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VGHF-PROMO. Promotional Material

 Classification
Identifier: VGHF-PROMO
This classification is comprised of promotional material for games, such as commercials, posters, and memorabilia.

Found in 15 Collections and/or Records:

Summer Game Fest 2025 swag

 Unprocessed Material
Identifier: 2025-011
Dates: Issued: June 5–9, 2025

Incredible Technologies, arcade promotional flyers

 Unprocessed Material
Identifier: 2025-012
Dates: circa late 1980s – mid1 2000s

Roger Sharpe trade materials and ephemera

 Unprocessed Material
Identifier: 2025-019
Dates: Publication: Majority of material found within 1985–1992?

Sega newsletters and brochures

 Collection
Identifier: MAG-SEGANEWS
Abstract

This is an assorted collection of newsletters and promotional publications from Sega of America, currently from the 1980s.

Dates: Publication: Majority of material found within 1988–1989

Xbox promotional materials

 Collection
Identifier: PROMO-XBOXPROMO
Abstract

This is a collection of promotional brochures for the original Xbox and Xbox 360 consoles, with a special emphasis on Xbox Live. The origin of these items is unclear, but they appear to have been distributed to retailers, at trade shows, to Official Xbox Magazine subscribers, or potentially, directly to Xbox owners or Xbox Live users.

Dates: Publication: 2001–2006

Retailer catalogs

 Collection
Identifier: PROMO-RETAILER
Abstract

This is a collection of catalogs, flyers, and brochures from video game retailers that advertise upcoming products and promotions. These are distinct from retailer-produced magazines, such as Game Informer and Walmart GameCenter.

Dates: Publication: 1973–2011

Mego "Time-Out" Toss-Up commercial

 Collection
Identifier: PROMO-COMMERCIALS-001
Abstract

In 1980, the Mego toy company licensed the Game & Watch handheld games by Nintendo for North American release under the name "Time-Out." This commercial is believed to be the second revision of the commercial for the "Time-Out" Toss-Up, better known by its original title, Game & Watch: Ball.

Dates: Issued: June 25, 1980

Game publisher publicity kits, brochures, and catalogs, assorted

 Collection
Identifier: PROMO-KITS
Scope and Contents

This is a collection of folders and catalogs that video game publishers used to advertise their games. Based on the included information, it is unclear if these were intended for retailers or the press, possibly both, since they contain information about product ordering as well as general press releases. Unless otherwise noted, the original provenance of these folders is unclear.

Dates: 1987–2012

Nintendo "Who Are You?" commercial, digital film scan

 Item
Identifier: PROMO-COMMERCIALS-002
Scope and Contents

This is a digital scan of a 35mm film containing the "Who Are You?" commercial for the Game Boy Advance. This print is believed to have been screened in the United States and was issued on October 31, 2003.

Dates: Issued: October 31, 2003

Video game publisher product catalogs

 Collection
Identifier: PROMO-PUBCATS
Abstract

Video game publishers would sometimes print and distributed their own product catalogs for direct-to-consumer game sales. These catalogs were often bundled with retail games or promotional magazines; they would also be mailed directly to consumers who had registered their products.

Dates: 1993–1997