Really bad arcade flyers...

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So with the Rush 'N Attack thread today (http://forums.arcade-museum.com/showthread.php?t=182876), we came across a cheesy flyer with a chick squatting trying to give a thumbs-up with a dude behind her pulling her hair. Terrible, just terrible.

So what other flyers have you seen that are just really bad. Here's one I just can't stomach- Joust. Such a great game and then a total fail on the flyer:

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One more- Back to the Future pinball. If you can't get the actors, DON'T USE LOOK-A-LIKES!

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Make sure you post the flyer pic as well or this thread won't be any fun.
 
Maybe it's just because I look at these things all the time doing key chains, but seriously- who in the blue Hell thought this was a good idea to sell video games? Do! Run Run:

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Dude, it's bad enough getting actors who don't even look like who they are trying to portray. Their clothing doesn't match the costumes at all. It's just plain bad.

But yes, Konami flyers (and side art for 4P cabs not counting X-Men) are all pretty bad.

Nintendo Vs. flyers are interesting to say the least. In the second flyer, did they think people in the future would be wearing C3PO costumes?:

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Interesting that the kids are playing 2600 River Raid while the adults have a red tent in their living room.

Of course, many of us have red tents in our homes now, but we didn't in the 80s!

Kyle :cool:
 
Dude, it's bad enough getting actors who don't even look like who they are trying to portray. Their clothing doesn't match the costumes at all. It's just plain bad.

But yes, Konami flyers (and side art for 4P cabs not counting X-Men) are all pretty bad.

Nintendo Vs. flyers are interesting to say the least. In the second flyer, did they think people in the future would be wearing C3PO costumes?:

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Wow, Yogi Berra quote in the same flyer as C3PO costume (on backwards)! But they were right, they are still here!
 
the sad thing is.... the guy in for Michael J. Fox on the BTTF pin flyer actually looks more like the real actor than the model used for the pin backglass.
 
the sad thing is.... the guy in for Michael J. Fox on the BTTF pin flyer actually looks more like the real actor than the model used for the pin backglass.

It is funny cause I read this not to long ago:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Back_to_the_Future:_The_Pinball
Michael J. Fox refused to permit his image to be used to adorn the backglass of the game, so the replacement image has Marty McFly wearing glasses. As for Fox's replacement in the promo picture, he's the son of Paul Faris who also worked on this table.
 
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