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  • @novustalks7525
    @novustalks7525 2 роки тому +106

    I miss when Nintendo advertisements were edgy.
    Toad getting into a car crash and needing surgery in Mario kart is one of the best advertisements ever

    • @Mierrie
      @Mierrie 2 роки тому +3

      sauce

    • @Puffypoo574
      @Puffypoo574 2 роки тому +1

      I loved the commercial where the mouse f*cked a gameboy micro

  • @rowantorisade3223
    @rowantorisade3223 2 роки тому +44

    Fun fact! In real life, Ogopogo is actually a Canadian lake monster. This cryptid originates from native people’s folklore and is said to inhabit Lake Okanagan in British Columbia.

  • @TAYL4N
    @TAYL4N 2 роки тому +56

    Every single ad here is gold, you can tell they had a lot of fun making them

  • @FortyTwoBlades
    @FortyTwoBlades 2 роки тому +21

    That long, slow zoom in on Lanky Kong at the end. Brilliant.

  • @ravio3943
    @ravio3943 2 роки тому +38

    Jon's DK impression is gonna make me miss him a hundred times more. Good luck to him wherever he decides to go next!

    • @MumboMod
      @MumboMod 2 роки тому +3

      Jon's leaving?!

    • @ravio3943
      @ravio3943 2 роки тому

      @@MumboMod Yeah he's going somewhere else in February.

    • @Koops2245
      @Koops2245 2 роки тому +1

      I just subscribed here and he’s off again!??!

    • @rhettmitchell
      @rhettmitchell 2 роки тому +1

      @@Koops2245 Good Vibes Gaming :)

  • @GurdevSeepersaud
    @GurdevSeepersaud 2 роки тому +18

    "Baby I want Klonoa" made me laugh out loud. I love this ad so much

    • @chuckbatman5
      @chuckbatman5 2 роки тому +2

      "But Susan, I have Klonoa" is an AMAZING joke. It really is like a meme format

  • @user-oc5mw3fe3x
    @user-oc5mw3fe3x 2 роки тому +31

    I sometimes feel like this Nintendō company that overseas fans talk about/characterize in certain ways/are nostalgic about/are angry at is a completely different entity from the company that I know in Japan - which I find is interesting. Overseas subsidiaries seem to have high degree of autonomy regarding things like public relations.

    • @napoleonfeanor
      @napoleonfeanor 2 роки тому +7

      It's because of American social issues in the 80s/90s which forced NoA into being especially "family friendly"/censorious. Japan has different values and taboos than America.

    • @Koops2245
      @Koops2245 2 роки тому

      @@napoleonfeanor but... these ads seemed like the polar opposite of that very sentiment.

  • @supercamborg4218
    @supercamborg4218 2 роки тому +25

    With Wario in the thumbnail, it’s a good time to mention that this year marks the thirtieth anniversary of Wario’s debut in Super Mario Land 2. Nintendo won’t do anything for this but it would be nice if there was something like a Mario and Wario Land collection on Switch for the occasion, though I’m not expecting anything since getting my hopes up will only lead to disappointment.

    • @Stratilex
      @Stratilex 2 роки тому +2

      Wario World 2

    • @supercamborg4218
      @supercamborg4218 2 роки тому

      @@Stratilex I’d like to see a sequel to that, since the original was flawed but it had a lot of potential

    • @Koops2245
      @Koops2245 2 роки тому +1

      RIP yellow Wario games.

  • @dementedavenger2784
    @dementedavenger2784 2 роки тому +58

    You should do the TV commercials next. They used to be so much more interesting.

    • @justinbowman1342
      @justinbowman1342 2 роки тому +2

      "We are Nintendo. You cannot beat us!"

    • @zedgathegreat9122
      @zedgathegreat9122 2 роки тому +1

      I'll never forget the the Yoshi's Island ad... It was kinda traumatic as a kid. ua-cam.com/video/Z0E2lmgLF_k/v-deo.html

    • @Schimnesthai
      @Schimnesthai 2 роки тому

      @@zedgathegreat9122 That's what i was talking about lol, it was traumatic for me, makes my stomach hurt, i think that's why i barely tolerate movies with body horror.

    • @_SereneMango
      @_SereneMango 2 роки тому

      @@zedgathegreat9122 There was this ad about the first Mario Party game... I was confused and scared when I saw the cops taking Mario lmao I was 4 or 5 years old when that aired.

