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These were recently brought to my attention
Dr Mario commercial circa 1990
http://217.153.29.18/~michal/july04/comm-drmario.mov
Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening commercial
http://217.153.29.18/~michal/july04/...ktothepast.mpg
I find it hilarious that these were acceptable commercials. Anyone know where to find other old game commercials? They are apparantly the funniest peices of advertising ever.
My web site! :D
right 'ere
(I'll upload any of those you want, most are from some retro site tho and watermarked)
nothing beats this one, Link meets janet jackson...
http://216.23.169.21/Videos/Medium_W...d_Of_Zelda.wmv
gotta love rubber suits!
Oh man, I have some vague memories of the Dr. Mario commercial. And of that Zelda commercial too...oh man, now I'll have these bad raps stuck in my head all day =/
=O That japanese Zelda commercial is NUTS.
I can't find it on my hard drive anymore, but I had the commercial for Dragon Warrior. I don't remember seeing it back when the game came out, but the commercial is actually pretty cool.
Around the same time, Broderbund had one on TV that plugged both The Guardian Legend and Battle of Olympus in the same ad. As far as I remember, it was 100% in-game footage, too. TGL looked so fucking awesome that I literally begged my mom to get it for me (I was 9) for the better part of a year.
The Dr. Mario ad is just disturbing, the Link's Awakening one just scares the shit out me, and the JPN Zelda one is creepy, I love them all.
I hated video game commercials as a kid... They only did them for HUGE games, and therefore I knew whether I wanted them or not already, and the commercials were HORRIBLE. And when a 10 year old kids thinks that, you know your shit is fucked.
Some of the old Atari ones are great. Cheesy as all get out. The Phil Hartman Hockey one is priceless ;p
Do you know where I can find Atari era ones?
This site has Sega commercials, even SG-1000 and SMS stuff. http://www.goodcowfilms.com/farm/games/commercials/
Wait a second. Almost all the Sega Genesis game commercials end with "Wlecome to the next level". Is this where this site got it's name?Quote:
Originally Posted by NeoZeedeater
Also, it's funny how I know all these commercials already. That alladin one is priceless.
Maybe, but the term "next level" for video games is much older than the Genesis commercials.Quote:
Originally Posted by Opaque
How about the whole .rar file? :DQuote:
Originally Posted by cka
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Originally Posted by NeoZeedeater
wait a minute, is this why TNL is called "the-nextlevel", because there are so many Sega fan boys here?
:p
I encoded the US Jet Grind Radio ad (the one that seemed like a Japanese commercial) if anybody is interested. I'll have to dig it up.
I also have some others, but offhand can't remember which. I'll see what I've got.
It's on the site Neo linked too.Quote:
Originally Posted by shidoshi
Also, it is fucking hilarious.
I tped a Kids in the Hall marathon off of Comedy Central about, say, 12 years ago and somewhee on that tape is hilarious Genesis commercial that was made to look like TV mail order offer. Did you know that you can use Sonic the Hedgehog 2 to cover up that embarassing bald spot?
I most certainly did, it works like a charm.
The whole RAR file is ~200 megs, and at that some commercials in it are pure ass. I can rip all the VG ads (and the Energizer ad with the hilarious aussie) into a seperate zip file however...Quote:
Originally Posted by Xeno G
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Originally Posted by shidoshi
VERY interested. :chunobi:
I've wanted to see that horrible Link's Awakening commercial again for years.
...now it'll be stuck in my head for another decade or so.
That ad was fucking terrible and exactly why that game flopped. I remember watching it and it (A) portrayed absolutely nothing about the game, (B) gave zero info on it, and (C) set the game up for failure. Sega's brilliant marketing at work.Quote:
Originally Posted by shidoshi
That'd be cool.Quote:
Originally Posted by cka
I hope the old NES Zelda rap is in there. Downloading...
YES! :link:
"Your parents help you hook it up!"
I have that one up at my site. :DQuote:
Originally Posted by adol
Shidoshi, I'd be interested in that JGR one too.
I appologize in advance for making my first post a request, but I have been looking for the Link's Awakening rap commercial for years. I googled for and it and found this relatively recent thread. Unfortunatly, it appears now that the link is dead. (Pun unintentionally written, but intentionally left.)
Anyway, could someone please repost it? Thanks.
Curtis
Just because I'm a rad dude...
Sorry, had to take it down :sweat:
Get it fast, I'm taking it down sooner rather than later.
Here are a few classic Japanese Saturn, Genesis, Sega CD and Playstation ads.
http://hyahhou.hp.infoseek.co.jp/housou/cm.html
you want the worst game commercial ever? find the american commerical for Art of Fighting on the SNES. shit was insanely bad.
