Dorkly: Videogame advertising should be almost impossibly simple: all anyone needs to hear is that it’s a videogame, it’s fun to play, and…that’s it. “Videogames are fun, you should buy this one because look how fun it is!” Nothing more is necessary. But maybe it’s because of the utter simplicity needed that marketing for videogames gets so weird – to set your videogame apart, maybe the ad should be a surreal journey into a bizarre, trippy, nonsensical world?
The answer to that question is “no, really you shouldn’t do that, that’s just confusing”, but don’t tell the gaming industry that, because they’re pretty committed to it. Here are the worst videogame commercials of all-time.
Link should have a voice in The Legend of Zelda Movie. While he mostly stays quiet in the games, he canonically does speak but usually holds back on expressing his thoughts. In a movie format, it is better for the character and the story itself that Link speaks.
I just hope it's not a bunch MCU Snarky McJokeface dialog. Started playing veilguard free on PSN (would not recommend) and it's a perfect example of how dialog in contemporary entertainment is garbage.
Nintendo is hoping to continue working on both top-down 2D and dynamic 3D The Legend of Zelda games in the future.
A Legend of Zelda fan has been modding various aspects of Ocarina of Time into The Wind Waker over the last few years. They recently gave a big update on the project and it looks great.
I remember 15. Yoshi’s Island
I saw it on TV all the time
I'm rarely one to defend Xbox, but the "Life" commercial was a success. Most people LOVE that commercial. I don't understand what's bad about it. I've seen it on several "Top 10 Game Commercials" lists, as well.
Also, the N64 commercial with the transvestite dad is funny. It's not a bad commercial. It gets the point across and entertains the target market. That's the important part.
Jesus christ what an idiot.
The "Mental Wealth" PlayStation commercial wasn't about a strange looking girl. You see, it was actually about what the girl said.
She talks about what makes games special, and how they are the medium of the future. She dismisses television as passe and tells people where we're headed:
"It's no longer about what they can achieve, out there on your behalf; but what we can experience, up here, and on our own time."
She's talking about interactivity. She's talking about videogames.
That commercial was one of the key influences in establishing the PlayStation's appeal to older demographics and withering the notion that videogames are exclusively for children.
It's not one of the worst commercials, it's one of the best. Along with the 'Double Life' ad, it's a reminder of the PS1's landmark status as a revolution in gaming.
I suppose you also think Apple's classic "1984" ad was terrible since it opted to be iconoclastic instead of simply saying "here's our new product, the Macintosh. It features blah blah blah and is getting rave reviews. Preorder now!"
Shame on you.
The guy on the Sega Saturn advert reminds me of Kratos