90s gaming ads resurface in Nvidia 'boys' club' ad controversy
PAstynome · x · 2026-11-14
A discussion thread around a retro Nvidia ad: the poster argues that 99% of video game studios in the 90s—American, European, and Japanese—were 'boys' clubs,' and that the Dawn character was tame compared to Lara Croft or Dead or Alive's female characters. They share a 90s gaming ad as evidence, while noting they aren't defending that era's culture.
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