Going through my arcade poster stash....

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I was going through my poster stash I've accumulated since I was a teenager and taking measurements so that I can finally get some of them framed. All of them were acquired from the local Aladdin's Castle before, during, and after I worked there. I didn't think to snap pictures until I pulled out a flat package that the manager gave me right before they closed around 2000. I thought they were interesting because you can see the push they did to try to book parties and tournaments as a source for potential income.

Hope these are interesting to some of you. I have many other posters if people are interested in seeing them. Mostly to advertise new (back then) games.

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Pushing parties and lower game prices.

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Lower prices on games.

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NFL Blitz Tournament

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Soul Calibur Tournament
 
These show the push to book not just birthday parties but also encourage patrons to book their own tournament parties with any game they chose:

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Mini poster.

I also have an entire pack of tournament brackets from this promotion.


I know this next one isn't a game but it is arcade related. I won this one by winning a tournament when Soul Edge first came out in arcade. The first tournament I won was on Version 1 and was a 1 on 1 tournament. I won a Soul Edge T-shirt for winning that tournament as well as $50 in tokens. The second tournament was on Soul Edge Ver. II and was a Time Attack tournament. The tourney ran for a month. I won by beating the game with the quickest time. The prize package for winning this tournament was a Supercop prize package that was shipped directly from Miramax to my house. It included a Supercop Cup, a signed congratulations letter from the president of Miramax and this poster:

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Sorry for the angled pic. The flash glare was killing me straight on.
 
I have many other posters if people are interested in seeing them.

Can you please update this thread with an image of each? If you have a stack of them that's certainly a chore, however without a doubt they'll be appreciated here :).

That late 90s pacman sign is cool, but the Soul Caliber tournament poster is awesome. I can crush people like ants with Ivy :001_sdrool::cool:
 
Can you please update this thread with an image of each? If you have a stack of them that's certainly a chore, however without a doubt they'll be appreciated here :).

That late 90s pacman sign is cool, but the Soul Caliber tournament poster is awesome. I can crush people like ants with Ivy :001_sdrool::cool:

It might take me a few weeks to get to them all since days off will be few and far between here through May. I'll get some up soon. I'll go ahead and list the ones I have since I measured each one. If there are certain ones anyone would like to see first just let me know.


Soul Edge Ver. II
Soul edge (Valdo profile)
Soul Calibur (dreamcast promo)
Tekken Tag (Kazuya profile)
Tekken Tag (Multiple characters)
Tekken 3 (coming soon to Playstation)
Tekken (PS promo)
Mortal Kombat 3 (Arcade version)


These aren't arcade game related but were promo posters hung in the arcade:

The Crow movie poster (sequel to the first)
Mortal Kombat: Annihilation movie poster
Tales of Destiny (Playstation promo)
Brave Fencer Musashi (Playstation promo)

I'm sure there are others I haven't dug out yet. I'd like to see some game related posters others of you have as well.
 
I had the chance to snap some pics of some posters I've got framed already:

Mortal Kombat 3 Arcade poster
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Mortal Kombat: Annihilation soundtrack
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Soul Edge-folded slightly to fit the frame. Did it when I was 17...
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Primal Rage Sideart--looks good framed
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Tekken
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Tekken Tag--coming soon
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Tekken Tag #2
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Nice posters. I didn't know there was an MK3 poster in existence - very collectable.

I've got the arcade versions of the posters for Soul Edge and Tekken in my loft somewhere. I just wish I had the space the display them.
 
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