The above Nintendo promotional video from 1995 showcases Yoshi's Island, Killer Instinct, Donkey Kong Country 2, and more along with a preview of the N64. Please tell me this wasn't cool back then, because it sure isn't today. Past history aside, whom do you feel has the best current console game ads?
[Thanks, Back_Lit]
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Posted: Feb 15th 2006 11:21PM mastercheif said
I actually tought that was pretty funny. "Look at those mario RPG GRPX!!!".
As for current gen, 360 has the markiting down pat, altough, I do like those PSP comercials.
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As for current gen, 360 has the markiting down pat, altough, I do like those PSP comercials.
Posted: Feb 15th 2006 11:23PM (Unverified) said
The 360 defiently has the best IMO, the PSP ads are terrible if you ask me, some of the worst video game ads ever....
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Posted: Feb 15th 2006 11:25PM (Unverified) said
haha, i remember getting that on a VHS with my nintendo power when i was in elementry school!
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Posted: Feb 15th 2006 11:26PM (Unverified) said
I actually thought that was pretty cool, corny theme kinda, but a cool kinda corny. The N64 part was the best. Made me think of like when they'll unveil the Revolution. The beta clips of N64 games were great. The final versions look so different! They even had the crazy Beta LoZ OOT Shots!
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Posted: Feb 15th 2006 11:36PM (Unverified) said
It's better than:
"It's cheese you can listen to outside."
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"It's cheese you can listen to outside."
Posted: Feb 15th 2006 11:38PM (Unverified) said
whtf are you talking about "not cool"? I nearly shat my pants playing Super Mario 64.
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Posted: Feb 15th 2006 11:52PM (Unverified) said
Mario RPG: "Oh, [Square's] the best. They did Final Fantasy, so you know Mario RPG isn't going to suck."
Awesome. =)
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Awesome. =)
Posted: Feb 15th 2006 11:52PM (Unverified) said
Man this rules! I got this at a movie theater as a kid! GO PROMOTIONAL VHS TAPES!
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Posted: Feb 15th 2006 11:52PM (Unverified) said
The whole video reminds of MTV Sports with Dan Cortez from the mid-90s:
Cheesy acting and rock music combined with crappy "in-depth" coverage.
Does anyone remember that foul show?
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Cheesy acting and rock music combined with crappy "in-depth" coverage.
Does anyone remember that foul show?
Posted: Feb 15th 2006 11:58PM (Unverified) said
my favorite Nintendo commerical was the one with the Butt-hole Surfer's jamming to Mortal Kombat II, fucking... Star Fox, (i think).
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Posted: Feb 16th 2006 12:09AM (Unverified) said
Oh man...I actually OWNED this video. I think if you were a subscriber of Nintendo Power they sent you a copy of this video. I watched it over and over and over...LOL...
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Posted: Feb 16th 2006 12:11AM (Unverified) said
Painful to watch. I could only stomach 4 minutes. Save the bandwidth, ya know?
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Posted: Feb 16th 2006 12:14AM (Unverified) said
360 has the best commercials by far.
And the PSP, I would rather watch that crappy Nintendo ad over and over than see one more of those horrid commercials.
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And the PSP, I would rather watch that crappy Nintendo ad over and over than see one more of those horrid commercials.
Posted: Feb 16th 2006 12:22AM (Unverified) said
I totaly appreciate the use of Kilgore (Smudge) as part of the background music.
m/
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m/
Posted: Feb 16th 2006 12:27AM (Unverified) said
I guess you guys are too young to have seen Twelve Monkeys in the 90's.
The best ones are Sega Dreamcast's early 3d ones & Super Smash Brothers "Happy Together"
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The best ones are Sega Dreamcast's early 3d ones & Super Smash Brothers "Happy Together"
Posted: Feb 16th 2006 1:14AM Dr Stabbingworth said
it didn't matter if it was lame, it had new footage before we could just troll the interweb
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Posted: Feb 16th 2006 1:39AM (Unverified) said
Lame, but the vacuum tubes on the screen were awesome.
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Posted: Feb 16th 2006 1:47AM (Unverified) said
Any Nintendo commercial featuring people dressed in costumes to look like Mario and Co. are usually gold...
I also enjoy the PSP "Squirrel" commercials...
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I also enjoy the PSP "Squirrel" commercials...
Posted: Feb 16th 2006 2:36AM ImSteevin said
Did anyone else finish that ad and just go "Wow. That was actually better than most of the game ads out today." I know I did.
I actually learned stuff, it wasn't just a blatant BUY OUR PRODUCT clip like those crappy PSP ones. I wish it were cheese I could play with because it would be more fun than half of those games. I swear that I seriously considered hooking my N64 up after seeing that.
Bring back the crazy Nintendo ads!
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I actually learned stuff, it wasn't just a blatant BUY OUR PRODUCT clip like those crappy PSP ones. I wish it were cheese I could play with because it would be more fun than half of those games. I swear that I seriously considered hooking my N64 up after seeing that.
Bring back the crazy Nintendo ads!
Posted: Feb 16th 2006 2:41AM (Unverified) said
Who remembers this ad:
Kid: "What does Mario do... Here?" (points to a comically complex diagram)
Tough looking adult: (high pitched and fearful) "Do a little dance?"
I think it was for some contest.
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Kid: "What does Mario do... Here?" (points to a comically complex diagram)
Tough looking adult: (high pitched and fearful) "Do a little dance?"
I think it was for some contest.
Posted: Feb 16th 2006 3:23AM (Unverified) said
If anything, video game ads these days are too pretentious!
