What are your favorite retro game commercials?

monkspider

Inspired by this article: http://tinyurl.com/dy379q (lots of good ones there), what are your all time favorite game retro game commercials? It is hard to argue with the Super Mario 3 one IMO.

LBD_Nytetrayn

I love the earliest Nintendo commercials.

Also, the commercial for MegaMan Legends. A lot of the Japanese Rockman and Nintendo commercials are awesome, too.

Arkan

The one for the first SSB with the people in mascot suits fighting each other.

Synthesis

One of the earliest video game commercials that I liked included the Japanese-broadcast ad for Super Mario RPG, which involved singing Piranha plants.

It's here. Beware.

Sorenson

Arkan wrote: »

The one for the first SSB with the people in mascot suits fighting each other.

:whistle:Imagine me and you I do
I think about you day and night, it's only right
To think about the girl you love, and hold her tight
So happy together

Oh man, this and the Battle Tanx commercial with the flaming Snuggles bear. Commercials back in the day were awesome.

And oh god the piranha plants. I did not need you to renew my Claymation phobia, thank you very much.

EDIT: Actually having looked at the OP now, though, I can't help but think this is a little too poll-thready to be healthy, so I say we dedicate this thread to finding obscure-ass or extremily interesting commercials for gaming stuff.

EDIT: Wow, looking around on Youtube, maybe it's the cultural and language barrier but King's Field 3 got the shittastic end of From's marketting stick from the commercials I'm seeing.

EDIT: Front Mission Gun Hazard:

Ooh, artsy

The original Megami Tensei...

WHAT

Gauntlet Legends

IT'S SO BAD

Air Fortress via Gameads: Oh god you can TASTE the 80s in this

French-Canadian Zelda 2, SNES, Super Punch-Out, and Virtual Boy: Man that last one is eerily right about the product

[url=http://gameads.gamepressure.com/tv_game_commercial.asp?ID=2504Japanese original Punch-Out ad[/url]

Bartholamue

Arkan wrote: »

The one for the first SSB with the people in mascot suits fighting each other.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0A0DcI25QPQ

Davoid

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Om84Zc4-KcQ

they don't make 'em like they used to

Echo

This reeks of poll thread. However, I'm adding a special clause: it's ok to post if you include a youtube video.

UnbreakableVow

Ratchet and Clank

Resident Evil 2 (Directed by George Romero)

The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask

Dehumanized

I can't really remember what my favorite would be, but I can say the one that sticks out in my mind as the least favorite would be the American SMW2 commercial:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4AyE3EXTj58

Watching it again now I realize where they got the idea for the ad from, but it really did make me sick back in 1995.

Youtubing around, I also found the Japanese one which is pretty neat...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GuCDkfjVE5E

UncleSporky

Dehumanized wrote: »

I can't really remember what my favorite would be, but I can say the one that sticks out in my mind as the least favorite would be the American SMW2 commercial:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4AyE3EXTj58

Watching it again now I realize where they got the idea for the ad from, but it really did make me sick back in 1995.

That reminds me of this Kirby ad:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_VK_ssyo2U

Also I just saw this Kirby ad and I love it:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ozPkEBhFzuw&feature=PlayList&p=1D640C7B15CE4249&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=1

Scotty

Always makes me laugh, it's just so EXTREEEME!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1YZV0vuD6pc

ChewyWaffles

The original Zelda commercial (US version). Stupid as stupid gets but still caused me to want the game.

Scotty

ChewyWaffles wrote: »

The original Zelda commercial (US version). Stupid as stupid gets but still caused me to want the game.

P-P-Peahats! I remember thinking, "wow, this couldn't be any worse of a commercial for this game". (I still wanted it though)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HoXb7PIJYmA

Kyougu

I'm at work, so I can't post videos, but the ones that always stick in my mind are all the early Crash commercials. Specially the one where he goes visit Nintendo.

Oh, and there was a snowboarding game that had the commercial of the kid wanting to go home and pay it. He ends up pushing his grandma out of the car instead of stopping and dropping her off, while yelling "Tuck and Roll Grandma!". My friends and I found it hilarious.

LBD_Nytetrayn

The Ratchet commercials rock.

UnbreakableVow wrote: »

The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask

I remember there was a special WWE-- er, WWF ad for the game featuring the Hardy Boyz. Damn if I can find that online now, though.

Shadowfire

Metal Gear Solid

Mugenmidget

LBD_Nytetrayn wrote: »

I remember there was a special WWE-- er, WWF ad for the game featuring the Hardy Boyz. Damn if I can find that online now, though.

This one?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6IBYX4sksQY

BTW thanks for sending the Mega Man 9 poster, my brother hung it up on his wall and it looks SWEET!

Kyougu

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JExMYu0W-Bs

Basticle

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fpSIvWMLAn4

Rami

If someone mentions the mad world GoW ad I will stab them so hard.


On another note, this is pure awesome http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M0LfLk9lLEg

cj iwakura

The best Zelda commercial

And this isn't that old, but I still love it:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VDY7F6EUhVI

shyguy

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cIIagVIQEpg

I cannot put into words how badly this commercial made my seven-year-old self want a Genesis.

Basticle

Rami wrote: »

If someone mentions the mad world GoW ad I will stab them so hard.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gk_3NuiX2M

emnmnme

Here's a nice site to browse for video game commercials.

http://gameads.gamepressure.com/

I'm partial to the Wario Ware Touched! American commercial.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8w3DmSZPnbI&feature=PlayList&p=65378A79AD2BD307&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=4

maximumzero

Basticle wrote: »

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fpSIvWMLAn4

Hah. I remember this one.

