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Promotional materials

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 573 Collections and/or Records:

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
Found in: Video Game History Foundation Library

"Revolution" concept video [miniDV], circa 1999 or 2000

 Item
Identifier: CYAN-URU-CONCEPT.02
Scope and Contents From the Collection: This collection includes over 200 videotapes and audio recordings from the history of Cyan and the Myst series. The videos are primarily from the production of Riven: The Sequel to Myst, including raw camera footage and composite tests from the filming of the live-action portions of the game, developer interviews, and behind-the-scenes footage used in "The Making of Riven" documentary. The tapes also include footage from other Myst-related projects, along with footage from general Cyan...
Dates: circa 1999 or 2000
Found in: Video Game History Foundation Library / Cyan collection / Uru / "Parable" pitch and concept videos

Riddick Bowe Boxing SCES 1993 ephemera, June 1993

 Item
Identifier: FLITMAN-MISC.6
Scope and Contents

This collection of promotional ephemera for Riddick Bowe Boxing at SCES 1993 includes a poster advertisement for Extreme Entertainment's booth at the show. The poster is printed on the back of page 20 of the June 5, 1993 issue of CES Trade Daily News, which was also scanned and included in this collection.

Dates: June 1993
Found in: Video Game History Foundation Library / Mark Flitman papers / Miscellaneous

Rockstar Games poster, June 15, 1999

 Item — Location Games Business
Identifier: MAG-GAMESBUSINESS-SUPPLEMENT.1999.06.15.1
Scope and Contents From the Series:

This collection includes all known issues of Games Business, including a 1998 preview issue and an E3 special issue from June 2000. It is unclear if any other special issues were produced.

Issues of Games Business are unnumbered and are cataloged by date only.

Dates: Publication: June 15, 1999
Found in: Video Game History Foundation Library / Games Business / Games Business

Roger Sharpe trade materials and ephemera

 Unprocessed Material
Identifier: 2025-019
Dates: Publication: Majority of material found within 1985–1992?
Found in: Video Game History Foundation Library

Rune II demo disc [GameCube miniDVD], 2003

 Item
Identifier: PROMO-FROMSOFT-RUNE.2
Abstract

Demo disc for Rune II by FromSoftware for GameCube, aka Lost Kingdoms II in North America and Europe. Included with Nintendo DREAM magazine, Volume 90. DL-DOL-DR2J-DIS

Dates: 2003
Found in: Video Game History Foundation Library / FromSoftware promotional material collection / Rune series [Lost Kingdoms]

Rune print advertisement, 2002

 Item
Identifier: PROMO-FROMSOFT-RUNE.1
Abstract

"Magazine advertisement for Rune by FromSoftware for GameCube."

Dates: 2002
Found in: Video Game History Foundation Library / FromSoftware promotional material collection / Rune series [Lost Kingdoms]

Rune series [Lost Kingdoms], 2002–2003

 Series
Identifier: PROMO-FROMSOFT-RUNE
Scope and Contents From the Collection: This collection includes promotional materials, press kits, flyers, magazine clippings, memorabilia, game demo discs and press builds, and other ephemera from the history of game developer FromSoftware, primarily from Japan, spanning thirty years of company history from the first King's Field game from 1994 through Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree from 2024. The vast majority of the material in this collection was digitized in advance by the donor and uploaded to the Internet Archive, with...
Dates: 2002–2003
Found in: Video Game History Foundation Library / FromSoftware promotional material collection

Sales and marketing, 1994–1997

 Series
Identifier: SHORROCK-SALES
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

This collection includes digitized copies of paperwork, audio and video cassettes, disks, and game data from Michael Shorrock's work for Sega Channel from 1993–1997. Shorrock's papers primarily deal with programming research and user studies for Sega Channel, as well as samples of promotional and sales materials.

Dates: 1994–1997
Found in: Video Game History Foundation Library / Michael Shorrock, Sega Channel collection

Sega by Tiger Electronic Toys brochure, 1996

 Item
Identifier: FLITMAN-MISC.12
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Objects in this series are not directly related to the bulk of Mark Flitman's work but are still relevant to the history of video games. This includes assorted flyers, correspondence, industry reports, press materials from other companies for which Flitman was not employed, and other game-related documents that fall outside the bulk of Flitman's career.

Dates: 1996
Found in: Video Game History Foundation Library / Mark Flitman papers / Miscellaneous

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