And those squirrel PSP ones just try too hard, in a bad way :P
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And those squirrel PSP ones just try too hard, in a bad way :P
Posted: Feb 16th 2006 5:24AM (Unverified) said
Who's the guy in the TV- I'm sure he's from 90210 or something
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Posted: Feb 16th 2006 6:41AM (Unverified) said
Can somebody post a link to where we can download this to our harddrives?
Thanks
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Thanks
Posted: Feb 16th 2006 7:43AM (Unverified) said
I think the funniest commercial was the Super smash bros. Coommercial in the U.S or the zelda minish cap commercial. Or this super mario Kart circuit for the GBA..
heres teh video of it
http://gameads.gamepressure.com/tv_game_commercial.asp?ID=3671
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heres teh video of it
http://gameads.gamepressure.com/tv_game_commercial.asp?ID=3671
Posted: Feb 16th 2006 8:53AM (Unverified) said
I'd have to say that the really twisted magazine ads for the PS1 were the best. Otherwise, this just feels like 100% ugly. I love the dork in the TV, however.
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Posted: Feb 16th 2006 9:07AM (Unverified) said
If you ever need to use "whom," ask yourself if you're using it because it is the direct object of the sentence, or if you're doing it to look smart. This is a video game site. If you use "who" incorrectly, not many people will notice or care. If you use misuse "whom," you look like you're trying entirely too hard.
But thanks for the video. That was fun.
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But thanks for the video. That was fun.
Posted: Feb 16th 2006 9:37AM Crimson Angelus said
honestly, you'd be hard pressed to find commercials for anything related to the 360. it seems as though they don't even use and of their advertisement money until a game in the halo franchise is coming out. if you were to include all active platforms i'd say the halo 2 ad from a couple falls ago. i remember the first time i saw that commercial i got shivers down my spine and i DVRed it and watched it until i knew every word. but for consistancy i would have to say that sony has very good ads, i loved the ones for jak and daxter as well as ratchet and clank. for the time i'd say sony still has the best ads, i even like their slogan better, "live in your world, play in ours" is just so damn catchy. well, until the new halo gets near 360 owners will keep getting really lame ads and slogans like "jump in".
PS: i assumed that ARG's didn't count because if that was the case i'd have to say that microsoft would win that one. the ilovebees campain was the best advertising idea EVER, listening to the audio clips made me feel like i was there with the Spartan 1.1's.
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PS: i assumed that ARG's didn't count because if that was the case i'd have to say that microsoft would win that one. the ilovebees campain was the best advertising idea EVER, listening to the audio clips made me feel like i was there with the Spartan 1.1's.
Posted: Feb 16th 2006 9:54AM (Unverified) said
Not cool?! That's the best thing I've seen since the 80s BBC gaming documentary!
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Posted: Feb 16th 2006 10:26AM MartyCota said
This was cool in the day, but now it isn't.
I would have to say Nintendo's Puppet commercials (animal crossing and Super Smash Brothers) were some of the best. Console wise, I would go with the PS9 commercial. It gives Sony enough time to maybe stick to the specs it advertises too!!!
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I would have to say Nintendo's Puppet commercials (animal crossing and Super Smash Brothers) were some of the best. Console wise, I would go with the PS9 commercial. It gives Sony enough time to maybe stick to the specs it advertises too!!!
Posted: Feb 16th 2006 11:16AM (Unverified) said
Dude don't you guys remember that awesome Nin-Power VHS about the rumble pack and Star Fox 64? They have these two guys from Sony and Sega. Sony was all greasy and small and Sega was this big fat dude, and they break into Nintendo to get info about the rumble pack?
Oh man. I have dreams about that one.
This one was rad too though, never seen it before.
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Oh man. I have dreams about that one.
This one was rad too though, never seen it before.
Posted: Feb 16th 2006 11:49AM (Unverified) said
I know you people are going to say im paranoid.But i dont think its a coincidince that the part they show
dkc2 that there are asking a black guy about the game.
We know you whites look at us as monkeys.The advertiser
Probably did`nt think any black person would notice.
F*** nintendo.
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dkc2 that there are asking a black guy about the game.
We know you whites look at us as monkeys.The advertiser
Probably did`nt think any black person would notice.
F*** nintendo.
Posted: Feb 16th 2006 11:52AM (Unverified) said
Did anyone else notice the N64 flashed at the very end of the clip? It is pretty similar to a previous post where Revolution was subliminally flashed on the screen.
Hmmm... looks like Nintendo's marketing strategy hasn't changed too much.
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Hmmm... looks like Nintendo's marketing strategy hasn't changed too much.
Posted: Feb 16th 2006 12:18PM (Unverified) said
What, 360 commericals? By far the best commercials ever is the Segata Sanshiro series. I mean, comeon, he saves Sega by catching a missile.
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Posted: Feb 16th 2006 12:32PM (Unverified) said
#32 (Nintendont):
Stop being so damn paranoid and get over yourself...geez...
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Stop being so damn paranoid and get over yourself...geez...
Posted: Feb 16th 2006 12:36PM (Unverified) said
To # 36
Trust me, im not paranoid.Us blacks have a sixth sense when it come to these things.
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Trust me, im not paranoid.Us blacks have a sixth sense when it come to these things.
Posted: Feb 16th 2006 4:19PM (Unverified) said
You all seem to be forgetting or maybe just too young to have seen it but the old Sega Genesis comercials were the best.
"Genesis does what Nintedont"
Awesome...
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"Genesis does what Nintedont"
Awesome...
Posted: Feb 18th 2006 1:57AM (Unverified) said
I think your paranoid, you seem to be grasping at straws there, why not go for the easy view where the only black man sells out, whereas the white guys needed to be tortured? or why don't you complain there are no hispanics? does it mean nintendo '95 hated them?
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