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Some gaming ads from 1990 in Robocop Issue 1 (thelemmy.club)
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Recently won this Robocop issue 1 from 1990 and inside were some classic ads for games of the time.

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[โ€“] dual_sport_dork@lemmy.world 10 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

The fact that one of the most compelling things they could come up with promote Hydlide was having two whole speed settings really says it all. No wonder it cratered so hard in the west.

[โ€“] WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago

They should've ported it to the Commodore 64 when it was new.