Sega's commercials in the Genesis era can be summed up with "Hey kids! Our competitors are DUMB, and if you like their games then you are too!" I was glad when they eventually stopped all the trash talking and started focusing on the merits of their own products instead.
The main thing I remember about the Game Gear is how battery hungry they were. A friend on the school bus used to play his on the ride to school/back home every day (probably about an hour total ride time) and every couple days that thing would need six more batteries. Those days before everything was rechargable were rough. And expensive.
If I remember correctly, the Game Gear was originally designed to use C cell batteries but the decision to use AA's instead was a last second thing to make it less bulky. Good for form factor, not so much for battery life.
'94 for the most part was a cool year, it was in December of that year that I started wearing baggy jeans. I still wear baggy jeans, December marks 30 years. Another great video
For years, Heidi Lucas sought to distance herself from her acting. I was surprised to see she appeared in a "Salute Your Shorts" panel in 2015, which can be found on this site.
Wagner Cordless Power Roller- The whimsical music playing throughout this commercial adds a nice level of charm for a commercial about a glorified paint roller. Jolly Rancher- Interesting choice of moment they showed where a lizard tried a Jolly Rancher at 2:13 and spit it out. The artificial fruit flavor must have been too much for it to handle.
Super Metroid did make one huge improvement. Making Kraid larger than Samus as well as making Ridley more hardcore. It worked so well, they used that in Zero Mission for GBA(a remaster of NES Metroid). Mode 7 or Blast Processing? I wouldn't have a Genesis until Christmas of that year. I pretty much spent more time towards the NES throughout all of 1994 while juggling whatever SNES games I played.
Beverly Hills Cop 3 was a disaster both behind and on the screen. The director, John Landis, had worked with Murphy before (Trading Places and Coming to America), but found working with Murphy difficult this time. Eddie was at a low point in his career, and emotionally distant. Bronson Pinchot (Serge) remembers talking to Murphy, and finding him very downbeat. Eddie refused to improvise and didn’t work well with anyone.
I remember reading how Sherry Lansing was running Paramount at that time and really rushing movies into production. This was one of those casualties. John Landis was the wrong director for a movie in this franchise. He has some hits and memorable crowdpleasers but their pacing is kind of off and definitely not right for Beverly Hills Cop.
I got a Game Gear for a cross country trip to Florida for a Disney trip. It was not far into the trip that I discovered the battery life was crap. Definitely some good games, but it just wasn’t worth it unless you had the portable charger.
Literally just got myself an og pack of skittles in the sqaure red box with green lime flavored and not that disgusting green apple and thanked got for the small things in life
Beverly Hills Cop III-music-wise,just wasnt feeling Nile Rodgers's score..thankfully they got Harold Faltermeyer back for the new film(much like Paramount did for Top Gun:Maverick) Mary Jane Harper Cried Last Night-if only the authorities were more aware the first time she did 😭 Super Metroid-Metroid Prime 4:Beyond is finally happening Skittles-also remember Heidi Lucas from that 90s CGI show Hypernauts(produced by the same guy who did the FX for Babylon 5)..she is now a attorney Sure-😆@ the imitation MC Hammer The Jerk-the dog was re-named"Stupid" for the television edit
It still is an awesome game. I believe it was number one, all-time and across multiple polls, for more than a decade. However, it was very disappointing to see them disrespect Kraid. He was the most difficult boss in the original game. Here, they nerfed him and he's been a joke of a boss ever since. And, if I'm remembering correctly, no 16-bit version of Kraid's Lair, either. Best song in the original game.
Super Metroid…a near perfect game. The only downside is I still can’t do the wall jump very well, so that part where you have to jump up that huge shaft is a pain. Makes me long for the simple wall jumps in Batman for NES or Ninja Gaiden.
