Check out a comparison of the commercial and the (slightly spoilery) clip from Dark Dawn after the jump -- just try not to think about why it took almost a decade for the translucent dragon to arrive. Was the commercial just prescient or something?
Classic Golden Sun commercial finally explained by Dark Dawn
by Griffin McElroy 
on Nov 27th 2010 7:00PM
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Check out a comparison of the commercial and the (slightly spoilery) clip from Dark Dawn after the jump -- just try not to think about why it took almost a decade for the translucent dragon to arrive. Was the commercial just prescient or something?
Reader Comments (41)
Posted: Nov 27th 2010 7:14PM mrmobius said
A decade long plan, or merely some designer looking back over previous work and remembering a good idea?
Posted: Nov 27th 2010 7:14PM Hoops said
That's just.... weird.
Posted: Nov 27th 2010 7:14PM sadistic freek said
Never heard the term, "jap-packed" before. Sounds a little racist :P
Posted: Nov 27th 2010 9:01PM BPMOmega XBL PSN Steam said
@Osnaz
Obviously. However, it's a very weird typo to make, especially since M and P are not close to each other.
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Obviously. However, it's a very weird typo to make, especially since M and P are not close to each other.
Posted: Nov 28th 2010 7:32AM Crazy Nut BE said
@BPMOmega XBL PSN Steam
Maybe by some freakish coincidence he's typing on an azerty keyboard, which has the P right above the M?
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Maybe by some freakish coincidence he's typing on an azerty keyboard, which has the P right above the M?
Posted: Nov 28th 2010 3:20PM BPMOmega XBL PSN Steam said
@Crazy Nut BE
Never heard of AZERTY before. Very interesting. Well, I still doubt he's using that, though.
The thing about "P then hyphen" someone else mentioned makes sense, though.
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Never heard of AZERTY before. Very interesting. Well, I still doubt he's using that, though.
The thing about "P then hyphen" someone else mentioned makes sense, though.
Posted: Nov 27th 2010 7:15PM Kamizar said
48 hours is too long to wait, I want this game now!
Posted: Nov 27th 2010 7:16PM harpermd said
"jap-packed" is a pretty strange typo.
Posted: Nov 27th 2010 7:18PM RickGhastly said
I get the feeling this comment section is about to get a little warmer.
Posted: Nov 27th 2010 8:01PM Udderjuice said
Wow, they REALLY need to ix that typo (at least I hope its a typo...)
Posted: Nov 27th 2010 8:21PM BigD145 said
A little warning about the sound level difference next time?
Posted: Nov 27th 2010 8:43PM TheBatman4141 said
Wondering why McElroy hasn't apologized for the offensive typo in the comments yet and changed the article wording...
Posted: Nov 27th 2010 9:18PM RupeeClock said
Did anyone else notice, the TV advert ends with the crystal dragon shattered on the theatre stage, and the summon itself begins with the shattered remains being resurrected?
That's just awesome.
That's just awesome.
Posted: Nov 28th 2010 3:15AM Nolan North said
@RupeeClock
Someone paid attention to continuity
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Someone paid attention to continuity
Posted: Nov 27th 2010 9:23PM griffinmcelroy said
Yowza. Sorry about that typo, guys.
Posted: Nov 27th 2010 9:42PM ipsum said
I had forgotten how awesome the GBA commercials were. Thanks, Joystiq :)
Posted: Nov 27th 2010 11:04PM Beanpie01 said
a 10 year magic summon....heh
Posted: Nov 27th 2010 11:39PM Tab said
Only the Oda can foreshadow that far ahead... this is just an afterthought, but a very good one.
Posted: Nov 27th 2010 11:50PM Invigilator said
The hilarious thing is that I actually played Golden Sun in an orchestra hall WAY back, when the first one came out. Of course I didn't see the commercial until after that, but it was a crazy coincidence.
The orchestra hall was the Winspear in Edmonton
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/f/fa/WinspearCentre.jpg
Of course if I had been older I would have appreciated the music rather than played a GBA game. Can't see live orchestras anywhere, that's for sure.
The orchestra hall was the Winspear in Edmonton
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/f/fa/WinspearCentre.jpg
Of course if I had been older I would have appreciated the music rather than played a GBA game. Can't see live orchestras anywhere, that's for sure.
Posted: Nov 28th 2010 12:14AM Agent of Odd said
So we've gone from wondering what the commercial had to do with Golden Sun, to wondering how the heck it fits into the GS mythos... To paraphrase Futurama: "This just raises further questions"!
Posted: Nov 28th 2010 7:37AM Crazy Nut BE said
@Agent of Odd
To paraphrase the Simpsons: Yeah!
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To paraphrase the Simpsons: Yeah!
Posted: Nov 28th 2010 1:27AM acme64 said
that was an awesome commercial
Posted: Nov 28th 2010 1:28AM acme64 said
that was an awesome commercial
Posted: Nov 28th 2010 3:52AM xxZOMBIExx said
Someone mentioned that the type jap-packed is a little weird cause the "M" isn't close to the "P", yes they're correct there. However I think what had happened was he didn't hit the m and was going to put in the dash and hit the P right before the dash as the P is right below there.
So that makes perfect sense on how he made the mistake of typing jap-packed vs jam-packed.
So that makes perfect sense on how he made the mistake of typing jap-packed vs jam-packed.
Posted: Nov 28th 2010 8:49AM ZigmaTheEliminator said
Now I know partly why GBA games were so awesome. Kids back then had IMAGINATION, and that combined with kick-ass commercials like this were an awesome selling point. Everyone just imagined they were playing the game as if it had realistic graphics.
Posted: Nov 28th 2010 9:41AM Mitochondria said
too back the graphics look ten years old.
Posted: Nov 28th 2010 9:41AM Mitochondria said
too back the graphics look ten years old for the game.
Posted: Nov 28th 2010 11:57AM bunnyraven said
@Mitochondria
I don't know about you, but for me, both GS games for the GBA have aged really well in the graphics department, they're still stunning to look at, especially the summons. Also the soundtracks for these games were very well done.
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I don't know about you, but for me, both GS games for the GBA have aged really well in the graphics department, they're still stunning to look at, especially the summons. Also the soundtracks for these games were very well done.
Posted: Nov 28th 2010 3:15PM Kaemon said
I'm sorry but I kinda wish they hadn't made this 3D. GS sprites looked good, and they could have made them look better on the DS....
This GS game looks are just :-/ Eww.
This GS game looks are just :-/ Eww.
Posted: Nov 28th 2010 6:30PM lumberofthebeast said
Do you think maybe this could have waited until a week or so after the game came out, rather than the day before?
Thanks a lot.
Thanks a lot.
Posted: Nov 28th 2010 10:30PM Lawfer said
I like this kind of cameos and allusions.
Next Golden Sun devs gotta make that red dressed conductor chick into a summon too.
Next Golden Sun devs gotta make that red dressed conductor chick into a summon too.
