqué compared to Nintendo., to the point that their slogan was "Sega does what Nintendon't." permalink fedilink source parent
[–] grue@lemmy.world 10 points 1 day ago* That example was also Sega being deliberately risqué compared to Nintendo., to the point that their slogan was "Sega does what Nintendon't." permalink fedilink source parent
[–] a_non_monotonic_function@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago Oh, minor miscommunication. Game sticks in that era had to start flacod due to technological limitations. If you don't rotate it in a circle or a bit yiu are just gonna lose at Sonic or whatever. permalink fedilink source parent