You mention the difficult of the wall jump, which is true. They should have made that easier to execute. However, that's not the only downside. Kraid was almost completely nerfed. This was a really stupid decision by Nintendo as it was the most difficult boss in the original game. I'm also fairly sure that we didn't get a 16-bit version of Kraid's Lair for Super Metroid.
If you're outside of the U.S. Vol 190 might be blocked for copyright depending on where you live. ua-cam.com/video/xIP_6MhM3G8/v-deo.html Use a VPN or some other means of downloading it.
_Beverly Hills Cop_ is a classic. _Beverly Hills Cop II_ is good. Beverly Hills Cop III is the worst. Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F is an improvement over _Cop III._
yeah I saw someone on twitch the other day trying the NES X-MEN... looked about as awful as I remembered it. So I have no doubt the Game Gear one is at least marginally better than that if not moreso.
Not crazy when you consider the hardware (battery life of GG vs GB) and the library (tons of classic games on the GB). Neither system was very pocketable, but the Game Gear was absolutely enormous for a system that was supposed to be portable. I owned the Game Gear at the time and wish I'd owned a Gameboy.
Sega's commercials in the Genesis era can be summed up with "Hey kids! Our competitors are DUMB, and if you like their games then you are too!" I was glad when they eventually stopped all the trash talking and started focusing on the merits of their own products instead.
The main thing I remember about the Game Gear is how battery hungry they were. A friend on the school bus used to play his on the ride to school/back home every day (probably about an hour total ride time) and every couple days that thing would need six more batteries. Those days before everything was rechargable were rough. And expensive.
If I remember correctly, the Game Gear was originally designed to use C cell batteries but the decision to use AA's instead was a last second thing to make it less bulky. Good for form factor, not so much for battery life.
'94 for the most part was a cool year, it was in December of that year that I started wearing baggy jeans. I still wear baggy jeans, December marks 30 years. Another great video
For years, Heidi Lucas sought to distance herself from her acting. I was surprised to see she appeared in a "Salute Your Shorts" panel in 2015, which can be found on this site.
Wagner Cordless Power Roller- The whimsical music playing throughout this commercial adds a nice level of charm for a commercial about a glorified paint roller.
Jolly Rancher- Interesting choice of moment they showed where a lizard tried a Jolly Rancher at 2:13 and spit it out. The artificial fruit flavor must have been too much for it to handle.
Super Metroid did make one huge improvement. Making Kraid larger than Samus as well as making Ridley more hardcore. It worked so well, they used that in Zero Mission for GBA(a remaster of NES Metroid).
Mode 7 or Blast Processing? I wouldn't have a Genesis until Christmas of that year. I pretty much spent more time towards the NES throughout all of 1994 while juggling whatever SNES games I played.
Beverly Hills Cop 3 was a disaster both behind and on the screen. The director, John Landis, had worked with Murphy before (Trading Places and Coming to America), but found working with Murphy difficult this time. Eddie was at a low point in his career, and emotionally distant. Bronson Pinchot (Serge) remembers talking to Murphy, and finding him very downbeat. Eddie refused to improvise and didn’t work well with anyone.
It didn't help the movie didn't have Ronny Cox and John Ashton.
I remember reading how Sherry Lansing was running Paramount at that time and really rushing movies into production. This was one of those casualties.
John Landis was the wrong director for a movie in this franchise. He has some hits and memorable crowdpleasers but their pacing is kind of off and definitely not right for Beverly Hills Cop.
Eddie Murphy also recently said that BHC 3 didn’t work because everyone from 1 and 2 wasn’t in it, that’s why they’re all back for the forth one .
This was mere weeks before WCW would sign Hulk Hogan (and about 90% of Hogan's friends.)
I'm a simple man, I see Dina Alexander holding Skittles, I click.
I got a Game Gear for a cross country trip to Florida for a Disney trip. It was not far into the trip that I discovered the battery life was crap. Definitely some good games, but it just wasn’t worth it unless you had the portable charger.
Shame that Beverly Hills Cop III didn't hold a candle to the previous 2 sequels.
