I missed this thread! Damn. I'm slowly trying to catch up on topics I missed.
Why do ads from the 80's have pics of people holding controllers like a foreign object being examined in a homicide case? These are ways I've never even considered holding a controller. Well, that's it, I'm going to play every system holding the controller like the kid on the nes ninja turtle box. I figure it must be the key to a high score or something.
Ha! Actually, it still happens today. If you are selling something, you want to show it off. Using a product "correctly" will cover-up and hide all the goodness.
A really good composition will minimize this "awkwardness" whilst showing as much of the "crucial" parts of an item...but a bad composition just looks silly.
BACK ON TOPIC: ok, not really, since I'm more interested in the big discussion on
PRICES and how they evolved overt the lifespan of a console + all the bundles + free offers etc. I have a lot of updating to do, but you can SORT BY PRICE in TurboPlay ARCHIVES by clicking on "$$$" or typing "$" in the search field for "description":
SORT by price ( http://archives.tg-16.com/magazine_database.htm?&col=desc&val=$ )It's fun to see what's listed now, but, as I said, it will be be much better when I update all the listings:
$180.00 Sega Chair
$250.00 Playboy TE coverage (non covered)