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[Red Crayon Aristocrat]

I remember 20 years ago and longer, video games used to be advertised on TV with some live action skit, followed by rapid fire clips of the game, does anyone remember that?

I was wondering when they stopped doing ads like that, as far I remember they disappeared after 2004 in favor of CG trailers, in fact, I was wondering if games are advertised on TV at all anymore, the last ones I saw were for Fallout 4 (tbf, I don't watch live TV anymore), though I'd be willing to bet RDRII had them, but is it still a thing now?

I also remember a website that had a files archive of all old game TV commercials, but I can't remember what it was and if it's still online, does anyone remember this?

This is a great example of the kind of ad I'm talking about, it's very funny that 2003 would advertise a Final Fantasy game with a phone sex hotline joke.



Some other good examples.



And probably the most infamous one, I do remember Nintendo stopped with the edgy marketing after Reggie joined it seems.

 

[Ulysses 31]

 

[Grildon Tundy]

Imagine if Microsoft remade this commercial for their upcoming Perfect Dark game.

 

[BennyBlanco]

 

[Fermbiz]

Imagine if Microsoft remade this commercial for their upcoming Perfect Dark game.

Legit my favorite video game commercial.

 

[LavitzSlambert]

Thank you for being the first, and only post necessary.

 

[clem84]

Did you say old?

 

[Dr. Suchong]

Did you say old?

Lol
That old chestnut.
If I had a pound for every time I got transformed into a giant centipede whilst gaming....

 

[Unknown?]

 

[Crystal Winters]

 

[nick776]

I

I loved this one back in the day. Good memories. I remember having both SNES and Genesis and getting the Genesis version just because it had "blood" and SNES did not.

 

[Seider]

Didnt magazines give free VHS with ads of Super Nintendo, Megadrive, Saturn, Playstation and Nintendo 64 games in EEUU or UK?

In Spain we had a lot of this VHSs that were essentials for the success of these systems.

 

[RetroGamingUK]

As it’s their 30th birthday…

 

[IDKFA]

I totally forgot you could get 3D glasses for the SEGA Master System.

 

[Darkmakaimura]

Here's one I remember as a kid.

 

[Spukc]

Thank you for being the first, and only post necessary.

 

[Jack Package]

This is the first video game commercial I can remember seeing here in the UK. Just so happens to be one of the GOATs!

 

[Hunter 99]

Omg the shinobi advert OP, is that Hiro Nakamura from heroes?

 

[consoul]

Pole Position!

 

[Unknown?]

I love old Sega commercials, this is my favorite!

 

[AJUMP23]

Nintendo Play it loud




This is a great Sony ad.

 

[AutomaticPrince]

The Abadox for Nintendo ad has lived rent free in my head since I was a kid

 

[Red Crayon Aristocrat]

Is there any information on when they stopped doing live action ads? Are TV commercials for games still a thing now?

The last time I remember seeing these kinda jokey ads was 2004, but there were live action commercials for the PS4 and Destiny 1 and 2 iirc.

 

[squidilix]

Is there any information on when they stopped doing live action ads? Are TV commercials for games still a thing now?

The last time I remember seeing these kinda jokey ads was 2004, but there were live action commercials for the PS4 and Destiny 1 and 2 iirc.

 

[StreetsofBeige]