    • @motorwayt-s628
      @motorwayt-s628 2 роки тому

      They need to look at the Mario Party 4 one

  • @ssmelche
    @ssmelche 2 роки тому +5

    I like the original Smash Bros commercial with the mascots that start fighting. It was funny and conveyed what the game was about.

  • @Sir_PH
    @Sir_PH 2 роки тому +5

    I love how some of these ads are so crazy that I can't tell whether the people making them knew nothing about the games they were advertising or if they simply were genius for giving young players new layers to their imagination.
    But a few also look like they were simply ashamed of the actual game and lied to get interest from their potential costumers.

  • @akaimizu1
    @akaimizu1 2 роки тому +7

    Classic stuff. Also loved the constant zoom on that S-Tier Kong at the end.

  • @chaoticcranium
    @chaoticcranium 2 роки тому +4

    7:38 Thank you for the slow zoom here. Don't think I could go on living the rest of my life without it.

  • @spidey5156
    @spidey5156 2 роки тому +8

    Jon may be leaving in February, but don’t worry they are gonna replace him with Donkey Kong.

  • @TAYL4N
    @TAYL4N 2 роки тому +29

    I wouldn't argue that the fact we've "moved on" from ads like these is necessarily a good thing. Say what you will about some of them, what I admire about them is that they're goals were to be funny and provocative. Like you touched on at the end of the video, they're like memes. Humour and surreal images like that definitely fit in with modern day. Some of them are infamous, sure, but I like that they weren't trying to pander to children and contribute to a perception that you should grow out of gaming after childhood.

  • @anthonycarter1528
    @anthonycarter1528 2 роки тому +6

    The gross-out humor was in full force back in the day.
    On one hand (back when I was collecting Nintendo Power, mid 2000's) I knew I wasn't the target audience, but at the same time, I felt connected to the culture.
    Today's ads don't hold a candle to the old gaming stuff TBH. They aren't nearly as fun to me.

  • @Koobird784
    @Koobird784 2 роки тому +4

    Klonoa’s advertising was almost on the same level as earthbound, where more than anything they detracted people from getting the game. There is a cardboard cutout ad that’s just a render of Klonoa with the text, “A game weirder than your sister.”

  • @TheWordPlay
    @TheWordPlay 2 роки тому +4

    In a way, I wouldn't mind to have some of these weird ads again. Even the phrase "so and so's biggest adventure" is oddly nostalgic

  • @ShinyMew151
    @ShinyMew151 2 роки тому +7

    Isn't Ogopogo a sea serpent in western Canada native mythology?

    • @AndysRambles
      @AndysRambles 2 роки тому

      Yes it was said to have lived in Okanagan Lake in the Okanagan valley, British Columbia.

  • @darttagon
    @darttagon 2 роки тому +4

    Him: "But Susan, I have Doshin the Giant."
    Her: "I want Doshin the Giant."

  • @elysiahenry4918
    @elysiahenry4918 2 роки тому +1

    I’m going to need a poster of that Crash trying on gold speedos image framed. I need to put in my entrance way for every house guest to witness!

  • @BillySYT
    @BillySYT 2 роки тому +2

    I want to hear the unedited footage of Alex discussing Rayman.

  • @WikipediaLover94
    @WikipediaLover94 2 роки тому

    A small thing, but it is so great that all of you have interesting camera angles and it's not just three 0º front on shots

  • @albertodiaz9296
    @albertodiaz9296 2 роки тому +20

    Friendly reminder that there are OFICIAL German comics of Wario making deals with the DEVIL and Yoshis being RACIST. Have a good day :)

    • @jaypostromboli-jpgamertv-457
      @jaypostromboli-jpgamertv-457 2 роки тому

      epic

    • @giovannieich7487
      @giovannieich7487 2 роки тому +5

      Really? Could you please name the comic where Yoshi displays his racism, I‘m very interested.

    • @justinbowman1342
      @justinbowman1342 2 роки тому +7

      First it was racism and then tax evasion? Yoshi really is the worst Nintendo character.

    • @novustalks7525
      @novustalks7525 2 роки тому

      Based

    • @JusticiaD
      @JusticiaD 2 роки тому +6

      That Yoshi comic what it does is show the reality of racism, with the Yoshis being ignorant and mistreating the black Yoshi. It also shows how those Yoshis begin to leave their ignorance behind and apologize. The comic is actually anti-racist. But hey, it's more "funny" to say "Yoshi being racist" right? ...

  • @maxcastillo8191
    @maxcastillo8191 2 роки тому +2

    I wish you three would just turn these group videos into a weekly podcast (and add Kate!) Love when y’all do a group chat!

