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They also had an animal neglect version, but only the bondage ad was pulled in the UK. Late 90s advertising for games and consoles tried to be as edgy as possible when published in magazines targeted at male demographics.
https://www.timeextension.com/features/flashback-when-nintendo-was-forced-to-pull-its-offensive-game-boy-advert
Wow. I'm a male gamer but I don't think I'd want to be part of the demographic that ad is meant to appeal to. I wonder how different the history of gaming would be if they'd advertised to women too.