Games - Original PCGamer ad for Everquest, March 1999

[Redbot]

First PCGamer ad for Everquest, '99. I looked for this online but couldn't find it, finally dug it out of a PCGamer March '99 pdf.




I remember looking at this ad with my little brother, geeking out and giggling about which character we'd be. I wasn't even sure if I'd buy the game before that point, but obviously this convinced me. Good thing I had a 3D accelerator!

 

[william12]

Nerd I don't even remember why I started playing eq in 99.

 

[Redbot]

Nerd

Nah, only a cool dude would have this on his wall

 

[Redbot]

For comparison, here's a horrible EQ ad circa 2001:

 

[Wink-]

That's the best ad they've ever ran!

 

[Redbot]

More from SOE's '01 cringey ad campaign:

[video=youtube;fr-FkWsvEcg]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fr-FkWsvEcg[/video]

My guess is they were trying to normalize the hobby, make it seem like less of a shut-in stigma and more of a normal, healthy subject you'd bring up around a romantic interest. Obviously they missed the mark, but several years later WoW made the hobby socially acceptable so I guess they were ahead of their time.

 

[Pugs]

I have a Kurnak cloth map at my parents house still i think also have the gold box there. I was able to dig this old book up and something from the fanfair in New Orleans.

 

[Redbot]

That fanfaire banner is great! Would love to see some better scans of the races in that player's guide.

I've been searching ebay for an original '99 EQ manual without any luck.

 

[EQStreamz]

Redbot .. how many nights have you spent awake searching the interwebs for "Everquest Girls"? LOL

 

[Maskoi]

 

[Dallas41]

Why are all your pictures upside down? /headache

 

[Pugs]

Im not sure when I go look at them in my profile the are right side up. http://www.redguides.com/community/attachment.php?attachmentid=9681&d=1463965664

 

[AutomateEverything]

My grandmother turned my kunark cloth map into a pillow. Because why the hell not, which was my answer when she asked. Much love for that thing. I'll take a pic some time.

 

[LurkMcGurk]

Why are all your pictures upside down? /headache

because he's spiderman

 

[Orcslayer]

I loved my "toilet time" with the original guide books printed in 1999 and 2000. My gosh, so much of the book was inaccurate. I remember how starting stats were described.
I created a Human Mage , 17 years ago, since I only knew my way around Freeport and the surrounding areas.
From reading the guide , I created by Human Magician and I put +10 into Stamina and the rest into Intelligence.
The guide book said Stamina gives the Caster the strength to cast spells.
I had no idea that all I did was add some hit points.
I scrapped the Mage by level 16, once I found how much I loved the versatility of the Druid. Which became my main. And I was kind of anti social , so I solo 99% of the time.

 

[Redbot]

And I was kind of anti social , so I solo 99% of the time.

You just described 99% of all druids