9:14 - As soon as the kids were out of sight, they broke out bags of coke, and tore through the neighborhood, spreading vehicular terror far and wide…
The Japanese commercial for Super Metroid was pretty epic.
The Game Gear I owned as a kid didn't get much play because the thing was a battery hog. Game Boy proved games didn't need to be in color to be fun!
So the Super Metroid commercial on TBS has the dog falling over. It did on MTV too. On FOX it didn't. Gotta love alternate versions!
Portions of Beverly Hills cops filmed at Paramount recently purchased Great America in Santa Clara.
Literally just got myself an og pack of skittles in the sqaure red box with green lime flavored and not that disgusting green apple and thanked got for the small things in life
Marcus Bagwell & The Natural Dustin Rhodes 4:45
I knew Heidi Lucas looked familiar when I saw the commercial back then
Beverly Hills Cop III-music-wise,just wasnt feeling Nile Rodgers's score..thankfully they got Harold Faltermeyer back for the new film(much like Paramount did for Top Gun:Maverick)
Mary Jane Harper Cried Last Night-if only the authorities were more aware the first time she did 😭
Super Metroid-Metroid Prime 4:Beyond is finally happening
Skittles-also remember Heidi Lucas from that 90s CGI show Hypernauts(produced by the same guy who did the FX for Babylon 5)..she is now a attorney
Sure-😆@ the imitation MC Hammer
The Jerk-the dog was re-named"Stupid" for the television edit
Super Metroid was a awesome game. The only nitpick I have about it is no 16-bit verison of the Brinstar theme from NES Metroid.
It still is an awesome game. I believe it was number one, all-time and across multiple polls, for more than a decade. However, it was very disappointing to see them disrespect Kraid. He was the most difficult boss in the original game. Here, they nerfed him and he's been a joke of a boss ever since. And, if I'm remembering correctly, no 16-bit version of Kraid's Lair, either. Best song in the original game.
@@bubufubu I prefer Super Metroid over the original.
Super Metroid…a near perfect game. The only downside is I still can’t do the wall jump very well, so that part where you have to jump up that huge shaft is a pain. Makes me long for the simple wall jumps in Batman for NES or Ninja Gaiden.
You mention the difficult of the wall jump, which is true. They should have made that easier to execute. However, that's not the only downside. Kraid was almost completely nerfed. This was a really stupid decision by Nintendo as it was the most difficult boss in the original game. I'm also fairly sure that we didn't get a 16-bit version of Kraid's Lair for Super Metroid.
I've actually been reading about every Metroid game on tcrf. Really interesting and jarring to see the first trailer of Fusion.
I don’t know why I got a game gear over game boy 🤦🏼♀️
Hey! How can I acquire some of missing volumes? I noticed that I don't have the 80's ads vol. 190.
If you're outside of the U.S. Vol 190 might be blocked for copyright depending on where you live. ua-cam.com/video/xIP_6MhM3G8/v-deo.html
Use a VPN or some other means of downloading it.
@@80sCommercialVault Thank you. I'll be checking that!
Just looked up 'Mary Jane Harper Cried Last Night,' dang!
_Beverly Hills Cop_ is a classic. _Beverly Hills Cop II_ is good. Beverly Hills Cop III is the worst. Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F is an improvement over _Cop III._
yeah I saw someone on twitch the other day trying the NES X-MEN... looked about as awful as I remembered it. So I have no doubt the Game Gear one is at least marginally better than that if not moreso.
It's crazy how the game boy beat game gear.
Not crazy when you consider the hardware (battery life of GG vs GB) and the library (tons of classic games on the GB). Neither system was very pocketable, but the Game Gear was absolutely enormous for a system that was supposed to be portable. I owned the Game Gear at the time and wish I'd owned a Gameboy.
Not really. Better battery life, larger selection of games, backing of Nintendo…Plus classics like the Super Mario Land titles and Link’s Awakening.