  • @intrepid1160
    @intrepid1160 2 роки тому +1

    One ad I remember clearly from Nintendo Power was for Mario Kart DS. It was a guy with a cardboard sign on a street corner asking for money, and the sign said "Why lie, I need Mario Kart."

  • @cjt217
    @cjt217 2 роки тому +3

    I was kinda surprised this was presented without the 90s console wars context! Sega deffo directly influenced the weirder Ninty ones iirc

  • @Widgerber
    @Widgerber 2 роки тому

    On the topic of the DS era, I have a t-shirt the Nintendo rep gave us when I worked at game stop that said "touching is good" in fuzzy, felt lettering.

  • @franciscorodriguez8915
    @franciscorodriguez8915 2 роки тому +2

    Jon’s DK impression sounds like Goofy trying to do a DK impression 😂

  • @Tea_Sea69420
    @Tea_Sea69420 2 роки тому +1

    I remember the day I received the last issue of nintendo power, I miss getting those in high-school. Makes me smile at the thought even though I'm saddened by their discontinuation.

  • @ruralgamer7193
    @ruralgamer7193 2 роки тому

    I always enjoy the battle tanks adds in Nintendo Power where they are blasting through the teletubbies and OZ

  • @EasyCure0
    @EasyCure0 2 роки тому +1

    I still have at least 2 of the scratch and sniff cards from the EarthBound strategy guide.

  • @Patrickweitnauer
    @Patrickweitnauer 2 роки тому +1

    My favorite three amigos on UA-cam. Keep doing your thing bros👊🏼

  • @browncow5210
    @browncow5210 2 роки тому +1

    I just randomly remembered seeing the Bling Bling King Wario add today from a magazine years ago. Then here it comes as the front of the video. What is reality?

  • @AustinTroth
    @AustinTroth 2 роки тому

    I've got the Wavebird ad you are referring to in some issue of Game Informer somewhere, I will have to take a look.

  • @Terranigma23
    @Terranigma23 2 роки тому +1

    I miss this experimental phase from Nintendo (Majora's Mask, Wario World, Contact, Mother series, etc).

  • @jacobradabaugh6241
    @jacobradabaugh6241 2 роки тому +1

    Why is the Klonoa ad so true to modern meme culture tho

  • @galenburnett9791
    @galenburnett9791 2 роки тому

    29:15 That zoom in of Lankey Kong needed to continue, right into his eyes, right to bottom of his tortured soul.

  • @GameAW1
    @GameAW1 2 роки тому +2

    When were you planning on telling us that you hired Donkey Kong?

  • @CasepbX
    @CasepbX 2 роки тому

    Man this brought back some memoires!

  • @TheImponderables
    @TheImponderables 2 роки тому +1

    the 90s was different....being a sega kid, ill never forget that genesis ad with the chick in lingerie in the foreground; guy playing genesis on bedroom TV: "I remember when he couldn't keep his hands off of me."

  • @KyberMage
    @KyberMage 2 роки тому +2

    I would have liked some comparison to today’s ads. I mean no one really sees print ads anymore so I’m not sure if things have really changed in that area. Most ads people see these days are video based or embedded in a web page. The format is too different to do the same sort of thing you are looking at here. Would love a follow up where you dive into today’s example of game ads. Are they just pure gameplay now? Do the static web page ads for games do anything new or different?

  • @TommyTom21
    @TommyTom21 2 роки тому +1

    Can someone please give me the name of the song in the background at 2:00 . It sounds so familiar but I can’t find it anywhere.

  • @joshdykstra8854
    @joshdykstra8854 2 роки тому

    Ogopogo is also the name of a Canadian folk monsters that is similar to the lach ness monster. It lives in the okanagan lake.

  • @mds_main
    @mds_main 2 роки тому

    I know nothing about Final Fantasy, however I think I can explain the Ogopogo translation. You see, Ogopogo is a famous lake monster famous in the USA that seems to match the descripion of that summon.

  • @slashingkatie7872
    @slashingkatie7872 2 роки тому

    I grew up in the 80s and 90s and I remember so many weird commercials

  • @Dharoz
    @Dharoz 2 роки тому

    You guys rocks, any chance you’ll do a video about Cing and their games someday? Hotel Dusk Room 215, Last Window and Another/Trace Memory(plus its Wii sequel) were all amazing games.