Beren39

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txb6Z57JdyM

I instantly thought of this, very imaginative little ad.

Edit: I guess not many of these are technically 'retro'.

maximumzero

Say what you will about them being lolracist, I thought this was pretty funny.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iOwRqQ70p-k

BTP

Every......fucking.....time.....this topic comes up, I post this ad, because it is the only true answer.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQr3zBI6ai0&feature=related

Rami wrote:

If someone mentions the mad world GoW ad I will stab them so hard.

Don't stab me. It's not "Mad World".

FCD

BTP wrote: »

Every......fucking.....time.....this topic comes up, I post this ad, because it is the only true answer.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQr3zBI6ai0&feature=related

I can practically hear the Sunday!SUNDAY!SUNDAY!!! in that announcer's voice. Perfection :^:

JihadJesus

Legend of Dragoon
I love this commercial so much. It was at the height of the FFVII induced epic JRPG craze, and it starts off like every other knock off taking itself way too seriously. Too bad the game didn't actually have any of that spirit to it and instead took itself way too seriously.

Awesome combat system though.

Meowsville

Dehumanized wrote: »

I can't really remember what my favorite would be, but I can say the one that sticks out in my mind as the least favorite would be the American SMW2 commercial

Ugh! Yeah, that one really freaked me out as a kid. Now I realize that its straight out of Monty Python's Meaning of Life but it still manages to be devoid of any humor whatsoever!

This isn't a "game" commercial, per se but it kind of is and is definitely awesome...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7jQkBiU_2rg

kaliyama

Oldie but a goodie:

LBD_Nytetrayn

Mugenmidget wrote: »

LBD_Nytetrayn wrote: »

I remember there was a special WWE-- er, WWF ad for the game featuring the Hardy Boyz. Damn if I can find that online now, though.

This one?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6IBYX4sksQY

BTW thanks for sending the Mega Man 9 poster, my brother hung it up on his wall and it looks SWEET!

Ah, many thanks, and my pleasure; I'm just sorry it took so long. Sorry to ask, but which one was your brother; we had two winners for the poster. And I'm still trying to get ahold of the "apology gifts."

Wow, that is SO weird to hear "WWF" after all this time-- it sounds so foreign now. XD

I need to post some of my own up in here, but not tonight-- I'm already up far later than I should be for the time I need to be up in the morning. XP

Meowsville wrote: »

This isn't a "game" commercial, per se but it kind of is and is definitely awesome...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7jQkBiU_2rg

A reason to fuel up the DeLorean if ever there was one.

noir_blood

Why has no one posted the PS1 era crash commercials?

Scotty

LBD_Nytetrayn wrote: »

Mugenmidget wrote: »

LBD_Nytetrayn wrote: »

I remember there was a special WWE-- er, WWF ad for the game featuring the Hardy Boyz. Damn if I can find that online now, though.

This one?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6IBYX4sksQY

BTW thanks for sending the Mega Man 9 poster, my brother hung it up on his wall and it looks SWEET!

Ah, many thanks, and my pleasure; I'm just sorry it took so long. Sorry to ask, but which one was your brother; we had two winners for the poster. And I'm still trying to get ahold of the "apology gifts."

Wow, that is SO weird to hear "WWF" after all this time-- it sounds so foreign now. XD

I need to post some of my own up in here, but not tonight-- I'm already up far later than I should be for the time I need to be up in the morning. XP

Meowsville wrote: »

This isn't a "game" commercial, per se but it kind of is and is definitely awesome...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7jQkBiU_2rg

A reason to fuel up the DeLorean if ever there was one.

Hell yes, I was addicted to this cereal. I remember entering a contest they had where you could win a Super Pacman Arcade unit...I was so sure I'd win.:(

Adus

There was a trailer for Ocarina of Time that played on the Blockbuster trailer tape. I can remember the music so vividly. The one on Youtube just isn't it, so I don't know if they had a different version, or I'm just going crazy and I made the song up in my head. Either way, it hyped me up for the game so bad even though I wasn't huge into Zelda.

Mugenmidget

LBD_Nytetrayn wrote: »

Ah, many thanks, and my pleasure; I'm just sorry it took so long. Sorry to ask, but which one was your brother; we had two winners for the poster. And I'm still trying to get ahold of the "apology gifts."

Oh, no problem, it actually came at a pretty good time and helped cheer him up! I'll PM you his information, hope it helps.

And for an actual contribution to this topic, here's one of the finest commercial crossovers of all time:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D49ueCDpnfU

If you've ever wanted to see Ryu, Raphael, Goku, Buster Bunny, Fox McCloud, that Secret of Mana kid and a Gundam hang out (along with MANY others) while singing a commercial jingle then your wish is finally granted.

emnmnme

What's the one where Sega throws a Playstation off a tall building after they laugh at it for not having 3 processors?

shyguy

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XPTX41MhHnk

UltimaGecko

Shadowfire wrote: »

Metal Gear Solid

I don't remember ever seeing this on TV, but that is awesome.


All I've got is this Sonic 2 commercial . I swear there was a "Groundhog day isn't Groundhog day anymore - it's Hedgehog Day!" commercial for Sonic 2 (or maybe a different Sonic game) that I remember, but I can't find that one online. There's that sort of neat Mario 3 commercial with a bunch of people chanting Mario as well.