A gamer in his natural habitat.

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Tekken 2 was released 30 years ago on 29th March 1996 in Japan.

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🎮 90s gaming ad fever dream, one swipe at a time.

From handheld wars to mascot-era chaos, this carousel is a time capsule of peak game-mag energy. Which ad would’ve made you beg your parents at Toys R Us?

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Join us for another "fun" (in airquotes) livestream about dating video games!

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Was the game out this month? Next month? Was it out twice? These are the questions @quarterpast and I endeavor to answer. #videogamehistory #livestream

Game Informer Throwback Vol. 2 🎮🕹️

Round 2 from the Game Informer archives.
More full-page classics from the era when game ads felt bigger than life.

Swipe all 9 and pick your winner:
🔥 Which ad had the best vibe?

This is peak magazine-era gaming nostalgia — straight from the stack.

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Game Informer Time Capsule 📚🎮

Quick nostalgia dump from the Game Informer vault.
These ad pages are peak late-90s/early-2000s gaming energy — loud fonts, wild promises, and pure mall-era hype.

Swipe through all 9 pages and tell me:
👉 Which one hits your memory the hardest?

If you grew up circling games in magazines before release day, this one’s for you.

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Panzer Dragoon II was released 30 years ago on 22nd March 1996 in Japan for the Saturn.

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Resident Evil was released 30 years ago on 22nd March 1996 in Japan for the PlayStation.

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Serious Sam was released 25 years ago on 21st March 2001.

Aaaaahhhhh yourself!

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