  • @JeremyMotifs
    @JeremyMotifs 2 роки тому +3

    Donkey Kong? More like Donkey JON

  • @rocarteruk643
    @rocarteruk643 2 роки тому +1

    How does Jon know exactly how Seth Rogen’s DK is going to sound? 😂

  • @inspica380
    @inspica380 2 роки тому +1

    About thencruse humor... I once rented a game called Boogerman. It included burps, farts, digging in piles of poo for loot and of course, flicking boogers and hocking loogies. It was just, out of the ordinary and my brother and I had a cheap laugh from it all.

  • @amphibiousRV
    @amphibiousRV 2 роки тому

    24:41 lol, smart to cut away from that

  • @cloudfinal3196
    @cloudfinal3196 2 роки тому +1

    Classic Nintendo is 100% certified godlike soul.
    New Nintendo is 100% soulless cashgrab.

  • @galenburnett9791
    @galenburnett9791 2 роки тому

    0:55 That's a good Golden Sun plug right there Zion, keeping the remaster-wish spirit alive there.

  • @ShurikanBlade
    @ShurikanBlade 2 роки тому

    10:15 how did crash put on his speedo with those huge shoes

  • @TheFancyCrawdad
    @TheFancyCrawdad 2 роки тому

    Guitar hero had a thing where if you owned every previous copy of guitar hero and had the insert from the back of the case you could put in all the codes and get guitar hero van Halen before it came out. I beat guitar hero van Halen before guitar hero 5 was even out yet. They sent it to me in a cardboard sleeve. I'm surprised in 2009 they would still be okay with releasing a game so early but I was 15 and didn't know what the hell was going on

  • @jonathanwilson7949
    @jonathanwilson7949 2 роки тому

    Gonna use But Baby I Have Klonoa as a pickup line at the bar next time

  • @Retrogamer187
    @Retrogamer187 2 роки тому +1

    I am surprised boogerman didn't make this video

  • @randomreviews4278
    @randomreviews4278 2 роки тому +1

    4:25 have you not listened to baby got back from sir mix alot

  • @_.-.
    @_.-. 2 роки тому

    24:40 Yeah, he just has a levitating glans...

  • @Caolan114
    @Caolan114 2 роки тому

    I kind of miss the commercials where they would have a real gorilla and then It shows gameplay and donkey kong then back to the gorilla doing something weird

  • @MogusMasterSaikawa22
    @MogusMasterSaikawa22 2 роки тому

    The dead or alive ad is fine

  • @Jormunguandr
    @Jormunguandr 2 роки тому

    I love those boktai games played three of em + lunar knights :)

  • @BankstonSkooma
    @BankstonSkooma 2 роки тому +1

    1:22 is that Seth Rogen?

  • @JagGentlemann
    @JagGentlemann 2 роки тому

    We are talking about 30 year old ads. They are clearly working.

  • @kennicdlx
    @kennicdlx 2 роки тому

    It seemed like every 90's video game ad had the same either gritty or wAcKy text font to promote their games. It was a sign of the times, you see.

  • @emerson_5
    @emerson_5 2 роки тому

    I haven’t seen the video yet. But I fully expect the “touching is good” ds ads. Truly a masterclass in marketing lmao

  • @EvanJordon
    @EvanJordon 2 роки тому

    Forest Of Hope @ 11:56

  • @MarioQuinteroo
    @MarioQuinteroo 2 роки тому +1

    Loved this video!!!

    • @MarioQuinteroo
      @MarioQuinteroo 2 роки тому

      I remember that some of this ads would make its way to Latin America and i remember that they were so cool lmao t.t

  • @GAkers
    @GAkers 2 роки тому

    Lanky at the end.... hahaha

  • @brady9592
    @brady9592 2 роки тому

    When did these stop? Gradually with the end of print?

  • @GamerFunOriginallyAarush
    @GamerFunOriginallyAarush 2 роки тому +1

    Whoa!

  • @spidey5156
    @spidey5156 2 роки тому +2

    I would LOVE to see a video of you guys watching and reacting to classic game commercials.

    • @Ubersnuber
      @Ubersnuber 2 роки тому

      I would want the reaction of a react and then reacting to that. AAaaaah! The empty air of yt react videos. One feels so empty inside…because you’ve basically watched absolutely NOTHING

  • @SergKhrypun
    @SergKhrypun 2 роки тому

    9:20 lmao!

  • @punch6476
    @punch6476 2 роки тому

    Jon sounds more like Yogi bear than DK 😂

  • @SchoolofRockNRoll
    @SchoolofRockNRoll 2 роки тому

    "It's Crash' toughest adventure yet; the US healthcare system"

  • @andrewwilson4733
    @andrewwilson4733 Рік тому

    i guess its sort of that nickalodian error with slime and gross things being cool and punk pop style

  • @gamesthatiplay9083
    @gamesthatiplay9083 2 роки тому

    Shock advertising gets shown around.

