Showing posts with label Star Wars for NES print ad (1992). Show all posts
Showing posts with label Star Wars for NES print ad (1992). Show all posts

Wednesday, December 28, 2016

Star Wars for NES (1992)



Original ad published in the April 1992 edition of EGM (no. 31)

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The force is strong with this ad


Black on black. There’s little else to say about the aesthetic decision made to promote the mediocre Star Wars game for the original Nintendo home console other that it is uber cool.

Current gamers forget that during the early 90s, the Star Wars franchise was basically dormant. It was past its glory years of the 80s, so a video game based on the original film of the trilogy was basically just an easy cash¡-in for JVC/ Lucasfilm.