Thanks for that, Xeno.
Here you go!Quote:
Originally Posted by NeoZeedeater
http://www.theoldcomputer.com/Libara...ts_summary.htm
Also some Intellevision ads. ;)
www.orphanvideogames.com/intv_commercials.htm
These commercials are so gay, by today's standards.
Thanks for those links. The "vs" stuff is great.
Thanks a lot guys. This made my day. It was even more horrible than I remembered it. It was wonderful.
Curtis
"Keep it true with an overhead view!" :lol:
That Zelda rap ad is priceless!
I don't even remember there being an ad. No one knew the game in my area, even the people at EB. I think I was the only one to buy it haha.Quote:
Originally Posted by MrWhitefolks
Awesome, thanks. There's some hilarious stuff in there.Quote:
Originally Posted by gamevet
Ladies and gentlemen of TNL, I now present to you the absolute best video game commercial of all time: Atari's "The Fly" advertisement from 1982!
Link 1
Link 2
Both links show the same commercial, from two different sources. The first one is a smaller file than the second, and is displayed at a lower resolution. The second file is higher resolution, but it's slightly distorted (stretched wide), while the first appears to be the correct aspect ratio. For that reason, you might want to try both links. :)
This is a two-minute ad that Atari ran in movie theaters (along with movie trailers, before the featured movie began). It's stylish and just plain brilliant, especially considering that it dates back to 1982. The commercial probably has more impact if you're familiar with the featured games, but even if you're not familiar with them, you'll enjoy it. It clearly came from a time when video games were games, and not "interactive stories" or some such convoluted garbage. Coincidentally, it came from a time when Atari was the dominant force in video gaming, and wasn't afraid to spend a few extra bucks on advertising to prove it. :D
Anyway, I've rambled on enough here. Just go watch the commercial.
The second link worked, but the first one just gives me sound. I was going to post a link to the atarimuseum vids, but I ended up with the same problem. Cool commercial btw.;)
Ok the REZ game commericial just seems not right.....
fucking radQuote:
Originally Posted by marwan
Anyone remember those Japanese Saturn commercials with Segata Sanshiro? Those were good stuff.
Mario 3 commercial was the coolest.
I remember another commercial where a kid's playing his nintendo gameboy against Cyrax
And the black manta commercial was cool too.
You mean The Wizard? Yeah, I liked that.Quote:
Originally Posted by Klonoa
Where can I find the old rapping Atari 2600 one?
"The fun is back, oh yessiree, it's the 2600 from A-TAR-I"
You gotta love anyone who tries to rap and use the word "yessiree"
I miss the Saturn commercial where they throw a Playstation off a skyscraper.Quote:
Originally Posted by kuro
"Fly Playstation, fly. You're not ready."
SsssssssssssssssssEGA!
They called it plaything, I beleive. There was also one with "Plumberbox64" where they shot it like skeet.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rocca
Does anyone have some of them first US nintendo commercials? I remember they used to have like all the nes launch games in one big commercial. There was some moron guy running through the videos Nick arcade style screaming random BS about the game...or pretending he was in the game.
Hmm. I also have the pilot for The Adventures of Briscoe County Jr. recorded, and durring one of the commercial breaks, and ad for Street Fighter II for SNES is on it. EGM reported that it was a Street Fighter movie. Dummies.
I have been wanting to see the old old TurboGrafx and Genesis commercials from 1989 and early 1990. the Genesis ones before the "Genesis Does" ads came out in late summer or fall 1990.
there were a few Genesis commercials I remember, and a probably few that Ive forgotten.
1. guy walks into a large room with people playing NES games. they are very bored. on a large screen Genesis is played. the guy is amazed. it might have been Altered Beast playing.
2. a TurboGrafx commercial for Legendary Axe. two guys are sitting in their living room / family room / den playing Legendary Axe. you see the boulders come, and one guy says "go back! go back!". there is also a dog in the room with the guys. i think it was a dalmation. a sandwich drops onto the floor and the dog gets it. he also rolls over. i loved that commercial. you probably dont remember that one.
3. a Genesis commercial about Genesis bringing the arcade experience home. they quickly compare arcade games to Genesis versions. at the end, a guy is playing arcade games. his parents bring him home the arcade Golden Axe. "Dave, we gottcha Golden Axe!"
that commercial can be seen here:
http://homepage.mac.com/greggillis/m...Commercial.mov
The TurboGrafx commercial for Slaughter House gave me nightmares.