  • @retrobrian1
    @retrobrian1 2 роки тому +1

    There was a whole woman tied to a mattress while a guy played a gameboy

    • @marcoasturias8520
      @marcoasturias8520 2 роки тому +2

      @@lifespanofafry1534 but not better than half a car

  • @suckmymonkey4315
    @suckmymonkey4315 2 роки тому

    alex looks just like i always thought he would what a chad

  • @ghostbiggie
    @ghostbiggie 2 роки тому

    cant believe you didnt let zion know dogging means something COMPLETELY different here

  • @-Down-D-Stairs-
    @-Down-D-Stairs- 2 роки тому

    These are amazing 👏🏻

  • @gwenwalravens8030
    @gwenwalravens8030 2 роки тому

    Boy: I'm the red ranger!
    Boy2: I'm the green Ranger!
    Homeless man: I'm the Pac-man! Nom nom nom. Waka waka bitch.

  • @mario_adv2nture
    @mario_adv2nture 2 роки тому +2

    Love hotels

  • @rexmandrake4182
    @rexmandrake4182 2 роки тому

    Old SEGA ads are hilarious. Also look up one for Command and Conquer

  • @anubis3669
    @anubis3669 2 роки тому

    I thought you were going to cover the time Nintendo invested in love hotels before getting into video games lol

  • @hazh9936
    @hazh9936 2 роки тому

    am I the only one who think Alex's voice is perfect for yt videos?

  • @kitestar
    @kitestar 2 роки тому +1

    And less spoilery. gods I hate how their trailers have been spoil sports as of late

  • @roachknightzequ8854
    @roachknightzequ8854 2 роки тому

    I ripped out my teeth and I just got grounded…

  • @tristanneal9552
    @tristanneal9552 2 роки тому

    So sad to be saying goodbye to -Jon- Donkey Kong. Honestly though it was impressive he worked for you guys in the first place

  • @BobSmith-tm2kj
    @BobSmith-tm2kj 2 роки тому

    ZION! CAPT UNDERPANTS WAS ALSO THE FIRST THING I THOUGHT OF, WHAT EVEN IS GOING ON?????

  • @pinkiepiebiggestfan6099
    @pinkiepiebiggestfan6099 2 роки тому

    Wait, did John just call Vegeta vegetable?

  • @gamesthatiplay9083
    @gamesthatiplay9083 2 роки тому

    John Romero will make you his something.

  • @st0rmrider
    @st0rmrider 2 роки тому

    we'll miss John

  • @juiceala
    @juiceala 2 роки тому +1

    “Ads that insult the player that you can’t beat the game” that’s still very much a thing... on mobile gaming at least, I never understood ads that be like “this game is harder than it looks, you can’t beat it” like unless you’re a masochist who’d wanna play a game that’s supposedly too difficult? This is bad advertising imo, I see ads like this I be like “pass!”

    • @JordiumZ
      @JordiumZ 2 роки тому

      Not really taunting people can work in your favour

  • @DCFatCat
    @DCFatCat 2 роки тому

    6 more days . . .

  • @dickerzanti
    @dickerzanti 2 роки тому +1

    missed opportunity to just do a Seth Rogan impression.

  • @Yensid98
    @Yensid98 2 роки тому +3

    The 90's were all about being ironic and extreme. The word "extreme" or "Xtreme" was heard and seen everhwhere. It was annoying then, and it remains so now. But having lived through the era, I'm surprised anyone finds these shocking. To me, at worst they're annoying, and at best, they bring back some good memories.

  • @Schimnesthai
    @Schimnesthai 2 роки тому

    Alex has to go shopping, and he will be looking at every store, with an scared look, looking for a giant Bandicoot with an small underwear.
    Ok guys, question, do you remember the ad of Yoshi's Island with the person that exploded for eating too much? That ad made me want to vomit, one of the worst ad for one of the best games :(
    Edit: This video was weirdly edited and it was clear that Alex was concerned and/or wanted to go to the bathroom, and i know that feel.

  • @coopertribett3311
    @coopertribett3311 2 роки тому

    If that kid's baby teeth are worth that much, how much could I get for adult teeth?

  • @popstarrowlet
    @popstarrowlet 2 роки тому

    you look kinda like brian bell from weezer