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Post by Nester the Lark on May 12, 2006 21:32:55 GMT -5
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Post by wanderingshadow on May 13, 2006 12:52:39 GMT -5
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Post by mrmolecule on May 14, 2006 16:42:08 GMT -5
If only there were downloads....@$%^*% modem!
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Post by Sqrt2 on May 15, 2006 3:25:36 GMT -5
That Smash Bros one was hilarious. The only Nimtendo commercial that I remember is the MKDD one. Then again it's the only one I've seen over here.
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Samus ZERO
Pikpik Carrot
Well, doesn't that just beat all?
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Post by Samus ZERO on May 15, 2006 8:42:32 GMT -5
Those commercials are pretty funny, what a weird sense of humour in some of them ;D
That SSB one made me laugh the most - I wonder how much they got paid for dressing up like the cast and then beating each other up? I would show Mario a thing or two about headbutts!
You dont see many commercial like that anymore, in fact you hardly ever see any video game commercials on TV but then thats probs because I dont watch too much TV (about 2-3hrs a day) I spend too much time out and about...
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Post by Nester the Lark on May 27, 2006 23:45:50 GMT -5
Finally, someone posted the video of that Kirby's Dream Land commercial I was talking about. "All Kirby's got is... APPETITE!"  |
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Post by Fryguy64 on May 28, 2006 8:05:54 GMT -5
Haha, that's brilliant. I don't think I've ever seen that one before.
I wonder if anyone has the old UK ads for the SNES starring Rik Mayall. Those were weird.
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Swedol
Bubbles
How Could I Win Here, Where Fools Can Be Kings
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Post by Swedol on May 28, 2006 11:30:19 GMT -5
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Post by Nester the Lark on May 28, 2006 19:11:06 GMT -5
^ I saw that site mentioned on TV once, but I couldn't find it later. Thanks for the link!
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Saim
Balloon Fighter
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Post by Saim on May 29, 2006 1:52:25 GMT -5
I thought Kirby was s'posed ta be pink...
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Post by Fryguy64 on May 29, 2006 12:32:09 GMT -5
His colour wasn't decided on until after Kirby's Dream Land was released. Sakurai wanted him to be pink, Miyamoto thought he should be yellow - and the boxart and that ad lead to the assumption that Nintendo of America thought he should be white.
Sakurai eventually won out, it would seem.
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Saim
Balloon Fighter
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Post by Saim on May 29, 2006 17:48:57 GMT -5
Oh. I knew that Kirby didn't have color on the GB, but I was confused why NoA would think that he was supposed to be white.
Thanks Fry!
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Post by Nester the Lark on Jun 1, 2006 10:15:28 GMT -5
Here's a nifty little article on the marketing war between Nintendo and Sega in the late 80s/early 90s. It's not definitive, but there are some classic comercials there. Lots of "blast processing" and "Genesis does what Nintendon't." Nintendo's hard hitting Donkey Kong Country commercial. (Though, no "Nintendo is was Genesisn't" ads.) It's also lacking the "Welcome to the Next Level" vs "The Best Play Here" ads. Plus, a comercial for Sega's Nights Into Dreams that stabs at Sony's "PlayThing." www.bitsbytespixelssprites.com/blog/?p=8 |
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Post by wanderingshadow on Jun 1, 2006 18:21:46 GMT -5
Ironic, isn't it? All those years with Nintendo and SEGA as mortal enemies, sworn to destroy each other, and now they're best friends.
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Post by Nester the Lark on Jun 1, 2006 22:32:19 GMT -5
I think Sega is better friends with Microsoft. A lot of Sega's high profile games ended up on the X-Box, like Shenmue II, Jet Set Radio Future, Panzer Dragoon Orta, the Outrun series, and other original games. Might be because of Peter Moore. Yuji Naka, however, is a Nintendo fan, which is why Nintendo gets so much love from Sonic. It was cool to see Mario and Sonic settle their differences and get along like civilized mascots. Now I just want to see them beat the pixels out of each other in a Smash Bros. game. |
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