/vr/ - Retro Games

>>7104117
Spiders do not have penises, Anon.

Fuck it, I'm in too deep to find a real subject for this essay.

>>5842130
Here's a fun quote from 2010 I just found while looking for references:
>Most fans who understood the Duke Nukem mythos weren't offended and the gamers who really got offended were never the intended audience. These kind of tactics work, and they work well. They grab attention and galvanize the "Can't you take a joke?" crowd.

>While this marketing may be in bad taste and juvenile, it's appropriate for the game. If the marketing has to convey the experience of the game, it has to communicate to the gamer an honest expectation. So, while the steroid-swag was over the top and puerile, it kind of kicked ass because it's marketing Duke Nukem true to form.

https://v1.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/video-games/columns/first-personmarketer/8152-Controversy-Marketing